2021 Recap

to be honest, 2021 was actually great. i think ive grown quite a bit and i got to experience a bunch of new and exciting things this year. i took trips to the beach and the mountains, made new friends and more music, and ive heard so many things too. i even passed all my classes! honestly, all im hoping for the next year is that everything works out and i have another successful year. i hope to keep growing and experiencing. i made some resolutions with my girlfriend, ill do my best to stick to them. heres to another year of draining, harsh noise wall, slamming and itzy!

top 10 albums of the year:

1. ITZY - Crazy in Love

2. Bladee - The Fool

3. Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready

4. aespa - Savage

5. XoArK - P()~()..8

6. Effluence - Psychocephalic Spawning

7. 女学生の日記 - 女学生の日記 Sketches 000001-000006

8. Chloroma - EP

9. Haizai Audio feat. VJ廃材video - Live in GATE×powwwerrr at Club Asia 2021/7/31

10. Wallmaster / Sleep Column - Wallmaster / Sleep Column

for the full top 100 of the year:

top 5 singles of the year:

1. 100 Gecs - mememe

2. Trippie Redd & Playboi Carti - Miss the Rage

3. PinkPantheress - Just for Me

4. Kero Kero Bonito - The Princess and the Clock

5. Yayayi - TikTok and Instagram

top 5 worst albums of the year:

1. The Revolutionary Vanguard Gorenoise Ensemble - Dialectical Fullmoon Materialism

2. Twenty One Pilots - Scaled and Icy

3. Bigbootybitchsex - BIGBOOTYBITCHSEX1

4. Nightcore Heaven - Nightcore Is What You Feel

5. Советская Милиция - Мечтатель

good discoveries i’ve made this year:

Palmer - Primal Works

Dimrain47 - The Dimrain47 Collection (2005-2012)

Last Days of Humanity - Putrefaction in Progress

Wormed - Planisphærium

Meshuggah - I

Shako-Pani - Habanero Sketch x365

이달의 소녀 오드아이써클 - Max & Match

Devourment - Butcher the Weak

Tiku Sens / XoArK - Tiku Sens / XoArK

Various Artists - Kusoikore2?

Black Sheep Wall - I'm Going to Kill Myself

North Korea - North Korea

Vomir - Vomir

Transient Environmental Feedback - Symptomatic Harbinger

Various Artists - 100: Celebrating 100 Releases With HNW

Venetian Snares - Detrimentalist

Set Fire to Flames - Telegraphs in Negative / Mouths Trapped in Static

The Get Up Kids - Something to Write Home About

Charles Razeur / Eugene Critchley / Necrotik Fissure / Veil of Nature - Charles Razeur / Eugene Critchley / Necrotik Fissure / Veil of Nature

Vomir & Kasper T. Toeplitz - Espace

7038634357 - XPETAL

Various Artists - Nylon HNW

Rich Kid / DJ Scud - Rude Bimmer

THECHEESEBURGERPICNIC - VENOM

not as good discoveries i've made this year:

Chinese Hackers - ( Wiretap )

Tranquilizer - Tranquilizer II

A Kid Hereafter in the Grinding Light - A Kid Hereafter in the Grinding Light

GAMESHARK™ - Shark 6 血液経絡 [Shark 6 ketsueki keiraku]

War - God Made Flesh

Kid606 - PS I Love You

Anto Data - Shoplifter

Various Artists - Breakcore Gives Me Wood

Various Artists - Hardcore Syndrome 7

Atrax Morgue - New York Ripper

Hunting Lodge - Will

Roadside Picnic / Light Collapse - Roadside Picnic / Light Collapse

Hunting Lodge - Exhumed

Various Artists - My Malady

Einstürzende Neubauten - My Malady

Ivan Senkevich / Ivan Veniosov / Ivan Sandakov - Ivan Senkevich / Ivan Veniosov / Ivan Sandakov

The Revolutionary Vanguard Gorenoise Ensemble - Dialectical Fullmoon Materialism

Low - Murderer

Violent Headache - The Fight Continues...

Rowsdower - The Michael Jordans of Suicide

STROM.ec - Divine Legions Beyond Psyche

floppie - Outbreak Grind EP

Asukaholics Anonymous - Super Asukachan Time

Emerld - Eyes Shut Wide

good movies i saw this year:

シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版𝄇 [Evangelion:3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time]

もののけ姫 [Princess Mononoke]

Zombieland

The Suicide Squad

Shutter Island

The Voices

this format is quite a bit but the once a year thing makes it alright. im not sure what ill do for monthly recap themes. maybe a number of the month? i think that might be a good idea. random number, maybe random font, black bg? we’ll see…

December Recap

got all i wanted for xmas :)

heres some of the stuff i really liked:

Fleeting Joys - All Lost Eyes and Glitter (4.0, 2021)

Ossuaries of Men, Women and Children - Beyond Slave Bone Structures (4.0, 2021)

Onethema - Buzz Tracker (4.0, 2021)

Rich Kid / DJ Scud - Rude Bimmer (4.0, 2001)

THECHEESEBURGERPICNIC - VENOM (4.0, 2018)

XoArK - P()~()..8 (4.0, 2021) (fav release of this month)

Effluence - Psychocephalic Spawning (4.0, 2021)

/f - The Fifth Bully (4.0, 2021)

heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:

floppie - Outbreak Grind EP (2.0, 2015) (least fav release of this month)

Asukaholics Anonymous - Super Asukachan Time (2.5, 2009)

Emerld - Eyes Shut Wide (2.5, 2019)

Flammable Man & Nø Body - The Flammable Bødy (2.5, 2021)

Bigbootybitchsex - BIGBOOTYBITCHSEX1 (2.0, 2021)

my favourite single:

senses - Blood Lullaby

some other highlights from this month:

-more music has been made! check out Vroqq

-passed all of my classes! ready to tackle the new semester

-christmas was goated i have new drip

see you next year :D

Vomir

HNW (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

i suppose in some way its very fitting that this is my final rating of 2021 (although i guess, its really my first of january according to the system…). this has certainly been the year of harsh noise wall for me. idk, ill talk about it in the end of the year recap.

great wall, nice and short

rating: 3.5

Wallmaster

Hell Has Frozen Over (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

december 2021

about an hour to kill and ive been wanting to hear this. good stuff. wonder why the newer cover is edited like that lol.

hnw sounds insane on these new headphones lol

rating: 3.5

Venetian Snares

Fuck Canada // Fuck America (2012)

Breakcore, Speedcore, Power Noise

Speedcore, Amigacore

vulgar, sexual, angry, noisy, raw

december 2021

i dont really care who stunt rock is and im not going out of my way to hear his tracks so im just rating the version of this without him

fun stuff though. some… interesting samples lol

rating: 3.5

Binray

Hungry Goose Herbjerk (2007)

IDM, Breakcore

Flashcore

aggressive, energetic, chaotic, noisy, complex

december 2021

some nice breakflash (for once lol). rather obscure id say as well. that other cover sucks btw

rating: 3.5

Acrnym

Bone Structure (2007) [EP]

Breakcore

Gabber

chaotic, uncommon time signatures

december 2021

doesnt do much for me. cover is cool though so maybe ill come back

rating: 3.0

Emotional Joystick

PLAYS! (2005)

IDM, Drill and Bass

Jazzstep, Breakcore

december 2021

as acrnym’s flowers is to vsnares this is to squarepusher. that dumb jazz keyboard gets really old really fast. good programming otherwise though

rating: 3.0

Eight Frozen Modules

Deleated Chemistry (2008) [EP]

Drill and Bass

december 2021

despite this dude being like probably right up my alley i just cant seem to enjoy his stuff that much. idk

rating: 3.0

Donna Summer

The Irregular (2004) [EP]

Breakcore

Mashcore

december 2021

last listens of 2021! lets roll em out!

went on a large chart dig for breakcore related stuff from 2000-2009 so youll be seeing like only that lol

this sucked and was very boring

rating: 2.5

Necrotik Fissure

Pioneer's Impending Doom (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

the stutters gave me super intense vertigo. i guess that goes to show how immersive this is. kiiinda wish they didnt happen but maybe thats the impending doom im supposed to feel or something

rating: 3.5

XoArK X WillCacti

Halloween Split Series 20.15 (2020) [EP]

Dark Ambient, Drill and Bass

Glitch

december 2021

xoark: very awesome

willcactu: boring but spooky

rating: 3.5

CDR / Esca-chan / XoArK

3-Way Split (2018) [EP]

IDM, Breakcore

Lolicore, Chiptune

december 2021

cute songs

rating: 3.5

Eternal Sunset

Digital Etudes in C-minor (2019)

IDM

december 2021

feels like hes holding himself back. maybe his earlier works will have a bit more explosiveness

rating: 3.0

Edgey

Flawed (2007)

Breakcore, Darkstep

Drum and Bass

december 2021

just. very long. with very little interesting things to offer. got new headphones; despite its boringness, it atleast sounded pretty good on them

rating: 3.0

aphextwinsucks

soundcloud (2021) (2021) [Compilation]

Lolicore

december 2021

much better when hes not doing that japshitfun esque stuff. lovely to see his progression as well

rating: 3.5

aphextwinsucks / Rainbow ★ Star ★ 36

☆ビショ濡れ敏感エロ娘☆ (2021)

Lolicore, Noise

Noise

december 2021

starts, then ends. feels like haizai tracks with a bit less attention to detail. also not a huge fan of rs36’s sampling but its atleast funny i guess

rating: 3.0

bukabukabukai

аниме ярмарка (2018) [EP]

Lolicore

december 2021

just like so stupid lol

rating: 3.0

Acrnym

Flowers (2007)

Breakcore, Drill and Bass

IDM, Chiptune

uncommon time signatures, complex, melodic, playful, manic

december 2021

i wanted to believe the vsnares comparison was irrational but it seems im more than just not alone on it. a few good moments, ultimately forgettable though.

rating: 3.0

Com.A / Datach'i

The Connected Series #3 (2002) [EP]

Breakcore

Flashcore

december 2021

saw this on his spotify and decided to check it out. fun stuff, though coma’s work doesnt intrigue me enough to check out his solo efforts

rating: 3.5

Sorry about my face

Is cuimhin liom (2018) [EP]

Ambient, Breakcore, Downtempo

Breakbeat

sad, dark, depressive, sombre, complex

december 2021

tbh just killing time until i have to go to work

rating: 3.5

Sorry about my face

Cotard delusion (2018) [EP]

Breakcore, Atmospheric Drum and Bass

death, depressive

december 2021

nice stuff. atmo dnb seems like a stretch though. also what does cotard delusion mean? searching for this i saw a bunch of stuff named that too

rating: 3.5

CD_slopper

pfanscotcoe (2020)

Glitch

cryptic, generative music

december 2021

see below. wasnt expecting so much plunderphonics

rating: 3.0

Bardo Todol, Chemiefaserwerk & 朱文博 [Zhu Wenbo]

Floating Tape Ruban Flottant (2021)

Field Recordings, Free Improvisation, Tape Music

december 2021

interesting… but rather boring and despite its length feels quite long to me lol. maybe i just really wasnt in the mood

rating: 3.0

Yasuyuki Uesugi

Untitled (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

good stuff. interesting background

rating: 3.5

Commuter

Inner SE Industrial (2021)

Harsh Noise

Field Recordings

nocturnal, dark, urban, chaotic, mechanical

december 2021

pretty interesting. xaman makes an interesting point about its exploitative nature but i think that harsh noise isnt exactly the best money making scheme and it doesnt look to be disrespectful at all. what do i know though

rating: 3.5

Seism

Ugrezi (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

nice and comfy. fell asleep about 45 in but thats alright

rating: 3.5

/f

The Fifth Bully (2021)

Glitch, Sound Collage

Flashcore, Electroacoustic, Post-Industrial, Free Improvisation, Chamber Music

avant-garde, chaotic, noisy, LGBTQ, complex

december 2021

amazing release. takes the great experimentation and creativity from fourth bully and adds a thick layer of emotion and new surprises that make it such a great experience to get through. god bless lyla

rating: 4.0

Snailmouth

%&^b6YBI!^vVO5V7@ KTW4CRDVET/]-5RVD.]-GRDB.P]97P7 6O!&%! U (2021)

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

good friend of mine made this. its actually pretty nice. good walls on first two and third has some cool sounds and plays with loud and quiet noise

rating: 3.5

Fabio Perletta

Un Fiocco Di Neve (2021)

Indeterminacy, Lowercase, Sound Art

calm, suspenseful, aleatory, mysterious

december 2021

really cool and sometimes very beautiful stuff. the source material is on that site listed, looks like really good sampling to be done…

rating: 3.5

Kobeuk

Blue Blue Archipelago (2021)

Harsh Noise

noisy

december 2021

more neat noise. finished up my xmas shopping. forgot how much i hate the mall. its like a fucking zoo

rating: 3.5

Princesse Isabelle d'Évreux

Cogito ergo sum Paradox (2021)

Harsh Noise

repetitive, noisy, raw, mechanical

december 2021

pretty cool noise stuff from some random idm producer. i wonder if title is an ergo proxy reference

rating: 3.5

Wasteland Jazz Unit

Mind Obscured (2021)

Harsh Noise

chaotic, noisy

december 2021

pretty cool free jazz inspired harsh noise. occasionally the sax breaks through and then falls back

rating: 3.5

Thurston Moore

An Electric Noise Guitar Tribute to Pita (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise, Drone

heavy, avant-garde, dense, noisy, raw

december 2021

actually very good. lovely harsh tones

rating: 3.5

Cyte

Fortunately (2021)

Lolicore, Mashcore

Nightcore, Hardcore [EDM], Noise

sampling, playful, energetic, chaotic, dense

december 2021

fun stuff. rolled my eyes at the renai flip at first but it was actually well done so. live set was whatever

rating: 3.5

MUST DIE!

Crisis Vision (2021)

Briddim, Electronic Dance Music, Riddim

Rawstyle, Hybrid Trap, Acid Techno, Trap [EDM], Future Riddim

energetic, mechanical, aggressive, eclectic, rhythmic

december 2021

finally got to this thing. its… okay. i mean itsgood its fun and kind of unique and diverse too theres even a healthy amount of breakbeats but also it feels like its lacking a lot of punches and it does the whole continuous mix thing way worse than something like MTGFYT.

rating: 3.5

Fatuous Rump

Perceptions of the Dark Ornaments (2021)

Slam Death Metal

male vocalist, misanthropic, sampling, dark, death

december 2021

they been workin hard this year!

theres a bunch of sections on this where everything cuts out and its just drums which is kind of cool

rating: 3.5

John Wiese

Magnetic Stencil/ 3 (2021)

Noise

Sound Collage, Drone, Electroacoustic, Tape Music, Musique concrète

noisy

december 2021

idk why i expected it to be way harsher but this was nice

rating: 3.5

ạǥŵåϻņכֿ

metal waves (2021)

Flashcore, Ambient

Speedcore, Breakcore, IDM, Ambient

atmospheric, chaotic, complex, rhythmic, calm

december 2021

chill stuff. breakflash but very easily recognizable breaks (as opposed to terminal11 or xanopticon). drags a bit though

rating: 3.5

K2 / God Pussy

K2 / God Pussy (2021)

Harsh Noise

december 2021

first track was cool. ive never heard god pussy before but i feel like this was a good introduction.

k2s side was weird, not at all what i was expecting. very electronic (in a not bad way).

rating: 3.5

NecroticGoreBeast

Human Deviance Galore (2021)

Slam Death Metal

heavy, rhythmic, misanthropic, vulgar, surreal

december 2021

not bad stuff i was worried this was gonna be a bit overproduced with 808s and stuff but they didnt actually get in the way all that much

rating: 3.5

Ossuaries of Men, Women, and Children

Untitled (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

this one was wild tbh idk if its just the brainrot or it actually sounded like this but it felt like i could hear edited breakbeats underneath everything

rating: 3.5

・゚✧(=✪ ᆺ ✪=)-・゚✧ / Rainbow ★ Star ★ 36

Split (2021)

Breakcore, Lolicore, Mashcore

Noise

december 2021

njce stuff byt tbh first half was a bit grating with all the rock samples

rating: 3.5

XoArK

Sardine Line EP (2021) [EP]

Drill and Bass

december 2021

nice stuff. even the wurmple alt mix was cool

rating: 3.5

Ryanxb100

Some Things I Remembered That I Forgot (2021)

Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Breakcore, IDM

sampling, lobit, energetic, instrumental, warm

december 2021

i wonder who it was that popularized 808s on break-music

rating: 3.0

tdstr

Some More Files (2021)

Breakcore

Drill and Bass, Jungle, Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Hardcore Breaks, Digital Fusion

quirky, rhythmic, sampling, complex, atmospheric

december 2021

fun chill well produced stuff.

rating: 3.5

Anthéne

The Slow Wave (2021)

Ambient, Drone, Field Recordings

Field Recordings

atmospheric

december 2021

first half was good but it got boring quickly thereafter

eating: 3.0

Jeph Jerman

Popular Fictions (2021)

Musique concrète, Field Recordings

Sound Collage, Free Improvisation

cryptic, atmospheric

december 2021

fucking finally got through this, first time i tried i paused it too long and didn have enough time on my break to finish and the other day i fell asleep after first track so.

first track is mid just like spoken word layers the second track is good though nice sounds

rating: 3.5

Effluence

Psychocephalic Spawning (2021)

Brutal Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Technical Death Metal

Free Improvisation, Gorenoise

chaotic, technical, avant-garde, uncommon time signatures, manic

december 2021

fucking finally also this one is kind of funny he has a cowbell and like a flute and xylophone or something idk but also actually catchy on the longer songs

rating: 4.0 duh you saw it coming

Sowell

Huledråperhøytpip (2021) [EP]

Drone, Ambient

EAI, Field Recordings

december 2021

fine noise under a slpwly increasingly intolerable high pitched frequency

cant remember why i saved this

rating: 3.0

Caleb Chase

Unedited Voice Memos and Other Phone Recordings Downloaded From Soulseek (2021)

Field Recordings, Spoken Word

Nature Recordings, A cappella

mysterious, male vocalist, female vocalist, eclectic, lo-fi

december 2021

pretty cool. last track is indeed good and track 37 is indeed wtf

good samples to be found here

rating: 3.5

Masayuki Imanishi

insects are (2021)

Field Recordings

december 2021

kinda boring

rating: 3.0

不演了 [No Performance]

文本 [Text] (2021)

Onkyo

Field Recordings

calm, sampling, atmospheric, sparse, mysterious

december 2021

really tryna get thru these 2021 releases i saved

interesting stuff. i wouldnt consider this onkyo but i guess that shows how little i know ab the genre.

rating: 3.5

Tyrannosaur

The Future Is Not What You Think It Will Be (2021)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

nice stuff. not sure why it’s tagged as power electronics but whatever

ratings: 3.5

Julia Forever

Godsend (2021) [EP]

Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Noise Pop

female vocalist, longing, atmospheric, ethereal, Wall of Sound

december 2021

not bad; tags say it all

rating: 3.5

Cewlmine

Shobomb (2021)

Breakcore

Gabber, Hardcore Breaks, Mashcore

december 2021

fast paced and fun. good bangin tracks

rating: 3.5

Bigbootybitchsex

BIGBOOTYBITCHSEX1 (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

title

rating: 2.0

XoArK

ScreenCapture 11 5 2011 8 41 14 PM (2021)

Glitch

IDM

december 2021

more glitchprov but this time its in ableton

i like it more than the other one i think

rating: 3.5

XoArK

Fig.suptitle("Time = {} days. Brain MRI slices along Z-direction, Rat W09. No Radiation Treatment.".format(time[z])) (2021)

IDM, Glitch

december 2021

cool improv stuff. strange to hear xoark use those default drums lol

rating: 3.5

XoArK

P()~()..8 (2021)

Drill and Bass

Glitch

december 2021

she say do you love me i tell her only partly i only my bed and wurmple_658385643478450179 im sorry

rating: 4.0

Suppression / Sedem Minút Strachu

Brief Manifestations (2021) [Compilation]

Noisecore, Noisegrind

Powerviolence

december 2021

actually rather enjoyable, even the long tracks. i see why these guys (sedem) got to work with geros.

rating: 3.5

Fracture Noise / Tolerance

Fracture Noise / Tolerance (2021) [EP]

Goregrind, Gorenoise

Slam Death Metal

december 2021

fine but boring

rating: 3.0

Flammable Man & Nø Body

The Flammable Bødy (2021)

Harsh Noise, Noisecore, Noisegrind

Sound Collage, Free Improvisation, Glitch, Dark Ambient, Power Electronics

chaotic, alcohol, lo-fi, lonely, depressive

december 2021

trying hard to clear out all of my 2021 wishlisted stuff before the year ends

this really sucked it was just way too like… odd i guess without having any substance

rating: 2.5

CDR

Punie Trax 2019-2021 (2021)

Breakcore, Lolicore

december 2021

pretty damn good, even all those remixes were awesome.

rating: 3.5

beakrot

Tiny Toy Capsules (2014) [EP]

Breakcore

december 2021

his simplest release. just plain breakcore

rating: 3.5

beakrot

Songs About Sickness (2014) [EP]

Breakcore

december 2021

nice and simple breakcore, not as complex as his later stuff. the nightcore-y track was interesting

rating: 3.5

beakrot

Unwanted Overgrowth (2014)

IDM, Breakcore

december 2021

lovely stuff but u can definitely tell hes still trying to find his sound. that one random dance track was odd, along with the ambient thing towards the end, and one song in the first half uses a default fl drum loop which just sounds bad lol.

rating: 3.5

Sorry about my face

say me (2018) [EP]

IDM

Breakcore, Lolicore, Instrumental Hip Hop

atmospheric, nocturnal, cold, depressive, melancholic

december 2021

more comfy sad break idm

rating: 3.5

Sorry about my face

тусклое (2018)

Breakcore

december 2021

lovely comfy stuff. i like his straight ahead breakcore works more than his like very quirky textured breakbeat-derived idm stuff.

rating: 3.5

Vacant Wasteland

6th (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

its getting close to christmas. im excited, though im worried i wont have enough presents for everyone… i’m sure i will. maybe. just the closest people to me

was good i wish they werent so long but i guess that’s the price

rating: 3.5

Necrotik Fissure

Petrified Form (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

listened while playing terraria. also spent all day watching ghost stories dub lol

rating: 3.5

Emerld

Eyes Shut Wide (2019)

Ambient, Drone, Industrial, Noise

Modern Classical, Field Recordings, Dark Ambient, Video Game Music, Sound Collage, Harsh Noise

instrumental

december 2021

if this was just the first track it wouldve been awesome but that second track really fucking sucks. completely lost me at the anthony fantano sample

rating: 2.5

Seth Cooke

Overton (2020) [EP]

Noise

Drone

instrumental, mechanical, noisy

december 2021

very wild noises

rating: 3.5

Matefiple Contro Corrente

Matefiple Contro Corrente

Sound Collage

december 2021

interesting, end of 2 is actually quite stunning, but overall rather boring. just glad i finally got to it

rating: 3.0

Necrotik Fissure

Fixed Vapor (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

to the stupid bitch at my job who told me its against the rules to wear headphones: fuck you dumb fucking bitch🖕suck my nuts, and eat dirt

this is really fudging awesome its super relaxing and is just straight wallage. doesnt sound super digital like his other stuff too which helps it standout

rating: 4.0 fuck you dumb fucking asshole

Necrotik Fissure

Erased From History (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

december 2021

uhm nf going harsh noise? interesting…

fun listen

rating: 3.5

Necrotik Fissure

Elephant's Foot (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

piercing, repetitive, noisy

december 2021

I PASSED MY FUCKING TEST FUCK YES

very comfy despite its theme

rating: 3.5

Scum

Filth Attack (2019) [EP]

Noisecore, Harsh Noise

noisy

december 2021

fun stuff

rating: 3.5

Excrescence

Demo 2020 (2020) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

heavy, energetic

december 2021

sloppy in a good way; i wish the vocal performance was better

rating: 3.5

THECHEESEBURGERPICNIC

VENOM (2018) [EP]

Mathcore, Sass, Grindcore

manic, aggressive, chaotic, noisy, female vocalist

december 2021

sooooo fucking good i needed this so badly lol

rating: 4.0

XÄCKSECKS / DJ Clonepa / sHimaU

Three Way Split (2010)

Breakcore

december 2021

luckily for me i spoke soon. shimau’s tracks arent too bad here, the last one especially. xacksecks is very dubsteppy which is funny and clonepa does modern classical bs but good chops

rating: 3.5

sHimaU / sabi

Bite Your Mind (2019)

Breakcore

december 2021

so boring. even the guest tracks. its such a wonder shimau ever came up with his work on the goreshit sub69 split and slotcore is dead, because i have not heard him do anything worth noticing since.

rating: 3.0

Vacant Wasteland

5th (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

nice stuff. listened after waking up. one thing i love about this project is that while it is still inhos material, its very consistent and is also very calm (for hnw). theres about as much of this as there is vomir releases and its much more accessible.

rating: 3.5

Beach House

Once Twice Melody (2021) [EP]

Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia

Indietronica, Ethereal Wave

lush, ethereal, psychedelic, bittersweet, female vocalist

december 2021

had a show with my band today. we did alright, we really gotta tighten up, but everyone liked us i guess.

was p excited for this. its not as good as ch1 but its still pretty and gets the job done

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

One Inch Punch 4 (2005) [EP]

Breakcore, Industrial Hardcore

Gabber, Speedcore, Terrorcore

repetitive, sampling, dark, eclectic, energetic

december 2021

fun stuff. wish there was a bit more breakcore

rating: 3.5

Rich Kid / DJ Scud

Rude Bimmer (2001) [EP]

Breakcore, Raggacore

Noise

manic, energetic, noisy, lo-fi, sampling

december 2021

thanks for the rec, coolmine

super fucked up intense breakcore with dabbles in noise as well

rating: 4.0

Vacant Wasteland

4th (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

just took my last final. im really nervous. if i dont pass i dont pass the class, and i didnt answer quite a bit of it… but im praying.

i was honestly hesitant on giving this a 4; its the same as every other one im guessing and it only sounded nicer because i was depressed and listening thru car speakers but there is actually a noticeable event that occurs in the second track so

rating: 4.0

Necrotik Fissure

Acceptable Fallout (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

the stutters really stop this from being great

rating: 3.0

Vacant Wasteland

3rd (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

yep good

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

YabaiKore! 2 (2019) [Compilation]

Breakcore, Mashcore

december 2021

super fun stuff. not super fun to marathon it but there arent too many bad tracks. i really only listened for ump9 but there are others worth coming back to.

rating: 3.5

EVERGLOW

Return of the Girl (2021) [EP]

Pop, K-Pop

Pop Rap, Dance-Pop, Twerk, Electro House

female vocalist, energetic, rhythmic, pirates, melodic

december 2021

actually pretty good. nighty night, company, and pirate are pretty awesome, especially company. def their new best. super fun stuff.

rating: 3.5

Himeko Katagiri

Sound of Loli (2020)

Lolicore

Speedcore, Noise

sampling, chaotic, dense, noisy, lo-fi

december 2021

finally clearing a himeko katagiri album. pretty intense stuff, and while it definitely has its lulls, its overall a very fun listen. i can see why hes such a big force in lolicore even today

rating: 3.5

HOMExINVASION

HOMExINVASION (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

comfy

rating: 3.5

Onethema

Buzz Tracker (2021) [EP]

IDM, Glitch

december 2021

kind of unreal this was done in 2003/4 considering autechre wasnt even doing this for another few years. hidden gem for sure

rating: 4.0

Ossuaries of Men, Women, and Children

Beyond Slave Bone Structures (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

his longest and harshest yet. awesome stuff

rating: 4.0

vide médian

Larmes (2016)

Ambient Noise Wall, Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

spent today doing some christmas shopping. so expensive………

pretty nice stuff. a very soft and subtle wall bookended by quick field recordings. gonna be coming back for sure

rating: 4.0

Senses

Blood Lullaby (2021) [Single]

Pop Rap, Trap

Digicore

female vocalist

december 2021

love this, feels a bit more abrasive than how they usually are. curious to hear more

thumbs up

Asukaholics Anonymous

Super Asukachan Time (2009)

Nerdcore Techno

Dubstep, Hip Hop

december 2021

so fucking boring. cover art too. backrollerz is mildly interesting

rating: 2.5

Like Weeds

Ourselves Alone (2019) [EP]

Noise, Dark Ambient

december 2021

very interesting stuff.

rating: 3.5

Body/Dilloway/Head

Body/Dilloway/Head (2021)

Tape Music, Noise

Electroacoustic, Dark Ambient, Drone

atmospheric, instrumental, anxious, sampling, psychedelic

december 2021

cool, not sure how much i enjoyed the more straightforward experimental rock passages but shrug

rating: 3.5

颜峻 [Yan Jun] & 朱文博 [Zhu Wenbo]

语言劳工 [Yu Yan Lao Gong] (2021)

Tape Music, EAI

december 2021

fun stuff

rating: 3.5

Fleeting Joys

All Lost Eyes and Glitter (2021)

Shoegaze, Noise Pop

Dream Pop

female vocalist, atmospheric, love, male vocalist

december 2021

wow! really amazing stuff, i was pretty surprised when this came out but its actually really great lol. gonna be relistening a lot

rating: 4.0

Cvltvs Lvpi

Demo III (2021) [EP]

Ambient Noise Wall

noisy, lo-fi

december 2021

maybe listening in the car helps, but the second track also makes this better than the first two demos

also pretty sure this is bbozeman

rating: 3.5

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Изделие №8 (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

*disugstingly evil and sinister chuckle*

pretty harsh this one is but im really sick of that cover art so no more 4s

rating: 3.5

Cvltvs Lvpi

Demo II (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

Ambient Noise Wall

noisy

december 2021

quite literally the same as the first

rating: 3.0

Cvltvs Lvpi

Demo I (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

Ambient Noise Wall

cold, noisy, lo-fi

december 2021

shrug

rating: 3.0

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Изделие №7 (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

lovely stuff, i see why this is the most popular. rather consistent and that opening for track 1 really helps to set the mood

rating: 3.5

Necrotik Fissure

Poured on the Obsidian (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

december 2021

cool stuff. listened during class, skating, and work lol. something interesting is that usually nf’s releases are x 1 x 2 etc or x part 1 x part 2 etc but this is ver x which is curious. 2 is the most standout one, 1 and 3 are pretty similar

rating: 3.5

floppie

Touhou RMX (2016) [EP]

Trance

Drum and Bass, Future Bass

december 2021

i give up

rating: 2.5

floppie

恋と女神の S t o c k h o l m (2015)

Electronic Dance Music

december 2021

wtf this is before suki it tte why is there NO BREAKS ITS just SHITTY EDM

rating: 2.5

floppie

Outbreak Grind EP (2015) [EP]

Grindcore

december 2021

just so rediculously fucking stupid

rating: 2.0

Charles Razeur

Charles Razeur (2019)

Lowercase, Ambient Noise Wall

ominous, mysterious, noisy, nocturnal, minimalistic

december 2021

i listened to the first track but fell asleep during tje second so i relistened otw to school. while this is relaxing and well done i cant help but wish it didnt have those jumpscares. i mean if the crackling just stayed consistent or wasnt so loudly reintroduced then i wouldve liked this a lot more

rating: 3.5

Benjamin Duboc & Jonathan Fenez

La Chatte (2015)

Free Improvisation

Turntable Music, Drone, Noise

december 2021

very cool and strange manipulated improv. most sounds were pretty acousmatic

rating: 3.5

Tomatoism

Road Mirage EP (2017) [EP]

Progressive House

december 2021

really boring again but i dont actually hate that first track

rating: 3.0

Tomatoism

Cute Moments 2017-2018 (2019)

Electronic Dance Music

december 2021

i take back what i said. this is so fucking boring. please go back to breakbeats

rating: 3.0

Tomatoism

Fresh Flash (2018)

Breakcore, Kawaii Future Bass

Drill and Bass

rhythmic, sampling, uplifting, playful

december 2021

pretty fun stuff. after hearing their track UMP9 i decided to hear whatever else they had bc theres no way thats the only good song they wrote

rating: 3.5

November Recap

turned 21, among other things...

heres some of the stuff i really liked:

T.E.F. - Framework (4.0, 2019)

SpecimEn / Vomir / Status: Kawakami - SpecImEn / Vomir / Status: Kawakami (4.0, 2018)

Beach House - Once Twice Melody (4.0, 2021)

7038634357 - XPETAL (4.0, 2018)

Various Artists - Nylon HNW (4.0, 2015) (fav release of this month)

すかとろまんこちゃん - SUKATORO☆MANKOCHAN (sssssshit music) (4.0, 2021)

Haizai Audio - The Haizai Album (4.0, 2021)

Deathnoise - Backwoods Witchcraft (4.0, 2021)

heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:

Phyllomedusa - Nobody Rules These Swamps at Night But Me (2.5, 2021)

Rowsdower - The Michael Jordans of Suicide (2.5, 2019) (least fav release of this month)

STROM.ec - Divine Legions Beyond Psyche (2.5, 2008)

Nightcore Heaven - Nightcore Is What You Feel (2.5, 2021)

Various Artists - The Shaft, the Blade, the Tip of the Spear (3.0, 2021)

my favourite single:

100 gecs - mememe

some other highlights from this month:

-finally saw 100 gecs live

-been watching lots of MHA (and anime in general)

-music making behind the scenes...

almost the end of the year!

Napkin Terrorizer

&u (2014)

Lolicore, Raggacore, Mashcore

Nightcore, Mashup, Nerdcore Techno

dissonant, manic, rhythmic

november 2021

fun short songs with some neat motifs that help glue it all together

rating: 3.5

Napkin Terrorizer

Makes Me Super Lovable Sweeties (2014)

Lolicore

Speedcore

november 2021

interesting i guess lol the 3 second tracks r cool

rating: 3.5

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya] / Mente-Atada

Шумоизоляция / Mente-Atada (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

decent split. both sides are great

rating: 3.5

ユキメノコ [Yukimenoko]

The Soul of a Woman Lost on a Snowy Mountain Possessed an Icicle, Becoming This Pokémon (2019)

Ambient Noise Wall, Lowercase

minimalistic, concept album, cold, winter, instrumental

november 2021

cool stuff. good ol pokemon anw. great atmosphere

rating: 3.5

Bogdan Raczynski

Rave 'Till You Cry (2019)

Drill and Bass, IDM

Breakcore, Acidcore, Chiptune

sampling, eclectic, futuristic, mechanical, hypnotic

november 2021

its nice… but i was really hoping itd be more breakbeats and less aphextecre worship

rating: 3.0

Vomir

Coma (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

atonal, heavy, instrumental, noisy

november 2021

good stuff. sounded a bit more like uhh idk softened than usual stuff

rating: 3.5

Necrotik Fissure

 (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

had to spend all day working on a project for numerical analysis. chose to make it about approximating the distance between earth and mercury.

was gonna listen to poured on the obsidian but i like this cover art a lot more. it was good too. for some reason NF’s tracks always feel way longer than any other wall artist’s.

rating: 3.5

Éric La Casa

The Stones of the Threshold (1999)

Field Recordings, Acousmatic Music

Nature Recordings, Reductionism

atmospheric, natural, cold, suspenseful, mysterious

november 2021

if youre familiar with any of eric la casa’s other work, you know exactly how this will sound

rating: 3.5

Dev/Null

Microjunglizm (2021)

Jungle, Breakbeat Hardcore, Darkside

Drill and Bass, Darkside, Breakbeat Hardcore

dark, sampling, instrumental, energetic, dense

november 2021

it was fun. kinda sad that hes pretty much done w breakcore though. and this wasnt as catchy as his last lp

rating: 3.5

Haizai Audio

The Haizai Album (2021)

Mashcore, Harsh Noise

Lolicore, Power Noise, Harsh Noise

heavy, sampling, noisy

november 2021

fucking amazing stuff lol i have no idea how you do this shitわ

rating: 4.0

Various Artists

suicide.moe is vol.1 (2020) [Compilation]

IDM, Breakcore

Speedcore, Lolicore

november 2021

i was really hoping this would be a lot better but a lot of tracks kind of just flop and are rather boring.

rating: 3.0

CDR vs Napkin Terrorizer vs sabi_c

CDR vs Napkin Terrorizer vs sabi_c !!!!!!! (2016) [EP]

Mashcore, Breakcore

november 2021

fun stuff, i liked sabi’s a lot

rating: 3.5

Nightcore Heaven

Nightcore Is What You Feel (2021)

Nightcore, Drum and Bass

Plunderphonics, Glitch

rhythmic, surreal, sampling, aggressive, energetic

november 2021

just for the sheer fact that i was forced to listen to phil elvrum and julie doilon say “owo” to audacity—level breakbeats followed directly by fucking grime and thos moser nightcore earns this a 2.5

rating: 2.5

すかとろまんこちゃん [Sukatoro Manko-Chan]

SUKATORO☆MANKOCHAN (sssssshit music) (2021)

Breakcore, Lolicore

Noise, Sound Collage, Mashcore

november 2021

this is so insane bruh. so fucked up. so awesome. that beat drop in track 11

rating: 4.0

Shoebill / Himeko Katagiri

Shoebill / Himeko Katagiri (2021)

Mashcore

Lolicore, Speedcore

infernal, manic, mashup, playful, energetic

november 2021

i had something typed here but page refreshed and it disappeared and i dont care anymore

rating: 3.5

Temma / wawawa

Temma / wawawa Split (2021)

Lolicore

Speedcore

sampling, noisy, rhythmic, aggressive, dense

november 2021

just as good as the last one. wawawa sounds way better here than that one album i rated

rating: 3.5

Temma

The Melancholy of the Average Lolicore Producer (2021)

Lolicore

Speedcore, Splittercore, Noise

november 2021

titling aside, this rocks. super excited to hear more from temma

rating: 3.5

Princess Army Wedding Combat / Hiruya

Harsh Otaku Noise Terror (2021)

Harsh Noise

Lolicore

november 2021

kinda lame. gonna just leave the harsh noise lolicore to haizai and japshitfun

rating: 3.0

・゚✧(=✪ ᆺ ✪=)-・゚✧

The Amen Break, the Internet, and Other Ways to Waste Your Teenage Years (2021)

Lolicore, Mashcore, Breakcore

Speedcore, Hardcore Breaks, Noise

manic, sampling, playful, energetic, noisy

november 2021

clearing out some lolicore shut from my bc wishlist.

fun stuff actually. pretty speedy and was way better made than i expected

rating: 3.5

DJ Sharpnel

ランニング★オールナイトッ!! [Running All Night!!] (2007)

Nerdcore Techno, Happy Hardcore

Speedcore, Freeform Hardcore, Gabber

energetic, dense, playful, manic, female vocalist

november 2021

fun but… it just isnt very captivating. like i can move to it but its just like on in the background.

rating: 3.0

DJ Sharpnel

S.E.X. - Sound of EXtreme (2001)

Hardcore [EDM], Nerdcore Techno

Gabber, Speedcore

sampling, energetic, noisy, manic

november 2021

actually really good. i kind of like this very uhhh… unpolished sound of sharpnels early days (or what i can guess is how their stuff sounded earlier on). first track is amazing, and the hardcore edm really shines here

rating: 3.5

Abrasive Contamination

None Title (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

not bad

rating: 3.5

Necrotik Fissure

Maybe the Seed of Creation Caused All the Natural Disasters (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

bit of an odd texture, was a but bored during this

rating: 3.0

infect this pink server!

Soft Inductee (2019)

Ambient Noise Wall

noisy

november 2021

not really sure how much i like the aesthetic but interesting stuff nonetheless. cool anw

rating: 3.5

Protomit

Untitled (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

instrumental, noisy

november 2021

very ghostly looking. good stuff again. ill be honest some of these walls i listen to way late in the night i do end up falling asleep to, but i suppose rating them is still valid since ya know its unchanging static. if it was something more dynamic ofc id relisten (there have been some instances of this in the past).

rating: 3.5

Protomit

[untitled] (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

dont really like the cover on this one. good wall though

rating: 3.5

Trading Places (1983)

november 2021

thanksgiving was pretty good. had lots of food.

dad had us watch this with him. its pretty racist but its nice i guess, i think its racist on purpose to like prove a greater message. the ending is good too it isnt what you expect with these swap-places type movies.

orangejuice?lol/10

sHimaU

SECTOR 8i (2012)

Breakcore, Mashcore

Speedcore, Drumstep, Drill and Bass

surreal, sampling, maximalist, dense, ominous

november 2021

this is really good, seriously, but its just so fucking bloated with unnecessary stuff its real boring to sit through

that said, slotcore will always be a classic

rating: 3.0

Palmer

Summon Domain (2020)

IDM, Glitch

Wonky

november 2021

awesome stuff palmer, great debut. love the dips into hip hop territory as well

rating: 3.5

Mosktraumen

Avstamning (2019)

Drone, Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

didnt listen super intently but it wasnt bad. cool dnw

rating: 3.5

Digital Talk

New Age Surf (2004)

Psytrance, Full-On Psytrance

Progressive Psytrance

rhythmic, repetitive, sampling, psychedelic, party

november 2021

fun stuff to work to. surprised i got to this before xoark did

rating: 3.5

DJ Sharpnel

Yonderdome Decade -10 Years of DJ Sharpnel- (2011) [DJ Mix]

Hardcore [EDM], Nerdcore Techno

Happy Hardcore, Speedcore, Gabber

energetic, party, sampling, heavy, dense

november 2021

listened at work. its the day before thanksgiving so its pretty busy but that translates a bit differently for me since im in the packing and shipping department. was in the backroom making boxes all day lol.

fun stuff but i wish he included more of his best like fullereneshift. fake promise is here though, which is worth the listen alone.

rating: 3.5

Spacial Absence

Lifespan of a Mayfly (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

Nature Recordings, Ambient Noise Wall

aquatic, rain, atonal, meditative, sparse

november 2021

some pretty good walls mixed in with some rather lame ones. overall though not bad

rating: 3.5

Knifeplay

Hurt Someone (2021) [Single]

Shoegaze, Noise Rock

november 2021

listened w gf in car. cool, probably not gonna come back tho.

thumbs up maybe

Thewhitehorse

Wine-Dark Sea (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

november 2021

good stuff. was super tired listening though. ill never get over that weird psychedelic feeling of being half asleep listening to this shitわ. its wild

rating: 3.5

Necrotik Fissure / Train Cemetery

Necrotik Fissure / Train Cemetery (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall

november 2021

was really excited to get into this one.

nf: awesome

tc: wtf lol this isnt even noise music anymore

rating: 3.5

71.18041777143402, 66.86563242952398

71.18041777143402, 66.86563242952398 (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

decided to just finish up the so-far discog. this one was alright. kinda has that eh oscillating gimmick that primordial sea has.

rating: 3.0

71.18041777143402, 66.86563242952398

71.18041777143402, 66.86563242952398 (2021)

Noise, Experimental, Drone

noisy

november 2021

uhm wut lol

rating: 3.5

A View From Nihil

Primordial Sea (2012)

Drone, Harsh Noise Wall

surreal, hypnotic, instrumental, noisy, nocturnal

november 2021

i mean… its okay. a slow cycling drone. main track is pretty boring but the live versions are cool especially to be able to hear that audience as well

rating: 3.0

Fairypine

Fairypine (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

aggressive, mechanical, infernal, female vocalist, dense

november 2021

harsh and slow moving stuff. excited for the duo to make a comeback

rating: 3.5

Train Cemetery / Unsignified Death

Train Cemetery / Unsignified Death (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall

november 2021

tc: nice and soft as expected

ud: though harsh, it is still a rather quiet experience (hnw standards) and is very relaxing

rating: 3.5

Graveyard Aura & Placenta Lyposuction

Necropolis (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

one day ill get through all of these placenta lypo collabs.

good stuff. theres like no bass in it but i liked that it made it a very easy and soothing listen

rating: 3.5

Placenta Lyposuction & Hana Haruna

Metamorphoses (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

good stuff. i liked 2nd track more

rating: 3.5

baby luma

300ml (2021) [EP]

Nightcore, Trance

ethereal

november 2021

nice tracks. a bit different of an approach i think these are a lot more reserved and focus a bit more on atmosphere or whatever idfk than their last album

rating: 3.5

An Innocent Young Throat-Cutter

Late at Night It Happened (2013)

Harsh Noise Wall

dark, violence, disturbing

november 2021

feels pretty long despite its hour runtime. still, good consistent textures, last track was real interesting.

rating: 3.5

Seism / Taklamakan

Nakamalkatmseis (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall, Harsh Noise

november 2021

good stuff.

rating: 3.5

Native Instrument

live ateliers claus (2021)

Musique concrète, Animal Sounds, Bird Sounds

dense, rhythmic, spring, suspenseful, quirky

november 2021

cool stuff. pretty neat textures. i like this a lot more than that one thing i rated earlier this month or last month idk. feels more true to its material and less like those youtube videos of MAKIUNG BEATS WITH SOCKS?! where they just distort or edit all the sock sounds in post so they sound like actual instruments which defeats the purpose of even making anything with socks

rating: 3.5

Peekaboo

Impossible (2019) [EP]

Brostep, Riddim, Hybrid Trap, Briddim

Trap [EDM], UK Bass, Hybrid Trap

chaotic, ominous, noisy, energetic, manic

november 2021

my fav from todays haul of riddim. though not the most "bangin" this is certainly the most inventive and fun.

rating: 3.5

Charles Razeur / Vomir

Charles Razeur / Vomir (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall

Dark Ambient

november 2021

razeur: decent

vomir: great

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Nylon HNW (2015)

Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

short break from riddim.

this is quite the impressive comp. wide range of styles from a few big names and some smaller ones. the rita actually delivers on a va comp for once, and wtf is up with vomirs track?! even nascitari, who i dont enjoy much, did good here. maybe nylon truly is the way to go...

rating: 4.0 for now

SVDDEN DEATH

VOYD Vol. 1 (2018) [EP]

Briddim, Riddim, Tearout [Brostep]

Tearout [Brostep]

rhythmic, mechanical, dark, sampling, heavy

november 2021

boring

rating: 3.0

Midnight Tyrannosaurus & Kadaver

Kadaversaurus EP (2017) [EP]

Deathstep, Riddim, Tearout [Brostep]

heavy, rhythmic, repetitive, fantasy, science fiction

november 2021

this would actually be a 3.5 but the really annoying "ork" voice samples fucking ruin this for me

rating: 3.0

Dr. Ozi

Demons in Denial (2019) [EP]

Riddim, Brostep

energetic

november 2021

best so far, but still boring

rating: 3.0

Leotrix

Out of Order EP (2021) [EP]

Future Riddim, Riddim

Colour Bass

male vocalist, futuristic, mechanical

november 2021

also boring

rating: 3.0

Neonix

Puppets EP (2019) [EP]

Riddim, Brostep

november 2021

i need to get into riddim

this is boring

rating: 3.0

Wall Disney

White Tape (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

Noise, Nature Recordings

noisy

november 2021

despite the awful artist name, this was actually pretty good. rather dynamic, but i suppose thats an extension of its source material.

rating: 3.5

Seism

]xcz-011[ (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

november 2021

shrug material

enjoyable sometimes, boring others... i dont like that you can very clearly hear the sampling lol

rating: 3.0

Aprapat / Scrap Furnace

Aprapat / Scrap Furnace (2021)

Harsh Noise

november 2021

first half is good but a bit thin but second delivers

rating: 3.5

vide médian / Black Matter Phantasm

vide médian / Black Matter Phantasm (2019)

Ambient Noise Wall

november 2021

nice stuff. ssuper atmospheric first and the second kind of builds off that but is a bit harsher.

rating: 3.5

Shitbag

Burden (2021) [EP]

Sludge Metal

Grindcore

november 2021

boring. the grindcore bits are interesting though

rating: 3.0

The New Blockaders & Incapacitants

As Anti as Possible (2019)

Harsh Noise

noisy, mechanical, surreal, manic, raw

november 2021

nv

cool stuff. im not too familiar with tnb so i cant say much about their contribution but incapacitants sounds aweomse. 2nd track is cool

rating: 3.5

Deathnoise

Backwoods Witchcraft (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

november 2021

lovely stuff, i love that there is a slight and subtle rumble underneath the whole thing that smooths itself out the further it goes into the track.

note: i liked the original cover better, dammit

rating: 4.0

lhk

i feel online (2021)

Breakcore

Mashcore

energetic, playful, noisy, sampling, sentimental

november 2021

fun breaks, cute tracks.

note: never trust AlwaysLethargic's votes

rating: 3.5

parallel cornholio

They're Multimedia (2015) [EP]

Field Recordings, Noise

Spoken Word, Sound Collage

mysterious, lobit

november 2021

quirky little release. last track was cool

rating: 3.0

(703) 863-4357

Lyse (2017)

Jumpstyle

Deconstructed Club, Dream Trance, Epic Collage

rhythmic, repetitive, sampling, melodic, progressive

november 2021

nothing at all to say here, the same as all their other hard trance releases

rating: 3.0

Marjorie -W.C. Sinclair

Position 2 (2021) [EP]

Detroit Sound

Future Funk, Experimental Hip Hop, Mobb Music, Hi-NRG

lo-fi, hedonistic, sexual, futuristic, male vocalist

november 2021

much of the same stuff on his debut. only listened cus of the cover. fun, not too memorable, probably gonna stop keeping up w him until he drops another big album or smth

rating: 3.5

100 gecs

mememe (2021) [Single]

Hyperpop, Power Pop

Ska Punk, Bitpop, Pop Punk, Geek Rock, Alternative Rock, New Tone

female vocalist, male vocalist, noisy, bittersweet, melodic

november 2021

okay YES the verses are a bit mid YES the song jsnt the most innovative BUT the chorus is so fucking good and this is pretty much just a nice bridging between their more metal/rock stuff off square garden and their ultra autotune vocal trancelines from lavapalooza

thumbs uppppp

PXP

qnizzles-dbg-0 (2021)

Glitch

november 2021

one continuous glitching distorting drone, cut up into bite sized segments. fun stuff. a lot different than what he was doing on nada

rating: 3.5

Monos

360º (2001)

Electroacoustic, Ambient

Drone, Field Recordings

minimalistic, atmospheric, sparse

november 2021

nice and relaxing. pretty much exactly what i expected.

band practice went well. we are in the midst of rewriting a bunch of songs and starting writing a new one. we also are getting a real rehearsal space, our guitarists gfs house is mostly vacant these days since shes over at his, so we are gonna move over there. exciting stuff

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

The Shaft, the Blade, the Tip of the Spear (2021) [Compilation]

Industrial

Harsh Noise

november 2021

precisely why proper and correct genre tagging is so important. hardly any pe on here, its mostly just pretty lame industrial stuff, and there are only 2 hnw tracks (im not counting the rita's).

very lame overall and pretty disappointing. the cover art is intriguing and ugly

rating: 3.0

Vomir

Vomir (2015)

Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

was gonna listen to that sewerslvt album but decided i was more in a wall mood. had to go buy new drum equipment, we are practicing today for the first time in like a month or smth lol.

good stuff. pretty standard vomir release. surprised i missed this on my vomir s/t run

rating: 3.5

GOD

GOD (2004)

EAI

Turntable Music, Noise

improvisation

november 2021

nv finally caught up and tomorrow i get a break cus i already hear it

pretty... much a let down lol. i saw the skramz gang index listing of this and was like ohh wow cool screamo noise ala corea but realized sgi isnt exclusively screamo so i was thinking like maybe just really abrasive confrontational noise/pe but nah its pretty quiet and calm eai. not even really good eai tbh

rating: 3.0

(703) 863-4357

Shine Operator (2016)

Hardcore [EDM]

Hardcore Breaks, Acid Techno

heavy, rhythmic, raw, minimalistic, aggressive

november 2021

i mean its good i guess but same sitch with their collaborative release with that one guy its just okay in the end nothing worth returning to. more interesting than that one though

rating: 3.0

beabadoobee

Fake It Flowers (2020)

Alternative Rock, Pop Rock

Dream Pop, Power Pop, Singer-Songwriter, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Slacker Rock, Twee Pop

energetic, playful, warm, female vocalist, breakup

november 2021

went to see her, christian leave, and blackstarkids with my girlfriend.

1. blackstarkids, despite being the worst musically, were actually pretty fun to watch because they were super kind and talkative

2. christian leave was shy but ended his set with drone metal. not much else needed to say

3. beabadoobee was pretty disappointing. lip syncing, switching guitars every single song (not an exaggeration; they couldnt even teach her how to tune a guitar?), very little stage presence. also shes british

good album though. i dont mind hearing her stuff like this, live is smth else though…

rating: 3.5

Ming

The Kill (2005) [EP]

Drone, Noise

november 2021

lowkey boring. sounded better when i listened in the shower

rating: 3.0

Joe Panzner

Tedium (2014)

Noise, EAI

Harsh Noise, Drone

chaotic, avant-garde, improvisation, noisy, dissonant

november 2021

nv grhioewughw

cool stuff. not rlly sure how its eai but whatever

rating: 3.5

Johan G. Winther

Eating or Vomiting Its Tail (2013)

Drone, Noise

Harsh Noise

noisy, dark, atmospheric, cold, dense

november 2021

nv

nice stuff. just loud drones

rating: 3.5

Alice Gas

Hardcore Heaven (2021)

Happy Hardcore, Makina

Scouse House, Breakcore

rhythmic, sampling, playful, happy, energetic

november 2021

second half > first half

when alice just uses gabber kicks instead of whatever the fuck these baby tiny kicks are their music will be so much better

that said tho this is pretty fun. was nice to hear live. end of 3rd to last trackwas awesome

rating: 3.5

7038634357

Love Unbound (2019)

Epic Collage, Ambient, Progressive Electronic

Weightless

nocturnal, mysterious, futuristic, ominous, ethereal

november 2021

nice work. more of that really clean super detailed and restrained synth ambient stuff. track 3 was wild.

i also do enjoy the cover

rating: 3.5

amw

amw (2021)

Harsh Noise

Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

cool stuff. i hate that in the middle you can hear the sample of just like rock music

rating: 3.5

Evil Moisture & Macronympha

The Tentacles of the Octopus Sometimes Compete Against Each Other (1995)

Harsh Noise, Noise

Sound Collage

november 2021

nv / im catching up on these

scrap metal harsh noise. sometimes there are shining moments but in general this is pretty middling

rating: 3.0

7038634357

Sink (2021) [Single]

Ambient

november 2021

a lovely little tune

thumbs up :relaxed:

7038634357

All I Want Out of a Red Box Body Unsolved (2019) [Single]

Eccojams

Ambient, Vaporwave

sampling, repetitive, surreal, ethereal, bittersweet

november 2021

pretty cool little vocal mashup collage thing

thubs up

Metropol x (703) 863-4357

A Void With the Value of Gold (2017)

Techno, Hard Trance

november 2021

super different from anything else ive heard from 703.

while its fun and dancey it gets old pretty fast and doesnt have a lot of good moments

rating: 3.0

7038634357

Last Birthday (2020) [EP]

Ambient, Glitch

Progressive Electronic, Drone

minimalistic, raw, noisy, sombre, soothing

november 2021

a bit odd since this came out after swallow, which is probably their noisiest release, since this is so quiet. but i guess it makes sense, its a return to form sort of and we see a hint at the microsound stuff they'd be doing on permanest. good stuff.

rating: 3.5

7038634357

HERO Summer Suite (2016) [EP]

Breakbeat

Ambient, Drum and Bass, Mashup

november 2021

cool to hear them work with breakbeats, and the epic collage ambient bits are pretty nice too.

rating: 3.5

7038634357

XPETAL (2018) [EP]

Epic Collage, Ambient

Progressive Electronic, Deconstructed Club, Weightless

futuristic, anxious, dense, noisy, atmospheric

november 2021

fuuuuuck yes this is waht i was wanting. lovely serene trance shit, very emotional and minimal. hoping this is not their only amazing release.

rating: 4.0

7038634357

My Vision of the Sun (2017) [EP]

Ambient Trance, Progressive Electronic, Epic Collage

Fidget House, Deconstructed Club, Weightless

anthemic, surreal, avant-garde, atmospheric, ethereal

november 2021

this is nice. i like their softer and smoother synth work over their noisier stuff. even the last track which is a bit silly was pretty nice. this version of angel shaving is good too, not as intense as 2: laser

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Peau d'orange: Harsh Noise Against Breast Cancer (2021)

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

helped my gf with a project. this is fun, and for a good cause too. i actually purchased this to help out i guess. i spent more than a dollar which i havent done on bandcamp in like a year or so.

a lot of the first half is preetty meh but there are still great tracks here and there.

rating: 3.5

7038634357

An Angel Shaving (2: LASER) (2019) [Single]

Ambient, Glitch

Ambient Trance, Noise

minimalistic, sparse

november 2021

nice. i dont like this as much as the other version on sun but its still cool, very suspenseful

thumbsup

7038634357

My Way Out (2021)

Drone, Ambient, Post-Industrial, Neo-Psychedelia

Noise, Progressive Electronic, Ambient Pop

repetitive, hypnotic, mechanical, androgynous vocals, melancholic

november 2021

meh. not as intricate or interesting as permanest. a few tracks are a but annoying too :(

rating: 3.0

7038634357

Permanest (2021)

Ambient, Glitch

Drone, Lowercase, Noise

instrumental, sparse, repetitive, futuristic, ethereal

november 2021

need to revisit for sure. afterall is an instant classic (i also liked on and exit) but i feel like a lot of this missed me.

rating: 3.0 for now

Skee Mask

Pool (2021)

IDM, Techno, Breakbeat

Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Ambient Dub, Ambient Techno, Ambient

atmospheric, instrumental, hypnotic, futuristic, rhythmic

november 2021

despite being so long, its actually got quite a bit of good material. that said its tiring just because its so long lol. will def be relistening to highlights

rating: 3.5

Jane Remover

Frailty (2021)

Indietronica, Glitch Pop, Noise Pop

Hyperpop, Bitpop, Emo-Pop, Glitch, Electropop

noisy, bittersweet, eclectic, melancholic, progressive

november 2021

wow. this rlly blew my expectations out th water. super cool stuff here ill rlly have to dig into this more soon. literall some flashcore tracks like wut lol. great work, esp since i didnt like teen week that much

rating: 3.5 for now

STROM.ec

Divine Legions Beyond Psyche (2008)

Power Electronics

Dark Ambient, Death Industrial, Sound Collage, Power Noise

dark, sampling, mechanical, male vocalist, surreal

november 2021

just like so mind numbingly boring and cheesy. it probably doesnt help that im depressed but i cant imagine ever enjoying this regardless of how i feel

rating: 2.5 noisevember

Fleeting Joys

Despondent Transponder (2006)

Shoegaze, Noise Pop

Dream Pop

male vocalist, female vocalist, ethereal, atmospheric, psychedelic

november 2021

not bad, just good ol regular shoegaze. nothing else to say

rating: 3.5

100 gecs

november 2021

FINALLY SAW THEM LIVE OHG MYGOD

so fucking good too. i knew they would be. so amazing. love the energy, theyre still funny as hell, its all so good. they played a ton more new songs than i was execting, im so fucking excited for the new album. good chance fallen for u is gonna be on it, also 757 is like top 10 songs now holy crap. the audience was funny as fuck too like so silyl and stupid my friendws were making fun of everyone but tbh i get it i mean its 100 gecs of course u have to bring ur dsi or ipod to record it lol

IYGfuiyergheirugh poiguh4epg

beabadoobee

Loveworm (2019) [EP]

Bedroom Pop, Dream Pop, Indie Pop

Indie Folk, Indie Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Indietronica, Slowcore, Neo-Psychedelia

female vocalist, romantic, soothing, love, mellow

november 2021

gf played this on the way back. i like her more aggressive stuff more. this is pretty mediocre. going to see her live soon

rating: 3.0

Beach House

Once Twice Melody (2021) [EP]

Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia

Indietronica, Ethereal Wave

lush, ethereal, psychedelic, bittersweet, female vocalist

november 2021

had to go to my gfs cousins funeral today. it was sad; apparently her side of the family has a lot of deaf and blind people, so it was interesting watching people interpret for them.

this is pretty amazing. first track is a grower but everything else is just stellar. very excited for the rest of this

rating: 4.0

Kevin Drumm

Basic Combustion (2019)

Ambient

Drone

meditative, atmospheric, ethereal, hypnotic

november 2021

the lights at my work went out (most of them at least) so its very dark. this was cool. comfy stuff

rating: 3.5

WSTR

Red, Green, or Inbetween (2017)

Pop Punk

Emo-Pop

male vocalist, party, energetic, anthemic, melodic

november 2021

i heard eastbound on osu a long time ago, and randomly decided to relisten to it. i actually like it quite a lot, so i listened to the album. tbh not bad at all. for brainless silly pop punk its surprisingly well written and detailed stuff. nice lyricism too

rating: 3.5

T.E.F. & Concrete Violin

Terrorist Violence Commited for Entertainment (2002)

Harsh Noise

november 2021

i had to leave class a bit early today since i had work. they usually dont schedule me on thursdays so im not worried ab this recurring or that i missed a few example problems.

first track is great, but the rest is either really boring or just dumb. does not feel at all like a tef album.

rating: 3.0

Taj Mahal Travellers

August 1974 (1975)

Free Improvisation

Drone, Ritual Ambient, Ambient, Psychedelia

psychedelic, hypnotic, atmospheric, instrumental, improvisation

november 2021

pleasant and peaceful listen. i read someone describe their sound as “cosmic” and i definitely have to agree. also, i think its the end of track 3, theres a really cool electronic section or something. i wish i heard more of that.

rating: 3.5

Two Assistant Deputy Ministers / Cracksteel

Official Channels (2001)

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, sampling, dark, atonal, aggressive

november 2021

noisev whatever you get it at this point

all in all pretty boring, which sucks because i was pretty excited to hear this. cracksteels track is good but its nothing i care too much for, and tadm’s two tracks take up way too much time for how lame they are.

rating: 3.0

Naughty

Street Doll (2016)

Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall

november 2021

played some smash bros w my friends for first time in a while. its fun but i remember now why we stopped doing that, it just gets pretty boring pretty fast. might do an ironman though just because with a goal like that its probably way more fun.

pretty quality release imo. nothing too groundbreaking here but i really like how soft it is and that the aesthetic themes are nice too.

rating: 3.5

Seth Cooke

Four No-Input Field Recordings (2014)

Noise

november 2021

lovely work seth. very interesting these are no input, i wonder how much post production was done to make them sound like this.

rating: 3.5

Rowsdower

The Michael Jordans of Suicide (2019)

Sludge Metal

Doom Metal, Metalcore, Downtempo Deathcore

heavy, dark, suicide, male vocalist, pastoral

november 2021

this really sucked. high hopes going in and the first couple tracks are actually decent but the enjoyment is killed pretty quickly both by boring songwriting and those unrelenting and awful “clean” vocals that show up in most of these tracks. titles also suck. maybe id give higher score if it was half its length

rating: 2.5

Phyllomedusa

Nobody Rules These Swamps at Night But Me (2021)

Gorenoise

noisy

november 2021

just really stupid and pointless. very thin

rating: 2.5

Skullflower

Tribulation (2006)

Drone, Noise, Power Electronics

Drone Metal, Harsh Noise, Power Electronics

chaotic, aggressive, noisy, infernal, dissonant

november 2021

nv 10

cool stuff but more of dissosiation shit rather than anything super interesting "noise" wise. its rock music pushed into noise territory

rating: 3.5

Ditch Priest

And When the Dinosaur Woke Up, the Man Was Still There (2019)

Ambient Noise Wall

Harsh Noise Wall, Glitch

noisy, cryptic, surreal, lethargic, ominous

november 2021

noisevember 1 day late huitgieryhgoeirug heoriug h

this was actualyl pretty cool. i read it was anw and was like eye roll but its pretty progressive and goes through a lot of cool tones and ideas and stuff. really you'd just have to listen to find out. i found myself consistently trying to turn my volume up to hear more and more of it.

rating: 3.5; cover kind of sucks and the concept does too

僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ワールド ヒーローズ ミッション [My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission] (2021)

november 2021

she took me to see this movie! it was the last day it was showing i think or something like that. we havent even caught up with the show but seeing this in theatres was something we were really hoping to do so that was really awesome.

super fun stuff too! i dont know if humarise is in the show or was made for this one off thing but i dig the concept of the whole religion-esque terrorist group. there are lots of silly moments though and not too much super intense fighting like the last movie, so i dont think i enjoyed this quite as much but it was still nice. i really gotta catch up with the show now

egyptsceneskindasus/10

Black Sheep Wall

I'm Going to Kill Myself (2015)

Sludge Metal

Screamo, Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Doom Metal, Drone Metal

suicide, heavy, self-hatred, angry, male vocalist

november 2021

my girlfriend got me this cd for my birthday (which is what prompted me to listen to it today). i really just love this album so much. im going to try to listen to it a lot more, i wouldnt mind giving it a higher score tbh.

fuck all BSWIGTKM haters :middlefinger:

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Phoebe Bridgers

Stranger in the Alps (2017)

Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter

Chamber Folk

sombre, introspective, poetic, death, sentimental

november 2021

i was still pretty upset today so i blasted black sheep wall's "Metallica", and honestly its such a good song i couldnt really skip it, so i ended up not having enough time for todays noisevember installment. ill catch up tomorrw.

i did have enough time for this though. i saw she covered you missed my heart so i was interested in hearing the rest of the album. all in all its good like its pretty quality and saddening indie rock but it just doesnt really do it for me. its super unfortunate for her that her cover is so perfect, because it completely outshines any good moments on the entire rest of the album. i was pretty close to crying, during it. those damn background vocals. they really seal the deal. its so crazy how awful the original is. im glad we have this version (the live version is okay too but you really cant compare to phoebe's). maybe ill listen to more of her stuff.

rating: 3.5

Fouke / Vomir / Dead Body Collection / Sacred Climax

Monolithic Interference (2016)

Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

today is my birthday. last night i celebrated with some friends, we all hung out and went to ihop. it was a lot of fun, my face was hurting from how much i was laughing and smiling. today could be better. my dad and stepmom forgot it was my birthday, and very hurriedly and haphazardly put together two cards, some money, and "cake" (closer to a cupcake) and a balloon. school was okay. when i got home my gf and i went to my moms, we had dinner and cheesecake there and i got a few presents and money. it was nice over there, we talked for a while.

this was good. ramirez's track was pretty stellar, though vomirs wasnt as good as i was hoping. dbc's sounds like he took vomirs and added on to it (seriously, listen back to back with gapless playback, it literally just sounds like vomir's but he added another wall ontop of it). good track sequencing i guess. sc's was ok, a bit anticlimactic to end on but it wasnt bad.

rating: 3.5

SpecImEn / Vomir / Status: Kawakami

SpecImEn / Vomir / Status: Kawakami (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

1. specimens side is very good. i was not expecting to like the obviously very digital and droning wall but there is a good bit of variety in it and enjoyment to be had getting lost in the asynchronous wavelengths.

2. vomir’s side was also very good. it was a bit strange at first, it sounds kind of bit crushed, or maybe there is a chorus effect.

3. SK is a mysterious artist.

4. SK’s side was good. slow burn wall with noticeable shifts like an uncomfortable chair you cant seem to sit still in

5. why did bbozeman tag this as “electronic”

6. why would bbozeman give this a 1

rating: 4.0

Dave Phillips + R. H.Y. Yau

Illusion Is a Natural Condition (2005)

Noise

Field Recordings, Reductionism, Harsh Noise, Glitch

noisy, disturbing, playful, surreal, sparse

november 2021

noseivber i forgor number

very creppy music. curious to hear rhy’s solo work. very disturbing. does this count as asmr?

rating: 3.5

deadmau5

Hyperlandia (2021) [Single]

Trip Hop

Progressive House, Synthwave

surreal, androgynous vocals, hypnotic

november 2021

my gf put this on since it has foster the people and she really liked them. its fun, nothing crazy. at least its not boring

thumbs up

VEIDRIK

HAZARDAJ (2021)

Harsh Noise

Glitch

psychedelic, atmospheric, chaotic, noisy

november 2021

a lot of middling results. i might keep an eye out on this guy but probably not

rating: 3.0

CDR

Bug Bug Bug (2021)

Harsh Noise, Breakcore

Power Noise, Speedcore

noisy, chaotic, aggressive, manic, rhythmic

november 2021

fun breaks + good nosie = awesome time

rating: 3.5

Seth Cooke

Selected Works for No-Input Field Recorder (2020)

Drone, Lowercase

Noise, Field Recordings

silence, noisy

november 2021

start to a calm day. playing animal crossing and listening to this. im catching lots of sea creatures.

this was cool, i was expecting it to be a lot more soft (like bastard) but its surprisingly noisy and dynamic. the physical release is also cool i wish i couldve got one

rating: 3.5

Persistence in Mourning / Vomir

Persistence in Mourning / Vomir (2010)

Funeral Doom Metal, Harsh Noise, Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

heavy, surreal, hypnotic, mechanical, noisy

november 2021

pim made the good choice of putting their tracks first... bc they suck a lot. vocals are p ass and just every instrument sounds like it doesnt belong.

vomirs side is great though

rating: 3.0

Mo*Te

Throw a Stone (2021)

Harsh Noise

lo-fi, raw, psychedelic, atonal, hypnotic

november 2021

fun stuff, but nothing too crazy to comment on. last track tbh was okay, i wasnt crazy about it

rating: 3.5

T.E.F.

Framework (2019)

Harsh Noise

noisy, mechanical, aggressive, disturbing, chaotic

november 2021

EXCELLENT COMEBACK!

super super super fun stuff, always something to notice and pay attention to, great varied sounds, and the subtle hints that this is all just a lot of distorted sound collages make it that much more of a deep listening experience.

rating: 4.0

Madmans Esprit

Glorifying Suicide (2019) [EP]

Alternative Metal

DSBM

heavy, male vocalist

november 2021

i got schlotzky's before work today. i ate half, then had the second half for lunch. good choice rocktime. its been an easy day, not doing too much and i got to work with a few people i enjoy.

this was cool. not as orchestral or theatric as their last album, but makes up for that with grooveyness (i guess? idk). fun stuff, first track i can see being a pretty big commercial success (although im not sure about that nazi line...)

rating: 3.5

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya] / Rien

Шумоизоляция / Rien (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

shumoiz: instant classic

rien: grower

rating: 3.5

Bastard Noise

Descent to Mimas (2001)

Noise

Harsh Noise, Drone, Dark Ambient

dark, noisy

november 2021

noisev 7

nice stuff. first half is harsher slow burning power electronics, second is a quiet ambient/noise piece that expands and contracts as if it were breathing in slow motion.

rating: 3.5

Little Fictions

Territory of Light (2020)

Field Recordings, Tape Music

Ambient Noise Wall

avant-garde

november 2021

very relaxing. im excited to see where else this project can take this idea of hnw derived field recordings

rating: 3.5

Aube

Dazzle Reflexion (1997)

Noise, Ambient, Musique concrète

atmospheric, psychedelic, avant-garde, warm, instrumental

november 2021

noisevember6

this one is more ambient and relaxed, focusing on those longer form noises and drones. sometimes loud but usually soft (not necessarily "quiet"), and, i think if i had one way to put it, id call it "reflective". this certainly has a lot of emotion in it, moreso than any other release we've heard this month.

rating: 3.5

Madmans Esprit

무의식의 의식화 [Conscientization of Unconsciousness] (2018)

DSBM, Alternative Metal

Avant-Garde Metal, Progressive Metal

dark, melodic, male vocalist, depressive, energetic

november 2021

actually super fun stuff. really unique in terms of metal, i love how a lot of this sounds and how different it is from anything ive heard prior. also didnt know that this was actually all just one guy lol thats cool

rating: 4.0

ekoda

暗い未来へのステップ (2017)

Ambient

sad

november 2021

more ambient vaporwave wahtever. honestly this is the only kind of vaporwave i can stand, where the line between vapor and ambient is blurred and its easier to just call it ambient despite knowing how each song is assembled. the really resonant higher pitches take me out of it but other than that this is a nice listen

rating: 3.5

Microstoria

Init Ding (1995)

Glitch

Ambient, Electroacoustic

atmospheric, instrumental, surreal, warm, noisy

november 2021

very calm and relaxing stuff. made me a bit sleepy!

the low bass tones are amazing

rating: 3.5

الجن [Aljina]

إستدعاء الرياح السوداء القديمة (2020) [Additional release]

Atmospheric Black Metal

november 2021

i suppose the formula only works so well.

drumming sounds unbelievably sloppy here, just me?

rating: 3.0

Government Alpha

Venomous Cumulus Cloud (2007)

Harsh Noise

noisy

november 2021

noisevember 5

pretty fun stuff. liking how dynamic it is

rating: 3.5

Ron Nagorcka

Lovregana: Music From a Tasmanian Forest (1990)

Bird Sounds, Tape Music

Indigenous Australian Traditional Music, Ambient, Electronic, Minimal Synth

ethereal, mysterious, forest, surreal, hypnotic

november 2021

i listened to a bit of this before going to bed and then the rest in a car ride the next morning. its cool, but i think i honestly wouldve rather just heard the samples rather than how they are "musically" reworked here. didgeridoo was fun

rating: 3.0

[unknown artist]

Session #1 (2016)

Harsh Noise Wall

november 2021

finally getting to this, sorry it took so long lamo!

pretty cool stuff. first track is really neat, a few shorter walls separated by some spoken word samples which, im guessing, further flesh out the lore behind this (read bandcamp desc.), but i couldnt hear them too well so idk. second is just a constant lower register wall, not bad

rating: 3.5

Waking the Cadaver

Authority Through Intimidation (2021)

Slam Death Metal, Deathcore

Beatdown Hardcore

heavy, death, aggressive, rhythmic, violence

november 2021

new

pretty good, the drumming is actually pretty diverse (for waht it is) and the range in vocal styles helps this stand out too. good comeback!

rating: 3.5

Kœnig

Messing (2020)

Post-Industrial, Electroacoustic

Industrial Hip Hop, Drone, Glitch, Musique concrète, Noise, Glitch Hop

rhythmic, concept album, complex, dark, abstract

november 2021

day 4 of noisevember

very nice stuff. lots of lovely textures and explorations. hip hop tracks are kind of lame and i would honestly do without them but cool that they exist anyway

rating: 3.5

ᐊᓚᓯ ᑐᓪᓚᐅᕋᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ [Alacie Tullaugaq] & ᓘᓯ ᐊᒪᕈᐊᓕᒃ [Lucy Amarualik]

ᑲᑕᑦᔭᑐᑦ [Katutjatut: Throat Singing] (1998)

Inuit Vocal Games

rhythmic, female vocalist, a cappella, improvisation, repetitive

november 2021

pretty interesting stuff. i like that in some recordings you can hear their laughter after a game ends. surprisingly easy to follow stuff, though, with familiar harmonies, considering it is a practice that developed very far away from modern music.

rating: 3.5

الجن [Aljina]

حراس قبر حمزة مطرب المقدس (2019) [Additional release]

Atmospheric Black Metal

Black Ambient

ominous, ritualistic, dark, atmospheric, lo-fi

november 2021

really really interesting atmobm. definitely super unique production, dont think ive heard anything similar before.

rating: 3.5

Dreamcrusher

Suicide Deluxe (2014)

Power Noise

Deconstructed Club, Industrial Techno, Harsh Noise, Power Electronics

noisy, rhythmic, instrumental, dense, mechanical

november 2021

day 3 of noisevember.

ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i mean its fun i guess, if i was in a social setting like a concert or rave or something like that i would probably like this a lot more, but on its own in my house through my headphones its pretty lame.

rating: 3.0

Evaboy

Chao Gardens (2019)

Hardcore Breaks, Drum and Bass

Nightcore, Footwork, Breakcore, Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Footwork Jungle, Bassline, Speed Garage

sampling, energetic, rhythmic, futuristic, atmospheric

november 2021

been playing lots of animal crossing lately. that new update came out so my gf got me to set my switch and tv up so we could play. having lots of fun, im motivated again to try and catch all the fish and bugs (and now sea creatures too)!

this was fun, this guy has a pretty funny youtube channel too. first track bangs beyond banging

rating: 3.5

Dial Dial

Light From Windows (2020)

Vaporwave

Broken Transmission

melancholic, atmospheric, hypnotic

november 2021

interesting work nasha. while it isnt anything spectacular (and is a bit boring tehe) its still nice to hear nashas roots. cover art is also GOAT

rating: 3.0

XoArK

Bad Metaphysics (2018)

Drum and Bass

Jungle

november 2021

also getting thru some bc wishlists. fun release, but its pretty 1 dimensional for what i know xoark for nowadays.

rating: 3.5

Black Sand Desert

Choking on Grave Soil (2006) [EP]

Harsh Noise

heavy, infernal, raw, dark, atonal

november 2021

sheeesh noisevember starting off strong this year fr (not that i have ever participated before this year lol) (also im doing velocifish's, if you were curious)

great record, been meaning to get into BSD and this seemed like a very fitting entry point. second track is amazing. a lot of this stuff feels very, pure? like, not just making noise to be avant garde and in your face, but also listening and feeling and enjoying it as you are making it. very genuine stuff i think

rating: 4.0

BT.HN.

Her Serpent (2008)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, heavy, apocalyptic, infernal, raw

november 2021

yayyyy start of noisevember (except im 1 day late lol)

this was pretty awesome, super lovely tones and just enough dynamics to make it an exciting listen. vocals were a good touch too

rating: 4.0

ekoda

hurt. (2016)

Ambient

Vaporwave

november 2021

pretty comfy stuff. i actually rlly like it lol. except that vaporwave track it kind of sucks

rating: 3.5

붉은전쟁 [Red War]

Demo Tape (2010) [Additional release]

Brutal Death Metal

lo-fi, male vocalist, dense, heavy, violence

november 2021

musically, the only thing i can say that really sticks out about this is its production. other than that, its pretty obviously just a hoax (the backstory). fun stuff i guess but all things considered boring

rating: 3.0

j68-i4'68-4'6041'5206

u: vol i (2021)

Drill and Bass

Novelty, Breakcore, Trap, Glitch

november 2021

good job tay! tbh i wasnt rlly expecting to like this as much as i did, but its a lot of really high quality idm/breakcore whatever nonsense, with some funny interludes too

rating: 4.0

Alien Porno Midgets

High Altitude Over Our Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua (2000) [EP]

Plunderphonics, Sound Collage

Hawaiian Music, Noise, Exotica

sampling, surreal, tropical, instrumental, disturbing

november 2021

it is definitely exactly what you think. only really notable for involving the caretaker

rating: 3.0

Terminally Your Aborted Ghost

Inanimately Soundless (2006) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal, Mathcore, Technical Death Metal, Deathgrind

heavy, aggressive, dissonant, chaotic, complex

november 2021

pretty cool. a lot of similar stuff to their other releases. honestly im surprised how good their production is considering they were apparently just some myspace band

rating: 3.5

October Recap

spooky :p

heres some of the stuff i really liked:

Vomir & Kasper T. Toeplitz - Espace (4.0, 2018)

Train Cemetery - All Alone (4.0, 2017)

aespa - Savage (4.0, 2021) (fav release of this month)

Charles Razeur / Eugene Critchley / Necrotik Fissure / Veil of Nature - Charles Razeur / Eugene Critchley / Necrotik Fissure / Veil of Nature (4.0, 2018)

Knocked Loose - A Tear in the Fabric of Life (4.0, 2021)

Vomir / Trou - Vomir / Trou (4.0, 2015)

Frontierer - Oxidized (4.0, 2021)

Haizai Audio feat. VJ廃材video - Live in GATE×powwwerrr at Club Asia 2021/7/31 (4.0, 2021)

heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:

Gallhammer - Gloomy Lights (3.0, 2004)

Social Drift / Cracked Dome / Marlo Eggplant / Self-defeating Soundwaves - Wow, Much Deafet Such Loss (3,0, 2014)

Low - Murderer (2.5, 2003)

Violent Headache - The Fight Continues... (2.0, 1990) (least fav release of this month)

Spider手風琴 - FreeCell纸牌 (2.5, 2018)

Lolina - Lolita (2.5, 2017)

my favourite single:

no singles i payed attention to this month either; maybe the grouper one.

some other highlights from this month:

-watched lots of studio ghibli

-3 new 2006 releases LISTEN

-fun halloween

lowkey hyped for the bday

The Thing (1982)

october 2021

happy halloween lol

watched this with my gf since its kind of halloweenish hehe

pretty cool. i heard the sfx were good for 1982 but honestly i think (at least the body horror stuff) is good for todays standards. i agree w some negative reviews that the acting is a little cold and that theres hardly any development or fleshing because like even at the very end i care very little for any of these characters.

poordogs/10

Ruby My Dear

Ginkgo (2011) [EP]

Breakcore

Drill and Bass, Raggacore, Modern Classical

heavy, uncommon time signatures, surreal, sampling, complex

october 2021

track 1 is cool. everything else is lame.

i broke my robot

Tomorrow Does Not Exist (2007)

IDM, Breakcore

Glitch, Flashcore, Drill and Bass

chaotic, atmospheric, depressive, dark, cold

october 2021

very very VERY finely rides the line of being interesting and boring. i wish more tracks sounded like track one, but it picks up at the end

personally i wouldnt call this flashcore but what do i know

rating: 3.5

Autodestruction

Threat Inside (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

raw, noisy

october 2021

listened on the way to work. nice stuff. i wonder why lancre gave this such a low score. maybe because of how it switches between very low and very high frequency stuff

rating: 3.5

Terminally Your Aborted Ghost

Suicide as Self Expression (2006) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal, Deathgrind

Technical Death Metal, Grindcore

heavy, aggressive, dense, technical

october 2021

fun stuff. the riffs are super weird for this style of music

went to an actual halloween party with my friends. lots of alcohol and weed lol. played some smash which was fun

rating: 3.5

Spiteful Womb

Veiling (2015)

Noise

Power Electronics

october 2021

pretty ugly cover

kind of boring, a lot of that droning kind of power electronics, doesnt get too harsh in spite of its artwork

rating: 3.0

Idiopathic

From Origins Unknown (2021) [Additional release]

Slam Death Metal

Death Metal

october 2021

fun stuff, but songs feel too long

went to a halloween party too with my friends (really more of a get together with them). it was fun we took lots of pics (me and my gf were marceline and princess bubblegum) and laughed a lot.

rating: 3.5

bmetier

Retrato (2021)

Noise, Harsh Noise

Industrial, Glitch

improvisation, raw, dark, atonal, avant-garde

october 2021

its alright. interesting maybe but its pretty pointless and meandering noise. first track hurt. it does get better as it goes though

rating: 3.0

Vomir / Valvan / Dosis Letalis / Train Cemetery / Richard Ramirez

Vomir / Valvan / Dosis Letalis / Train Cemetery / Richard Ramirez (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

tbh i was expecting a biiiit more, like especially after vomir’s amazing track, but i guess i should really just familiarize myself more with dosis, valvan and ramirez. overall this is a good release, like i said vomirs side is fantastic, dosis does a nice crackle wall, valvan’s somewhere inbetween them, train cemetery does his usual very detailed anw, and ramirez closes it with a quick (comparatively) static wall with some weird samples. tbh if vomirs side wasnt here itd feel way better, just because it’d all be anw/dnw stuff.

rating: 3.5

The Cherry Point / Oscillating Innards

Corridors of Blood (2004) [EP]

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

heavy, sampling, dark, aggressive, dissonant

october 2021

for some reason i always mix up oscillating innards with pedestrian deposit. not sure why.

cool stuff. tcp does hnw which is a warm welcome after all this regular hn. oscillating innards is a bit wallish but keeps it dynamic

rating: 3.5

The Cherry Point / Black Sand Desert

The Cherry Point / Black Sand Desert (2004) [EP]

Harsh Noise

october 2021

lovely stuff. tcp is seriously rubbing off on bsd lol.

might come back to rate higher

rating: 3.5

Romance / Black Sand Desert / The Cherry Point

Romance / Black Sand Desert / The Cherry Point (2006) [EP]

Harsh Noise

october 2021

this wasnt one of the tapes listed for the source material on night of the bloody tapes but it looked cool.

fun stuff. romance was interesting. bsd was what i expected. tcp doing hn post night is funny

rating: 3.5

Giles Corey

Giles Corey (2011)

Slowcore, Singer-Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Indie Folk

Avant-Folk, Dark Folk

depressive, suicide, sombre, lonely, dark

october 2021

i originally heard the weird piano section from the first song a long time ago in highschool and have been meaning to listen to this since. not rlly worth it imo. for the most part it plays it pretty safe, nothing unusual. the electronic elements really fucking kill this for me, its so painfully annoying to hear them on top of what would be fairly decent instrumentals. nothing new with daniels tone or delivery either, sounds like every hanl song. i was enjoying the church song's spoken word bit about paranormal stuff (i was actually really interested) until he kind of ruined it by singing over it. wouldve been a great song if he just kept it instrumental and atmospheric.

rating: 3.0

Yen5k

Pray 4 My Enemies (2020)

Bop

Plugg

melodic, male vocalist, rhythmic, hedonistic, boastful

october 2021

i mean i guess theres no filler. idk nothing crazy i could probably vibe to it if someone played it at a get together or something

rating: 3.0

死んだ僕の彼女 [My Dead Girlfriend]

Underdrawing for Three Forms of Unhappiness at the State of Existence (2012) [EP]

Shoegaze

Dream Pop, Noise Pop

melancholic, longing, sombre, female vocalist, death

october 2021

pretty much textbook level japanese shoegaze.

rating: 3.0

Lite Show Magic

We Are "Lite Show Magic" (2017)

Electro House

Drum and Bass, Psytrance, Hardcore [EDM], Electropop, Fidget House

mechanical, sampling, quirky, rhythmic, energetic

october 2021

pretty underwhelming. extended version of tricklash isnt anything special... quite literally just an extended version. every other song is pretty forgettable.

rating: 3.0

The Flying Luttenbachers

Destroy All Music (1995)

Noise Rock, Avant-Garde Jazz, Brutal Prog

Free Jazz, Punk, Math Rock, Free Improvisation

quirky, raw, manic, chaotic, instrumental

october 2021

listened to this and the next few at work.

this is cool, been meaning to get to it ever since i found out their drummer is the drummer for encenathrakh. pretty wild stuff but rather unmemorable and i wish there was a bit more emphasis on the drums

rating: 3.5

Hatebeak

The Number of the Beak (2015)

Brutal Death Metal, Grindcore, Musical Parody, Novelty

Bird Sounds, Novelty, Black Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Noisecore, Musical Parody

raw, noisy, novelty, aggressive, heavy

october 2021

this is actually really interesting. lots of weird instrumental choices, and the bird doesnt even sound like a bird sometimes. very good execution of a shitty concept

rating: 3.5

Space Laces

Overdrive EP (2018) [EP]

Brostep

Bass House, Neurohop, Riddim, Briddim, Trap [EDM]

party, energetic, futuristic, rhythmic, heavy

october 2021

completely agree with that review. i remember even as a kid wondering why space laces hadnt released anything formally, hes great!

excellent ep too, every song except maybe cheeseburger is good. praying he continues to deliver releases

rating: 4.0

Pedestrian Deposit / The Cherry Point

Pedestrian Deposit / The Cherry Point (2003)

Harsh Noise

october 2021

i really should listen to more pedestrian deposit. such detailed tracks.

rating: 3.5

Andy Ortmann / The Cherry Point

Andy Ortmann / The Cherry Point (2004) [EP]

Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

christ that cover…

andy’s is pretty much just some mildly intriguing sound experiments. tcp does the usual.

rating: 3.5

Ahlzagailzehguh / The Cherry Point

Ahlzagailzehguh / The Cherry Point (2004) [EP]

Harsh Noise

Noise

october 2021

a while ago i read the discogs description for night of bloody tapes and apparently they were made with scraps from a lot of 2003/2004 splits that TCP did so i decided to check them all out. finally getting around to that, so you’ll see those throughout today

this was cool. ahlzag’s part has some really interesting textures, i was actually wondering how he processed his stuff to get that. tcp’s is good its always interesting to hear his take on regular harsh noise since hes most famous for his walls

rating: 3.5

K2

Metal Dysplasia (1996)

Harsh Noise

Industrial, Sound Collage, Musique concrète, Death Industrial

noisy, mechanical, chaotic, aggressive, dense

october 2021

pretty cool stuff, i dont love industrial and it irks me a bit listening to k2 because his sounds is based on that but he does so much with what he has its easily forgivable. very quirky of him to put the parts out of order…

rating: 3.5

Nuvolascura

As We Suffer From Memory and Imagination (2020)

Screamo, Emoviolence

Mathcore

dissonant, passionate, female vocalist, noisy, anxious

october 2021

fine performance wise and it *sounds* good but its just so bland and unmemorable.

rating: 3.0

Lolina

Lolita (2017) [EP]

UK Bass

Minimal Synth, Glitch Pop, Grime

disturbing, crime, female vocalist, repetitive, surreal

october 2021

just like whatever completely uninteresting. first track is about lolita book which is cool i guess. still sucks

rating: 2.5

Sissy Spacek / Smegma

Ballast (2019)

Sound Collage, Free Improvisation

Noise, Free Jazz

chaotic, sampling, dissonant, noisy, improvisation

october 2021

going to try to listen to more free improv soon.

pretty relaxing release tbh, considering the people on it. i liked it quite a bit, its way more focused on delivering that very quiet quirky improv than being obviously a sound collage/distorted piecings of excerpts

rating: 3.5

K2

Chemical Bomb (2021)

Harsh Noise, Noise

Industrial

noisy, avant-garde, instrumental, dissonant, dense

october 2021

cool and interesting sound noise experiments with metal objects

rating: 3.5

Glass Swallower

Glass Swallower (2021)

Harsh Noise

Sound Collage, Noisecore, Glitch

aggressive, improvisation, raw, noisy, dense

october 2021

pretty unique i guess but the vocals ruin it a bit for me. wish they were a lot more aggressive. good way to pass the time though

rating: 3.0

Infidel? / Castro!

Bioentropic Damage Fractal (2005)

Sound Collage, Noise, Drone

Electroacoustic, Cybergrind, Post-Rock, Glitch, Avant-Garde Metal, Noise Rock, Drone, Post-Metal

avant-garde, chaotic, disturbing, suspenseful, noisy

october 2021

all those genres... and they all suck.

dont let the tags fool you into wasting time on this. pretty boring stuff.

rating: 2.5

Serrater

A Hermetic Plot (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

Field Recordings

infernal, raw, atonal, aggressive, mysterious

october 2021

very interesting...

i suppose i need to familiarize myself a bit more with the field wall style of hnw (haraam comes to mind). it feels close to harsh noise but i suppose it is indeed hnw in some sense.

anyway this sounds great go listen

rating: 3.5

The Hijohkaidan

Tapes (1986) [Compilation]

Harsh Noise

Noise Rock, Free Improvisation

manic, disturbing, dissonant, chaotic, noisy

october 2021

mixed bag of stuff, cool incapacitants appearance (why tho lol). salems lot is nice, last track was a surprise

rating: 3.0

Irritation

Brain Trance Procedure (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

while the first track is good, it really sucks that it is as long as it is, because if it was 20 minutes like the second one, this would easily be one of my favourite hnw releases ever. second track is some really great stuff, y u no symmetry?!

rating: 3.5

Toshimaru Nakamura

No-Input Mixing Board (2000)

Onkyo, Glitch

Ambient, Noise

hypnotic, avant-garde, calm, soothing, repetitive

october 2021

i saw someone on tiktok explain this concept (nimb) and was expecting noise but i just got pretty mediocre ambient stuff.

rating: 3.0

Vomir

Murderous Passion Is Nylon Seclusion (2015)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

very good stuff. helps drown everyone at school out. cover is nice too (not in a horny way i think aesthetically it is done well)

rating: 4.0

Grouper

Shade (2021)

Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriter

Ambient, Psychedelic Folk, Slowcore

LGBTQ, female vocalist, acoustic, peaceful, lo-fi

october 2021

very soft release, not bad stuff, but i dont think its as good as ruins. i kind of wish every track sounded like the last one. and the experimental like tape music whatever you want to call it songs are too loud >.>

rating: 3.5

Limbs Bin

Burnt White Elephant (2021)

Noisecore, Field Recordings, Power Electronics

noisy

october 2021

I GOT DRAIN GANG TICKETS LETS FUCKING GO i hope they play side by side and wear cowboy hats

love the concept on this, but lose the delay on the vocals bro. shits cringe af

also this is like technically mostly field recordings lol

rating: 3.0

Drixxo Lords

Unimon Superstar (2020)

Cloud Rap, HexD, Experimental Hip Hop

Trance, Emo Rap, Ambient, Alternative R&B

LGBTQ, ethereal, atmospheric, futuristic, androgynous vocals

october 2021

exactly what you expect

rating: 3.0

かめりあ [Camellia]

Tera I/O (2020)

Hardcore [EDM], Electronic Dance Music

Metal, Brostep, UK Hardcore

dense, eclectic, complex, manic, futuristic

october 2021

pretty good stuff. i mean its just the usual camellia shit, nothing super crazy. a few interesting drops here and there. also a surge soon of like just a bunch of random stuff im trying to clear out my qd tag

rating: 3.5

Coma Cluster Void

Mind Cemeteries (2016)

Avant-Garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

Mathcore, Technical Death Metal, Djent

dissonant, technical, atonal, heavy, chaotic

october 2021

first half is very impressive, very good subtle mathcore stuff mixed with bdm, but the second is a lot slower paced (literally) and wears your patience pretty thing towards the end.

rating: 3.5

Brain Drill

Apocalyptic Feasting (2008)

Technical Death Metal

Brutal Death Metal

technical, violence, science fiction, heavy, apocalyptic

october 2021

actually really good. thanks for the rec tay. i think what makes this stick out a lot is the dual vocals, really makes each song hit that much more.

rating: 4.0

5ubaruu

www.555.6 (2021) [EP]

Breakcore

Atmospheric Drum and Bass

energetic, rhythmic, atmospheric, cold

october 2021

fun stuff. a bit simple, but it does its job well.

rating: 3.5

Loli in early 20s

Shinda warutsu (2021)

Lolicore, Breakcore

Hardcore Breaks, Speedcore

sampling, female vocalist, nocturnal, atmospheric, rhythmic

october 2021

pretty good stuff, really high quality. my only qualm is that he tries to do a bit too much in every song, they all sort of mesh together and nothing on its own is very memorable. i respect it though, glad hes getting more people into the genre

rating: 3.5

Spider手風琴

FreeCell纸牌 (2018)

Vapor

october 2021

ill give it credit for being pretty varied and not being just shitty concept slushwave but its still really boring

rating: 2.5

Animal Collective

Prester John (2021) [Single]

Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop, Ambient Pop

Dub, Dream Pop, Krautrock, Space Rock Revival, Trip Hop

psychedelic, male vocalist, mellow, melodic, hypnotic

october 2021

lovely new single! so much better than that last ep (jeez that sucked). im very excited for the new album :D

thumbs up

rehirable

r3.hired (2021) [EP]

Lolicore, Breakcore

Nightcore

female vocalist, playful, energetic, melodic

october 2021

gf and i spent the day shopping for halloween outfit stuff. we also carved some pumpkins (well, we carved one, then we painted two smaller ones) which was pretty fun. we are planning on moving back to her house soon. we are going to be princess bubble gum (her) and marceline (me) for halloween :D

this was okay. pretty basic.

rating: 3.0

Insect Inside

The First Shining of New Genus (2021)

Slam Death Metal

heavy, rhythmic, misanthropic, vulgar, dark

october 2021

fun, nothing new or insane but it wasnt bad

rating: 3.5

Black Kids

Partie Traumatic (2008)

Indie Pop, New Rave, Post-Punk Revival

Indietronica, Alternative Dance, New Wave, Dance-Punk Revival

LGBTQ, party, energetic, hedonistic, quirky

october 2021

wholly forgettable; there are some good moments (two tracks preceding Im Not Gonna… and that track itself) but they dont really outweigh the lazy song writing and boring/irritating parts

rating: 3.0

Everyone Asked About You

Everyone Asked About You (1997) [EP]

Midwest Emo

Twee Pop, Slacker Rock, Cuddlecore, Post-Hardcore

romantic, bittersweet, female vocalist, melancholic, longing

october 2021

going to have to come back to this a lot. very lovely songs and lyrics. instantly a classic

rating: 4.0

Drumcorps

Better Days (2021) [EP]

Cybergrind, Industrial Metal, Digital Hardcore, Mathcore

Breakcore, Metalcore, Mathcore, Crust Punk, Djent, Alternative Metal

chaotic, manic, male vocalist, energetic, heavy

october 2021

pretty fun surprisingly catchy stuff. good chops

rating: 3.5

Vomit Forth

2021 Promo (2021) [Additional release]

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal, Deathcore

heavy, dark, violence

october 2021

i liked it

rating: 3.5

となりのトトロ [My Neighbor Totoro] (1988)

october 2021

rewatched this with my girlfriend. i think its a good movie but for a studio ghibli movie it feels really empty of the magic and fantasy theyre known for. cute scenes but ultimately not worth rewatching since the exciting fantasy parts make up so little of this

bigchungus/10

Brodequin

Perpetuation of Suffering (2021) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

Deathgrind

heavy, raw, death, medieval, chaotic

october 2021

amazing return to form. cant wait for more

rating: 3.5

Epidermolysis

Promo 2021 (2021) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

heavy, technical, aggressive, chaotic

october 2021

man these promos ive been listening to are great, i might have to hand out more 4s soon……

rating: 3.5

sylvivresavie

wall of days (2021) [EP]

Death Industrial, Harsh Noise

october 2021

nice glitchy harsh noise. dont really see how its death industrial…

rating: 3.5

Suppression / Christian Lovers

Suppression / Christian Lovers (2021)

Noisecore

october 2021

honestly i was really having a tough time rating this. first half is closer to what i was wanting to hear but its pretty lackluster all things considered (though its actually a bit mathcore-y, aterisk-ish, which is cool), and the second side they do a lot of weird sampling experiments which kind of distract from the actual good noisecore bits…

rating: 3.0

Stabbing

Demo 2021 (2021) [Additional release]

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

female vocalist, technical, aggressive

october 2021

lol all these demos definitely should be counted as singles but im a slave to rules and it says ep so im rating it suck my willy hoe 🖕🖕🖕

pretty good. i like tje production

rating: 3.5

Hanuman हनुमान

Demo 2021 (2021) [EP]

Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

heavy

october 2021

lovely stuff. great snare, spongebog sample, wesome. definitely coming back to this later

rating: 3.5

Bodybox

Through the Bongfire (2021) [EP]

Slam Death Metal

Deathcore, Beatdown Hardcore

drugs, heavy

october 2021

not bad. nothing super memorable though

rating: 3.5

暗狱戮尸

Overtreated Cause Opposited (2019) [EP]

Slam Death Metal

Avant-Garde Metal

aggressive, male vocalist, heavy, dense, rhythmic

october 2021

lol this is super fucking stupid but it works so fucking well somehow. super fucking creative and really diverse, these guys are insane. even the remix lol

rating: 3.5 for now

ByoNoiseGenerator

Neuromechanica (2018)

Brutal Death Metal, Deathgrind, Avant-Garde Metal

Jazz Fusion, Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

chaotic, male vocalist, dense, manic, aggressive

october 2021

yes i am back on my bdm bull you can thank karljarl and their stupid list or whatever (love u thx for the list)

pretty cool release but honestly if it was any longer itd suck a lot more. pretty one trick pony if you ask me, but its still fun and knows how to keep it short

rating: 3.5

Vomir / Trou

Vomir / Trou (2015)

Harsh Noise Wall

Russian Orthodox Liturgical Music, Field Recordings

ritualistic, hypnotic, apocalyptic, dense, ominous

october 2021

FINALLY getting around to this (girlfriend at work today; played cookie clicker all day while listening to this lol). while i have to say no individual tracks were amazing standout songs or very innovative/essential within the entire genre, the experience of this along with its consistency and variety is what really makes it so good. trou brings quite a bit of dynamicism to the table, lots of great laid back textures with tons of atmosphere thanks to samples. vomir too, while most of this is him at his usual best he really shines on side E (and honestly its so uncharacteristic of him that i almost dont believe its credited right). overall great split, im definitely fine with this being the number 1 hnw release

rating: 4.0

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Производственный брак (2018) [EP]

Harsh Noise

october 2021

lol

rating: 3.5

PXP

Nada (2005)

Glitch

october 2021

pretty good stuff. really varied and intricate sound design makes it a super easy and fun listen

rating: 3.5

Dune (2021)

october 2021

awesome movie! loved it tbh. saw this in imax with a few friends of mine. loved the cinematography and just overall look of it. great soundtrack, and tbh im glad the acting was good, chalamet i was worried for but he nails his part pretty well. was honestly really sad it did not keep going at the end. also, LOTS OF WORM!!! IF YOU ARE WATCHING THIS FOR THE WORMS YOU ARE IN GOOD HANDS THERE IS A LOT OF BIG WORMS (there could be more though). also, so much fucking better than the original lol, especially how they do harkonnen's

worm/10

shoegaze_penis

Unknown Album (2021) [DJ Mix]

Experimental

Cloud Rap, Sludge Metal, Noisecore, Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

good mix tay :thumbsup:

rating: 3.0

Autodestruction

Splitting Endorphine (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

pretty stupid cover art. got my tires filled. this wasnt too bad.

i also had a show the other night, played as last act behind 3 noise acts. it was okay my kick drum kept moving during it which was really annoying

rating: 3.5

Deep Jew

Ugliest Man / Dog Blood (2008)

Noisecore, Drone Metal

Harsh Noise, Sludge Metal, Noise Rock

noisy, raw, lo-fi, chaotic, male vocalist

october 2021

pretty fucked up and insane album lol. hardly even noisecore anymore. very well recorded, super massive. had a bit of a headache though so i didnt enjoy it TOO much

rating: 3.5

DJ Goat Paws

Modrav Emix (2021) [DJ Mix]

Happy Hardcore, Sequencer & Tracker, Tracker Music

Breakbeat Hardcore

party, energetic, rhythmic, melodic, natural

october 2021

had a test in numerical analysis today. a bit shaky. praying i passed.

this is cool but its just boring, interesting obscure song picks though (also so cute that xoark rated this :pleading: lol)

rating: 3.0

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Изделие №6 (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

sheesh bruh these are just too good! great work shumoiz

rating: 4.0

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Изделие №5 (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

ANOTHER GREAT INSTALLMENT!? awesome stuff, i feel bad i keep handin these 4s out

rating: 4.0

Ba. Ku.

Ritual Totemic Stone (2005)

Harsh Noise, Power Electronics

satanic, noisy, ritualistic

october 2021

pretty good. samples are cheesy but its cool to hear sam do regular harsh noise every now and then

rating: 3.5

Obscure Heaven

Black Rectangle (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

october 2021

honestly not bad. im usually disappointed in OH's stuff but this is good

rating: 3.5

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Изделие №4 (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

he continues to deliver. two amazing tracks yet again.

also tbh these cover arts suck

rating: 4.0

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Изделие №3 (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

finally! an installment where both tracks are actually really good.

i also love the little snippets of quiet noise at the beginning and ending of shumoiz's recordings because it just feels that much more organic hearing that

rating: 4.0

Violent Headache

The Noisecore Days: 1989-1991 (2009) [Compilation]

Grindcore, Noisecore, Noisegrind

october 2021

anyway ive had this in my wishlist a while and i just decided fuck it and listened through

summary: something about the band name being very true

rating: 2.5

Violent Headache

Pyogenic Infection of Membrillo (1991) [EP]

Grindcore, Noisegrind

october 2021

this sucks but im so fucking glad its not even 5 minutes long

rating: 3.0

Violent Headache

The Fight Continues... (1990) [EP]

Grindcore, Noisegrind

october 2021

and just when i didnt think it could get any worse. the drummer is now using what sounds to be a fucking book, yet there are still vocals and regular electric guitars. did they record this late at night while their parents were asleep?

rating: 2.0

Violent Headache

A Hell in Your Head (1989) [EP]

Grindcore, Noisecore, Noisegrind

october 2021

somehow even worse than the last one, they spend the first half making shitty noise and sometimes playing instruments and the second doing the same thing as the last demo but worse. again i might honestly love this if it wasnt for the horrendous fucking recording

rating: 2.5

Violent Headache

Sad But True (1988) [EP]

Thrashcore, Noisegrind

october 2021

maybe good but the production is so bad its not even worth trying to listen to again

rating: 3.0

Unit-M

Unit-M (1994)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

lo-fi, psychedelic, hypnotic

october 2021

thanks velocifish for sending me this!

pretty good stuff. nice proto-hnw but its a bit thin sometimes

rating: 3.5

Eric Fourman

Lyrica (2010)

Ambient, Experimental

Drone

calm, soothing, instrumental

october 2021

i remember now why i dont listen to ambient music anymore. so fucking boring. seriously goated cover art though, literally the only thing it has going for it.

rating: 3.0 honestly it isnt BAD its just fucking boring

Lonely Woman Goes to Kill

Coffin Nail (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

death, dense, noisy, sparse, atmospheric

october 2021

AMAZING work, i see now why this has gained as much traction as it has (for an obscure russian hnw album lol). very good textures and attention to detail, every track switches gears a few times so it doesnt feel as long as it really is. great stuff as always sergey

rating: 4.0

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Изделие №2 (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

i cant remember exactly but one of the tracks sucked the other was great

rating: 3.5

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Изделие №1 (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

been running out of shorter walls lately so ive decided to just run through this guys earlier stuff and he has this product series so im gonna finish that. this is nice, i dont particularly love either track though

rating: 3.5

Vomir / Black Matter Phantasm

Seclusion Room (2015)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

vomir's side was AMAZING! but BMPs was really bass-y and ended up hurting my head towards the end :( also wtf hnw book? i wish i could have bought one

rating: 3.5

Black Matter Phantasm / Necrotik Fissure

Black Matter Phantasm / Necrotik Fissure (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

recorded some new music for a few different projects today with my friend. went rock climbing afterword. this was really good, definitely going to have to look further into BMPs work

rating: 4.0

spiritlake

north star (2021) [Mixtape]

Breakcore, Cloud Rap

Hardcore Breaks, Alternative R&B

october 2021

great work arne! lovely breakbeats and chopping, amazing catchy stuff as always. audiointerface still isnt my cup of tea but im learning to appreciate

rating: 3.5

Gallhammer

Gloomy Lights (2004)

Black Metal

Doom Metal, Crust Punk, Post-Punk, Blackened Crust

dark, depressive, female vocalist, heavy, raw

october 2021

pretty ass tbh lol. only listened because i read that it was 3 girls going "crazy". stg mfs are so blinded by horniness its unreal

rating: 3.0

Clairo

Immunity (2019)

Bedroom Pop, Alt-Pop

Alternative R&B, Dream Pop, Indietronica, Indie Rock

melancholic, mellow, melodic, female vocalist, warm

october 2021

not bad stuff. a lot more varied than i was expecting. nothing super memorable but sofia is a classic for sure.

rating: 3.5

Undead Corporation

瞬殺 (2015)

Melodic Death Metal

female vocalist, epic, nocturnal, death, aggressive

october 2021

second one in question. nice stuff again, though i dont prefer this to the other. that trance metal shit is whack. flowering night fever is really good w vocals also

rating: 3.5

Undead Corporation

暴君 (2013)

Melodic Death Metal

Video Game Music, Technical Death Metal, Melodic Metalcore

heavy, dark, aggressive, video games, energetic

october 2021

forgot about these guys and decided to get thru this and another since they both have songs i knew (from osu lol). this was actually really good tbh. its a super quick listen and they include a bunch of instrumental or no screaming versions so like its really super palatable. very fun stuff and its touhou too!

rating: 3.5

Demon Priest Performing Sacrifice at the Altar

We Are Gods, Deciding Who Will Live and Who Will Die (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

death, noisy, infernal

october 2021

it was okay. nothing special

rating: 3.0

White Suns

Totem (2014)

Noise Rock, Experimental Rock

Noise, Punk, Death Industrial, Pigfuck

noisy, apocalyptic, dark, depressive, chaotic

october 2021

now THIS is good, definitely get why this is their highest rated. nonstop energy and very creative songwriting. great use of noise

rating: 3.5

White Suns

The Lower Way (2021)

Noise, Noise Rock

Power Electronics, Experimental Rock, Spoken Word, Noise Rock

disturbing, avant-garde, dark, ominous, male vocalist

october 2021

a bit of a white suns kick lately. this was okay but they meander a lot and its a lot more like... toned down than their other stuff. the electronic bits were weird too

rating: 3.0

claire rousay

t4t (2019)

ASMR, Sound Collage, Musique concrète

Reductionism, Spoken Word, Free Improvisation, Field Recordings

avant-garde, anxious, female vocalist, sparse, suspenseful

october 2021

pretty nice stuff. i liked the asmr tbh and the bits of free improv were suuuper well done. very light and soft. the spoken word sample in the second track where shes like reading text messages was a bit crig but i got over it.

rating: 3.5

Poppy

Flux (2021)

Alternative Rock

Noise Pop, Power Pop, Dream Pop, Shoegaze, Post-Grunge

female vocalist, introspective, melodic, anxious, eclectic

october 2021

overall its a fine release but it was just very uninteresting and not really memorable at all.

rating: 3.0

Zack Fox

Shut the Fuck Up Talking to Me (2021)

Hip Hop

Trap, Comedy Rap, Dirty South

humorous, male vocalist, boastful, crime, violence

october 2021

not bad. lots of funny lines and great delivery. only real complaint is that beats get a bit stale and arent too heavy hitting

rating: 3.5

Julia Forever

4EVER (2021)

Dream Pop

Witch House, Shoegaze

lo-fi, female vocalist, anxious, longing, psychedelic

october 2021

their single together, forever was really good ive been listening to that for a year or so now but this was pretty boring. hopefully they do more soon. ill check their eps out too

rating: 3.0

Various Artists

7 Deadly Sins (2019)

Harsh Noise

Power Electronics, Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

very strong release, a BUNCH of big names and a few smaller ones. everyone does a good job here too, though i wish masonna did more than just 45 seconds... lol...

ive actually known about this release since like 2019ish because i followed masonna's instagram but i never felt like checking it out, though now that ive become so familiar with all these artists it felt pretty obvious to me that i need to

rating: 3.5, maybe 4 one day

Breathing Problem

Mattress on the Floor (2009)

Power Electronics, Harsh Noise

Sound Collage

disturbing, aggressive, noisy, raw, misanthropic

october 2021

pretty cool. power electronics that is more focused on noise than vocals which is nice. sampling was done well too.

rating: 3.5

静香 [Shizuka]

天界のペルソナ [Heavenly Persona] (1994)

Psychedelic Rock, Slowcore

Noise Rock, Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave

melancholic, ethereal, depressive, female vocalist, lonely

october 2021

mmm its okay. i was expecting it to be wayyy louder and heavier but its rather soft (aside from the two or so noise sections from the guitarist). drumming is really weak which i was disappointed by. only songs that i liked were the longer ones with guitar solo noise sections, and i only liked those sections really. good cover art though

rating: 3.0

C.C.C.C.

Love & Noise (1996)

Harsh Noise

Neo-Psychedelia

psychedelic, noisy, instrumental, chaotic, dense

october 2021

pretty good, last track especially. very beautiful meditative noise they are known for, living and breathing sound. first track tho weighs this down a lot, really the first two. first track has a pretty unbearable high tone, which like, ive been there, when you hear those high pitches live they sound great because you feel them too, but through headphones its really tough to sit through. second track was just feloniously mid.

rating: 3.5

Mayoi Namekuji

Underage Vocaloid Rave Party (2018) [EP]

Lolicore, Nightcore

Mashcore

female vocalist, happy, uplifting, chaotic

october 2021

very mediocre lolicore. terrible cover art, titles, you know the drill. last track is nice though, wouldnt mind hearing it in a playlist or some comp

rating: 3.0

M.S.B.R.

Collapseland (1995)

Noise, Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise, Drone

dense, noisy, hypnotic, repetitive, instrumental

october 2021

pretty nice stuff, a bit one dimensional though. very cool hnw precursor

rating: 3.5

The Goofs

The Goofs (Demos) (2018) [EP]

Post-Hardcore, Noise Rock

Math Rock

october 2021

jeez... compared to how great their studio album is, this is pretty rough. actually, even in a vacuum this is really bad lol. very poor production and strange choices for vocals... but the songwriting is still great! the fish song is cool because i dont think that one made it onto the album (if it did it was heavily reworked)

rating: 3.0

Jaakko Vanhala

Here Be Lions (2012)

Harsh Noise

noisy

october 2021

lovely stuff. has that very live performance feeling to it, especially in the latter half.

rating: 3.5

Grouper

Ode to the Blue (2021) [Single]

Singer-Songwriter, Contemporary Folk

Psychedelic Folk, Slowcore, Ambient

lonely, calm, female vocalist, melancholic, minimalistic

october 2021

not bad. a lot more spacious and quiet compared to the other single she released.

thumbs up

Tight Noose

Tight Noose (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall

death, cold, lo-fi, suicide

october 2021

rather mediocre dnw. nice textures i suppose

rating: 3.0

Ahlzagailzehguh

Ex-Life (2020)

Harsh Noise

october 2021

pretty good stuff. way different from his earlier material (not that i am really that familiar with him, but from what ive heard). lots of sound collage and even a bit of free improv on that last track.

rating: 3.5

vay

Lara (2021) [EP]

Glitch, Harsh Noise

Noise

october 2021

awesome chaos glitch. super short and sweet

rating: 3.5

Mold Swimming

Satyr (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

good stuff, thanks plexure. love the ambient layer in the background

rating: 3.5

Knocked Loose

A Tear in the Fabric of Life (2021) [EP]

Metalcore

Deathcore

heavy, death, dark, anxious, concept album

october 2021

lovely stuff. great attention to detail, production, even the sampling is on point. doesnt get old at all and goes by pretty quickly

rating: 4.0

The Rita + Werewolf Jerusalem

Double Creature Feature (2021)

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

“jumps around way too much to be enjoyable“

maybe for just the die-hards

rating: 3.0

Train Cemetery

Drowning in the Wall (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall

Field Recordings

october 2021

saw jpegmafia with my friends which was fun. zeloopers opened for him; ive never heard his music before but it was good and occasionally funny. i only really know ‘bald’ by jpeg, and i am familiar with baby im bleeding, but that is kind of it, so i was surprised at how much fun i had even if i didnt know every word (before you patronize me for going to a show for an artist i dont listen to, i was gifted this ticket). jpeg was really kind and interacted a lot with us, felt very personal and nice. my friend kept screaming at him to play germs, and he eventually caved in and played it lol. he kept saying “this beat is literally the worst thing ive ever made” during the song which was funny. overall super positive experience, though im surprised there wasnt as much moshing during some of his bigger songs.

listened to this otw home (thanks for the rec velocifish). very lovely stuff, TC always bringing the most intricate and detailed ambient walls.

rating: 3.5

Charles Razeur / Eugene Critchley / Necrotik Fissure / Veil of Nature

Charles Razeur / Eugene Critchley / Necrotik Fissure / Veil of Nature (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall

october 2021

pretty amazing split. though, i have go say, razeurs side sucked, no doubt. hes made way better and honestly its just an hour of mediocre drone rather than noise within the wall subspace. eugene definitely carries this first half. two very comfy walls bookended by very tasteful movie dialogue samples, the second including a very beautiful song (i have to go find out what it is later). NF’s side is great, harsh and unending, though its a biiiit long and it is pretty jarring to hear right after the most atmospheric and relaxing track on here lol. VoN’s is a great closer, harsh like NF but toned down so it isnt too brutal to get through after a previous 3 hours of wall.

also listened at my schools library today, which was nice. had a good lunch (subway).

rating: 4.0

Shishanote

1 (2017)

Ambient Noise Wall

repetitive, atmospheric, hypnotic, noisy

october 2021

very very very unique and interesting but honestly i was pretty bored by it. seriously worth checking out though

rating: 3.0

Train Cemetery

Slough (2016)

Harsh Noise Wall

Ambient Noise Wall

noisy, cold, dissonant, dense, ominous

october 2021

very good release to get an idea of what sergey is capable of. 4 pretty varied tracks that cover lots of good textures each with their own bit of dynamics that dont make them too much of a chore to get through, but theyre also real short so

rating: 3.5

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Indifference (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

october 2021

didnt like this too much, hurt my head a bit.

rating: 3.0

Vomir / Taklamakan

Vomir | Taklamakan (2013)

Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall

Dark Ambient

dark, instrumental, noisy

october 2021

vomirs side was okay. not what i usually expect from him. didnt know what taklamakan was about but it seems to be placenta lyposuction’s drone dark ambient project which is cool but i wasnt super interested.

rating: 3.0

Haizai Audio feat. VJ廃材video

Live in GATE×powwwerrr at Club Asia 2021/7/31 (2021) [Video]

Breakcore

Speedcore, Lolicore, Harsh Noise, Mashcore

surreal, sampling, manic, chaotic, noisy

october 2021

fucking batshit insane liveset. nonstop constant evolving fucking mental breakcore mashcore shitcore

huge w

video also is cool i wish it was actually in sync w the music tho

rating: 4.0

Converge

Y2K (1999) [EP]

Hardcore Punk, Post-Hardcore

Mathcore, Screamo, Metalcore, Post-Metal

heavy, aggressive, noisy, male vocalist

october 2021

had to buy my girlfriend a coffee maker today because my step mom is a bitch and wont let her use hers

this is okay. ive known of the cure cover for a long time but never listened. first two are neat, nothing special. disintegration is interesting but i see why people hate it.

rating: 3.0

Low

Murderer (2003) [EP]

Slowcore, Post-Rock

Dream Pop

mellow, minimalistic, melancholic, sparse, male vocalist

october 2021

i just do not like low if this was their best song i am really really uninterested in continuing to try their music. not only is it very boring but they suck so much at lyrics. the end of the last song was nice though

rating: 2.5

Undo K From Hot

G.A.S. Get a Star (2021)

Post-Industrial, Digital Hardcore, Experimental Rock

Industrial Rock, Glitch, Noise Rock, Electro-Industrial, Power Noise, IDM

dense, noisy, chaotic, aggressive, futuristic

october 2021

its just all so samey theres so much going on it becomes homogeneous. no part of any song was standoutish so i remember like nothing that happened and i didnt even really love the sound pallet that much to begin with so i really dont want to have to relisten to it. wouldve probably been way more memorable if it wasnt electronic and used traditional instruments.

rating: 3.0

Snakehouse

Ever Tried Caveman? (2021) [EP]

Breakbeat, Hardcore Breaks

Happy Hardcore

quirky, rhythmic, drugs, sampling, atmosphere

october 2021

another rec. pretty boring. lame concept imo

rating: 3.0

Ashbel

Deluge (2020)

Post-Metal

Screamo, DSBM, Noise, Avant-Garde Metal

anxious, nonbinary vocalist, noisy, nocturnal, dark

october 2021

last rec from this person. listened on the way to work.

its alright. the sound quality is pretty bad tbh, its mixed worse than the live show i think, and its also way less explosive and fun. what happened to that drummer? okay songs, sometimes it sounds like boris.

rating: 3.0

suggested by: reseen_lamenti

begravd / Death Cult Ritual

Untitled (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

my exercise routine is more solid now, i think ill keep it unchanged for a while. my stamina really needs work but im able to get through it and feel signs of improvement without being completely exhausted

had this in the wishlist for a while. not bad stuff. i think the first half has some vocals?

rating: 3.5

[view]

Feral Denudation (2011)

Harsh Noise

Glitch

october 2021

went on a strange rabbit hole related to the artist social drift and found this guy among other things. pretty cool harsh noise, unrelenting digital stuff.

rating: 3.5

vay / 2006

vay / 2006 (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

I HAVE A NEW SPLIT WITH VAY GO LISTEN TO IT VAY MAKES GOOD MUSIC AND SO DO I BUT TO A LESSER DEGREE

rating: 26.0

Ashbel

The Mundane Pleasure (2021)

Noise Rock, Screamo

Noisecore, Sass, Power Electronics, Blackgaze, Post-Hardcore

heavy, nonbinary vocalist, cryptic, LGBTQ, aggressive

october 2021

FINALLY getting to my recommendations (im so sorry!)

pretty cool live performance. as someone who has now performed live a few times it definitely makes this that much more special and interesting. id love to see them live for sure. also that drummer! sheesh! good work

rating: 3.5

suggested by: reseen_lamenti

goreshit

Rituals (2013)

Breakcore

Darkstep, Crossbreed, Skullstep

atmospheric, suspenseful, heavy, aggressive, chaotic

october 2021

similar situation to kobaryo’s chaotic solutions. its cool, i remember why i bought this a while ago (bc its like hardcore and intense) but it has like -2 replay value aside from fleshbound sometimes. it would honestly probably be an 8 if he used actual fucking breakbeats instead of like random idm drumkits.

rating: 3.0

Necrotik Fissure

Distant Quasar (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

school was good. im a bit lost in my numerical analysis class but hopefully everything will make sense soon… lol… probability though im feeling a bit better on. i really should do more practice problems… i have mikan for that though iykyk 😏

amazingly harsh work. very textured and detailed, just runs a biiiiit too long but thats okay. i was gonna listen in class but it was too good to sacrifice volume. amazing cover too

rating: 4.0

Train Cemetery

Ambient Noise Wall (2021)

Ambient Noise Wall

repetitive, noisy, atmospheric, instrumental, hypnotic

october 2021

he is absolutely the undisputed king of anw. very very detailed and immersive, like sitting by the fire with chilling winds hitting your back.

rating: 3.5

Cicada 3301

Gemuruh (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

mmm very very interesting for sure, really unique, but not really my thing. strange contrast between this and his split with vomir.

rating: 3.5

razeur

Nachaat (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

itll be good to listen to anw/dnw during classes, as its quieter and i have to pay less attention. (i listened to this in class.) pretty cool especially considering the source material

rating: 3.5

Phyllomedusa

Suburban Pest (2015)

Gorenoise

Power Electronics, Harsh Noise, Musique concrète

dense, chaotic, noisy, manic, aggressive

october 2021

probably his most sonically diverse release ive heard. lots of strange sounds and parts. very cool.

rating: 3.5

Frontierer

Oxidized (2021)

Mathcore

Djent, Glitch, Avant-Garde Metal

noisy, chaotic, heavy, aggressive, dense

october 2021

very consistently good and surprising mathcore. unreal guitar work, and it stays away from being too middle of the road (like poppier dillinger) or too outsider and difficult to follow (like car bomb). electronic bits were low points but are very few and far between.

rating: 4.0

Vomir / Cicada 3301

Vomir / Cicada 3301 (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall, Harsh Noise

october 2021

had a show tonight. we did okay i think. we played last though so no one really stuck around. thats okay the less people the easier. we got to use a different drum set then mine too so it actually sounded good LOL

vomirs side is really nice, very fuzzy like usual. 3301’s was really awesome too. this was my first time hearing anything from them and they definitely delivered. really dynamic but stationed around a constant wall. very good to listen to on a long drive home

rating: 4.0

Kobaryo

Chaotic Solutions (2014)

Speedcore

Splittercore, Nu Style Gabber

aggressive, dense, noisy, sampling, happy

october 2021

been listening to this the last 2 days. ive always owned it but ig never rated it.

first three are great, classics, and really overall its pretty good and fun, but there are definitely some low points. psytama has that really annoying hook, and the remixes are really unnecessary.

rating: 3.5

Social Drift / Cracked Dome / Marlo Eggplant / Self-defeating Soundwaves

Wow, Much Deafet Such Loss (2014)

Noise

Drone, Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

not only in the title fucking awful, but this is actually an incredibly boring release, considering the people on it. whatever

rating: 3.0

I Spit on Your Grave

An Ideal Place to Kill (2008) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

pretty interesting. its pitched as one big song but is really like 3-4 smaller ones. makes listening a bit easier

rating: 3.5

Vampire Girlfriend

Wall of Bones (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

Dark Ambient

october 2021

this is the thing someone sent me. pretty awesome! first two are good walls, last two are really interesting

rating: 3.5

Vilgoć

Granice (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

aggressive, noisy, mechanical, repetitive

october 2021

listened while cleaning! (busy day i know)

amazing stuff, very straight forward and crushing

rating: 4.0

Thewhitehorse

White Rock (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

october 2021

exercised and listened to this. good stuff. i need to listen to more of their music i always get them recommended to me

rating: 3.5

Gvillotina / Valvan

Gvillotina / Valvan (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

butt

first track was cool but has a lame opening. second track is exactly what i was hoping for

rating: 3.5

White Suns

Mourning Chamber (2010) [EP]

Noise Rock

Punk, Noise

october 2021

not bad. very interesting stuff. feels very improvisational but still well structured.

rating: 3.5

Vampire Girlfriend

Liar (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, noisy

october 2021

heyyy!!! someone sent me one of their albums i was looking for so ill listen to that in a bit.

love this cover art. good music too, nice quick wall

rating: 3.5

魔女の宅急便 [Kiki's Delivery Service] (1989)

october 2021

we actually started this a few days ago but picked it back up just now bc last time we got pretty tired in the middle of it.

not a bad movie, i think its probably the most mature one ive seen but also the least like, readily memorable (like id really have to think about what happened to get a good idea of the whole movie). very wholesome though. ending was absurdly abrupt.

concretejunglewetdreamtomato/10

解離

夕方まで (2016)

Ambient Noise Wall

Harsh Noise Wall, Dark Ambient

october 2021

listened at work. its alright. first track is just like whatever. second is like bass-y wind

rating: 3.0

CRIM3S

Stay Ugly EP (2013) [EP]

Witch House, Synth Punk

Wave

noisy, cold, female vocalist, melancholic, depressive

october 2021

went to my friends birthday party. it was fun, i mostly just talked to my closer friends and him when he wasnt busy, i played some smash too. saw a few people id rather not have seen at that time.

anyway at some point he played stress during the party and it sounded really good so i decided to go listen to this ep. it was okay. its a bit underwhelming i think. doesnt sound as nice without that natural reverb and big speaker bass.

rating: 3.0

Anonymous

Harsh Noise Wall (2019) [Compilation]

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

october 2021

pretty nice comp! i am curious as to who made it... a lot of it sounds very unique. each part isnt too long either so this was easy to blow through very quickly.

rating: 3.5

Seth Cooke

The Detectorist (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

maybe controversial opinion but i found this to be very good. very nice lower end and very meditative and relaxing.

rating: 4.0

The Rita

Tiberius Hetairai Korai (2014) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, surreal, raw, hypnotic, noisy

october 2021

listened on last break. not bad. tay said the cover art sucks and i agree it does

rating: 3.5

Necrotik Fissure

Gemini Error Connection (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

listened on my 2nd break. pretty good, nf always does cool things but it feels like he misses one or two crucial details that would make his work really worth coming back to, but i think hes found that sweet spot on this one. bonus points for not being 10 hours also

rating: 4.0

Garden Angel

Electroplankton Songs (2021) [EP]

Ambient, Free Improvisation, Sequencer & Tracker

quirky, lethargic, playful, mysterious, instrumental

october 2021

okay i guess. a bunch of different little ambient experiments

rating: 3.0

ターミナルドグマ [Tāminarudoguma]

最初の使徒:ADAM: (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, atonal, minimalistic, avant-garde, noisy

october 2021

listened on the way to work. got mcdonalds; oatmeal and hashbrown were good but the muffin fuckign sucked its so caked in like that frosting that it just ruins it.

pretty cool stuff, definitely gonna be listening to the rest of their work

rating: 3.5

Herd William

Red Brick Ribs (2014) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

droning and boring. cover art sucks too

rating: 3.0

Theo Nugraha

Sabtu Siang (2016) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

strangely thin, the ending makes this a really rewarding and intriguing listen though.

rating: 3.5

Youth

Here (2019)

Glitch, Harsh Noise Wall

raw, noisy

october 2021

a lot to say here. firstly fuck tamecoffins review im sorry tamecoffin you seem like a really nice person and you have a mostly good experimental poetry twitter account but that review sucks lol. i think that this is definitely not the best hnw, definitely, and i think that this is not for beginners or even intermediates. im not trying to get all narcissistic and be liike oh yeah im the expert #1 on hnw because that isnt true but i do think you have to be well adjusted to like... enjoy this i guess lol. essentially i think this is a very polarizing release, even tay didnt like it lol.

that said i think this is really unique, even in terms of crackle wall standards. it is very sparse and jittery (VERY) but also very amplified, and because of this its very anxious and uneasy, something i havent ever heard before in walls.

the first track is exactly that, jittery and sparse, but maintaining a constant onslaught. the second track is interesting though because its similar to the first but with each crackle and stutter there is just a tiny bit of sustained noise (or something?) that helps to bridge those gaps between pops. the last track is somewhere between the first and second.

rating: 3.5 (yes i did enjoy it but also in spite of tamecoffins review)

Valvan

Cold View (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

went to see some friends too. had taco bell and discussed funny things.

this was very good. very meditative d-.-b also trying to get eraserhead to not be valvan's display album because that is really stupid and makes them look like some dumb bandcamp hnw artist

rating: 4.0

DHNW

Hem (2016)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

listened to this in the morning. pretty good thumbsup loved the dynamics in this one

rating: 4.0

Social Drift

No Exit (2015) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, noisy

october 2021

neat. listened after band practice. we have a show coming up tomorrow im excited for.

the short tracks are interesting addition

rating: 3.5

SSTGFLS J222557+601148

Cosmic Connection (2017)

Ambient Noise Wall

october 2021

i get the appeal but... man is this boring. especially considering its a jason campbell project i was really hoping for anything else lol (its just like anw/dnw/space anw)

rating: 3.0

E.E.E.E. / Necrotik Fissure

E.E.E.E. / Necrotik Fissure (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

nice thing about class is that i have enough time to finally crank out some of the longer walls in my wishlist.

e's side is cool, at first it was a bit jarring for me but its easy to get used to. nf's side is really interesting, it has a good amount of glitchiness in it which is a welcome surprise. i wouldnt be upset if this became a very popular highly rated hnw release

rating: 3.5

DHNW / Train Cemetery

DHNW / Train Cemetery (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall

october 2021

not sure how i feel about unequal splits... but i guess here DHNW objectively has more substance in half the time that TC does. anywho first track is good rather dynamic walls that we know and love from DHNW and the second is a very slow subtly building crackle piece. good stuff all around

rating: 3.5

Vacant Wasteland

2nd (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

october 2021

ok despite what i said in that last one i actually did listen to this while working but only because i was closing so it was very slow and i didnt have anyone close on me watching me.

this is pretty good. this project sounds a lot like ossuaries but way more dialed in and consistent.

rating: 3.5

howlite

[untitled] (2014) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

weird thing about these 3 breaks i get that all have to be separated is that i can only really listen to very short walls during them (since i dont listen while actually working now).

this is cool. i need to add the rest of their discog later

rating: 3.5

DHNW

Eternal Hatred (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

not bad. listened on the way to work.

rating: 3.5

Heksemøte

Dal Tenue Oblio, tra la Morte e la Vita (2019)

Dark Ambient, Ambient Noise Wall

october 2021

pretty good anw. nice dark ambient themes. that second track has some really cool reverberations

rating: 3.5

Unsignified Death & Placenta Lyposuction

The Unknown (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

october 2021

pretty cool. i think they both made their own walls and did a left and right pan on each, because at the end of both tracks it gets quieter and magically moves to one side.

rating: 3.5

Urged

Elimination of the Symbolic (2021)

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

heavy, vulgar, aggressive, dissonant, rhythmic

october 2021

i havent forgotten about slam!

ive been trying to stick to a workout routine lately. i really want to get fit and look better (i dont look bad but id like to look... better... lol) so ive decided to do all-around workouts on monday and wednesday, and then some cardio (bike riding probably) on fridays. i think if i stick to it for a season or so i can get pretty fit.

anyway all that to say i listened to this while working out today. its pretty good, tight enough to be fun and sloppy enough to not feel boring

rating: 3.5

Vacant Wasteland

1st (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

pretty good stuff. listened to this while adding every release for Silver Dove. makes time go by quickly honestly, i think im going to start doing that more (adding things to the database) to pass time while listening to walls.

excited to hear more from this project and (one day) eventually get through every release.

rating: 3.5

Twinkle Park

touched, or been touched by (2021) [EP]

Noise Pop, Power Pop

Indietronica, Shoegaze

female vocalist, noisy, uplifting, LGBTQ, energetic

october 2021

vocaloid over okay-noise-pop-indietronica. shrug

rating: 3.0

vay

Birthday Party for Rats (2021)

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

raw, atonal, aggressive, dissonant, noisy

october 2021

lovely lovely lovely work. very entertaining and well designed. im going to have to dig a lot deeper into vay's stuff.

special surprise coming as well............. >:)

rating: 4.0

aespa

Savage (2021) [EP]

K-Pop, Pop, Pop Rap, Trap [EDM]

Electropop, Future Bass, Contemporary R&B, Trap, Hybrid Trap

futuristic, female vocalist, rhythmic, mechanical, science fiction

october 2021

firstly, that cover art is awesome.

honestly i was worried about this being any good. black mamba was... interesting... to say the least, and while i enjoyed next level it was still rather all over the place and didnt stick too hard with me. luckily though, this is better. much more interesting instrumentals and catchier verses/choruses, with a few moments in each track that help them stay memorable and worth returning to. that said though, they have a long way to go. each track is still rather unfocused, bouncing through tons of different ideas with varying degrees of success, and while there are good choruses, in my opinion the real highlights of the best tracks are the verses... also, production wise, what the fuck is happening. why are the instrumentals (drums specifically) so fucking quiet

rating: im feeling nice and i do still like it, so a 3.5 it is

Mudereri V. Muchemwa

I have striven. For your glittering lights I did strive. (2019)

Ambient Noise Wall

october 2021

not bad. but in contrast to 'all alone' this isnt even close.

rating: 3.5

Train Cemetery

All Alone (2017)

Ambient Noise Wall

noisy, lonely

october 2021

i dont even really like crackle wall at all but i actually surprisingly really enjoyed this. also listened in class. that cover art too is really nice

rating: 4.0

Urugamosu

Urugamosu (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

opening had me worried this whole thing was going to have a looping pokemon song in it (it doesnt). pretty good and meditative. listened while in class

rating: 3.5

ARIAZ

Grand Opera (2019) [EP]

K-Pop, Future Bass, Dance-Pop

Synthpop, Alternative R&B, Contemporary R&B, Kawaii Future Bass

female vocalist, uplifting, lush, energetic, dense

october 2021

while not too memorable its definitely good.

rating: 3.5

The Rita / Gamiani

Semenyaka Toe Box / De Saint-Ange Thigh High (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

october 2021

good stuff. i saw someone say that the whole nylon stockings ballet shoes thigh high socks thing is a really stupid topic to cover and i honestly have to agree lol. i think the rita just has a foot fetish

rating: 3.5

Impermanence

Iskra (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

Ambient Noise Wall

october 2021

pretty good! sorry that i do not love it as much as everyone else seems to though...

rating: 3.5

崖の上のポニョ [Ponyo] (2008)

october 2021

pretty good! visually some of the best stuff theyve ever put out but also the story is very comfy and cute. i understand the criticisms it gets but honestly i can look past them because once again its just a kids movie, and its still a good one at that.

whyhecallherlisatho/10

Low

HEY WHAT (2021)

Ambient Pop, Post-Industrial, Experimental Rock

Noise, Electroacoustic, Drone, Glitch Pop, Ambient, Post-Rock

noisy, avant-garde, atmospheric, abstract, spiritual

october 2021

listened to this while doing chores. its... not as good as i was hoping. rather boring actually. i dont like low that much. also they kind of really suck at writing lyrics. i guess i get why this is being received so positively though

rating: 3.0

wawawa

death by desu (2021)

Lolicore

Speedcore, Gabber, Nerdcore Techno

happy, playful, energetic, chaotic, noisy

october 2021

good stuff. surprisingly intricate

rating: 3.5

Swollen Gargantuan Fecal Fetus

Runescape (2019) [EP]

Goregrind

october 2021

what the fuck

first track kinda got hnw vibes

rating: 3.0

Bug Catcher / woundfont

Bug Catcher / woundfont (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, atmospheric, instrumental, chaotic, atonal

october 2021

apprehensive to listen at first but its not as bad as i expected.

rating: 3.5

ハウルの動く城 [Howl's Moving Castle] (2004)

october 2021

all of ghibli's films are on hbomax so i got it but im keeping it for just one month and now me and my girlfriend have to binge every single one awesomne :D

very good movie. i agree that its a bit messy and is paced weirdly at times but i think the visuals and the impact of it make up for that. very lovely stuff, i really love every character here, they are all written so well.

i also rewatched spirited away. good movie i think but unlike this one it feels like nothing really happens... very little character development or like, message i guess?

theydidthatwitchdirty.../10

Crush Fetish / Bovine Fecal Matter

Crush Fetish & Bovine Fecal Matter (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

october 2021

really wish CF would stick with regular walls, dont really like that they went in the crackle direction, but im just biased i guess since i dont like crackle as much. BFM's side is cool, not purist wall but still good.

rating: 3.5

HOMExINVASION

HOMExINVASION (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

listened on the way to work. not bad but its rather quiet

rating: 3.5

Testicle Hazard

Kiki and Kastor (2021)

Harsh Noise

october 2021

really enjoying my new job so far. very easy but time consuming work.

pretty good noise, very digital merzbow in a way. kind of wish it was just one big song or there were more differences between each one

rating: 3.5

razeur

treurie (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

glad this is not as lowercase as some of his other stuff. pretty good

rating: 3.5

Vomir & Kasper T. Toeplitz

Espace (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

Drone

october 2021

spooky! very awesome awesome stuff. vomir walls with tense drones occasionally surfacing. whole thing feels very live rather than digital which is nice

rating: three hnw 4.0s in a row? christmas came early huh... :smirk:

52-Hearts Whale

La Ragazza Sull'Oceano Di Cemento (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

october 2021

VERY good release. tons of glitchy cut up noise caked in thick fat walls. very entertaining and dynamic but never lets up on the wallage

rating: 4.0

HOMExINVASION

[untitled] (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

very nice and relaxing. i definitely feel like an alt girl smoking a cigarette while listening to this.

rating: you know what? fuck you. 4.0

Vomir

La Puissance De L'Erreur (2011) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

thanks juan

pretty good stuff. listened to this at work

rating: 3.5

HOMExINVASION

Failed Cold Water Extraction Resulting in Severe Hypokalemia (2020) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

Wall of Sound

october 2021

not bad. not sure why this one of all their releases is 10 min instead of 20 but whatever

rating: 3.5

Garden Angel

Thecacera pacifica (2020) [Single]

Ambient Noise Wall, Field Recordings

soothing, noisy, dense, animals, minimalistic

october 2021

interesting and a bit enjoyable. definitely only hnw in theory rather than literally. still good

rating: 3.5

Tales About Digits / Pookanoose

Tales About Digits / Pookanoose (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

first one is kind of air conditioner-core but its nice and relaxing. second utilizes a cool droning tone in the background which was very immersing. good stuff. lovely cover as well. also caved in and bought HNWs entire discog lol.

rating: 3.5

(w)resting place

Eternal Predator (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

good collection of walls. a bit amateur but thats okay

rating: 3.5

HOMExINVASION

Ceremonial Clearings in Malevolent Forests (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

also listened to this yesterday while we got our nails done. just added all this guys releases too :D

pretty good, standard wallage that leans a tad on crackling

rating: 3.5

Thursday

Full Collapse (2001)

Post-Hardcore, Emo

Mall Screamo

passionate, sombre, energetic, melancholic, melodic

october 2021

went to the pumpkin patch today with my girlfriend since its the first day of october (and we went halloween costume looking). we got two pumpkins to paint (its something we are going to do instead of carving usually) and then one big pumpkin to carve together that we'll share. we also got a very tiny one for our cat lol.

listened to this otw there. i thought i had this rated but i guess not (didnt even have it in ntr tag, not sure how i missed it...). i listened a long time ago to this and i was surprised how many songs i still remembered. its pretty good emo but every song is definitely a bit samey. lots of layered vocals and storytelling-esque songwriting that isnt super pop-conventional. good stuff

rating: 3.5

She Destroys Hope / Vomir

She Destroys Hope / Vomir (2014)

Harsh Noise Wall

october 2021

tay asked me to add this to rym. pretty good. vomir's side is surprisingly crackly.

rating: 3.5

September Recap

quite the noisy septemner.,....

heres some of the stuff i really liked:

ITZY - Crazy in Love (4.5, 2021) (fav release of this month)

[snake] - Plethodontidae (4.0, 2016)

The Get Up Kids - Something to Write Home About (4.5, 1999)

Many-Eyed Seraphim - Many-Eyed Seraphim (4.0, 2021)

Vomir - L'homme saturé (4.0, 2010)

DHNW - Devoured (4.0, 2016)

Set Fire to Flames - Telegraphs in Negative / Mouths Trapped in Static (4.0, 2003)

ヒッキーP - rindustrial (4.0, 2009)

heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:

Ivan Senkevich / Ivan Veniosov / Ivan Sandakov - Ivan Senkevich / Ivan Veniosov / Ivan Sandakov (2.5, 2018)

Ethereal Snailfish - Ethereal Snailfish (2.5, 2018)

Советская Милиция - Мечтатель (2.5, 2021)

Flayed Alive - Oblivion Is at Hand (2.5, 2021)

The Revolutionary Vanguard Gorenoise Ensemble - Dialectical Fullmoon Materialism (2.0, 2021) (least fav release of this month)

John Duncan - 快楽—逃避 [Pleasure-Escape] (2.5, 1985)

my favourite single:

no singles i payed attention to this month

some other highlights from this month:

-listened to all of dreamcatcher

-Isär new 2006 go listen or fucking die

-new job :sopnge:

feels like this month lasted 12903uj3248 days

Fuir

Suffocation (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

girlfriend spent the night at her friends so i had the chance to listen to a few longer walls. also spent some time adding releases for Crush Fetish.

this is nice. first track is very abrasive while the second one is much more laid back and meditative. hits different when you are sleepy lol

rating: 3.5

Valvan

Malevich (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

work was weird, i didnt get to work with the manager i liked, so i kind of just kept to myself and drifted around for a while.

this was nice. i have never heard of this person before and yet somehow they have 260+ albums?! wow

rating: 3.5

fromis_9

To. Heart (2018) [EP]

Pop, K-Pop, Dance-Pop

Electropop, Synthpop

female vocalist, happy, romantic, uplifting, love

september 2021

actually pretty good, which is nice because that other ep i heard really sucked. hoping they have a lot more like this

rating: 3.5

III

.058 (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

wanted to like this a bit more, the cover is really cool, but it was rather headache inducing. not sure why.

took a probabilities test today and definitely didnt do the best i couldve. next time i need to study more for sure. was also late to work cus of traffic lol

rating: 3.0

Xiu Xiu

Kling Klang (2015)

Sound Art

Noise, Indeterminacy

surreal, avant-garde, mysterious, atmospheric, sexual

september 2021

i also listened to this since i had extra time on my way to class.

i forgot to mention that i finished watching season 1 of squid game with my girlfriend. it was really good, in all honesty. im very excited to see season 2 if they ever come out with it

anyway this was surprisingly really good. its unbelievable how diverse the sounds here are, especially considering the source material is literally just 1000 vibrators on a copper statue. i really dont know why so many people reacted so negatively to this, i mean, what did you expect? lol? maybe its because they saw xiu xiu in their upcoming box and had to once again reconcile with the fact that jamie stewart is his own person and can do whatever he wants under his band's name regardless of how "aesthetic" his artist profile on a website about rating music looks.

rating: 3.5, the little interlude tracks are nice too

Earthflesh

9 (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, dark, disturbing, dissonant, atonal

september 2021

listened to this on the way to school today. not bad, comfy like a couch cushion. someone on the road asked me to give money to their church and i said no because i didnt have any on me (i wasnt lying,,, but i wouldntve even if i did have money lol).

rating: 3.5

ヒッキーP [HikkieP]

rindustrial (2009)

Glitch Pop, Post-Industrial

Noise, Bitpop

noisy, avant-garde, cryptic, dissonant, chaotic

september 2021

finally on bandcamp but still missing that stupid fucking bonus track whatever im considering that an official release and just rating this because i am stupid and gay. very bery fucking good stuff, genuinely good songwriting.

rating: 4.0

Runway

Vetement Fall 2017, look 20 (Tribute to Opaque) (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

4 rather mediocre anw tracks. interesting tribute. i used to keep up with vetements quite a bit when i was younger, interesting piece to make an album about lol.

rating: 3.0

Scarlet Diva / Crush Fetish

Untitled (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

CF was okay 2nd track was good, SD was pretty cool a bit subtly dynamic on both songs

rating: 3.5

Silas Williams

Unmarked Grave (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise, Power Electronics

Death Industrial

breakup

september 2021

good work, films239! excited to hear more cowboy noise. last track was very cool. i also like the vocal effects

rating: 3.5

Ossuaries of Men, Women, and Children

Her Gold-Filled Skull Became Ashen (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

hey finally finished with this projects releases (until he releases more lol). this one was pretty good, i think its length also helps, feels very full and total.

rating: 3.5

Noise Jihad

The Walls Remembering Ages (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

not bad, feels like paulstretchcore but thats okay

rating: 3.5

Crush Fetish

Untitled II (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall

repetitive, dense, noisy, soothing

september 2021

boring. a bit headache inducing

rating: 3.0

DHNW

Litvrgia (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

excellent stuff. more dyanmic walls like we saw on devour but theres a lot more variance in texture. very good stuff, ive come to really love sasha’s output

rating: 4.0

Ethereal Snailfish

Ethereal Snailfish (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

boring + it sucks

rating: 2.5

Woundwort

The Wide Patrols (2018) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

boring. cool backstory i guess

rating: 3.0

fromis_9

My Little Society (2020) [EP]

K-Pop, Dance-Pop

Contemporary R&B, Nu-Disco

female vocalist, energetic, mellow, warm, melodic

september 2021

really boring. no songs really worth looking at again

rating: 3.0

Necrotik Fissure

Vaporescence (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

def shouldnt be his most popular. a higher frequency hiss ruins this for me, makes it very hard to endure

rating: 3.0

Shunned Black Market / 解離

Shunned Black Market / 解離 (2016)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

pretty boring air conditioner-core

rating: 3.0

DHNW

I Decide (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, surreal, raw, atonal, hypnotic

september 2021

not bad. not dynamic like devour, rather straight forward wallage.

rating: 3.5

[snake]

Plethodontidae (2016) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

very good collection of walls. very good textures and rather well paced too

rating: 4.0

Natural Harmonia Gropius

Yes, they're talking. Oh. Then, you two can't hear it, either... How sad. (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

nice and meditative. was pitting me to sleep a bit (it was rather late though, so)

rating: 3.5

120% Says You're Going to Explode

We're Not Good Enough :( (2003)

Cybergrind, MIDI Music

Mathcore, Sass

noisy, lo-fi, quirky

september 2021

very fucking insane. the eutopia comparison is fair, this is wild as fuck. worth revisiting for sure

rating: 3.5

Twink/Bitch

Crossdress for Romance (2013) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

september 2021

pretty good hnw. the cover on discogs is based too

rating: 3.5

>_>

You Ain't Shit (Until You've Been Shat On) (2013) [Compilation]

Cybergrind, Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise, Deconstructed Club, Power Noise, Industrial Hardcore, Glitch

energetic, noisy, sexual, quirky, sampling

september 2021

pretty good. hello kitty suicide club if it was focused on noise more than mathcore

rating: 3.5

Kuudere

Your Affection Means Everything (2021)

Breakcore, Lolicore

Nightcore, Happy Hardcore, Dance-Pop

rhythmic, female vocalist, sampling, uplifting, love

september 2021

not bad. stands out for sure, very chill

rating: 3.5

Lingua Ignota

The Heart of Man (2021) [Additional release]

Singer-Songwriter, Neoclassical Darkwave

sombre, female vocalist, acoustic, funereal, melancholic

september 2021

just like whatever neoclassical dw very skippable

rating: 3.0

Drumcorps

Rmx or Die (2005) [EP]

Breakcore, Grindcore, Cybergrind

september 2021

very cool short ep. fun and choppy

rating: 3.5

ITZY

Crazy in Love (2021)

K-Pop, Pop, Pop Rap

Dance-Pop, Trap, House, Contemporary R&B, Trap [EDM]

female vocalist, uplifting, urban, love, boastful

september 2021

OHM Y GOD ITS SO GOOD i literally bought the cd box as soon as i got to work lol. i love this so much, literally the only miss here is so lucky and even that is like just okay not bad. god bless these girls for sticking it out and making an album that is actually enjoyable front to back and not the usual kpop unfocused bs. really stellar stuff! gas me up is prolly the best song or swipe

rating: 4.0 honestly maybe 4.5 one day

Twin Aperture

On Catching Flies (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

played a noise show with my close friend. did pretty well! lots of fun. wanted to do some vocals but got shy >.<

this was nice. listened to and fro the venue. meditative stuff

rating: 3.5

Emetic

Emetic (1996)

Harsh Noise Wall

heavy, infernal, repetitive, lethargic, atonal

september 2021

listened to this on the way back home from school. just realy comfy stuff lol

rating: 4.0

Lovelyz

Unforgettable (2020) [EP]

Dance-Pop, K-Pop

Synthpop, Electropop

female vocalist, bittersweet, ethereal, lush, rhythmic

september 2021

good stuff there wasnt anything necessarily memorable but it was vefy consistently enioyable. i need to go back and pick out favs

rating: 3.5

Dreamcatcher

Dystopia: The Tree of Language (2020)

K-Pop, Pop, Pop Rock

Power Pop, Symphonic Rock, Contemporary R&B, Electropop

female vocalist, melodic, energetic, eclectic, rhythmic

september 2021

not bad stuff. they hold it together alright but it still definitely suffers from that like, inability for kpop groups to keep focused during an entire album runtime.

rating: 3.5

Vomir

Renonce (2010)

Harsh Noise Wall

depressive, hypnotic, noisy, misanthropic

september 2021

vomir is so good at riding the fine line of abrasive noise and cushiony static. very good stuff here, felt like drifting a few times during this listen. i wonder why this release in particular got so much attention

now it is time to go to sleep. school soon!

rating: 4.0

The Rita

Macha vs. Knife (2021) [Compilation]

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

september 2021

staying up tonight since gf is sleeping over at her friends house.

nice comp, i didnt know it was one before i listened but its cool that it is. odd choice of splits though i feel. whatever im sure the rita is struggling to find anything to do this pandemic.

rating: 3.5

パーフェクトブルー [Perfect Blue] (1997)

september 2021

watched off a whim. very surreal and fun, messes with you without being needlessly confusing. i agree that the ending is a bit too clean cut but its a happy ending so i wont complain too much.

fich/10

Ossuaries of Men, Women, and Children

Archaic Vertebrae (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

i spoke too soon :sigh:

kinda boring but the texture itself wasnt that nice

rating: 3.0

Ossuaries of Men, Women, and Children

Ritualistic Fractures (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

almost done with his releases. also finished my homework lol. it was not very hard. just coding stuff for numerical analysis

not bad. infact, maybe one of my favourites from him. im curious to see how the next two play out.

rating: 3.5

Placenta Lyposuction / Hour of the Wolf

Placenta Lyposuction / Hour Of The Wolf (2009)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

PL's side is a bit... weak.. for his standards.... but HOTW's side is great. definitely one of my fav walls ive ever heard. also lowkey the cover is kinda ugly

rating: 3.5

Shadowpiercer

Perfect Blue (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall, Harsh Noise

september 2021

ive never actually seen this movie, so i hope this doesnt spoil anything for me! lol

edit: the only effect this had on me was anticipating the reciting of these titles in the movie

interesting stuff, rather dynamic and... composed, i guess. almost entirely different hard panned walls on each ear. makes for a unique but dizzying experience. maybe good for beginners? i can understand why some hnw fans might not like this one as much

rating: 3.5

Vomir / ...weeping

Vomir / ...weeping Split (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

working 2 jobs at once definitely sucks. glad i only have 2 more days at my old job left.

the new guy fucking sucks. he apparently is just high all the time, which checks out, and he is also just really annoying. he kept following me around today and just doing whatever task i was doing but slower and worse, so i kept having to give him busy work to keep him away. i ended up leaving 2 hours early (and also showed up an hour late... lol) because i had homework to do, but i was able to do enough so we could stay caught up. also, one of the first things he said to me was "do you like jazz?" then afterwards asked if i understood what he had said was a bee movie reference.

good split, vomirs side is nice, weepings is paul wall as usual.

rating: 3.5

Dreamcatcher

Summer Holiday (2021) [EP]

K-Pop, Pop

Pop Rock, Contemporary R&B, Electropop, Dance-Pop, City Pop

female vocalist, melodic, summer, happy, romantic

september 2021

had JUSt enough time to also listen to this. very sad! no good tracks at all

rating: 3.0

...weeping

Drown it Out (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

another day at the new job. what sucks about this new job is i cant really listen to any walls (i use 2 headphones for that, but i can only really get away with one here). but i guess thats okay, i need to focus more on work and give my ears a break. i still listen to kpop or whatever though (not all the time). i listened to this in my car waiting for my shift to start.

good stuff. obviously paul noise wall but it still sounds fine.

rating: 3.5

Dreamcatcher

Dystopia: Road to Utopia (2021) [EP]

K-Pop, Pop, Pop Rock

Pop Rock, Electropop, Electronic Dance Music

female vocalist, uplifting, melodic, energetic, rhythmic

september 2021

SIKE i had time for one more. its okay. some good moments but really just more mediocrity overall

rating: 3.0

Vacant Wasteland

11th (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

ok fine lol ill talk. this morning i forgot that i had to go in person to school until about 30 min before my first class. i decided that, since i wouldve already been late to the first one, just to take my time so i could make it to the second. went and got smoothie king, my gf introduced me to them and theyre pretty nice, its a good breakfast i guess. i did indeed make it on time to my second class. on the way there though i ran out of things i wanted to listen to but i remembered a friend of mine telling me i need to listen to more dreamcatcher so i just decided to run through their entire discog (most of it at least).

anyway no more dreamcatcher on the way back from school. this was nice, surprisingly a lot more interesting than i expected. if you listen closely, there is a tiny glitching noise buried beneath the actual wall that makes this a lot more fun to pay attention to than normally. good stuff, hopefully one day i can get through all of their releases.

rating: 3.5

Dreamcatcher

Dystopia: Lose Myself (2020) [EP]

K-Pop, Pop, Pop Rock

Alternative Rock, Electropop, Pop Rock, Progressive House, Alternative Metal, Electro House

female vocalist, rhythmic, melodic, energetic, playful

september 2021

sigh. im still holding out hope.

rating: 3.0

Dreamcatcher

Raid of Dream (2019) [EP]

K-Pop, Power Pop

Electropop, Trance, Pop Rock

female vocalist, melodic, energetic

september 2021

aaand back to boring. a lot of these are just like, slower songs, which is fine i guess if you like that, but its just too boring for me especially because i dont care and am not really connected with the group

rating: 3.0

Dreamcatcher

The End of Nightmare (2019) [EP]

K-Pop, Pop, Pop Rock

Pop Rock, Dance-Pop, Contemporary R&B

energetic, melodic, female vocalist, playful, rhythmic

september 2021

very nice. piri especially is one of their best tracks ive heard

rating: 3.5

Dreamcatcher

Alone in the City (2018) [EP]

Pop, K-Pop, Pop Rock

Pop Rock, Contemporary R&B

female vocalist, energetic, anthemic, melodic

september 2021

... borders on annoying at times

rating: 3.0

Dreamcatcher

악몽·Escape the ERA (2018) [EP]

K-Pop, Power Pop, Symphonic Rock

Symphonic Rock, Synthpop, Pop Rock

female vocalist, energetic, melodic, nocturnal, anthemic

september 2021

a lot better. more stuff like chase me, which is great.

rating: 3.5

Dreamcatcher

Prequel (2017) [EP]

K-Pop, Pop Rock

Symphonic Rock, Power Pop, Alternative Rock, Electropop

eclectic, female vocalist, melodic, energetic, passionate

september 2021

mediocre debut, nothing too notable.

rating: 3.0

Дрочущий Хикии [Drochushchiy Khikii]

Я люблю аниме Тян (2018) [Single]

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

rocktime — 09/21/2021

LOL

[6:46 PM]

hold on

[untitled] — 09/21/2021

in swedish we have åäö but i dont want them because they look a bit ugly

rocktime — 09/21/2021

https://archive.org/details/IBR_490

Internet Archive

Дрочущий Хикии - Я люблю аниме Тян (2018) : Дрочущий Хикии : Free D...

