Film School
Inspired by post-punk, dream pop, and a touch of electronica, the San Francisco-via-New York quintet Film School began as the brainchild of vocalist/guitarist Krayg Burton, who began recording under the Film School name in the late '90s. After releasing the I'm Not Working 7" on Metoo! Records, Burton joined forces with a rotating cast of musicians to make 2001's full-length A Brilliant Career, including members of Fuck and Elephone as well as Pavement and Preston School of Industry's Scott Kannberg. Also involved in the sessions were ...[more]
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The second release from this intelligent rock combo led by Krayg Burton, and comprised of Nyles Lannon (Azusa Plane, Reizoko), Ben Montesano (Pinq), Justin Labo (Technicolor, Current), and Jason Ruck; past members have included Scott Kannberg (Pavement) and Kyle Statham (Fuck). A dynamic blend of crashing noise, blissful beauty, and charming leftfield rock hooks.
MP3 $10.49
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Film School's debut album. Recorded in 1999-2000 in Krayg Burton's bedroom and at Black Eyed Pig Studios in San Francisco, Brilliant Career seamlessly moves between private, spare arrangements and complex layers of guitars and keyboards. Guest players include Scott Kannberg (Pavement), Kyle Statham (Fuck), and Mauri Skinfill (Glitter Mini 9), among others.
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Film School is a band with impressively eclectic influences (Floyd, The Who, obscure electronica, metal, drone, alternative 80's), a grandiose collective musical history and a healthy bout of critical acclaim. Rave live reviews in the NME and the Fly followed their UK visit in September 2004, supporting TV On The Radio. Roll on an appearance at Austin's SXSW in March 2005 and The Sunday Times Culture Magazine hailed them as one of the new bands that "should be huge" and Music Week included them in their r [ read more ]
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VINYL FORMAT. Their second full-length builds on the band's pretty, shoegazer pop and richly textured space rock soundscapes by emphasizing powerful rhythms and beautiful melodies that take the songwriting to a new level. Hideout is more like a sonic galaxy that engulfs you from all angles. You're enveloped by layers of reverb, loops, and the interplay of male/female voices. A driving, forceful rhythm section fuels a propulsive energy that gives an urgent quality to much of the album, whereas other t [ read more ]
LP $13.99
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Their second full-length builds on the band's pretty, shoegazer pop and richly textured space rock soundscapes by emphasizing powerful rhythms and beautiful melodies that take the songwriting to a new level. Hideout is more like a sonic galaxy that engulfs you from all angles. You're enveloped by layers of reverb, loops, and the interplay of male/female voices. A driving, forceful rhythm section fuels a propulsive energy that gives an urgent quality to much of the album, whereas other tracks convey a [ read more ]
CD $12.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Film School are a quintet hailing from San Francisco. Together they create a majestically epic, sonic suffused wall-of-sound, laced with such unprecedented fervour and conviction it transcends the early-eighties alternative spirit it sometimes recalls, delivering something unequalled and inimitable. 'On and On' is hungry, unrestrained guitars and foreboding vocals weaved through infectious synth lines and loud, driven drumbeats, hypnotically spiralling and ascending in it's own atm [ read more ]
7" $4.16
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