Some damn solid vaporfunk album with the particular highlights being the last two tracks bringing an euphoric finish to the album!
Luxury Elite's side focuses on the vibes and nostalgia of Late night Delight( McDonald's are a bitch for getting rid of that sexy ass moon!) Just the warmth and comfort it provides as the lights are dim and the moon & stars twinkle and shine. The whole atmosphere is so immersive and I would kill to be in a nightclub that's all about this vibe.
Saint Pepsi is all about the party and the free spirit. The glitz, the glamour! The ridiculously huge disco ball as everyone funks it up on the ... read more
![渡辺貞夫 [Sadao Watanabe] - Morning Island](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/100x0/album/197830-.jpg)
Ever since I grew to love Masayoshi Takanaka, Jazz Fusion has become one of my absolute favorite genres to listen to casually. And while this Watanabe release is more Jazz than fusion, I still had a grand time with it since I love well done jazz as well. It's just good quality music that once you learn to love there's no looking back and you're a Jazz fan for life. So if you're in a jazzy funky mood why not check out this underrated gem from the heights of the fusion era.
Recs:
- Morning ... read more
If you have already read my review for the album proper, then you can skip down to where it says part 2. I just like having the full review here. Enjoy I guess?
⚠️ Warning! I talk about gross stuff so if you are sensitive I recommend you skip this review! ⚠️
Don't you just hate it when you wake up in the middle of the night with strong stomach cramps and a nasty taste in your mouth. You feel like absolute shit and in your half awake delusions you slowly realize that you're severely ... read more
⚠️ Warning! I talk about gross stuff so if you are sensitive I recommend you skip this review! ⚠️
Don't you just hate it when you wake up in the middle of the night with strong stomach cramps and a nasty taste in your mouth. You feel like absolute shit and in your half awake delusions you slowly realize that you're severely constipated?
Yeah that was me at three in the morning. I woke up my father, he gave me meds and holy shit did the Dam fucking give. It was so bad it came out some ... read more
![夕方の犬 [Dog in the Evening] - 2 dogs](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/100x0/album/902269-2-dogs_235036.jpg)
Them dogs know how to vibe!
It's a lofi semi hip-hop instrumental done pretty similarly in many of these tracks but somehow it always hits and doesn't seem to wear on its welcome. It's enjoyable for what it is and knows to stay brief. All in all a real solid album.
Recs:
- sicccck
- dont qry 2
- lay you down
- trippin'
- talk no more
- deep inside
Man young Ringo is an absolute heart throb! What a hunk!
Wow this is actually genuinely good! It enhances the strengths of the legend and is smart to keep things straightforward and simple. From his distinct voice to the strong guitar plays, to the sharp drumming as always. It's just a damn solid single! Even more impressive that it's coming from an 83 year old legend that has been struggling with his solo career for literally over half a century! Hell his EP from last fall was solid as well! ... read more
![菊池桃子 [Momoko Kikuchi] - Eternal Harmony](https://cdn2.albumoftheyear.org/100x0/album/931869-eternal-harmony_074252.jpg)
Momoko Kikuchi one of the legends of city pop of the 80's and Guess what? She's still pumping out the good vibes. This is a real solid effort by the veteran with classy productions and her signature soft and sweet voice you just can't go wrong with that. She still got it even four decades into her career! Check out Starry sky as it's the highlight of the EP and showcases just how good she is the most of the three tracks.
DDS either blows my mind so hard or they keep a mild interest but nothing truly interesting happens. Unfortunately for this I it's the later since most of the time I was having a pleasant time with this, but nothing truly engaging was happening. I did enjoy a track or two but I know that they are capable of more than this.
Recs:
- Bow and Arrow
- Plaza Winds
- Virtual Jungle
- Gift Shop
Thanks Neezy for letting me know about your latest single.
It's a nice Electro-Industrial track that offers an interesting dark atmosphere with an ominous voice saying shit over it. Not the craziest thing ever, and it kinda wears out it's welcome pretty quickly with it keeping to the same particular vibe for four minutes straight with nothing really hindering or changing. So while it's kinda interesting at first, I lost interest pretty quickly.
