I feel like enough time has passed to finally talk about this, no?
"By the Time I Get to Phoenix", for lack of a better term, is a jarring experience. Launching you straight into its chaos with the avant-garde structures and strange, mysterious sound collage of "Outside", Injury Reserve keep this momentum the whole way through, never slowing down to let the listener breathe or explain the intentions of the music. Whether you're strapped in or not, you're along for the ride ... read more

Thoughtful and introspective, "Mia Gargaret" is an absolutely beautiful ambient record, even if its subtle approach doesn't exactly make it one of the most memorable albums out there.

For a long time now, I've had a long, complicated jumble of thoughts and feelings on "神秘的情人" that I've really struggled to unravel. Countless nights have been spent alone with this music, taking it in, letting its contents almost completely overtake me. It's the kind of album that, even with as many listens as I've had with it, still feels like just as much of a mystery to me. From the production, to the pitched down, near unintelligible vocals, to the otherworldly ... read more

Perhaps one of the best lo-fi emo projects that we've had in years. This is some seriously impressive, catchy, emotive, and conceptual emo and noise pop that I'm genuinely shocked that I loved as much as I did even keeping in mind the rough sound of all the tracks here. In my opinion, its roughness only adds to the charm tenfold. The vocals feel both pained and pleading, fitting the lyrical themes of seemingly doomed relationships in an incredibly effective way, too. The instrumentation is ... read more

Great production, decent vocals, and fun, bright instrumentation. Quite liked this one, even if Lamp have never particularly grabbed my attention as a listener.

I swear these short albums are the only thing keeping me going right now. Anyways, this thing is pretty decent. The lyrics are fine, albeit a bit corny at times, the vocal performances are solid, and the instrumentation is fast and exciting. While the rudimentary production and aforementioned corny lyrics hold this back from true emo greatness, it's still pretty alright for what it is.

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In spite of my best efforts to enjoy this, I simply cannot connect with the music of Burial, especially not "Untrue". While there is a consistent atmosphere and production style that is undeniable, the sound of this completely loses me and paying attention becomes impossible after just a few minutes. The production, to my ears, feels incredibly hollow and soulless, completely falling flat of creating anything of an interesting or engaging atmosphere on almost every track ... read more

Like floating endlessly through space, or being completely submerged under deep, dark water, Sewerslvt's "Drowning in the Sewer" is not only immersive and hypnotic, but it's one of the best combinations of drum and bass and ambient music I've likely ever heard. In a lot of ways, this feels like one of Sewerslvt's most complete works, creating an almost sensory experience that still feels easy to move around and dance to, and never feels daunting in spite of its demanding 85 minute ... read more

she's literally the best artist of all time

cool stuff also porter doesn't know how to say grandiose that is funny :)
not gonna rate it bc it's not music but yeah

"There is a fictional city in your mind and you know every corner of it. Your mind is a world. Each of us is a place."
What I've always respected most about Porter Robinson as an artist is how much of his own personality he injects into his music, while still making everything he puts out feel like an experience to some extent. A big component of what makes "Worlds" my favorite album is the experience that listening to it front-to-back gives me, and his follow up, ... read more

An immensely beautiful and soulful work of art. Jeff Buckley's voice is likely one of the best I've ever heard, and the instrumentals are pretty fantastic the whole way through, with the cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" in particular making me especially emotional while listening. There's something very haunting to me about knowing this was the only album Buckley ever got to release before his untimely death, a powerful and unnerving reminder that we could all die at any point, ... read more

I believed the hype. Somewhere in me I thought this might actually be good.
So, "Unhappy Refrain", uh... it sounds like shit. That's just the truth of it. To my ears, anyway, this sounds like a horrendous mess. I've never particularly cared for the vocaloid style, but this is easily it at its absolute worst and most insufferable and it ruins any potential highlights here, to which there are few. While the instrumentals here are mostly alright, the use of vocaloid is corny and annoying ... read more

"Seven Psalms" is a fascinating musical journey that takes a lot of ambition for a singer-songwriter such as Paul Simon to embark on. While he could've easily chosen to make this seven separate sections, he instead made it one massive song which I found to be a pretty interesting choice. Although this probably would've worked as seven separate tracks just fine, the choice to make it one big song makes it feel almost like an epic, with many different sections and phases that it goes ... read more

A bit of a mixed bag at points, but overall a really solid project, featuring some of Simon & Garfunkel's best and most touching songs. Lots of beautiful moments on this one, these guys were incapable of making bad music.

A very promising first project. The instrumentation reminds me a lot of groups like Black Country, New Road, but far more dark and gloomy. The sound is heavier and more guitar driven, with some genuinely fantastic moments and passages. Excited to see what they do next.

Even as someone who's never watched "Twin Peaks" and has little understanding of its plot, this soundtrack still stands out as being pretty great as it is. It somehow manages to sit right on the line of being both eerie and inviting, and it feels very set in reality, which I imagine is what the series is going for, too. Not the best soundtrack ever made but still pretty nice.

Dark, heavy, and downright fucking evil. This is some of the heaviest black metal I've heard in a while, and the instrumentation, vocals and lyricism all contribute to this inescapable feeling of slowly bleeding out in this hellish, eternal winter, where black fire covers the sky in place of clouds and a sun. The playing and production is fantastic, and the heaviness of the whole project is just enough. Really hope more people decide to check this one out.

Beautifully insane. Everything about the instrumentation and production on this project just feels chaotic and dense as hell, while still having a structured feeling that runs through even its most batshit moments of insanity. The vocals feel intense and almost ritualistic, and the whole thing generally leaves a pretty lasting impression. Definitely can't say I've heard too much like this before.

Such a weird, bittersweet moment for me. This, for those unaware, is likely to be the last piece of music ever released under the RiskR name, and with me being the overly sentimental bitch you all probably know me to be by now, this news of course made this project hold all the more weight and importance to me. Plus, seeing this only released on Spotify and not bandcamp gave this a weird feeling of finality and really made me realize that this, as far as we know anyway, is it. To get into the ... read more