Monstercat Dive: 001 - Launch Week
if you're reading this and have some astute observation skills you'll notice this is the 2nd time i've reviewed this and that i've taken down the reviews i've written for subsequent compilations.. i have the first 21 and their EPs all ranked but on a 0.25 system, so am revamping it for AOTY (and to more accurately reflect my current opinions).
note that this review is pinned for that reason as i don't wanna reiterate this all ... read more
far and away the most unique compilation i've listened to that's come out this year. each of these 19 tracks offer something different, and some of them i don't think i'd classify as EDM at all!
as with any multi-artist compilation though it's gonna be virtually impossible to get every song be one i thoroughly enjoy, so it shouldn't come as a huge surprise that some tracks didn't appeal to me/had awkward sections etc etc.. and i'll be honest there were ... read more
Super Sometimes are another band i found veeeery recently after they caught my attention with their pop punk-esque sound.
whilst a decent amount of this album was some really quite fun energetic tunes, the youthful sound of this album did manifest itself in other ways at times as some tunes here did sound a touch more basic. i wouldn't use the word 'amateur' because the quality is pretty damn good across the LP, but there were definitely some less interesting songs here with ... read more
a pretty neat EP here! i enjoyed the upbeat feeling across the project, and there was a good amount of genre variety too. across these 7 tunes there was a bit of hardwave, speed house and future bass alongside some other stuff too.
good on the whole, i wish i had more words to describe this EP but my mind is drawing blanks 😅
Favourite: MAD - 79
Least Favourite: DO U HEAR ME? - 63
was pretty surprised by this after not liking their Monstercat debut the other month! sound design fucked hard, i think with a more weighty snare i'd have liked it more but it's definitely good as is.