This and their 2005 album feel like two sides of the same coin. Where their previous is cold, this one is warm. Their 2005 album uses echoey vocals and heavy rain sounds to create a very gloomy aesthetic, this in comparison feels like the sun coming out, and everything becoming a little clearer. It makes for some really beautiful moments, it still has a very weird mix of folk and ambience, the vocal effects and many tracks sound like their coming in and out of focus, but it all comes together ... read more

This album has a really interesting sound to it, there are moments that feature just vocals, no backing track, and others, like "White Like Heaven", which feature droning folk instrumentation that slowly crescendo. The singing here also feels quite isolating in it's presentation, it's very quiet and low-key, becoming closer to talking than anything at points. The singing here can almost get drowned out by everything else, especially compared to the production on songs like ... read more

Earl's very low-key style of rapping can be interesting at points, and a little boring at others. It's a short project, felling like bite-sized insights into his life more than anything, and the production is surprisingly dense, making for an album that has a decent amount of substance.

i went into this album with high hopes, and It has the potential to be a great album and there is this general ethereal quality to Iqbal's voice and production, but I just never felt that each song amounted to much. I think the combination of acoustic and electronic elements is a good idea, I just wish they were combined in a way that felt a little more natural.

This album feels like a more realized version of Mohr's "Holly" EP. The atmospheres created here feel a lot darker and makes good use of the layered ambience and guitar playing. Tracks like "Cornered" sound like they was taken from a horror movie, with the mix of field recordings, quiet warped vocals, and brooding ambience. Also has a much stronger second half than first.

I really like the effects on Julian Casablanca's voice, it makes it sound kinda low quality, but it adds so much to the garage, rough-around-the-edges feel to the whole album. Love the groove that all of these songs have, the drums and guitar playing make every song sound really catchy, and overall just really entertaining to listen to throughout. It's an album that definitely deserves the reputation it's gained.

I found myself enjoying this album a lot more when I looked at it within the context of it's release. Being from 1991, there weren't really anyone else combining these styles of vocals with this type of instrumentation (at least that I'm familiar with). Because of that, I think the album stands apart from many others of a similar sound with just how raw it feels. Even though a lot of it is spoken word, the way the vocals are presented here, with them being very subdued amongst ... read more

A weirdly normal sounding album for Moor Mother, by her standards at least, her unique delivery remains, the super experimental production that, in my opinion, she flourishes in, is less present here. It's still apparent on songs like "Nighthawk of Time" and "Zami", but has less of an emphasis in carrying the overall album's messages and themes. A lot of focus here is on Moor Mother's writing, which feels a lot closer to poetry more than anything, especially ... read more

Not sure why, but this album just never hooked me. I'm just struggling to use words to describe it, which is a shame, because I can tell a lot of work was put into the album.

I'm not sure if I prefer this or "&&&&&", where that felt like multiple quick punches to the gut, this feels a little more methodical. The added warped vocals add a lot of depth to the general sound of this album, and works really well with the very weird electronic aspects to the music. This album balances the more abrasive moments with the more subdued moments really well, the push and pull relationship between the two keeps the album interesting throughout.

This album captures that carefree emotion really well. It's such a fun album to listen to, making clever use of samples to create some really refreshing, summer-y atmospheres. Hasn't really aged a day in the 20 years since it came out.

Showing this to my grandma next time she says music today sucks
I love when the music becomes so loud that it literally starts clipping because it's so powerful. Probably the most insane album I've heard to come out of this year so far, makes me want to dive deeper into Ada Rook/Black Dresses' music.

I think Anastasia Coope's layered vocal style of singing works a lot better here compared to her 2024 album. This whole EP has such a weird atmosphere to it, the singing can almost sound child-like at points, with all the different singing layered on top of each other sounding disorientating. The guitar playing felt very subtly erratic, like it's trying desperately not to break down. This EP doesn't really give you enough time to process what happened, and then it's over. ... read more

An album I really wanted to like, but this album just didn't offer up that much in terms of interesting ideas. I did like how her vocals complimented the electronic production, but the whole album is pretty one note, if you've listened to one song from the album, you've listened to all the songs. This isn't to say that it's a bad album, again, the production is decent, the singing is decent, but it's something I'll probably never revisit.

Probably their weakest album, it just never reached the same heights as their previous stuff. That being said, I can appreciate them changing up their style a little bit, going for a more mellow sound, and I hope they continue experimenting with different stuff in the future.

Really surprised at the amount of different musical styles are present here. Of course the main focus is hip hop, but Mos Def incorporates so many different inspirations to make the songs feel fresh. The album uses funk, jazz, soul, and even rock inspired instrumentation, and it makes for a really interesting listen. Mos Def is also incredibly skilled at writing very story-driven songs, and each song feels like an different aspect of his life or his worldview. A self-portrait of sorts, much ... read more

This album has a large emphasis on creating expansive soundscapes rather than cohesive, convention pop, electronic music. The features here sort of come in and out of the song, and are treated more as samples to add more layers to the production. It's a shame that I don't think, musically, it's all that interesting, there wasn't really any moment that caught my ear, which isn't to say that the production was bad, just not doing anything new in any way.

I love the super digital bit-crushed vocals here, it creates a really unique aesthetic and makes the album instantly memorable. I thought the production was really good, and the way everything is mixed to sound all over the place lead to some really great musical moments. That being said, the album doesn't switch it up a whole lot, and it gets a little tired by the end.

Such a high level of consistent quality throughout the whole album, the production on every track is great, and the rapping from both Benny the Butcher and the features were all great.

This EP really packs a punch, it doesn't waste any time getting you into the music, the production was also really good, it has typical grunge style guitar playing but mixed to put a larger emphasis on noise and atmosphere. I also thought the vocals fit really well with this style of music.