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HolySons started around 1992 after Emil Amos' previous hardcore band broke
up and he started recording songs on his four-track alone. Several eras of recordings
were put to tape in hermetic therapy sessions and in that time HolySons recorded
at least 1000 songs. However, only a few dozen appeared in the form of a release,
and only a couple of shows were played for reasons that have still not been fully
explained.
Since moving to Portland, OR in 1999 Emil has cut down his
output a bit and focused in on the details of each song's sonics. 'I Want to Live
a Peaceful Life' signaled a new, possibly more friendly and accessible approach
for him. He also started doing shows on a more regular basis with different backing
bands, bringing him on stage with the likes of Will Oldham, J Mascis, Smog, Daniel
Johnston, Sir Richard Bishop, Quasi, Six Organs of Admittance, Devendra Banhart,
Califone, Eric Gaffney, Mark Kozelek and many others.
In 2000, he formed
a second band called 'Grails', with whom he has, so far, recorded two records
that were released on Neurot records (Neurosis'label) and one EP on Southern Records.
When Grails toured in Europe late 2004, HolySons opened most of the shows.
After that tour, Emil spent a lot of time going through his archives trying
to make sense of piles of tapes. Ignoring the inviting-ness of 'Peaceful Life',
he compiled a new record of lo-fi songs to re-explore the more thorny/druggy atmospherics
of early recordings. 'More Flophouse Blues' is a new version of a song that's
10 years old and 'My Lot in Life' compiles tape collage sounds that mixes many
eras of HolySons audio from aimlessly wandering thru headshops, clogged whirlpool
drains and broken four-track sonic trash. Otherwise the other songs are brand
new and unleash a relentless expressiveness that is sorely lacking in today's
smoothed-over, media-friendly music scene.
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sons : "my only warm coals"
10 " lathe cut - released
november2005
both old and new recordings by grails-drummer emil amos.
lofi countryfolk for fans of early smog, beck, sentridoh or swearing at motorists.
12 tracks with a perfect average length of 2 mins each.
-> sold out!
-> klick on cover for details
-> mp3: underdog
cringe (1'41) |
decline
of the west CD
Awfull bliss
03 | 
i want to live a peaceful life CD
film guerrero
16 | 
enter the uninhabitable CD
red
76 records
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lost decade CD
pamlico
sounds 01 | 
split 7"with dolorean
slight
record 01 | | | |
another
place 2CD
also feat. swearing at motorists, elephant micah, will johnson, tobin
sprout, great lake swimmers,..
Awfull
bliss 01 | 
songs of bread
also feat. erland oye, the posies, rachel gosswell, call and
resoponse, cake, paula frazer, emily sparks...
badman
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official website
http://www.holysons.com
things you do while waiting for the apocalypse - weblog by emil amos
http://gnosticdevice.blogspot.com/
Grails website - band in which emil amos drums
http://www.grailsongs.com/
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