2020
2020 Recap
2020 has been an incredible year. i have grown a lot, lost a lot, and learned so much. i just finished my third semester at uni, and im working on my studying of japanese and russian. i saw a lot of cool movies this year, and found so much good music. im excited for 2021, and im very hopeful that it will be a good year.
top 10 albums of the year:
1. Bladee - Exeter
2. Hi-C - PRETTY D3M0N R0KKSTARZZ
3. 100 gecs - Square Garden
4. ¤ - ¤
5. Dai Dai Dai - ∅
6. clipping. - Visions of Bodies Being Burned
7. The Goofs - The Goofs
8. EYE - Tokyo, 03.05.20
9. The Microphones - Microphones in 2020
10. Autechre - AE_Live 2016/2018
top 5 singles of the year:
1. Bladee and Ecco2k - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
2. David Shawty - Kiss My Own Dick
3. Charli XCX - Forever
4. clipping. - '96 Neve Campbell
5. Hi-C - I Swear! <333
top 5 worst albums of the year:
1. Lady Gaga - Chromatica
2. That Kid - Crush
3. saturn - L.S.D : LESS SUNNY DAYS
4. Animal Collective - Bridge to Quiet
5. Machine Girl - U-Void Synthesizer
good discoveries i’ve made this year:
Bladee - Working on Dying
everything by Autechre
The Microphones - Mount Eerie
Imbroco - Are You My Lionkiller?
Insect Warfare - Noise Grind Power Death
Kola Kid - Rave to the Grave
the pillows - フリクリ (FLCL): OST 1 ~ Addict
青葉市子 - 0
qebrµs - ᐔ ᐌ ᐂ ᐍ ᐚ
goreshit - Goretrance X
No Trend - Too Many Humans......
Death Grips - Gmail and the Restraining Orders
Natural Snow Buildings - Daughter of Darkness
C'est la Key - Superflat
Yayayi - Yayayi
Animal Collective - In the City That Reads
Vomir - Claustration
Merzbow - Merzbient
Hijokaidan - The Noise ザ・ノイズ
Lil Ugly Mane - Uneven Compromise
Chulk - Pre-
qebrµs - ⊶⊑∷⌊∴⊹∵⌉∷⊒⊷
not as good discoveries i've made this year:
Your Brain on Drugs - Dead Celebrity Corpses
Popol Vuh - Brüder des Schattens - Söhne des Lichts
Prelapse - Prelapse
Kitchens of Distinction - Strange Free World
░▒▓新しいデラックスライフ▓▒░ - ▣世界から解放され▣ (Sekai kara kaihō sa re)
deadmau5 - For Lack of a Better Name
V@LeRiC - LOV3/53X/MU51C/T3CHN0L0GY
Various Artists - Lolicore Artists Association Compilation Vol. 1
Laur - The Angel's Message
Emo Yardii - Keygen Comp 1
Boris With Merzbow - Sun Baked Snow Cave
La Monte Young - The Well-Tuned Piano 81 X 25, 6:17:50 - 11:18:59 PM NYC
The Flaming Lips - 7 Skies H3: 24 Hour Song Skull
Don Salsa - Koolaide Moustache in Jonestown
End - The Sounds of Disaster
good movies i saw this year:
Ghost in the Shell / 攻殻機動隊 [Ghost in the Shell]
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
heres to a good new year! :3 hopefully this format isnt too much, if im only doing it like this once a year it wont be so bad, so…
December Recap
i have finally tackled THE NOISE and i can now go back to rating as i usually do.
heres some of the stuff i really liked:
Autechre - Gantz Graf (4.0, 2002)
This Heat - This Heat (3.5, 1979)
XoArK - Egg Is Signed and Numbered, Thus Not Creating Directories (4.0, 2020)
Hijokaidan - The Noise ザ・ノイズ (4.5, 2009) (fav release of this month)
The Flashbulb - Flexing Habitual (4.0, 2006)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:
Amon Tobin - ISAM (3.0, 2011)
Various Artists - It's Complicated (3.0, 2020)
End - The Sounds of Disaster (2.5, 2004)
Don Salsa - Koolaide Moustache in Jonestown (2.5, 1997) (least fav release of this month)
my favourite single:
100 gecs - Sympathy 4 the Grinch
some other highlights from this month:
-i had an amazing christmas!
-me and my friends all went hiking! i love them :D
-i finally finished the LONG album listen thing, and i now have 1k ratings >:)
-i had a good vacation from work
im very excited for the new year, 2020 recap coming soon lol
december 2020
my last listen of 2020. it was good, but its runtime makes it pretty tough to get through and it really begins to lack in the second half. some samples are pretty annoying too, but there are moments of serious heartfelt emotions here
fav track:
least fav: its not your fault
rating: 3.5
december 2020
finally finished up this comp, it wasnt bad, but the beginning half really lacks compared to the latter half, simply because autechres early ambient-oriented career isnt really my cup of tea.
also might repurpose that LONG list and add just a bunch of long releases, kind of to keep track of the longest things i have listened to thus far. this would go there
fav track: fav ep was gantz
least fav: probably basscadet ep
rating: 3.5
december 2020
hoooolllyyyy shit this is fucking insane. i literally jumped in my chair at the title track lol. autechre p;lease do this again oh my god. the other two tracks are pretty good too
fav track: 1
least fav: 2
rating: 4.0
december 2020
amazing ep, just as good as the other peel session, if not better. blifil is a peak into their future sound, and gaekwad is bangin as hell
fav track: 2
least fav: opener maybe
rating: 3.5
december 2020
again, we're in an era of autechre that i really enjoy. lots of interesting songs and sounds here, and lots of things i wouldnt expect. there is like a marching drum sound? or something? very diverse set of tracks. not bad at all
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
kinda boring and headachy but blooded was really good
also super damn long-winded
fav track: blooded
least fav:
rating: 3.0
december 2020
this is pretty lame. sometimes its cool but its really just lame lol
fav track:
least fav: please stop ending your short ass albums with an 8 minute sludgefest
rating: 3.0
december 2020
seriously unreal band lol. what is this band doing lmfao. anyways great ep and honestly side b isnt that bad even if it drags. also great coverart
fav track: a
least fav: b
rating: 3.5 maybe 4 one day
december 2020
pleasant, if anything. meanders a bit, not as cathartic as i had hoped but it was good
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
the review saying that this is more of a collection of ideas than a proper album, but i still think its a GOOD collection of ideas. way harsher and more experiment-y than their sophomore, but not bad.
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
listened to this while playing a game of skate 3. not too bad, again its a bit easier to digest than liminal spaces since the runtime isn’t as long, but its also not as busy or dense so.
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
i forgot to mention! my friend got me this cd for christmas :Dddd its really weird (the case and stuff) but i love it
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
it was really fun hiking, we saw these beautiful rapids and streams, and we saw lots of beautiful cliffs and hills and just lovely scenery all around. i took lots of videos and pics, we even went to this cool tiny little cave. super fun all around and the walking wasnt bad at all.
listened to this on the way back, it was cool. kinda boring midway thru but the first third is like awesome as hell.
fav track: opener
least fav: closer
rating: 3.5
december 2020
on the ride to our hiking spot! first album of the trip that i decided to listen to. during thd trip im gonna try to vlog and get video of lots of things so i can edit it all together and make a nice big vlog of our trip (ive been wanting to do something like this for a while now so this was a great excuse to).
this definitely is not what i was expecting at all. wtf. lol. kind of fucking insane, this will takd several listens.
fav track: 24 track loop maybe
least fav:
rating: 3.5 maybe 4 one day
december 2020
and finally this i listened to as we packed the last of our things. not bad, i think these songs work nicer here since the runtime is only over 2 tracks and is very quick, so this style doesnt wear me out as easily. i will revisit liminal spaces soon i still have 4.0 hope for it
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
listened to this while helping pack and shop. my gf and i hit up Academy to buy her new pants and shoes for the hike. she ended up getting two new pairs of shoes, one for our hiking trip (and working) and one for exercising.
anyway i also listened to this because i needed a reminder on it. its very fucking good and i forgot how awesome merzbow is. i dont know if ill bump it up but im not going to deny it might happen.
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
today we are supposed to be hiking (we as in me my gf and my 3 friends) in a different state, so i was up pretty early to help prepare. i listened to most of this because i needed a reminder on it. its good, nothin to rave about but its pretty good. first track is real awesome
fav track: first
least fav: second
rating: 3.5
december 2020
more straightforward than egg is signed but still really damn good
thumbs up
december 2020
needed some good dnb for my nuclear throne runs i was doing, so i put this on. its pretty good, xoark has a really unique and experimental take on this kind of drum n bass which i really appreciate. comparing this to spygod its crazy to see how far theyve come
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rating: 4.0
december 2020
things are really starting to pick up here in their discog. this is pretty good, a lot more interesting and engaging than all the other previous eps.
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
its kinda just like whatever its not unpleasant just boring. but thats most of their early stuff for me.
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rating: 3.0
december 2020
i kinda wished he either went all the way and did like a full length or just didnt release anything. or maybe just like left it behind to get leaked lol. its okay though, bean and lean is nice
fav track: bih yah
least fav: intro
rating: 3.0
december 2020
well.... finally time i crack open this one. the cover always intrigued and pissed me off. cuz its hard to tell whats really happening, and im not sure (still unsure) if there is an american flag in there or not. i also dont like post punk so hearing that this is one of the greatest kinda led me away from it. i digress,
this isnt too bad. it was way more experimental than i had anticipated but not a lot of the experiments were really worth coming back to. paper hats was really good though. still i liked the messages and the general atmosphere and feeling of this album.
fav track: paper hats
least fav: opener
rating: 3.5
december 2020
super interesting and bright pop music. i dont think ill revisit this offten but it was pleasant and i had a good time. cant understand shitわ they sayin tho lmfao
fav track: maybe cartoons
least fav:
rating: 3.5
december 2020
uhhh its pretty boring. igorr kinda completely ditches literally everything that made them great in the first place. this is just like a metal album where sometimes a breakbeat comes in and youre like oh right this is an electronic album. pretty lame
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rating: 3.0
december 2020
huge improvement over that one fucking snow cave one. lol. its pretty good, but i dont think it is either of these behemoths greatest works. merzbow feels restrained a bit, and i wish he’d try to sync up with boris a bit more, follow their lead. sometimes their styles dont mesh too well but its still not bad
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
listened to this at work. you know, i dont hate it. i actually really enjoyed it. i think its a great experiment and i liked hearing carti do this new kind of very aggressive and less dreamy trap music. i can understand why it would be so polarizing though. im very curious to hear his next album...
fav track: teen x
least fav: jumpout
rating: 3.5
december 2020
wow. absolutely astonishing boxset with some of the best and harshest noise ive ever heard. there is a reason hijokaidan are the ‘kings of noise’. this is not a boxset that outlines the highlights or path of noise nor is it a best of for the band, but it is a historical textbook of one of the most important influential experimental acts of all time. i dont have much to add to this, but this is absolutely an essential listen for anyone that wants to be or is a fan of noise.
fav track: my fav disc is probably 18
least fav: 22
rating: 4.5
disc by disc:
disc 1: not too bad. these live performances usually lack that extra bass-y fuzz that makes noise like this great but i was listening while driving so my car was making up for the loss there. pretty inoffensive disc, wasnt sure if there was a drummer or a drum machine or sampler or wahtever, couldnt tell
disc 2: definitely feels more consistent and noise-forward with less of an emphasis on just improvisation. i like this one a bit more than disc one. lots of exploration of higher pitched noises here.
disc 3: only one song on here, not too bad. the quality issue i had on disc one seems to be less of a problem as i go on which is nice.
disc 4: a way bigger emphasis on hijokaidan being an actual “band”. much more straight forward improvisation, theres a saxophone? or something? and they write actual songs here. very very strong disc and probably my fav so far
disc 5: ah right because whats a 30 hour noise album without at least one track of someone vomitting. actually lol’d at this one when the audience started fucking clapping lol. good disc, pretty much a linear continuation of disc 4.
disc 6: parallels with disc 3 in that its one sub-hour song, but this is where they really harness their noise skills. amazing crushing static
disc 7: a lot of performances on this disc utilize feedback and sound a lot less band- instrument-oriented than the last couple of discs. good but hard to get through at times because high frequencies hurt my ears lol
disc 8: back to the live jam band kind of deal we saw on earlier discs, with a good balance of actual harsh noise. the ending track is a nice touch as well, some good japanese noisecore, its about 4-6 tracks (i think) wrapped up in one. im glad we didnt get any of those higher pitched noises from disc 7 on this one lol
disc 9: a bit more minimal than previous discs, this definitely feels very live, the sounds are very reverb-y i guess? im not sure the word for it. it just very much sounds like listening to this from outside the room it was played in. the shrieks are cool but overstay their welcome
disc 10: more of what we saw on disc 9. i was kind of hoping for more noisecore but maybe not ;-; a bit easier to listen to than 9
disc 11: interesting no-wave kinda opener, other 2 tracks are signature harsh as fuck. not bad
disc 12: a very straight forward noise disc. nothing special here
disc 13: hijokaidan goes back to doing harshest the best, two recordings that are pretty ruff n tuff. good to work to
disc 14: pretty good continuation of the previous disc, the first track here has lots of really interesting vocal manipulations and is really fucking manic and chaotic. the second track is (comparatively) pretty laid back and doesnt feature as much vocal dickery sans the latter half of it as the first track.
disc 15: halfway point! awesome :) this disc isnt too bad, but nothing crazy really happens here.
disc 16: sort of the same stuff as 15 but the vocals are mixed in this way that made it sound like they were coming from a different area of my house, i was freaked out at first lol
disc 17: seriously fucking harsh. both tracks are nonstop pummelling harsh noise volleys that simply start then stop. really shows what kind of a fucking monster this band can be when they put their heads to it
disc 18: this is absolutely the greatest disc so far and one of my favourite noise/noisecore pieces of music i have ever heard. track 1 is a quick 4ish minute excerpt of what we *could* expect from the other thirty minute track. the second track is incredible; 30 minutes of unrelentinng shrieks, screams, bursts of energy, noise, and a drummer that will NOT give up. had this been its own album, i could honestly see it getting bolded and atleast a 4.0-4.5 from me. amazing track, and if there was a disc thus far that i’d consider essential itd have to be this one
disc 19: while 19 doesn’t necessarily top 18’s zenith it does still stand as a fairly solid disc, closer to what we heard on 17 with a lot more shrieking. this singer does not fucking play around man lmfao
disc 20: relatively inoffensive disc, nothing too bad here but not very standoutish.
disc 21: while the first track was largely vocals and was a tinnyyy bit grating to get through the second track is a fucking standout in this boxset. the drums are FAT and its heavy as hell. very fucking good
disc 22: probably the lowest point on this boxset so far. just kinda lower-key noise than usual with mostly vocals and the only redeeming track is the last one, but it takes up like less than a quarter of this disc. probably my least favourite so far
disc 23: the weirdest and most mind boggling disc imo. first track opens up with a very sweet vocal-only tune, sung for a couple minutes, then becomes this very groovy psych rock jam session and eventually devolves into noise/noise rock and shrieking. the second track is more noise-forward but is still very jam-sesh-y and also features these xylophones? that add a very weird dimension to this track. the drums are also more 4/4 and less improv-y than other discs. very very interesting stuff
disc 24: oh god the end of the year is coming i gotta do these quick- so this one is pretty lame tbh, the second track is cool its got these weird ass digital noises going on but there isnt a lot here worth coming back for - the singer at times also sounds like a monkey lol (whether this is a good or bad thing is up to you).
disc 25: definitely a step up from 24, we get a bit more chaotic drumming here but nothing as wild as previous discs. very manic, and very wild vocals
disc 26: good continuation from 25, a lot of the same stuff really, maybe a bit noisier but nothing else worth noting.
disc 27: nothing crazy here. this is kind of like a dark ambient (as harsh as DA gets...) disc, lots of just noise and droning, with very little observable presence from the usual crew. not bad but nothing special again
disc 28: definitely... an interesting one ahahaha. hijokaidan as a bunch of different bands, they perform a few post rock tunes (which arent too bad) and the last track is a very long purely "spoken" word piece (i say "spoken" since it is actually screamed lol). solid disc, worth checking out since its just so different, and my only real complaint is how grating the last track is lol.
disc 29: another disc of varying side projects. starts off with some hard rock, each track slowly progresses into noisier territory, with the last trrack being pure noisecore chaos. pretty good disc, especially if youre curious to hear hijokaidans take on rock n roll.
disc 30: and finally. the last one. hoooly shitわ lol. this one is pretty interesting, just as the last couple have been. its hijokaidan as another band again, but this time it is a complete liveshow (this is the only disc here to be like completely seamless too). its essentially this weird hybrid of japanese noise rock hardcore and psych rock (think of a sort of more hardcore and jam-y les rallizes dénudés and 3/3 hybrid lol). its pretty much nonstop energy and its an awesome closer to this boxset.
december 2020
listened to this while pissing on the toilet this morning. not bad, pretty funny
thumbs up
december 2020
this dvd was a gift i'd gotten for my girlfriend for xmas. one of her english assignments had a monologue from this movie in it and it looked good so we decided to plan to watch it one day. the movie is pretty cheesy, its exactly what youd expect from an early-2k teen highschool drama romance, but honestly, its charming and sweet enough to get past all the second-hand embarrassment. julia and heath are great actors (especially heath) and really make this movie. if it was a bit more serious and wasnt so focused on being a comedy i think this could easily be one of my favs of all time. P.S. the monologue in question (when Kat begins reading her poem) is very heartbreaking and moving.
thebloopersarefunnyashell/10
december 2020
was also not expecting this. i knew she got me vinyl but i wasnt sure which, so this was a pleasant surprise. i dont like how the vinyl doesnt have the interludes (wytchboard into 96 is like godly) but its okay cuz tha art is pretty cool. also it starts on sides E and F since the previous record ended on C and D (kinda cool). also didnt know yoko ono composed the last track
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rating: 4.0
december 2020
i like... was not expecting this at all. its not even an album i had in my wishlist or one i spent a lot of time with, i only recently began listening lol. but there are car-ride anthems here so im grateful for it. the case quality isnt tje best but i think it adds to the charm
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
christmas was today, always the celebration. i went pretty over the top this year on gifts for my family, as opposed to last year when i went all out for friends. this year i got two very big very awesome gifts: a new casio electronic piano (which is so awesome its very sleek and compact (for its length)) and a fuCKING AKAI MINI KEYPAD THING FUCKER!!! im so excited to start using tjis stuff esp cuz i want to start doing live shows (when cvid gone). really exciting stuff im sooo excited ommmggg
the next few posts are just items i got from my girlfriend in her gifts she got me
im so happy i have this lol i can finally cross it off my wishlist
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rating: 4.0
december 2020
this is so fucking good oh my god also its christmas merry christmas and happy holiday if you dont celebrate christmas and also why is half of this song an outro
thunbs fucking up
december 2020
at least for drane, this deserves a 3.5
the other two tracks are good too lol
fav track: drane
least fav:
rating: 3.5
december 2020
not bad but again im not really a huge fan of their ambient work. it kind of bores me when i imagine all of the greatness they would come to be later in their career
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rating: 3.0
december 2020
i forgot to add this, gf and i listened to it while we went to go see christmas lights. its not that bad, i can understand why people think its his worst but there are still good moments on it
fav track: hot chocu
least fav:
rating: 3.0
december 2020
pretty damn brutal at points, very creative. also needs more listens lollll
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
gonna get thru most of their discog or try to. this is an interesting ep, but itll take more listens to enjoy more. i like it tho!
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
we are coming up on christmas! very excited :) and im on vacation rn (which im so shocked by) so its very very awesome. i was originally supposed to get last week off, but i thought they had taken my vacay away since i was gone for 3 months, but it turns out they just moved it back a week since someone else requested last week (im not complaining lol). ive been playing a lot of (casual) league with my friends and its fun sometimes. i dont try to get too invested bc its so toxic and its easy to let it get the best of you but just occasional for-fun games are always great. i also still need to buy presents ;-;
i relistened to this. its pretty freaking good, the second listen has proven thst its a little more coherent than i remember it being. i disagree with a lot of these genres lol, this definitely has very little flashcore lol
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rating: uhh you know what whatever 4.0 for now
december 2020
finally got to watch this with my girlfriend. i think its a pretty damn good movie, i dont really understand the hate it gets on this site. i think the story is pretty original, all the actors did a great job, and the twist at the end was very good. peele does a great job at creating atmosphere too
thatplottwistattheendthobruh/10
december 2020
honestly not that bad. i like this dancier chorus a lot and the chorus to begin with was nice. ashnikko sounds nicer here, but miku feels kinda out of place, like they didnt really do much except throw her on the track. it takes getting used to.
thumbs up still
december 2020
thanks to spitclown for requesting this! if im not mistaken, this is your own music, so i'll try to be constructive here :)
it wasnt a bad listen, theres a lot here that is easy to enjoy and its quiet intricate, so its never hard to pick out new things that you might miss. however, i think that it is a bit too ambitious, and covers a little too much ground (i believe the saying im looking for here is "a mile wide and an inch deep"). it doesnt necessarily work as an "album" since songs can range across a lot of genres like cloud rap to trance to ambient to even (i think) slam metal. these wild genre picks are all held together by the breakcore/idm/dnb glue that persists on each track. while i dont think these genres meshed together great, i do think that the breakcore bits were pretty good. i think that there is a lot of potential here so i am excited to see what else Zathaalgor puts out, but i do hope their next project is a bit more focused and straightforward, while not totally sacrificing the eclecticism and diversity that theyve shown here.
fav track: aegis
least fav: the lyrics on the first song were a bit corny haha
rating: 3.0
december 2020
listened at work inbetween my THE NOISE disc listenings. it isnt bad but its kind of boring, i was hoping for something a bit more moving considering the coverart and the messages conveyed.
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rating: 3.0
december 2020
damn bro what is this LOL
firstly why tf is every version different. they all have different songs lol
secondly while every song isnt great all the beats slap asf and ex machina and good vibrations are really good
im kinda excited to see what else this dude is gonna drop
fav track: good vibrations
least fav:
rating: 3.5
december 2020
the end of the year us coming fast so im trying to finish my fucking long listenin thing i think i can finish before christmas im hoping oh god
this is pretty good. the tony hawk skater review is exactly what it is lol. very diverse and always changing. dont know how offten ill come back but yakno
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least fav: it was hard to tell them all apart
rating: 3.5
december 2020
idk why i was expecting something more pop punk-ish lol but this is pretty good, ichiko is great as always and the instrumentation is pretty good too
thumbs up
december 2020
not too bad. pretty much your standard jpop tropes here, very cute and danceable at times. love the energy. also NEW ERA is just Welcome to the Black Parade lol
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
uhh just like really boring and unfocused, there was never a moment to grab onto and enjoy, it was always just this anticipation for something good to happen or for whatever was already happening to stop
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rating: 2.5
december 2020
its alright. true love is really good and the temple one too, but thats about it.
fav track: true love
least fav: the sean kingston thing lol
rating: 3.0
december 2020
also listened to this doing my phys final. not bad, reminded me of igorrr a little. a bit too wishy washy tho
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
took my physics final today; my last final of this semester. im glad school’s over, im really hoping we can return to normal soon. i miss going to classes.
this is real good. everyone talkin bout last track but uber bass is clearly the shining star here
fav track: uber bass
least fav: 3rd
rating: 3.5
december 2020
what is this bro ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
i can understand just a bit of it
thumbs up??? i dont eveb know lol
december 2020
today my girlfriend and i finished a puzzle that we had been working on for about a week now. maybe it is insignificant, we will probably finish more puzzles since it was a lot of fun, but i learned a lot from it. i think one thing people dont really think about is how much changes across such a small area of space. you know, if a purple tree is depicted on one square you expect the next one to also be purple, but maybe its entirely blue, and you just dont know until you connect them. maybe there is something there that can be applied in real life. maybe there is something deeper to learn here. or maybe im just tired. i enjoy puzzles a lot. today my girlfriend passed her math class, which was a great achievement for her and im proud of her for doing her best all the time even if she hates doing it.
this is okay, nothing too special. good background music but a bit boring
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rating: 3.0
december 2020
oh my god this is so good wtf??? how have i left this underrated for this long. literally every track from opener to bash is like genius, and the ones after birthday colour arent bad either. i need to dig into this hoe’s stuff man, this is some quality shitわ
fav track: chik habit will always be a classic
least fav: bday colour
rating: 4.0
december 2020
i relistened to this the other day at work, its pretty good. i dont think its his best... maybe an incredible display of skill and it works as a great resume, but it lacks the atmosphere that SAW2 and catchiness Syro have. still, real mental album, my only true issue is the length, which makes getting to those last handful of tracks so tiring that i start to like it less and less
fav track: avril 14 is a good contender. on that note, also, i dont really like many of the classical tracks
least fav:
rating: 3.5
december 2020
i guess it is a tradition now to relisten to his discography every near-christmas time.
i forgot how fubnky and groovy this album is, really good stuff. dont think ill bump it but its pretty awesome
fav track: xmas eve, so damn good
least fav:
rating: 3.5
december 2020
hehe woah thats a lot of genres! and they *all* suck!!!
couldnt agree more with this review, lol. its just an even crazier and stupider take on the bungle-schtick, but done so much worse and even more unfocused. other than a brief minute long segment of the opener, i dont really think i could revisit any of this. its just so fucking tiring
also if youre going to listen to this please actually fuckign vote on genres and dont just bandwagon cuz its funny, 80% of the votes are bullshit lol
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rating: 2.5
december 2020
subpar remixes of basscadet. its alright. the longer ones are pretty boring
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rating: 3.0
december 2020
starting my trek of their EPs compilation
certainly an interesting start to their career. imagining a world where autechre kept up with this instead of experimenting more and more is kinda funny. not too bad though
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0
december 2020
pretty cool, but nothing super interesting here except a few moments
fav track: 7 maybe
least fav:
rating: 3.0
december 2020
it was okay... i guess... kinda tiring and nothing i think ill come back to.
fav track: gross
least fav:
rating: 3.0
december 2020
hmm man i dont know... its not a bad record. but i have mixed feelings. i mean, it doesnt really feel like a bladee album. i know it isnt, its a collaborative album, but even on collaborations like WOD or EXETER it still feels like bladee is pulling just as much as the producer, but here its kind of like hes in passenger seat most of the time... i mean, 3 listens of this and i still dont really recall any of bladees parts except the chorus in drama and some of god. but like, really the best songs here are just because mecha put in a good drop or something. and also the record is like insanely short, way shorter than i expected. normally thats fine (like with exeter or wod) but thats because those two albums explore so much in so little time across their runtime. it feels like this just doesnt really go anywhere other than on Into One which, again, is thanks to mecha’s production and drop. i dont doubt ill come around to it but im just kinda like eh right now
fav track: into one or god
least fav: rainbow was like whatever
rating: 3.5 for now
december 2020
rrrrr work is pretty interesting lately lol. 2 call outs for the next weeks due to covid so its hectic and evrry thing sucks rn but it means i have less pressure on me cuz they arent expecting me to cover for two bodies so work isnt so hard.
this is cool i dont think im gonna come back but it was really melodic and the features were good. this is loud asf tho sometimes
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
its hard to say if i like this more or less than pure heroine... there are a lot of tracks im just like eh on, and sometimes it feels like she caved into making blander pop stuff (opener...) but there are some genuinely tear jerking moments here, bits and pieces that literally stop me and hold me hostage for a bit. its good, but i wished it was more consistent
fav track: writer in the dark... god damn
least fav: i really hate that the chorus is just so anticlimactic. the verses are gorgeous though
rating: 3.5
december 2020
pretty good, great texture throughout and it didnt feel *too* long, but there was nothing super astonishing. probably needs a relisten. also awesome title
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least fav:
rating: 3.5 fo now
december 2020
edgier heavier carti. real good, kinda stoked to hear his WLR
thumbs up lol
december 2020
me and my girlfriend watched this since i hadnt ever seen it and’ve been meaning see it. its pretty good, but i expected higher reviews. i guess it couldve been a bit more immersive and subtle, it didnt have to come off so bluntly, but i believe it adds its own charm to this. the entire time you kind of think you know whats going on, then youre like oh wait no no THIS is whats going on, but you would never ever guess the ending twist. the climax is also incredibly satisfying. good movie, im excited to see peele grow as a director and do more ambitious things
rod#1/10
december 2020
MAN I FORGOT TO DO THE NOGEMBER RECAP WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME IVE BEEN WRITING NOVEMBER ON ALL OF MY DECEMBER POSTS
this is pretty good i listened to it while me and my gf drove for christmas shopping. its good to be... is great but nothing else really lives up to that. gotta love heaps voice
fav track: its good 2be in love
least fav:
rating: 3.5
december 2020
woooow. really fucking beuaitufl. i love the aesthetic of this album, and (no horny involved) the cover is awesome, it feels so free and serene. the lead single is really good still, but my fav is probably easter lily. i love hearing this more fleshed out stuff compared to 0, where its just her and a guitar. also, the last track is kinda weird, so im hoping she does more experimental stuff later in her career
fav track: easter lily
least fav:
rating: 3.5 for now…
december 2020
honestly pretty good, the last two are really something else, but its weighed down pretty damn hard by who wants cake and welfare wednesday, especially the former. i mean, the breaks and stuff are fine but man, just low points in aarons career. still, good album
fav track: hajnal2
least fav: who wants cake
rating: 3.5
december 2020
its okay. other than maybe yhe last track, i dont really want to come back to anything here. good breaks, nice ambient soundscapes, but its just kinda boring. not really sure why its bolded
fav track: last one
least fav: opening honestly
rating: 3.0
december 2020
not awful, but nothing to remember. 2nd track is cool. im glad poppy is doing stuff like this, i was kinda expecting it but its still cool to see
fav track: 2
least fav: i skipped the silent one
rating: 3.0
december 2020
actually very good!! i really liked it a lot, i wasnt expecting it to be so melodic and soft sometimes, but its also very heavy when it needs to be
fav track: is it really u
least fav:
rating: 3.5
december 2020
rewatched this with my girlfriend since she hadnt seen it. still really good, though i think its funny that kubrick chose actors with ... interesting... acting skills. for instance, nicholson has a hard time acting normal without sounding really corny, and duvall is such a clumsy-white-girl when she is acting frightened, but im sure he did this on purpose... maybe
fluoridestare/10
december 2020
not bad, its a bit boring sometimes but i like the more aggressive songs (the link is dead) and the closer is awesome.
fav track: link is dead
least fav:
rating: 3.5
december 2020
had to do some christmas shopping >:) got my gf like 6 diff things, my mom something and my friend something. my new card came in cus i lost my old one
pretty hard hitting, i like it. heard one song in an electrinic spotify playlist and had to check out da whole thing
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
overall, pretty lame. nothing except wolfs really stuck out to me, a good portion of it was pretty grating
fav track: wolfs
least fav:
rating: 3.0
december 2020
i agree that it feels a little too "clean" but its cute and catchy, i like it. i hope they keep their future stuff messier though
thumbs up
december 2020
yeah this is pretty good
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
Trap [EDM]
really fuckin smooth
thumbs up
december 2020
wasnt bad, drudd was pretty good. very nice bsides
fav track: drudd
least fav: 19:08
rating: 3.5
december 2020
i guess i forgot to add all of palmers shit to my diary last month? i listened to their discog while doing a russian test but i forgot to add any of it
anyway this is pretty good lol funny title and interesting like trap infused idm
fav track: i forgot, maybe exit one?
least fav:
rating: 3.5
december 2020
pretty inoffensive stuff thats a liiiitle boring but xnor xnor is really fucking good
fav track: xnor
least fav: 2nd
rating: 3.5 just for xnor
december 2020
not bad, a bit samey but this needs a relisten
fav track:
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rating: 3.5 for now
december 2020
not bad, very silly and quirky album, but nothing except for epidermis really caught my attention
fav track: epidermis
least fav: marty's way too damn long
rating: 3.5
december 2020
upon further listening: its okay. nothing really sticks, kinda boring, there are cool bits here and there but i was never like OH WOW WHAT SONG IS THIS
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rating: 3.0
december 2020
revisited, its actually really good, way better than i remember. same kind of textures as that one album but this is way more dance-y and rhythmic, a bit more accessible.
fav track: first one maybe
least fav:
rating: 4.0
december 2020
pretty good, tracks are a bit long though so it doesnt really click as much as that one qebrus album did. i am curious to hear qebo’s work though
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rating: 3.5
december 2020
i just want to say that this ep is like almost perfect and i am raising this to a 4.5
fav track: honestly. spaceman
least fav: 2nd :(
rating: 4.5
december 2020
pretty good, not as fucked up and outright violent as ive heard (it achieves this revulsion through more subtle methods) and its a great take on horror, honestly i wouldnt even call this a horror film, maybe just a thriller. great atmosphere, i love how bright and soft everything looks despite being so dark. also good performance by Pugh. i kind of wish i knew a bit more as to how the suicide of her sister and death of her parents tied into the cult’s practices, i mean its kind of obvious there is some sort of connection there since we see her sister briefly during the shroom scene and again during a night terror, then her parents (mother specifically) appear in the crowd of village members. i also would like to know if the fact that the old woman who commits senicide at the beginning was purposely made to look almost identical to Dani or if that was just a weird coincidence. all in all, good movie with great atmosphere and just enough psychological tom foolery to keep me hooked all the way through. not really sure why this is getting hated so much on rym but its a music site not a film site. excited for ari’s next movie next year
christianisaterribleboyfriend/10
december 2020
holy crap man. i really underestimated this before. this ep is really solid. i find that a lot of 4 song ep’s that i really love (2-4 i think lol) all follow a very similar format. there is a strong opener (possibly also the best track), the second or third tracks are either the worst track and an amazing track or vice versa, and the last song is usually a really really good closer that almost ties as best song. on this ep we have our classic strong opener, followed by the amazing those eyes..., followed by the worst (but still not bad at all) Sigh’s Smell..., and wrapping up with the best song Orange Appled. also, for reference, two other ep’s with similar setups are Rage Valley EP and RAVE TO THE GRAVE.
fav track: orange appled or those eyes
least fav: 3rd
rating: 4.0
November Recap
only one monstrous release left in my long album journey. school is almost finished, christmas is right around the corner, and it was my birthday. it will be a month of finishing things
heres some of the stuff i really liked:
Lil Ugly Mane - Uneven Compromise (4.0, 2013)
Chulk - Pre- (4.0, 2000)
¤ - ¤ (4.0, 2020)
Squarepusher - Venus No.17 (4.0, 2004)
/f - Laugh Crou (4.0, 2016)
qebrus - ⊶⊑∷⌊∴⊹∵⌉∷⊒⊷ (4.0, 2012) (fav release of this month)
Hi-C - PRETTY D3M0N R0KKSTARZZ (4.5, 2020) not counting cuz just reissue
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:
Hello Kitty Suicide Club - o_O (3.0, 2020)
The Flaming Lips - 7 Skies H3: 24 Hour Song Skull (3.0, 2011)
saturn - L.S.D : LESS SUNNY DAYS (2.5, 2020) (least fav release of this month)
my favourite single:
Hi-C - I Swear! <333
some other highlights from this month:
-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is my favourite movie!!
-i watched the Divergent series
-i turned 20 :3
-I AM RELEASING MUSIC LISTEN TO IT : Sinelean
-oh also Exeter aoty probably
almost christmas (for real!)!
november 2020
this album is proof that flashcore is just avant garde brostep
(this needs a relisten lol)
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rating: 3.5 for now
november 2020
honestly relistening to this it isnt so bad. its at least good background music, and there isnt really a "bad" song, i just think its all too samey most of the time
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rating: 3.5
november 2020
good final installment, sort of kind of wraps stuff up but leaves a lot for a fourth movie (i know they wont ever do that but i am just saying). this one was definitely the worst, it made a lot of questionable "bruh why" choices but it wasnt the worst thing in the world
yodavidchill/10
november 2020
you know, i still dont really like this, but it isnt 2.5
while many of the songs here just kinda pitter patter and dont do much for me there are rare moments when aarons genius shines through
fav track: lioness honestly lol
least fav:
rating: 3.0
november 2020
you know honestly still not even really that bad. the acting isnt even really stupid and while the story is *sometimes* a bit eye-roll-y its at least entertaining enough to sit through. everyone should really get their heads out of their asses lol
theboxwasnteveninthebookwtf/10
november 2020
uh. holy shit dude
i was not expecting this to be as good as it is. ohh my god. even the hxc hh track is kinda good, at least the opening sample is funny. but really like every other song here is truly just fucking nuts man. phenomenal release. excited for the next full length
fav track: opener honestly
least fav: gotta give it to that hh track but its still good dont worry
rating: 4.0
november 2020
not bad! good jungle/breakbeat/acid techno efforts with some surprisingly clean and oddly catchy grooves. i have finally started my xoark dive
fav track: little rolla or spygod
least fav: one of the first two
rating: 3.5
november 2020
holyl
balls
this is incredible.at first i was like uhhh an hour of this might suck but it honestly never loses its charm and just keeps getting better. fucking unreal textures and soundscapes, insane explosions of energy and interesting sections of dark ambient. i can understand why this is "the peak of flashcore"
also s/o to that one track that i heard on osu first that scared me lol
fav track: ⋱⋮⋃⊃⋑≑⋐⊂⋂⋮⋰
least fav:
rating: 4.0 man
november 2020
not even that bad lol, very enjoyable actually, though i can understand why someone wouldnt like the sampling it doesnt really phase me
curious to hear more from this artist.
thumbs up
november 2020
doin russian homework. i bought this a long time ago. it isnt bad, but i agree with kitoshi that it is not flashchore. really good fuckin extratone though
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rating: 3.5
november 2020
not bad. pretty good ‘electronic’ music, interesting sample choices...
but man these genre votes are fucked up lol. no one thought to vote hardcore edm? how did flashcore even end up here lol
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rating: 3.5
november 2020
quick break from flashcore. i showered and listened to this when i got out. i didnt realize this was on the revolver album, i thought it was just some b side so i was kinda excited. its still pretty good and really fucking ahead of its time though. i wish the beatles embraced their experimental side more because there is so much potential here.
thumbs up, weird that this is a bootleg, so im going to treat it like a single lol
november 2020
not bad! i definitely agree with the reviews saying its just 52 minutes of directionless whatever but its still good directionless whatever. good music to listen to while cleaning or doing things, but each track is pretty samey
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rating: 3.5
november 2020
now that i am stuck at home, i have lots of time to listen to music lol. one downside though is how hungry i get ;-;
this is... pretty fuckin awesome. firstly, it sounds exactly like i thought it would (which is good). secondly the cover is pretty fucking awesome, even if i dont really know whats going on. thirdly i love the album title and in general the album just sounds great. i wasnt expecting both tracks to be two halves of one greater track but they were which was neat. amazing sounds, it feels very idm driven but im not an expert on that so im not going to vote for it lol. im also on a bit of a flashcore thing right now im trying to listen to some more of it so this is part one of that expidenture
fav track: 2nd
least fav: 1st i guess but it wasnt bad at all
rating: 4.0
november 2020
THIS is very GOOD however. i knew they had potential...
thumbs up
november 2020
im sorry arne but this kinda sucks lol. i think the nozumo or whatever their username is review is way too harsh but i agree with most of it.
thunbs down
november 2020
not too bad was groovin and dancin to a couple songs here. not too much to say but its clean as hell and it isnt boring through its short run
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rating: 3.5
november 2020
man yesterday was bad. i just woke up and am tired so ill keep it short. my car’s alternator is fucked up, ended up driving an hour and a half to a place that could do something about it, realized i was sick, had to wait another 2+ hours in some doctors office to test for covid, and now im quarantined at home and i feel awful. god man.
but this is pretty good i listened to it while playing bloons tower defense 6 (good game) with friends
fav track: i liked drone maze a lot
least fav:
rating: 3.5
november 2020
not too bad. i need to listen to the rest of their stuff (bootleg esp). a little too short but theres lots of potential here
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least fav:
rating: 3.5
november 2020
you know its not even terrible. its a pretty easy watch and the 2 hours go by really fast actually. my gf and i had to watch it for her book review on this but we didnt want to read the entire book again lol. but yeah i mean its just a dystopia teen movie, i know theres some video out there about like the terrible world building here or whatever but i honestly dont really care because surface level this is like an alright movie
asianchickwitdreads?/10
november 2020
thanksgiving is always so hard. talking to people i dont really know or keep up with, meeting new people sometimes, its a lot for me. i had to talk a lot with my cousins which was pretty hard, my one cousin is really talkative and social so i always felt anxious that i wasnt saying enough or i couldnt lol. i had to meet my gf’s family too, which was awkward because i didnt know what to say. it wasnt bad at my dads since i just kind of talked to my dad and everyone else was busy or drunk, but he brought over some woman hes friends with and it was still kind of awkward. the food was great, though. ive also been playing a lot of bloons tower defense 6 because its really fun lol
i ALSO walked like 10 fuckin miles with my friends last night. we have plans to walk a bunch of places just kinda for fun and for sport so we tackled one goal last night which was walking from one town to another over 10 miles. took about 5 hours but it was good.
anyway just revisted this today since lip service is so good. its not bad, dont think ill bunp it but i like it a lot still
fav track: lip service
least fav: one of the first few, maybe opener
rating: 3.5
november 2020
today i am celebrating an early thanksgiving at my moms house before i do real thanksgiving on the day of with my dad. ive been working on music all day today which im proud of, i originally made this real shitty like soundcloud beat but i repurposed it and i like it a lot more now :)
this is like ethereal. very good, i love the weird guitar shit, verses make no sense, i cant even feel da structure this thing is so good. really like dreaming
thumbs up
november 2020
completely bland inoffensive nu trap/emo rap. i was hoping the yungster jack feature would make this nicer but it didnt. whats with all these awful cloud rappers making such good cover art!
