Shora | nl

Behind Shorai is a man called Fernando García. The word (shōrai) means "future" in japanese. .

From Geneva, Switzerland, Shora are an instrumental quartet formed in 1998 who have already released a split CD with Merzbow and their own Shaping The Random debut followed by Malval. For their 3rd record Shora have done a bit of a stylistic about turn. Gone is the chaotic noisecore of their past, which has now given way to darkly epic instrumental post-rock. It would be all too easy to compare Shora to bands like Isis or Pelican. Shora craft their purely instrumental music with a suitably wide sonic palette, employing both traditional instruments and electronics. Dual guitar lines lay down...