/daily/ - Overly Complicated Tournament edition

i feel like there's a certain pointed satire in the edition of this post

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reposting for those whomst haven't reccd yet(nat, s, Blapp, Accel, FISH, trans, Woolite, terminus)

for the first round, the restriction is as follows:
take the name you post with around here and choose either the first letter or the last letter. THEN recommend me an album 90 minutes or less that is tagged on rateyourmusic.com with at least one genre that starts with the same letter you chose! if you feel the need, post the letter along with the rec when you rec. i'll be verifying each individually.

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>>72332142
>Accel
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/klein_f1/only/
>Ambient Pop, Alternative R&B

>>72332209
accepted

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Found this today and thought about you guys and that you would like it. had to pick it up for myself

>>72332245
nice find

Do any of your friends have music-related tattoos? Specifically /mu/core related? My good friend has a stick-and-poke that says "Hideaway"

which reminds me

>>72332142
My rec is Black Foliage by Olivia Tremor Control

"Indie Rock"

>>72332295
heard that one fishy

>>72331547
The rare three-fer

>E
>Experimental, Electronic
>Electric Storm

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_white_noise/an_electric_storm/

>>72332050
I really wanna take this now t b h

>>72332142
>>72332336
Oh wait, I'm dumb and replied to the old one

>>72332295
Actually I don't have but for ages I've been thinking about having some. late this year, maybe

>>72332370
it's all good i gotcha

>>72332336
what's that other album with lightning on the cover (not metallica)
i always get that one and an electric storm mixed up

>>72332410
ignore this post
i was mixing up that album with itself
plz don't reply

>>72332142
>natkingcole
>noise pop

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/juffage/semicircle/

>>72332467
accepted

>>72332336
>I really wanna take this now t b h
don't let your dreams be dreams

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>>72332390
Good, it meets the requirements right?

>>72332410
>>72332443
Lmao

>>72332568
We're literally opposites jeez

>>72332870
yessir you are verified and ready to go

>>72332142
Oh fuck I'm against the Köln Concert
This one is gonna be a good one

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>>72332142
>1st gets a 30 album drone, 2nd 15, 3rd 5
>3rd place
wdhmbt

>>72333104
highest score out of the losers of the semifinals

>>72332295
I'm thinking of getting the little dude from the cover of In The Attic Of The Universe

>>72333117
Got it

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The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers Band (1969)
>southern rock, blues rock

The Allman's are much better when they're in jam mode than when they're in song mode. The one two punch of "Don't Want You No More" and "It's Not My Cross to Bear" makes for an incredibly effective display of bluesy guitar heroics, and the closer "Whipping Post" boasts a catchy as sin chorus and an incredibly gritty vocal performance from Gregory Allman. The rest is decent but uninspired blues rock. They do blues somewhat tastefully, like Skynyrd, but their ballads fall-flat and the shorter blues tracks just lack any real memorable characteristics. They'd improve with Eat a Peach.

2.5

>>72332322
oh. For some reason I was searching under releases.

Rec is Dusk at Cubist Castle then.

>>72332295
y'know i've always thought about getting the star/sun thingy on the cover of Guitar vol. 4 tattooed

>>72333195
Agreed. You ought to hear At Fillmore East. They're a live band of course, and that looong "Whipping Post" is killer

>>72333199
accepted
>>72333143
actually i might do like an EP consolation match sort of deal
we'll see

>>72333279
There you go. I never have good EP recs

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>>72332870
>We're literally opposites jeez
i won't hold it against you

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Cerberus Shoal - The Land We All Believe In (2005)
>avant-folk, progressive folk

A very weird album, but one that feels like it's forcing itself to be weird rather than letting it come naturally. It's a stark contrast to the bands earlier Talk Talk-esque post-rock, and the liveliness of the music is a very welcome change. There are many issues with this album, but it's a fun, colorful listen that always has you guessing what tricks are going to be thrown at the listener next, and I really appreciate that. With this, however, comes a lack of cohesion and a general lack of structure that the band doesn't pull off terribly well. They still seem stuck in the post-rock mindset, focusing a lot on crescendoes and releases, but the business of the music does not lend itself well to this style, making most every song feel awkward and stilted, especially the poppier tracks. It's ambitious as hell, and decently enjoyable, but it's incredibly messy and somewhat grating, despite the potential.

2.5-

Ruins - Hyderomastgroningem (1995)
>zeuhl, experimental rock, brutal prog

It's Tzadik prog, no more, no less. Yoshida and Masuda's performances are both fucking incredible, and they anchor the whole album. Yoshida knows how to balance brashness and subtlety incredibly well, and Masuda can make his bass sound like nearly anything, his performance is killer. Compositionally it's rather weak, it repeats itself a lot and very rarely does it present the listener with any interesting, new ideas, which is something so commonplace with zeuhl. Still, it's a good listen.

2.5+

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>>72333413
woops cropped too much

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inb4 ancap memes
>>72332870
really
>>72333293
makes
>>72333413
me
>>72333437
think

>>72333271
i'll listen to it soon!