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rating: 2.5
november 2020
i heard ribs somewhere and i liked it so i listened to the whole album
honestly its not bad at all, theres enough decent tracks here to warrant a full listen through and even the weaker ones still sound nice. i dont actually like royals all that much, but teams is one of my favourites. i just think that royals doesnt have the laid back dreamy atmosphere that the other tracks here do
fav track: ribs, or team
least fav: royals
rating: 3.5
november 2020
basically squarepusher if he viddy game
pretty good, i like the chiptune sections and theres a good bit of decent jungle/breakbeat here. the shorter track with tha mc was probably tje most boring, that or the fish one
fav track: opener
least fav: mc or fish
rating: 3.5
november 2020
i mean its better yeah but thats because kanye was like removed from the song LMAO
thumbs up ig
november 2020
not bad! kinda a dg type beat at the beginning or at least it reminds me of that. m.i.a. old but still got it
thumbs up :)
november 2020
this is so fucked up lol. how have i not heard this before
thumvs up
november 2020
on a huge hi c kick lol.
its good but theres nothing i really like here, dont think im gonna come back to this much.
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rating: 3.0
november 2020
theres something really beautiful about this movie. its so very human. its very organic and real. i think thats what i really love the most about it. Joel and Clem’s relationship is something realistic, it never strays to something over the top or something you wouldnt think to see in real life. there are moments of vulnerability, strength, cooperation, and real love.
another strong point here is the use of nonlinear narrative. the way this movie is told gives off the feeling that its a time travel movie, making you do things like ohhh i remember that! or that makes so much sense! but there is hardly any sci-fi, aside from memory wiping. its great because even though there isnt any time travel you get the same kind of experience, going backwards through his memories.
overall just a really well done movie that perfectly tugged at my heart. absolutely my fav of all time
funnysoundtrack/10
november 2020
4.5. aoty.
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november 2020
HEY I HAVE MUSIC OUT GO LISTEN TO IT!!! LOL!!!! ITS GOOD I PROMISE
fav track: i like the title track a lot
least fav: prob the closer
rating: id probably give this a 3.5
november 2020
dude im so fucking happy they put hi-c on spotify, its much easier to listen to his shitわ now, AND this bonus version has 2 AMAZING songs added (i didnt like never thot lol). might go and rate this delux one just cuz its so good. i think that theres less cohesion, like you can TELL whats a bonus track here, but the bonuses are so good its like completely forgettable that they are bonuses. skins222 is really good and i swear is like heavenly man dont even get me started. seriously great fucking ep great job hi c great job dismiss yourself please keep up the work
fav track: i swear or bye bye
least fav: never thot, i mean wtf why does he have like an accent lol
rating: 4.5?????
november 2020
finally. fucking. finished. track by track review
1. And Now That You’re Not Here
this is genuinely a really amazing track. this is essentially just The F Lips doing post rock and its brilliant. the lyrics are amazing and its just overall so calming yet sad.
2. Calliope Trance
Kind of just a looping of one bit but it isnt too bad. almost overstays its welcome but ends just in time.
3. Radiation Wind
a very quiet space ambient track. not bad, a bit uneventful though.
4. Battling Voices From Beyond
the most gruelling track thus far... 2 hours of an unchanging tribal-esque noisey drum beat looping, occasionally halting so that the drummer can yell “1, 2, 3, 4” and restart, with eerie synths and manipulated choir vocals in the background. very tough listen, least fav thus far and couldve been way shorter/done way more.
5. Electronic Toy Factory
honestly, great noise rock improv-y song. not much to say other than im glad the followup to the last song was good
6. In a Dream
they really begin to embrace the ambient droning thing here, essentially one section of a song slowed down and looped for an hour. its alright, the lyrics arent particularly good and it was a bit grating after some time.
7. Metamorphosis part 1
ok, so basically its like post rock plus drone metal and occasional slow noodling. its not bad but its real fuckin long
8. Metamorphosis part 2
another 3 hour goliath but more more entertaining than part 1. loads of crazy noises and screeching. not too bad, the length is fine i guess
9. Requiem
not bad, a short one (23 min) so it went by pretty fast but i liked it. though, it def couldve done a little more...
10. The Other Side
pretty so-so, it was okay.
11. Immaculate Light from the Heavens Consumes Your Body
damn this one was rough. it isnt hard to listen to but its really draining after like an hour, its just constant repeating krautrock shit. i had to break it into 2 sessions.
12. Movement of Celestial Bodies
my enjoyment of this album slowly decreases the further i get into it... this is pretty much just this one weird melody thing looping for about 2 hours and change. nothing really crazy here. nothing here really at all lol. i think the only reason i got through this track in one sitting was just because i was occupied with homework during it.
13. Riot In My Brain
Not bad, a more trimmed and bearable version of Battling... but not all that excited. some random blurbs of noise that scared me, and terrifying shrieks
14. Forever Floating...
surprisingly enjoyable ambient stuff with guitar noodling occasionally popping up, one of the few good tracks
15. Can’t Let It Go
good ending, but i kind of wish it climaxed just a bit more. it just kind of fizzles out, wouldve loved an explosion of sorts
Overall:
Its not bad, but theres very few here id ever come back to or even feel good recommending. honestly, its just too long lol. maybe the spotify version will be a lot nicer. 2.5 for the actual content, but ill stick with 3.0 just cuz they put so much effort into this
fav track: first or last
least fav: immaculate, or battling
rating: 3.0
now for the final boss..........
november 2020
this is a much nicer mia album for sure. feels a lot more consistent and has some better songwriting. honestly nothing here i dont really dislike, just stuff im not particular to.
fav track: paper planes or bamboo banga
least fav:
rating: eheuguvopwpqpxkcjekwolcl 4.0 prob
november 2020
wtf lol. i dont really love every song here some of the hooks can be pretty annoying and sometimes the beats fall flat but i seriously respect m.i.a for doin this shitわ, like she literally predicted death grips bro lmfao. also teqkilla brings this thing up a star
fav track: tegkilla
least fav: that fuckin like reggae one lol
rating: 3.5
november 2020
honestly im really tired so im just speeding through these entries but this albums weird as fuck and fun as hell listen to it
fav track: pulling from above
least fav:
rating: 3.5
november 2020
not too bad. pretty one dimensional but very pretty sometimes. i want to remix some songs here
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rating: 3.0
november 2020
ehh i mean. man. sorry for disappointing anyone reading. its just not that good to me. the opener is like this shitty take on metal i guess? and no other mix of come to daddy was very good or even really tolerable. a lot of stuff here just kind of feel like funny jokes richard made songs around. they dont keep their charm long. flim and bouncing ball are genius though
fav track: flim
least fav: opener
rating: 3.0
november 2020
not much to say here but this is basically a better produced wwwww with less stupid lyrics
fav track: the sky one
least fav:
rating: 3.5
november 2020
lol. pretty funny, not too bad, groovy as hell sometimes. might come back occasionally.
fav track: mcdonalds and the closer were genius
least fav:
rating: 3.5
november 2020
i guess i forgot to rate this? its fine, nothing really exceptional sans the last 3. kind of a weird album flow
fav track: mr kill
least fav: wtf was that house track
rating: 3.5 ig
november 2020
ehhhh i mean its ok but nothing really sticks and it doesnt hit as hard as boku. the vocals are also a bit annoying sometimes
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rating: 3.0
november 2020
wtf i love squarepusher now
this is really fucking good, super complex and never really repetitive, always interesting. also fuck that dude yhat said the acid mix just added a breakbeat bro thats a whole new damn song
fav track: either of the first but don’t underestimate tundra
least fav:
rating: 4.0
november 2020
i dont think its really all that bad. i mean, you have to understand that this is a collection of throwaways, you cannot seriously expect this to be some masterpiece of an album. people are a bit too harsh on this kind of stuff, of course it isnt his best thats the fuckin point. its not great, but there are some damn good bits here. i also love the coverart.
fav track: acid tape track is GOOD
least fav:
rating: 3.0
november 2020
not bad, i dont think ill ever revisit this but there were a few decent chunes. i liked the opener, aiueo and closer
fav track: closer
least fav:
rating: 3.5
november 2020
good god lol. this is a pretty rough excursion, a fucking no wave shitpunk experimental triple lp, this for sure isnt for someone who cant handle it. honestly there were maybe one 2 or 3 songs in total that id ever come back to but the experience alone makes this a 3.5
huge fucking milestone in the genre, and the 80s? amazing, not sure why no one talks about this anymore compared to other no wave
fav track: the beatle mania thing
least fav: the 6 minute like ambient noise shit god
rating: 3.5
november 2020
uh yo? this is really fire lol. idk how good EVERY track is but this is one of the few albums that you can just run from front to back without having to stop at certain tracks or anything like that. the fact taht every track is untitled also helps encourage this
fav track: i liked 6 a lot
least fav:
rating: 3.5 fo now
november 2020
i forgot to rate this? i listened to it a LONG time ago but im doin this entry so i dont forget to rate it later.
my greatest fear is forgetting to rate things...
fav track:
least fav: why do they keep booing
rating: 3.5
november 2020
holy shitわ this is so good. really cleanly produced and very catchy/beautiful. grooving rhythms, pserene melodies
fav track: 2nd to last
least fav: 1:40 one
rating: 4.0
november 2020
yoooo?!! this is so fucjing fire how is this all so damn catchy.
fav track:
least fav: not sure but def gets weaker as it goes i think
rating: 3.5 for now maybe 4.0 one day
november 2020
pretty good. was taken aback at first by the instrumentatin on first track but that doesnt mean its bad at all.
fav track: 2nd
least fav: last ig
rating: 3.5
november 2020
how did this get bolded
not bad tho
thumbs up
november 2020
when i first heard this in march i was like u h yeah this sucks but honestly its great
thumbs up
november 2020
yesterday i turned 20. in short, life is odd. in long... ill write that out one day.
things change, please love the life you have before you get too old
this album is so fucking swagged out man holy shit
yes i AM fucking lugubrious BITCH
fav track: BITCH IM LUGUBRIOUS
least fav:
rating: 3.5 for now but expect a 4.0
november 2020
honestly not too bad. first track is good second track is great.
thumbs up
november 2020
its not bad but i didnt really love anything on it sans last track
fav track: last
least fav:
rating: 3.0
november 2020
i wont lie to you i literally pogged when i saw this existed. THEY. ARE. BACK!
its pretty ass lmfao but i appreciate HKSC coming back to drop this lol. they probably wont release anything else
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0 for the effort and the balls to just drop this out of nowhere
november 2020
its good, interesting. the extra instrumentation was a nice touch, but i feel it obscures what i look for the most in her music. either way, not bad. excited for the album.
thumbs up
november 2020
uhhhhhhyeah
fav track: tulips 2 or dj test 1
least fav: 16:40 maybe
rating: 4.0
november 2020
not too bad. a bit more breakcore oriented than i’d expected but its still good breakcore. very well produced stuff.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5, might come back to bump to 4.0?
november 2020
finally getting around to this! im in grocery today at work, which means i can kind of go ham on music since im not really reacting to what customers are wanting constantly, so i got out a bit of my bc wishlist.
this is... so odd. its really good, no doubt, but its very odd. all expectations disregarded here. i dont know really what my thoughts are on this other than that there are very good electronic music songs here, and some free improv stuff too.
fav track: oil torture
least fav: my gf didnt like sheltered life ahaha
rating: uahhhh uhhh fuckin fuck it man 4.0 i guess?? maybe 3.5??
november 2020
so kinda nifty background here. originally xoark posted this in a discord and i asked for a copy of it, he warned that it was lacking metadata but i didnt really mind fixing that. well, it ended up being real tough getting all of the metadata sorted properly, because there were actually two missing tracks (weird) and the bonus tracks (which aren’t listed here on rym, ill add them in later) looked jumbled up and there were also no track times ANYWHERE on tje internet for them (or mentions thereof other than from chulk himself). it was a bit of a puzzle figuring out which tracks were which but i now have the album all sorted out :)
this is VERY good. reminds me of tri repetae era autechre but way more self indulgent and dynamic. i love most songs here
fav track: enscale listure
least fav:
rating: ah fuck it 4.0
november 2020
god dude school is literally kicking my ass right now. this is rough. ill make it though i know i will
this is pretty cool, ive never listened to LUM before so i didnt know whag to expect but i like this a lot. definitely how you do horrorcore right. i also liked the harsh noise even though it was like less tjan 20 seconds lol. i really feel like it shouldnt even be a secondary but whatever.
fav track: 3rd part
least fav:
rating: 3.5
november 2020
already a new month. time moves.
schools hard. ive been making more music. im proud of myself for not giving up.
finally started 7 skies h3. i like it a lot so far.
this is nice, i dont think ill ever come back but its a very good release for people into very lofi indie
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0 for now
October Recap
made incredible progress on my long album journey, struggled with school, and im still trudging along.
heres some of the stuff i really liked:
Vomir - Claustration (4.0, 2008)
Robert Rich - Somnium (4.0, 2001)
Autechre - AE_Live 2016/2018 (4.0, 2020)
clipping. - Visions of Bodies Being Burned (4.0, 2020) (fav release of this month)
Merzbow - Merzbient (4.0, 2010)
Oneohtrix Point Never - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never (3.5, 2020)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like (had a real hard time hatin stuff this month!):
SALEM - Fires in Heaven (3.0, 2020) (least fav release of this month)
my favourite single:
clipping. - Pain Everyday
some other highlights from this month:
-bumped Year of the Snitch to a 9
-finally got Noise Grind Power Death on vinyl!
-halloween :3
-i also made an album you should listen to: 龜x300
almost christmas!
october 2020
this is pretty cool. i like how barebones it feels but the beats are really fire
fav track: nicki one
least fav: katy perry one felt meh
rating: 3.5 probably
october 2020
finally got around to this one! it completely snuck up on me lol, i didnt even realize they released soemthing else until a day later when someone mentioned it. i like this one a bit more than sign, probably because its a bit less ambient, though it certainly isnt as emotional as sign. also the song with the fucking 808 cowbell made me giggle
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5 maybe
october 2020
also forgot where i found this, but i really liked it. really descriptive cover, great atmospheres. wasnt big on the longer ones
fav track: places ive been or 2nd track
least fav: 12 min one
rating: 3.5
october 2020
i forgot where i found this but it was pretty funny. russian ska. i mean, really thats kind of a testament to the connectivity of the globe at this point in time. like, ska has its roots in jamaican music, and now there is a band in russia - polar opposite geographically from jamaica - taking from jamaican culture and doing their own thing with it. its amazing really
its alright
fav track: opener or dogs
least fav:
rating: 3.0, kinda just drags on
october 2020
i understand why people wouldnt like this but listen. its just a damn thrash metal album. mr bungle is not your puppet and whining about why they wont record zolo surf songs is not going to convince them. they are doin whatever they want who cares.
anyway good album kinda drags on but there are a few good songs
fav track:
least fav:
rating; 3.5
october 2020
you know this isnt even really that bad. i feel the same ab this that i do food house. good production, if i dont listen to lyrics too hard im in it. this will def grow on me lol
fav track: sorry bro maybe
least fav: gentleman sucks
rating: 3.5
october 2020
it isnt bad. some pacing issues and i had a hard time distinguishing songs from eachother but i found it relatively enjoyable. i likd gupi as a producer and when im not paying too much attention to lyrics fraxiom is fine.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5
october 2020
wow!!!! this is really good! im not a huge opn fan so i didnt expect to like this as much as i did but its great. long road, no nightmare, whether channel, i dont love me, lost but never alone, so many great tracks and lots of really cool little interludes. also amazing cover. ill give opn another shot :) also why tf cloud rap in here LOL
fav track: no nightmares :) its like an animal collective song but better
least fav:
rating: 3.5 for now ;)
october 2020
not bad dan :D i liked it a lot. the remix was also very good
i havent ever listened to vms’ stuff before but im hoping for more like this also nice bape shirt lol.
fav track: i liked make a dying
least fav: kinda felt slower in the middle section but i couldnt point out a least fav
rating: 3.5
october 2020
its not bad but there are more songs weighing it down than songs that bring it up. i havent heard salems other work but ill check it out soon and see how i feel.
fav track: crisis to starfall are all great songs
least fav: one of the last few idfk
rating: 3.0
october 2020
was scrollin thru year0001’s stuff and saw this; looked cool so i saved. its alright, nothin crazy but not bad. some cool bits, dont know if ill be comin back tho
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0
october 2020
saved for the cover, stayed bc its comfy :3 i havent seen any gameplay but ill check bc i like this ost a lot.
fav track: one of the first several
least fav: the trap one
rating: 3.5
october 2020
goign fucking nuts going crazy blasting thru a ton of my saved shitわ, trying to get my saves cleared before i finish this long challenge thing and then i will rate everytjing lol. i think a plus to this is i get more time to form proper opinions on things instead of one listen and decide.
this is pretty good nothin crazy and sometimes its loud enough to hurt my ear but there are some fire percussion bits and genuinely great harmonizations
fav track: opener
least fav:
rating: 3.5
october 2020
i like it. it feels pretty bare bones for a bladee song but maybe itll grow on me
thunbs ip
october 2020
ermmm its uhh. eh. i dont like it too much. howd this get bolded?
thumbs down
october 2020
gave this a proper relisten after id finished merzbient. its good, but its a bit underwhelming i guess? coming from nts sessions. thats not to say it doesnt have some awesome songs (opener, form8, th red a) but i think what made this kinda mid for me was that it was a bit more ambient than id had hoped for. but like most ae albums this will probably grow on me.
fav track: form8
least fav:
rating: 3.5
october 2020
work today was good. it wasnt fucking hard like yesterday, with a lot of shitわ to do, so i got to get most of what i needed to done and i left early too. i also listened to the clipping album again.
i am finally finished with merzbient. honestly, it was really good. i have been in a 2 year stalemate with this monster, around the end of junior year i tried tackling it in a 24 and only got 6 hours in. i am finally back to conquer this. originally, i didnt like it at all. but, thats probably because i was tired as fuck and usually merzbow sucks to listen to when you cant see straight. i think that this is one of his most unique and diverse records, featuring very ominous dark ambient (yes DARK not REGULAR) passages accompanied by frequent improvised percussive performances, and some good as hell noise and harsh noise tracks thrown in for good measure. there is also a lot of sampling and even violin on this album. it isnt as calming as the cover would suggest but its definitely beautiful, in its own kind of way. some highlights for me were the opening two, rba/maxwell, mixer/scratch, and the ending one. beginning half is much smoother and more “ambient” than the latter half, which takes on more harsh and dark tones. overall, huge fuckin record and definitely a must hear for any serious merzbow or noise fan. disclaimer: i wouldnt really call this ambient lmfao.
fav track: opener
least fav: RBA 8A has this really out of place jazz sample and the whole thing just kind of feels weird.
rating: 4.0
october 2020
duuuude holy fuck. this is so much fucking better than addiction. oh my god. this just sounds like it is better produced. i cant really sum up my thoughts just yet but just jnow its really good. intro to make them dead is one of the greatest runs in an album of all time man.
ill get back to this
fav track: holy fuck idefk
least fav: ????
rating: 4.0 for now, gotta contain excitement. but damn this just might be a 9
october 2020
just gonna rate this after i finish the long shitわ. lol. cant help myself, but i did pretty good!
this is nice. warming, in a cold kind of way. i dont love every song here but they are still charming.
fav track: first
least fav:
rating: 3.5
october 2020
🤨🤨🤨 seems a rating of mine got removed or something. anyways i listened to this and bumped all my long ratings up so im back on track to have the noise at 1k.
this is pretty good, first track is heavenly second is okay. work also sucked kinda today cuz there was a lot to do with little time
fav track: first
least fav: 2
rating: 3.5
october 2020
the month closes up. sorry i am not writing here much (dont really know who im apologizing too, i dont think anyone frequents here... if you do, thank you, youre appreciated). ive been busy with merzbient, and my long albums challenge in general. im hoping to finish before the end of november, but ザノイズ might prove to be challenging to tackle quickly. i am simultaneously stuck in the ethics of this challenge. is it wrong to listen to albums i have not rated yet before i finish? no, maybe not, but there is the consequence of rating them. id like to have this list rated before i rate anything else. is that cheating? its tough to say. on one hand i can understand how it’d be kind of playing unfair, like i am breaking my own rules, but i can also see how it isn’t really. i mean, when you marathon a set of albums, two or three different ones, its really up to you which you rate first. but i guess there is time-honesty: only rating in order of listened to. though ive considered time honesty, it seems the rule ive placed has already kind of been broken. take the caretaker or autechre for example. there exist albums that these compilations are made of that i refuse to rate until after this challenge ends, simply for aesthetics. i suppose im taking you on this long winded thought process to say that i might listen to but not rate the new clipping album. really, at the end of the day, its my challenge and my rules: fuck off if you disagree.
things in the real world also exist. lately ive been occupied with studies, i have a calculus exam this friday and loads of homework this week from linear algebra, calc, phys, and russian (which very recently started up for me!) and of course the japanese studying i am trying to squeeze in. i am also fitting in music, which ive been... doing alright with. i was commissioned (well... no money involved... but im happy without pay lol) with making a remix of one of my friends’ songs and ive had lots of ideas popping up that im trying to pursue. there is also this weird hip hop project my friends and i are working on thats kind of working out nicely. aannd of course ive also been gaming. my buddies and i recently picked up civ 5 since we found steam keys for 16$ on g2a and its been a fucking blast. very fun game especially in multiplayer when you end up near someone else.
so the album... finally lol. my birthday is coming up real soon and my girlfriend who has been so very excited about it got me all of my presents early lol. well she really surprised me and did some snooping on my rym page and saw this in my wishlist and actually got me a vinyl copy of it for like seventy damn dollars!! what a babe. shes also gotten me new socks and a new hoodie which i love very much. i really love this album im so glad she got it for me.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 4.0
october 2020
just want to say that this is fucking amazing lol. the opening 3 are unexplainable but the second half is seriously so good. some fucking golden remixes on here,
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 4.0 maybe 4.5 soon
october 2020
maybe new BwM album? kinda cool. this was..okay. it wasnt very... noisy i guess, or loud. its a song off love & evol, one of the quieter and slower spacier ones. boris is just kind of playing the song while merzbow makes wierd sound effects and digitized chaotic (but kind of quiet) noise in the background. i wish it couldve been louder, and that his noise made a bit more sense (the chaos of it doesnt really mesh well with the dreamy atmosphere...) but it wasnt really that bad.
thumbs sideways
october 2020
this is actually pretty good. i didnt think itd be so long but i really liked it, it was never really boring, and all the members perform very well here. its unfortunate that this album is going to recieve a score of probably 2.7-3.1, and will be placed in peoples bottoms of 2020, because its probably going to be a very solid thrash album. its only going to be so disliked because of the artist. however it turns out im just glad mr. b is doin what they want to and just having fun.
thumbs up
october 2020
i went to go to the theatre to see this with my girlfriend. it was really nice. we had chocolate shakes there. it was like part of this halloween film thing.
i know ive seen this thing like 3 or 4 times now in my life, but i always forget exactly how it goes, so it was nice to refresh myself (again), and also to watch it as an adult (sort of) and thru a different kind of lens. its a really sweet movie, a short story about these fantasy worlds where holidays exist. its a great childrens movie, but there is a lot of charm in this that still makes it nice to watch as an older person. there are a couple of scenes that are bursting with emotion, and the music in these scenes too. im not much of a musical person, i personally dont like musicals that much, but this movie i think does a great job at it, the songs are at least very well written. the first scene im thinking of is when jack is in the graveyard, being watched by sally, feeling sad that hes tired of halloween and longs for more the second is when sally sends up her gift to jack. idk, there is something so charming and sweet and innocent about how that small scene plays out. lastly is when jack and her fall in love and they are back in that graveyard singing. i just love it. it almost made me tear.
oogieboogie/10
october 2020
it has been busy these past few days. with work and school and juggling a social life plus my own hobbies , im very overwhelmed by it all sometimes. but im doing my best. i got an 84 on my latest midterm in linear algebra, which really boosted my confidence, and ive been making a lot more (and better) music as of late.
this is such a good fucking song. along with little god in my hands (the toy orchestra cover) its been stuck in my head for these past couple days.
thumbs damn up
october 2020
quickly wrapped this one up. listened in just about 2 days :) i bought this this week and was looking for an app i could listen to offline files with on my phone (thanks to xoark for help finding one (foobar (which is literally awesome (with some minor flaws)))). im real pissed about this offline file thing, because i used to use this app MusiCloud, which has since been removed from the app store. MusiCloud was simple and effective. upload to google drive -> download on musicloud -> edit metadata through musicloud if needed. it was really awesome. it was limited as a music player (no queue, randomization was really bad, was tough to sort by whatever you wanted to sort by), but was perfect for acting as a library. foobar does a really good job at this and in someways exceeds where musicloud didnt (instead of going through google drive (or any other file sharing site) you can upload directly via FTP linking (which is genius)). but it fails in one really large aspect (for me at least): metadata. i was and still am a huge stickler about metadata for my music. i enjoy correct metadata on everything i use, but foobar falls short in that you cannot edit metadata through the app. this also makes it hard to give files images, which is something ive yet to find out how to do through windows file explorer whatever (though, i havent really looked into it. i should do that). i also find it really tedious and hard to edit metadata on my pc rather than how i used to do it through musicloud. anyways, rant over.
this is essentially 7 slightly different takes of one very good autechre song. generally, the song opens with something like 30 minutes of squelchy glitchy electronics, beats fade in and out, and things feel very wishy washy. around halfway into the song this weird grating trance lead comes out of nowhere. this is played around with for a couple measures then chaos breaks out and a flurry of kicks and scarce snares bombard you and its just blissful. feels like confield era pen expers type shitわ and its genius. this fades away after 5-10 minutes and we go back to wishy washy-ness for some minutes and then bam. chords. these massive fucking HUGE like literally gargantuan giantess fucking chords just VWREEEEEEEEEEEEEWWW. silence. VRRWEEEHEEEEEEEEEEEEE. silence. like 8 times then they do tjese like really weird scrape-y sounds in place of the silences, and i swear to GOD i thought it was like someone in the audience like coughing or whatever i was like lol is this dude really coughing rn cmon bruh but then i was like oh wait thats just the boys. anyways after this the song kind of just peters out. this is basically the formula for most songs here with slight variations in how each section is handled, but the standouts are the first and last two tracks here for sure. the first one simply because its (in my opinion) the best version of this song yhat they do. but the last two actually stray away from this formula completely. 2nd to last track completely lacks a chaotic section, and iirc migjt lack the chord section? cant really remember but its basically that wish washy stuff for the whole time which is fuckin nuts. the last one has the BEST chaotic section but also pushes it to the 50 minute mark, then the chord section is actually the last 5 minutes?? the ending bitcrushed bit is also fucking fire. overall: amazing live album, at least for the first and last two tracks. must hear for big autechre fans.
fav track: 1
least fav:
rating: 4.0
october 2020
finally finished this monster! took less time than EATEOT but still took a bit.
this might honestly be one of my favourite ambient albums ive listened to. i find that with a lot of ambient music i actually have a bit of a hard time falling into the subtle, quiet worlds that get built. i am usually occupying myself with things like homework or chores, so that definitely is on me for not really listening properly, but what really sticks out about somnium is that regardless of what it was i was doing, this record had me by the nuts. i was constantly listening in and picking out small things, whether it be the very relaxing nature sounds, water splashing, or the airy and faint instrumentation i was always captivated throughout this. wildly immersive, huge recommend to any fans of ambient or relaxing music. i did not listen while sleeping, but i can probably assume that its good sleep music.
thank you to Xoark for the recommendation.
fav track: maybe not a fav but i liked that in part 6 you could hear bass lol.
least fav: no bad songs here
rating: 4.0, maybe 4.5 one day!
october 2020
this is cool i guess. i like how it sounds. length + genre tags reminds me of slint... hmmm... wonder why its bolded lol.
thumbs up
i didnt listen to the edit
october 2020
you know i think i gave this a pretty hard time first go-around. this isnt too bad. consequences of listening while tired. there are a lot of good tracks and a couple amazing ones (opener, penal colony, bells). there are definitrly ones i could do without (heat distraction lol) but its overall not too bad.
fav track: penal colony is beautiful
least fav: heat distraction (or maybe im thinking of narrow?)
rating: bunp from 3.0 to 3.5
october 2020
refreshing. honestly.
cant wait for new music by them.
fav track:
least fav: that minute interlude
rating: 4.5 still
october 2020
man. idk. its good but a lot of it kind of annoys me now, at some point i was gonna put this in a top 10 list (glad i didnt). i like how sassy it is though
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5
october 2020
listened to a bunch of mathcore at work the other day. this is pretty good, a bit better than i remember. not really sure why this gets hate but whatever.
fav track: any of the opening few
least fav:
rating: 3.5 still
october 2020
literally fucking insane. psychotic. great album minus the stupid fucking ambient psot rock shitty whatever fucky tracks.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5 for now. maybe 4.0?
october 2020
i suppose i should really do a proper write up on this album. ive been listening to it pretty much nonstop these last couple days.
when i first listened to this album i was pretty fresh into the music-sphere. id previously (by no more than a year at most) heard most of death grips’ material. i wasnt really there for the release of this album, but i had listened fully before the end of 2018. on first listen, i was pretty disappointed. it felt disjointed, lacking the punch i knew DG for, and overall just lame (minus a few tracks of course). i only really enjoyed Death Grips is Online, Shitshow, The Fear, and Disappointed. but towards the end of 2018 i started reconsidering my feelings for this. i remember going back and finding gems that i had previously missed (Streaky, Flies, Black Paint) and further appreciating songs i had already liked. this got up to a 4.0 and made it in my top 5 albums of 2018. for a long time in 2019 and a bulk of 2020, i’dn’t really payed much attention to this album (or to DG in general). but as of recent, ive been going through their discography and reevaluating my tastes in them. i wrote up a huge entry about this you can find if you scroll down just a bit. but ive decided to write this since i feel that this album especially has completely won me over.
i dont believe in the idea that these songs only work in an album context. some do, yes (like the two instrumental passages, or songs like Little Richard and Linda’s in Custody), but a majority of songs here are great to come back to in a vacuum. the opener, Death Grips is Online, is such a curveball that you HAVE TO have seen it coming; of COURSE death grips is going to open up with a fucking edm track. on Flies and Black Paint, listeners are brought back to some slightly more familiar ground. Flies is a cryptic and hard hitting track with some good production choices, and Black Paint follows up on their uses of noise rock in Jenny Death and Bottomless Pit. then suddenly, this edge is dropped. Linda’s in Custody is a quiet, quirky track that completely contrasts from the previous two punchier songs. the next two songs are actually where i think the album suffers the most. first we have The Horn Section, an alright instrumental interlude that isnt really worth coming back to. afterwards is, in my opinion, the worst track on YoTS: Ha Ha Ha. while Ha Ha Ha still has that weird angle and interesting style that DG has displayed so far, it just doesnt really work for me. luckily, we are saved by one of the best tracks here, Shitshow. DG’s short and sweet take on cybergrind which works perfectly (the music video, i might also add, is fucking amazing). Streaky is definitely the most accessible track on this record, harking back to sounds we heard on albums like NLDW or TMS. showcases a poppier side of DG. Dilemma is an oddball for sure, but looking closer there is a lot to love. the choruses here are infectious. Little Richard is actually one of the only songs (or the only?) with zach hill on vocals. this song is pretty funny, but its definitely a lower point here. and right when you thought it couldnt get better they hit you with an avant garde jazz song. The Fear is catchy, cool, and smooth as hell. Outro is a nice instrumental that leads into one of the best songs here: Disappointed. Disappointed is punchy, fast, and hilarious. amazing closer that kind of pokes fun at fans expecting anything else from the band.
this album is really just such a great followup to Bottomless Pit, and i honestly cant see how DG will come back from this. YoTS is like death grips impersonating themselves from different pockets of the multiverse.
fav track: really hard to say.
least fav: ha ha ha
rating: honestyl.... man fuck it 4.5
october 2020
you know it isnt even that bad tbh. i like it. its pretty funny (the instrumental) and totally a(n) (expected?) curveball from kanye; it sounds like something id hear off soundcloud by like Lil Laundry Basket or something
thunbs up
october 2020
man today was rough. i promised to help gf study for a big test she had but i really wanted to make music so we ended up going back to my house but she had a really hard time focusing and i was so unmotivated so i just got pissed off and took us back to her house. wasted gas but we got her coffee so i guess it evens out. then i had fucking band practice so i left her again for like 3 hours and god man. i just felt so bad and she had such a hard time. im kind of a piece of shitわ but we move past it. i also forgot to do my fucking homeworg fuck!. oh and steve in smash is really fire
ive been listening thru this as of late, while ive been working or playing smash, its still really good. i need go revisit this like way more.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 4.0
october 2020
you know, this actually isnt as bad as i remember it being. infact, its actually pretty good mathcore/djent. i dont even know why ihated it so much on first listen. also godly cover and title, lol
fav track:
least fav:
rating: bump from 2.5 to 3.5
october 2020
oh hey! also! album by me ahaha. lots of cool electronic fuckery here. check it out! also has a bunch of stuff i recorded a couple years ago
fav track: probably like butritio or a false colour remix
least fav: i never listen thru the freestyles all the way
rating: im not going to rate this but probavly a 3.5
october 2020
completely forgot i listened to this during the live streaming of it. really fucking good stuff, i dont remember which tracks had what but overall really good, strong 7 to an 8
fav track: theres one with like these really emotional synths or whatver, really liked it
least fav: idk but the 2nd half is pretty weak compared to first
rating: 3.5 / 4.0? not gonna rate until after my journey to 1k and also after i listen more
october 2020
THIS IS FIRE!!!!!! i need to learn how to make beats like these dudes do lmfao. such a cool take on breakcore
thumbs fuckin up, so hyped for this album
october 2020
ive been pretty bad at keeping up with this diary, mostly cuz irl is busy as fuck ahaha. lately ive been doing lots of math homework, struggling in classes, trying to make a bunch of music, and juggle all of it with social life. ill make it i guess.
this is pretty (cool). never realized how good of a songwriter WA is
thumbs up
october 2020
picking it back up, 2 movies after this one.
you know, this series isnt really awful at all so far. this is the first movie where we really get to see the conflict between edward and jacob, and the plot thickens quite a bit with the volturi having a presence in forks and edward and bella getting married (presumably) next movie, and now victoria is gone so it leaves me curious as to how they'll present conflict in the next films. i think that in the end she'll end up with edward, but they did a really good job at making it hard to say no to jacob. while going with edward will be a lonely and cold future, one with jacob presents normalcy and warmth, still being in contact with her family. overall, pretty good. overall, pretty good.
weretheyplayingthekillersatthatparty/10
october 2020
and here we are at the end (of time?). this one is pretty good, i guess id have to say its my favourite if i was picking. about as faded away as stage 5, but this one carries some harsher undertones... its a bit more ominous. and the last track, truly something else (the last minutes i mean).
so what then are my thoughts on this album in its entirety? well, background aside this is just good drone/ambient and some well treated samples. but, i think what is hard for me here is finding the impact of this that other people have found. though ive lost a grandparent, ive never lost anyone to dementia or alzheimers, so its personally very difficult to connect with this story. i can imagine, but imagining is never anything close to experiencing. there is a 1 star review of this album that i think sums up that very well. is this 1 stars? no, absolutely not. is my rating reflective of how good the album is? no, its a reflection of how i felt listening to it. obviously this will touch some people more than others, and for me i just did not feel it. it is like listening to a someone explain the league of legends metagame without ever having played or looked into league of legends. you will just simply not understand. but thats alright...
fav track: 4
least fav:
rating: 3.5
october 2020
i listened to a huge chunk of their discog while at work. i was working in dairy, which means i was pretty secluded, so i kinda just blasted it out loud. sorry to any customers that heard me listening to death grips.
summary:
gamers on the moon: uh undoubtedly their fucking best work. literelly doesnt compare to anything ever by anyone. so fucking genius. only downsides are maybe sad cum and the drawn out ending on big dipper. bumped to 4.5
jenny deaf: also really fucking good, but not as good as notm. still huge milestone for death grips. noise rock was such an obvious move im surprised it took them this long. 4.0 still
yots: also really fucking good. just like sound collage of everything dg has done up until this point. still 4.0
govt plates: you know, im coming to like this a lot more than i used to. i think its still really weak for a dg album, but bumping it to 3.5 anyways bc its strengths are fucking STRONG!
bottomless pit: this actually. isnt as awesome as i remember. its still really good, but its lost its charm. some songs are a bit annoying now. down to 4.0
no love deep web: yup still as awesome as i remember it being. 4 point fuckcin five baby
the money store: hot take but honestly their weakest lol. it just isnt really interesting and its the most run of the mill dg album. still good, but lowered to 3.5
crouching tiger: still good, but i dont love every song on it. 3.5 still
october 2020
recently listened to most of ee’s solo discog
eversince:
thoughts on this have stayed pretty much the same since last listen. so what is great, who goes there too, others incld missing person, xd out, and sugar. skin is otherworldly. there are a handful of tracks that im also not super keen on (wrist cry, to name one).
working on dying:
read below this entry.
red light:
yeah this is pretty much just an okay bladee album. other than obedient, decay and (on a good day) 1D, nothing really happens here. i understand why most people hate this the one the most.
icedancer:
what can i say. a 10 is a 10.
exeter:
man this might just be a fucking 4.5 lol. get back to me in 4 months.