Plunderphonics. Insanity by it's nature by mashing many samples into a strange soup of noise and somehow people like it. I was reminded of Infinity Frequencies my personal favorite artist that delved into a similar genre of broken transmission. But this is just sheer chaos and while I don't see myself returning to this, I appreciate that it's going for with its unhinged chaos. It didn't hit for me unfortunately but hey with this kind of muy you never know what or how it's going to hit ya. It ... read more
Thanks @Chuckisaduck for letting me know of your latest release.
Can't say that I found this amusing or even interesting unfortunately. There's a sense of chaotic energy which is appreciated, but I found it all too disjointed and noisy to bring myself to care all that much. IDK there's elements here that are enjoyable but for the most part I just hear noises with how busy and chaotic this mixtape is. I mildly liked "Criminology Clip otherwise it was nothing that catches my particular ... read more
Thank you @Kidlow for letting me know about your new EP!
WOW that was really good! Whatever indie game this is soundtracking I am insta buying cause this was awesome! Truly, I am impressed with each of the four tracks as they each have their own character at they flow well into each other for a nice and cohesive experience! From the Shoegazey intro to the euphoric closer it's wall to wall quality music and I enjoyed myself so much with this! You earned yourself a new fan and be sure to let me ... read more
Thank you @hiderpnw for reaching out to me and letting me know about your single "reaper".
I gonna show my ignorance and guess that this is an Alt-rock track hopefully I got the Genre correct. Anyways even though it doesn't ring any alarm bells of mine that it's a standout track and it kinda has a radio friendly feel to it with the approachable voice and polished production with some nice flairs here and there to keep things a bit interesting. Despite that it couldn't really shake ... read more
Now for the last of Misterpandaren's Recommendations! Thanks for providing them I definitely had a time with them and there's one more to go!
At least you had enough mercy to give me a short one to finish things off. So let's get this over with!
You really like recommending trap music cause I haven't heard so much of this genre until these past couple of days. I may have heard a song or two, but nothing like this! I wasn't really all that impressed with this one either. Sure it's mildly ... read more
Fuck you @Misterpandaren for recommending me this terrible horrible no good album that you claim to be hell on Earth.
I haven't heard it yet and both reviews so far are zeros and say this shit is absolutely horrible and looking at the Spotify page it's TWO FUCKING HOURS LONG?!?!??!?!?! WTF ARE YOU PUTTING ME IN TO?! Yeah this is going to have to wait until tomorrow. Cause for one I ain't ready. Two I ain't got time to listen to and review a two fucking hour long album that apparently is the ... read more
Thank you @Misterpandaren for recommending this album to me!
This one he claims to be a bad Trap record. So I am holding on to my seat and bracing to cringe. Please don't get me any headaches. And please don't be too obnoxious.
Ok I just finished it and it's actually not that bad. It's more ameture than anything like a passionate young artist uploading their music on YouTube and while it's not up to the professional standard, it still has a unique charm to it that people pretty new to the ... read more
Thank you @Misterpandaren for recommending this album to me!
About a couple weeks ago I followed him on a whim and soon after we struck up a lil conversation and traded recommendations. I am super excited to see what they think of mine and with this and a few other reviews I am letting him know what I think. This humble RnB album by YNG Trvpboy is first in line. I like myself some good RnB I watched Victoria Monet's performance at Coachella last night and she fucking SLAYED it I still believe ... read more
The instrumentation goes insane. That's about it. That's all that I got out of listening to this. The title track is a classic and I enjoyed Orion otherwise it's some fun metal with no distinguishing qualities. I know that I am objectively wrong by stating that but I am subjectively finding any weak excuse to say that I did not enjoy this that much. It's Metallica. Some like it Some don't. This is a metal classic that mostly didn't hit for me.
Yup. It's another The Smiths album. I generally find them to be kinda generic like the band name implies. Never are they bad, rarely do I ever find them engaging, they are just there and they do be playing music. Sure they got an appeal and looks to be a broad one at that,but that appeal apparently doesn't apply to lil ol me. I just don't get it I guess. I did enjoy a song or two as you do but this was just mostly background music to me that if I wasn't intentionally listening for this review I ... read more
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