>>72333460
I mean we are pretty similar except for the first value, lol

>>72333430
that cerberus shoal record has been the first item on my backlog for like 1329412340987 years
glad to know I'm in for something...eventually

god these threads are terrible
I remember when they first started and people seemed genuinely interested in exploring music, now it's just a tripfag circlejerk

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>>72333517
ya ever eat a niggas ass?

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>>72333517
[2]
join in

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>>72333437

>>72333506
get on it soon do a backlog chart don't hesitate!!!

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>>72333437
>>72333460

inb4 ancom memes

>>72333621
it's ok I used to be an ancom too

>>72332142
holy FUCK these restrictions goddamn

>>72333728
oo you've got a toughie

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>>72333621
Twins

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>>72333517

>>72333744
its ok i have found one
>blapp
>plunderphonics
>dj pica pica pica - planetary natural love gas webbin 199999

>>72333781
oh wait i didnt read it and thought every rec had to be a three-fer
oh well, enjoy the three-fer

>>72333818
oh holy shit
you can change it if you want

Stop doing stupid pol polls

>>72333855
ehhh either way i think its a gamble if im picking a plunderphonics album. i guess this is a bit safer:
>heat wave - im fuckin you tonight

>>72333855
>>72333818
Yeah same and it was pretty hard finding a good one hahah

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>>72333958
no

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just waiting on smurmelade and terminus

you guys can place bets if you want i'll keep track

>>72334024
Betting on Termi

>>72334050
gay

>>72333517
"fuck you"

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>>72333958

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New Chart Because I Lost Steam On The Old One Chart (Everything Gets A 3.5 Edition)

>Hiatus Kaiyote- Tawk Tomahawk
This was something my friend recommended. I thought it was a really decent listen, although kind of a mixed bag. The beginning of the album is a lot different from the end of the album. Even though its jumbled, the quality of the music is solid. I liked the Q-Tip cameo on the last song, as well.

3.5/5.0

>Beastie Boys- Paul's Boutique
Another friend recommendation. I had initially written off The Beastie Boys as "rap for people who hate rap" but this album proved me wrong. The album was highly enjoyable because of the energetic delivery of the group and the creative production.

3.5/5.0

>Kate Bush- Hounds of Love
Running Up That Hill has been on my "moody 80s tracks" for a while, but until now, I hadn't heard the full album. My biggest reason for liking it was the variation in the whole thing, from the radio-friendly pop hits on side A to the compelling concept suite on side B. Although it has a few forgettable songs, I'm drawn to this album's overall aesthetic and Kate Bush's voice (and looks).

3.5/5.0

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Just kidding-- Tawk Tomahawk is a 3.0.

Also look at this face.

>>72334024
Woolite made a good pick but I ain't bettin til I see terminus

>>72334297
more like look at that booty

Posting the listenalong in a bit because I'm abouta get super shitfaced, so I should post the listenalong now so it's at least out there before I wake up at around noon pacific time tomorrow.

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LISTENALONG

Ayuo / Ohta Hiromi - Red Moon

>Avant-Folk, Psych Folk, From Tzadik's New Japan Series

download:
https://mega.nz/#!QRN2SICB!N8PswxSRXq3g-9_iiNae-lSchMhi8oCDulW-94croTM

RYM:
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ayuo___ohta_hiromi/red_moon/

This one has three rows this time since so many people are doing them this time around.

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>>72334761

>>72335011
sorry

>>72334761
looks neat.

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>>72334761
plot twist: yours is going to be the least popular so far

>>72335521
it's an hour long avant-folk record
poseurs like us HAVE to like it

>>72335521
>>72335427
>>72335533
I mean everyone hated my last one, so I would be much more surprised if the average score is even above 3/5.

To be fair though, that last one was prog, and I like it much less now.

Medium rare chicken strips

salmonella

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im not dead

>>72335969
i am.

god i HATE prog

and krautrock

>>72336202
fuck of

>>72336202
>god i HATE prog
reasonable

>and krautrock
wtf

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>>72336139
hey i still have this thing open, should i finish it?
is it too late to change some of the scores?

>>72336211
If you feel like it sure.

It's your tourney. Your rules.

>>72336202
worst new trip

wheremst the fuck are terminal and ess

>>72336210
I get butthurt about how much prog hate there is, but then remember it's only like 3 or 4 bands that are making the good prog.

>>72336343
I love Yes, KC, and Zappa so I probably shouldn't be shitting on the genre too much, but every time I try digging deeper at all I end up regretting it.

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>>72336202
it's a lot like anime
99& of prog is shit
ya gadda listen to da good stuff like
Yowie & Sajjanu

>>72336365
Yeah, you hit the nail on the head.

