We Stood Like Kings

We Stood Like Kings are an instrumental rock band formed in 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. They have released five full‑length albums through the German label Kapitän Platte. Their instrumental music blends elements of post‑rock, neoclassical rock and progressive rock, with the piano playing a central role. The band’s artistic approach involves combining their own compositions with other art forms, particularly silent cinema and classical music. In 2014, the band released their first album, Berlin 1927, conceived as a new score for the 1927 German silent documentary Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis by Walther Ruttmann. The project was performed at several venues and festivals, including Dunk!festival in Zottegem, RITCS School of Arts in Brussels and Theater Aan Zee in Ostend. Critics noted that “the contemplative dips and climactic surges of post‑rock enhance the viewing experience.” In 2015, the band released their second album, USSR 1926, written as a new score for the 1926 Soviet silent documentary A Sixth Part of the World by Dziga Vertov. The album received strong praise, with Echoes and Dust calling it “a masterpiece… incredible, consuming, tumultuous, visceral and inspiring.” In 2017, We Stood Like Kings released their third album, USA 1982, created as a new score for the 1982 American film Koyaanisqatsi by Godfrey Reggio. The project premiered at BOZAR (Palais des Beaux‑Arts) in Brussels and was included in Reddit’s list of the Best Post‑Rock Albums of 2017.
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