Stars of the Lid

Stars of the Lid is a band specializing in drone-based ambient music. They list among their influences minimalist and electronic composers such as Arvo Pärt , Zbigniew Preisner, Gavin Bryars, and Henryk Górecki, as well as post-rock artists Talk Talk and Labradford, and ambient innovator Brian Eno. Their music largely consists of beatless soundscapes, composed of droning, effects-treated guitars along with piano, strings, and horns; volume swells and feedback fill the gap of rhythmic instruments, providing dynamic movement within the songs.

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2007: Carte-De-Visite (Live Tour release)

2007: Stars of the Lid and Their Refinement of the Decline (Disc 1)

2007: Stars of the Lid and Their Refinement of the Decline (Disc 2)

2001: The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid

1999: Avec Laudenum

1998: Per Aspera Ad Astra

1997: The Ballasted Orchestra

1996: Gravitational Pull vs. the Desire for an Aquatic Life

1995: Music for Nitrous Oxide

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~ by experimental on January 2, 2009.