Bands/artists around at the moment who make use of space

FinsburyParkCarrots

Now, I'm not talking about ambient, drone or post-rock artists. Can you recommend some more conventional, upcoming bands around right now, who aren't filling up their recordings with forty-eight tracks of drum sound, but are creating music that is more effective for what it leaves out, rather than what it puts in?

I'm much more of a fan of ambient, drone and post-rock-type music, than indie, for example. However, I'm really just curious about whether there's anyone nearer the mainstream who is using restraint and silence in music, these days.

I'm listening to Dublin's Phantom FM and the production standard for a lot of indie music is way too busy, with squashed, compressed vocals and over-muscular bass and drums. Back in the eighties, indie bands such as The Sugarcubes and even shoegazers such as My Bloody Valentine could create space in a wash of sound.

Sludge Factory

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

Now, I'm not talking about ambient, drone or post-rock artists. Can you recommend some more conventional, upcoming bands around right now, who aren't filling up their recordings with forty-eight tracks of drum sound, but are creating music that is more effective for what it leaves out, rather than what it puts in?

I'm much more of a fan of ambient, drone and post-rock-type music, than indie, for example. However, I'm really just curious about whether there's anyone nearer the mainstream who is using restraint and silence in music, these days.

I'm listening to Dublin's Phantom FM and the production standard for a lot of indie music is way too busy, with squashed, compressed vocals and over-muscular bass and drums. Back in the eighties, indie bands such as The Sugarcubes and even shoegazers such as My Bloody Valentine could create space in a wash of sound.

I guess it is hard to create space when everything is over compressed and squashed as you said. I'd be interested if someone knew of something out there that you are looking for, too.

BinFrog

BinFrog

Oh, you mean a different kind of use of space.

Stupid literal me.

soulsinging

Maybe Ray Lamontagne? His albums seem pretty minimalist, but still relatively mainstream folk/soul. The song 'Three More Days' is pretty excellent, and he only gets more sparse from there.

iamsam_pj

jose gonzalez. it doesn't get more minimalistic than just him and his guitar.

FinsburyParkCarrots

I know I said artists, but I should have specified non-acoustic artists. Sorry about that. I'm talking about bands and artists working in a more electric medium, who understand about interplay and lacunae.

BinFrog

There's a band called Apse you might want to check out.

soulsinging

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

I know I said artists, but I should have specified non-acoustic artists. Sorry about that. I'm talking about bands and artists working in a more electric medium, who understand about interplay and lacunae.

We've moved into that space we talked about where you speak another language Good luck though!

CB206820

Maybe Broken Social Scene?