333:
this is a grower for sure. really loving how pretty a lot of this album is. its so easy to smile to this.
october 2020
listened to this while playing smash with friends. its not awful. i guess. its just lame. kind of. its good. but it isnt sdre. there are a couple good songs. everything sounds so samey.
fav track: opener
least fav: man probably guitar and video games lol
rating: 3.5…
october 2020
ive also been listening to this a lot. i forgot how good (and how bad) some songs on here are. id say there are lots of obvious choices for hard hitting songs here but that isnt true because nobody listens to this shitわ lol. the great songs include friday, 5/4 and j’nuh (and the two fucking bonus tracks; i cannot believe these just werent included in the album because they are so fucking good. at least spade and parade...). some of the okay ones are red elephant, theo b, and rodeo jones (8 too, but i just never really enjoy listening to it. the chorus is nice but the song is kinda weird...). waffle is pretty lame tbh and iscarabaid is just annoying usually. but yeah im pissed this isnt bolded but fucking guitars and video games is.
fav track: jnuh or spade n parade or friday
least fav: iscarabaid
rating: 4.0…
october 2020
ive been revisiting the fuck out of this. i really wanted to love this and i think im starting to. only really one song worth skipping here (gatekeeper), and im adjusting to yung leans vocals on cherry bracelets and liking it a lot more, plus ecco’s part is literally holy. best buy is seriously underrated also. of course there are still the slower more bladee-forward tracks like red light moments, d925, and under your spell (which is maybe my 2nd fav ee song).
fav track: under yerrr spell!!1
least fav: gatekeeper
rating: bunp to 4.0
october 2020
this one is a lot more cohesive than the last. its a lot harder to grasp anything than it has been thus far, which i believe is the point, so good job kirby!
fav track: hard to say, maybe the first or second
least fav: dont know if i really have one
rating: 3.5
october 2020
finally, things begin to really pick up. this one is a lot more glitch/sound collage focused. previous short song excerpts are left behind for a small tracklistigg bc of very large soundscapes. i kind of wish stage 3 hinted more at what this one would sound like but clearly these stages are isolated things. there are some very serene moments here, along with a few very dark ones.
fav track: 2nd one (i can finally begin picking out favs lol)
least fav: 3rd
rating: 3.5
october 2020
this is definitely my favourite so far. i actually really enjoy a lot of the songs here, i dont know if the actual samples are really good or if kirby’s manipulations make them sound nicer. not sure, but this one felt very immersive and soft (idk the word, comforting?).
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5
october 2020
this ones alright. a bit better than first one, the chunes are a bit nicer, but still just setting the stage
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0
october 2020
dunked on this way too hard first go around, it actually isnt that bad, but i dont think ill revisit it anytime soon.
ive also now officially moved in with my dad, who just moved houses. its right by my moms so nothing really changed i just really wanted to move houses, spend more time with dad and my brother. house is real nice too. yesterday we had to move fridges... that fucking sucks. lol
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5
october 2020
this is funny asf lol love it. beat go hard too
thumbs up
october 2020
bit slow with this one, ive started this so many times but havent ever finished. good first part, not much to say and i certainly wouldnt revisit this ever but it sets the stage so i shouldnt complain. will rate this after i hit 1k ratings.
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least fav:
rating: 3.0
october 2020
god damn i love this. original is super fucking good too holy fuck. i know its just sped up pop song plus breakbeats but damn it goes
thumbs up
october 2020
took a history midterm i did alright on. also got a surprise root canal the other day i dont think i elaborated on. basically woke up at 5am in unbelievable pain and it was one of my teeth that had been chipped fuckin my face up. new tooth!
listened to this throughout my day, one and some change hour at a time. its not bad at all, a lot of really fucking banging songs and some surprising choices. towards the beginning there is a serene piano section, and some interesting field recordings near the 2nd to last hour. last 2 hours are real boring but every other hour is pretty good so. also was gonna check the 2019 mix but last minute swapped to this one since its longer and from this year.
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rating: 3.5
october 2020
i am having a hard time putting my thoughts of this album into words. firstly, this is one of the most thought provoking albums of all time. i consider myself to be very liberal with music; if something is tagged as an album it is approached as such, and anything with intention can be music. yet i am still pushed by this monster. there is absolutely nothing of traditional musical value here: there are no rhythms, no melodies, no variety, no structure (sort of), there is almost not even diversity in the songs (5 hour long songs that are almost identical), and overall nothing to warrant prolonged attention. infact, its almost counterintuitive to what music usually is. forcing yourself to concentrate on this feels redundant; there is no minute that is unlike the rest, yet it doesnt feel like a true “listening” if you do not sit through all 5 hours. there is so little and so much said at once. i want to consider this a seriously important album in the history of experimental music, or atleast the HNW movement itself. this is a genre that completely strips music of what makes it itself, and absolutely pushes the envelope as far as it can. you could equate this to its genre’s eponymous real world equivalent. imagine an art exhibit of a completely empty square room. there are 4 blank congruent walls made of drywall, they are not painted, and they do not have any noticeable differences. this is the art piece, and it is just like Claustration. the walls are NOT the same. close inspection could find one wall has a group of dots where another doesnt, but all of these small differences do not add up to making each wall indistinguishable from the others. there is then something in Claustration that commentates on a universal scale. on very large scales, the universe must be homogenous; no one part of the universe looks too dissimilar to another (from very far away). of course, on closer inspection there may be more planets here then there but this is the same problem as the walls: such small differences do not matter and cannot add up to those scales. the most voted review for claustration talks about how misunderstood vomir is. i completely agree, but i think that even most people that enjoy this record are approaching it from the wrong angle still. there is no best track, there is no worst track, there are no differences, there are 5 walls to look at, and that is it. the bonus material on disc 6 is also very good.
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least fav:
rating: 4.0 (maybe 4.5 someday.)
September Recap
saw lots of movies, made some music, and started my long road to 1000 ratings.
heres some of the stuff i really liked:
Death Grips - Gmail and the Restraining Orders (4.0, 2019)
Natural Snow Buildings - Daughter of Darkness (4.0, 2013)
공중도둑 - 무너지기 (Crumbling) (4.0, 2018)
무키무키만만수 - 2012 (4.0, 2012)
C'est la Key - Superflat (4.5, 2017) (fav release of this month)
Yayayi - Yayayi (4.0, 2013)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like (theres like nothing here!):
100 gecs - Appleville (3.0, 2020)
La Monte Young - The Well-Tuned Piano 81 X 25, 6:17:50 - 11:18:59 PM NYC (2.5, 1987) (least fav release of this month)
my favourite single:
clipping. - '96 Neve Campbell
some other highlights from this month:
-bumped up Music to listen to~dance to~blaze to~pray to~feed to~sleep to~talk to~grind to~trip to~breathe to~help to~hurt to~scroll to~roll to~love to~hate to~learn Too~plot to~play to~be to~feel to~breed to~sweat to~dream to~hide to~live to~die to~GO TO
-Vision Creation Newsun, one year anniversary of this diary
-got a surprise root canal lol
its getting colder outside!
september 2020
not bad. but nothing crazy lol. also gonna do my september wrap up in just a bit
thumbs sideways
september 2020
christ. cmon, are you fucking kidding? first. before i dive into this. a quick word on Heavy_Lego's review of this. you have to be absolutely fucking dense. to write a full review for a movie you have not even fucking seen all of. at least have the fucking decency not to rate this. "I didnt watch it all but i didnt like part of it so 0.5 stars". Quite possible the Worst fucking review i have ever read in my entire fucking life. Nolan gets hate for interstellar and now is just hated to be hated, clear as day in this review. i didnt think id ever get the chance to say something like this in a situation like this but, did you even fucking watch the movie? no, you didnt.
i think this movie makes a lot of leaps. is it a bad movie? absolutely not. this is a great take on time travel and its very visually complex and honestly fun to watch. is it a good movie? sure, but it isnt great (in some ways).
ways that Tenet succeeds:
-amazing take on time travel
-great execution of concepts
-pretty good action sequences
-not naming the main character is kinda genius
-this is a movie that has a lot of replayability (to catch things you mightve missed)
ways that Tenet fails:
-i am no physicist, but a lot of the science here feels very...hollywood. reverse entropy? would it even work like that? i dont know lol.
-the soundtrack is very very loud. sometimes wish there were subtitles because of its volume, but maybe thats just my worn out ears
-huge leaps this takes sometimes. so protagonist takes a cyanide pill but is rescued??? what was that scene lmfao. absolutely hate the whole terrible-scenario-protag-gets-ko'd-then-wakes-up-in-hospital-safe-and-sound, like, what??? how was he rescued???
-beginning feels needlessly confusing, but it probably makes more sense on second watch.
-credits song sucked lol
-also who tf were they fighting when they went to retrieve the algorithm???
-the inclusion of The Algorithm felt so dumb. story just randomly becomes a save-the-whole-world thing for no reason. also hardly any explanation on it lmao.
overall, not bad, not great tho.
randomedwardappearance/10
september 2020
i was originally very harsh on this. lets redo this.
i can understand completely why this release is regarded as their worst. i can understand why people dont like it, it is usually directionless, sometimes harsh, and oftentimes very forgettable.
but in my honest opinion, this isnt a bad record by far. there is a lot of things to love about this, just as much as there is to dislike.
overall, this is an overhated release. not their best, but they couldve done way worse
fav track: i liked penguin, essplode, and toys a lot
least fav: opener
rating: 3.0
september 2020
relistened to this. love this record. amazing cover art also. brings back memories of highschool. i could imagine this at a 4.0 but relistens first probably
fav track: che tu something
least fav: not sure
rating: 3.5 for now
september 2020
also finished up this the other day. so fucking good, way better then i remember (i only saved 1 and 3???)
1: AMAZING opener. bangers front to back, and a lot of autechre fucking classics. bqbqbqbq is also hilarious. 4.0
2: AMAZING followup. a lot of stuff similar to 1 here. fuckin great. 4.0
3: def the most boring one, but not a bad one at all. still a ton of hidden gems here. 3.5
4: INCREDIBLE ENDING. huge ambient spaced out madness that completely tops everything the group has done with all end. penultimate track is fucking radical also. 4.0
fav track: hard to say
least fav: ^
rating: 4.0
september 2020
damn! this is good! apparently album got leaked but im not gonna listen until release day. but yeah this is really fucking good, beat goes hard as hell and cam and china do gods work on their verses. sad that daveed doesnt do much here but its alright to let your friends shine here and there
thumbs the fuck up! also say the name has grown on me
september 2020
relistened to all of this yesterday. forgot how good a lot of it is (and how boring some is too)
elseq 1: feed1 is still the BEST song on this whole thing, but i seriously underrated a lot of the other stuff here. bumped to 4.0.
elseq 2: dont know why i didnt like this so much on first listen. dont like 2nd track a whole lot but other two are awesome. bumped to 3.5
elseq 3: yeah this is probably the worst, real boring for the most part, just felt like it didnt ever end. 3.0
elseq 4: its good, this is my most recently listened to (fully) and my opinion is about the same. 3.5
elseq 5: honestly great end to this series. 4.0 for sure.
that averages to like a 3.5 but this is all awesome stuff so 4.0 for this. fuck numerical averages
fav track: feed1
least fav: first off 3
rating: 4.0
september 2020
alright woo. so now two fucking things into this venture. no goin back now.
today was chill. got mcdonald breakfast and finished up another thing of homework, now just one left to do and then midterm tomorrow (for calc). dont think im ready but idrc fuck it.
well. its a bit disappointing of a listen, and quite a boring one, if im going to be honest. let me elaborate on what exactly this album is:
picture a piano. this piano is very well tuned. this is a well-tuned piano.
now imagine a man. this man is going to play this piano, and he is going to play this piano for five hours.
that is The Well-Tuned Piano. there is nothing more or less than this, and while some people might revel in the complex rhythms or microtones or odd new harmonies theyve never heard before or even the silences between notes that shows up whenever Young chooses to slow his playing down, these things were not enough to keep me interested. this is a very, very boring release. id recommend listening to either the first (to get an idea of what this whole will sound like) or last (since that one is my favourite (the playing in the last 10 or so minutes is actually pretty nice)) parts and you can confidently skip listening to this.
fav track: last
least fav:
rating: 2.5, this was boring but it wasnt offensive.
september 2020
listening to this currently as im writing it. this is peak rock's-high-school-core stuff. i remember getting into the worst and loving this cover so i bought it. i dont think i ever really appreciated it for what it is but i fuckin love this. seriously amazing idm with a ?noisy post punk (idk what genre lol) track at the end. cant believe i gave this a 3 before.
fav track: 2 maybe
least fav: last one or 5 (though, i remember listening to 5 the most in highschool. not sure why...)
rating: 4.0
september 2020
today i had a midterm for linear algebra. it went alright. i listened to exai and ate a mcdouble and fries on the way there. on my way back i listened to this. holy fuck. this is just so fucking genius. i might make it a 4.5 lol. actually. yeah fuck it. 4.5 lol
fav track: hard to name.
least fav:
rating: 4.5
september 2020
oh yeah while im doing this long album thing ill be going back to stuff ive already listened to that i feel deserve second chances. gonna probably be going through a ton of ae.
seriously underrated this when i first heard it. this isnt anything as fucking nuts as untilted and its not as concrete and emotional as LP5 but there is a lot going for it. opener is this weird fucking microsound bullshit thats funny and pen expers is actually an ae classic like best of all time for sure, sittin up there with rae, vproc, feed1, fuckin eutow. but this album does unfortunately drag a bit as it nears its end, making it a bit boring after a while. still, good stuff if listened out of the album context.
fav track: pen expers
least fav: man i really hated eidetic lol
rating: 3.5, bumped half a star
september 2020
forgot i watched this. its okay. a lot of people say this is the movie where nothing happens and, in a vacuum, i could agree. but this isnt in a vacuum. this movie is titled "the twilight saga" so it isnt something to be taken by itself. this movie introduces the 3rd character and rival/antagonist/major conflict Jacob. we do end the movie where we left off, but this is in good faith since the journey has unraveled new plot points for us. we also find that victoria is still out to get bella, and we learn about the vampire's high counsel. now, i obviously havent seen future episodes, but with all of these new elements stacking up we have possibly a very complex drama unfolding. ontop of all of this we learn more about bella and her personal life outside of her paranormal men (she has been left behind now by all of her friends she had originally, and her mother is still an acting force (albeit a small one) in the movie).
noradiohead/10
september 2020
OKAY! SO! 990 ratings, this is 991. I have HUGE plans (literally). lets break it down before i get into this release:
so in an effort to celebrate 1000 (soon) ratings, i will be listening to 10 very long albums that ive had queued (or recently found interest in) and each subsequent release will be longer than the last. here are the releases (subject to change) i will be looking at:
991. Animal Collective - In the City That Reads (274 minutes)
992. La Monte Young - The Well-Tuned Piano (306 minutes)
993. Vomir - Claustration (316 minutes)
994. Pom Pom - Pom Pom (334 minutes)
995. The Caretaker - Everywhere at the End of Time (390 minutes)
996. Robert Rich - Somnium (419 minutes)
997. Autechre - AE_Live 2016/2018 (477 minutes)
998. Merzbow - Merzbient (610 minutes)
999. The Flaming Lips - 7 Skies H3 (1440 minutes)
1000. Hijokaidan - The Noise (1649 minutes)
this is a huge project, so expect very little to be going on on my page as i work through these massive fucking releases. of course, probably around AE_Live (caretaker as well) ill start cataloguing individual bits of these releases here.
why am i doing this? mostly for personal achievement, to be able to say i listened to all of these monsters, but also, ive felt that i need to make my 1000th something truly special, and not just some Grindcore release from 2013. also, i actually want to listen to all of these so might as well get them all out of the way at once lol.
that out of the way, this album was pretty fuckin good. i can understand why a lot of these are live only/unreleased, and i dont necessarily love everything here, but this is kind of a greater-than-the-sum-of-its-parts release. i think my only real huge complaint is the version of Always You that this has. goodness, this is like unlistenable lmfao. cant understand why they wouldn't've chosen this version instead.
fav track: highlights here are Sleeper Factory/Doggy, Covered in Frogs, Happy Singin Band, Bleak Midwinter [THE BEST ONE], Good Lovin Outside (2005), Purple Bottle (Stevie Wonder), I've Got Mine, Fireworks/Essplode/Who Could Win A Rabbit (2007), Sea of Light and We Bid You Goodnight
least fav: Always You, Michael Remember, or Danny's Jam
rating: 4.0
september 2020
ah finally. 990 ratings. i have huge things planned for the next 10 ratings i do, so stick around to see that.
this is pretty good, cant believe i didnt listen to it earlier. i like it a lot. ill have to go back to exai and relisten bc this gives me hopes for it to be more enjoyable than i though originally.
fav track: opener
least fav:
rating: 3.5
september 2020
best friend asked me to listen to this. its cool, prob not gonna come back to it but it wasnt bad. i just dont think i like noise rock as much as i used to.
fav track:
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rating: 3.5
september 2020
work was nice. i lost a bracelet the other day but my friend found it. the music wasnt playing today either. love how quiet it gets. i hope it doesnt play next time.
man, this brings me back. i used to listen to so much pure light in high school (jr year) and this was always a go to. very soft and pretty.
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rating: 3.5
september 2020
its been rough these last few days. ive had a ton of homework piling up on me and ive been trying really hard to catch up without missing stuff i need to learn and its just awful. but im stayin strong and doin my best!
this is pretty cool. dont have much to say about it but i like it. reminds me of swans sometimes.
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rating: 3.5
september 2020
lord. they really just need to drop their sophomore and stop doing these live shows. i mean, 10 minutes, 5 songs, 3 (or 2 i guess) of which are actual like real originals and not rat over instrumental, and the originals arent even really that good lol. gecs is really wearin out theyr creativity. we need something like square garden again or just a fucking new LP
fav track: 4th
least fav:
rating: 3.0
september 2020
this feels like something thatdve come out like a month ago, so its aged pretty well i guess. its cool but only really liked the first song
fav track: unzip
least fav:
rating: 3.5 ig
september 2020
i feel bad, cuz most people i’ve added rated this real high, but i just dont think im much of a deep house guy. despite that, i tried to find stuff here to cling to and really love but nothing struck me too hard. i really really love the messages about the house music scene, and how house is built on gender and racial inequalities and issues. i also really liked deep in the bowels of house pt 1 and 2. but mostly i was just kinda uninterested in it. not my style but id check it out if you love dance music.
fav track: bowels 1
least fav: not sure
rating: 3.0
september 2020
this is so fucking awesome. first half is an hour or so of just fucked up rewired hip hop instrumentals with sparse vocal snippets and dense atmosphere and second half is a bunch of WILD BIG BITCH remixes of pop rap songs (which are all so fucking good especially the fuckin usher - yeah one). huge recommend to electronic and cloud rap fans.
fav track:
least fav: 2 was a bit grating after like 30 min but you kind of get over it
rating: 4.0
september 2020
WOW! this is so fucking good! what the FUCK is this LOL
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least fav:
rating: 4.0 prolleh
september 2020
pretty fuckin solid noise. this isnt hnw but regardless its good. listened this morning while working on the tracklisting submission for Bless Vol. 1
first half is much better than 2nd half.
fav track: first
least fav: 2nd
rating: 3.5
september 2020
cool but not worth coming back to. it sounds exactly like you think it will.
fav track:
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rating: 3.0
september 2020
its good. the psych guitars confused me. repeat listens maybe
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rating: 3.5
september 2020
last work entry. this was pretty cool, not what i expected, the screams plus the like synth lol. but i dont think this is consistent enough to be a fav. when it hits it hits tho...
fav track: 2nd
least fav:
rating: 3.5
september 2020
also pretty cool. just high quality sludge/drone whatever slow metal. predictable but enjoyable.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5
september 2020
guess this answers the question in my last entry. this is pretty fuckin fire, repeat listens for sure. found this on the flashcore charts (gonna get more into that genre too)
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rating: 3.5 for now
september 2020
cant tell if these releases were really all uninteresting or its because i listened at work. either way this was just kinda stupid break wankery.
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rating: 3.0
september 2020
octa rec. it was okay. same deal w exuma
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rating: 3.0
september 2020
next few will be listens at work
this was cool but im probably not gonna come back to it ever.
was really in a freak folk mood, relistened to 2012 and sung tongs too
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rating: 3.0
september 2020
i dont think i could properly write a review for this. please listen to it, with headphones.
fav track: flabbergabber
least fav:
rating: 4.5
september 2020
i mean. it isnt that bad lol. the acting is p bad most of the time but its a teen vampire movie. the choice for vampires to not burn in the sun was really stupid but its i guess an okay twist on the usual vampire stuff. and you know.. this movie made me remember my highschool days which kind of made me feel warm inside. i think i actually liked it quite a bit.
eric/10
september 2020
i listened to all of his albums a long time ago before rym and now im gonna go back and rate the ones ivent. this is pretty good everyone hates on it cuz its harsh i guess idk get filtered stay mad eat my crap 😜
fav track: fuckin young (deal wit it.)
least fav:
rating: 3.5
september 2020
uhh its cool ig but it doesnt rlly get much covered in its hour runtime and most songs are pretty same-y.
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least fav:
rating: 3.0
september 2020
diary entries short because im tired and just trying to catch up but its really good freaky kfolk thats super fucking catchy
fav track: i like yhe BUKIBUKIBU KI one
least fav: man idfk
rating: ducking 4.0
september 2020
occasionally ear splitting, really hurts sometimes, but other times its really good idm. review that mentions dental work is true
fav track:
least fav: acronym sucked lol
rating: 3.5
september 2020
this was like so fuckin good lol, compared to his 2018 shitわ. lyrics got a plus 400 and instrumentals are so much better. huge quality jazz political rap
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5 fo now
september 2020
this is like pretty good but no wholly memorable, just thd first song really. love how damn sassy he sounds.
fav track: first
least fav: last
rating: 3.5
september 2020
its good. i mean, its just like, a kids movie i guess, so i didnt expect too much. i like jim carrey as an actor i think he plays his part really well and the whole movie is just like a nice feel good standard plot. watched w my gf
whatdadogdoin/10
september 2020
msuper tired so not a lot fsl l
listened to this while cleaning and driving. goodness. spiegel im spiegel is seriously so fucking gorgeous. im in love with all 3 performances. other two are just eh but its okay.
fav track: spiegel 2
least fav: 2nd track
rating: 4.0
september 2020
i dont think im a huge csr fan. i dont knkw what i expected but this wasnt it...but i guess i wasnt surprised either if that makes sense. still good, dont know how much ill return to sans last track but i liked it. dont know why this is an ep lol. i really cant get over some of his stupid lyrics though (its 2014 and i dont know what im doing or something like that)
fav track: last
least fav:
rating: 3.5
september 2020
its just like. okay. its kind of just aimless and abstract without any deeper substance. also not as crazy as i read
poor piggy/10
september 2020
s'okay. listened while drivin around. thought it was gonna be more than what it is based on reviews. shed no tears and shine are the only good tracks imo. maybe sex bomb.
fav track: shine
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
september 8, 2020
here we are. today marks the 1 year anniversary of this diary. a year ago, today, i decided to start a diary cataloguing everything i listen to, everything i watch, and all of my emotions and daily struggles. in that year i have gotten through two semesters of college, ive seen change in the people i love, ive seen change in myself, and ive listened to so much music. there are just over 900 items in here, and while there are repeats, i think its safe to say that ive really expanded on who i was a year ago.
as i am writing this, my diary sits at exactly 1001 views. thought i wanted to hit 1000 ratings when this happened, i think that the year thing is a bit more spectacular. i know no one pays attention to what im saying here, but if you do, thank you.
on 9/8/19, i wrote this:
my first entry in this. hope i keep up with this to lo0k back on it many months from now.
today really sucked. work was awful, had a couple people not show up and i got my break really late. saw my friends afterwards though which was fun. some dude came in today and asked me to join some pyramid scheme and i just kinda ignored him.
i was able to listen to this album 2 or 3 times today. i heard it a long time ago and really hated it, but i rediscovered it recently and decided to give it another go. its a really fucking good album. im still not really sure what eYe does in the band other than vocals, so i dont really know why he's the frontman but whatever. i think the latter half definitely lacks compared to the first, but it is still really cool. star is legitamitely such a beautiful track, i wish there was like an hour version of it so i could drift into nonexistence listening to it. the solo at the end of spiral is also really fucking beautiful. i might listen to more of their music but im too in love with this to switch to something else.
indeed, i did keep up with it, and am looking back months from then. +1
work is still awful, but its gotten a lot better. no longer dealing with assholes calling out and showing up late and im not getting late breaks anymore. things have looked up. +1
im still friends with those friends, and we still hang out all of the time and have fun together. +1
bonus: still not in a pyramid scheme. +0.5
i relistened to this album today - to celebrate - and ive mostly kept the same opinions on it. its still a "really fucking good" album; i do know what eYe does now (he kind of works like a composer at a classical performance); latter half still isnt as good as the first, but i wouldnt say it "lacks" anymore; star is indeed still the fav, spiral's solo is still beautiful; i have listened to a lot more boredoms, but much less than i expected to back then. dont know if i have it in me to spin this 2-3 times a day anymore, either.
though ive changed in most ways, ive stayed myself in others. heres to a year and hopefully many more.
(also i guess listening to this thing will be a yearly event lol).
fav track: star
least fav: maybe the closer... but probably not.
rating: oh, thats right. in a year i bumped this thing from a 4.0 to a 4.5
september 2020
i watched this with my girlfriend shortly after finishing Crumbling; it's a film ive been meaning to watch for a long time now, and something i shouldve seen in theatres when it came out, but now that im older i see why that wouldntve been a good idea.
if i were to mention to you, a frequent movie-goer and connoisseur, who prides themselves in loving some of the greatest greats, a just-barely sub-3-hour science fiction film about space travel with impressive visual effects and great statements on the progressions of humankind, you'd probably look at me and say "2001: A Space Odyssey". i can understand, therefore, why this would probably get compared to that movie so much. However, this movie is not 2001: A Space Odyssey. 2001 is a movie about the evolution of mankind, where we were, where we are, and where we will be, and a movie about our place in the universe. Interstellar does much of this as well, but the key difference is that Interstellar is a movie about people. It is a movie about people and living and emotions. It is a movie about space and what space does to people. In 2001's case, it is not a space movie, it is not a people movie, it is a movie that uses space and people as mediums to explain what it wants to say. There are characters, yes, but only because a story needs characters to tell it. In Interstellar, characters are the focus, the movies premise is ABOUT characters. In 2001's, the movie does not need characters sans the finale. 2001 is a movie about mankind, it is not emotional, it is am imaginative documentary looking forward in time to what could be. im sure there arent too many people really holding interstellar up to the same critical eyes that 2001 gets, but this is something i wanted to say regardless, just because it came into my head.
despite falling short on pacing (cooper just...becomes a pilot again? takes nothing to get him back in a plane despite his incredible trauma of having almost died in one...) and being a bit corny sometimes (it is always a bit grating to hear the word "quantum" in any scenario besides the classroom) this movie was overall a very well done piece of visual art, scientific accuracy, and emotional drama. i am not a parent, but this movie touched me very deeply and i really empathized with cooper. the line about your parents just being memories to you really struck a chord in me. time travel elements i felt were very very cool and well done (though apparently they are overused or boring (sources: the RYM reviews)). it drags on for a while towards the end, but this is just to wrap up most of the loose ends that were untied throughout the story, and it overall leads to a more satisfying and happier ending (im sure if it didnt have a happier ending itd have a much higher score). somewhat unnecessarily long but very satisfying and worth the watch for people with like emotions i guess.
quantumfunny/10
september 2020
for a while i mostly wrote this off as kind of one of those like ohh everyone likes it cuz its like asian and kind of weird idk. but i was very closeminded back then. now, a bit wiser, i can see how i was so wrong. comparisons i could make here would either be (obviously) animal collective, but interestingly sweet trip (specifically their second album). the AnCo comparison shouldn't be much of a stretch. this is a very fresh and eclectic take on neo-psychedelia, much like AnCo was in their prime, and just like them it manages to be strange, diverse, but still very beautiful and pop-like. but i get sweet trip vibes from this because this is so. incredibly different sounding and is such a new and (surely) ahead-of-its-time take on folktronica (not that im big in the folktronica scene and can tell you all about it, but there is probably a reason this is the highest rated folktronica album and the gap between it and the next is...15 years). just like how sweet trip redefined what shoegaze or indietronica could be, this too will redefine and reshape folktronica.
if i could neatly summarize this album i would tell you it is like looking into a kaleidoscope.
fav track: chains, maybe...
least fav: relistening to the 9 min one can be a daunting task
rating: 4.0
september 2020
slowly working my way through all the random shit i have saved...
this is very fucking cool, why has this no attention i couldnt explain. but its essentially very good and refreshing like drone free folk ambient whatever. good to work to.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5
september 2020
cool, but i dont think im ever gonna come back to this. also: its not fucking noisecore lol. got my damn hopes up. (it isnt avant garde jazz either who the fuck is coming up with these tags.)
fav track: opener
least fav:
rating: 3.0
september 2020
finally got thru all of this. very awesome video, makes me want to go clear that three stair at my local park... also love the two kids on here haha so fuckin talented. very fun and humorous video highly rec to anyone that skates or likes watching skate vids
gaybird/10
september 2020
been in the q for a bit. its pretty cool, love how funky it gets sometimes.
fav track: thief
least fav: uh didnt like 2nd to last much
rating: 3.5
september 2020
my friend gave me this as a goth rec so i was really confused when i heard it lol. either way this is reallly fucking cool repeat listens for sure
fav track: baby something
least fav:
rating: 3.5
september 2020
please stop viewing this oh my gogoooogogogoeksidocjen i prob wont hit 1k rating when this hits 1k views rip
this was cool, only a handful of standoutisj tracks but overall a warm comfy experience
fav track: someday or cow
least fav:
rating: 3.5
september 2020
Started: 08/24/2020 | Finished: 09/06/2020
Absolutely massive and immersive album; the longest thing ive rated so far. huge drones, crazy noises, and surprisingly beautiful and meditative soundscapes.
for my thoughts on each song and disc, here is my entire DoD listening diary (this is fucking huge so dont open unless absolutely necessary):
DISC ONE
Track 1 - Daughters of Darkness
so far, really digging this. very spacey or whatever. kinda loving the delay/echo on the strings or whatever these guys playin.
also like this weird phaser thing going on around 10ish minutes in
overall: good first track, a bit more ambient than i expected but nice and dreamy.
side note: why is the album singular but the song plural
Track 2 - Satanic Demona, Pt. 1
soft start so far, excited for this one, longest song on this disc.
liking all the tremolo picking too
8 min in, sounds like some opera-esque (is operatic the right word here?) vocals coming in, really nice and angelic kinda. flutes also.
startin to get real droney im noticin around 17 min in, feedback pickin up
around 18 min and the tremolo picking and tambourine shaking have halted. Pure Feedback.
gettin kinda quiet around 20 min, i hear field recordings? or more feedback?
startin to notice the cra4zy phaser thing goin on at like 24 min
overall: cool track, a bit harsher and more textured than the first, but im still a little jarred, not exactly what i expected from this album so far
Track 3 - Satanic Demona, Pt.2
track starts off with this neat strumming, backing instruments pick up just a bit more as things get more noisy.
OH OOH drums kickin in lets gooooo (then some shakers come in swag)
this is a lot harsher than the first two, way cooler too, the drums add a very tribal aspect to this. ooh and some tribal vocals coming in i can kinda make out
so this album is really starting to pick up this track, around 5 min in the drums are getting more rhythmically complex and layer on each other, the feedback/phasers have been turned up this whole track so far, and the vocals are starting to pick up too. everything is methodically yet chaotically building up. excited for where this goes.
i have been gradually upping my volume lol. okay so 7 min in, drums and vocals halt, this triangle/bell instrument starts goin off. very drone-y. i have to say my only real complaint so far is that this be a bit noisier instead of just lots of phasers and that the drums be a bit more bass-y but other than that great.
oh did i just hear BAGPIPES?? LOL (9 min). the intensity has about puttered out, now onto more of the drone-y background fuzz and unsettling strumming (but now there's a bagpipe!).
13 min in and the drone has mostly dissipated, now we are left with just bagpipes and shakers. neat... neat...
16 min, has gotten a lot calmer. kinda pretty in a weird way.
no specific time point but after a little the effects start to kick back in, 21 min in and the feedback really picks up
??? what at 24 min it just stops for a sec lmfao but then this like folk guitar comes in and theres some real light percussion in the background. didnt really dig that transition. also fades out really soon so. kinda crap end to an otherwise pretty good song. ah wahtever
overall: really good, wished there was more tribal drumming and vocals but ya know. ending was kinda mid
Track 4 - Curare
started off real quiet then BAM loud. love this already.
so far just pretty straightforward droning. not too much depth here but its kinda a better version of track 1.
some shakers come in but fade out pretty fast into just feedback-y drone.
dont like how abruptly it ends
overall: solid drone track, ending was disappointing tho. still good!
Disc One Summary
overall very good drone-y folk whatever. not exactly what i expected but still decent. excited for tape 2!
3.5
DISC TWO
Track 1 - Carnal Flowers
yueah im listening to two tapes in one day fuck you im bored and i love this
ig this kinda picks up where tape 1 left off, but this is a bit more optimistic and folk-y, less tribal and straight drone. could see this being played in a village. nice backing vocals and cutesy folk instrumentals.
some instrumentation changes around 4 min in, but other than that not much else goin on
overall not much else to write here, just a pretty constant unchanging little folk tune that loops for about six minutes with minor variations in instrumentation. still dug it
Track 2 - Her Face is Not Her Real Face
oh boy oh boy 48 fucking minutes lets gfoooooo
starts off pretty simple, nice acoustic strumming. ooh and some vocals lets goo. just some singing, no lyrics. kinda chilling but comforting.
so far been a lot of really cool like folk improv with this constant tremolo picking
about 5 min in the noise fuckin starts up, things are getting really chaotic rn.
whoa hot damn around 9:30 shit starts getting real loud and some fucking glitchy shit happened that scared me lol
didnt catch exact time but around 12 min its just very loud drone and feedback, super cool
17 min in, vocals are back, super angelic. sound quality is deteriorating hahahahaha. at around 18 it kinda calms down to just vocals and some strumming feedback
23 min - mostly strumming, vocals have halted. drone is back in town.
25, vocals back!
about 27 min some nice tribal drumming. super simple, just booming toms (could be a bit boomier tho lol)
33 min in - mostly just the same drumming n vocals, nothin much changed
at ab 35 min vocals have faded away, very psychedelic right here...
37 and the drums halted, i can feel a kind of weight lift off my ears...
coming up on the end and im really loving this droning noise, super fucking good.
and really digging the wailing guitar at the end. love that. dont like how it just kinda ends tho these guys gotta work on that
overall: fire track, fav so far. big thumbs up here
Track 3 - Body Double
alright so pretty cool little stringy thingy opening this is really pretty
ab 3 in, just really calm and pretty free folk, not bad.
ab 5 min u can pretty clearly here the choir-esque vocals coming through, so pretty. so far really loving how sweet and open this track is, which is a stark contrast to how brooding and seemingly unapproachable most songs here are.
overall: really pretty drone and ambient. loved this track
Track 4 - The Source
starting off with more of that classic tremolo picking and angelic vocals. this is a very clean song so far, i dig it.
and some cool instruments in the background; i cant quite make out what they are...
and thats the shortest track on this! its only downhill from here on...
also why is the end just like 30 seconds of silence
overall: another solid ambient track, very little drone to speak of here. good :thumbsup:
Disc Two Summary
much better than disc one, her face... is the clear highlight and outshines satanic demona by a longshot, but also the 3 shorter ambient-ish tracks are much much better than the two on disc one
4.0
DISC THREE
Track 1 - Santa Sangre, Pt. 1
feeling really fucking depressed so yeah im turning this on again.
opens up with some fucky percussion bullshit thats really cool. lovely vocals
5 min, lovingthese weird like compressed backing vocal chanting shits going on
at about 11 minutes percussion stops, just intense strings and drone
in the final closing seconds, strumming appears!
overall a pretty unchanging piece but still high quality drone/whatever.
Track 3 - Santa Sangre, Pt. 2
didnt like the fadeout fadein into this track.
starts exactly where other one left off.
about 2 min in, some plonking, shamanic chanting whatever in the background (i use the right words?)
4 min, this cool pulsating force kicks in
6 min, ear splitting vocals come in, kinda swag. this is very very good so far.
around 9 minutes in, it gets way quieter, theres sort of this droning noise and some percussion but its very sparse and far back
oh yup and bam the fucking bagpipe (i think??????) kicks in. with the crazy fucking vocals too. this part specifically is very fucking good.
11 min in and these like really noisy fucked up psych guitar shits start goin mad
kinda just loops then ends. i like it more than the crappy fadeouts they do
overall: VERY good piece on this record thus far
Track 3 - A Thousand Demons Invocation
oh boy oh boy a 30 min track lol.
opening starts off with this cool riff or whatever. loud horns/bagpipe i dont fucking know what instruments they play also exist here and are loud
cool bells appear also
dont know exactly when, but ~8 minutes these neat wah-y guitars are sprinkled all over the place
at around 16 min in most instruments have stopped, it is now pure noise and drone. fucking love this.
20 minutes. this noise has gotten fucking thick. a minute later the instruments pick up, some shakers and vocals. high pitched fucking free folk and like violin or something what
22 minutes, noise has subsided. back to ritual ambient it is
26 min omg i just noticed these amazing vocals in the background these are so beautiful holy fuck i love this
and then..it just ceases. this is how these guys should be ending tracks! not abruptly dropped into silence but not drawn out with a long fadeout
overall: very fucking good track! love this. its clear these guys' talent really shines through on their longer songs
Disc Three Summary
overall a really really fucking good disc, dont like it as much as 2 since its got a lot less, content wise, but also because disc two is from god
4.0
DISC FOUR
Track 1 - Slaves for the Afterlife
so far, really digging this. bunch of delayed stringy stuff goin on. some choral vocals in the background occasionally
some nifty drummin come in at 4:40 something, also begins to be more noisy around here
a bit uneventful but still good, around 13 min some strumming comes in to break up the noise and only it and some whaling sirens or whatever are left
and then some more drum come back
then we got some cool tremolo pickin at 16 min
about 18 min we got some crazy ritual vocals, they sound a lot more harsh than the vocals in every song on DoD up until this point. i like it.
chaos ends at about 26 min
overall a pretty decent track, not much goes on though so def not my fav.
