40:13.5

by Gregor Samsa

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1.
O 04:01
You're beautiful In ways you'll never know And in ways you'll never show The light's in me And I can't seem to get you out Of my desperate longing mind I'm spending dangerous amounts of time In pursuit of you And you never return a chain Eyes bent towards the ground When they lecture us For the first time You seem to raise your head to the sky It was so perfect In your grace For that moment or two When I saw I go to you For the first time Oh you are the green grass Just over the fence And you're always perfect Til my mind a queen dreamt
2.
OO 08:29
Out we ran The gallows I dreamt you the same heavenly Lights all out in the city And a stretch of home for you to come Raise your arms Up to the sky Now close your eyes And say your prayers For when we wake Well start to make our way To find another one whose eyes Where we shall sing We shall sing You and me Raise your arms Up to the sky Now close your eyes And say your prayers For when we wake We'll start to make our way We've traveled far Enough to know We're not going back We've come too far I can see the rivers Up ahead of me
3.
OOO 06:50
4.
OOOO 09:02
5.
OOOOO 11:44

about

Gregor Samsa are a Post-Rock band that began in Richmond, VA in early 2000. The band made a big impact on the genre through their use of haunting co-ed vocals and expansive dark melodies. Gregor Samsa are masters at building tension in their music through use of atmospheric minimalism that slowly climbs to a crescendo of layered instruments and noise. Their sound is perfectly woven into songs that are beautiful and powerful.

The band came up alongside artists like Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Explosions In The Sky, and ISIS, the latter two having done tours with Gregor Samsa. They would later prove to be a hugely influential band in the genre with numerous US and European Tours in the early 00s. They released two EPs on Iodine Recordings, which were denoted by only their time signatures (18:06 and 27:36), and two full lengths on The Kora Records (55:12 and REST). They also notably released a split EP with Los Angeles’ Red Sparowes on Robotic Empire Records. The band eventually migrated to Brooklyn, NY where they became somewhat of a collective organization with building a cohort of over a dozen musicians, including several members of the avant-garde metal band Kayo Dot.

On vinyl for the first time in over 23 years, 40:13.5 features Gregor Samsa’s first 2 EPs. Completely remastered by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, King Woman) with updated artwork.

"Gregor Samsa features many of the stronger characteristics of vocal post-rock: hushed beauty, dark, dense melodies, and soft, co-ed vocals. They excel at building tension through a use of negative space.” - Pitchfork

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released December 13, 2024

Champ Bennet - Vocals, Guitar
Nikki King - Vocals, Piano
Earl Yevak - Drums
Rick Alverson - Guitar
Bobby Donne - Bass
Nathan Altice - Guitar
Nick Wurz - Bass
All songs written by Gregor Samsa
Produced by: Alan Weatherhead

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