2023 Recap
end of the year! lets start 2024 right with a nice easy new year recap format :D
TOP ALBUMS OF THE YEAR: 1. Various Artists - I Can't Believe It's Not Encenathrakh 2. 7038634357 - Neo Seven 3. aespa - MY WORLD 4. Acid Souljah & octi - #2EVIL 5. Trichomoniasis - Makeshift Crematoria 
TOP SINGLES OF THE YEAR: 1. Skrillex & Bladee - Real Spring 2. 100 Gecs - Hollywood Baby 3. XG - Shooting Star 4. Gallows - Blu Ray Disc 5. Harlow Road - Flooding My Own Garden honorary mention: rydglek - to de0th
FAVORITE MOVIE OF THE YEAR: Saw X
2023 LASTFM CHART 
new years resolutions: read more, clear the music queues, get a new job and car no fucking damn monthly themes this year fuck you |
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December Recap
christmas. end of the year. awesome.
heres some of the stuff i really liked: Trichomoniasis - Makeshift Crematoria (4.0, 2023) Various Artists - I Can't Believe It's Not Encenathrakh (4.0, 2023) (fav release of this month) musyne - Discovery Zone (4.0, 2023) Various Artists - HNW Will Never Die, But You Will (4.0, 2023) Ken Carson - A Great Chaos (4.0, 2023) Marjorie -W.C. Sinclair - 22nd Chances (4.0, 2022)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like: Drake - For All the Dogs (1.5, 2023) Omphalectoicxanthopsia - A Vulperidysictic Bio-Fest (1.5, 2008) (least fav release of this month) Thy Slaughter - Soft Rock (1.5, 2023) Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship - Otakuslam♡Animecide (2.0, 2023) Snuff Prom - Wish You Were Here / Crush on Student Bodies (2.0, 2002) Emmure - Felony (2.0, 2009)
my favourite single: Bladee - Requiem, 3.5
my favourite movie i watched this month: another month with no movies basically
some other highlights from this month: -finished all the 23 albums i set aside -saw Deerhoof -6000 RATINGS! -100 FAVORITES ON THIS LIST! -NUMBERS!
definitely doing overhaul on these recaps and the formats in general. stealing from fuckcomments and gonna just include the number rating without fucking saying "rating:" and also if its a 3 its a 3 not 3.0 decimals :sleep: and these refcaps way too formal i think im just gonna do some releases i liked, if i watched a movie i liked, basically just highlights from the month. lets make 2024 a yuear of no negativity :relaxed: and no more month themes ill just do random images. ill figure out what to do for years when i do 2023 recap |
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Pop Rap, Contemporary R&B Alternative R&B, Chipmunk Soul, Cloud Rap introspective, boastful, atmospheric, male vocalist, sampling
december 2023
6000th rating. fucking ebic.
its better than Reading... shrug pretty dynamic songs, i like this production a bit more and i think he sounds better here. its still pretty lengthy and could probably be 40 minutes but whatever, it is trimmed down a little bit from Reading's length. some classic trax here too
rating: 3.0 |
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Trap, Pop Rap Cloud Rap, Alternative R&B nocturnal, urban, boastful, male vocalist, anxious
december 2023
i get the hype i guess, its certainly way better than his later trap efforts, but god damn is it long af. its just not my shit i guess. some good verses here and there, You and 6 was pretty good, but this felt like 3 hours long to me. i dont get the cloud rap secondary
rating: 2.5 |
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House, Alternative R&B Deep House, Afro House, Afrobeats, Jersey Club repetitive, male vocalist, nocturnal, sexual, atmospheric
december 2023
honestly i fuck with it. these are some really chill ass vibe house beats, and i think drake does a good job on top of them. he keeps it lowkey and sings more than he raps, and his voice fits perfectly. i probably wouldnt come back to most of this but its good.
rating: 3.0 |
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Pop Rap, Trap Trap Soul, Contemporary R&B, Chipmunk Soul, Rage sexual, male vocalist, lush, boastful, hedonistic
december 2023
way too long, very very boring, some genuinely questionable lyrics, really half assed performances and beats, just blegh. i like the cover, i think there was like one verse that was cool. drake does a lot of silly freestyling here. the stupid chief keef sample adlibs
rating: 1.5 |
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Brostep, Nu Metal Industrial Metal mechanical, energetic, male vocalist, futuristic, introspective
december 2023
it isnt bad. in fact, its so much less of a trainwreck shitshow than i expected. its quite well put together, korn’s guitars mix well with the wubs and they were already moving into the electronic/industrial kind of sound, this is really only a logical conclusion to it. to be honest, the biggest thing holding this back for me is davis’ vocals. as some have said, he sucks at singing (which is true), and also i find his lyrics to be so fucking stupid and just hollow pretty much all of the time. otherwise, this is just kind of rock influenced early 2010s wubstep stuff. a fantastic selection of featured artists, i might add. big names like skrillex, excision and noisia, as well as some smaller but equally as capable artists like 12th planet, kill the noise and feed me. Get Up was actually good. quite heavy. i dont think ill ever come back to this other than that song, when its good its more silly than enjoyable, and otherwise its just very boring. i respect it though.
rating: 2.5 |
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Cloud Rap Trap, Alternative R&B, Ambient Pop, Pop Rap, Witch House ethereal, atmospheric, longing, introspective, soft
december 2023
its good. pikachu, yayo, dogboy, put me in a spell were some standouts to me. im generally a fan of the production, but i wish lean sounded/performed better here. its a bit lengthy at 44 min, if it was trimmed down a bit more could be better i think.
rating: 3.0 |
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Cloud Rap Trap, Emo Rap, Experimental Hip Hop atmospheric, male vocalist, dark, lonely, nocturnal
december 2023
so good. whitearmor brings his damn A game for some reason, and lean rides some of the beats like crazy (im not crazy ab happy feet tho). super melodic and emotional, prob my fab lean project so far. i fw how short it is.
rating: 3.5 |
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Indietronica, Ambient Pop Neo-Psychedelia, Glitch Pop, Math Rock, Post-Rock atmospheric, male vocalist
december 2023
not even zach hills drumming can save something as boring as this. i get the vision but its just not my thing. cover reminds me of vampire diaries.
rating: 2.5 |
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Deathgrind, Grindcore misanthropic, repetitive, dark, death, raw
december 2023
obv just going through some polwach projects but im so glad i decided to check this out before the year ended. really fucking awesome grind love the vocals and the drums are soooo good great songwriting intensity awesome bad ass as fuck
rating: 3.5 |
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Screamo Post-Rock, Emoviolence, Post-Punk aggressive, atmospheric, dissonant, chaotic, male vocalist
december 2023
french screamo. competent drummer. very average.
rating: 2.5 |
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Noise Pop, Math Rock, Math Pop Neo-Psychedelia, Avant-Prog energetic, complex, manic, bright, noisy
december 2023
fun math. zach does a good job here (though my fav track is probably the only one he doesnt play on lol). im not crazy about the vocals but sometimes its sweet. sometimes guitars sound like some classic rock n roll shred
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Pop, Indie Rock, Math Rock Experimental Rock, Noise Rock, Art Rock female vocalist, noisy, quirky, energetic, technical
december 2023
oh yeah so its actuallyyoucan the fucking taylor rec day 🖕
super duper fun very sweet guitars amazing drums maybe seeing some of these live has made me enjoy this more thats okay ☺️ lots of cool crazy mathy parts i think i like them silly lyrics vocals good album
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal energetic, complex, dark, aggressive, heavy
december 2023
no more korn for today.
very average bdm. techy
rating: 2.5 |
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Alternative Metal, Industrial Rock Art Rock, Industrial Rock introspective, mechanical, male vocalist, atmospheric, melodic
december 2023
and now we skip around through their discography. i like untitled things, so i wanted to check this out, i think its bold of a band as big as korn to untitle something.
the album itself? not too bold in content i think. i missed out on the 2-3 albums they release before this, but it looks like theyve leaned even further into their melodic very repetitive choruses, and it looks like the industrial/electronic stuff they were playing around with has finally taken center stage and become a korn typical element. people whine a lot about the line up change, which i suppose i should address, but honestly it doesnt mean much to me. the drums are obviously lacking the depth and soul they used to have, but other than that i wouldnt even have noticed there was a change.
everything sounds fine here, really i mean its mixed and performed well and i wouldnt say they arent “trying”, but its just very very boring. theres an attempt at making the lyrics a bit more “introspective”, poetic even, but it sounds like davis lacks the maturity to really pull that off. what made early korn lyrics so powerful is how plainly simple and provocative they were. “Your feelings / I can’t help but rape them” isnt really eloquent but its certainly more meaningful than just about anything else here. i enjoyed “Bitch We Have A Problem”, even though the chorus/concept is stupid as fuck, and the drum solo on the last track was really really good. otherwise, dont think ill ever retouch this.
rating: 2.5 |
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Nu Metal Industrial Rock, Trip Hop dark, depressive, anxious, lonely, heavy
december 2023
better than Follow…, not quite as good as Peachy. this is probably their easiest-to-listen-to record up to this point, quite ear-worm choruses and a lot more melodies than we’ve heard before. some dark tracks here which is nice, but they do a ton of interlude-y minute-long tracks that i dont care about at all (id rather replace them with a 4-5 min full track) but i respect the effort they put into trying to make this more of a “listening experience”.
rating: 3.0 |
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Nu Metal Rap Metal, Funk Metal vulgar, male vocalist, heavy, dark, rhythmic
december 2023
well. its alright. its got some classic songs (freak on a leash, dead bodies everywhere) and is generally "good" but there are way too many moments on here that make it so much weaker than their previous two albums. they lean way more into rap metal here, and (im sure no thanks to the fred durst feature...) also some limp bizkit-isms that i dont really vibe with. the outro track sucks (which is a shame because the last 2 outro tracks they made were some of the best content on their respective albums). the drums dont sound as iconic here. its pretty pop-ish i guess too, more so than their debut. i was gonna dunk on the ice cube track but the end section is actually pretty awesome lowkey
rating: 2.5 |
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Nu Metal Funk Metal, Noise Rock, Avant-Garde Metal disturbing, vulgar, heavy, male vocalist, aggressive
december 2023
a huge improvement on their self titled. aside from the War cover and whatever the fuck the Chino track are, this whole thing is great, hardly any dull moments. they sound even better here, the guitars and bass are way bigger and darker, and Davis' vocals sound really really good. not sure if he just got better at singing or they processed them differently. also, way more ugly and cathartic ass sections here, and theres more catchy parts too. so far, my fav korn.
rating: 3.5 |
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Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Post-Metal angry, satirical, heavy, misanthropic, philosophical
december 2023
i relistened to this yesterday throughout my day. something i definitely wanna talk about that im bringing back from my Undertow entry is how great tool is at making albums. this thing feels so total and complete, totally fleshed out, interlude tracks and shit. they knew what they were doing. they really honed in their sound here, i think MJK generally holds this back still just a bit, but its forgivable.
also, something i totally forgot to bring up on Undertow, the whole 58 empty tracks thing is SO FUCKING AWESOME. imagining like, you just bought Undertow cuz you heard a snippet and it sounded good and you get to flood thinking its the end and then you watch your cd interface slowly count up to 69 is so fucking awesome dude. the hype must have been so crazy back then
rating: 3.5 |
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Nu Metal Funk Metal, Avant-Garde Metal disturbing, dark, angry, male vocalist, anxious
december 2023
Tymell's review of this is a pretty good read, and it speaks on it a bit better than i can, so go read that.
i decided to check this out (and a few of their other albums) because ive always been a fan of their really dirty approach to music, their guitars/bass/drums, and i do like a few tracks by them. setting aside a few albums to get through by them cuz why nooot
in general my opinion on them still stands: dirty music, good instrument sounds. i dont like some of the pop stuff they do, some of the songs are kind of boring because of that, but theres still a handful of strong tracks (ball tongue (especially), faget, helmet, and daddy (which is such a great song amazing ender imo)). i dont love his vocals all the time but i really like his energy and i like how emotionally charged all of this is
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind Pornogrind vulgar, death, instrumental, sampling
december 2023
a bit better than GORY Foetal Feast. because its shorter
rating: 2.5 |
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Goregrind, Mincecore
december 2023
terribly boring + theres a ton of stupid ideas they try here that just suck ass. and they play so slooooww
rating: 2.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal
december 2023
so boring
rating: 2.5 |
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Gorenoise chaotic, noisy
december 2023
holy canoli this is nuts crazy ass drums (these definitely arent programmed?!) and the vocals sound liek fucking bird song whistles sometimes insane
rating: 3.5 |
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Goregrind, Grindcore heavy, death, dense
december 2023
more amazing goregrind stuff. these guys really cant do any wrong in my books. super consistent band.
rating: 3.5 |
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Gorenoise aquatic, disturbing, noisy, atonal, lo-fi
december 2023
i prefer this over Liquid Harvest... tbh. much closer to gorenoise territory.
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind, Grindcore, Noisecore
december 2023
while paracocci's side was kind of mediocre honestly some bdm vibes, butcher abc's wasnt too bad. interesting goregrind stuff. the songs are short but i wouldnt call them noisecore.
rating: 3.0 |
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Gorenoise
december 2023
a very focused gore release. honestly, if it wasnt for the ridiculous distortion this would just be a regular goregrind release, but its out there enough to be considered gorenoise i think. its not the best, but its certainly a release with some effort put into it, which i respect.
rating: 3.0 |
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Alternative Metal Progressive Metal, Grunge, Sludge Metal angry, dark, male vocalist, misanthropic, anxious
december 2023
definitely a step up from Opiate in my opinion. tool sounds best in a studio album setting, with great attention to detail and masterful production. this whole thing sounds really amazing. and one thing about tool is that they really know how to make an album. a true album, 100% bang-for-your-buck honest to god album LP listening experience, which i really respect. its amazing this is what their debut sounds and feels like, its super consistent; very dark and angry, nothing really like this. that said, im not a crazy huge fan of some of this. in general i have problems with MJK’s vocals and sometimes his really stupid lyrics, and there are kind of gay ass instrumental moments i could do without. overall tho its a good album, probably gonna relisten to their other ones sometime early next year along with some shuggers.
rating: 3.0 |
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Alternative Metal Post-Hardcore angry, energetic, male vocalist, misanthropic, dark
december 2023
just boring to me. its like well written stuff i guess but i have no room in my heart for this kind of music. they definitely went uphill after this. the psych stuff is so gay lol
rating: 2.5 |
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Technical Thrash Metal Groove Metal heavy, technical, progressive, aggressive, male vocalist
december 2023
i mean. its whatever. you can hear some djentisms but its just prog metallica stuff. the vocals suck on this i think, and its produced pretty poorly for what it is. if you love thrash youd probably like this. just tryna complete the discog…
rating: 2.5 |
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Mine (2023) [Music video]Dance-Pop, K-Pop Contemporary R&B, Nu-Disco, Funktronica
december 2023
well, its okay. ive said it before but im way more into the rambunctious and intense trap stuff that itzy does as opposed to this kind of dance-y very mellow pop stuff they sometimes (im assuming its corporate decisions) have to put out, so its a bit disappointing that chaeryeong’s first solo is one of these throwaways. still, its not horrible. the video is okay - i like the colour pallets - but i really dont care about kpop videos all that much. i get that her debut should be something that takes itself a bit more seriously and has some kind of emotional depth so it makes sense but its just not what id’ve liked. i havent listened to any of the other mvs (looks like lia didnt get one? maybe cuz of her taking a break) so idk if theyre all dance stuff like this or not. it looks like chaeryeong has a stronger following on rym than anyone else which is great woohoo
rating: 2.5 |
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Schnee (2020) [Compilation]Atmospheric Black Metal Nature Recordings winter, heavy, dark, cold, lonely
december 2023
super duper easy day at work today. im usually off thursdays but bc we had christmas off i decided to come in. even though it was easy i love my thursdays off so im never doing that again. it was easy af so i was basically in the freezer all day just doing miscellaneous stuff to help us catch up.
i say that because this album is VERY OBVIOUSLY WINTER CODED! its decent black metal (i dont like the clean vocals though) and the winter field recordings are awesome.
rating: 3.0 |
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Neo-Psychedelia, Dream Pop Psychedelic Pop, Noise Pop psychedelic, female vocalist, ethereal, warm, melodic
december 2023
i really just dont care about a lot of it. its very cliche dreampop shoegaze with some neopsych influences, but that doesnt really mean much to me. i like the first track a lot.
rating: 2.5 |
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Art Pop, Electronic, Indietronica Folktronica, Progressive Pop, Glitch Pop, Alt-Pop futuristic, melodic, female vocalist, lush, eclectic
december 2023
another kind of mixed bag like Ellipse, but its much of the same kind of art pop stuff. very lush instrumentals, great vocal performances obv. super pleasant listen. she experiments a bit with some “world music” such as indian chants/scales and a chinese themed song. its enjoyable, and even if its not great imogen heap keeps it engaging i think. really wonderful first track.
rating: 3.0 |
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Progressive Metal Psychedelic Rock philosophical, energetic, heavy, male vocalist, psychedelic
december 2023
even though im not crazy about this and i probably wont come back to it, i have to give props that these guys always kept things interesting, technically impressive and actually kind of good sounding. not too crazy ab the psych influences but its whateber
edit: while i was listening to this i was thinking kind of hard about why djent is a subgenre of prog metal and i can kind of see it in this, at least the whole playing around with syncopated rhythms, same with like Jambi by Tool, but in general i still dont really get it. i guess prog metal is the best parent for djent but djent really is kind of its own thing. in my eyes at least. to me it feels like a slam vs death metal deal but even then you can pretty easily draw the similarities.