Небольшая шумовая стенка от новоиспечённого проекта под названием Дрочущий Хикии, за...

[6:46 PM]

the last

[6:47 PM]

0.09 seconds

[6:47 PM]

is just a random like

[6:47 PM]

rising tone

[6:47 PM]

it made me laugh

[untitled] — 09/21/2021

A small noise wall from a newly-minted project called Jerking Hikii, authored by the author of such projects as Hanudata 8, White Dreams of the Tired Gods, K-A-L-L-O-V-Y-Y-S-T-E- P-F-E-N-b, etc.

Judging by the name of the project, album and track, the author, continuing the concept of 'Calla Rod', roflit over the hikkans.

thumbs up

Wallcroft / Sleep Column

Wallcroft / Sleep Column (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

wallcrofts side was alright. really hoping for more from his catalogue, so far all ive heard from him is pretty middle ground. sc's side was very good.

rating: 3.5

Ivan Senkevich / Ivan Veniosov / Ivan Sandakov

Ivan Senkevich / Ivan Veniosov / Ivan Sandakov (2018) [EP]

Ambient, Drone

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

seriously disappointing. even from sandakov, these results are putrid. not worth looking into imo, but i guess if youre really that curious...

rating: 2.5

Placenta Lyposuction & Sado Rituals

Extinction (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

today was my 2nd day of work. it was good, i did more of what i did my first day. im nervous to do anything else lol but i dont think they’ll make me anyway so

this was cool. very reverberated

rating: 3.5

Aschard

Microdosing Spores (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

rather thin

rating: 3.0

Protomit

Untitled (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, cold, instrumental, noisy

september 2021

also i had to work 7-2 and one place and 6-10 at the other :sleepDeprived: so im fucking exhausted and may be sick

this is actually very good. there is a nice crackle and every now and then a new wall comes in on top of it then leaves, creating like a bunch of false outros. really genuinely cool, unfortunate people will look past this as just boobie noise wall

rating: 4.0

Wallcroft / Aschard

Wallcroft / Aschard (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

i started my new job today. it honestly was pretty good, its a lot easier than my old one and im getting payed a bit more. it feels wrong cutting out that old part of my life but i think its important i grow up from it and move on. i needed this new job; i had something to prove to everyone and to myself.

this was okay. wc’s side was boring and aschard’s didnt make up for it too much. if youre reading this (you know who you are ;) ) im sorry!

rating: 3.0

Protomit

[untitled] (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

september 2021

cover art aside, this is good. ab halfway in theres a weird skip though

rating: 3.5

Sleep Column

Voidwall (2020)

Ambient Noise Wall, Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, dark, noisy

september 2021

rather interesting wall. indeed metallic and percussive. not the most exciting though

rating: 3.5

Forced Orgasm & Vice Wears Black Hose

Young April (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

cool, nice texture. got in trouble for listening to this at work but i dont care lol

rating: 3.5

House of the Black Death

Cross Bearer (2014)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

cool stuff. each track is split in half (for some reason, i wonder why this wouldnt just have 4 tracks?) which is neat.

rating: 3.5

Impermanence

Tokyo Blue (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

heavy, infernal, instrumental, dense, noisy

september 2021

nice stuff

rating: 3.5

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya] / Ante Hominem

Шумоизоляция / Ante Hominem (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

fjrst half: yep

second: nope. idk i just am really bored by ante hominem’s work

rating: 3.5

spiritlake

moonkissed night to the ocean (2021) [Mixtape]

Experimental Hip Hop, Cloud Rap

Alternative R&B, HexD

repetitive, sampling, nocturnal, psychedelic, space

september 2021

good work arne! love this d-.-b acidic is amazing

rating: 3.5

Horsing

Changzheng (2008) [EP]

Harsh Noise, Free Improvisation

september 2021

cool. just very loud free improvisation + noise

rating: 3.5

Impermanence

Of Heat & Toxicity (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

Nature Recordings, Ambient Noise Wall

aquatic, noisy

september 2021

a miss for them, but maybe good for beginners?

rating: 3.0

Deaf Orchestra

Once Earth Is Full, Humans Will Walk Beneath the Cold Seas (2018)

Dark Ambient, Drone

Ambient Noise Wall

september 2021

while this is good ambient/drone, i love the breathing of it and the various sounds you cant make out, i have to disagree that it is hnw - which is a real shame because that cover art is amazing! there is wall here, but its very quiet, and in fact its so quiet i dont think it is the centerpiece of the song anymore. im sorry!

rating: 3.5

Sleep Column

Anti-Shutter (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

yep pretty good. more of the usual

rating: 3.5

Ash U Ra

Inútil (2021) [EP]

Ritual Ambient, Tribal Ambient

atmospheric, repetitive, ritualistic, sombre, dense

september 2021

tay asked me to listen to this because they didnt feel like it. it was good. i dont even really like ambient stuff so im surprised i enjoyed it at all. might be due to the runtime

rating: 3.5

Canada Offers Its Lakes to the Gods

Ciném Nieuw Lin Fa (2008)

Harsh Noise

Plunderphonics

september 2021

been looking for this for months now! the creator finally put it up on bandcamp.

pretty cool stuff its obviously sample based noise but the distortion is up so high its usually pretty hard to tell

rating: 3.5

Number Girl

School Girl Distortional Addict (1999)

Post-Hardcore, Shimokita-kei, Indie Rock

Noise Rock, Power Pop, Noise Pop

noisy, raw, energetic, passionate, melodic

september 2021

went to the mall with my girlfriend before work. i always forget how different the atmosphere and people there are. ive become so disconnected from that part of the world. not sure if its for the better or not. they have new mcr shirts at hot topic that look nice. maybe for my birthday. i contemplated writing evangelion on their anime merch suggestions board.

nice album, its fun, though i wish they wrote more like 8, im addicted to that song.

rating: 3.5

Ante Hominem

Circondati Da Petali, Moriamo Soli (2020)

Ambient Noise Wall

september 2021

rather boring. very reverb-y (derogatory)

rating: 3.0

Sleetmute Nightmute

Discography (2020) [Compilation]

Noise Rock, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk

Post-Hardcore

noisy, heavy, female vocalist, dark, dissonant

september 2021

great new york noise rock with a drummer who can only think in blast beats and a singer who sounds perfectly fit for no wave.

the bonus tracks were nice as well. they sound monstrous live.

rating: 3.5

Sleetmute Nightmute

Whites / Hand of My Hand (2002) [Single]

Noise Rock, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk

Math Rock

september 2021

cool ep 👍 unfortunately neither of these songs are highlights on the discog comp. i need fo come back later and correct this release

rating: 3.5

Sleetmute Nightmute

Night of Long Knives (2010)

Noise Rock, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk

Math Rock, Punk

female vocalist, chaotic

september 2021

going through the discography comp. these guys are really interesting… again i heard a snippet of this from a dj set so i decided to check it out. i think my only real gripe is that songs go on for a bit too long w/o anything new.

rating: 3.5

Fantômas

Suspended Animation (2005)

Avant-Garde Metal, Experimental

Sound Effects, Cartoon Music, Sound Collage, Grindcore, Brutal Prog, Musique concrète, Noise Rock

manic, complex, playful, chaotic, avant-garde

september 2021

i listened to a snippet of this at a dj set and liked it but after reading about the band im not (and shouldnt be, really) surprised it sucks. just 40 minutes of short sound collage funny metal. reddit comparison is mr bungle on [some drug].

rating: 3.0

IDYLLS

Prayer for Terrene (2014)

Mathcore

Powerviolence, Sludge Metal, Noise Rock

manic, aggressive, dissonant, noisy, chaotic

september 2021

interesting and a bit unorthodox mathcore. cool stuff, feels a bit more punk inspired than most mxc

rating: 3.5

Love Sex Machine

Love Sex Machine (2012)

Sludge Metal, Metalcore

Doom Metal, Downtempo Deathcore

heavy, sexual, vulgar, male vocalist, dark

september 2021

very very very good. overwhelming. certifiably ultra sludge indeed

rating: 4.0

Deerhoof / Gasp

Deerhoof / Gasp (2003) [EP]

Experimental Rock, Noise Rock

Post-Industrial

september 2021

been meaning to listen to this. deerhoof has a lot of strange splits from the early 2ks…

interesting stuff but neither side is good enough to revisit

rating: 3.0

Gasp

Ghost in Scow Out (2017) [EP]

Psychedelic Rock, Experimental Rock

Space Ambient, Sound Collage, Neo-Psychedelia, Drone

noisy, improvisation, psychedelic, heavy, hypnotic

september 2021

very psychedelic. like very. very little pv here. cool stuff still

rating: 3.5

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Шумоизоляция (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

good stuff, cute cover

rating: 3.5

House of the Black Death

Die Nacht der lebenden Toten (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

Power Electronics

september 2021

pretty good. rides a fine line of dynamism and minimalism (therefore still keeping its wall nature). great work (and art!)

rating: 3.5

Oceanwall, for Marine Conservation

Innocence Means Nothing to You (2018)

Ambient Noise Wall

noisy, instrumental

september 2021

i dont think ill enjoy any of this guys stuff

rating: 3.0

Absinthe

Absinthe (1997) [EP]

Crust Punk, Metalcore

lo-fi, raw, violence, aggressive, angry

september 2021

really not sure where zann_music learned about noisecore from but damn i hope no one else suffers from whatever false info they got their hands on.

good album but again not noisecore

rating: 3.5

Great Falls

Untitled Demo (2011) [Additional release]

september 2021

had to stop this one like halfway in cus my gf wanted me to go to bed lol but its okay i kind of figured that this whole thing wasnt going to be too radically varying. good noise rock very fun stuff

rating: 3.5

Bullshit Market / Hypnic Jerk

Bullshit Market / Hypnic Jerk (2016) [EP]

Power Electronics, Noisecore

Sound Collage

september 2021

interesting but skippable first half and forgettable second

rating: 3.0

Fear of God

Fear of God (1988) [EP]

Grindcore, Noisegrind

Noisecore

aggressive, manic, noisy, lo-fi, heavy

september 2021

not bad but it just sounds really bad lol

rating: 3.0

Confuse

Indignation (1984) [Additional release]

D-Beat

Thrashcore

angry, lo-fi, raw, aggressive, chaotic

september 2021

in all honesty i just dont really think i like japanese hardcore that much. fun sometimes i guess

rating: 3.0

Cream Abdul Babar

Buried in Broken Glass (1998) [EP]

Noise Rock, Sludge Metal

Post-Hardcore

angry, male vocalist, energetic, surreal, eclectic

september 2021

pretty boring tbh

rating: 3.0

Death Basket

Death Basket (2019)

Grindcore, Noisegrind

Powerviolence, Noisecore

aggressive, noisy

september 2021

interesting stuff, good energy.

rating: 3.5

Umbilical Tentacle

Flailing Libido (2014) [EP]

Noise, Free Improvisation

Noisecore, Experimental

playful, noisy, manic, chaotic, raw

september 2021

staying up late tonight. this is okay

rating: 3.0

Corpse Bride (2005)

september 2021

watched this for the first time w my girlfriend. i also got a letterboxd and its awesome

pretty good movie its rather simple, not as compelling or moving as nightmare before christmas but i think aesthetically its one of his best. lovely lovely visuals, unfortunate its so short

whatseasonisitbruh💀/10

LOONA

HULA HOOP / StarSeed 〜カクセイ〜 (2021) [Single]

Dance-Pop, K-Pop

J-Pop, Electropop, Nu-Disco, Funky House

female vocalist, happy, uplifting, melodic, summer

september 2021

not bad! hula hoop is pretty good very catchy and fun, second song is okay and the other 2 i didnt really care for they dont rlly matter doe

thumb up

The Cathode Terror Secretion

The Cathode Terror Secretion (2007) [EP]

Power Electronics

Harsh Noise, Glitch

aggressive, manic, ominous, noisy, chaotic

september 2021

some of the greatest pe noise ever. very aggressive

rating: 4.0

Vomir

Live From the Catacombs (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, raw, instrumental

september 2021

finally! more vomir in 2021. not bad stuff, wish it was longer tho!

my girlfriend keeps calling him vomit lol

rating; 3.5

Various Artists

beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS Original Soundtrack (2009)

Video Game Music, Hardcore [EDM]

Techno, Pop, Trance, Happy Hardcore, Artcore, Uplifting Trance, Eurobeat, J-Pop, Buchiage Trance, House, Hyper Techno

party, energetic, eclectic

september 2021

been listening on and off for a few days now. originally only even bothered listening because of arabian rave (goated song). its good theres a few songs i already knew from other rhythm games which i liked but a majority of this is just that: good. only a handful of actually bad songs but its okay

rating: 3.5

Kid Trash

Tumblr Pussy (2019) [Single]

Hands Up, Digicore

female vocalist, energetic, rhythmic, melodic

september 2021

actually p catchy

thumbs up

Spring Breeding

Suck Eggs (2019)

Noise Rock

Dance-Punk, Synth Punk, Zolo

september 2021

i played a show with my band the other day (we did aweome) and the dude in this band came up and said we were awesome and they wanted to play with us?! basically we are awesem

this is really good too the genre tags are very accurate

rating: 3.5

Burmese

Men (2004)

Noise Rock, Sludge Metal, Pigfuck

Drone Metal

misanthropic, noisy, hateful, heavy, repetitive

september 2021

indeed boring. glad they didnt stick with this

rating: 3.0

Sonic Youth with Yamatsuka Eye

TV Shit (1994) [EP]

Noisecore, Noise Rock

Experimental Rock, Tape Music

raw, lo-fi, noisy, chaotic, avant-garde

september 2021

cant believe im finallg gettjng to this. not bad, what i expected. wish it wss morr noisecore than noise rock tho

rating: 3.5

Combatwoundedveteran

Duck Down for the Torso (2002) [EP]

Emoviolence, Grindcore, Screamo

Spoken Word, Industrial

aggressive, angry, manic, dissonant, chaotic

september 2021

pretty fun aweseom stuff, bit of a departure from what theyre known for. -.5 for last track

rating: 3.5

Candyman (2021)

september 2021

saw with my gf; good movie, loved the message and inclusion of art. hope to see jordan do even more experimental surreal films in the future

bzzzz/10

Gezoleen

Black Spaces Between Stars (2006)

Noise Rock

september 2021

has no idea what kind of noiserocknoisecore band it wants to be. good ideas sometimes but really weak executions usually. might also put this on youtube though

rating: 3.0

Taylor Bow

Thin Air (2009)

Hardcore Punk, Noise Rock

noisy, surreal, sarcastic, vulgar, atonal

september 2021

cool noise punk from dom. drags a lot in the middle but the last third makes up for it a bit. wish it was just a bit shorter or more noisecore focused than hxc punk

rating: 3.5

The Locust / Arab on Radar

The Locust / Arab on Radar (2000) [EP]

Noise Rock, Sass

Powerviolence, Noisegrind, Synth Punk

cryptic, surreal, anxious, disturbing, aggressive

september 2021

amazing stuff. locust sound great here, very straight ahead noisecore as opposed to their later noise rock synth sound

aor is also good, actually rather tight and well produced. good shit

rating: 4.0

Pusher

Pusher (2008)

Powerviolence

aggressive, male vocalist, energetic, manic, chaotic

september 2021

again, not noisecore, but pretty good and consistent pv

rating: 3.5

Plonk Moist

Proyas (2011)

Harsh Noise, Noise Rock, Noisecore

september 2021

not bad, very loud. a little more noise rock than noisecore

rating: 3.5

Switchblade

Switchblade (2000)

Atmospheric Sludge Metal

september 2021

im trying to find brutal barbaric noise rock meets sludge metal meets noisecore and everything i find is wrongly tagged noisecore lol

this is cool but again it isnt noisecore. might upload this to youtube as well

rating: 3.5

Cryptic Salve Band

Romp II (2009) [EP]

Noisecore, Noise Rock

september 2021

pretty interesting. very spacious noise/noise rock with a lot of racket from drums.

rating: 3.5

Sete Star Sept / Umbilical Tentacle

Cannibalism / The Suction (2013) [EP]

Noise Rock, Noisecore

manic, chaotic, raw, male vocalist, female vocalist

september 2021

SSS is great but unfortunately UT really brings this one down.

rating: 3.0

К-А-Л-Л-О-В-Ы-Й- С-Т-Е-Р-Ж-Е-Н-Ь [K-A-L-L-O-V-Y-I- S-T-E-R-Z-H-E-N']

Хикки найди свою Тян (2018) [Single]

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

was going on a russian hnw dig and found this lol? very random

its okay its pretty thin

thumbs up ig

小倉優子 [Yuko Ogura]

オンナのコ♥オトコのコ (Onna no Ko ♥ Otoko no Ko) (2004) [Single]

Akishibu-kei, Television Music

Brill Building, Chamber Pop, Dance-Pop, Cocktail Nation, Denpa

bittersweet, mysterious, playful, lush, Wall of Sound

september 2021

cute song. will probably sample this one day

thumsb up

Various Artists

Just Do It. (2008)

Electronic Dance Music

Video Game Music

september 2021

randomly found this going down a beatmania iidx rabbit hole lol (all tracks sample one song from iidx15). pretty good i guess its kind of silly lol

ill upload this on youtube soon prob

rating: 3.5

Placenta Lyposuction

Abrasive Violations (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

not bad stuff. 2 does a weird thing where a 2nd then 3rd wall come out of like nowhere? like no fade in or anything, which was weird. a bit jarring, but it still sounds good so no complaining really

rating: 3.5

Red Terror / I, Eternal

Decolonization Through Armed Struggle (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

Musique concrète

september 2021

emancipator proves he actually is capable of making good noise/walls. b side is okay

rating: 3.5

Vomir

Quarantine A-OK (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

september 2021

feeling rather awful. i have a new job now, or sort of, im training, but im quitting my old one. ive been here for 4 years. it feels weird. my boss was really nice to me and agreed that its good im leaving (since the other store pays way more). im also worried about school. im really hoping i can drop these data science classes.

vomir is just wonderful. i think after i have enough scrobbles or ratings from him i can put him in my favourite artists.

rating: 4.0

bo en

Pale Machine (2013)

Kawaii Future Bass, Bitpop, Art Pop

Wonky, Trap [EDM], Glitch Pop, Digital Fusion, Bitpop, Footwork

playful, quirky, bittersweet, uplifting, energetic

september 2021

maybe experimental future bass isnt as good as i was hoping...

cant decide what it wants and is incredibly cheesy and annoying.

rating: 2.5

Various Artists

Flirting With the Noise Floor (2021)

Ambient Noise Wall

Field Recordings

september 2021

i guess i just dont love lnw that much. its okay, but its just... not for me i think. that said though, this album is rather interesting and is definitely a must hear for any lnw fans

rating: 3.0

Kindstod

Total Slitting of Wrists (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

also awesome. a lot of it is static unchanging ofc but there is just enough that is dynamic (and just the right kind of dynamic) to make this a league above the rest. throats over this, but this is still great

rating: 4.0

Sleep Column

Solitude Barefoot (2016)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

sc delivers. wonder why he chose this of all albums to be the only one on spotify lol. im not complaining its great

rating: 4.0

Coughs

Fright Makes Right (2005)

Noise Rock, Experimental Rock, Art Punk

Brutal Prog, Pigfuck, Sass, Avant-Prog, Art Punk, Free Jazz

dissonant, chaotic, anxious, aggressive, manic

september 2021

heard one of these songs at some dj set the other day.

really awesome stuff but it meanders a bit.

photo safari though...

rating: 3.5

Placenta Lyposuction & TAB IN/TAB OUT

Year of the Rat (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

i keep getting in trouble with rym lol (not really)

this is good. second song is cool but im glad it isnt also 50 minutes

rating: 3.5

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Frisson (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

nice, but a bit sharp compared to unnamed

rating: 3.5

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Unnamed Walls (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

september 2021

opened for work today. this was nice and comfortable. wish people stopped pestering me so i didnt have to pause it lol

rating: 4.0

John Duncan

快楽—逃避 [Pleasure-Escape] (1985)

Field Recordings

Drone, Sound Art

disturbing, death, sexual, crime, vulgar

september 2021

tay reminded me of this things existence. i actually originally heard it a few years ago in 2018 when i was going through some mu insanecore chart.

its honestly just like, bad lol. aurally its fine, in fact without context the first piece sounds like really interesting field recordings, and the second piece is a cool droning noise thing. but unfortunately this is supposedly duncan committing necrophilia, which is already awful, but it also sounds nothing like what yuou expect, which, in its own way, is also awful?

rating: 2.5

Team Grimoire

Grimoire of Crimson (2015)

Rawstyle

Gabber, Baroque Music, Darkstep

nocturnal, aggressive, energetic, noisy, rhythmic

september 2021

love the last track on this album, also gilles is really good. pretty mediocre everywhere else but its consistent!

rating: 3.5

Vomir / Shit

Vomir / Shit (2013)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

cool split. the cover is funny lol. shits side is rather aggressive

rating: 3.5

Obscure Heaven

Ancient Beasts (2020) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

natural, repetitive, instrumental, atonal, aggressive

september 2021

had about 20 minutes left at work so i looked through nature noise walls' stuff and found this. its not bad actually. i usually have a problem with the stuff ive heard from OH being kinda gimmicky and just like, not normal walls i guess lol. i mean experimentation is great push the genre forward but sometimes i just want a regular wall to listen to idk. this definitely meets that tho its pretty good crumbly stuff the second one has an interesting pulse to it

rating: 3.5

Sado Rituals / Placenta Lyposuction

Echoes of Genocide (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

awesome stuff. sado's side is very aggressive, while PL's is more laid back and low. great to work to! i love these later at night shifts because i get like 2 whole hours to myself and i can just listen to music and chill its nice.

rating: 3.5

Dante Augustus Scarlatti

Recycled HNW (2011)

Harsh Noise Wall

Drone

noisy

september 2021

back into the walls! not bad dnw that has enough minor changes throughout to make it a bit entertaining rather than just good background noise. i also believe that other than volhn(?)'s stuff i think ive gotten most hnw on spotify. maybe idk thats a baseless claim LOL

rating: 3.5

Rustie

EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE (2015)

Future Bass, Wonky, Purple Sound

Trap [EDM], Wave

playful, energetic, melodic, instrumental, ethereal

september 2021

a little break from hnw. thanks for the rec tejbi

very nice future bass stuff, really fun and upbeat overall. tejbi said that rustie was dealing with addiction during this time so a lot of it is rather cathartic which i definitely agree with. though a few samples can get annoying and some songs dont have those great highs that others do this is still a good listen and an overall very solid album.

rating: 3.5

Vilgoć

Archaea (2021)

Ambient Noise Wall

lo-fi, repetitive, noisy

september 2021

quiet and calm hnw. not bad

rating: 3.5

A View From Nihil

Order (2011)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

had some nice frozen asian food lol.

this is just great. im really anxiosu right now and this just helps a lot. i love AVFN's work just because its like, so meditative, and calming. he focuses a lot on those really droney and introspective soundscapes its really nice. im excited to hear more of his stuff. i didnt actually listen to the third song just because it isnt on that original release so i dont really care but i will listen to it later when i can just because u kno

rating: 4.0

Necrotik Fissure

Short-Range Stockpile (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

finally got to this. not bad, it isnt as static as i was expecting. obviously each individual wall is relatively static (though some arent) NF actually goes through a lot of different types of walls here, making this a very entertaining listen tbh.

rating: 3.5

Fungispora

Schizophyllum commune (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

unfortunately the only other mushroom wall release isnt that good. a bit sharper and not as enjoyable. cover art also isnt as cool

rating: 3.0

Fungispora

Mycena chlorophos (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

nice stuff, definitely need more mushroom wall

rating: 3.5

Vomir

Untitled (2012)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

was up a bit late just listening to music and working on stuff for my band. we practiced with a new synth player today since our old one stepped but, but we arent really too worried because the new person is a lot more fit for us and we are closer with them anyway. we have a show this saturday which is exciting

this was nice, really comfy, almost fell asleep on the 2nd track lol

rating: 3.5

The Pessimist Hangs the Optimist

You See All Kinds of Things When You Are the Only One Awake (2011) [EP]

Screamo

Atmospheric Black Metal

angry, heavy, dark, aggressive

september 2021

i ask and i shall receive this is great, sounds a lot better than the other EP.

rating: 3.5

The Pessimist Hangs the Optimist

S/T EP 2012 (2012) [EP]

Screamo, Post-Rock

september 2021

first 2 tracks kinda worried me that it was gonna be like really shitty la dispute worship but this is actually pretty good. wish it was produced better

rating: 3.5

Vomir / No Joy

Vomir / No Joy (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

september 2021

firstly vomirs side is like whatever its not his greatest but secondly no joy fucking tanked this, not a very good contribution from them.

rating: 3.0

STAYC

Stereotype (2021) [EP]

K-Pop, Dance-Pop, Contemporary R&B

female vocalist, playful, happy, romantic, melodic

september 2021

lol! ill juist fucking kill myuself or something ihate my life i am worthless to everyone im a fucking waste of space

awesome that this came out but sadge that its not as awesome as i expepcted. first track is good and slow down is cool but reminds me a lot of western pop. hopefully next release is as good as their last 2

rating: 3.5

Vomir

L'homme saturé (2010)

Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, noisy, lonely, hypnotic, apocalyptic

september 2021

lovely release, beautiful cover art. definitely coming back to this a lot

rating: 4.0

The Voices (2014)

september 2021

hung out with my mom for a bit on labour day and we watched this while eating burgers. i had a mushroom burger which was good. i think mushrooms are underrated.

pretty cool movie, i like that it strikes (imo) a good balance between being sort of silly and actually rather introspective and well written. good movie to have under reynolds' belt, he does a fantastic job here, as does anna kendrick.

weknowwhatdadogdoinhere:smirk:/10

Vomir / Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Vomir / Шумоизоляция (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

pretty good stuff, exactly what you expect from these guys!

also finished adding all 21 missing releases (there is actually more but im fucking tired lol) so lets see how long it takes for those image uploads and release corrections to get accepted

rating: 3.5

NERV Elevator

NERV Elevator (2019) [Compilation]

Harsh Noise Wall

Drone, Ambient Noise Wall

concept album, noisy, instrumental, atmospheric

september 2021

interesting stuff. i like the concept a lot, and while i agree that each track is too short i think that this still stands as a nice compilation. i like to think of each track as a frame of the scene they are based on. its interesting.

rating: 3.5

Griz+zlor

Statue 002 (2007)

Harsh Noise Wall

peaceful, noisy, minimalistic

september 2021

rather boring but im still excited to get into his discography.

time to start adding Å releases lol. its 9 am and im cold

rating: 3.0

Å

Billot (2011) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

more dynamic walls from him. this is a bit more subdued than le pouvoir though

rating: 3.5

Å

Le pouvoir ne doit pas être conquis, il doit être détruit. (2010)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

found out that Å is missing liek 10900 releases in the database so i better get to work lol

this was good, actually rather dynamic which took me by surprise considering yang jia and his most popular are very static. good for beginners i suppose

rating: 3.5

Moon Eclipse / Obscure Heaven / Сердце Шторма [Serdtse Shtorma] / 780ajz

Permafrost (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

work was cool i got to work with my friend we talked a lot today. we are both the funniest humans on earth so our convos kinda go off i laughed a lot lol. think i hurt my back though, lifting things.

this was nice. first 3 are pretty good but the last one really fuckin sucks lol

rating: 3.5

Ossuaries of Men, Women, and Children

Untitled (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

definitely the best of this project so far. sounds like drone metal lol

rating: 4.0

Vomir

Musique de l'indifférence (2012)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, surreal, dense, raw, atonal

september 2021

very fuzzy despite being rather dense. great to work to. like listening to heavy rain

rating: 4.0

Seism

[------] (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

soft. nice background noise

rating: 3.5

Sleep Column

Abrasive Cage (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

heavy, repetitive, dense, noisy, instrumental

september 2021

fade in + fade out lol. not bad stuff, a bit too aggressive doe

rating: 3.5

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Fruit of Time (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

september 2021

pretty comfy stuff

rating: 3.5

DHNW

Devoured (2016)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

september 2021

purists beware! this wall is... DYNAMIC!!!

lol

really awesome stuff from some relatively obscure wall artist (i havent really seen anyone talk about dhnw?). like i said its rather dynamic but honestly it is just really good noise music. this is definitely a good entry point for newcomers

rating: 4.0

Set Fire to Flames

Telegraphs in Negative / Mouths Trapped in Static (2003)

Experimental, Ambient, Post-Rock

Field Recordings, Drone, Free Improvisation, Chamber Music, Dark Ambient, Musique concrète, Electroacoustic, Sonorism

sparse, mysterious, avant-garde, lonely, surreal

september 2021

i ate some like weird honeycomb waffle thing and man do i regret it. probably some of the worst shits ive ever had in my life.

listened to this though i was really excited because i liked the idea of it and the cover is really awesome. i was right too cus this thing slaps!

very beautiful instrumental pieces spread out across a lot of very cool field recording/improvisation experiments. sad but gorgeous. slept to this later that night

rating: 4.0

You and I

Complete (2020) [Compilation]

Screamo, Post-Hardcore

september 2021

first part: boring

second part: boring

third part: okay

last part: boring but also missing songs and also what the FUCK is the production LOL

rating: 3.0

You and I

You and I (1997) [EP]

Screamo

Metalcore

heavy, raw, passionate, aggressive, angry

september 2021

probably their best but only because its their shortest. there are a few compelling parts here and there though

rating: 3.5

You and I

Saturday's Cab Ride Home (1997)

Screamo, Metalcore

anxious, dark, death, aggressive, depressive

september 2021

more of the same stuff. someone made a good point in the comment box that the lyrics are unfortunately audible, because they fucking suck lol

rating: 3.0

You and I

Within the Frame (1998) [EP]

Metalcore, Screamo

heavy, anxious, dark, melancholic, aggressive

september 2021

listening to their discography album from last year so im also just gonna rate the actual things bundled in it. for some reason its missing a few songs from their 2nd lp though? i just wont rate that one.

rather boring. close in style to i have dreams and reminds me a bit of bullets era mcr.

rating: 3.0

ラブリーサマーちゃん [LovelySummerChan]

#ラブリーミュージック [#Lovely Music] (2015)

Dream Pop, Twee Pop, Indie Pop

Shimokita-kei, Jangle Pop

female vocalist

september 2021

this was really lovely. it drags a lot in the middle but there are truly bangers here they cannot be ignored! last track was weird

rating: 3.5

Last Days of Humanity

Hymns of Indigestible Suppuration (2000)

Goregrind

violence, heavy, male vocalist, disturbing, raw

september 2021

i went back to the first couple pages of my diary. i dont talk about my days much anymore. or sound as excited. hm,... *beach house's "space" starts playing* *gif of troll face going from smiling to sad*

i listened to this at work yesterday. it wasnt a bad day, i was put into a different department, which honestly sometimes sucks but tbh im growing to like it, because it isnt my department i dont really have the pressure of making it 100% like i do in my own, so i can kind of take my time and chill. i also have less people around me usually so i can listen to more music.

this was a lot better than the other one. sounds better, better playing, pingier snare. vocals still stick out like a sore thumb, mf literally sounds like a league of legends character

rating: 3.5

Last Days of Humanity

The Sound of Rancid Juices Sloshing Around Your Coffin (1998)

Goregrind

male vocalist, lo-fi, angry, aggressive, raw

september 2021

pretty boring. very bad production and just generally bad playing all around

rating: 3.0

Ossuaries of Men, Women, and Children

Untitled (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

comfy. sleep inducing (in a good way)

rating: 3.5

Chromatic Bastards

I'm Dreaming in a Headache - The Depths of the Earth (2021)

Noisecore, Sound Collage, Noise, Noisegrind

Drone Metal, Gorenoise

heavy, sampling, dark, abstract, humorous

september 2021

im actually adding this a few days late, i completely forgot to even put it in here!

pretty cool stuff its kind of like gasp on steroids. last song is killer, they definitely need to do more of that

rating: 3.5

Ryoji Ikeda

Dataplex (2005)

Micromontage, Glitch, Data Sonification

Minimal Techno, Noise

minimalistic, mechanical, futuristic, avant-garde, sparse

september 2021

finally got around to relistening to this. its good, nothing too much to say about it really. i liked the last track a lot. im so fucking stupid and cringeyu for saying i was unable to rate this back when i first heard it in high school. so stupid. YOU CAN RATE ANYTHING

rating: 3.5

Vomir

Annihile la proximité délétère (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

aggressive, instrumental, dense, noisy, ominous

september 2021

not so much comfy as it is abrasive but honestly its weird seeing vomir do something like this so i have to give him props. very good stuff here for sure, though its a bit shaky at first when you get used to it its rather relaxing

rating: 4.0

Fausto Mercier / TRNGS

I'm Too Sentient (2021) [EP]

Flashcore, Deconstructed Club

rhythmic, complex, technical, instrumental, futuristic

september 2021

startin the day off right. not bad stuff, very good textures. a bit flat here and there but who am i to complain

rating: 3.5

Serpent Column

Katartisis (2021) [EP]

Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal

Mathcore

complex, technical, chaotic, dissonant, male vocalist

september 2021

erm rather flat and boring

rating: 3.0

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

september 2021

spent the day at school and helping my girlfriend with hers. honestly i might change majors if this data science stuff doesnt get any better, its just really lame tbh. and i hate fucking coding!!!!!!!!

tbh this wasnt that bad a movie. at its worst its okay and at its best its silly and jim carrie is awesome. i guess i understand why this can be seen as copaganda but like.... i think they just needed a dude that wanted to help people and they just made him an officer i mean fuck its not like he was some like actual cop it was pretty clear he was just like the head of the dept in some small town he didnt really do much his only motivation was to actually do something other than help ducks cross i get it. whatever. not a bad movie, people are stupid, cg was fine.

whatdadogdoin/10

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Шумоизоляция (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

september 2021

very nice. very comfy. also interesting concept.

rating: 4.0

Senses

Idle State (2021) [EP]

Cloud Rap, Plugg, PluggnB

Digicore, Pop Rap, PluggnB

lonely, melancholic, melodic, bittersweet, ethereal

september 2021

not bad! glad theyre dropping new stuff. honestly i need to listen to this again but it wasnt bad. i should also relisten to their album.

rating: im feeling optimistic 3.5

The Revolutionary Vanguard Gorenoise Ensemble

Dialectical Fullmoon Materialism (2021) [EP]

Gorenoise

mechanical, political, humorous, aggressive, socialism

september 2021

beyond boring its just bad. the comment about "rym larpers adding their own music" is a bit true too but i honestly am fighting against that belief because its okay to add your own music please do that so people can hear it and discover it this whole sentence is stupid because i just went in a circle. also found out this guy is like genocide denier which is just...sad.lol.

rating: 2.0

My Head Hurts

Do I Not Deserve Happiness? (2021) [EP]

Lolicore

Drum and Bass

depressive, female vocalist, sampling, aggressive, rhythmic

september 2021

boring. cover art is nice though

rating: 3.0

Ossuaries of Men, Women, and Children

Untitled (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

raw, noisy

september 2021

not bad

rating: 3.5

Vomir / Train Cemetery

Vomir / Train Cemetery (2016)

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

very nice release. vomir';s side is pretty much what you expect loll but train cemetery is rather interesting. its a bit of this very low crumbly sound with a higher register sort of... metallic? sound on it, sort of like a light ringing of chimes together. its really interesting, but as it goes on the ringing fades out and the crumbling takes over. super interesting, even if it doesnt stick as well as i wouldve liked

rating: 3.5

The Get Up Kids

Something to Write Home About (1999)

Emo-Pop, Pop Punk

Midwest Emo

bittersweet, passionate, male vocalist, love, energetic

september 2021

i had been meaning to listen to this for some time now, it was an album i loved in highschool, i had just never rated it.

i really forgot how amazing this is. very emotional, cliche sometimes but thats okay. really good songwriting and lyricism. im probably not going to look further into these guys but this album is absolutely a masterpiece. idrk what im saying im kind of just typing im a bit tired

rating: 4.5

Masayuki Imanishi

3untitled (2021)

Field Recordings, Musique concrète

september 2021

again, another field recording thing. also not bad. but i think i enjoyed this the least of these three

rating: 3.5

Éric La Casa

Everyday Unknown 3 (2021) [EP]

Field Recordings, Lowercase

Electronic

sampling, nocturnal, atmospheric, suspenseful, instrumental

september 2021

also a very nice field recording based release. a lot more dynamic than the last entry

rating: 3.5

yyed

Two Reflections in Parallel (2021) [EP]

Field Recordings, Electroacoustic, EAI

Sound Collage, Musique concrète, Dark Ambient, Reductionism

anxious, surreal, dark, atmospheric, cold

september 2021

very nice. pleasant background music but theres a lot to enjoy upon closer inspection

rating: 3.5

Dyskinesia

Micturating Deposits of Grit Through the Urinary Tract (2021) [EP]

Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

vulgar, heavy, aggressive, raw, rhythmic

september 2021

pretty good. liked the samples and the production is nice

rating: 3.0

goreblogs

goreblogs ep (2021) [EP]

Noise, Screamo

Drone, Emoviolence

sampling, aggressive, androgynous vocals, noisy

september 2021

mindnumbingly boring but there are cool moments once in a while.

rating: 3.0

Masturbating Erectionless to a Menstruated Anime-girls Rapidly

Oyasumi (2021)

Gorenoise

Harsh Noise

raw, eclectic, male vocalist, noisy, repetitive

september 2021

rather boring

rating: 3.0

EVERGLOW

Reminiscence (2020) [EP]

K-Pop, Dance-Pop, Trap [EDM], Pop Rap

Electropop, Trap [EDM], Moombahton, Festival Trap

energetic, female vocalist, rhythmic, anthemic, urban

september 2021

no lie is the only good song and even then it is only okay compared to other better kpop

rating: 3.0

Malignant Hyperthermia

Demo (2021) [EP]

Gorenoise

Cybergrind

september 2021

boring and weirdly produced but i guess its not the worst thing in the world

rating: 3.0

Sosi

New Year No Fucks (2021)

Noisecore, Drone Metal

Noise

noisy, male vocalist, lo-fi, humorous, playful

september 2021

wayy too much silence at ends of songs. very boring

rating: 3.0

Many-Eyed Seraphim

Many-Eyed Seraphim (2021) [EP]

Black Metal

Avant-Garde Metal, Noisecore, War Metal, Black Noise

surreal, energetic, dissonant, chaotic, noisy

september 2021

very very good. really unique blend of metal and noisecore, lots of wild fun experiments.

rating: 4.0

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Noise Cassette (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

good wall

rating: 3.5

Boiled Tongue

Blessed (2021)

Grindcore, Noisecore

Powerviolence

september 2021

not bad. good energy

rating: 3.5

Mephitic Entrails

Demo 2021 (2021) [EP]

Slam Death Metal

september 2021

actually really good with some very good choice and taste in sampling

rating: 3.5

Intestinal Secretion

Intestinal Secretion (2021) [EP]

Slam Death Metal

september 2021

boring + trap breakdown (literally why)

rating: 3.0

Mangled Visage

Promo 2021 (2021) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

september 2021

pretty middle of the road

rating: 3.0

Richard Ramirez

PPP (2021)

Harsh Noise

sampling, noisy

september 2021

actually pretty good. lots of dynamics and theres a fair bit of structure here too, especially on that last one.

rating: 3.5

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Surgical Opening in the Skull (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

september 2021

rather comfy, nice and short as well with a neat opening.

rating: 3.5

Noise Jihad

Mental Collisions (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

september 2021

not bad, pretty entertaining. a lot closer to HN than HNW imo

rating: 3.5

Flayed Alive

Oblivion Is at Hand (2021) [EP]

Slam Death Metal

september 2021

inexcusably lame and boring

rating: 2.5

Cishet on Radar

Cishet on Radar (2021)

Noisecore

september 2021

i mean look at the tracklist and its exactly what you expect

rating: 3.0

Cystic Fibrosis

Demo #1 (2021) [EP]

Gorenoise

september 2021

a bit flat

rating: 3.5

Erecshyrinol

Is Real Love Wrong? (2021)

Powerviolence, Noisecore

september 2021

at first i was like damn this is gonna suck but it actually isnt too bad. i like the very clean production

rating: 3.5

Ugogg

涛涛 (2021)

Harsh Noise

noisy

september 2021

if you could not tell i am also doing a bunch of 2021 albums because im doing this like topster top 100 for 2021 and its kind of fun so yeah

this is pretty good but unfortunately drags on the 3rd song. excited to hear more from this guy tho

rating: 3.5

Insatiable Wound

Image for Destroying (2021)

Harsh Noise

september 2021

not bad stuff. glad the noise scene in 2021 is still sounding like this

rating: 3.5

Советская Милиция [Sovetskaya Militsiya]

Мечтатель (2021) [EP]

Noisecore

september 2021

OK new fucking diary rules im not doing fav and least fav track anymore unless i feel like it im just doing rating

this is pretty fucking bad. "noisecore" but its just one blast beat pattern each song and stupid fucking keyboards or something

rating: 2.5

August Recap

Lots of catching up on queued listens! And we finished our long albums listening!

heres some of the stuff i really liked:

溶けない名前 - タイムマシンが壊れる前に [Waiting at Time Machine] (4.0, 2021)

Various Artists - 100: Celebrating 100 Releases With HNW (4.0, 2016)

Poppy - EAT (4.0, 2021)

Speed Dealer Moms - SDM-LA8-441-114-211 (4.0, 2021)

Chloroma - EP (4.0, 2021)

Cadavoracity - Vitiosus forma exilium (4.0, 2021)

Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready (4.0, 2021) (fav release of this month)

heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:

Various Artists - Grand Brochet (Esox Lucius) (3.0, 2019)

La Peste - Sexe/Mort vs. Rupture/Structure (3.0, 2000) (least fav release of this month)

Einstürzende Neubauten - ½ Mensch (3.0, 1985)

Unbirth - Fleshforged Columns of Deceit (3.0, 2018)

Various Artists - My Malady (3.0, 2005)

my favourite single:

Grouper - Unclean Mind

some other highlights from this month:

-i still need a new job

-vroqq / XoArK PLEASE GO LISTEN THANKS

-シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版𝄇 [Evangelion:3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time]

-school started its okay

now we wait until 3000 ratings....

Duma

Duma (2020)

Industrial, Post-Industrial, Cybergrind, Electronic

Industrial Hardcore, Power Electronics, Speedcore, Electro-Industrial, Industrial Metal, Flashcore, Dark Ambient, Digital Hardcore

noisy, aggressive, dense, dissonant, surreal

august 2021

starts out pretty strong but i agree w that one review that says it kinda dissipates halfway through. still good, interested to hear more from them

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Venetian Snares

Detrimentalist (2008)

Breakcore, Drill and Bass

Jungle, Acid Breaks

energetic, sampling, playful, manic, technical

august 2021

wow! awesome! very fun stuff, super palletable for vsnares tbh lol

fav track: gentleman

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Venetian Snares

Doll Doll Doll (2001)

Breakcore, Post-Industrial

Drill and Bass, Power Noise, Dark Ambient, Industrial Hardcore

death, disturbing, violence, noisy, uncommon time signatures

august 2021

wow. very intense and powerful stuff, but a bit more spaced out than i anticipated. still good though. the serial killer version of higgs imo

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Abominable Putridity

Parasitic Metamorphosis Manifestation (2021)

Slam Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

rhythmic, violence, male vocalist, science fiction, technical

august 2021

honestly definitely gonna be comign back to this. really solid stuff

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Ossuaries of Men, Women, and Children

Untitled (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

august 2021

had a good day at school. i realized today how much i hate people, they disgust me so much.

this wasnt bad but it was just incredibly flat which is sad because it sounded like it couldve really been interesting

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Laparotomy

Ascendancy Through Hypnagogic Thought Process (2021)

Slam Death Metal

Space Ambient, Progressive Metal, Djent

heavy, dark, science fiction, ethereal, uncommon time signatures

august 2021

SPACE SLAM>!>!>!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!

ok in all honesty i will never ever in my life come back to this but this is genuinely pretty epic. very unironically beautiful at some points.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

溶けない名前 [Tokenainamae]

タイムマシンが壊れる前に [Waiting at Time Machine] (2021)

Shoegaze, Noise Pop

Dream Pop, Shimokita-kei, Neo-Psychedelia

female vocalist, melodic, playful, noisy, uplifting

august 2021

WOW! really good! i was not expecting this to be so awesome. there isnt anything really special about this (other than the synth that sticks out on every track) but its just consistently really good and is very good at what it sets out to do. sort of reminds me of pasteboard, not that they are similar at all but just because its japanese shoegaze adjacent dreampop that is around 30 min long that i am giving a 4.0 on first listen to

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Kanye West

Donda (2021)

Christian Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Pop Rap

Trap, Gospel, Alternative R&B, Pop Rap, Art Pop, Urban Contemporary Gospel

Christian, spiritual, male vocalist, atmospheric, introspective

august 2021

honestly this album is really good. obv its like really long so it kind of hurts it, its just harder to really dig into, but there are so many great moments on this thing. songs go from being just good to seriously amazing, and the only lowpoints for me are tell the vision and junya. 2/27 is pretty good imo. there are also tons of very very emotional pieces that ngl definitely almost made me cry lol. very good, not his best, but i think hes back (for now)

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Lingua Ignota

Agnus Dei (2021) [EP]

Death Industrial

Neoclassical Darkwave, Harsh Noise, Baroque Music

atmospheric, noisy, dark, disturbing, female vocalist

august 2021

this is really good. 4 short tracks each with a lot of good atmosphere and noise. awesome stuff, cool alexis marshall feature

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

恶魔 [Demon]

超自然现象 (2017)

Dark Ambient

august 2021

randomly decided to listen to this today. old release from some dark ambient vaporwave label. not bad. used to bump this a bit in highschool

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Superbad (2007)

august 2021

got some taco bell and watched this with my girlfriend last night. wasnt bad, pretty funny and over the top, and i really liked the ending. made me smile quite a bit

muhammad/10

Dysthymia

Persecutory Delusion (2021) [Single]

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal, Gorenoise

lo-fi, heavy, raw, sampling, disturbing

august 2021

lol wtf is this nse goin off !! very cool stuff, 9 minutes too?! those genres?>??

thumnbs up

Lingua Ignota

Sinner Get Ready (2021)

Neoclassical Darkwave, Avant-Folk

Chamber Music, Christian Liturgical Music, Appalachian Folk Music, Drone, Singer-Songwriter, Neofolk

female vocalist, sombre, ominous, funereal, Christian

august 2021

VERY VERY VERY aweosme, this is 100% her best. ditched the noise and made up for it in vocal performances and beautiful instrumentation.

here is a review i wrote to my friends:

great listen. i actually listened to her two other albums this morning (not caligula; All Bitches Die and Commissioned (a split between her and The Rita whom you might know was on clipping’s There Existed…)), and i have to say this is definitely her best album hands down. she ditches her death industrial roots for a more avant-folk approach and it works really well. on top of the great instrumentals her vocal performance is uncannily passionate. very beautiful and raw, very real and emotional. 8/10, great effort Kristin

fav track: 2

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Venetian Snares

Cavalcade of Glee and Dadaist Happy Hardcore Pom Poms (2006)

Breakcore, Drill and Bass

IDM, Chiptune, Tracker Music

uncommon time signatures, playful, chaotic, manic, instrumental

august 2021

done with NSE playlist. now to check rym...

very nice release. lots of compelling tracks here! i was a bit scared since it sounded like another very middle of the road idm/drillnb album but aaron definitely delivers. lots of fun songs

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Found Hanging

Spilled Forth Despoiled Remnants (2020) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

heavy, aggressive, dissonant, chaotic, dense

august 2021

yep thumbs up

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Perpetual Gestation

Excremental Uremic Fragrance (2020)

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

heavy

august 2021

cool stuff, i think i remember liking the vocals

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Vituperate

Dies mali (2020)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

uncommon time signatures, raw, dark, technical, dense

august 2021

lol so fucking awesome. this is like the only acceptable release for tech death. just nonsensical awesome bdm that is only tech death by virtue

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Molested Divinity

Unearthing the Void (2020)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

heavy, anti-religious, aggressive, dissonant, infernal

august 2021

pretty good, slightly better than their last

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Lithopædia

Promo 2020 (2020) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

august 2021

AWESOME stuff, lovely production and those vocals... ive heard pig squeals and frog croaks, but cat purrs?! genius!

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Dispersed

Promo 2020 (2020) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

august 2021

not bad stuff, pretty fun (this was a bot generated entry)

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Carnal

Lecherous Acts of Hedonism (2019)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

heavy, aggressive, technical, male vocalist, manic

august 2021

see previous entry. i really dont think i like tech death, AT ALL

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Unbirth

Fleshforged Columns of Deceit (2018)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

male vocalist, technical, heavy, aggressive

august 2021

so mindnumbingly long and boring. threateningly generic

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Contorted Mind

Tome of Atrocious Revelation (2018) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

august 2021

boring sloppy and flat (all in the wrong ways)

fav track: a shame the best song is the one that isnt theirs

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Molested Divinity

Desolated Realms Through Iniquity (2018)

Brutal Death Metal

anti-religious, ominous, apocalyptic, death, aggressive

august 2021

pretty cool, i think i remember liking a few riffs

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Visceral

Involución parasitoide (2017)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

male vocalist

august 2021

going to finally finish up this NSE spotify playlist, then i will go look on here for releases that arent in there.

not bad

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Mild Sorrow Integrated

Eye Girl (2021) [EP]

IDM, Flashcore

Drill and Bass, Glitch, Ambient, Deconstructed Club, Post-Industrial, Flashcore

complex, chaotic, mechanical, dark, uncommon time signatures

august 2021

awesoem. lovely idm brainflash in the same vein as qebrus' roblox album. will have to dig into this artist more.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Insalubrity

Insalubrity (2017) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

heavy, rhythmic, raw, sampling, violence

august 2021

cool stuff. in a bit of a sdm bdm mood...

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

RRR 500: Various 500 Lock-Grooves by 500 Artists (1998)

Turntable Music, Noise

Plunderphonics, Field Recordings, Industrial, Spoken Word

chaotic, sampling, repetitive, manic, eclectic

august 2021

i was going to listen to the 8 hour version that makes every track 1 minute long but i was like jesus christ what the fuck is wrong with me so i just listened to the condensed 30 minute version where each loop plays twice (check the comment box).

cool stuff, this is honestly just another one of those gimmick 1 second long va comps but before bandcamp existed lol. still cool, there are actually a few compelling loops here and there. also like, this artist list...

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

KK.Null

Prime Radiant (2005)

Noise

august 2021

really cool glitchy electronic noise stuff. very interesting...

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Lingua Ignota / The Rita

Commissioned (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall, Neoclassical Darkwave

female vocalist, dark, melancholic, atmospheric, noisy

august 2021

i was really hoping the negativity to the rita was just hnw-noobs saying hnw-noob things but it actually does in fact suck, cmon sam. kristin's side is good

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Lingua Ignota

All Bitches Die (2017)

Death Industrial, Neoclassical Darkwave

Lied

misanthropic, female vocalist, noisy, ominous, disturbing

august 2021

very good release. i think a lot of it sticks better than her work on caligula (yes i know, a caligula relisten is in order soon) and is just in general harsher.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Palmer

Dressing Room Theme (2020)

Glitch, Deconstructed Club

House

august 2021

not bad stuff, very fun and intricate electronic music

pls come back palmer :(

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Macrophagous Gilled Larvae

The Hellbender Shallow (2011)

Harsh Noise

Nature Recordings, Dark Ambient

humorous, chaotic, aquatic, male vocalist, aggressive

august 2021

last one in that 4 way split. ok noise but boring all things considered.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Phyllomedusa

Ecomonster (2011)

Gorenoise

august 2021

yep not bad

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Toad Birth

Humanbutchering (2011) [EP]

Harsh Noise, Gorenoise

august 2021

lol pretty good, the drums are so washed out its hilarious. this, olm's s/t ep and 2 other things are part of some mysterious phyllomedusa comp that just doesnt exist anywhere but traces of it do. so whatever

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Female Harakiri

みんなありがとう。 神様ありがとう。 明日は元気が出そう。 (2010)

Harsh Noise Wall

suicide

august 2021

not bad, pretty sad story behind it.

fav track: 2

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Satanoid

Doxma (2018)

Flashcore, Extratone

atmospheric, rhythmic, manic, dense, futuristic

august 2021

really cool stuff its kind of exactly what i was expecting, just super minimal abstract extratone but its still really nice. freestylin for 30 min

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Sick

Cannibalistic Torment (2012) [EP]

Slam Death Metal

heavy, rhythmic, misanthropic, vulgar, dark

august 2021

cool. demos are a nice inclusion even if i will literally never go back to them.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Cadavoracity

Vitiosus forma exilium (2021) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

heavy, aggressive, dense, manic, dissonant

august 2021

too bad this is way better lol fuck you tay

+pingy snare

+cant tell what they are playing

+better vocals

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Cadavoracity

Remnants of Chaotic Apogee (2015)

Brutal Death Metal

aggressive, chaotic, dense, heavy, male vocalist

august 2021

not bad a catchy riff here and there. good effort

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Stercoraceous Copremesis Rhinorrhea / Salmonella Infection Causes Unpredictable Painful Regurgitant Stomach Contents of Acid, Bile and Intestinal Worms / Epiploenterocele Pusliquid Wormchunk

Flux (2017)

Gorenoise

aggressive, noisy

august 2021

would be 3.5 if not for the samples. would also be better if i knew the samples werent scat porn

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Duncan Harrison

fires.serif. (2021)

Tape Music, Sound Collage

Field Recordings, Spoken Word

cryptic, avant-garde, suspenseful, male vocalist

august 2021

cool stuff but its boring (this was a bot generated entry)

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Jana Winderen

The Wanderer (2016)

Lowercase, Animal Sounds

Ambient, Audio Documentary

aquatic, cold, ethereal, nature, sparse

august 2021

very pleasant and cool sounds.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Niku Daruma / Dosis Letalis

Niku Daruma / Dosis Letalis (2020)

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall, Power Electronics

dense, noisy, female vocalist, disturbing

august 2021

niku;s is okay dosis' is good

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Red Terror

Kháng chiến chống Pháp (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

ominous, dense, war, political, history

august 2021

rather boring it has potential but at the end of the day its just amplified air conditioning sounds. some minor points for the theme

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Living Wall

The Breaking Wheel (2016) [EP]

Gorenoise, Harsh Noise

Cybergrind

august 2021

yep pretty awesome probably better than the demos

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Venetian Snares

Higgins Ultra Low Track Glue Funk Hits 1972-2006 (2002)

Breakcore

Drill and Bass, IDM, Power Noise

uncommon time signatures, manic, aggressive, raw, playful

august 2021

listened on the way home from friends.

really awesome! definitely his best work ive heard so far. just generally very solid well rounded fucked up super rave tracks.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版𝄇 [Evangelion:3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time] (2021)

august 2021

went over to my friends' house to watch this with them since we had seen all the other rebuilds together.

in all honesty, this was amazing. its pretty much just the original EoE but way more linear and visually fantastic (for the most part). other than spoiler: click to read this thing is amazingly consistent and well done. surprisingly emotional, and with an ending much more satisfying than the original EoE (keep in mind i dont think this is better than the original im just making comparisons). A few things i really loved:

spoiler: click to read

a lot of people are saying the 1st half is leagues better than the 2nd but i think its just cus the 2nd is not as comfy so u guys r dumb sorry lol. another good thing is that this movie kind of makes up for how stupid the last one was but i still dont like the last one that much.

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Lorde

Solar Power (2021)

Folk Pop, Singer-Songwriter

Indie Folk, Psychedelic Pop, Indie Pop, Soft Rock

female vocalist, summer, mellow, warm, introspective

august 2021

yep you guys are being evil and mean this is good or at least it is not bad. vocal work is great across the board (thats a given) and it manages to stay fairly consistent. i think the reason people have a hard time with this is because shes just being honest. she smokes weed goes to the beach and likes astrology, fuck off!

fav track: solar power, but mood ring and secrets werent bad either

least fav: california maybe

rating: 3.5

Living Wall

Demo (2014) [EP]

Harsh Noise, Gorenoise

august 2021

i have to go to a friends to watch the new eva movie but this is 3 minutes i got time lol

pretty good stuff, i like how it sounds (this was a bot generated entry)

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

ису сумер [isu sumer]

Convulsions (2019) [EP]

Harsh Noise, Power Electronics

august 2021

rather boring. noise was pretty flat and i didnt like his voice that much.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Alfredo Costa Monteiro & Ben Owen

Point Rest, Falls (2021)

Drone, Electroacoustic, Field Recordings

Field Recordings

august 2021

very relaxing stuff. loved the drones.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Vatista

All of These Rose Petals (2021)

Atmospheric Drum and Bass

Hardcore Breaks

ethereal, soothing, winter, atmospheric, female vocalist

august 2021

was honestly about to skip this because it just looks like nu-gen dismiss yourself breakbeat work but it was actually pretty good. very chill stuff

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Black Leather Jesus & Xiu Xiu

Moira (2021)

Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, instrumental

august 2021

seriously overhated. low rumbling hnw and quirky higher pitched synth noise piercing through, its a decent listen. it isnt the most exciting obviously but i wouldnt say its terribly bad or boring either.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Ariel + Bottomfeeders

Pee Pee EP (2021) [EP]

Noise Rock

Math Rock, Post-Rock, Punk

august 2021

awesome band that i have seen live they are awesome and we would like to play shows with you if you are reading this reach out thanks

personally i like how they do these songs live more but you can only translate so much epicness onto digital recordings

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Marjory Stewart-Baxter

self-untitled (2016)

Emoviolence

passionate, energetic, aggressive, male vocalist, raw

august 2021

3.5 because its good but please for the love of god do not make me listen to more than a minute of The Room samples.

fav track:

least fav: i realized listening and reading lyrics along to it makes the vocals sound dumber lol

rating: 3.5

Sintel

Top Ten most Epic fish of all time (2019)

Ambient, Electronic

Progressive Electronic, Digital Fusion, Sequencer & Tracker, New Age, Utopian Virtual

aquatic, concept album, atmospheric, lush, calm

august 2021

yep this is actualyl really amazing, just 10 really good ambient songs disguised as the most epic fish of all time

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

空隙 [Void]

(♥‿♥) ٩͡๏̯͡๏۶ツ【★】420【★】ツ ٩͡๏̯͡๏۶(♥‿♥) (2015)

Glitch, Broken Transmission

repetitive, lo-fi, hypnotic, minimalistic, avant-garde

august 2021

i mean just listen to the first track and you get the idea. its okay

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Chloroma

EP (2021) [EP]

Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

Avant-Garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal

technical, dissonant, chaotic, uncommon time signatures, abstract

august 2021

unbelievable extreme intense avant garde brutal stupid poop metal. seriously good.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0, will be following this project closely

olm

olm (2011) [EP]

Noise

Dark Ambient

august 2021

honestly not that bad lol. 1-10 drum hits per track and like a gurgle

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Inception (2010)

august 2021

honestly this was really good. it was my gfs turn to pick a movie and i appreciate that she picked this, i really liked it. beginning was a bit confusing but tbh this movie is rather linear, i wouldnt say its very mind-fuckery, just a little harder to follow sometimes. good acting good action sequences very cool effects and i actually kind of liked the story. also dat ending scene doe 👀😬😵‍💫

also cool note is apparently this was inspired by paprika, which was the last movie i had seen before this!!! very cool coincidence lol.

whotfnamestheirkidphillipa/10

Hubert Kostkiewicz

Emergetyki (2021)

Electronic, Field Recordings, Experimental

august 2021

pretty interesting. definitely cant tell what the source recordings are but this is some pretty wild editing

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Almond Milks

R-Milked Eternal (2020)

Electronic Dance Music, Glitch Pop

Sound Collage, Footwork, Juke

rhythmic, sampling, playful, eclectic, energetic

august 2021

lol wtf this is bubblegum octopus>? wild

pretty cool but very boring and just liek whatever

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Various Artists

wow, what a disaster (2017) [Compilation]

Mashcore

Lolicore

august 2021

pretty boring breakcore ideas

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Black Leather Jesus / 長谷川洋 [Hiroshi Hasegawa]

Control Your Surroundings (2019)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

atonal, chaotic, noisy, aggressive, dissonant

august 2021

good stuff. both sides are pretty good but i think i might prefer blj? idk, different moods for both

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Prurient

And Still, Wanting (2008)

Harsh Noise, Power Electronics, Death Industrial

Ambient

cold, dense, male vocalist, disturbing, noisy

august 2021

nice. pretty harsh, love the vocal deliveries here. 2nd half drags on a bit though

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

マキシマム ザ ホルモン [Maximum the Hormone]

ぶっ生き返す [Buiikikaesu] (2007)

Alternative Metal

Funk Metal, Hardcore Punk, Nu Metal, Pop Punk, Shimokita-kei, Rap Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

manic, eclectic, playful, heavy, male vocalist

august 2021

3.5 for effort and uniqueness but i wish these guys wrote more consistent hits.

fav track: chu chu is awesome, wish whats up people was actually 1:20 lol

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Lantlôs

Agape (2011)

Blackgaze, Post-Metal

Post-Rock, Dark Jazz

sombre, dark, atmospheric, nocturnal, suspenseful

august 2021

cool but totally forgettable. very few highlights for me

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Grimes

Art Angels (2015)

Electropop, Synthpop

Alternative Dance, Dance-Pop, Art Pop, New Rave

energetic, playful, quirky, fantasy, female vocalist

august 2021

oh yeah another thing that made today suck is this fuckign album basically it all sucks except pin and world princess II. yep its all bad theres like maube 2 good moments outside of those songs but its all bad grimes sucks you cant convince me otherwise

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Fouke

Dyatlov Pass (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

august 2021

first day of school was uhh pretty fucking bad lmfao.

saw my two friends before school which was nice and then drove 20 min to a best buy to buy a new keyboard for my laptop, had to wait about 10 min to get told that they are out of stock, ended up being late for my first class but when i showed up to the room it was supposed to be in there was no one there, 30 min later i find out its online for the day, then i showed up to my second class but i didnt realize that i was in the wrong class (my class started 30 minutes after this one left the room) so i just sat through 20 minutes of some random class i was not enrolled in. ended up being late to work a bit too but i didnt get a parking ticket (i didnt buy the 200$ pass) and i got some good 7/11 pizza. work also sucked but its all whatever.

this was cool. its focus is like these very subtle lower tones with some crackle and these higher screeches occasionally peaking through. second track is a lot more focused on the subtle lower tones.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Ingram Marshall

Fog Tropes; Gradual Requiem (1984)

Ambient, Minimalism, Electroacoustic

Post-Minimalism, Drone

atmospheric, mysterious, sombre, melancholic, ethereal

august 2021

first track is whatever but the second one is really nice. each part does something different and they actually all end up sounding pretty distinct which is kinda cool. very relaxing

fav track: part 3

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Grouper

Ruins (2014)

Singer-Songwriter, Ambient

Nature Recordings, Impressionism, Minimalism, Rain Sounds

lonely, sad, atmospheric, melancholic, soft

august 2021

very pretty and relaxing, very very soft and quiet. lovely stuff. will be coming back for more chillout sessions

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Psudoku

Space Grind (2010)

Grindcore, Avant-Garde Metal

Mathcore, Brutal Prog

surreal, complex, space, manic, energetic

augusut 2021

not bad, lovely programming but if this went on for any longer than it already is itd get really annoying.

also this is like really detached from grindcore while still being grindcore which is weird.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Ashtray Navigations

The Love That Whirrs (2005)

Drone

Noise, Free Folk

noisy, hypnotic, dark, surreal, instrumental

august 2021

cool drone folk. nice little improvisations here and there with some cool loops in the background

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

My Malady (2005)

Noise, Electronic

Plunderphonics, Sound Collage, Dark Ambient, Experimental Rock

chaotic, noisy

august 2021

ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

in total its just a lot of sonic experiments with outcomes that hover between okay and good without being anything worth remembering. some interesting artists though, worth looking into a lot of these possibly

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Carnal Disfigurement

Inhuman Devoured Content From Cranial Cavity (2011)

Slam Death Metal

heavy, rhythmic, aggressive, male vocalist, energetic

august 2021

not bad. i actually dont mind the bass drops

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Twitch

Total Control (2017) [EP]

Powerviolence

chaotic, male vocalist, manic, aggressive, noisy

august 2021

2 minute silly janky powerviolence. pretty good

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Fate of Icarus

Cut Your Throat Before They Do (2001)

Technical Death Metal, Mathcore

Noise

august 2021

a bit of a shaky start but a rather well put together and cohesive work. venetian snares remix was very nice as well

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Gravkväde

Grav|vind (2021) [EP]

Funeral Doom Metal, DSBM, Dark Ambient

august 2021

cool funeral doom. really not much else to say

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Monos

Collage (2004)

Ambient

Drone

atmospheric

august 2021

not bad. was not expecting it to be as dark as it was, but still relaxing i think

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Quinoline Yellow

Dol-Goy Assist (2005)

IDM

Glitch, Electro, Drill and Bass

cold, futuristic, mechanical

august 2021

pretty inoffensive middle of the road idm/glitch stuff. almost fell asleep listening because it was rather boring

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Fleshwater

Demo2020 (2020) [Additional release]

Alternative Metal, Shoegaze

Post-Hardcore, Dream Pop

melancholic, female vocalist, atmospheric, heavy, male vocalist

august 2021

girlfriend showed this to me. it isnt bad, definitely deftones but i think it does enough to be good in its own right.

fav track: last one

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Susan Balmar

SIGNUM (2014)

Glitch, Glitch Hop, Electroacoustic

Plunderphonics, Instrumental Hip Hop

august 2021

the usual lyla stuff but this time on spotify for some reason. also a bit more traditionally "musical"

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Controlled Bleeding

Shanked and Slithering (2005)

Harsh Noise

Power Electronics, Death Industrial

noisy, scary, repetitive, dark

august 2021

all things considered its a good album, definitely some of CB's harshest material, but it leaves me wishing it was just more cohesive. the whole thing really just feels like a compilation, especially thanks to tracks like Bees, the Hymns, and Horsemeat.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Terminal 11

Illegal Nervous Habits (2005)

Breakcore, Drill and Bass

IDM, Glitch, Flashcore, Sound Collage

technical, rhythmic, manic, chaotic, complex

august 2021

uh hello based department?

rather awesome breakcore/flashcore/2000bpmIDM from the futurepast with a great sense of melody and lushioshness.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Zark Behida

Isis (2005)

Drill and Bass

sampling, cold, dense, rhythmic, complex

august 2021

just like a random fucking one off 2005 album that is actually very awesome breakcore why is this so like buried in time this is excellent

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Oathbreaker

Rheia (2016)

Blackgaze, Post-Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal

Post-Rock, Neocrust

passionate, female vocalist, ethereal, dark, introspective

august 2021

originally listened to this my junior year (almost 4 years ago) and i remembered it was cool. yep i was right its cool. my gf told me she’d like to sing like this so maybe i will help her make blackgaze

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Шумоизоляция + Липосакция Плаценты

collision/collusion/collapse (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

august 2021

not bad. PL apparently officially retired under that name so he released a ton of splits and a compilation record which ill get to soon. excited to see what these splits are like

this is actually very chill

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Pure Light

Untitled (2016)

Sound Collage, Vaporwave

lo-fi, repetitive

august 2021

not a bad debut. cool stuff goin on

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 3.5

pure light

suite (2017)

Sound Collage

august 2021

pretty weird. i remember when i foudn out about pure light in highschool i tried to track down all their music and this one was really hard for me to get into lol. but its pretty cool, very dynamic and just easy background music.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Pure Light

Color Wheel (2017)

Sound Collage

august 2021

went to go get my car worked on. i was supposed to go do it in like march LOL but i kept putting it off.

this is okay. im relistening to all the pure light stuff i own bc i havent rated them. this is just like sound collage of beats or whatever

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

7038634357

No Hate Is a Cold Star (2018) [Single]

Ambient, Progressive Electronic, Epic Collage

Deconstructed Club, Ambient Trance

sampling, melancholic, futuristic, repetitive, atmospheric

august 2021

actually very good. really emotional, surprisingly. the remix is nice.

and tbh i like the cover

thumbs up :(

Zbigniew Karkowski

One and Many (2005)

Harsh Noise

Drone

noisy, dense, ominous, infernal, atmospheric

august 2021

it was good. i dont feel like retyping out my trhoughts so im just going to copy and paste my messages with tay

rocktime — Today at 9:52 AM

im giving One and Many a 3.5

i shiuld have brought breakfast to this car pllace im so hubgry

untitled — Today at 9:53 AM

i would give it 3.0

rocktime — Today at 9:53 AM

i think sometime soon i will finish listening to all of new standard elites releases

rocktime — Today at 9:53 AM

fair

its kind of

i wont say its boring

but there is one review

that says that it is more “compositional” than most noise music

which i have to agree with

so its not as easy to listen to or follow along with (because it has structure rather than not)

untitled — Today at 9:54 AM

why isi t harder ti follow along when it has structure

how tdoes that qork

i guess

yep

ok

NOPE

STOP TYPING

fuck you

rocktime — Today at 9:55 AM

if it doesnt have structure then you dont have to do any following

untitled — Today at 9:55 AM

i figured it out

the imposter is sus :flushed:

rocktime — Today at 9:55 AM

and it is also 40 minutes long

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

EVERGLOW

-77.82X-78.29 (2020) [EP]

K-Pop, Dance-Pop, Synthpop, Synthwave

Synthwave, Pop Rap, Synthpop, Electropop, Contemporary R&B

anthemic, energetic, female vocalist, triumphant, nocturnal

august 2021

had a nice band practice today we have really ironed out these songs which is nice

just randomly listened to this. first two are good second two are whatever

fav track: la di da

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Pure Light

Blue Sky (2016)

Hypnagogic Pop

Drum and Bass, Vaporwave

lo-fi, surreal, sampling, psychedelic

august 2021

finally getting around to listening to some pure light. this was my goto back in highschool when i was sad. really awesome release, vaporwave dnb but i think octa does a particularly good job at making this as good as its potential suggests it should be.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Phyllomedusa

The Pink Belly (2013)

Harsh Noise Wall

Gorenoise

noisy, dense

august 2021

cool, the croaks were well done and fit nicely 👍🏻

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Port Doc.1-5 (2004) [Compilation]

Glitch

Micromontage, Flashcore, IDM

august 2021

very nice, lots of very cool sounds and textures, and also flashcore? i hadnt seen the genres so i didnt even know this would have any. very nice surprise

fav track: miamiplanet

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Sissy Spacek / K2

Sissy Spacek / K2 (2014)

Harsh Noise

Noisecore

atonal, male vocalist, manic, dissonant, chaotic

august 2021

cool but loses steam in the last third. nice collab tho

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Eight Frozen Modules

Crumbling and Responding (2005)

Electronic, IDM

surreal, dark, ominous, noisy, apocalyptic

august 2021

first few tracks showed promise but its rather underwhelming.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Sickness

I Have Become the Disease That Made Me (2002)

Harsh Noise

noisy, manic, disease, avant-garde

august 2021

not bad. i will have to look into this artist more (bot generated review)

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

XBXRX

Sixth in Sixes (2005)

Noise Rock, Sass, Post-Hardcore

Noisecore

manic, chaotic, infernal, raw, aggressive

august 2021

very fun and enjoyable. lots of really silly and awesome parts. i may take some inspo from this for my own band

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Einstürzende Neubauten

½ Mensch (1985)

Industrial

Noise, Experimental Rock, Industrial Rock

mechanical, dark, noisy, rhythmic, raw

august 2021

industrial music just like sucks idk. entire time i was listening to this i was just ready for it to be over. its got sample potential tho

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Hi-C

No More Heroes, Vol. 2 (2021)

Pop Rap, Trap, Cloud Rap

Plugg, PluggnB, Experimental Hip Hop, Bop, Radio Drama

futuristic, party, sexual, concept album, boastful

august 2021

honestly im shocked i dont like this that much, i was really excited for it. but its really just hi-c rehashing a bunch of old ideas with no real substance. is it still good and entertaining? sure, but its like marathoning a bunch of adam sandler movies. last track was predictably a pop punk/alt rock track; really wish he messed around more with that stuff.

fav track:

least fav: he has a line where he straight up just says "im a misogynist" so that song is pretty sus

rating: 3.5

Yungster Jack

Spread Your Wings (2020)

Digicore, Pop Rap, Cloud Rap, Trap

lonely, introspective, hedonistic, rhythmic, winter

august 2021

aaand now yungster jack. its pretty mid, boring and YJ plays it incredibly safe here which is a shame since hes really fighting for his life right now. also knowing what happened w him some of these lyrics are eerie

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

David Shawty

Caterpillar (2021)

Digicore, Experimental Hip Hop, Trap

Pop Rap, Indie Pop, Neo-Psychedelia

melodic, quirky, chaotic, male vocalist, manic

august 2021

though none of it really sticks, this is quite the effort from david. lots of very interesting vocal processing methods here, and he has a sort of maturity lyric wise that hasnt really been seen before. it will be interesting to see where he takes his sound after this. also very big neo psych influence on this whole thing which was cool

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Inge Teloo & Loley Gremlin

The Heart of the Earth Is a Hole That Devours the Sky (2019)

Harsh Noise, EAI

Power Electronics

cryptic, apocalyptic, improvisation, disturbing, atonal

august 2021

pretty neat. dont really hear the EAI though.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Anonymous - Desert

Today i finished reading "Desert" by Anonymous. Desert is an interesting take on eco anarchism by proposing its practice be done nihilistically. rather than actively organize to fend off the inevitable climate change, Desert calls for anarchists to organize and prepare for it, with hope that the ecosystem can still be saved within smaller communities and thus over time on a larger scale. spoiler: click to read

would recommend to anyone interested in anarchism and eco-nihilism

Guilty Connector

Cosmic Trigger / 2AM Visit (2004)

Harsh Noise

august 2021

not bad. some very well produced noise music, the 15 min live performance was nice. i think conceptually it irks me just a tad when (noise) artists put an unrelated live performance in and album but i am growing to like the idea of it.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

WILLOW

lately I feel EVERYTHING (2021)

Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Pop Punk, Noise Pop

female vocalist, introspective, LGBTQ, energetic, noisy

august 2021

my car is struggling a bit right now so my girlfriend drove us around yesterday. we went to clean her car, it was my first time being in a car wash in a long time, then went school shopping, my moms house, and went to the mall. we ate dinner there and she ended up buying these shoes she really wanted.

she played this in its entirety because shes on a willow binge right now. i think its pretty good, i think willow does a really good job making pop punk appealing and it doesnt really feel like a cash grab to me per se (the avril and travis features were a little extra though lol). also pretty catchy, she has a nice voice

fav track: transparent soul probably

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Slut Peddlers

Volume 1 (2004) [EP]

Techno

UK Hard House

rhythmic, raw

august 2021

pretty good background music, hard hitting beats. dont think this is really my thing but it was cool anyway

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

La Peste

Sexe/Mort vs. Rupture/Structure (2000) [EP]

Industrial Hardcore, Speedcore

Flashcore

aggressive, sampling, dark, instrumental, repetitive

august 2021

underwhelming and a bit grating

fav track:

least fav: 1

rating: 3.0

La Peste

Astrophysique des entonnoirs (1998) [EP]

Industrial Hardcore

Sound Collage, Speedcore, Flashcore

noisy, scary, rhythmic, complex, disturbing

august 2021

rather mid. just like slightly weird speedcore

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

La Peste

La Peste (1998) [EP]

Industrial Hardcore, Flashcore, Power Noise, Speedcore

Ambient, Speedcore

disturbing, repetitive, instrumental, ominous, noisy

august 2021

umm this is fucking awesome? first track is so fucking insane, second and third are really good too, last one is an ambient one but i wont take off too much cus its still cool.

fav track: 1

least fav: 4

rating: 4.0

La Peste

La Peste (1998) [EP]

Industrial Hardcore

Speedcore, Ambient

heavy, repetitive, sampling, dark, disturbing

august 2021

WAY more concrete than the last one, this is pretty much just abstractly organized IH/Speedcore. its ok but its a but boring and sometimes annoying (la peste isnt very good at sampling).

