diving_station

somehow i've been converted to a sombr fan 😭 radio killed the noise musician frfr
originally i didn't like this album that much, i thought this dude was a promising musician but the deeper cuts were very disappointing even if the singles (namely "back to friends", which is still one of the best pop songs i've ever heard) were very strong and it didn't help that around that time, he was in controversy for some rather concerning behavior during live performances ... read more

thanks to @vitaj for recommending me this LP!!!!! sorry i didn't like it but i'll explain a little bit
i can appreciate how messy this album is, particularly with the subject matter (which seems to be suicidal ideation?), and to an extent this is somewhat effective, but holy shit i hate the sound here!!!

this feels like it's trying way too hard to be disturbing, particularly with the weird vocalizations, unnecessary loudness, and MIDI-sounding squeaking throughout nearly every ... read more

this is pretty good!!! sounds like a 90s harsh noise album you'd find on cassette honestly, à la oubliette or torturing nurse's "eerie"
could maybe use some work since it's a little basic compositionally but i'm not complaining as someone who makes harsh noise music myself

very nice-sounding album, it literally sounds like a yaoi visual novel but more chronically online and the creators were doomscrolling on tumblr 24/7 while making it, it's not really as conceptual or emotional as "deep dark trench" or "WWW" but it's just a really nice little album
and "soft" has to be one of the hardest openers of the decade so far, like come onnnnn it's so good what the fuck, "tumblr" and "not enough" are also ... read more