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind, Grindcore
december 2023
well. its okay. its kind of just average grind stuff, i do love the purring vocals but they do way too much silly shitわ here that is not as funny as it thinks it is.
rating: 2.5 |
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None (1994) [EP]Djent, Groove Metal, Progressive Metal Technical Thrash Metal, Industrial Metal heavy, aggressive, male vocalist, mechanical, technical
december 2023
very solid ep foreshadowing what was to come. ridiculously groovy, as they are just coming into their djent-isms they arent super ultra technical and convoluted stuff, just really fat ass grooves dude. the vocals are closer to their pantera/thrash roots too which is kind of fun. theres some interesting prog-y sounding sections (clean melodic vocals on track 3) which im kind of glad they left behind but its interesting to hear. last track is crazy as fuck, though i do wish it wasnt a ton of silence
rating: 3.5 |
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Goregrind, Deathgrind Mincecore heavy, vulgar, sexual, violence, male vocalist
december 2023
i guess its just fucking three point five thursday or something
their second album is a lot better produced, much cleaner sounding guitars and drums, but they went sick as fuck with the vocals. the gross gore of their 90s stuff meets the better production d-beat grind of their 00s here, its fucking bad ass.
rating: 3.5 |
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Goregrind
december 2023
and rounding out this comp is their half from the Regurgitate / Psychotic Noise split, for some reason. i suppose these tracks are quite in line with everything else presented here, and i definitely wouldn’t’ve gone out of my way to hear that split, so thanks for that, Regurgitate.
all in all super consistent, listening in one go is just so much fun constant amazing goregrind stuff, never lets down on the intensity and lofi griminess. plus major points for that cover… sick as a bitch.
rating: 3.5 |
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Goregrind heavy, dark, raw
december 2023
more of the same, though slightly different (honestly a tad bit more lofi) production; i can see why this was included in Effortless Regurgitation... The Torture Sessions
ooh that last track…
rating: 3.5 |
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Goregrind D-Beat heavy, vulgar, chaotic, angry, male vocalist
december 2023
just lovely goregrind. a bit more lofi and stripped back than sickening bliss but still great. really love everything ive heard from these guys so far
rating: 3.5 |
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Grindcore Goregrind, Deathgrind heavy, misanthropic, dark, death, aggressive
december 2023
some more great grindcore from the goats. as the genre tags will tell you, this is much more straightforward grindcore as opposed to gore/death, but its still pretty awesome. some really memorable parts imo!
rating: 3.5 |
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Sludge Metal Doom Metal misanthropic, angry, heavy, raw, aggressive
december 2023
im sorry i do feel bad for this score i was pretty excited for this but it really is so boring. every track feels like the exact same riffs, theres no identity to any of them. it feels more like stoner metal than sludge which isnt really awesome. definitely nihilistic and depressive but idk shrug
rating: 2.5 |
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Ambient, Dreampunk
december 2023
new rules: if youre album sucks a lot you cant a good cover and title
rating: 2.0 |
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Gundam (2021) [Single]Dance-Pop Dancehall hedonistic, rhythmic, melodic, love, androgynous vocals
december 2023
ohh fuck yeah the pitched up vocals are awesome
i love hearing him on instrumentals like this
rating: 4.0 |
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Synthpop Italo-Disco sexual, quirky, love, deadpan, melodic
december 2023
really very sweet song tjank you for tje suggestion shave. i like his more lowkey presence here
rating: 3.5 |
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Hyphy, Trap No Melody, Crunk, Experimental Hip Hop, Jerk Rap drugs, male vocalist, playful, video games, hedonistic
december 2023
hella front loaded but enough fun tracks that its okay. some great lines from both of them and its just a good vibe overal.
rating: 3.0 |
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Atmospheric Black Metal nature, forest, atmospheric, male vocalist, epic
december 2023
im sorry pete, but this sort of metal just does nothing for me. its beautiful i guess but i just dont care too much. sometimes a bit cheesy. the last track was good tho
rating: 2.5 |
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Detroit Sound, Cloud Rap Experimental Hip Hop, Future Funk, Cloud Rap, Mobb Music, Hi-NRG, City Pop love, sexual, hedonistic, sensual, deadpan
december 2023
just amazing. tphillips says it best in their review, which you should honestly just read all of because its both informative and spot fucking on. this is probably my favourite of his, i like the sort of darker and moodier atmosphere here, feels like he really came into his own on this.
rating: 4.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Deathgrind death, male vocalist, infernal, aggressive
december 2023
oh… how goretrade hath faileth me.
i guess they must not have read my entry for Ritual of Flesh. they ditch the ping, opting for more standard brutal death metal songwriting. it looks like they also got (and continued to be) slightly politically inclined? regardless, the changes in writing (but of course maintaining the same skillset) mean this is basically neither better nor worse than their last album. AKA, more boring mediocrity. a shame, they had some real potential there.
rating: 2.5 |
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Deathcore, Djent Thall heavy
december 2023
clicked for djent snoozed for deathcore 😴 so boring
rating: 2.5 |
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Gorenoise lo-fi
december 2023
anal birtj strikes again. really good gorenoise, even though i love the liquid faucet vocals i cant deny that these classic monster vocals are just fucking awesome. i love the drums on this, at first a bit jarring but it sounds like hes playing them on a sample pad lol.
rating: 3.5 |
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Gorenoise noisy, lo-fi, raw, violence
december 2023
big dense fuzz gorenoise not too bad
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind, Gorenoise Mincecore heavy, chaotic, noisy, raw, male vocalist
december 2023
cystgurgle carries this, hit run side is pretty weak, why is metrorrhagia so quiet? and i dont care much about pyosis side
rating: 2.5 |
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Gorenoise noisy, manic, mechanical, disturbing, aggressive
december 2023
good gorenoise. i dont really get the cystgurgle hype but they arent bad
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind, Gorenoise Noisegrind mechanical, male vocalist, manic, humorous, death
december 2023
a good halfway point between tradition goregrind and more fast paced gorenoise. doesnt do much for me though, its rather boring. perhaps thats why it wont die
rating: 2.5 |
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Gorenoise
december 2023
if i could post the jonah hill facepalm gif i would
genuinely so tired of pornography samples in stuff like this. Yeah, I Fucking Jerk off AND WATCH porn that is FUCKED. UP. I FUCK WITH FETISHES AND FUCKING SEX WOAH and BAM 3 seconds of gorenoise after that 4 minute sample
uninspired overplayed boring pointless and not even the actual fucking gorenoise here is of any note its just regular fucking whatever nothing about this is fun
rating: 1.5 |
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Death Industrial Ambient Techno, Sound Collage, Harsh Noise, Power Electronics
december 2023
speaking of breathing problem...
maybe they should stop trying to sound like xiu xiu and stick to the (VERY GOOD) power electronics harsh noise that only shows up for like a tiny ass track on this?! and swallowing bile's side was so fucking boring oh yay more pointless rape victim and pornography samples YAAAAYY fuck off
rating: 2.0 |
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Power Electronics Harsh Noise, Sound Collage misanthropic, sampling, scary, satirical, conscious
december 2023
i am generally not super fond of the Power Electronics Sound Collage types of things, but IS does them really well (same with Forced Busing) and they tend to actually be impactful. doesnt just feel like pure shock really (as opposed to like, some Breathing Problem releases). the noise on this is intense, and the vocals are mixed really well. i seriously need to dig through his stuff more
rating: 3.5 |
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Emoviolence, Grindcore Deathgrind, Metalcore angry, aggressive, anxious, suicide, vulgar
december 2023
i cant remember how i found this. its good emoviolence. last track was something.
rating: 3.0 |
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Djent Thall heavy, mechanical, technical, instrumental, uncommon time signatures
december 2023
i discovered this through an Instrumental Djent spotify playlist. apparently this is “Thall” music. great, another microgenre i have to make my entire personality.
this had little baby nuggets of dope but its really really boring overall. so far, im 0-1 for this “Thall” music.
rating: 2.5 |
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Gorenoise, Goregrind vulgar, sexual, manic, disturbing, technical
december 2023
lets get the last track out of the way. opens with a short orgasm sample and a few minutes of a high register “flatline” tone, then a 20 minute pornography “sample” over a programmed drum groove. i reaaally like the actual gorenoise on this, so im not going to let this track really drag the score down too much. at least everyones enjoying themselves? its better than evil misogyny or abuse/torture samples, thats for sure.
with that out of the way, this is seriously some great gorenoise. out of this world drum programming that is amazingly always interesting to pay attention to. the thick fuzzy noise tone is super great, and THOSE VOCALS! trve toilet flvsh stuff so fucking liquid awesome. if only this had ping!
rating: 3.5 |
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Experimental Hip Hop, Trap, Digicore Pop Rap, Glitch Pop chaotic, psychedelic, surreal, hedonistic, futuristic
december 2023
its always good when david and hoodwtch collaborate. hoodwtchs production on this is pretty damn great, not really any dull moments there, but i wish david was doing just a bit more. the last two tracks are pretty good in terms of his vocal delivery and lyrics, but the rest just arent super exciting. also, i really dont like the "dont hug me im scared" chant in i did sumthing bad. kind of crige
rating: 3.0 |
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Electropop, Dance-Pop Pop Rap, Electroclash, Electro Hop, Eurodance sexual, party, female vocalist, hedonistic, energetic
december 2023
a big step up from bling. way catchier and a lot more ear friendly melodies, even stronger charisma and personalities too. its fun. ive been saying that a lot huh
rating: 3.0 |
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Electropop, Dance-Pop, Pop Rap Electroclash, Electro Hop, Freestyle sexual, vulgar, party, female vocalist, playful
december 2023
ahead of its time or stuck in the past?
its almost catchy but they lowkey bleed into "annoying" territory more often than id prefer. i like their energy.
rating: 2.5 |
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War Metal, Deathgrind, Grindcore Noise, Black Metal chaotic, disturbing, manic, aggressive, dense
december 2023
im slowly starting to understand what makes war metal different from dm and bm and gc. slowly. fun stuff. the vocals are sometimes crazy at some parts idk which song but it ends with just the vocals it sounds wild like some kind of crazy illness has afflicted that singer.
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone Metal Central Asian Throat Singing depressive, atmospheric, repetitive, hypnotic, ritualistic
december 2023
and now... lets slow it down...
i think im just out of the phase of my life where this shit works on me. its fine, like theyre probably one of the best drone metal bands i guess, i get why people like this shit (i mean this one has an abysmal average which makes no sense to me its in line with their acclaimed stuff but whatever) but im just bored by it now. i like the vocals i guess.
rating: 2.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal heavy, rhythmic, drugs, dense, male vocalist
december 2023
silly cover, but this is actually pretty heavy. im a big fan of the production here. each track kind of feels samey though, but i can see this growing on me.
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal
december 2023
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ohhh i wanted to like this soo much more but it just barely falls flat for me. the intro is hype as fuck, you know they are taking this shit fucking seriously bitch. theres great riffs here and there, some really good songwriting (being rather distinguishable is what makes it stand out to me), but for some reason it just doesnt have the glue it needs to stick together. i like the production too. perhaps on relistens this could grow.
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal misanthropic, hateful, death, chaotic, raw
december 2023
they have the ping... yet they lack the discipline that which it requires... i will investigate theyre later stuff to see if they sharpened their craft at all.
rating: 2.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal
december 2023
more run of the mill slam. checked them out cuz of the split w artery erup.
rating: 2.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal
december 2023
very amateur bdslam stuff. drums are kind of annoying, but there was at least some effort in programming with the panning and such. why on earth do they have so many plays on spotify?
rating: 2.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal Technical Death Metal heavy, technical, aggressive, male vocalist
december 2023
not that it stands out like crazy in terms of all of bdm, but that guitar tone is so fun. feels kind of thrashy? but theres lots of good death metal riffage, this kind of stays in the realm of earlier more decipherable bdm which is a breath of fresh air tbh.
rating: 3.0 |
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Gorenoise
december 2023
gonococcus' side was good, kind of bleeds crazy into harsh noise territory. BMP was whatever, even though the vocals and "guitars" are typical of gorenoise, the drums give insight that the ideas here arent too far removed from standard grindcore.
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal manic, dark, raw, male vocalist, heavy
december 2023
decent slam. really not a lot much else to say, but i enjoyed it.
rating: 3.0 |
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HexD, Freeform Hardcore, Trance Uplifting Trance, Tech Trance, Euro Trance, Hard Trance lobit, energetic, psychedelic, ethereal, lo-fi
december 2023
doesnt do anything for me. ill never get this shit i guess
rating: 2.5 |
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IDM, Acid Breaks, Acid Techno Drill and Bass, Ambient Techno, Skweee instrumental, rhythmic, complex, mechanical, playful
december 2023
all of it is fun but other than a small few tracks i wasnt super crazy engaged but i could see this being a higher score if i come back to it in the future.
had to pause this halfway through because i was fucking Locking in like crazy on nuclear throne and I FINALLY KILLED MOM AND GOT THE REBEL B SKIN 
next up is horror or melting probably (melting impossible).
