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Four Tet - Three
Four Tet
Three
80
20h ago

Recent Ratings

V - FRI(END)S
V
FRI(END)S
58
20h ago
Four Tet - Three
Four Tet
Three
80
20h ago
DON MALIK - K'up
DON MALIK
K'up
90
Feb 28
Tabber - Chi-Ka
Tabber
Chi-Ka
100
Feb 28

Pinned Review

坂本龍一 [Ryuichi Sakamoto] - Toni Takitani
88
A film based on a short story by Haruki Murakami, became something to watch when sleep evaded.

The soundtrack, is uniquely always at the forefront of the film, so much so that 14 minutes in I had to add it to the growing list of music to listen to, to then find out it was created by Ryuichi Sakamoto came as no surprise even though I hadn't guessed it, the piano work is stunning, I should have known better. A Japanese arthouse film with a pianowork that ran through the heart of a film, more ... read more

Recent Reviews

Matt Champion - Slug
90
Asking someone to be your slug is craaazy, but with just two tracks he has created a cohesive identity and sound for what would be his debut album? This sort of solarpunk or type of phylogeny where humans are more directly linked/attached to nature. It's a cool concept so far and the songs themselves seem to benefit from this iconography.
Tabber - Chi-Ka
100
toothbrush
Leellamarz - Still Young Boy L
70
Leellamarz, says goodbye on the eve of his military enlistment with three EPs (just when I'd finally memorised how to spell his name), this EP being the most substantive of the two. Its a wave goodbye to the hardest working rapper in the Korean Hip-hop scene, having dropped over 20 projects in 6 years. Leellamarz pours his "Marznb" soul into this record thats to say its tinged in R&B melodies. Its a record I didnt think I'd spend much time with but like with so many projects of ... read more
Yeat - 2093
78
This is why I'm on this website, its for albums I miss or write off as not for me, only to be swayed by your reviews. 9/10 y'all are tripping but this right here is that 1/10 for me. This record carries the spirit of Travis Scott's Rodeo and Kanye West's 808's and Heartbreak, building on that sonic world in ways the aforementioned artists didn't quite explore. I'm having fun with this and excited to check out pt.2 though not sure what it is, it is a deluxe album right? This is a behemoth of an ... read more
R.A.P. Ferreira & Fumitake Tamura - the First Fist to Make Contact When We Dap
65
The pen loves to wander off, "begonias" is worth the price of the trip.

Shoutbox

1w
hi ! your recommendations were great! I'll let you know if i need more projects from you, but thank you !
3w
Alright, thanks!

I'll let you know if I need more from time to time since your the go-to for this genre if you don't mind. I'll make sure to listen to it by the end of next week as well and see how it goes,
3w
hey aaron! I've been seeing your page quite frequently and noticing that your ratings on certain korean r&b albums made me want to explore much more of this genre. It's actually thanks to you that I get to noticed some wonderful artists like Jooyoung and Panda Gomm. So for a question: Are you able to send me some korean r&b releases that I'm not aware of and some of your favorites?

thanks !
1mo
ah, I see. amazing to hear. I'm going to listen to it in like 30 minutes.
1mo
would you say it follows some what of a consistent musical journey?
1mo
how is the jooyoung album?? I've gotta wait for my friend to wake up lol
1y
90-100 Masterpieces
89- Achilles Heel (brillant but)
88-growers
87 - Ailing Albums (brillant albums that are aging badly)
85 - Personal favourites (from 80's club)
89-80 Must listen to (80's are)
78/68-HiddenGem/Underrated
75-70-WorthAListen (Where good albums you forget about live)
73/63 -Good, but should be better
60-69 Surprisingly good
55-59 Ok,(more good than bad)
58 I really wanted to love this but,
50 avs
48 meh (more bad than good)
45-40 Dissapointing
30-10 NO
1- I despise this shit
1y
Hey! I Got a new track out! Here’s the link, it’d be dope if u can drop a review, rating, share it or whatever u can, It’ll be much appreciated!

Have a blessed day

https://linkmix.co/12342138

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/563367-souza-get-rah.php
1y
Hi there! I'm sending you this message because you listened to one of my Concrete Castles albums. My new album, Losing Lustre by Losing Lustre, is complete and will be released in less than a week! (Losing Lustre is a new pseudonym of Concrete Castles).

Losing Lustre has been in the works for over a year. The album is about growing up and my attempts to understand the never-ending passage of time. The album passes between noisy lo-fi rock, serene ambience, singer-songwriter acoustics, or all three in the same track.

If any of that piques your interest, please check out the album on October 25th! It would mean the world to me. Thanks so much!

Links:
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/555343-losing-lustre-losing-lustre.php
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/losinglustre/losing-lustre
1y
some of Maphorisa's albums

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Favourite albums = Top 5 Korean A'sOTY 2024
Friday Albums Excite: Kim Gordon, Jean Dawson

Mostly like reviewing Korean R&B, Hip-Hop and Jazz albums rn because thats what is new and exciting for me.

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