Greatest shaker performances ever

The lads were on fire here

Biggest gap of enjoyment between first listen and now I’ve experienced so far. Holy shit what an album

Celestial.

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Track 1: Beautiful intro. 9
Track 2: Wowwwwwwwww 12
Track 3: This is heavenly 11
Track 4: Love his vocals on here 9
Track 5: Masterful pacing. 9
Track 6: Really strange song and vibe, still sounds great 8
Track 7: Great song. 8 or 9
Track 8: Arendelle type shii 9
Track 9: Oh my godddd 12
Track 10: Strange closer. 7

Super uncanny album. Every musician on here is super tasteful and mature with their playing. The song structures really take you from point A to B. Love the guitar tone on here especially. Excellent album

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Track 1: This one takes you so many places. 9 or 10
Track 2: Dang bro 8 or 9
Track 3: Genius 9
Track 4: This one takes its time and its great 8 or 9
Track 5: Very dynamic and engaging. Cool stuff 8
Track 6: DAYUMMMM 11

Lacks the magic of most of their releases. A couple great songs sprinkled in but I was not invested in anything else. I understand the sequencing is supposed to be erratic, but that's not what I come to this band for. Overall a fine album but nothing I would return to besides my favorites.

Favorites: 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 18, 19

Track 1: Beautiful 10
Track 2: A lil bit of this and a lil bit of that ahh track 5 or 6
Track 3: The second half got so weird and cool 7
Track 4: That kick drum is ... read more

The album cover represents the music perfectly. Abrasive drums, colorful guitars and synths, and skeletal electronics all come together to make a completely unique experience. A bit of a lull with tracks 5 and 6 but nothing to really complain about here. The last 3 songs end the record SO well. Overall a fantastic album

Favorites: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Track 1: Wowww what an opener 9 or 10
Track 2: Great song 10
Track 3: Chill vibes 8 or 9
Track 4: This is insane 9 or 10
Track 5: ... read more

What a beautiful, heartbreaking, comforting, yearning, peaceful, bleak, and masterful piece of art.

Favorites: yep

Track 1: dead winter forest vibes. Very sobering song to me 10
Track 2: beautiful 10
Track 3: excellent song 9
Track 4: this guy is an incredible vocalist 9 or 10
Track 5: wowwwww 10
Track 6: love the loud/soft of this one 8 or 9
Track 7: amazing interlude 9
Track 8: folk 😭 10
Track 9: this shii makes me cry EVERY TIME 20++++

This album is 50% beautiful ambient synthy meditations that fill my mind with beautiful colors and landscapes, and the other 50% is half-baked IDM songs with no progression. I don't have a profound hatred for the IDM cuts, but I think the truly special parts of this album just make them so much more boring. Overall a mixed bag, but it has some of their best songs ever.

Favorites: 1, 6, 8, 9, 11

Track 1: Massive and strange atmosphere. Love the distant pads, groovy percussion, and fluid ... read more

This one always hits me emotionally. Its such a longing and melancholy record. Great production, instrumentation, vocals, lyrics, the works. Excellent album.

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Track 1: Devastating 12
Track 2: Peak road trip song 10
Track 3: Peak take-off song 10
Track 4: Chill vibe 9
Track 5: Oh man 10
Track 6: This one should be called floating 10
Track 7: Fun song. 8 or 9
Track 8: Potentially the greatests song ever 13
Track 9: Good. 8
Track 10: Feels way different than track three 9 or 10

Psychedelic pop masterpiece. Beautiful and pristine production front to back with no skips. A modern classic

Favorites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

Track 1: Excellent song. 9 or 10
Track 2: Kind of an interlude but I love it 10
Track 3: That outro is brain melting 9 or 10
Track 4: Wow 10
Track 5: This is a masterpiece 11
Track 6: Good interlude. 8 or 9
Track 7: Yep 10
Track 8: Worst so far 8 or 9
Track 9: TOO SHORT 10
Track 10: Love that chorus 8 or 9
Track 11: DAYUMMMM 11
Track 12: Worst on ... read more

I don’t often create scenes and scenarios with music, but for some reason this album made that a lot easier for me. The vast and empty soundscapes paired with the broken transmission and sailing motifs paint an unmistakable picture of the ocean in my mind. I was completely immersed throughout this entire listen, and I will be returning to this many many times.

