Long Distance Calling are a German Post Rock

Post-rock

Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...

 band.

History

Formed in 2006 in Münster

Münster

Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...

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Their melancholic tracks, usually lasting five or more minutes, are mostly instrumental, but some of them feature guest vocalists: Peter Dolving

Peter Dolving

Peter Dolving is a guitarist, songwriter, and spoken-word performer who is best known as the singer of the Swedish metal band The Haunted.-Career:...

 from The Haunted

The Haunted

The Haunted is a Swedish metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1996.The original members were Anders & Jonas Björler, Peter Dolving, Adrian Erlandsson and Patrik Jensen...

 (Built Without Hands, album Satelite Bay) and Jonas Renkse

Jonas Renkse

Jonas Petter Renkse is a founding member, songwriter, lead vocalist and ex-drummer of the band Katatonia, founding member, songwriter, bassist, backing vocalist, ex-guitarist of the band Bloodbath and member of Sailors With Wax Wings.He was also the founding member, drummer, vocalist, guitarist...

 from Katatonia

Katatonia

Katatonia is a Swedish metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström .-1991-1993:The early Katatonia releases, such as the EP Jhva Elohim Meth.....

 (The Nearing Grave, album Avoid The Light). Long Distance Calling have released two singles and three full-length albums, all of which were received very positively by critics: Satellite Bay (2007), Avoid the Light (2009) and Long Distance Calling (2011). In 2008 the band played at the Rock am Ring and Roadburn

Roadburn Festival

Roadburn Festival is an annual international rock festival in Tilburg in the Netherlands held since 1995.-2012 edition:The event will take place in Tilburg from April 12 to 15 at 013 and Midi Theatre.It was sold out in 7 minutes.Thursday, April 12...

 festivals; the band toured Germany in 2009. In 2010 Long Distance Calling and Finnish Swallow The Sun

Swallow the Sun

Swallow the Sun is a Finnish melodic death / doom metal band.- Biography :Swallow the Sun was formed in early 2000 by Juha Raivio, joined soon by Pasi Pasanen came along . They rehearsed a couple of songs, one of them being "Through Her Silvery Body" which would end up on their first demo,Out of...

 supported Katatonia

Katatonia

Katatonia is a Swedish metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström .-1991-1993:The early Katatonia releases, such as the EP Jhva Elohim Meth.....

 during the New Night Over Europe tour.

Current members

• David Jordan – guitar
• Janosch Rathmer – drums
• Florian Füntmann – guitar
• Jan Hoffmann – bass
• Reimut van Bonn – ambience

Discography

• dmnstrtn (2006, limited-edition demo)
• Satellite Bay (2007)
• 090208 (2008, Split-EP with Leech)
• Avoid The Light (2009)
• Long Distance Calling (2011)

External links

• official website
• Long Distance Calling at progarchives.com
• Long Distance Calling at Last.fm
  Last.fm
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• Long Distance Calling at Sputnikmusic
  Sputnikmusic
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• interview with Jan Hoffmann
• Long Distance Calling at Myspace
• Long Distance Calling official YouTube channel