{"title":"Do Make Say Think","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo Make Say Think is a Toronto-based instrumental rock band that formed in 1995-96. They released their self-titled debut CD in 1997, which was later re-issued by Constellation Records. The band consists of four founding members - *Ohad Benchetrit*, *James Payment*, *Justin Small*, and *Charles Spearin* - with additional members joining over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for their highly original blend of psych, jazz, punk, and electronica, Do Make Say Think consistently delivers critically acclaimed albums that push the boundaries of post-rock. Their music combines noise, narrative depth, compositional skill, inventive mixing and editing techniques, and melodic hooks to create compelling instrumental rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band has garnered a dedicated following in North America and Europe through extensive touring across continents. They have also fostered collaborations within other groups such as *Justin's messy garage-soul rave-up* and Charles' and Ohad's work together in playing and producing. Do Make Say Think continues to record independently at their own studio in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"you-you-re-a-history-in-the-rust","title":"You, You're A History In The Rust","description":"\u003cp\u003esince constellation issued their self-released debut record in 1998, do make say think have made one critically-acclaimed album after another. they are one of the most consistently inventive instrumental rock bands of the past decade, and one of the most self-realised. 'you, you're a history in rust' is the fifth record by do make say think and a brilliant extension of the bands unique sonic narrative. in many ways the new album picks up where 'winter hymn country hymn secret hymn' left off - acoustic finger picked guitars are the recurring compositional anchor, with drums and percussion fluttering around these campfire themes while horns and electric guitars gather in swarms. as with previous releases, do make say think set up in remote locations for the main recording sessions, tracking these new songs at a cottage and barn in rural ontario. band member justin small plays in lullabye arkestra and charles spearin plays in broken social scene. the cd comes housed in a delux 6-panel cardstock jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50490859192651,"sku":"279824","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/feee66b3-903c-47f8-a746-c8b674a7d955_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727677157"},{"product_id":"do-make-say-think","title":"Do Make Say Think","description":"\u003cp\u003edo make say think's debut album, now reissued on deluxe 180 gram vinyl. the band's infectious spacerock-cum-swing approach to sweeping instrumentals, and their brilliant realization of the potentials of 8-track recording, hooks you instantly. rhythm syncopation, reverb-soaked guitar, the occasional horn, and some of the finest saturated synth tones you've ever heard - this record conjures up rainy streets and wet cigarettes with the best of them. a classic modern lounge album that also shreds, with widescreen breakbeat blissouts driven by punk-rock guitars. an exuberant debut, containing all the building blocks dmst has been transforming into sublime music architectures ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50490864795979,"sku":"367925","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/6cf13f64-c667-4868-9e80-57b26ff61767_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727677357"},{"product_id":"other-truths","title":"Other Truths","description":"\u003cp\u003ebucking the trend towards diminishing attention spans, immediate gratification, snappy digital singles and things that go 'pop' right out of the gate, do make say think admirably stick to their roots and allow the vines that spring from their fertile musical garden to wind, curl and climb for as long as required. more than ever, the players keep their heads down, creating wonderful multi-movement instrumental works (with the occasional mantric or wordless vocal passage, courtesy guest singers the akron family and lullabye arkestra), overflowing with attention to tone and timbre, animated by unfussy yet ornate harmony, melody and polyrhythm, shot through with ineffable soul. the four songs on 'other truths' are vintage do make say think, and the album represents the first time since the band's debut (recorded over a dozen years ago) that they have found themselves with an entire collection of songs that unfold so organically over long duration. as testament to the unfettered evolution of these tunes, the band has titled them simply 'do', 'make', 'say' and 'think'. ultimately it is tricky to distill what has made do make say think so compelling to so many critics and fans over their 13-year history, but inarguably something beyond the sum of its parts has always sparkled through their music, an amalgam of many elements that seem present all at once, on every song and through every album: cerebral, emotional, atmospheric, visceral, cosmic, pastoral, synthetic, organic, meditative, ecstatic. 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Following \u003ci\u003eOther Truths\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), the five members of Do Make Say Think pursued other creative projects, while all continuing to stay firmly rooted in Toronto. An invite from Heartland Festival and Constellation to play the label’s 15th Anniversary shows in Europe in fall 2012 brought Do Make Say Think back to the stage in very fine form – the band worked up a bevy of gems from their catalogue and absolutely killed live. A rekindling was sparked, leading to new writing and recording sessions throughout 2014-2016. Overdubbing, ‘underdubbing’, gestating and mixing was helmed by band members Ohad Benchetrit, Charles Spearin and Justin Small at Ohad’s studio th’Schvitz: \u003ci\u003eStubborn Persistent Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e is a reminder and continuation of the group’s DIY ethos, and the integral role played by their singular selfproduction acumen and aesthetic. Do Make Say Think has a well-earned reputation for imbuing their instrumental music with soulful and emotive narrative power that doesn’t rely on obvious tropes or bombastic dynamics. Among the band’s special strengths is an ineffable naturalism that avoids anything too woolly, proggy, purist or clichéd, while remaining a fundamentally guitar-driven group whose ornate four- and six-string interplay balances rockism, pastoralism and electronic-influenced post-production in a class of its own. \u003ci\u003eStubborn Persistent Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e is built from this distinctive toolkit, at once familiar and as fresh as anything Do Make Say Think has committed to tape. 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