Track 2 - Black Pastures
so...weird fuckin opening noises goin on here. i like it. this is really calming and psychedelic
4 min in, some nice vocals. this track is really meditative so far.... i like it a lot
not much happens, but its incredibly calming, some waves crashing and birds at 26 min??? maybe earlier? im gettin lost in this so idk
but nice lovely melodies on distorted guitars here tooo
calms down around 28 min... lovely ending tbh...
also feels kind of "live" here, they kinda fuckin around with shit in the background as it fades out.
overall very very strong track here. huge highlight on the album.
Track 3 - Will You Die for Me?
first, great title. second, lovely reverberated and delayed guitars. this is very very pretty. so far a very pretty disc.
oh holy fuck this is so beautiful. what the fuck. this isnt even like drone or noise or avant whatever this is so fucking pretty
13 min in, this drags on just a slight bit but it retains its beautiful nature. cant pinpoint exactly when, but at some point it started getting real droney.
14 min and these uhhh idk this melody comes in from something and its really serene.
overall probably the prettiest track so far and one of my favs. draags on just a tad but its made up for in its opening half.
Disc Four Summary
amazing fucking disc. track one is probably the worst just cuz its the longest with the least going for it but the other two more than make up for this. huge
4.0
DISC FIVE
Track 1 - Devil's Fork
starts off kinda pretty, fuzzy, psychedelic. diggin it.
more tremolo pickikn at like 3 min, nice
i think around 8 min in the droning starts to take center stage, but still battles with the guitars
weeewoeoeowoeeeweeeeeooeoeooeowowoeoweoweeewooe (13 min)
kinda slows down around 22 min, chill here
oh ive been zoned out, there are drums that come in maybe sometime around 30 minutes. kinda cool
34 min, some nice vocals comin in. swag
some weird high pitches at 36
overall this one was kinda boring. lowpoint
Track 2 - Blood in the Ground Linking Us All
okaayy tremolos again lets gooooo
some kind of heavenly vocals around 2 min. love these
some like drum whatevers 5 min
really chills at like 11
drum again at 13 sweet
ab 19 min, some vocals come back in. there are also these bells but idk when they started.
26, some woodwinds orwhatyevr. knda neat
kinda twangy - the bells - around 30 min. its really spacey and weird here. id say the only really disturbing bit to this entire album thus far.
wut lol. 32 min got some like fucking growls or whatever.
overall kinda cool but, like the last one, pretty boring.
Disc Five Summary
probably the worst disc here. really uneventful and pales in comparison to other discs.
3.0
DISC SIX
Track 1 - The Invisibles
2nd to last!!! LETS GOO
opening here janky n chaotic asf i love it. random fuckin percussives and great vocals as per usual
loud fuckin flute or whatever too
12 min in, very cool phaser thing going on in the background. drums still pulsating and things are atmospheric as ever
around 18 min the droning noise kind of comes to a halt and we just get percussion and chilling vocals and some cleaner strumming
wow, real calm around 20 min. only droning guitars at this point with some oddball sounds here and there
oh whoa 26 min these fuckin massive deep vocals come in that contrast with the super higj pitched ones. this is cool.
there are these tings like bells or something breaking up the drone which is kinda cool
i forget exaclty when but around 38 min the drums come back in
good looping for last however minutes
overall: nice, very relaxing track despite its chaotic opening
Track 2 - Psychic Navigation
LAST OONNEEEE
very dense and swaying drone opening, kind of pretty
theres a couple different layers here, of a noisy bass in the background, a middle melody and a very standout wah-ed melody which kind of fights with the middle melody who’s sometimes kinda just makin random noises
halfway checkpoint: pretty same-y all around not too much to speak of here, but ive noticed the droning has changed up just a tiny bit, i believe the wah melody has gone away and we just have a higher pitched one with another thing buried real far back
around 27 min, its gotten quieter i think, dont know exactly when. some hints of vocals can be heard, its kind of looping rn on feedback and some interesting noises from gatar
30 min, the bass has halted, we now have some humming and those feedbacky looping gataras
picks up a bit at 32, just getting slightly more dense. this feels like a good climax.
indeed, noise picks up.
then, just ceases. silence for 15 or so seconds. i like this
overall: solid drone ending to a diverse-yet-monolithic release.
Disc Six Summary
solid final disc, summarizes what a lot of this release is.
3.5
fav track: going to say disc instead of track, but my fav disc is disc 2
least fav: disc 5
rating: 4.0, maybe one day 4.5 with revisits
september 2020
im trying to get to 1000 ratings whilst also hitting 1000 views on this but people keep viewing this please stop//@/@20;9;
this is okay. only good songs r the tyler ones lol
fav track: kitt katt
least fav:
rating: 3.0
september 2020
this album is now becoming 7form-core. i have been persuaded to relisten and here are my thoughts: originally i was too harsh, however this is not something i can see myself coming back to or loving. but, nonetheless, it is good despite some glaring flaws.
and now here are all of my notes id written down as i listened song per song
steal something
liked melody in beginnjng
also liked when he screams “i wanna steal something”
didnt really like the horns at the end
vocal sample ab dreams is kinda cool
candy truck
very cool opening sample and beat
didnt really like the pitched up vox
feels like an idm track id like but only ever listen to once
dont like that tha beat just stops, wish it kept going for those last 2 minutes
but i guess it was a serene 2 minutes so im not upset
devastating liberation
interlude track, nothin to say here
halsey song
uh halseys part is okay just kinda feels like a halsey part lol
beats kinda neat, gotta give respect to any breakbeat i hear, feels like a new sylveon song lol
didnt like ollies laugh lol
underground
opening vocal bit im not a large fan of
the opening is just like an overblown trap somg ig i dont like it all that much
the metal part is REALLY cool but then it just. stops.
ok well i guess first real huge problem w this album is this monologue. he sounds like a pothead rambling about faux-intellectual topics that tool fans usually cover. as someone whos listened to many a stoner go on about the universe this part is kind of grating and really draining. i also dont really care about his self deprecating part. this whole thing feels kind of unnecessary. if this was in musical form maybe but id rather just read a book of this lol.
also this fruity loops gross beat vocal backing is getting on my nerves lol
his voiced whisper like quiet speaking also makes me uncomfortable
spiders
kinda cool the backing instrumental up until the drop was like weird idk but the drop was p good. lyrics were okay
dolphins
beat on here p groovy, like it. i dont like the vocal manip here too much (same issue w candy truck)
actually very p track thus far
very meditative track, i dig it
guess my only complaint is it feels like its buildin but never really goes anywhere. nothing i cant get over tho
last one
indifferent. its an alright dance track
fav track: dolphins or halsey
least fav: underground big
rating: 3.0, bumped by a whole star!
september 2020
this was okay. love the drums. bit too samey to come back to though
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0
september 2020
this is okay. just like exactly like i thought it would be lol. wish the metal parts on yhat one song were louder why are they so quiet. also love the bladee type beat first song
fav track: kitty
least fav:
rating: 3.0
september 2020
really kinda diverse selection of... well ewe music of ghana lol. its pretty straight forward and there are a good amount of moments that stuck out to me. really dug the percussion on a lot of these tracks, which is the main thing i was looking for when i saved this.
fav track: the gun one
least fav: didnt like funeral dirge too much
rating: 3.5
september 2020
wow. unbelievable. i kept questioning whether or not this was really released in 1968. i mean, not even 10 years prior black and white media was still prevalent. thats fucking insane. and the story is so fucking like...just fucking big. its a conceptually masssive fucking theme that gets covered here. i dont feel comfortable writing a review or proper analysis of this, so please just...watch this yourself if you havent. i went in completely blind, so i feel that thats a good way to tackle this, for max enjoyment.
in the final scene when he becomes a fetus and is orbiting earth, and as the camera pans to his fetus face, the music kicks in, it hit so incredibly hard that i almost began crying. this scene in particular is not emotional, not much of any scenes in this movie are very emotional, but for some reason the incredible awe of it all struck me so complexly that i almost lost it. i think this alone is enough to make this one of the greatest of all time
monky/10
september 2020
i liked it. would like to see more hardcore edm in this scene.
thumbs up
september 2020
tried listening to alien sex fiend: they suck. i thought this was released in like 2015 lol, production sure sounds like it. its real lame but first song is pretty good.
fav track: first
least fav:
rating: 2.5
september 2020
this is pretty fucking good. been digesting this for the last 2 days or so. amazing production front to back with great fucking guest appearances. ive found that the actual rapping that m-flo is responsible for is the least enjoyable thing for me here, not to say it isnt bad, but im not relistening to miss you for their verses, im listening for that godly chorus. second half after astrosexy flops real hard but the first half is good enough to warrant a high score.
fav track: astrosexy or miss you. vanessa was funny
least fav: why is there a 7 minute ska song here
rating: 3.5
september 2020
pretty cool. wish it wasnt a single so i could rate it. clean vocals are a nice touch (clean is used sparingly here)
thumbs up
september 2020
god september is hard to type.
this is like really fucking good but im hesitant to give it an 8. relistens inbound for sure.
fav track: crab was fire
least fav:
rating: 3.5
september 2020
ehhhh its okay. the sample feels off beat which i didnt like
thumbs sideways
september 2020
watched this at like 2am last night. pretty good, not as mindfucky as people say it is, but the ending is really good. kinda drags halfway thru but its worth it ig.
grossbaby/10
september 2020
these guys might just be the fuckin best at noisecore. amazing stuff on here. super fuckin to the point, a lot more focused and head on then expanding antiverse, though not as grindcore influenced which wouldve been nice. still great.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 4.0
september 2020
someone said its post rock screamo with noise so i checked it out. sounds about right, very very good screamo and decent post rock (not boring enough to make me want to quit but not very interesting either). the noise was just like a song but it wasnt really all that good for noise. really above average album though for its time and genres, rec'd to any emo fan that can handle some harshness.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5
september 2020
someone in a discord im in said theyd made this or something. its whatever, just kinda inoffensive (aurally at least) noisecore. wish the drums were more prominent and it was less noise oriented, could be faster ig is what im tryna say (hahaha. yeah i know dumb criticism of a 14 track sub 15 min release but whatever.).
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rating: 3.0
september 2020
first listen thru of the month. i wanted to listen to daughters of darkness but things have come up that complicate finishing it. soon though. yesterday i also had my first japanese class meeting (small group im in that is self learning together). was pretty good, we ate pizza too.
im really disappointed that i dismissed this when it originally came out, i felt that a 30 minute run of just sound collage and zach hill improv wouldve been a lot to handle and skipped this, but i gave it a shot today since i wanted to add it to Humanocide and wow! its so fucking good.
the genre tags will tell you everything you need to know about this, its exactly as it is described. 30 minutes of crazy glitchiness that is made whole with zachs unreal drumming capabilities.
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rating: 4.0
september 2020
to start off september (and sodie day) gf and i (mostly me since she fell asleep like 30 min in lol) watched ghost in the shell since it was free on youtube. really liked it, at first was a bit confused as to what was going on but as it went on things started making more sense (also i was just tired lol). really cool cyberpunk story about the philosophies of life. there is a very beautiful and intense scene when the puppet master and motoko merge and an angel from the sky comes down, just before she is decapitated.
overall pretty good!
betterthanbladerunner/10
August Recap
chill mont. work was whatever. school started back up so thats happening. life goes on.
heres some of the stuff i really liked:
No Trend - Too Many Humans...... (4.5, 1984) (fav release of this month)
Goreshit - Goretrance X (4.0, 2017)
代代代 - ∅ (4.0, 2020)
Muslimgauze - Mullah Said (3.5, 2020)
Gachet - Elite Sounds (4.0, 1994)
The Microphones - Microphones in 2020 (4.0, 2020)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:
Boris With Merzbow - Sun Baked Snow Cave (2.0, 2005)
Emo Yardii - Keygen Comp 1 (2.0, 2018) (least fav release of this month)
$PIRIT GURLZ - 12:12 (2.5, 2019)
Residents - Meet the Residents(2.5, 1974)
Autecre - Amber (2.5,1994)
my favourite single:
Mr. Bungle - Raping Your Mind
some other highlights from this month:
-900 ratings! (As Loud As Possible)
-no wave fucking sucks (good) (The Complete Studio Recordings NYC 1977–1978)
-Capsule Losing Contact duster is cool
summer is over
august 2020
pretty cool single. listened a while ago just forgot to put in the diary.
thumbs up
august 2020
kinda whatever. just really unfocused noise (noises themselves arent very good, just really amplified sound collages or yamatsuka eye fucking around with whatever is in his vicinity).
fav track: cock rising
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rating: 3.0
august 2020
pretty neat. o rourke, panasonic and autechre are the highlights. originals by merzbow are also really fucking good (forgot how much i loved merzbow lol). only tracks i have an issue with are rehberg and russels. the former being a real fucking headache inducer (had to turn this one down a lot) and the latter being really just...odd. a merzbow medley? interesting. last song is of note, barely audible remix of harsh noise which made me laugh lol
fav track: eat beat 2
least fav: rehbgeg
rating: 3.5
august 2020
revisiting this after a long time. im glad i gave this some time before a rerating. at first hearing last year this didnt do to me what their s/t did, so i was pretty disappointed. but upon revisiting this without having heard clipping in a good while, its a breath of fresh air. this feels a lot more conceptually whole compared to s/t and the beats go so much harder and are way less gimicky. despite people being like OHHH HUR DUR THEY GOT NOISE ARTIST THEY MUST BE SOOO UNDERGROUND i actually really appreciate clipping reaching out to the rita and pedestrian for features on this because they can make some fucking noise man. ive also really come to love piano burning, which was a track that i gave critique on first listen. its such an interesting way to end an album, with a single 18 minute recording of a piano on fire. i absolutely love this track.
fav track: the la chat one tbh
least fav: intro, nothing is safe, or he dead are all songs i dont really like.
rating: 4.0 babey
august 2020
this is...weird. its cool but i had a couple complaints. his voice is a bit hard to get used to cuz its just like some nerdy kid lol but you get used to it quick. the instrumentals are dense and wild and are really really cool, and i had no idea he also made Superflat which was in the q, so im very excited. but i also really....REALLY hate. how fucking sexual this gets at times. oh my god. aural offension. other than that though, kinda cool.
fav track: whilst the red king sleeps (lol)
least fav: syriana? whichever song has that line about vaginas being moist.
rating: 3.0
august 2020
bought this really long time ago, probably in 2017 around its release date. forgot about it until now; i used to listen to this a lot in highschool. in retrospect its not really all that good, just nice electronic ambient stuff, very subtle and soft. still nothing super intriguing though. gonna visit the rest of their stuff soon.
fav track: CLAIRE
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rating: 3.0
august 2020
new bell witch album with aerial ruin, not bad at all. quite liked it. though, there are some criticisms. comparing this to mirror reaper, its not nearly as atmospheric or emotionally intense (of course, maybe because this is not one 80 minute song...lol). was a bit duller as well, but there are highlights still. heaven torn low 2 and the closer are both very good tracks (emphasis on the latter).
fav track: closer
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rating: 3.5
august 2020
chaotic, dense, fast. pretty good, nothing too memorable though
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rating: 3.5
august 2020
i like the new wave of cloud rap x eurodance/trance its a cool switchup (oaf1 - think abt it).
this is kinda subpar tho. some neat tricks but not gonna revisit this anytime soon. love taht cover tho
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rating: 3.0
august 2020
got halfway through this before i realized it was a remix album. lmao.
its not bad but the vocals are mixed really far back and the instrumentals arent THat good just like high quality.prob not comin back to this
fav track: peaach cobbla
least fav: why a juice wlrd remix on heer llmaaaooo
rating: 3.0
august 2020
last day of august. getting in all my fuckiun diary entries before shits over.
octa rec'd this. it was okay. i liked most of the instrumentals but had a bit of a hard time holding on to anything for too long. his vocals also dont sit right with me, but that isnt to say nicolas isnt a good vocalist, just kinda not my thing.
overall not bad, coulda been a lot better.
(this is for the deluxe ver. btw)
fav track: i think my fav was three sides
least fav: opener maybe
rating: 3.0
august 2020
super fucking odd and fun listen. huge span of a bunch of different genres and weird takes on them. dont think im going to ever come back to this but i was impressed so a 7 it seems
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rating: 3.5
august 2020
since i loved the 2nd decided to check the first. its good, a lot more grindcore oriented than the 2nd and not as blasted to fucking bits.
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rating: 4.0
august 2020
listened to this a really long time ago i just forgot to rate it lol
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rating: 3.0
august 2020
ive spent today getting chores knocked out and clearing up my saved albums. christ. heres a huge list of albums-that-i-will-not-listen-to-and-decided-to-remove-from-my-spotify-saved-list=but-might-eventually-come-back-to-one-day:
-Stereolab's dots and loops
-Second Woman's s/t
-Dirty Projectors' the glad fact
-Merzbow's green wheel
-Merzbow and Allesandro Cortini's album
-Unwound's repetition
-Mars' Archives Vol. 1 and 2
-Riff Raff's neon icon
but i am listening to streetcleaner! just took a break from it since i wanted to nap and now im listening to DoD.
anyway [trying not to use the word "anyways" since it is apparently not a real word?] this is very fucking awesome. just totally nihilistic and unapologetic punk-that-hates-punk-music music. i love how fucked these guys are. reality breakdown to mindless insects is an amazing fucking stretch of music. holy fuck
fav track: so hard to pick lol anything from the range that i said
least fav: last one ig
rating: 4.0
august 2020
uh it was okay. cool little vaporwave chopped up bits back to back for ab 20 minutes. some good moments and other dull moments but overall not bad.
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rating: 3.0
august 2020
i listened to the a really long time ago but forgot to go and rate it. not bad, but nothing crazy. id say a downside is its runtime, this would be a lot better had it not been around an hour
fav track: track 2
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rating: 3.0
august 2020
i thought this was.....alright. nothing really interesting here, and im not super into slowdives post rock stuff, its all a bit boring (but thats really the whole genre for me), though i did like crazy for you and blue skied an clear. anyways yeah ig if u like post rock and dream pop check it out but not my whole cup of tea.
fav track: blue skied maybe
least fav: opener
rating: 3.0
august 2020
there are a lot of different ways i could go about talking about this album, but i think firstly i want to shed light on just exactly what this album proves to a listener.
1. boris and merzbow can make music together
2. boris can make drone metal
3. boris can make emotional clean sections
4. merzbow can make noise music
5. merzbow can make ambient music
6. boris and merzbow can both make long songs
7. boris and merzbow can both be loud
there, seven different things that listening to this album will prove to you.
now here is why this album is a terrible addition to both of these great artists' discographies.
for reason 1: though i am not in a great position to talk about this (seeing as i have not dug into Boris With Merzbow's full discography (or even anything past this)) i can absolutely guarantee this is a low point for them. firstly, gensho is already, conceptually, a better record, without even needing to hear it. there are multiple songs that are split up, each artist getting their own discs, and beyond that there is the idea that both discs must be played simultaneously for intended experience. that is very clever, and clearly shows they arent at their peak here.
reason 2: boris CAN make drone metal! in fact, theyre one of the best at it! why, take a look at.....any of their other releases. flood, Pink, Altar, Feedbacker, even fucking Vein. all of these releases withoutadoubt trump this one, in both songwriting and actual droning.
reason 3: please see the entire first two tracks of flood. i dont need to even elaborate here.
reason 4: the noise here is not bad, but it is buried underneath the guitars of boris, and really only comes through every once and a while or at the very end when boris stops being metal. also, though, there is MUCH better noise available in Merzbow's discography. id recommend Pulse Demon over this. merzbow's contributions are also very one dimensional. merzbow has much greater potential than is showcased here (take Dead Lotus, or even a release from earlier in his career like Hybrid Noisebloom)
reason 5: merzbow's ambient work is not very good. but, the only positive thing i have to give to this record is his ambient input. for a solid 3 to 5 minutes towards the end we get some great bitcrushed ambient noise behind boris' clean acoustic plucking which compliments it very well. would loved to have seen a record of just this.
reason 6: yes. they can. and they can do way better than they did here (see: flood, feedbacker, venereology, noisembryo, etc.)
reason 7: both artists are hilariously quiet on here compared to other more epic releases. literally anything else by merzbow is probably 5x louder than his parts here, and GO LISTEN TO FEEDBACKER INSTEAD!
there also exist better drone metal songs over an hour long that you're better off wasting time on (mirror reaper, dopesmoker)
overall, i really fucking hated this.
but that one bitcrush thing was chill
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rating: 2.0
august 2020
uh idk could be louder. chill tho im goofin to it
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rating: 2.5
august 2020
notes: didnt like track 1 too much, track 3 (VERY GOOD), track 5 starts with purring and has a vocal sample, track 6: oomph and dance-y (prob least fav so far), track 10 actually dance but its really good what the fuckj, track 11 (panning)
overall pretty good but not as abstract and squelchy (lol) as i expected/would have liked. love the cover tho.
fav track: 10 or 3
least fav: 6
rating: 3.5
august 2020
god dammit. i fucking hate when an album cover is so fucking good only for the album to be terrible. this is overall really ear grating and boring. despite attempts at interesting production techniques none of these songs are worth relistening to at all and you are honestly better off skipping everything here. i could spend all day picking apart each song for a handful of 15 second intervals where im not hating listening to this but i dont care enough to even touch this again.
fav track: the only good part of this entire thing that is worth ever hearing again is the ending instrumental of the last song.
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rating: 2.0
august 2020
moved my pc back to my house since my family has all tested negative for covid and since school is starting up. listened to DoD tape one today, i MIGHT listen to tape two but thats a lot.
anyway heard this and its alright. good noise, and i thought id really like the piano on top of it but its really uninteresting piano and it also kind of ruins the enjoyment of the noise for me, since its so minimal and sparse it like cuts in and i lose focus of the nice noise in the background. couldve been done better, but theres potential here.
also to that one review that says "this is basically just a noise track plus a piano track": yeah it is. duh. sheesh.
fav track: 2 i guess?
least fav: what do you think based on the above line
rating: 3.0
august 2020
wow i mean yeah its just goretrance but fucking awful
fav track: unnatural but why is this bitch 6 fuckin minutes
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rating: 2.5
august 2020
wow this is exactly what i was hoping it would be. huge stepup from 9. sampling is a lot better here (weezer? s3rl? wow!), and the beats are a lot better too. also doesnt feel like one huge megamix, there are clear stopping points between runs of songs. plus the longest song isnt the fucking penultimate one lol
also fuck that single review tjat says this is “loli-shitわ” you fucking dunce tjis isnt lolicore theres like ONE japanese-song sample on here you idiot this is fucking nightcore god
fav track: not sure yet! need repeat listens
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rating: 4.0 baby
august 2020
felt like listening to gs today. this is chill. nice to work to but it isnt his best work. lots of good bits but overall just feels like a super fast mixtape (not that thats a bad thing, just feel like he can do better than this).
fav track: bad habits
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rating: 3.5 still
august 2020
uhhhhh??? holy fuck i love this. this is just really fucking good thrash. mr bungle doesnt really get fucky with it like they usually do but thats fine because its really good (also shitわ like retrovertigo exists and thats a very straightforward song). i think people are unreasonably upset with this. its just thrash. it isnt like mr bungle is trying to genre bend like they usually do and not getting good results, they just want to make a thrash album, so it should be taken as one. i can see this album getting a ton of negative ratings just because of that shitty mindset though. fuck rymers.
thumbs up
august 2020
kinda alright. just like a lot of hardcore techno with vidya samples. only a few good tracks (i only listened for dj shrapnels and i didnt even like that one that much).
fav track: ravebreak
least fav: opener sucked
rating: 3.0
august 2020
????? uhhhh holy shitわ???? this is so fucking good wgat th e FUCK LOL
i did not expect so much fucking hardcore techno and breaks here. super diverse jpop (if u can even call it tjaht!). and boronoise is a fucking doozie of a track good god. only track id probably skip in saibou but its like an interlude track so
fav track: 3rd? 8 bit gag is really good too
least fav: saibou
rating: 4.0
august 2020
gonna try getting into qebrus more. this is very good. might be a 4 but for now 3.5. love his sounds and textures a lot
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rating: 3.5
august 2020
this wasnt too bad! i saw them tagged as harsh noise so i wanted to start somewhere before CD. first track is great. loved that weird improv thingy
fav track: first
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rating: 3.5
august 2020
boring.
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rating: 2.5
august 2020
came in expecting something really shitty and this is absolutely not really shitty. very aggressive, sounds really good for a bm record too.
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rating: 3.5
august 2020
this is. so fucking funny. intro is one of the funniest songs ive ever heard in my life. pretty boring and uninteresting listen overall but im excited to see what fucky shitわ thaiboy pulls with this alias.
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rating: 2.5
august 2020
decided to listen to some more of their stuff. less to say here, still pretty good effort. will revisit more.
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rating: 3.5
august 2020
blackgaze, trancecore
octa rec.
admittedly only listened to this because of the genre tags lmfao. but its actually pretty good. the blackgaze bits are actually very solid and powerful, the trance parts are dance-y and emotional, and they actually blend really nicely. the transitions between both styles dont feel so jarring, they feel very natural. amazing effort, huge potential here. i didnt like every song, but a couple were really good.
fav track: arowana or opener
least fav: cherish is skippable, its the only purely trancecore track here
rating: 3.5
august 2020
bought this a super long time ago when id first gotten my bandcamp account.
this is basically just. vaporwave. exactly what you’d expect after hearing what vaporwave is and is about. its got all the cliches. the nice thing though is that its still listenable. it isnt a terrible example of vaporwave, id argue its a good one and probably a really good starting point other than floral shoppe. its not super long, has some cohesion with the expressway tracks, and the samples here arent in bad taste. that being said, its still a really bland run of the mill vw album, but again what did you expect from Night Lights in Japan?
fav track: opener
least fav: summer whatever (its just so long...)
rating: 3.0
august 2020
octa rec'd me this one. funny genre tags and really fun unique little album with lots of cool bits (highlights: drumming) but im prob not gonna ever come back to this
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rating: 3.0
august 2020
this one is like chill it isnt as good as itllt. not as catchy or straightforward vw that i really enjoy but much more technically advanced than itllt.
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rating: 3.0
august 2020
oh right im bumping this to 3.5; 30th floor, victim, western union and acid rain are all essential dg songs. 1:1, waterfall and you lose are decent. the void completely kills the album though.
fav track: western union or victim
least fav: the void
rating: 3.5
august 2020
listened to this while cleaning up the house. wasnt too bad, very good blackgaze. pleasant listen, but its no sunbather.
fav track: coma maybe
least fav: opener
rating: 3.5
august 2020
good mathcore that doesnt really overstay its welcome. couldve dealt without the pretentious slower tracks.
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rating: 3.5
august 2020
i dont really want to put a lot of brain power into explaining why i didnt like a 30 minute slow moving loop, so im just going to call this boring and move on.
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rating: 2.5
august 2020
been in the q for some time.
not bad. overall just very good alt rock.
fav track: debaser
least fav: silver
rating: 3.5
august 2020
i guess i just. dont get it. this is pretty bad lol. maybe if i was alive in the 70s id like it but there is much nicer experimental music now and even from then that id rather mess around with. this has aged like parking lot milk i guess.
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rating: 2.5
august 2020
it is unfortunate that, prior to my knowledge, the spotify release of "The Race of A Thousand Camels" is actually "Twilight", an identical but different release from the former. the track listing changed slightly and their are some bonus tracks (that i didnt bother with). still though, there are some good moments here, though overall its very forgettable.
fav track: duvet, lol. but twilight is very very haunting.
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rating: 3.0
august 2020
ah mm. a lot to say here. i was not actually present in the minecraft server nor the livestream, i was occupied with friends, but i was still excited to hear new music from them.
i want to preface (pronounced "preh-fiss" according to a one Jake) this with my theory that this project was almost entirely done by laura without any help from dylan. i believe this because of a lack of gec-production you typically see on their releases. songs here are very bare bones and basic, instrumental-wise. on previous gec releases the instrumentals are always incredibly dense and full of textures and little bits and pieces you pick up when listening closer that make listening fun. a lot of songs here are simply a backing beat with some verses and very little instrumentation beyond that. i will elaborate more on this later in the review.
the opener is a decent track that opens up with S3RL style midi-autotune whatever its called (autotune is synced with a melody). pretty okay track with an expected-but-disappointing gec-drop towards the end. other than the catchy melody the autotune does, this doesnt have a lot going for it. the lyrics are fairly subpar, lacking a lot of catchiness and attitude gec lyrics usually boast.
i will knock out all 3 remixes here. they are all very very mediocre. looking at the remixes is kind of how i can tell this project was probably mostly laura with little dylan input. take the Halsey remix off of their first live album, Mine Gala 2019. the instrumental is very odd and humourous, but still manages to be catchy despite how eclectic and weird it is. now, take any remix here, we'll start with the blackout one. i personally love BC's Blackout, one of my favourite songs from them and my childhood. What i see here is a sped up vocals with a nifty and simple backing beat. this does not make it a bad remix, but it is incredibly disappointing to hear this versus any previous remixes. despite this shortcoming on all of these remixes, the MTC one manages to be pretty good. still though, would've loved to see them do more with these songs.
next we have delete my fuckin socials. do not get me wrong, this is a good song. its catchy and i like songs like this (i believe its called glitchcore? ill get to that in a sec) but my real issue with this song is that it sounds like 100 Gecs Playing Catchup With The People Playing Catchup With 100 Gecs. this song sounds like it couldve been a yungster jack/david shawty b side, two artists who i love that have taken after 100 gecs. this is not really a 100 gecs song. but nonetheless, a highlight on this release.
next new original is mischief. quick tangent, you might have noticed that this album thus far has been entirely originals and remixes. lets look at Square Garden: 7 originals and a live performance song, only 2 remixes (wow), and whopping 10 humour interlude tracks. these interlude tracks are all very chaotic and I-need-help-immediately-esque, AKA all mostly handled by dylan. i dont want to say laura does not do magic for 100 gecs because she does, but without dylan they simply do not work as well. not to mention, the remixes on that album are leagues better than the ones here. anyways, mischief. this song is good, its a bit closer to home for 100 gecs. there is an odd line about someone's dick pics, and also farting (Funny). better lyrics here than anything prior.
next is geccraft. this is probably my favourite i guess. this is a nice S3RL style (they were clearly very very S3RL inspired on this whole release) happy hardcore dance track. lyrically very good and instrumentally very good. no complaints.
Old McDonald. this track im assuming is the attempt at humour that they reached on previous live albums that violently fails for them. upon initial listening this is sort of funny but it wears off after maybe the first verse. but of course there are still several more verses and choruses left on this, making it an unruly minute and a half of your time. maybe would've been funnier if i were in the minecraft livestream and not listening in post but songs like Potion Seller and Whats That Smell still keep their humour merit months (and soon years) after their release. i cannot envision myself anywhere in the near future listening to this song again.
do u wanna torture me is decent. the lyrics attempt to capture the same gec-attitude and catchiness previous songs have had that i mentioned but doesnt really work. repetitive and silly lyrics that just kind of feel bland to me. i will say, the autotune melody in the middle of this song is absolutely worth hearing it front to back again. a small section that makes up for everything else here.
and lastly is Always Miss U. this is a cute and sincere little ukelele/guitar song sung by laura (i believe?). its fine, but its unfortunate that i dont really like this kind of music and that its at the very end of the track list so it isnt hard to skip.
Overall this is a really subpar release for 100 gecs. fails to live up to their previous works but on its own in a vacuum it isnt that bad and has a handful of solid tracks with a good remix of MTC too. worth hearing for dedicated gec fans and for fans just getting into them; i can see this release dividing the fanbase.
fav track: geccraft
least fav: old mcdonald
rating: 3.0
august 2020
weeeew this one is real good! absolutely love this album. read up a ton on the guy too real awesome dude, loved how involved he was in the middle eastern politics despite being in an area so disconnected from that.
anyways yes very good album, its about the same front to back, no huge standout moments but its essentially one very long very good loop. absolutely LOVE the hand drumming and the kick ass dub beats in the background, love the sound collage samples that show up every 4 seconds. also the cover is very nice despite not being in good faith to MG's messages (according to a Rate Your Music comment).
fav track: title
least fav: sand 2
rating: 4.0
august 2020
today is my day off from work, and my girlfriend is working for some time today, so im pretty freed up. this morning i got her coffee before she went to work, then i went over to a friends house to buy his partial-drumset off of him. he was giving me a new rack tom, kick, and floor tom (plus some like padding stuff for the kick) for around 80$ (i only had 79, which he was fine with (lol)). i came back home and showered, waited for a bit and then took my girlfriend's roommate to work. im pretty sure i was supposed to have band practice with friends today, but no one messaged. so it looked like my day was nice and opened up for the next 3 or so hours. this is now my 900th rating, so i wanted to make it a bit special and choose an album ive been meaning to listen to for a long time now. for 1000 i think i'll do something crazy. not sure what though.
first track on here was good. i read up on the band before listening, and was interested in their unique take on noise. i can definitely say that they have a unique sound to them. since a lot of their stuff is built up by feedback i wasn't actually expecting a ton of interesting sounds but there was a lot to discover. one of the first critiques i had though was that this...was not really as loud as possible (or i expected), lol. take, for instance, C.C.C.C.'s Rocket Shrine. RS is a very pummeling experience with very very loud mastering. i would say that ALAP's quieter noise is a product of its time, but RS was released only 2 years after this. i wasnt completely disappointed though because its still good noise.
2nd track was really good, i'd say a lot better than the first one, for length and for actual aural content. this has a lot of really weird unique sounds in the latter half and builds on them for a lot longer than apoptosis does.
3rd track is a live recording. slightly lower quality, but that doesnt really matter too much. this one's pretty good, but id still say 2nd is better. worth hearing though for the audience of like maybe 6 people clapping at the end ahaha.
overall super fucking good noise, though it isnt as loud as promised.
fav track: necro
least fav: apop i guess
rating: 4.0 :D
august 2020
wow! i listened to this and the original. such good songs. amazing chorus. almost brought me to tears for some reason. really love these. i think i prefer poppy's more tho cuz the drums are way punchier and louder.
thumbed up
august 2020
so here we are. 899 ratings. one more and then a hundred left until i am a serious Are Why Emmer. i have a special one planned for my next rating.
this is very very amazing. really pretty and atmospheric throughout, nothing that made me hate it too, very consistent but doing enough not to bore me. highly recommend to electronic fans. this might be better than jungle is massive
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rating: 4.0
august 2020
YO THJIS IS SO GOOD! same discord dude rec'd this to someone. BROOOOO
i fucking love this. the crisp and punching drums, the fat fucking basslines. all of this is really fucking good.
cant believe it aint bolded
fav track: opener into 2nd is so fucking fire
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rating: 4.0
august 2020
someone in a discord im in saw i listened to this and was like oh nice so i wanted to revisit it.
damn i forgot just how good this whole thing is. fuckin hell. this is like deconstructed brostep.
really forward thinking edm. glitchy and all over the place. love the cover too (no im not horny.).
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rating: 4.0, hasnt changed
august 2020
valyri made a list of artists that use repeating characters.
holy fuck this is good. side a is very beautiful, could listen for a while. love that weird sliding thing sound idk. side b isnt as good but is still really hard hitting. solid as fuck
you wished i rated singles.
thumbs up.
august 2020
ah. got rec'd this a real long time ago by a buddy. its fine. kinda meanders a lot, but the first two tracks make it worth it lol
fav track: cry
least fav:
rating: 3.0
august 2020
been on the idm.
uh idk this was pretty mild i guess. very good beats here and there, loved the atmosphere sometimes but its pretty bland overall, and the latter half cant decide what it wants to do with itself lol.
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rating: 3.0
august 2020
this was okay. it was good, but what i really liked about it was how inspiring it felt. to make a comparison, lets take autechre. when i listen to autechre its always so abstract and im always like wow damn i wonder how they did this this is weird as hell, but when i listened to this i felt like, it wasnt really basic or anything, but it was still something i felt i could replicate, like oh wow yeah i can kinda see what he's doing here. felt really into making music after listening to this (i didnt, of course...). but overall its a bit boring here and there and you kinda know exactly what youre going to get after track 1 lol
fav track: liph
least fav:
rating: 3.0
august 2020
this band has always held my interest, but when first got a peak of Crumbling i knew that i just wasnt in the right mindset to listen to them. very chaotic and complex singer/songwriter stuff going on, it takes quite a bit to adjust to for new listeners. i finally decided to come back to them and to maybe start with a less popular debut. this is overall really solid, i think it lingers too much in the background and doesnt do a whole lot to make me go wow! whoa whats happening here but theres enough really amazing/pretty/unique bits that kept me reeled in.
fav track: 7 min one was crazy
least fav:
rating: 3.5
august 2020
in my constant looping of the studio recordings of mars, i decided to take a short break and listen to my favourite xiu xiu album. still a classic, always finding new things to love about this album.
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rating: hasnt changed.
august 2020
its aight. first track is cool. guess the highlight here is teen love, i thought it was okay. just not a big post punk guy ig
thumbs sidewaysa
august 2020
uh idk just like literally nothing lol. felt completely empty listening to this.
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rating: 2.5
august 2020
uh idk just like literally nothing lol. felt completely empty listening to this.
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rating: 2.5
august 2020
so this is just The Complete Studio Recordings but they replaced all of the good songs sans 3E with shitty acapella songs LOL
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rating: 2.5
august 2020
this is basically Complete Studio Recordings but worse. extra songs dont make up for it either.
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rating: 3.0
august 2020
been looping this for like the last day. god damn. its a really mixed bag of like horseass "improvisation" and disgusting and messy post-punk. but damn do i love it.
absolute essentials are 3E, Helen Fordsdale, and Puerto Rican Ghost. these three alone could comprise a super small EP and id give it a 4.5.
the lesser but still fine songs here are 11,000 Volts, Hairwaves and Tunnel.
