Thanks @saurioffagotta for recommending me this album!
The voices hold this release back from being more immersive and moving. There's a way to utilize them but here I find them more distracting than anything. Other than that, this is a fine Shoegaze post rock release that does what it needs to well. Though it wouldn't hurt to be more explorative since this does get a little stale as I delved deeper into the release. Could use some work but I see potential.
Thanks @6jgen for recommending me this EP.
Here we have some nice ambience with some Shoegaze. Nothing too crazy but does the job well. I particularly liked the opener and closer tracks since to me they had more bite and lasting impact. Not bad.
While this highly acclaimed album from Ms. Hill didn't quite reach the high expectations I had set up due to everyone hyping it to high heaven, there was still plenty here to enjoy in this classic RnB release.
Recs:
- Lost Ones
- Ex-Factor
- Doo Wop (That Thing)
- Final Hour
- When It Hurts So Bad
- Forgive Them Father
- Nothing Even Matters (feat. D'Angelo)
- Everything is Everything
- Can't Take My Eyes off of You
- Tell Him
Outkast with another all timer. They are just ridiculously good at this shit.
Recs:
- Hold on, Be Strong
- Rosa Parks
- Aquemini
- Synthesizer (feat. OutKast)
- Slump
- West Savannah
- Da Art of Storytellin' (Pt. 1)
- Da Art of Storytellin' (Pt. 2)
- Mamacita
- SpottieOttieDopaliscious
- Y'all Scared (feat. T-Mo, Big Gipp & Khujo)
- Liberation
- Chonkyfire
Some of the best Death metal that my ears have witnessed yet. A legendary album from a legendary band.
Recs:
- Scavenger of Human Sorrow
- Spirit Crusher
- Story to Tell
- Flesh and the Power it Holds
- Voice of the Soul
- To Forgive is to Suffer
- A Moment of Clarity
- Painkiller
Massive Attack offers some of the best and hypnotic trip hop the late 20th century has to offer. Excellent stuff!
Recs:
- Angel (feat. Horace Andy)
- Risingson
- Teardrop (feat. Elizabeth Frazer)
- Inertia Creeps
- Exchange
- Dissolved Girl (feat. Sara Jay Hawley)
- Black Milk
- Group Four
- (Exchange)
A triumph and a classic.
Recs:
- King of Carrot Flowers pt. 1
- King of Carrot Flowers pt 2 & 3
- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
- Holland, 1945
- Communist Daughter
- Ghost
- [untitled]
- Two-Headed Boy pt.2
When I first listened to Madonna's self titled debut, I would have never guessed she would down the road perfect the late 90s art pop trance aesthetic and provide some of the best music that this super acclaimed era for music has to offer. Truly if anything I am at awe of this accomplishment from such a mainstream artist. What an album that perfectly encapsulates why I adore music of this era so damn much.
Hey look I finally enjoyed a Gang Starr release.
Recs:
- JFK to LAX
- Itz a Set Up ( feat. Hannibal)
- Moment of Truth
- B. I. Vs Friendship (feat. M. O. P.)
- The Militia (feat. Big Shug & Freddie Foxx)
- What I'm Here 4
- New York Straight Talk
- The Mall (feat. G-Dep - Shiggy Sha)
- Next Time
- In Memory Of...
Tori returns with another quality release.
Recs:
- Spark
- Cruel
- Black Dove (January)
- Liquid Diamonds
- She's Your Cocaine
- Hotel
- Playboy Mommy
- Pandora's Aquarium
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Ok Alright. I think I am starting to get why people like Elliot Smith cause this is actually pretty damn great stuff. The best I have heard from this acclaimed artist yet!
Recs:
- Tomorrow, Tomorrow
- Waltz #2 (XO)
- Baby Britian
- Pitseleh
- Independence Day
- Bled White
- Waltz #1
- Amity
- A Question Mark
- I Didn't Understand
A solid Post-Hardcore Punk release from Refused.
Recs:
- Worms of the Senses/ Faculties of the Skull
- Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine
- New Noise
- The Refused Party Program
- Protest Song '68
- The Apollo Program was a Hoax
Black Star offers a very enjoyable hip hop release here. Good Stuff!
Recs:
- Astronomy (8th Light) (feat. Weldon Irvine)
- Definition
- Re: Definition
- Brown Skin Lady
- K. O. S. (Determination) (Feat. Vinia Mojica)
- Yo Yeah
- Respiration (feat. Common)
- Twice Inna Lifetime ( feat. Black Star, Punchline, & Wordsworth)
Boards of Canada really knocked it out of the Park with this one!
Recs:
- An Eagle in Your Mind
- The Color of the Fire
- Telephasic Workshop
- Turquoise Hexagon Sun
- Kaini Industries
- Bocuma
- Roygbiv
- Aquarius
- Olson
- Pete Standing Alone
- Open the Light
- One Very Important Thought
- Happy Cycling
Sometimes the unhingedness works sometimes it misses for me. Overall this was an interesting introduction to the infamous System of a Down.
Recs:
- Suggestions
- Spiders
- Soil
- War?
- Peephole
- Darts
Big Pun offers a decent east coaster.
Recs:
- Punish Me (feat. Miss Jones)
- You Ain't a Killer
- Caribbean Connection
- Capital Punishment ( feat. Prospect)
- I'm Not a Player
- Twinz (feat. Fat Joe)
- Fast Money
SDRE does it once again with another great Midwest Emo release!
Recs:
- Pillars
- Every Shining Time You Arrive
- 100 Million
- The Prophet
- Guitar and Video Games
- The Sharks Own Private Fuck
- Days Were Golden
The more I listen to PJ Harvey, the more I like her. I should definitely give "Rid of Me" a relisten. I'm pretty sure that I will appreciate it more on a second hear. Anyways, this album is just fantastic, amongst her best work yet!
Recs:
- The Wind
- My Beautiful Leah
- A Perfect Day Elise
- Catherine
- Electric Light
- The Garden
- Joy
- The River
- No Girl So Sweet
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