>>72336202
dum dum DUM

>>72336211
At least listen to Basra familiadudeguy! Also make the fishe lose :]

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>>72336343
>>72336296
oh shit you two are back in the tourney because time smiled upon your recs.
gfr is up against Uchu nippon setagaya
ethy is up against Yerself Is Steam

>>72336468
>i lost with eureka before
HMMMM
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nickelus_f/trick_dice/

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>>72336448
yeah ok i will. i really enjoyed songmy

im glad you knew that changing scores meant you were getting cut the fuck out, ha

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I drank a whole bottle of wine but I'm just barely drunk. Maybe I'm building up a tolerance? I kinda hope not. Just finished Haruhi + the movie so here's a little mini review:

The show is alright, albeit super flawed, awfully paced, and too consistently changing from a really average slice-of-life with a subtly interesting story underneath, but mostly tone-wise stays in the latter.

However, I think the movie really draws the whole series together in a smart, interesting, and satisfying way that I totally didn't expect from a show that so often disappointed. The movie can't be seen without the series, but I would also insist that the vise-versa is true, and I would almost compare it to Eva in that sense, but not exactly close to that level of quality really. If you're willing to trudge through 28 episodes in varying levels of quality (including eight episodes that are EXACTLY the same) to end it all on a very high note, then I'd highly rec this if you're into anime or other gay shit.

And the movie confirms what we all knew in the first place: That Yuki a best.

>>72336468
Wow! 3.5/5 is tough to beat, but this one has withstood multiple listens from me...
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/causa_sui/summer_sessions_vol__1/

>>72336550
>>72336492
yes and yes, fuck im jazzed. ok see you all in 12 weeks.

>>72336585
kbye

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Rate/ roast me

>>72336531
it was aight

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>>72336494
>>72336468
what
the
F L I P
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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>>72336621

had some rum wew

dorm is cool

c u 2moro daily/

do the listen along okay

>>72336684
way ahead of ya

>>72336668
>>72336684
guess you ain't building up a tolerance hmm

>>72336668
wait dude you drink alcohol?!

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Arca - Arca (2017)
>art pop, glitch pop

I adore Arca's vocals, like a lot of people seem to. They add a dimension to Arca's music that did not exist before—a human dimension. I still can't get into Arca's production, though. He produces incredibly well for other artists, but the production in his solo stuff seems somewhat vapid and very empty, and this is probably his emptiest sounding record yet. The emptiness does work well with the downtrodden, emotional vocals, but it's simply not very interesting to listen to, especially in comparison to his normal, off-the-wall work. It's probably my favorite of his solo work yet, but I'm still not too big on it.

2.0+

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)
>east coast hip hop

This old-school style of hip hop still isn't fully my thing, and both Ad Rock and Mike D really do have fucking irritating voices (MCA is great, though), but the production on this thing is insane, and the style of rapping is really damn entertaining. The voices might be irritating, but all three Beasties are always perfectly in sync, finishing each others verses and rapping together without a hitch in the flow of the songs and the album. This is by far their most strictly hip hop album, with no rock to be found except arguably on "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" (which fucking BANGS), and the beats are insane. Every single track is packed to the brim with samples (seriously, this is Endtroducing / Since I Left You level), but the simplicity of the beats still stands out no matter how fully featured they may actually be. The samples are taken from the most obvious, famous sources but they still work perfectly, they sample the fucking Beatles on "The Sounds of Science" and it's not even noticeable, it's amazing. Rappers with better voices might have been nice, and old-school hip hop might never really be my thing, but this is a great damn album.

3.0+

who up

>>72337531
me's

>>72337556
orange and kuchu camp are good c:

>>72337619
j

>>72337651
***k

>>72337651
how did you manage to fill out the captcha

>>72337676
fuck off it takes a lot

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Keith Rowe - A Dimension of Perfectly Ordinary Reality (1990)
>free improvisation, indeterminacy

Some interesting sound work from one of the masters of that kind of stuff. I'd be lying if I said a lot of this didn't go right over my head, especially the almost completely silent closing track, but the way Rowe is able to manipulate his guitar the way he does is amazing, and I love the samples strewn out and about, it's very odd to hear T-Rex just show up in the middle of a guitar improv piece. The opener is the only piece I really "get", per se, but this is interesting, even if it's not my forte, at all.

2.5+

there's no way this'll be the last backlog chart btw

>>72337718
The backlog never ends

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>>72332245
hhhhhhng
one of my favorites

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>diSEMBOWELMENT - Dusk

Not a huge fan, but it wasn't bad. I feel like death/ funeral doom just aren't for me, the production always feels sloppy and I don't really get any sort of emotion from it. The last track was the best.

3/5
>Artificial Brain - Infrared Horizon

I loved Artificial Brain's debut, so I was excited to see how their sophomore album would be. They killed it once again, awesome sounding stuff. However, I rated their first album a 4.5/5, even though most people right now seem to like this more. Maybe I need to relisten to their first album. Regardless, good shit from them.

4/5
>Various Artists - Mono No Aware

Amazing. The genres tagged on here (ambient, sound collage, drone, musique concrete) excited me a lot, especially for a 2017 release, even though they tend to be hit or miss. But fuck, this was just really good. I loved all the musique concrete stuff, the whole thing felt very nature-y and mysterious. Definitely one of the best ambient albums I've heard in a while, and my 2017 AOTY as of now. Listen to this for sure.