Everything else is basically a bunch of talentless teenagers just crapping on the mic. still fire i guess.
hugely essential for anyone who likes rock and thinks they have a good taste in music.
fav track: 3E
least fav: erotic
rating: bumped to a 3.5
august 2020
listened t o this at work.
its really freaking good. might be my fav hxc punk album, and the ska only makes it that much more fun! the production is incredibly solid for an album like this which was surprising. lots of really good songs with very few flops
fav track: new girl, vans, islands..all good...also the real you made me laugh
least fav: dont really like sos all that much
rating: 3.5 for now
august 2020
i like it. nice cover art too.
fav track: pink+green
least fav: didnt like last bonus one
rating: 3.5
august 2020
i desperately want to love this album. i am already in love with the album cover and title, both work to make me feel very cold and bleak, yet the album hardly feels this way. when i imagine "Leaves Turn Inside You, by Unwound" and i see the high rating i get the idea this will be a depressive yet inventive album. an album that isn't breaking new grounds but taking old ones and spinning them in new directions. maybe its my disappointment or maybe its the fact that i just dont like this, but i just dont like this. firstly, the instrumentation is bland, repetitive, and never interesting enough to warrant being repeated for as long as some of these songs go on. secondly, i need the drummer to shut the fuck up (see: Below the Salt). thirdly, during listens to music whose instrumentation is poor or subpar i can sometimes forgive or completely forget about it if the vocals are hard hitting enough or the lyrics resonate with me enough. yet i find no reason to listen to any of unwound's lead singer's vocal perfomances at all across this entire thing. not only is he not a very good vocalist, but often these vocals are mixed so poorly i cannot really understand them (and they also lose all impact they couldve had) but i also dont really care for any lyrics i do hear. there is one exception here, and its during the latter half of Off This Century, where his vocals clearly shine through and are slightly distorted, making it a very chilling piece. the same can be said about the bland repetitive instrumentation i mentioned. occasionally they do strike gold and find something i can get behind, such as Demon Sings Love Songs or Scarlette. but more often than not, i am completely disinterested in whatever unwound has to say here.
fav track: off this century
least fav:
rating: 3.0
august 2020
this isnt bad. i thought it was very pleasant. nothing crazy thoug. did not expect a tvu cover tho lol
fav track: honeydew blue
least fav:
rating: 3.0
august 2020
also revisiting this. one review makes a good point, that this is just too long to make a lasting impact. i think i kind of agree, no two songs sound dissimilar enough for me to go oh yeah i really prefer this over that. its all very samey. though out of an album context, each track is very strong. within one, however, this gets pretty annoying and old pretty quick. still good though, worth checking out if glitch/flashcore/breakcore at 400bpm is your thing.
also how is this breakcore lol
fav track: first
least fav:
rating: 3.0
august 2020
revisiting this because im on an electronic idm whatever fuck grind. this is pretty good, i dont think its excellent though. aaron is really insane though. i think hes got some of the greatest skills when it comes to breaks. sampling classical music is also rough as fuck lol so huge props. not every song hits but there are enough good moments to keep me interested.
fav track: 2nd to last
least fav: 4th i think?
rating: 3.5
august 2020
this is pretty good, listened shortly after the new microphones. not every track bangs and its a pretty chill album overall but there are lots of fire moments.
fav track: frank ocean one, but family feud is a tough rival
least fav: didnt really like the damian one
rating: 3.5
august 2020
goodness gracious!
sisters closest friend got diagnosed with covid; i'll be staying at my girlfriends house for a while. moved over my computer and some clothes. hopefully dont have to live here too long.
listened to this at work. my god! absolutely fucking love this. its essentially phil's autobiography in 44 minutes. it isnt very groundbreaking, nothing like mount eerie, but this is really really confessional, which i love. one review mentions that unlike mount eerie, this does'nt feel beyond our universe. it's about phil. just a human. nothing like the big black death. just a normal guy. and i think thats what i really love about this, contrary to said review. its just a guy. a story no one would ever know had they not heard this. there's nothing big about it. just a normal mans life wrapped up in 44 minutes, some guitars and a sprinkling of percussion and distortion every now and again. unlike mount eerie, being giant, standing above everything, this is miniscule. an ant.
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rating: 4.0
august 2020
this was pretty alright. honeycomb was cool but gotham was pretty uninteresting. worth checking out for ac diehards
thumbs up
august 2020
a good debut and starting point for autechre. after having heard warp tapes and amber its easy to see where they were coming from and where they wanted to go before and after this record. following warp tapes, ae wanted to go for a more ambient, progressive and atmospheric sound. do they succeed at this? well, in some ways yes. this record isnt as fun as warp tapes but its not bad. i think it was an interesting direction to go in.
on their next record, amber, they essentially take the same formulas here and experiment more with them. ive already expressed how much i dislike amber, so no comments here.
what i will say though is that while i dont prefer this over warp tapes, i do like this. there are some good bits here and there, and its enough to keep me drawn in, even if i dont think i’ll ever relisten to this.
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rating: 3.0
august 2020
also saw this on same dude’s lastfm. this is incredibly good! so crazy how obscure this is despite how amazing it is. love the sound, seriously good stuff here.
fav track: not sure
least fav: didnt like the 3rd
rating: 3.5, maybe 4.0 soon
august 2020
saw this on someone’s lastfm listens and was very intrigued. its just ok. very headache inducing at times. some neat sounds here and there though so it isnt completely a waste of time.
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rating: 3.0
august 2020
i know that my shitわ on here vs my ratings is hella out of order but i just wanted to do all the duster together.
now that ive heard everything in their back catalogue i can finally rate this. this is an amazing compilation. a great collection of a band that knows what theyre doing.
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rating: 4.0, the sum of its parts are greater than their whole
august 2020
this is a very very solid ep. big step up from transmission, flux.
fav track: august relativity lollllll
least fav: opener was weird
rating: 3.5
august 2020
there is just something so pleasant about summer mornings. the sky cant decide on whether it should be red or blue as the sun makes its way up, and the air isn’t so hot, but it isn’t cold either, though somehow it’s chilled. everyone’s still asleep inside, so it’s real quiet too. i think this is why i love summer. it isnt because schools out, or because ive got so much more free time, its because of the mornings.
duster is really good summer mornings music. ive really come to love this album. i also relistened to their sophomore. my opinions on the latter didnt change, but i think this is much better than when i originally rated it.
fav track: i love gold dust
least fav: stratosphere isnt something i’ll revisit a lot.
rating: 4.0
august 2020
you guys are lucky i dont rate singles.
holy fuck this is so fucking good.
thumbs fucking up
august 2020
5am. listening to duster.
this is cool. not super good but i liked listening anyways. just gave off nice vibes.
fav track: orbitron, or fuzz
least fav:
rating: 3.0
august 2020
dont really like tje vocals here. song is fine though. lyrics are funny to me but kinda dumb.
thumbs sideways
august 2020
saw this somewhere in a playlist or something.
today i released like 3 fucking albums lol. one on my main, another as a one off alias, and one under anotjer main name. excited for when someone makes rym pages for them. i feel kind of weird if i make my own rym pages, like i feel kind of narcissistic... idk...
anyways. this is boring but its chill. nice to listen to.
fav track: first i guess
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
august 2020
this...christ. yeah. this is incredibly dull and headnumbingly plain. im upset that this is one of their bolded releases. completely useless ambient music that goes nowhere. its got no interesting sounds that i love autechre for, no pretty melodies, no enveloping soundscapes. nothin epic. cringe
fav track: literally did not have one
least fav:
rating: 2.5
august 2020
a good logical step from tri repetae. same formula essentially, but with more progressive and experimental songs. tracks will have a lot more going on with more complex rhythm and melodies (that actually sound good!). starts of really strong, but peters out as it goes on and by the end it feels as if its really dragging on.
fav track: cichli?
least fav: last one prolly
rating: 3.5
august 2020
holyyyyy fuccccckkkkkkkk ok now THIS is how you make an autechre record. this is essentially as good as LP5 just without any of the emotion but it makes up for that with its fucking hardcore songs. its really fucking good. almost all of the tracks were bangers. wouldve been a 9 but sometimes songs lose my interest for a little too long. still though, really really really good.
also if this is your idea of “challenging music” please shut the fuck up lol.
fav track: trees is wild
least fav: iera was not very good
rating: 4.0
July Recap
I thought you said your favourite month is June? Why'd July?
solid, fun, cute month, despite me usually disliking july. nothing really happened this month except my scrobbles stopped working one time and i went on a quick vacaton with gf.
heres some of the stuff i really liked:
Flipper's Guitar - Three Cheers for Our Side (海へ行くつもりじゃなかった) (4.0, 1989)
Boris - Performing "flood" (4.5, 2013) (fav release of this month)
Bladee - 333 (3.5, 2020)
Ichiko Aoba - "gift" at Sogetsu Hall (3.5, 2020)
Hi-C - No More Heroes Volume One (4.0, 2020)
Autechre - Quaristice.Quadrange.ep.ae (4.0, 2008)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:
Animal Collective - Bridge to Quiet (2.5, 2020)
Pale Cocoon - 黄金時代 (Ōgon jidai) (2.5, 1989) (least fav release of this month)
Mrs. Piss - Self-Surgery (2.5, 2020)
Fax Gang - FxG3000 (2.5, 2020)
my favourite single:
not many singles this month, but
Kanye West - Wash Us in the Blood
some other highlights from this month:
-i really like autechre
-the beaech
-discovered lots of music :D (japanese)
-learned to hate myself more
see yu guyas in augustt
july 2020
listened to this when i got home (also after i made the monthly recap woops lol). this is kind like...autechre gone new age? idk i get new agey viibes. overall kinda bland, but there are some standouts (qplay, treale, and st epreo).
fav track: qplay
least fav: opener was kinda wonked out
rating: 3.0
Vacation
we just got back from our trip. no album right now, since i didnt really listen to anything but our beach and roadtrip playlists we made. but i still wanted to write about what we did.
we spent our first day just kinda doin whatever, the day went by real slow but it was nice. second day we got lots done. we started with breakfast in our hotel, which was fine (kinda low quality but i didnt expect anything crazy. they had texas waffles tho lol) and then going to the beach. my girlfriend sat and took pictures of me while i like body-boarded (its super fun lol), and we probably spent about 45 minutes to an hour just chillin out there. afterwards we went home and found this cool like rainforest thing on the island we were on. it was cool, saw lots of neat animals. they specialize in like rescuing endangered animals which is cool. after we got popeyes and went home and watched some of grown ups 2. then we went out and walked across the beach late at night. last day we just packed up and headed home. our brake lights were out for some reason but the dude at autozone couldnt fix them so we just hoped not to get pulled over lol (We didnt.).
anyways, awesome vacay, wish we coulda done more but we had limited time and also in a pandemic.
OH ALSO! END OF JULY! so new monthly wraup up soon
fav tr-
july 2020
me and my gf are taking a short 3 day vacay to a beach 5 hours away. anyways im watching this in our hotel rn. its not a bad movie. its definitely a product of its time. its just a really heterosexual movie, ya know boobs beer whatever (and that whole terrible thing where young boys are pitted w/ older women). but its a nice feel good movie if you can kinda get past that. no real conflict or anything its just like small hurdles the main characters jump over and then everyones happy. just a calm comedy. a calmedy. i think its alright.
oh hey also! 800 views! awesome! excited to hit 900 soon :D
oh funny booby so funny hilarious women booby boob woman? funny boob booby so funny booby boob/10
july 2020
lmfao. i probably shouldve listened to the s/t first but i like this album cover way more. didnt expect this to be as poppy as it was. its just straight up like 60s pop rock hahaha. well, its fine. it isnt super duper good, its cliche and annoying at times, but its pleasant and sometimes very well done.
fav track: who loves the sun
least fav: rock n roll is so...awful lol
rating: 3.0
july 2020
a vampire weekend song played at my job and it sounded like animal collective so i want to listen to more ac. read some reviews on this and decided it was time to give a listen. holy crap. animal collective fans are the worst. this is like, a pretty solid fucking album. its stylistically somewhere between mwpp and strawb jam, i wouldnt say its as catchy or inventive or good as either but its NOT bad. i mean, oh my god, 3.05?! thats literally lower than any of MCR’s first 3 albums. im not saying there is an artist thats better, but i cant believe RYM, the same site that got 5 fuckin AC albums bolded just unleashed on them harder than they had on mcr.
anyways, very good album, seriously underrated.
fav track: moonjock or applesauce
least fav: monkey riches is p cringe
rating: 3.5
july 2020
i still hate myself.
this is kinda good. idk i guess im listening to tvu now lol. first song is cool just like a pop song that im guessing is about cocaine. 2nd track is like so fucking bad holy shitわ. like bad bad. terrible. disliked it immensely. 3rd and 4th are chill. 5th is really good. thoroughly digged it. last is also good, kinda takes me out of it tho when he says ding dong lmfao.
fav track: 5th
least fav: 2nd
rating: 3.5
july 2020
this was like way safer than the title/artist name implies. really boring and just uneventful. hopefully more out-there stuff comes soon
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rating: 2.5
july 2020
today i also released an album onto 7form. its like 3 fucking hours lmao.
yeah idk this is just alright. i dont think its as poppy or nice as mwpp, but its like a darker more relaxed version instead i guess. idk. its okay.
fav track: on a highway
least fav: bleed
rating: 3.0
july 2020
today i had to fucking work in dairy. so fucking cold, but ig it wasnt too bad. got to listen to lots of music so. easy day i guess despite my hands losing all feeling.
this is like still okay. not really as bad as people makke it out to be, but also this sounds just like fuckin mwpp or fall be kind lol. like the logical sequel to those. dont really know whh people are mad about that.
fav track: golden gal or opener
least fav:
rating: 3.0
july 2020
looked interesting. its chill. idk new age stuff isnt my thing. ill check the rest of their stuff tho.
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rating: 3.0
july 2020
this album is like. so incredibly emotional for an autechre album. it stands outso excellently in their discography. rae, fold4, drane to name a few are so packed with this odd wonder that ae lacks in other releases. could be a 4.5 idk. yeah i love this. bonus track is kinda dumb tho lol.
fav track: rae
least fav: melve ig idfk
rating: 4.0
july 2020
again, just revisiting ae stuff.
still pretty good, some meh’s but lots of classics here.
fav track: v proc
least fav: last one
rating: 3.5
july 2020
been going thru autechre a lot recently, idk just really love them they scratch an itch no one else scratches. like, they manage to make such robotic mechanical stuff but theres always a hint of human behind it, a sort of organic component that people like aphex can’t really get right.
just wasnt confident on my rating here, but its still holding up so
fav track: acwnd
least fav:
rating: 3.5
july 2020
this is a lot better than anzu no kisetsu in terms of like, how good the standout songs are, but its got an equal amount of meh songs, so its still ab the same rating. still good, really love some stuff here.
fav track: smile again; first three songs are a strong stretch
least fav: 4th
rating: 3.5
july 2020
fuckin...scrobbles keep fuckin up. cmon lastfm...
uh this is pretty good. ive been digging into more lowkey japanese releases/artists lately and these guys seemed cool. first and last tracks are really really good, 2nd is funny, rest are meh. worth checking out if you like japanese indie stuff.
fav track: first
least fav:idk
rating: 3.5
july 2020
been digesting this a bit. its pretty good. this is pretty much just really early club-friendly autechre, so nothing super abstract, which isnt bad, but i forget they had their roots in this kind of stuff, so it caught me off guard. first track starts off a but weak but gets better as it goes on, 2nd does the opposite. overall real good, dont know if i’ll come back but worth checking out for any huge idm/autechre/techno fan.
fav track: 1?
least fav: 2!
rating: 3.5
july 2020
how not to make an autechre album. i like their shit cuz its long and it builds and its squelchy n shit but this is not that except some minor squelching here and there. basically just do yourself a favor and skip this and listen to the quadrange ep
fav track:
least fav: they are all forgettable
rating: 2.5
july 2020
this, this is VERY good. autechre at their fucking peak here. lots of great tracks, and the fucking closer....what the hell lol. good to sleep to. this is nuts as fuck and basically like one of their best albums ever.
fav track:
least fav: didnt like the short ambient ones tooo much
rating: 4.0
july 2020
uhhhfirst two tracks are good evberything else sucks lol
fav track: 2nd
least fav: why the fuck is the last one 6 minutes
rating: 2.5
july 2020
this was...alright. i recognized two of the tracks from the gift live album, but honestly the live versions are much better lol. this isnt a bad debut, but compared to her later works it pales in comparison. her singing isnt as fully developed and her guitar work isnt either. still enjoyable but im probably not gonna come back to this since the only songs i enjoyed have better versions on the gift live album.
fav track: first or tooi one idk
least fav:
rating: 3.0
july 2020
their debut is SIGNIFICANTLY better than open sesame, which is saddening because i really liked open sesame's cover more. a lot more bangers here and its consistently very good. again, not sure why this is tagged as ska punk.
though, despite my complaints, both of these albums will land in the hxc category.
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rating: 3.5
july 2020
easy day at work today, hardly anything to do.
found this on someones list of good japanese albums, couldnt find a damn download for it anywhere so i had to bug em for a zip. they gave me this and #18's debut, so fuckin lucky they responded and i very much appreciated it cuz they responded super fast.
its not super good, no idea why someone tagged this as ska punk, no ska at all lmao (unless i heard the wrong album...?). its pretty generic pop punk/power pop stuff but its nice. only song i really liked is the first one.
fav track: 1st
least fav:
rating: 3.0
july 2020
also has been qd for a long time.
yeah this like hella sucked lol. got rec'd last year and just got around to it. real bad quality but surely a hxc classic
fav track: 1st??
least fav:
rating: 2.5
july 2020
its like alright i guess lol. reminds me of bonito gen era kkb.
thumbs sideways
july 2020
so ive been sitting on this for a LONG time. got rec'd this way back last year and downloaded it but never had the motivation to listen until recently when i uploaded a ton of my local files to spotify.
its alright, it isnt bad but its mostly pretty boring sans first two tracks. hxc as fuck though
fav track: 1st
least fav: that 7min one
rating: 3.0
july 2020
just felt like hearing something like this. albumn title is also funny lol.
uh its fine. low quality as hell but its not bad. prolly not gonna relisten
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rating: 3.0
july 2020
so ive been working through this for the past week or so. its honestly a very solid album. a lot of moments on here are pretty emotional and hit kinda hard, and ive gotta say its one of the better shoegaze albums ive heard in my time lol. i absolutely love the concept of this, i mean jesus being reborn in texas is like earth shattering dude lmao. also, his vocals i think are pretty good despite the reviews. also, despite the reviews, i think the album cover is fine. i actually think it really works here. im starting to enjoy it lmao. i mean, what else would you put for a christian rock shoegaze concept album about jesus being reborn in texas?
fav track: with crippled wings
least fav: 2nd
rating: 3.5
july 2020
good god hi0c does it again. this is really fucking good. essentially a very good follow up to the pretty demon rockstars ep but with way more. a lot better lyrically, some fucking banging lines (the orgy furry one lol) and just more to digest here. last track is also really fucking good i hope he drops more shit like that soon.
fav track: last one?>
least fav: /
rating: 4.0
july 2020
pretty solid. modern day the locust but a bit more prog? idk. not disappointing despite the long hiatus. wish they wrote a bit more material tho lol thisis like nothing
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least fav:
rating: 3.5
july 2020
been on a serious music grind lately which is great, i love listening to so much music. left ear hurts tho :p
this is a very very very beautiful album, and its super fuckin long which is awesome. she essentially sound sthe same live as she does in the studio, only theres some background noise (some asshole who keeps coughing) and she talks between some songs. lots of really awesome stuff. she only plays one song off 0 here, and its like my least fav song lol but still good.
fav track: tooi something
least fav:
rating: 3.5 for now, this'll take a while to completely unpack but it might be higher later
july 2020
i seriously cant go a day anymore without wanting to disappear. i wish i didnt fuck everything up all the time.
wow! bladee released new stuff! this is awesome. so, ive spent a couple of days now listening through this. this isnt his best release, by far, and though i expected more of exeter type stuff, this was a welcome surprise. we see bladee here kind of working backwards from exeter to styles he worked on earlier in his career. there are tons of good songs (dont worry, innocent of all things, noblest strive) but also some misses (hero of my story, 100s, it girl). a lot of this is just very laid back optimistic bladee and it all sounds very bouncy, which is super fun. but tbh, there isnt much that stands out about this release. its just very okay, if that makes sense. im sure ill be putting in tons of fkn listens tho lol
fav track: noblest strive
least fav: 100s/hero. also the fuckin emoji line bruh lmao
rating: 3.5
july 2020
everyday i learn to hate myself more.
i think i need to go back to therapy.
fav track: 2
least fav: 1
rating: 4.5
july 2020
this is pretty cool. first track kinda gives u an idea of the whole album. 2nd track was real good, the male vocals were a bit more apparent and i liked the intro to it more. 3rd track is pretty lame tho. on spotify it comes with a fourth track which is just a live performance of the same kind of stuff. nothin super exciting but cool
fav track: 2nd
least fav: 3rd
rating: 3.5
july 2020
working early today. it was really really slow until we got our truck in, but for my first 4ish hours i didnt really do much. excited to go home soon lol i went on break p late.
this is pretty awesome. i think its better than the studio release tbh. i like the noisy chaotic intro more than the soft guitar loop. i also like that i get exactly what i want from this but its only 36 min instead of the hour or so the original is. very solid stuff.
fav track: flood
least fav: flood
rating: 4.5
july 2020
went to a drive in movie theatre and saw this with gf. experience was cool, wish it wasnt so hot tho, and ppl wouldnt turn their damn lights off. the movie itself was fine, it felt really confusing sometimes and moved a bit quick other times. idk just felt like i really didnt get to know the characters that well.
whatwaswiththatshavingcreambottle/10
july 2020
uhh idk. this like mostly sucked i guess. reviews r a bit harsh, not really sure what people expected from 2020 anco. also if your review mentions /mu/ youve certified a placement in my asshat list (nope, not making it public). first track is like kinda okay but pretty boring, 2nd is kinda neat but still just boring, 3rd is absolutely a skip, last one is kinda cool actually. got a neat beat.
yeah overall lame but its whatever. cool to see their still doing this improv stuff.
fav track: title track
least fav: sux
rating: 2.5
july 2020
comparing it to their first studio release, this isnt anything crazy. just a lot happier sounding (the descriptors say otherwise tho lol). i dont really understand the reviews, this isnt all over the place or manic or whatever. its pretty consistently just loud jpop lol. rym dickwipes r mad their favourite jgaze band makes pop music now i guess. this isnt all that great, but its not bad.
fav track: first one was real good
least fav: 3rd to last? whichevrr had those stupid pitched up vocals
rating: 3.0
july 2020
this is really really really good. cant imagine why anyone’d hate this. every song is so happy and sweet. its like candy that doesnt hurt your teeth. fuckin love this.
fav track: hard to say, hello, joyride, coffeemilk, honeybee, goodbye, no clue!
least fav: last one fo sho
rating: 4.0 maybe 4.5
july 2020
this is pretty good. a bit all over the place and real harsh at times but cool other times.
not sure i love it but i dont hate it at all
fav track: 6, hidden tracks r cool too
least fav: not sure
rating: 3.5
july 2020
ah wel... its... good. to put it simply: im quite disappointed. ill go thru this track by track.
money machine (ag cook) - this is a good single. i like it. nothing special, but a nice remix. sometimes prefer it to the original
ringtone (charli, kkb, rico n) - this is a great single. i like it a lot. almost prefer it to original
745 sticky (inj. res.) - this is an okay single. i dont like it a whole lot, but its tolerable.
gec 2 u (danny l harle) - this is an alright song. its kinda lame. it withers out disappointingly at the end. wouldnt come back to it
hand crushed by mallet (f.boy, owen whoever, dollanganger) - confusing one. the adhd got the best of gecs. ending is kino but i wouldnt come back to this. still alright
800db cloud (ricco) - this is not very good. just a very mediocre remix, one where the ending (which really sold the original) was completely cut off, not even given a different ending it just ends before the ending starts. not good
stupid horse (gfoty & baldor) - im not gonna talk ab this one. not very good.
ringtone (umru) - cmon. what the fuck is this.
i wud nvr stop (tom cash, hannah d) - hannah has good parts but i am really not a fan of tc. also just repeats for like fucking ever
745 sticky (black dresses) - very ver yvery good remix. made this song really fucking heavy and i love it. if anything good came out of this record, its definitely this.
gecgecgec (lil west, tony) - not bad, lil wests part was cool. may come back to this.
i wud nvr stop (99 jakes) - just like. alright. nitecore 100gecs i guess which is funny lol. ending is neat. wish it went harder like what 99j is known for.
gec 2 u (dorian) - not bad, i kind of like this one. its grown on me.
hand crushed by mallet (nothank) - god. not good.
those were the remixes. included in here are some live performances and 2 new originals (3 i guess). both "new" songs debuted at mine gala about a year ago, and might i say, these new versions fucking suck. the live versions are so raw and emotional and fucky i love them so much, what the hell happened here. idk. i mean i guess it makes sense to make your music higher quality but im just not a fan of this change.
live performances are good.
so overall, a lot of fucking mediocrity and a handful of good or alright tracks. is this the remix album everyone wanted? i certainly didnt. i wouldve loved more things like the black dresses remix or ag cook, and hell, even some more originals. i know they have a ton of fucking stuff cooking, they really couldnt spare one or two other songs? its good, im just disappointed.
fav track: not sure.
least fav:
rating: 3.5
july 2020
this is just like whatever. neither are at their best, production is also cutting corners here. couldve been better
thumbs sideways
july 2020
ah. its been getting better since that dinosaur jr entry. today ive been sad though. my good friends dropped a really fucking good single today, Im Joker (by #Yes!). its really good, but it just really made me sad, because its like man. i could be producing like that but i dont. im really happy for them, of course, it just sucks being so untalented. i mean they literally made a bladee b side! thats like my fucking goal man. i made something today i thought was cool but hearing that single really knocked me down. such is life. i started a cool art account on instagram. i guess. not linking it bc i dont want ppl knowin me ya kno.
uh yeah this is a pretty good album. i really love the cover. like a lot. so i was very inclined to listen. i dont do any drugs but i dont really mind the weed and drug bits. sometimes its funny. they are surprisingly diverse and varied. songs like santeria, same in the end, or seed are all very different songs. lots of good songs here, some duds too, but overall enjoyable. takes a bit getting used to his vocals but its whatever. very fucking tight rhythm section i might add.
fav song: same in the end? idk yet
least fav:really disliked jailhouse
rating: 3.5
july 2020
this was pretty good. obv comparisons to vein and pink, but id say its a bit more extreme than pink and too tame to be compared to vein, so its a really good halfway point between them. one review mentions how the interlude at the end could mean another album (im guessing "yes" lol) and i think so too, which would be awesome because this is a sound i want to hear more from boris. i like the drone and sludge but i absolutely love hearing them go fucking bonkers with this hxc punk stuff. would love more noisecore shit from em too. this is a much better release than love evol.
fav track: 2nd?
least fav: interlude is meh.
rating: 3.5!
july 2020
i just wish i was someone else. i hate who i am. i hate myself. i wish i could change. im like an antlion. i trap people and hurt them and i dont know any different. no one loves me. that isnt true. i guess. i dont know. i want to stop existing for a little and come back when i feel better. im so fucking obnoxious i wish i could stop being so fucking annoying and antagonizing all of tje time. im just going to stop fucking talking. im done talking to anyone. i dont want to talk anymore. i just want to be quiet and neutral. i dont want to talk about anything. im taking a vow of silence on wednesday. i dont want to hear what comes out of my mouth anymore. i hate talking to my boss because he fucking hates me and i just do stupid shitわ i hate talking to my friends and my girlfriend because i dont know when to stop joking around and i just push them away and make them feel like shitわ. everyone talks about it. everyone knows im a fucking asshole. my mom doesnt love me. she prefers my sister. this is why im never fucking home. no one cares. im waiting for the day when everyone on earth leaves and its just quiet again. earth does not deserve us. we’re going to wipe ourselves out and thats it. i hate living in my house. i want to disappear.
i really liked this album but i didnt get to listen with my full attention because i was working. might bump later with more listens.
fav track: idk
least fav:
rating: 3.5
july 2020
kanyes fucking back lets go
thumbs up
June Recap
was a nice month. this month i started working again, started maining piranha plant, got featured in ANOTHER comp (yay!) and found lots of old, good albums i like :) oh i also got a cool xiu xiu shirt
heres some of the stuff i really liked:
My Chemical Romance - Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (3.5, 2010)
Steve Hiett - Down on the Road by the Beach (4.0, 1983)
Ichiko Aoba - 0 (4.0, 2013) (fav release of this month)
Jeff Rosenstock - NO DREAM (3.5, 2020)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:
Lady Gaga - Chromatica (2.0, 2020) (least fav release of this month)
Laur - The Angel's Message (2.5, 2018)
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade: The B-Sides (2.5, 2009)
my favourite single:
super hard to say, though i really liked USA and Think Abt It, i think it has to be
Dorian Electra - Sorry Bro (I Love You)
some other highlights from this month:
-i really like American Idiot
-i got featured on http://faviconrecords.bandcamp.com/album/favicon-vol-1 , SO AWESOME!
-started work again, now in a different and much better department
think im gonna go back and do these for months that i havent yet
june 2020
wow! june is over so soon. gonna make my monthly recap soon i promise.
now, ive been listening to and digesting this for a long time now. i recently rediscovered the title track and’ve been listening like nonstop to it, its great. so i wanted to reconsider my low 2.5 score on it. ive been really really taking my time too
id like to break it down track by track first.
American Idiot - amazing song, such a nice catchy chorus, despite some of the dumb lyrics i really like it, and ya kno i think the lyrics in the chorus are real good too. very fun song
Jesus of Suburbia - this is an okay follow up to AI. its fun and theres lots of parts to it. it doesnt really feel like one cohesive song though, just lots of mini songs stuck together. some lyrics are good tho
Holiday / Boulevard - holiday is...kinda trash. its cool but i dont like the lyrics or how it sounds lol. BoBD is a fine song, used to love it when i was like 7. its not the shining deep cut on this record though. this song+holiday are the low points of the album for sure.
Are We the Waiting - oh yeah this song is part of the low points too. this one is lyrically like the worst. really fuckin dumb lol
St. Jimmy - after sitting through about 12 minutes of mediocre songs we get to a decent one. lyrics are hit or miss but this is energetic and super fun, back to what we got in the first two songs
Give Me Novacaine - great song! like the sadder equivalent to american idiot. amazing chorus, fine lyricism, and the surf (or country??) guitar they do post chorus is cool.
She’s a Rebel - fine song, its fun but lyrics and concept are stupid.
Extraordinary Girl - the lyrics sometimes flop (Extraordinary Girl / Ordinary World is so fucking cliche and stupid), but this is a pretty good song. the bongos in the beginning also???
Letterbomb - another good cut, pairs real well with EG (also i think this is the song where he does a really cool scream? i think? maybe i imagined it).
Wake Me Up - this is actually a very good song, really sad and touching. lyrics are actually really good here, a peak for BJA (20 years has gone so fast is really saddening to me, since its almost exactly how my dad described losing his parents).
Homecoming - the song JoS wanted to be, this feels like one big song thats actually cohesive. very good and very powerful, tho sometimes flopping (the guitar vocals call and response “somebody get me out of here” is awful).
Whatsername - this is maybe my favourite song. its got a cool structure and is really emotional and catchy, but also encapsulates my favourite kind of romance story. i absolutely love the protagonist-meets-partner-they-fall-in-love-but-get-separated-and-dont-meet-up-ever-again type stories. it invokes a longing feeling in me, which i like more than just a story where a dude likes a girl and an altercation happens but they work it out. great lyricism here
this album also is a very good concept/story album (in contrast to the black parade) and feels like a real story, theres even a love interest!
i dont think green day arent realizing their privilege writing this. this isnt about a boy who hates the media or whatever, its about the iraq war, and how a young kid realizes what kind of world he really lives in. this happens to everyone, so i dont think its like some rich guy complaining ab the economy.
anyways sorry for the essays lol
fav track: whatsername
least fav: are we the waiting
rating: 3.5
june 2020
this is uhm...alrighr. first and closer are great, but the live songs...jeez...these guys suck live ahhaa
fav track: opener
least fav: wtf is that wttbp live recording???
rating: 2.5
june 2020
well, alright, give me a second.
three cheers is a fucking masterpiece. TCFSR is MCR at their musical-peak, everything lines up very, very well. the guitar work is beautiful, the drumming is simple but so effective, theres enough diversity and (lite) experimentation to make things really interesting front to back, gerards lyrics are SO good, so emotional and he is such a good vocalist, and to top it all off its like a pseudo concept album. it ISNT a concept album, but some songs have an intertwined story that comes together wonderfully at the end. its a 5 because you can love the album without the concept (since it isnt a concept album) but love it MORE when you dig deeper. it has so much content its amazing.
black parade unfortunately overshadows TCFSR by a lot, but that isnt to say it isnt an amazing follow up record. tbeh, if mcr followed tcfsr up with more of that kind of music, theres a great chance it wouldnt be as good. musically, the band has evolved and changed, but what really counts here is how they tell stories. in their previous record, story telling was secondary, because they didnt really know how to approach that. well, to follow that up gerard way tests out his story telling skills and writes a full blown rock opera. does it work like one? well, kind of. its wonky, jagged, and the messages are a bit repetitive, and also the fact they included teenagers is incredibly annoying and disappointing since it has NOTHING to do with the concept of death at all. BUT, what this album lacked in story telling it made up for in musicality. gerard changes up his singing, giving a more clean, animated style of vocals, offten playing different characters. the guitar and drum work is just as good as always, but a lot cleaner, and theres a LOT more diversity and variety here. songs like mama which are big and progressive and depressive and heavy contrast to the more energetic and upbeat songs like dead or house of wolves, and there are slower more melancholic takes like i dont love you and cancer. gerards lyrics are great as always too, throwing some beautiful lines in songs like sleep, the opener and the closer
this album...is an okay follow up. its...its maybe to be expected from a band like them. after some time of writing sad things you want to feel happy (see: paramore) so you make a pop album. a lot of reviews say the band sold out and caved in to what the label wanted. i think that's only partly true. i really think they just wanted to release happy songs, and their label loved it and pushed it forward, even sold it to glee since it was so palatable. i mean, go listen to that singles compilation album with a gun on it if you dont trust me, that shitわ kinda stank. they just werent feeling the sad stuff anymore, which is understandable. is the result bad? no, not at all, this is a really great attempt and medium pop rock. is this a good album? absolutely. songs like bulletproof heart are catchy as hell and songs like summertime show off a really rare and different side of mcr that kind of sounds like the cure. is it a great album? no, some songs are hit or miss, lots of forgettable moments, and they delve into odd synth pop sometimes that doesnt sound right. the production is pretty bad sometimes too, guitars go unheard usually. gerard isnt singing anything as good as before, and his singing doesnt even really feel like him sometimes. is this a good mcr album? no. is this a good power pop album by a band that happens to be mcr? yes! also, this is supposed to be a concept album about gerards then-new comic book, but it dont really see it at all sans the opener that one interlude and closer (why is there a bass boost proto-meme section lol). everything mcr is known for was turned down real low, but they still made a good attempt at a style they werent used to.
not gonna talk ab first album of theirs since i havent heard it really in a long time.
fav track: summertime
least fav: sing
rating: 3.5
june 2020
to that one asshat that thinks he’s being funny and “clever” and “not an asshat” in the reviews: yeah, i know this is a remix album of the original sumo jungle, but i cant find sumo jungle anywhere on the internet so lick my butthole dude
anyways listened to this while playing terraria. its alright. all of it sounds pretty samey and is just eh. i liked it i guess.
also 700 views letsgo!
fav track: every track blended together and sounded the same
least fav:
rating: 3.0
june 2020
? i guess rym doesnt have the single catalogued, so i’ll just use this instead. anyways boris is back again with another hxc punk album and im really excited. the single was really fuckin good and this sounds like its gonna be wayy better than love evol.
thumb fuckin up
june 2020
do i think this is a good album? yes, i think its a very good album. there are lots of memorable and catchy fun songs, each being unique so each song doesnt feel the same as a previous one.
do i think this is a good concept album? uhm...yes...but teenagers ruins its immersion a bit. but this works as it should.
do i think this is a good rock opera? well, not really. this is, in my opinion, where the album falls short. take for instance, pink floyd’s “the wall.” there is a set order of songs, yes? songs fade into eachother and go in a certain order because there is a specific narrative to follow. MCR’s storytelling abilities fall short here because, well this album can be played in a lot of different orders. for instance, you could start off the album with Welcome... and go into the opening two, or put Welcome... after Dead!. im just saying, the album is weak as a story. teenagers also literally has nothing to do with this album’s story at all so
anyways. tried listening to the new yung lean and a bunch of other albuns, they all fuckin kinda suck so i just didnt even bother. got new shoes for work which is cool.
fav track: dead
least fav: teenagers
rating: 4.0
june 2020
this is really good, i like it a lot.
today i also went shopping for new shoes. at the peak of my climb to moving from front end to a different department last year i made a vow not to change my shoes (which i wear everyday to work) until i get into a new department. unfortunately i never did lol until now! i can finally change shoes and what im discovering is...i have no good shoes for work lol. so i went ahead and ordered these nike sb's from some shoe store.
anyways, im not very fond of DE. their music is just like okay sometimes i really hate how sexual it can get but whatever. im starting to grow incredibly distasteful towards this scene. 100 gecs are still great, there is still lots of great music here but to be honest the whole y2k nostalgia aesthetic is getting old and lame and crimge. like, at the start of this pc music/hyper pop stuff you had people really making some cutting edge pop that twisted the previous boundaries pop limited itself with, but now that its got a defined image all these producers are like "find old pop song copy and make it whacky lol". idk. maybe im just old. i also hate how fucking obnoxious this shit can get. gecs are, for the most part, very subtle and genius about how they take on these old trends and stuff, not being a y2k aesthetic necessarily but implying one. in contrast to that you have artists named fucking ROBLOXCORE like cmon bruh you arent even trying. theres just no sense of originality in it. its like the new vaporwave kind of, aesthetic wise. anyways this all sounds really pretentious but hopefully my message came across.
thumbs up
june 2020
this is really beautiful. i love this. gonna keep listening to it more and more, its nice to play terraria to. speaking of which, my friends and i have been goin ham on it recently (different set of friends, my buddy ethan and his two friends river and kat (and kats friend joe)). beat the twins today which was awesome, moving slowly thru master mode but its really fun i love taking my time like this and getting just about everything in the game done. ive been a lot better about my potions too and im learning lots of mechanics that got changed/i didnt know about before.
i went to an arcade with my other friends today, about 30 minutes away. my friend j wanted to go since it had this jojo fighting game and street fighter third strike, and popn music. it was pretty fun we played for about 2 hours. i liked this game Mr Do a lot, its like pacman/digdug but really hard. the controls were kinda fucky so i didnt play for TOO long. i LOVED popn! so much fun. i love all the characters each song has, especially FLOWER's. i knew a good amount of songs on it which was cool. uhh pinball is fun, they have a lot of those there, and the original donkey kong game fucking sucks man, such an awful game. wtf do you even do on the 2nd stage.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 4.0
june 2020
i started working in produce instead of fromt end, its so much nicer lol. its about the same physical workload or even moreso, but the mental strain is gone so its way nicer. plus everything smells good (except trash lol). 2 days into it its very nice, need some better shoes tho haha and need to work out more.
been playin lots of smash with friends (ultimate). in brawl i played a lot of ike, toon link (main) and rob, but in 4 i switched to maining villager (early on) and kirby (much later on), and i messed around with like jigglypuff, luigi, and dedede. in ultimate i started wanting to play kirby but they nerfed the shitわ out of him, made him hella slow, so i wanted ice climbers but they got real tough to get good at. took a massive break (months lol) and relied on villager when i had to play, but fast forward and now kirby is unnerfed and i can play him. anyways i say all this bc ive been playin lots of kirby lately but got bored so i picked up lucas, isabelle and piranha plant. i usually switch between these three (sometimes duckhunt) when me and friends play. super fun stuff. gotta get better at their techier stuff tho i kinda just spam and do easy combos.
anyways this was like really boring but enjoyable.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0
june 2020
i cant stop listening to this its so good wtf
thumb..:up
june 2020
oh my god i fucking love tjis. i really didnt think i would bc i just usually cant stand singer songwriter shitわ but this is so pretty and calming. really love listening while playing terraria. very very good gonna look more into her later :)
fav track: iampod xd
least fav:
rating: 4.0!
june 2020
this mostly sucks sans the first two tracks. a couple okay lolicore bits here and there but overall meh.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0
june 2020
i dont really understand the hate for this. i think its fine. i actually like this a bit more than the original...lol.
i like pattons vocals on this especially, this is a bit more of a metal take on the original, so the vocals sound really nice and i think it honestly works better than the original. also love tje funny vocal part.
idk to everyone disappointed ab this what else did you expect from a band that hasnt done anything in 20 years lol.
thumbs up!
june 2020
this is pretty good. a lot of songs have really dumb emo tropes that im not a fan of, but i love this skate punk kinda stuff, every skate punk band sucks but jr knows what hes doin.
fav track: fame, absolutely love the repetition section
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5
june 2020
this is....okay. its not actually very "hi speed" compared to other lolicore releases but its still...extreme i guess. to like a normal person. idk a lot of this is just solid lolicore/breakcore tracks wrapped in layers of gabber/speedcore type kicks and distortion. no big standout stuff but enjoyable
fav track:
least fav: fuckin days was pretty disappointing
rating: 3.0
june 2020
laur's got lots of potential. his early speedcore works are really really good, i wish he'd just stick to that...but if he did we wouldnt have amazing classics like sound chimera. he just beats around the bush too much. hes got all these dumb video game cutscene samples or epic cinema samples or epic choirs and strings going on but they really really take away from what makes his sound so good.
anyways, whole album is a letdown sans sound chimera
fav track: sound chimera
least fav:
rating: 2.5
june 2020
im sorry, did i listen to the same album all the critics are listening to? even some rym'ers are giving this thing good scores. what the fuck.
im not ashamed to say i enjoy some lady gaga songs, who doesnt. at her peak, she realesed some really quirky, catchy music, and shes got a real good ear for powerful catchy choruses. but this is...such a sad attempt and aiming for what she used to be.
im almost certain her label bribed various music reviewing sites to up their scores, this is fucking garbage. not only is it not innovative for LG's standards, it isnt innovative at all. its not bland either, its just bad. there are maybe 2 or 3 good moments across the entire runtime, one being the couple of seconds where elton john sings in the chorus of his song, another being the last couple seconds of that song where they use a breakbeat (gotta pay respect to the breakbeat), and the opening couple seconds of stupid love.
fav track: chromatica III
least fav: alice, any track really
rating: 2.0
May Recap
was an okay month. this month i cut my hair, attended a couple of cool live/dj sets on NTS radio, watched Shin Godzilla with friends over discord, and i even got featured in a compilation album! oh, and my best friend finally released his amazing music!
heres some of the stuff i really liked:
3/3 - 3/3 (3.5, 1975)
The Goofs - The Goofs (4.0, 2020)
EYE - Tokyo, 03.05.20 (4.0, 2020)
the pillows - フリクリ (FLCL): OST 1 ~ Addict (4.0, 2000) (fav release of this month)
Cornelius - Fantasma (4.0, 1997)
Thaiboy Digital - ส (Tiger) (4.0, 2014)
Charli XCX - How I'm Feeling Now (4.0, 2020)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:
Various Artists - Lolicore Artists Association Compilation Vol. 1 (2.5, 2012) (least fav release of this month)
Helena Hauff - Discreet Desires (2.5, 2015)
Jon Hopkins - Immunity (3.0, 2013)
my favourite single:
well, since i only listed two (2)! this month, it probably has to be
Thaiboy Digital - Triple S
some other highlights from this month:
-positive score to Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
-i got featured on KINPATSUKORE VOL.2
-my best friends band finally released their full length, The Goofs!
