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thehenderson wrote:So for people who are into instrumental post rock, what does Jackob bring to the table that's their own?

Indescribable brilliance. I've seen 100 piece orchestras playing huge pieces and never coming close to the monolithic sound Jakob creates with 3 dudes...

MogwaiBoy's post is quite good, get's a lot down. There's definitely a lot of intricacy in Jeff's playing.

Tuning? It's a 'drouble dropped A#' I guess. Basically tune two full tones down from standard to C and then drop the high and low 'C' strings down a further tone to A#.

I often compare Jason Johnstone's playing to that of John Bonham. He's the Maori John Bonham...

Listen carefully to how tightly the three of them lock in, they all play very distinct parts that rely on each other entirely. This band is a perfect example of three distinct styles co-exist in perfect symbiosis.

jeremyb wrote:Yay for google:



Thats a great track MogwaiBoy, was listening to that yesterday, definately my favourite album of theirs so far!

I think this is updated a bit; from memory he has all those still but chuck in red witch famulus (and something else), double hotcake and digitech timebender

High res mp4 versions of a few Jakob live videos:

Magna Carta: http://www.multiupload.com/NRY5Q7MTEC

Pneumonic: http://www.multiupload.com/XHFYISTRC1

Malachite: http://www.multiupload.com/G136WWLH28

Use the mega upload links on those pages as they have no limit to free downloads, altho' you can only do one video at a time...

Jakob are playing in Hastings tomorrow night, but no one lives in Hastings*, so not much point mentioning it

I said hi to Jeff the other day when I saw him. True story.

*this is a lie

Ooooh the high res videos are awesome for seeing Jeff's playing close up

I've listened to semaphore about 10 times today, definitely my favourite Jakob track

I keep meaning to get into them. One of the only nz bands that has really ever interested me.

What I've watched on youtube is pretty good.

I have low expectations for people from Hastings/Napier and they seem to fit in with all the big chaps/chapettes.

I've never been able to find a cd of theirs though. Mind you, I am incredibly shite at doing things properly.

Teehee.

Frey wrote:!

+1.

jeremyb wrote:

Frey wrote:!

+1.

x infinity.

The prodigal son

he

returns

!

I done found him! http://users.livejournal.com/__geek_usa__/

jeremyb wrote:I done found him! http://users.livejournal.com/__geek_usa__/

found who? color me confused.

The Jakob boys visited today to check out the Empress Trem. Really nice fellas. They're off the the US nexst week for a run of shows supporting Isis.

bbrunskill wrote:

jeremyb wrote:I done found him! http://users.livejournal.com/__geek_usa__/

found who? color me confused.

Optimus

He's on the PJ Harvey buzz like I am

It's so funny to read that after about four or five years of its happening.

I was/am so silly.

Optimus_prime wrote:It's so funny to read that after about four or five years of its happening.

I was/am so silly.

I know the feeling, its amazing what people can find out about me too without much looking