red sparowes is an instrumental band from los angeles, california. they are consisting of current and former members of renown bands like isis and neurosis, plus some other bands i don't know about but might be also pretty popular. the first encounter between red sparowes and me, was on lenny's 'the emerging addiction' blog.
at the time i wasn't ready for some instrumental post-rock, which is the term i come across pretty often in connection with their sound. after i lost my heart to toundra from spain, being an instrumental band as well, i thought i might give them a shot. after some internet research i listened to some stuff via the tube and the next minute i was scouring the market for some red sparowes vinyl.
discogs became one of my biggest friends in the past when it comes to get used and sought after vinyl, without the pain of bidding on ebay. a great source for collectors. i found a german seller offering a copy of red sparowes' first full length 'at the soundless dawn' from 2004 for a reasonable price and a few days later it was mine.
the record is pretty complex and it doesn't reveal its full beauty by the first listen. it takes time to fully embrace the multi-layered soundscapes. but once you did, it won't let go. beautiful music. beautiful vinyl, too. the first time i see a clear coloured merge pattern. usually this pattern comes with opaque colours. clear dark green with clear light green merge, or 'swamp' coloured out of 500 copies. robotic empire records. 2011 re-press.