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics
decemeber 2023
decent lower-key PE.
rating: 3.0 |
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Tread, Gangsta Rap boastful, dark, urban, hedonistic, male vocalist
decemeber 2023
not a whole lot of weak tracks the ones i dont fw a lot really is just the vocals every beat is crazy and bangs like a bitch some super fucking evil ass dark type twisted ass mf type beats shit
rating: 3.5 |
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Power Electronics
december 2023
the section around 10 minutes in with vocals is literally some of the best PE ive ever heard, please i hope the rest of bros discog is up that alley. the rest of this doesnt really come close but its not bad...
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise, Power Electronics Sound Collage noisy, chaotic, dissonant, raw, male vocalist
december 2023
its good but i wish it was a bit more violent. the noise is weird though, not sure how id describe it, but surely someone else agrees there is something strange about it...
rating: 3.0 |
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Post-Minimalism, Avant-Folk Chamber Music, Impressionism, Conducted Improvisation minimalistic, lonely, peaceful, calm, melancholic
december 2023
eh snooze fest its pretty sometimes and there are interesting instruments moments and such but juist boring af overal
rating: 2.5 |
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Breakcore Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Lolicore, Downtempo
december 2023
fun,c ute. i dont think it compares to Habanero Sketch x365 just cuz its way less consistent. doper cover tho
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise chaotic, infernal, noisy, dissonant, avant-garde
december 2023
another 90s classic from merzbow. just crazy wowowowowowo noise and the vocals are fucking what the shit? sick as hell.
rating: 3.5 |
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Power Electronics, Death Industrial
december 2023
ohhh my god so fucking boring and annoying i hate the stupid drum programming
rating: 2.0 |
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Power Electronics Field Recordings male vocalist, noisy, lo-fi
december 2023
awesome christmas day today i was actually pretty anxious about today because like getting w my whole family and usually there is a lot of disappointment or pain but it was good this year. went to gfs grandparents first and i had to build a damn trampoline for her niece which took so long and was so hard for no reason. then we went to my dads which was fun my brother got a butt plug and i got some new cozy hoodies. we went to my moms and had dinner there. xmas always best at moms she always got hella presents n shitわ and some yummy ass dinner too it was this good ass vietnamese stew shitわ. got a lot of socks which i really needed so that was awesome.
playing nuclear throne. fuck that damn game. and this was really boring. theres some samples in here that were a bit sad/disturbing sounding but other than that it does nothing for me.
rating: 2.5 |
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Cloud Rap, Hip House, Wave Outsider House, Euro Trance, Trap, Hip House ethereal, party, futuristic, raw, melodic
december 2023
YAAAAY 100 FAVORITES ON THIS LIST
i was hoping that would happen before 2024 and it did thags so awesome 🤩🥲
forgor to rate this a while ago rating it now love the beat love kreay verse and love yung leans first half of this song second half is good but his vocals kind of get buried and theres some weird ass dissonant autotune shitわ hes doing idk its fun but the first half better i think
rating: 4.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal Dissonant Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal chaotic, heavy, manic, dissonant, dense
december 2023
no no… cuz these guys are fucking onto something here. awesome as fuck drums, production/mixing in general sounds really really good, and the guitars are just dope as fuck. every track is brutal and technical without sounding like plastic exercise material. and the solos are actually really really good, like really good. DM solos hardly ever make me feel anything and theyre always just like “parts” that i sit through until it goes to the next riff but i reeeaallly liked the solo work here.
so yeah. fuck you shave.
rating: 3.5 |
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Pop Rap, Electropop Jook, Jerk Rap, Futuristic Swag, Experimental Hip Hop love, sampling, playful, sentimental, chaotic
december 2023
beautiful af shitわ. totally weird unorthodox production and vocal stuff tek is highkey so visionary with this i cant even imagine how he comes up w this shitわ. somehow every song is a normal volume but every instrument feels quiet except for the bass
rating: 3.5 |
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K-Pop, Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B, Nu-Disco eclectic, female vocalist, rebellious, energetic, rhythmic
december 2023
it is albums like this that are reality checks to remind me that i will never really be a part of the kpop community. seriously, i dont get the hype at all. i can see that Le Sserafim is doing something very album-ambitious where they have this intense storytelling introduction, some other interludes that foreshadow the next song and also break the album into like “chapters” and its just like all very sophisticated and i can get that its like some new concept shitわ but fr its just a regular kpop album gonna be real. i dont think many of these songs sound very good together in a complementary way (an example of the opposite would be Unlock My World). songs like ANTIFRAGILE, Fearless, or the ridiculous Fire in the belly all stick out like sore thumbs to me. also, that last track is just so fucking… i dont even know. it has to be insensitive. as if the very cliche and totally obnoxious faux-latin drumming wasnt enough, the entire last leg of the song is them chanting ole ole ole 😭
i did like antifragle and the title track.
rating: 2.5 |
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Power Electronics, Black Noise Black Ambient noisy, dense, ominous, hateful, dissonant
december 2023
oh my lort this was boring. now sure how you can make this kind of stuff boring the concept sounds awesome and the snippet i heard that turned me onto this was good but a whole project of it just didnt translate for me i guess. im sure another of their releases id enjoy but it’s not time to start digging yet.
rating: 2.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal heavy
december 2023
its more of the same stuff. cover art (the og) is really great, but besides that there isnt much else to report on here. cfa > gt, but only barely
rating: 2.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal vulgar, humorous, death, sarcastic, satirical
december 2023
very average regular slam. not bad. not notable.
ive barely been talking about my life here i should get back to doing that. today was christmas eve so it was fuckingn busy as shitわ and then on top of that the truck showed up 3-4 hours late and WAS HUGE!!! so we ended up rolling over like a pallet of stuff basically. but its chill cuz there was like really no pressure since bros understood the truck was hella late.
rating: 2.5 |
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Grindcore Crust Punk, Deathgrind
december 2023
absolutely gorgeous cover art. the crustpunk tags always worry me but they pull it off in a really good way; im always enjoying whatever it is here and id say they top that other album in terms of aggression and songwriting here. great blend of noisecore stuff as well. someone mentioned that this record is closer to deathgrind which i honestly might have to agree with. probably why its so good
rating: 3.5 |
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Grindcore, Powerviolence Crust Punk, Noisegrind, Thrashcore, Noisecore misanthropic, aggressive, hateful, male vocalist, angry
december 2023
these guys look promising, that noisecore secondary really was what convinced me to try it out.
super aggressive stuff, and the noisecore sections are just so awesome. this one isnt crazy memorable or anything (aside from that crazy last track), but its still good.
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathgrind Grindcore
december 2023
ditches the quick grind songwriting and instead carves out an entire world with its tracks, this is super expansive and honestly is gonna take a few more listens to accurately assess, but for now ill stick with what i said in the last entry about their later works simply not having the charm of their earlier works. that said, this is pretty damn fun and hardly ever takes a break, which i really appreciate.
rating: 3.0 for now |
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Grindcore Deathgrind male vocalist, political, dark, aggressive, energetic
december 2023
good and fun. lacks the charm of the two albums that preceded it but its not bad by any means.
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal death, heavy, manic, raw, vulgar
december 2023
possibly artery eruptions best material to date on this, and i really like mangled atrocity’s side too. very very good slam, essential listen for anyone into this shitわ i think.
rating: 3.5 |
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Goregrind, Deathcore
december 2023
not quite as good as 7, but still fun. a lot of nu metal and deathcore moments which will either make this more enjoyable for you or make you fucking hate it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
rating: 3.0 |
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7 (2006)Deathgrind Brutal Death Metal
december 2023
aside from the very cheesy concept (se7en, if you couldnt guess it), this is actually really good. super engaging grind work that is nonstop fun and intensity. they keep a good bit of the humour we saw on their previous releases but it never overstays its welcome or gets annoying, in fact id say the quirky little bits here and there help to compliment the rest of the release.
rating: 3.5 |
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Bubblegum Bass, Electropop, Dance-Pop Festival Progressive House, Progressive House happy, energetic, female vocalist, party, uplifting
december 2023
not sure i need to say anything about this one. its pretty unbeatable. probably the magnum opus of the entire pc music movement
rating: 4.0 |
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Bubblegum Bass, Art Pop, Alt-Pop, Contemporary R&B Wave, Post-Dubstep longing, lonely, female vocalist, love, futuristic
december 2023
guess i forgot to rate her singles. ill go through them later this week maybe.
this one was always my favourite when i first got into her. super emotional chorus and i love the footwork/salem drum shitわ that it does, really climactic ending.
rating: 4.0 |
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Gorenoise
december 2023
both sides good theres some riffs in HAS side but also a bit more boring cuz of the samples
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall, Gorenoise
december 2023
mr side better scc side boriung
lets see if i can get to 6k ratings before new year
rating: 2.5 |
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Gorenoise, Harsh Noise Wall
december 2023
also good and very quick which is ogood for this style
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall Gorenoise
december 2023
wallgore this time. a bit sharp. not bad
rating: 3.0 |
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Gorenoise Harsh Noise Wall
december 2023
this one is comfier than their others :) gorewall
rating: 3.0 |
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Gorenoise aquatic
december 2023
crazy off the walls nonstop liquid shitting gorenoise bobby maggard goat. the fucking ridiculous laser water vocals are so awesome
rating: 3.5 |
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Goregrind, Cybergrind, Pornogrind
december 2023
cbt's side was good, la's was okay. random breakbeat nonsense.
rating: 3.0 |
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Demo (2021) [Additional release]Gorenoise
december 2023
very harsh digital sounding gorenoise. not bad
rating: 3.0 |
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Progressive Metal, Avant-Garde Metal Math Rock instrumental, technical, manic, chaotic, complex
december 2023
yeahh i give up w these guys. something about their earlier stuff is just so much better than what they went on to do. i even thought id like this one, since its like actual metal and not some crazy avant stuff, but its just so boring. maybe there isnt enough shreddage...
rating: 2.5 |
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Deathgrind
december 2023
a lot better than Lamentations, and gives me slightly more hope for the rest of their discog. more focused and intense. still silly sometimes but i can handle it.
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind, Deathgrind
december 2023
i was excited for this, but it didnt live up to expectations. lots of silly and stupid interlude feeling bits
rating: 2.5 |
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Metalcore Nu Metal, Beatdown Hardcore, Downtempo Deathcore vulgar, rhythmic, angry, sarcastic, violence
december 2023
already boring asf deathcore/hardcore with some pretty grating vocals on top. hate that stupid mr bungle shitわ he does. wish they tapped more into the quirkiness of the song titles
rating: 2.0 |
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Goregrind Sludge Metal, Deathgrind heavy, bouncy, raw, violence, male vocalist
december 2023
the grind is great but they do these really long (for this genre) and very… thin sounding atmospheric slower passages that are sometimes sludge other times acoustic stuff. ambitious but it just doesnt work for me.
rating: 2.5 |
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See Her (2023) [Single]Hyperpop, Trap [EDM] Hybrid Trap, Future Bass, Trance cryptic, female vocalist, surreal, nocturnal, dark
december 2023
mehh does nothing for me. a bit predictable. dont love her vocals on this either
rating: 2.5 |
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Plugg, Experimental Hip Hop, Cloud Rap Indietronica, Emo Rap, Ambient Plugg lethargic, depressive, sad, complex, alienation
december 2023
lots of potential here, but its just too short and a bit too abstract for me. i really like the kind of surrealism they play with on these tracks, just need tek to harness it a bit more…
rating: 3.0 |
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2 (2003)Goregrind, Deathgrind heavy, aggressive, chaotic, dense, male vocalist
december 2023
yes this is so good. the vocals sound even better here, and in general the mix is just a bit more preferable from the last album. i love the fucking skream vocals dude why dont more metal bands do that shitわ
rating: 3.5 |
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Goregrind Deathgrind heavy, repetitive, aggressive, male vocalist, raw
december 2023
yes! this is exactly what i was looking for! regurgitate-esque in terms of the unrelenting intense gore, maybe a step above because of the screamed sasscore kinda vocals they mix in here.
rating: 3.5 |
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Goregrind Deathgrind, Pornogrind violence, sexual, heavy, vulgar, humorous
december 2023
very intense, pretty fun, not as much grating anime samples as i was expecting. while listening, this got me wondering what the first anime cover art was in metal (in general?). surely someone has found that.
rating: 3.0 |
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Pornogrind heavy, apocalyptic, male vocalist, raw, playful
december 2023
i dont know what pornogrind is. but this was good. i like the cover and concept of it. i will return to this more while i play nuclear throne.
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind Death Metal violence, rhythmic, heavy, vulgar, death
december 2023
uueehh ?? jusg really boring? its grind but they kind of stick really close to like, more traditional metal sounding songwriting rather than the usual super fast blast beat songs, which like, i respect the effort, but its also not why i listen to grindcore stuff, and they also arent that good at it. i dont know. im not enough of an oldhead for this
rating: 2.5 |
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Slam Death Metal aggressive, death, heavy, male vocalist, sampling
december 2023
fun slam, good cover. 40 min that felt like 30 👍
rating: 3.0 |
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Pluto (2023) [EP]Cloud Rap Plugg, Lowend, Jerk male vocalist, repetitive, melancholic, lethargic, ethereal
december 2023
its fun. very vibe music. some good one liners here and there. i like the production. he sounds like yeat sometimes. i may look into his stuff more. i dont know what jerk rap is really
rating: 3.0 |
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Chicago Drill, Hardcore Hip Hop Witch House, Horrorcore, Gangsta Rap male vocalist, noisy, drugs, violence, boastful
december 2023
before i kind of tear this apart, let me start by saying there are good songs here. Get Sum has an amazing beat that hackle flows like water across, its a super fun song that they should definitely tap into more of. the last two tracks are also very good. Hackle gets melodic and even a bit emotional (the last one) on them, and it actually sounds really great, i wouldnt mind more HM in that style (turnabout does some of it too on both his debut and newer album). also, there are handfuls of good verses/choruses here and there that i should give him credit for before i go any further.
all that out of the way, this is, unfortunately - but somehow totally expectedly, really really boring. as one birdsflysouth puts it, Highlights the mediocracy of the haunted mound as of recently there is nothing truly new here (besides MAYBE Get Sum). i want to say hackle delivers pretty much the exact same content he has been giving us since he joined the mound, but i dont even think thats true. what is the theme here? the cover art clearly implies a kind of patriotic, post-9/11, drug war opioid epidemic kind of angle, which i dont even think is bad (and honestly sounds like a great concept for a HM release), but literally nothing here is about that. Gunsmith tha Mixtape was consistent on its theme that hackle is the god damn gun smith, guns are his thing, he smiths guns. not every song is about that, but they all work to build up that image. just look at the titles on this - seriously, what is this about? lyrical content aside, we are also subjugated to the same DJ Sorrow beats we’ve been hearing since HAW. Sem couldnt even find the motivation to get new tags. as for the features, its pretty unanimously agreed that sem just does nothing for lash out, and poor turnabout never stood a chance on top of such a lackluster track. almost everything about this is boring to the core, its nothing new, theres no evolution, development, or even a damn vision with this project.
rating: 2.5 |
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Cloud Rap, Jerk Digicore, Experimental Hip Hop surreal, psychedelic, atmospheric, drugs, boastful
december 2023
cool little ep. his vocals remind me of rooster, but shave says they sound like tek lintowe. i can see that. the first track is pretty good. im not sure why he removed two of the songs. also, another release thats better than ERAMETIN
rating: 3.0 |
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december 2023
one thing about snyder is he at least knows how to make things fun. theres generally a lot of pacing and fleshing problems i have with this movie, some of our main fighters are hardly explored beyond a surface level introduction and some quick backstory dialogue here and there, and it generally moves kind of way too quick through this stuff given the sheer scale of the story it wants to convey. like i said though, its fun. really great fighting sequences, great visual effects and honestly really amazing cinematography. apparently a whole hour of this was cut out, but i honestly would not mind sitting through that just to get some more depth to this. hopefully directors cut comes out soon.
