150 Review Special!!
For my 150th review I've decided to take another look at the bombastic, psychedelic Japanese trio that is Fishmans. After loving LONG SEASON and absolutely adoring the hell out of their magnum opus, the live album "98.12.28", which contains my favorite song of all time, a live version of the aforementioned LONG SEASON, I decided I'd check out the trio's next most beloved album behind the two I'd heard, "Uchu Nippon Setagaya". This ... read more
HELP GET MY GOAT OFF THE STREETS
Jesus Christ, so much good rap is coming out this year. This shit goes HARD. Gao is rapping his ass off over some of the loudest, craziest beats I've heard since Exmilitary, this mixtape is batshit, energetic, hard as hell, and has Gao's signature frantic, sludge covered mixing that just feels so good to listen to. Each track is different while still remaining in the swirling tar pit that Gao's music resides in, I just adore this sound so much. ... read more
Album Trade Week 10: @Stupidstorm
"I'm not crazy
You guys are crazy
Life's but a loop, and I'm enjoying myself"
Week ten! We sure have been doing this album trade for a sec, it's entering what I believe to be the third or maybe even fourth month and it has been such a fun time. So much music I'd never have even thought to listen to otherwise, some bad, some life-changing. And uh, the first album I'm listening to is this rap album written by uh... a ... read more
clipping. ass album title
So this album intrigued me enough I had to listen to it. From the moment I saw Gao the Arsonist's newest album under the "Highest rated Experimental Hip-Hop Albums of 2026" I decided I needed to know if he had anything that was must hear, and he sure as hell does. "AND THEY MINE FOR OUR BODIES" is an experimental, industrial hip-hop album, it sort of reminds me of Injury Reserve in the way that it reverberated and creates an ambience, ... read more
By Storm's "My Ghosts Go Ghost" is the continuation of Injury Reserve's experimental rap career, after the death of a central member of the trio and the release of "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", a surreal, hyper-experimental hip-hop album that was practically undefinable they waited almost five years to release their next album under the moniker "By Storm". "My Ghosts Go Ghost" is a further exploration into the grief of Injury Reserve's ... read more
"A white woman walked towards me, and our eyes locked to meet
Felt the fear inside the air as she moved to cross the street
Should I blame her for seeing me and picturing me as a threat?
Or the centuries of whipping that's keepin' women in debt?"
Oh, yeah, oh, fucking yeah. This goes hard. It's a mix of hip-hop, some neo-soul, and I can see influences from dance and punk here, too. It's super unique sonically from other hip-hop I've heard, the beats are a ... read more