Expect the rating to change a lot over time, as I've just finished listening to the whole thing.
Started on the 28th of April. This will be a long one, so strap in folks.
1. 清脆的山区水:
With its reverberating cymbals recreating the sound of flowing water and the sporadically melody carrying its own atmosphere, the first track of this compilation starts things off strong.
(April 29th)
2. 金的棕色:
This track is actually nuts: The melody starts off being very subdued and as if ... read more
Short and sweet vaporwave album inspired by the music that would play in teletext menus back in the 90s.
Now, I didn't grow up during that time, when I was a kid, teletext was already terribly outdated with nothing going on in it, but I can still admire this album for sticking to the aesthetic, which people really do resonate with. Some songs are sadly a bit too short with them abruptly ending, which does really create that sense of flicking through different channels though, so I'd ... read more
Wait what this is made by HKE??
Okay so, it seems to me that a lot of people are here because of the name, Floral Shoppe 2. From what I was able to gather, the name was literally just chosen to piss as many people off as possible, as the original name was supposed to be ▣世界から解放され▣ 2 [Freed From the World 2], because this album is supposed to be some sort of response to that.
I wouldn't really call this better, the br'i'ish guy one every track absolutely ... read more
I don't really understand why I thought it was necessary to check this release out, 14 years after being released. I guess the discourse around this album of some calling it the worst vaporwave release ever intrigued me.
Most of this album feels like you kept skimming through a youtube video with your numpad in a worthless effort to make your own songs. Or as if you took the skits of a MF DOOM album, translated them into Japanese, put them onto a CD and then scratched the hell out of ... read more
We are back on my seemingly endless journey through desert sand feels warm at night's discography.
This album appealed to me because of its cover art, it felt very welcoming, which is a feeling that the music itself perfectly managed to capture.
Whilst I was reading the final chapters of The Great Gatsby, this album managed to lure me in with its short and sweet songs, going by in a flash.
鳥類, 獅子 and 天国 were the main standouts for me, even though the last track was a very ... read more
A bit iffy, it could've been executed better and I think Keef's singing was a bit weird