Noumena

Noumena

Barren Wastes & Umbral Planes
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Oval - 94diskont.
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Pinned Review

The Gerogerigegege - 燃えない灰 [Moenai Hai]
95

“It has always seemed to me that my existence consisted purely and exclusively of nothing but the most outrageous nonsense.”
-Thomas Ligotti

Uncertainty is a fact when approaching art. There's simply too much to compute between perspectives, elements, and contexts for much of anything solid to be built. However, every once in a while an artist is able to either see this ephemeral reality, or at least be inspired by it unknown to themselves (which one Juntaro is I don't ... read more

Recent Reviews

Various Artists - The Fire This Time
100

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Oval - 94diskont.
65

Interesting textures on a dreamy but somewhat empty atmosphere. It'll have to grow on me.

Bowery Electric - Beat
80

Captivating in the most mystical yet raw way. Driving through the concrete skeletal remains of urban sprawl.
The more shoegaze elements, such as on Empty Words, open a kind of yearning for something unspoken and vast. Yet, every other element seems to pull the opposite direction. Lyrics that inspire a lethargy, drum samples that march endlessly without looking up, and synths that hover only close, scared of the sky. When the album leans into Trip Hop it's immediacy is hypnotic. When it ... read more


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