EDIT:
Okay, this is a little embarrassing to admit, but you can pretty much disregard my entire initial review. My opinion on Inferno has marginally improved since its release, and I don’t have nearly as much of a problem with the vocal samples as I did on my first listen. Father and Son in particular grew on me a lot. I also rescind my point of it not having many 10/10 tracks, as I now consider four songs on the tracklist to be perfect; Father and Son, Naraka, Blood in the Labyrinth, ... read more
I just learned of Aube’s methods of making music, where he used a single audio source for the entirety of each of his albums (water, lamps, paper, etc.) and I’m thoroughly impressed. This dude is so cool and creative. I will now listen to his entire discography.
Genuinely captivating and unique noise album. This is my first time listening to Aube and it won’t be my last. Picked this one out because I was really drawn to the cover art, which I find to be incredibly beautiful and alluring. The YouTube upload specifically looks even prettier due to the saturation being bumped up.
But yeah, the noise is great. Each track has its own identity rather than the album being fully cohesive for an hour, which in this genre can sometimes be a detriment, ... read more
Found out about Tila Tequila through a reddit thread discussing artists who’ve never made a good song in their career, and after listening to this, I disagree. It’s not the greatest thing I’ve ever heard but there are plenty of fun moments. I really love the chorus on Rat Room.
On the 5th anniversary of 9/11, IPG dropped a pretty solid EP. That’s Her in particular is great. The only thing that drags the EP down a bit is the Bent remix at the end. That cut was merely okay.