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Audeka - Engine Block
97
I avoid doing in-depth reviews on personal favorites - always end up exhausting my limited english vocabulary to describe something a 10-page essay wouldn't do justice. Also, I'm a lazy bastard.
Regardless, when I put mind and pen to it, it's always a rewarding exercise – by forcing myself to synthesize what appeals to me in these records, I end up discovering more about them, myself, and the knot that binds us.
Now onto the thing itself.
Audeka's main goal with this album-lengthed EP ... read more

Recent Reviews

Grape Milk - CAN YOU SEE ME
70
Taking a lesson or two from Future Classic and the Inspected boys while also adding a bit of that hyperpop sour sugar, Grape Milk crafts a solid, complextro lil package of bangers. The first from him to get me propper headbanging.
BT - 今 Ima
80
Mans just knows how to prog that trance. Melodies on point, lots of acid fuckery, bouncy basses, blissful pads and sound-wise holds up beautifully for a 90s release. Oh and did I mention this is his debut? OH and did I mention Sasha comes in outta nowhere for a 40 min dj mix on track 12 and then the album continues like nothing happened??? (not shitting on it. I mean how could u? It's a Sasha mix).
Amon Tobin - Nomark Selects, V​.​1
75
A lil deranged and fairly groovy comp of lost and found tunes from the maestro. What's funny is that it goes harder and denser than most official Amon releases since his 2019 comeback. The Two Fingers joints are the best kind of stinky, Cujo composes the most warped and schizoid parts of the project and Amon Tobin comes in with the staple cloak-and-dagger vibzz. This surprised me way more than it should.
Sasha - Airdrawndagger Rework
80
Found this out of pure luck and coincidence. An unofficial reworks album of the trance masterpiece "Airdrawndagger", with a handful of unknowns tackling the entire og tracklist (with the exception of Boileroom and Golden Arm). Can't find much info on this overall, but the material itself is great. As faithful a reworks project as u can get - the reverence to the og material seeps thru every second. Things never stray too far, but there's enough variety and quality to justify its ... read more
The Little Explorer - Sky/Moon
80
This project lasted 6 years, from 2001-2007. Short life span for a band in general, but long as fuck for a midwestern act. Talented kids like these or Tabar or Abacus would release half a dozen bangers and just become accountants, raise a family, and live peacefully and shit. Their music, however, would crystallize on yt or soulseek or rym and breed cult followings. This genre in particular is ripe with amazing, forgotten music and everything Explorer has released fits in that category. This ... read more

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2w
tysmmm <33333333
2w
not announcing here at all, maybe youll hear it one day but for now im not associating it at all with my aoty account and never will
2w
im just done with associating my music with aoty. the music im making now is so so so so much better and i want it to be taken seriously, thats all.
3w
hey andrew, my final release under the riskr name is out, thank u for all the support<3

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/riskr/album/629281-goodnight-2023-remaster/
1mo
Just dropped my debut ep bro!! Check it out when u get the chance!

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/bruhman/album/595494-before-the-beginning/
2mo
got a new track out bro! Check it out when u get the chance

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/bruhman/album/633680-waters-edge/
2mo
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/620920-riskr-for-a-brief-second.php

hey!!! i just dropped a new single if you’re interested<3 if not thats ok too<3
2mo
Thanks for your contribution, the list will be out soon :)
2mo
Yo Andrew! I’ve been getting inspiration to make another community list in these past few days, and I’ve just thought of a question that kind of interested me to see people’s choices; what’s a song you know that sounds super happy but is actually sad, due to lyrical content and/or backstory? Feel free to ignore if you’re not interested in answering, but make sure to keep your selections limited to 1 or 2 picks if you do. Reasonings are optional :)

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