I think this album is where Autechre make a completely standalone piece of art for the first time. I love the first 4 tracks so much, they set the tone of the record impeccably and allow the other songs to deviate a little I think Stud and Rsdio are both too long, and I think Overand isn't really my kind of ambient, but I see how all 3 of those songs add to the world this album makes. Excellent stuff.

Favorites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

Track 1: Its the year 2100. Humanity is extinct, but their ... read more

Very important album to me. Goes insanely hard.

Favorites: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12

Track 1: 9
Track 2: 9
Track 3: 10
Track 4: 8
Track 5: 9
Track 6: 9
Track 7: 10
Track 8: 8 or 9
Track 9: 9 or 10
Track 10: kill people 10
Track 11: 8
Track 12: 9
Track 13: 9

Very creative and fun album. Madlib really flexes his production muscles on here, drawing samples from all kinds of sources and styles and making it feel and sound cohesive. I liked how most songs weren't super long and dense, this made the album really easy to follow. Doom's wordplay is hypnotic and his voice fits the instrumentals really well. I thought some songs were kinda corny and some were a little boring. Overall a great album, and probably one of my favorite rap ... read more

I like this substantially more than MoP. I thought this was a far more energetic and effective album, with a good amount of range between songs. Great album.

Favorites: 1, 3, 4, 7

Track 1: Crazy opener. Lots of energy 9
Track 2: Decent, not in love with it 7
Track 3: Love the slower pace of this one 9
Track 4: Lots of range 8 or 9
Track 5: Good, wasn't too long. 7 or 8
Track 6: I dunno 6 or 7
Track 7: Their best song 10
Track 8: Awesome closer. 8

Decent album. I would have like a bit more variety in the instrumentals on the middle songs, they got long and boring after a few minutes. The highs on here are iconic and amazing though. Maybe today was just an off day for me.

Favorites: 1, 2, 7

Track 1: Great opener 8
Track 2: Undeniable 8 or 9
Track 3: Wasnt super into it 6 or 7
Track 4: Solid 7
Track 5: Super long 6 or 7
Track 6: Ehhh 6
Track 7: This was dope as hell 9
Track 8: Good 7 or 8

Brutal but beautiful. Some of the best performances and production I've ever heard. Perfect album

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Track 1: Yeah man 11
Track 2: When they start speeding up in the second half 10
Track 3: Genuinely the most disgusting riff I've ever heard 10
Track 4: Amazing change of pace. Bass sounding like a diesel engine 10
Track 5: Relentless 9
Track 6: Love the way this one switched up 9 or 10
Track 7: Good 8 or 9
Track 8: Masterpiece 11
Track 9: Another beautiful change of pace ... read more

Everyone is at the top of their game. The heavy ass guitar and bass, the flawless drumming from Bill, the sax, strings, trumpet, vocals, EVERYTHING is masterfully executed. The pacing is completely watertight except for the first half of Providence, which in context of the album I find unsettling and brilliant. I feel the same about the buildup on Starless. Overall a damn near perfect record.

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Track 1: DAYUMMMMM 10
Track 2: This one was structured so well. I love everything ... read more

I was stupid for having this at a 60 for so long. The first 3 songs are some of the best progressive rock songs I've ever heard, and for them to have been made in the 60s is unreal. The last two I'm less crazy about, they both has some amazing moments but a few long sections that I thought were boring and disrupted the flow of the album. Overall I'm very impressed and have been sleeping on this.

Favorites: 1, 2, 3

Track 1: This was dope 9 or 10
Track 2: Very whimsical and ... read more

Soul crushingly dark album. The production fits the songs so well, and Beth gives some of her best vocal performances yet. Even as a drastic departure from their previous style, it's their best album.

Favorites: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11

Track 1: Starts off so creepy, turns into this mournful and defeated piece. Crazy work 9 or 10
Track 2: Eerie. The tonal whiplash between verses and bridges makes my hair stand up. 9
Track 3: This song sounds how black and white night vision looks, muted ... read more

MBV are the masters at repeating the same thing over and over and making it engaging. All these songs have simple song structures but super dense instrumentals and long chord progressions. I think its genius. Brilliant album.