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

La Peste

La Peste (2006) [EP]

Flashcore

Dark Ambient

mechanical, instrumental, surreal, cold, dissonant

august 2021

pretty cool not exactly what i was expecting. lots of very strange weird sounds and its super duper detached from speedcore completely. very interesting

fav track: syndrom

least fav: last track tbh

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Hard Panning (The Ultimate Contemporary Cut-Up Harsh Noise International Compilation) (2014)

Harsh Noise

Glitch

sampling, chaotic, noisy, technical, manic

august 2021

brilliant stuff. cut up noise might becsome of my favourite. also lots of very big very awesome names here, must hear for noise fans

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

パプリカ [Paprika] (2006)

august 2021

finally watched this the other night with my girlfriend. we ate bbq pizza from pizza hut, its been a favourite recently here lol.

overall its a pretty good movie. i think it suffers a bit from what spirited away suffers from in that story wise its a bit weak but it makes up for it by being very visually exciting and unique. i also dont really care much for the characters except for the main girl and the officer. ending was odd. there were a few nice introspective lines about reality and dreams that i liked too.

prettysureisawadogatsomepointsowhatdadogdoin/10

Speed Dealer Moms

SDM-LA8-441-114-211 (2021) [EP]

IDM

Drill and Bass

repetitive, surreal, peaceful, ethereal, generative music

august 2021

VERY good comeback. this is so much better than their debut imo. very very lush melodies and production, and the drumwork is rather stripped down considering venetian snares is on this (honestly up until the last track i wouldnt even believe you if you told me aaron was part of this group). very good stuff, really excited to see what else they come out with

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Serene Ailment / Mutations

Serene / Mutations (2020)

Harsh Noise, Power Electronics, Drone

Death Industrial, Harsh Noise Wall, Sound Poetry

infernal, depressive, apocalyptic, drugs, manic

august 2021

first two are cool hnw third is interesting drone power electronics

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Abominable Putridity

The Anomalies of Artificial Origin (2012)

Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

violence, futuristic, heavy, rhythmic, death

august 2021

ridiculously groovy

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

01101111011101100110111001101001

SDSS J0333+0651 (2019)

Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

male vocalist, cryptic, heavy, humorous, space

august 2021

pretty awesome. love the samples (esp thd stephen hawking one) and production.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

8485

Plague Town (2021) [EP]

Electropop, Synthpop

Synthwave, Ambient Pop, Alt-Pop

melancholic, melodic, ethereal, bittersweet, lush

august 2021

very refreshing to hear from this scene. lovely lyrics and sounds. first two songs are great but she has a hard time keeping it as consistent after that

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 3.5

David Shawty

Up Bad (2021) [EP]

Digicore, Trap, Pop Rap

Emo Rap, Cloud Rap, Experimental Hip Hop

hedonistic, drugs, male vocalist, manic, surreal

august 2021

today i bought an external hard drive finally. 2TB. moved all my music there :D finally i have space on my pc lol

this was okay. only track worth returning to is 1. also yes i know david is bad i dont like him either but his music is good but that does not mean i support him or endorse him

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Vomir

Proanomie (2009)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, dense, instrumental, dark, dissonant

august 2021

not bad

award for greatest rym comment goes to 5thEye

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Incapacitants

Ministry of Foolishness (1995)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

atmospheric, dissonant, dense, noisy

august 2021

AWESOME stuff. very focused yet still dynamic and interesting. lots to take in, def has a lot of replay value

fav track: 1

least fav: 2

rating: 4.0

Wallmaster / Sleep Column

Wallmaster / Sleep Column (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

august 2021

awesome split, two very (very) prolific wallers doing what they do best. very well crafted, sleep columns especially sounded great, with lots of stereo dynamics. im feeling optimistic so 4.0 prolly

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

The Rita / Necrotik Fissure

The Rita / Necrotik Fissure (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

august 2021

eating beef ramen and drinking chocolate milk... its one of those nights :smirk:

this was cool. necrotik fissure kinda carries, the rita's side is a bit more meandering and has an awkward beginning sample. also it isnt as loud, i found myself having to turn it up a bit of the ways through.

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Inside the Beehive

Drink Bleach; Live Forever (2011) [EP]

Mathcore, Grindcore

Sass, Deathcore

manic, chaotic, technical, complex, aggressive

august 2021

uh hello based deparment? id like to make a report…

pretty awesome mathcore. what really does it for me are the wild vocal performances. great stuff

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Vomir

Vomir (2016)

Harsh Noise Wall

august 2021

the bc description says "blistering" wall noise, but i disagree. its a bit more crunchy and fuzzy (how i usually enjoy vomir's stuff) than "blistering".

stillthough, really good stuff, very meditative. 100% buying this cassette

also i cant stop lsitening to itzy what the fuck is happening

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Various Artists

One Second: A Compilation Album (2018)

Sound Collage, Electronic, Sound Effects

Vaporwave, Glitch, Micromontage, Jingles, Broken Transmission, Utopian Virtual, Novelty, Noise

avant-garde, eclectic, chaotic, sampling, futuristic

august 2021

tbh not even that bad. lots of interesting moments, but it does suck that these are so short because theres a lot of potential in these snippets.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Grand Brochet (Esox Lucius) (2019)

Noise, Electronic

august 2021

first track is cool but i really wouldnt ever come back to any of this.

i only listened for the cover fuckl you xoark

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

/f

rhema: like and subscribe (2021)

Glitch

Sound Collage, Deconstructed Club

cryptic, repetitive, complex, avant-garde, ethereal

august 2021

had to make sure i heard it before it got taken down...

pretty cool, first and last track are interesting but i do agree that the middle two feel a bit less serious, though i dont think this takes away from the album too much. more of a slower moving vibe than her other works

fav track: 1

least fav: 2

rating: 3.5

이달의 소녀 1/3 [LOONA 1/3]

Love & Evil (2017)

K-Pop, Synthpop

Dance-Pop, Classical Crossover, Synth Funk

female vocalist, melodic, vocal group, mellow, warm

august 2021

not bad i mean its the ep with like 2 extra songs that are good but tbh nothing worht returning to and this is def loonas weakest (although most explorative) project.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Skin Graft

Condemned (2019)

Harsh Noise

noisy

august 2021

spent the day cleaning stuff with my girlfriend. reorganized my room a bit more so now we have a lot of open space which is nice.

not bad noise. not too eventful but still pretty good to listen to. second track has a pokemon moment too which was funny

fav track: 2

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Vomir

Vomir (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

august 2021

not bad. a bit fuzzier like the first one i listened to

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Vomir

Vomir (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

august 2021

honestly at this point im warming up to that art lol. im just kidding. like 40%. why would someone do this 😭 i hope it was more “vomir wont even notice or care lol” than “this is my interpretation of the music”.

its actually not bad tho

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Vomir

Vomir (2017) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

august 2021

not bad. rather aggressive

fab track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Vomir

Vomir (2018) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

august 2021

this one is actually good donf get me wrong but im adjusting my scale specifically for vomir bc hes so consistent lol. its just a bit irking with the higher frequencies peaking in tjat make this a little different from his usual style. for that reason i will deduct .5. but this is still good lol

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Vomir

Vomir (2015) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

august 2021

vomir s/t meme

gonna try to finish all his s/t’s up.

this is cool, nice and fuzzy

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Herukrat

I Bear Witness (2014)

Power Electronics, Harsh Noise

Maqāmic Music, Islamic Religious Music & Recitation

Islamic, heavy, raw, sampling, dark

august 2021

pretty awesome stuff. very very hard hitting with very little filler. the one reviewer makes a really good point that this is a bit of a breath of fresh air in this genre since it isnt white nazis telling you to molest children or whatever. highly recommend

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Death Sentence: Panda!

Puppy, Kitty or Both (2005)

Sass, Noise Rock, Art Punk, Experimental Rock

Avant-Garde Jazz, Synth Punk

female vocalist, playful, aggressive, energetic, dissonant

august 2021

pretty funny no wave stuff. guitars are replaced with flutes and bass with clarinet. drums still funny. wish there were more high energy sections, songs kind of just meander. still though, worth looking into these guys more.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Poppy

EAT (2021) [EP]

Metalcore, Alternative Metal, Television Music

Industrial Metal

aggressive, female vocalist, angry, energetic, heavy

august 2021

uhmmm wtf?! this is so good lol. so fucking aggressive srsly i was not expecting this at all. even hearing her do metal on her last record i was not ready for dis one… wow. first three are solid asf last 2 are a bit chiller but still good

fav track: 2

least fav: 4

rating: 4.0

kitty_sarath_smore_x2039

Zara If She Kitty 3 Times (2021) [EP]

Glitch

Flashcore

uncommon time signatures, futuristic, hypnotic, dissonant, chaotic

august 2021

cool stuff i mean its just /f doing /f stuff so

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Datach'i

Wearealwayswellthankyou (2000)

Glitch, Breakcore

IDM, Breakcore

chaotic, complex, atmospheric, suspenseful

august 2021

pretty cool, lots of neat drum work on here. this was a lot more comfy than i expected which was nice. going to try to finish his discog (albums) soon.

fav track: 2

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Venetian Snares

Traditional Synthesizer Music (2016)

Drill and Bass, IDM

Breakcore, Ambient Techno, Minimal Techno

uncommon time signatures, mechanical, instrumental, complex, technical

august 2021

ehhh tis okay. cool ideas and i like that its different than what he usually does but most of it just doesnt land for me.

fav track: 2

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Datach'i

System (2016)

IDM, Drill and Bass

Ambient Techno, Acid Techno

instrumental, complex, atmospheric, quirky, mechanical

august 2021

i like the cover a lot so i also decided to listen to this. honestly its pretty good, its sort of exactly what you expect, a lot of VERY obvious aphex twin influence but i think datachi's style is unique enough that despite the clear influence it doesnt hurt it. i expected a bit more wild drum programming but it doesnt really show up until the second half.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

ITZY

It'z Icy (2019) [EP]

K-Pop, Dance-Pop, Hip House

Bass House, Trap [EDM], Electropop, Pop Rap

boastful, hedonistic, summer, female vocalist, energetic

august 2021

i was also in a hurry to get to these guys because they have an alubm coming out soon i didnt wanna be late fo dat

this was alright. pretty lame stuff overall the dallask remix is okay but its on a song i didnt like much to begin with so

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

ITZY

Not Shy (2020) [EP]

K-Pop, Dance-Pop

Pop Rap, Electropop, Trap [EDM], Moombahton, Future House

female vocalist, energetic, playful, rhythmic, optimistic

august 2021

jeez that cover...

not bad doe surf and be in love are actually pretty good but its interesting that this ep is hardly associated with the edm they become known for later in their discog

fav track: surf

least fav:

rating: 3.5

ITZY

Guess Who (2021) [EP]

K-Pop, Pop, Pop Rap, Trap

Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Trap [EDM]

female vocalist, energetic, love, boastful

august 2021

ehhh. sorry not sorry is good but tthat guitar sample is fucking annoying so its a win loss.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

ITZY

It'z Me (2020) [EP]

K-Pop, Dance-Pop, Pop Rap

Electro House, Trap [EDM], Electropop, Bass House

energetic, party, rebellious, female vocalist, uplifting

august 2021

and... first thing i listen to is kpop. lol

honestly after hearing STAYC's songs and this groups "WANNABE" ive been really craving more. so far... its okay. all the songs are good, ive noticed this gfroup is SO MUCH MORE consistent than loona is, and they are also way more focused on that edm sound, but there is hardly much thats truly memorable. that said, wannabe is great and so is 24hrs (sophie produced it too? no wonder it slaps).

fav track: 24hjrs

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

100: Celebrating 100 Releases With HNW (2016) [Compilation]

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

august 2021

and just like that, we're done! 2000 ratings woohoo.

overall, this is a really solid comp. the description on bandcamp reads that it is "more of an anthology" which i absolutely agree with. just about every style of wall, old and new, is present here, with a lot of experimentation. there are of course lots of classic walls too. honestly i was really thinking about it but i definitely might just download this and go through to find some highlights later. too many good points to be listened through once and forgotten. ending drags a bit, but this is honestly super easy to get through, easier than fluke archive imo. 100% rec to any serious fans of the genre.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Vroqq / XoArK

vroqq / XoArK (2021)

Breakcore

august 2021

I HAVE NEW MUSIC OUT I HAVE NEW MUSIC OUT ITS A SPLIT WITH XOARK WHO IS AWESOME THEIR MUSIC IS COOL GO LISTEN PLEASE x10 THANKS

been workin on dis shitわ since mid july… hacker cat might be soty… 😏

fav track: hacker cat

least fav: every song is good nothjng sucks

rating: 6.0

Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)

august 2021

well since we saw SS together we watched this too. have to say yeah, this > SS for sure. its cool that it isnt a direct sequel but is still a continuation of that series. overall i think its a bit shaky but its definitely close to being a rather solid film. HQ is much more enjoyable here than SS.

bruce/10

Zedd & Grey

Adrenaline (2016) [Single]

Breakbeat, Electro House

Bass House

instrumental, energetic, party

august 2021

very good single. almost unbelievable this is zedd? but i suppose its more thanks to grey that this came out the way it did... not that im familiar at all with grey's work but i can only assume so since zedd is usually very far from how this sounds.

would love to hear more of this!

thumbs up

Suicide Squad (2016)

august 2021

well… its definitely worse than the new one lol. dont really have lots of energy in me to write ab it i mean its been talked into the ground but its way too long way too choppy the characters minus will smith are lame and joker is flawed as fuck (its not entirely leto’s fault… maybe ill write ab that later). honestly other tjan learning who rick flag and boomerang are (which id hardly call essential…) this is not worth seeing before the new one. just skip this. lol.

imdajokahbabey/10

STAYC

Staydom (2021) [Single]

K-Pop, Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop

Electropop, Pop Rap, Future Bass, Trap [EDM]

playful, female vocalist, melodic, love, optimistic

august 2021

heh, luckily for me this is classified as a single so i can still listen to it >:) also i am still working on long list im about 1/5 through the last one! so ! hype!!!!

first two were good i liked the second the most. third was whatever. last song was actually a pretty nice remix but i think i still prefer the original

thumbs up

STAYC

Star to a Young Culture (2020) [Single]

K-Pop, Electropop, Dance-Pop

Dancefloor Drum and Bass, Trap [EDM]

female vocalist, longing, energetic, rhythmic, melodic

august 2021

first song: fucking amazing lol, actually some of the best kpop ive heard

second: not bad

thumbs up also didnt realize this was 2020? excited to see what else they make

Dorian Electra

M'lady (S3RL Remix) (2021) [Single]

Powerstomp

female vocalist, energetic, rhythmic, androgynous vocals, manic

august 2021

way better than i thought it was going to be. pretty straightforward s3rl song really, sarah kills her part too. not bad but dont know if ill come back to it too much

thumbs up

/f

Fluke Archive (2015) [Compilation]

Electronic, Glitch, Experimental

Flashcore, Noise, Sound Collage, Free Improvisation, EAI, Denpa, Sequencer & Tracker, Drone, Glitch, Electroacoustic

improvisation, mysterious, noisy, chaotic, technical

august 2021

finally done w this beast of an album. honestly it was worth getting through, its filled with tons of really awesome ideas and performances. there are lots of really cool b sides, excellent piano improvisations, and some funny quirky bits here and there too (the denpa mix… im looking at you). honestly the hardest part about getting through this is the random hour+ tracks just interspersed. if makes progress slow asf sometimes and since they are longer they require way more attention so it can feel draining. still good tho. essential? no. but if you really love /f’s stuff and just want a bunch of really cool scraps to pick and choose favs from this is your go to release.

one more release to go then i will be finished! im glad i got through this so quickly. only took a few days. the next one has way more consistent track times so i feel it might be a bit easier to sit through.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Venetian Snares

She Began to Cry Tears of Blood Which Became Little Brick Houses When They Hit the Ground (2018)

Flashcore, Drill and Bass

Dark Ambient

atonal, technical, instrumental, avant-garde, chaotic

august 2021

listened to this at work. bc my gf quit i had to work where she usually was. it wasnt bad but definitely tough lol.

just wanted to say im bumping this to a 4, dont think i know much else that sounds quite like this. really cool stuff and i love the aesthetic of the album. my gf said it sounds like something ive made before which i thought was funny lol.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Home (2015)

august 2021

after i got back from the show i picked up some pizza and me and my gf watched this together.

tbh, its a fine movie. but it is kind of lacking for sure. firstly its just very… silly… not well put together. kind of feels like “oh lets make a movie about family, and get rihanna to voice act! but we need a plot… okay what if like aliens-“ and you get the gist. seems real haphazardly placed together with very little thought for details. rihanna also isnt the greatest voice actor lol (sorry, you just need some more practice! i believe in you). two main characters also just act weird. like the writers had a hard time making them too much or too little and just kept oscillating back and forth. ending was nice i guess. and i know its a kids movie so it doesnt really matter but Tezcatlipoca makes a really good point: we shouldnt be giving kids lazy garbage, we should be exposing them to more challenging things they can handle.

boov/10

Lightning Bolt

Wonderful Rainbow (2003)

Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore

Math Rock, Brutal Prog

noisy, manic, energetic, chaotic, repetitive

august 2021

right. finally got started on my next album for the Long listenings: /f’s fluke archive. as of writing this im a bit more than 25% into it, so thats good, glad ive progressed pretty quickly. so far its good, very interesting stuff.

today is also my cat’s birthday. it isnt really, but we decided to make it today because he didnt have an official one. i wrote him a nice little song. its in C because im not the best writer and it sounds like a song from the movie Hot Summer Nights but thats okay, its fun.

went and saw a show my friends band was playing in. they played with the bands #2, Starfruit, Venus Twins, and Ting Tang Tina. everyone did pretty good! even though i didnt stay for all of TTT. a bit of mosh during venus twins (partially my fault) (its called we do a little moshing) so that was cool.

anyway listened to this otw back. been meaning to revisit and venus twins sound like these guys so i was in yhe mood. yep i was right tho its good but nothing crazy. gotta relisten to the other two ive heard from them too.

fav track: assassins or monkies

least fav: the like 7 min one

rating: 3.5

The Suicide Squad (2021)

august 2021

went and saw this in the morning with a few friends. i havent seen the 2016 suicide squad but i apparently didnt need to since this isnt really a sequel.

tbh this was really good actually. very very funny, very real (as in, not very overblown and super dramatic suspension-from-reality type stuff ala avengers or whatnot), and very well paced. there are lots of good action scenes, a lot of good characters, and a few really nice camera scenes too (spoiler: click to read). spoiler: click to read, something you dont see a lot in movies of this genre.

pretty good, and honestly im genuinely excited for the next one.

weasel/10

Black Air

Plague Ritual (2006)

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

august 2021

a bit of a break from the long listening for today; its me and my girlfriends’ day off (she actually just quit her job lol) so we spent it doing stuff together. we went to the mall and got pretzels, played in an arcade for a little and did some book-looking. she got an interesting book on like passing away and existentialism stuff like that. i never realized just how similar every major book’s cover is. big letters “author” smaller letters “title” even smaller letters “a novel” italics at the bottom “new york times best seller” all over some dramatic pinterest photography that is slightly related to what the book is about. really grating. and tbh most of the mall was that. a lot of homogeny and bland repetition, even in people. i try not to be hateful i know everyones just doing their own thing but its tough when so many people dress and act so similar. whatever i just wont go to the mall as much anymore. we wanted to eat at a restaurant there but the wait was an hour, so we drove back home and ate at a nearby sushi and ramen place. not bad. after that i had band practice which went well and thats been my day.

listened to thjs earlier. still great. not sure why everyone takin a dookie in tje ratings buncha fuckin loonies i tell ya

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

AFX

user18081971 (2016) [Additional release]

IDM, Ambient Techno

Acid Techno, Drill and Bass, Breakbeat, Downtempo, Industrial Techno

instrumental, eclectic, repetitive, atmospheric, rhythmic

august 2021

been listening to this for the past like 4 fucking days man. holy crap. finallythrough with it though. anyway heres thd review

i just finished listening to the 20 hour AFX (Aphex Twin) comp “user18081971”, a huge compilation of every track Aphex uploaded to soundcloud under the name “user18081971” between 2015 and 2016, before a lot of it was wiped.

if you go into this expecting lots of idm and drill and bass gems you’ll be a bit disappointed. indeed there are a few, but they are sparse. instead, a lot of this is very club friendly acid house and acid techno. very good groovy songs with pounding beats and AFX’s classic acid synths. there are also quite a bit of ambient techno and ambient tracks, reminiscent of or outtakes from the SAW I and II era. overall though this was pretty enjoyable and not too terrible to sit through, but it can get a bit boring and i am definitely not coming back to a lot of this anytime soon.

i would recommend this to anyone who really enjoys electronic music or aphex twin’s work, but honestly its a challenge for anyone to sit through. might be a good idea to skim for neat songs.

fav track: notting hill bus, 28 organ epic, t08+4, 4 acid organ, hab un23, 8glock+onion, boxenergy4remix1 also what the fuck was shroommdot???? why is no one talking about that??????????

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Grouper

Unclean Mind (2021) [Single]

Singer-Songwriter, Psychedelic Folk

Slowcore

female vocalist, soft, melodic, melancholic, minimalistic

august 2021

very relaxing. i honestly forgot about grouper until i saw this in my upcoming box. i think after i finish these long albums ill go check out more of her stuff…

thumbs up!

July Recap

Lots of noise music! and we have started out descent into madness with our long albums to 2k ratings!

heres some of the stuff i really liked:

See Through Buildings - Coffee + Pedals (4.0, 2015)

Vomir - Vomir (4.0, 2019) (fav release of this month)

The Rita - Magazine (4.0, 2005)

Transient Environmental Feedback - Symptomatic Harbinger (4.0, 2003)

Incapacitants - Default Standard (4.0, 1999)

Merzbow - Metalvelodrome: Exposition of Electro-Vivisection (4.0, 1993)

Machismo - Severe Disconnect (4.0, 2013)

heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:

Hunting Lodge - Exhumed (2.5, 1983)

Roadside Picnic / Light Collapse - Roadside Picnic / Light Collapse (2.0, 2014) (least fav release of this month)

Triple Six Mafia - Underground Vol. 1 (3.0, 1999)

Big City Orchestra - Daydreams of Night (3.0, 1986)

my favourite single:

its not on rym yet but the new senses single was good

some other highlights from this month:

-i need a new job

-making more music :3

-too much hyperpop at the end

kind of excited for school to start back up

PinkPantheress

Passion (2021) [Single]

Liquid Drum and Bass, Alternative R&B, Atmospheric Drum and Bass

Sambass, Bedroom Pop

melancholic, female vocalist, mellow, soft, sentimental

july 2021

i listened to a few of her singles. not bad stuff. i liked it. excited to hear where she goes in the near future. this one i remember particularly liking

thumbs up

Various Artists

Improvised Music From Japan (2001)

EAI, Free Improvisation, Onkyo

Tsugaru shamisen, Gagaku, Glitch, Turntable Music, Musique concrète, Noise, Lowercase, Drone, Acousmatic Music

instrumental, improvisation, sparse, avant-garde, minimalistic

finally finished!

been chugging through this the past few days. glad to have gotten through it im excited for the next release im listening to.

also been doing lots of stuff with friends lately. making more solo music and me and a buddy started up a noise project and are having lots of fun with it. other day i went to the bookstore with my gf and got a book on chinese contemporary art and “Diary of an Oxygen Thief” both of which i am excited to read.

disc 1:

pretty rough listen. actually, that isnt entirely true. the opener is a nice little warm up to prime you but the second and third songs are devastating. nearly dog-whistle frequencies for almost 15 minutes and my head is still aching hours after the fact. however, the next two make up for this by being very interesting more musique concrete oriented than eai. t.t. has some redeeming qualities but is also hurt by its somewhat frequent higher pitches. the closer is an interesting industrial-esque piece.

fav track: disc review

least fav: two organs

rating: 3.0 probably if im being honest

disc 2:

MUCH more tolerable rhan disc 1. no painful higher frequencies, this disc feels like a true improvisational disc as well. a lot more familiar instrumentation can be heard here, and there is a solid noise track (feb 1992). overall pretty good. last track sounds like a bunch of farts.

rating: 3.5

disc 3:

honestly? not really sure what that top review is on about with this disc. i found this to be incredibly relaxing and interesting. the pitches are high yes but they arent painful. that and Bifu Sekai and SSS are brilliant pieces. drags a bit, yes, but certainly not bad.

rating: 3.5

disc 4:

probably the most exciting and consistent disc so far. this one is full of really interesting and diversely textured pieces. Radio O.P.T. is pretty dope, the closer is nice too. Toshimaru’s first track was a bit worrying because of that high pitch in the background but its like the only offender on this disc so.

rating: 4.0

disc 5:

disc 5 is interesting. first track is a bit ambient-ish, as is the third, both sandwiching a strange eai piece. the last three are short guitar improvisations, the third being the most notable. overall it was good but other than Invisible Guitar, i wouldnt come back to these.

rating: 3.0

disc 6:

quite the disc! this opens up with 3 rather warm and comfy Aki Onda pieces, then two Kazuo Imai pieces. the first of which is just random improv on what doesnt even sound like instruments, but the second being a very beautiful relaxing work. stereo action suite is a great eai piece and we close off with a phenomenal incapacitants piece. one of the best discs so far.

rating: 3.5

disc 7:

not bad! this one is kind of interesting. its only shared by two artists, Brett Larner and Yumiko Tanaka, and its the only (so far) strictly free improvisational disc; no electroacoustics, noise, musique concrete or anything. just some guitars for a whole disc. its boring, but its a bit of a breath of fresh air.

rating: 3.0

disc 8:

we continue the more traditional style of free improv with three guitar (im not actually sure the instrument they are using, it has strings though) performances. this is also the first time (i think) that we hear audiences applaud. while this disc is very relaxing, i feel that it is too short and lacks variety. at only 40ish minutes theres still plenty room to include smaller performances from other artists. oh well though, no use complaining 2 decades later.

rating: 3.0

disc 9:

not bad. this disc focuses on more free jazz oriented performances, more horns and pianos. the opening few songs are pretty good, it drags a bit in the middle but the last 3 are nice ensemble songs.

rating: 3.5

disc 10:

the free jazz continues! but theres a bit of a curve ball on this disc: the first two tracks are a bit more rock oriented, they also feature vocals. interesting stuff no doubt, and right after those is another 45 minutes of avant free jazz. alright ending to this comp

rating: 3.5

overall:

worth the hype? ehh maybe. but to someone who isnt enveloped in this scene or type of music, it isnt as eye opening as it might seem to others. there are a handful of good discs and even a smaller handful of great songs, but a lot of this is oscillates between being interesting experiments to boring rehashes of old ideas. i wouldnt say its worth hearing if you dont care much for this type of stuff.

fav track:

least fav: two organs

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Wandelweiser und so weiter (2012)

Reductionism, Modern Classical

Field Recordings, EAI, Free Improvisation, Lowercase

improvisation, avant-garde, sparse

july 2021

honestly i got through this super quick. very easy to digest stuff (since its so quiet and zen)

a nice stroll through somev very calm and quiet experimental modern classical. honestly, even if you dont love this type of music this is still worth looking into, its got a bit of something for everyone. i dont have too much else to say, but god i love manfred werders pieces

i also downloaded the physical information for the album. i think that reading about these artists and their compositions have given me a new kind of appreciation for this type of music. hearing it is definitely one thing, but i think realizing what is going on under the hood is equally as important. i definitely recommend everyone who hears this to read into the info as well, the digital download comes with a scan of the booklet. in a closing discussion between some of Wandelweiser’s members, they bring up the importance of the listener. i think that for the composers, performers, and listeners, its essential to understand and realize what each other party has done to contribute to this piece.

here is another (slightly longer) review i wrote and shared with my friends:

“Last night i finished listening to the various artists' compilation "Wandelweiser und so weiter"

Wandelweiser is a movement/idea/musical group based around the use of silence in music. The group started in the mid 90s and though have kept a relatively small and tight knit circle of performers has overtime grown their numbers. Building off of the blueprints left by famous experimental composer John Cage, Wandelweiser performers seek to

utilize silence in their music, along with an emphasis on

performance art and "composition".

"Wandelweiser und so weiter" loosely translates to "Wandelweiser and so on", to imply that this compilation is not all that Wandelweiser has to offer, only a small selection (despite its 8 hour runtime). In my opinion, it was a pretty good listen. the artists have a strong focus on experiencing serenity and "zen" through their music, which i have to say translated pretty well. there are lots of very beautiful tracks, with at least one major standout on each of the 6 discs. field recordings, electroacoustic improvisational pieces, lowercase works, and hyperminimal piano performances make this a pretty jam packed and interesting listen. there are however some flops. track length can be a real pain sometimes and while the use of silence is nice, it becomes more annoying than enjoying or captivating if you are listening anywhere that isnt a library or home alone. still though, a great listen and definitely recommended to anyone looking to get into this type of music or for people already into it.”

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rating: 3.5

Vomir

Vomir (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

hypnotic, aggressive, dissonant, dense, noisy

july 2021

absolutely wonderful release. took a few days to get through but definitely worth it, and honestly considering buying the physical.

as usual vomir brings some great walls to the table, each taking up its own entire disc spanning a total of 6 discs and over 7 hours of content. While there is not much to be said necessarily about each one, i can say that there is enough variety between walls to make this truly worthwhile and some pretty chilling surprises in both the opener and closer tracks, which only make it that much better. highly recommend to both vomir and hnw fans.

fav track: 6

least fav:

rating: 4.0, maybe higher one day

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)

july 2021

id actually originally seen this quite a while ago but i guess i just forgot to mark it on rym? i rewatched it with my gf because we couldnt decide on a movie to watch while we ate.

its not a bad movie, its pretty much exactly what you expect from a jack black stoner comedy rock n roll fest, but its still a bit funny and lighthearted.

also, i am still listening to my long albums lol. im 3/6 for vomir’s 2019 s/t.

lasers/10

Old (2021)

july 2021

randomly saw this w my girlfriend. not bad! its exposition hurts it a bit but i still liked it a lot. heres a review i wrote for xoarkcord:

i just watched M. Night Shyamalan’s “Old”. Overall, better than i anticipated. the ending was a nice twist, and i think the concept was explored relatively well. Props to the odd cinematography as well, made the movie that much more interesting. 7.5/10

bodyhorror/10

8485

july 2021

i also listened to 8485’s discography.

much less impressive and consistent as Senses’ (not that they are very comparable but they are just both artists i have ran through the discogs of recently). however, they have a couple of really amazing songs. 1:15 is honestly one of the best songs to come out of this genre, and has probably solidified 8485’s spot in the history and hall of fame of hyperpop. the song hangar as well is very good but also radically different, being a synth pop song and not even remotely hyperpop or in that associated sphere.

there are lots of mediocre and bad takes though, but its easy to overlook these when you consider her bigger hits such as skinz.

recommended for fans of hyperpop and female fronted trap/rap. there are also a couple trap metal songs she’s done, if that piques anyones interest.

Senses

july 2021

so along with oaf1 i also listened to Senses’ discography (minus their eps they did). overall it was good, but a lot of it is VERY similar. they have sort of one mode and one style and do pretty much the same thing on every song, not to mention production and instrumentals dont vary too much either. this sort of leaves differentiability and impact to lyricism, which sometimes sticks and sometimes doesnt. its a lot of emo rap, really, with themes of being cybernetic as well.

some standout tracks were costume, use me, goodbye, and note2self.

i also revisited their album, and i liked it a bit more than i did last time i’d heard it. i think another revisit will solidify my opinions.

i have a format for albums, singles, and movies. i suppose i should make one for artists…

ill do like a recommendation tjing maybe that will be cool

recommended for fans of drain gang, hyperpop, and lighter softer emo rap.

Oaf1

Wait 4 It (2020) [Single]

Dance-Pop

Cloud Rap, Alternative R&B, Emo Rap, Hyperpop, Progressive House

july 2021

god hes so fucking talented and good at making songs his music is kind of like candy its so sweet i literally cant get enough of it. truly carrying the hyperpop scene or whatever.

this song is really good its kind of weird when you listen to it with the lense of grooming minors but i try not to think about that LOL not that i dont want to accept oaf did that i just dont like thinking ab that

thumbs up tho sorrynotsorry

Oaf1

Free Now (2021) [Single]

Glitch Pop

breakup, atmospheric, love, ethereal, male vocalist

july 2021

i forgot to download thd next album for long so i listened to oaf1’s entire spotify discography lol.

this song is really amazing super catchy and cute and it reminds me of when i met my girlfriend. on fucking loop

thumbs upp

Lorde

Stoned at the Nail Salon (2021) [Single]

Singer-Songwriter, Contemporary Folk

Indie Folk

introspective, mellow, female vocalist, sentimental, ballad

july 2021

sort of chill im def never coming back to this but it isnt bad just not a banger like solar power.

thumb up

Gupi

Ongoing (2021) [Single]

Bubblegum Bass

Happy Hardcore

chaotic, energetic, instrumental, dissonant, uplifting

july 2021

wow gupi doing something interesting and not just future bass revival hyperpop

thumbs up

Various Artists

Applied Sociolinguistics (2019)

IDM, Glitch

july 2021

a very large, very mixed bag of sometimes interesting sometimes totally boring idm and various electronic experiments. one thing i will say that is rather notable is that the tracklist is organized alphabetically by artist name, something ive never seen done before.

if im going to be honest, i only ever saved this in the first place because it has qebo on it and i heard one of his solo efforts. i dont know a single other artist here.

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least fav:

rating: 3.0

Merzbow

Metalvelodrome: Exposition of Electro-Vivisection (1993)

Harsh Noise, Sound Collage

Tape Music, Sound Collage

aggressive, instrumental, noisy, dissonant, sampling

july 2021

quite the listen. theres nothing i could say that hasnt already been said better by Stalvern, if you want a good review i highly suggest reading theirs, but i very much recommend this to any fan of merzbow and of noise in general. amazing record that captures an interesting crossroads in his career. i very much agree with this being one of his best.

a little sidenote i actually originally only q’d this because i think merzbow should have a bolded album and heard this was a good candidate for that

fav track:

least fav: that 46 min one drains you but its not the worst in the world

rating: 4.0

Regis

Adolescence: The Complete Recordings 1994-2001 (2011) [Compilation]

Industrial Techno, Birmingham Sound

Minimal Techno, Acid Techno

repetitive, mechanical, hypnotic, cold, dark

july 2021

94-96:

pretty barebones stuff. most of these tracks (if not all of them) are about four or five minute loops of pretty simple pounding drum beats and quick synth-stab lines. not very much goes on

rating: 3.0

97-98:

about the same as 94-96 but theres a bit more thought put into each song, more instrumental switchups and catchier more intricate melodies. towards the end we see some more experimenting with song structure and the like.

rating: 3.0

99-01:

probably the best one here, it has a lot more delicate worked songs than the last 2 parts and is overall very cohesive as well. all that said though, its still rather boring and towards the end i only wanted things to speed up.

rating: 3.0

overal: a fine industrial techno album, but i think i dont like industrial techno that much.

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rating: 3.0

Goth Girl

DEATHMASK (2018)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

july 2021

we have officially kicked off our Long Albums to 2000 Ratings!

overall this was really good. despite being 365 songs this thing never really gets repetitive, and any old ideas a rehashed with thought and consideration so it still comes off fresh. its also a very interesting concept piece. great stuff.

fav track: i liked the noisecore/gorenoise tracks around day 70 and day 200

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Cytotoxin

The Ascending Path (2010) [EP]

Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

technical

july 2021

final listen before we start the new Long Albums grind! thanks for the rec, tay

this was pretty good. just unbelievably fast and hazy tdm that feels like a super thick smog. great stuff

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Triple Six Mafia

Underground Vol. 1 (1999) [Compilation]

Memphis Rap

Horrorcore, Gangsta Rap, Experimental Hip Hop, Instrumental Hip Hop, Cloud Rap

lo-fi, atmospheric, hypnotic, repetitive, dark

july 2021

thanks for the recommendation, uncatastrophe.

that said……..

i thought it was pretty boring, and a lot of the instrumentals were just kinda meh.

fav track: i actually will revisit charging these hoes

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Wreche

All My Dreams Came True (2021)

Black Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

Modern Classical, Symphonic Black Metal

dense, male vocalist, manic, infernal, progressive

july 2021

this entry should actually be earlier but i just forgot to rate this

its good. its definitely good. no denying that. however im a bit disappointed by it in some aspects. theres still lots of piano, but theres also lots of a lot of things. there are strings, distorted strings, and even choirs, and honestly it just feels wrong to me. if feels like this band could have made such a profound statement just sticking with only piano, i mean i absolutely loved their debut ep, so its not like they couldntve made it into a full length. it just feels like this was counter intuitive to their mission statement. still though, very good, very cool to hear and experience.

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Varg²™ & Bladee

Shinie (2021) [Single]

Pop Rap, Dance-Pop, Hip House, Trance

Bubblegum Bass, Euro Trance

male vocalist, energetic, uplifting, futuristic, dense

july 2021

its… interesting. it sort of brings me back to the mechatok days but i think i like it a bit more. im worried for next album but i know bladee has it in him so we’ll see.

thumbs sideway

Syko

#brooklynbloodpop! (2020) [Single]

Digicore, Dance-Pop, Pop Rap

House, Hard Trance, Hyperpop, Electro House

repetitive, energetic, urban, party, playful

july 2021

yikeseeeeesssssss

this is like definitely one of the worst fucking songs ive ever heard in my entire life but also addicting like crack. that instrumental is unreal. i fully believe that melody was stolen because there is no way this fuckin bozo came up with that shitわ.

thumbs up i guess man…

DJ Self Isolation / Hana Haruna

DJ Self Isolation / Hana Haruna (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

july 2021

very nice walls. i think i prefer djsi > hh

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Skin Graft & John Wiese

Accessible World (2020)

Harsh Noise

noisy

july 2021

very awesome! super good noise. i knew john had it in him. gonna look into more skin graft later too

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least fav:

rating: 4.0

Merzbow & Prurient

Black Crows Cyborg (2021)

Noise, Death Industrial

Dark Ambient, Harsh Noise, Drone

noisy, mechanical, atmospheric, dark, dense

july 2021

uhh… honestly i hope this is like a first in a series kind of deal between these guys. pretty disappointing, the potential between them is huge so it feels pretty wasted here on a fucking death industrial record. whatever, its not awful just pretty lame.

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least fav:

rating: 3.0

Oscillating Innards / Pedestrian Deposit

Foreshadowing (2004) [EP]

Harsh Noise

Ambient, Noise

july 2021

listened to this while preparing breakfast for me and my gf. its cool, first half is alright second half is a bit chiller

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Vomir

Honour to Bleak Existence (2010)

Harsh Noise Wall

july 2021

great stuff. pretty standard vomir (bit of a funny expression). one interesting thing about this is that its actually 3 different pieces (i think) (unless my headphones are glitching). you can tell because during it there are two switchups.

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Die Reitenden Leichen

Rauschen & Simulation (2011)

Harsh Noise Wall

july 2021

interesting concept (they all are) but very thin and uninspiring.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Bachir Gemayel

HNWar (2011) [EP]

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

july 2021

decided to go through Order of the HNW label.

its… alright. its a somewhat interesting noise piece that builds up and breaks down walls, but ultimately is rather boring in its approach.

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least fav:

rating: 3.0

Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

july 2021

honestly a pretty awesome sequel. i was a bit worried (as anyone is for the sequel to a great movie) and in the first leg my worries we’re definitely feeling confirmed, however it quickly makes up for the shaky start. its about as or more funny than the first one, and its still got that awesome quirky playful charm the first one had too. im curious as to why it took so long for a sequel, ill look into it later, but its nice seeing how the actors’ ages didnt hurt this too much either (except maybe spoiler: click to read lol).

someone in a review brought up that this didnt have any good zombie scenes? i seriously disagree: spoiler: click to read were all awesome! i would say my only gripe i guess is that little rock doesnt really do much here and characters just kind of follow the plot without feeling like they actually have deeper emotions and feelings. then again, its a fun comedy movie, so i dont think that really hurts it all that much in the end.

portishead/10

Personne

Forget Who You Are (2019)

july 2021

another album ive made. this one i would say is a bit closer in style to cccc but i think is still very much in its own lane. i remember making some of these while going to counselling. good times.

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Personne

Winter's Grip (2019)

Harsh Noise

july 2021

spent the day at my house with my gf and our cat (it was his first time there). he was pretty overwhelmed at first but hes super smart and adept and was able to pretty easily get comfortable.

played some minecraft while listening to my old music. i remember making this, and man is it a bit different now. i can hear a lot of my really naive amateur decisions in this, just trying my hardest to replicate merzbow and cccc. sometimes its good but for the most part its pretty novice digital noise.

fav track: i used to always hate the opener because it was the only one i didnt record all live, i had stretched some noise out, but its actually not bad.

least fav:

rating: not rating this or anything but i guess id give it a 3

The Rita

Magazine (2005)

Harsh Noise Wall

heavy, dense, noisy, raw, instrumental

july 2021

this morning i cleaned out my car finally. trash was kind piling up and i had a ton of random things everywhere. it feels really nice to have a clean car. i listened to tjis while cleaning all morning.

very fine release. i can see why people praise this as sam’s greatest or one of. it starts off very aggressive with each wall toning it down a bit more, the last being rather calm. i think it really goes to showhow much potential the rita has even if he does not always deliver.

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least fav:

rating: 4.0

J S H

Bête Noire (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

july 2021

not bad, but if i had to compare it to anything, its sort of like fake butter.

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Vomir

Black Bag (2015)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

july 2021

very calming and meditative release. drifted in and out of sleep to this. sort of soft in texture (to me)

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least fav:

rating: 4.0

Water Torture & Crowhurst

Crowhurst and Water Torture (2013)

Harsh Noise

Sludge Metal, Powerviolence

july 2021

as i explained to tay: aimless and one dimensional

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Tourette

Eroboros (2006) [EP]

Harsh Noise

Ambient

july 2021

jot bad. noise is good, the ambient sections are definitely jarring but dont feel too forced.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Prurient

Black Vase (2005)

Harsh Noise

Power Electronics, Dark Ambient, Industrial

aggressive, noisy, atonal, angry, abstract

july 2021

i actually wasnt going to listen to this when i did but i saw on my youtube feed the deep_cuts’ video “5 albums to get you into power electronics” and saw this at the end of his list. it being the only album on the list i hadnt heard i decided to check it out to see how well his list held up. first of all, i underestimated deep_cuts. he is actually pretty well spoken and does a good job talking about these albums and the genre. secondly, i think his list is pretty solid. Birdseed is a good point of reference, it being Whitehouse’s… not most accessible or even best, but maybe most memorable, and them being probably the most important PE act ever. Hole in the Heart is also a good choice, thats a bit more of a mellow album that will be easier for beginners to connect with (even if i do not enjoy it as much). Deathpile’s G.R. was an interesting pick but i think it was a good one too. it sort of covers the same area of PE that Birdseed does but it differs in that its more committed to the harsh noise and the aesthetic rather than any sort of message necessarily. Though i dont personally like Hunting Lodge’s “Will” at all, i agree its a good starting point as it is sort of a final bridge where industrial ends and PE starts. it is also very easy to get into for beginners, much like Ramleh’s. All that said, how does Black Vase hold up? pretty well i’d say. its different for sure, it has a very huge focus on those harsher higher register noises than any of the other albums, and gives an interesting blend of industrial music meets noise music. However, i found it to be quite lacking honestly. to quote on rymer in the reviews of Aaron Dilloway’s “Modern Jester”: “all technique and no soul. so in a way, kind of like 80s clapton.” I think there are better prurient PE albums, but i wont complain too much about this since it is an interesting pick and its good to have prurient on this list since hes a more modern figure in this scene.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Female Autoerotic Asphyxiation

Sexual Asphyxia and Autoerotic Fatalities (2019) [EP]

Gorenoise

Noisecore

july 2021

pretty ass tbh itd be a lot better if it didnt have all those random pauses or the pauses had like a bit more structure to them lol

fav track:

least fav;

rating: 3.0

Necrotik Fissure

Lava Treading (2018) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, raw, dark, atonal, dissonant

july 2021

listened to this after a nice rock climbing session. it isnt bad but its more of the crackle-y variety, a style i dont enjoy as much.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Vibrations Felt in the Void

Cadaver Synod (2020)

Brutal Death Metal

Goregrind

july 2021

very awesome mixing lol. pretty good but because all i can hear are double bass and vocals it feels a bit long

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Necrotik Fissure

Regardless Cells Autopsy (2012)

Harsh Noise Wall

july 2021

very nice release. first track is rather chaotic, lots of bursts. second is very static, the last sort of combines the efforts of the previous two. nice. but i hate this cover art lol.

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Roadside Picnic / Light Collapse

Roadside Picnic / Light Collapse (2014)

Harsh Noise Wall

Musique concrète

july 2021

just generally really awful. higher pitched frequencies usually and crackling i dont like, annoying loops, not to mention the mjnd numbing air conditioning of the third track.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.0

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

1 (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

july 2021

very good. meditative. listened to first track doing chores and second one right before bed. tried to really find a place of peace for it, stared into darkness. very nice experience

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Rita

Bodies Bear Traces of Carnal Violence (2004)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, sampling, disturbing, aggressive, dissonant

july 2021

nice walls. there are muffled screams that occasionally break their way through but are quickly pushed back down.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Kevin Drumm

Land of Lurches (2003)

Harsh Noise

Drone

ominous, noisy, sampling, dark, atmospheric

july 2021

not bad. a bit boring sometimes.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Machismo

Severe Disconnect (2013)

Power Electronics, Harsh Noise

noisy, aggressive, male vocalist, violence, sampling

july 2021

unbelievably good. so much aggression, the noise is great, awesome mixing. super underrated. last few songs drag a bit but the first half really makes up for that.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

C.C.C.C.

Flash (1996)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

instrumental, noisy, dense, aggressive, scary

july 2021

very nice release. first song is rather harsh, but the second is a bit more laid back and subtle (as subtle as harsh noise is lol)

fav track: 2

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Merzbow

Green Wheels (1995)

Harsh Noise

noisy, dissonant, manic, chaotic, heavy

july 2021

its nothing special, good to pass time but i wouldnt come back to anything except the shorter tracks only because they are shorter.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Full of Hell & Merzbow

Full of Hell & Merzbow (2014)

Grindcore, Noise, Powerviolence

Harsh Noise, Crust Punk, Death Industrial

noisy, angry, aggressive, male vocalist, misanthropic

july 2021

if you told me this was a full of hell record id believe you. if you told me this was a full of hell AND merzbow record i would probably say “where”. there are very few moments where merzbow is undoubtedly present and is making enough noise to actually make an audible impact, but for the majority duration of this record i was basically squinting with my ears to try and hear his contributions. maybe i need better headphones?

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least fav:

rating: 3.0, full of hell are a good band but this album does not get its only job done

pageninetynine

Document #8 (2001)

Screamo, Emoviolence

aggressive, passionate, male vocalist, ominous, anxious

july 2021

heard this a while ago but just relistened. not bad stuff but wildly inconsistent.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

LHD

Curtains (2004)

Harsh Noise

noisy, raw, mechanical, aggressive, instrumental

july 2021

very nice. not much else to say. cool collab too, will check more of them out

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Monde Bruits

Portuguese Man-of-War (1991)

Harsh Noise

noisy

july 2021

cool stuff but the quality kind of washes out anything uber interesting. nice vocals tho

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Observatories

Flowers Bloom, Butterflies Come (2021)

Ambient, Drone

Field Recordings, Tape Music

calm, mellow, melancholic, meditative, atmospheric

july 2021

nice to wake up to and do some chores but rather one dimensional and boring

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

The Gerogerigegege

Mother Fellatio (1993) [EP]

Noisecore, Noise

Harsh Noise

chaotic, humorous, manic, noisy, improvisation

july 2021

pretty cool its way more harsh noise than noisecore. funny titles

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Marco Fusinato

Ripping Skies (2009)

Harsh Noise

july 2021

very good noise! super dynamic and gets a lot of ideas right.

fav track: 2

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Aaron Dilloway / Prurient

Disappearance of the Maya (2005)

Noise

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

july 2021

pretty cool! interesting to see these guys working on something so laid back and static. i see the cherry point is rubbing off a bit on aaron…

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Big City Orchestra

Daydreams of Night (1986)

Industrial, Dark Ambient

Noise, Sound Collage, Ritual Ambient, Drone

ritualistic, scary, ominous, sombre, noisy

july 2021

this was just kind boring. cool stuff but ultimately nothing worth coming back to

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Deathpile

G.R. (2003)

Power Electronics

Spoken Word, Death Industrial

disturbing, violence, noisy, aggressive, crime

july 2021

tbh pretty good. the noise is great, the mixing is great, and i think he plays his character pretty well. feel like people just want to hate this because its over the top. cooll that clipping sampled it too

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least fav:

rating: 3.5 maybe oine day a 4 but i dont want to get cancelled yet

John Wiese

Soft Punk (2007)

Noise

Sound Collage, Musique concrète, Harsh Noise, Glitch, Electroacoustic

chaotic, sampling, playful, instrumental, energetic

july 2021

another rec from some dude on tiktok. better than modern jester. i like the metal samples. good noise here and there too but i wish it wasnt so unfocused and all over the place.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Youth Novel

Turned Around Abruptly Beside a Mirror and Jumped at My Own Reflection (2014) [EP]

Screamo

Midwest Emo, Emoviolence

energetic, passionate, raw, male vocalist, noisy

july 2021

solid screamo :thumbsup:

not much else to say

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Microphones

Don't Wake Me Up (1999)

Slacker Rock, Noise Pop

Dream Pop, Noise Rock, Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Folk, Shoegaze, Indie Folk, Post-Rock

lo-fi, bittersweet, melancholic, noisy, male vocalist

july 2021

super awesome! i didnt remember the genre tags going into this so i was really taken aback by how noise-rock-y this really was. reminds me of dinosaur junior a lot tbh. very cool stuff, comin back to this a bunch later.

fav track: loved the beach boys sample

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Yaphet Kotto

The Killer Was in the Government Blankets (1999)

Screamo, Post-Hardcore

Emocore, Post-Rock

passionate, energetic, raw, male vocalist, uncommon time signatures

july 2021

honestly very solid screamo. dont really see the emocore but w/e. lovely guitar work and kick ass album art too

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Ahlzagailzehguh

Black Destination (2004)

Harsh Noise

noisy, repetitive, suspenseful, chaotic, dense

july 2021

very very solid noise release, amazing textures and super crushing stuff. will be revisiting this and discovering more of this guys stuff later.

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least fav:

rating: 3.5 for now

The Gerogerigegege

Senzuri Power Up (1991)

Harsh Noise, Noisecore

Noisecore, Noise Rock, Death Industrial

chaotic, atonal, manic, noisy, raw

july 2021

s’alright. bit of a mixed bag, the genre tags tell you everything to be honest. still though it isnt bad. wish the drums were a but louder

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Grim

Folk Music (1986)

Power Electronics

Death Industrial

noisy, raw, scary, lo-fi, mechanical

july 2021

its aright. a bit unfocused, and at its worst its just distorted incessancy. best its decent PE but nothing to keep track of in your diary.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Werewolf Jerusalem

God Has Shot Himself (2003)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall, Death Industrial

mechanical, dense, dark, instrumental, noisy

july 2021

rather boring. not a bigger fan of his take on death industrial than i am of him just making noise. i agree that the less-dynamic approach to harsh noise helps make these great soundscapes or whatever that one dude said but WJ has done this way better on other releases.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Flesh

Flesh (2018) [EP]

Slam Death Metal

heavy, infernal, aggressive, male vocalist, rhythmic

july 2021

very heavy and powerful. a bit boring but its hard not to bop along

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Ski Mask the Slump God

Sin City the Mixtape (2021) [Mixtape]

Trap

Trap Metal

male vocalist, humorous, urban, nocturnal, rebellious

july 2021

just going to copy exactly wjhat i sent my ffriends earlier:

while the experimentation is appreciated, ski misses the marks on quite a bit of these songs. the beats are fairly lackluster as well; he couldve really benefited from some catchier, more aggressive beats. to be honest though, the most annoying thing here is the mixing. why does it all sound so quiet and bad?

also, maybe dont make the sad emo rap over acoustic guitar song your second to last one, kind of weird...

fav track: fire hazard

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Wreche

Wreche (2017)

Avant-Garde Metal

Black Metal

chaotic, male vocalist, dark, ethereal, avant-garde

july 2021

genuinely really amazing. thanks for the rec tay.

though at first the piano is jarring and very very gimmicky, they pull it off incredibly well, and by the time you are halfway through this you are already so used to it it feels only natural. whats so lovely about the piano is its hidden ability to be so pretty and emotional, which they certainly use here a few times to their advantage. my only gripe is that ideas start to get stale on longer songs. excited to hear the other album though

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Emil Beaulieau

Polio (2020)

Harsh Noise, Turntable Music

noisy

july 2021

first half is rather straight forward harsh noise with some stutters. second half is his more turntablist style oriented stuff. im a bigger fan of the former

fav track: 1

least fav: 3

rating: 3.5

Aaron Dilloway

Modern Jester (2012)

Noise, Tape Music

Drone, Musique concrète, Sound Collage, Field Recordings

ominous, dark, noisy, surreal, hypnotic

july 2021

some dude on tiktok said this and john weise’s “soft punk” were the greatest noise albums ever so here i am.

gotta disagree LOL

i mean its okay its just like loops witj distortion and stuff. real boring doe tbh. last 3 tracks are decent but not at all worth returning to

fav track: the end of 2nd to last

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Pianos Become the Teeth

Old Pride (2010)

Screamo

Post-Rock

sad, serious, death, energetic, melodic

july 2021

listened to this a long time ago (junior year in hs) but that was before my rym, so im now coming back to relisten.

its actually really good. very energetic and emotional. a bit derivative (as every post rock screamo band tends to be is) but still nice.

fav track: not sure

least fav: last one is just a post rock song.. SKIP!

rating: 3.5

T.E.F.

Consequences in Conversation (2010)

Harsh Noise

noisy, chaotic, dense, aggressive, complex

july 2021

another great work by tef. much of the same stuff on symptomatic but a bit shorter and more aggressive i think. cool stuff for sure.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Transient Environmental Feedback

Symptomatic Harbinger (2003)

Harsh Noise

aggressive, instrumental, chaotic, dense, noisy

july 2021

AMAZING record. FANTASTIC. seriously. this is some of the best noise ive ever heard. not a single moment on here when i felt i wasnt enjoying it. reminds me of merzbow but wayyyy more refined. beautiful stuff.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

glass beach

Welcome to the Black Parade (2021) [Single]

Alternative Rock, Rock Opera, Pop Punk

Emo-Pop, March, Progressive Rock, Marching Band, Art Rock

death, introspective, androgynous vocals, bittersweet, passionate

july 2021

firstly yeah the vocal mixing is really terrible, its either too loud or too quiet and eh it def could be better yes. however, i think that, mixing aside, this isnt a bad cover. i think the vocal performances are great, they gave me the same chills the original does! the instrumentation is fine too, its not perfectly 1:1 but its pretty close. still, not bad, though knowing these guys its sad it wasnt anything super unique

thumbs up ig?

Controlled Bleeding

Plegm Bag Spattered (1990)

Power Electronics, Harsh Noise

mechanical, aggressive, dissonant, chaotic, dense

july 2021

very good record. lots of great moments here, only issue is how long it drags for sometimes

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Golden Serenades / Sewer Election & Treriksröset

Transformatorlyd / Killing for Norway (2008)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

mechanical, apocalyptic, raw, atonal, avant-garde

july 2021

not bad. first track appears to be some sort of live performance. its fairly thin, just a droning noise that is manipulated throughout. second track is a bit more interesting, sewer election and treri craft and deconstruct their walls

fav track: 2

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Pseudocommando

A Home Beneath the Floorboards (2018)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall, Power Electronics

noisy, dark, scary, apocalyptic, dense

july 2021

pretty cool, very interestin noise that borders on hnw at times (heavily in the second track.m). bonus tracks are good too

fav track: pt2

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Incapacitants

Default Standard (1999)

Harsh Noise

noisy, chaotic, raw, atonal, instrumental

july 2021

a lot of the upcoming entries are from a recent excursion into harsh noise that i did, and some random chart digging, just fyi.

this is great tbh, a problem that ive had on the other records ive heard from them is that the quality is just really low but this is pretty standoutish in that its way more in your face and theres a lot more going on as well, with some vocals even too.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Bridge Burner

Disempath (2021)

Mathcore

Sludge Metal, Black Metal, Dissonant Death Metal, Dissonant Black Metal

heavy, dark, aggressive, male vocalist, dissonant

july 2021

very very very strong mathcore. super good stuff, nonstop and very fun.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

The Tomorrow War (2021)

july 2021

had a sort of july 5th celebration with my mom, stepdad and sister. we had burgers and bratwurst, they were pretty good. we decided to watch this since its relatively new and looked cool (my mom loves sci fi action movies too). it wasnt bad at all, it was pretty enjoyable to watch, but its a pretty shallow movie. that meaning it isnt very deep or like super challenging. it is a bit corny at times but plays a lot of things pretty safe. bites a bunch from the edge of tomorrow and interstellar. chris pratt does an interesting job in a serious role like this but theres a real lack of connection, whether that be because he isnt as good in serious roles like this or because this movie wasnt written well enough for that is up in the air. ending was satisfying though. i think their solution for temporal paradoxes is also really interesting, and it kind of works out. so points to that for sure

goodcgi/10

Hanatarash

Total Retardation (1996) [EP]

Noise

Free Improvisation, Musique concrète

noisy, playful, quirky, manic, chaotic

july 2021

pretty fucked up kinda reminds me of super ball if id left it out in the sun too long

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

ハナタラシ [Hanatarash]

3: William Bennett Has No Dick (1989)

Harsh Noise

Sound Collage, Noise Rock, Free Improvisation, Musique concrète

noisy, raw, chaotic, lo-fi, aggressive

july 2021

pretty aweomse tbh. ive had this on a shirt for a while but ive never actually heard it till now lol (im a poseur sorry). its really cool though definitely their best ive heard, its not super annoying and is actually pretty well put together. good stuff.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Prurient

The History of Aids (2002)

Power Electronics

Harsh Noise, Field Recordings, Drone, Death Industrial

noisy, chaotic, ominous, repetitive, mechanical

july 2021

i actually listened to this a few days ago but i guess i just forgot to rate it?

its cool, nice to hear where he started out.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Exeter Flud

Exeter Flud (1998)

Emo

july 2021

gf randomly bought this for me because it looked cool. thanks babe!

its decent. first few tracks are cool posthardcore emo, and you decide is a good slower track, but a lot of songs here see the guitarist making pretty... risky... decisions... that end up hurting the songs a lot more than helping them. also very derivative and uninspired at times. last track is interesting but not worth hearing more than maybe twice.

fav track: you decide or your december

least fav: passion

rating: 3.0

J S H / Vomir / Black Leather Jesus / The Rita

U.S. Tour (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

noisy

july 2021

JSH: really cool harsh noise that borders on hnw

Vomir: really cool harsh noise wall

Black Leather Jesus: sus opening and decent hnw/harsh noise

The Rita: cool hnw but way too many damn samples

i love hearing the audiences at the end of these recordings.

fav track: vomir

least fav: blj

rating: 3.5

Logistic Slaughter

Lower Forms of Life (2021)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Mathcore

dissonant, chaotic, technical, uncommon time signatures, heavy

july 2021

pretty good. brutal stuff. the vocal rhythms are a bit obnoxious sometimes but other than that its rather enjoyable.

fav track:

least fav: the one where he said "this is getting old how long does it take to die" because that was really corny

rating: 3.5

WDR Sinfonieorchester / Münchener Kammerorchester / Klangforum Wien / L' instant donné / Michael Wendeberg / Clemens Schuldt / Enno Poppe / Aurélien Azan Zielinski / Wilhem Latchoumia

Moult (2021)

Orchestral Music, Musique concrète instrumentale

Electroacoustic, Chamber Music

dissonant, ominous, avant-garde, scary, complex

july 2021

very interesting, very cool. i like the animal-like sounds on track 3. i wonder what the sheet music for this looks like

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Tenue

Territorios (2021)

Screamo, Neocrust

Blackgaze

angry, heavy, complex, atmospheric, dense

july 2021

expectations blown. thought this was gonna be some shitty screamo with uninspired stupid post rock passages or really slow drawn out sections between chaotic bursts but this is actually one large cohesive song. and at that, this is some of the highest quality screamo ive heard in a very long time. very great stuff, the entire track manages to keep things interesting and never once gets old. highly recommend

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Prurient

Garden of the Mutilated Paratroopers (2019)

Power Electronics, Harsh Noise

Drone

war, raw, nihilistic, cold, noisy

july 2021

pretty cool noise, albeit a bit one (or maybe 2?) dimensional at times. wish the vocals werent so awkwawrd too lollll

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Mo・Te

Life in a Peaceful New World (1996)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

apocalyptic, dense, noisy, chaotic, instrumental

july 2021

FINALLY getting to this. was just worried it was gonna be the usual rymcore like stupid noise but its honestly pretty good. hnw? maybe... but nah. way too dynamic. huge influence for sure though.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Japanese Breakfast

Jubilee (2021)

Indie Pop, Chamber Pop

Synthpop, Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Sunshine Pop

lush, love, female vocalist, warm, melodic

july 2021

went on a nice fun rock climbing field trip sort of thing with two friends. there is a newer built gym about 40 minutes away that we went to. its a bit nicer than the other gyms closer to us since its got much higher walls for top rope climbing (close to 60ft / ~18m) and there was a lot more bouldering to do than at the other gyms. only top roped once, it was super high so it ended up really wearing me out, but i bouldered quite a bit. ended up clearing two reds, one of them being a slab one, which was super fun. overall good trip, will definitely revisit eventually.

this was nice. first song is amazing, everything else is just fine though. good vibes but im probably only ever going to revisit that first song (a lot too)

fav track: paprika

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Asobi Seksu / Boris

Asobi Seksu x Boris (2012) [Single]

Shoegaze

Dream Pop, Pop, Shimokita-kei, J-Pop

ethereal, psychedelic, melodic, female vocalist, soft

july 2021

first song: interesting

second song: okay

not sure how to feel ab this

thumbs sidewaysish

Uboa

The Sky May Be (2018)

Dark Ambient, Harsh Noise

Glitch, Drone, Power Electronics

female vocalist, noisy, atmospheric, aggressive, dense

july 2021

pretty cool. the glitchy noise is great and i like the guitar oriented tracks a lot too.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Sewer Election

Vidöppna sår (2010)

Noise, Musique concrète

Industrial

dark, disturbing, ominous, noisy, infernal

july 2021

rather mid. wish there wasnt so many like, fucking gagging samples

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

2006

Hello (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

july 2021

i forgot to mention it last month but ME AND TAY MADE MUSIC GO LISTEN TO IT!!!!!!!!!!!! its REALLY GOOD and REALLY COOL please listen 🥺🥺🥺

fav track: all of them

least fav: there is no bad music on here

rating: 10.0

Death Goals

The Horrible and the Miserable (2021)

Screamo, Mathcore

Emoviolence

male vocalist, passionate, aggressive, chaotic, LGBTQ

july 2021

its alright, but a bit derivative. that said i think my gf would really like this, seems up her alley moreso than mine.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

See Through Buildings

Coffee + Pedals (2015)

Harsh Noise Wall

july 2021

very underrated and amazing release. ill admit im a bit biased when it comes to walls, i love the analogue/live approach much more than the digital, and this is just teeming with that. lots of small blips here and there and the overall aesthetic too really reinforces that. great work.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

不良 行為 壁 少年 [Furyō kōi kabe shōnen]

怒りの拳 [Ikari no ken] (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

very chill

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Nurse With Wound

A Sucked Orange (1989)

Sound Collage, Industrial

Tape Music, Noise, Dark Ambient, Drone

avant-garde, eclectic, quirky, humorous, disturbing

july 2021

very few good ideas and its pretty boring but it isnt irritating.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Hunting Lodge

23 Minutes of Murder (1982)

Power Electronics

july 2021

only better than the album its included in by way of it being not a fucking hour+ long

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Hunting Lodge

Exhumed (1983)

Industrial, Power Electronics

Post-Punk, Power Electronics, Field Recordings

dark, noisy

july 2021

about as boring as the other one but isnt as annoying.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

June Recap

Only Walls and Slams. and Lorde. and a bit of Industrial.

heres some of the stuff i really liked:

Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost (4.0, 2021)

David Phillips - Field Recordings (4.0, 2007)

Whitehouse - Asceticists 2006 (4.0, 2006)

Black Sheep Wall - I'm Going to Kill Myself (4.0, 2015)

North Korea - North Korea (4.0, 2010) (fav release of this month)

The Cherry Point, Mania, The Rita, Sewer Election & Treriksröset - Total Slitting of Throats (4.0, 2007)

Vomir - Banish Yourself (4.0, 2015)

heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:

Hunting Lodge - Will (2.5, 1983)

Atrax Morgue - New York Ripper (2.5, 1994)

Dosis Letalis / Phyllomedusa - Fluidity in Despair (2.5, 2018)

Молчат Дома - Этажи [Etazhi] (2.5, 2018)

Twenty One Pilots - Scaled and Icy (2.0, 2021) (least fav release of this month)

my favourite single:

Lorde - Solar Power

some other highlights from this month:

-another vacay, this one was to colorado with my family. very fun!

