One of the most mysterious and unique albums I've ever listened to, it's everything I love about electronic music rolled into one album.
Update: The more I'd been thinking about it over the last number of days, the more I come to realise this is actually my favourite album of all-time. No other album has ever given me a sense of dread, happiness, paranoia, sorrow, or even the urge to dance all at the same time.
This truly is a rollercoaster of many emotions, some of which are pretty dark. A ... read more
This is officially my 1000th rating on the site. I decided to do this album, not just because I had a lot of recommendations, but because I wanted to have a 1000th rating of a genre I love, which Ambient and IDM would definitely be, love those genres. I mean my favorite song is made by Aphex Twin and I have his album in my top 10. Surprisingly this album doesn't sound much like Aphex Twin, and while I'm sure it took some inspiration, it has its own unique sound. Been on this site for a few ... read more
This is officially my 1000th rating on the site. I decided to do this album, not just because I had a lot of recommendations, but because I wanted to have a 1000th rating of a genre I love, which Ambient and IDM would definitely be, love those genres. I mean my favorite song is made by Aphex Twin and I have his album in my top 10. Surprisingly this album doesn't sound much like Aphex Twin, and while I'm sure it took some inspiration, it has its own unique sound. Been on this site for a few ... read more
Re-Review (For @UltimateLifeFrm, who hit 500 followers yesterday)
If I were to ignore the last track…
This album is a unique case where it can be dark and brutal yet fun and happy at the exact same time. The horrific themes in some songs were inspired by the devastating tragedy that was 9/11, and you can hear it in songs like The Devil Is In The Details.
Although it has over 20 tracks, none of them feel like filler. Everything in this album blends so well together that if this was ... read more
1 | Ready Let's Go 0:59 | 88 |
2 | Music Is Math 5:21 | 97 |
3 | Beware the Friendly Stranger 0:37 | 88 |
4 | Gyroscope 3:34 | 89 |
5 | Dandelion 1:15 | 89 |
6 | Sunshine Recorder 6:12 | 94 |
7 | In the Annexe 1:22 | 90 |
8 | Julie and Candy 5:30 | 96 |
9 | The Smallest Weird Number 1:17 | 88 |
10 | 1969 4:20 | 94 |
11 | Energy Warning 0:35 | 84 |
12 | The Beach at Redpoint 4:18 | 93 |
13 | Opening the Mouth 1:11 | 83 |
14 | Alpha and Omega 7:02 | 93 |
15 | I Saw Drones 0:27 | 83 |
16 | The Devil Is In the Details 3:53 | 88 |
17 | A Is to B As B Is to C 1:40 | 83 |
18 | Over the Horizon Radar 1:08 | 91 |
19 | Dawn Chorus 3:55 | 94 |
20 | Diving Station 1:26 | 88 |
21 | You Could Feel the Sky 5:14 | 85 |
22 | Corsair 2:52 | 90 |
23 | Magic Window 1:46 | 51 |
#8 | / | Pitchfork |