Boris harnesses one of the most killer & fitting metal soundscapes that I've ever heard before, in adherence to the slowcore & post rock stylings of the record they make up for a lack of speed with maximum impact in tonality. A stunning viscera that few metal bands of any generation have been able to harness. Flood in general harnesses a lot of cliche approaches but delivers them with a breadth of sound & tightness of execution that you hardly notice. It's a record I can ... read more
Coming around to the coveted and much beloved “Live” At The Village Vanguard" after spending so much time last year digging deep into the master’s discography feels really special. I really enjoy checking out neat gems as well as the masterpieces but at some point, you have to treat yourself and what a treat this was! Coltrane was yet to fully submerge himself into the depths of spiritual & free jazz, thus this recording becomes a pretty special album in the context ... read more
Impeccable production, captures the totality of a starry night filled with melancholic longing & romantic memories. Each element be it strings, keys, vocals, synths or drums fit wonderfully into this sea of texture, something so familiar & simple yet delicately composed, with just enough detail to evade this from feeling too sentimental. Alas, the second to last song is forgettable in comparison to literally everything else but it’s forgivable given the quality of everything else ... read more
Holy fuck her voice is so engrossing alongside the excellent percussion!
Internal desolation creates a corrosive, fleeting catharsis, carved out of a caustic fire & fury. Excels in encapsulating one half of the groups aesthetic & emotional interests
A marvel of conceptual & tonal complexity. One that is guided with a masters hand by Björk’s most consistently strong vocal performance to date. She lets these songs breathe like never before with atmospheres that don’t grab you by the horns, she puts total trust in her audience to willingly sit and explore them. The rewards are fruitful but it requires a much more intentional participation than any of her previous albums. The minimal soundscapes are routinely filled to the ... read more
"As neat as an expansion from their self titled as this is, The Mars Volta continue to fail to tap into a sound that captures anything close to the quality they had before."
Listen...I'm as shocked as anyone to be saying what I'm about to say, but god damnit this is the most misunderstood release of the 2020's.
"Dirty Profit; The Eyes of the Void"
"Dirty Money; The Eyes of Emptiness"
A meditative, 18 piece odyssey through a loss of self through a ... read more
So much of my musical consumption is caked in depressing darkness or high velocity intensity. So to find a record that is unafraid to touch on personal tragedy & inner darkness that resonates on a vulnerable level and yet leaves me feeling lush sincerity and genuine happiness is a fear I can’t take for granted. it should be no surprise that I'd attach myself to its hip. I've delayed my reviews for several recent albums, this and Squid chiefly. As there's so much I had ... read more
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Miles’s final acoustic record marks a peak of the groups collaborative efforts in unfamiliar fashion. Davis steps back from the songwriting process and Shorter completely holds his own. Nefertiti, Fall & Pinocchio are all amazing tracks which showcase a beauty among freneticism. One of the chief qualities that jazz can achieve better than many other genres. There is a very disparate mood among the opening cut that makes me feel so beguiled by the feelings it ... read more
GOLDSTAR epitomizes everything they've been trying to build across their catalog, the corrupt nature of greed, avant garde combinations of progressive rock & black metal, on the fly creative decisions, building sluggishly horrifying worlds that have the power to overwhelm you with the speed & size of their corrosive power, whilst bewildering you in the next moment with dry & twisted grooves that will leave you quenched and puzzled for any semblance of normality. All of which ... read more
While bearing the cliche's that have stagnated the genre's it takes from for over a decade at this point. I can't lie and say I didn't have fun with this. The worst this album offers is the predictable songwriting & structures. At their best they apply the formula well and the rest is at least passively enjoyable, but not memorable. Their production isn't totally washed out & the performances find enough room for groove and intensity with that dense djent ... read more
Uber clean, but brilliant in moments. I can see this one growing on me overtime. Also shoutout to George Coleman! Although this album is seen as the debut for MIles 2nd great quintet while missing Wayne Shorter. Coleman though really sells some pretty and moving work here. Surprisingly though it was Herbie Hancock who consistently stood out to me as the best player here. He just sweeps you off your feet and my ears locked in whenever he was given time for a solo. It also can't be ... read more
Transcendence lies within walls of wailing. Deafheaven did not disappoint after releasing two of the best singles of the year so far. I'm happy to say that this album stands as an exercise in teeth gritting beauty! A quality that's pretty familiar to Deafheaven by now, but instead of striving for the feelings of being lost amongst the apocalypse like "Sunbather" I think they strike a greater balance towards a more approachable style of metal. One where the mix emphasizes the ... read more
Simple, but expressive & shifting in the formula's of bop thanks to the new musicians Mile's brought in. While none of them have reached the artistic prowess of what they would go on to do later, each of them is still able to tease out much of what they would go on to be well known for. Tony's spirited drums, Carter's ability to do so much more than just stick to the beat, Herbie's ability to sweep you off your feet in the matter of a few notes and Miles being ... read more
Following this like the structure of an accompanying piece and not as a stand alone studio album provides an immense benefit to the album experience. It's Davis at his most measured tonally. Working alongside Evans to bring the best out of each other and the results are stunningly moody, eerie & melancholic yet beautiful all the same. Love the floating flute solo's, Chamber's bass work, which is so natural and smoky, it really adds a flavor of jazz macabre that truly marks ... read more
Its gloomy atmosphere is so specific and unique, the sticky instrumentation & the demented lyrics that cast a long and deep shadow across each song. I still can't wrap my head around how they clash punk with gothic aesthetics, despite numerous listens at this point. With that being said, I must confess that I don't find myself blown away by the darkness of this project which may just be a result of the classic punk fusion steering things too far into the danceable...but I'm ... read more
The first half of this is top 3 Phil Elverum, but that also means the record remains top heavy and doesn’t come together to form a memorable whole. The black metal and mellow vibes here are nigh unparalleled though.
Harnesses the mystique and power of The Glowing Man & the potential that "The Beggar" laid down with taking a much more gentle approach to its melodicism, further incorporating and meshing the approach of "White Light" in with this new era.
If "The Seer" dissolved into madness, "To Be Kind" exploded in a blaze of glory & "The Glowing Man" transcended from the ashes & into the unknown, then I think "Birthing" will see the ... read more
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