Pretty much the most enjoyable album I’ve heard this year
Could Bladee be the cool guy neofolk always needed? Christ.
Whitearmor doesn’t miss.
Hard. I think this will be rated much higher in time to come.
One of my desert island discs. Scott Walker’s voice is at its richest here, and he displays a real deftness of touch both musically and lyrically. Smashing.
A solid project from DJ Smokey. Very much in his darker era, but still so much fun.
Lukewarm and bloated as all hell. A$AP Rocky at his least trill.
A lot of these songs sound like rejected Vince Staples tracks, and the rest are mostly forgettable.
Don’t get me wrong, there are still some great moments here (Helicopter, Stop Snitching), but Rocky seems to have lost some of that effortless cool that has been part of his appeal since day one.
Where Zauberberg felt dark and mossy, Königsforst feels like pools of mist and sun on the dew. It’s softer and even approaches modern classical at times.
A group of musicians who made their careers pushing the envelope come together to play it safe.
It’s shimmering and pretty, but more of a collection of songs than a cohesive album.
One of Coil’s more hollow releases. L S D har har. This whole thing smacks of uni halls, mandala tapestries, and bad personal hygiene.
That being said, there are some really great sounds on this thing e.g. the kick on Even In The Darkness… fucking great, especially in the context of the album. Sounds and moments like this are enough to get this release a respectable score, but it’s a bit of a chore to get through.
I played When I See Mommy I Feel Like A Mummy too loud and now Margaret Thatcher is in my bathroom
Astounding. It’s dark and cold and demands your attention.
As others have said, Ramleh go (goes?) beyond creating soundscapes here, they actually transport you. It’s space and time crystallised; I love it.
It’s just a great time front to back. Although they’re not changing the world, Agriculture certainly made it a more enjoyable place to live with this one.
Psychic TV at their most Psychic TV?
Some great poppy numbers, some prickly occult moments, and even a tune from Genesis’s child.
A mercurial record. It doesn’t always work, but Genesis and the gang weren’t afraid to push the envelope.
In The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye, Genesis mentions how a lot of Psychic TV’s (and maybe TG??) work is grounded in the 60s, but aims to ultimately take the listener to somewhere uncharted and changing. While this is obvious in ‘Force the Hand…’ and ‘Dreams Less Sweet’, ‘Pagan Day’ seems reluctant to go too far off piste.
Not the most challenging or interesting Psychic TV record, but it does contain of some of the band’s most catchy ... read more
Protomartyr offer a breath of fresh air in a world where so many bands love the smell of their own farts. Everyone involved went in on this one.
Class acts.
Ts makes me so nervous even when it’s beautiful. There’s something alchemical going on here; I’ll never trust it.
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