-EYE, Bladee and Ecco had great livesets
cya in 30 (days)
may 2020
ah! looks like the last day of may i was behind on this! >.> gotta make a monthly wrap up now too!
i start work again soon so im kind of...scared. idk its gonna suck lol but i really need money.
this is just like. okay. its pretty boring mostly except for redogre and myosuke's contributions. its just like generic edm but with more kicks and breakbeats i guess lol. im sure that could be good in SOME cases but it just doesnt work here
fav track: last one
least fav:
rating: 3.0 ig
may 2020
been playing lots of smash w friends recently its super fun even if i get pretty mad sometimes
really enjoy this a lot. love how fucking thick it sounds (idk if thats the right word, its like walkin thru a swamp)
thumbs up
may 2020
this is quite the improvement over the actual album. emotion’s side b’s felt skeletal compared to emotion, but this feels so much more fleshed out than...well no. dedicated was pretty fleshed out. i just think it went in a weird direction and while every song certainly wasnt bad, not a whole lot really stuck to me. however, many songs on here feel much better.
fav track: not sure
least fav:^
rating: 3.5
may 2020
starting a long project to rate all the lolicore ive bought on bandcamp. wont be that long actually but itll be decent sized.
this is pretty good, nothing is super standoutish, just bakc to back solid tracks. last track is funny.
fav track: bed head 2
least fav: last one ig lol
rating: 3.5
may 2020
watched over disxord witj some friends of mine. pretty good, standard like godzilla movie i guess. gets right to the point. i kind of liked that it didnt really focus a whole lot on individual characters or backstories or relationships between ppl or whatever. loved the political funnies
gojira!!!!/10
may 2020
this is rlly p good. and its got my music on it :33333
all tracks aside from loli-lectro were pretty good.
fav track: sato shins was fun
least fav: sorry lolilectro
rating: 3.5
may 2020
listened cuz of the funny single he has that is actually rlly good.
this is okay. its just like generic edm trap and pop rap stuff but in chinese and a bit faster than western music. he samples the meme song once which is cool.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0
may 2020
this was randomly suggested to me, and it reminded me of my friend claudia so i listened. its cool, really pretty and emotional at times, i like it a lot.
fav track: 5th one and 2nd to last
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5
may 2020
ohh....mm..euhhh... ill be back in a little to talk about this...
(its not good...)
ok im back. yeah this really sucked lmao. this is just awfully lazy. it feels like they just really wanted gfoty on a remix but she didnt really wanna do much work so the final product is just a lazy remix of the song with lyrics that are the same but not about horses. really really really disappointjng, hoping the rest of the remixes arent this bad
thumbs down
may 2020
just finished working out again, listened to this while cleaning and playing animal crossing.
this is okay. its not bad but its a bit long winded and samey. its pretty and sometimes some cool stuff happens that u dont expect but overall its just alright. i really dont like the kind of vocal-tip-toe thing she does, like in the line "nothin cuts like a mother", the flow just reminds me of shitty store brand eminem rappers. also over yet is just a carly rae jepsen song lol
fav track: dead horse
least fav: sugar on the rim prolly
rating: 3.0
may 2020
this finally hit 600 views yay :3
ive been doing lots of good stuff lately, ive picked up japanese and im doing good so far, but learning all the characters is really tough. ive also started exercising, i really want to get fit for the summer and be stronk heh. and ive been spending more time with my pets and watching anime too. idk i feel really good.
my friends and i have also been playing lots of smash 4 (fuck ultimate they nerfed kirby) and its super super fun.
this honestly isnt the worst thing ive ever heard lol. seriously overhated. i mean, most songs are pretty samey or boring or just bad, i get it, but like...its not AWFUL. like, rollin is a pretty fun song to bounce along to lol, and take a look around isnt bad at all. The production is really fucking good, thats one thing i always like about nu metal records, especially the drums. durst has some really fucking bad lyrics for sure, but this is kinda just turn your brain off music. i mean, so many artists now that have funny dumb lyrics (future, if i could name one off the top of my head) arent seeing this kind of hate. idk. i mean some songs are bad bad, like, after rollin, the rest of the album wanders between awful (the one) and just okay (rollin urban assault). is it good? nah, not really. is it bad? uhm sometimes. is it the worst album ever? not even close.
fav track: rollin (air raid)
least fav: the one
rating: 3.0, fuck you
may 2020
holy crap! this is so fucking good.
i finished serial experiments lain, was pretty good, but a bit too abstract for me. i wrote a bit more on it in my anime list. im glad im watching more anime, was a pseudo resolution i had this year.
anyways this is really fucking good. this is definitely one of the stronger drain gang releases (or gtb since this was 2014). seriously, this is fire fuckin stuff. the beats are super super dreamy and kind of experimental (for this kind of music at least) and just really really fucking cool, thaiboy has a super nice dreamy voice. its hard to tell him apart from bladee sometimes but i think the production is wildly different enough from bladee's to not mistake these songs as his.
fav track: no clue almost every track slaps except
least fav: the yung lean feature, idk why i dislike yung leans voice so much, idk.....
rating: 4.0
may 2020
opening 2 songs are great for playing nuclear throne to. i like it sometimes, its just eh overall though. i just dont get it i guess.
my tortoise is seeming to really enjoy how much we’re playing with him lately
fav track: 2nd
least fav: idfk
rating: 3.0
may 2020
im on a fuckjn rolle! im looking for more things that have the same vibes as flcl soundtrack, this is fuckin it. not the same as flcl ost at all but its the same energy. i love this shitわ.
fav track: any of the first 7
least fav: not sure, slows down as it goes tho
rating: 4.0 again
may 2020
i finished flcl recently, so i took the time to listen to it’s soundtrack. oh my goodness. im in love with this anime and its soundtrack. everything feels right. flcl was so fucking good, i love its wild animation and its quick pace and odd humour, and it pulls it all off while still being emotional and heart tugging. the pillows do a really good job capturing youth and what it feels like to be in the sun
fav track: instant music
least fav: some of the other artist tracks are just okay
rating: 4.0
may 2020
its been eventful. i finished my schoolwork, all of it. im so happy. my first year of college is over with. i got 3 A’s, a B, and a C (mightve been 2 A’s actually...i forget). not bad, better than last semester aha. now for summer ~,~
ive been watching lots of anime too, since i have so much time at home, and taking care of my animals more now that its just me and megan home most of the time. im halfway through lain, and i started kakeguri (is that the right spelling? i forget, idk its the gambling one), both are great, but i also started and finished FLCL. ill talk ab that in another entry though, i plan on doing one for the soundtrack album. things are looking good in life
this was...mmm eh. i mean, it wasnt bad at all, but i just cant remember a single thing it was so plain ahah!! maybe thats just cuz of the kind of music it is. i mean, idk...ill keep trying
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 2.5
may 2020
mm.. this is pretty good. im a bit hesitant to give it a 4.0, but theres just lots of good songs for its short run time. claws grew on me, meaning the first 3 songs are a really good stretch. the opener is a bit of a sophie worship kinda thing, feels like charli is a bit late to this party, but its not bad. forever is a great song. i didnt like 7 years that much, but detonate and enemy are both really good. i finally understand is okay. it works better in an album than as a single. c2 and party are both really lame and boring, almost annoying. but visions and anthems are pretty good closers. good stuff. i like it way more than s/t
fav track: forever
least fav: party
rating: 4.0
may 2020
its erm...okay. its pretty boring and samey, nothing really happens. check it out if u love charli i guess but if you expected something like forever or claws be prepared for some disappointment. i dont know if i did an entry for claws but my verdict is that its also okay, better than this but worse than forever.
thumbs sideways
may 2020
i started serial experiments lain today. its really strange so far, only on ep 2. i also finished demon slayer season 1 the other day, i liked it. its kinda just your average shonen type anime but its still got a cool refreshing concept and story, i also have to point out its incredible lack of fanservice. def makes it stand out.
this is cool. yamatsuka eye wore their shirt so i checked them out and decided to start here. the first 3 songs are pretty good, the first really wasnt what i was expecting. at flip your lid it kinda gets boring and a bit annoying.
fav track: jack of phobias
least fav: flip your lid
rating: 3.0
may 2020
i got an 80 on my psych final, which was nice. googled just about everything aha. spent today playing osu and animal crossing, it was also my sisters bday party which was fun. didnt really do much i guess. my shiba inu sheds this time of year so i also spent some time brushing him off. hes really fat and slow moving, but hes very nice. i feel bad for him, hes overweight so his hips are messed up. hes old too. i love him.
this is...good. the first 6 tracks are pretty lame and unnecessary and skippable. if this album was released without them id give rhis an 8 no doubt. dont get me wrong, this is a good album, and there are some really amazing tracks here (b is for), but boredoms fuckjng suck sometimes. when theyre focused they write the most unique and amazing music ever, but they suck at focusing during this era, so you get 50% random bullshit instead of great fun punky songs. i mean i love the fucking around but they just waste time lol.
fav track: b is for boredoms
least fav: probably the first
rating: 3.0
may 2020
nts fest pt.2
i only tuned in for eye and these guys, wanted to hear sunn o))) but i was asleep when they played. not big deal. also heard like 5 min of skrillex's set and left cuz it sucked lol. e+ee was cool, nothing crazy. e played a lot of his debut plus like a bunch of ambient between songs, did like longer versions of songs too. it was cool. bladees was mostly exeter stuff, a couple other songs and oxygen (which was from 2014 wtf!). cool but nothin crazy, nice to hear em tho i like how they sound live.
fav track: probably one of bladees
least fav:
rating: 3.5
may 2020
i completely forgot to do this lol. 7 days ago i tuned in for eye's dj mix on NTS, it was really fucking amazing. i dont know how this guy does it but this is like an hour of the craziest fastest trippiest shit youve never heard. seriously great. was constantly like "wtf"
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 4.0
may 2020
ive been in a bit of a musical slump as of late. i dont really know whats happening, but im constsntly hungry, and because im hungry i get a massive headache. ive noticed i get hungry really quickly now and even if i eat i have to drink lots of water or ill still get a headache. idk. its made it hard to listen to music.
my band tried to do stuff yesterday. it went...okay. my friend J is our singer in one band and guitarist in another. we usually just write lyrics on the spot bc its a joke band and the lyrical content doesnt really matter but he was kind of being hard to work with and refusing to come up with lyrics. idk. so we got his guitar to do our other band and after a 45 minute jamming he was just upset that our improv rock band was starting to sound repetitive. of course it’s repetitive dude its fucking improv we arent writing anything to sound different from what we’ve done prior. he takes stuff so seriously sometimes its just like cmon man. i just want to have fun drumming to my friends makin noise its just supposed to be fun. whatever.
i also kind of got really demotivated today. i know i dont have a good singing voice, but someone said something ab it and it just made me really sad. i dont feel like i’ll get anywhere in music. i want to do so many things but im just not good enough to. the support from everyone feels fake, it feels like everyones just letting me slide by because its the nice thing to do. i dont think im a very good drummer, i cant really play any other instruments, my music ideas are just kind of stupid, i suck at writing lyrics, i cant even like, properly make instrumentals in fl studio or whatever. i just feel like a big fucking failure. i dont think they’ll read this but if they do im sorry i didn’t just talk to you about it. i didnt want to, it was something i wanted to reflect on for a while.
oh. i also shaved my head. my hair was 30+ inches i believe, but kind of as a big fuck you to everyone that liked it i shaved it off. i kind of hate myself more now but i think it was worth it for the message. im just really fucking lame now. i dont think i’ll do this again. i look like eric harris. not a good thing.
this album has grown significantly on me. its nearly a 4.5. theres a couple things stopping it. im still not in LOVE with a lot of songs here. in every song gerard does at least one thing that pisses me off (except like, dead or parade, or the closer). stupid voices or that one fucking moan in the sharpest lives (i think?). dont get me started on mama. but each song overall is still really good. even though sleep has that really stupid intro its one of the strongest songs here. also: teenagers. the worst song here. not only do i not actually like the song, but it also is so clearly a fucking cash grab. i mean seriously it doesnt even have anything to do with the albums story. i dont know why they couldnt just release this as a single or even better a bonus track. replace blood (which sucked lol) with teenagers and its perfect. i wouldnt even be mad. but it just ruins the album for me.
i did a lot of typing today, sorry
fav track: dead? not sure, lotd of good choice
least fav: teenagers. if not, then mama
rating: 4.0
may 2020
i forgot how fucking good this is. i compare it a bit to working on dying, cuz its got like 4 AMAZING bangers but there are 4 other lamer like just okay songs. im in it to send it up is just meh. first 5 are so fucking good though, holy moly.
BITCH IM BACK OUT MY COMA
REEE
fav track: on sight or hold my liquor or black skinhead
least fav: uhh idk blood on leaf is okay
rating: 3.5 for now
may 2020
christ. this is a mess lol.
lolicore is a lot like...no wave maybe. i mean, maybe that sounds retarded, but like, i think there are parallels. theyre both movements that started because a bunch of teenagers fucked around with music, and (generally) earlier releases for each genre fucking suck LOL. i mean, 2012 isnt too early for lolicore but its still around when it started getting more traction.
there are exceptions like loli ripe or goreshit but generally any other lolicore pre-2013 that isnt these guys (or a couple other bigger names) is gonna really suck.
this is hardly even a lolicore release, with 1/3 of the runtime being a single gabber/speedcore song by raevloli and most tracks just being loops with an anjme sample at the beginning (or not even any anime samples!)
its really just bad lol. most songs i was just counting yhe seconds until they finished.
fav track: only thing worth returning to is the first one
least fav: why... why is there a 10 minute gabber track on here.
rating: 2.5
may 2020
this is...alright. not as good as end of th game, really corny too but thats weezer in 2020 i guess.
the album’ll be probably okay.
thumbs up
may 2020
ahh their album finally came out!!! so fuckin excited
ive had the rough mixes for a while since im friends w the band, but these new master mixes r somethin else... except on like the 2nd song
great stuff.
fav track: facebook
least fav: idk hard to say, dont mess w tx maybe
rating: 4.0 great work guys
may 2020
haah. this was cool, but a bit too...odd i guess for me. i might revisit sometime but only really the first track i loved
fav track: 1
least fav: the 8 min one
rating: 3.5
may 2020
a bit more interesting than songs from the beehive, but still nothing really worth revisiting.
fav track: last one
least fav:
rating: 3.0
may 2020
im almost fucking done with this shcool year ;-;
this really fucking sucked. boring as hell.
i listened to a lot of bladee today too. lol
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 2.5
may 2020
this was cool. maybe just as good as luvvtw2, but a bit shorter and more to the point
fav track: the one meme song
least fav: last one
rating: 3.5
may 2020
this finally got put on soundcloud. its really fucking good, some good nightcore/breakcore/happy hardcore.
fav track: the credit report thing made me laugh
least fav:
rating: 3.5
may 2020
all the reviews on this kind of bash on it. i think its pretty good, id even be inclined to maybe one day give it a 4.0. it was refreshing, but maybe i havent heard enough microhouse or whatever.
fav track: acrostico made me very happy
least fav: something in the first leg. its just very slow moving
rating: 3.5
may 2020
ah. forgot to write ab this. its good, meanders quite a bit, i wouldnt quite call this a loveless 2.0 but its got the qualities. a lot of somgs are basically just sometimes but not sometimes
fav track: crushed maybe
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
may 2020
busy weekend. finals week so ive got lots of homework.
this is...good. its a bit samey but i liked it overall. cant say im gonna come bsck to this ever
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0
may 2020
outsider house is a cool genre. cuz its like, “yeah im really cool im an outsider i listen to outsider house its really obscure like really mellow experimental techno”, ya know? its the same as getting the outsider label from noise music but instead of having to hurt your ears you can just listen to easy listening techno. i dont kno if im making any sense. like, both the outsider house and noise listeners are into obscure music and can brag ab it, but one is harsh static and the other is really mellow chill edm. anyways enough ab that
this is good, but i think its a bit less focused than Murmansk. i also just dont enjoy the songs as much, though melancholia is really fucking good
ill listen to more outsider house soon
fav track: melancholia
least fav: samoudov
rating: 3.0
Ting Tang Tina - Honeybee
may 2020
no rym page for these guys, havent made one yet i dont know when ill get around to that either.
anyways, a friend of mine’s band released their debut full length. its alright.
im sure if i liked this kind of music id give this a higher score but its not entirely my cup of tea. that said its still enjoyable and i didnt hate it. the opener and closer are cute little guitar pieces i like, pisces heart eyes and dd7 are all some of the highlights. a couple tracks here i heard at their live show i saw a while back (pisces, though it sounded more like a fishmans track back then, wish they kept that vibe).
my only real negative thinng id say is that hair has some terrible lyrics lol.
i know they arent going for this style so i wont dock points but id love to hear this with the vocals mixed in the back a tad more, with more emphasis on the guitars (and also more intense sounding drums). they kind of do this on the title track(i think, cant remember exactly, one of the last couple i think), and it sounds really cool but they dont do it anywhere else.
anyways
fav track: pisces
least fav: hair
rating: 3.0, good effort guys :)
bandcamp link:
http://dreamyliferecords.bandcamp.com/album/honeybee
ill make em a page soon.
may 2020
a new month!
ive been looking for this album for a while now, searching “3/3 japanese album” doesnt work btw. i finally had the brains to just reverse image search the cover, found a romanized version of the japanese for “3 out of 3” and found it on soulseek. someone rec’d me this a while ago so this entry’s dedicated to you, anon
its really good! ive gotta listen more for sure but this is really solid psych rock. its kind of like le rallisez (id give a less cliche comparison but my japanese 70s psych knowledge is limited), but wayy less noisy and a bit more dynamic. highly recommend.
fav track: always is a clASSIC
least fav: not sure yet
rating: 3.5 for now
April Recap
it was a good month. this month was kinda special, i changed up how i do these entries and kind of revitalized my enjoyment in making these. i listened to lots of stuff, liked some of it, disliked some of it, attended a virtual concert, and played a ton of terraria.
heres some of the stuff i really liked:
Bladee - Exeter (4.0, 2020) (fav release of this month)
maedasalt - Heaven Bends (4.0, 2020)
LeaF - Doppelganger (4.0, 2018)
Kola Kid - Rave to the Grave (4.0, 2012)
DJ Hype - Jungle Massive (4.0, 2001)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:
New Sylveon - Loserpop (2.5, 2019)
Machine Girl - U-Void Synthesizer (2.5, 2020)
Bandit - Warsaw (2.5, 2018)
dDJ AngelBoi - MiX DuaLity (2.5, 2020)
V@LeRiC - LOV3/53X/MU51C/T3CHN0L0GY (2.0, 2019) (least fav release of this month)
my favourite single:
100 gecs - Ringtone (Remix) (2020)
some other highlights from this month:
-raised Icedancer’s score from 4.5 to 5.0
-my vinyl copy of Velocity : Design : Comfort finally came in!
-my best friends band finally released their single Beach Boys
-i attended 100 gecs’ Square Garden virtual minecraft festival, really fuckin good show
see u guys next month!
april 2020
well, here we are. 800 ratings, and conveniently also the last entry for april. ill do my monthly recap soon. im thinking of doing like, summary of my month, fav album, highlights, least fav album, and maybe something else? idk. something like that.
anyways this is fucking MASSIVE as the title states. its not all great but its a really spot on mix that makes me feel like the raver i never was. its good stuff to do work to. i can’t really focus on individual tracks but i enjoyed cd2 more, its a bit more...focused? melodic? emotional? (that might be a stretch). idk. whole things good though. i dont recommend it if you arent open to this genre tho, this is a serious filter
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 4.0 babey, might put this on the top 111
april 2020
ehm. its not that good lol.
fav track: 3 if i had to choose
least fav:
rating: 2.5
april 2020
there isnt much to say about this, 20 minutes of peaceful ambient with some field recordings of cats or rain/water in the background. it made me think of my dead cats. i think ill make them a mix. like one of those emo mixes but dedicated to my cats, not my exes. or maybe ill make my own music. i might do both
fav track: 1st, for the kitty samples
least fav: i guess 2nd since theres only 2
rating: 3.5
april 2020
it is the last day of april. i mentioned when i changed the layout up that i might experiment with monthly recaps/summaries. we'll try writing one later today.
this also means that tomorrow is: soda day! if you didnt already know, ive pacted with my girlfriend and friends to only drink soda* on the first of the month, so i have not had soda in quite some time and im quite excited to have some! not sure what ill get. probably a baja blast, my gf loves those.
this was very good. significantly better than the glow 2, in my opinion. but i think it falls short of being as good as mount eerie. it doesnt have the same continual, conceptual, dark feeling that mount eerie has. but its a lot less bloated and better sounding (songs just like, sound nicer i guess lol. this isnt a statement on its quality, i just like the songs more) than glow 2. will take a couple listens, but i wouldnt mind bumping this to an 8 if i needed to.
fav track: hard to say, ice or sand maybe...the opener is great too
least fav: the last one is meh, and i expected more from something
rating: 3.5
*soda we have defined as: any drink with both sugar and carbonation
april 2020
ah. im not a nine inch nails fan at all, ive never heard them, like at all. no popular songs, no underrated ones, nothing. never felt like it. but i saw this on the charts and was like oh cool dark ambient? i thought trent did like ebm stuff. ill check it out see how he fares at this.
its not bad. certainly long winded but thats kinda the thing with this genre so im not gonna dock it for that. it wasnt exactly what i expected but it certainly was surprising at times. opener is a great track, love it. run like hell and turn this off (funny title) are runner ups.
the issue is that its mostly just good stuff, with a couple great things here and there. its a lot of "that sounded...good" so you dont really come out remembering a whole lot, it doesnt help that all the tracks bleed into eachother.
wont be listening to the other half of this, together or whatever its called.
oh, id also liek to add, i really hate rymers sometimes lol. if u dont want to read a long personal vent then skip this paragraph. reading reviews for this shit is so stupid sometimes. not gonna name names or cite sources but its so pretentious and like...holier-than-thou? (whats the intelligence equivalent of this? is it just pretentious?) like, kids who are 17-19 that just found out about anthony fantano and experimental music come onto this site and start "reviewing" music and wanting to be music journalists or whatever. its just so dumb, acting like they know so much about music. this is definitely me being an asshole and gatekeeping, but i feel like there are better ways to write reviews than to compare everything to death grips or daughters. another topic i wont go on about that i hate: long favourite artist lists, rating things 0.5 stars that everyone rates lowly.
fav track: opener
least fav: temp fix kinda sucks, the one after too
rating: 3.5
april 2020
this is pretty good. been meaning to listen to it for quite some time now, all my friends love this, but im rebellious at heart so i never bothered with it.
its a bit bloated, its just got a lot of content to digest in one sitting, but theres enough great tracks to kind of keep u reeled in.
ill be comin back to this later, maybe ill rate it higher
fav track: shoota is really fucking good
least fav: didnt really like lean 4 real
rating: 3.5 for now
april 2020
GO LISTEN TO MY FRIENDS’ MUSIC ITS ON BANDCAMP AND SPOTIFY GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO
THUMBS UPP!!
april 2020
surprisingly enjoyable. kind of lame as it goes on tho
fav track: give you aids
least fav: last one
rating: 3.0
april 2020
uhm. really boring. literally nothing memorable other than feeling like an hour long
fav track:
least fav: 6/6/86
rating: 2.5
april 2020
itsehhhhhhh...alright. i dont really know why i should bother with anything related to the locust if they arent the locust... its all kinda similar to them and why get the offshoot when i can just listen to the actual band im looking for? i mean. this is okay. its all funny random and id probably like it here and there if someone played a song or two. its nice. its just like. idk. more locust releases justin, stop goofing off with this other shit. my friend loves this though
fav track:
least fav: the fucking 7 minute outro. i can literally see their faces recording it. "haha dude. this would be so fucking funny if we made listeners sit through 7 minutes of tooth brushing". i know that sounds like rigght up my fucking alley or something but it just doesnt work.
rating: 3.0
april 2020
writing this part before finishing: probably gonna be a 3.0 and overall itll be really boring.
writing this part after finishing: yup. was write. though it picks up a bit towards the end this is otherwise a very inoffensive, bland grindcore record. super. boring.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0, at least this is nice background musci
april 2020
this is nice. its kind of exactly what i expected, but some of the genre tags dont make any sense. this is just really solid overall, nothing i think id come back to too often, but it was a really pleasant listen. im just being redundant now lol
didnt really like hit eject or the khalif jones song. ariel pink song made me chuckle
fav track: lowrider slug or fools exped
least fav: hit eject or lurkin
rating: 3.5 for now
april 2020
went biking with my dad today, it was really fun. we took a longer route today, about 14 miles. super nice. my body's gonna really hurt tomorrow though. im excited to keep biking with him, or even without him. biking is really fun.
this is cool. first song is meh but i love the screechy synths(?) on the 2nd. keep it up tboy
thumbs up
april 2020
listened while doing some russian homework
this is pretty good. lots of cool nostalgia and just good nightcore/breakcore/speedcore. only part i disliked was the everyday bro sample, just didnt feel like it worked at all.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5
april 2020
it was a nice day tday. yesterday i rode bikes with my dad and brother, and played uno with the whole family. biking is really fun. ive got to do it more.
been meaning to listen to this for a while. its pretty solid. first two tracks are a bit slow but it picks up at up the bum (the best track).
unfinished cat is another original track thats mostly just breaaks n some melodies. tracks like this and the first two remind me of goreshit (but with a better ear for melody).
batty foo foo is a classic, really fun listen
lsat one is a good original, also a classic
fav track: up the
least fav: 1st maybe
rating: 3.5
100 gecs - Square Garden
fucking amazing breakcore nightcore dancecore whatever
holy fuck. that was so funny and just great lmfao. he even played do u like waffles
better than expected. loved the brostep shit, didnt really know where gf and baldors sets ended and began but w/e
knew i wasnt gonna like it. it sucked lol
was cool. missed like 5 min of it cuz megan n i went to get her food but it was cool. wish he didnt just play half of songs tho, also ran a bit long
Dorian Electra / Alice Longyu Gao
was p cool. dorians set was a little unfocused but still good, alice's was super short but nice. her lyrics kinda suck tho lol
eh. it was okay at the beginning. kinda obnoxious. 2nd worst so far
very mid. not super bad or super good, right in the middle. liked the forever remix
uhhh ok. mostly cringe. sometimes based. mostly cringe. eh
very very good, loved the anthony sample lol. best so far
p good but a bit underwhelming
LETS GO
really fucking good. a lot of pop punk and metal shit. im so excited for this to be released and their new material in general
epic as fuck set
april 2020
my friend wants me to get into post punk and punk and idk. its okay. i dont like his vocals. morals is the omly thing id come back to. just kinda boring and samey
fav track: morals
least fav:
rating: 3.0
april 2020
the gec show is today. im excited
i fucked around a bunch w my top 10s lists. no longer top 10s, now just “top” lol
i underrated this my first go-round. this is very very good. they have a new album coming out soon and im so so very excited. also got a new phone and its pretty based ngl
fav track: probably darkness or milk. your world... is a hidden gem tho
least fav: not sure. misfortunes?
rating: 4.0 baby
april 2020
slow day today. megan asked me to listen to this with her while she cleaned her house. she likes it a lot
its good. im not particular to this kind of music so its hard to love it like she does, but i can appreciate a lot of it. irst two tracks were really nice, and prettygirlz has this really cool like noisy section at the end that sounds really nice. jadesn feature is...jarring..a bit...lol. the autotune is really freaky and cool on its own but doesnt rlly work on this project. last song has some really bangin drums and production.
fav track: like a bird or prettygirlz, overthinking is a close 3rd
least fav: not sure. probably the one w/ jaden
rating: im hesitant to give it a 3.5, so a 3.0 will b fine for now
april 2020
last night megan was upset with me, sad, i guess. i told her id rather spend the night at my house than hers, which wouldntve normally been a problem, but earlier she had planned out a whole movie night w food she'd cook, and i didnt realize how excited she was about those plans. wasnt a fun night. we watched breaking bad thhough which was cool.
i was p sad falling asleep
oh wow. i really didnt expect this.
i dont really follow this band or like them all that much, but this is really really cool
i love the female vocals, and i think they did the song justice. it isnt as good as the original of course, but they really fucking nail it, shout out to the drummer too.
man this brings me back.
thumbs up, the ending bit is super interesting too, i love when people make longer versions of songs and do theyre own thing on top of it
april 2020
its uhh its good. idk yet. a couple more listens and ill know. but yeah i liked it. dylans on prod so its bound to be decent at least
thumbs up
april 2020
this is good. listening gives me nice flashbacks to the movie, but imo... some songs just are kinda boring without the movie. doesnt mean its a bad soundtrack it just doesnt suit me as an album.
highlights tho: II air, jesus bleibet, and kom susser tod of course
fav track: komm susser tod lol
least fav: any of the openers
rating: 3.5
april 2020
this is simply incredible. i love it. 4 amazing tracks. the opener is especially heart wrenching
fav track: opener
least fav: idk 2nd or last maybe
rating: 4.0
april 2020
been listening to this the past 2 or so days. its pretty good, lacks a bit as it goes on, but i think they were kinda scrapin the barrel for songs to put on here. first segment is good, and the opening 3 songs are a great stretch
fav track: one of the first two or take on me, a classic
least fav: one of t he last several
rating: 3.5
april 2020
goodness gracious this is obnoxious.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 2.5
april 2020
listened while finishing my russian homework. didnt go to class today, i really couldnt be bothered to.
this is cool. dylans remix, along w/ shermans and palmistry’s are the only ones worth revisiting. shermans was cool.
fav track: bladeee
least fav: idk, one of the other 2
rating: 3.5
april 2020
listened to this last night. trying to sleep. it kind of helped. its a nice album. my only problems are the quality and the fact that almost every song ends in a fadeout
fav track: god only knows
least fav: maybe one of the instrumentals
rating: 4.5
april 2020
vinyl came in the mail today, im so happy. it sounds so nice :333
the tracklist i found was rearranged, which makes sense. ive tried to think out how they’d section a vinyl release and the album is just not set up for one, but im not upset. i think the mixed up tracklist still works, chocolate matter and dsco work surprisingly well together.
fav track: they engraved “we love you” on the vinyls :’)
least fav: couldnt pick
rating: 4.5
april 2020
of course lol
im straight edge but todays (4/20) a good excuse to listen to this. its always at least humorous to celebrate today even if i dont smoke
april 2020
this is one of megans favourite albums, and her favourite tyler album. we listened to the full thing while cleaning her room. i think its a really solid, funny, varied album. i dont really get the hate for pre-flowerboy tyler. he says some mean things? i guess, but as a non-straight person it makes me giggle more than feel upset. besides, isnt he gay? i dont know. i think people try to find more reasons to hate him than they do enjoy him, if not for the lyrics at least appreciate his great instrumentals.
hot take i guess lol
fav track: the weed verse was hilarious
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5
april 2020
today was interesting. left megans to go home and register for classes, spent some time playing games and listening to music too. got registered for a summer class im taking with two friends (pray for us), and for the fall semester. only takin 4 classes then so itll be swaus.
i cried a lot today. idk why. i made a mix of some japanese edm songs that are super melodic and i was listening to it on my way home. guess it just hit really hard but after i started crying i couldnt stop. it was weird, like i wasnt crying for any reason or anything...
this is really good. ive been paying attention to LeaF for a long time, hes popular on osu! (used to be the only game id play) and calamity fortune is one of my favourite songs of all time, for sure. when i heard he dropped this i was excited but i had no way to listen to it so i put it off and forgot about it until today. you can download most of these mp3s from the osu! website, so i did that and then ripped the audio for like 2 of these songs from youtube and then listened through. i wouldve bought it but its 20$ and ships from japan so
its really really good, most of the songs here are songs im familiar with but extended to 4/5+ minutes. evanescent is a bit disappointing but its still good. calamity fortune is p good too. also liked the opener a lot, and title track is kino as hell
also 777 rating swaus
fav track: hmm idk calamity fortune i guess but that undermines a lot of bangers like kyouki ranbu, wizdomiot, or alice in misanthrope
least fav: probsbly the mwf one, though the ending is really good
rating: 4.0 buddy
april 2020
this is pretty good. the harsh parts are kinda cool but itd be nicer if they got expanded on...if that makes any sense
but its a nice song. love the autotune here. excited for her new album (theres a new charli album soon, right?) and for her minecraft set lol
thumbs up
also i never realized how many ppl had fav'd this list (9 lol. not actually that much but) which is nice. comforting to know im speaking to someone else.. kinda. its like throwing a message in a bottle somewhere and when u come back someone had taken it. im gay aha
april 2020
had a lot to do this morning on animal crossing, so i put this on while i played. ive been on a bit of a break from noise recently, because my ears are kinda suffering from all of the music i listen to (noise definitely doesnt help them) and because i just want to pursue more melodic and less subtly emotional things. but i made an exception today
this's been in my q for a while now, ive just never really been in the mood to listen to noise so i never got to it.
