Look at these uncs on a smoke break.
Most known for their soundtrack of the anime series FLCL the pillows helped bring j-rock to western ears. This particular early release of theirs is a solid example of the genre that I unfortunately didn't find all that interesting.
A solid Industrial Metal release with some nice intensity throughout.
Recs:
- All Hail the New Flesh
- Oh My Fucking God
- Detox
- Home Nucleonics
The production and instrumentation is good, but I am just not Vibing with Bob's voice. Respect to the legend and all but the main man himself is holding my personal listening experience back from its potential. There's a few songs that I liked, but still I found this to be a disappointment sonically.
Recs:
- Standing in the Doorway
- Can't Wait
A very fun funk metal release that just screams late 90's in all the best ways. It starts off with an unstoppable first half, falls off a bit, then recovers strong to finish especially in the fantastic experimental closer.
Recs:
- Redefine
- Vitamin
- New Skin
- Idiot Box
- Glass
- Magic Medicine
- Summer Romance (Anti-gravity Love Song)
- Calgone
- Seque-1
Square Pusher returns stronger than ever with a fantastic Drill and Bass release with jazzy elements that just makes my ears all sorts of happy.
Recs:
- Beep Street
- Rustic Raver
- Anirog 9
- Chin Hippy
- Papalon
- E8 Boogie
- Male Pill Part 13
- Rat/P's + Q's
- Rebus
BANGER AFTER BANGER AFTER BANGER!
This is everything I love about my metal: energy and fun! Fantastic Instrumentation, great vocals, and manages to stay a great time throughout its 15 tracks! Definitely further solidifies nu metal as amongst my very favorite genres.
Recs:
- Snot
- Stoopid
- Joy Ride
- The Box
- 313
- Get Some
- Deadfall
- I Jus' Lie
- Get Some O'Deez
- Unplugged
- Tecato
- Get Some Keez
- My Balls
Very lovely post rock.
Recs:
- Yes! I am a Long Way From Home
- Radar Maker
- Tracy
- With Portfolio
- A Cherry Wave From Stranded Youngsters
- Mogwai Fear Satan
A solid Hip hop release from the Brazilian.
Recs:
- 2345MEIA78
- Cachimbo da Paz(feat. Lulu Santos)
- Prà Onde Vai?
- Eu e a Tábua
- O Sopro da Cigarra (Instrumental)
36M returns with their doomy gloomy Memphis styled rapping and I gotta say that I fuck with it pretty good!
Recs:
- Will Blast
- Hit a Muthafucka
- Are U Ready 4 Us
- Motivated
- I Ain't Cha Friend
- Gunclaps
- Tear Da Club Up '97
- Late Nite Tip
- Bodyparts 2
- Flashes
- N 2 Deep
- Anyone Out There
- Weed is Got Me High
A very nice, short emo tween pop release that does the job well.
Recs:
- Me vs You
- Everyone Asked About You
A very good indie rock release.
Recs:
- Nonphenomenal Lineage
- A.M. 180
- Under the Western Freeway
- Everything Beautiful is Far Away
- Why Took Your Advice
- Lawn and So On
I only enjoyed "She" and I am fairly certain that its a cover since I am pretty certain that I have heard this somewhere.
The Verve offers a great neo-psych britpop that's plenty worth a listen beyond their big hit single.
Recs:
- Bitter Sweet Symphony
- The Rolling People
- Catching the Butterfly
- Neon Wilderness
- Weeping Yellow
- Lucky Man
- This Time
- Velvet Morning
Not even a loss of a member and the threat of everyone else self destructing kept Depeche Mode from releasing yet another classic release. Though it doesn't quite hold the same weight of their greatest effort at the start of the decade, this darker Synthpop industrial Gothic feeling release still is a worthy listen with plenty of highlights to show that despite everything including having someone else hold the reigns for the production, they are still an industry standard.
Recs:
- The ... read more
Is this cover art heavily inspired by Marvin Gaye's "I Want You" or is it a coincidence?
Besides the cover this is some damn fine jazz rapping here. Good stuff. Kinda underrated at points
Recs:
- Krystal Karrington
- Luchini aka This is It
- Killin' Them Softly
- Sparkle
- Black Connection
- Swing
- Coolie High
- Sparkle ( Mr. Midnight Mix)
Well that was pretty disappointing. Didn't care for anything in this Nick Cave release except for "Where Do We Go now But Nowhere?"
Liked a couple tracks but felt rather indifferent to the rest.
Recs:
- Nostep
- What You Call a Life
A very nice gothic metal release.
Recs:
- On Most Surfaces
- The Earth is My Witness
- New Moon Different Day
- Nighttime Birds
- Shrink
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