-a few movies! love em

-also a bit of lolicore at the beginning of the month

summer is fun so far but i didnt get that new job :(

Tyler, The Creator

Call Me If You Get Lost (2021)

Hip Hop

Neo-Soul, Hardcore Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Synth Funk

male vocalist, boastful, sampling, hedonistic, warm

june 2021

last release to listen to for june!

this album is pretty awesome. i honestly wasnt sure what i shouldve expected from him for this, but it was still awesome. it really sounds like a much more refined and better produced wolf (instrumentally), but his lyricism feels totally brand new here. every song with a feature is an instant classic for sure, and theres hardly a dull moment i’d say (other than sweet being really long). great stuff, for sure gonna go in the ty rotation

fav track: juggernaut

least fav: sweet

rating: 4.0

Hunting Lodge

Will (1983)

Industrial

Noise, Death Industrial, Power Electronics

apocalyptic, lo-fi, ominous, mechanical, surreal

june 2021

way too damn long way too damn boring and at times way too damn annoying

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Organfarm

Generation of Abuse (2021)

Power Electronics

lo-fi, sampling, aggressive, mechanical, noisy

june 2021

pretty neat vocals are distorted enough so they dont really distract, they add to the noise, and the nojse is good. opening theme is really annoying tho

fav track:

least fav: 1

rating: 3.5

Dirac Sea

Static Universe (2018)

Ambient Noise Wall

space, meditative, soft, atmospheric, repetitive

june 2021

pretty cool i like the atmosphere but honestly i wasnt really liking it until i read that review. changed my view on the album and also helped to reinforce what i already believe true about HNW. awesome review

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Forces Spéciales

Leviathan (2018)

Ambient Noise Wall

noisy, surreal, ethereal, cold, lonely

june 2021

not bad but a bit uneventful.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

屋上のスキマ 白いソラ [Okujo no Sukima Shiroi Sora]

A Psychoacoustic Typology of Distorted Perceptual Cues for Discontinuous Friction (2018)

Ambient Noise Wall

june 2021

pretty pointless

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Support Unit

Obsolete Tactics II (2020) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

good follow up. pretty lofi sounding.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Threesome Slitting

Live in NYC (2020) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

heavy, raw, dark, minimalistic, noisy

june 2021

awesome walls, AMAZING ending, so wholesome and sweet! i love hearing enthusiasm for this stuff. it contrasts well with such bleak and lifeless music.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

black midi

Cavalcade (2021)

Avant-Prog

Jazz-Rock, Brutal Prog, Math Rock, Art Rock, Noise Rock

complex, chaotic, avant-garde, technical, male vocalist

june 2021

finally gettin to this. its cool, way different from their debut but not bad. dont think ill be revisiting though. my friend said it just sounds like bm if they were king crimson which i couldnt agree more with.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

A.R.GH

Clonazepam (2010)

Harsh Noise Wall

Drone, Ambient Noise Wall

noisy

june 2021

pretty cool notsowellknown hnw guy from chile, this is my first hearing, sounds nice. each wall is a bit different but they are all rather good. will need to look further into him.

fav track: not sure, 1 or 2?

least fav: i think 3

rating: 3.5

Impermanence

Somewhere I Hear the Voice I Thought I Killed (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, dense, noisy, hypnotic, heavy

june 2021

a few beautiful walls ❤️

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Support Unit / Bazahadar

الجدران (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

pretty nice. my second time with support unit, still sounds good. second trzck a bit more lofi thats cool

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 3.5

이달의 소녀 [LOONA]

& (2021) [EP]

K-Pop, Dance-Pop, Contemporary R&B

Electropop

female vocalist, melodic, energetic, rhythmic, passionate

june 2021

finally at the release of &. i have to say… its a mixed bag. i think they have nailed consistency, which is something they historically struggled a lot with, but they still cant hold onto those peaks for very long. PTT has catchy and really nice parts in it, i believe the production to be rather unique to Loona and good in its own right, but the chorus is terribly obnoxious and feels like every other hype kpop group’s anthem. WOW and Be Honest also have lots of great parts but fail to be either memorable, good enough to come back to or both (though they dont have the terrible choruses of PTT). The last half of this EP is its saving grace though. Dance On My Own is (to my knowledge) the groups first non-single all-english song, and lemme say they all sound like their english is excellent. on top of that the song is rather catchy and dance-y, with empowering lyrics too. A Different Night isn’t the most memorable but it’s still a pretty good track I wouldn’t skip. U R is very cool, it utilizes some acoustic plucking and has a flow akin to their other song Universe. All in all, there are more good moments then bad but not enough great moments to really matter.

fav track: dance on my own

least fav: ptt

rating: 3.5

A View From Nihil

Triumph of the Broken Will (2010)

Harsh Noise Wall

Drone

noisy

june 2021

really amazing walls here, very crushing and bleak.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Half Round Bastard

Flight of the Basilosaurid (2017) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

very well textured and more dynamjc sort of hnw like his astronaut release, but isnt as interesting unfortunately.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Tanner Garza & Vomir

Give Up the Ghost (2013)

Harsh Noise Wall

Ambient, Tape Music

peaceful, minimalistic, atmospheric, noisy, nocturnal

june 2021

really awesome wall! vomir’s signature stuff and a beautiful ambient drone in the background. its mixed perfectly, neither taking up too much space. amazing work, the ending is beautiful too

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Zombieland (2009)

june 2021

pretty relaxed movie. i like how silly and just chill it is. good movie to just randomly put on and not put much thought into. i cant help but feel that jesse eisenberg is just a less awkward (but still awkward) better looking michael cera lol

whyisthesecondonenotonhulu/10

Gone Girl (2014)

june 2021

girlfriend and i watched this together. it was pretty good, very thrilling and very intriguing. i thought the end was a bit disappointing but i can understand why they chose to do that. pretty good tho overall

whatthecatdoin/10

Å

Yang Jia (2010)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

this is great! very similar to their popular sophomore release. not sure why there are so many low ratings!

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Like Cattle Towards Glow (2015)

june 2021

kind of an impulse watch, it looked interesting so. its alright, its very strange for sure. the actors are all great at being weird awkward and held back, they feel like aliens to earth sometimes. the movie also gets more and more abstract as it goes, with the last being particularly confusing. probably wont come back to this ever but its a cool little art film that takes a dark look at the gay community.

fascists/10

Capital Punishment

Guillotine Mundicide (2016) [EP]

Slam Death Metal

Deathcore

june 2021

nice to do work to but pretty mindless

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Repulsive Aberration

Resurrection of a Necroholic (2016) [Single]

Black Metal, Slam Death Metal

Melodic Black Metal

june 2021

kind of neat but my friend said that it isnt really a blend of slam and dsbm, just literally dsbm with slam parts stitched in which i agree with.

thumbs up tho

Dave Phillips

Field Recordings (2007)

Nature Recordings, Animal Sounds

Insect Sounds

nocturnal, lethargic, nature, forest, warm

june 2021

really awesome collection of field recordings. normally a field recording is going to be very calming and almost serene, however these feel very dark, a bit intense, sometimes loud and abrasive. i think its due to the location (jungles in asia) they were done in, but its interesting how well that oppressive jungle atmosphere translates with just audio alone.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Fouke / Is / The Rita / Vomir

HNW (2010)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

first song: ok

second song: not bad

third song: cmon man what

fourth song: good

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

The Cherry Point

Hairy Ghosts 'Я' Dead (2004)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

dark, disturbing, aggressive, cold, energetic

june 2021

not bad, its not hnw, its just harsh noise, but its a cool midway point, you can hear the hnw in it. cool to see tcp's evolution like that

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Rita

Lake Depths Lurker (2005)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

dense, noisy, chaotic, aquatic, heavy

june 2021

pretty good stuff, way better than thousands of dead gods imo. very chunky but also quite dynamic. last track really drives the dynamics home

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Genocide Organ

Mind Control (1995)

Death Industrial, Power Electronics

misanthropic, hateful, aggressive, sampling, angry

june 2021

certainly better than their debut but still pretty boring

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Vomir

Hommage Au Duc De Reschwig (2009)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

not bad :thumbsup:

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Sutcliffe Jügend

When Pornography Is No Longer Enough (1998)

Power Electronics

Harsh Noise

violence, scary, sexual, hateful, disturbing

june 2021

i want to say as a disclaimer that i am just rating thi based on how much it delivers and how good the music is not the actual meaning and connotation of what is being conveyed

this is pretty good, super harsh stuff and really aggressive vocals. very relentless

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Whitehouse

Asceticists 2006 (2006)

Power Electronics

Power Noise

dark, vulgar, hateful, noisy, mechanical

june 2021

HERE WE GO! this is what i was hoping for when i got into bird seed. much better and louder noise, more buried vocals, nonstop harshness too, no weird interview interludes!

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Whitehouse

Bird Seed (2003)

Power Electronics

Spoken Word, Sound Collage, Interview, Audio Documentary, Power Noise

hateful, misanthropic, vulgar, aggressive, disturbing

june 2021

pretty decent tbh. first 3 songs are great, but i wish the noise was a bit louder. bird seed really takes the wind out of you and all that energy from the album, but i think its important to understand how really awful humans are, so while its an awful listen, it has a good (sort of) message. last two are alright nothin crazy.

fav track: wriggle

least fav: probably 2nd to last

rating: was gonna do 3.0 but ehhh fuck it 3.5

Atrax Morgue

New York Ripper (1994)

Power Electronics, Death Industrial

violence, ominous, mechanical, dark, disturbing

june 2021

pretty shitty ngl i mean its super short so its whatever but its very amateur and basic and just a bit lame so

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Sewerslvt

Tortvred Lesbians Ripped Apart (2021) [DJ Mix]

Industrial Techno

Power Noise, Drum and Bass, Tech Trance, Death Industrial, Dark Ambient

noisy, instrumental, atmospheric, heavy, nocturnal

june 2021

firstly, the music is alright. not a ton happens but its fine.

secondly, the title. i agree that its edgy and probably a bit insensitive but like cmon its so obviously harmless. i think it would be one thing if this came from a known homophobe or someone not in the lgbt community but coming from sewerslvt this is like very very clearly just edgy nonsense. i doubt much thought went into this beyond "ueah that sounds cool". again, lets talk about all the metal albums out there lol.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Seism

Nyzrei (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

finally listening to a seism album. not bad, but i think im hnw'd out for today. good textures, though it felt kind of long for some reason...

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Ossuaries of Men, Women, and Children

Cleansed From the Muscular Appearance (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

june 2021

pretty cool! sound like youre in a box or something idk

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Dosis Letalis / Phyllomedusa

Fluidity in Despair (2018)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

the first half is great, love it. second half is a monumental disappointment. i have heard a bit of phyll's hnw and its actually good, why on earth is this just a low effort audacity air conditioning recording? for 20 minutes? come on.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5, i liked half and hated half.

71.18041777143402, 66.86563242952398

71.18041777143402, 66.86563242952398 (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

raw, noisy

june 2021

very nice tbh. rides a fine line of dnw and hnw

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Brodequin

Methods of Execution (2004)

Brutal Death Metal

heavy, manic, dense, aggressive, male vocalist

june 2021

honestly pretty good. not sure why people hate this so much. their catchiest material yet, so hard not to jam out to any of this. wish they had ping snare though

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

SAT Stoicizmo

Mah 2 (1997)

Industrial, Sound Collage

Noise, Power Noise, Tape Music, Minimal Wave

mechanical, noisy, chaotic, futuristic, dense

june 2021

starting my descent into industrial for real now. pretty interesting record, wasnt sure what to expect. some of the sounds are really ahead of their time, definitely a good "punk meets futurism" for sure.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Werewolf Jerusalem / Vomir

Waiting for the Darkness (2008)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

june 2021

pretty cool, werewolf's side is straight up almost glitch, tons of switch ups and stuttering, its great. vomir's is alright, but it kind of makes you wish werewolf's was longer lol. also makes you wish his regular output was this good.

fav track: werewolf

least fav:

rating: 3.5

SPK

Leichenschrei (1982)

Industrial

Dark Ambient, Musique concrète

mechanical, sampling, noisy, dark, scary

june 2021

been meaning to listen to this for a while now, my friend recommended this to me earlier this year. it wasnt bad, not my thing for the most part but i enjoyed it still. the syphilis bit was wild

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

The Rita

Creature Drowning You (1996)

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise Wall

infernal, raw, atonal, aggressive, mysterious

june 2021

pretty cool actually. on the lofi side of his work but surprisingly diverse. idk if its hn or hnw prim but who cares really

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Vomir

Indecente (2009)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

classic vomir. not bad, not as lofi as some other recordings of his

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Cherry Point

Grim Company (2005) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall, Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise, Drone

heavy, aggressive, dissonant, chaotic, dense

june 2021

tcp showing us once again why they are one of the greatest noise acts of the century. super aggressive textured stuff with a few switchups here and there. good to work to.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Panic / Opaque / Female Harakiri

Down (2014)

Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall

sampling

june 2021

cool stuff. first half is all players at max volume, doing their usual. second half is everyone’s more toned down, anw sides. i wasnt really familiar with anyone except for female harikiri so i didnt really have much expectation, but hearing female h’s anw stuff was pretty surprising as they did a great job at something they usually dont dabble with.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Sewer Election

Sex Death (2006)

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, raw, atonal, minimalistic, chaotic

june 2021

my friends had a show today, them and two other bands played. they were up first and absolutely killed it, there wasnt a ton of moshing because the crowd wasnt really warmed up but there was still a lot of energy. second band was kinda sludge metal-y and so there was a bit more moshing (btw hearing that super distorted loud ass guitar felt really nice on those huge cabinets). last band was just really weird but this one old dude kept making everyone mosh so it ended up getting pretty hectic for tjem lol. anyways good show

this is pretty good, real static with little change

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Niku Daruma

Fucking Nothing (2019)

Harsh Noise

june 2021

was a bit worried at the start of track 1 but after that quiet spoken word bit it picks up preettty fast. good noise too, but i feel like this is def deserving of a hnw secondary? maybe thats just me

fav track: 2

least fav: 1

rating: 3.5

Tortoise

TNT (1998)

Post-Rock, Experimental Rock

Jazz-Rock, Dub, Minimalism, Krautrock, Lounge, Ambient Pop, Electronic

instrumental, mellow, rhythmic, soothing, atmospheric

june 2021

very chill, exactly what i expected, but a bit long

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Yautja

The Lurch (2021)

Mathcore, Sludge Metal

Noise Rock

aggressive, technical, male vocalist, heavy, noisy

june 2021

a friend said they liked this band and i saw they had a release this year. cool stuff, but i am not a huge fan of the lower register vocal screams like these.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Brainbombs

Obey (1996)

Noise Rock, Garage Punk, Pigfuck

Könsrock

misanthropic, vulgar, violence, sexual, humorous

june 2021

honestly i know the lyrics are fucking awful and hes probably serious but i just cant take it seriously lol. guitars and drums are great i just wish it was mixed nicer so i could get less of his voice and more of them.

fav track: i suppose the only one i can probably play around other people is die you fuck

least fav: obey is definitely the most sus

rating: 3.0

North Korea

North Korea (2010)

Harsh Noise Wall

Power Electronics

political, aggressive, dense, noisy, raw

june 2021

this is actually an amazing album. super detailed, each song is drastically different, and there are even fucking vocals? so cool. a must hear for hnw, one of the greatest releases in the genre EVER

fav track: 1 or 3

least fav: 2

rating: 4.0

Twin Aperture / Oozing Meat

Tour Tape 2018 (2018) [EP]

Noisecore, Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

first one was a bit too structured for my liking and didnt really feel like 133 tracks. second is subpar wall

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Aphex Twin

Windowlicker (1999) [EP]

IDM

Glitch, Graphical Sound

surreal, instrumental, sampling, playful, hypnotic

june 2021

finally getting to this.

first track: cool, nice vocal samples

second track: amazing. afx at his peak

last track:

thumbs up for sure

The Cherry Point

Dream Warriors (2007) [Single]

Noise

june 2021

a bit calmer than the other ones but again great versatility here.

thumbs up

The Cherry Point

Night Force (2005) [EP]

Harsh Noise

june 2021

you know its kinda awesome how tcp does hnw so well but also does regular harsh noise well too. and these are super short so they feel really nice to get through. very awesome stuff.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Cherry Point & Oscillating Innards

The Cherry Point & Oscillating Innards (2006) [Single]

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

just grinding out some tcp

this is good

thumbs up

100 gecs

Gecs on the Internet (2020) [Bootleg / Unauthorized]

Hyperpop, Pop Rap, Deconstructed Club

Electronic Dance Music, Trap, Alternative Metal, Glitch Hop, Brostep, Electropop, Trap [EDM], Alternative Rock, Crunkcore, Industrial Hip Hop, Sound Effects, Emo Rap, Deconstructed Club, Experimental Hip Hop, Epic Collage, Digicore, Nerdcore Hip Hop, Novelty, Nightcore, Bubblegum Bass

futuristic, energetic, quirky, eclectic, humorous

june 2021

not much to say here since ive reviewed all of the individual releases already but i like them all in this big album context. makes some of the weaker songs a bit easier to get through

fav track: toothless

least fav: eieio or any songs off appleville except the first

rating: 4.0

wecamewithbrokenteeth

We're Packing, Are You? (2006)

Deathcore, Cybergrind

Avant-Garde Metal

humorous, raw, repetitive, lobit, dark

june 2021

this is like if emnity was deathcore this is like if emnity was deathcore this is like if emnity was deathcore this is like if emnity was deathcore this is like if emnity was deathcore this is like if emnity was deathcore this is like if emnity was deathcore this is like if emnity was deathcore

it was okay. alright background noise. sampels are funny

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Maki Is Gay

Crushpop (2020) [EP]

HexD, Future Funk

Nightcore, Dance-Pop

LGBTQ, sampling, lo-fi, calm, ethereal

june 2021

checked this out bc i like the cover, didnt expect much so it wasnt too bad, lain song was good

fav track: lain

least fav:

rating: 3.0

相対性理論 [Soutaiseiriron]

ハイファイ新書 [Hi-Fi Anatomia] (2009)

Indie Pop, Indie Rock

Twee Pop, Jangle Pop, Dream Pop, Math Pop

female vocalist, mellow, playful, soft, soothing

june 2021

very chill stuff. i was trying to figure out where id heard that chaotic classroom song from then realized emray sampled it in kya~ncer

fav track:probably the classroom one lol

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Sewerslvt

Infatuation (2019) [EP]

Drum and Bass, Breakcore

Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Breakcore

sampling, melancholic, bittersweet, atmospheric, love

june 2021

AWESOME ep. suuuper good stuff, well produced, super catchy and emotional. apparently she stole a song or something but tbh idgaf

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

戸高一生 [Kazumi Totaka]

Wii Forecast Channel (2020) [Bootleg / Unauthorized]

Sequencer & Tracker, Soundtrack, Easy Listening, Ambient

New Age, Ambient, Progressive Electronic, Space Ambient

melodic, peaceful, ethereal, meditative, instrumental

june 2021

genuinely great to play minecraft to. oh yeah i was playing minecraft by myself but i found this pretty barren and small vanilla server on some site and i spent about 6 hours just fuckin around in it. fun stuff

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5, very good soundtrack!

スーパーボール [Super Ball]

Superball (1993) [EP]

Experimental

Free Improvisation, Spoken Word

lo-fi, female vocalist, playful, quirky, improvisation

june 2021

very interesting little ep for sure. the bass and guitar work on the second song are neat, following some instructor i guess, i wonder if its sampled or not.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Pyrrhon

Untitled (2008) [EP]

Extratone

Cybergrind, Noise, Digital Hardcore

sampling, satanic, chaotic, raw, manic

june 2021

i mean. its as good as extratone with red papyrus on a black cover with a myspace shoutout will be lol

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Nascitari

Nascitari (2013)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

its okay i just dont really like this very crackly style of wall i think

fav track: 2

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Soul Glo

DisNigga, Vol. 2 (2021) [EP]

Hardcore Punk

Screamo

aggressive, energetic, passionate, male vocalist, rhythmic

june 2021

good new ep, better in terms of consistency than their last

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Putridity

Ignominious Atonement (2015)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

male vocalist, violence, aggressive, dark, dense

june 2021

pretty good, very aggressive

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Cherry Point

Killing for Blood (2004) [Single]

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, aggressive, chaotic, infernal, raw

june 2021

didnt even realize this existed lol. this is great tho first track starts off as harsh noise but it all quickly settles into hnw

thumbs up

Vomir

Social Distancing (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, dark, noisy, lo-fi, raw

june 2021

this isnt bad at all, cover is a bit odd though and its kind of funny he would just blatantly make something about social distancing this obvious but whatever. might get the cd

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Vomir

Vomir (2018) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, noisy, heavy, instrumental, raw

june 2021

not bad

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Werewolf Jerusalem

Onibaba (2007)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

heavy

june 2021

really fucking thin and really boring

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

The Rita / Oscillating Innards

The Rita / Oscillating Innards (2005)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

aaaand that was it for slam! onto some hnw

this was cool, better than anticipated

fav track: 1

least fav: 2, it was just a bit too dynamic but still a good wall

rating:

Seminal Embalmment

Seminal Embalmment (2017)

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

rhythmic, heavy, aggressive, vulgar, male vocalist

june 2021

this is actually amazing lol idk if its 4.0 but its really good and theres lots of great bits in it. also the cover art is just actually good like wallpaper worthy

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Cordyceps

Black Blood Butchery (2017) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

june 2021

pretty good and good cover too

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Abnormal Inhumane

Consuming the Infinity (2016)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

heavy, technical, science fiction, male vocalist

june 2021

i get that this is boring but why the hate lol its still good bdm even if its predictable, and literally just dont read lyrics if you dont like tjem? not like you can really make them out anyway

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Involuntary Convulsion

Tempus edax rerums (2016) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Dissonant Death Metal

heavy, technical, dense, chaotic, dissonant

june 2021

cover is nice and the music is pretty creative! good album in this very large sea of bdm

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Inherit Disease

Ephemeral (2016)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

dissonant, dark, aggressive, heavy, male vocalist

june 2021

this one objectively isnt too bad but theres something offputting about it. also the music was pretty boring tbh

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Virulency

The Anthropodermic Manuscript of Retribution (2016)

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

aggressive

june 2021

yikes yeah idk we def goin down from here

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Injury Deepen

Anthropophagous Realm (2016)

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

june 2021

a little downhill now but still alright

also the music is enjoyable on all these i just have nothing to write LOL

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Nithing

Fetid Reek of Interminable Existence (2015) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

manic, raw, technical, dense, rhythmic

june 2021

this one isnt great but you know i wont dock points on it its at least not abhorrent

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Iniquitous Deeds

Incessant Hallucinations (2015)

Brutal Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal

Technical Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

technical, dissonant, ominous, complex, male vocalist

june 2021

nse really nailing these covers now 💪🏻

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Embodied Torment

Liturgy of Ritual Execution (2015)

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

death, dissonant, history, aggressive, medieval

june 2021

another day another nse grind.

also another very bearable (and actually good) cover; reminds me of brodequin a bit. music isnt bad either

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Skrillex, Noisia, Josh Pan & Dylan Brady

Supersonic (My Existence) (2021) [Single]

Halftime

Hybrid Trap

futuristic, male vocalist, heavy, energetic, atmospheric

june 2021

this is actually really good and super smooth, might be my single of the month lowkey…

thumbs up! hope the new album js good

Laceration

Severing the Divine Iniquity (2013)

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

june 2021

oh yeah i guess i forgot to like say anything ab my day but today at work i got moved to a different department which sucked at first but i realized how easy it was to do it so i didnt care so much after.

anyway this cover is okay

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Scatorgy

Scatorgy (2013)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

heavy, vulgar, sexual, technical, chaotic

june 2021

oh hell nah this the worst one yet

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Seminal Embalmment

Stacked and Sodomized (2013) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

june 2021

seminal embalment with our first decent cover, also pretty catchy stuff

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Gore Infamous

Cadaver in Methodical Overture (2012) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

vulgar, aggressive, chaotic, rhythmic, technical

june 2021

dude these fucking covers i mean who tje hell is even coming up with this “yeah i want like a zombie doctor cannibal and hes about to behead this almost dead patient and in the bottom there is like another zombie lol” why

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Abhorration

Infatuation With the Accursed Enmity (2012) [EP]

Slam Death Metal

rhythmic, vulgar, aggressive, heavy, violence

june 2021

VERY good stuff, super creative, loved this. still lacking hard in the cover department but what can you do i guess

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Secreted Entity

Horrifying Hallucinations of Ungodly Activities (2012)

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

heavy, rhythmic, misanthropic, vulgar, raw

june 2021

pretty good. but damn. these album covers really fucking suck

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Ossification

Ossification (2011) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

june 2021

im just going to listen to the entire NSE catalogue LOL

ghis is not bad but not super memorable

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Lumpur

Skema Pembalasan Sempurna (2012) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

heavy, dark, dense, ominous, lo-fi

june 2021

i guess im back on the bdm sdm grind lol

this is cool

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Carnal Disfigurement

An Intense Hatred for Humanity (2020)

Slam Death Metal

june 2021

not bad stuff

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Fatuous Rump

{Brutality} (2019)

Slam Death Metal

heavy, aggressive, rhythmic, violence, male vocalist

june 2021

again pretty much the same but this one is an hour. doesnt really feel like its too long though.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Fatuous Rump

Disposing Slobs of Corporal Fatberg (2018)

Slam Death Metal

rhythmic, aggressive, heavy, male vocalist, sampling

june 2021

omg i love fatuous rump 🥺🥺🥺😍😍😍 when the posterior is silly and pointless 🥰 omg i love fatuous rump 🥺🥺🥺😍😍😍 when the posterior is silly and pointless 🥰 omg i love fatuous rump 🥺🥺🥺😍😍😍 when the posterior is silly and pointless 🥰 omg i love fatuous rump 🥺🥺🥺😍😍😍 when the posterior is silly and pointless 🥰

this isnt as good as their debut but its still good

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

A Quiet Place Part II (2020)

june 2021

saw this with some friends and my girlfriend. not bad, i was worried the sequel would suck but it definitely holds up to the original. i agree there are some world building flaws and the characters are stupid as hell sometimes but its still enjoyable. i wonder what the third will be like lol

thatsonisafuckindumbass/10

Boards of Canada

The Campfire Headphase (2005)

Folktronica, Downtempo

Ambient, Neo-Psychedelia

mellow, warm, psychedelic, atmospheric, ethereal

june 2021

tbh not bad at all. super chill, good vibes, sort of an indietronica thing going on. i still stand by my statement that boc is just lofi hiphop for le intellectual boomers

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Молчат Дома [Molchat Doma]

Этажи [Etazhi] (2018)

Coldwave

Darkwave, Synthpop, Gothic Rock

cold, lonely, nocturnal, melancholic, male vocalist

june 2021

so fucking overrated lol i hate this shitわ

fav track: probably the tiktok song

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Beneath the Massacre

Fearmonger (2020)

Technical Death Metal, Deathcore

Brutal Death Metal, Deathcore

complex, technical, uncommon time signatures, dense, aggressive

june 2021

pretty good stuff, but barely stays interesting for its entire runtime

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Tyler, The Creator

Lumberjack (2021) [Single]

Hardcore Hip Hop, Boom Bap

Boom Bap, Abstract Hip Hop

sampling, boastful, male vocalist, deadpan, rhythmic

june 2021

nice to see him return to this kind of music with much more maturity. nothing crazy here but in an album context i can see this doing wonders.

thumbs up

Sanguisugabogg

Tortured Whole (2021)

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

vulgar, hateful, sexual, violence, heavy

june 2021

a bit long if anything but not bad

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

200 Stab Wounds

Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020) [EP]

Death Metal

Brutal Death Metal, Hardcore Punk

heavy, male vocalist, aggressive, raw, misanthropic

june 2021

the next few are a break from hnw.

not bad stuff, good energy

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Rita

Living Dead Girl (1998)

Harsh Noise Wall, Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

instrumental, aggressive, infernal, heavy, chaotic

june 2021

shocking this came out so close to crusty etruscans, this is league’s better.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Placenta Lyposuction

Concrete Death (2009)

Harsh Noise Wall

death, noisy

june 2021

a beautiful modern work with oldschool aesthetics, perfectly executed

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

The Rita & Werewolf Jerusalem

Feast & Flesh (2007)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

raw, dark

june 2021

maybe it is just when werewolf jerusalem touches something but this kinda sucks idk

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

ysk

TDSFT (2019)

Drone, Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

cool but def not a hnw album.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Oceanwall, for ◄Translucid Fascination►

There's an Entire World Inside of Me (2018)

Ambient Noise Wall

Harsh Noise Wall

aquatic, noisy

june 2021

was hesitant to get into this guy but decided on tjis album as a starter. pretty boring anw/dnw so i was a bit underwhelmed but my hesitations felt justified.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Viking Movement

Play Kinky, Play at Your Own Risk (2009)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

cool older hnw, good stuff

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Little Fictions

Love & Girls (2014) [Single]

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

not bad, this guy definitely knows how to make some good wall

thumbs up

Werewolf Jerusalem, The Rita & Vomir

Threesome Slitting (2018) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, dark, noisy, lo-fi, nihilistic

june 2021

pretty good but i expected something way better. guess that clash of 3 different styles doesnt really pan out super well

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Shurayuki-hime

Yandere (2019) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

june 2021

cool but not worth coming back to, fade ins are stupid asf

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Rita

Dark Angled Eyebrow (2013) [Single]

Harsh Noise Wall

Spoken Word

repetitive, surreal, noisy

june 2021

not bad the spoken word bits r neat.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Rita

Martine Grimaud (2019) [EP]

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

sampling, noisy

june 2021

not bad stuff

fav track:

least fav:

rating; 3.5

The Cherry Point, Mania, The Rita, Sewer Election & Treriksröset

Total Slitting of Throats (2007)

Harsh Noise Wall

dense, noisy, atonal, instrumental, aggressive

june 2021

not really sure why this got so much flak but its amazing def one of the greatest in this genre

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

The Rita

Crusty Etruscans (1998)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

lo-fi, heavy, infernal, raw, atonal

june 2021

kinda lame tbh also that title is annoying

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Nick Shutter

Bloom (2019) [EP]

Drone, Ambient Noise Wall, Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, calm, repetitive, atmospheric, instrumental

june 2021

was a bit skeptic at first but it grows on you

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Шумоизоляция [Shumoizolyatsiya]

Hovinmaan paperitehdas (2019) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

very well done wall. love the aesthetic here

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Twin Aperture / Dosis Letalis

Atrophy (2020) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

june 2021

please more 30 second walls

fav track: 2

least fav:

rating: 4.0

The Noise of Art

What Love is Worth (2020) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall, Drone

love, noisy, instrumental, concept album, hateful

june 2021

pretty atmospheric release but its just really static )(in a bad way) and boring.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Rapace

Decadenza Organica (2020) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall, Harsh Noise

Power Electronics, Death Industrial

june 2021

first half reeks of audacity noise second half is alright

fav track: last song

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Wound Policy

Threnody for the Silenced Woman (2020) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall

noisy, repetitive, raw, abstract, psychedelic

june 2021

pretty chill. no idea what threnody means tho

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Jennifer's Body (2009)

june 2021

my girlfriend and i watched this the other day. it was okay. its absolutely a product of its era but tbh its a fine movie if taken with a grain of salt. silly and a bit self aware, and tbh megan fox does a good job here. also gotta give props to tje weird achronological storyline.

lowshoulderrympage/10

The Rita / The Cherry Point

The Rita / The Cherry Point (2004)

Harsh Noise Wall, Harsh Noise

aquatic, nocturnal, aggressive, dissonant, chaotic

june 2021

the rita’s side lacks a bit but tcp’s side more than makes up for it. also i wasnt lying i dont like this cover

fav track: tcp

least fav: rita

rating: 3.5

The Cherry Point

Bloodstalkers (2004)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

aggressive, dissonant, chaotic, dense, noisy

june 2021

cool stuff good cover

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Cherry Point

Season of the Witch (2004) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall, Harsh Noise

Drone

noisy, infernal, avant-garde, atmospheric, dense

june 2021

TCP proving they are once again one of the greatest in this genre, pretty awesome wall followed by a weird dark ambient/drone piece. great stuff.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Rita

Anna Christie (2005) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall, Harsh Noise

noisy

june 2021

i liked this one quite a bit actually.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Vomir

Rien (2010) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

nihilistic

june 2021

not bad

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Rita

Shooting Sharks (2013) [Single]

Harsh Noise Wall

minimalistic

june 2021

when the rita does song about shark 😱

its good, again nothing crazy.

thumbs up

Crowhurst

The Mountain of the Cannibal Goddess (2016) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

crowhurst? like, black metal crowhurst? yup!

not bad, unexpected, but not bad. this made me also want to revisit their 2019 album ill carry you to hell or whatever. still dont like that one too much but hey gotta give an A for effort

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Olivia Rodrigo

SOUR (2021)

Singer-Songwriter, Pop, Teen Pop

Pop Rock, Folk Pop, Alt-Pop, Teen Pop

breakup, female vocalist, introspective, love, angry

june 2021

gf and i listened together.

honestly it wasnt that bad. pretty catchy songs and good instrumentation too. honestly my only critiques are that the breakup themes are REALLY lame and got old super fast, and that its a bit derivative.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Rita

Shark Knifing (2009) [Single]

Harsh Noise Wall

Interview

june 2021

alright, nothing crazy. usual rita business

thumbs up

Vomir / Werewolf Jerusalem

Untitled / Premature Burial (2010) [Single]

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

not bad. vomirs >>>

thumbs up

Aaron Dilloway / The Cherry Point

Fencing (2005) [Single]

Noise, Tape Music, Harsh Noise Wall

surreal, nocturnal, dark, aggressive, dissonant

june 2021

i forgot what aaron dilloway did so i was very surprised when this started up lol. but otherwise good stuff from both parties.

thumbs up

Shurayuki-hime

Maria watches over us (2016) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

heavy, dense, noisy, atonal, instrumental

june 2021

not bad. the ending is pretty nice.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Marion

The Bathtub (2015) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

Field Recordings

aquatic, raw, avant-garde

june 2021

this was cool i like the concept and honestly its way less obnoxious than i expected, very njce stuff. would come back to this again soon

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Rita / Medea

Fra Diavolo (2005) [EP]

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, instrumental

june 2021

did a little mining, a tad bit of crafting smirk

this was cool

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Bug (2006)

june 2021

good god. we decided not to book a hotel on our way back from colorado but for some fucking reason every hotel for miles was completely filled. so we had to drive an extra 2 hours to the nearest city and got the shadiest hotel ever lol.

stayed up late as fuck watching this. it was pretty bad but i guess i commend the acting a bit. the tooth scene in particular was really something else. i think this movie has a great concept but its shot as a standard late 90s early 00s thriller when it should’ve been done more statically (a bit kubrick-ly, perhaps?) so that the psychological aspects were more prevalent and i could actually care about and get lost in the worlds of the characters. as it is though you basically just watch ||one schizophrenic convince someone else their schizophrenic and they both die||.

whotfcalled/10

Black Sheep Wall

No Matter Where It Ends (2012)

Sludge Metal

Doom Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal

male vocalist

june 2021

this isnt bad at all. its a good follow up to their debut, a bit more polished and serious. i dont think its quite as heavy (might be that change in vocalists) but its still enjoyable.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Black Sheep Wall

It Begins Again (2013) [EP]

Sludge Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal

Doom Metal, Western Classical Music

dark, lethargic, male vocalist

june 2021

a pretty boring two songs with a rather uninteresting piano piece as the closer.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Black Sheep Wall

Songs for the Enamel Queen (2021)

Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Doom Metal

Screamo, Metalcore, Drone Metal, Post-Rock

hateful, pessimistic, depressive, male vocalist, heavy

june 2021

on the way home from colorado! overall it was an awesome trip. really glad i got to go, and im really hoping to go again when it snows!

this is a pretty good comeback from IGTKM, but that being said is not really on par with it as much as i was hoping. its definitely heavy but it doesnt have the depressive atmosphere or tongue in cheek writing anymore. still, probably a grower. gonna listen to their other stuff today too.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

june 2021

im writing all of this late but heres basically how i summed it up to my buds:

very cool and eerie but falls a bit short in terms of how much it will get into your head. very beautifully done movie with great acting but felt a bit shallow. a tragedy for sure, but one that leaves little impact.

whatdadogdoin/10

Black Sheep Wall

I'm Going to Kill Myself (2015)

Sludge Metal

Screamo, Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Doom Metal, Drone Metal

suicide, heavy, self-hatred, angry, male vocalist

june 2021

we went on tjis huge long train ride into the mountains and then stayed for a bit in this mountain town. i got pics of myself by a high up jesus statue which was cool. the scenery is really pretty and i got lots of pics but the train felt super shaky and unstable so thag was a bit concerning.

this is really awesome. i had only heard their first album prior to this so that first song really surprised me. it was good though but i dont think uts the best track. very depressive atmosphere and the last song is really something else. super awesome. also the cover art is not only funny but i genuinely love it

fav track: metallica

least fav:

rating: 4.0

There Will Be Blood (2007)

june 2021

stayed up so late watching this shitわ lol. it was pretty good. super on edge the whole time and they do a good job at creating like the physical manifestation of capitalism.

also super cool to see a (hopefully) accurate portrayal of back tjen.

bowling/10

Lorde

Solar Power (2021) [Single]

Folk Pop, Indie Pop, Soft Rock

Sunshine Pop, Baggy, Psychedelic Pop

summer, warm, optimistic, female vocalist, peaceful

june 2021

OKAYY NEW FUCKIN LORDE LETS GO i thought this was coming out on the 21st but while i was taking a huge dump i saw it was already out omg

its so fucking good lol happy lorde is what im here for lol

i relistened to her two albums in prep today cuz i felt like it so this has to be a manifestation. i also bunped pure heroine to a 4

the song is really good i think its super warm and i love love love the line about being a prettier jesus. so based so excited

THUMBS UP!!!!!

Submachine Gun

[untitled] (2021) [Single]

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

its chill idk im super fucking tired i listened to this while peeing on the toilet at 2 am

thumbs up

[unknown artist]

Steve Irwin death footage (2021) [EP]

Ambient Noise Wall, Broadband Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, death, aquatic, raw, hypnotic

june 2021

like an air conditioner

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

VOMIR

pour Monsieur Jean ou l'amour absolu (2014) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

not as good as banish but still good, very comfy

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Vomir

Banish Yourself (2015) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

AWESOME vomir. so fuzzy and warm, vomir at their best.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0, will purchase eventually

Work/Death

Our Quiet Times Together (2007) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

its like whatever.

we stopped in this weird hotel in tje middle of the desert. chill area.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

The Rita

Thousands of Dead Gods (2006)

Harsh Noise Wall

Field Recordings

dense, noisy, atonal, instrumental, chaotic

june 2021

today i embarked on a 5 day trip into new mexico and then colorado with my family. im excited for how it will go.

this was cool, nothing super spectacular but cool.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Shutter Island (2010)

june 2021

its pretty good. i thought it was really well done and well paced, its a good look into the cruelty of psychological treatments. leonardo does an amazing job here. i see a lot of people found it easily predictable, which honestly i have to disagree with. i mean, it makes sense why the story is so linear sometimes, because spoiler: click to read and the plot twist is honestly not even super expected even if in hindsight it is very feasible. i think people think too much watching movies, trying to predict. i think you should sit back and just follow the story, dont worry about where its going. its more fun that way. anyway yeah cool ass movie

rats/10

FD

296 (2018) [EP]

Ambient

repetitive, surreal, nocturnal, ethereal, instrumental

june 2021

i used to listen to this to go to sleep in highschool. heavenly.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Lolicore Is What You Feel (2018)

Lolicore

Mashcore

female vocalist

june 2021

pretty chill but just all over the place.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Bone Awl / The Rita

Bone Awl / The Rita (2006)

Harsh Noise Wall, Black Noise

noisy, hypnotic, lo-fi, raw, violence

june 2021

its alright the metal bits were just really boring

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Black Air

Plague Ritual (2006)

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

awesome. good example of why cover art goes a long way in this genre…

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

666 Volt Battery Noise

Family Annihilator (1996)

Harsh Noise

heavy, nocturnal, aggressive, dissonant, chaotic

june 2021

so fuckign goodc great textures. rip their member that passed

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Bukkake X Ranch

The Sound of 28 SFW Photos of Japanese Schoolgirls (2015)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

pretty silly concept but it was tolerable.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Kakerlak

Unsafe Vitality (2007)

Harsh Noise Wall

dense, noisy, instrumental, heavy, raw

june 2021

great stuff, love the textures

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Female Harakiri

Glorious Death (2010)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

this artist has an interesting concept. cool stuff.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Death Press IV

Death Press IV (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, dense, noisy, violence, instrumental

june 2021

not bad but not memorable

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Crush Fetish

Untitled I (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

not bad, cover is not bad either (its feet but it isnt offensive, its kind of artsy)

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Cherry Point

Live Hell (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

noisy

june 2021

amazing stuff from tcp as per usual. the rita track is great.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Impermanence

Takamoridono no Monogatari (2020)

Dark Ambient, Ambient Noise Wall

repetitive, dark, ethereal

june 2021

pretty cool. good mix of dark amb and hnw

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Asleep in the Lake

A Tapestry of Fallen Leaves (2015)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, raw, instrumental

june 2021

chill, good to work to.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Shurayuki-hime

In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun (2016)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

june 2021

good stuff, i should listen to more of their stuff

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

vide médian

Grisaille (2017) [EP]

Ambient Noise Wall, Field Recordings

june 2021

amazing, dnw done right. i love the field recordings in the background

and now im done with the hnw ultimate boxset! i think it was a great way to get into the genre, very diverse and awesome.

thumbs up

Bug Catcher / GZG

Bug Catcher / GZG (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

not bad.

fav track: bug catcher

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Mawile's Fake Tears

Rough Play (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

june 2021

prettttyyyy uninteresting.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

DJ Self Isolation

My Life Was Ruined From the Moment I Fell in Love With an Anime Girl (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

surprised im the first person to rate this lol. this is cool i think its a bit better than her other release but the title is a bit eh

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

DJ Self Isolation

DJ Self Isolation (2021)

Harsh Noise Wall

raw, noisy

june 2021

not bad i guess just not the most interesting. still meditative.

and im finally finished with de0ths list! thanks de0th

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Boards of Canada

In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country (2000) [EP]

IDM, Downtempo

Ambient, Downtempo

mellow, atmospheric, mysterious, hypnotic, instrumental

june 2021

pretty chill i love the title. first track is awesome everything else is alright

fav track: 1

least fav: 4

rating: 3.5

Support Unit

Obsolete Tactics (2020) [Single]

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, lobit, instrumental

june 2021

pretty solid track. very pounding.

thumbs up!

Incapacitants

Project Pallo '85 (1985)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

repetitive, noisy

june 2021

honestly not bad but the length plus the shitty second and third track really weigh it down

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Gerogerigegege

Nothing to Hear / Nothing to... 1985 (1993)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

raw, aggressive, dissonant, chaotic, dense

june 2021

pretty cool but just a bit lengthy. interesting to hear this side of the gerogeri

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Zenta Sustained

Rooftop Snipers (2007)

Harsh Noise Wall

Harsh Noise

june 2021

super aggressive, not bad at all.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Shift

Bulk (2009)

Harsh Noise Wall

Drone

june 2021

pretty cool, nice textures

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

C.C.C.C.

Community Center Cyber Crash / Live in Pittsburgh (1994)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

dense, noisy, mysterious, instrumental

june 2021

pretty chill. im not the greatest fan of their more analogue lofi stuff just because they are so great at capturing textures it gets lost in the recording process.

sort of drone noise wall

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Dave Phillips

Insect (2003)

Insect Sounds

natural, instrumental

june 2021

tbh awesome. great to play minecraft to. love how liud it can be sometimes, forces you to really analyze it

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

La Peste

La Peste (2005) [EP]

Flashcore

Industrial Hardcore, Noise, Extratone

chaotic, mechanical, instrumental, avant-garde, complex

june 2021

ok need a little break now from walling for a bit.

this is pretty cool ive been meaning to listen to the pest for some time now. i like how intricate the drum work is, and its kind of exactly what i pictured. very interesting, gonna keep digging into them later.

fav track: last

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Goat

Goat's Holy Mountain (2006)

Harsh Noise Wall, Harsh Noise

noisy, dense, instrumental, chaotic, mechanical

june 2021

just said fuck it and threw this on. stayin up all night doing fuckall lol. this was cool but im ngl pretty overrated. doesnt have the intricacies the rita has or the meditative catharsis that vomir hits, this feels somewhere in the middle, and the song progresses as well (which is probably why its so highly rated) into different phases. not bad though still

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Rita

Milicent Patrick (2006) [Single]

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

the rita for 7 minutes 🍌🍌🍌

good

thumbs up thanks de0th for those singles

The Rita

Dark Leviathan Abyss (2004) [Single]

Harsh Noise Wall

aquatic, aggressive, chaotic, noisy, infernal

june 2021

honestly great lol its a minute long this is perfect for anyone who is lookingto just dip toes into the genre. and its good too

thumbs up!

Prurient & The Rita

Women Pissing (2013) [Single]

Power Electronics, Harsh Noise Wall

aggressive, noisy

june 2021

the concept for hnw singles is so fucking funny

this is really cool but i expected prurient to have more presence than he actually did. still good tho

thumbs up

Food House

Butterfly Knife (2021) [Single]

Hyperpop, Pop Rap

Pop Rap, Future Bass, Emo Rap, Digicore

androgynous vocals, nonbinary vocalist, breakup, love

june 2021

intermission

this was chill every1 hatin on it but i think its fine personally its exactly what i expected to hear from them lol

thumbs up

Anonymous Masturbaudioum / Gamiani

Elettronica al nylon fottutamente violenta (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

june 2021

not bad a bit loud tho

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

York Region Transit

York Region Transit (2020)

Noise

Glitch, Ambient Noise Wall, Drone

urban, atmospheric, noisy, cold, surreal

june 2021

honestly really cool. didnt realize this was bliss3three, excited to see more likethis

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Eco Terror

Matryoshka Caskets (2016)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy

june 2021

pretty cool concept, it sounds like it was done underground lol.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Endless Chasm & Dosis Letalis

Channeling Fire (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

Drone

noisy, dark, warm

june 2021

cool, cover is eh tho

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Bug Catcher

Insectorum (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall

lethargic, instrumental, chaotic, atonal, dissonant

june 2021

pretty chill. uneventful but not uninteresting.

fav track: 1

least fav: 2

rating: 3.5

Model for Assembl / Wirephobia

Model for Assembl / Wirephobia (2016)

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall, Sound Collage

noisy

june 2021

ok first yea second track is cool hnw its a cover of some song by igorr which is gay butvwhatever

thevfirst track is literally lne of the greatest noise tracks i have ever heard in my life. unbelievably great sampling and splicing and glitching. rec’d to anyone who enjoys experimentsl music.

fav track: 1

least fav: 2

rating: 4.0 just for track 1

Dosis Letalis / Ropes

The Infernal Depths (2016)

Ambient Noise Wall

Dark Ambient

dark, infernal, atmospheric, instrumental, calm

june 2021

wow! awesome! i suppose there is a third style of walls, but its more of a subgenre: the anw/dnw stuff. this would fall there. i love how in the first track you can hear this weird droning almost siren sound come in and out and in the second one there is that weird breathing or whatever (maybe i was going insane and just hearing things). cool stuff! bought the cassette too 😏

fav track: 1

least fav: 2

rating: 4.0

The Rita

Flapper Influence From French Prostitutes (2005)

Harsh Noise Wall

heavy, chaotic, noisy, raw, atonal

june 2021

and almost like i planned it out earlier here is an entry for the rita, with possibly one of their best records. again, the stuff they put out is usually a lot more intricate than vomirs stuff (especially here) but what they trade off for in dynamics is that warm softness. a lot of the rita’s noise is much harsher and violent, which can make it harder to keep on as background or meditative music. anyway though, this is really truly awesome, great stuff for this genre.

also if you couldnt tell i am zooming through this hnw ultimate boxset

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Vomir

Untitled (a.k.a. No Entertainment!) (2007)

Harsh Noise Wall

instrumental, noisy

june 2021

pretty awesome. i think de0th said it best but theres pretty much two brands of walls, vomir-styled ones that are much more dormant and passive, with very very little happening throughout them, and the rita styled ones with tons of subtleties and dynamic shifts littered throughout while still staying fairly minimal. its up to your mood but the shorter vomir excursions are always nice, i love how sort of homemade his stuff sounds (if that makes any sense). i think a better word is analogue, rather than digital. its got a very soft and warm feeling sort of.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The New Blockaders with The Haters & Vomir

Nichts fur niemand (2012) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall, Harsh Noise

Drone

june 2021

its alright. nothing impressive

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

doat

Welcome to the NHK!! (2016) [EP]

Lolicore

Cybergrind, Nightcore

rhythmic, sampling, eclectic, chaotic

june 2021

just like unnecessary. really pointless

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Twenty Øne Piløts

Scaled and Icy (2021)

Indie Pop

Pop Rock, Alternative Dance, Indietronica, Pop Rap, Alt-Pop

male vocalist, summer, concept album, uplifting, melodic

june 2021

new day! been meanjng to get to this.

it sucks.

its really just shitty pop music that is stuck in another time period without doing anything interesting to it. shy away is catchy though. also nice for the summer

fav track: shy away

least fav: chance

rating: 2.0

volhnn

Extinction Process II (2016)

Ambient Noise Wall

Drone, Dark Ambient

dark, noisy

june 2021

uhh like super boring (yes i mean boring this time) and just not worth it. the first track is downright annoying and the second track is just too long to care. that said i think listening intently to the second one is a bit rewarding but its also real quiet so. all in all i dont like anw that much

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Shum

Poszeidón haragja (2018) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall, Drone Metal

june 2021

pretty cool. side note: shum means shit cum

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Half Round Bastard

Astronaut-Like Humanoid Photographed in Scotland (2017) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

Glitch

noisy

june 2021

concept of this is weird but this is easily some of the geatest hnw ive ever heard. excellent start for someone who thinks the genre is just long noise in audacity

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Little Fictions

River Spirit (2016) [EP]

Ambient Noise Wall

Drone

instrumental, noisy, hypnotic, surreal, calm

june 2021

calm, but uninteresting. i could see myself returning though…

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Werewolf Jerusalem

Host of the Flies (2017)

Harsh Noise Wall

june 2021

pretty cool i like the spirit-of-metal approach they did with those samples, feels like a regular slam metal album lol thumbsup. but yeah this is good

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

An Innocent Young Throat-Cutter

No One Heard the Scream (2014)

Harsh Noise Wall

dark, noisy

june 2021

not bad stuff.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Alo Girl

Gently Before She Dies (2009)

Harsh Noise Wall

death, noisy

june 2021

i dont think “boring” would be the right word for these hnw releases. i think uninteresting is maybe a better word. the textures here are just, not that great. the cover art and titles and such set this up to be a nice hnw release but i just find that the actual sound of it is lacking in atmosphere.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

The Cherry Point

Misery Guts (2012)

Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall

atonal, noisy, hypnotic, chaotic, infernal

june 2021

pretty good! i expect nothing less from TCP

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Epiploenterocele Pusliquid Wormchunk

The Scat Section (2018) [EP]

Gorenoise

aquatic, aggressive, chaotic, noisy, raw

june 2021

another quick intermission. pretty chill stuff i liked it quite a bit and i think the single song that is actually multiple somgs is good for this style. easier to scrobble as well. awful cover lol

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Nascitari

Your Sewer / My Church (2016)

Harsh Noise Wall

instrumental, noisy

june 2021

pretty cool but not as textured as i wouldve liked. titles are cool

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Ritual Laceration

I (2019) [EP]

War Metal

noisy, infernal, aggressive, chaotic, raw

june 2021

short intermission. this is cool ig ive neber listened to war metal but its enjoyable.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Å

À toute vapeur, à travers la boue ; détruisez le plus possible ; ne résistera dans les institutions que ce qui est fondamentalement bon. (2010) [EP]

Harsh Noise Wall

instrumental, noisy, raw

june 2021

pretty awesome.

good stuff. super meditative.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Vomir

Blank (2020)

Harsh Noise Wall

dense, aggressive, repetitive, noisy, raw

june 2021

HNW MODE ON

this was pretty cool. im ngl im writing a lot of these entries late and i usually remember what happens in the releases i do that with but its different with hnw bc not much happens so i cant say too much lol.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

JAPSHITFUN

Lolicore Ruined My Life (2009)

Lolicore, Plunderphonics, Mashup, Sound Collage

Harsh Noise

sampling, sexual, chaotic, anxious, noisy

june 2021

and we’re back! with more of what i discussed in the anicore entry. this is definitely like the fucking pinnacle of it, super spastic and just untameable. good stuff, will probably be coming back to this later.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Mo"r"tality vs. Onomatopeee

Mo"r"tality vs. Onomatopeee (2007) [EP]

Speedcore, Breakcore, Mashcore

Lolicore, Nerdcore Techno, Noise, Plunderphonics

june 2021

longer form songs. less of what i mentioned earlier. really fucking boring and grating in the wrong way

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Onomatopeee

あにこあ [Anicore] (2006)

Lolicore, Noise

Drill and Bass, Speedcore, Grindcore, Cybergrind, Noise, J-Pop, Splittercore

sampling, dense, humorous, chaotic, manic

june 2021

i really like this earlier kind of messy and more plunderphonics (i hate that term) style of lolicore, where its less about remixing a song as it is creating a sort of aural assault sound collage of anime samples and highspeed distortion beats. good stuff.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Gunslinger-R

00's Anison Hit Parade 4.2 (2016) [EP]

Lolicore, Breakcore

june 2021

eh it was okay. good chopping as always from cdr but overall just bland.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Reizoko Cj

Rrrrrrr (2011)

Mashcore, Lolicore

Plunderphonics

manic, sampling, playful, chaotic, dense

june 2021

honestly i need to listen to this guys shitわ more this is some really creative and unique work. very detailed tracks and super funny stuff too. also so many fucking tracks lol

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Cyte

Fall on Deaf Ears (2017)

Lolicore, Mashcore, Breakcore

Pop, J-Pop

june 2021

pretty good release tbh this has a lof of great tracks on it but man listening to that liveshow right after the album in one sitting is tiring, wish he just kept it separate or as a bonus track or smtj

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Sorry about my face

То, что греет [To, chto greet] (2018)

Breakcore

Ambient

sampling, depressive, lo-fi, instrumental

june 2021

this is chill, i think its overall a bit higher quality than some of his other stuff and its more cohesive maybe.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

##ALICE##

##### (2013) [EP]

Lolicore, IDM

june 2021

i tried listening to this a lot in highschool and its nice to see i still feel the same way: that its just really boring.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Girls Eating Boys

Love Love Ecchi (2016)

Lolicore, Mashcore

june 2021

really. bad. lol. i just dont even know what the goal here was.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Rotten Blood / Minogame

Broken Veins (2015) [EP]

Lolicore, Drill and Bass

rhythmic, sampling

june 2021

ehhhhhhhh i mean maybe im burnt out but thus was just boring.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

cpxn

Bad Dynamics (2016)

Breakcore, Mashcore

Lolicore, Speedcore

uplifting, playful, energetic, sampling, happy

june 2021

really cool stuff, love the vibes and energy. gonna be comin back to this soon :smirk:

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Haizai Audio / Yumeo / Meronti / Princess Army Wedding Combat

Punks (2017)

Mashcore, Lolicore

Noise, Speedcore, Extratone, Nightcore

chaotic, sampling, noisy, rhythmic, dense

june 2021

this specific entry i am writing a month late i guess i forgot about it but i remember this being cool

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Emray

Loli, Rav!oli (2014) [EP]

Lolicore, Mashcore

june 2021

just kinda pointless.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Sato♥Shin

Sugar Heart Ep2 (2017) [EP]

Lolicore

june 2021

this keeps up that spasticity of what the genre is about but it doesnt feel creative at all, its pretty derivative i guess? maybe not, but it isnt very interesting as an entire listen.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Nekophiliac

relative second (2017) [EP]

IDM, Breakcore

surreal, sampling, psychedelic

june 2021

*snores*

im kidding. but its pretty boring, mostly cuz its supposed to be chill but it isnt really interesting either. not sure why i bought this.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

すかとろまんこちゃん [Sukatoro Manko-Chan]

Mji Wangu (2018)

Lolicore, Breakcore

Mashcore, Noise, Gabber

manic, sampling, humorous, playful, aggressive

june 2021

a hidden gem! so awesome, super creative and spastic lolicore release. sticks to the roots of the genre being crazy and incomprehensible and hilarious while also keeping an innovative and interesting edge. great stuff honestly.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Maedasalt

Schoolgirls Are Coolgirls (2013)

Lolicore, Nightcore, Breakbeat

rhythmic, sampling, humorous, melodic, bittersweet

june 2021

listened at work. its chill but i think my thoughts summed up p well by one person saying they dont really like their more aggressive stuff. but also the aggro stuff doesnt go with the cover art and stuff.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Various Artists

Mimikore (2018)

Mashcore

Lolicore, Noise

sampling, energetic, noisy, instrumental

june 2021

went rock climbing. its actually like so much fun lol, i love going. im workin a bunch this next week though so i wont be able to bc then i have to go on vacation but after those things... rock climb time. bouldering specifically. im also so far behind on these entries.

this is chill, im surprised they removed it from the internet lol good thing i own it. its funny cuz when i got it it was like just off a whim. pretty inconsistent but there are some bangers here.

fav track: maybe thm’s

least fav: the cdr mince noise one

rating: 3.5

May Recap

this month was a lot of back-catalogue grinding!

heres some of the stuff i really liked:

Апосепсия - Апосепсия (4.0, 2011)

Various Artists - Kusoikore2? (4.0, 2016)

gei - (draft 1) (4.0, 2016)

Tiku Sens / XoArK - Tiku Sens / XoArK (4.0, 2018)

Bladee - The Fool (4.0, 2021) (fav release of this month)

Sweet Trip - A Tiny House, in Secret Speeches, Polar Equals (4.0, 2021)

CDR - Kusoikore Works (4.0, 2018)

heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:

Various Artists - Breakcore Gives Me Wood (2.5, 2004) (least fav release of this month)

Various Artists - Hardcore Syndrome 7 (2.5, 2013)

DJ Sailor Moon / waiting to die - Death Is Beautiful (2.5, 2015)

ANCOMALMONDS - Computer-illiterate (2.5, 2014)

Bukiko - fantasy fuel (2.5, 2014)

my favourite single:

Trippie Redd - Miss the Rage

some other highlights from this month:

-vacay with gf into galveston! super fun

-lots of stuff from my highschool bandcamp phase

-work sucks

passed stats now i need a new job

Vaenus

あなたを知って幸せ (2012) [EP]

Lolicore

Mashcore

may 2021

final entry of may! (finally got around to finishing up my may-backstock >.>)

this is pretty much a classic in the lolicore canon, especially that amazing first track. other tracks are great too but lazer beams will always reign supreme. unfortunate vaenus removed their entire online presence! i was looking forward to listening to some more of their stuffs.

fav track: lazer

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Shin-Kusoikore (2018)

Breakcore

Lolicore

may 2021

i cant believe i forgot to catalogue this! i own it on CD-R and have been meaning to rate it, im shocked i didnt even have it originally catalogued.

its chill, some pretty neat breakcore and noisy bits. strays from the lolicore roots of the original kusoikore series and hardly has any of that on it.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Matoakai

Wonderful Seifuku (2014)

Lolicore

noisy, manic, chaotic, sampling

may 2021

im writing this a while after id listened to this but i remember it being pretty good and that i liked the atmosphere/vibes of it

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Bukiko

fantasy fuel (2014) [EP]

Footwork

may 2021

one of bukiko's earliest releases, fantasy fuel, is an odd first ep. it strays pretty far away from what they would come to be known for later on, and instead is a relatively safe footwork/juke ep. nothing special, in fact its almost offensively boring, but still an interesting point in their career.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Minogame

Kigakari no kokoro (2014) [EP]

Breakcore, Lolicore

may 2021

pretty good! his guitars are always cute and welcoming and the break work is great too

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Nekophiliac

Computer-illiterate (2014) [EP]

Lolicore

may 2021

just bland, pretty pointless imho.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

不覚にもムエタイ [Fukaku Ni Mo Muetai]

その話にはまだ続きがあって (2016)

Breakcore

Lolicore, Ambient, Drill and Bass

sampling, rhythmic, uplifting, ethereal, eclectic

may 2021

pretty mid. fine bg music but nothing interesting happens

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

goreshit

Ureshii! (2010) [EP]

Happy Hardcore, Freeform Hardcore

Lolicore, Hardcore Breaks

energetic, female vocalist, sampling, happy, playful

may 2021

not bad, enjoyable at least as bg music

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

fiend

FEVER DREAM (2019)

Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Breakcore

Jungle, Hip Hop, Breakbeat, Digicore, Hardcore Breaks, Trip Hop

sampling, energetic, rhythmic, atmospheric, male vocalist

may 2021

someone put this on a lolicore list so f you bro you trolled me

this is pretty lame

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Riajuu

Eh? (2019)

Breakcore, Lolicore

Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Indietronica, Ambient, Drill and Bass, Lullabies

bittersweet, warm, sentimental, lush, happy

may 2021

title is exactly how i felt.

i mean its chill and all butit just happens and i dont care much for any of it.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

goreshit

わたしわばかやろです (watashi wa baka yaro desu) (2007) [EP]

Breakcore, Mashcore

Trance, Hardcore [EDM], Lolicore, Freeform Hardcore, Speedcore

manic, chaotic, noisy, heavy

may 2021

was gonna givr this a 2.5 but the last track has enough redeemjng qualities to change my mind

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Intoxication Advice

Waiting (2017) [EP]

Atmospheric Drum and Bass

Trip Hop

sampling

may 2021

eh.

just like.

beats.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Various Artists

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.GRINDERMEN COMPLEX (2019)

Breakcore, Noise

Lolicore

noisy, repetitive, surreal, raw, rhythmic

may 2021

im not gonna lie at first i was loke this sucks why this song is so gay but then after hearing that chorus so many times it clicked and this album is genius. a bit incinsistent but fucking genius

fav track:

least fav:

rating; 3.5

GulloHack

This Is My Life Now (2020) [EP]

Lolicore

may 2021

pretty nice breaks n stuff, good bg music to mine and craft.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

CDR

The New Kusoikore Album (2019)

Lolicore

Splittercore, Noise, Mashcore

noisy, dense, rhythmic, chaotic, playful

may 2021

tjis is pretty good but def not as good as his brkfst kuso album. still lovely work tho

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

yumeHolic

Delicious Flat Self (2019)

Lolicore, Speedcore, Nightcore

Hardcore [EDM]

may 2021

you know its pretty lazy but its honestly super catchy stuff, and the production is very honed in. not bad

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Sato♥Shin

Sugar Sweet Ep (2019) [EP]

Breakcore

Noise, Lolicore

manic, sampling, chaotic, raw, noisy

may 2021

its cool. sato’s style is just kind of offputting to me for some reason. but its still enoyable.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

sonnie

wancore (2018)

Speedcore, Mashcore

Gabber, Lolicore

happy, heavy, sampling

may 2021

i thought i owned this one but i guess not. pretty neat stuff, very high energy and fun.

fav track: wancore

least fav:

rating: 3.5

CDR

Kusoikore Works (2018)

Lolicore, Breakcore

may 2021

this was pretty freakin sweet. super awesome stuff from cdr, but thats to be dxpected. imo the whole kusoikore thing is like kind of a silly term and i would never call anything that UNLESS its something by cdr or on a kusoikore compilation (even then im hesitant in most cases). mayje im just rusty on its definition though.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: tbh 4.0

Loli in early 20s

Setari no Miu (2020)

Lolicore

atmospheric, noisy, sampling, rhythmic, dark

may 2021

im pretty far behind on these entries! gotta hurry gotta hurry gotta hurry......

me and my gf played a lot of minecraft together, was able to get the next few entries out.

this is pretty good. its well produced and its a pretty new and good angle to come at lolicore with. i think LiE20s is an inportant artist because hes kind of the new era goreshit. redefining and becoming the face of the genre; his work isnt depreved shock value humour but it still has that ironic edge to it, its very friendly (relatively) which means its real entry level, which isnt a bad thing. but it bores me listening sometimes.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Sweet Trip

A Tiny House, in Secret Speeches, Polar Equals (2021)

Dream Pop, Indietronica

Shoegaze, Glitch Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, IDM, Indie Pop

lush, female vocalist, ethereal, male vocalist, dense

may 2021

so much new music!

honestly super relaxing and atmospheric, it isnt as sing-alongable as YWNKY or as intricate as VDC but it definitely has its great moments. gonna take a lot of relistens for sure.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Bladee

The Fool (2021)

Trap, Cloud Rap, Pop Rap

Trance, Rage, Abstract Hip Hop

ethereal, spiritual, male vocalist, melodic, happy

may 2021

thank god bladee delivered. im not going to lie i was definitely really worried about how well this would be, if the hype lived up or not. Good Luck just left a super sour taste in my mouth so i was just nervous going into this. buuut luckily we find out thag good luck was just bladee messin around, hes back to the usual now >:)

intro track is super fucking clean, i really dig the no autotune stuff just embracing his flawed cracking voice, super cool, and man i mean the next 5ish songs are just unreal. Let’s Ride has such a great flow and hes got so much swagger behind the mic, some amazing lines from him this time around. hotel breakfast keeps it up and is just super smooth. i think.. is a slower more introspective song but its very pretty and catchy. thee 9 is a lower point but its got that cross line and is just fucking clean as hell all these beats are so good if bladee underperforms he just rides the beat and it works. desiree is kind of a interlude track but its still lovely. i want it that way is def my least fav but its still real catchy and clean. bby is great, inspiration comes has some awesome lines (even tho thaiboys feature is a bit forgettable its still welcome), egobaby is kind of another interlude in my head. the last 3 are kinda weak but still got some great moments.

fav track: hotel breakfast

least fav: i want it that way

rating: 4.0

Tiku Sens / XoArK

Tiku Sens / XoArK (2018)

Drum and Bass, IDM, Lolicore

may 2021

really good stuff! tiku sens’ side is really special, super warm, great for time on the beach.

xoarks i like a bit less but is still good, its very conventional stuff compared to what theyre capable of. all in all great split even if it is a bit unexpected

fav track:

least fav;

rating: 4.0

APRIL

the Ruby (2018) [EP]

K-Pop, Synthpop, Dance-Pop

Dance-Pop, Bubblegum

playful, female vocalist, warm, boastful, urban

may 2021

oh my mistake is fine but otherwise its a pretty bland and boring listen.

fav track: oh my mistake

least fav: whyeven include the instrumental for only that song, either leave it out or include them all, or do what loona does with those stupid 40 second opening tracks so it at least adds SOMETHJNG to the album

rating: 3.0

Nero's Day at Disneyland

Colonists (2007) [EP]

Glitch, Breakcore, Drill and Bass

Dark Ambient, Noise

dark, anxious, surreal, energetic, noisy

may 2921

basically read the last entry. i like this one a bit more tho

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Nero's Day at Disneyland

Grievances and Dead Malls EP (2005) [EP]

Breakcore, Glitch

Flashcore, Drill and Bass

chaotic, noisy, playful, surreal, anxious

may 2021

pretty cool! super abstract, gonna take a lot of relistens for sure. but after waiting a while from hearing their second lp im finally ready to get back to these guys. exciting

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

loveaddictspropylhexedrineoverdose

bathroom fairytale (2020) [Single]

Breakcore

Nightcore

may 2021

super weird and abstract breakcore stuff, really cool. excited to see what else this person comes up with

thumbs up’

loveaddictspropylhexedrineoverdose

I'll Be Dead (2017) [EP]

Breakcore, Power Noise

love, noisy, suicide

may 2021

its alright but much like many recent ratings here its just boring. last somgs alright i guess

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Intoxication Advice

Air (2012) [EP]

Lolicore, Drum and Bass, Liquid Drum and Bass

Nightcore, Happy Hardcore

ethereal, sampling, rhythmic, female vocalist, energetic

may 2921

super cute cover and idea but its just kinda lame sans the opener. would enjoy to hear more of their stuff

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 3.0

The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)

may 2021

i cant believe i completely forgot to mention! i went on a week (4 days actually) long vacation with my gf to the beach. im writing this late (5/31) so ill just use this to tell all about it.

we stayed at this kinda lame hotel, i mean it was fine it wss just cheap and wssnt as nice as the last time we’d been at a different hotel. but we DID see a lot more of the city. we spent a lot of time in town square, went on a cool ghost tour, and bought nice foods. i had some awesome burgers at thjs one restaurant and i had a jack in the box burger for thd first time whixh was really good totaly blew away my expectations. we didnt spend as much time at the beach as we wanted cuz we got kinda badly sunburned but we still took lots of walks to enjoy the weather. it rained a bit when we got there but everyday after was perfect weather. also ate some nice joes crab shack fof thd first time in a while which was pretty damn good just super expensive (we spent a lot of money eeeeeee). overall awesome trip we also watched some family guy which was funny.

we watched this while eating pizza one night. it was actually p lame tbh. it didnt really feel like a movie until the end and everything just feels kind of forced. idk. fun and funny sometimes but just kinda boring and unnecessary. gf loved it tho shes so cute lol

panda/10

Garden Angel

Friends Forever (2021) [EP]

Sound Collage, Field Recordings

Noise, Emo-Pop, Spoken Word, Nightcore, New Age, Ambient

melancholic, androgynous vocals, quirky, ethereal, male vocalist

may 2021

its alright. cool concept i think but its kinda cliche lol. it just feels like exactlt what someone whos listened to a few avant folk sound collage noise nostalgic depressing albums would make, but i mean the music is fine. the boxy sample was pretty cliche too i get they are going for the early 2ks emo nostalgia but i feel like there were way better things to sample that werent so self indulgent and obvious. maybe its jus me tho.

fav track: 2nd

least fav: 1st

rating: 3.0

Bukiko

Dream Machine Teens (2017)

Lolicore, Mashcore

Gabber

female vocalist, sampling, humorous, party, aggressive

may 2021

this is a bit better than their last album but its still pretty eh. hoping theyre stuff is better the further back u go

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Bukiko

有頂天になって (2018)

Lolicore

Breakcore, Nu Style Gabber, Nightcore, Mashcore

sampling, playful, energetic, chaotic, noisy

may 2021

ehhh its alright. its kind of just boring and all over the place. i have to admit im not a huge bukiko person but ill try their stuff out more and see if i like it.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Various Artists

Kusoikore3? (2016)

Lolicore, Plunderphonics, Hardcore Breaks

Breakcore, Noise

may 2021

good god why the fuck did i buy all 4 of these things sigh

im ngl im too tired to really write up something on this but i feel it’s counterintuitive to even try to rationalize this mess. to shorten things up: this is really stupidly long, a lot of it is boring, but it makes time go by quick.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Gulloe

Limbic (2020) [EP]

Breakcore

Atmospheric Drum and Bass

may 2021

pretty solid atmospheric dnb/breakcore. nothing too standoutish but still good.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

gei

(draft 1) (2016) [EP]

Breakcore

may 2021

very well done breakcore, creative and super short! will look into this artist a bit more

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

RVFS

very inconsiderate (2015)

Lolicore

may 2021

honestly its alright but just kind of in one out the other. probably gonna come back to it to reevaluate but meh. i used to like the cover when i was younger but looking at it now its pretty lame lol. wouldve preferred some self indulgent anime bs tbh

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Various Artists

Kusoikore2? (2016)

Lolicore, Mashcore

Sound Collage, Plunderphonics, Harsh Noise

may 2021

a much better installation than the first. twice as long, twice the punch. first 6ish tracks are legend. tons of greatstuff here, really helps to define kusoikore.

fav track: what the fuck is gdgdgd lollll

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Various Artists

Kusoikore? (2015)

Breakcore, Lolicore

Mashcore

may 2021

been meaning to go through these comps. first one is good, got some nice stuff and isnt too long. lays a good foundation for the concept of kusoikore, though id still say even now its more of a scene or idea than it is a definable genre.

fav track: exxxtasy

least fav:

rating: 3.5

yumeHolic

Hidden Baka Colors (2017)

Lolicore

Mashcore

may 2021

not bad stuff, lolicore w a big focus on speedcore. not bad samples.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Kevo

チーズ (2018)

Mashcore

Footwork, Breakcore

may 2021

why did i buy this lol

this is alright i mean there are good grooves here and there to dance to but its just way too long and repetitive for its own good.

fav track: i think track 8?

