Director's commentary pt. 4: what is texture hop?
It's what it sounds like, really: creating conventional hip-hop beats out of blocks of sound design, the sheet metal boogie. I guess I coined the term because I had no other reference points, and that's super weird considering Autechre's got a bunch of texture hop tunes under their belt from years ago, I am absolutely not the first person to make stuff like this. IDM isn't specific enough a term to describe the music of ... read more
Unlike some of the people whose music has been recommended to me, Luludj seems to be completely unknown, and it is for that reason that I implore you to listen to this album. It's one of those rare moments where an album can be so minimalist with its songs but can keep you captivated even as it reaches 70 minutes.
Structurally, the album reminds me of 310's The Dirty Rope - another highly underrated album - where the energetic tracks are right near the beginning, as if both them and ... read more
It's hard to talk about music this personal through a critical lens because of how candid the artist is about their own experiences in their work, and in that regard I don't wanna say I "enjoy this album" per se because that feels wrong, but you get my general opinion from the rating.
Dreamdeathdream is a tender album, not a casual listen by any means. Some songs begin gentle and insular before exploding outward like a built up emotional exorcism, whereas others stay small ... read more
Viscerally explosive and emotionally tender in equal measure, it's a wild beast of an EP. A great deal of character is established in the 15 minutes it runs for.
Me and my boyfriend found this album in a record shop not long ago, and neither of us knowing any Yes but being interested to dip our toes in, we bought it. Oh christ. Anyway it's been a few months and now that we are heavily into both the Yes Album and Fragile, we've relegated this entire album to an ironic inside joke where we go BIIIIIIIIG GENERAYDUH while doing a wide-armed stadium clap - I can tell you right now, clapping along to the choruses of the first two songs definitely ... read more
Love's a funny thing really. What's even funnier is how fake a lot of music with "lovey" sentiments sound when something like ROCKET SCIENCE II comes along. Small human emotions that have had their edges sanded down to make them easier to package were always gonna look stupid when you found the real deal.
This is one of those albums that reminds you how love should be represented in art, a work that depicts how magical it actually is to be in love with somebody. It's a ... read more