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal uncommon time signatures, heavy, surreal, occult, dissonant
december 2023
shrug
its good tech stuff but, again, i dont get the hype.
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal anti-religious, aggressive, male vocalist, dense, manic
december 2023
i might have to relisten to it. i just dont really totally get the hype. its good, some really dense NSE slam/bdm so its good ofc but it doesnt do too much for me like some more notable NSE releases.
rating: 3.0 until i relisten maybe |
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K-Pop, Dance-Pop, Contemporary R&B 2-Step, Future House, Future Bass, Nu-Disco female vocalist, rhythmic, urban, melodic, lush
december 2023
thank god i went back and checked this out before the year ended. super consistent album (which is a HUGE plus in kpop) with lots of great tracks. im not usually into this kind of dance kpop (which is why i skipped this earlier this year in the first place) but fromis_9 have a very great execution of it here. love the first track a lot. i wish there was a way to embed track ratings on entries like this, so you wouldnt have to go searching for someone’s. ill just post the image, but if a mod is reading this, put in a request to the big guy!
rating: 3.5 |
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Plugg Cloud Rap, Pop Rap, Dark Plugg male vocalist, surreal, quirky, sexual, drugs
december 2023
wrapping up some loose ends for 2023 releases. looks like this is going hella under the radar - makes sense, he apparently worked on it over like a week or something and its following up the relatively well received much more fully realized ERAMETIN collab album with Yungster Jack.
in the following weeks since i listened to it, ERAMETIN has seriously fallen out of relevance in my mind. initially i was impressed with it - admittedly its pretty cohesive and objectively well made - but im quickly beginning to forget all about it, and subsequent relistens dont really bring me anything.
GTN is pretty straightforward plugg with some of david’s own flairs added to it. its nothing great, but im already liking it more than ERAMETIN. has a bit more personality and memorable moments. if he could just find a balance between pumping out songs and focusing on a strong album cohesion he’d be unbeatable.
i can see this growing but im gonna hesitate on giving it a higher score for now. learn from our mistakes
rating: 3.0 |
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Gorenoise
december 2023
spends way too much fucking time on those damn samples i dont give a shitわ about.
rating: 2.5 |
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Goregrind Deathgrind heavy, vulgar, chaotic, dense, ominous
december 2023
decent goregrind.
unlocked crown of curses. woooo
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind, Brutal Death Metal aggressive, heavy, manic, dense, chaotic
december 2023
decent japan slam. the vision on the last track is crazy even if it doesnt hit that hard.
playing lots of nuclear throne. i can sort of consistently loop with rebel (not really probably like 10-20% of the time). im grinding like crazy for her b skin
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathgrind
december 2023
i was looking for a different artist and found this so i listened
its whatever. pretty boring nothing really happens. also rhe fucking vocals are mixed so ridiculously loud i dont even know how you do that without it being totally deliberate lol
rating: 2.5 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, rhythmic, vulgar, sexual, aggressive
december 2023
its… alright. not nearly as great as youd hope for a 14 year wait, its pretty much just an average slam release. obviously the mohler brothers know what theyre doing so its still fun but i dont think theres really anything about this that makes it stick out beyond the fact that its an artery eruption album. also a strong lack of identity here; whats with that boring ass t-shirt cover? no streaming either? apparently the video went private for a bit too according to some comments. a lack of confidence isnt very attractive
rating: 3.0 |
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Requiem (2023) [Single]Synthpop, Dance-Pop Indietronica, Darkwave death, male vocalist, occult, dark, rhythmic
december 2023
YAY 😁 some of his lyrics and vocals on the title track are kinda whatever but thaiboy sounds like heaven and i love his lurics ohhhhhh b side is cool too its like depressing crest and i kind of like him doing darker content again his trap stuff is always gonna be >>>>> but it looks like he’ll keep evolving this pop/artpop sound so im not gonna keep my hopes up for anymore of that but its okay this is still good and fun 🤩
rating: 3.5 |
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Dream Pop, Indietronica Shoegaze, Noise Pop, Glitch Pop, Indie Pop, Neo-Psychedelia nonbinary vocalist, ethereal, futuristic, melancholic, noisy
december 2023
honestly total fucking sellout lol how do you drop such a forward thinking dark ass pop album ending in a 5 hour drone track and follow it up with this? really, it feels like lgbt beabadoobee at times. i know yeule always played around with darker and more violent themes to juxtapose against a soft delivery but man do these lyrics sound corny as fuck on this. i keep thinking of the word “contrived”. theres some moments i like, the fish song is cute, but really i dont see this being something i will ever come back to again.
rating: 2.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal
december 2023
this one is more in line with Illuminations; slower drum programming and chugging, a bit more obvious slamming. this makes it more apparent how fucking fucked up some of these riffs are. enmity might seriously be the only trve “math slam” band to exist - they know how to make 13/8 sound like 4/4
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal misanthropic, disturbing, dissonant, chaotic, dense
december 2023
oh yes fuck yes oehhh fuckk enmity yes
not sure why i havent listened to this before. i really like the faster crazier drum programming on this and the more complex riffing, so fun
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal heavy, disturbing, death, dissonant, chaotic
december 2023
very average slam. a bit high energy which i liked
rating: 2.5 |
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Slam Death Metal Deathcore heavy, aggressive, quirky, male vocalist, chaotic
december 2023
headache. lots of really fucking stupid songs here, oscillates between feeling really gimmicky and annoying or being totally soulless and boring. the features list is impressive but its also the reason why half of one of the songs is a suicideboys song.
rating: 2.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal Goregrind heavy, vulgar, repetitive, sampling, disturbing
december 2023
another promising cover that didnt quite meet my expectations. more average slam slop. kind of a sillier album. there are a handful of admittedly pretty killer riffs, but i dont think theyre good enough to save the whole thing
rating: 2.5 |
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Slam Death Metal Deathcore, Brutal Death Metal aggressive, rhythmic, heavy, male vocalist
december 2023
very run of the mill bd/tech influenced slam. the wintery sci-fi aesthetic seemed promising but this doesnt live up to it.
rating: 2.5 |
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Slam Death Metal male vocalist, vulgar, violence, heavy, death
december 2023
not really sure why i havent heard this already.
super duper fat. way less technical and focuses a lot on pounding breakdowns. its pretty good, but id say they only have about 2-3 tricks up their sleeves that they sort of cycle through for a few tracks before this kind of gets a bit boring. it doesnt do much to stick out, but i can imagine coming back to it just for those guitars
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, male vocalist, infernal, death, chaotic
december 2023
does that name seem familiar? heh…
heavy and thick slam. really enjoyed this, but something tells me it may not stand the test of (rock) time
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal male vocalist, vulgar, sampling, disturbing, death
december 2023
notable for its marching drum snare. there are a few cool/interesting parts and good riffs, but overall it’s slam as per usual.
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathgrind, Goregrind, Brutal Death Metal Brutal Death Metal heavy, vulgar, disturbing, death, aggressive
december 2023
kind of too same-y for how long it goes on (shave reference) but its good background noise.
finally looped with plant which means i unlocked fish b skin (been grinding for it for weeks (since i got covid)) 
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal Deathcore male vocalist, vulgar, aggressive, sexual, heavy
december 2023
its kind of cute how me and shave keep rating sniping eachother 😉
decent slam. low stakes; doesnt take itself too seriously (wish it would, waste of a cover art!).
apparently ken carson fw them. first and only opium slam?
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathgrind, Goregrind heavy, death, aggressive, raw, violence
december 2023
really good stuff, i love the death metal variety vocal styles, it keeps it interesting. i know its not even close to deathcore but it reminds me of that. i listened to this while playing nuclear throne. i think my fav character now is rebel, i was able to loop with her TWICE in a ROW!!!
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal Goregrind rhythmic, sexual, violence, vulgar, disturbing
december 2023
its fun. good production and good slams, but its nothing special i think. minus a point for the ridiculous hentai sample. i was playing this shitわ on speakers for pete1s sake…
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind violence, male vocalist, death, aggressive, heavy
december 2023
very good, honest, high quality grind. never boring, super high energy. love these vocals, and i love the aesthetic.
rating: 3.5 |
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Goregrind, Death Metal heavy, dense, noisy, violence, manic
december 2023
ehhh feels like i dont really get it? its really ambitious and theres definitely a lot of songwriting but i dont know it doesnt really do like anything for me.
i prefer their newest album
rating: 2.5 |
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Goregrind Deathgrind, Death Metal rhythmic, male vocalist, dense, raw, aggressive
december 2023
reaaally comfy soft goregrind ^-^ i loove this mixing and its very nice very consistent
its kind of on the edge of 3.5 in the famous words of fuckcomments "leaning on a 3.5 but I feel like it’s a bit to “samey” for its length" but honestly i will relisten and probably raise it if i like it enough :cozy:
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal Technical Death Metal male vocalist, dark, death, aggressive, dense
december 2023
a new addition to the space slam/bdm list
pretty boring. very standard bdm, cant really remember anything about this if im being honest
rating: 2.5 |
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Slam Death Metal aggressive, chaotic
december 2023
first case of harsher grading. i really appreciate the drums on this, and in total its really well put together, some decent riffs and a good shorter run time makes me want to 3.5 this, but really it doesnt stand out a whole lot in the grand slam of things.
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal Technical Death Metal, Deathgrind aggressive, sampling, disturbing, heavy, chaotic
december 2023
more slamime (eh? doesnt really work but its easier than writing “slam anime” everytime). super duper weird. the actual slam parts are kind of your usual deals (theres some interesting choices but nothing particularly sticks out), but there are these interspersed genre defying moments (like the jazz bit at the end of the first track) or super obtuse sounding solos, or parts with eclectic instrumentation (theres a weird synth line in a song?). its kind of all over the place - not very cohesive - pretty misguided - but its very ambitious, and theres lots of potential, so this too shall pass.
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, aggressive, raw, disturbing, violence
december 2023
the cover reminds me of Paediatrician.
its good, pretty consistent. even though im grading harsher now i think this one still passes
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal Slam Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal heavy, technical, male vocalist, aggressive, rhythmic
december 2023
i was going to write a whole thing about how i am gonna start grading these bdm/slam albums a bit harder because like, just cuz theres nothing inherently wrong with them a lot of them are really really samey and ultimately kind of worthless, but then at the end of this it hella picked up and i liked it more.
some djent ish riffs here and there; i wonder if anyone has mixed slam and djent before?
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
december 2023
decent walls. theres a weird looping vocal thing in the first track. not sure how i felt about it
rating: 3.0 |
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IDM, Flashcore Ambient, Noise, Glitch psychedelic, noisy, dark, melodic, avant-garde
december 2023
really wanted to like this more because i love the vision and the genre tags looked appealing but its just really boring. moments during the last track sound promising but dont last long enough to make up for the rest of this.
rating: 2.5 |
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Noise, Experimental Free Improvisation, Plunderphonics, HexD, Industrial male vocalist, noisy
december 2023
nothing really to say about this. i like the idea of a creepypasta noise project but nothing really happens on this.
rating: 2.5 |
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Cybergrind, Noisecore
december 2023
great idea very lame execution. also the insect warfare reference lol
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise depressive, chaotic, noisy, lo-fi, suicide
december 2023
decent harsh noise. slightly depressive.
rating: 3.0 |
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Razne (2020) [EP]Field Recordings, Sound Collage Free Improvisation surreal, sexual, avant-garde
december 2023
strange sound collage, weirdly super sexual.
rating: 3.0 |
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Cybergrind vulgar, parody, humorous, aggressive, male vocalist
december 2023
didnt think it could be that bad. it was. really stupid. didnt listen to the bonus track.
rating: 2.0 |
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Nightcore Witch House, New Age
december 2023
silly nightcore. neutral.
rating: 2.5 |
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Alternative Rock, Power Pop, Rock Opera Slacker Rock, Emo, Geek Rock rock opera, concept album, male vocalist, lo-fi, science fiction
december 2023
so, the very few perceptive and stupidly dedicated of you (if you exist) will notice a trend here. that is, im finally getting around to clearing out my not yet tag, which is what the last (and next) few entries were (will be). the even fewer highly perceptive of you might also notice that i changed that tags name (from “se”) AND merged it with the old “ownw” tag. this is just for convenience, since they both kind of serve the same but niche-ly different functions.
i used to be a huge pinkerton truer. its still good, but i wouldnt die by it. ive been meaning to listen to this for a long time because the original concept for pinkerton piqued my interests. overall its pretty good, i wouldnt say its above pinkerton, and im glad we got pinkerton instead. plus this isnt super space-y other than like a few tracks.
rating: 3.5 |
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Nightcore, Post-Industrial Electro-Industrial, Gabber, Pop Rock, Punk Rock
december 2023
and with that… im finally caught up on baby luma’s discog :woo:
unfortunately this is probably the weakest thing theyve ever been a part of. their side isnt very good to begin with and then dj potatogirl’s tracks hammer in the last few nails of the coffin. maybe if it was a lot shorter and not so all over the place
rating: 2.0 |
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Noise, Glitch Micromontage noisy, playful, humorous, instrumental, avant-garde
december 2023
inoffensive silly audacity raw data noise. its 1 minute long, hard to say anything bad about it
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal chaotic, technical, noisy, heavy, improvisation
december 2023
i have to relisten to thraake, but this is either worse or on par with it. still great though because this style will always be fun.
rating: 3.5 |
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Goregrind rhythmic, atmospheric, mechanical, cryptic, male vocalist
december 2023
i dont know… i guess im just not gore enough yet…
maybe their style just really isnt for me; it feels like they stick pretty sturdily to real old school grindcore formalities which, like, i dont know, is kinda lame? to me at least. it feels like they play it really safe… in a genre that holds a standard of pushing the envelope.
maybe ill get it one day, but for now i like my gore a bit more violent.
rating: 2.5 |
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Gorenoise manic, vulgar, energetic, dense, noisy
december 2023
thanks for the rec alesito.
gore ping epicness from one of the geniuses behind none other than Baalsebub. masterful snare work, and despite shave)09’s comments, i actually think this style fits perfectly within the length of the project. doesnt stop being fun. the production on this is actually ridiculously clean (for gorenoise standards of course).
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise
december 2023
waste of a very lovely cover and great titles. really boring meandering and actually pretty annoying noise nonsense.
rating: 2.0 |
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Avant-Garde Metal Brutal Prog complex, instrumental, technical, avant-garde, anxious
december 2023
alright, so clearly, skipping the album before this one wasabad idea, because what the god damn fucking hell is this. hardly metal music anymore, i dont even know. really whats frustrating about it is the drums, this has 0 of the punch their earlier stuff has. i must have missed some crazy transitionary shitわ from them on the album prior to this if im this confused.
rating: 2.5 |
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Progressive Metal, Avant-Garde Metal Djent, Brutal Prog instrumental, technical, chaotic, dissonant, heavy
december 2023
denser and not as clean production on this one compared to their first album, and i cant tell if i like it any more or less… certainly it has its pros and cons… but the actual music here is just fine. nothing as special as their first album, its all still competent of course but i wouldnt say its anything to write home about.
rating: 3.0 |
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Pornogrind, Goregrind heavy, rhythmic, manic, vulgar, male vocalist
december 2023
sniped from fuckcomments ratings. the most notable thing here is the intro. funniest shitわ of my life. otherwise its grind as per usual.
rating: 3.0 |
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Dissonant Death Metal, Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal Mathcore, Technical Thrash Metal heavy, chaotic, aggressive, dissonant, male vocalist
december 2023
kind of an almost worthless little release just because nothing here is better than or on par with his albums’ materials. its still good though
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind Death Metal raw, lo-fi, aggressive, chaotic, death
december 2023
its good. i can understand the historical significance of it. but i don’t necessarily get the hype. it looks like their next few are even more highly rated, so we’ll see eventually if i agree with those too. good cover.