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Maedasalt

Beautiful w/o You. (2017) [EP]

Nightcore, Breakcore

melancholic, death, sampling

may 2021

not bad stuff at all. not much to say here its exactly what you can expect but molliy is a song to die for.

fav track: molliy

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Orokana Bichi

Tracks From the Closet (2017)

Lolicore, Speedcore

Breakcore, Splittercore

may 2021

FINALLY got around to relistening to this. honestly its pretty cool, its a really unique take (imo) on lolicore, its got a very lofi sound going on and is super hazy. the anime samples are not so much the focus as they are sort of a glaze on the actual musixc. pretty neat. the cassette comes with a note from orokana saying how they create noise when they feel sad, and hope you can relate and that their noise helps you like it helps them. very nice.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Emray

Kya~ncer (2014)

Lolicore, Drum and Bass, Breakcore

Drill and Bass

rhythmic, female vocalist, sampling, urban, eclectic

may 2021

christ i mean some of this is good but its just way too damn long. also the gross beat gets pretty obnoxious lol. cant believe this was the album i gave the most attention in highschool.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Emray

SMILE (2015) [EP]

Breakcore

rhythmic, sampling, complex, urban, melodic

may 2021

i think that someone on bandcamp gifted me this (2BWhereU or something i forgot). they mentioned how emray left the scene or smth and were excited to see someone else buying their stuff.

anyway this is okay i never really liked this that much and i still dont really. its fine just kinda bland. emray should stick to lolicore 👍🏻

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Emray

Loli Rav!oli Mk2 (2016)

Lolicore, Mashcore

noisy, female vocalist, rhythmic, sampling, complex

may 2021

honestly pretty solid release. this actually has a ton of great moments. opener is a classic, the nico song was actually awesome, most nico remixes are pretty lame but this was very well handled. emray has a good sampling style, i appreciate their work quite a bit. lucky star mashup was nice as well. the wii channel song was a bit jarring at first, like a “really bruh” but it was actually super catchy and well done.

good stuff mr emray

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Final Worst (2016) [Compilation]

Lolicore

may 2021

s’alright. mostly just whatever stuff; yeongraks takes a lot of the energy out too.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

☰ ☱ ☲ ☳ ☴ ☵ ☶ ☷

wake up dead (2015) [EP]

Breakcore, Ambient

instrumental

may 2021

pretty cool stuff, nothing super standoutish but good background noise and some interesting chops here and there. prob gonna look into gei’s stuff later

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

floppie

A Tomato Supreme EP (2015)

Breakcore

may 2021

honestly not bad. just standard breakcore, interesting to see floppie doin this kind of stuff. prob gonna buy this later

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

HexagonUnit Group International

Cheap Pina Colada Enterprise (2016) [EP]

Utopian Virtual

may 2021

me and my gf played a lot of minecraft it was nice. i built us a cool house with like a trail and stuff. she chose a flower forest to build it in, shes so funny.

i remember finding this a long time ago when i was in my weird vapornoise phase. its super cute and its pretty fun but i guess its just super hollow LOL. still, good work as always octa lol

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Cyte

MOMOIKORE (2018) [EP]

Lolicore

rhythmic, noisy

may 2021

more of the same sort of lolicore from the last cyte ep i rated. cyte turns up the distortion though, which sucks cuz i feel it kind of hides the work put into some of the breakbeat engineering. makes it feel a bit less creative.

fav track: i hate to type it out but the one i liked the most was loli slave

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Mekuso

Long Story Short EP (2018) [EP]

Breakcore

may 2021

as u can see, just going thru my old purchases still. this ep is pretty good, its nice and short, very well executed and arranged. reminds me a bit of ruby my dear.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Cyte

Instead of My Eyes (2017) [EP]

Lolicore

may 2021

cyte’s stuff falls more into that shock content mess of lolicore, but i think theres a bit more quality control than say, loli ripe, lol. cicada drizzle’s a bit of a classic though, one of my fav takes on the lucky star opening.

fav track: cicada

least fav: last one prob

rating: 3.0

floppie

suki tte itte!! (2016)

Lolicore

Nightcore, Mashcore

female vocalist, playful, aggressive, manic

may 2021

this is a classic, floppies stuff is really good. lolicore that hits and distances itself from the more disturbing shock content that plagues the scene. takes itself serious enough and not-so-serious enough, rides a very nice fine line. used to blast this in highschool all the time

fav track: loli kaputiino

least fav: last one maybe

rating: 3.5

Gomigomi

360 suicide crankflip & fuck off (2016)

Mashcore

manic, rhythmic, chaotic, raw, male vocalist

may 2021

firstly great cover art lol.

this is alright though. its pretty annoying at points and bland but it isnt the worst (lol) thing ever.

fsv track:

least fav: the one with that “depression” sample that guy talking he says famine too

rating: 3.0

Various Artists

The Worst Compilation: A New Low (2015)

Lolicore, Mashcore

Vaporwave

may 2021

after having heard their first 3 comps (out of order though) i have to say its really interesting to see the label and artists progress in skillfulness and cohesiveness.

this comp is good, in terms of songs i frequent its got a lot more than their first. still though quite a bit of ehhhh

fav track: team hanamaru’s track maybe

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

The Worst Compilation (2014) [Compilation]

Lolicore

IDM, Vaporwave, Nightcore, Footwork

sampling, playful, chaotic, eclectic, noisy

may 2021

knocked this one out too. its an alright comp especially for their first big one, but its just real inconsistent and/or not super good. that one flcl baseball one is really awesome though.

fav track: right stance

least fav: thevaporwave track at the end lol

rating: 3.0

Various Artists

The Worst Compilation: The Downward Spiral (2016) [Compilation]

Breakcore, Lolicore, Mashcore

Glitch, Electronic Dance Music, IDM

rhythmic, female vocalist, sampling, melodic, playful

may 2021

thought id already rated this guess not tho. this comp is pretty great, wish id been around to snag the cd. lots of classics but ultimately isnt as consistently good as fourth wave.

fav: track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Cranial Incisored

Lipan's Kinetic (2009)

Avant-Garde Metal, Mathcore, Avant-Garde Jazz

Brutal Prog, Technical Death Metal, Jazz Fusion

chaotic, uncommon time signatures, quirky, humorous, avant-garde

may 2021

been bangin out their debut a bunch so i just decided to try their other record out. its uhh its a lot different imo. its way more mathcore adjacent than before, and they do a LOT more jazz stuff. id say better performances but they kind of lack that punch and focus they had on their debut.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Defeated Sanity

Passages Into Deformity (2013)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Slam Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

aggressive, heavy, technical, male vocalist, dark

may 2021

pretty standard stuff, nothin much to add here.

hey de0th

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Kim Cascone + Jason Kahn + Steinbrüchel

ATAK004 (2004)

Ambient, Glitch, Drone

Lowercase, Micromontage, Electroacoustic

calm, minimalistic, meditative, hypnotic, soft

may 2021

break from bandcamp.

the primary genres tell you pretty much exactly what this is about, the secondary ones are just like descriptors basically, HOW the music came together rather than what it sounds like. i dont know what im saying rn im tired lol

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Ancient Origin

♫♥⛧ sew ⛧♥♫ (2017)

Breakcore, Hardcore Breaks

Happy Hardcore, Bit Music, Jungle

rhythmic, quirky, eclectic, playful, happy

may 2021

used to listen to this a BUNCH when i was younger. its pretty good, real quirky and cute and very happy, but nothing hits as excellently as that opener.

fav track: opener

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Sorry about my face

waqs dead (2018) [EP]

Breakcore

Lolicore, Drill and Bass, Glitch Hop

dark, depressive, noisy, lo-fi, lonely

may 2021

another pretty good ep. great cover art too. i think is probably my favourite of his works so far, a shame i dont own it lol.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Sorry about my face

seems like an echo inside my head (2018)

Drill and Bass

Ambient, Glitch, Breakcore, Drum and Bass

atmospheric, depressive, instrumental, cold, lonely

may 2021

anotjer good release but i find it to be a bit inconsistent. the longer tracks dont do much to keep me reeled in for their entire duration either.

fav track: the time has gone

least fav: drool maybe

rating: 3.5

Sorry about my face

гул в тишине (2017) [EP]

Drill and Bass, Breakcore

may 2021

going through my old bandcamp purchases. forgot how awesome this ep is. super good stuff, catchy in a weird way too.

fun rock fact i sampled waiting for happiness in an old song one time

fav track: waiting for happiness

least fav:

rating: 3.5

DJ Sailor Moon / waiting to die

Death Is Beautiful (2015)

Breakcore

Lolicore, Dark Ambient

may 2021

same shitわ as always. you hear one youve heard them all. this is set up as a split but its all the same artist. the lolicore track is decent i suppose

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Gasp

An Earwig's Guide to Traveling (2005) [Compilation]

Powerviolence, Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Sludge Metal, Sound Collage, Noise Rock, Tape Music, Dark Ambient

surreal, psychedelic, heavy, space, paranormal

may 2021

this is actually pretty good. the weird noodlings arent bad and the power violence bits are goood too. also i love the cover lol. was a bit too hard on these guys before so ill give em a second chance

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

I Want to Be Dead

i have no reason to live (2014) [EP]

Breakcore

Glitch

may 2021

ive owned this for a while on bandcamp, since high school, but im just now relistrning to sll of if. its uhhh pretty amateur. il has interesting ideas but just loops them for however long, the samples are also very ovnoxiouis

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Dave Phillips

The Hermeneutics of Fear of God (2003)

Sound Collage, Noisegrind, Cybergrind

Glitch, Noisecore, Plunderphonics, Noise, D-Beat

sampling, mechanical, complex, male vocalist, manic

may 2021

pretty cool stuff. ive never listened to fear of god but i dont think it was necessary. ive thought about making a “tape metal” list, but ill get to that later.

fav track: i remember liking 35 a lot

least fav:

rating: 3.5

I Want to Be Dead

Wrist Cutting (2019) [EP]

Breakcore

Ambient

sampling, lo-fi, chaotic, rhythmic, raw

may 2021

listen i just dont think this brand of breakcore is for me. its just all too theatrical with little substance. pretty much every song is just meticulously chopped and glitched breaks on very minimal melodic presence, and its usually just loops, so no real song progression. very amateurish, rarely well done.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Genetic Memory Orchestra

allourheartstogether/allourheartsasone (2019)

Ambient, Electronic

Downtempo, IDM, Drone, Modern Classical, Microhouse

calm, mellow, surreal, sampling, peaceful

may 2021

finally got around to this. i thought for some reason itd be a lot closer to vaporwave but im really glad it isnt. in a lot of ways i sort of see this as the modern day take on saw2’s format. its a lot more dynamic than saw2, but i think it still falls in that general area. there are a lot of great idm moments and ambient moments alike, with some very gorgeous classical arrangements. id honestly say the length is earned.

fav track: areyoumysister

least fav: damselfly

rating: 3.5

Putrid Womb / Disfigurement of Flesh / Decomposition of Entrails / Fatuous Rump

Dissolution of the Wicked (2021)

Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

heavy, raw, death, male vocalist, manic

may 2021

new fatuous rump hy

this is cool, though its relatively in-the-lane slam and isnt the next scaphism, it still excels at what it attempts to do. everyone on here brings a lil somethin different to the table.

fav track: fatuous rumps songs

least fav: decomposition, theyre alright but way overproduced for this stuff lol

rating: 3.5

sonhos tomam conta

Cyberia (2021) [EP]

Shoegaze, Emo, Dream Pop

Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock

dense, noisy, introspective, self-hatred, anxious

may 2021

its alright. kind of fiddles around a bit too much for me and the drums sound bad most of the time so

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

nekonomicon

nekonomicon (2021) [EP]

Mashcore, Lolicore

Speedcore, Noise

manic, dense, noisy, sampling, energetic

may 2021

uh its cool i mean its exactly what you think itll be. it goes by pretty quick and its not super unique but i might come back to it idk

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Max Hamel

First Snow (2021)

Nature Recordings, Sound Art

Noise, Lowercase

cold, winter, natural

may 2021

based on the genres i was expecting something closer to 60 snared cuts, but this is actually very different. its very heavily electronically processed and edited, in fact id say from a blind point of view this might be closer to glitchy idm than it is nature or eai/lowercase. still, very cool stuff, super fun to leave on in the background and notice the intricate sound design every now and then. im going to sleep.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Artist and Computer (2000)

IDM

may 2021

pretty interesting idm. keeps it very subtle, theres def a lot more genre play going on behind the scenes but its hard to tell. good obscure stuff.

fav track: first or second i think

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Sun People

Transitions (2021) [EP]

Minimal Drum and Bass, Footwork

may 2021

uh pretty cool very hard hitting footwork beats with dnb influences. helped get me through some of this studying. feels kind of long for some reason.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

K2

Hepatopolitika (1994)

Industrial, Musique concrète

Noise

may 2021

uhh this was alright i expected something more harsh or noise-forward but its actually very sound collage-y/musique-y concrete-y so. it doesnt really feel satisfying and thats definitely a byproduct of its time; very amateurish work.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

XoArK

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Glitch

may 2021

been meaning to get to this. not what i expected at first, i was thinking this would be one of their more breakbeat oriented releases, but it was still really good. the second half especially was great, it was very dynamic and had lots of great sounds and textures.

fav track: 32

least fav: why is the first one all silence -.-

rating: 3.5

011668 / S280F

Os (2020)

Epic Collage

Deconstructed Club, Dark Ambient, Mashup, Trap, Modern Classical, Plunderphonics, Spoken Word

surreal, futuristic, suspenseful, ominous, avant-garde

may 2021

this is definitely very interesting. ive had this in my wishlist for a while now.

not quite what i expected, coming from s280f's "28", this is much more ambient focused. 011668's tracks are alright but they dont quite scratch that itch beyond "oh thats a nice soundscape". s280f brings the heat tho and makes up for where this lacks. kind of just wish it was shorter.

fav track: bogus

least fav: last one maybe

rating: 3.5

Weezer

Van Weezer (2021)

Power Pop, Alternative Rock

AOR, Hard Rock, Glam Metal

male vocalist, anthemic, playful, energetic, melodic

may 2021

was it worth the wait?....not really. the choruses are usually good and the songs arent bad at all, even the crazy train sample is okay, but the lyrics are just so hollow and flat. its hard to enjoy many of these because the lyrics just really suck.

fav track: end of game

least fav: one more hit

rating: 3.5

Sorry about my face

Real Friend (2021) [EP]

Drill and Bass

Breakcore, Ambient

melancholic, depressive, instrumental, cold, noisy

may 2021

im doing a lot of working on school stuff so im able to get a ton of these bandcamp finds out of the way.

this is cool, very chill and calming, depressive maybe, but more idm focused than usual. i liked it quite a lot.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Jorge

Shifting Blame (2016) [EP]

Glitch

Extratone, Micromontage

may 2021

basically just songs sped up really fast. i guess it does count as extratone.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Kid From Closet

Piosenki Dawno Zapomniane (2015) [EP]

Noise, Breakcore, Extratone

Plunderphonics

may 2021

did kind of an extratone dig so prepare for that later in this list.

this was okay but the r*pe sample shit was really just tiresome. cmon yall. if youre gonna do that at least make it like 2 seconds long or something i cant stand it.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Dave Phillips

IIIII (2004)

Noise, Sound Collage

Harsh Noise, Electroacoustic, Field Recordings, Lowercase

may 2021

pretty interesting noise release. lots of sound collage going on, with interspersals and interludes of field recordings, animal noises, harsh noise and genuinely sickening "vocals" (gagging, coughing, that stuff). still, super unique and honestly kind of fun release. might be worth looking into again.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The December Sound

The December Sound [The Silver Album] (2007)

Shoegaze, Space Rock Revival

Neo-Psychedelia, Space Rock

hypnotic, noisy, psychedelic, melancholic, androgynous vocals

may 2021

ive had this saved since like fucking 2018 dude lol. FINALLY getting around to it.

i guess upon first inspection this is a good shoegaze record. it covers all the bases and excels in what you expect from the genre. but i honestly think that stems from its underlying issue.

this thing is a MASSIVE ripoff of pretty much every shoegaze style that predates it. there are a few goslings-esque tracks with tons of noisy distortion and loud drums, more conventional mbv style pop tunes, and theres even a spiritualized ripoff!

i think the unoriginality kind of holds it back, but its still tolerable.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

BROCKHAMPTON

Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine (2021)

Pop Rap

Conscious Hip Hop, Contemporary R&B, Hardcore Hip Hop, Pop Rap

suicide, introspective, death, male vocalist, conscious

may 2021

finally got around to this, i was waiting for a while cuz my gf and i wanted to listen to it together and havent had a chance now. we did a lot of driving since we had to celebrate my sisters bday.

its pretty good, not their best imo but still good. very nice step up from ginger, but theyre still doing some of the same bs. basically any track with a feature is good and most other tracks sans the last one are tolerable. nuthin against it ig but it just aint a banger that last one

fav track: buzzcut

least fav: last one

rating: 3.5

Mortalized

呪われた ...Complete Mortality (2016) [Compilation]

Grindcore, Deathgrind

Noisegrind

aggressive, chaotic, noisy, technical, manic

may 2021

had this q’d for a bit now, i think i found it during my bdm binge a month back. its cool, the description on bc says its for fans of discordance axis which is pretty accurate. overall tho def not worth much replayability still cool doe

fav track:

least fav: the like more standard kinda jam band-y bonus tracks

rating: 3.5

Trippie Redd & Playboi Carti

Miss the Rage (2021) [Single]

Rage

Pop Rap, Future Bass

triumphant, psychedelic, boastful, hypnotic, repetitive

may 2021

lol at first i was like ehh ok this isnt bad but now its like awesome as crap i love the instrumentals and while the vocals are passable the guap line is worth waiting for

thumbs up

maudlin of the Well

My Fruit Psychobells... A Seed Combustible (1999)

Progressive Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

Death Metal, Doom Metal, Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Post-Metal

avant-garde, surreal, atmospheric, psychedelic, passionate

may 2021

pretty cool stuff but it feels super unfocused and the production definitely hurts it a lot. overall though very solid debut.

fav track:

least fav: last one lol wtf

rating: 3.5

S280F

28 (2021)

Ambient, Epic Collage

Modern Classical, Field Recordings, Deconstructed Club, Neoclassical New Age, Cinematic Classical

atmospheric, surreal, disturbing, scary, noisy

may 2021

very cool and awesome epic collage stuff, love the oscillations between beautiful modern classical and weird acousmatic glitch. comin back to this soon

fav track: 6m

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Squid

Bright Green Field (2021)

Art Punk, Post-Punk, Experimental Rock

Dance-Punk, Krautrock, Post-Rock

male vocalist, manic, anxious, energetic, abstract

may 2021

uh guys look the british experimental post punk band released an album where they use funny voices and spoken word in their songs!

its decent. narrator is knife prty by deftones but dance punk and british.

fav track: narrator

least fav: i just hate his silly vocals he does sometimes

rating: 3.5

Casper McFadden

Stasis (log) (2021)

Breakcore, Hardcore Breaks

Juke

quirky, energetic, rhythmic, sampling, playful

may 2021

mixed bag of things; good but nothing worth relistening to

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Mithras

Worlds Beyond the Veil (2003)

Technical Death Metal

Space Ambient, Progressive Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

science fiction, space, dense, technical, aggressive

may 2021

quirky tech death with ambient parts here and there. its cool, but i realized why i stopped listening to tech death, because its just so lame sometimes lol. the solos are deathly predictable across the genre, every song is just needlessly complex without giving much of an incentive to come back to. idk also i dont like the vocals that much i feel like if i can understand what you are saying you missed the point of these brutal vocal styles.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: ik i harked on it but its not bad at all thats just me harking on tech death tbh anyway 3.5

Brodequin

Festival of Death (2001)

Brutal Death Metal

Deathgrind

history, aggressive, violence, chaotic, noisy

may 2021

this was apparently the bdm album that started pingy snares which is cool. its pretty good, i like it way more than their debut, 'specially cus of the drums. production is way more lofi, the ping snare was invented here, and it just feels less mechanic and more naturally brutal. good shit

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Incapacitants / Geert Kohler / Priest in Shit / J S H / Anonymous Masturbaudioum

Split 2021 (2021)

Harsh Noise

noisy, chaotic

may 2021

lol holy shit i think i have to drop out of college this year is great

this is cool i like how dynamic a lot of this is

fav track: incapaiciancinitnaithinsants

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Beat Happening

You Turn Me On (1992)

Twee Pop, Slacker Rock

Noise Pop, Jangle Pop, C86, Cuddlecore

melodic, love, warm, lo-fi, female vocalist

may 2021

easiest rundown i can give:

male vocals suck, skip any track with male vocals

female vocals good, consider finishing any track with female vocals

actual instrumentation is pretty mid most of the time, this can be your deciding factor.

thats it.

fav track: noise is actually pretty good

least fav:

rating: 3.0

zircon

Antigravity (2007)

Progressive Breaks

Trancestep, Drum and Bass

female vocalist, uplifting, futuristic, energetic, nocturnal

may 2021

finally getting around to this. its pretty cool, very good rhythms and sweet trance melodies and progressions. feels like a guilty pleasure its so simple sometimes

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Park Zero

The Ides of a Sickening Youth (2021)

Power Noise

Death Industrial, Industrial Rock

raw, instrumental, noisy, apocalyptic, aggressive

may 2021

trying to grind through a ton of things (from bandcamp especially).

this is really disappointing. not to hate on the artist, but this is more of a critique of everyone praising this: this is kind of lame. its just like, these distorted melodies and beats (beat is a strong word, its more like a slow pounding rhythm) that gets noisy here and there and is overall just loud. i dont think its all that great, i mean good attempt at noise for sure but it just isnt anything to hold high. imo :shrug:

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Various Artists

Anti Narcose Various Artists Compilation (2010)

Industrial Hardcore, Flashcore

Breakcore, Power Noise, Splittercore, Speedcore, Flashcore, Glitch

mechanical, rhythmic, avant-garde, atmospheric, energetic

may 2021

pretty cool stuff. nice hardcore edm that dips into flashcore quite often.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Hardcore Syndrome 7 (2013)

Happy Hardcore

Nu Style Gabber, Hardstyle

heavy, sampling, party, anthemic, manic

may 2021

yeah wow seriously boring and annoying. i mean i only listened to this because i love aran's track and i came out of this still only liking that track. unfortunate, the lineup here seemed promising.

fav track: aran

least fav: that opener sucked

rating: 2.5

f(x)

4 Walls (2015)

K-Pop, Dance-Pop, House, Electropop

Future House, Electro House, UK Garage, Electropop, Hip House, Synthpop, Electro Hop, Contemporary R&B

female vocalist, rhythmic, urban, melodic, playful

may 2021

eh there are good moments but this just doesnt really do anything for me

good band name tho

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Webdriver胴体

花が萎凋 (2015)

Broken Transmission

lo-fi, nocturnal, melancholic, lonely, bittersweet

may 2021

this is just like whatever i mean its just like sad chill samples looped a bunch

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Gorevent

Fate (2020)

Slam Death Metal

heavy, aggressive, ominous, rhythmic, male vocalist

may 2021

was goign to give this a 3 but its way too fucking catchy lol

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Gorevent

In the Face Of... (2018)

Slam Death Metal

ominous, heavy, minimalistic, male vocalist

may 2021

standard slam but pretty catchy and fun

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Arab on Radar

Queen Hygiene II (1997)

Noise Rock, Sass, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk

Post-Hardcore, Pigfuck

sexual, manic, humorous, noisy, disturbing

may 2021

ok so lol they just got worse as they went on. this is a perfectly fine dance punk album wtf. drums sound great, super on time, the guitarwork is wonky but its not sloppy or too heavily distorted.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Arab on Radar

Rough Day at the Orifice (1998)

Noise Rock, Sass, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk, Art Punk

Post-Hardcore, Post-Punk, Pigfuck

vulgar, sexual, noisy, raw, humorous

may 2021

pretty much the same vein of music and sound as saddle. going from here to there almost nothing changes.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Arab on Radar

Soak the Saddle (2000)

Noise Rock, Sass, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk

Post-Hardcore, Pigfuck

noisy, vulgar, dissonant, atonal, sexual

may 2021

sonically id say this sounds like a more lofi yahweh (which sounds almost unfathomable) but their playing is a bit tigher. while yahweh felt more like a set of tracks, this feels like one large conceptual piece, lots of songs sort of blend in with eachother and its hard to distinguish them apart. though, this made the listen a bit boring so

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Arab on Radar

Yahweh or the Highway (2001)

Noise Rock, Sass, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk

Experimental Rock, Pigfuck

vulgar, sexual, dissonant, humorous, atonal

may 2021

i decided its finally time to just get their discography over with so heres that

this was interesting. ive heard it once before so i knew what i was getting into but they still do enough to throw off novice listeners. the panning is so fucked up lol.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Athletics

Who You Are Is Not Enough (2012)

Post-Rock, Emo

Midwest Emo

male vocalist, melancholic, depressive, atmospheric, bittersweet

may 2021

mf really rec'd me Post-rock, Emo

this is nice though its very well done stuff, beautiful guitar work and the singer knows when to shut up and just let the instruments carry you. digged it

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Hymenotomy

Some Necrophiles Having Sex with Naked Autopsied Bodies in the Morgue (2015)

Slam Death Metal

vulgar, male vocalist, aggressive, heavy, sexual

may 2021

no fucking clue when i listened to this but i found it at the beginning of my diary and i forgot to do an entry so here is one uhhh this is cool i liked it i mean you know the fucking drill by now with these bdm/sdm albums

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Drowning in Phemaldehyde

Blistering Demo 2008 (2008) [Bootleg / Unauthorized]

Slam Death Metal

Goregrind

repetitive, death, heavy, disturbing, violence

may 2021

now THis is more like it. this honestly was my fav of all 3 parts, i love how lofi this is and how kinda shitty it sounds. compliments the style well

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Drowning in Phemaldehyde

The Slow Decay (2008) [EP]

Slam Death Metal

Goregrind

may 2021

the other part of that comp album thing. this one isnt as good, and its really just the production. it feels way thinner and the drum samples are too noticeable.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Drowning in Phemaldehyde

Blistering Corpse Abortion (2009)

Slam Death Metal

Goregrind

aggressive, uncommon time signatures, vulgar, abstract, sexual

may 2021

this is just covering the first part (the album): its pretty good. again thanks de0th for suggesting i listen to them. production is a bit wonky but u get used to it and its pretty fun shit.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Breakcore Gives Me Wood (2004)

Breakcore

Raggacore

may 2021

just fucking like idk nothing except for xanopticons was worth returning to. very boring and teeters on being annoying

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

black midi

Slow (Loud) (2021) [Single]

Avant-Prog, Jazz-Rock

Math Rock, Brutal Prog, Post-Rock

suspenseful, deadpan, surreal, complex, ominous

may 2021

uh pretty good its them doin their usual shtick theres a bit less distortion or quirky wankery kinda its pretty much just talented musicians playing a piece that would be difficult to play. you could say i am curious for their new lp

thumbs up

Boys & Girls Together

Boy Meets Summer (2000)

Indie Pop, Shibuya-kei

may 2021

i actually listened to this like 2 weeks ago i just forgot to rate it but its pretty good, this is one of the better albums i found from my short jpn indie pop shibuya kei dig. amazing vibes for the summertime

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Апосепсия [Aposepsy]

Апосепсия (2011)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Goregrind

Deathgrind, Avant-Garde Metal

chaotic, aggressive, complex, technical, dense

may 2021

basically mathcore meets bdm but its russian this is pretty damn good thanks for the rec de0th (pogfish)

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0 its actually insane how great this album is

Cerebral Effusion

Impulsive Psychopathic Acts (2010)

Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

vulgar, death, rhythmic, technical, aggressive

may 2021

another good one i was worried this was gonna be a samplefest cuz of the first track but it isnt so thats good

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Stages of Decomposition

Piles of Rotting Flesh (2014)

Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

heavy, scary, vulgar, violence, disturbing

may 2021

ohhhhh god im so far behind on these entries anyway this was cool thanks for the rec spotify

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Ominous Gatekeeper

Ominous Gatekeeper (2014)

Brutal Death Metal

lo-fi, heavy, raw, atonal, male vocalist

may 2021

this is honestly alright i mean its produced really fucking weirdly and its kind of cringe sometimes but what really took me out of it was the crying girl track for 3 minutes

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Fatuous Rump

Propagation of the Foul (2017)

Slam Death Metal

heavy, aggressive, rhythmic, male vocalist

may 2021

obviously very standard slam but i like the production and there are enough curveballs to make it an entertaining album.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Enmity

Vomit Forth Intestinal Excrement (2002) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

male vocalist, dense, uncommon time signatures, raw, atonal

may 2021

not really sure why everyone hates this guy so much hes fire and super consistent. i personalyl for one love the fucign wave of guitar that doesnt sound like anything. its an acquired taste. like getting used to uhhping snare.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Infectology

Innards of Misanthropic Embodiment (2016)

Brutal Death Metal

may 2021

this shits so good man how could i have ever lived without this

super dense and heavy hitting

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

I.W.

4 (2021)

Lolicore, Nightcore, Drum and Bass

Drum and Bass, Nightcore

sampling, energetic, melancholic, melodic

may 2021

im writing these several days late and very tired so sorry if that comes across in the next few entries.

this is cool it kind of beats around the bush a lot but is still fun and nice to listen along to.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

新しいフォルダー (2021)

Breakcore, Mashcore

Hardcore [EDM], Nightcore, Brostep

energetic, mashup, manic, lo-fi, sampling

may 2021

first track was,,,,,, odd but everything else is alright and standard for this type of music. cool still

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

女学生の日記 [Jogakusei no Nikki]

女学生の日記 Sketches 000001-000006 (2021) [EP]

Lolicore

Speedcore

manic, sampling, noisy, heavy, energetic

may 2021

not bad stuff at all, very nice return to form for this genre. much needed refreshness, just the classic anime opener with hardcore edm over it. cant go wrong there.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Dripping

Bring the Suffering (2005) [Compilation]

Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

vulgar, heavy, male vocalist, aggressive, sexual

may 2021

not bad, i really enjoy their slamming elements a lot, the samples always deterred me but after listening to this i think ill give them a second shot (third i think now actually). the last track is pretty fucking kvlt ngl

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Dripping

Demo 2000 (2000) [Additional release]

Slam Death Metal

may 2021

listening to their comp and this shows up in it so im rating it.

its pretty good, good set of well produced slam songs

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

April Recap

it was a month of a lot of music! and a lot of schoolwork! and some birthdays!

heres some of the stuff i really liked:

Dev/Null - Necrobestial Sadobreaks (4.0, 2008)

Venetian Snares - Huge Chrome Cylinder Box Unfolding (4.0, 2004)

maudlin of the Well - Part the Second (4.0, 2008)

Devourment - Butcher the Weak (4.0, 2006)

Merzbow - Karasu: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 4 (4.0, 2009)

이달의 소녀 오드아이써클 - Max & Match (4.0, 2017) (fav release of this month)

Effluence - Ballistic Bloodspray (4.0, 2021)

heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:

Visceral Uprooting - 50.39-Square-Kilometer Mass Grave (3.0, 2021)

Kid606 - PS I Love You (2.5, 2000)

Anto Data - Shoplifter (2.5, 2021)

Doddodo - Sample Bitch Story (2.5, 20006) (least fav release of this month)

Luke Vibert - We Hear You (3.0, 2009)

my favourite single:

i didnt have a favourite single from this month, unless you count 南海ホークウインド

some other highlights from this month:

-huge 2004 binge

-schools ALMOST over god fuck

-merzbird :smirk:

still just trying to pass stats god

Ronce

Lolita (2020) [EP]

ASMR, Sound Poetry, Musique concrète

Power Electronics, Sound Collage, Animal Sounds

suspenseful, mechanical, female vocalist, surreal, complex

april 2021

tanks for the rec de0th thaks fro the re ccde0th tha

pretty weird and unsettling, but still cool and worth listening to at least once. definitely sheds light on an important topic as well.

fav track: maybe 2

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Grey Frequency

Zener_27 (2021) [EP]

Dark Ambient

Bird Sounds

april 2021

first track: ambient if it had birdsong

second track: ambient

fav track:

least fav:

rating 3.0

Infectology

Promo 2021 (2021) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

heavy, vulgar, dark, sexual, violence

april 2021

AWESOME demo. seriously brutal crushing shit, these guys never stop. gonna def keep an eye out for them.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Anto Data

Shoplifter (2021)

Plunderphonics

Indietronica

female vocalist, sampling

april 2021

oh my fucking god this sucked i have high hopes this person makes great music one day but this really sucked and was like just fuckin nothing.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Amnjk

私立Cocmo学園女子中等部 E.P (Shiritsu Cocmo Gakuin Joshi Chutoubu EP) (2004) [EP]

Breakcore, Nerdcore Techno

Dark Ambient, Noise, Trip Hop, Glitch, Lolicore

sampling, lo-fi

april 2021

its so late at night writing these and im tired so short review this is whatever not a lot to grab onto here

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Junkyard God

Eat Shit and Live (2021) [EP]

Noisecore, Noisegrind

nonbinary vocalist, political, humorous, aggressive, dissonant

april 2021

run of the mill grindcore meets noisecore with programmed drums and funny titles

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

mebtk

_008 (2021) [EP]

Footwork

Juke

sampling, happy, warm, uplifting, party

april 2021

pretty okay. good to dance to but thats ab. gets a bit irritating aswell.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

1, 2, yyetsü

Mdina Jing Xuan was decanted (2021) [EP]

Breakcore

Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Lolicore, Ambient, Noise

rhythmic, noisy, surreal, androgynous vocals, mechanical

april 2021

ehhhh its alright. a bit abstract and watered down for my tastes but still interesting.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Anthems

Modelling (2019) [EP]

Deconstructed Club, Sound Collage

Glitch, Utopian Virtual

april 2021

pretty cool. i remember when i was a part of this label, those were the times.

fav track: 1

least fav: 3

rating: 3.5

Kalx

10162003 (2005)

IDM, Drill and Bass

Glitch

rhythmic, technical, manic, instrumental, futuristic

april 2021

thanks for the rec tejbi . this has been in my bc wishlist for a while now. i have a ton of homework to do today so i got this on plus a lot of other stuff in that wishlist to clear out. it isnt bad, might have to come back to it again someday

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Autechre

Quaristice (2008)

IDM, Experimental

Glitch, Ambient, Electro

complex, futuristic, instrumental, avant-garde, surreal

april 2021

finally got around to this version of quaristice. i think its cool its certainly a step up from the original in some aspects but i think it lacks that whacky chaotic feeling of the original, this is much more streamlined and autechre-typical. also no fucking different mixes of bnc castl? wtf

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

HALCALI

音樂ノススメ [Ongaku no susume] (2004)

Pop, J-Pop, Pop Rap, Shibuya-kei

Sunshine Pop

female vocalist, rhythmic, mellow, happy, playful

april 2021

very fun jpop/rap. super catchy and sassy sometimes which is cool. dont think im gonna listen to them much after this but still good to get my toes wet.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Kozo Inada

a[ ] (2000) [EP]

Glitch, Micromontage, Electroacoustic

Noise, Musique concrète, Onkyo

april 2021

a bit like the previous entry just shorter, has a bit more emphasis on the noise aspect of this stuff. interested to see what else this guy has.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Kozo Inada

Mort aux vaches: l[ ] (2004)

Drone, Musique concrète

Onkyo, Lowercase, Electroacoustic

april 2021

honestly pretty awesome. very dynamic, kind of tells a story. lovely silences and loud crescendos with great samples littering the work.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Kid606

PS I Love You (2000)

IDM

Minimal Techno, Glitch, Ambient

noisy

april 2021

god i listened to this once a while ago and hated it idk why tf i decided to come back but its so boring and minimal it like hurts to hear.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Bataille Solaire

Dolby's ON (2015)

IDM

Footwork, Glitch, Electroacoustic, Utopian Virtual, Bérite Club, Deconstructed Club

repetitive, abstract, progressive, maximalist, energetic

april 2021

not bad, very interesting and fun to dance to occaisonally. super high quality as well. a bit overhyped imo

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Dev/Null

Shards of Rhythm (2010) [EP]

Breakcore, Hardcore [EDM]

aggressive, rhythmic, energetic, heavy, dark

april 2021

wayyy more straight forward than necrocannibal. very high quality breakcore, super creative and dancy. love this guy.

fav track: 3

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Dev/Null

Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium Demo 2002 (2002) [Additional release]

Breakcore, Flashcore

Drill and Bass, Glitch

chaotic, uncommon time signatures, atonal, noisy

april 2021

pretty wishy washy with good ideas here and there, nothing worth coming back to but impressive for a debut. last track is dancy as fuck

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Smashed Face

Misanthropocentric (2010)

Brutal Death Metal

april 2021

by far their most adventurous but also their worst. silly breakdowns and lame parts litter every track, and this gets pretty close to deathcore imo (idrk what deaethcore sounds like but this feels like its that). not very good, maybe oneday theuy reuinite and give us the lp they deserve to make

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Smashed Face

Virulent Procreation (2006)

Brutal Death Metal

april 2021

fuck it nothing else to do time to run thru their discog. this is more of the same stuff but higher quality i think, and its got a bit more of a tech death feel to it i think, in the guitarwork most especially. not as good as their debut but still good. better cover art too

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Smashed Face

Human: Earth Parasite (2004)

Brutal Death Metal

april 2021

had this one saved for a while (2004core) and finally getting around to it. its pretty run of the mill stuff but surprisingly high quality for its obscurity. cover art is gold too lol

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Visceral Throne

Omnipotent Asperity (2012)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

heavy, raw, dark, aggressive, chaotic

april 2021

listened during my math class. not bad, nothing special tho.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

POLYSICS

Neu (2000)

Synth Punk, Sass

Noise Rock, Chiptune, New Wave, Zolo, Post-Hardcore, Post-Punk, Art Punk

manic, energetic, male vocalist, quirky, noisy

april 2021

super weird but very fun and cool stuff, might come back to this later. i think this is the sound i want to go for in a band im in.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Vibe Tribe

Melodrama (2004)

Full-On Psytrance

rhythmic, repetitive, sampling, psychedelic, energetic

april 2021

trying to get into trance and this is a bit what i feared. this is pretty long and mostly uninteresting, since its dance music and its hard to dance when im doing other things and also not in a club lol. i mean its tolerable but the length wears on you

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Meshum

Enigmatic Existential Essence (2021)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

aggressive, energetic, technical, dark, dissonant

april 2021

NOW we're talking. finally some good fuckign bdm from this year. only gripe here is the length, could be trimmed a bit, but this is a stellar release compared to the other two i talked ab earlier.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Mongólico

Mongolized (2021) [EP]

Grindcore

april 2021

cool ig idk nothing really insane happens, genre tags and length tell u all u need to know

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

SNKLS

Half Horn (2021) [EP]

Footwork, IDM

Deconstructed Club, Glitch, UK Bass

heavy, rhythmic, complex, instrumental, futuristic

april 2021

pretty cool to kinda dance to i was groovin to it while making lunch but it doesnt go much deeper than that.

cover art also is kinda lame

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Bladee & Mechatok

Drama (2021) [Single]

Pop Rap, Trap

Cloud Rap, Electropop

male vocalist, female vocalist, futuristic, party, rhythmic

april 2021

charli kills it but i didnt like this song that much to begin with, its whatever.

thumbs up ig idfk

Bodysnatch

Instigate the Lunatics (2021)

Slam Death Metal

Brutal Death Metal

energetic, male vocalist, lo-fi, rhythmic, vulgar

april 2021

in terms of like, how interesting the actual parts are, this is a huge step up from 50.39, but damn the fucking bass drops kill this. like, this would actually be so good if it werent so fucking focused on those insanely loud bass drops, it honestly ruins this. self indulgent stuff, not sought after well.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Visceral Uprooting

50.39-Square-Kilometer Mass Grave (2021)

Slam Death Metal

heavy, apocalyptic, death, aggressive, male vocalist

april 2021

did a lot of 2021 album digging because i need a fucking top list already damn its like april. anyway this sucks its really run of the mill boring slam i guess itd be cool in a club or live but im not in either of those so

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Cryogenetic

Heighten Awareness (2017)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

april 2021

pretty cool, i actually saved this a long time ago during the beginning of my first bdm binge but i forgot about it until now. good stuff, also love the cover art.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

You Have Three Seconds (2021)

Sound Collage, Electronic, Sound Effects

Ambient, Noise, Breakcore, Glitch, Musique concrète, Novelty, Field Recordings, Noisecore, Harsh Noise, Micromontage

surreal, playful, noisy, quirky, eclectic

april 2021

getting an early start on my day. this is whatever i mean its as good as a va comp of 3 second songs is.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

村山政二朗 [Seijiro Murayama] & Toshiya Tsunoda

Snared 60 Cuts (2010)

Field Recordings, Reductionism, Lowercase

Bird Sounds

avant-garde, natural

april 2021

just kind of out of boredom i listened to this. its cool, i guess when you listen to it you kind of forget this is all from the perspective of a snare or something. wouldve honestly enjoyed it a lot more if it werent for those lengthy psuedo silences with sin waves at the end of every song, or if the songs were like way longer.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

chelmico

Maze (2020)

Pop Rap

Experimental Hip Hop, J-Pop

energetic, eclectic, quirky, playful, female vocalist

april 2021

i didnt want to listen to this kind of as a joke between a friend of mine since he was going on ffor a while about how much he liked it, but i recently bought him the deluxe ver of it and we listened to some in his new car so i decided to fr check it out. its actually pretty great, way more experimenting than i expected, and super fun and catchy. gonna be revisiting this a lot for sure.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Curtis Chip

Eating Paste (2004)

IDM, Breakcore, Glitch

Drill and Bass, Glitch

dense, rhythmic, complex, instrumental, mechanical

april 2021

honestly really great idm, shame no one talks ab this at all lol. super fun

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5 maybe 4 one day

Knifehandchop

Techno-Gaiden (2004) [EP]

Hardcore [EDM], Gabber

Ragga, Breakcore

april 2021

cool stuff, fun to dance around to and damn catchy.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

capsule

S.F. Sound Furniture (2004)

Shibuya-kei, Picopop

Jazz Pop, Akishibu-kei, Bitpop

playful, urban, eclectic, uplifting, rhythmic

april 2021

pretty fun shibuya kei with some really cool glitchy electronic aspects. didnt think id love this as much as i did, great stuff to clean around the house to.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

sanodg

Mainline Voyage (1996) [Single]

Drum and Bass, Techno

april 2021

thanks for the rec, uncatastrophe

cool stuff, 4 versions of one song, but nothin id come back to. the dnb one is good

fav track: dnb

least fav: the bell one

rating: 3.0

Dev/Null

E-Boyz Revenge: 230 BPM Eternal (2004) [EP]

Breakcore

chaotic, energetic, party, raw, uncommon time signatures

april 2021

this is alright. fun at times but nowhere near as hard hitting or interesting as necrobestial

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Dev/Null

Necrobestial Sadobreaks (2008) [EP]

Breakcore

Cybergrind, Flashcore

chaotic, uncommon time signatures, aggressive, noisy, energetic

april 2021

ive always had a copy of this but ivent heard the entire thing in like, YEARS. originally found this thru zombie sunset on osu. this is pretty awesome ngl, one of my fav breakcore releases ever. gorechestra is balls to the wall insane, zombie sunset is kind of serene in its own way, and though its not as good as the others, society of defilement is actually pretty heavy hitting. the grinds are good too, short fucked up excerpts of grindcore meets breakcore turns flashcore. the metal aspect sounds like it would get old but it never overwelcomes its stay here and isnt distracting; dev/null is able to pretty skillfully pull off this uncommon genre mash. awesome stuff definitely recommend checking out.

fav track: gore or zombie

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Fornjotr

Kiro (2004) [Additional release]

Brutal Death Metal

Black Metal

heavy, dark, ominous, lo-fi, infernal

april 2021

pretty swagged out bdm, very well produced despite being an obscure demo. a bit lengthy at times but still worth hearing.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Квазар

Р.И.И. (2004)

Funeral Doom Metal

april 2021

still doing a 2004 grind.

this is pretty cool, the vocals are weird as hell, even for this genre (maybe not THAT weird i dont wanna oversell it but its weird enough to be noteworthy). genuinely emotional at times too, that instrumental track is great. wish these guys made more than 4 songs lol.

fav track: 2

least fav: 1 maybe

rating: 3.5

Chalera

Theophobium Excruciation (2018)

Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

heavy, dissonant, death, male vocalist, anti-religious

april 2021

not bad. did some exercising, trying to get a good looking core and arms (legs too, cant forget them lol) before summer starts (i know im a bit behind and thats not gonna happen but im trying lol). listened while doin that, good workout music. pretty solid production and i found myself drumming along a lot (when i could) lol.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

KAYO

三つ編みヒロイン (Mitsuami Heroine) (2004) [EP]

J-Pop

Shibuya-kei, Indietronica

april 2021

its okay. pretty inconsistent but catchy and fun at times. last song is nice

fav track: last or 3rd

least fav: maybe like 2nd

rating: 3.0

Trichomoniasis

Terminal Inversion (2019)

Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

Goregrind

uncommon time signatures, heavy, aggressive, complex, technical

april 2021

short and sweet, not bad at all. but i dont see how this is mathcore lol

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Anomalistic

Human Decimation (2016)

Slam Death Metal

heavy, vulgar, aggressive, energetic, rhythmic

april 2021

im not gonna lie this snare took me out. even after listening to so much of this stuff i was NOT ready for this fucking snare lol. pretty fuckin good album, super fun and enjoyable.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Devourment

Butcher the Weak (2006)

Slam Death Metal

sexual, heavy, disturbing, aggressive, vulgar

april 2021

pretty fucking good. it isnt as sloppy or primal as the decapitated corpse one but it makes up for it in actual brilliant song writing. the "faster faster faster" thing was actually chilling, so fucking good. thats how i knew this was a 4

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Ecchymosis

Aberrant Amusement in Cadaveric Vomitplay (2016)

Slam Death Metal

death, heavy, sexual, vulgar, violence

april 2021

definitely not as good as their newest lp, the snare is pretty bad LOL but still super fun enjoyable stuff

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Necroexophilia

Frantic Visions of a Xenogod (2014)

Slam Death Metal

Goregrind

energetic, rhythmic, vulgar, raw, aggressive

april 2021

man when these guys go wild they fuckin GO holy crap. insanely talented

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Theurgy

Demo 2021 (2021) [Additional release]

Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

technical, complex, heavy, raw, dark

april 2021

pretty strong set of songs, very brutal. excited to see more from these guys.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Abominable Putridity

In the End of Human Existence (2007)

Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

male vocalist, aggressive, violence, heavy, rhythmic

april 2021

god i need to consume all of this i cant get enough of this shif

ghis is cool pretty good production but nothing crazy here

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

暗狱戮尸

A Blood Clot Ejaculation (2015)

Slam Death Metal

heavy, vulgar, aggressive, energetic, sexual

april 2021

fuck effluence man lol all i want to do it listen to bdm now

this is pretty catchy and groovy i wasnt expecting to dance to this lol

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Effluence

Ballistic Bloodspray (2021) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

Gorenoise, Free Improvisation, Avant-Garde Metal

heavy, violence, manic, death, dissonant

april 2021

hooooly shitわ this is so fucking insane. so good. sooo good. effluence is the greatest band of all time. did not know it was possible to outdo encenathrakh

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Skip Club Orchestra

itsnoone (2019)

Footwork

april 2021

another pretty cool album, feels a bit more straightforward than VA, with the long drawn out footwork tracks. great work

fav track:

least fav: that 15 second noise one

rating: 3.5

Duncan Avoid

Metaphysics (2004)

Post-Industrial, IDM, Flashcore

Flashcore

dark, dissonant, chaotic, noisy, rhythmic

april 2021

first bit of this had me worried but it picks up pretty quick. very approachable flashcore but still very surreal.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Skip Club Orchestra

Vita Activa (2017)

Footwork

IDM

april 2021

this is real cool. super abstract and spacious and minimal footwork/juke witj some idm. kinda excited to see this guys other stuff

fav track: va11

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Luke Vibert

We Hear You (2009)

Instrumental Hip Hop, Plunderphonics

Acid Techno, Dubstep, Breakbeat

sampling, rhythmic, psychedelic, playful, urban

april 2021

theres a lot of cool ideas here but this is just so long and so boring.

good coverart though

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Battle of the Future Buddhas

Twin Sharkfins (1998)

Dark Psytrance, Goa Trance

Forest Psytrance

repetitive, energetic, rhythmic, psychedelic, instrumental

april 2021

VERY good trance music, i be cuttin shapes in tha damn bathroom to this. pounding rave stuff for sure

fav track: 2nd track

least fav:

rating: 4.0

劇場版 鬼滅の刃 無限列車編 [Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train] (2020)

april 2021

saw this with my gf. we went at like a super late time (10:45 iirc) and were expecting it to be kinda emptier than usual since its so late but it ended up being pretty packed. luckily the people there werent super annoying except this one kid (yes, child) i saw had on an ahegao hoodie i laughed pretty hard lol but not like at him i didnt wanna ruin his day.

the movie is pretty good. they cut down a lot on the more annoying aspects of characters (inosuke here is much more palatable and is actually really funny. zenitsu also has very few lines compared to your average episode and is pretty funny as well) and it is visually very appealing. we meet the fire hashira, rengoku, who is a pretty well done character. the fight sequences are great, the plot is cool, but might only gripe is probably the ending. spoiler: click to read. other than that great movie

demonslauyed/10

南海ホークウインド [Nankai Hawkwind]

南海ホークウインド (1987) [Single]

Noise Rock, Acid Rock

Field Recordings

surreal, manic, chaotic, psychedelic, raw

april 2021

been meaning for a while to catalogue this, listened to it first like 2 or 3 years ago lol. pretty cool, production is fucking dumpster and the second side is just people talking but i love the mystery of this record.

thumbs up

Black Dresses

Forever in Your Heart (2021)

Electro-Industrial, Industrial Rock

Industrial Metal, Glitch Pop, Electroclash

female vocalist, LGBTQ, noisy, aggressive, mechanical

april 2021

this is nice, pretty catchy and aggressive at times, they really know how to scream. wasnt expecting industrial rock but it wss still cool.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

파란노을 [Parannoul]

To See the Next Part of the Dream (2021)

Shoegaze, Emo, Indie Rock

Noise Pop, Post-Rock, Post-Hardcore

noisy, melancholic, raw, introspective, male vocalist

april 2021

this was cool, for some reason i had it in my head rhat this would be like crumbling but was pleasantly surprised. very cathartic at times these guys know how to make a good chorus but damn the punchy fuckin drums get a little annoying sometimes.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Ad Nauseam

Imperative Imperceptible Impulse (2021)

Avant-Garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Progressive Metal, Modern Classical

uncommon time signatures, technical, dissonant, complex, aggressive

april 2021

pretty awesome tdm with bdm influences? maybe? for sure? and super janky and weird. been meaning to listen for a while glad the wait payed off

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0 but it might be 3.5 when i come back to it idk

Wheaton Research

Living Under a Thin Film (1999)

Electroacoustic

Drone, EAI

april 2021

pretty awesome eai/wierd abstract electronic stuff. pretty different from the tokyo 02.00 album in that its just wheaton and there arent any traditional instruments. first track is genuinely beautiful as well. excited to dive a bit further into his work.

fav track: 1

least fav: whichever one was just like a minute of high pitch frequency

rating: 4.0

이달의 소녀 yyxy [LOONA yyxy]

beauty&thebeat (2018) [EP]

K-Pop, Dance-Pop

Synthpop

female vocalist, love, playful, summer, bittersweet

april 2021

ok this ones cool. the grimes track is AWESOME. absolutely love it, and rendezvous isnt bad either. the rest is good but nothin crazy. def one of the best releases in tje loonasphere

fav track: love4eva

least fav: one way

rating: 3.5

이달의 소녀 1/3 [LOONA 1/3]

Love & Live (2017) [EP]

K-Pop, Synthpop

Dance-Pop, Contemporary R&B, Sophisti-Pop, Synth Funk

romantic, female vocalist, melodic, vocal group, playful

april 2021

this is basically just like whatever. nothing really super interesting, even if objectively pleasing to hear.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

이달의 소녀 [LOONA]

12:00 (2020) [EP]

K-Pop, Dance-Pop, Electropop

Contemporary R&B, Future House, Pop Rap, Synthpop

female vocalist, uplifting, rhythmic, energetic, nocturnal

april 2021

this ones alright too but i can def see why its so polarizing. that second track is really fucking awful lol. but a few tracks here make up for it enough.

fav track: universe

least fav: 2nd

rating: 3.5

이달의 소녀 [LOONA]

# (2020) [EP]

K-Pop, Dance-Pop

Contemporary R&B, Bass House, Future Bass, Pop Rap, Electropop

female vocalist, urban, boastful, melodic, love

april 2021

yeah im getting through their entire discog fuck you

this one is actually alright theres a small handful of songs i really enjoy.

fav track: din ding dong maybe

least fav:

rating: 3.5

이달의 소녀 [LOONA]

X X (2019) [EP]

K-Pop, Electropop, Dance-Pop

Contemporary R&B, Future Bass, Trap [EDM]

female vocalist, rhythmic, love, lush, melodic

april 2021

its alright its no much better tjan ++.

fav track: colors ig

least fav:

rating: 3.0

이달의 소녀 [LOONA]

+ + (2018) [EP]

K-Pop, Dance-Pop

Future Bass, Electropop, Synthpop

female vocalist, happy, rhythmic, energetic, melodic

april 2021

ok listen

this is actually pretty mid but hi high is like euphoric so

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Merzbow

Electric Salad (1996)

Harsh Noise

Musique concrète, Power Noise

psychedelic, noisy, dense, sampling, aggressive

april 2021

seriously awesome stuff. super dynamic and satisfying to listen to, lots of different modes merzbow changes through here. honestly better to get into him thru here than pulse demon

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Matt Ox

OX (2018)

Trap

Tread, Cloud Rap, Pop Rap, No Melody

repetitive, male vocalist, rhythmic, minimalistic, energetic

april 2021

its cool the jetlag track and pull up track are pretty enjoyable but the rest is just like w/e. it kind of sucks hes so young because all he can rap about is just having a lot of money lol.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Bobbie's Rockin' Chair

...Like Nothing Else You Ever Tasted (2004) [Compilation]

Sunshine Pop, Twee Pop

uplifting, melodic, summer, energetic

april 2021

this is just their two eps with a single bonus track sandwiched between them, and the second ep is kind of out of order.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Bobbie's Rockin' Chair

Love Can Make Your Mind (1998) [EP]

Indie Pop

april 2021

this is literally the same as the last one except for some reason in the version i downloaded everythjng is in the left ear except for some drums.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Bobbie's Rockin' Chair

Young Friends (1998) [EP]

Neo-Acoustic, Twee Pop, Shibuya-kei

Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Pop

female vocalist, lush, happy, summer, male vocalist

april 2021

more okay-ish shibuya kei. i have a feeling this will all just be alright.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Kero Kero Bonito

Civilisation II (2021) [EP]

Synthpop, Indietronica

Electropop, Deep House

female vocalist, futuristic, rhythmic, conscious, progressive

april 2021

honestly pretty good. princess is still cool, and the last track is kinda insane. not sure the new electronica inspired phase of theirs is my fav but its still good so

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Marshmallow Kisses

I Wonder Why My Favorite Boy Leaves Me an EP (2004) [EP]

Twee Pop, Shibuya-kei

Chamber Pop, Neo-Acoustic

spring, happy, peaceful, female vocalist, romantic

april 2021

same situation as below. nothing super interesting. though apparently these guys are from china which is odd

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Corniche Camomile

Onepiece Recording (1998) [EP]

Shibuya-kei, Twee Pop, Neo-Acoustic

female vocalist

april 2021

not bad stuff, on a bit of a shibuyakei kick so just finding artists that last.fm recommends to me

overall its good but theres nothing worth coming back to

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Roly Poly Rag Bear

Ryan's Favorite (2003) [EP]

Twee Pop

Shibuya-kei, Jangle Pop, Dream Pop

mellow, female vocalist, duet, playful, lush

april 2021

here we go, this is a bit closer in style to straw water pinstripe than it is to their shibuya sound on hana. pretty good chill stuff.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Roly Poly Rag Bear

John's Running (2000) [EP]

Twee Pop, Indie Pop

Shibuya-kei

lo-fi, female vocalist, uplifting, playful, summer

april 2021

this is cool its just earlier versions of tracks that would later appear on hana, so its not my favourite theyve done. more shibuya oriented stuff so.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Roly Poly Rag Bear

Straw, Water, Pinstripe (2004) [EP]

Indie Pop, Shibuya-kei

Dream Pop, Neo-Acoustic, Twee Pop, Slowcore

soft, soothing, male vocalist, mellow, melodic

april 2021

MUCH better than hana, this is way more indie rock oriented which is what im lookin for in these guys, i need way less shibuya.

gonna dig into their discog see waht i can find.

fav track: no favs but this shit is great on a sunny day

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Teratocarcinomas

Brainless Ritualized Brutality (2018)

Slam Death Metal, Goregrind

Noisecore

april 2021

thanks for the recommendation, de0th! big chungus! Lol!

this is pretty fucking brutal lol. its super lofi and gurgly but its nice background music. very brainless indeed. but not sure how often ill come back to it

fav track: the spongebob and x games mode samples made me laugh

least fav: just wish there were less samples ;(

rating: 3.0

Wheaton Research

Tokyo 02.00 (2000)

EAI, Onkyo

Ambient, Field Recordings

aleatory, noisy, complex, suspenseful, mysterious

april 2021

listening to this at 2am really tired i was like o_0 lol

this is pretty cool. very interesting EAI/onkyo stuff with touches of field recordings and even some hints of lowercase? also that roster of featured artists is pretty fucking insane lol.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Merzbow

Oersted (1996)

Harsh Noise

chaotic, noisy, instrumental, dense, complex

april 2021

pretty interesting, but i think what holds it back for me is that its a bit inconsistent. good album tho i can see why people praise this one.

fav track: 3

least fav:

rating: 3.5

The Flashbulb

Hardscrabble (2012)

IDM, Brostep, Glitch Hop [EDM]

Breakcore, Acid Techno

rhythmic, chaotic, urban, instrumental, futuristic

april 2021

lol just awesome its the flashbulb but dubstep

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Savant

ISM (2012)

Complextro, Brostep

Chiptune, Glitch Hop [EDM], Drumstep

complex, instrumental, rhythmic, sampling, playful

april 2021

just so fucking bloated, and really cliche and lame lol. GUYS WHAT IF I UH WHAT IF I SAMPLE VIDEO GAME AND ALSO MAKE BASS DROP LOL

nightmare adventures and starfish go hard as fuck tho

fav track: nightmare adventures

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Wagon Christ

Sorry I Make You Lush (2004)

IDM, Downtempo

Breakbeat, Synth Funk, Downtempo, Acid Breaks, Plunderphonics

playful, sampling, warm, lush, quirky

april 2021

rec'd by tejbi. its alright, pretty and inoffensive idm stuff.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Skrillex

Show Tracks (2019) [EP]

Future Bass, Hybrid Trap

Trap [EDM]

rhythmic, energetic, androgynous vocals, male vocalist, party

april 2021

LOL ive been looking for that first song for so long now i heard it on some gorilla spinning meme and liked it a lot. second track is pretty good too.

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Skrillex

My Name Is Skrillex (2010) [EP]

Fidget House, Complextro

Brostep, French Electro

manic, energetic, sampling, chaotic, party

april 2021

pretty weird mixed bag, weekends is great, the drop on the title track is cool, and the version of with you friends is good too, but this is just all over the place and horribly produced lol.

fav track: weekends

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Skrillex

More Monsters and Sprites (2011) [EP]

Brostep

Drumstep

energetic, party, mechanical, aggressive, chaotic

april 2021

if im going to be honest what a lame release. equinox is alright but im not going to lie it gets old, its just a meme. ruffneck is pretty lame too, the orchestration is nice and catchy but it does nothing for me and also takes up like 7 fucking minutes of runtime here and the rest are just more shitty scary monster remixes. i think skrillex wouldve really benefited if he just release SMNS with equinox and ruffneck (both mixes) and dropped those remixes and just made this ep entirely remixes. wouldve much rather appreciated that.

fav track: equinox i guess

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Doddodo

Sample Bitch Story (2006) [EP]

Experimental Hip Hop, Instrumental Hip Hop, Breakbeat

Turntablism, Industrial Hip Hop, Toypop

sampling, lobit, dense, noisy, playful

april 2021

this sucked. i have nothing else to say.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

이달의 소녀 오드아이써클 [LOONA ODD EYE CIRCLE]

Max & Match (2017)

K-Pop, Dance-Pop, Future Bass

Contemporary R&B, Electropop, Synthpop

female vocalist, lush, melodic, rhythmic, energetic

april 2021

checked this out because of the recent chart thing that happened. but oh my lord this is great lol. the first 5 (6 on a good day) tracks are like heavenly. amazing stuff to dance to and super catchy and sweet. definitely going to keep checking out loona's main stuff, this is great. last track is cool too its a remix of girl front with their other song ODD.

fav track: girl front or uncover

least fav: 2nd to last

rating: 4.0

Merzbow

13 Japanese Birds in a Bag (2010) [Compilation]

Noise

Free Improvisation, Harsh Noise

nature, noisy, improvisation, rhythmic, instrumental

april 2021

full review will be in the *Long* diary soon, when i have time to write about it. but just stating this here the bonus tracks are cool they dont offer much other than merzbow making noise but still not unpleasant.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Main Attrakionz

Blackberry Ku$h (2011) [Mixtape]

Cloud Rap

Trap, Experimental Hip Hop

lush, psychedelic, drugs, male vocalist, boastful

april 2021

this is real cool. some very early cloud rap (also random ass danny brown feature lol). production sounds awesome too

fav track: first one

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Skrillex

Recess (2014)

Brostep, Electronic Dance Music

Trap [EDM], Bass House, Moombahton

party, urban, rhythmic, eclectic, futuristic

april 2021

been listenin to lots of skrillex too. i was definitely way too hard on this when i first rated it, it isnt too bad. some classix here. but ultimately yeah its pretty boring and hsd a lot of unnecessary tracks. kind of wish skrillex just did the brostep thing on every track or said he was done w brostep completely.

fav track: probably try it out

least fav: coast is clear sucks man

rating: 3.0

Merzbow

Chabo: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 13 (2010)

Noise

Harsh Noise

april 2021

finally finished. well sort of. going to go listen to the bonus tracks tomorrow when i get time.

this last piece is honestly a very good note to end on, while it doesnt feature any drumming (or any i could hear) its a good mix of everything covered in the 12 other parts. some of merzbows best digital noise for sure.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Merzbow

Tsubame: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 12 (2010)

Noise

Harsh Noise, Noise Rock

noisy, rhythmic

april 2021

definitely the worst one in the series. merzbow just does fucking nothing for an hour but your ears also kinda hurt.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

X Japan

Art of Life (1993) [EP]

Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal, Power Metal

Modern Classical

passionate, epic, introspective, existential, male vocalist

april 2021

i listened to this once a long time ago, but id forgotten about it until recently. its pretty good, super pleasing to the ears, and that weird dissonant piano section is crazy. but i just dont think i was super mindblown by it. actually idk. as im writing this im remembering i really liked a lot of it oh whatever im done talking 4.0

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Sorry about my face

Travel in bed (2021)

Drill and Bass, Breakcore, Glitch Hop

rhythmic, atmospheric, depressive, noisy

april 2021

pretty cool. i own a few of this guys albums but i hadnt heard his stuff in a few years, decided to check this out a while ago cuz 2021 finally getting to it

its cool leaves a but to be desired, not as break-oriented as i expected but still nice. very comfy calm stuff

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Atomhead

Aftermath (2011)

Electronic Dance Music

Hi-Tech Psytrance, Flashcore

april 2021

this is really cool. its like who wah kill sound if kid606 knew how to make flashcore. brilliant stuff this guys a genius

fav track: first one

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Autechre

Digital Exclusive EP (2008) [EP]

IDM

Glitch, Dub Techno

dense, complex, technical, instrumental, avant-garde

april 2021

been meaning to listen to this and finally found some time while doing work for my proofs class. it’s pretty cool but i’d only really come back to the first track.

fav track: io

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Textasy

Deep South Bass Cuts (2018) [EP]

Hardcore Breaks

Ghettotech, Jungle, Footwork

energetic, mellow, sampling, rhythmic, nocturnal

april 2021

saw the cover and was required to listen to this.

first track is heavenly second track is okay

fav track: 1

least fav: 2

rating: 3.5

Keith Rowe, Thomas Lehn & Marcus Schmickler

Rabbit Run (2003)

EAI

Musique concrète, Indeterminacy

sampling, playful, chaotic, noisy

april 2021

lol big chungus okay anyway this is kinda cool, very spacey and calm EAI (as opposed to lehn's debut), with random dance music samples on the first half. overall pretty cool, might come back later

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Steve Roden

Translations & Articulations (1997)

Lowercase, Ambient

Ambient, Sound Art

avant-garde, atmospheric, mysterious, minimalistic, sparse

april 2021

pretty chill. very loop-y. apparently made from construction noises, which is interesting.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

cpxn

0 (2016) [EP]

Drum and Bass

Breakcore, FM Synthesis, Atmospheric Drum and Bass

april 2021

owned this for a while, never really listened to it until now tho lol. its cool, some cool breaks.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

beakrot

For That Fluttery Feeling You Give Me (2016)

IDM, Breakcore

Ambient

april 2021

finally added this to the database. surprised this guys stuff is nowhere online

its pretty good, very atmospheric breaks/dnb with ambient here and there. owned it for a while and havent really listened to it until now (other than the title track).

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Merzbow

Shirasagi: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 11 (2009)

Noise, Free Improvisation

Harsh Noise, Noise Rock

urban, noisy, rhythmic

april 2021

oh my fucking god this vaccine is really kicking in. ive also been working for 5 hours at this point and holy crap im so sick rn. i dont think merzbow is helping lol. also i have to do like 4x as much work because of our huge truck coming tomorrow and my gf left early so i need to finish her department.

this one is a bit of a mixed bag. reminds me of some of the elseq installations. while there are ups and downs, dismemberment is certainly one of the greatest merzbow songs ever. not even sure what genre id call it, sometimes it even feels like extratone. great amazing stuff there.

fav track: dismemberment

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Merzbow

Niwatori: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 10 (2009)

Noise

Free Improvisation, Harsh Noise

noisy, improvisation, rhythmic

april 2021

genuinely great. first two tracks have some impressive noise, and some of akita's best drumming thus far. the last track is literally a death grips loop but merzbow and its fucking great lol

fav track: last one

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Merzbow

Hiyodori: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 9 (2009)

Harsh Noise

Free Improvisation, Power Noise

noisy, improvisation, rhythmic, psychedelic, instrumental

april 2021

back on my merzbow birds. this one was kinda... eh. the first track was really boring, very laid back merzbow, the noises got a bit annoying sometimes. second track is a cool concept, its very noise rock-ish in its execution, and its honestly a bit danceable, but it goes on for way too long without doing anything to keep me interested. last track isnt bad though

fav track: last one

least fav: first one

rating: 3.0

Neurogenic

Ouroboric Stagnation (2016)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

technical, male vocalist, manic, dark, chaotic

april 2021

finally got my first vaccine shot. i really hate needles which is why i skipped out the first offer i got but i knew i couldnt this time. despite how much i hate the idea of needles and stuff it always surprises me how painless it really is. as many people say, its JUST a small pinch, which is true, but even now, in a post-shot clarity, i would never go back for another (i mean i will... but my brain says not to).

anyway, finally got to this rec de0th. its pretty good, surprisingly catchy and "dancey" (as dancey as brutal death metal can get). i also applaud these guys for not doing stupid ambient tracks.

fav track:

least fav: theres this one song where it goes quiet then theres like a reverse cymbal into the next section idk it was cheesy

rating: 3.5

Steve Roden

Forms of Paper (2001)

Lowercase

Ambient, Electroacoustic, Sound Art

avant-garde, sparse, atmospheric, repetitive, mysterious

april 2021

meant to listen to this way too long ago. finally got around to it. like many of you i also discovered lowercase through the watchmojo video. been in the queue since then lol.

its cool, i really dont understand the low ratings. yes of course its paper shuffling, but you cannot tell at all! the noises and textures here are alien-like, why would we knock off points for the method of production? did everyone forget the beach boys sampled soda cans? utterly ridiculous. good record, would rec for reading.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Bladee & Mechatok

Grace (Salem Remix) (2021) [Single]

Witch House

Trap

ethereal, futuristic, dense, androgynous vocals, male vocalist

april 2021

kind of what i expected but not really, was thinking more bladee vocals and would be longer but im not really surprised with how it is. its cool, but kind of boring

thumbs sidewaaiz

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

april 2021

went to go see this with some friends. it wasnt bad, the action scenes are good, but honestly it lacked in a lot of areas. firstly, it was super lame how often we had to watch that stupid subplot of the conspiracy kids that just wasnt even fucking necessary. the only purpose of that entire subplot is spoiler: click to read and to give milly bobby brown some money. also the entire spoiler: click to read. but the action sequences did look good. the movie actually looks awesome tbh, very visually well done (especially spoiler: click to read). oh also it IS really stupid how spoiler: click to read.

monkeyfunny/10

Woesum

Blue Summer (2021)

Cloud Rap

Alternative R&B, Trap, Pop Rap, UK Drill

male vocalist, summer, lush, uplifting, optimistic

april 2021

this is cool. i was excited to hear bladee, thaiboy and yung lean all together and i was rightfully so. the bladee features are all really heavenly and i was pleasantly surprised to see that i actually love all the thaiboy features too. im not a huge yung lean guy but airwalkers made me smile, hearing him and bladee just be friends is pretty heartwarming. i tried being optimistic about the other features and the few instrumental tracks but i just ended up not really caring for them or finding anything worth returning to in them.

fav track: violet gold maybe

least fav: not my least fav (i actually love it) but exceler sticks out pretty bad here, not sure why that couldnt just be a one time single

rating: 3.5

Merzbow

Kokuchou: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 8 (2009)

Noise

Free Improvisation, Harsh Noise

noisy, rhythmic

april 2021

thiiis is pretty fuckin nuts. the black swan track is some seriously intense stuff, the drumming is very death metal-y and in general its just harsh as hell. colored rain is also cool, it sounds like he sampled actual storms for this at some points.

fav track: black swan

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Merzbow

Kujakubato: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 7 (2009)

Noise

Free Improvisation, Harsh Noise

noisy, improvisation, rhythmic

april 2021

this one was interesting, it felt like something closer to a rock album than ive ever heard, which is partly due to the more conventional drumming (especially on the 2nd and 3rd songs). very tolerable but nothing super memorable

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Merzbow

Kamo: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 6 (2009)

Noise, Free Improvisation

noisy, rhythmic

april 2021

this ones pretty good too. the drumming is starting to get a lot better as the releases go on, and i also didnt know it was akita drumming? which adds a bit of charm to this lol. also this cover is really funny looking

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Merzbow

Uzura: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 5 (2009)

Harsh Noise, Free Improvisation

Free Improvisation

rhythmic, noisy, heavy, dark, chaotic

april 2021

back to the birds. this one is actually one of the first merzbow records id ever listened to, i randomly picked it out when i got a spotify account back in 2018. i didnt like it much LOL

anyway revisiting it now its pretty good. first and last tracks are real awesome, this album almost feels a bit noisecore-y with its execution, some shouts and you have a futuristic gerogerigegege record. super harsh stuff, might bump it later

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Reynols

Blank Tapes (2000)

Tape Music, Lowercase

Noise, Drone, Ambient Noise Wall

avant-garde, instrumental, soothing, hypnotic, aleatory

april 2021

FINALLY got to this album. i meant to last year but i had one of those music freak outs and just unsaved a ton of stuff. but im kinda interested in lowercase rn and i remembered this and i fuckin love this concept so i came back to it. i was scared everything was gonna be as quiet as the first track lol but luckily no. track 5 sticks out like a sore thumb, actual almost harsh noise, but other than that everything is very calm and plain. didnt expect it to be as diverse (ish) as it was

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Merzbow

Karasu: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 4 (2009)

Noise, Free Improvisation

Harsh Noise

noisy, rhythmic

april 2021

after work i was hanging out with friends and i decided not to listen to anymore but i was in the mood so i just said fuck it and put this on. but this is absolutely the best one so far. first track is fucking pummeling, crazy sounds and wild panning hes doing. last track is also amazing, not to mention on every track here all the drums sound awesome. huge highlight in the series so far.

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Merzbow

Yurikamome: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 3 (2009)

Noise

Free Improvisation, Harsh Noise

noisy, rhythmic

april 2021

luckily the series picks back up here though. first track is the the first in the series thats above 30 minutes i think, and its not bad. i guess theres a reason he goes on for so long on all his albums, when he has more time to work with he can do a lot more. last track is also real great. overall a good pickup from part 2

fav track: 3

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Merzbow

Fukurou: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 2 (2009)

Noise, Harsh Noise

Free Improvisation

noisy, rhythmic, instrumental

april 2021

this was real lame. drums got worse, noise wasnt even that good either. definitely worried here but ive already committed so whatever

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Merzbow

Suzume: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 1 (2009)

Harsh Noise, Noise

Free Improvisation

noisy, rhythmic, psychedelic, atonal, manic

april 2021

needed some noise at work and i just caved in and found went merzbow digging. decided on this bird series just cuz its real long (13 parts, 12ish hours) and ive been meaning to get through it for a while now.

this first installation is alright, the drumming i was worried about, its real intrusive sometimes which makes it hard to pay attention to the noise which is actually kinda cool. i think whats cool about his laptop era stuff is that the noise is just really varied, and weird, it has an almost idm kind of feel to it, its very computery (which makes sense) rather than his pre-laptop era stuff that was very pummeling-focused. anyway this is okay, track 2 doesnt have any drums which makes it a nice breather track. last 2 tracks arent so bad, overall its good. im worried but excited to keep listening to these, especially seeing all those low reviews.

fav track: 2

least fav: 1

rating: 3.5

The Cherry Point & John Wiese

White Gold (2006)

Harsh Noise Wall, Harsh Noise

instrumental, repetitive, noisy, raw, heavy

april 2021

honestly just needed some noise to listen to at work. this is pretty damn good though the first track is super dynamic despite being very hnw rooted and the second track is straight hnw, good shitわ

fav track: probably A

least fav:

rating: 3.5

5G

Hello 5G!!! (2019) [EP]

Cloud Rap, Trap, Experimental Hip Hop

Tread

sexual, drugs, lo-fi, ethereal, dense

april 2021

other than the first track this is all just alright.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

The Bruce Lee Band

Rental!! Eviction!! (2019)

Ska Punk, Third Wave Ska

april 2021

exactly like you think itll sound. no surprises here but the short runtime is nice

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Arboga Teenage Riot

Ugly Crew Demos (2004)

Digital Hardcore

Breakbeat Hardcore

female vocalist, aggressive, quirky, lo-fi, raw

april 2021

you know i wanted to listen to this a real long time ago, maybe 2019 or something? i forgot how id found out it existed, but yeah i wanted to hear it so i ended up going on this massive rabbit hole and found out about this label/record store called Aquarius or something that sold these at one point so i emailed the owner and was like hey can you send me a download for this and he was like uh nah but i can mail the cd to you and idk i didnt trust it so i just didnt reply but its nice to see this is finally on youtube lol.

anyway its like okay i mean its just like shitty synth electronic music with terribly mixed female shrieks and screams pasted on top. kinda cool though it def gets the point for obscurity and bizarreness. shitわ like this makes me wonder though where these people are who made it, what theyre doing. we ever getting a comeback? Hello Kitty Suicide Club reunited so... anything’s possible i guess...

fav track:

least fav: i think its like track 3 or 5 or smth idk but its literally just the teenage mutant ninja turtle song (i think idk lol) which was kinda lame.

rating: 3.0

サイケアウツ [Cycheouts]

ン・パカ オーヴァードライヴ (1999)

Nerdcore Techno, Jungle

Breakcore

april 2021

pretty cool nerdcore stuff. nothing id go out of my way to listen to a lot but its good background music while i clean or something lol.

fav track:

least fav: no least favs but i gotta say this thing is pretty lengthy and you can feel each minute

rating: 3.5

Merzbow

Dharma (2001)

Noise

Harsh Noise, Drone

noisy, cold, avant-garde, ominous, instrumental

april 2021

not bad, this is during his transitional phase into laptop made noise, but honestly its not as bad as people say this era is. first and third tracks are cool explorations of noise/harshnoise and tape music, using weird loops and samples. last one is a pretty expansive droning wall of sound kind of thing. less variation than the first three but very atmospheric. overall pretty good but nothing super insane like his earlier works

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Bong-Ra / Enduser / Shitmat

Monsters of Mashup (2005) [EP]

Breakcore

Happy Hardcore, Mashcore

april 2021

just like okay breakcore. its got bongra and shitmat so maybe that’s exciting to oldschool fans but i personally dont care for either of their works.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Abortifacient-A, B, C.

