The Goslings were an American
drone rock
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and
noise rock
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band from
Florida
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, United States, with
releases on
labels such as Not Not Fun Records, Crucial Blast Records, and Archive Recordings. The core members of the band are Leslie Soren (vocals) and Max Soren (guitar) with a rotating roster of drummers which have included Brendan Grubb,
Adel Souto
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Early life ...
, Rick Smith (also of
Torche), Paul Leroy and Steve Carrera. The Goslings' sound is often characterized as "lo-fi," noisy, and heavy but also beautiful and
psychedelic
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. The group self-records all of their own albums on cassette tape or reel-to-reel tape, are somewhat reclusive and do not tour. They have had a number of releases since forming in 2002 but their signature
album
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to date is considered to be ''Grandeur of Hair'' (released on Archive Recordings, 2006 and re-pressed in 2009).
Discography
Albums
*''Sister and Son / Death Garage'', Rotting Chapel, 2010 (double cassette);
*''Heaven of Animals re-issue'',
rchive Recordings 2009;
*''Occasion'',
ot Not Fun Records 2008;
*''Grandeur of Hair''
rchive Recordings 2006;
*''Spaceheater / Perfect Interior Re-issue CD''
rucial Blast Records 2006;
*''Between the Dead'', Self-Released, 2005;
*''Heaven of Animals'', XDEY Records, 2005
EPs
*''Spaceheater EP'', Asaurus Records, 2004;
*''Perfect Interior EP'', Asaurus Records, 2003.
Others
*"Split 7" w/
Yellow Swans
Yellow Swans were an American experimental music band from Portland, Oregon. The duo were renowned for their improvisational approach to noise music, creating a unique experience for each live performance. They described their music as "a const ...
'',
ot Not Fun Records 2007;
*''Folklore of the Moon 3" CDR'',
and/Eye 2005;
Compilation appearances
*''You Already Have Too Many CDRS'', Asaurus Records, 2005 - 3 Disc Label Comp. (contributed three tracks: "Untitled", "Compass Rose", "Knocking On Heavens Door")
*''For Whom The Casio Tolls'', Asaurus Records, 2004 - Label Comp. (contributed one track: "Panopticon")
*''Watermelons Should Last Forever'', Asaurus Records, 2003 - Label comp. (contributed one track: "Herons")
*''Finally Something to Replace Bowling'', Asaurus Records, 2002 - Label comp. (contributed one track: "Green Figurine")
*''Il Programma Di Religione'', Boyarm, 2005 - Label comp. (contributed one track: "Gregory XVI (1831-1846)")
*''Songs for the End of the World'', 2002 - Label comp. (contributed one track: "CMBR")
Side projects
*''Gorgon EP'', Tin Cans and Twine, 2005
*''Oleta EP'', Tin Cans and Twine, 2004 (feat. Max Soren)
References
External links
Not Not Fun RecordsCrucial Blast RecordsArchive RecordingsThe Goslings' Official Website
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American noise rock music groups
Drone music groups
Rock music groups from Florida