Stars of the Lid Boiler Room NYC Live Show 

Well said. Absolutely devastated, What a massive inspiration.

I didn't know he'd passed away. Both times they played in Dublin, I'd missed them. SOTL I discovered in 2005 on one of those Amazon 'you like this, you might like this' catches. I listened and I was hooked. Listened to the samples and went straight in and got Ballasted Orchestra and Avec Laudanum. Brought them on a family holiday, during a great summer and on our first night there, I discovered we had a back path straight to the beach. Headphones on and I listened to Sun Drugs. The sun was setting, but never seemed to set because my beautiful wife was beside me - wondering why I had headphones on and we walked. I took the headphones off. Love of my life and SOTL will remain the musical love of my life. We headed back. Brian, I hope wherever you are, you know how much we loved your music and I hope you understand why we wish you'd released more. Love you and thanks.

Sad to see someone as influential in the ambient genre like Brian McBride leave us, and I hope SOTL and his other projects keeps being an influence in all of our lives even with him gone. RIP Brian

I didn't know this. What did he die of?

I just discovered this group. They are great. How did they die? Is the group still playing?

I was thinking the exact same thing at the time... I only started listening to them early last year, and they have become easily my favourite act. I dreamed of seeing them live, but alas... RIP Brian

nice of you to take mom, tell her i said hi

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@Kaiser Blaine You are welcome =)

Compositionally, the bass entry is one of the all-time great timbre changes in music history, if you ask me. And it felt several-fold more beautiful in the flesh. This may not be apparent to many people watching this video, but Brian and and his amp were situated a great distance from the rest of the performers, way off stage right and not really underneath the dome at all. Few musicians take this kind of detailed care when optimizing how their sound carries through a venue's space. Imho it showed a deep and heartfelt level of respect not only for those listening, but more importantly, for the music itself. Such a shame that with Brian's death, we're limited to the past tense when speaking about their performances. Yet their music continues to touch so many, and will continue to do so long into the future.

Thanks for the set list.

You sure the first track is Dungtitled?

@@TheSimzen That's interesting. I am 100% sure 7:56 is I Will Surround You, and Adam even says "this is one we haven't played in a long time" before starting it, so it doesn't make much sense for that to be in the middle of the track... I'm wondering if they just kinda bundled those tracks together under a different name during live performances, Godspeed You Black Emperor-style.

hstickhstick first one definitely sounds like the second half of dungtitled- though this performance is in b flat not a major lol

@@TheSimzen They evidently inserted "I Will Surround You" between "Generous Abandon" and "Requiem."

I got to see that moment live and it was incredible.

Oh wow!! :-D

This band saved my life ❤

I’ve seen Godspeed and it was life changing there were only like 80-60 ppl there I remember seeing an old Asian man with his wife and two kids lol

You've got great taste

@@johnnywhiplash thank you. I imagine you must as well :)

Same here! I saw gybe play a converted church in amsterdam, it was powerful stuff. Seen mazzy star and explosions in the sky, massive attack, nirvana, ratm, do make say think, sigur ros, but sadly never sotl :(

"Their final swells will emerge, plainly, when Wiltzie feels up to it. “I can’t yet put my arms around the memory of Brian, but someday I am going to try to do this for everyone, so at least the end is documented.”

that's cool and all but it's no reason not to play ambient in church.

xBLOODBAFx smiling bigtime rn

preach !

🖤

Exactly. I don't believe in the archaic, outdated bible stories or fantasy stories of a Jesus figure. But I do believe in the universe and its mysterious beauty. I don't need someone to invent characteristics of this universe, it can remain mysterious. To me this music emphasizes that feeling of a welcoming unknown.

Hey, I was at that show up in Chicago as well! I had been living in Chicago for less than a year at the time, and the kranky 20th anniversary celebrations got announced. Snatched up tickets for stars of the lid as soon as I could. What an absolute pinnacle of performance and immersion. It was a pleasure meeting Adam and brian after the performance as well. When I met them, Brian was asking everyone for high-fives as we all lined up to meet him. both he and Adam were gracious enough to sign my copy of the tired sounds. I am of course deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Brian McBride. The guy had such an air of genuine humility about him. They both did, but speaking specifically about Brian, after telling him what an amazing performance it was he just responded with, "you're very kind," and then made some sort of quip about technology failing. They'd had some technical difficulties that evening. A memory, and an experience, I will cherish for as long as I live.

Where did you see them inLondon? I saw them at the Barbican. Did they play union chapel?

@@aWingedVictory don't _think_ they've played the Union Chapel but they were at St Giles in the Fields in 2008 and St John at Hackney in 2012.

Tired Sounds is one of the few albums that can soothe me and help me get to sleep when I'm stressed out - a beautiful collection of music, right now it's definitely my favourite SOTL album as well.

Rose of the Shires i’ve been listening to these guys for 20 years.. on and off. Listening harder now than ever. Just cant believe theres not more out there like it. Totally uniqur

same

Kyle Bobby Dunn

Immense talent on perfect display

🤣

:’(

2glenside saw them in Manchester, absolutely the greatest thing I've ever seen

2glenside I was there too, probably the most interesting, exciting, moving, memorable gig I've been to. Got to do it again...

and Paul Taylor was bloody good support too. Good stuff on Bandcamp to listen/purchase

You Scottish pal?

I'd like it!

www.mediafire.com/?1j566kxraue66eq

Thanks so much!

you fucking legend

THANK YOU! :)

Please ignore 32:00

I attended this show last September (3rd time seeing SOTL live in concert. The other two concerts were 2008 and 2002) and Christina's set was utterly amazing.

Actually, they came out of their caves again just over a year later to play a few dates with an old antique modular Moog synthesizer. I believe that was towards the end of 2016. Also, because this is the Internet, I need to stress that I’m not trying to be that guy. Pretty sure footage of these shows exists as well although I haven’t looked it up.

Oh wow, apparently I basically posted the same comment two years ago. Wow. My apologies. 😆 🤯

I attended this show back in September so here it is: 1. Unfamiliar with that song. 2. I will surround you. 3. Requiem for Dying Mothers pt.1 and pt.2 4. Tippy's Demise (?) 5. December Hunting for Vegetarian Fuckface. 6. Mullholland

Thanks, although I'm like 99% positive they did not play tippy's demise at this show

Right. I spoke with someone who sat next to me and we tried to figure out whether they played Tippy's Demise...at least it sounded like the song from the intro.

+Ingo Pan''">

What he said.

pure air

They mostly use guitars and effects pedals and Demi god level of talent

+postmodernjungle it sounds very much like stretched or edited version of requiem for dying mothers part 1 and then around 22:00 it flows into part 2

+Zahorák Attila He is dedicating it to the man he mentioned, HOME is an artist, they are known for their popular track 'Resonance'

@@Ephemeral-Bean It's much more likely he's referring to Home - an indie rock band that disbanded back in 2010. Adam included a track of theirs in his Electronic Explorations mix from 2017.

1 2:16 generous abandon (new) 2 7:57 i will surround you (new ending) 3 15:47 requiem for dying mothers (new ending) 4 35:09 december hunting for vegetarian fuckface 5 1:00:21 mulholland

>new new sotl quadruple album confirmed

John Motherfuckin' Coltrane St. Agnes in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn