The Good Life was okay. Sounded like gospel music.
Imaginary World was surprising, was not expecting disco post-punk reminiscent of No Devotion.
Modern and epic with hints of dread, the moments before stepping into a dungeon kinda vibes.
We dance slowly in the court room tonight to the scenes of battle.
As expected, a 1:1 medieval rendition/direct translation of classic star wars tunes.
A spiritual journey to the temples above.
The mix makes it feel like I'm back in a medieval amphitheater listening to all the songs played live.
I am but a humble jester dancing in a courtroom, feeling the aristocratic proceedings happening before me as I continue prancing in front of the Lady hoping I don't get my head chopped off for the most subtle of insurbodination.
Feeling so whimsical, so homely in my lightly 8-bit toasted medieval atmosphere.
The vibes of being lost alone wandering in a medieval fair enjoying the atmosphere of clanking metal and caramel apples.
A shorter stroll through the village this time with the mountaintops arching overhead.
For how dark the album art looks, the music is nothing close to it. I feel like a jovial jester marching through the town square as winter approaches, but not in a somber and sad way but in a way where I know the town is prepared to take on any burdensome tasks ahead for the long and dark winter nights ahead.
This feels like the follow up/extended version of Blame Game with the regressed production and artstyle following suit rather than something that comes after Emotional Creature. Decent, but a step backwards in many aspects.
Waking up in the middle of a long flight and stumbling your way into the cockpit to meet your friend who's a pilot. He leaves for a bit to get a quick drink before leaving you alone with all the control in the world. Stuck in the cockpit, staring at the flashing lights not knowing what any of them do.
It's like wading through a stream of warm bubbles in the clouds, feeling everything wash away and fade further below the clouds.
In a way, it feels like booting up a cheap copy of a game you found at the local thrift store, with assorted tracks that sound somewhat familiar but are never quite good enough to make it to your favorites.
As for the music itself... It can be what I can describe as made of mostly scattered warm, naturey beep boops and reverbing echos to fill in the gap as opposed to the bulk of textured work on the Pitchfork list.
It feels like a lot of the greater elements of other ambient works without ... read more
Was gonna give this a chance since the Nothing Personal - ATL's version wasn't too bad. How did it fare?
Not good.
Guitar tone is simply not it, vocals are overproduced with auto-tune, and the general mix is overproduced with random unnecessary pop synths. At best, this sounds like those cover compilations for pop-punk we had back in the 2000s.
Unlike some of the Bowling For Soup redos that had some substance to them, nostalgia is the only thing carrying this project for me. ... read more
Haven't checked out Xasthur in awhile until this popped up in my Release Radar, so imagine my surprise when I found out this was stripped down dungeon synth instead of black metal music.
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