4.5/5

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Not my cup o tea

i'd do the listenalong if I still wasn't going through Autechre rn and this closing track is pretty cash

>>72337334
>2.0+

this guy gets it

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Pick things

Black Boned Angel - Supereclipse
Perfectly serviceable drone metal

Eric B and Rakim - Paid in Full
It's really dated, like, I'm not about to discredit the historical importance of this album in light of the development of hip hop as a genre but the stuff that was produced after this is objectively better, superficial criticism or no, it's still dated

Jim-Yoshi Pile Up - It's Winter Here
Usually don't like Midwest Emo that much, but this was nice, latter half of the album is the better half

Viktor Vaughn - Vaudville Villain
It's good, cool to see Doom filling the role of a curator/MC whatever

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cluster is being useless so somebody gets to replace her. whom wants her spot??

>>72332142
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-for-carnation/the-for-carnation/

slowcore

>>72339722
actually i just realized i cucked jimmy jazz out of a spot earlier so i guess he'll get it, he even gave a rec so i dont have to wait for SHIT

tfw punching ur own dick

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this test has some weird questions, like when they lump economic classes and ideologies into the same camp as race and gender when they ask about equal treatment. how am i supposed to endorse equal treatment of classes and ideologies, behead the bourgeoisie and nazis smdh

>>72333293
filtered

>>72333460
dont move further to the right or ur getting filtered bud

>>72334761
i already listened to this u filthy weeb,

>>72339740
idktf

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>>72339729
noice!
tell sticko I ain't rooting for him NO MORE lmao

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eh well u know

>>72339740
tfw received first dick pic from some random steam friend
tfw someone actually punching their dick on mic

>>72332035
sticko,

he aint rootin 4 u no more

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haha i sure love fishmans

>>72332142
>take the name you post with around here and choose either the first letter or the last letter
Tough choice! I guess "s".
Anyway between spiritual jazz, swing or spanish classical music I'm going with the first one:
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/batsumi/batsumi/

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Autechre - LP5
>Techno, IDM(eme)

This is my first Autechre album. I attempted to listen to elseq some years ago, and lost interest. I tried to listen to elseq, and got bored. I'm glad I got to force myself to sit down and give this a listen, because it's not bad at all. Polyrhythms and irregular time measures, it's just what I'd want from a group like Autechre

Acroyear2 is a tightly layered circuit of rhythm, with a small list of sounds to focus on during the meek looping melody, before it all furls away. 777 forgoes a melody to become a clockwork mechanism. Rae reminds me of a car ride-- light drifting thoughts, but in actuality you're sitting in a metal beast-- and even then, the track's car ride ends and shifts to lonely walking. Autechre's ability to meld together the raw and cold sounds with artificial emotion is exceptional.

Following the slightly unnerving tinkles of Melve, Vose In drips of acid house influence before completely corroding at the end. Fold4, Wrap5 is an interesting detour, slowing down and speeding up as if a drum machine could be in a state of adolescence.

On Under BOAC, the drum takes on a hollow quality and overpowers the track for once. The sampling makes this track stand out from the album as a whole, and is definitely one of the better tracks. Corc reminds me of "Orban Eq Trx4" from Aphex Twin - drukqs.

AND then we have Drane2. It's actually lighter than most of the album, and an interesting choice for a closer, drifting out like a raft out on an ocean. (Not counting the hidden closer which seemed to be more of a cliffhanger in an epilogue than a P.S.)

So that's how I felt going through the album. Does it execute the creation of a Techno/IDM album well? For the most part.

Does it stay consistent with its content? For the most part.

Is it memorable? Not particularly.

>>72340361
I think there's more to Autechre that isn't present in this album. The original reason I was turned off from them (when I used to be really into Aphex Twin) was that while James was all about plugging the machine into his mind, and putting whatever creatures or beings lingering in there out for everyone to see, Autechre are known for hiding any human touches in their work.

Yet, this album clearly has the marks of people on it. It's a weird mix for them, and not what I expected from this album. Perhaps it's because Autechre are still willing to express a little more than patterns here, that it loses sight of what Autechre willingly represent in their autonomy. But perhaps it's a good place to branch paths within their discography.

6.5/10

>>72340361
but elseq came out last year haha

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>>72340361
>I attempted to listen to elseq some years ago
thats p impressive since that's only been around for one (1) year

>>72340377
time flies when ur having fun what can i say wew

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>>72340390
wow i guess i must not be having much fun at all then :{

>>72339729
ok then i bet on jimy jazz

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>>72340406
u really picked up what i laid down, v nice
time to activate some almonds now

>>72340374
Max Cobarcho - Ars Lucis
>Ambient

Rating an ambient album is always something difficult to do.

On one hand, comparing it to full albums with more ideas and work put into them just feels demeaning. An ambient album sets very simple and achievable goals:

1) Build an easily accessible atmosphere
2) Have pleasing sounds
3) [OPTIONAL] Progress its music just enough to not be Drone

This is what shows an ambient album is good at what it does. There are things to look for during attentive listening, and a bed to fall back on with passive listening.