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise, Drone, Ambient Post-Rock, Ambient, Neo-Psychedelia, Noise apocalyptic, infernal, dark, lethargic, sombre
december 2023
good background noise. the second track is a bit scary... i like that
rating: 3.0 |
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Experimental Rock, Noise Rock, Math Rock, Post-Rock Post-Hardcore, Ambient, Field Recordings instrumental, dissonant, repetitive, raw, uncommon time signatures
december 2023
instrumental noise/experiment rock. it starts off promising but leaves a lot to be desired. this is supposed to be a soundtrack to something, which kind of explains it.
rating: 2.5 |
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Pop Punk Skate Punk lo-fi
december 2023
a young sonny moore making pop punk. its not really good, but you cant really hate on it either
rating: 2.5 |
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Poetry, Dark Ambient, Experimental Drone, Tape Music, Field Recordings nihilistic, ominous, misanthropic, disturbing, poetic
december 2023
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise, Glitch Glitch disturbing, dissonant, noisy, sexual
december 2023
not as violent as i expected but its good.
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise, Power Electronics lo-fi, raw
december 2023
just very painfully boring. sounds like early 80s PE (derogatory)
rating: 2.5 |
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Gorenoise Sound Collage, Spoken Word sampling, disturbing, noisy
december 2023
really weird fucked up avant gore whatever. it doesnt do a lot for me but i can understand anyone praising it. LM> probably but i didnt care much for either anyway
rating: 2.5 |
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Progressive Metal, Brutal Prog Avant-Garde Metal, Math Rock instrumental, technical, complex, chaotic, manic
december 2023
more of what is one that one ep, but id say this reaches some greater heights. specifically You Are Number Six, seriously that song is fucking awesome. transcends their whole style into something else. ill probably just binge the rest of their discography later. they released an album this year, so you know i gotta get to it before 2024
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal Deathcore, Brutal Death Metal male vocalist, aggressive, heavy, chaotic, angry
december 2023
more anime slam for today, this one courtesy of shave)09.
really heavy, mixed super nicely (which is kind of surprising for this kind of slam), and those damn guitars. some parts sound djenty as fuck. some melodies are kind of silly but they are probably love live covers so
also i swear to god if the fucking opening track is a slam interpolation of niconiconi
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Goregrind Slam Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal heavy, technical
december 2023
heavy as hell. the drum programming is ridiculous at times. the vocals on the last track raised this half a star didnt listen to the bonus tracks.
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal Deathgrind misanthropic, rhythmic, heavy, aggressive, vulgar
december 2023
its good, but i dont really get the hype? they prioritize riffage on this which is nice but overall i wouldnt say it did too much else for me. maybe a proper relisten one day
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind, Deathgrind Death Metal aggressive
december 2023
kind of weirdo goregrind stuff (also, another album i listened to today with funny delay "oogh"s). its cool, but its nothing super interesting to me.
rating: 3.0 |
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Progressive Metal, Avant-Garde Metal Brutal Prog instrumental, technical, uncommon time signatures, avant-garde, dissonant
december 2023
really tight as fuck technical fucking time signature craziness. some calm moments but usually very explosive which is great. production is awesome. i even listened to some of the bonus tracks!
rating: 3.5 |
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Black Metal raw, nature, lo-fi, forest, male vocalist
december 2023
punky black metal. its alright
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Technical Death Metal manic, dark, progressive, aggressive, complex
december 2023
i was tempted to finalize this at a 3.5, its pretty fun and overall just really solid bdm, but then i remembered Forensic, and how this kind of doesnt really stack up to it? id say its maybe on par with their debut but it doesnt come close to the dense weirdness that makes Forensic so good.
rating: 3.0 |
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War Metal anti-religious, hateful, aggressive, heavy, raw
december 2023
its fun but its nothing crazy. guess i just dont get it 🤷🏻♀️
rating: 3.0 |
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War Metal Grindcore aggressive, war, nihilistic, chaotic, heavy
december 2023
fucking literally some of the evilest sounding metal ever. nonstop and super dense, plus what the fuck are the guitars even doing sometimes? the delay “oogh”s kinda killed me but theyre bad ass so
rating: 3.5 |
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Deathgrind, Grindcore Brutal Death Metal heavy, aggressive, angry, male vocalist, energetic
december 2023
even though i LOVE the instrumentation here, i just cant with those “clean” vocals. they really drag me out of this. and its a shame because i enjoy every other vocal style they attempt here, just not the clean shitわ. bonus points though for the super cool and unique concept/visuals
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal heavy, misanthropic, vulgar, raw, complex
december 2023
in a world where overproduced and sterile slam bands run rampant through bandcamp and streaming services, its always a pleasure to go back to the genres roots. minimal sounding production with a better emphasis on the guitars make the riffs here slam even harder, drums sound so satisfying and i love the vocal style of this. colour me pleasantly surprised with this one
rating: 3.5 |
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Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal heavy, introspective, misanthropic, dark, hateful
december 2023
playing nuclear throne.
fun sort of brutal dm stuff. kind of emo, aesthetically at least.
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, technical, male vocalist, science fiction, aggressive
december 2023
not quite as fun or expansive as their 2014 debut but its still competent slam.
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind, Deathgrind aggressive, heavy, death, rhythmic, dense
december 2023
its fun goregrind. not too much else to say. vocals are cool. this also looks like it came out in the 90s… i did not realize it was released only 3 years ago?!
rating: 3.5 |
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Drama (2023) [EP]K-Pop, Dance-Pop Electropop, Trap [EDM], Contemporary R&B female vocalist, energetic, eclectic, mechanical, playful
december 2023
yeah… its still a train wreck of a release. i guess they didnt learn their lesson from Girls after all? you cant just slap random kpop songs together with no regards to their styles or how they compliment each other. that said, i do enjoy the first two tracks more upon relistening, and some songs like YOLO or hot air balloon i can tolerate. but really it just feels like theres no vision with this, or they didnt stick to one long enough.
rating: 2.5 |
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Bubblegum Bass Electropop, Dance-Pop, Wonky, Glitch Pop playful, futuristic, energetic, melodic, happy
december 2023
its been a while since i listened to this. i used to listen to quite a few of the pc music artists back in junior year in high school when i first started trying to get into music. theres a few songs here i dont super love or care about but its overall still a really fun and candy-sweet little comp of exciting (still so new sounding) pop experiments.
rating: 3.5 |
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Industrial Hip Hop, Electropop, Political Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop Deconstructed Club, Synth Punk, Electro-Industrial, Glitch Hop, Electroclash, Electro Hop noisy, mechanical, rebellious, political, eclectic
december 2023
conflicting album. theres a handful of tracks here i absolutely despise (the last stretch of rock/punk influenced hiphop tracks are just so bad) and a few i really love (just teqkilla really but lovealot and some of the bonus tracks are good too). ahead of its time in some production aspects, certainly aesthetics (those single covers…!), but the actual music just doesnt do it for me.
rating: 2.5 |
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Trance Deconstructed Club, Ambient Trance, Melodic Techno, Epic Collage, Uplifting Trance futuristic, dense, ethereal, atmospheric, lush
december 2023
starts off strong with some of the best electronic music fricking ever but it tapers off in favour of more slow and less intense trance stuff. its not bad but it’s definitely front loaded.
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient, Drone Dungeon Synth, Dark Ambient, Noise
december 2023
i still have questions to ask you and things i’d like to send to you. i still think about you every day. i regret a lot.
i hope your ghost is haunting me
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Glitch, EAI chaotic, dense, noisy, improvisation, complex
december 2023
maybe seeing these guys live has changed how i hear this shitわ, but if you knew what went into these sounds youd probably appreciate them a lot more too!
rating: 3.5 |
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Indietronica, Electropop Bubblegum Bass, Noise Pop, Glitch Pop, Hyperpop, Electropop, Digicore noisy, eclectic, love, manic, dense
december 2023
feels like nothing music to me. obviously there was a vision but i cant help but see it as misguided. every track feels flat and contrived. eclectic electronic instrumentation and subtly tongue in cheek pop critique lyricism are becoming such irritating tropes now, especially like this. the distortion gimmick is excessively cheesy, thats probably the point, but it comes off as awfully grating rather than some kind of fun post-ironic expression. everything sounds fine but thats kind of the problem, isnt it? it all stays too in line, nothing about this feels special to me. shrug
rating: 1.5 |
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Nightcore Bubblegum Bass, Trance
december 2023
i forgot that this was a nightcore project and was totally expecting some vaporwave.
its good. but my problem with it is just that its a bit too long and theres not enough quality control. a good amount of rather boring tracks pad out a handful of really amazing ones.
rating: 3.0 |
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Pop Rap, Experimental Hip Hop Plugg, Cloud Rap, Emo Rap, Abstract Hip Hop, Ambient Plugg drugs, playful, quirky, sampling, eclectic
december 2023
i dont have a lot to say right now. facy’s genius is one that reveals itself over time, so multiple listens are of course in order. my first impressions are that its good, its got both nightschool and spirited away style tracks, but feels closer in spirit to the latter, and i like the concept of a features album, its done well here.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
december 2023
intense. i probably shouldve listened the intended way - in the dark with both headphones in and cranked - but i dont have time for that.
rating: 3.5 |
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Wastr (2023) [Single]Trap, Digicore Hyperpop, Emo Rap female vocalist, melodic, drugs
december 2023
its good. great beat, i think its raithes that does a better job here but emorave is still decent.
rating: 3.5 |
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PluggnB, Emo Rap melodic, bittersweet, atmospheric, love, passionate
december 2023
probably his most emo release ever. candy sweet beats and a tortured ass delivery - lots of replay value. love it.
rating: 3.5 |
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Detroit Sound Future Funk, Mobb Music, Cloud Rap, Experimental Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Abstract Hip Hop, Chipmunk Soul sexual, androgynous vocals, deadpan, love, hedonistic
december 2023
i dont really know what to say about this. its good, probably the best thing ive heard from him at this point. fully realized, and for me personally its a step above all his past work because its able to lean further into some kind of emotional sincerity rather than any novel absurdity. i didnt listen to 22nd chances, but its looking like maybe i shouldve. im reading that that one might be better…
rating: 3.5 |
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Post-Rock, Art Rock, Slowcore Screamo, Drone, Ambient, Slowcore, Shoegaze, Breakcore, Post-Minimalism, Drone Metal, Doomgaze, Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Avant-Garde Metal suicide, serious, concept album, melancholic, LGBTQ
december 2023
i wasnt quite sure how i felt about this until the “breakcore” section. kind of sealed the deal for me as some really misguided genrecore emo post rock shitわ
rating: 2.5 |
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Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop Ambient Pop, Progressive Pop psychedelic, atmospheric, lush, ethereal, bittersweet
december 2023
its hard to pinpoint exactly what it is that makes none of this work, but it might just be as simple as “its not as good as their old stuff”. theres simply no anco magic here; the magic that makes pretty much their entire early catalogue such a gold mine is absent. sure, theyve grown up, theyve sharpened their songwriting and respective instrumental abilities, nothing on here is ‘poorly done’, but it just doesnt carry any weight at all. it all falls flat. to me at least. theres some glimpses of a spark on the long Defeat, but it wanes quickly and the last third of it ends up dragging on and on. i dont know.
rating: 2.5 |
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Rage Hardcore Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Cloud Rap noisy, male vocalist, dense, dark, nocturnal
december 2023
my positive remarks about If Looks Could Kill still stand, but god damn does this blow that album out of the water. i think hating on Looks… for being too long is kind of a stupid criticism but AGC goes to show how beneficial a tight tracklist can be for an album like this. perfect beat selection, and for the first time it really feels like a ken album, you can hear him fully embrace his own style and personality. i wish though that he tapped into the merch artwork for the cover instead of … him laughing? lol
rating: 4.0 |
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Math Pop, Indie Rock Noise Pop, Experimental Rock, Art Rock energetic, complex, female vocalist, quirky, rhythmic
december 2023
its good, but it plays it pretty safe. feels like DH on autopilot? the second to last song is crazy tho.
rating: 3.0 |
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Contemporary R&B, Christmas Music Pop Rap, Trap mellow, female vocalist, longing, sentimental, sad
december 2023
i mean, its a good song! as one comment eloquently points out, “producers cooked as usual”
rating: 3.5 |
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Tape Music, Electroacoustic surreal, nocturnal, sparse, dissonant, ominous
december 2023
very beautiful first track, i love the vocals, but i found the second track to just not stack up at all. still, overall, a good record.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
december 20233
oh yes!!!
great comp of some super thick slabs, enough variety to make listening engaging without any of them sticking out too much and ruining the cohesion.
rating: 4.0 |
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Lst (2023) [EP]Drill and Bass, IDM Breakcore, Neurofunk, Liquid Drum and Bass instrumental
december 2023
most of this feels pretty uninspired, but the last track is quite banging ^_^
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
december 2023
listenable might be a strong word. its a good thing this isnt too long.
rating: 2.5 |
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Sound Collage, ASMR Spoken Word, Field Recordings
december 2023
relaxing, and interesting. i like the concept, the execution is nice. a calm version of some of what dave phillips has explored in the past ☺️
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise, Power Electronics
december 2023
loud quick shock HN/PE, its hard to not enjoy it!
