:NotGeese: Signal From Europa - Dusty Monuments (2016) EN

The family of post-rock bands whose name is generated according to the sth-from-sth pattern (Tides From Nebula, Gifts From Enola) and gives an impression of something connected to the cosmos (yes, I know, Enola Gay was the name of the plane that delivered the atomic bomb to Hiroshima but still, this event was of cosmological importance) got bigger thanks to the Gdańsk-based Signal From Europa. Not only do they match the names and complete the weird, epic poem/nursery song, their music is equally good too.

Inspired by the sci-fi classic - "2001: Space Odyssey" and the post-rock classics (not mentioned by their names but it's an easy guess) they present us with absolutely interesting music. Apart from their ability to draw space soundscapes and balance between the atmospheric and the loud they are also really good at something else: they agree the cosmic ambiance of their music with clearly guitar-based music - no electronics, no keys, pure strings. But still it's clear that no-one will hear you scream.

"Dusty Monuments"was recorded in Studio 147 and it's available for only 2.31 EUR (10 PLN).

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:NOTGEESE: Rainy Summer - Koniec lata (2015) EN

Summer's long gone (the album name translates as "Summer's End") and when it was still here, it wasn't particularly rainy. But still, the album fits this time now better than any other. Adam and Piotr from Stargard gave us the most autumn-ish from the summer-ish albums. It's perfect for this time when summer's energy slowly turns into autumn melancholy and drags the guitar post-metal into ultra sad shoegaze. There's no place for Lush's candy-like melodies - metal clouds of guitars dominate the landscape with occasional, just like the grey sun in the sky, glimpse of whispering growling - if this phrase is not a blasphemy of some sort.

When you check their YouTube you can find their cover of Mgła - Polish black metal legend. Not only couldn't be the metal band's name more suitable for RS's lore (mgła means "fog") but Mgła in more post- than black-metal version sounds perfect.

But the point is that throughout the whole album you can feel rain and it's wonderful.

"Koniec lata" can be bought for 1 EUR. It's worth it.

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:NOTGEESE: tsar - tsar (2015) EN

"Poles are not geese, they have their own language" said the poet. They have also good music that should be found. AND swans are not geese either - everything's in order. Let's go.

Tsar - a real new bomb (pun intended and megatonal). What's more, it is a really appropriate new bomb when everything that is called "new" and "Polish" has to be some kind of electropop. Meanwhile, tsar gives us loud guitars and clear melodies. Songs that could be singer-songwriter hits but unfortunately met overdriven guitars. Flagship indie post-rock example - but these are not so popular in Poland. Not so much promising ones anyway. They sounded great even on the acoustic and delicate Sofar in Kraków where they managed to show emotional post-rock amid the gentle music.

It's loud, with guitars, but also, unfortunately, short. We have to wait for more (Polish K MAG says so too so we really have to).

You can pay how much you want for "tsar" but helping the guys from Szczecin is recommended.

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