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I'll be honest, it's very rare for me to not know how to feel about an album in some way shape or form, but this is one of those instances. It happens a lot with Phil's music honestly, with Microphones in 2020 and Wind's Poem eliciting similar reactions. I feel like a huge part of it for me is just how noisy the record is, which normally I like, but for some reason this time around it feels weird. Phil's no stranger to noise, but usually it's a lot more raw and ... read more

My first Hirasawa album, of which he has many of, not counting his work on Berserk. More than likely anyone who knows who Susumu Hirasawa is comes from his work on the Berserk soundtrack, from the beloved electro-orchestral bulldozer of an OP with Forces to his darkly medieval yet electronic-industrial soundtrack work throughout the anime. While it's easy to see Hirasawa's unique musical voice from his soundtrack work, nothing will prepare you for this album - Technique of Relief. ... read more

Screamo is the kind of genre that often isn't seen in the best light, even for myself it's not exactly a genre I often gravitate toward. It's emotionally aggressive and a lot of the times that it's only appeal, as there isn't much else to latch onto besides the emotions they try to portray. With that in mind, not only is The Moon is a Dead World the best screamo record I've ever heard, the recent revisit and subsequent listens since then has locked this in as one ... read more

EDIT [90 -> 78] Unlike Turq's previous project, I haven't been going back to this one outside of some highlights and while I still really like it, it's not a 90. The experience of listening to it early probably helped my excitement a lot. Don't get me wrong though, still great album!

Pre-ordered off of Bandcamp and absolutely worth it. Initial thoughts, while it's gonna take a while to fully grow on me upon repeated listens much like Se Bueno did (an album I have ... read more