Longstone

Longstone -- an electronic-space rock duo comprised of Mike Cross and Mike Ward, with additional musicians assisting on various projects -- is from Cheltenham, England. Stylistically, it is often described as being directly influenced by early-'70s Krautrock bands (Cluster, Neu!, Kraftwerk), as well as more recent Teutonic artists, including motorik-sounding post-rock acts like Autechre, To Rococo Rot, and Kreidler. Descriptions like these usually tend to forget about Longstone's avant-rock side or its wide range of space rock and shoegazer influences, especially My Bloody Val...