Favorites: 1, 4, 10, but kinda all of them

Track 1: There is so much depth to this soundscape, it’s amazing. Very ... read more

This album definitely felt like a cohesive experience. The second disc absolutely CLEARS the first, it’s crazy how different they were in quality. This thing is also long as FUCK, and it feels that way. Some phenomenal tracks along the way. Overall, its an experience that I would go back to, but not often.

Favorites: 1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10

Track 1: Soothing but uncanny 9
Track 2: I am somewhere I shouldn't be 9 or 10
Track 3: Damn 12
Track 4: There's some beautiful ... read more

Second best rock record of all time. Incredible

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Track 1: Fantastic opener. 10
Track 2: Super catchy and explosive 10
Track 3: Its so suave 9 or 10
Track 4: That ending is so electrifying 10
Track 5: So intense. 9
Track 6: I don't think the guitars on the chorus have enough gain 10
Track 7: So much excess and indulgence on here. Its amazing 10
Track 8: Sounds like a parody of a Ford commercial but way more badass 11
Track 9: yeah man 10
Track 10: What a finale 9 or 10

Might be the finest production/mixing I've ever heard. Also happy 28th

Favorites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10

Track 1: Holy shit what an opener. 13
Track 2: Sound design on here is incredible 9 or 10
Track 3: Wowww 10
Track 4: I am horny 10
Track 5: Very cool interlude. A great excuse to flex production chops 8
Track 6: Kind of a nine inch nails vibe for a second on here 8 or 9
Track 7: Yeah I hear that snare 8
Track 8: Another super cool track 8 or 9
Track 9: When that snare comes in... 9 or ... read more

Bro was 23 when he made this, AND its from 1973, AND it still holds up perfectly.

Favorites: all except 6

Track 1: Great. 8 or 9
Track 2: Wowwww 9 or 10
Track 3: Undeniable. 9 or 10
Track 4: Peak music 10
Track 5: Another fantastic track 9
Track 6: Least fav so far but still excellent. 8
Track 7: That's why he's the goat bro 10
Track 8: Love this one 10
Track 9: Super chill and soothing song. 9 or 10

Peak dream pop. A few drops in quality along the way in my opinion but nothing even remotely bad on here. Amazing album

Favorites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10

Track 1: Yeah man 10
Track 2: Nice bassline. Beautiful stuff 9
Track 3: Her voice is incredible on here. Love the faster tempo 9 or 10
Track 4: I love this one so much 10
Track 5: Yeah man 10
Track 6: Great song. 8
Track 7: That last minute is transcendent 11
Track 8: More peak music 9 or 10
Track 9: Least fav 7 or 8
Track 10: Love the two ... read more

Really didn't dig most of this one. The highlights are some of his best songs, with Alberto probably being his best, but the rest was completely unremarkable to me. Overall something I would not return to outside of my favorites.

Favorites: 1, 9, 10

Track 1: Awesome song. Love the drums and the melody. 8 or 9
Track 2: I kind of like the strings 6
Track 3: These drums are tuff 6 or 7
Track 4: Kinda cool 6
Track 5: This really hurts but I like it 6 or 7
Track 6: Porn!!!!!!!!! 6
Track 7: I ... read more

This album feels like its telling a story, which is its strongest aspect. The sequencing and variety of these songs makes for probably their most cohesive album. Its a lot more melodic than their other stuff too. Mad respect

Favorites: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8

Track 1: Great opener. Lots of detail, and an actual melody (!!!) 9
Track 2: Holy time signature. Love how busy this one is 9
Track 3: Incredible drums. Lots of emotions on here, beautiful song 9 or 10
Track 4: Greatest song of all time 7
Track ... read more

Super solid IDM album with good range and great production. It doesn't have its own defined soundscape like any of their other albums, which makes it unique in their catalog nonetheless. Less extreme highs and lows than some of their other projects too, its for sure one of their most consistent albums. Great stuff

Favorites: 1, 2, 4, 7, 9

Track 1: Love this one 9
Track 2: Grew on me like crazy 9 or 10
Track 3: Love the strings at the very end 7 or 8
Track 4: Love the main synth sound and ... read more