What I enjoy the most, however, is when an album seeks to gain attention and lose it at the same time: suspended in that area where there's not quite much happening, but just enough to keep you from letting your mind process it as background noise. I think any ambient album that tries to take another step into that dangerous gray area in electronic music should be given attention accordingly.

I bring this up, because I really want to justify my rating of this, being higher than an intricate, cared for Autechre album.

I like that the first track sets a motif for the rest of the album to interpret. I like the deliberate movement from the Narthex, and the tumbling synths introduced in Pillar Ascension. The (real!) choir of Transpet Spire Glass escorts (not indicates) the introduction of Choir Ecstasy, and the tinge of hesitance it holds. And I think the the last track is the deepest one yet.

I like the many layers of harmony-- another thing about ambient albums to listen for. The presentation of one note or chord alone is not nearly enough; I can hear maybe 5 or more at once at any point during some tracks.

I confess that this album lies on right outside of the aforementioned grey area, but only just. But if we return to the definition of what I think consists of a good album, I think the rating makes sense.

7/10

>>72340386
>>72340406
WAIT FUCK I MEAN OVERSTEPS FUCK yeah oversteps

also autechre meme is OC do not steal>>72340361
>>72340361
>>72340361
>>72340361

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>>72340412
wow

>>72340361
fold4, wrap5 is an example of how well they can manipulate what catches attention and whatnot, like to me it sounds like its speeding up and slowing down at the same time or something
i really like these fluid type transitions they do, like the rhytm change in cipater on chiastic slide, or plenty of hinting at a melody but changing mind type stuff happening
yeah lotsa stuff is unmemorable but thats also part (and a byproduct) of why it's nice to relisten to it

>>72340463
what r u on oversteps is great
also saved, p weak but its an ae mem what can you do

>>72340463
listen to tri repetae btw

>>72340509
>fold4, wrap5 is an example of how well they can manipulate what catches attention and whatnot
Oh definitely

If anything this album made want to revisit some of their stuff now that it's been a while, and get the right mindset for appreciating them more

>>72340540
Got it

What about Amber

>>72340590
amber is a safe choice, probably one of their "warmer" albums, altho I don't find myself returning to it as much as their later stuff, but it might be your thing

>>72340590
>What about Amber
it's alright, boringest release though
it's like SAWs
incunabula is the better one of the two "classic" ones imo

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>>72340624
>>72340644
>Amber
>see this
My backlog increases once more

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Desu ne...

>>72341195
what le heck

>>72341449
Do i have permission to use your memes

>>72341512
yes

>>72339722
accepted!
>>72340284
accepted!
>>72340361
what the hell
i get it i guess
for me it's not memorable cause it doesnt need to be, it's like a separate, unique headspace that you can only access through listening
well whateververve

new AC is really pretty

Very tempted to review one of my 2Pac favorites here in Serbia

I think I'll just continue rereading Ulysses instead

>>72342040
hey hey. have to read that for class

>>72342128
It was very annoying on my first read but an enjoyable second so far

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final first round bracket! any more bets?

>>72342547
blappp

>>72342547
Borzoi boi rec'd caribbean music so i go with him

Sadly its one of the two caribbean albums anyone cares about but oh well

>>72342547
i bet on fish

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>>72342622
>>72342787
>>72342815
gotcha

>>72342547
I'm against fucking batsumi???

>>72342883
>erictaxxon.bandcamp.com
Lol

>>72342547
betting on myself

>>72342919
just how the cookie crumbles
>>72343158
glad someone finally noticed
>>72343214
got it

Does anyone have the final pictures of the big /MU/s favourite album and artist threads a few weeks back. I've been offline for a while and I missed them.

>>72343350
whats /mu/

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holy shit xxxtentacion is fucking boring

what do people like about this? guy sounds like he's 13 (and he's about as tall lmaooo), production is straight up lazy distorted trash, this is barely passable. do people just like him because he abused his pregnant gf? are people just desperate to find some edgy artist to latch onto? idgi

>>72343464
normies

>>72343454
Herp plerp blip blop /MU/ /mu/ /mU shut up.

>>72343488
what does this post even say

>>72343515
Herp plerp blip blop /MU/ /mu/ /mU shut up.

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>>72343535
Herp plerp blip blop /MU/ /mu/ /mU shut up.