Favorites: 1, 2, 4, 7, 9

Track 1: One of the most comforting songs I've ever heard 12
Track 2: Long ass chord progression. Could listen to it all day 10
Track 3: Sweltering 8 or 9
Track 4: Beautiful stuff, I could sleep 9 or 10
Track 5: Waw waw waw waw waw 8 or ... read more

One of the first albums I remember falling in love with. Bought the CD when I was 16 at a garage sale and my favorites off this album have been in constant rotation since. Amazing guitar sound and playing, Jimmy Chamberlin goes off all over this thing too. AMAZING

Favorites: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13

Track 1: Yep 11
Track 2: This one goes hard 8 or 9
Track 3: This one sounds so happy 9 or 10
Track 4: Its that riff bro 10
Track 5: This guitar tone is insane 10
Track 6: Weakest on record for ... read more

This is their creepiest and funnest album. I feel like the atmospheres and instrumentals are, for the most part, less soul-crushing and more theatrical, which makes for a lighter experience. (the soul crushing element is best demonstrated on Third) This theatricality is the most over-the-top on Half Day Closing, but its best when more subdued like on the other tracks. Undenied and Mourning Air both have that emotional gut punch feeling that songs like Roads gave me on Dummy. Only You might be ... read more

In my opinion, this is their deep-listening album. There is a tremendous amount of detail in these songs, and less of an emphasis on groove and more on texture. The sound palette on here is so strange too. It feels less robotic and computerized, and more organic and soft. I always come out of this record liking it, but I never like it as much when I'm actually listening to it. I still feel like I need to "get into" this album even though I've probably heard it 20 times. ... read more

My favorite of theirs. Pacing is beautiful, this album really feels like its telling a story. Part 3 is incredible and the other parts support it very well. An excellent album.

Track 1: Hypnotic. Really good intro. 8 or 9
Track 2: Super chill and meditative. Great playing 9 or 10
Track 3: Damnnnn 10
Track 4: Sleep 8

One of the most important albums in my life. A lengthy and methodical exploration of love, spirituality, and groove. The pacing on this is masterful, for an 80 minute record this feels short. Rest in peace to one of the greatest to ever do it. Perfect album.

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Track 1: Yeah man 11
Track 2: Great groove, super consistent 9
Track 3: All three of em went crazy 8 or 9
Track 4: Hypnotic. 10
Track 5: It's just perfect music 10
Track 6: Dope song 9
Track 7: I could die RIGHT NOW ... read more

We have NEVER been this back before

Stimulation, anticipation, plateau, climax, clarity.

I definitely see how much influence this album had on a billion genres. I think the Maggot Brain solo alone has touched almost all corners of popular music. Excellent playing and vocals across the board. The mixing was a little weird and the pacing wasn't great, but I really enjoyed this up until around halfway through Wars of Armageddon. Overall a great album.

Favorites: 1, 3, 5

Track 1: This flew by. Hypnotizing and brilliant. 10
Track 2: Lots of different vocal styles. Fun! 8
Track 3: ... read more

For such a long album this was sequenced very well. The album never got stale, there were just songs I liked more than others. Consistently good, no bad songs, and I would return to most of these songs. But it is a huge time commitment to listen to, and I thought a lot of the songs in the last quarter weren't holding up as well. Overall a beautiful and immersive album.

Favorites: 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30

Track 1: Good intro. 7 or 8
Track 2: Never got ... read more

Gorgeous album. Only complaint is that a lot of the songs didn't have that post-rock song structure, which is what I love from this band. Still an incredible album.

Favorites: 1, 2, 4, 7, 9

Track 1: Incredible intro 10
Track 2: Music does not get better than this 12
Track 3: Absolute cinema 9
Track 4: Otherworldly and gorgeous. 10
Track 5: Top 40 in arendelle type beat 7 or 8
Track 6: Amazing 9
Track 7: They actually doin too much with this one 11
Track 8: Beautiful stuff 9 or 10
Track ... read more