Explosions in the Sky

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Explosions in the Sky

Background information
Origin Austin, Texas, USA
Genre(s) Post-rock
Years active 1999 – present
Label(s) Temporary Residence Limited, Bella Union
Website explosionsinthesky.com
Members
Mark Smith
Chris Hrasky
Munaf Rayani
Michael James

Explosions in the Sky is a primarily instrumental American post-rock band. The band is currently signed to Temporary Residence Limited.

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[edit] History

Explosions in the Sky was formed in Austin, Texas in 1999, originally called Breaker Morant. Hrasky is from Rockford, Illinois, and the rest of the band hails from Midland. They quickly gained a reputation for themselves among other established local bands such as Lift to Experience. Their label, Temporary Residence Limited signed the band on the strength of its demo - submitted by fellow Austin band The American Analog Set with a brief note saying "This totally fucking destroys."[1]

They also garnered a small amount of media attention as a result of their second album, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever, due to rumors linking it to the September 11, 2001 attacks, a rumor the band denied in interviews. The album art shows an airplane with the caption "This plane will crash tomorrow." The belief arose that the album was released on September 10, 2001, adding to its coincidental mystique, but this belief is incorrect. The concept for the album art originated in 2000, and the album was released August 27, 2001.

Their music was used extensively for the soundtrack of the 2004 Peter Berg film, Friday Night Lights.

Their song "Remember Me as a Time of Day" was used extensively throughout the pilot of Friday Night Lights (the series) on 3 October 2006. Episode two featured "Your Hand in Mine".

Explosions in the Sky has had two songs from The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place "Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean" and "Your Hand in Mine" played in the background of a Cadillac commercial.

Explosions in the Sky has finished recording their next album, entitled All of a Sudden, I Miss Everyone. It has six songs, ranging from three to thirteen minutes each. The artwork, again by Esteban Rey, is completed.[citation needed] The band recorded the album in Minnesota in August with John Congleton. The album is due for release in February with both a one disc version as well as a two-disc special editions featuing remixes by artists such as Eluvium and Adem. [2] The album, bonus disc non-inclusive, was leaked on December 13th, 2006.

[edit] Band members

  • Munaf Rayani – guitar
  • Mark Smith – guitar
  • Michael James – bass and guitar
  • Chris Hrasky – drums

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] Soundtracks

[edit] Compiliation albums

  • Refurbished Robots (1999)
  • Thank You (2004)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Explosions in the Sky at Allmusic. Retrieved 30 November 2006
  2. ^ Explosions in the Sky Album Details Surface from Spin. Retrieved on 30 November 2006

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