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>>72332035

Id Show them This
https://youtu.be/xnhbqKK4LwE

>>72343464
other than look at me! being a big hit i think he's popular cuz he's edgy and ig you don't hear his types of beats in mainstream that often. also ppl say he's "real"

i like #imsippinteainyohood tho

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>>72343576

Then Follow up with this smash up of Queen and StarBoy

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>>72343576

>>72342883
betting on fish because he's already won round 1

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>transcuck vs jimmy jazz

>xxxtentacion - free x
Repetitive, generic, lazy, stupid, etc. Gave up after about 6-7 tracks, honestly might've given it a 0.5 had I decided to sit through the entire thing. I like raw, distorted hiphop, but you gotta have actual talent to pull it off. xxxtentacion is bland as a rapper, his only defining feature is that he sounds like a white kid with anger issues sometimes, good fucking job. The production is just Trap Rap 101 with added distortion, which means that simpletons who watch MLG Youtube vids will obviously lap this shit up. I'll pass. 1.0

>Girl Band - France 98
It's tight, it's catchy, it's noisy. The vocals are a bit shaky and generally feel more like they belong to a tamer indie rock band, but overall this is a solid slice straightforward noise rock. 3.5

jimmy jazz wins, transcuck is banned from participating in my future tournaments and from reccing music to me in general. Jim, give us a nice meme pic and a nice meme album

>>72343590
eh I honestly hated that track but whatevs. If by "real" they mean that he puts violence and misogyny into practice instead of just rapping about that shit then well, whoop dee doo, he's "real."

>>72342883
1 Fish
2 Jangle because Ethy is on the same side as Fish

>>72342919
you'll probably win unless batsumi is amazing
this juffage record is doing things to me right now

chicken necks

Meme.

Anyway, listening to the new Actress record. Sounds comfy. What you memers up to?

>>72344998
working on a saturday, listening to this because i can barely read and listen to music at the same time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqZb7hY1S0

>>72345014
o u t l a w

music and reading works well sometimes though

>>72345064
i cant do it with exposed vocals or any hip hop whatsoever

>>72345075
>>72345064
same, can't do it with vocals. plus "video game music is designed to keep you engaged but not distract you" blah blah

>>72345075
>>72345086
I usually just throw in Beethoven's string quartets or the art of fugue, put on my trilby and read. However, one of the most memorable reads of my life was that House of Leaves book to SFTB. Very fun.

As of late, I try to read in silence though.

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>>72345132

>>72345161
I think he means the Geese album Snacks for the Broken.

>>72345170
no im pretty sure nose man is a huge drake fan

>>72345161
>>72345183
he obviously meant Some Fishmans Tribute Band

>>72345161
keked well

I do not like drake though, I just rub my nose to his records

The new Actress record bumps in the whip

>>72345216
lewd

>>72345259
you forgot who you're talking to boi?

>>72345226
nothin quite like blasting Faure in Chrome as you rip down the highway

>>72345266
username checks out xD

>>72345267
I'm still on RUNNER, don't spoil it for me D:

>>72345294
bruh
>making claimsabout a record you haven't listened to fully

umm.. are u insane??

Anyone remember what was the Beatles album I last reviewed? I think it was Help.
>>72345321
Yes

>>72345344
carry on then

[spoiler]seriously tho the last 3 songs are insane[/spoiler]

>>72344604
well batsumi is one of my all time favs but I'm really glad you like the juffage! I thought it'd be up your alley.

>>72345381
you might need to get an ep rec ready.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Px2wK10jg
s'good yeah

>>72345364
you weren't lying. Faure in Chrome and There's an Angel in the Shower especially. Wew

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holy shit what a start
>batsumi - batsumi vs juffage - semicircle
two distinctly happy records that go about expressing it in different ways; batsumi through contented bliss and semicircle via triumphant beauty. semicircle has uplifting melodies and chord progressions all funneled through total wall-of-sound production - the instrumentation is varied and the textures vary from sparse and precious to noisy and rich. batsumi is a simple joy to listen to; it's heartwarming, charming, and fun.

I'm gonna need an ep rec from both nat and s to break the tie. no restrictions

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>Eddie Fisher - Eddie Fisher and the Next One Hundred Years
Pretty solid instrumental funk. Nothing wrong with it, I just didn't find very much that was memorable about it. The 12 minute track was nice though.
2.5

>Universal Togetherness Band - s/t
Super fun funk/soul album. There were a lot of songs on here I could see myself individually coming back to. And the groove on this album was so infectious, I was enjoying every minute of it. Check it out!
3.5-

>DJ Screw - In the Zone
I DONT WANT DICK TONIGHT
EAT MY PUSSYYY RIGHT
hell yeah, best screwtape on this chart. the noise on the check it out freestyle was pretty neat too.
3.5-

theres only one album left per row. what next boys

>>72345977
bitte orca

i have (pretty much) never listened to bjork at all

AMA

>>72346040
why not

>>72346043
idk havent gotten around to it

>>72346050
k
do you want to, or...

