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A pleasant little listen that has you looking like the guy in the cover.
Recs:
- Kali ty zapytajes
- P7 Blues
- VCB
Some decent jazz. Nothing too crazy.
Recs:
- MHA
- See How They Run
Fantasy vibes.
Recs:
- Tsukumogami- sensu
- Supercore
- Soseol
- Naming the Cloud- version 2
Thank you @Krolljer for the recommendation.
Korizon returns with another one with a heathy mixture of atmosphere and groove. An enjoyable listen to be added into the world of Vaporwave and associates. Though I personally wouldn't call this the most enrapturing or inspiring offering of the landscape that I have been exposed to this far, I still find it worth a hear regardless.
Recs:
- A Memory
- Pixel_Replica
- Become, Ruin, ( Love the enigma vibes at times)
- Visions,
- 4:44
- ... read more
Some fine post rock that does the job well despite not being all that memorable.
Thanks for the recommendation @quadkanix
Only available to Bandcamp for a limited time this is likely the only time I am ever going to be able to listen to this album. From the droney doom to the brutal death, this is more than an avant-garde Prog metal release. A very rewarding listen to metalheads everywhere and should be listened to before they decide to take this release from Bandcamp and the Internet on an official manner.
Recs:
- A Conception Pathetic
- Undine and Underwater Flowers
- ... read more
A genre I generally enjoy but not listen to enough is Drum and bass/ jungle what have you. I just like the vibes, and this example recommended by @dmytrodemura had a strong industrial flair sprinkled throughout added to the mixture of the already dense atmosphere was very appreciated. Generally I found this to be a nice listen but unfortunately unlike many here I wasn't grabbed by the sonic journey you took me under.
That is until the second half when I finally came around and got sucked ... read more
It's certainly something alright. Nothing that I personally would come back to, but there are some interesting ideas happening here. Thank though @roadt for recommending me this.
Thanks @Satelite for recommending me this unique old school rap release. I mean like many of the early era of rap, the charm carries for me over technical skills or any story telling. I just love the vibe of this. Got a nice groove and flow plus it's easy to listen to. So while it's no all time classic to be heralded for decades to come, if you were to give this a hear and is a fan of the early 90s aesthetic then boy is this going to be a treat! Do note that melody is as much of a ... read more
Thanks @jbjonston2011 for the rec.
This is a nice lofi hip hop instrumental piece that can be included in the endless other examples on the Internet used as background music to a tiktok vid or similar. It's good for what it is but like it's many counter parts, I wouldn't call it all that memorable.
Why tf is the opening track almost an hour long? I mean it manages to keep my attention so bravo on that I guess but yeah this is a pretty solid if lengthy ambient album. Thanks @Genosis for recommending this.
Recs:
- Voidbeam
- Disconnected
- I Look Upon the Melancholic Star
- Heavy Eyes
- Noiro, The Mass Destructionist
Some nice post alternative rock with electronic elements from AOTY resident in Lila.
Recs:
- Chestburster
- Into Your Arms
- No Bell (foolish)
The metal be metalizing here. Good shit.
Recs:
- Tyhjyyden sakramentti
- Uusi teknokratia
- Oikeamielisten sali
- Kuulen ääniä maan alta
A gorgeous ambient pop release from Julianna.
Recs:
- Inspirit
- Oh, Memory (feat. Mary Lattimore)
- In Light (feat. Jónsi)
- Safe
- Flowers
- Nod (Nosaj Thing)
Death Metal+jazz+ general wall of noise of chaos=hell yeah!
Recs:
- Lower World
- Gotham Luxe
- Chernobyl Blues
- Cosmopolis
- Mother Machine
- The Filth
- Luxury in Death
3000th rating! 🎉
Call me insane or a mad genius cause this is nothing but a 100. Insane experience of an album!
I feel a bit unhinged for giving this a 9, but I enjoyed this a lot. Its consistently dark yet varied and engaging. So while others may not have as strong of an impression from this release, but I think it does the job very well.
Recs:
- Hadés 1
- Eternal Dust
- Immolate
- Here Come the Whispers
- Hadés 2
- Absences
- We Watched the End
- Hadés 3
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