But seriously, how DID I get here? To this album? I don't even know who "2 Bad" is, I just kinda... well, I got caught up in exploring the odd catalog of this website. Too often I find myself clipping into the backrooms of AOTY and stumbling upon some crazy ass shit. And this is no exception.

What an oddity this is. "Idiot Tree" features this manic blend of political punk with chaotic jazz standards, and to put ... read more

Vendettaband

100

I would say this is a 100 follower special, but to be honest, I just noticed that I reached that after starting the album! Thank you so much!
As for the album itself, this one seems to have gone surprisingly under the radar, and I really hope that more people give it a chance! It contains some extremely powerful instrumentation, and if you told me that it was extremely popular on release, I'd definitely believe you!
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The guitar in this track feels extremely ... read more

emitter

100

This album should be kept in a museum listed under the "mankind's terrible achievements" category

I have no idea how this album is so absolutely perfect. It's the most chaotic mess of saxophone, atonal guitar notes, and nihilistic lyricism that all fits tightly in this album's 35-minute runtime. I rarely hear "jazzcore" albums that actually fuse hardcore and jazz together so cleanly and perfectly.

Now, 2 Bad is a band I definitely was aware of a while before ... read more

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