C.C.C.C. is probably my favourite noise act, their stuff is really warm and zzz-y, so i was intrigued to hear the frontwoman of the band released her own stuff.
its pretty good, but... a bit.. aha idk... cliche or corny?
the first track is nice, but its a very very soft. maybe softer than i wouldve liked, but it was still nice. there are these very nice bells sprinkled around it which are great, reminds me of merzbows Spiralina Blue off Dead Lotus, but... unlike spiralina, its just too soft, so i wasnt blown away by it
the 2nd track is a bit more harsh, which is good, the noise on this is really good stuff, but ahaha. its very very corny. the title is "astral travelling" so the story should be prety obvious. but i think she makes it a bit TOO obvious. there are these very cheesy spacey samples that come in around the halfway mark that make me giggle more than they make me feel immersed.
still a great effort tho. hope she keeps it up!
fav track: 2
least fav: 1
rating: 3.5
april 2020
eh
fav track: kiss me thru the phone is good
least fav: dislike everything else
rating: 2.5
april 2020
its a 10.
also revisited red light, its good but still a 3.5
april 2020
underrated this. its really good. first couple songs are a bit meh but its really good on the latter half
fav track: untitled
least fav: first maybe
rating: 4.0
sINgLeS!!!
ok knock out some singles time:
100 gecs - Ringtone remix
really good. loved kkbs part loved charlis part and im not a rico fan but her part was great too
thumbs up
100 gecs - gec 2 u remix
sucked at first but the more i revisit the more i like it. dorians vocals are a bit hard to get over tho
thumbs up
David Shawty and Yungster jack - spawn camping
good. not as good as kiss my own dick or pressure tho
thumbs up
charli xcx - forever
nice, bit harsh but good. not sure how often ill revisit tho
thumbs up
april 2020
mmm a pretty terrible comeback. well, idk. i mean. i guess youre really limited to how good you can make a mix, it depends on the songs you chose, and maybe these are good songs but i really dislike these genres. idk. good nightcore i guess but i just cant vibe w it.
fav track
least fav
rating: 2.5. sorry man
april 2020
listened to this this morning, i want to get into them since i like highcee but its hard getting over domd's style.
though this was really good.
loved a lot of stuff on here, might bump up later with more listens
fav track: pentagram was hard as fuck
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5 for now
april 2020
this is nice. some good remixes but soem fucking awful ones.
gupi, laura and dylan remixes are worth relistening to. other remixes suck fucking balls
fav track: lauras for sure
least fav: hanas
rating: 3.5
april 2020
sucked.
fav track
least fav: 3 minute one
rating: 2.5
april 2020
dont tell any of my friends i said this, but this fucking sucked. worse version of young arrogant. and a worse cover too
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 2.5
april 2020
we also listened to this. now, maybe its because i didnt play the game, but this sucked lol. i think even if i did i just still wouldnt like it that much. the one vocal feature was trash too
fav track
least fav
rating: 2.5
april 2020
this is one of megans fav games and she lvoes the soundtrack , so she asked if we could listen to it. i played the game all the way through, but i never fell in love with it like most undertale fans did. anyways, the soundtrack is amazing, and very emotional at times. even for a game whos story didnt emotionall captivate me that much, hearing these songs brings me back to parts of the game that i miss.
fav track: megalovania, duh
least fav:
rating: 3.5
april 2020
missed the liveset but i heard a preview and was like bro.
this is really good. she really has an ear for these edm fucking bangers.
i think if i was still 15 jennifer walton would be my ideal wife.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5, theres a huge future bass section that kinda knocks the energy down a bunch. s/o to the laura les song at the beginning tho. also her vocal cut ins are a bit distracting but its a liveshow so
april 2020
so a bit of a life update before i get into this dissection.
quarantine is going on, but my music listening has def slowed down a lot. i dont really listen to music a lot at home or anything in like, my alone free time, idk. i usually used to just listen to music in the car when im going to or from school or anywhere, or while i was at school cuz i had nothing else to do. but at home i dont really listen to music much.
ive been spending my quarantine at my house or my gfs house. that girl megan i brought up awhile ago, we started dating recently. im happy. so yeah, weve spent pretty much a month together.
ive been playing a ton of animal crossing. i didnt mean to get it but i got it for her birthday and she asked me to get it for myself to play with her. very worth it. ive also been playing terraria a ton with my friends. its kinda how we hang out i guess now.
i dont have to go to school anymore. i mean, im still in school doing homework, but i dont have to drive to school anymore, its all online now. its okay. i hate online classes but my teachers have all been very considerate and kind and its a lot easier than previous online schooling ive done.
anyways
this album was...wild. took a couple listens, but this is maybe my 2nd fav bladee project. its way too short imo.
the intro took a while to grow on me, but its good
wonderland is really fuckin fire. the beat is whyld lol
merry go round is my absolute fav. so fucking good
rainbow star is great too
every moment special is a really cute song
dna rain is my new recent fav, love the part at the beginning where his vocals sound like a laser
open symbols is fire too, it also sounds like pee in your mind
lovestory is the 2nd e feature, its p good, but not as good as wonderland
imaginary is a good closer.
fav track: merry go round
least fav: intro, jus cuz its the weakest
rating: 4.0
april 2020
this is nice. not as good as the other ep, but first two and last one (drain gang nitecore? swaus) are great.
i take that back. first two songs and last two are GREAT. love them. only song i think i really disliked was reverie
fav track: 5ht one BRO
least fav: reverie, only bad song
rating: changed from a 3.0 to a fucking 4.0!!!
april 2020
damn this sucks. lost all the diversity and excellent production choices that made moth avenue. is this what bladee sounds like to people that hate him
fav track
least fav
rating: 2.5
april 2020
jesus christ. ok heres like a huge in depth look at this for no reason
so first track: wtf. lol
first track doesnt make any sense with the rest of this album but its so small its whateber. not gonna consider it
2nd: kinda picks up (pace wise) where 1st left off. a bit... reggae? dub? idk what to call it. its nice though, picks up as it goes. 3.0
3rd: frickin love this song lol. its like an anime opening or something. ppl say they dont like his voice which is understandable, but my complaint is that the male and female singers dont work together on songs, its just one or the other. 3.5
4th: a bit worse than the last. again, the female singer on this WITH the male wouldve been fire. 3.0
5th: no comments. its ok. 3.0
6th: ^
7th: the only reason i listened to this album. HOLY FUCK this song is so fucking good. i need more of this shit dude. its so good, i love it. 4.5
8th: lol
9th-10th: s'okay. 3.0
so yeah. good album, but 7 track outshines the entire thing
fav track: ykno
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5
april 2020
yeaaaahhhhhhh idk its okay. 2 alright songs 2 not alright songs
fav track: insanity amv
least fav:
rating: 3.0
april 2020
this mostly sucked, sans drux's reject and RN (which is probably the best song on earth. if were just bein honest)
fav track: RN
least fav:
rating: 3.0
i need these guys to decide whos in nova gang so we can get a rym page goin
april 2020
this is...cool. idk. not in love w every track but theres some good stuff. loved that one highcceeee song
fav track: fallenangezl
least fav:
rating: 3.0
april 2020
im not gonna capitalize the month or add a comma anymore.
this is good. some flops, but first two and david feature are good. excited for what else he got
fav track: bug catcher
least fav: didnt like the sebii one
rating: 3.5
April, 2020
this sucked, fr fr. i was gonna give it a 2.5 until i heard the last song, which bumped the entire thing up .5 pts. last song is amazing, dont listen to anything else
fav track: u kno
least fav: L
rating: 3.0
April, 2020
this is okay. heavy bladee worship, so its fine as background music but dont pay too close attention. idk its literally a bladee album but not bladee lol
fav track
least fav
rating: 3.0
April, 2020
ok. fuck it. this is good. not every track slaps but it grew on me so im sure they will eventually.
fav track: the soda gang one idk
lesat fav: idfk man this whole thing is a feaever dreaaam
rating: 3.5.
April, 2020
LUV vs. the World 2
this is pretty enjoyable. i mean, im not a big luv (or trap, for that matter) kinda guy, but his voice is nice, its good background music. dont have too much to say, love this cover though, gonna listen to luvvtw1 soon.
fav track: strawberry peels
least fav:idk
rating: 3.5
Eternal Atake
this is...less enjoyable. still good. idk. the concept is kinda dumb and not every song is good. the bonus tracks are where its at tho
fav track: does that way count?
least fav:
rating: 3.5
April, 2020
when i first got bandcamp, i was going through a bit of an odd vapourwave phase. i wasnt really into more mainstream stuff like saint pepsi, vektroid, or like uhh idk any other big names LOL
but i still wanted the like, vapourwave feel. idk. anyways so i found a lot of my stuff on bandcamp, just like really obscure stuff, or lesser known artists. this album was kind of the pinnacle of my tastes at that time. i also had a weird hypebeast phase around then too. idk.
this is mostly kinda sucky mediocre stuff but i love it cuz nostalgia.
fav track: pink neon, though regret of brutalist culture is a banger
least fav: not too sure...
rating: 3.5
March Recap
writing this retroactively (did i use that word write). good month from what i remember. got serious with someone, played LOTS of terraria, and started my quarantine :)
heres some of the stuff i really liked:
The Microphones - Song Islands (3.5, 2002)
The Flashbulb - Kirlian Selections (3.5, 2005)
hsiu - You Were Beautiful When I Loved You, You Were Beautiful When I Lost You. (4.0, 2015)
Gupi - None (3.5, 2020)
goreshit - otakutone mega high speed remix party album (3.5, 2009)
Mount Eerie - Mount Eerie (4.0, 2003) (fav release of this month)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:
Deadmau5 - For Lack of a Better Name (2.5, 2009)
Plastic Neesound - Hollow (2.5, 2017)
Seefeel - Pure, Impure (2.5, 1993) (least fav release from this month)
my favourite single:
probably
David Shawty - Kiss My Own Dick
some other highlights from this month:
-watched Ralph Breaks the Internet with lots of friends :) fun stuff
:p
bruh
OK. well, its about time i started adding to this again. its been a long time. about a month or so. ive listened to a bunch of stuff in that time, i cant possibly try to find the dates for all of them, which is unfortunate, but it also means making this diary look new and not be such a chore to keep up with, so i dont do this month long break again.
im inherently a very lazy person, so this project was doomed to begin with. but ending this and not even doing it for a whole year? thats just pussy shit.
im going to try to make this a bit more friendly for me, instead of keeping up with day x entry y out of z, ill make it a bit less organized, so itll be a bit harder to read through, but easier to post entries.
im thinking about leaving things undated, maybe just month/year, and...possibly doing monthly recaps of things?
idk yet for sure. ill try that out and see how it goes.
anyways tho back to making entries
3/??/20
this is really fucking fire. this on its own is better than her entire last album.
thumbs fuckin up. hopewe get more of this
3/??/20
terrible fucking mixing lol
but some stuff is fine.
also the new cover is way better
fav track: i wanted to really like chinese freeze tag cuz thats a bad ass name but it sucked
least fav:
rating: 3.0
Hi C - rare hi-c.png
3/??/20
not sure why it was taken off rym. okay stuff, nothing really appealing except first song
fav track: lsd whatever, the first one
least fav:
rating: 2.5
3/??/20
fine grindcore.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5
3/??/20
p good but nothing compared to ID
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5
3/??/20
i love this.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5 for now
3/??/20
next couple idk the dates lol.
been playing a TON of terraria. so oooooocodod much with my friends. its so fucking good. we’re ab to start the lunar events to get to the moonlord. god. its gonna suck for sure.
amazing soundtrack.
fav track: underground hallow
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5
3/16/20 2/2
been listening to this a lot recently. love it, one of my favs of all time.
fav track: iii universe
least fav: solar system maybe
rating: 4.0
3/16/20 1/2
ya know. not that bad. i think i payed little attention to him after hearing his goreshit split and the stuff ab him stealing the earnings from that but i think theres some real good shitわ on here. his tracks from said split still kinda suck but i appreciate them a bit more.
fav track: 2nd to last i think
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5
3/15/20 3/3
boring
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0
3/15/20 2/3
boring but alright.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0
3/15/20 1/3
bit of a life update:
ive now gotten many days (weeks, even) off from work, all of my schoolwork is now online until the end of the semester, and i am stuck in quarantine with megan until this covid stuff passes over.
the days blend with eachother, its been a lot of sitting at home doing nothing or playing games or us watching good mythical morning, and sometimes i do my schoolwork.
entries will simply be labeled as quarantine. its hard to keep up with dates in a time like this, though maybe i should make an effort to. ill try. cant promise anything. idk.
rereading what i just qrote i sound like a bitch.8 so im going to try to still do dates and full entries and do them ON TIME.
anyways. this really fucking sucked. oh ky god.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 2.5
3/15/20 1/1
this is very solid. falls off on the last couple songs. good strong openers tho. also from a city very close to me!
fav track: opener
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5
3/14/20 1/1
boring
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0
3/13/20 1/1
mm. so my school extended break by 2 weeks and all my clases are online now lol. rip. probably less of these entries since i wont be travelling as much but ill try to keep up with music. more time for work and stuff though which is awesome. ive been progressing a LOT in pokemon go which is super awesome.
this is...okay. i was hoping itd be closer to inevitable demise but its...eh. i dont mind the electronic thing theyre doing with like trap beats and noise rock (soul glo did it too) but it just kinda falls flat. they mix it really well though, super smooth transitions. id only really come back to one or two tracks here tho.
fav track: castle
least fav:
rating: 3.0
3/12/20 2/2
listendc to this too this is actually even better than pressure. need more of this
thumbs up!!!!
3/11/20 1/2
did a 24 hour minecraft livestream looool it was rough. it wasnt really 24 total hours of minecraft, my friends and i took a lunch and bfast (at like 2am) break, and i played some other games here n there. was kinda rough but id do it again
twitch.tv/rocjtime
listened to a bunch of “future pop” shit. ya kno that new wAaAve
this is really fuckin cool, ik its like a tiktok song so lol tiktok but its actually super fucking goodx
thumbs u-u-u-u-u- up
3/10/20 1/1
this is pretty good. wish it was less instrumental, theres some real potential here.
spring break going great so far, ive done absolutely nothing.
fav track: modest
least fav: opener is a bit long winded
rating: 3.5
3/9/20 5/5
boring
thumbs sideways
3/9/20 4/5
errmmm idk i remembered this ep and decided to relisten. its eh. not as amazing as i remember. a lot of filler bits in songs that could’ve been shorter. used to listen the shitわ out of this when i was younger
fav track: manslaughter
least fav: allow it
rating: 3.0
3/9/20 3/5
dont really get the low ratings lol what did u guys expect.
its pretty good, goreshit is very good at making speedcore and hardcore techno so its very tight and it does its job well. kinda like noisecore for lolicore
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.5
3/9/20 2/5
this is very good. some really quality nightcore from noneotherthan.
fav track: track 1 fr sure
least fav: didnt like the god is a girl one
rating: 3.5
3/9/20 1/5
so yeah, gonna be honest. didnt listen to anything new or in its entirety at all for the entire weekend. was uhh...busy :)
popped off today and listened to some short stuff while playing minecraft.
this is uh. yeah. its uh. mm. yup.
not very good, potential maybe, but really just...why
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 2.5
3/6/20 3/3
all of our friends had a big movie night thing, we only watched this tho.
it was good. some bits were kinda stupid to watch but i genuinely liked others (the open sesabees thing made me laugh really hard lol). also, elsa was ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ asf.
i dont really understand the criticisms for all the brand sponsoring in this. i mean, its expected, this is a movie based in the internet. like you cant go into this not expecting a bunch of brands. on the flipside, if they were to like, create their own brands (which they do anyway) instead of using other actual brands, theyd still get shitわ for it. no winning for corporations i guess (not a bad thing).
i find it really odd that vanellope and ralph have a weird triple sided relationship thats like father-daughter/ husband-wife / and friend-friend
the-fanart-of-older-vanellope-is-really-funny/10
3/6/20 2/3
god. this is boring. fucking dumb lol.
first track is cool but its really awkward, ghosts n stuff is the highlight, and strobe is very nice.
7/10 songs are shitわ though, so
fav track: ghosts n stf
least fav: bot
rating: 2.5
3/6/20 1/3
eeuugghh. boring tbh. idk. definitely not the sequel my love... deserved.
fav track: still scared
least fav: idfk that 7 min one tested my patience
rating: 3.0
3/5/20 3/3
this album isnt really all that good, special, or standout-ish. its essentially just short 2 minute blurbs of washed out droney samples, a couple tracks toward the end see some deviation from the standard formula but overall pretty samey.
but i absolutely love love love the cover and title. and i mean like. its life changing. something about the phrase “one day” is so special to me, i cant get over it. i use this phrase so much in my life, i always think back to this album.
the cover too, its so innocent but theres so much to be said about it, especially considering the background of the album and title. idk. im stupid
fav track: 10
least fav: 11
rating: 3.0
3/5/20 2/3
more of a straightforward, less emotional version of you were beautiful...
probably easier to enjoy for the average lolicore listener.
fav track: drule
least fav:
rating: 3.0
3/5/20 1/3
this is nice, i like it a lot. my first listen it wasnt really all that good but its really grown on me these last 2,3 years...
fav track: 4u2
least fav: idk
rating: fuck it, 4.0
3/4/20 2/2
was just kinda one of those days. opinion still stands: goreshit good ayane fukimi bad
fav track: too young
least fav: 2nd ayane track
rating: 3.0
3/4/20 1/2
yeah i can see why he wouldn’t put this under aphex twin. this is pointless and boring lol.
fav track: wabby legs has a funny title
least fav: first one
rating: 3.0
3/3/20 2/2
nleh. mostly boring sans pen expers
fav track: pen expers
least fav:
rating: 3.0
3/3/20 1/2
very very good. this is what drukqs wanted to be lol.
long winded and not every track is amazing but the good ones are REALLY good
fav track: kirlian shores
least fav; no clue
rating: 3.5
3/2/20 1/1
i need to get better at making these entries. also 400 views, thanks!
ive been wanting to be more harsh with my ratings...but idk...
this is cool. mostly. hey gabberena is really stuoid lol, but there r a couple bangers
fav track: beautiful loli thing, loli fantasy is a close 2nd
least fav: gabberena
rating: 3.5
3/1/20 1/1
this is alright. idk why i felt like listening to this.
a bit long winded
fav track: zebra
least fav:
rating: 3.0
February Recap
another one im writing months afterwards. this was a pretty mediocre month. got lots of new vinyls, tried to (and failed) listening to all of AE live, and uhhh yeah idk what else happened. oh yeah i watched 기생충 [Parasite]
heres some of the stuff i really liked:
Imbroco - Are You My Lionkiller? (4.0, 2000) (fav release of this month)
Kyotaro&Rikuo - Kyotaro&Rikuo (3.5, 2018)
I Have Dreams - Three Days 'Til Christmas (4.0, 1999)
High Cee - PRETTY D3M0N R0KKSTARZZ (4.0, 2020)
Autechre - Autechre [LP5] (4.0, 1998)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation (2.5, 1981)
Oneohtrix Point Never - R Plus Seven (2.5, 2013)
Boards Of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children (2.5, 1998)
▣世界から解放され▣ (Sekai kara kaihō sa re) - ▣世界から解放され▣ (Sekai kara kaihō sa re) (1.5, 2012) (least fav release of the month)
my favourite single:
Bladee & Ecco2k - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
some other highlights from this month:
-AE LIVE
-SAW still sucks sans xtal
-my vinyl of Velocity : Design : Comfort came in!
:3
2/29/20 4/4
ill keep it short: boring
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0
2/29/20 3/4
also very good. wish they couldve made more.
been pondering what a 2nd album from them would be like. if they repolish some of their demos (3-5), put those with this ep and the spain ep, you'd have a (probably) pretty solid full length.
maybe like...
ill think of a tracklisting n come back
fav track: ewusseh wustaysh in on eh in on eh~
least fav:
rating: 3.5
2/29/20 2/4
was too hard on this before. this is pretty solid, even for demos. heart filled... sucks here tho, glad they changed it up for the debut. untitled 3 and 5 are awesome, 4 is quite the standout, the live tracks arent bad either.
fav track: idk
least fav:
rating: 3.5 for now
2/29/20 1/4
mm...
its a leap day. to celebrate, i think i'll listen to city of caterpillar.
fav track: and youre
least fav:
rating: 4.5
2/28/20 1/1
YEAH SO!!! NOTHIGN HAPPENED ON THE 27TH!!!! I LISTENED TO NOTHING!!! jk but nothing new, just listened to a bunch of my own stuff. ive been listening to a lot of what ive made or helped make recently. some of my mixes, original works, noise, blah blah u know.
this is cool. at first i was like uhhh idk coc.... but then i was like ohhh yeah ok this is epic.
fav track: first
least fav: i guess second lol
rating: 3.5 for now
2/26/20 3/3
idk just felt like listening to it. its alright.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0
2/26/20 2/3
a fucking classic. one of the (imo) defining lolicore albums. nothing really totally innovative, but its just a good well-rounded jack of all trades release. they kind of mastered the breakz-on-top-of-anime-song format and u can see their influence p clearly. very very good. bonus track sucks and they r kinda dumb for redacting the titles of some songs
im so fucking behind on these entries lol.
gonna speed thru them, gotta make sure i stay on top of this shit
fav track: hard to say
least fav:
rating: 4.0
2/26/20 1/3
this is good. woke up late and almost skipped class but went anyway, good choice lol.
im going to watch the my hero movie tonight! fuckn pumped!!!!
yeah this is cool, very mathy but not wanky. might be a 4 but ill come back to it to decide later
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rating: 3.5
2/25/20 1/1
it was a good day. the weather was really nice. usually when the weather's nice i try to listen to music that makes me happy. so i listened to this again.
life's been looking up. its been getting better. im feeling happy more often than not.
i never want this feeling to end.
fav track: hard to say. fruitcake maybe. design:2 is underrated though
least fav: idk.................
rating: 4.5
2/24/20 5/5
I NEVER REALIZED BLADEE WAS ON THIS??!?!?! 2 BLADEE IN ONE DAY?!
so fucking good. he always outdoes himself
thumbs up bruh
2/24/20 4/5
lol guess i completely forgot to write this entry (writing 7/2/20)
this is fire its really good excited for new abum
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rating: 3.5
2/24/20 3/5
spent most of today getting this out too. its cool, not really minecraft music (minus the lil remixes he does of alpha's songs, and the record songs) but still really good stuff here.
fav track: wait
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5
2/24/20 2/5
GECS AND BLADEE IN ONE DAY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? AND KKB!??!?
so fuckign good hoyl
thumb.
up.
2/24/20 1/5
ive listened to this 25 times today. oh my god so fucking good
THUMBS UP!
2/23/20 4/4
this is cute. been on a electronic grind recently. finding stuff for my electro playlist n remembered this cute dude.
lovely, one dimensional tho
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rating: 3.0
2/23/20 3/4
back when i was a wee bandcamp lad i bought all of business casual's stuff and i really liked this cover so i always rememberd it. anyways never listened until today
its alright. one dimensional but nice. babby's first attempt at concept album
fav tracK: first
least fav:
rating: 3.0
2/23/20 2/4
this is amazing still. some of the songs are janky tho
fav tracK: first
least fav:
rating: 3.5 still
2/23/20 1/4
this sucks.
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rating: 1.5
2/22/20 3/3
ahh finally...the return.
this still sucks LOL
xtal, i, and green calx are good. everything else is tedious and tiring.
i dont really understand how this is idm. i dont know. i know early idm wasnt as intricate or glitchy as stuff like venetian snares or late autechre or even like uhh drukqs but like...this is just fuckin techno music. even tri repetae had more complexity lol. not that complexity (or lack thereof) makes me hate this album, but it just is dumb how this is considered idm OR ambient...tf
fav track: xtal
least fav: idk. i also liked the die antwoord song lol
rating: 2.5
2/22/20 2/3
idk i said fuck it and put on anco.
this is..very pretty. its verycalm and relaxing. its a bit one dimensional, nothing too exciting happens the entire time.
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rating: 3.0
2/22/20 1/3
this isnt officially out but i listened to all the singles again, since news got out that the ringtone remix is coming out soon.
i remember disliking these singles more than i enjoy them now, these are very very good. ag cook's especially
fav track: so far, ig money machine
least fav:
rating: no rating yet lol
2/21/20 1/1
something awful happened today.
ive been spending the last couple of days getting through this, its really really good. theres an emotion here that isnt anywhere else in their music.
fav track: rae is beautiful, drane2 is too.
least fav: idk,...the bonus track is disappointing.
rating: 4.0
2/20/20 2/2
this starts off good but it really slows down as it goes.
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rating: 3.0
2/20/20 1/2
didnt actually listen to anythign today but i forgot to make these entries the other day
this is good, a bit samey but what can u do
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rating: 3.5
2/19/20 3/3
boring. literally just lofi hip hop for le intelligente millenials.
happy cycling is great tho but its a bonus song so
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rating: 2.5
2/19/20 2/3
disappointing end to a series. well, its impressive, but nothing worthwhile compared to 1 or 3, or even the highs of 2. very minimal
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rating: 3.0
2/19/20 1/3
this is really good, might b a 4.0 but more listens needed.
fav track: vproc
least fav:
rating: 3.5
2/18/20 2/2
more good songs than strat, but also more bad songs. ab the same
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rating: 3.5
2/18/20 1/2
mmm its better than i remember, but nothign special. echo bravo is great though
fav track: echo bravo
least fav:
rating: 3.5
2/17/20 5/5
haha idk this is really fucking awesome. i love it. great great GREAT experimental too
fav track: by33
least fav: uhhh idk
rating: 3.5
2/17/20 4/5
if yr expecting noisecore gero style yr gonne b lost. its just a merzbow record w some faint screaming. its okay. first track is essential, one of zbow's best
fav track: 1st
least fav:
rating: 3.0
2/17/20 3/5
its alright. nice noise i guess
fav track:i liked side b more
least fav:
rating: 3.0
2/17/20 2/5
gbn: bad
regurg: great
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rating: 3.0
2/17/20 1/5
slowly dipping my toes into the rest of the idm world
really love the drums, even if the songs arent the greatest
fav track: fat controller
least fav: the jazz ones get a bit tiring
rating: 3.5
2/16/20 3/3
hell yeah this is afucking awesome. not as good as 1 but wayyy better than 2
fav track: tt1pd, love these post dubstep vibes
least fav:
rating: 3.5
2/16/20 2/3
euhhh like 2 good songs. also finished bladee's entire spotify discography
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rating: 3.0
2/16/20 1/3
not as bad as i remember, a couple good tracks, but overall just filler and couldve been more fleshed out.
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rating: 3.0 still
2/15/20 2/2
mmm ill adjust to 3.5
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rating: 3.5
2/15/20 1/2
uhh idk felt like listening. their stuff is oddly hit or miss for me. this is p catchy but really short and the last track is stupid
fav track: chain shot
least fav: last one
rating: 3.5, maybe 4.0 someday
2/14/20 2/2
calc test went well. grey day so i listened to this.
fav track: july
least fav:
rating: 4.0, maybe 4.5 onee day
2/14/20 1/2
not nearly as good as 1. disappointing, long winded, mostly subpar stuff
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rating: 3.0
2/13/20 3/3
triac: good
sick/tired: boring
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rating: 3.0
2/13/20 2/3
ok so im reallllllllllllllllllllllllllly behind on these cuz im stupid. gauntlet time
finally listened to this, got it on vinyl the other day. its alright, not my thing rlly but still cool.
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rating: 3.0
meme i saw in my dream
this isnt a proper entry but i thought id share it with you guys
i saw this meme in a dream i had so i tried to recreate it. the far right image is supposed to be the fifth panel, and its supposed to be like when you see spencer shay this is your reaction lol
2/13/20 1/x
ohhhhhh today goin pretty good. lol. so uhhh fuckin haha. ok so i had to get a ROOT CANAL and CROWNING on the same fucking tooth this morning. 7am. bruh. so yeah did that, it actually went really well (as good as removing an entire fucking tooth can get) and i was able to work on math homework this morning afterwards. we are using a new dentist and i like them a lot more. one of the nurses (is that what theyre called at densists?) looks a lot like one of my russian classmates.
i got gas for like 1.79 a gal and it filled my tank for 22.68$!!!!! so awesome. on the way to class today (i skipped first, just review for test tomorrow) i listened thru these jazz songs i need to know for the jazz app test. i didnt buy the cd but i knew theyd be on youtube. i also didnt buy the textbook which he said you’d need to pass the test: he was fuckin WRONG LOL. easiest test of my life. neva buyin anudda textbook again.
this is really good. its basically a wayyy better version of elseq. im excited to hear more!! in retrospect elseq is p unfocused and rushed, this takes its time and is much more concise.
fav track: not actually sure, lots of good ones. gonk is fire
least fav: uhhh last one ig
rating: 4.0
2/12/20 5/5
my band had practice today. wasnt really practice, we actually revised our entire live set, its craxy as fuck rn. we need to practice it a bunch for sure, but im excited. we ended up seeing this since it was 7$.
it was pretty good. i liked it a lot. it was good at being suspenseful but like...very realistic about it. nothing ever felt forced, though the ending where kevin goes to the basement was really weird. not sure why he did that and im pissed that him and da-hye never become something more. their relationship was nice, idk how to say, it made me feel nostalgic...is that the word? comfortable? i dont know. it was nice though.
so yeah, highly recommend. ending is very good too (well, not a /good/ ending, but a well done one).
dahyewasprettycute/10
2/12/20 4/5
spotify recc’d me this. idk. its cool ig. nothing id come back to. i might check out their other stuff.
fav track: 2nd
least fav: 1st
rating: 3.0
2/12/20 3/5
well. day is getting only a little better, but noticeable. i was supposed to meet my partner eric (ha) at 12 for studying for our russian test but i was tired and just napped at home, so i felt rlly bad ab that. i tried to reach out to him but i couldnt find a facebook or anything. i msged one girl in my class but she never read it lol. anyways i woke up from the nap late so i was 15 minutes late to russian, but i was just in time for our quizzes. i aced both of them which was really nice and then class went on. we’ve dwindled from 15 to 9 kids now lol. eric was apparently busy and didnt go either at 12 so i felt better.
got some qt pizza while eating this. its...okay. cute stuff but not what i expected
fav track: first
least fav; idk
rating: 3.0
2/12/20 2/5
so im pretty pissed lol. drove all the way to school (45min drive) realized didnt have backpack. sigh. so i had to drive all the way back home to get it. wasted gas, missed 2 of my fucking classes too. im tired as fucj. god.
this was comforting and cool. repeated listens for sure
fav track: magician
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5
2/12/20 1/5
this was alright. nothin crazy. kinda blackgazy imo, idk
fav track: thruway
least fav: idk, his vocals r a bit offsetting
rating: 3.0
2/11/20 5/5
listened 2 a bunch of his singles, my fav of tjem tho. this is really really good.
thumbs up
2/11/20 4/5
uhhh idk on an autechre grind kinda and heard this was cool. its alright. first track bangsbut thats ab it.
also 700 ratings!!!!!!
fav track: first
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
2/11/20 3/5
idk just felt like it. a classic
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rating: still 4.0
2/11/20 2/5
forgot where i saw this but listened at work. its alright, lots of potential just not a ton of content to digest. excited to hear more from them
fav track: idk
least fav: ^
rating: 3.0
2/11/20 1/5
NBAELF 9/28
this one p good. close to caught up
rating: 3.5
2/10/20 7/7
i really dont get you rym. this fucking sucks.
fav track: first one
least fav:
rating: 2.5
2/10/20 6/7
i think i was originally way too hard on this. the first song is amazin, but the album is good too. its a really solid indie rock album.
fav track: first
least fav: the one instrumental one, melody is p annoying
rating: 3.5
2/10/20 5/7
umm so yeah this sucks. lol. i mean some songs are cool but overall its just boring. i dont really understand the hype behind opn.
fav track: sticky drama is really cool tho
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
2/10/20 4/7
uhhh this is good but idk its like...odd. its just a kesha b side i guess lol
thumbs up ig
2/10/20 3/7
this is cute. love the production n instrumentals
gonna come bck soon
fav track: cloud nine
least fav: vocaloid
rating: 3.5
2/10/20 2/7
NBAELF 8/28
sooo close to being caught up.
anudda good one
rating: 3.5
2/10/20 1/7
lol. alright morning. this fr sucked. i mean its like okay i guess just bland and not very interesting. diidnt expect much though. she cute doe
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rating: 2.5
2/9/20 3/3
NBAELF 7/28
almost caught up. this was alright. im finding the differences between pieces at this point is mostly minimal, but im still determined to push through
rating: 3.5
2/9/20 2/3
i think i was originally pretty harsh on this. its not bad...just boring. mostly. again, single songs good on their own but as an album its exhausting.
fav track: still eutow
least fav: overand sucks
rating: 3.0
2/9/20 1/3
NBAELF 6/28
WOW! this one is really good. i love it. my favourite right now. might be the first 4.0................
really cool bits n pieces throughout
rating: 4.0
2/8/20 4/4
i was reeally excited to listen to this, idk why i really like the cover and stuff tho. idk. it was pretty disappointing i guess. just a bunch of meh samey tracks.
i think my biggest problem with autechre is that single isolated songs are always good but an album of content is really hard to get through.
fav track: flep is cool
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
2/8/20 3/4
NBAELF 5/28
this is preeetty good. maybe my fav so far. super groovey
rating: 3.5
2/8/20 2/4
saw a vid of these guys on insta im so happy they released studio material. FUCK THIS IS GOOD!!!!
fav track: attention
least fav: 2nd track, though its growing on me
rating: 4.0
2/8/20 1/4
NBAELF 4/28
this is cool. i think these are all gonna kinda be 3.5 but w/e. nothing super standout
rating: 3.5
2/7/20 3/3
haha dude. this is fucking genius. i love it.
fav track: i want the money
least fav: uhhh first track kinda mid
rating: 3.5 lol
2/7/20 2/3
this is really amazing. i love it.
keeping the next few real short.
fav track: october,
least fav: i dont know yet
rating: 4.0
2/7/20 1/3
NBAELF 3/28
gotta kinda speed thru these first couple since im 6 days late lol. today is the day of the show! so excited n nervous god.
this one is prettty fucking minimal compared to the other 2. though its a lot more melodic, and kind of moving almost? at 17 min in it hits p hard, sounds really pretty, and then again at like uhhh 45? i think? minutes in. good shit, might b my fav so far.
also, 300 views! nice nice, thanks to everyone that cares or is curious enough to see what im doin everyday
rating: 3.5
2/6/20 5/5
NBAELF 2/28
listened to this while skating around a park playing pokemon go. p fun lol. got some newe pokemon
anyways this is a bit cooler than krakow, but id say its about the same enjoyment-wise. it goes hard as hell around 42 min in, a bit more minimal too than krakow.
rating: 3.5
also for these im not actually rating them, gonna just rate the entire thing when i finish
2/6/20 4/5
NBAELF 1/28 (Nothin' But AE_LIVE February)
haha so i really wanted to get more into their stuff, since i really liekd feed1 and want to hear more like it. anyways i was like lol fukc it and i downloaded this whole thing (the bonus track one, of course). 28 sets, 28 days in feb (i know its a leap year whatever) (i also know im 6 days late fuck you). gonna see if i can do it. gotta make my free trial of apple music last!
this is pretty cool. nothing super special here. it gets really crappy around 32min and is p annoying for about 8 minutes but it picks up hard at 40
for these entries im just gonna do a rating (itll mostly b 3.5s)
rating: 3.5
2/6/20 3/5
classes were easy. jazz we got a lot done, so next class will be super quick. calc was,... ya kno calc. i was the first to finish this "hard" (its only hard if you didnt study before class) problem, and our group turned our stuff in first. i forgot to mention yesterday my russian class was cancelled but i didnt know and i did a bunch of work super quick cuz i thought we still had class but -.-
anyways yeah this is alright. nothingcrazy. wouldnt come back probably but wouldnt mind if it wwas playing.
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rating: 3.0
2/6/20 2/5
a long time ago i gave this a 4.0. decided to revisit it cuz idk i didnt feel confident in that score.
its good, but i way overhyped this when i first heard it. p unique tho
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rating: 3.5
2/6/20 1/5
i swore i rated this...anyways yeah woke up on time today which was wild since i went to bed at like 5am last night lol. i made it to class on time too AND i showered. big day so far we’re also gonna try to do practice again. big show this friday....
yeah this is pretty good. idk if its like masterful or the pinnacle of screamo or enough to make me give it a 4.0 but its still good. the 9min song is a standout, the 10 min one is kinda disappointing though, doesnt climax as well.
fav track: 9min
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5 for now
2/5/20 1/1
made it to counselling on time lol. it went well.
this sucks. lol.
fav track: first one
least fav:
rating: 2.5
2/4/20 2/2
was curious ab thaiboy and saw he had this album so i was like euh guess ill be caught up on all the drainers. its actually p good. he’s a lot weaker on their collaborative records but this is good. it isnt as emotional as bladee or as ethereal as ecco’s work its p straight forward trap but still good, the features are incredible too
band practice today, woohoo excited for the show in 2 days
fav track: dont feel like lookin for one
least fav: ^
rating: 3.5
2/4/20 1/2
keepin the next couple short. this is good, thaiboy’s verses are super weak though, yung lean isnt too hot here either. some essential drain tho
fav track: botox lips maybe
least fav: cant trust
rating: 3.5
2/3/20 6/6
listened to this in my last hour, 10-11. its been in my q for so long...
had to clean up some nasty energy drink mold lol
its okay. nothing stood out at all and its pretty headache inducing lol but not super bad i guess.
fav track: idk
least fav: iddk
rating: 3.0
2/3/20 5/6
nice to work to lol.
fav track: ultra marine blues
least fav: uhhh idk extract 1 kinda ass
rating: 3.5
2/3/20 4/6
wasnt really sure what to listen to at work but i remembered this.
i really fuckin like this album a lot, idrk why. im not too big on emo anymore and this is pretty generic but theres something ab it i love so much. the first half is much better than the 2nd half (HEAT and anything after). if this was an ep of just the first half it might be a 9, even a 10. but alas.
fav track: the sun, duh
least fav: not sure.... htuu i
rating: 3.5
2/3/20 3/6
been in my bandcamp wishlist for some time. its alright. nothing worth coming back to.
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rating: 3.0
2/3/20 2/6
“you might get bored but idk it”
listened to this on my way to school. i recently added back this account, 2020, and they suggested i listen to this. i already actually had it in my queue (id seen it in their ratings) so i just made it my first priority and got it out today.
its good. i dont think its anything super special, the lyrics are a bit ~ sometimes, but overall its alright. pleasant sounding
fav track: the present
least fav: im not too sure
rating: 3.0 or 3.5, ill leave it at 3.5 for now
2/3/20 1/6
this is alright. 7-11 is p good but im not too big on many of the festures. ill still revisit this a lot tho.
fav track: 7-11
least fav: i didnt like 50sac tbh
rating: 3.0 for now
2/2/20 4/4
uhhh idk decided to listen since i was in a goreshit mood and i hadnt heard this in a bit. plus its on spotify now so
yeah idk its okay. first, last, and gtrance7 all suck. gtrance is okay but just not worth coming back to. but everything else is solid.
fav track: super special
least fav: last one
rating: 3.0
2/2/20 3/4
uhhh idk felt like listening to this today. also listened to some of osno1’s nightcore thing. earlier today i made a new song w my friend for one of our projects and it turned out really nicely lol. v noisey
this is good. i guess. well lets break it down:
goreshits contributions: very good
shimaus contributions: good, sometimes alright
sub-69s contributions: worth skipping.
idk, i mean there are classic fucking goreshit songs here, it automatically makes this a must-here for any goreshit or lolicore fan. shimau’s are alright, take me grandpa and koumen break are good, worth hearing, his breaks are also generally really well done. subs songs though...theyre just...idk...they dont hold up to the standard shimau or gs hold up.
fav track: toromi hearts
least fav: first one lol
rating: 3.5 for today…
2/2/20 2/4
idk why i had this in my wishlist. its cool, sometimes drags on. the originals suck lol
fav track: idk
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
2/2/20 1/4
listened to this in the morning. brought megan some coffee since she was in a bad mood. her best friend was not very nice to her today :(
its cool, kinda. proto machine girl stuff. idk. like the breaks, theyre consitently p creative and good
fav track: la chap whatever
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
2/1/20 3/3
uhh i dont remember why i queued this but i did. its boring. the bells are fine tho lol. idk nothing interesting. track two is oddly structured and idk just doesn't work, the whole distorted synth thing it does doesn't really fit and she doesn't really try to make it.
fav track: uhhh idk 3rd
least fav: 2nd
rating: 2.5
2/1/20 2/3
didnt listen to this, but i finally made a rym page for it and today the image upload was approved. ill revisit it soon lol
fav track: the earth is covered in blood
least fav: uh idk
rating: 4.0 for now
2/1/20 1/3
forgot to mention, our band has a show next friday. im really nervous but im excited. we practiced thursday and it went p well. we’re covering diamond sword and stupid horse lol.
so today is the 1st, which means i get to drink soda as much as i want. im doing this like self control thing where i dont drink any soda until the 1st of the month. its goin well so far. anyways i started the day off with a baja blast lol. when i woke up had this coke energy drink which was actually p good. had a cherry pepsi before work then a mcdonalds coke for break. only water now until march!
i was going to work on making music but i instead just made a nightcore mix of some of my favourite j-rock songs and anime ops and endings. im kinda proud of it, i really enjoy making dj mixes and stuff, its fun. dont think i could ever become a dj but who knows.
this was p good. love the energy but sometimes it fals behind a bit. last track reeked
fav track: such a sweet sorrow
least fav: last one
rating: 3.5
January Recap
new month, new year! new music!! i listened to a lot of stuff this month (noisecore lol), and saw quite a few movies too! this month i left someone behind, and started a new chapter in my life. i also began my second semester of college.
heres some of the stuff i really liked:
Death Toll 80k - Harsh Realities (4.0, 2011)
D-Clone - Creation and Destroy (4.0, 2012)
Boris - Vein (4.0, 2006)
Sulfuric Cautery - Chainsaws Clogged With the Underdeveloped Brain Matter of Xenophobes (4.0, 2019)
Insect Warfare - Noise Grind Power Death (4.0, 2009) (fav release of this month)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:
William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops (2.5, 2002)
Rosa Yemen - Rosa Yemen (2.5, 1978)
Cold Hart - Promis3 (2.5, 2015)
Fly Pan Am - Fly Pan Am (2.5, 1999)
Bring Me the Horizon - this fucking thing (2.0, 2019) (least fav release of this month)
my favourite single:
Bladee - Trash Star
some other highlights from this month:
-so much fucking noisecore
-i almost spelled january like "janruary"
-天気の子 [Weathering With You] so Cats many 聲の形 [A Silent Voice] fucking Uncut Gems movies
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
-i hit 600 ratings!
finally all caught up on monthly recaps (Writing this on 8/3).
