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William Basinski - Watermusic
William Basinski
Watermusic
2001 • LP
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The Flaming Lips - 2011 #9: 7 Skies H3 – 24 Hour Skull
94

RATING: 9.42/10 (9.42)

This album spans a full day. Twenty-four hours. Pushing the limits of how fresh ideas can emerge within repetition, while fully, extortionately, brutally, and tenderly exploring the concept of grief – 7 Skies H3 is an experience unlike any other.

BEST SONG: Can’t Let It Go
WORST SONG: Movement of Celestial Bodies

However, such a short sentiment cannot really reflect this album in the slightest. This is most definitely atypical for this account, but ... read more

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William Basinski - Watermusic
69

RATING: 6.9/10 (6.94)

Nothing special, but nothing wrong. Those five words are the most accurate expression of this ambient piece from Basinski; smooth, insulative drone that neither repels nor attracts me. It’s simply immersive, consistent, largely unshifting – and nothing more than that. Perhaps more movement or dynamics would’ve upped the score, but for what minimalist ambition it has, it does its job decently.

BEST SONG: <N/A>
WORST SONG: <N/A>

Sigur Rós - Von
51

SIGUR RÓS REVIEW: 1/12

RATING: 5.1/10 (5.13)

This is a mess of a debut. The occasional beauty of the ambient passages save it from the fiery pits of my four or three out of ten range, but on the whole this has no direction, no cohesiveness, dull and drab sonics, and an overarching sensation of wasted time. The guitars are sluggish and quiet, the vocals are homogenous, and the experimentation – while an obvious prelude to what was to come after “Von” – does ... read more

STOMACH BOOK - GOODNIGHT HYPNOPOMP
69

RATING: 6.9/10 (6.98)

This is probably one of the most unfortunate cases of a terrible mixing job that I’ve ever experienced. Individually, the production side and the vocal-lyrical side are brilliant – the former being thick, off-kilter, and constantly unnerving, and the latter matching it in its granular detail, gut-wrenching themes, and even occasional catchiness – but the mixing almost places them at odds with one another, thereby flattening both in the process. The busy ... read more

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
85

RATING: 8.5/10 (8.58)

This album feels architecturally designed to prop up its two uncritiqueable masterpieces – “Go Your Own Way” and “The Chain” – a collection of songs that funnel you successfully into and out of the soaring perfection of the record’s peak. That’s what stood out to me the most; beyond the beautiful guitar work, the masterful harmonics, the diversity of the tracks – the band clearly have a confident hold on how to ... read more

spectra - In Ruin
71

RATING: 7.1/10 (7.12)

This is mind-bogglingly impressive for something produced on a cracked VST over just seven days – a genuinely endearing quarter of an hour that oscillates between whimsy and grit. The criticisms I do have of it – the occasional aversion to consistent key, the unavoidably procedural-sounding strings, and at points the odd mixing, which are all embodied most explicitly by the opener – slowly evaporate as the “week” elapses. The points of ... read more

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All the albums on my listenlist (top being my next listen, second being the album I’ll be listening to after that, etc etc.) The top of the list will be reviewed tomorrow, and the second being the ...
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A Listenlist for all the super long albums I plan to get to when I have several hours on my hands for a review. This also includes my reviews of ambient/drone artists who both have a discography ...
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