An EP that is made of leftovers from "Deep Dark Trench" and then put as bonus tracks on the casette edition of the said album. They're not really for me but some people definitely enjoy them.
One of the first vaporwave album I've ever listened to, and I've been a fan of christtt ever since. The sampling work is insane and some parts really show how christtt is able to sample quite literally anything and make it flow well.
The production on this album is top-tier and the cover really explains the style of it a lot; Lush, jungle-ish full of drums that sound very...ritual I'd say? MIKE's rapping and flow really fits the beat selection too.
It just hurts seeing someone so beloved by nearly everyone go down like this, it's just endless AI vocals and overall it's very bleak-sounding except for the beat on BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, could've really went to anybody else.
Finally listened to the album my dad's been recommending me ever since i was 12 (?), it's pretty good british breakbeat but I don't see myself returning to anything besides the first two songs.
Great digicore project from an artist that mostly did Indie music before that, shows that making a different genred album outside of your comfort zone can really help
First two songs are great Flashcore songs, but after that it detoriates in sound and becomes worse and worse as it goes on, and the interludes don't help it too.
It's just a typical Merzbow release, I only listened to it because my favorite kind of bird is on the cover. That's it. That's the reason i listened to it.
Didn't expect a Beach Boys-based Mashup/Instrumental Hip Hop with J Dilla tier production to be that good, the concept itself might be weird but it's really well made actually
Kind of a mixed bag with some good songs here and there, Pigfuck as a genre is great but Big Black never really clicked with me well.
Great album from start to finish, recommending to do it in one sitting though. It's 7 hours of ambient/folk music that sounds like it was taken from tribes that are way ahead of our understanding of music. I don't really see that much hate for it outside of its length, which is kinda unnecesary
Jane's 2021 debut album is a great example of pushing boundaries to its maximum. It's noisy, glitchy and really complex in sound. Some songs like "movies for guys", "kodak moment" and "can you tell?" really innovated the new sphere of indie music as we know it today.
Oneohtrix Point Never really shows what he's capable of on this 2011 LP. From masterful sampling (example Nassau) to simple but beautiful ambient tracks (Submersible, Andro), he has risen to be one of the godfathers of Vapor and all the other genres that sprouted from it.
Two generational artist collaborating for a 2 hour live performance? Sign me up!
"Rock Dream" is already considered a classic by many, and I do really understand that. The last two songs are pure perfection. Nothing is truly better than them. It's loud, unapologetic and can be crowned as one of the best records of all time
Every song on this LP takes you on a long, cold hike around the various unknown mountainous areas. You can feel the warmth and pure, raw emotion in Phil's vocals and instruments, which really solidify the album's importance as it was the last album under the "The Microphones" name before switching to the "Mount Eerie" alias.
I don't really know why "Pulse Demon" is more popular than this. It is easily Merzbow's best work (not counting collabs because "Rock Dream", duh). The sound feel the same but with more layers of Industrial instruments (look Klo Ken Phantasie and I Lead You Towards Glorious Times), the entire record has lots of consistency, but I do remember being weirded out by the sample (?) used in Slave New Desart.
I first thought of Post-Hardcore as a hit/miss genre, but this LP was an absolute hit in my books. The vocals take inspiration from the Windmill Scene (look Maruja and Black Midi), while also grabbing the concepts of the No Wave scene and making it a lot harsher. The length of the songs absolutely justify the sound, the emotion and the overwhelming loudness and riffs.
This LP by Big Thief's member is living proof of why solo work from band members can compete with their band work, and "songs" is a prime example. The soundscape is lush, the whole vibe and the voice of Adrianne feels like you're taking a morning stroll in the woods in spring, and it all feels so lively too. I'm glad seeing this album get popularity it deserves.
What happens if you combine one of the best works ever, squish it into a 35 minute live performance with harsher, more captivating production? You get Boris performing "flood". Words cannot begin to describe how in awe I am with this LP, It's just too beautiful to grasp the entirety of its majesty. Best album of all time, period.
I heard a theory somewhere that the 4 parts represent the 4 stages of a flood, and I kinda understand why.
Flood I is a repeating riff, echoing around and kinda going nowhere, and it represents a flood slowly coming but not yet.
Flood II takes a slower approach compared to their older work, I've always seen it represent a slow tide, but an alert that a bigger wave can always come.
Flood III picks up the pace of Flood II, but takes it up 10 notches at ~6:30, the drop always reminded me ... read more