Name: Take Refuge In Clean Living
Brand: Grails

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TRR285lp

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2017-03-17

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Secre­tly

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Sales:8.875

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656605328515

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Grails

Genre US

Post Rock

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Temporary Residence

Grails is an instrumental rock band originally from Portland, Oregon, USA. Currently, they are scattered across NYC, Berlin, Kentucky and Oregon. Their music has captivated audiences with its unique blend of genres and atmospheric soundscapes.

Inspired by the likes of *Red Sparowes*, *Do Make Say Think*, and *Russian Circles*, Grails has carved out their own niche in the instrumental rock scene. Their compositions evoke a wide range of emotions and transport listeners to otherworldly realms.

With influences ranging from post-rock to experimental metal, Grails' discography showcases their versatility as musicians. Fans of bands like *ISIS* and *Godspeed You! Black Emperor* will find solace in Grails' intricate arrangements and powerful performances.

Remastered for vinyl and reissued for the first time in nearly a decade, Take Refuge In Clean Living sees Grails pulling back their already wide lens on multiple sonic horizons. Opening with a nod to Syd Barret's Pink Floyd (Piper at the Gates of Dawn) Take Refuge In Clean Living begins with morse code and drops into one of the heaviest slowburn grooves in the Grails canon. Sounding something like Hawkwind and Ravi Shankar scoring Blade Runner, it's lysergic and earthy for Grails in a new way. The rest of the record moves from blissful Eno-inspired ambience, to epic Morricone rock hymns, to an unexpected take on a Ventures tune that returns the listener to the very beginnings of instrumental rock music. The touring incarnation of Grails in 2006 and 2007 included good friend and drummer Ben Nugent, allowing Emil Amos to switch to 3rd guitar for the band's live instrumentation. The DNA of this guitar-heavy line-up allowed for new kinds of arrangements and bigger melodies. In early 2007, the then-5-pieceentered Steven Lobdell's (Faust) Audible Alchemy studio to document the new songs written with this augmented ensemble. The band is defined by exploration and they've created a template for themselves where any style or method can be ingested to reap legitimate rewards. Take Refuge In Clean Living rightly suggested that Grails wouldn't run out of ideas.

Take Refuge In Clean Living

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