后摇，氛围，爱尔兰。 saso were formed in dublin in 2000 by jim lawler and ben rawlins as a studio based band with the intention of creating guitar based, ambient rock music. after pressing up 500 copies of their debut ep 'warmed up', saso sent a few copies to music ezines and as the days passed, favourable reviews appeared and many kind words were written in appreciation of saso's "gloriously minimal, thick, glacial sound" (epitonic.com). in the uk, dotmusic.co.uk remarked that "saso's debut release really shouldn't be this fully formed or this good. ignore at your peril". in january 2002, they released their debut album 'big group hug' on their own label, melted snow and sat back while the sunday times, q, nme, muzik magazine and others got rather excited about the whole thing. "you could be listening to talk talk or possibly radiohead’s next album” stated the sunday times (record of the week), while others drew favourable comparisons to sigur ros and mogwai. big group hug received serious critical acclaim on many ezine sites and saso established a dedicated fanbase in the usa and europe. “the songs are wonderful and unique...the sound quality is superb...and the graphics are absolutely fantastic. what more could any listener want?” babysue.com usa 2004 saw the release of saso's second full length album i can do nice which elaborated on the sounds and themes of its predecessor, with richer production and more developed instrumentation. “the music is as beautiful as the aching drift of talk talk's last incarnation. 4/5” q magazine, warm acoustics and delicate electronics underpin the fragile vocals evoking the later work of talk talk and sigur ros in quieter moments, to reveal a beautiful, shimmering musical core. following the critical acclaim of i can do nice and big group hug, saso took the decision to leave the comfort zone of the studio to promote the music live. this involved saso headlining the temple bar music centre and perform as guests to bellx1 in the olympia theatre in april 2005. they also opened the third series of rte 2’s other voices music show and the album was on heavy rotation on such radio shows as jenny huston and dan hegarty (2fm) and donal dineen and tom dunne (today fm). in winter 2006, saso released their eagerly anticipated 3rd album titled 'the middle ages' again to much critical acclaim. “the middle ages is as unnerving and dark as it beautiful and a must for fans of radiohead and sigur ros”. hot press magazine irl having utilised orchestration for the previous album, saso returned to their more familiar sound palette of analog synths, drums and piano, resulting in a darker and more atmospheric album. as part of the promo campaign, the band headlined the crawdaddy venue twice and closed the ‘month of sundays’ art/music series curated by donal dineen at the nihland model arts gallery in sligo. the band are now busy promoting the album which includes live shows, last fm and the release of the middle ages and i can do nice for digital download on itunes. on the back of the use of type a jitters for the ad campaign for coors lite, saso have chated nicely on itunes and been featured on 2 comp albums. gnice...