Sashiboop

I absolutely love the concept here, a love letter to dance music across the West and South, getting people to move and live in the moment, there isn't a verse or instrumental I can complain about... and absolutely NONE of it is sticking with me. Completely in one ear and out the other. I don't think this has ever happened to me with a Tyler project before??? Also please take a course on singing, I like unique outsider voices, I like embracing something you're ashamed of, but it ... read more

SNAIL'S HOUSE REVIEW MARATHON: PART 20

Yeah, ripping the bandaid off now, it's not as good as Snö. But really, how CAN you surpass a flawless 10/10 downtempo album? I appreciate Ujico* for cutting his losses and making an awesome little accompanying piece instead! Celebrating its predecessor's 5 year anniversary, Lumi crosses the border from Sweden to Finland to show what a more quiet and subdued version of modern Snail's House production can sound like.

snowy morning ... read more

SNAIL'S HOUSE REVIEW MARATHON: PART 19

Now *this* is how you do an album sequel. Not just improving on the original formula, but completely reinventing your sound itself. ujbeats vol.1 is quality lo-fi hip hop when it tries, but I think most can agree the "genre" had become pretty overdone by then, almost corporate. What good is another lo-fi album? That's what vol.2 is hear to answer, and just like Guardians of the Galaxy, it's better in almost every ... read more

SNAIL'S HOUSE REVIEW MARATHON: PART 18

Another summer break, another attempt at regaining motivation for reviewing!!! Pixelize is a weird EP for me, cause it came out around the time I started getting more into both mainstream and music nerd albums, not just vocaloid and kawaii future bass. As a result, it's the first Snail's House project I have zero nostalgia for. That doesn't mean it's bad at all though, just... different. It feels like a turning point in his sound ... read more