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The first truly great release of 2021 comes from non other than "bedroom producer" legend, Lapalux. Been a fan since Nostalchic and have followed his every move since. Not everything he does appeals to me, but the core emotions he puts forth are always interesting - gorgeous melancholia teetering on despair, never fully siding with either. "Total Reality, Total Chaos" strips the percussion and bouncy basses and focuses solely on the textbook Lapalux ambiance, like ... read more
Mean, restless, with a B-movie, exploitative edge. Doesn't aim too high, hits right in the bullseye.
Like several other Upscale releases, Refraction bets all its chips in the awe-factor of the sound design. To be fair, it is astonishing. Truly, there isn't a single release in all of musical realm that sounds like Refraction. Its the THX Deep Note but for about 30 minutes, with some rolling drums, piercing hi hats and Jon Hopkins-ish syncopated basses. Sounds great, right? Problem is, all this skill and effort is put into pretty mediocre song ideas. Momentum is built up poorly, no infectious ... read more
Jan 6, 2021
Thank your for participating in the list! Here is the link: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/riskr/list/34227/aotys-favorite-album-closers/
Jan 5, 2021
The final song of an album is one of the most important things to it. To make you feel satisfied, an album closer has to look at everything an album has done and say, "Hey, how am I going to make a satisfying ending to this story?" Album closers are incredibly hard to execute and many don't feel how they should. It takes a lot of talent for an artist to wrap up their own piece of work effectively and make a listener feel satisfied.
Which leads me to my question: what is your favorite album closer/finale of all time and why?
Which leads me to my question: what is your favorite album closer/finale of all time and why?
Dec 22, 2020
Thanks for the response, here's the list if you wanna see it: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/chode/list/32794/aotys-favorite-kanye-songs/
Dec 20, 2020
Hi, hope you're doing well! I'm making a list, and my question is: what do you think 12-year-old you would have chosen as this year's AOTY?
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