Early Bladee’s melodicism was a very important (and volatile) aspect in his music, as shown in this album. Most tracks were very hit or miss, it really depended on how Bladee’s cadence combines with his flow and accent, so in a lot of these early days his music sounded quite weird. Probably one of the most unapproachable and experimental albums he’s made, with very odd vocal melodies, awkward layering and rapping taking a forefront in most of the album. it’s a good ... read more
Just as perfect as I remembered it to be, rating it now since I couldn’t really remember much in regards to the starting songs, as my first listen was before I had an aoty or rym account
Lot of tracks drone out too long without anything of interest happening, would be much better if they had added more elements to the music. Nonetheless still a very well composed album, though not preferable in the context of their discography.
Simplistic and very effective, great cold atmosphere with very forward thinking electronic elements, Kraftwerk at their best
A very special album to say the least, the recording feels like it was dragged down into hell itself, and while it does make it insanely atmospherical and unique it also makes some of the tracks a bit too indiscernible for my own liking. Will probably listen to it later on, after further experience with bdm to see if my opinion has changed, but for now it stays at above average
Very laid back, unornamented slacker rock album that strips its genre to its simplest while also providing worthwhile lyrical expression and satire. While I wish they doted more on some of their more interesting topics, I do understand that it could damage their ethos as a super laid back slacker rock band. There’s nothing really experimental or super unique in this release besides the lofi recording quality of this album, which is such as shame as I would’ve really loved to see ... read more
While not being as well composed or as unique as his future endeavors, this album is a great introduction to Tom Waits and his (mostly) logical evolution as an artist. The melodies are nice and the lyricism is strong and very potently sombre, which make this album a well fit journey for anyone wanting to get into his discography. It doesn’t get old very quickly, and is surprisingly a very palatable album. As an introduction to Tom Waits’ ethos, this album does a near perfect job at ... read more
A worthwhile album that doesn’t fall to the perils of shallowness like most other serene sounding albums do. Very simplistic and natural instruments siphon a feeling of calmness to the listener while not making it overtly obvious that such is one of its primary purposes. Very airy, clean singing from Ichiko Aoba, in many instances she draws out her vocals to build this very relaxed, warm and deeply personal soundscape. Very natural progression in most songs and great album pacing, while ... read more
I’d quite like it if there wasn’t so much shit going on, quite frankly this project is teetering on the thin line that discerns wether I like it or not, and while hopeful, I’m not quite sure if the line is gonna move to me liking it more. Don’t get me wrong, this is a highly impressive project and it’s quite frankly insane that that real humans made this, but it’s just a tad bit excessive in some aspects such as the drumming. And while it isn’t any ... read more
Y’know, before listening to this album I never really understood Billy Woods nor the reputation around his oeuvres. I almost always chalked him up as another boring abstract hip hop “society is shit and we fucking suck” type rapper that only rapped over the same “five second jazz/soul sample that goes on for 5+ minutes without anything new” The Alchemist type beats but after this album I’ve revalued his entire discography and have found much more nuance than ... read more
A great album that suffers from the very popular (and infectious) case in metal of “not warranting its length”. Many drone metal and blackgaze releases suffer from such a disease, but you’re probably wondering why I’m saying a 39 minute (not very long) brutal death metal album suffers from such. I mean, didn’t I give Pierced From Within an 88? That shits 45 minutes, how is that any different!
I’m not sure if this is because I’m not adjusted to this ... read more
Ranking The Dillinger Escape Plan Pt 4: Option Paralysis
Hell yeah man that’s what I want! It seems like they’ve finally balanced the Mathcore and Alternative Metal elements in a way where they don’t interfere with each other, which is just swell. The Mathcore is up to standards, and so is the alt metal but in this case it actually complements the music by giving the listener some sparse breaks in between all the madness. It serves the album well too as it helps the listener ... read more
Ranking The Dillinger Escape Plan Pt 3: Ire Works
TDEP push forward and experiment further, now adding elements of avant- Garde metal and jazz into their songs. While being quite contrived at times (tracks 5 to 8) this album still provides us with a great experience, even if it isn’t as mathcore centered as their prior releases. It’s an enjoyable project for sure, wish some motifs were explored further but I feel like they already packed enough content to satisfy me & many ... read more
Ranking The Dillinger Escape Plan Pt 2: Miss Machine
Same technicality, but now in a more controlled manner with less post-hardcore and more alt metal. The albums practically the same as Calculating Infinity just a bit more boring and with a ton more singing. The alt metal elements in this album pissed me off at times, in some songs you have these sick mathcore riffs which just then transition to the new vocalist (Greg Puciato) wearily singing like Trent Reznor or Chino Moreno (nothing wrong ... read more
Ranking The Dillinger Escape Plan Pt 1: Calculating Infitity
Yes I’ll be doing a part by part series of listening to TDEP, I’ll provide a short review but don’t expect much, I can’t even comprehend what the fuck they’re doing half the time.
TDEP’s debut album offers us with a refined blend of mathcore combined with sporadic bits of post-hardcore in a mishmash that could’ve only been thought of by a band such as this. While I’m not a huge fan of ... read more
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