1/31/20 6/6
listened to a bunch of singles of his but liked this the most. rlly good
thumbs up
1/31/20 5/6
rcrd str 4/4
yeaaa idk what the fuck this is lol. saw it on vinyl for like 2.99 so i was like lol ok fuck it. ill do another entry when i listen to it. hopefully itll be cool
1/31/20 4/6
ayyyyyyy рэкэрд стор 3/4
got this bad boy on CD. was either this one or mirror reaper but i like this one a bit more, plus it was about a dollar or so cheaper. also im in love with the artwork, when i got home i stared at it for a good minute or two.
1/31/20 3/6
rekerd store 2/4
big fan of this one, i need to check out their other stuff lol. got it because it was on sale for like 4.99
not gonna do a fav n least fav or rating
1/31/20 2/6
record store haul! next few are what i bought at the record store i went to. so after govt me and my 3 buds went to taco bell, was p cool, but i wasnt really busy afterwards so i decided to go to this nearby record store. they specialize in metal but they have kinda everything, lots of obscure stuff too. i went in looking for some grindcore stuff but didnt really find any that were worth buying.
found this tho, it looked funny and was like 1.99 so i decided to buy it. dude at the counter was real knowledgable on it, told me they actually released an album in 2019.
its pretty good, for like really old poorly produced ska punk. im not a very big ska guy but this makes me kinda happy and like...oddly nostalgic. my best friends late dad loved ska, i think he would’ve really loved this.
fav track: calling for me
least fav: as funny as it was, i didnt really like the last song. didnt stick around long enough for the (im assuming there was a) bonus track.
rating: 3.5
1/31/20 1/6
boring, annoying. dumb.
fav track: nuclear fusion
least fav: opener
rating: 2.5
1/30/20
this is...interesting. idk. might listen again. idk. last song was cool.
fav track: last one
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
1/30/20 1/2
idk someone compared this to feels. nah, it kinda sucked. just like song after song idk didnt feel whole. firs song is good tho
fav track: first
least fav:
rating: 3.0
1/29/20 5/5
keepin it short. not as good as debut. got laundry done today.
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rating: 3.5
1/29/20 4/5
mmm...not that good lol. funny but eh.
fav track: the days of sodomy were tight. speedcore tracks are okay
least fav: idk the single word ones were kecklc
rating: 3.0
1/29/20 3/5
HERE WE GOOOOO.!!!!
god this is fucking good. holy shitわ. amazing stuff. this is what ive been looking for.
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rating: 4.0
1/29/20 2/5
did russ homework while listening.
this rlly sucks lol sorry. first track sucks. 2nd is very good tho but its only 17% of the album so
fav track: 2nd
least fav: idk
rating: 2.5
1/29/20 1/5
heard the first song was amazing. mmm....
anyways i thought i had class at 11 but actually it was at 10 so i missed my first class completely. its okay tho cuz i had to go to the library to print my russian homework out.
ehugh this is okay. really boring except for first song (kinda) and im 49.
idk it just doesnt go anywhere. thought itd be cooler
fav track: first
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
1/28/20 7/7
this is cool. kinda. kinda meh i guess idk. first and last songgs slap everything else is okay.
fav track: first
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
1/28/20 6/7
euhgh...this is okay. idk. im not a big blood incantation fan. its just meh. just regular tech death i guess. idk. love the cover tho.
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rating: 3.0
1/28/20 5/7
wow. really pissed. so i fucking. oh my god. ok so on my online schedule it said i wasnt working, but on the printed schedule i took a pic of it said i was, so i showed up anyways cuz i was always told to trust thd printed one but i couldnt clock in bc...i wasnt fkn scheduled. but bc i was there they asked me to work anyways and i froze up and just said yes and then they asked me to stay an hour longer and ugh. god. just a bad day. theres this mix “bricksquad rave” someone made of hard in da paint with better off alone and i fucking love it. it evokes an unreal emotion in me. ive listened to it a total of 75 times today. not fucking jokinglol.
this is really good. very primal. brutal. production is questionable but ya know what can u do. yeah just really good grindcore.
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rating: 3.5
1/28/20 4/7
i had a small bit of extra time at the end of my drive so i listened to this. ive wanted to since it was the first no wave release (catalogued on here at least) but it wasnt on spotify until now.
its alright. kinda boring. eh. idk. no wave you know how it goes.
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rating: 2.5
1/28/20 3/7
everyday i crave extreme music more and more. this scratched my itch for a bit. the first half is really really solid, but it slows down as it goes on. wish it kept the energy up for longer. but its also just a bit stale i guess idk.
fav track: 2nd one
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5
1/28/20 2/7
this was in my queue for a while. i was a bit late to class today but w/e. just calculus.
its pretty good. im not a big indie rock person but i liked some of the songs here. the rlly long one is good too. didnt like the closer
fav track: unforgiving girl or costa whatever
least fav: outro song
rating: 3.5 for now, maybe ill like it more later
1/28/20 1/7
listened when i got to my car otw to my house. its cool, still a 7 but i like it a lot still. ab as good as gero me is
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rating: 3.5
1/27/20 10/10
almost home. ive found that TAD has ruined gerogeri for me, everything i go into i expect or compare it to TAD. first half of this is p bad lol, just really terrible quality, idk id never go back to it. 233 songs is...eh. idk. this is only as high as it is bc of the inclusion of TAD.
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rating: 3.0
1/27/20 9/10
this is cool. gonna come back for sure later but my ears are a bit tired right now.
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rating: 3.5
1/27/20 8/10
so uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh fuck. yeah we got to the venue and we got a msg from the only guy we were gonna see (reptoid) and he said he wasnt playing, even though it says on our fuckin tickets he was ($35 btw). yeah we were pissed. no one could get refunded. we ate at this bomb ass (expensive doe) mexican place after tho which was nice. now for the ride home.
this sucked lol. hate the vocals, the guitars are nice. hidden track made me laugh a little.
fav track: first
least fav:
rating: 3.0
1/27/20 7/10
god this is so fucking boring. every song on their own is fine but its so fucking repetitive and annoying for a whole album.
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rating: 3.0
1/27/20 6/10
dont really get the hate. this is pretty solid. i think its maybe his least banging, and maybe his weakest, but that isnt saying much. ecco's features are amazing also.
fav track: obedient
least fav: maybe nike
rating: 3.5
1/27/20 5/10
callout was a fucking SUCCESS! autsin time babeyyyyy.
decided to grind this one out too. again, why the fuck is it rated so low??
this isnt really comparable to blessphemy, way different albums, but its just as good imo. the songs are longer, more intricate writing, clearer production, and like, idk its just very high quality. the calmer reflective bits are actually very good, and i really enjoyed that one space rock song that has that huge spoken word bit. way better than hawkwinds lol.
fav track: not sure
least fav:
rating: 4.0
1/27/20 4/10
been meaning to return to this for a while now. ive listened to it 2 or 3 times maybe and just thought it was alright but DAMN. idk wat changed but i fckn love this now. very poppy, catchy, melodic, but still fun and aggressive as fuck. MB at their best for sure
fav track: left dog? idk
least fav: idk
rating: 4.0
1/27/20 3/10
not...really sure why this is so lowly rated??? its pretty good stuff, it doesnt really compare to blessphemy i guess but its still good nonethheless. idk rym is stupid sometimes
fav track: not sure
least fav: ^
rating: 3.5
1/27/20 2/10
lmao. first class was good, we just talked a bit more ab myths in psychology. us govt was good i guess, had to use the bathroom for a while. we just talked ab the history and theories behind politics as a science. im really fucking nervous because i have to go with a friend to austin to see a show today, but im working so i have to call out. im always anxious as fuck when it comes to calling out.
this is like...awful but good. i guess. if you expect T.A.D. yr gonna be disappointed. but this is still alright. its very quiet in comparison to TAD, the noise sections are really good, but its really just funny. i was gonna give this a 2.5 but i was laughing a bit too much to be that harsh.
fav track: in one he goes "1, 2*laugh*,1,2,3,4!" which is funny as hell
least fav: lol
rating: 3.0
1/27/20 1/10
my friend sent me this a bit ago, finally gettin to listen to it. listened otw to school
its pretty cool, its like modern-era bungle, proto-gec shit. lots going on. i think it drags sometimes but it never really bites off more than it can chew. good shit, gonna check out their other stuff eventually.
fav track: not rlly sure
least fav: the 8 min one dragged a bit
rating: 3.5
1/26/20 5/5
this is cool. kinda. i feel bad giving it a 3.0, its really good, like the instrumentals, but im not a big fan of the vocals, idk. they grew on me as it went on. the clean sections are actually really good allng w the longer two songs.
fav track: godmind or first 7 min one
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5
1/26/20 4/5
more 2016 garbage. this is okay. first half is promisjng but its just boring the longer it goes. idk.
fav track: opener
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
1/26/20 3/5
a bit shorter than DiPv2, still good. actual writing this time which is cool, pretty good but i dont think its just as intense and dipv2
fav track: idk
least fav: the opener lmao
rating: 3.5
1/26/20 2/5
this was kind of boring. cool ideas here n there but really unfocused n i dont really like the vocals that much.
fav track: idk
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
1/26/20 1/5
kind of officially settled things out w my ex. feels good. today will be good i hope.
just wanted to hear noise, this record is up there with desiccation in progress ver2, fuckin loud n awesome as hell.
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rating: 4.0
1/25/20 7/7
spent my break alone in my car today. just listening to bladee and nightcore. almost cried. it felt nice.
anyways this kinda sucked but was alright. idk gorguts are hit or miss for me
1/25/20 6/7
amazing as always.
thunbs up
1/25/20 5/7
having a hard day at work today. one of my cashiers left early bc sick. its rough. idk im really sad.
this is amazing. god i fucking love bladee
fav track: both are great
least fav: idk
thumbs up for sure
1/25/20 4/7
bladee time. this is really fucking good. more listens for sure but def a 7 for now. skin is an amazing song.
fav track: skin
least fav: not sure yet
rating: 3.5
1/25/20 3/7
ill keep this one short. revisited. its a fuckin 8.
fav track: be nice 2 me
least fav: cartier
rating: 4 point fuckin 0
1/25/20 2/7
feeling sad today, bladee time. needed to revist this anyways. its pretty good, still a 7, cuz its short and not every song is on par w his better stuff, but a stronger 7 now that i really get it.
fav track: under your spell, love et
least fav: uhhh idk...lordship or knight whatever
rating: 3.5
1/25/20 1/7
forgot ab this. fucking classic dude. love this record. gotta check more of this guys shitわ out. its so fucking loud.
fav track: last one tbh
least fav: no idea
rating: fuck it, 4.0
1/24/20 2/2
good day at school, in psych we talked about some different myths in psychology. us govt i registered to vote (again, incase it didnt work last time).
anyways i was interested in what bop was and there was only this or 2 silento albums so i chose this. it sucks btw lol. first song is cool but everything after is really snoozefest.
fav track: 1st
least fav: idk
rating: 2.5
1/24/20 1/2
uhhh writing this on 1/26. forgot what i was doing...oh wait nvm
yeah so i was gonna listen to that gizzard flying banana album but i was so fucking sleepy i couldnt sit through it. needed some audio energy. this worked mostly. idk. first couple of tracks are cool, almost a 7, but after that reaper song it really falls off.
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least fav: reaper
rating: 3.0
1/23/20 5/5
we did band shit today. esuuuper fun. we recorded a fucking 28 minute masterpiece. lol. yeah and its really clear im getting better at drumming too. im happy with myself. later at night we went out with friends and ate, then played this my hero academia monopoly, we didnt get to finish cuz it was 4am but we got all the properties.
this is really good, i might come back to this a lot more. very quick, very tight, very energetic. real good stuff. love the samples too lmfao.
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rating: 3.5, maybe 4.0 one day
1/23/20 4/5
listened on the way home, pretty alright. not as good as squeak. first half is good but it slows down a lot and ggets pretty boring at the end.
fav track: idk
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
1/23/20 3/5
took my quiz is calc. really dont like our teacher aid, she isnt a very good teacher. w/e. it was only one question, just integrating a sin^m*cos^n integral. testing for trig tricks.
this is really good. i listened to it a while ago and for some reason didnt like it that much, not sure why. thought there was more samples than there were. yeah pretty good. not as chaotic as it could be but still good.
fav track: i learned propaganda films on drums
least fav: folded space, or the longest one
rating: 3.5
1/23/20 2/5
ahh yes. anyways this is what i came here for. this is VERY good. love this side of boris, they pull it off very well. an essential noisecore and boris album imo. first two tracks and last one are a bit unnecessary but its boris so what can u do. at least the last one is kind of cool.
also woke up very on time today, made it to calc on time too. we just did some trig tricks and integration by parts. jazz was nice, i apparently missed it last time cuz i went to the wrong room. we started on the birth of jazz which was cool. finished up a lab for calc also.
fav track: 8
least fav: first 2
rating: 4.0
1/23/20 1/5
accidentally listened to both of the vein releases lol. only meant to hear noisecore one but the thing i downloaded came with both. this one was first. its kinda alright. boris at their loudest and most directionless for sure. the drums are really useless. idk. boring i guess.
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rating: 3.0
1/22/20 9/9
so i forgot to talk ab how my 2nd day of classes went. so uhh i woke up an hour late and completely missed psychology LOL but its okay u kno only introduction day so hopefully didnt miss a lot. us govt i was a bit late to but its basically p easy i think. russian was cool, way easier than i thought the first day was gonna be but i lowkey forgot EVERYTHING we were taught so. lol.
anyways listened to this since its proto-gec but tbh i dont really see it, other than in like the first track and sunshine state, its just kinda really weird/bad electropop. idk. not really worth the hype i hear.
fav track: sunshine state
least fav: idk
rating: 2.5
1/22/20 8/9
listened at work, its been easy but kinda busy.
really dumb imo. just a less promising naked city but w/o what made NC so cool.
fav track: the alex ones were funny i guess
least fav: idk
rating: 2.5
1/22/20 7/9
BOOOORRRRIIIIINGGGGG. so fucking lame. almost fell asleep to this, in a bad way.
fav track:
least fav: both ending songs
rating: 2.5
1/22/20 6/9
i heard ab this a while ago but never felt i needed to look into it. idk impulsive download since im doing all this noisecore. its alright. a lot of really bad tracks and only a couple worth remembering. still neat they got 73 damn bands on this.
fav track: easily cock n balls, i mean, cmon!
least fav: the longest one
rating: 3.0
1/22/20 5/9
uhh idk just decided to i guess. really good though i like it a lot. every album of theirs has very differing production and sounds, this is very raw and really more drum oriented. great stuff
fav track: the italian one was good
least fav: title track
rating: 3.5 prob
1/22/20 4/9
idk saw this in someones 2019 top 10. liked the aesthetic. its okay. the two features are really good, probably gonna have to come back to it. didnt pay too much attention. i like the energy tho
fav track: the uhhh sprite gang one? idk
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
Captain Three Leg / Suppression
Captain Three Leg / Suppression
1/22/20 3/9
cool split. kinda. i dont really like C3L's cleaner sounding stuff (going into this expecting real hard noisecore) but the samples are actually good here, fucking funny as hell and the songs are too. suppressions half fucking reaks and i couldve made it witth my own two balls.
fav track: mother (fucker) LOL
least fav: suppressions first one
rating: 3.0
1/22/20 2/9
more noisecore.
this is really good, love this shit. super short kinda funny actual lyrics very tight mathy stuff.
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rating: 3.5
1/22/20 1/9
been in the queeue for a lil, cuz 2016.
yeah so this sucks LOL. sorry. hate his fucking voice and the instrumentals are only sometimes nice. really good lyricist tho
fav track: 2nd one, and earls verse.
least fav: first track. fuck that noise
rating: 3.0
1/21/20 9/9
always a huge fan of 7s7, and havent heard them in a minute. decided to listen to this plus its 2016 so.
pretty good, they still do some of tht fadeout stuff which is gay but it sounds better here than on gero me. this also feels very cohesive i guess which is weird. idk. good shit.
fav track: im still impressed the vocalist is female
least fav:
rating: 3.5
1/21/20 8/9
this was wild. ive never heard like, a noisecore album really embrace the noise part of noisecore. but uhhh idk results are mixed. really fire album but the noise interludes are just like alright. im not a huge fan of the sound collage shit eitther. but still good nonetheless
fav track: i like to think that alphabetic is him reciting the alphabet
least fav: the longest one
rating: 3.5
1/21/20 7/9
so i got this on cd like... a LONG time ago at a fucking goodwill lol. with mr bungles california and m b v too. idk. wild.
anyways i know theyre big for noisecore n shit but theyre stuff is always like blkeh. this was really good though. im glad i own this. its a bit too long, but still really funny and awesome. love the lyrics sometimes lol
fav track: i like the title scrubber, also the untitled bonus track is really fuucking cool
least fav: no idea
rating: 3.5
1/21/20 6/9
ok. what the fuck. this is INSANE. HOLY CRAP.
this is like, oh my. at first i was a bit put off by the total lack of like vocals but the fucking drums dude,,,,,,, WHAT. THAT SNARE!!!!!!!!!!!
amazing shit. gonna come back 2 this one a lot
fav track: ive realised the fav track least fav track thing doesnt really make any sense with these noisecore albums since its all the same damn short song LOL
least fav: butthole poop
rating: 4 point OH BITCH
1/21/20 5/9
this is cool. working 5-1 instead of 1-6, i was scheduled out of my availability so i just swapped with a friend. grinded out a bunch at work today
this is epic, the production is a bit lacking but i like it a lot still.
fav track: not sure, furiniture was funny
least fav: not sure
rating: 3.5
1/21/20 4/9
not noisecore but w/e. needed smth loud n fast. listened on the way home. it was a good first day i guess, my math instructor does not like me, singled me out ab getting into groups n whatnot and the teacher aid we have was really...weird. completely missed my jazz appreciation class bc the teacher just didnt show up LOL
anyways so yeah this is pretty good. not as good as the prev lp but id say it holds pretty well to blasphemy. idk i dont really get the hate for it, vocals obv arent as iconic cuz lord worm gone but everythings fine. i guess nothing is super memorable.
fav track: idk
least fav: iidk
rating: 3.5
1/21/19 3/9
been meaning to listen to this for a bit. wearing my insect worfare hoodie too so!
had to reschedule my counselling appt for next tuesday at 9 since i got class now during when it was originally planned for.
this is pretty good. love da production n idk i mean its just good. gonna get into noisecore so expect a lot of that today lol
fav track: oh yeah uhh track 34 hits different
least fav: FUCK track uhhh 41 idkf lOL
rating: 4.0
1/21/20 2/9
this was pretty cool. i think i originally wanted to listen to it but someone said its just a sunbather ripoff and i heard like 3 seconds of it and said nah but idk yolo.
p different from sunbather imo. well, i mean obv inspired by, but def not a sunbather 2. cool stuff, might come back often.
fav track: i want to be with you, or first one
least fav: the 2 min one
rating: 3.5
1/21/20 1/9
i remembered pitch fucker from osu! and decided to check out his stuff. kinda ass but alright. also first day of classes today. was a bit late to calc. gotta reschedule my counselling today too since i now am taking fucking jazz appreciation lmao.
fav track: still pitch fucker
least fav: say, also their voice fucking suxks, sorry
rating: 3.0
1/20/20 2/2
also i nbc the q for a while. its cool. a bit too all over the place and unfocused but ill keep an eye out for s❤️s.
fav track: not sure
least fav: didnt like the first one
rating: 3.0
1/20/20 1/2
i forgot to mention yesterday i got my list done, but changed it from 100 to 111, cuz i could.
anyways this’s been in the queue for a LOOOOOONG time. heard it was electronic experimental screamo so i saved it. its cool, nothing special i guess. hxc for sure. reminds me of hello kitty suicide club
fav track: og style
least fav: not sure lol
rating: 3.0
1/19/20 4/4
listened my last 2 hours at work. im really tired of religious ppl trying to convert me or whatever. this dude came in and blessed me, tried to predict my future with jesus, then had me pray with him and some lady for the death of her friends husband. i dont really care if ppl are religious but god damn please keep it away from me. he tried to get me to join a facebook disciple group too.
anyways this is really good. i like it a lot more than any other gybe albums. also like the punk-y attitude,cuz its like all political or whatever. idk. balls
fav track: diggin rocket falls, then the last track too
least fav: 91500 pt2
rating: 4.0
1/19/20 3/4
ahh.....feeling pretty sad. anxious. idk. life’s wild. this is comforting though.
i originally only bought this on bandcamp for bad habits, never listened thru all of it, but i recently discovered goreshit is on fucking spotify WHATTHEFUCK!!!! so
its pretty good. surprisingly nice and comforting, like axweird nostalgia thing. the track listing is retarded though, idk why he didnt just get the 20 min song and break it up like he did the first several tracks up to it.
fav track: bad habits
least fav: not sure
rating: 3.5, mYbe 4.0 one day
1/19/20 2/4
got a free month of apple music and decided to check this out since its not on spotify.
pretty good, love the energy sometimes, hate the clean vocals though. might be a 4.0 but needs a bit more time
fav track: jezebel goes hard.
least fav: that dumb butterfly one
rating: 3.5
1/19/20 1/4
decided to make a top 100 albums of all time. bah. listendd to this while doing that.
it sucks. lol.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 2.5
1/18/20 4/4
a friend said this was really good and recc’d it. its cool. just above avg quality screamsz. not bad. sometimes boring
fav track: funeral teeth
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5
1/18/20 3/4
this is cool. idk jus neat fast metal.
fav track: vigilant ifnorance
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5
1/18/20 2/4
LOVE the production here. drums are way farther up than sleeps holy mountain, which is awesome, and i fucking love the guitar tone. also, forgot to mention i loved the vocals on holy nountain, theyre alright here.
fav track: marijuanaut
least fav: antarctica whatever
rating: 3.5
1/18/20 1/4
fuck it sleep time. work was aight.
this is cool, sometimes drags on. i like dopesmoker more still. love the drumming here though, just wish it was more in the front. idk, i guess as a drummer listening to music is really different because i think of how im hearing it different. idk. gay ballsz
fav track: evil gypsy / solomons balls, in the sun too
least fav: didnt rlly like the druid
rating: 3.5, might be 4.0 but idk yet
1/17/20 1/1
idk didnt really do much. listened to all of this tho. def one of my fav albums.
fav track: lol
least fav: dopesmoker
rating: 4.0
1/17/20 3/3
went to go see this w megan. heard the dude that did kimi no nawa did this so was like yolo will prolly b good.
it was p good, not as good as kimi no nawa but still enjoyable. thought the weather aspect was kinda forced but i guess idrk how you wouldnt force it. idk. it was also raining all day here so, fitting i guess.
rain/10
1/16/20 2/3
listened while fuckin w this huge personality chart i found on mu.
it kinda sucked lol. idk not very pleasant
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 2.5
1/16/20 1/3
i think i forgot to mention i payed my tuition yesterday and uhhh my fucking money rip.
anyways today has been good got lots of sleep, saw megan on her break today too. rn im making pizza cuz im starving, might drum for a bit befor headin out again.
saw this in some thread, someone said female vocals?? idk. cant rlly tell i guess. its alright. kinda cool but like idk never gunna come back to it so
fav track: hymn one
least fav: 2nd
rating: 2.5 feels wrong so ill do 3.0
1/15/20 3/3
more listening at work. not bad, boring for most songs, only 2 or 3 stand out. was hoping for something a bit more uplifting
fav track: opener
least fav: couldnt tell ya
rating: 3.0
1/15/20 2/3
work was decent. was tired but whats new. after my break i pretty much did nothing, got another break out and then i bagged and did some conditioning (making the items on the shelves look good) and standin around.
saw this and was very intrigued, though the name “chumbawamba” is really offsetting. its really really good. i dont know how much like musically i like it, likeit isnt some likewhoa these progressions or beats or whatever but i just really love the narrative and concept and every choice feels very correct. also reminded me britain has a political sphere lol
fav track: opener, hands down
least fav: hmm maybe more whitewashing but idk
rating: 4.0 baby
1/15/20 1/3
had a slow day so far. just layin in bed and stuff. playing some minecraft w this on.
i had this rated a while ago but id only heard it once and didnt really pay any attention to it. its okay. not as good as lift yr fists, i dont think its production is on par and it doesnt have those great climaxes lift does. idk i wouldn’t revisit this. not bad i guess just like, way more boring. still cool but idk
fav track: i liked the 2nd one a lot, the hidden outro in the bonus track is also cool
least fav: the bonus track is kinda meh, i also wish they held onto those climaxes for longer
rating: 3.0, sorry lol
1/14/20 2/2
megan and i hung out after the movie with my friend kavan for a bit. i had to drive around alot so i got to finish listening to this.
its pretty good, though i think i like mount eerie a bit more. i just think this one is a bit all over the place and nothing sticks as well as id like it to.
fav track: not sure really, though i want wind, the glow pt2, samurai sword, and map all stuck out to me
least fav: warm blood is really stupid. dont really get it.
rating: 3.5
1/14/20 1/2
pretty good day today. slept over at a friends again. we spent the day together, got food and did some errands, saw some other friends for a bit. we went with our friend payton to see this since payton really wanted to and i guess tbh i was a bit curious to see how itd turn out. when i was buying my tickets the dude behind the counter said he liked my knife party hoodie and i was really happy someone else knew wtf i was wearing hahaha. we joked ab how the theatre wouldnt b full but it lowkey was, so we didnt get very good seats.
so uhhh really fucking awful movie. the story is just introducing characters and thats it. i had to read along a plot summary while watching to know wtf was happening. everything is sung, so if you arent listening intently to lyrics you miss the story. rebel wilson was funny i guess i mean its not hard when its fucking cats. also jennifer hudson played a legitimately good role, her last singing scene before ascending was actually very good.
i dont really understand why people hate on this for being a furry thing or being sexual because like...idk i caught no sexual vibes off this at all. its literally just people playing cats. idk whatever.
also holy fuck the damn animation. THEIR FEET DONT EVEN TOUCH THE GROUND WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THIS. whatever
animation/10
1/13/20 3/3
this was really nice. kinda. its really one dimensional, every song is the same, but its a very pretty song. sometimes the vocals suck. still nice to hear tho
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 3.0
1/13/20 2/3
needed to give this a revisit. its better than i remember, but idk its alright. no song is like consistently amazing but has some really good parts. first song’s opener is awesome, sleep i guess is the most consistently good. gotta get thru their discog ig, i feel like i really oddly rated shitわ
fav track: sleep
least fav: last one ig idrk
rating: 3.5, maybe 4.0 but for now leave it there
1/13/20 1/3
listened to this at work. this really really sucks. like a lot. really boring songs. tha 22 min one aas so fucking bad. oh my god.
fav track: the only passable thing was the halsey one
least fav: 22 min
rating: 2.0
1/12/20 5/5
no idea where i found this. idk looked cool so i listened. its bleh. kinda really boring and lame.
fav track: not sure
least fav: ^
rating: 2.5
1/12/20 4/5
been a pretty good day, im workin 5-1 today so. my friends were hanging out with me but they left for a bit, decided to listen through this again. megan brought me a shake from whataburger which was really nice.
ive now come to the conclusion there are at least 3 good songs here, but everything else is meh.
fav track: when u sleep, obv, but also sometimes and what you want
least fav: dont really feel like finding one
rating: still 3.0
1/12/20 3/5
still doin some 2016 stuff. this was really cool, loved the first one. 2nds a bit boring
fav track: 1st
least fav: 2nd
rating: 3.5
1/12/20 2/5
mm. 200 views now. thanks.
idk saw this and was like cool more 2020 stuff. its boring. alright i guess. life in colours p good. they suck at writing songs and i hate his voice
fav track: life in colours
least fav: no clue
rating: 3.0
1/12/20 1/5
this is actually really good. like surprisingly. i remember not liking concrete too much, but now listening again its pretty good. some surprisingly aggressive shit goin on, and it like, really has a nice track to track flow and the last song calling back to concrete is really fucking cool. good good shit
also today has been cool, ive just been at home all day, my shift doesnt start till 5, but im gonna hang with a friend when theyre off at 4.
fav track: bloodmoney is nuts
least fav: cmon, no more dream pop, nothing i need was a bit boring
rating: 3.5, maybe 4.0 one day
1/11/20 2/2
spent the day w those two friends. we watched the entire first season of my hero academia which is really really good. we’re starting the 2nd season soon.
i didnt listen to anything but my friend got me this as a late christmas gift on cd. im really fucking stoked he found this for me, its so fucking cool. luckily it was only 5$, and the gift i got him was also 5$, so we had a pretty even exchange this year.
my friends band also debuted kinda today. they had a show at oktoberfest but it wasnt really since only 5 people showed up. this was kinda just their first show. they did really good, had 3 originals and covered girl u want by devo and twist and shout by the beatles. the girl in charge fucked up the PA system so the mic never really worked which sucks. still good doe. im also learning a bunch of new sign language from my friend megan which is awesome
1/11/20 1/2
stayed over at a friends house with another friend. we watched this movie. it was p good i guess, pacing was a bit weird and i needed some stuff explained to me to get it. kinda felt forced at some points, like it wss trying really hard to be a sad cute artsy anime film (it is, dont get me wrong). but just doesnt come off as well as it shouldve.
also, it snowed, though we all slept through it (it was around 7am) it only snowed less than an inch so i guess i didnt miss much, but my wish for snow did finally come true.
deaf/10
1/10/20 1/1
spent the day with friends. for a bit i was home, i got caught up on all my laundry, cleaning, and i showered. the weather’s been bad today, though we missed a tornado which im glad happened.
finally listened to this. its okay. like, nothing crazy, just like ye. dont feally like that weird stop start thing that sometimes happens, feels like the song ended and started another one.
fav track: 2
least fav: 1
rating: 3.5
1/9/20 2/2
well um. i dont want to get into it on here. but i broke up with my girlfriend. yeah, ill just leave it there for now. i broke up with her. im not doing too hot. counselling went well.
this was good. gotta relisten to the glow pt2 agaian
fav track: the solar system
least fav: first one ig, just very long
rating: 4.0
1/9/20 1/2
well. for my 600th rating. its been in my saved for about 3 months now, never opened, always untouched, until now.
its alright. his voice is kinda bad and his lyrics really suck but a couple of songs have really nice instrumentals and sometimes cute lyrics that both make me feel nostalgic and sad. idk. cool i guess.
fav track: scatmans world
least fav: pop star
rating: 3.0
1/8/20 4/4
ehh. not rlly much to say ab this. its alright. wildflower was cooler.
fav track: idk
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
1/8/20 3/4
dude. so. fucki nd. boring. lame as hell.
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least fav:
rating: 2.0
1/8/20 2/4
this was really good. needs more listens but p fye. the first track kinda disappointed me in a really weird way, i thought at the end the speed up was a transition into the next song so i was liek WHOA but it wasnt so i was like ._.
fav track: limmernet feath
least fav: not sure
ratinng: 3.5, maybe 4.0 one day
1/8/20 1/4
listened to this in the morning. more 2016 shitわ. its good, the clean vocals are eh but it gets better as it goes on
fav track: not sure
least fav: first one
rating: 3.5
1/7/20 6/6
ehhh its alright. mwpp really fucked them up, because its clear that they only want to make pop music now. but like, when i opene an AnCo record i want their silly experimentation and kooky shitわ goin on but idfk this is just like almost soulless or whatever. idk. boring.
fav track: floridada (but the fuckin chorus sucks) or golden gal
least fav: dont feel like looking for one
rating: 3.0
1/7/20 5/6
got to work in grocery my last hour and listened to this and another album.
man this fuckin sucked. boring as hell.
fav track:
least fav:
rating: 2.5
1/7/20 4/6
this was warming. 2nd track is amazing, rest is just pretty good but not too memorable.
fav track: best of me
least fav: didnt like frankie sinatra
rating: 3.5
1/7/20 3/6
so time for a summary. pretty good series, it gets less and less abstract as you go on, theres a bit of a dip earlier on between 2 and 3, but it really picks up at 4. has a bit of a mellow ending but it feels right so
fav track: feed1, c7b2, eastre, 7th slip, and feauleuax whatever
least fav: fuck elyc6 onset
rating: 3.5
1/7/20 2/6
a solid ending to a pretty good series.
fav track: freualeldkck whatever
least fav: not sure
rating: 3.5
1/7/20 1/6
startin the day off at 4. this one is actually fucking amazjng. firstly, it kind of actually feels like an album, with like progression between songs. but each song is actually really good on its own. though, i listened to this on shuffle, and a better track listing wouldve been:
acdwn2
7th slip
foldfree casual
latentcall
artov chain
fav track: 7th slip is fucking nutty
least fav: maybe latentcall
rating: 4.0
1/6/20 4/4
slightly better. the longer tracks arent as wearing as 2’s longest.
last for today. gonna pick the series back up tomorrow
fav track: eastre maybe
last fav: 2nd one
rating: 3.5
1/6/20 3/4
god. not as good as 1. fuck dat first song
fav track: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
least fav: thefirst one.
rating: 3.0
1/6/20 2/4
so if any of the elseq’s are super good im not going to put em on my top 10, theyre all like ep’s so im only going to really count the 1-5 comp.
this was ok. feed1 is fucking amazing though
fav track: feed 1
least fav:
rating: 3.5
1/6/20 1/4
so i wanted to do top 10s for every year this last decade, i mean tho i wasnt really into music every year, but i noticed ive listened to hardly anything from 2016, so i began a 2016 grind.
this is kinda cool. idk not like whah i look for in metal i guess. but i really do applaud these guys for making their long tracks not feel long
fav track: not
least fav: sure
rating: 3.5 prolly
1/5/20 2/2
gonna kinda keep my next bunch of entries short.
really fucking sad. good, though id like to hear more like,,,idk stuff happening
fav track: real death, seaweed, or soria moria
least fav: not sure
rating: 3.5
1/5/20 1/2
i listened to this thruout the day. its p good. might be better than sung tongs but im not too sure yet.
fav track: fireworks maybe
least fav: dont really like reverend green
rating: 3.5
1/4/20 5/5
i actually finished this on the 5th but w/e.
its cool i guess, just kinda boring. not my shitわ
fav track: paradoxical silence was neat
least fav: uhh idfk
rating: 3.0
1/4/20 4/5
as u can tell im on a hxc edm grind.
pretty good shitわ, kinda comparable to that red chord album in that its not bad just not super memorable.
fav track: freedom was nice
least fav: not sure
rating: 3.5
1/4/20 3/5
ohhhh yeah this is fucking awesome. work is easy as hell for some reason its not busy at all even tho its a saturday.
this is awesome its hardcore as hell. kinda one dimensional but still really fuckin cool. will have to look into this shitわ more, its just kinda mentally draining.
fav track: i liked friction a lot
least fav: noisefloor
rating: 3.5
1/4/20 2/5
listened while playing some minecraft. also im sick so that sucks.
cool stuff, kinda just generic mathcore/death metal shitわ. not bad i guess nothing super memorable
fav track: idk
least fav: idk
rating: 3.5
1/4/20 1/5
it was a slow day. writing this on 1/5. my fucking scrobbles stopped working so im kinda pissed about that. like it just stopped detecting spotify. w/e.
i gave this a 2nd chance since i didnt really pay too much attention the first time. its better than i gave it, but still doesnt hold up to feels or mwpp. not sure if its better than sj.
fav track: we tigers, though leaf house is growing on me
least fav: still dont like the visiting friend thing, but the last track also gets on my nervs.
rating: bumped to 3.5
1/3/20 2/2
after the movie i saw my gf and we shopped for a bit. i left around 7:15 to go see a friend who was coming back from arkansas. we went out p far and just had in n out and talked a while. took him to another town and on the way home i listened to some vapourwave and sadboi’d p hard. gf and i were in a quarrel and it was really my fault, i said id see her before 11ish and at 11:47 i got back to my car. she was really upset with me.
listened to this thruout the last half of the day, mostly w gf. she really liked it, i thought it was p good too. his lyrics really really suck sometimes and he just sounds like this weird xxxtentacion eminem mashup other times. i also really hope he isnt white otherwise hes gonna get his shitわ ROCKED LOL
fav track: im gonna stop doing drugs
least fav; opener, idk its kinda dumb.
rating: 3.5
1/3/20 1/2
went to this wifh my two friends, carlos and robby. my girlfriend was supposed to come but i forgot to wake up early and get her up. i feel really bad i couldnt. im sure she was really sad.
its a really really stressful movie. its like really just about gambling and moving around huge fucking sums of money so its just very very stressful. still really good, im actually really impressed adam sandler did such a good job. imo, this kinda saved his career.
though, line of the decade goes to “im gonna cum”
stress/10
1/2/20 2/2
work was nice. i woke up ~30 min before my shift started, which really sucked. didnt get to shower. i was kinda really tired all day, but the deadmau5 alvum was nice to listen to while i was partly drifted off. i got to spend most of my day at self checkout, then in dairy to help with some cleaning. only worked 1-7 which wasnt bad.
after work i saw my girlfriend and we got dinner at this thai place. good shitわ as always. we got into a bit of an argument/depressive talk kinda thing after. its been happening pretty frequently. i feel powerless sometimes. talked w her ab my gender identity issues and some other stuff.
went with friends later, that was a hell of a night lol. we just poorly planned it and it didnt live up to everyones expectations. too much to get into on here.
anyways this was cool. nothing crazy special or anything. love the cover tho.
fav track: 1st or 3rd
least fav: idk
rating: 3.0
1/2/20 1/2
this is actually really nice. surprisingly. its incredibly lengthy, and need way more listens for sure, but deadmau5 is really at his peak here. his idm ventures are pretty good and his standard house or edm tracks are very high quality. i really enjoy the classical bits too, like superbia.
fav track: mercedes maybe
least fav: not sure, the NIN rmx prob
rating: 3.5
1/1/20 1/1
bit of an interesting way to kick off the new year. also the new decade. also new leap year. wow.
didnt listen to anything new today, my band got together and did another instagram live show though. our rhythm guitarist got a bunch of pedals for xmas so he fucked around with those a bunch, as i did my double bass pedals i got. our bassist made it this time which was awesome. i also used bongos and a xylophone. theres this super cool section where we sound likd swans. anyways yeah fun stuff. we also covered this song kavan (the rhythm guitarist) and i wrote for our friend payton.
so after that we went to see this. id heard good and bad reviews, so i didnt know what to expect. basically though, its fucking awful. every other line was a one-liner, and somehow they were able to turn dialogue-less actions into one-liners, essentially like a one-actioner or some shitわ. the pacing was awful, it felt so randomly spaced. it was just deus ex machina after another, and it honestly left more loose ends than it tied up. there was also just a bunch of fucking fanservice and references to older movies. probably wouldnt reccomend to anyone
bad/10
