I am not the biggest "brown" fan, as much as I love Ween.
Let me rephrase that: for what they are, ween's brownest records inhabit a niche in the musical ecosystem that no other band ever has (for will for that matter). With that in mind, I have to sit down for a bit and reflect upon what every one of these early ween albums actually mean to me.
And finally, I've come to conclusion.
FUCK THE BROWN STUDO ALBUMS *THIS* SHIT ROCKS
I love white pepper; its my 2nd favorite ween ... read more
Samurai Champloo brought me here ages ago, and now I am come to pay my respects.
Nujabes, an absolute icon of Japanese hip-hop (and in my opinion the paragon of jazz-rap), in collaboration with Shing02 present an absolute whirlpool of emotion and raw passion in what otherwise may seem like an unassuming piece of media from Japan.
The flows, the perfected lo-fi beats, and the lyrics are as good as a representation gets for Nujabes (given his unfortunate early passing) and Shing02's life ... read more
Throughout the dreams and the magic, I alone am the Black Emperor. or something
Parannoul post-rock...need i fucking say more? The perfect fusion of EVERYTHING you can love about both the shoegazey influences of the Noul and the most cacophonous, blasting post-rock compositions.
0 misses
0 bad song choices
100% SEEKING DARKNESS
God everything on here is near perfect: the vocals, the drums, and whoever was producing this. Safe to say that deciding to give this album a listen when I had both ... read more