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In my opinion "Solstice" is the best Björk's track ever. It is minimal, simple and nocturnal, yet it touches the deepest part in me. That "And then you remember/ that you yourself/ you are a light bearer/ receiving radiances from others" with that powerful and raw vocals makes me cry.
The album itself is a brilliant work of art.
The fact that "Hollow" is 68/100 makes me laugh. It is a phonosymbolic abstract track that is easily one of the most atmospheric ... read more
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Unnecessarily long.
I loved the singles, especially "The Grants" and "A&W", but the album has very useless fillers like the Judah Smith interlude (4 minutes?! WTF?!), "Margaret" (that is a generic and tasteless folk pop ballad), "Fingertips" is a 60s Pop Revival track that sounds very kitsch and stagnant to me, like almost every song of this 'genre'; "Kintsugi" is a soothing (and very forgettable) Singer-Songwriter song with very good ... read more
The perfect balance between: quirky fun and dark, romantic themes; danceable rhythms and gothic atmospheres; playful experimentation and political lyrics.
Favorite tracks: "When They Call Us", "New Utensils" (African music + deconstructed neoperreo wtf), "Kandy", "Even It Out" (Fever Ray turns into Trent Reznor), "Carbon Dioxide" (my fav), "North" (the most atmospheric track on the album and a nocturnal masterpiece) and "Tapping ... read more
THIS SHIT IS SHOCKINGLY DISTURBING, ANXIOUS, SCARY, OMINOUS, SUSPENSEFUL, UNSETTLING and WILDLY BRUTAL. Scarier than 90% of horror films.
Yeah there's a 32 minutes track, but this thing is so transcendental and hypnotic that i didn't even notice that IT IS 2 HOURS LONG. I mean, this is transcendental in the worst sense of the word, this felt like a nightmare. But i know that i'm going to listen to this again. I don't know why, maybe 'cause it is fucking stunning, but i will return very soon to ... read more
That was ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING.
A very different take from the usual Xiu Xiu industrial approach, but definitely great.
The tracks alternate between dark ambient soundscapes, drones, avant-garde and dissonant chamber music orchestrations and pounding industrial beats. There are even some very dissonant Avant-Garde/Free Jazz moments that turn the album's atmosphere from ominous to scary, while Jamie Stewart and Angela Seo whisper some abstract and creepy things.
They created a haunting world ... read more
This is a visionary, alienating and futuristic album that tried out to mix industrial music and rock (specifically post-punk) with some elements from jazz, funk, krautrock and synthpunk.
Definitely flawed and some tracks are just too long, but this is very important for the development of the industrial genre and it is one of the first industrial-rock experiments ever.
Best tracks: "A Touch of Evil", "Sly Doubt", "Landslide", "Black Mask"
Worst track: ... read more
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-I like barn owls, music, cinema, Takkun, Bjork and other stuff.
-My nickname on Rate Your Music is OwlsAreNotWhatTheySeem
-Some of the owls are cats
-I don't specialize in music but I love it (cinema is my favourite art) and, as with all other arts, i share the Baudelaire's thought from "The Painter of Modern Life" essay. That guy was a genius.
-Bjork is my favorite musical artist, Nico favorite vocalist, Radiohead favorite band, Danny Brown favorite rapper and Kylie favorite popstar
-My nickname on Rate Your Music is OwlsAreNotWhatTheySeem
-Some of the owls are cats
-I don't specialize in music but I love it (cinema is my favourite art) and, as with all other arts, i share the Baudelaire's thought from "The Painter of Modern Life" essay. That guy was a genius.
-Bjork is my favorite musical artist, Nico favorite vocalist, Radiohead favorite band, Danny Brown favorite rapper and Kylie favorite popstar
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