Son of a bitch... it's perfect.
It may not be as emotionally potent as some of my other hundreds, but this is just too satisfyingly amazing to the ears to deny. Fantastic Fantastic stuff, could listen to this all day! A tight ten track 43 minute release that uses every moment it has to offer to it's fullest!
Now this...this hits! It was a bit of a slow start with me not connecting with the title track on my end, but once it got going, there was no stopping it!
Recs:
- Swung On the Gutters
- Ten-day Interval
- I Set My Face to the Hillside
- The Equator
- A Simple Way to go Faster than Light That Does Not Work
- The Suspension Bridge at Iguazú Falls
- Four Day Interval
- In Sarah, Mencken, Christ, and Beethoven There Were Women and Men
- Almost Always is Nearly Enough
- Jetty
- ... read more
Gets pretty monotonous as it goes along. There's definitely that 90's dance house charm, but when it offers little else, the shine grows dull rather quickly.
Can't go wrong with dramatic gothic rock.
Recs:
- Angelique
- Siren
- Venus
- Bacchante
An enjoyable sludge doom metal release.
Recs:
- Intro
- Planets Collide
- Behind the Black Horizon
- Scattered Pieces Lay
- Odd Fellows Rest
- On Frozen Ground
- Remember Tomorrow
Magic.
Recs:
- Holes
- Tonite It Shows
- I Collect Coins
- Opus 40
- Hudson Line
- The Happy End (The Drink Room)
- The Funny Bird
- Pick Up If You're There
A damn solid West coaster from the Coup.
Recs:
- Me and Jesus The Pimp In a '79 Granada Last Night
- 20,000 Gun Salute
- Cars and Shoes
- Breathing Apparatus
- Sneakin' In
- Piss On Your Grave
- Fixation
Pure Excellence.
Recs:
- Frail
- Great Ocean Road
- Rescue Me
- Liberty Bell
- Red is a Slow Colour
- The Big Sleep
- Marooned
- South American Ghost Ride
- Illuminating
- Probably Built in the Fifties
- How to Measure a Planet?
A very enjoyable Trip hop release.
Recs:
- U. N. K. L. E. Main Title Theme
- Bloodstain (feat. Richard Ashcroft)
- Unreal
- Lonely Soul (feat. Richard Ashcroft)
- Nursery Rhyme/ Breather (feat. Badly Drawn Boy)
- Celestial Annilation
- Chaos (feat. Atlantique)
- Rabbit in Your Headlights (feat. Thom Yorke)
- Outro (Mandatory)
A very captivating Atmospheric Drum and Bass trip hop release. Super underrated!
Recs:
- Just Like You
- Folie
- No-One In the World
- Clouds at My Feet
- Summer Rain
- Ancient Hometown
- The Girl with the Fairytale Dream
- All Your Own Way
- Juke Box Heart
- The Daydream Girl from Sealand
- Some Love Will Remain Unsaid
- Shadow Play
- Just After Sunset
A fun, engaging, badass industrial groove metal release from Fear Factory. Good shit!
Recs:
- Edgecrusher
- Smasher/ Devourer
- Descent
- Freedom or Fire
- Obsolete
- Resurrection
- Timelessness
- Cars (Remix)
Definitely not for me but I respect the expertise in instrumentation and vocals all to make this as brutal an experience as possible.
An enjoyable pop punk release that does everything well.
Recs:
- Leave the Light On
- Hurry Up and Wait
- Everything Turns Grey
- The Kids Are All Wrong
- May 16
- Owen Meany
A decent yet charming late 90s MPB release.
Recs:
- Manhata (Para Lulu Santos)
- Um Tom
- How Beautiful Could a Being Be
- Minha Voz, Minha Vida
- Na Baxia do Sapateiro
A solid Indie Rock release with a strong finish.
Recs:
- We're the Ordinary
- Sundown
- Shut Your Mouth
- Too Much Fun
- Days of Lamech
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