Ntytwe

In 55 minutes, fakemink brings nothing of value in his new album Terrified . Almost every song sounds the same, with the same monotone high-pitched voice, with the same stale jerk beat. Occasionally some woman comes out and says some random bullshit that correlates to whatever story the album had, and every appearance stops the album to a grinding halt. There is one that is 7 whole minutes long, and it’s the most agonising thing I’ve heard this year. There’s no sequencing, no ... read more

JUMP is fine, but not their best. GO feels like a ripoff of something better. Me and my is a ripoff of something better. Champion is a total mess. Fxxxboy is unacceptable.

Fav: JUMP
Least: Fxxxboy

CARE-005
(This is a review of the bonus tracks only. Link to original album review: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/ntytwe/album/360376-jook-til-i-die/)

If the main album isn’t enough for you, the care re-release has the pleasure of providing 3 extra tracks. The James Blake remix is nice, keeping the haunting vocal ‘oohs’ while sliding a standard jungle breakbeat under it. A fresh reinvention of the song. The Doomsday remix is not as good as the James Blake remix, but ... read more

Feels more like a regression for 2slimey. I was really impressed by More Anxiety because even with the extreme bass, the mix sounds more balanced and not like the complete blasts of noise of past releases. This sounds like if More Anxiety never existed, and 2slimey instead makes the mix way more distorted and messier than usual. It sounds like a joke. Very disappointed.