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>The Beatles – Rubber Soul
Oh look, Dogwander is writing about his personal experiences with The Beatles albums while revisiting them because apparently fishboi reads these. Also cause this Chelsea – Tottenham needs more goals.
I’d say this is where the bugs got more serious about their songwriting. They definitely started to play around with drugs too.
As a kid I used to like this one a lot. Specifically everyone’s least favorite song: Run For Your Life. Dunno why, always spoke to me personally. Lennon’s character of a guy talking shit to a girl probably spoke to the loser in me back then (says the trip posting reviews on an anonymous Monegasque yachting forum). There was something empowering about it I guess.
I think it is obvious that Norwegian Wood is one of the 2 track of the album that truly pack a punch. Sprinkled with all of its Shankar influence, which is just basically limited to the usage of sitar. It does however feature a very silly and vicious story though, so there are other attractions here.
Then there’s In My Life. A Lennon retrospective that gives me nostalgia over some life events that I never even had. Lots of power in a very simple track, it’s really great shit. The bizarre baroquesqe interlude on the track just makes it even better.
Michelle and Girl are the other 2 standouts for me simply because they are very pretty love songs. They always went side by side for me. Macca’s track is prettier (that bass bit for fucks sake), but Lennon’s track seems to be more emotionally honest.
The rest is mostly ok Some lyrics are memorable. “Love has a nasty habit of disappearing overnight” especially from I’m Looking Through You. I think the track in an acoustic arrangement without the annoying electric guitar would have been more enjoyable for me.

>>72346074
One thing I never noticed prior us that all but one track are under 3 minutes. That’s sort of cool, no? I think Harrison got better with songwriting but started to shine bright only by the time he hit the next album. Relistening to this made me remember the horrors of the stereo versions I constantly had throughout my entire life. I need to steal the Mono boxset from dad or just torrent that shit someday.

Sorry about the spacing. Forgot that happens when I paste things from a word document.

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>>72346072
it will be done very soon

>>72346137
good. Bork is cool

>>72346137
vespertine, vulnicura, and homogenic are good

debut and post are garbo

haven't listened to medulla

>>72346137
If you start at Post and go counterclockwise, it's the album covers from best to worst

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>>72346186
>debut and post are garbo
u wot m8

>>72346186
Post > Homogenic > Vespertine > Debut > Vulcinura > Volta > Medula
If you think Post is garbage you are a contrarian.

>>72346137
Listen to biophilia too [spoiler]its her best[/spoiler]

>>72346255
this is a good advice

>>72346040
wtf i have no bjork rated either

>>72346137
i bought like a third of her discography on CD for a penny each on amazon
good stuff, post and medulla are really good

>>72346208
>>72346213
good opinions

>>72346214
whats wrong with medula

>>72346336
quick give homogenic a 3.0 before anyone notices

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>>72346255
>When Crystalline drops

>>72346213
>>72346214
>90s trip-hop
I don't know man, her first two albums do not appeal to me at all. I can't quite put a finger on it, but it probably has to do with the production. I think she benefits from strings and slightly more organic instrumentation.

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Flipper - Gone Fishing
Album Generic this aint, I find that I have no taste for the meandering song structures, it's just a bit average

Guided by Voices - Propeller
Guided by Voices does a straightforward rock album, but it's a bit too dickhead for my tastes

Idles - Brutalism
Really rough dirty Punk from the UK, very political, the guy sounds like he's been gargling shards of glass when he sings, hits the spot that Titus Andronicus has left since The Monitor

Luxurious Bags - Frayed Knots
really washed out shoegaze, would comment further but nobody has heard it

Pick things

>>72346350
i did it shhhhhh

>>72346383
Chiang Mai

>>72346383
yeah Brutalism was cool, I think the opening few songs were the best and they couldn't live up to the energy they started out with

listen to Simple Songs

>>72345958
o
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/six_organs_of_admittance/the_manifestation/

>>72346336
go through that chart w/ me then

>>72346350
on medula: it's just personal opinion but I think the experiment just fell flat on it's face, it's not that I don't like it, triumph of a heart is still a fun track but I don't listen to it front to back like I can with... any of her other albums

>>72346458
nice thanks

>>72346467
sure
when you starting? we can share

>>72346378
>I think she benefits from strings
Post doesn't have strings?

>>72346383
Grouper and OOIOO

Do the listenalong, nerds.

Did anyone do RSD? I don't like wasting time in lines for things that will be online tomorrow, but I went to my local place an hour after it opened and got Moondog and the Blade Runner soundtrack.

>>72346074
>The bizarre baroquesqe interlude on the track just makes it even better.
I learned the other day that it's actually a sped-up piano instead of a harpsichord. Shows they had a lot of studio experimentation before stuff like Tomorrow Never knows.

Speaking of that, I listened to Revolver the other day and the only thing I really didn't like was Yellow Submarine. Gotta be my favorite Bortles album for sure.

>>72346383
>He hasn't fucking done Jorge Ben yet
I'm gonna fucking POP

>>72345958
I expected this

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/ecstasy_of_st__theresa/pigment/

>>72346503
but its shit

>>72342787
I thought the album title had to start on the same letter too :-)
Great album though, bought it today on vinyl

>>72346458
should i listen to the 1 track or 2 track version
>>72346518
nice thanks

>>72346529
I talked about six albums in that post buddy, so you're gonna have to be a bit more specific.