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
december 2023
as per usual its vomir with the better side, but TNP’s is still a formidable wall, with some slight variation in it, which is always fun.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall Drone
december 2023
i cant quite put my finger on why, but i liked this one a considerable amount more than the other.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall Drone
december 2023
emotional melodic drone wall, sounds good? its pretty boring tbh. feels a bit thin.
rating: 3.0 |
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swat78witchExperimental Hip Hop, Cloud Rap Tread surreal, drugs, psychedelic, noisy, atmospheric
december 2023
felt like a waste of time. maybe there’s potential but it wasnt apparent to me at all.
rating: 2.0 |
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Ambient, Electroacoustic Drone, New Age, Tape Music minimalistic, meditative, eclectic, soft
december 2023
truthfully, i dont know why i still try to follow up with these guys. their music was only ever really interesting to me in highschool because it was le obscure, but now its just like… okay ea/ambient stuff that i could probably live without. that said, its still calming, and this has some tracks from the boucles ep that i used to listen to a lot.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise, Power Electronics
december 2023
fucking pummelling onslaught. vocals sound amazing, plus its a very high quality recording. would love to hear more live takes
rating: 4.0 |
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1340 (2023) [Single]Ambient Electroacoustic
december 2023
kd ambient. not a lot to say. comfy cover
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
december 2023
finally getting started on SV. i suppose it shouldnt be surprising that bobby maggard, having worked in noise-adjacency for probably decades now is quite capable in wall crafting. excited to check out some more from this project.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Power Electronics noisy
december 2023
thank you for the indirect recommendation lamo.
harsh, crunchy, heavy. feels like junk metal noise but transcends it a bit at times. will be investigating more…
rating: 3.5 |
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Ambient, Noise, Post-Industrial Dark Ambient anxious, ominous, noisy, hypnotic, female vocalist
december 2023
usual uboa things. not much else to report on.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Power Electronics
december 2023
i guess i just have a sort of soft spot for this kind of harsh noise. intense, slightly digital? reminded me of some of niku daruma’s works. the vocals are great too.
rating: 3.5 |
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Drill and Bass
december 2023
really boring youtube playlist core dnb that feels like its trying to pop off on instagram reels. sad, because i really enjoyed some other stuff from this project.
rating: 2.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal Goregrind, Avant-Garde Metal chaotic, nihilistic, heavy, surreal, aggressive
december 2023
and of course, if you still didnt believe anything i said, here is a shining example of exactly how Encenathrakh has affected DM. whats super cool about this band, and maybe in this release its more prominent than their other 2023 release, is how songs still seem to retain some semblance of a structure? i know i went on about how one of Encenathrakh’s claims to fame is that apparent lack there of, but thats more something of a consequence to this kind of style than a conscious effort. off track a bit, but my point is that Harvest… manages to build off of the ideas Encenathrakh works with without sacrificing “songwriting”. of course this thing is still mostly incomprehensible, but there are a handful of tracks that do feel like legitimate BDM songs. that said… i enjoyed this less than their other releases… so maybe song structure is a step in the wrong direction?
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal Free Improvisation, Technical Death Metal heavy, surreal, dissonant, chaotic, dense
december 2023
concrete proof of the fact that Encenathrakh, over the course of about a decade, has slowly but certainly changed the field of extreme metal. more and more bands began to catch on to Encenathrakh’s vision of the logical conclusion of extreme brutal death metal, slowly popping up across the internet and now finally culminating in a release that envelopely addresses the past, present and future of what this specific brand of metal music has to offer to the greater of metal as a whole. song structure (at least, to the listeners ears), riffs, and any kind of sensible coherence are all completely thrown out of the window. its probably easier on the brain to just accept this as free improvisation - but whats so distinct about it is that its able to stay relatively comfortably within the confines of metal (so, not necessarily “free” improvisation).
i sense a revolution? or maybe im overthinking this, and this trend of instrumental brickwall will dry out in the next couple of years or so.
rating: 4.0 |
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Noise, Harsh Noise
december 2023
incapacitants start this off strong but thorn bugs side is a total let down. their first track is interesting but quickly into the second it tapers off and gets really boring.
rating: 3.0 |
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Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal Technical Thrash Metal, Mathcore aggressive, technical, heavy, dissonant, uncommon time signatures
december 2023
more of the same, though this one feels the most epic and intense. i like this ones cover the most too
rating: 3.5 |
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Rip (2023) [EP]Trap, Cloud Rap, Emo Rap Tread ethereal, cold, winter, androgynous vocals
december 2023
i didnt know who this mol$ guy was, but after listening to this i can safely say that i still dont know who he is, and i might not care to find out. its lusi on default (which is pretty good), and an uncharismatic guy slapped on top, so its still enjoyable to a degree. also, what the damn hell is that acid souljah feature 😭
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Thrash Metal, Dissonant Black Metal, Black Metal Mathcore, Dissonant Death Metal dissonant, male vocalist, technical, uncommon time signatures, heavy
december 2023
another great album from this guy, and apparently the third one hes put out this year? ridiculous. other than being a bit more concise and slightly more fine tuned on the chaotic bits, its a lot like the first one.
rating: 3.5 |
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Experimental Rock Art Punk, Synth Punk female vocalist
december 2023
really really fun stuff. super creative and wild all over the place. really glad that my band got to open for these guys last month, super unique performance too. they had a damn jester 😭
rating: 3.5 |
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Metalcore, Mathcore Post-Hardcore, Avant-Garde Metal, Alternative Metal chaotic, eclectic, heavy, energetic, avant-garde
december 2023
i dont really care about it. way too slow also
rating: 2.5 |
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Electropop, Bubblegum Bass Future Bass, Dance-Pop, Synthpop, Alt-Pop, Contemporary R&B introspective, futuristic, melodic, female vocalist, bittersweet
december 2023
just really good pop music. super sweet melodies and choruses that get stuck in my head. its a step backwards from her forward thinking early pc music stuff, but who cares?
rating: 3.5 |
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Experimental Hip Hop, Digicore, Trap Dark Plugg, Cloud Rap, Tread, Industrial Hip Hop surreal, dark, drugs, manic, rhythmic
december 2023
pretty good! both bring their a game, tons of memorable moments just from a first listen, i can tell this is gonna be a grower.
rating: 3.5 |
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Electropop, Dance-Pop Digicore, Happy Hardcore melodic, drugs, energetic, female vocalist, rhythmic
december 2023
no longer sick and back to work. gonna need to work hella hours to make up for these lost sick days…
its the hands up album we all wanted, but not the one we deserved. she sticks to more regular pitched vocals here, and in general is a lot sassier/aggressive in attitude and delivery, which sometimes works for her. its good, but damn do i wish we got an ep in the style of fuck this instead.
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal heavy, cryptic, crime, misanthropic, vulgar
december 2023
looks like black metal… but is death meal?
its okay im not crazy about it. it has potential
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal Slam Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Brutal Prog science fiction, male vocalist, heavy, chaotic, atonal
december 2023
super good crazy technical angular awesome stuff. really fun, lots of exciting and heavy ass parts, glad i decided to listen to this.
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal Avant-Garde Metal, Goregrind avant-garde, dense, surreal, noisy, heavy
december 2023
jesus christ. super well crafted fucking batshit insane bdm from a weird slimy dimension. seriously, i love the gross organic and alien atmosphere on this whole thing, it really feels like something straight out of a portal. never boring, always moving. fucking love these guys
rating: 4.0 |
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Dream Pop, Slowcore, Experimental Hip Hop Shoegaze, Post-Rock, Industrial Hip Hop, Noise Pop atmospheric, surreal, melancholic, male vocalist, noisy
december 2023
gud continues to prove why hes one of the best producers/songwriters currently active. beautiful af stuff
rating: 3.5 |
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2023 Demo (2023) [Additional release]Screamo, Bedroom Pop Slacker Rock depressive, lo-fi, lobit, self-hatred, angry
december 2023
i see the appeal, but i just dont really care. at least its not shitty nightcore experiment shitわ
rating: 2.5 |
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Electroclash, New Rave Electro House, Dance-Punk, Dance-Punk Revival, New Beat, Tech House sexual, humorous, energetic, male vocalist, hedonistic
december 2023
i dont really care for music like this i guess.
rating: 2.0 |
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Chicago Drill, Hardcore Hip Hop Horrorcore misanthropic, aggressive, energetic, dense, violence
december 2023
i dont like hackles new delivery, this song is mindless slosh. sem did okay
rating: 2.0 |
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LIT (2023) [Single]K-Pop, Jersey Drill, Pop Baltimore Club, UK Drill female vocalist, playful, rhythmic, uplifting, melodic
december 2023
alright. so last year i made sure that my bandcamp, youtube, and spotify music queues were totally cleared when i got to the new year, but i really procrastinated listening to a lot of new stuff this year and i definitely dont have the time to get through all of my saves now, so instead what im gonna do is just get through all of the thing’s released this year, so at least my end of the year topster will look good and feel complete. there isnt too much so im not worried about not getting it done.
i enjoyed this, i like hearing them on a drill beat. hopefully we get more like this (doubtful).
rating: 3.5 |
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
december 2023
watched this over the last two days with my girlfriend. i actually liked it, i thought the story was fun, i enjoy most of the animation, and it was cool to have all the og actors reprise their roles. i wish it could have been edited with a faster pace, it feels like theres lots of almost awkward dips in activity during smaller sequences that i never really felt in the movie, but maybe thats just because its animated.
rating: heart |
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Total Gape (2008) [Compilation]Power Electronics, Harsh Noise Death Industrial, Harsh Noise
december 2023
and now a much later but still very mediocre PE release with lots of very small/obscure names. unfortunately this thing is just really boring, no one (other than ichorous maybe) bring anything substantial to the table.
rating: 2.5 |
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Power Electronics Dark Ambient ominous, cold, dissonant, chaotic, noisy
december 2023
a very mediocre early compilation of some pretty important PE players who dont quite have their sound nailed or evolved enough to make this super worthwhile. if youre a diehard PE fan check it out, otherwise its best skipped over.
rating: 2.5 |
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Noise, EAI Musique concrète improvisation, atonal, avant-garde, aggressive, abstract
december 2023
really fun explorative and dynamic. im glad that these sessions were officially released, though i cant really hear what parts were used in yots, but maybe my memory is just foggy.
rating: 3.5 |
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Power Electronics Drone repetitive, sampling, dark, aggressive, dissonant
december 2023
a bit violent, but he has better releases.
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise
december 2023
hhhhhhhh really boring doesnt really go anywhere or do anythjng special
rating: 2.5 |
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Noise Harsh Noise noisy, instrumental
december 2023
really fun super short little single. hard for me to hate on this! plus i love the ‘pulse’ sound.
rating: 4.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
december 2023
loud. erratic for sure. comfy in some ways.
rating: 3.0 |
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Melodic Metalcore Deathcore
december 2023
i can see why this band never really took off.
i feel like for deathcore stuff, in general, shorter song structures are just better for the listener.
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall repetitive, noisy
december 2023
gf said it sounds like rain
i think its like waterfall
rating: 3.0 |
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Field Recordings Free Improvisation, Spoken Word, ASMR
december 2023
reminds me of ,;,
cute
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Sound Collage, Harsh Noise surreal, avant-garde, eclectic
december 2023
both sides are good, but of course i enjoy daniels a bit more. the intro was funny, lol.
rating: 3.0 |
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december 2023
a lot of visual story tellin, which of course means it looks very beautiful, but there really isnt a strong enough story to tell here. i dont know, its very slow but its not bad.
rating: n/a |
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december 2023
since im sick and i have some time at home, i finally got around to watching this. its really not as funny as i was hoping, but i still enjoyed it. its honestly a good recap of the first movie too. the couch scene is pretty funny though
rating:n/a |
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Drone, Harsh Noise Field Recordings, Ambient Noise Wall noisy
december 2023
the first track is just amazing! really anxious sounding, great bridge between ambient/tape music and hnw. the second track is… pretty boring, sadly.
rating: 3.0 |
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Lowercase
december 2023
certainly maddening. this kind of missing girls worship doesnt really work at all for me just because its so damn quiet and doesnt really have any of the atmosphere of the releases it imitates.
rating: 2.5 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal Goregrind, Pornogrind male vocalist, vulgar, sampling, sexual, humorous
december 2023
well i didnt listen to it but my lifeless chasm cassettes finally came in! i got this, EP, and Psychopathic Concupiscence Towards Homicidal Lacerations. they also sent me an awesome little coozie! i was gonna buy the gargling album tape, but i ended up removing it from my cart. they still sent me a gargling sticker and album download link 🥹
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Flashcore, Industrial Hardcore Speedcore, Dark Ambient, Power Noise, Schranz chaotic, futuristic, technical, noisy, mechanical
december 2023
moments of genius here but mostly its just alright more industrial hxc influenced flash-y core things
rating: 3.0 |
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Black Metal Atmospheric Black Metal male vocalist, aggressive, cold, melodic, heavy
december 2023
the production is a bit too clean for what id prefer in a hate forest album but its still good
rating: 3.0 |
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november 2023
finally got to watching this. my gf really wanted to. its fun and its kind of cool remembering that its a marvel movie - theyd never make one like this nowadays lol.
rating: 3.0 |
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Hip Hop Cloud Rap, Hyphy, Experimental Hip Hop, Trap male vocalist, female vocalist
december 2023
the one review sums it up really well but its basically a small handful of okay songs and a lot of really tedious and silly freestyle tracks. she should get a major label to produce a whole album for her again
rating: 2.5 |
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Footwork, Juke energetic, lobit, rhythmic, repetitive, vulgar
december 2023
so guess what i have god damn COVIS 19 im fucking stuck at home i have to take like 3 days off work.
i heard the lov u in slow motion song it was so good i decide to listen to whole thing its good lots of fun quirky sampling and interesting rhythms i love the lofi feel of these lost tracks
rating: 3.5 |
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DjNateAkaBakaman X Bladee X Cartier'GOD#Kilos (2019) [Single]Cloud Rap, Trap, Pop Rap, Alternative R&B Bop, Experimental Hip Hop, Plugg male vocalist, melodic, rhythmic, ethereal, boastful
december 2023
really good, bladee sounds amazing here and the instrumental is beautiful. cant believe i havent heard this b4
rating: 3.5 |
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Comedy Rap, Satire Trap [EDM], Wonky, Hardcore Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Novelty, Crunk, Footwork rebellious, humorous, aggressive, satirical, male vocalist
december 2023
completely forgot about the butthole part until i rewatched it. kills me every time - the way its delivered
rating: 4.0 |
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Deerhoof
december 2023
WHO: rocktime | greentop | shave)09 | yoba | fishnetrex
WHERE: austin texas
WHEN: december 1st
WHAT: day trip to see the band deerhoof live IN CONCERT
notes: fun car ride, got hit by a semi, greg is a good drummer, sleepy drive home, pulled over by peter griffin |
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November Recap
birthday. bandcamp purgery.
heres some of the stuff i really liked: Wall Riders - Documents 1, 2 (4.0, 2007) Fennesz - Live in Japan (4.0, 2003) Government Alpha - Sporadic Spectra (4.0, 1999) Afflux - Bouquetot, Autoroute A13 / Paris, Gare de Lyon / Port-Jerome, Raffinerie (4.0, 2002) Phroq - Collapse (4.5, 2005) (fav release of this month)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like: Susan Matthews - Lost in the Mist (2.0, 2022) Various Artists - Band Shirt Is Killing Band Records Compilation Vol.1 (2.0, 2015) (least fav release of this month) Echoes - Revolution Now (2.0, 2001) Dosis Letalis - Crackling Terror (2.0, 2016) Deep Throat Laceration - Noiselvania (2.5, 2017)
my favourite single: n/a
my favourite movie i watched this month: didnt really watch any new movies this month
some other highlights from this month: -a lot of relistening
end of year coming i think i may do an overhaul on these month recap formats and just include fav releases and movies, or maybe not do them at all next year. idk yet. |
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november 2023
ive obviously been meaning to watch this for a while, and recently one of gf’s friends recommended it to her, so we decided to watch it over dinner (which was very yummy chicken wings and mac n cheese).
while the story is good, and makes for a thrilling murder/mystery kind of movie, i really just cant see why this movie is so highly praised. it doesnt feel like it does anything special. i see people praising the brilliant camera work, but everything i read about feels so basic and surface level film-making (spoiler: click to read). the acting is just good imo. brad pitt’s character is offten not as convincing as id like him to be, and hes played better roles in other movies. i suppose kevin does a good job. and theres lots of little details too that i don’t necessarily hate but its weird to me such a highly praised movie has so many obvious shortcomings. not to mention how flat and anticlimactic that ending felt man.
