Similar to Invisible Connections, another experimental release of what is basically ambience, this is essentially 39 minutes of Vangelis playing with his gear. While Invisible Connections technically has a lot less substance, I find this one lacking far more in direction. There are some nice musical passages sprinkled here and there that last about 4 seconds, but even the experimental nature of this album isn't enticing. Evident by other work, Vangelis "experimenting" can work ... read more

Extremely consistent both production and rapping-wise. This album follows a pretty vast formula that pumps out such refined, admirable hip hop. It's some of the most down to earth, conscious, and introspective hip hop music that I've heard come out of the 2000s. Now all that said, I don't think it's absolutely amazing. I might give it relisten to revise thoughts in the future, but despite it's qualities, I don't think it delivers the absolute best sound some of the ... read more

I'm so glad this is good. Don toliver's previous few releases provided a handful of great stuff, but I've never really enjoyed one of his albums front to back to the point where I'd care to talk about it. This one's different. On HARDSTONE PSYCHO, there's more effort, more exciting material, and as a result, better music. This has some of Don's best songs to date such as "TORE UP" and of course the banger lead single "BANDIT". This album offers some very solid trap ... read more

I don't even know how to rate this song. His metaphor for women's oppression was indescribably out of pocket but it's actually good musically. So like...what?

A beautifully reflective song.

Kind of a mixed bag. At times it feels low effort but not really. It doesn't carry the energy of his hardest work, and Sosa isn't putting so much umph into his vocals, but there is evidence that he's actually trying to make something quality here. "Rawlings", "Uh Uh", "Sky Sky", and "Tragedies", which went absolutely crazy, especially with it's production, were all very solid tracks. Even "Letter" was dope, the instrumental being purely what ... read more

Absolute perfection.

The in game ultimate battle music is one of the best songs in a game ost ever.

5TH AMNDMNT randomly blew me away. It was one of the most energetic, very well produced, and genuinely enthusiastic rage records I'd heard in a while. This album partially brings the same qualities. I wasn't expecting very much from this release, but it is fairly progressive in the scene of rage. However, I found the biggest issue was some of the really good production demanded way more from HxG. Certain songs like "SwanTon BOMB" and "HI-VOLTAGE" could have been so much more ... read more

The common complaint for this album seems to be that it's too long but I can't say I ever got bored. It's just vibe after vibe after vibe with a fair share of absolutely stunning songs. "Do 2 Me" and "Witchy" back to back was actually eargasmic. This thing is packed with great stuff.

70 --> 75

One of those albums that just sounds better on a revisit. It was good the first time but the vibes really soaked in. It's not a very deep jazz rap album but that's all it really needs to be. There's nothing but great energy here.

Hard, fun, exactly what I want from a new Ski album. Not every track is great but there's a hefty handful of bops here and it's fun from front to back. Ski even slips in some sounds newer to him like "WDYM" and "Let It Breathe" which were pleasant surprises. Also to see such a well put together Juice song in 2024 is a gift. "Wake Up!" is not only packed with energy but it displays a synergy between the two that makes it seem like the two were cooking up together ... read more

This has some seriously hard stuff. For whatever reason, I listened to the second volume The Leek first, and wasn't really impressed, but this brings a lot more to the table. With "Aston Martin", "Colors", "Who Would've Ever Thought", and "24" we get the classic formulaic but hard Sosa, and while I think the project takes a dip in quality during its midway point, it's definitely not bad. The third of those pleasantly surprised with a Future feature which ... read more

This is one of the worst songs I've ever heard but at least it was kinda funny for that.

This album is probably gonna be like ZUU 2 and I'm unfathomably hyped.

Maybe my new favourite jazz album.

Cool Jazz seems to be the subgenre that resonates with me the most, and in exploring what might be a good listen, I came across this. The soft cover and good reception lured me in, but the consistency and and wonderful instrumentation is what kept me engaged. While it is comparatively kind of linear I never found it getting boring or lacking in quality. The plucked string that you find throughout this album isn't my favourite choice of instrumentation, but ... read more

I've heard a few things from BMTH but this is my first experience with an album of theirs. Good choice? Dunno.

I first got a taste of this album hearing the lead single, "Kool-Aid" in the summary video of the new Call of The Dead round 105 record (iykyk also shoutout), and holy shit it bangs. The constant variation in the song to keeps things interesting, the insanely catchy hook, like everything is just so hard about this. I love the glitchy twist this song and the entire album ... read more

Not gonna say it's raising my hopes through the roof but this is a fucking bop. I'm glad em remembered how to put out genuinely fun sounding music.

What the fuck

The title track is easily the best thing on here, and is seriously one of the best things Elvis pumped out in the 60s without a doubt, but it sure as hell doesn't continue like that through the track list. "Vino, Dinero Y Amor" is straight nonsenical garbage. Like take one look at the track list and you can smell the commercial bacteria off it. "The Bullfighter Was a Lady" was one among the tosh that actually carried a decent charm to it. It's one that I could revisit. ... read more