>>72346555
all of em
nice trips tho

>>72346566
and good dubs to you kind gentlesir ;)

an upvote for you

>>72346547
one (1) track, 22 mins

This is exactly why I don't read these '""""threads""""'

>>72346595
great

>>72346503
I reaaally want the Peter Tosh - Legalize It special edition, but I know the line at my local spot will be nuts and don't know if they'll even have it

>>72346596
same

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what a boring trash of an album

im sad now

>>72346503
>Did anyone do RSD?
no i stopped caring about buying physical media unless its to support local artists that sell stylish cassettes for 5 dollars

tthe event that the local labels would do lost support from the mayor so they couldnt fund it :( i was gonna shill and make friends there >:(

can someone post the listenalong schedule pls

>>72346490
probably early next week, ill let you know

>>72346764
lets not talk about this too much, we dont want an influx of normies
i joined daily because of the beastie boys 'check yr thread' image. normie music brings normies.

>>72346555
listenalong

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>>72346793
>inflammatory anti-normie nonsense

>>72346843
then post your review of it since you listened to it. You're not obligated to like it.

>>72346681
here's the updated chart, ill put my rating in the top left of the album and you put yours in the top right?
>>72346793
y was that in reply to that post

>>72346883
normies love bjork
>>72346844
fuck u

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>>72346916
>being scared of the normie boogieman
baka senpai

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>>72346873

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Impossible Nothing just released a new album but I only just finished listening to their last one

>>72347033
jesus christ

>>72346883
wheres that updated chart lol
yeah that sounds good dude! hopefully ill be done w my current chart soon

>>72347033
o my they keep coming

>>72346428
I would agree with that assessment, Mother is the best punk song that has come out for a while

Forgot to mention that Kazuki Tomokawa drew me a picture.

I'll post it tomorrow maybe

>>72347159
yo how did that happen

Who are your favorite female vocalists?

>>72347198
I got connections in the Japanese avanderground m8

>>72347198
he was at the meeting with Tupac, Mizutani and Elvis

>>72347214
ichiko aoba
bilinda
sweet trip lady
pat flegel (lmao)

>>72347214
rose melberg
dorothy moskowitz
melt-banana lady heh heh

>>72347342
she can melt my banana if you know what i mean

>>72347622
i dont know what you mean :|

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Dope shit. Kinda lame that it's a bit damaged and that it doesn't have a big nose, but it's a Tomokawa painting. That's pretty dope.

Also got a Haino biography in French

>>72347816
i feel like you're some walking spirit of avant-garde with access to any and all things at any time

>>72347816
Urgh stupid phone

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>>72346681

>>72347835
I just like memes

>>72347862
im boutta do this one don't worry

>>72347862
thank u pal <3

>>72347877
that'd be cool, so far Dogwander is the only one who cares about the listenalong after their turn

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a heartbreaker
>pigment vs the manifestation
pigment is a collection of middling shoegaze carried by the great opener. the manifestation is occasionally hypnotic and rather pretty.

s advances!

HOWEVER

if any other first round matchup has two albums that both receive a 2 or below, Nat will be revived and be crowned the winner of that matchup.

>>72346074
>Also cause this Chelsea – Tottenham needs more goals.
so it's your fault we lost thanks dog baka

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I found 2 gigs of Hungarian underground music from the 70s and 80s and I can't find anything on half the artists, send help

>>72347214
Olga Gorynina
Svitlana Nianio
Kate Bush
Yanka Dyagileva
Judee Sill

probably more but that's all I can think of on the top of my head

>>72347816
When did Australia take over Serbia?

>>72348003
;^)
>>72348054
Now
>>72347957
I'll try to keep it up

>>72348054
Oh and Jun Togawa and whoever the person on that meme Polish neofolk album is

>>72348088
(i like the male vocals they remind me of blanche blanche blanche)

>>72347214
NATALIE ROSE (LE)BRECHT

>>72348088
>all these people shitting on the vocals
where did all the Current 93 fans go?

y'all shleepin??

>>72348088
>reminds me of the herald
we talking here bout the comus song? cause if so im popping it in

>>72348167
I thought pre-feelist was the only C93 fanboy

>>72339722
Me please

>>72348189
yeah that one. no particular reason why, it just does
>>72348167
never been a current 93 fan desu

>>72348840
I'm not either, but iirc plenty of people on /daily/ like c93

>>72348881
c93 is poseurcore therefore it is dailycore

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How many rare pepes can I trade these new memes for?

>>72340446
Agree mostly with that, but I like it a little more than you. It has a very grandiose cavernous feel to it which I really love; it's like discovering a new world or something.
rec: Nik Bärtsch's Ronin - Holon

>>72342815
What the fuck are you doing dood

>>72348945
is that a new reissue of horse rotorvator or an old one

>>72349094
UK original press

Deep fried chicken bones

Its bump limit post el

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wat th el

>>72350157
el?

oh

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el

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>>72350182
el

L.

la

>>72347214
Nikaido Kazumi
Sheena Ringo
Sweet Trip Lady
Jun Togawa
Taeko Ohnuki
Chiemi Manabe
Mariko Gouto
The girl from Cukor Byla Smert