rating: 3.0 |
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IDM, Drone Ambient, Dub Techno, Drone atmospheric, repetitive, rhythmic, instrumental, complex
november 2023
today was my moms birthday. we celebrated with some yummy vietnamese food (we had baby eggrolls and baby chicken dumplings! (the dumplings were baby… not the chicken)) and some pineapple upside down cake (which i didnt love). i got her a cute aggretsuko plush that violently shakes when you shake it. after that my girlfriend and i went home and cleaned our apartment. probably gonna make every thursday a cleaning day.
im doing some autechre revisiting and i remembered about this ep that i used to listen to a bit back in the day. IMO some of their darkest stuff here, and it really foreshadowed the kind of ground they would go on to cover with their post-Exai work (does a 1 hour ambient track appear anywhere else in the discog eh?). also maybe one of their most consistent releases imo.
rating: 4.0 |
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Forest Psytrance
november 2023
spent most of the day just relistening to stuff, some goa, autechre, whatever. just biding my time until my weekend.
this one was good. i think i enjoyed it more than 2, but not as much as 1. i wasnt crazy about track 2, it utilizes more “acoustic” instruments (i think thats the word, i mean to say instruments that are not electronic sounding per se) which just feel so awkward and boring to me. this is also why i was not a fan at all of S.U.N. Project‘s tracks on Pure MDMA (Selected Vibes : Part 1), as they feature slightly traditional sounding guitar/rock instruments. will be relistening to this as well
rating: 3.5 |
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Xoxo (2022) [EP]Electronic, Experimental
november 2023
comfy. sweet. mmmm
rating: 3.5 |
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Drill and Bass, Breakcore Speedcore, Power Noise, Dark Ambient
november 2023
about what i expected. really the only reason i listened to this is because of QwertyAsdfgey’s absurd track rating. i agree the second track is the best, but cmon the first track is fun too 😭
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Technical Death Metal heavy, aggressive, noisy, male vocalist, manic
november 2023
trve brvtality! Blaze Inside worship with even muddier production and a messier performance - this thing is intense and unrelenting. will for sure be coming back to this some more this year
rating: 3.5 |
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Psytrance Dark Psytrance
november 2023
coworkers made me take aux… 🫠
so according to Joseph_S’ review on Beyond Colour, that release, this compilation, and 3D Compilation helped TIP Records to establish Dark Psytrance as a legitimate movement within the Psytrance scene/community. this was my initial reasoning for setting asside the TIP Singles compilations to listen to, since i enjoyed Beyond Colour and 3D (the former a lot more, of course). I decided to skip 2 though because… well I just didnt really feel like listening to it? these aren’t dependent releases - they don’t necessarily draw from or build onto eachother - they are just volumes numbered in chronological order. someday ill come back and work my way through to 2 though.
I do agree with Joseph on this, it’s quite dark indeed. ive had to listen to this a few times now, as well. it feels quite subtle to me, i think, and reveals itself slowly over time. the first half im not so wild about, but as things pick up in the second half it just gets crazy, especially that Psychopod song! theres an entire section in either 3 or 5? i dont know, but its so disorienting, its awesome! definitely gonna continue to be spinning this, im sure ill be bumping the score sometime soon.
rating: 3.5 |
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Psytrance Goa Trance, Dark Psytrance, Forest Psytrance
november 2023
another just good one, though i will say there are some very good tracks on the back half of this thing that do warrant further investigations.
rating: 3.0 |
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Goa Trance
november 2023
a very different day today, i was scheduled for my old department (online orders), and i actually spent the majority of my shift packing boxes lol. it was actually good though. i hate being pulled from frozen for that stuff because its so interruptive but when im actually scheduled over there i dont mind it. it felt good to kind of get back to what i used to do, and work with some old friends.
its good and has energy, but beyond that i didnt think it was anything too special.
rating: 3.0 |
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Psytrance Goa Trance
november 2023
its eh. somehow the best song is the b side (NOT the remix)
rating: 2.5 |
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Metalcore, Djent, Downtempo Deathcore Industrial, Sludge Metal, Dark Ambient
november 2023
the vocals make android a literal meshuggah knock off lol. CW's track is boring but i really like the drumming on the sloth remix.
rating: 3.0 |
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Field Recordings, Experimental Singer-Songwriter
november 2023
feelings of sincerity. its interesting even if it isnt super awesome amazing.
rating: 3.0 |
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november 2023
boring and just kind of felt pointless. its probably true that it doesnt at all stack up to kings novel or the og movie
rating: 2.0 |
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Flashcore, Speedcore Industrial Hardcore instrumental, avant-garde, chaotic, mechanical, noisy
november 2023
a step ahead of the first one, more pummeling and "transcendental" i think. explores a lot more
rating: 4.0 |
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Forest Psytrance
november 2023
rating: 3.5 |
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Flashcore Speedcore, IDM mechanical, complex, instrumental, chaotic, avant-garde
november 2023
some real quality flashcore here. interesting that its all done with just a tracker (according to the bandcamp review!). i only rate this a 3.5 because 2.0 (entry later) is definitely a lot better
rating: 3.5 |
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Forest Psytrance sampling, forest, psychedelic
november 2023
this is exactly what i needed to hear rn. super dark, organic and bumping. perhaps i will look further into "Forest".
rating: 4.0 |
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Family Guy Season 5
november 2023
overall a pretty good season, and im honestly inclined to like this more than s4 just because its way shorter and they shed some of the weaker recurring bits as well. overall the episode writing was just a bit better too.
episode ratings: spoiler: click to read |
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Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
its alright. certainly better than terror. a but harsher than the rest of this series as well.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
i mean. i literally cant enjoy it. its quite literally made to be uncomfortable, or, in my case, very unsatisfying and unpleasant. hardly even crackling? and why did this release have to be an hour? ill admit its quite unique even in the very vast and unending sea of wall noise, but i can see why… because it sucks! feels like the harsh counterpart of missing girls.
rating: 2.0 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
finally done with this. i guess 4 and 5 dont have their own releases?
its mostly okay. the first two are probably the best ones.
rating: 3.0 |
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Electroacoustic Noise, Field Recordings, Drone, EAI sparse, noisy, instrumental
november 2023
the conclusion to my latest ground fault dig. eventually ill wrap up the rest of their catalogue, but for now id like to focus on other things.
its good, interesting, at times kind of boring, but always moving and exploring nonetheless. the last track is quite amazing, though. the first five or so minutes literally were so disorienting, i felt to an extant like i was going to fall over
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Glitch, Harsh Noise, Electroacoustic
november 2023
maybe…quite possibly… one of the greatest noise albums of all time?
im not at all familiar with phroq, or any of Meirino’s music for that matter, but i am instantly hooked from this. a total mastery of sound and noise that displays beautifully a clashing of electronic, analogue and recorded elements. hints of very jarring cut up harsh noise techniques, ultra subtle quiet lowercase passages that both demand your attention and constantly escape it, curiously calming field recordings, and fascinating electroacoustic textures and glitches are all in constant rotation keeping me totally and utterly engaged for Collapse’s entire runtime. there is also a clear attention to detail in structure and evolution. it feels like things continue to happen for a reason, or they do not totally happen in disregards to anything that came prior. it feels like songs move and breath and more importantly have strong and powerful identities. the very slow but eventually intense title track, the total unending onslaught of ‘french writings’, and even the interlude ‘attempt’ tracks are quite exciting to explore. without a doubt one of my favourite noise albums; something that rekindles and reaffirms my constant love and appreciation for this form of art.
rating: 4.5 |
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Noise, Turntable Music
november 2023
i…just… its good. but im almost tempted to give it a 2.5 im so indifferent on it.
rating: 3.0 |
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Lowercase
november 2023
very nice experimentalisms i think. while you cant quite hear the concept in it’s execution, its still rather interesting and at the very least is actually exploring some good sounds.
rating: 3.5 |
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Black Ambient, Black Noise Drone, Dark Ambient male vocalist, noisy, raw, ominous, dark
november 2023
i kind of wish more songs on this were like the first one. i think the black ambient/noise is interesting, and at times quite nice, but he really does something so unique and extreme on that first track that the rest is understandably pretty disappointing.
rating: 3.0 |
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Gorenoise, Goregrind
november 2023
tcitc and gba sides really hold this back because mtotr and vk are some really standout gorenoise. i dont care much for the (honestly - given the genre) pop-like first side, and gba's side is just plain boring.
rating: 2.5 |
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Gorenoise chaotic
november 2023
breaking the ground fault streak for some gorenoise.
this is pretty ridiculous. maybe the "wettest" gorenoise ive heard, some truly nasty ass samples and bubbly vocals on this one. its not great, but its fun for sure.
rating: 3.0 |
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Bird Sounds, Musique concrète natural
november 2023
very soft and calming.
"Sometimes the environment around the bird is the real show, the bird calls reduced to a soothing and sometimes insignificant incident in this larger picture."
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise, Harsh Noise
november 2023
the description on bandcamp says that this is "noise a robot might make", hence the artist name, but in all honesty i find that quite misleading. if anything, this is quite human, and very primal at that, with all of the intense and distorted screaming, frantic violent outbursts and general textural dynamics. i dont love it, but its good to pass the time
rating: 3.0 |
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Field Recordings EAI sparse
november 2023
amazing. improvised field recordings mixed and processed while being recorded, some really amazing stuff here that comes together so nicely.
rating: 4.0 |
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Dark Ambient Drone, Field Recordings
november 2023
good dark ambient stuff. very slow. i wouldve liked if the last 3 were split up, dont care about how theyre seamless.
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Sound Collage, Harsh Noise, Musique concrète chaotic, sampling
november 2023
another really inconsistent album - i think youll find that the biggest thing from these albums that ill rate lowly is that they are inconsistent - and also a terrible mix of headsplitting (derogatory) noise. it feels like it wants to be a quite serious and diverse noise excursion but the aesthetic and all-over-the-place-ness of it kind of makes it feel like a poorly put together collage of different attempts.
rating: 2.5 |
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Drone, Electroacoustic Noise instrumental
november 2023
iiiii dont really care about it at all. its really inconsistent, and while theres some good moments i just could never find myself getting into it.
rating: 2.5 |
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Field Recordings, Musique concrète Ambient, Nature Recordings, Sound Collage minimalistic, cold, atmospheric, avant-garde, suspenseful
november 2023
its good, though id rather it have been a straight forward field recording. its treated oddly and theres some very abruptly loud sounds that kind of make this suck.
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone, Noise, Dark Ambient, Electroacoustic Field Recordings, Dark Ambient ominous, sombre, atmospheric, instrumental, nocturnal
november 2023
another good one. super interesting quieter noise stuff. very good album title
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise noisy
november 2023
so i guess i randomly saved a bunch (but not all?) of the ground fault albums i hadnt already heard yet. incoming ground fault spam
rocktime — 11/21/2023 7:59 PM im going through ground fault right now lamo — 11/21/2023 7:59 PM share highlight s rocktime — 11/21/2023 8:01 PM the government alpha for sure sporadic spectra i think is title very good harsh noise lamo — 11/21/2023 8:03 PM OH FUCK YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS soooo good ridiculously harsh and textural varied and engaging and creative psychedelik i love that on e :D rocktime — 11/21/2023 8:03 PM yep literally exactly how i would describe it too bery consistent for its length which is very nice lamo — 11/21/2023 8:04 PM yeah government alpha for me is rlly like mixed quality phoebe;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; — 11/21/2023 8:04 PM government beta government sigma lamo — 11/21/2023 8:04 PM because it is like 1 album is just like a recording session but that one is rlly focused rocktime — 11/21/2023 8:05 PM i know what you mean lamo lamo — 11/21/2023 8:05 PM yeah i dont think i am very articulate in what im trying to say FEELS MORE like an """album"""" than a jam sesh
rating: 4.0 |
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Drone, Splittercore Noise, Extratone avant-garde
november 2023
its interesting, but im not crazy about it. at times it feels like its purring - i like the cosmic feeling of it
rating: 3.0 |
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Splittercore Extratone
november 2023
almlost three damn hours of this and i still love it. his work ethic is almost inspiring. really, over the course of his entire career, it feels like nothing has changed at all? its still mostly the same format for every song - almost an improvisational sense of construction that these tracks are born out of; there is no rhyme or reason, no structure so to speak, and nothing except for kicks, crashes, and samples of people screaming (occasionally a pop culture one too). the constant stop start reminds me of noisecore and grindcore acts, the unwillingness to change feels like vomir to me, but i think that the style he works in requires a bit more effort to create, seeing as he is probably using some kind of DAW interface (i think he shows it off in a video) rather than actually improvising an instrument or waiting for an hour for a wall. i dont know, its fucking awesome though
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise Rock, Synth Punk Brutal Prog aquatic, concept album, male vocalist
november 2023
along with the aches, we played a show with these guys too at the same venue. super nice guys. loved the music so much i decided to listen to the album and i may get one of the cds. im not wild on the vocals sometimes but the instrumentation just so damn good and that synth is so bad ass
rating: 3.5 |
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Post-Hardcore, Noise Rock Hardcore Punk
november 2023
ive played a few shows with these guys in the past. finally decided to check out some of their recorded stuff. more noisy than i expected. pretty straightforward though.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall noisy, heavy, dense, lo-fi, instrumental
november 2023
first ever wall sounds really good love both sides textures thanks richard ramirez.
rating: 3.5 |
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Extratone melancholic, generative music, rhythmic, melodic, mechanical
november 2023
priobably the only extratone algorave EVER!? WHATTTT!!!!!?????
hes still so amateur but i respect the effort and there are some atmospheres i like on this
rating: 3.0 |
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Extratone Splittercore, Breakcore, Trance, Artcore energetic, aggressive, instrumental, melodic
november 2023
mehhh jcore extratone bs whatever anime nonsense dont care a lot
rating: 2.5 |
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Jersey Club Lolicore, Footwork Jungle sampling, energetic, quirky, rhythmic, dense
november 2023
kind of lazy and just whatever up until the last track. whole album i was sittin there thinkin man it would be so cool to hear a matzcore jersey flip and then bam he combined it with toromi fuckin hearts bitch ohhhh it sounds goooood
rating: 3.0 |
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Electronic, Plunderphonics, Experimental Breakcore
november 2023
very silly stupid release
rating: 2.5 |
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Mashcore Happy Hardcore
november 2023
despite the rather impressive and exciting lineup on here this is really just not that good. middling material from everyone here (especially goreshit...) so its just kind of hard to care about any of it really. its nice that its only about 30 minutes long though.
rating: 2.5 |
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Jungle
november 2023
ehh more boring and ... than anything else. too long, but there are some tracks i would come back to again (cirno, and i like what he was doing at the end of zen).
rating: 2.5 |
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Extratone, Splittercore, Flashcore Flashcore atmospheric, avant-garde, noisy, rhythmic, manic
november 2023
its good. kind of exactly what i was expecting. strange aesthetic choice for this kind of music
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics, Noise Sound Collage, Avant-Folk, Spoken Word, Field Recordings sarcastic, lo-fi, female vocalist, aggressive, noisy
november 2023
starts off pretty strong but very quickly becomes kind of a pain in the ass. i dont like her vocals a whole lot.
rating: 2.5 |
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Ambient, Lolicore Nightcore
november 2023
a new day.
very cute and comfy ep
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall Gorenoise
november 2023
so is that this guys gimmick? that all the songs in an album are the exact same...? that makes me more hesitant to dig into his stuff...
this one is more wall focused than gore (GOREWALL!) and i liked it a bit more than 1
rating: 3.0 |
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Gorenoise Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
all these tracks are the same? but the titles change...
