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Dummy by Portishead is an album which left my jaw gaping open the first time I experienced it and has continued to equally blow me away on every subsequent relisten.
It’s nothing short of a trip-hop masterpiece with a rich, atmospheric and eerie sample driven production and bone-chilling vocal performances from lead performer Beth Gibbons all around.

Now, this was my first ever exposure to Portishead. I had always heard people praising them to an absurdly high degree, but I never really ... read more

On their debut album, Death Grips are as chaotic as ever, but with rawer recording quality and grittier beats. While this makes for an interesting listen, some songs feel unfinished and underdeveloped and the project overall doesn’t pack as much of a punch as a The Money Store or a Bottomless Pit.

Death Grips are one of my favorite groups of all time. They have consistently challenged and pushed the boundaries of industrial hop-hop with every single one of their releases, and they did so ... read more

On Hail To The Thief, Radiohead embarks on an admittedly interesting journey, but one that is lacking in that incredible and entrancing explorative wit of their records before and after, ending up sticking out like a sore thumb among their mostly spotless catalogue and easily being their weakest record to date.

Now, I’ve heard that people seem to like this one a lot. Of course they do, who doesn’t like a Radiohead album to drown in its ambiance and fuzzy vocals?
This said, all ... read more

Unironically goes hard asf