Stars of the Lid is a duo 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 Talk Talk (both bands have tracks named „Taphead“), post-rock artists Labradford, and ambient innovator Brian Eno. Their songs are largely 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. Their sound has been described as „divine, classical drone without the tedious intrusion of drums or vocals“.


Discography

Music For Nitrous Oxide 1995
Gravitational Pull Vs. The Desire For An Aquatic Life 1996
The Ballasted Orchestra 1996
The Kahanek Incident - Volume 3 (12“) 1997
Maneuvering The Nocturnal Hum (E.P.) + (12“, EP, Ltd) 1998
Per Aspera Ad Astra 1998
Split (7“, Single, Ltd) 1998
Avec Laudenum (Album) 1999
The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid (Album) 2001
Carte-De-Visite (CD, Ltd) 2007
Stars Of The Lid And Their Refinement Of The Decline (Album) 2007

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