Caspian formed in Autumn of 2003 in Beverly, Massachusetts, developing material through the first year of its existence, recording a demo in August 2004and performing a small number of shows in late 2004 and early 2005, including a support for Japanese post-rock band Mono. Shortly afterward, the band signed with Dopamine Records, releasing a debut EP, You Are the Conductor in November 2005. This was followed, in January 2006,with the band's first tour of the Northeast. In April and May 2006, the band embarked on its first full tour of the USA, 28 performances from coast to coast. A tour EP was released by the band in September 2006 on their 2nd full tour of the USA. Over the course of 2 years the band independently booked, promoted and completed 5 tours of the USA.
Over the course of 2006, the band developed material for a debut album, recording with Ethan Dussault in August 2006, released on Dopamine Records on April 10, 2007. Their debut album "The Four Trees" was re-released in Europe by Make My Day Records in July of 2008.
This is currently being supported by a tour of Europe and selected dates within the USA as the band prepares to record their 3rd album for release in 2009. Guitarist Erin Burke-Moran of The Fly-Agaris Sky, joined the band originally to tour in 2007 and became a full time member thereafter as the band has officially expanded into a 5 piece.
At first it would be easy to compare these guys to Explosions in the Sky or any number of the main post-rock giants. However, Caspian do manage to set themselves apart from these bands and form their own identity. If they were having trouble before, then I am almost positive that The Four Trees will land them their own gigantic dot on the instrumental post-rock map. It’s an amazingly beautiful album. While this may not be a big deal to others out there, I dig the really low end bass that a lot of the songs seem to have. It definitely gives the album an extra punch that makes the heavier portions of it that much more effective and crunching. There is never a moment where The Four Trees feels like its dragging. It’s pretty nice how the band has set up the album with some shorter interludes here and there, as opposed to dragging out songs that could potentially get boring. It lets their overall sound seem larger and more captivating that way. Oddly enough though, the longest song on the album is one of the most amazing tracks off the album.
Tracklisting:
1. Moksha
2. Some Are White Light
3. Sea Lawn
4. Crawlspace
5. Book IX
6. Dropsonde, The
7. Brombie
8. Our Breath In Winter
9. Dove, The
10. ASA
11. …Reprise
Members:
- Philip Jamieson - guitars, keys, sampling, programming
- Calvin Joss - guitar, glockenspiel
- Chris Friedrich - bass
- Joe Vickers - drums
- Erin Burke-Moran - guitar (May 2007-present)
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