Gorenoise

april 2021

what the fuck LOL

i dont think im removed enough to love this yet but ill get back to it

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

maudlin of the Well

Part the Second (2009)

Progressive Rock, Art Rock

Chamber Music, Experimental Rock, Avant-Prog, Post-Rock

atmospheric, lush, mellow, ethereal, abstract

april 2021

been waiting a while to sink into this but this is actually super awesome. very beautiful prog/art rock with dashes of post in there as well. even if you dont like them going away from metal this is undeniably a great record and honestly i expected it. i dont think anyone could ever make another Bath or LYBM.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

春ねむり [Haru Nemuri]

春と修羅 [Haru to shura] (2018)

Noise Pop, Shimokita-kei

Hip Hop, Post-Hardcore, Noise Rock, Art Rock, Pop, J-Pop

female vocalist, energetic, passionate, noisy, rhythmic

april 2021

listened to this a looong time ago around when it came out but i wasnt on rym then so. i remember thinkin it was just kinda mid other than the opener, and i was supposed to see this band with a friend but then the pandemic happened (kinda glad i didnt go lol cuz i didnt know any of their songs that well and wasnt even big on them). but after having listened again i can safely say this is a very solid record. its very happy and catchy but theres a lot of little surprises that keep you curious throughout. the remixes are cool, especially that jazz/jcore one.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Speed Dealer Moms

Speed Dealer Moms (2010) [EP]

IDM, Drill and Bass

Drill and Bass, Glitch, Progressive Electronic

april 2021

overall just boring. cool if you like idm and want to hear aaron try his hand at non-breakcore stuff but idk didnt really do it for me.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Time Machines

Time Machines (1998)

Drone

Binaural Beats

hypnotic, psychedelic, meditative, instrumental, minimalistic

april 2021

not bad... def a vibe .... loll. its cool its not bad to work to and i guess it does feel like it goes by pretty quick so it achieves that time warping thing kinda. i like the powerline vibes tho reminds me of lain.

fav track: 3rd

least fav:

rating: 3.5 im in a good mood

Esoteric

Subconscious Dissolution Into the Continuum (2004)

Funeral Doom Metal

Death Doom Metal

heavy, nocturnal, ominous, funereal, depressive

april 2021

not as cool as the enigma one but its still not bad, no one does funeral like these guys

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

A Sunny Day in Glasgow

Sea When Absent (2014)

Shoegaze, Dream Pop

Noise Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Indietronica, Progressive Pop

happy, summer, psychedelic, surreal, atmospheric

april 2021

though theres lots of variety and it can be very pretty at times i think its way too unfocused and meanders a lot. also sometimes is kinda annoying.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Squarepusher

Ultravisitor (2004)

Drill and Bass, IDM

Breakcore, Nu Jazz, Glitch, Free Jazz, Experimental, Electroacoustic

eclectic, technical, improvisation, complex, chaotic

april 2021

wayy too fuckin long winded to bd worth ever coming back to again, and the jazz portions while definitely interesting are ultimately very dull. the actual idm bits too are real inconsistent and dont ever hit home for me. that said its still a cool blend of free jazz and abstract idm so points for that.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Enduser

Bollywood Breaks (2004) [EP]

Breakbeat, Breakcore

Filmi, Drum and Bass

female vocalist, sampling, energetic, rhythmic, surreal

april 2021

not bad, pretty good breaks but nothing except for the last track is revisitable.

fav track: last one

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Junzo Kuroda, Momoyo Kaijima, Yoshiharu Tsukamoto - Made in Tokyo

i just finished reading "Made in Tokyo" by Junzo Kuroda, Momoyo Kaijima and Yoshiharu Tsukamoto.

"Made in Tokyo" is marked by its authors as a guidebook. the book explores (and 'guides' readers) to the complex dual+ nature of tokyo's peculiar architecture. buildings showcased here often serve more than one purpose, such as tennis courts atop a sewage plant, or a shooting range within a cemetary, which show what strange combinations can arise out of the crowdedness and limited space of the city.

i personally enjoyed it a lot, it was very interesting to see a side of tokyo i had not considered. i originally bought this thinking it was the Pet Architecture book (which i will eventually buy) but was pleasantly surprised to see it was something else. if ive learned anything from this its that japanese people love tennis and will put housing wherever they can lol.

would recommend to anyone interested in peculiar architecture, or anyone doing deeper dives on japanese culture.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! (2021)

Post-Rock

Chamber Music, Drone, Field Recordings

instrumental, epic, atmospheric, apocalyptic, dark

april 2021

not too much dababy here but im sure they had him in mind while making this.

other than that lol this is just okay. daikanjyo or whatever their rym name is makes a good point: strings, crescendo, guitars, repeat. same stuff theyve always done but not bad at all. the field recordings arent super annoying either.

fav track: maybe govt came

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Liars

They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top (2001)

Noise Rock, Dance-Punk, Dance-Punk Revival, Experimental Rock

Experimental Rock, Post-Punk, Post-Hardcore, Sass, Krautrock

energetic, rhythmic, anxious, aggressive, male vocalist

april 2021

got up early this morning and went to the skate park. was super crowded because there was a soccer game nearby but luckily not many people were actually skating. im trying to exercise more, doing like weight lifting on mondays and wednesdays, and doing cardio on tuesdays thursdays and saturdays. tryin to get in good shape this summer

i remember listening to this a long long time ago and thinking it was just okay. glad nothing’s changed lol

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

The Flashbulb

Red Extensions of Me (2004)

Drill and Bass, IDM, Atmospheric Drum and Bass

Breakcore

chaotic, playful, sampling, manic, instrumental

april 2021

not bad at all. a lot of his signature sound + a few acoustic/piano instrumentals. classic acid synths and great breaks

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Venetian Snares

Huge Chrome Cylinder Box Unfolding (2004)

IDM, Breakcore

Glitch, Flashcore, Drill and Bass, Micromontage, Ambient, FM Synthesis

mechanical, uncommon time signatures, chaotic, bittersweet, dense

march 2021

NOW we’re talking. this is pretty awesome, super fucked up amd glitched out idm on crack. it is like a very intricate and quicker paced autechre with even less considerations. luv it

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

FRX

FRX (2004)

Raggacore

Illbient, Noise

sampling, energetic, rhythmic, noisy, lo-fi

april 2021

more 2004 shitわ. this isnt bad, great breaks all around but i guess it goes on for a while

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

My Bloody Valentine

Isn't Anything (1988)

Noise Pop, Shoegaze

Post-Punk, Dream Pop, Noise Rock, Slacker Rock, C86

noisy, sexual, ethereal, love, atmospheric

april 2021

honestly not nearly as bad as i remember it being. it feels a lot more like they are a band that plays songs and not just a studio project. first half lacks but the second half has a lot of good moments.

fav track;

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Ecco2k

PXE (2021) [EP]

Glitch Pop, Art Pop

Noise Pop, Post-Industrial, Glitch, Deconstructed Club, Electro-Industrial, Slacker Rock

androgynous vocals, noisy, futuristic, eclectic, lonely

april 2021

this was real fuckin weird. was half expecting this half not. its pretty good but super left field so itll take some time to appreciate fully.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

March Recap

this month involved a lot more binging and good holidays

heres some of the stuff i really liked:

Comus - First Utterance (4.0, 1971)

Circle Takes the Square - Circle Takes the Square (4.0, 2001)

Meshuggah - I (4.0, 2004)

Devourment - Molesting the Decapitated (4.0, 1999)

Esoteric - The Pernicious Enigma (4.0, 1997)

Shako-Pani - Habanero Sketch x365 (4.5, 2008) (fav release of this month)

Seijiro Murayama / Éric La Casa - Supersedure (4.0, 2009)

heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:

dtlzk - Teen Week (2.5, 2021)

Boredoms - Anal by Anal (2.5, 1986)

Meronti - Melon Soda (2.5, 2017)

GAMESHARK™ - Shark 6 血液経絡 [Shark 6 ketsueki keiraku] (2.5, 2020) (least fav release of this month)

War - God Made Flesh (2.5, 2011)

my favourite single:

Bladee - Rainbow (Make It Double Oklou Mix)

some other highlights from this month:

-slam metal binge fuvck heayajh

-gfs birthday and our 1 year :)

-cleared out a bunch of my bandcamp wishlist

just want to pass stats class >:(

Enduser / Edgey / Subsektor

Reduced Phat 2% (2004)

Breakcore

Darkstep

mechanical, dark, aggressive, chaotic, noisy

march 2021

more 2004 bs. today is my gfs birthday so ive been prepping it all day. we gonna hve lots of friends over n just eat n chat. shes gonna be drinking which im fine with i just hope she doesnt overdo it and get hurt or something.

this is pretty damn good. every track is very intricate and interesting breakcore with more standard rave structuring. great stuff, remixes add a lot to this too.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

My Bloody Valentine

m b v (2013)

Shoegaze, Dream Pop

Noise Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Space Rock Revival

hypnotic, dense, noisy, ethereal, female vocalist

march 2021

hey its finally on streaming! hoping they put you made me realise on too, its only available for uk and i dont have the desire to go through vpn what nots to get it.

this is alright. the first half is like if they did a bunch of experiments with 'sometimes' and then the second half the drummer was like what if i was incredibly obnoxious and yeah. it feels really industrial at times which isnt at all what i was hoping for. might need some relistens but idk....

fav track:

least fav: was really hoping that one instrumental track would lead into the next one but it just doesnt :/

rating: 3.0

Decapitated

The Negation (2004)

Technical Death Metal

technical, heavy, aggressive, angry, ominous

march 2021

on a bit of a 2004 grind right now, im trying to continue my favrit albums per year list but im lacking a bunch of ratings for 2004 to qualify so im just doing ludicrous esoteric searches for random shit from that year. anyway this was okay its just like exactly like you think itll sound like i mean sometimes its kinda catchy but yeah pretty standard stuff

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Shako-Pani

Habanero Sketch x365 (2008)

Drum and Bass

Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Breakcore, Drill and Bass, Digital Fusion

playful, happy, rhythmic, soft, melodic

march 2021

god i fucking love this. soem really great 2000s break adjacent with beautiful and cute melodies. ive had this on loop for the past few days along with elseq and exeter.

fav track: opener for sure

least fav: 4th track, kind of just generic breakcore

rating: fuck it man 4.5

Autechre

We R Are Why / Are Y Are We? (1996) [Single]

IDM

Ambient Techno, Electro, Glitch, Industrial Techno

instrumental, rhythmic, futuristic, mechanical, minimalistic

march 2021

this is pretty cool i guess i agree taht the first track is boring kinda but its all just like old school idm stuff so.

thumbs up

Bladee & Mechatok

God (Evian Christ Remix) (2021) [Single]

Bubblegum Bass

Euphoric Hardstyle, Hardcore [EDM]

ethereal, androgynous vocals, religious, futuristic, suspenseful

march 2021

this is good i like it a bit more than the original but it just like builds without climaxing and reaching anywhere. kinda disappointing but whatever. also im kinda pissed im pretty sure this is the last remix theyre releasing which is dumb becaus good luck is like 9 songs r u kiddin we cant get like 2 more remixes whatever

thumbs up kind of

Skip Club Orchestra

groove 3 (2017) [EP]

Footwork, Juke

Microhouse, IDM

rhythmic, repetitive, minimalistic, cold

march 2021

alright background music but even then its a bit boring

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Zaphyre

Lifeforce (2020)

Hardcore Breaks, Footwork

Atmospheric Drum and Bass

surreal, atmospheric, rhythmic, sampling, ethereal

march 2021

pretty cool, definitely nice to have in the background and kinda dance to. not really sure what everyone was sayin about the silence sections cuz i didnt notice them.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Effluence

Subneural Entropic Dysgenesis (2020) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Gorenoise, Avant-Garde Metal, Free Improvisation

raw, heavy, dissonant, chaotic, dense

march 2021

holy shit im so excited to hear what else these guys can do. this is so brutal and awesome, i am so fucking in love with this kind of post brutal death metal thats cranked to 11 here. great shit, honestly my only critique is the coverart.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Armpit Termites

Armpit Termites Live at Bangerfest 2021 No Scam No Virus Sex Movie Free 2012 النمل الأبيض الإبط رائحة الصبي كس (2021) [DJ Mix]

Sound Collage, Mashup, HexD, Plunderphonics, Novelty

Nightcore, Breakcore, Cloud Rap, Mashcore, Comedy, YTPMV

sampling, chaotic, humorous, manic, noisy

march 2021

cool little sound collage type of dj mix with a lot of funnies and songs that i actually know but its just way too unfocused and kind of feels like one of those spastic hyper memes but it isnt a meme and its 20 minutes

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Harry Pussy

Superstar (2020) [EP]

Noise Rock, Pigfuck

Noisecore

noisy, female vocalist, humorous, playful, male vocalist

march 2021

definitely agree with the one review, this could use a lot more distortion, but otherwise its a pretty inoffensive noiserock/noisecore crossover experiment. wish i could see a bit more female vocals (but maybe i just cant hear them).

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Xiu Xiu

OH NO (2021)

Experimental Rock, Art Pop

Post-Industrial, Dream Pop, Darkwave, Post-Punk, Avant-Folk, Post-Rock, Indie Rock, Indietronica, Noise Pop

atmospheric, dark, male vocalist, anxious, female vocalist

march 2021

not really sure what everyone is so mad about its just a fucking xiu xiu art pop album lol. its supposed to be duets so its pretty much exactly what i expected. not sure why its so suprising for a lot of people. the cure cover was cool but most of these arent really worth coming back to besides very chilling choruses. cool stuff tho not a bad listen at all

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

µ20 (2015) [Compilation]

IDM, Footwork

Dubstep, Breakcore, Purple Sound

nocturnal, complex, playful, aggressive, eclectic

march 2021

im running out of things to listen to because i haven’t saved any brutal death metal or anything so im jjst left with actual music but its all like an hour long and idk i guess i forgot how to listen to tjings cuz now i have to like choose do i want to hear art rock or shitty post punk or like idm or alt rock or something. times were easier a week ago.

so yeah finally got around to this since i just needed to hear something and its like 4 hours long. its honestly a solid compilation i probably wouldnt mind a lot of it if it came on but most of the time its just music to tap your foot to rather than to come back to and analyze deeper. not bad but its mostly just bland.

fav track: venetian snares track was good

least fav:

rating: 3.0

UndaCova

Intrusion (2006)

Flashcore

Speedcore, Power Noise, Industrial Hardcore, IDM

avant-garde, surreal, dark, progressive, heavy

march 2021

whats up had another stats assignment that i did okay on god please let me pass this class.

this is cool its like flashcore but it sticks a bit closer to its speedcore roots. each track isnt super long and theyre a bit distinguishable too. def gotta revisit and buy sometime

fav track: title track was awesome

least fav: the fernando whatever

rating: 3.5

Merzbow

Hiranya (2009)

Noise

Harsh Noise, Free Improvisation

noisy, rhythmic

march 2021

was worried ab this cuz of that one reviewer but honestly screw that review this is cool. good noise amd good drumming. i like the sirens in the first track a lot

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Merzbow

Spiral Honey (1996)

Harsh Noise

Noise

heavy, complex, noisy, chaotic, psychedelic

march 2021

god i finally just caved in and listened to a full merzbow album. i wish he just made this shitわ shorter dude. anyway having a horrible day at work theres so much to do.

anyway so like whatever this is pretty good, the first track is a bit annoying its kinda sound collagey which is weird with harsh noise but the rest of the album is pretty chill. good music to work to

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

War

God Made Flesh (2011)

Death Industrial, Noise

Ambient, Post-Industrial

lo-fi, depressive, mysterious, raw, melancholic

march 2021

god please how hard is it to make good noise music this sucks man i know the thing is always like oh yeah well i cluld make that but im not gonna lie theres a reason theres only one fuckn merzbow man its hard to nail it perfectly. anyway tjis is how you dontvnail it. also power electronics feels really boring but i havent heard whitehouse yet so

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Drift Yellow Swans

Drift Yellow Swans (2006)

Noise, Drone

Ambient

ominous, dark, noisy, atmospheric, hypnotic

march 2021

still hyper freaking out im just trying to find some quick harsh noise albums but i guess fucking none exist anyway i i wish these guys had more stuff on spotify cuz this was kinda lame but its whatever i just needed noise to listen to

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rating: 3.0

Ten in the Swear Jar

Accordion Solo! (2005) [Compilation]

Indie Rock, Experimental Rock

Ambient Pop, Post-Rock, Glitch Pop, Post-Punk Revival, Electronic, Indie Rock

anxious, depressive, nonbinary vocalist, LGBTQ, eclectic

march 2021

been meaning to get this one listened to. its alright. cool songs but im mostly just left going “eh okay what else is there” when one ends. the versions of sad girl and i luv the valley are cool.

fav track: king earth was amazing ngl thats def the only track im ever revisiting

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Masonna

Freak-Out Electrolyze (1997)

Harsh Noise

Power Electronics

heavy, aggressive, noisy, raw, male vocalist

march 2021

first half of this is great it actually almost rivals and surpasses E.G. but my main gripe is that the song lengths get the best of them so by the end its kind of like testing your patience, also you can tell hes reusing a bunch of samples/noises, which isnt so bad but its like uhh

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rating: 3.5

Masonna

Spectrum Ripper (1997)

Harsh Noise

Power Electronics

dense, raw, chaotic, noisy, heavy

march 2021

had like a weird freak out trying to find music to listen to and just went crazy and picked out the two masonna albums on spotify. this is pretty good, basically just a less exciting version of ejaculation gen, but maybe itd be different if id found this one first.

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rating: 3.5

Impermanence

Deterioration Is a Lonely Business (2019)

Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall

Drone

heavy, lonely, repetitive, dark, noisy

march 2021

not bad hnw. first track is pretty subtle, 2nd is nice and harsh, 3rd is kind of a midway point

fav track: 2

least fav: 1

rating: 3.5

Accident du travail

Live at Café OTO (2019)

Ambient

Progressive Electronic, Drone

march 2021

pretty calming album. listened to it while reading Made in Tokyo, book about architecture in tokyo. honestly much better and more interesting than their boucle ep or whatever. will probably eventually buy the vinyl

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rating: 3.5

Oval

94 Diskont (1995)

Glitch, Ambient

repetitive, atmospheric, minimalistic, hypnotic, futuristic

march 2021

i just finished watching tokyo ghoul season 1 (id say me and my gf did but she was sleeping for a lot of it; she’d already seen it anyway lol). honestly the last episode was really fucked up, it was really grotesque and dark, and it got me thinking about life a lot. this also happened during that episode of demon slayer when they enter the spider forest. even after having gone to bed and woken up i cant shake the imagery from my head. anyway the show’s fine, i can understand why people hate it, it feels really surface level when its potential is really big, and it just kind of meanders to the next set of plot points and forces characters to just be whoever they need to be for each episode. it never really felt like we got to know and understand who kaneki is or how he feels, as opposed to like (cringe example but w/e) shinji in evangelion. the animation in fighting scenes is also lacking (and tbh this show has a very derivative form of animation) but the story is still compelling and its clear they have the ability to make great pieces of media (last episodes) so im excited to see the next season.

this album is like okay. the bonus tracks add nothing and just make it longer so. pleasant listen tho

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rating: 3.0

Meshuggah

Rare Trax (2001) [Compilation]

Djent, Groove Metal, Technical Thrash Metal

Technical Thrash Metal, Djent

chaotic, male vocalist

march 2021

if youre like me and only want to hear this bc of war, keep in mind that the only song on here that sounds like war *is* war. this is basically one amazing death metal song, three horrible thrash ripoffs, 5 kinda good djent thrash, and a fucking ??? closer. overall not bad but i wish they had more war stuff

fav track: war

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Meshuggah

Chaosphere (1998)

Djent

Technical Thrash Metal, Groove Metal

heavy, mechanical, technical, aggressive, chaotic

march 2021

great album, very intense and catchy like DEI but less thrashy i guess and better produced for djent. last song is a fucking mindfuck

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rating: 4.0

Kevin Drumm

!! (2020) [EP]

Field Recordings, Electroacoustic, Noise

clearing out the bc wishlist. kinda cool but ultimately uneventful. interesting acoustic sounds thouug

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rating: 3.5

Insect Warfare

Endless Execution Thru Violent Restitution (2006) [EP]

Grindcore

rhythmic, vulgar, aggressive

march 2021

again just sifting through this comp, pretty good but nothing super standout

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rating: 3.5

Alien Planet (2005)

march 2021

ive been looking for this for a bit now and finally found it (its on youtube btw). used to watch this all the time as a kid and loved it, great stuff, and honestly even now looking at it a decade later its still really cool. maybe its nostalgia but a lot of the ideas here are really interesting. i dont like the whole fake documentary thing, i think it wouldve been better to just talk about this simulation as youre aware of it instead of like pretending we actually went to this planet or whatever. there is a subplot about the probes getting attacked which is also kind of cool.

trunksucker/10

Madvillain

Madvillainy (2004)

Abstract Hip Hop

Jazz Rap, Experimental Hip Hop, Instrumental Hip Hop

sampling, playful, abstract, humorous, cryptic

march 2021

i originally listened to this like 2 or 3 years ago or something (my senior year in highschool) and im FINALLY gettin back to it. i remember i had only listened bc i found it on some “real art rap” mu chart but i wasnt really actually into hiphop i just liked clipping so most of this kinda went in one ear and out the other. can safely say tho that its pretty good, i can see why its one of the greats but i guess it just doesnt personally do it for me. great rhymes tho and i like the hint of weird experimentation here and there. RIP

fav track: americas most blunted

least fav: feel like so much more coulda be done with eyes

rating: 3.5

Pedestrian Deposit

Fatale (2006)

Noise

Harsh Noise, Musique concrète, Drone

noisy, cold, aggressive, instrumental, mechanical

march 2021

pretty cool and i like the aesthetic of this album a lot. im all for more 30ish minute noise albums, sometimes i dont got an hour and a half!

very creative stuff but i wish theyd cave into the more harsh stuff rather than fondle around with the ambient and higher frequency (cuz ow) bits they do.

fav track: first or last i think

least fav: second

rating: 3.0

Esoteric

The Pernicious Enigma (1997)

Funeral Doom Metal

Death Doom Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

psychedelic, dense, surreal, heavy, atmospheric

march 2021

man this is insane. really oppressive and atmospheric stuff. absolutely in love with it, the weird as fuck sounds that show up, the insane whirlpool of vocals. also this production is great. great funeral doom

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rating: 4.0

Ossification

From the Suppurate Bowels of Innermost Earth (2018)

Brutal Death Metal

rhythmic, dark, heavy, technical, male vocalist

march 2021

was scrambling to find something to listen to at work and just said fuck it and picked this. pretty cool its just standard slam bdm stuff so nothin much to say about it

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rating: 3.5

Insect Warfare

At War With Grindcore (2005) [EP]

Grindcore

Deathgrind

vulgar, aggressive, noisy, rhythmic, heavy

march 2021

another one knocked out. not bad, pretty much the demo but better quality lol

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rating: 3.5

Insect Warfare

Gulf Coast Infestation (2004) [EP]

Grindcore

march 2021

starting the journey.

this is good, very lofi recordings but still high energy. nothing standoutish

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rating: 3.5

GAMESHARK™

Shark 6 血液経絡 [Shark 6 ketsueki keiraku] (2020)

Post-Metal, Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

march 2021

this is really boring, i advise no one to waste their time on this lol. first song is just like "noise" and you can hear long notes being played on guitars but nothing happens. the second track is just like a single sludge metal shoegaze bit but looped for 23 minutes

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rating: 2.5

Insect Warfare

Entomological Siege 2004/2009 (2019) [Compilation]

Grindcore

Noisegrind

march 2021

ill get to rating this at some point but my copy just came in the mail and im excited as fuck to hear it. saw the band posted ab this on their facebook and it was only 20$ so iw as like fuck yeah!

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rating: n/a

The Cherry Point

Night of the Bloody Tapes (2005)

Harsh Noise Wall

noisy, infernal, dense, instrumental, chaotic

march 2021

anyway yeah got a 52 on my statistics exam so thats funny.

read a bit of kafka after work and before bed and needed some noise to put on in the background, luckily they make completely static unchanging music these days. this is actually great tho it does everything hnw needs to do but its also very dynamic between songs, and it doesnt even really feel like a 40 minute album.

fav track: 1

least fav: 3

rating: 4.0

Harry Pussy

Harry Pussy (1993)

Noise Rock

Noisecore, Pigfuck, Noise

noisy, lo-fi, raw, aggressive, male vocalist

march 2021

haha this is pretty crazy. i wasmeaning to listen to these guys since their archival releases last year came up in my radar but i forgot to until now. def gotta come back but this is pretty fucking cool and silly

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rating: 3.5

goreshit

Splitshit 2 (2020) [Compilation]

Breakcore

Hardcore [EDM], Speedcore, Drum and Bass, Mashcore

march 2021

though this has some essential tracks on it (tracks from loli or die and the annoying ringtone split) its ultimately kind of useless and lacks the bangers the previous comp had. still, not bad

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rating: 3.5

Noijzu

El Bien De Ser (2018)

Noisecore

Harsh Noise

noisy

march 2021

pretty good noisecore, super short but it doesnt let the seconds-long tracks drag it down at all.

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rating: 3.5

Black Dresses

Peaceful as Hell (2020)

Electro-Industrial, Industrial Rock

Electroclash, Electropop, Glitch Pop

female vocalist, LGBTQ, noisy, aggressive, anxious

march 2021

more like pretty damn good as hell!

very catchy very intense and very interestingly (and well) produced. love this, gonna need relistens fo sho. i like it way more than i liked their other album about stupid bitches or something.

fav track: i think the 2nd was really cool

least fav:

rating: 3.5 fo now

I Am a Lake of Burning Orchids

Innocence (2011)

Ambient, Harsh Noise

Ambient Techno, Industrial Techno, Dark Ambient

noisy, nocturnal, ominous, dark, urban

march 2021

pretty cool, the noise sections are great, but tbh i think the ambient techno stuff i could have used less of. still not bad though, feels shorter than it is

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rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Loveless -Tribute- (2012)

Shoegaze, Noise Pop

Dream Pop, Post-Rock

atmospheric, female vocalist, ethereal, lush, psychedelic

march 2021

pretty cool. very unique and original covers, all of them dont take away from the original while still adding their own spin to it. when you sleep was weird but the ending was cool.

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rating: 3.5

血涙 [Ketsurui] (2005)

Crust Punk, Burning Spirits

angry, male vocalist, heavy, raw, aggressive

march 2021

holy fuck i habve to do so much studying for my statistics class oh mky god im gonna be up so late lol

anywya this is cool i dont like crust punk that much but this was pleasant. been in my q for too long. also why is the other youtube version like twice as long

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rating: 3.5

Meshuggah

Catch Thirtythree (2005)

Djent, Progressive Metal

Groove Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

mechanical, repetitive, heavy, complex, rhythmic

march 2021

this is actually really lame lol. its like what if we made a 47 minute long song and did nothing to make it interesting or unique. def their worst so far lol

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rating: 3.0

Meshuggah

Destroy Erase Improve (1995)

Djent, Progressive Metal

Technical Thrash Metal, Groove Metal

technical, uncommon time signatures, aggressive, mechanical, futuristic

march 2021

pretty neat. interesting to hear their older stuff compared to newer stuff, the difference in songwriting and production, and even a lot of key elements theyve picked up or left behind. i love the call response (?) vocals thing they do. they said in an interview about koloss that they try to write catchy vocal lines, but i think to do that they really need to go back to the double vocal thing here. also the singer sounds a lot like pantera's singer here lol

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 3.5

・・・・・・・・・

「 」 (2018)

J-Pop, Shoegaze, Pop, Shimokita-kei

Dream Pop, Noise Pop

female vocalist, ethereal, lush, melodic, dense

march 2021

this kind of started then just stopped, and the only thing i could think of afterwards was "alright."

other than that i dont have much to say, its pleasant i guess.

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rating: 3.0

White Suns

Sinews (2012)

Noise Rock, Noise

Experimental Rock, Post-Hardcore, Pigfuck

angry, noisy, dark, chaotic, apocalyptic

march 2021

real cool, very unique and intense take on noise rock. gotta check out more of these guys' stuff. definitely worth revisiting at least for the loudness and intensity factors. suppose my only real gripe is that the vocals get annoying eventually

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rating: 3.5

Frog Pocket

Gonglot (2005)

IDM, Glitch

Breakcore, Modern Classical, Indietronica, Folktronica, Flashcore, Ambient

melancholic, nature, bittersweet, natural, instrumental

march 2021

clearing out the saved albums, finally finished this. its cool, super homogenic; every song is very similar, but its still enjoyable. a couple very meditative moments. thought im really starting to loathe whatever high pitched stringed instrument keeps appearing in talented idm artists' works (even aphex is a culprit of this).

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rating: 3.5

Little Teeth

Child Bearing Man (2008)

Freak Folk, Indie Rock

Anti-Folk, Indie Folk, Progressive Folk, Folktronica

androgynous vocals, raw, quirky, LGBTQ, passionate

march 2021

this was really cool ngl. gonna need more listens eventually but i thought it was pretty damn good and a really cool twist on freak folk. you can hear occasionally the sung tongs similarities but theres too much going on here to really say one ripped off the other. great stuff

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rating: 3.5

The Apoplexy Twist Orchestra / The Kinetic Crash Cooperation

The Apoplexy Twist Orchestra / Kinetic Crash Cooperation (2001)

Emoviolence, Screamo

march 2021

along with the other TKCC album id been meaning to hear this for SO LONG. its been in my youtube watch later for like actual years now lol. pretty cool stuff, i like TKCC's side way more, doesnt drag at all and is shorter, plus just better songwriting. i wonder why though the tracklisting here is messed up, its missing a few of TATO's songs.

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rating: 3.5

i love bees

ØØØØØØJ (2021) [Single]

Industrial Metal, Cybergrind, MIDI Music

noisy, sampling

march 2021

honestly not bad, even the version without distortion. really fun and silly, the distorted one is actually very listenable too, even outside of the haha funny sequence and tracker grind context.

thumbs up

Bladee & Mechatok

Rainbow (Make It Double Oklou Mix) (2021) [Single]

Bubblegum Bass, Dance-Pop, Euro Trance

Ambient Trance

male vocalist, party, ethereal, uplifting, melodic

march 2021

honestly not bad at all. i like this more than the original i think. i like what they did with his vocals a lot and i like the whole false drop thing, love the uplifting trance aswell. great stuff im curious if theyre gonna do a Good Luck remix album

thumbs up

The Kinetic Crash Cooperation

Parts of the Beautiful Losers (2011)

Screamo, Mathcore

march 2021

a really super long time ago this cassette got uploaded to this channel i had discovered on youtube and "Ghosts" was one of my fav things ever, mostly cuz i was real into the locust. so id been meaning to hear this whole thing since then and i FINALLY got around to it lol. its not bad but its a bit all over the place and not as focused as id hoped it was going to be

fav track: ghosts ig

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Louise Cyphre

Wenn wir Menschen... (2001) [EP]

Screamo, Emoviolence

uncommon time signatures, passionate, aggressive, male vocalist, energetic

march 2021

doin some discogs lookin and saw this, its really good, just really solid and quick screamo. not too much to say but it never gets boring across the 7 minutes it lasts.

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Formicidae

Exo-Skeletal Collection Pack 2016 (2016) [Compilation]

Gorenoise

Cybergrind, Slam Death Metal

heavy, rhythmic, raw, nature, dissonant

march 2021

this is pretty cool i think it goes on a bit too long and is a bit too one dimensional but i still liked it a lot. good noise too

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Skepticism

Stormcrowfleet (1995)

Funeral Doom Metal

sombre, funereal, atmospheric, nature, dense

march 2021

listened to this while cleaning my room and setting up my pc, im kinda moving back into my dads away from my gfs just cuz it needed to happen i gotta be at home more w my fam and stuff.

this was pretty lame tbh it feels way more symphonic but in a bad way. i prefer the piano over the organ ngl. also i had the quick fadeouts

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least fav:

rating: 3.0

JPEGMAFIA

EP! (2020) [EP]

Experimental Hip Hop, Cloud Rap

Alternative R&B

male vocalist, surreal, sampling, eclectic, boastful

march 2021

man my cat has fucking tapeworms this is ass (Lol). gf and i had to sleep outside the room since it could be like contaminated or something and then we went to my house for a night to get away from that. anyway though we got him to the vet and they got us fixed up with some medicine so we should be rollin smooth here on out.

this is kinda disappointing but only because BALD is literally the best song ever made. if this ep didnt have bald id probably give it a 7 but its impossible to follow that track up with anything. the 2nd track is cool but i dont ever relisten, only thing else i like a lot is the single one or whatever its called idk im tired.

fav track: BALD

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Skepticism

Ethere (1997) [EP]

Funeral Doom Metal

ethereal, depressive, atmospheric, male vocalist, funereal

march 2021

the first time i listened to this i fell asleep which sucked so i listened to it again while cleaning my cats litter, its pretty good. the first track id def put on an essential metal of all time playlist. great stuff, really doomy.

just wished the other ones hit as hard

fav track: 1

least fav:

rating: 3.5, maybe 4 someday but idk the production could be way nicer

Sano Ex Machina

Osaka Emoviolence Generation (2021) [EP]

Emoviolence

lo-fi, noisy, androgynous vocals, aggressive, chaotic

march 2021

pretty whatever. not bad ig but its bland

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least fav:

rating: 3.0

Sete Star Sept

December 29, 2020 Live in Japan (2021)

Noisecore, Free Improvisation

lo-fi, improvisation, female vocalist, raw, avant-garde

march 2021

this is okay i guess but the production is just so fucking bad lol. kinda pointless 24 minute improv

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rating: 3.0

Roly Poly Rag Bear

Hana (2007)

Twee Pop

Shibuya-kei, Dream Pop, Twee Pop

female vocalist

march 2021

in my conquest to discover all pasteboard music i decided to do a slight detour to their other project roly poly rag bear. i wanted to like this a lot but its just so boring. pleasant but too bland for me. also they have no idea how to end a song properly

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rating: 3.0

Suffocation

Human Waste (1991) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

aggressive, death, rhythmic, male vocalist, heavy

march 2021

i think what makes this band so intollerable sometimes is how long they decide to go on. this ep is great, because their music is great, but its especially great because its *short*. maybe im just not realizng the genius of them or wahatever but idk

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rating: 3.5

Sandtimer

808 Hate Suite (2015) [EP]

Hardvapour, IDM

Glitch

hateful, dissonant, avant-garde, instrumental

march 2021

ive owned this for a while cuz i bougjt the cassette from acmed backstock, but never checked it out. anyway its cool ig its just like glitchy distorted 808 hardvapour or whatever but its kinda boring

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least fav:

rating: 3.0

Seijiro Murayama / Éric La Casa

Supersedure (2009)

Free Improvisation, Field Recordings, Sound Collage

Electroacoustic, Reductionism

sparse, urban, suspenseful, improvisation, atmospheric

march 2021

VERY cool album. its basically field recordings with quiet lowercase-esque instances of a snare drum existing occasionally. very well editing collage and the snare is icing on the cake, it sounds great!

fav track: first

least fav: maybe 3 or last

rating: 4.0

DJ Wingspan

Hoverbeatz (2019)

Instrumental Hip Hop, Chiptune, Outsider House

Lo-Fi Hip Hop

lo-fi, rhythmic, sampling, longing, warm

march 2021

not bad! very good listen, tracks dont overstay their welcome and this wasnt bad to work to. a few of the tracks were genuinely beautiful, definitely worth revisiting

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Meronti

Melon Soda (2017)

Plunderphonics

Lolicore

march 2021

lazy, amateur, lame, put me to sleep.

not sure why i ever added this to my wishlist lol.

maybe their other stuff is better but this was just too blegh

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least fav:

rating: 2.5

The Dillinger Escape Plan with Mike Patton

Irony Is a Dead Scene (2002) [EP]

Mathcore, Avant-Garde Metal

Avant-Garde Metal, Brutal Prog

manic, uncommon time signatures, technical, angry, heavy

march 2021

the first song is excellent, essential for anyone that is a fan of patton or TDEP. the second and third tracks oscillate, sometimes they are mindblowing but other times they seem to meander a bit. the last track is fine but i really dislike the original song by aphex twin so i wasnt super stoked to hear their version. not bad though

fav track: 1

least fav: 3 or 4 maybe

rating: 3.5

Toshimaru Nakamura + Ken Ikeda + Tomoyoshi Date

Green Heights (2013)

EAI

mellow, warm, soft, instrumental, ethereal

march 2021

again, clearing out whats in my bc wishlist. very pretty and relaxing, but ultimately not my thing.

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least fav:

rating: 3.0

Various Artists

[Tribute to] My Bloody Valentine - 26th Loveless // PURPLE LOVELESS (2017)

Noise

Shoegaze, Harsh Noise, Drone, Dark Ambient

female vocalist, surreal, sampling, aggressive, dissonant

march 2021

ive had this in my bc wishlist for like 98 millenia lol. anyway its cool but its pretty inconsistent and very amateurish at times. lot of skippable songs

fav track: opener was weird but kinda cool

least fav:

rating: 3.0

52-Hearts Whale

ᓴᓐᓇ (2018) [EP]

Harsh Noise

Harsh Noise Wall

mythology, ominous, folklore, nature

march 2021

not bad hn/hnw. i like the more glitchy take on hnw as opposed to the usual fuzzy pummeling noise. also pretty cool concept, been thinking about incorporating the inuit kind of stuff into my own music.

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Black Country, New Road

Manchester xx/xx/20 (improvised) (2020) [Single]

Experimental Rock, Free Improvisation

Noise Rock, Free Jazz

improvisation, instrumental

march 2021

finally 100% caught up with these fucking entries. anyway i dont love this band too much but i wanted to hear this because this is like one of my favourite album covers ever lol. crab

thumbs up tho it isnt bad just kinda boring

Meshuggah

Nothing (2006)

Djent

Groove Metal

mechanical, heavy, aggressive, complex, repetitive

march 2021

honestly very good, their most consistent ive heard thus far. though the opener is a bit weak, rational gaze, closed eye, glints collide (especially), spasm and the closer more than make up for it. great halfway point between their more aggressive stuff and more slow paced stuff.

fav track: glints

least fav: opener

rating: 4.0

Devourment

Molesting the Decapitated (1999)

Slam Death Metal

vulgar, disturbing, heavy, rhythmic, aggressive

march 2021

man. again this falls in that special category of bdm/sdm that most releases just cant match. great sounding stuff, i just wish the cover wasnt some decapitated naked chubby dude.

fav track: it was really funny when that one song stops and he just goes "COPROPHASIA!"

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Beherit

Drawing Down the Moon (1993)

Black Metal

Ritual Ambient, War Metal

satanic, occult, space, ritualistic, mysterious

march 2021

well i mean this is uh its something. the vocals are like cool but i mean overall this is just really shitty sounding lol. definitely not worth the time to listen to.

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least fav:

rating: 3.0

Meshuggah

I (2004) [EP]

Djent, Progressive Metal

Avant-Garde Metal

technical, heavy, uncommon time signatures, dark, complex

march 2021

HOLY FUCK THIS IS CRAZY. WHY CANT THEY DO MORE LIKE THE OPENING TO THIS WTF

and like the entire song really is just nuts, great djenting great brreakdowns awesome quicker sections just great overall.

fav track:

least fav: this isnt included in the rating but what the fuck is pitch black in the expanded release

rating: 4.0

Humanity Falls

Ordaining the Apocalypse (2010)

Technical Death Metal, Deathgrind, Brutal Death Metal

Avant-Garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal, Mathcore

technical, uncommon time signatures, philosophical, dissonant, aggressive

march 2021

seriously great stuff. great energy and great songwriting, i need to relisten bc the at-work listen didnt do this enough justice.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5, maybe 4 one day

Slant

1집 [Album 1] (2021)

Hardcore Punk

energetic, female vocalist, angry, aggressive, rebellious

march 2021

not bad. im not a huge hxc punk guy i find most of it pretty intolerable but this meets that real fine line of hxc punk and almost metal that its just good. great aggression, +1 for female singer. cant wait to see what else they do

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Spawn of Possession

Cabinet (2003)

Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

technical, dark, heavy, aggressive, male vocalist

march 2021

ive always appreciated this bands weird take on tech death and i saw this in some metal list so i was like ahh might as well come back to them. this first album isnt as weird or progressive as the other ive heard (incurso) but it still manages to be entertaining throughout. also a good use of sampling example, dont make that shit longer than 30 seconds and keep it actually interesting lol.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Cannibal Corpse

Butchered at Birth (1991)

Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

death, disturbing, aggressive, violence, male vocalist

march 2021

i dont have a lot to say about this but its pretty boring and way too tedious.

also the meme about the guitarist with weapons and skulls in his house is really funny

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Pasteboard

P+M Magazine 02 (2010) [Single]

Dream Pop

march 2021

ive been listening to so much fucking pasteboard lately, just keeping their album on loop while i do my essay or play games. im super interested in them so ive been trying to compile all of their one offs and hopefully when i do i can make like a bootleg and share it with people online.

anyway this is heavenly, just as i exxpected.

thumbs up

Last Days of Humanity

Horrific Compositions of Decomposition (2021)

Goregrind

Deathgrind

disturbing, sampling, heavy, aggressive, chaotic

march 2021

3.5 because it isnt bad, but this is pretty disappointing, sounds like theyve mellowed out a lot and also the coverart sucks. im not upset if they want to keep going this direction but its just a letdown going from PiP to this.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

死んだ細胞の塊 [Shinda Saibo no Katamari]

Saibogu (2019)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

aggressive, male vocalist, uncommon time signatures, ominous, chaotic

march 2021

honestly super tolerable and genuinely catchy and groovy. love a few songs on here and i caught myself dancing along way too much.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5, maybe 4.0 someday

Dripping

The Lost Archives of Channeling Expeditions Through the Cosmos (2001) [EP]

Slam Death Metal

Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

sampling, heavy, male vocalist, chaotic, rhythmic

march 2021

this was cool, i dont think this band is super avant garde i just think they sample a ton of shit lol. its nice though to see slam metal not taking itself too seriously and just having fun. the NIN (NOT nine inch nails) sample caught me off guard, surprised no ones said anything about that. cool concept also but i wish it actually FELT spacey. gonna have to go back to their debut. they also apparently have some comp of demos that is mostly just slams with little sampling so ive gotta hear that at some point.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Demential

Apathy (2019) [EP]

Slam Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

march 2021

kinda weird and ultimately boring

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Cryogenocide

Torn Apart by Two Gravities (2017) [EP]

Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

heavy, aggressive, male vocalist

march 2021

me mates and i started up this new band called https and im on the keyboard and sampler. we are actually writing material pretty quickly and its working out really nicely.

anyway this is kinda lame i was hoping for more depravity. keeping it in mind tho since im trying to compile a list of space slam/space bdm

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Marjorie -W.C. Sinclair

Genesis 12:13 (2021) [EP]

Experimental Hip Hop, Detroit Sound

Industrial Hip Hop, Electro

mechanical, ominous, noisy, hedonistic, sexual

march 2021

?????????????????????????????????????????????????

i mean this was cool? interesting production?

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Disentomb

Misery (2014)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Dissonant Death Metal

aggressive, infernal, technical, heavy, dark

march 2021

i listened to this one in the car with my girlfriend. pretty boring.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Orchidectomy

A Prelate's Attrition (2008)

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

heavy, technical, dark, complex, death

march 2021

man, i was hesitating the 4 but i mean this is just fucking unrelenting. very few sdm or bdm releases sound as fucked up and beastial as this shit. its awesome

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Devangelic

Ersetu (2020)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

heavy, misanthropic, concept album, technical, aggressive

march 2021

pretty good, not a whole lot to say here. good cover art too

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Delusional Parasitosis

Ingurgitating Intestinal Rot (2014)

Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

aggressive, heavy, male vocalist, violence, rhythmic

march 2021

fuckign INSANE sdm. lovely production and drum quality, short song lengths, insane vocals, overall just fuckign great. im starting to realize any artist on that scaphism release is just goated as fuck outside of it.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Defeated Sanity

Psalms of the Moribund (2007)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

rhythmic, heavy, technical, uncommon time signatures, aggressive

march 2021

honestly i dont remember much about this since i listened to it a few days ago (writing these entries a bit late) but i do remember enjoying it so.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Wormed

Exodromos (2013)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Dissonant Death Metal

science fiction, futuristic, male vocalist, technical, heavy

march 2021

though not as chaotic, quickly paced or well produced as their debut this is still good. couldve done without the "clean" vocals and random ambient interlude sections though.

fav track:

least fav: that one where hes doing the clean vocal thing the whole time

rating: 3.5

Soul Glo

DisNigga Vol. 1 (2021) [EP]

Hardcore Punk, Screamo

Industrial Hip Hop

male vocalist, aggressive, energetic, noisy, heavy

march 2021

besides the middle track this is pretty much just whatever. i dont care much for their aggressive hip hop (though it does sound particularly good here) and the last song was kind of annoying.

fav track: 2

least fav: 3

rating: 3.0

死んだ細胞の塊 [Shinda Saibo no Katamari]

Ostriched Existence (2020) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

aggressive, concept album, heavy, rhythmic, technical

march 2021

cool short little slam release. very silly but curious theme, i love when slam bands switch up the asethetic.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

/f

friendshipis love withouthis wings (2016)

Glitch

IDM, Modern Classical, Microhouse, Flashcore

mechanical, dark, disturbing, aleatory, futuristic

march 2021

i have to write an essay and i cannot for the love of god focus. this isnt helping.

pretty cool stuff from lyla, not as chaotic or flashcore forward as other stuff theyve done but its still pretty decent glitch electronics. love the piano samples as well.

in the middle of the first track my girlfriend stopped what she was doing and said to me "what the fuck are you listening to"

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Cenotaph

Perverse Dehumanized Dysfunctions (2017)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

technical, misanthropic, dark, disturbing, death

march 2021

listened on the way back from school. its good just boring, kept drifting off and this wasnt helping.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Meshuggah

obZen (2008)

Djent, Progressive Metal

heavy, technical, mechanical, complex, male vocalist

march 2021

onto the next meshuggah album to knockout. had a math proofs exam today so i listened to this on the way there. i think i did well, it wasnt super bad despite my last minute cramming.

this album is pretty good actually, though inconsistent. i believed that violent sleep was a more tame album compared to how aggressive meshuggahs earlier works could be, and this is the earlier works i was talking about. combustion is a crazy aggressive post-thrash djent song, bleed is... bleed, obzen, pineal gland, and pravus all build on this aggression, and that closer is damn good too. however i think this album falls short with its weaker tracks, which it is about 1 to 1 for.

fav track: bleed or combustion

least fav: lethargica, but snake was the most forgetful

rating: 3.5

Arsebreed

Butoh (2020)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

heavy, dark, technical, aggressive, male vocalist

march 2021

one word: facebook metal. im just kidding, thats two words. but listening to this kind of just reminded me of like those metal bands that have a huge presence on facebook and like if you talk to them irl about music they bring up their metal band's fb page and like idk. tjat has nothing to do with the rating but i just wanted to bring it up. anyway the music is like alright it gets a bit tedious sometimes.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Various Artists

Bless Vol. 1 (2017) [Compilation]

Instrumental Hip Hop, Lo-Fi Hip Hop

march 2021

FINALLY got to this. i used to listen to some of this all the time back in highschool when i would work on computer science projects (i was going through this weird lofi hiphop phase lol), so ive always owned this on bandcamp but id never heard it in its entirety. around my 1000 ratings challenge thing i planned to listen to this but i didnt know how long it actually was because the rym mods wouldnt approve my correction so i just decided to skip it.

how is the music though? its alright, it oscillates between either just alright LFHH and borderline annoying LFHH. very very homogenous, very little to tell songs apart, but i suppose thats the genres calling. good listening music but not much beyond that, very few standout tracks and too many tracks that are worth skipping.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Meshuggah

The Violent Sleep of Reason (2016)

Djent, Progressive Metal

complex, technical, mechanical, heavy, aggressive

march 2021

working my way through their discog, starting here. honestly, pretty good, but it feels like theyre holding back a bit. listening to this i kinda felt like this was essentially their 10,000 days, its not as head on and aggressive as previous stuff but it still manages to create that wonky mechanical and omniscient atmosphere they do. overall pretty good, a bit inconsistent, but bangers present nonetheless.

fav track: liked clockworks, but into decay was my fav. awesome kind of droning guitar stuff

least fav: the solo on stifled is fucked up

rating: 3.5

Pyaemia

Cerebral Cereal (2001)

Brutal Death Metal

heavy, violence, manic, rhythmic, male vocalist

march 2021

as a reviewer points out, its very by the books bdm, but its still good! added to the playlist.

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Suffocation

Effigy of the Forgotten (1991)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

heavy, aggressive, male vocalist, technical, death

march 2021

this isnt so bad. i guess the only reason i can say i like it a bit more than pierced is because its shorter and it just kinda is better, a bit more brutal and whatnot.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Disgorge

Cranial Impalement (1999)

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

heavy, technical, violence, rhythmic, death

march 2021

not bad, pretty brutal vocals too. overall good, might check out more of their stuff. also good (relatively) cover.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Dissevered

Agonized Wails of Disseverment (2016)

Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

rhythmic, atonal, technical, male vocalist, heavy

march 2021

i thought i had already written an entry for this but i guess not. this is pretty good but the drums caught me off guard at first, i was expecting a lot worse. very catchy stuff

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Car Bomb

Car Bomb (2004) [EP]

Mathcore

Djent, Deathgrind

manic, aggressive, heavy, raw, technical

march 2021

i searched for 10 minutes for this thing, downloaded it, listened to it, created a video for it, and uploaded it to youtube thinking it was some obscure release but lo an behold its just songs off their debut. i didnt even fuckin realize lol.

anyway the songs are fine so 3.5

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least fav:

rating: 3.5

Boredoms

Anal by Anal (1986) [EP]

Noise Rock, Experimental Rock

Noise, Noisecore, Pigfuck

manic, humorous, noisy, playful, male vocalist

march 2021

im probably gonna listen to a lot of boredoms soon. this is like really lame though lol i mean its so pointless its just like 2 random guitar experiments but i guess we all gotta start somewhere.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Medic Vomiting Pus

Thoracoabdominal Viscerectomy (2014)

Slam Death Metal

mechanical, death, aggressive, violence, male vocalist

march 2021

this is pretty cool but the drums are hard to get used to at first, kind of took me by surprise lol. but u get used to it and it actually ends up an above average slam release

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Car Bomb

Meta (2016)

Mathcore, Djent

Progressive Metal

technical, complex, aggressive, chaotic, heavy

march 2021

i mean its the exact same fucking album as the last one but it sounds more like dillinger now. it isnt bad though i guess LOL

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Saetia

A Retrospective (2001) [Compilation]

Screamo

passionate, poetic, anxious, angry, philosophical

march 2021

been meaning to get back to this for a long time now. i was def too harsh on it but it isnt the greatest ever. its actually pretty damn grating to listen to all of in one sitting, and there are some really stupid bits and songs here and there. but a few of them are pretty good, and the live tracks are awesome. if this was all live tracks i probably wouldve liked it a lot more

fav track: opener

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Fleshgod Apocalypse

Agony (2011)

Symphonic Metal, Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

epic, triumphant, technical, mythology, energetic

march 2021

listened to this awhile ago (osucore) but didnt rate it cuz it was in the before times. its not bad, i agree with what that one reviewer said about how the symphonic parts are more integral than they are gimmicky, it really feels like the music was made with them in mind instead of just metal...BUT WITH STRINGS!

fav track: deceit

least fav: agony

rating: 3.5

Car Bomb

Centralia (2007)

Mathcore

Avant-Garde Metal, Deathgrind

complex, technical, manic, dissonant, aggressive

march 2021

uyeah im a huge car bomb fan i love car bomb car bomb is such a good band i fuckign love car bomb car b0mmb is so good.

this is alright its less djenty so i guess theres a difference between this one and their other ones but i mean its fucking car bomb im the biggest fuckign car bomb fan on earth.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

i love bees

i love bees (2021) [EP]

Cybergrind, MIDI Music

Power Noise

raw, disturbing, playful, female vocalist, noisy

march 2021

honestly not bad. kind of a reimagination of hello kitty suicide club's stuff but with a lot of power noise and more aggression probably. not bad at all

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Circle Takes the Square / Pageninetynine

Document #13: Pyramids in Cloth (2002) [EP]

Screamo, Noise Rock

Post-Hardcore, Emoviolence, Sass, Math Rock, Post-Rock

chaotic, female vocalist, aggressive, energetic, raw

march 2021

ok and now im done with CTTS discog. pretty good stuff here, their half is pretty akin to the stuff off their s/t but a bit more lofi. pg99s side is good but kind of happens too quick and isnt as memorable as ctts.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Hideous Divinity

Adveniens (2017)

Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

Brutal Death Metal

sampling, dark, aggressive, energetic, dense

march 2021

im adding stuff to my metal \m/ playlsit and i have this ones first track in there (cuz i heard it off osu) so i decided to listen to the whole thing to add everything else. its pretty good, very heavy hitting bdm. i think its one flaw is just how well its produced, makes it a bit one dimensional and boring.

fav track: 1st

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Circle Takes the Square

Decompositions: Volume Number One (2012)

Screamo, Post-Hardcore

Mathcore, Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Rock

philosophical, dense, cryptic, female vocalist, male vocalist

march 2021

been on a huge CTTS roll and damn is this good. i listened to it a while ago when i didnt really like them too much but coming back im absolutely in love with this. they perfected their production here, it doesnt sound as messy as their EP or as crisp and thin as their debut, its perfectly well done. awesome songwriting, there is a good mix of slower songs and fast paced ones, but instead of relying solely on post rock bits to slow the pace down they incorporate more sludge metal and even some acoustic bits on the last track. the vocals also sound beetter than they have ever before, which i know is a common complaint with them lol. great stuff

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least fav:

rating: 4.0

Artery Eruption

Driving My Fist Through Her Chest (2009)

Slam Death Metal

lo-fi, hateful, sexual, vulgar, violence

march 2021

i mean this is alright like musically but i just cant take the themes and samples. usually the samples in this genre get in the way but dont actually make me feel anything cuz its just horror movie clips, but i cant stand these, i actually felt a bit sick, and they take up quite a bit of the songs sometimes. also i just generally dislike how misogynistic this album is, even if for shock value.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0, honestly without the samples couldve been way higher but this is a time i need to intervene and actually dock points for execution.

I Hate Myself

10 Songs (1997)

Emo, Post-Hardcore

Screamo, Slowcore

self-hatred, suicide, sad, depressive, passionate

march 2021

pretty good. the lyrics are kinda cringe sometimes but i guess its that whole like self aware irony thing. very well written emo that definitely, as one reviewer puts it, embraces its cliches.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

A Days Refrain / Neil Perry

A Days Refrain / Neil Perry (2002) [EP]

Screamo, Metalcore

Emoviolence

heavy, aggressive, raw, male vocalist, manic

march 2021

its alright. first half kinda sucks and second half is good. evens out. i should probably look at that one neil perry comp. ill do that later

fav track:

least fav: 2nd or 3rd track

rating: 3.0

Reversal of Man

This Is Medicine (1999)

Emoviolence

aggressive, chaotic, passionate, male vocalist, raw

march 2021

this is alright but it all kinda just blends together and theres nothing really memorable. but its still a good listen :thumbsup:

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

代代代 [Dai Dai Dai]

The Absurd Is the Essential Concept and the First Truth (2021) [EP]

Glitch Pop, Digital Hardcore

Bitpop, Post-Industrial, Synth Punk, J-Pop

female vocalist, mechanical, futuristic, dissonant, noisy

march 2021

new album!!!! or ep i guess. its pretty good, a lot more accessible and straightforward than their debut or even previous ep, which doesnt help it, but i respect the production a lot. needs relistens fo sho

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5 for now...

Dehumanized

Prophecies Foretold (1998)

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

heavy, death, aggressive, male vocalist, infernal

march 2021

got a lot of entries to make ive been behind a bit. i think i might rename this list or change how it looks, ‘s gettin stale. the title is supposed to be a reference to sunny day real estate but i dont think anyone got it lol. i mean its obvious but not in an easy to tell way.

anyway this was really weird it was ok but just kinda lame and lacked a lot of what makes cool slam metal cool.

the cover is also pretty atrocious

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Circle Takes the Square

Circle Takes the Square (2001) [EP]

Screamo

Post-Hardcore, Mathcore

aggressive, male vocalist, heavy, manic, female vocalist

march 2021

this is really good. they havent really made anything bad, i love their formula. id recommend this to fans who want the chaotic explosiveness of roots but without the post rock tangents and messier production. i think this only lacks in catchy parts but its still excellent

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Infected Malignity

The Malignity Born From Despair (2006)

Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

aggressive, rhythmic, death, energetic, dissonant

march 2021

my buds and i started a new band and are working pretty quickly on material. its kinda a weird band, idk what id call it, but im on keyboards and sound effects LOL (and various instruments if we can find any). i also finally unlocked a crown for a character and plants b skin in nuclear throne so im progressing steadily thru there.

this was good i liked the production but ultimately nothing super standoutish despite what the one review says. or maybe im missing something.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook

Iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook (2009)

Screamo

Post-Rock, Emoviolence

depressive, passionate, raw, lonely, chaotic

march 2021

i think if i had discovered this a year earlier when i was more into screamo id like it a lot more. its pretty good but its i guess harder to connect to it when you arent in that headspace. might come back later ig.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Devouring Humanity

Devouring Humanity (2016)

Slam Death Metal

noisy, aggressive, heavy, male vocalist, misanthropic

march 2021

pretty sstandard stuff

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Gorevent

Abnormal Exaggeration (2008)

Slam Death Metal

heavy, vulgar, rhythmic, violence, aggressive

march 2021

saw this on the youtube recs. kinda interesting how some albums can have little to no ratings here but have tens of thousands of views there.

anyway its good, nothing super standout but i liked it still.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Comus

First Utterance (1971)

Progressive Folk, Psychedelic Folk, Wyrd Folk

Avant-Folk

pagan, manic, ritualistic, forest, disturbing

march 2021

???

this was really fucked up and weird. i liked it a lot, but i mean wow not exactly what i was expecting. i love how intricate each song is and, even if i cant really follow the stories, its cool to try to visualize what theyre talking about (except maybe the first track...). i was expecting some like proto sung tongs stuff but man was i in for it. very ahead of its time. curious to see what else these guys did.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Knoll

Interstice (2021)

Grindcore

Deathgrind, Noise, Mathcore

heavy, dissonant, manic, male vocalist, dark

march 2021

pretty cool the noise bits are interesting and they dont overstay. i like the vocals a lot

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Godspeed You Black Emperor!

Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada E.P. (1999) [EP]

Post-Rock

Chamber Music, Field Recordings, Interview, Spoken Word

political, instrumental, epic, apocalyptic, sombre

march 2021

not bad, been meaning to relisten to this for a while. i first heard it some years ago when i didnt have rym and thought it was okay. my feelings now are mostly the same. its pretty predictable if youve heard anything by them and its not very impactful but it sounds nice at least. the interview sample is really annoying i kinda wish theyd just get on with it but i mean this genre is all about patience so i wont dock any points for that.

fav track: 2nd

least fav: 1

rating: 3.5

Jane Remover

Teen Week (2021)

Hyperpop, Digicore

Cloud Rap, Drum and Bass, Pop Rap, Trap [EDM], Emo Rap, HexD

androgynous vocals, LGBTQ, depressive, noisy, self-hatred

march 2021

annnnd like that hyperpop is just dead. at its height the genre was a fresh take on pop and genre collage and now, at its worst, is a fucked up amalgamation of the most boring and sweetened genres of edm and only the blinding eyestrain brightness of cloudrap.

this was pretty boring, lacked a lot of personality, and overall just felt really soulless and too self indulgent. if i had one thing positive to say, i supposed i enjoyed the occasional breakbeat.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Copremesis

Muay Thai Ladyboys (2008)

Deathgrind, Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

quirky, sexual, technical, playful, science fiction

march 2021

pretty weird bdm. it just kind of goes and never really stops and just is like this one really large constantly evolving piece. kinda wished the last track was actually 40 minutes or at least had a bonus at the end of its silence but maybe the band was making a statement or something. the title is kind of suspicious but i mean its early 2ks extreme metal and i mean based on what people have said about these guys i dont think they meant it in a transphobic way, i think its just a shock value joke so. but who knows im not trans so i cant really speak on this.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Agony Conscience

Look Into the Silence (1996)

Brutal Death Metal

Noise, Deathgrind, Industrial

heavy, aggressive, dissonant, noisy, hateful

march 2021

kinda cool but almost overstays its welcome. the production could be a bit bettter i guess idk

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

GGUW

BEHAUPTUNGSANIMALITÄT (2017) [EP]

Atmospheric Black Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Dissonant Black Metal

Field Recordings

scary, dark, avant-garde, atmospheric, melancholic

march 2021

not a big black metal guy but the cover and runtime intrigued me and its pretty cool. i like the atmosphere and i like how... just weird it is. would definitely buy a physical if i saw one somewhere.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Colostomy Spacebag

Gore in Space EP (2019) [EP]

Goregrind

male vocalist, aggressive, rhythmic, space, manic

march 2021

not bad, again what i said below holds up here. this coulda been a little longer doe...

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Unborn Salivate

Paraphiliac Orgiastic Atonement (2019)

Brutal Death Metal, Deathgrind

Technical Death Metal, Goregrind

technical, vulgar, raw, sexual, dissonant

march 2021

not bad, i like how raw it is. starting to learn though that deathgrind and goregrind kinda get boring after a bit.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

iwrestledabearonce

It's All Happening (2009)

Mathcore, Metalcore, Electronicore

Electronic, Cybergrind, Avant-Garde Metal, Deathcore, Nintendocore

chaotic, female vocalist, technical, heavy, playful

march 2021

my friend rec'd me this. not bad but the electronic bits get old after a bit, also shouldve been way shorter.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

System of a Down

System of a Down (1998)

Alternative Metal

Avant-Garde Metal, Nu Metal, Crossover Thrash

political, manic, heavy, quirky, aggressive

march 2021

man what was i THINKING. i rated this a 2.5 on my first visit>>>>?????????????????

this is really a genius album. its a very raw and way more nu metal style they pull off here as opposed to toxicity. manic and genius, truly dadaist.

fav track:

least fav: peephole maybe

rating: 4.0

Aborted

Goremageddon: The Saw and the Carnage Done (2003)

Brutal Death Metal, Deathgrind

manic, dense, heavy, violence, aggressive

march 2021

just like run of the mill brutal death grind whatever. gets boring after a bit but its not bad

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Ecchymosis

Ritualistic Intercourse Within Abject Surrealism (2020)

Slam Death Metal

dense, aggressive, heavy, vulgar, manic

march 2021

AWESOME slam. great production, the drummer is kinda sloppy too which is really cool it makes this feel very organic or whatever i gues, idk im used to programmed drums for this so its nice to hear a real person behind that aspect. drummer also has a lot of personality and does some really great beats here and there. great songwriting too

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Primus

Frizzle Fry (1990)

Funk Metal

Experimental Rock, Avant-Garde Metal, Noise Rock, Math Rock

humorous, playful, quirky, rhythmic, energetic

march 2021

listened to this at work. its pretty good but it just kinda drags on after a bit. wish they did a bit more noodly bits and went a littttle harder.

fav track: FIshaman

least fav: didnt really like toys

rating: 3.5

Torsofuck

Erotic Diarrhea Fantasy (2004)

Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

Goregrind, Pornogrind

male vocalist, vulgar, sampling, sexual, humorous

march 2021

the cover for this was just removed off spotify LOL

anyway yeah this is pretty awful. mightve been a 3.5 if it werent for the fucking sampling. god. im so excited for when this genre shapes up and just moves past that shit, but its always so self indulgent it never seems to get a fuckign grip

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes (1983)

Folk Punk, Alternative Rock, Acoustic Rock, Post-Punk

Folk Rock, Cowpunk, Anti-Folk

anxious, lonely, sexual, acoustic, male vocalist

march 2021

went to the arcade again with friends for a late birthday celebration then went to buffalo wild wings. im kinda good at third strike ngl

i was really hoping for this to be great but it was just okay. i mean the songs are good but nothing sounds as great as blister in the sun which sucks.

fav track: blister

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Anthony1

??? (2021)

Freeform Hardcore, HexD, Hard Trance

Uplifting Trance

noisy, futuristic, energetic, uplifting, instrumental

march 2021

i mean its alright, just like trance but bitcrushed i guess lol. not my kinda trance but i guess i wouldnt mind cuttin shapes to this if someone played it.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Prodigy

The Fat of the Land (1997)

Big Beat

Hip Hop, Breakbeat Hardcore, Acid Breaks, Industrial Rock, Psybreaks

energetic, aggressive, male vocalist, rhythmic, sampling

march 2021

went to an arcade and played some rhythm games. wanted to play third strike but there was a tournament going on so the cabinets were busy.

i tried listening to this the other day at work and just could not get into it so i relistened again at the arcade since it was more of a suitable environment for this kind of stuff. this isnt bad but its pretty boring, other than the opener, everythings pretty bland and borderline annoying. the cover is based though

fav track: smack my bitch

least fav: breathe is so annoying

rating: 3.0

February Recap

this month involved a lot of binging and rediscovery.

heres some of the stuff i really liked:

Duster - Test Phase, Tape One (4.0, 1996)

/f - Jesus (4.0, 2020)

Burmese - 撚樣 [Lun Yurn] (4.0, 2011)

Neoandertals - Neanderthals Were Master Butchers (4.0, 2007)

Wormed - Planisphærium (4.0, 2003)

Last Days of Humanity - Putrefaction in Progress (4.0, 2006) (fav release of this month)

heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:

Aero Gros M - AGM_01.webm (2.5, 2020)

ADR - Chunky Monkey (2.5, 2013)

Tranquillizer - Tranquilizer II (2.5, 1986)

A Kid Hereafter in the Grinding Light - A Kid Hereafter in the Grinding Light (2.5, 2008) (least fav release of this month)

Phyllomedusa - Shovelhead (2.5, 2017)

my favourite single:

Kero Kero Bonito - The Princess and the Clock

some other highlights from this month:

-huge fuckign duster binge

-huge fucking brutal death metal binge

-went rock climbin a bit :)

-valentines day with my gf!

so far this year is good, im praying it stays this way.

Infested

...Until It Breaks Down Again (2005)

Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

heavy, technical, aggressive, chaotic

february 2021

not bad, the vocals are a cool touch, how they are sometimes the usual bdm jazz and sometimes theyre more akin to screamo or something. also very talented band.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Brodequin

Instruments of Torture (2000)

Brutal Death Metal

death, violence, raw, aggressive, history

february 2021

went rock climbing again and it was pretty good, this time it was just bouldering though, which honestly i prefer a bit more, its a little more lax and less hardware-oriented so its just easier to like do i guess. like i can just walk up and climb a green path and the only work i need to do to get up or down is just climbing or falling. fingers hurt less too

listened to this on the way home. it was good, gets a bit old after a bit and makes its 28 min runtime feel a bit longer. still, not a bad listen. interesting aesthetic too, i like when bands in this style dont just have dead people on their cover, i mean this is basically that but at least its like art and not literally a dead person. also interesting bandname, not something like Viscious Genital Cautery

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

North American Grind Freaks (2019)

Grindcore

aggressive, energetic, raw, male vocalist

february 2021

pretty cool. the girth and disease tracks are fucking godawful oh my god, but everything else is pretty good, especially the sulfuric cautery one i mean waht the fuck is even going on in that track

fav track: 1

least fav: girth

rating: 3.5

System of a Down

Mezmerize (2005)

Alternative Metal

Avant-Garde Metal, Thrash Metal

political, manic, humorous, energetic, male vocalist

february 2021

right, i relistened to this and toxicity the other day. cant believe i gave this a 3, what was i thinking! this is real solid, mostly the first half though. i cant help but agree with one reviewer on hypnotize saying that they shouldve took the best material from this and that album and just did one album. still, i guess more SOAD isnt a bad thing. on a bit of a SOAD binge too, so ill be revisiting everything else they did too.

fav track: highlights are 2*, 3, 4*, 6, 7, 9 (*especially)

least fav: the last two tracks are just whatever

rating: 3.5

Jenovavirus

Demo 1 (2006) [Additional release]

Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

Avant-Garde Metal, Technical Death Metal

dense, surreal, heavy, avant-garde, mechanical

february 2021

the vocals are certainly.. something. but this is really fucking tight. the playing is great and the drum programming is really fucking good. all in all just weird and wild slam metal but it definitely deserves some repeat listens.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Paracoccidioidomicosisproctitissarcomucosis

Satyriasis and Nymphomania (2002)

Goregrind

Slam Death Metal

chaotic, raw, sexual, sampling, atmospheric

february 2021

nope im acatually not done listening to bdm/slam/goregrind lol!

this is like. pretty bad. as someone who has just recently indulged in a bunch of this shit, this is certainly some of the worst. the samples are incredibly long and stupid, the opener and closer are annoying and dont really give a good idea of what this shits about, the cover is bad (which doesnt usually matter but it definitely isnt helping here), and the fucking audio quality is like crap. at least make the drums fatter. the only positive really is that i kind of like how sloppy it is and the vocals are really fucking weird which is cool, but it doesnt make up for all the negatives.

fav track:

least fav: that one with the porn sample was really bad. i just had to skip it tbh

rating: 2.5

Strawberry Switchblade

Strawberry Switchblade (1985)

Synthpop

Dream Pop, Twee Pop, New Wave

female vocalist, love, lush, bittersweet, melodic

february 2021

been meaning to listen to this for a while. its good, but i wish it was a bit more atmospheric and idk heavenly i guess. good choruses though and i like the aesthetic. go away was real sad.

fav track: opener

least fav: the reprisal

rating: 3.5

Otto von Schirach & qebrµs

Ottobrus (2021) [EP]

Flashcore, Glitch

IDM, Post-Industrial

dense, complex, futuristic, chaotic, mechanical

february 2021

finally getting around to this. idk why it says march 5 cuz its out on spotify lol. the first few tracks are really fucking solid, i like this very idm dancy side to qebrus sounding music, but im ngl, that last track kinda stanky. wasnt really sure about it lol. also the samples here and there are weird and take me out of it but they dont really hurt too much so.

fav track: opener

least fav: pineal bros (also that fucking title... this is like the TOOL of flashcore)

rating: 3.5

Fractal Generator

Macrocosmos (2021)

Technical Death Metal

Brutal Death Metal

heavy, dark, science fiction, dense, complex

february 2021

pretty cool tech death. theres enough interesting little quirky bits they do that make it worth listening through.

this album reminds me i want to make a list of space brutal death metal and space slam metal (like those genres but space themed). ill get on that soon...

