Of the hour and thirty minute run time I only enjoyed a couple tracks totaling in less than 16 minutes. It's steady uninteresting ambience throughout as is pretty standard for what I am familiar with from this artist. But I am dedicated in listening to everything they have to offer. At least I got a little out of this album.
Recs:
- Evolving Light
- Part of You
It's been a while since I listened to a KS album and it may be because of the absence I found this ambient album a lot more appealing than a lot of their previous efforts despite having a damn similar composition. Hey if you can keep me engaged throughout a more than thirty minute track then you are doing something right. Hopefully this marks me having a fonder view of their efforts as I still got plenty of albums until I catch up.
Recs:
- Floated Away/Escaped the Self
- Cloud Rave
- ... read more
Sometimes I give my past self who was dismissive of the ambient genre calling it boring a puzzled look. This shit is so gentle, healing, and ethereal.
Recs:
- Observatory
- Surface Pan
- Humidity
- Hallu
- The Sun XIX
With some strong production and nice voices Say Lou Lou provides a good listening experience with Lucid Dreaming. While generally good I found a few tracks more notable than the solid standard. Overall good stuff.
Recs:
- Glitter
- Julian
- Peppermint
- Hard For a Man
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The three track run of april.#02, airdrop, and deep blue are some fantastic IDM tracks that had me entranced the entire time. Everything else is ok to solid but the three tracks alone are more than enough to call this album a great one!
The Flying Lizards self titled release is an experimental new wave post punk audio journey that isn't afraid to express itself. While only a few songs connected enough for me to want to revisit them, I found the overall experience a worthwhile one.
Recs:
- Her Story
- Money
- Events During the Flood
I realized that I haven't listened to a Bowie album in nearly a year at this point and I want to fix that. So let's see ol David turn into a dancing blonde to New Wave Dance Pop. And because I usually handicap my listening experience by ignoring lyrics I will actually pay closer attention for this album.
So let's not dilly dally and get right into it!
Modern Love:
Just to get it out of the way the production and the way it sounds is fine but doesn't really grab me in any ... read more
Yeah this isn't the most exciting McCartney album in the world, but it's very listenable even if you won't be remembering anything out of it. Production is well done, and Paul is good as always, it just could be less generic. It's ok but could be more engaging.
Some solid DnB nice atmosphere and vibe to it.
Recs:
- A Disappointing Conclusion
- Empty Look In Your Eyes
- Ghost of a Bitter Memory
Some fun inventive New Wave with a track that I am sure you have heard before but couldn't name if you're not already familiar with it. I'm talking about "Genius of Love" and it's so surprising just how forward thinking and ahead of it's time that song really is. There's a few other tracks that's just as fascinating and are well worth your time. All in all a pretty damn good LP with some truly fascinating stuff happening within.
Recs:
- Genius of ... read more
Not bad. Got some stand out tracks that highlights Freddie's talents and the production is stronger than the standard 80's pop rock that is all over this album. Could be more consistent and impactful for a legendary artist's output but I am not going to complain.
Recs:
- I Was Born to Love You
- Mr. Bad Guy
- Man Made Paradise
- Living On My Own
Cute
Silly
Clever
Charming
Sweet
Satisfying
Comforting
Safe
Polished
Generic
Bland
Corporate
I have heard parts of songs from Sabrina in the wild as her singles have blown up. With me checking out this album out of curiosity of what all the hoopla is about and I got about what I expected from a new mainstream pop artist. Don't get me wrong everything here is completely listenable but it doesn't evoke much emotion and interest out of me. Sure take me half a decade in the past ... read more
Yo I would love to hear this album live. A jam session like this seems like great time to experience with my own eyes and ears. The guys soulful voice along with the jazzy funky with a spice of rock instrumental is just so easy to enjoy. I had a great time with this one. Also the cover art is just fantastic, would love to have a poster of it.
Recs:
- Ma
- Big John is my Name
- Hum Along and Dance
- Come with Me ( NSFW it's kinda spicy)
I do not review enough atmospheric dungeon synth.
Blood Tower does it again! Every release is more immersive than the last and my GOODNESS is this an audio trip and a half! It goes from nostalgic and whimsical to straight up TERRIFYING and I love it so damn much! I listen to a lot of this kind of things but I swear no one does quite like Blood Tower's recent output! Just give this a listen for yourself and you will see what I mean! If there's a dark fantasy world that I want to ... read more
Thanks @Krolljr for the recommendation. Can always rely on you for some damn good vaporwave and I always appreciate seeing your name when you heart my humble reviews.
Man if I knew there was going to be rave in this 25 year old computer I would have dived in already! ( I can't believe that the early 2000s are going to be that age sooner than we know. Even though I only remember blurry pictures from before 2005 I still feel fucking old!) I do remember having a computer class in ... read more
Putting the spirit in spiritual Jazz.
From astrology to meditatively raising your consciousness this mind expanding release is an absolute pleasure for the ears to enjoy. Makes you want to open your third eye to see the full picture and be grateful for all that this unique experience of life has to offer while you are still of this realm. It may not be as effective as I would have liked, but this colorful and fun at times release is well worth your time! Good stuff for Emma-Jean's first ... read more
Oh cool @snoozeybro already has a full mixtape out! Looking forward to how it goes. I am already familiar with your flows and clever lyrics so I am going in here looking for anything else that shows potential. Whether it's production, pacing, tone what have you so let's see what you got kiddo!
Repercussions:
BANGER! This is the shit I was looking for and knew you had in ya. I don't know if I already listened to this track or not but after this listen e I am a fan of it. Your ... read more
Thanks @Sandamdeep for letting me know about your album.
That intro, interlude, and outro do be hitting that spot. Can't say the same for the first part of the album with its disjointedness. There's a lot of interesting ideas happening production wise but the rapping take me out of it. But once we hit the interlude the album does hit it's stride and it's a smoother experience from then on. The production remains engaging and the rapping flows with the music better this ... read more
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On David Bowie - Station to Station
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