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holoscene

nothing is the end of everything

About Me


QUOTES
"How good are Holoscene? So good that their debut EP, Nothing Is The End of Everything, has made me rethink my feelings towards post-rock as a whole ...like Do Make Say Think or Mogwai or Explosions in the Sky or any other band that's mastered the style -- they're able to shift tempos and volumes so well that they make what they do sound transcendent..."
- i (heart) music
"Listening to Holoscene prior to their show could not prepare me for what I witnessed that night. Holoscene played a set of surreal, ambient and serene soundscapes that melded their way into furious crescendos of rock. The crowds at the Velvet became hypnotized by Holoscene's set.
At times it became so quiet you could hear a pin drop. No one said a word during their set as they were locked into moods and emotions that the band was creating. This is the kind of band you have to expierence live. Keep posted for our interview with Holoscene."
- Toronto Music Scene Review of NXNE 2008
"...one of the best debuts of the last decade"
- The Belleville Intelligencer
"This is post-rock in all its large-gesture glory, and it's more Led Zeppelin than any band particularly big at the moment."
- Dan Raper, PopMatters, 2007
"“Death Machine” is in demo state — thanks, Holoscene, because I love it. I’ve liked stuff by Holoscene before, but I find the raw condition of this distant, melancholy postrock study gives it a vital human skin and pulse"
- Warren Ellis
PRESS KIT
Available at Sonicbids/holoscene


Debut EP - Released July 2007

Nothing Is The End Of Everything - EP Fourth of January Telesterion Sleeping In Fields Floes Holocene -part l and ll

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Or, by visiting us at www.holosceneband.com
Also Available From CD Baby In Europe, from Foreshadow, Poland
MP3s Available (Clicking this link will open iTunes.) PayPlay
And last, but certainly not least, available in-store at Daydream Nation , 37 Macdonell Street, Guelph, Ontario


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Member Since: 8/8/2006
Band Website: holosceneband.com
Band Members: Dorian Williamson
Rob Plastow
Trevor Townsend

Influences: Pelican, the Velvet Underground, Radiohead, Dylan Carlson, Sigur Rós, Mogwai, Jesu, Red Sparowes, Explosions in the Sky, Pink Floyd, Kaki King, SWANS, Satie, Node. Formlessness.
Sounds Like: Chamber music for the end of civilization
Type of Label: None

My Blog

News

GreetingsJust a quick update on what's happening with the band at the moment. We've started recording material for our full-length, with four tracks completed and now being mixed by our friend Jeff Sh...
Posted by holoscene on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:04:00 PST

Holocene

http://www.palaeos.com/Cenozoic/Holocene/Holocene.htm
Posted by holoscene on Fri, 16 May 2008 08:22:00 PST

Seldon Hunt

Seldon Hunt has posted the artwork for our release with Tunturia on his blog so here's the link to see it. http://seldonhunt.blogspot.com/2008/05/holoscenetunturia-spl it-10art.html   Cheers Seld...
Posted by holoscene on Thu, 15 May 2008 07:38:00 PST

Epigram and Holoscene Live May 3rd (Early Show)

Holoscene and Epigram are going to playing together again on Saturday May 3rd at the Velvet Underground on Queen Street West. This is an early show!! Doors are at 8:00 with Epigram on at 8:30 and Holo...
Posted by holoscene on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:26:00 PST

Split 7" with Tunturia

We are very happy to announce that Seldon Hunt will be doing the artwork for our upcoming split 7" with Tunturia. This will be a limited edition, likely in a small pressing of 500. We'll post informat...
Posted by holoscene on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:11:00 PST

The tour with FAMR

The Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto shows were a huge amount of fun, thanks to everyone that came out, especially the dudes that came from Brockville! The Cagibi had a great atmosphere although I think we m...
Posted by holoscene on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:16:00 PST

Montreal/Ottawa/Toronto Live Shows

HeyJust wanted to remind our friends in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto that we will be playing with our friends from Iceland For a Minor Reflection. They have travelled a long way to play in Canada so i...
Posted by holoscene on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:12:00 PST

Holoscene featured on SonicFrontiers compilation

Holoscene are featured on the current SonicFrontiers compilation titled "Reveries". It is a really diverse cross-section of experimental/shoegaze/ambient/post-rock featuring some amazing artists inclu...
Posted by holoscene on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:51:00 PST

Blue Sparks

We walk around distracted by the world we have created. Submission to the outside, looking down at our phones, our papers, our TVs, our lives. Wrapped in a fiction to fix the emptiness all around. Doz...
Posted by holoscene on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:04:00 PST

4am show

www.warrenellis.com    Holoscene demo "Death Machine" on Warren Ellis' show the 4am plus Mr. Ellis' ascerbic wit and general hilarity. It's a good podcast, bookmark it for future weeks......
Posted by holoscene on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:25:00 PST