Explosions in the Sky
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 Explosions in the Sky live in San Francisco , November 2006 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Austin , Texas , United States |
| Genre (s) | Post rock |
| founding | 1999 |
| Website | www.explosionsinthesky.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Munaf Rayani | |
guitar |
Mark Smith |
| Chris Hrasky | |
Bass , guitar |
Michael James |
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Explosions in the Sky is an American post-rock - band . The members are Munaf Rayani ( guitar ), Mark Smith (guitar), Michael James ( bass ) and Chris Hrasky ( drums ).
history
Explosions in the Sky was founded in 1999 in Austin , Texas . The four members, all of whom are film fans, met at the beginning of the year in a restaurant called “Milto's Pizza Pub”, got along straight away and then met for a first jam session in April . This was very successful and the band played their first appearance in front of an audience in August 1999.
The band name was created on July 4th, 1999, inspired by fireworks on the occasion of the Independence Day celebrations .
On January 23, 2000 the first official show took place in "Emo's" in Austin, on November 8, 2000 the first appearance outside of Austin in "Rubber Gloves" in Denton . In autumn 2000 the band recorded the score for the independent film Cicadas (director: Kat Candler). She made her first appearance in Europe in December 2001, followed by her first tour in Europe in September 2002, the highlight of which was an appearance in London with John Peel . The first shows in Asia were two appearances in Taiwan in November 2002 .
Discography
Albums
- 2000: How Strange, Innocence
- 2001: Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever
- 2003: The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
- 2005: The Rescue
- 2007: All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
- 2011: Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
- 2013: Prince Avalanche: An Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Explosions in the Sky & David Wingo )
- 2014: Lone Survivor (Explosions in the Sky & Steve Jablonsky )
- 2016: The Wilderness
more publishments
- Most of the pieces for the Hollywood film Friday Night Lights (2004)
- Participation in the compilations Refurnished Robots (1999) and Thank You (2004)
swell
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Explosions in the Sky at Discogs (English)
- Explosions in the Sky at laut.de
- Explosions in the Sky on MusicBrainz (English)