Holy shit, this is one of the greatest thing ever

It's an album that laid the groundwork for so many albums to follow, and it still sound pretty fresh even today. This album is incredibly consistent, it has a style, and it sticks to it the entire runtime. I definitely didn't fall in love with it as much as others have seem to, but this is still no doubt a quality record. Everything being so distorted, but not to the point of being unrecognizable, makes it so that this album has a distinct sound to it that sets it apart to other ... read more

The simplicity of this album, Adrianne Lneker and her guitar, makes it so much more effective. Everything Lenker says stands out here as being something beautiful and heartfelt. The singing is delicate and amazing, you really feel every single thing she says. From beginning to end, the guitar playing is almost angelic, again, it's nothing new, because it doesn't need to be, Lenker can take a pretty common musical trope, and makes it her own.

It starts off great, the high energy on the first couple of songs is really addicting and fun to listen to. Then the album starts to decline a little in quality, it was never bad, the production maintained taht high energy thprughout, but it got a little repetitive by the end.

The production is definitely the most interesting thing about this album. The maximalist approach works to the album's benefit and detriment, it can feel a little overwhelming at times, but there's also some pretty great and hard-hitting moments here. The rapping also didn't really interest me at any point.

I found this album really beautiful from beginning to end, the sparse instrumentation leads to some pretty serene pieces of music. The folk and post-rock combination was executed really well here. The vocals were equally as sparse, and a lot more atmospheric, it added a lot to the album.

I can appreciate Cities Aviv's unique approach to rap music, the vaporwave influences definitely sets this album apart from some others, and it means that this album has aged surprisingly well. That being said, I didn't get a whole lot from this album. My main issue was Cities Aviv's rapping, it felt out of place in a way I can't quite put my finger on. I do think the final song is leagues better than anything else on here though.

One of the most respectable things about Saba is how little he's really changed over the past 10+ years. Comparing this to "From the Private Collection Of", you can see how he's just been slowly improving what he was already pretty good at. That being said, the production is a lot more rough around the edges, having a lot more trap and cloud rap elements to it. While I think Saba works well with those elements, I'm glad he evolved it into the sound he has now. ... read more

A really interesting blend of genres here, nothing feels too messy, and the album flows at a good pace. Favourite song would probably be Licking An Orchid, it has the best combination of genres, on top of just being a really beautiful song.

Katie Kim's most experimental and left-field album yet, consisting of a blend of quiet, atmospheric folk music, and droning sound collages. Songs seem to start and stop in random places, while I can see it putting a few people off, I think it works at conveying something truly fractured. Even putting aside all the experimentation, this album is beautiful. Katie Kim's singing reminded me a lot of Jessica Pratt in a few places, and everything just had this somber tone to it throughout. ... read more

One of the most interesting electronic albums I've heard in a while. It sounds like the album is literally breaking apart at points, you cna almost here the album creak, and crack. It's like a sheet of glass that could shatter at any moment. Any regular musical conventions are thrown out of the window, and in it's place are these unique soundscapes and textures, which seem to strike a perfect middle ground between being insanely fast-paced, and incredibly slow at the same time. A ... read more

Really creative breakcore music. I'm amazed that this album amanged to keep a central sound and vibe to it throughout considering everything going on at once. The inclusion of the classical/choral elements was really effective at setting the atmosphere of a lot of the music here. Reminded me a little of World's End Girlfriend at points.

It's such a beautiful album, the experimentation here is subtle, but it's enough to set this album apart from its contemporaries. Kelela has an incredibe singing voice that elevates the album and is complimented really well by the production. It definitely took a couple of songs to really "click" with me, but once it did, it was great.

Definitely need to listen to more Jean Deaux, because this is great. Her rapping on each track was really impressive, and the features both do a really good job.

Listening to the first 3 tracks on this thing, you could be tricked into thnking this is a decent album. That was my experience at least, I thought people were overreacting when they said how uncomfortable and boring it was. Sure the writing wasn't great, but it wasn't anything I hadn't seen before, and seemed pretty run of the mill for some sad, internet-based music. Instrumentally, it wasn't reinventing the wheel, but the atmospheres that those 3 songs created did a pretty ... read more

Insane stuff for 1971, some of the music on the latter half of the album hasn't really aged at all. The experimentation here is crazy, how they thought of some of this stuff is beyond me. The firts half was some pretty good slow-paced psychadelic stuff, and it juxtaposed nicely with the experimental elements. I would say the singing would be the one detriment to the album, I guess you could say it adds to the experience, but there were times where it took me out of the experience a little.

It's a really cozy album, and the singers have amazing chemistry with each other. It can get a little repetitive, but there's no denying this album's beauty.

I love how fast paced the whole album is, and instrumentally, this is also great. The relative short length of a lot of this songs, mixed with Serj Tankian's insane performance makes for a great, manic album. The stop-start song structure is definitely unique, and it works with everything else going on.

Lonnie Holley's delicate, almost creaky style of singing/talking adds so much to the emotional weight to whats being said. Instrumentally, this album is also really beautiful, it can be really sparse at times, putting Holley at center stage, and others it can feel really busy, almost claustrophobic. The best showcase of this is probably "Mount Megis", which is where the album reaches it's emotional, and instrumental high point.

Thanks @Alius9 for sendning me your album!
First of all, I love how this album doesn't really give you a moment to breathe during its entire runtime, it makes the album feel a lot more massive in scale, and a lot more cohesive. It was never noise for the sake of being noise, everything felt very deliberate, which is really respectable for an album like this.