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Aero Gros M

Chocolate Hearts and Stag Beetles (2021)

HexD, Cloud Rap, Experimental Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop

Tread, Hypnagogic Pop, Glitch Pop, Industrial Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Conscious Hip Hop

female vocalist, LGBTQ, noisy, ethereal, nihilistic

february 2021

way better and way more tolerable than the debut mixtape. a handful of good tracks, but overall it goes down easy and doesnt overstay. i wish it was a bit more melodic sometimes, more fuzzy and warm.

fav track: loveliescrushing

least fav: &

rating: 3.5

black midi

Schlagenheim (2019)

Noise Rock, Math Rock, Experimental Rock

Post-Hardcore, Post-Punk, Avant-Prog

complex, manic, noisy, male vocalist, dissonant

february 2021

i listened to this once a while ago (one might even say... years ago... heh) and didnt really like it all that much except for the track years ago, which i still regularly come back to. but i realized i hadnt ever rated it! so i decided to relisten to it today. what do i think now?

well i still dont like what i didnt like before. and mainly, its the vocals. the instrumentation is usually good but i really dislike the vocals and they almost distract me most of the time, so i cant enjoy the instrumentation. however, i love the instrumentation, and the few moments here where i can tolerate the singer are great. the opener, near DT MI, and years ago will be in constant rotation for sure. tracks like speedway and of schlagenheim are great too. i wish he didnt talk so much in bmbmbm, because i love the freakout bits on that track.

fav track: years ago

least fav: western

rating: 3.5

Misþyrming

Söngvar elds og óreiðu (2015)

Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal

Dark Ambient

dissonant, chaotic, dense, ominous, aggressive

february 2021

not much of a black metal guy but this was pretty good. i like the atmosphere and it isnt super long, plus the ambient sections arent massive and obnoxious so.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Hectic Patterns

Random (2008)

Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

heavy, aggressive, chaotic, dense, rhythmic

february 2021

not bad but it just drags on tbh and wasnt super engaging or interesting.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Column or Row (No Diagonals)

ROW EP (2021) [EP]

Harsh Noise

Broken Transmission

noisy, dense, mechanical, sampling, chaotic

february 2021

not bad, but probably not gonna come back to this. the samples are cool (though i wonder why they sampled bladee lol) and the noise is good but i guess my biggest complaint is that it sometimes isnt very consistent.

fav track: the nightcore in the opener was actually kinda neat

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Cyclonus

Exalted Divinity (2009) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Dissonant Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

chaotic, atonal, technical, dense, dissonant

february 2021

kinda cool, might come back to it later but i liked how short the songs felt despite not really being too short.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Kola Kid

Peppermint (2014) [Single]

Bubblegum Bass

Euro Trance, Chiptune

february 2021

cute and fun song :) love the melodies and progressions. very bouncy

thumbs up

Broken Torso

The Ultimate Abhorrence (2000)

Brutal Death Metal

Melodic Death Metal

violence, dark, aggressive, death, heavy

february 2021

really fucking solid and stellar bdm. very good production and often times reminds me of a tighter and more solidified cryptopsy. love this stuff. understays its welcome a bit.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Infant Myiasis

The Decomposition of a Raped Infant (2014) [EP]

Goregrind, Gorenoise

dark, sexual, violence, disturbing, nihilistic

february 2021

pretty cool. the drums sometimes catch me by surprise, there will be an actually interesting fill or part thats rather original and unique for this genre. good stuff

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Tremoctopodidaic Insemination

Halocline Reverberations (2016)

Gorenoise

Dark Ambient, Slam Death Metal

heavy, aquatic, aggressive, noisy

february 2021

it began storming last night which usually isnt something worth bringing up but halfway through this a massive lightning strike happened and completely wiped out our power for about 4 hours, and randomly at 6am every light in the house went back on and woke us up lol.

anyway though this is actually really good and i really like the aesthetic of it. im feeling good aboutthis so fuck it man 4.0

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

A Kid Hereafter in the Grinding Light

A Kid Hereafter in the Grinding Light (2008)

Grindcore, Mathcore

Avant-Garde Metal

aggressive, heavy, chaotic, technical, male vocalist

february 2021

shitty vocalist and bland "spazzy" songwriting. gets old really fast and makes 30 minutes feel like and hour and that.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Suffocation

Pierced From Within (1995)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

aggressive, technical, complex, heavy, dense

february 2021

i didnt actually listen to all of this but i listened to some and i think i was way too harsh on this when i originally reviewed it in like 2019 or whatever. its not the worst, but each song is so long and they lack the aggression needed to make it worth it to listen all the way through.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

maudlin of the Well

Secret Song (2001) [Single]

Progressive Metal, Post-Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

Progressive Rock, Art Rock

progressive, atmospheric, complex, chaotic, cryptic

february 2021

kinda cool but just really hazy and hard to listen to for me. maybe ill like it later.

thumbs sideways

Metrorrhagia

Metrorrhagia (2020)

Gorenoise

Goregrind

noisy, ominous, dark, sampling, male vocalist

february 2021

same deal as the other gorenoise one below but this ones a bit better, there is actual songwriting occasionally. the samples and dark ambient shit is grating and weighs this one down but theres that one sample about like anesthetics that made me go "wow" in my head, so props there i guess

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Naegleria Fowleri

Odes to the Adorable Essence of Putrefaction (2020)

Goregrind, Gorenoise, Noisegrind

heavy, misanthropic, vulgar, repetitive, violence

february 2021

pretty cool but its just PiP worship but it sounds worse. overstays its welcome a bit. enjoyable though

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Afterbirth

The Time Traveler's Dilemma (2017)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal

Progressive Metal, Slam Death Metal

science fiction, dissonant, heavy, technical, surreal

february 2021

i mean it isnt bad but its so damn long and tedious. it feels like an hour+ despite being only 45 minutes. and the concept is kinda lame i think too. again not bad but just really boring.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Infester

To the Depths, in Degradation (1994)

Death Metal

Brutal Death Metal, Death Doom Metal

infernal, dark, aggressive, disturbing, death

february 2021

pretty good, i love the production and the songwriting kicks ass sometimes. might have to come back to this soon.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

System of a Down

Steal This Album! (2002)

Alternative Metal

Avant-Garde Metal, Nu Metal

political, humorous, manic, protest, energetic

february 2021

FINALLY got around to listening to this. ive now finished all of soads studio lps which is great.

this is pretty good, there are a lot of good bits, but there are still some weighing it down. the opening 3 songs are all great, i really liked ADD, mr jack, and the last few tracks too. but some songs like boom, ieiaigieio or whatever, and fuck the system (which i had high hopes for ;-;) are all just meh. not bad songs necessarily but i would just never listen to them in their full.

fav track: chi n stu

least fav: boom or like nuguns maybe

rating: 3.5

Animals Killing People / Andromorphus Rexalia

Phylum Morph-Apokalupsis (2012) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal, Goregrind

Technical Death Metal

heavy, raw, sampling, technical, death

february 2021

had to go get my car inspected, which wasnt too bad. got new windshield wipers too which ive been needing since forever lol, like since ive owned this car lol. coincidentally right after that it started raining, i was like 0.0

this is really good, i love the production from both sides and both sides are just consistently really fucking good. i just wish the coverart was better, but i guess tahts most things in this genre

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Waking the Cadaver

Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler (2007)

Slam Death Metal, Deathcore

hateful, violence, male vocalist, death, aggressive

february 2021

uh i guess this is supposed to be the worst album ever? i dont know, its listenable and i enjoyed it. for lyrics, i mean i couldnt even hear them or make them out so. i think everyones overreacting lol, i mean this had to have been a meme somewhere and it gained a bunch of bad flak for that.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

february 2021

me and my girlfriend watched this the other night. it was cool, but really damn tedious. this definitely couldve been like and hour and 45 or 30 but it just really drags on. maybe if i was watching alone i wouldntve minded as much but idk. the surreal elements are very cool and confusing and sometimes you go HEY WAIT A MINUT- but its never really engaging enough for the entire runtime. good performances from both actors though

spoiler: click to read

brrr/10

Disgorge

Consume the Forsaken (2002)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

rhythmic, anti-religious, technical, aggressive, death

february 2021

not bad. nuthin much else to say

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

7 H.Target

Fast-Slow Demolition (2012)

Slam Death Metal

Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

mechanical, science fiction, vulgar, sexual, technical

february 2021

really fucking weird bdm?? its about tetsuo the iron man, which is cool, but the drummer is just so fucking weird and the structures are kinda everywhere. very unique and cool stuff.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Abysmal Torment

Omnicide (2009)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

heavy, rhythmic, technical, aggressive, dense

february 2021

not bad! love the energy on this. consistenly very good

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5, might bump to 4.0 but im not sure

Phyllomedusa

Shovelhead (2017)

Gorenoise

Sludge Metal

male vocalist, heavy, Wall of Sound, noisy, raw

february 2021

uh really boring gorenoise. gorenoise if slow i guess.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

diSEMBOWELMENT

Transcendence Into the Peripheral (1993)

Death Doom Metal

Funeral Doom Metal, Death Metal

ominous, heavy, atmospheric, funereal, death

february 2021

maybe this is really awesome but i probably just dont see it yet. it was good, but it didnt scream "wow best metal album ever" to me. maybe someday. i just dont think i was in the doom mood for this idk

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Mastery

VALIS (2015)

Avant-Garde Metal, Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal

Mathcore

chaotic, technical, manic, raw, improvisation

february 2021

basically encenathrakh in the style of krallice.

not bad, overstays its welcome just a bit

fav track: maybe the opener

least fav: skip the ambient shit bro

rating: 3.5

Biolich

The Space Between Home and Today (2005) [EP]

Brutal Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Mathcore

IDM, Technical Death Metal, Deathcore, Screamo

heavy, melodic, aggressive, eclectic, male vocalist

february 2021

am i the only one that hears screamo in this? like some kind of emo? idk. very varied bdm that accomplishes a lot, my only issue w this album is the single 7 minute idm track. i respect that they wanted to make idm or whatever and you know they sample autechre thats cool but i really really dont want to listen to a 7 minute idm track on a bdm record. just make a side project for that shit please lol.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

tony the dung beetle

Dinner (2013)

Abstract Hip Hop

february 2021

just a random one off i decided to listen to. its just some kid making beats and then doing the funny rapping over them. its alright

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Terminally Your Aborted Ghost

Slowly Peeling the Flesh From the Inside of a Folded Hand (2005)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Mathcore, Slam Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

manic, chaotic, noisy, aggressive, dissonant

february 2021

not bad, love the slight mathcore angle they took. still doing homework

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

BiS階段 [BiS Kaidan]

BiS階段 [BiS Kaidan] (2013)

Noise, J-Pop, Pop

Harsh Noise, Noise Rock

female vocalist, noisy, playful, chaotic, melodic

february 2021

pretty cool stuff, the clean singing sounds realy good over the noise. wish they did a bit more with this though

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Encenathrakh

Respekt the Demo (2013) [Additional release]

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Avant-Garde Metal

heavy, rhythmic, raw, technical, male vocalist

february 2021

was doing homework and just decided to put this on.

not bad stuff, good demo. love the bonus track too, the untitleds are nice aswell

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Encenathrakh

Thraakethraaeate Thraithraake (2020)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Avant-Garde Metal, Deathgrind

chaotic, dense, abstract, manic, surreal

february 2021

not a bad second lp! been meaning to listen to this for some time but just finally got to it. this is actually written material, compared to their other lp which is mostly improv. cool change of pace, excited to see what else they do.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Kero Kero Bonito

The Princess and the Clock (2021) [Single]

Electropop, Synthpop

Bitpop, Indietronica, Electro, Dancefloor Drum and Bass

fairy tale, female vocalist, fantasy, uplifting, poetic

february 2021

this is kinda cool, not really what i was expecting but it isnt bad. very poppy which is interesting considering how odd the last ep was. good chorus too

thumbs up

An Albatross

We Are the Lazer Viking (2003) [EP]

Sass, Synth Punk

Brutal Prog, Post-Hardcore, Mathcore, Screamo, Grindcore, Dance-Punk, Art Punk

energetic, chaotic, male vocalist, noisy, infernal

february 2021

basically sex bird cake but better production and more synth and random fucking sampling

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

An Albatross

1.)sex 2.)bird 3.)cake (1999) [Additional release]

Grindcore, Sass, Noisecore

Emoviolence, Brutal Prog, Noise Rock

lo-fi, uncommon time signatures, quirky, aggressive, androgynous vocals

february 2021

just kinda randomly relistened. its actually pretty good.

fav track:

least fav: last 2

rating: 3.5

Cranial Incisored

Rebuild: The Unfinished Interpretation of Irrational Behavior (2006)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal

Avant-Garde Metal, Mathcore, Jazz Fusion, Brutal Prog

aggressive, avant-garde, male vocalist, heavy, chaotic

february 2021

pretty interesting, very unique take on bdm/tdm. the vocals are more akin to screamo/emo which is interesting, and the random little blurbs arent too bad, and they arent so long they distract totally from the actual songs.

fav track:

least fav: that idm opening to track 2 was weird

rating: 3.5

Masturbation

Putrified Vaginal Infibulation (2006)

Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

male vocalist, disturbing, death, sexual, vulgar

february 2021

this isnt bad but its just so poorly produced and doesnt have that chaos im looking for. i mean its really badly produced. like so badly. the snare is actually hitting fucking notes its so pingy. def worth coming back to but in like a year lol

fav track:

least fav: the silence and then two demos was annoying just dont do the fucking silence please

rating: 3.0

Excruciation / Cystgurgle / Cardiomyopathy / Cancrum Oris

Asian Pathological Vomit Gorepremacy (2019)

Gorenoise, Goregrind

Brutal Death Metal

raw, noisy, alcohol, death, chaotic

february 2021

this isnt bad. its enjoyable but only if you arent really paying attention. the production is alright on most of the songs but sometiems its like ehuhuh. overall though not bad, good cover too, im tired of these gorey covers i have to look away from after a few seconds of exposure to

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

february 2021

my girlfriend and i were scrolling through movies to watch and she picked this out since she'd been wanting me to see it. firstly i think its a good movie, and depp and dicaprio do stellar jobs playing their characters (ESPECIALLY dicaprio) but what i really think helps this movie out is essentially every other character. no one throughout this feels very out of place, this movie does a great job at creating its own world that you get yourself involved in. the drama is never so deep or complex that you get lost, its all very surface level or at least not very difficult to understand, and it weaves an interesting web of events. towards the end you being to wonder how things got to be how they are but you realize that the steps taken to that point seemed so small at the time. this movie is very subtle and almost slow burn in its delivery, and though there is a lot of potential to be something darker or more psychologically oriented it keeps to its feel good coming of age message and stays lighthearted. overall pretty good, but nothing id watch again.

boomboom!/10

Animals Killing People

Eat Your Murder (2017)

Brutal Death Metal, Goregrind

heavy, aggressive, chaotic, angry

february 2021

prettyy awesome. the samples arent super annoying and the production is great, i love the guitar tones too. awesome stuff, cover werent bad either.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Tranquilizer

Tranquilizer II (1986) [EP]

Hardcore Punk

Speed Metal

male vocalist

february 2021

this is just bad lol. really annoying speed metal and honestly its so much closer to regular hardcore punk than its predecessor its a bit sad.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Tranquilizer

Tranquilizer (1985) [EP]

Hardcore Punk, Noisecore

lo-fi, aggressive, chaotic, noisy, manic

february 2021

i mean its okay. respect for being early noisecore but its just kind of lame all around.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Neoandertals

Ebu Gogo Gutting the Child (2011)

Brutal Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

Brutal Prog, Avant-Garde Metal

concept album, aggressive, raw, violence, minimalistic

february 2021

i was really hoping this would be as brutal and primal as their debut but its a lot tamer, which is sucks. still okay background noise but probably not coming back to this.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Last Days of Humanity

In Advanced Haemorrhaging Conditions (2005) [EP]

Goregrind, Gorenoise

chaotic, sampling, heavy, dense, aggressive

february 2021

was out of things to listen to so i just put this on since its 4 minutes. pretty awesome, PiP but shorter (if youre really craving that)

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rating: 4.0

Epicardiectomy

Grotesque Monument of Paraperversive Transfixion (2018)

Slam Death Metal

death, rhythmic, aggressive, vulgar, male vocalist

february 2021

man the whole like sample trope of metal is so annoying. it takes away from songs unless its like a 2 second sample and just is so cheesy. luckily the only song here thats guilty is the opener but unfortunately the rest of the album is just okay.

fav track:

least fav: opener

rating: 3.0

Last Days of Humanity

Putrefaction in Progress (2006)

Goregrind, Gorenoise, Noisegrind

chaotic, noisy, raw, heavy, manic

february 2021

holy shit man. this is so fucking brutal. ive been really excited to listen to this, i was skeptic at first cuz like how good can fuckin gorenoise be lolbut oh my god it can get good. i think what sucks is that this is kind of just it for the genre, other than variations in maybe production (i supposed you could try writing real songs or something...hmmm)? so this is like it for the genre. listen to this and youre done (except maybe phyllomedusa). 24 minutes of pure brutality, i was actually stunned and kind of wiped out, i didnt want to listen to anything else afterwards lol. also the vocals are so fucking gross i actually gagged

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rating: 4.0

Blaze Inside

Pure Potenciality (2008)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

chaotic, technical, noisy, uncommon time signatures, manic

february 2021

DUDE

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON IN COLOMBIA

how is there such a deep scene for this shit in fucking colombia lmfao. this is really good, production is fucking ace and its just so chaotic while still feeling like there are some semblances of songs, its really just so depraved.

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rating: 4.0

Atheretic

Apocalyptic Nature Fury (2006)

Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

aggressive, technical, dense, chaotic, complex

february 2021

pretty good, high energy ofc and good background music so i liked it.

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rating: 3.5

Andromorphus Rexalia

Cosmic Collision Into the Fifth Dimension (2010)

Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Deathgrind

complex, manic, dissonant, chaotic, dense

february 2021

pretty awesome, like encenathrakh but a bit more streamlined. i really hate the sampling trope in tthis genre though, it gets so annoying after a while.

fav track:

least fav: the outro to the last song

rating: 3.5

Internal Suffering

Chaotic Matrix (2002)

Brutal Death Metal, Deathgrind

Technical Death Metal

heavy, aggressive, energetic, chaotic, dense

february 2021

pretty good. its at least good bckground music. same deal with the last entry but this has better production so it was easier to choose 3.5

i suppose now is a good time also to kind of informally-formally declare what my rating system really is, just because i dont want to make an official statement (i feel pretentious showing people what my ratings mean upfront lol) and ive been thinking about it a lot recently.

so like

5.0: huge personal impact, changed my life, (almost completely) flawless. tbh ive never found an album that i actually 100% loved all the way through, just albums that get really close. like, with Diary for instance, i never fucking listen to Round, its grown on me but i dont really say that i "like" the song. actually when i first got my account i made it a point to not have any 5s lol

4.5: a 5 without the personal impact i think, this is basically just a better 4.0

4.0: outstanding, very creative and evoked real emotional responses from me

3.5: decent, wasnt boring and will probably come back at some point.

3.0: boring but wouldnt mind coming back to or has too many flaws to outweigh the pros

2.5: boring but would never come back to or just very flawed with very very little highlights

2.0: just like completely pointless

1.5: honestly just wasting time and stretching the idea of 'artistic expression' really thin.

1.0: hopefully will never use this

0.5: hopefully will never use this

anyway just had to get that out of my system

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rating: 3.5

Ancient Necropsy

Deformed King's Mummification (2004)

Brutal Death Metal, Deathgrind

Technical Death Metal

technical, aggressive, energetic, complex, violence

february 2021

this ones weird. i was hovering between 3 and 3.5 but i was feelin good so i stuck with 3.5

the production is butthole but that isnt really important. the songs are good, good energy, thats what matters.

also at the end of a few songs theres just random clips of other songs? for like half a second? lol idk

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rating: 3.5

Gigan

Quasi-Hallucinogenic Sonic Landscapes (2011)

Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal

Progressive Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

science fiction, chaotic, male vocalist, complex, dissonant

february 2021

pretty damn good, im learning that the kind of tech death i appreciate is the kind that actually embraces the technical aspects on all fronts, not just crazy woooo guitar part over dddddddddddddddddd kick pattern.

love the sci fi themes too, i need more space sci fi metal in my life.

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rating: 3.5

Pyrrhon

What Passes for Survival (2017)

Dissonant Death Metal, Technical Death Metal

Mathcore, Avant-Garde Metal, Noise Rock, Brutal Prog, Sludge Metal

aggressive, technical, heavy, chaotic, dissonant

february 2021

pretty good listen, very chaotic and interesting song structures. last track is a good example of how to make 12 minutes feel like 7

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rating: 3.5

Amputated Genitals

Origin of Murder (2019)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

death, technical, violence, male vocalist, hateful

february 2021

also pretty boring but while the production here is good its just the bland songwriting that im left :/ing at

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rating: 3.0

Vomit Remnants

Supreme Entity (1999)

Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal

aggressive, vulgar, death, rhythmic, male vocalist

february 2021

this is okay but the production and the vocals really kill it for me. also its just kind of uninteresting songwriting.

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rating: 3.0

Guttural Slug

Atrocities (2013) [Single]

Slam Death Metal

Deathcore

heavy, female vocalist

february 2021

not bad. bit too well produced tho. samantha does a good job here

thumbs up

Enmity

Illuminations of Vile Engorgement (2005)

Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal

Avant-Garde Metal

minimalistic, mechanical, repetitive, heavy, aggressive

february 2021

i dont really get the hate its just like mindless slam metal. pretty good at that too. the fucking intro being 5 tracks in is also hilarious lol

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rating: 3.5

Gasp

Drome Triler of Puzzle Zoo People (1998)

Powerviolence, Experimental Rock

Sound Collage, Noise Rock, Tape Music, Noise, Psychedelic Rock, Emoviolence

psychedelic, surreal, eclectic, chaotic, mysterious

february 2021

same issues with dripping's album but way more prevalent. idk i took hardly nothing away from hearing this. the pv parts are cool tho ig

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rating: 3.0

Dripping

Disintegration of Thought Patterns During a Synthetic Mind Traveling Bliss (2002)

Slam Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

Technical Death Metal

psychedelic, surreal, sampling, dense, male vocalist

february 2021

really good slam but the random weird detours into ambient or experiment rock or wahtever are so like... annoying after a while lol. idk i expected more.

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rating: 3.5

Noisear

Subvert the Dominant Paradigm (2011)

Grindcore, Noise

Noise, Drone Metal, Mathcore

political, hateful, technical, aggressive, angry

february 2021

pretty fuckin good, definitely disc. axis worship but i think they do a lot more technically speaking and they cover more ground. the ending song isnt so bad either but its such a silly cliche lol.

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rating: 4.0

Wormed

Planisphærium (2003)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal, Slam Death Metal, Deathgrind

futuristic, heavy, aggressive, dissonant, technical

february 2021

ok thjis is seriously so fucking good. mathcore meets slam in the best fuking way. rgeat all the way through and i realy love the space theme

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rating: 4.0

Excoriation

Excoriation (2014)

Slam Death Metal

Goregrind

dense, heavy, violence, hateful, chaotic

february 2021

lol so based. classic slam shit, ping fucked snare, incomprehensible riffs its all here. great stuff

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rating: 3.5

Human Remains

Using Sickness as a Hero (1996) [EP]

Technical Death Metal, Grindcore

Mathcore, Avant-Garde Metal, Deathgrind

technical, aggressive, manic, abstract, heavy

february 2021

i thought i was gonna like this a bit more, but its mostly just good rather than great. weird ass cover art too. i just think that the complexities kind of work backwards for it rather than help it become something greater most of the time.

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rating: 3.5

Agoraphobic Nosebleed

Agorapocalypse (2009)

Grindcore

Thrashcore, Cybergrind

aggressive, heavy, male vocalist, female vocalist, rhythmic

february 2021

this however, has little to no dull moments. the female singer adds a whole new dimension to this, and the drums have never sounded better. all in all great record and plus for a more than tolerable cover

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rating: 4.0

Agoraphobic Nosebleed

Frozen Corpse Stuffed With Dope (2002)

Cybergrind, Grindcore

Power Electronics, Noisecore, Noisegrind

vulgar, aggressive, misanthropic, male vocalist, angry

february 2021

i finally decided to come back to this. i first listened to it a while ago when i had first gotten lastfm but i stopped because theres so many songs and i didnt want to make this band my top artist lol.

anyway i love the coverart but it sucks that this isnt my fav ANb album. its not bad its actually really good but the phone song and the dumbass electronic song at the end are stupid

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least fav: last

rating: 3.5

Escuela Grind

Indoctrination (2020)

Grindcore

Powerviolence, Noise

energetic, androgynous vocals, manic, aggressive, chaotic

february 2021

not bad, pretty noisy, i like how fat the drums sound. i really hate this trope of end-your-brutal-metal-record-with-10+-minute-noise-song thing though.

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least fav: last

rating: 3.5

Watch Me Burn

Watch Me Burn (2002)

Grindcore

Sludge Metal

february 2021

not bad but kinda lame, the little quirky stops and starts into like random musical funny bits are annoying. good vocals though

fav track:

least fav: victim

rating: 3.0

Tard

Disgorging Guttural Regurgitations... (2008)

Grindcore

Death Metal

february 2021

other than the band name, great stuff. pretty good vocalist too. last track was annoying but it was pretty funny so ill let that slide.

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rating: 3.5

Sinners Bleed

Absolution (2019)

Technical Death Metal

Melodic Death Metal

death, hateful, technical, misanthropic, dense

february 2021

not bad, at least good background noise to work to. good energy and doesnt overstay its welcome. theres one slower song that i didnt like a lot though, it wouldve been a good closer but i understand why it isnt since it builds into that really fucked up fast song.

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least fav: the slowe one

rating: 3.5

Devouring Humanity

Eradication of Living Human Shit (2017)

Slam Death Metal

hateful, violence, misanthropic, angry, vulgar

february 2021

i was hoping this would be as good as neoandertals, but its just alright. apparently their first LP is great tho so gotta look at that next.

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rating: 3.5

Neoandertals

Neanderthals Were Master Butchers (2007)

Brutal Death Metal

Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Brutal Prog

raw, concept album, avant-garde, technical, heavy

february 2021

okay heres kinda where i went nuts as fuck on this slam metal bullshit.

this album is fucking insane, oh my god. i love this so much. the fucking just pure raw bass, the incomprehensible drumming, its all great. insane 2 piece and really unique record.

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rating: 4.0

Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation / Insect Warfare

Short Fast and Loud #19 (2008) [EP]

Grindcore

heavy, female vocalist, aggressive, male vocalist, dissonant

february 2021

back to the gals, i didnt know they had a split with IW (whom i love) so i was stoked to check it out. lo and behold this was indeed very damn good, both sides. IW sounds at their peak here and FID are pretty good too. also great production

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rating: 4.0

Purulent Jacuzzi

Stench of the Drowned Carrion (2008)

Goregrind, Slam Death Metal, Deathgrind

Pornogrind

february 2021

HELL YEAH! this one is really good, short ass songs that go hard as hell. only downside is the damn samples, and the fucking family guy sample dude i cannot lmfao.

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rating: 3.5

Mortal Torment

Cleaver Redemption (2015)

Brutal Death Metal

february 2021

pretty good, at least to listen to in the background. great energy

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rating: 3.5

Guttural Slug

Megalodon (2013)

Slam Death Metal

rhythmic, aggressive, heavy, vulgar, violence

february 2021

this one was a doozie lmao. honestly wouldve been a 2.5 but that bonus track is so damn good. also, horrible fucking coverart oh my god. underrated tho

fav track: bonus

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Cretin

Stranger (2014)

Grindcore

Deathgrind

female vocalist, energetic, chaotic, aggressive, heavy

february 2021

i like the cover a lot, but its mostly the same stuff as the other album. i guess this ones slightly better

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rating: 3.0

Cretin

Freakery (2006)

Grindcore

female vocalist, aggressive, chaotic, manic, energetic

february 2021

this is okay. i dont like the vocals so much and the song writing is predictable and boring. good moments here and there but they dont really make up for it.

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rating: 3.0

Sete Star Sept

Bird (2021)

Noisegrind

raw, aggressive, energetic, noisy

february 2021

hey! new release nice. was just thinkin ab these guys too. its really good, maybe their best. very straight forward and they sound really good here.

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rating: 4.0

Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation

Wallow (2013)

Grindcore

Deathgrind

heavy, female vocalist, raw, aggressive, lo-fi

february 2021

alright so im kinda on an extreme metal binging thing lol so apologies for these next 20 fucking entries. it started out just looking for good metal bands with fucked up female singers but im so fucking deep in this slam metal hole i cant see light.

this is okay, not as good as s/t, a lil more boring. also the cover isnt as cool

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rating: 3.0

Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation

Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation (2008)

Grindcore

Deathgrind

female vocalist, aggressive, raw, dissonant, chaotic

february 2021

this is pretty good, love the verocity and production. apparently all female wich is really cool too. i like the cover aswell

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rating: 3.5

Idiots Parade

Idiots Parade (2005)

Powerviolence

Grindcore

female vocalist

february 2021

i went on this big hunt for female led extreme metal acts and landed here but i cant tell if this band's vocalist is actually female, but apparently they are so thats cool! nice to meet you petra. the production really hurts this here but it wouldnt be so bad if the quality of playing also wasnt really sloppy and just meandering all the time. also the random like drone electronic bits placed on a few tracks really ruin this.

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rating: 2.5

Various Artists

The Lagomorpha Gathering (2020)

Electronic

Ambient, IDM, Drone

february 2021

and finally the first sesu comp. this one is pretty good thru and thru and showcases a lot of what the artists on the label are capable of. janis' track is a cool electronic bit, uvkhn's track is an interesting guitar sound collage thing, hovermans track is really mysterious, xoarks is short and sweet, palmers is one of their more intricate longer tracks, navashino (NN) has a real cool track, and octa (marion) has a track thats neat. synec and comp. have good songs but i wished they were longer. overall awesome comp

fav track: not sure

least fav: maybe marions

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Galaxy Attic (2020)

IDM

Drum and Bass

february 2021

this one isnt too bad but its def not as good as sesumas. its mostly just idm whatnots and cool experiments but thats also cuz of the constraint for this comp, it was supposed to be done in under like 2 hours or whatever so everything was kinda rushed but thats what makes it cool.

fav track: narratives was good

least fav: uvkhn's were skippable

rating: 3.5

Various Artists

Sesumas (2020)

Electronic

Ambient, IDM, Drum and Bass

february 2021

its finally snowing! im so happy. the snowing caused (or i should say our terrible government officials caused) a bunch of power and water outages which really sucks but i still love the snow so much and im so glad its stayed for so long. schools been pushed back a bunch too which is great. but im kinda anxious cuz ive been putting a lot of stuff off which is never good lol.

finally got around to relistening to this and rating it. its pretty good, xoark and janis' tracks are awesome and palmer and cloudy have some good contributions too. i like hovermans opener and the closer is cute and comfy. overall awesome comp im happy with how it turned out but i wish we had a bit more participants lol.

fav track: wurmple

least fav: ig cloudy's cuz its so long

rating: 3.5

Breakcorist00

It's Gonna Be Over Soon (2020)

Drum and Bass, Jungle, Breakcore

february 2021

this isnt bad. very comfy stuff sometimes, easy background noise too. good breaks here and there.

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rating: 3.5

The Flashbulb

Drain Mode On (2001) [EP]

IDM, Glitch, Drill and Bass

rhythmic, warm, eclectic, instrumental, futuristic

february 2021

this has a funny title.

its not too bad, i love stinger a lot. its comfy. last couple were alright.

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rating: 3.5

Christian Leave

Heavy Hitting Hurts My Head (2021) [EP]

Indie Rock, Bedroom Pop

Slacker Rock

male vocalist, depressive, noisy

february 2021

my gf played this for me while i did dishes. its pretty good the opener is nice we listened to it a bunch when it was released as a single, theres maybe two or so other songs i like. whichever one sounded like a neutral milk hotel song i liked.

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rating: 3.5

Gaza

No Absolutes in Human Suffering (2012)

Mathcore, Sludge Metal

heavy, anti-religious, political, male vocalist, nihilistic

february 2021

this is pretty good. its like a more chaotic version of the really self indulgent and boring deathcore or whatever. not bad at all, will likely revisit soon.

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rating: 3.5

Music Label

A Music Label 2020 Exclusive (2020)

Glitch

IDM, Deconstructed Club

february 2021

finally got around to this. it isnt bad but lyla's made better flashcore. still, fun to play games to

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rating: 3.5

The Sawtooth Grin

Pervavor (2011) [EP]

Mathcore, Grindcore, Sass

Deathcore

heavy, complex, chaotic, dissonant, manic

february 2021

i FINALLY looped in nuclear throne after so fucking long. thank god.

i also relistened to their one album and then this. it isnt bad, i guess i thought they were noisecore but theyre really just mathcore lol. also theyre on spotify now thats cool

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rating: 3.5

Gaza

No Absolutes in Human Suffering (2012)

Mathcore, Sludge Metal

heavy, anti-religious, political, male vocalist, nihilistic

february 2021

i also listened to this at work. its pretty damn entertaining, i love how busy the drummer is despite keeping it relatively simple. this feels like hxc but at a level that is really accessible, so mathcore that isnt so mathy its hard to keep up. great vocalist too

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rating: 3.5

Frog Pocket

You're the One for Me (1999)

IDM

Breakcore, Glitch

february 2021

found this artist through a label a friend sent. i like the title and cover so i checked it out at work. it isnt bad, its pretty inconsistent but its warming and comforting. some songs id listen to over and over again for sure.

fav track: celtic maybe

least fav: 2

rating: 3.5

Burmese

撚樣 [Lun Yurn] (2011)

Noisecore, Noise Rock

Grindcore, Sludge Metal, Powerviolence

chaotic, female vocalist, aggressive, noisy, avant-garde

february 2021

this is really insane. i was not expecting to enjoy this so much. according to one reviewer, this is 2 basses, a female vocalist, and drums. first i think its really fucking awesome that this is just bass im hearing, im pretty sure the bassists can also play guitar too lmao (both mikes, i think it says they also play guitar in the member section?). hhuge props to the singer too. reminds me of sete star sept's singer. the last song is really something else as well. must be heard to be believed

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rating: 4.0, this is noisecore done right

Melt-Banana

Cactuses Come in the Flocks (1994)

Noise Rock, Noisecore

Punk, Pigfuck, Noise

noisy, female vocalist, raw, playful, aggressive

february 2021

so i also listened to charlie, scratch or stitch and speak squeak creak cuz i wanted to relisten to those. all good albums, charlie is the best though, it has that punchy as fuck production. i give everything these guys do a 3.5 but i just need an album to grow on me and im ready to give a 4.0

this one is actually pretty cool. its melt banana on lofi mode. id rec this if you really dislike how crisp and clean they sometimes sound. not a lot to go on here but you know what can u do. the bonus tracks are also nice.

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rating: 3.5

Retox

YPLL (2013)

Hardcore Punk, Post-Hardcore, Sass

Mathcore, Noise Rock

aggressive, dissonant, chaotic, noisy, avant-garde

february 2021

its alright. i think its energetic but its justin pearson's "pop" project, essentially. it doesnt have a lot of the silly or weird song writing other bands of his have, that isnt bad, but it makes it just a little boring.

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rating: 3.0

moreru

粛 粛 (2020) [EP]

Screamo, Noisecore

Noise, Emoviolence, Noise Rock

raw, lo-fi, aggressive, angry, chaotic

february 2021

this is alright. i think im just over the emo stuff now. i can imagine myself enjoying this but i think the noisecore bits just like counteract the screamo bits so it just doesnt really work.

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rating: 3.0

Sissy Spacek

Disfathom (2016)

Noisegrind

noisy, aggressive, chaotic, raw, male vocalist

february 2021

goin thru a lot of the noisecore chart stuff that ivent heard yet. this is cool. i guess its not like, as dense? as the usual SS album is but its still enjoyable and its also 8 minutes so

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rating: 3.5

Autechre

sinistrail sentinel (2018) [Single]

IDM

Glitch

futuristic, instrumental, dense, complex, mechanical

february 2021

this is pretty good, and i finally got autechre to my number 2 artist on fm. dont really get the hate for this, i GUESS its lazy (???) but its still good, and it seems like a lot of the hate is just cuz people didnt like NTS sessions a lot, which is stupid becauase those r good.

thumbs up

Zyanose

Why There Grieve? (2013)

Crust Punk

noisy, chaotic, nocturnal, androgynous vocals, angry

february 2021

just your basic run of the mill noisecore that sometimes gets closer to its punk roots. not too bad, accidentally listened on shuffle but it doesnt really matter lol. added to the loud music playlist :thumbsup:

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rating: 3.5

Laura Les

Laura Les @ A2B2 (2020) [Bootleg / Unauthorized]

Hyperpop

Happy Hardcore, Hands Up, Metalcore

female vocalist, quirky, chaotic, passionate, anxious

february 2021

wow this was nuts, wasnt really expecting it to be so metal. not bad at all, gonna need some revisits at some points. the hype guy was pretty funny too

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rating: 3.5

Osno1

I Just Don't Wanna Name It Anything With "Beach" in the Title (2017) [EP]

Emo Rap, Hyperpop

Pop Rap, Bubblegum Bass, Trap, Alternative R&B, Bedroom Pop

LGBTQ, female vocalist, pessimistic, sad, bittersweet

february 2021

not bad! i like this kidn of brand of weird and fun emo rap. first track is good, second track has a good ending, third track is good. didnt like the last one so much but w/e

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rating: 3.5

Sewerslvt

Live at A2B2 Night of Fire 13/11/20 (2020) [DJ Mix]

Hardcore [EDM], Hardcore Breaks

Ambient Techno, Hardcore Breaks, Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Acidcore, Acid Techno

ethereal, atmospheric, rhythmic, psychedelic, party

february 2021

ehhh its okay. good background noise ig but nothing id relisten to again.

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rating: 3.0

SOPHIE

Bipp (Autechre Mx) (2021) [Single]

Wonky, Electro, UK Bass

IDM, G-House, Wonky Techno

minimalistic, rhythmic, female vocalist, melodic, mechanical

february 2021

pretty damn lame. the beat doesnt really mesh with the vocals well and i mean its cool to hear the raw unpitched vocals but like that doesnt make up for the potential fuckery here. i feel like ae couldve done a lot more but were just being lazy.

thumbs down.

Autechre

JNSN CODE GL16 / spl47 (2017) [Single]

IDM

Glitch, Acid Techno, Ambient, Drill and Bass

rhythmic, instrumental, complex, mechanical, dark

february 2021

this is cool, first track sucks but the 2nd is really kick ass. good work ae :thumbsup:

thumbs up lol

Autechre

Move of Ten (2010) [EP]

IDM

Ambient, Glitch, Glitch Hop, Ambient Techno

futuristic, rhythmic, atmospheric, cold, hypnotic

february 2021

this isnt too bad. the first 4 tracks are really really good, everything after is just kind of okay, and it picks up a bit towards the end. pretty good overall

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rating: 3.5

Aunt Mary

...A Lot More Than Just an Ordinary Ping Pong Ball [600 Song EP] (1992) [EP]

Noisecore, Noisegrind

noisy, lo-fi, chaotic, raw, manic

february 2021

its okay, the quality is like surprisingly bad which takes away from it, not that i cant hear whats going on but it just sounds like im listening to a broken vinyl. maybe thats on the dude that uploaded it. btw if u want to find this check the history of the release.

fav track:

leas tfav:

rating: 3.0

100 gecs

Coalchella 2018 (2018) [Bootleg / Unauthorized]

Hyperpop, Pop Rap

Trap, Bubblegum Bass

female vocalist, androgynous vocals

february 2021

finally have heard all the live stuff now. this is alright the talking bits can be annoying and the originals idnt heard yet were kinda meh.

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least fav:

rating: 3.0

Rotten Blood

we're all alone (2014)

IDM, Breakcore

Lolicore

february 2021

again, owned this for a while but havent heard this in a few years.

its not bad, but too unfocused and doesnt quite nail it where it wants to

fav track: schoolgirl

least fav:

rating: 3.0

valyri

when i was okay (2018) [EP]

Drone, Experimental

nonbinary vocalist, surreal, cold, dense, lo-fi

february 2021

ive owned this for a long time now and never really listened to it until now. its alright nothin crazy lol

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

itami

() (2018) [EP]

Breakcore, Nightcore

sampling

february 2021

opener is good, second track is amazing, last track is whatever. not bad, does its job well.

fav track: 2

least fav: 3

rating: 3.5 just for that second track

x.nte

how much of your life will hatred take (2018) [EP]

Breakcore

Epic Collage

surreal, anxious, sampling, nocturnal, sad

february 2021

i remember liking this a lot in mu junior year. in retrospect, its just okay. it meanders too much.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Black Country, New Road

For the First Time (2021)

Post-Rock, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk

Art Punk, Klezmer, Art Rock

anxious, manic, suspenseful, male vocalist, monologue

february 2021

this is good. its really derivative, and super fucking pretentious, and i really hate the spoken word over complex rock music trope, but this guys voice and the band make it okay in the end. its hardly ‘cryptic’ though, as the descriptors will tell you. lol.

fav track:

least fav: opener

rating: 3.5

DigiGhouls

Vampire Rave Party (2020)

Eurodance, Vocal Trance, Musical Comedy

HexD, House, Cloud Rap

ethereal, rhythmic, sampling, lo-fi, raw

february 2021

well it isnt the worst thing in the world. lol. uh but yeah its really lacking in like every department except for the sometimes good trance instrumentals, so it at least gets a +0.5 for that. apparently its pretty low tier shillcore stuff too which leaves a bit of a bad taste in my mouth, and i hate sleepy ice so yeah.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0 ill stay positive today

ADR

Chunky Monkey (2013)

Drum and Bass, Breakbeat, IDM

Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Acid Jazz, Nu Jazz, Instrumental Hip Hop

playful, tropical, futuristic, summer, instrumental

february 2021

this is apparently someone who is in HDBOYZ? idk. ive been meaning to listen for a while and uh damn. yeah idk this is really shitty. really lame and completely useless electronic music that dances between really annoying or really boring. its a shame because i love how some drums sound.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Neutral Milk Hotel

Everything Is (2001) [Single]

Slacker Rock, Neo-Psychedelia

Psychedelic Folk, Dunedin Sound

lo-fi, male vocalist, playful, noisy, warm

february 2021

this first song is very good, i like it a lot. the second is meh and the bonus two on spotify are also whatever. but that first one... oh yeah

thumbs up ig

Neutral Milk Hotel

On Avery Island (1996)

Slacker Rock, Psychedelic Folk, Indie Folk, Noise Pop

Neo-Psychedelia, Drone, Singer-Songwriter

lo-fi, surreal, noisy, psychedelic, passionate

february 2021

i guess its time to also listen to this now that ive broken down the NMH doors. ive been meaning to for a while just never had the chance. this is alright. i expected it to be a lot more experimental and off the chain but its fairly tame sans the last track. though there are good bits theres nothing to keep me really wanting more.

fav track: i think it was naomi that i liked a lot

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Neutral Milk Hotel

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)

Indie Folk, Indie Rock

Psychedelic Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Slacker Rock, British Brass Band, Folk Punk, Noise Pop

passionate, poetic, cryptic, surreal, death

february 2021

you know this isnt so bad. its god good songs but it does have its moments. the first seven tracks are actuslly really enjoyable, it only slows down a lot at oh comely. the instrumentation is great and i actually like jeff’s lyricism. is it a good album? sure. is it the best album? definitely not.

fav track: carrot 2&3 or maybe holland.

least fav: oh comely

rating: 3.5

hoping for something else

harsh noise gothic (2015)

IDM, Breakcore

Nu Jazz

rhythmic, female vocalist, surreal, melancholic, noisy

february 2021

iiiiits okay. diverse but not as intriguing as their album on the worst. typical looicore track is pretty fun though

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Casiopea

Mint Jams (1982)

Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Funk

City Pop, Smooth Jazz

instrumental, mellow, happy, playful, warm

february 2021

got this recd in my youtube a while ago, just now gettin to it. everyone says this sucks or whatever but its good background music and really solid playing. i like it idk

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Aero Gros M

AGM_01.webm (2020) [Mixtape]

HexD, Experimental Hip Hop, Cloud Rap

Plunderphonics, Trap, Noise, Nightcore, Abstract Hip Hop

female vocalist, sampling, nocturnal, ethereal, psychedelic

february 2021

i want to like hexd i really do but damn this shitわ sucks.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 2.5

Naked Flames

Binc Rinse Repeat (2021) [EP]

Techno, Outsider House, Lo-Fi House

Dub Techno, Acid Techno, Juke

lobit, nocturnal, hypnotic, rhythmic, repetitive

february 2021

i tried listening to their other album thats popular but i just couldnt get behind it. this isnt too bad, first songs nice and the others have good atmosphere its just a bit boring if you focus on it too much at times.

fab track: 1

least fav: 2

rating: 3.5

/f

Jesus (2020)

Glitch, Electroacoustic

Post-Industrial, IDM, Flashcore, Epic Collage

dark, ominous, aggressive, surreal, suspenseful

february 2021

finally got to listen to this! ive been looking for the original CD tracklist and someone in a discord im in posted it. this albums pretty damn good, it feels like laugh crou but in smaller stretches which is good. the closing two songs are also not bad, good inclusions from lyla’s other alias.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Duster

Low Earth Orbit (2004) [Bootleg / Unauthorized]

Slowcore, Slacker Rock

Space Rock Revival

lo-fi, lonely, melodic, space, atmospheric

february 2021

annnd finally this. last duster release that isnt a live bootleg (also kind of shocking but not really that they have no actual live albums lol). this is definitely the worst one, its really just unnecessary. it shares all the untitled tracks with rarities and the titled ones dont really do a whole lot, plus the untitled ones it has are the worst ones off rarities. overall just pointless, maybe i wouldve liked it more if the untitled ones were left out.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Duster

Rarities (2001) [Bootleg / Unauthorized]

Slacker Rock, Slowcore

Space Rock Revival, Space Rock

melancholic, lethargic, lo-fi, noisy, cold

february 2021

though its still a bunch of untitled's like test tape phase one, this isnt as good. there are a few good gems but ultimately still not a necessary listen.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Duster

Experimental Dust (2000) [Bootleg / Unauthorized]

Slacker Rock, Slowcore

Space Rock Revival, Dream Pop, Post-Rock

cold, lo-fi, lethargic, mellow, soft

february 2021

ive heard this is supposed to be the best duster release, and i cant say its the worst, but its def not the best lol. though its a bit inconsistent its still a good listen and if youre a hardcore fan you should look into it. if youre not that big a fan i wouldnt say its entirely necessary.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Duster

Test Phase, Tape One (2018) [Bootleg / Unauthorized]

Slacker Rock, Slowcore

lonely, atmospheric, melancholic, raw, male vocalist

february 2021

i listened to a bunch of duster at work, i downloaded all their bootlegs and releases that werent live stuff. this one was really good, there are a lot of really charming songs here, and it includes the christmas dust ep which has cosmonauts and untitled 2 (awesome). the misfits cover is amazing too.

fav track: untitled 2

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Acid Work

C=299,792,458 m/s (2017)

Glitch

Micromontage, Minimal Techno

minimalistic, space, instrumental

february 2021

this was okay. been in the queue for a long time. good sounds, sometimes some really groovy rhythms. nothin crazy though

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

January Recap

A good but bumpy start to a hopeful year.

heres some of the stuff i really liked:

baby luma - star assembly (3.5, 2021)

This Heat - Made Available: John Peel Sessions (4.0, 1996)

Atka - Untitled Album 1 (4.0, 2018)

Palmer - Primal Works (4.0, 2020) (fav release of this month)

Dimrain47 - The Dimrain47 Collection (2005-2012) (4.0, 2019)

heres some of the stuff i really didnt like:

THM - Break Valley Superstars (3.0, 2018)

Chinese Hackers - ( Wiretap ) (3.0, 2015) (least fav release of this month)

goreshit - I Can't Help You. (3.0, 2020)

my favourite single:

Yayayi - TikTok and Instagram

some other highlights from this month:

-ii finished all the rebuilds (Finally) in prep for the new one (hopefully) coming out soon

-did some rock climbing which was cool

-school started again, its okay

-also got my phone crushed in a fucking trash compactor

hopefully this year is good. im doing my best

Death Grips

Gmail and the Restraining Orders (2021) [EP]

Sound Collage, Free Improvisation, Noise

Glitch, Noise, Synth Punk, Digital Hardcore, Noisecore

chaotic, avant-garde, manic, noisy, aggressive

january 2021

didnt listen but rated anyway jus cuz i already have before

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Weezer

OK Human (2021)

Chamber Pop, Pop Rock

Baroque Pop, Piano Rock

male vocalist, melodic, lush, orchestral, bittersweet

january 2021

not the worst thing in the world lmao. it isnt radiohead inspired tho just the title is so thats a little disappointing. but there are some good tracks, about half of them are. aloo gobi, numbers, mirror image, and dead roses. id maybe come back to these. still holdin out for van weezer doe

fav track: ali gooba

least fav: the opener

rating: 3.5

DJ Kuroneko & Harmful Logic

B With XTC / Sure Do Love (2020) [EP]

Drum and Bass, Hardcore Breaks

Scouse House, Bassline

energetic, rhythmic, instrumental

january 2021

its okay, first track is nice

fav track: 1

least fav: 2

rating: 3.5

The Aphex Twin

Classics (1995) [Compilation]

Acid Techno, Acidcore

Industrial Techno, Breakbeat Hardcore

rhythmic, repetitive, mechanical, instrumental, noisy

january 2021

i heard polynomial in some dnb playlist and liked it so i checked out the whole thing. its mostly just like amateur acid techno whatevers but there are some good ones here and there. the tampax sample was unexpected but good lol.

fav track: polynomial

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Pasteboard

Glitter (2005)

Dream Pop, Shoegaze

Shoegaze, Indie Pop, Slacker Rock

warm, mellow, atmospheric, melancholic, bittersweet

january 2021

theres something really comforting here. it can be kind of repetitive and slow, but im in a good mood today.

fav track: squall

least fav:

rating: 4.0

oyasumi.

friend reset (2013) [EP]

Slacker Rock, Experimental, Anti-Folk

Garage Rock

january 2021

also listened to this. its okay. nothing worth coming back to.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

for airports

Goodnight, Airport (2017) [Compilation]

Dream Pop, Ambient

Indie Folk, Trap [EDM]

january 2021

ahhh. i never realized it but the guy that made this was actually in the 7form discord, he announced he had finally uploaded his music (along with his best song and one of my all time favs: lc puncher) to spotify. nice guy.

this isnt the best album in the world but it conjures nice feelings in my head. the opener is good, so is isabelle’s lyrics and i enjoy how nostalgic i feel listening to The Worst...

great stuff.

i suppose i will also mention the singles since they arent on rym. LC Puncher / Addelade is really good, the latter is very cute. Kemono made me smile, real cute song. Sneakerhead / Strawberry Girl is also good, very catchy first song and the second is very heartfelt.

also, this persons alias’ on this site are fucked up. real confusing.

fav track: the worst

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Valium Aggelein

Black Moon (2020) [Compilation]

Slowcore, Space Rock Revival, Post-Rock, Slacker Rock

Slacker Rock, Post-Rock, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Ambient Pop, Drone

space, nocturnal, atmospheric, mysterious, male vocalist

january 2021

and finslly the comp. i said what i said ab the albums but i made this to bring up to bonus tracks. the first two are pretty good and the last two are just okay.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Valium Aggelein

Dweller on the Threshold (1997)

Slowcore, Space Rock Revival, Slacker Rock, Post-Rock

Post-Rock, Ambient Pop

sparse, melancholic, nocturnal, science fiction, lo-fi

january 2021

this one i liked a bit more. the songs felt a bit more comfy and it felt more like a proper duster release than hier kommt.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Valium Aggelein

Hier kommt der schwartze Mond (1998)

Slowcore, Space Rock Revival, Post-Rock

Drone, Ambient Pop

atmospheric, mellow, melancholic, hypnotic, lethargic

january 2021

today we got a new cat. his name is kuiper. i really like him (buy sometimes his claws hurt). today i also got my new phone; its nice to be back. it was a day of beginnings.

this is okay. it feels a bit too unfocused and just boring, like it wont stick for me. its not bad just kind of lame

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Mr. Oizo

All Wet (2016)

Fidget House, French Electro

Wonky Techno, Electropop

sampling, playful, repetitive, party, minimalistic

january 2021

my friend said this cover looked like crossy road and i lost it

cant really understand why this has so much hate. its fun playful and whacky. the peaches feature is great, sounds like a death grips lite, as is the charli feature. though some songs feel kinda bare bones its really easy to move past that.

fav track: charli

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Fleeting Joys

Speeding Away to Someday (2019)

Shoegaze, Noise Pop

Dream Pop

female vocalist, lush, male vocalist, sentimental, noisy

january 2021

i listened to this at work. its pretty solid. i was hoping every track would be as good as the first few or Kiss A Girl In Black but they arent. still not bad.

fav track: other than Kiss A Girl..., probably You Want To

least fav: come to really sucks, completely sucks the energy out of this

rating: 3.5

Duster

On the Dodge (1996) [EP]

Slacker Rock, Slowcore

Indie Folk, Alt-Country

lo-fi, melancholic, mellow, lonely, male vocalist

january 2021

this one is a bit less cohesive than christmas dust but its still good. the latter half is my favourite, and i believe Darby is an older version of Gold Dust, one of my favs off stratosphere. the soundcloud link also includes some untitled songs which were good

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Duster

Christmas Dust (1996) [Additional release]

Slowcore, Slacker Rock

Space Rock Revival, Post-Rock

lo-fi, melancholic, male vocalist, calm, lonely

january 2021

im doing my best to wake up earlier and get more things done during the day. sometimes its hard but im trying. sigh

ive been on a bit of a duster kick lately, i love them a lot ive been thinking about how theyre one of my favourite rock bands ever. i decided to get through their discog again, and its a good excuse to get them into my top 5 lastfm artists haha.

this is very solid actually, i really dig this. there is a surprising amount of personality on this. i love the song with the line ab smokin weed lol.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

qt2f

My Internet Boyfriend Killed Himself (2019)

Plunderphonics, Lolicore, Mashcore

Speedcore, Glitch, Nightcore, Power Noise, Noise

avant-garde, manic, chaotic, eclectic, quirky

january 2021

finally got around to reading some manga! i started reading the unbreakable machine doll since ive been thinking about waatching the anime for so long but i never have time to watch anime. i might just read a lot of manga soon since i never have time to watch anything lolllll.

anyway this is pretty good really damn chaotic and just noisy and great. definitely one of the better releases of this genre. not sure how i found this but glad i did. the zxzxzx song made me laugh really hard lol.

fav track:

least fav: hadthem angrly was kinda lame

rating: 3.5, nice

Celer

Xièxie (2019)

Ambient, Drone, Tape Music

Field Recordings

soothing, atmospheric, repetitive, calm, peaceful

january 2021

im trying my best. school is back up, im in classes, im attending them. i have to learn Python which im not excited about but im happy to do anyway. ive decided to major in data science - a new field my school is now offering, so it looks like im first gen. i think im going to adopt a cat with my girlfriend soon. we started watching vampire diaries; it isnt bad, i like how dramatic it is without being anxiety inducing. some good dialogue here and there too. i want some chocolate cake right now.

this is good ambient stuff. not super standout but i love the field recordings and atmosphere of this. the last track is very pretty.

fav track: last

least fav:

rating: 3.5, im feeling kind

Various Artists

Music for Shut-Ins (2013) [Compilation]

Outsider House, Industrial Techno

Tech House, Acid Techno

lonely, alienation, nocturnal, dark, raw

january 2021

finally just said fuck it and strted this. its pretty good but not every track is awesome. lots to come back to though which is nice.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:Q [Evangelion:3.0 You Can (Not) Redo.] (2012)

january 2021

uhh.'jdcko

this uh this was weird. i mean, the fight scenes were good but like i was really just kind in disbelief this whole movie. every character except for kaowru was an asshole and shinji loses the balls he gains in the other two, misato is bad, and no one is fucking explaining anything. also the way this ends is just ?? but i mean i guess its an interesting place to pick up from in the fourth movie. whatever. i just hope when this next one ends it isnt complete bs lol

also i didnt realize a dj sharpnel song sampled this movies opening but i pogged pretty hard when i did realize

fuckyoumilitarymisato/10

ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破 [Evangelion:2.0 You Can (Not) Advance.] (2009)

january 2021

the second movie departs very far from where the show had left off. though a lot happens, i think that this one is definitely my favourite. this has a lot of emotions and action, and even though its entirely new material i thjnk that they handled it well. i dont hate mari also cuz even though she doesnt have a real purpose she at least doesnt get in the way.

lololololbingus/10

ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:序 [Evangelion:1.0 You Are (Not) Alone.] (2007)

january 2021

me and a couple friends decided to watch all the rebuilds since the new one is supposed to come out soon.

this one was cool, it is essentially the first 6 or so episodes of the original show but redone in a faster paced manner (which i really liked), with enough slight story changes as to not make it boring. though there isnt much to say, its still a good movie. the animation is also very good

dacube/10

Dimrain47

The Dimrain47 Collection (2005-2012) (2019) [Compilation]

Trance

Uplifting Trance, Acid Trance

progressive, epic, futuristic, melodic, uplifting

january 2021

i never realized dimrain had their discog on spotify, so i saved this a while ago and ive been wakting to check it out. so here we are! lol.

this is very very good. very high quality and energy pumping trance that makes an hour and a half fly by like its nothing. seeing dimrains progression as an artist is also really interesting. the first several songs are all very similar, he is just beginning his music career so he utilizes similar basslines, synth tones and sticks to one kind of drums (i believe he even uses the exact same patterns on two different songs). while there is not necessarily a bad song here, id say the only one worth returning to for me is midnight seige. around or a little before untitled trance is when we see dimrain start to really evolve. he is experimenting with more synth tones, different kinds of drums, guitar solos and song structures. this is all very present in the standout song infernoplex. at cerebral infection, we see a huge improvement to dimrains abilities. said song involves a really wild breakbeat and a crazy breakdown section, operation evolution features soaring guitars and very intense sections, at the speed of light is very fast paced and filled with energy and great sounding synths, duality is a slower and more beautiful peace, and the album closes with the excellently produced falling mysts. in this last leg dimrain's production and creativity are turned to max and we see what this artist was truly capable of. amazing compilation, hope you are taking it east dimrain47.

fav track: at the speed of light

least fav:

rating: 4.0

Kairon; IRSE!

Ujubasajuba (2014)

Shoegaze, Space Rock Revival, Post-Rock

Post-Rock, Space Rock, Progressive Rock, Post-Metal

psychedelic, atmospheric, noisy, energetic, epic

january 2021

not bad. very atmospheric and filled with enough interesting choices to not make some of the longer songs boring. very cathartic and thick guitars.

cav track: opener or swamp

least fav: vocals on amsterdam were annoying

rating: 3.5

The Annihilated

Demo (2020) [EP]

Hardcore Punk

lo-fi, aggressive, angry, male vocalist

january 2021

just okay hxc punk

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

goreshit

I Can't Help You. (2020) [EP]

Breakcore, Drill and Bass

Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Harsh Noise

raw, noisy, sad, uncommon time signatures, nocturnal

january 2021

just read the genres and you can guess what this sounds like. the noise on the last track is kinda lame but cool ig.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

W. Baer

Rage, Below (2020) [EP]

Dreampunk

january 2021

kinda cool. boring though nothing really stood out to me

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Boards of Canada

Geogaddi (2002)

IDM, Downtempo

Ambient, Downtempo, Ambient Techno, Illbient, Radio Broadcast Recordings, Psychedelia

mysterious, psychedelic, surreal, atmospheric, ominous

january 2021

actually pretty good. very enjoyable beats with enough attention to detail as not to get so boring. big step up from MHTRTC. i also like the themes of math

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

THM

Break Valley Superstars (2018)

Breakcore, Lolicore

sampling, energetic

january 2021

just like qhatever. not bad but boring. lame samples sometimes, predictable breakbeats for the most parf.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

loveaddictspropylhexedrineoverdose / &she gets it

Isopod & Tracks on Daydream (2020) [EP]

Breakcore

Nightcore, IDM

january 2021

not bas, first song is pretty good. good quality too. second is weird but it isnt bad

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Carissa's Wierd

Songs About Leaving (2002)

Slowcore

Chamber Pop

depressive, lonely, suicide, melancholic, self-hatred

january 2021

i cant remember much of each individual song but this was pretty damn good, really sad and emotional stuff. the lat song brought me to tear up.

fav track: green

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Fishmans

Season (1996) [Single]

Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Ambient Pop

Dub, Chamber Pop

bittersweet, lush, male vocalist, mellow, atmospheric

january 2021

not too bad but kind of forgetablw. in the second song it sounds like hes saying "im da fish" lol

thunbs up ig

Sete Star Sept

Visceral Tavern (2013)

Free Improvisation, Noisegrind, Grindcore, Noisecore

aggressive, noisy, improvisation, chaotic, angry

january 2021

not bad, its more grind than they usually do, very good atuff. the last song is a head scratcher but its cool.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Senses

Seventh Heaven (2021)

Pop Rap, Cloud Rap, Trap

Digicore, Emo Rap

androgynous vocals, futuristic, melancholic, melodic, ethereal

january 2021

so now im writing these entries on a fcuking ipod lol. im using it until i get a new phone. god fuckin damn

this isnt too bad there are some good moments and its very pretty but it never really kept me interested.

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.0

Sweet Trip

Walkers Beware! We Drive Into the Sun / Stab / Slow (2021) [Single]

Dream Pop, Indie Pop, Ambient Techno

Indietronica, Synthpop, Deep House, Ambient House

hypnotic, mellow, ethereal, warm, atmospheric

january 2021

HAHA I LOST MY PHONE ITS GONE I THINK I FUCKING THREW IT IN A DUMPSTER ON ACCIDENT LOL OH MY FUCKING GOD THIS WEEK IS GOING TO SUCK I START SCHOOL IN LIKE A DAY HOLYSHIT

this is good i liked it, looks like we aren’t getting anuther vdc tho :/ 2nd is kinda boring but it’s a nice electronic track

thumbs up

Mouseatouille

Out of the Hospital and Into the Morgue (2019)

Slacker Rock, Indie Folk

Indietronica, Noise Pop

lo-fi, space, melancholic, male vocalist, introspective

january 2021

it’s okay. i don’t think this is worth coming back to but 7/10 for being able to keep me interested for over an hour. kinda sucks that i didn’t really gravitate towards anything too much but my girlfriend will probably like this or something. also ig this is a concept album about him dying idk

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

Sete Star Sept

Vinyl Collection 2010-2012 (2012) [Compilation]

Noisecore, Noisegrind

heavy, female vocalist, dark, abstract, humorous

january 2021

honestly pretty damn good. hella inconsistent but that kind of makes sense since it’s a huge collection of various records, but this really serves as a great starting point for this band and for a noisecore release in general. the live show at the end is also really great, one of the greatest moments here. her vocals remind me of nuclear throne characters lol

fav track:

least fav:

rating: 3.5

ミドリ [Midori]

あらためまして、はじめまして、ミドリです。 [Aratamemashite, hajimemashite, Midori desu.] (2008)

Art Punk, Post-Hardcore, Jazz-Rock

Noise Rock, Hardcore Punk, Jazz-Rock, Experimental Rock, Post-Hardcore, Swing Revival, Sass

manic, female vocalist, aggressive, noisy, playful

january 2021

FINALLY ON SPOTIFY!!! awesome. second track is a classic, i wish it was a bit more consistent, but the whole album drags a bit. 3rd and 9th are also awesome. last track is whatever

fav track: 2nd

least fav: last

rating: 3.5 maybe

Various Artists

Sesumas (2020)

Electronic

Ambient, IDM, Drum and Bass

january 2021

our christmas album. go listen

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Various Artists

The Lagomorpha Gathering (2020)

Electronic

Ambient, IDM, Drone

january 2021

listen to this too

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rating: rating l8r

Various Artists

Galaxy Attic (2020)

IDM

Drum and Bass

january 2021

i forgot to add this a long time ago but go listen to me and my friends’ music

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rating: ill rate this later i didnt actually listen to it i just added it to tell you to listen to it

Chinese Hackers

( Wiretap ) (2015)

Vapornoise, Dark Ambient

Industrial, Vaporwave

ominous, mechanical, instrumental, atmospheric, dark

january 2021

eh fine background music but its pretty damn boring if you pay anything more than 0 attention to it

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rating: 3.0

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Fractal Landscape (2019)

Breakcore

Speedcore, Flashcore, Ambient, Lolicore

atmospheric

january 2021

not so bad. the samples get in the way occasionally but there are good moments here and there.

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rating: 3.5

waiting to die

Semantic Compositions on Benadryl and I Really Need to Pee. (2016)

Breakcore

Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Jungle, IDM

sampling, depressive

january 2021

despite coming off as more of a comedy whatever album its surprisingly good at times. opener is a classic for sure

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rating: 3.5

Loveboy & With3r

Blossom (2020)

Cloud Rap, Pop Rap

Trap, Alternative R&B, Emo Rap, Ambient Pop

love, lush, breakup, peaceful, urban

january 2021

very pleasant. some good bits here and there, worth coming back to.

fav track: serenade

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rating: 3.5

Waffle

creeds (2017)

Lo-Fi Hip Hop

january 2021

one of the first albums i’d ever bought on bandcamp. pretty mediocre lofi hip hop stuff but the production is very crispy and fried almost, so id say it stands out a bit. the last two tracks are also very good. i was meaning to rate this for a while now lol. i remember when i used to play this all the time in my car on my way home from school in my junior year

fav track: last

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rating: 3.5

Praxis

Sacrifist (1994)

Experimental Rock, Avant-Garde Metal

Turntablism, Dub, Grindcore, Electronic, Free Jazz, Brutal Prog, Funk Metal

chaotic, eclectic, rhythmic, energetic, heavy

january 2021

pretty interesting and very cool at best; at worst just some neat guitar experimentation. very colourful roster of musicians lol

fav track: opener

least fav: closer

rating: 3.5

Fishmans

98.12.28 男達の別れ [98.12.28 Otokotachi no wakare] (1999)

Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia

Dub, Ambient Pop, Progressive Pop, Post-Rock, Reggae Rock

bittersweet, ethereal, passionate, mellow, atmospheric

january 2021

my friend got me this cd for a late xmas present and i literally freaked out - i cannot believe i actually own this now holy shitわ. forever grateful man, thank you. when i first heard this i convinced myself i wasnt ever gonna own it so i never even bothered trying to lol

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rating: 10

Palmer

Primal Works (2020)

Electronic, IDM, Glitch

january 2021

3D Spaces/Radiovision

assuming palmer organized this release in chronological order, 3D spaces marks the very beginning of their journey as a musician. interestingly, it is a vaporwave release. lol. though it is very amateur stuttering loops and slowed samples it does create a dark, looming atmosphere. not the greatesy, but certainly engaging. the first track is very good glitch as well. on Radiovision we see a hard departure from vaporwave into more progressive electronic and idm works. though a bit refreshing, some of these go on for some time and arent as charming as 3d spaces.

Government Tapes

Govt Tapes is a short two song single/ep that doesnt do much but does serve as a pallet cleanser and gives some time to breath before the next section. not too bad either.

MadeWithRandomObjects

Assuming the title is true, this ep sees palmer experimenting a bit more with recordings of everyday objects and turning them into interesting glitchy beats. kind of a novelty section but still enjoyable. Writing is very good.

Remember

Remember applies the same kind of production and rhythm techniques of MWRO but instead of RandomObjects Palmer is using actual instruments. we see some hints of progressive electronic as well but this is mostly an idm album with touches of glitch here and there. New Life Never is a bit of a drag.

Weird Beats

Certainly some very weird beats... around here it seems palmer has more or less found their sound and solidified their style. we hear lots of very interesting beats and production choices. MarsMen was good

untitled

maybe my favourite section so far, it is essentially a better more fleshed out version of Weird Beats. this one feels like a proper album, i loved Pursuit

Cold4

A continuation sort of of the last one, but there is much less cohesion here. there are very good cuts but this one is a bit inconsistent. Slow Jams were interesting, i believe we hear Palmer playing piano.

Lite

Another single/ep. good ambient stuff, i think. there isnt anything very memorable here.

No Afterlife

ok thiiis one is actually really fucking nuts lol. the first two tracks are some of palmer’s best glitched out drugged up idm fucking shitfests and the last two are - albeit slower - sort of the same things but with more focus on progression. very good

G+G by F+F

Another full length type of deal, this being the last one before the unsorted wav compilation at the end. the first half of this is really strong stuff, but after getting to Radio 1 & 2 it starts to drag, mostly because of Radio 2. its a fine concept but it really didnt need to be 16 minutes.

Unsorted WAVs

As the title says, its just a bunch of non-album c side songs. there are interesting bits and these consistently have a good atmosphere, but it isnt anything too crazy. the last track is a good one to end the album on.

Summary

Excellent compilation of early palmer works with a lot of highlights and surprises. for anyone who really loves their music

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rating: 4.0

Autechre

Quaristice (2008)

IDM, Experimental

Glitch, Ambient

complex, futuristic, instrumental, avant-garde, surreal

january 2021

you know i was wayyy to hard on this. its pretty interesting. gonna keep relistening but i actually like it a lot.

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rating: 3.5

Sonny Shimoda / Shoebill

MegaMash (2019)

Lolicore, Mashcore

Nightcore

heavy, sampling, playful, aggressive, maximalist

january 2021

honestly not bad at all. rather high quality and pretty catchy mashups in here. very good remix of ore the flood too (though i dont know if i prefer it over the original). very good album for the genre

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rating: 3.5

Autechre

Exai (2013)

IDM, Experimental

Glitch, Dubstep

futuristic, complex, mechanical, generative music, chaotic

january 2021

you know i was real hard on this originally. and ive never had a chance to give it a full listen again, but yesterday at work i just said fuck it and got it over with. its pretty good actually, a bit inconsistent but a lot of songs here are really meditative and they have that weird organic and robotic feeling to them that autechre is known for now. very cool

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Linkin Park

One Step Closer (100 gecs Reanimation) (2021) [Single]

Industrial Rock, Hyperpop

Nu Metal, Industrial Metal, Drum and Bass

male vocalist, quirky, chaotic, energetic, androgynous vocals

january 2021

i mean its okay. kind of exactly what i imagined i guess. the ending is cool, i wish this remix was a bit more chaotic and silly like their other remixes on mine gala or something.

thumbs up idk

Incinerated

Lobotomise (2017)

Deathgrind, Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal, Goregrind

heavy, male vocalist, noisy, aggressive, energetic

january 2021

just pretty run of the mill deathgrind with primal guitar chugging and stomach-deep vocals. nothing crazy

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rating: 3.0

C.C.C.C. / Junk Sick

C.C.C.C. / Junk Sick (2011)

Noise

january 2021

its okay. some good progressive stuff from cccc but junk sicks side is pretty lame. just a one off split i guess, nothing necessary

fav track: cccc's

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rating: 3.0

Atka

Untitled Album 1 (2018)

Grindcore, Mathcore

Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal

chaotic, technical, manic, uncommon time signatures, eclectic

january 2021

very very solid and chaotic mess. flies by super fast. not much else to say but damn i can see why its bolded

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rating: 4.0

username

vox (2019)

Experimental Hip Hop, Glitch Hop

Plunderphonics, Jazz Rap, Lo-Fi Hip Hop

psychedelic, introspective, rhythmic, mellow, sampling

january 2021

pretty interesting flips of songs, kinda interested to hear more from this guy.

fav track: lilbpack

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rating: 3.5

pilotredsun

Achievement (2016)

IDM, Digital Fusion

Downtempo, Chiptune

playful, instrumental, mellow, quirky, surreal

january 2021

its okay. i like the atmosphere and general feeling of this album, and it sometimes evokes a weird nostalgic feeling in me, but i didnt really cling to anything. not bad tho

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rating: 3.0

Casper McFadden

Audio Diary (2020)

Hardcore Breaks, Footwork Jungle

Footwork, Breakcore, Jungle, Juke

sampling, rhythmic, energetic, eclectic, manic

january 2021

its okay there are some cool bits but it was just kinda boring

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My Chemical Romance

Boy Division / Tomorrow's Money (2012) [Single]

Pop Punk, Alternative Rock

Post-Hardcore, Garage Rock Revival

male vocalist, energetic, anthemic, melodic, passionate

january 2021

i relistened to all of conven weapons but i want to talk ab this one specifically because it is actually worth talking about. actually i just want to talk about boy div bc its the only song on that comp that matters. its just awesome, so damn catchy and anthemic and high energy. great lyrics great chorus and that fucking LA LA LA LAaAAAAaa part is so chilling and swagged out, i wish it happened more thsn once, the little singalong section after it is also cring.

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My Chemical Romance

The Black Parade: The B-Sides (2009) [EP]

Alternative Rock, Pop Punk

Post-Hardcore, Emo-Pop

male vocalist, energetic, dark, anthemic, melancholic

january 2021

i cant believe i gave this a 2.5 lol. this is great, the live performances are... okay... the ending prechorus on the first one and ending chorus on the second were good but mcr isnt the greatest “live” band. the three b sides are real good, the opener is one of their best ever, and kill your friends is basically teenagers if it good. the closer is okay but it evokes a good feeling in me. bumping up

i really wish more b sides existed from their three cheers era. i loved how they were writing back then, not to say tbp era is bad but its not my favourite.

fav track: 1

least fav: 4

ratin: 3.5

My Chemical Romance

The Black Parade (2006)

Rock Opera, Alternative Rock, Pop Punk

Glam Rock, Emo-Pop, Post-Hardcore, Art Rock, Dark Cabaret

rock opera, death, energetic, passionate, anthemic

january 2021

i just want to say, while this album is good, and ive certainly said quite a bit about it before, i have recently discovered a new issue with it. there is a severe lack of detail here. lets compare to three cheers. even coming back for the 250th listen i still find myself floored by the complex guitar work and the many vocal lines and production tricks that they pull off. maybe i am just not listening hard enough, but i seem to be completely missing any of that in the black parade. three cheers is a rewarding album for relistens because there is literally so much to discover. you mightve missed a wail or scream buried under the insane shredding or riffage, there is so much intricate panning going on that listening with only one earbud in will ruin some songs. this doesnt make the black parade bad, but it doesnt compare to three cheers because of this.

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My Chemical Romance

I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love (2002)

Post-Hardcore, Emo

Emocore, Melodic Hardcore, Mall Screamo, Horror Punk

energetic, anxious, dark, passionate, aggressive

january 2021

it is that time of year again, where i re-explore all of mcr’s discography, except this time im including this album. im mainly doing this rediscovery because i didnt like that merriwether post pavil was in my top 6 albums on lastfm and i only needed a few scrobbles on three cheers to bump it down so.

for reasons i cant remember i have kind of always avoided this album. i also remember not liking it at all on the first listen of it a couple years ago. but now that i have a much deeper love for the band and their style and i am more musically mature im glad to say this is actually a very very good record.

this is really truly mcr as an emo band, and thiugh it has flaws i think its really important because it shows us the origins of this band and foreshadows what is to come. the blueprints are all kind of here, there are lots of songs that showcase writing that resembles three cheers, black parade, and honestly danger days if im being bold. also, some songs here are undeniable mcr must-hears (mirror, vampires, demolition). i dont recommend this to anyone wanring to start on mcr. it lacks the attention to detail that three cheers had, or the anthemic song writing that black parade had. its a very rough album, gerard way sounds a bit weird as well when you compare to later work. but for any long time fans or fans wanting a very raw and emo take on mcr this is where to get it.

fav track: mirror

least fav: cubicles maybe

rating: 3.5

ヒッキーP [HikkieP]

人間風情 (2018) [EP]

Glitch

Sound Collage

surreal, avant-garde, cryptic, complex, technical

january 2021

very solid, listened while playing nuclear throne before work today. his most flashcore release so far

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Janis Lago

Aftercare (2021)

IDM, Drone

Dark Ambient, Noise, Glitch, Post-Industrial, Micromontage

noisy, dissonant, generative music, instrumental, dark

january 2021

perfectly captures this weird twisted autechre sound and adds a dimension of droning and noisiness. janis has really blown me away with this

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Duster

Capsule Losing Contact (2019) [Compilation]

Slowcore, Slacker Rock

Post-Rock, Dream Pop, Space Rock Revival, Space Rock, Shoegaze

space, atmospheric, warm, lo-fi, male vocalist

january 2021

forgot to rate this

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Yayayi

TikTok and Instagram (2021) [Single]

Experimental Hip Hop, Trap, Sound Collage

Mashup, Chopped and Screwed, Cloud Rap, Pop Rap, Satire

surreal, dense, mashup, sampling, rhythmic

january 2021

god hooly fuck this is so genius, its actually really good too. thank you yayayi

thumbs up man

Yayayi

Would You Love Me on Macbook Speakers (2015) [Single]

Instrumental Hip Hop, Glitch Hop

Wonky, Chopped and Screwed, Snap

male vocalist, warm, ethereal, lush, sampling

january 2021

im still fcuking typing november 2020 on accident

this is cool funny pictuer lol

thumb up ig

starsculptor

Cheer Up Emo Kid (2019)

Plunderphonics, Mashup, Electronic

sampling, nocturnal, dark, ethereal, scary

january 2021

pretty damn boring but the death grips one is fire as fuck

fav track: u know.

least fav: yeongrak one or the other 7 minute one. sory yeongrak but i just dont like ur music that much, i respect u tho! keep it up!

rating: 3.0

baby luma

star assembly (2021)

Nightcore

Future Bass, Wonky, Deconstructed Club, IDM

happy, uncommon time signatures, quirky, psychedelic, manic

january 2021

this is very nice. i like this a lot. good start to 2021. i love the aesthetic and atmosphere this gives.

fav track: space whore

least fav: that long ass one

rating: 3.5

Fax Gang

Aethernet (2021)

HexD, Cloud Rap, Electropop

Wave, Experimental Hip Hop, Bitpop

noisy, androgynous vocals, dense, ethereal, melodic

january 2021

not too bad, i can tell im not getting old yet because i dont absolutely hate this new hexD shit (im getting there though). they are pretty inconsistent but can write a hit if they focus hard enough. i also listened to their fxg ep and bumped it up bc it wasnt THAT bad

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This Heat

Made Available: John Peel Sessions (1996) [Additional release]

Experimental Rock, Post-Punk, Experimental

Avant-Prog, Noise Rock, Industrial, Free Improvisation, Tape Music, Krautrock, Post-Rock

avant-garde, mechanical, noisy, male vocalist, improvisation

january 2021

holy fuck okay this is insane. this really proves how capable this band was. the first 5 tracks are some of the most boundary pushing mind fucking rock songs like ever. the last 3 are boring but i respect them and they dont take away from the album, but they probably shouldve been mixed in better

fav track: rimp rom

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rating: 4.0

This Heat & Mario Diekuuroh

This Heat Meets Mario Diekuuroh at Cold Storage (2020) [EP]

Free Improvisation

West African Music, Experimental Rock

tribal, avant-garde, instrumental, lo-fi, improvisation

january 2021

its exactly what you think it is lol. pretty boring

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This Heat

Repeat (1993)

Tape Music, Industrial

Drone, Ambient, Electroacoustic, Gamelan

avant-garde, mechanical, instrumental, cold, repetitive

january 2021

finishing up their discog.

repeat is okay but its boring

metal is okay but its boring and also grating

varispeed is boring

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rating: 3.0, i at least respect what they were doing on here, but i wish they put a little more umph into it

代代代 [Dai Dai Dai]

戌戌戌 (Inu Inu Inu) (2018) [EP]

J-Pop, Electropop

Digital Hardcore, Breakcore, Electropop

female vocalist, playful, energetic, melodic, repetitive

january 2021

typing january 2021 feels weird........

anyway i was relistening to their debut to see where it ranks in my top 10, so i also checked out this ep. ep is good, but not as good as their debut. doesnt go hard enough imo, a bit more boring.

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rating: 3.5

Cocteau Twins

Treasure (1984)

Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave

Gothic Rock

ethereal, atmospheric, mysterious, female vocalist, cryptic

january 2021

my girlfriend impulse bought me this vinyl since i like their one ep, and this isnt too bad! Its not as good as the loves easy ep but its still pretty and nice to listen to. and i love vinyls so

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rating: 3.5