rating: 2.5 |
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Black Metal
november 2023
skull
rating: 2.0 |
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Black Metal male vocalist, repetitive, dark, hateful, aggressive
november 2023
really raw and more midtempo black metal which i dont really heavy fw.
rating: 2.5 |
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Power Electronics
november 2023
must be three point oh thursday or something
good energy here
rating: 3.0 |
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Malva (1994) [Additional release]Screamo, Emo Emocore raw, longing, angry, melancholic, passionate
november 2023
cover reminds me of the haikus reissue.
more just good screamo stuff. second side >>>
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind lo-fi, hateful, disturbing, death, aggressive
november 2023
going through some of the stuff ive saved on youtube.
its not bad. fun at times. obviously doesnt at all stack up to what they would go on to do, but it has its charms.
rating: 3.0 |
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Screamo, Post-Hardcore Math Rock, Post-Hardcore aggressive, male vocalist
november 2023
its good, but other than the name it doesnt really standout a whole lot.
rating: 3.0 |
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Emoviolence, Screamo Noise Rock suicide, chaotic, noisy, lo-fi, satirical
november 2023
im already familiar with the US songs (very good), but the HIS songs were good too (that one little twiddly emo one was a little gay but whatever)
rating: 3.5 |
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1 (2007) [EP]Drone, Power Electronics Harsh Noise Wall repetitive, dark, sexual, minimalistic, noisy
november 2023
feels quite unsettling. not awful.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall, Gorenoise concept album
november 2023
more gorewall (new genre?!( really intense though and feels like barely gore except it definitely is idk hard to explain i guess.
rating: 3.0 |
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Grindcore, Metalcore, Sass Sludge Metal, Mathcore, Sass, Djent raw, male vocalist, aggressive, manic
november 2023
rocktime — Today at 12:08 AM kind of very interesting mix of grindcore and their later sad sludge kind of stuff shave)09 — Today at 12:09 AM 9/11 only worse rocktime — Today at 12:09 AM guy that just spilled his coffee all over dans new shirt: im sorry dan
rating: 3.5 |
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Breakcore
november 2023
regular breakcore stuff. tempted to 2.5 because its so average but good mood today
rating: 3.0 |
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Lolicore Ambient rhythmic, mellow, repetitive, sampling, ethereal
november 2023
its not the greatest thing in the world, but it is pretty damn cute. points for that.
rating: 3.0 |
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YabaiKore! (2015) [Compilation]Mashcore
november 2023
its about exactly what you expect or want from one of these long breakcore mashcore comps. mostly good, sometimes middling content. its hard to say its great though because really anything more than probably 7-10 songs is just too long for something like this. from a listeners perspective.
rating: 3.0 |
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Gorenoise
november 2023
anal birth: awesome gorewall and hilarious ending k9: good gorenoise jason "evil" covelli: probably the best part of this split
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics Harsh Noise sampling, LGBTQ, noisy, passionate
november 2023
as i was listening to this, i couldnt help but feel just a bit underwhelmed; its fine, really, theres some good noise in here, but it didnt reach the great heights of painful bliss or twin sisters. that is, until that last track. not at all what i expected, but probably one of the greatest noise tracks of all time.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall repetitive, noisy, sexual
november 2023
its fine. silly aesthetic.
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Rock, Experimental Rock, Industrial Industrial Rock female vocalist, sampling, noisy, dark, mechanical
november 2023
i just really enjoy the aesthetic and vibes of this i guess. very dark feeling songs with that rhythmic ass industrial fucking shit you know.
rating: 3.5 |
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Gorenoise, Drone Slam Death Metal
november 2023
sort of like their ep but cosmic leviathan whatever
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Death Industrial
november 2023
worked until 12.
its kind of crazy how much this sucks compared to what they followed it up with just a year later. very directionless improv/rock influenced noise stuff. notably, though, the second track has a very very extended sample of (what i am going to presume) is either one of the band members (i say this because i know that the covers they use are usually of themselves) or someone else being sexually (or maybe regularly?) tortured at great lengths. at first i was indifferent but it goes on for so long it becomes impossible to simply ignore and is just so fucking uncomfortable it makes me sick. good provocation.
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise
november 2023
really great stuff. such an amazing opening sample too lol. really intense and depressing
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
i was going to keep listening to crackle worship stuff but its way too damn quiet to be listening at work so i moved onto this.
not bad good wall you know
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
jfc total shitshow at work today. pallets of damn backstock and eberything is a mess or out of order.
this is more of the same as 1, but theres a bit more emphasis on the crackle.
rating: 3.5 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
reapplied for college. fml.
today we went to the bookstore. i got lolita and st augustine’s confessions. i saw a huge hardcover of franz kafka’s diaries which i hella want. i bet i can find it cheaper online though. my gf made us twice baked potatoes and sirloin steak which was really yummy.
this was pretty good. the crackles are actually a bit more subdued than i expected (given the title), but i liked that they were more subtle, it kind of let the bass-ier textures help immerse you.
rating: 3.5 |
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november 2023
we were gonna watch the newer 3d one but it doesnt really have the og cast which bothered me. i liked the antagonists song. rainbow dash’s va reminds me of buttercup from power puff girls.
rating: n/a |
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november 2023
my girlfriend is really big on greek mythology stuff i guess its like a “special interest” but this looked like a silly movie for us to watch together. its kind of exactly what you expect. the cgi is surprisingly still good looking given the time this came out. apparently the og is way better but idrc about watching it. i may watch the sequel to this one tho
rating: n/a |
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Power Electronics raw, noisy, hateful, aggressive, dissonant
november 2023
actually quite good. i think that one review states it pretty concisely: clearly just a shock release, because other than the intro track its really just dope ass primal ass early PE. pretty much every track is good, SJ and ramleh stand out the most to me.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Power Electronics
november 2023
wwj good intense wall but regosphere side boring 😴
rating: 3.0 |
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Industrial, Power Electronics Spoken Word, Sound Collage, Drone, Power Electronics hypnotic, nocturnal, dark, cold, dissonant
november 2023
overall, super whatever idc industrial. weirdo wonky sound collage (though a good bit of noise) piece from nww, come and whitehouse offer some pretty primitive (even for this time) power electronics (that very suck), but sodality takes the cake for the best track with a surprisingly intense effort.
rating: 2.5 |
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Power Electronics political
november 2023
even though today is a wednesday, i am off work. for some reason (i think someone needed a vacation or something), my wednesday and friday were swapped. so today i have just been listening to musics, adding things to rym. i did some writing earlier. i may read later before my girlfriend comes home. this morning we had eggs and sausage.
intense at times (what a great opener), but i felt like it couldve been a bit more... idk in my face i guess? feels like it was kind of played safe despite the titles and imagery. still though this was pretty damn good. im curious to see what else this alias has produced
rating: 3.5 |
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Power Electronics
november 2023
.fmbot — Today at 4:13 PM Now playing - rocktime Part II Observation Clinique • The Mental Answer 1 Image 1 artist scrobbles · 1 album scrobbles · 0 track scrobbles · 88196 total scrobbles rocktime — Today at 4:13 PM (sloth yawn gif) lamo — Today at 4:26 PM boringgggffgfgghg rocktime — Today at 4:26 PM yep really boring
funeralparade — Today at 6:45 PM Y’all don’t like Observation Clinique? Like yeah it’s super primitive but it’s also really hypnotic and borderline psychedelic rocktime — Today at 6:46 PM hmm i can see that lamo — Today at 6:47 PM its cool and stagnant but toooooooooooooo long so i lost interest The Mental Answer 1 is basically like Xiu Xiu’s “A Promise” but with a completely different outcome—along with no actually lyrics. Both tracks on this are called “untitled” which add to the overall eeriness to this album. It starts out with complete noise, Which puts us at funeralparade — Today at 6:49 PM Interesting review indeed, I could sum my feelings on this album as follows: "Harsh mind melting bleep bloops that make my ape brain happy, 4/5"
i agree with lamo
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall Drone
november 2023
i woke up kind of early, a bit bored, so i did a tiny bit of listening before i got out of bed.
both sides here are pretty boring, but i prefer james’.
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
super boring aesthetic, something the rita probably could’ve accomplished and made a lot better, but its not horrible. i dont like how loud the interview sections are
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
i was right, it was a very easy day at work. ended up getting everything done about 30 minutes early.
while untitled’s side is really not that good at all (sucks), rien’s is very nice missing girls type lowercase noise wall.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise, Noisecore, Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
really stupid, i can only imagine that the sole reason i saved this was simply its length. not even really sure what the message here is. as someone in a band, i would really appreciate if someone bought our shirts!!!
rating: 2.0 |
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8000 (2020) [EP]Harsh Noise infernal, raw, instrumental, chaotic, noisy
november 2023
competent despite being quite unsubtle merzbow worship (in both noise and structure). not quite as bombastic as i was expecting, and theres some good attention to detail here and there. still though, im not really super in love with it.
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise, Experimental Field Recordings
november 2023
doesnt really do anything for me. pretty boring.
rating: 2.5 |
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⛧ (2023)Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
its good darker subtle crunchy kvlt
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
first track is just fucking so sublimr awesomeness 😴
second is good i dont remember exactly what sleep columns usually sound like but i feel that his contribution here is more subdued than what he normally does which is nice
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
it seems like today will be an easy day at work. we only got 2 pallets in.
this is okay. i think i remember saving it because i was wishlisting WNA releases and this is two big names but honestly i dont think i will be doing much dosis letalis digging in the future other than maybe the crackle worships just because i think their output is just okay and discography too large so i dont care so much:) but maybe if i see a release that’s intriguing i will listen but unlikely
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone, Noise Spoken Word
november 2023
interesting, the dialogue bits are dizzying.
rating: 3.0 |
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MSBR / Government AlphaNoise, Harsh Noise
november 2023
i got mcdonalds today after therapy. it always hits better after therapy. i got two bacon mcdoubles, fries, and a coke.
intense and quick. otherwise, not very noteworthy.
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
another release i listened to the other day, but am only now getting to because of it not being on rym. very nice and comfy crackling on this one.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
i listened to this the other day, but it wasnt on rym so im only now getting to it.
its okay. it turns 10 years old soon
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics Harsh Noise
november 2023
today has been interesting so far. usually on tuesdays my girlfriend is off, but she picked up a 9am shift today, which meant that she left the house before i did (i have therapy tuesdays). today in therapy we talked about art, my birthday, and books.
not bad. would probably have been better if there was a stronger vocal presence, though the sample on the second track (i think) was pretty scary. also, im not sure which cover i like more. the simplicity of the og is nice, but the newer one is a bit more powerful.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
super cool actually. lefterna's side was a bit soft of a wall accompanied by a nice drone, very well mixed together i think, and DHNW's side was something totally left field. super weird stutterglitching kind of digital wall that reminded me a lot of necrotik fissure.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
both sides just okay. i expected more from STB
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone, Harsh Noise
november 2023
really dizzying and not in a good way. the fact that the left and right channels in the first track are literally completely different is honestly headache inducing, and the rest of the album afterwards is just whatever mediocrity.
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
very solid wall project. super good bass y ness
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
pretty good. i think track 3 was tje worst
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
very nice crunch
my girlfriend and i have been watching this youtube channel called good enough. its kind of like sam o nella but a bit more exciting in the animations department, and a little less silliness. i like how he draws his character.
rating: 3.5 |
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Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop, Pop Rap, Hyphy quirky, drugs, surreal, playful, lo-fi
november 2023
i meant to rate this a bit earlier but i forgot to.
its pretty uh… its definitely her first mixtape lol. really amateur. i did like hoebot and god bless. is she saying the n word on that one song or is that v nasty?
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
it doesnt really make sense that it was originally 1 track since it has the fadeouts. i guess they mustve been added later.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
good but quite unremarkable
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
more okay wall. ambient. i liked tabs side more i think
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
theyre really killing me at work with these damn online orders. always such a mood killer to get pulled away from my job to do someone elses for like a damn hour.
its not bad
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise
november 2023
its interesting. but it doesng do much else for me.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise, Power Electronics political, conscious, chaotic, protest, angry
november 2023
super intense and abrasive harsh power electronics. politics
rating: 3.5 |
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Ambient
november 2023
lower than boring. waste of a cover.
rating: 2.0 |
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Drama (2023) [EP]K-Pop, Dance-Pop Electropop, Trap [EDM], Contemporary R&B female vocalist, energetic, eclectic, mechanical, playful
november 2023
holy damn shitわ whag is this
really boring and so middling. also slightly grating.
rating: 2.5 |
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november 2023
just a little birthday celebration watch. my gf said this was very thought provoking. the grape/wine dialogue is so fucking awesome
rating: 5.0 |
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november 2023
i dont know if my mom knows that i have a soft spot for this movie but she had it on for some reason when i got there. when the fraternity performs at the end is kind of magical af tbh
rating: n/a |
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Pop Rap Hyphy, Electropop, Ghettotech, Dance LGBTQ, boastful, female vocalist, party, playful
november 2023
its my birthday! today i went over to my moms house, my stepdad made us these yummy tacos and rice, then instead of cake we had lots of pie lol. i thought that would be a fun way to switch things up this year. after that me and my gf drove out to another city and went to this cool little recycled book store. super awesome haul too: i got First Four cd, Offend Maggie cd (which came in a really strange cardboard case ive never seen before), and The Sound of Being Alive cd. i also got this book called Europa, which looked cool. it was kind of a last minute choice between that, this one book on arctic culture, or another book about how russian culture transitioned into soviet culture. my mom also got me two copies of the recent english translation of The Lunar Trilogy (which is what Na srebrnym globie [On the Silver Globe] is based on), she got me a hardcover and paperback for some reason lol. very appreciated though, im excited to read it :D after all of that, we got some mcdonalds and went home to watch a movie and just chill out.
listened to this throughout the day too. i actually really liked it. i like her energy and a lot of these instrumentals are super fun. i will be digging through her discography later
rating: 3.5 |
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Merzbow + Richard RamirezHarsh Noise Noise dense, noisy, instrumental
november 2023
i listened to this the other day, forgot to rate it. its okay. i didnt know what to expect, as big of a collab as this is i never imagined that both their styles would mesh together well or in an interesting way at all.
rating: 3.0 |
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november 2023
such a weird movie. super trippy, with a really really wild performance from walken. cool imagery, and sometimes quite emotional i think.
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise
november 2023
really comfy amateur sounding contact mic feedback distortion messing that i really like since it reminds me of making noise with my friends. i enjoyed the vocals a lot too!
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise noisy
november 2023
kind of not what i expected but pretty fun. a lot of interesting sonic exploration here. i should really familiarize myself with both of these artists more
rating: 3.5 |
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Death Industrial, Noise Harsh Noise, Dark Ambient, Drone, Spoken Word female vocalist, noisy, dark, ominous, dissonant
november 2023
occasionally very beautiful, but nothing essential.
rating: 3.0 |
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Torus (2017) [EP]Harsh Noise mechanical, instrumental, aggressive, dissonant, chaotic
november 2023
just read nightwraths review
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
other than being just decent walls its rather unremarkable.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
this one was the best i think. nice blend of harsh noise and hnw thats intense and has a few satisfying textures
rating: 3.0 |
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Teen Pop, Contemporary R&B Electropop, Contemporary R&B romantic, love, male vocalist, optimistic, melodic
november 2023
i wish he leaned a bit more into those sweet synth leads, and maybe made the hook simpler? i dont know clearly this song worked for him so
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise
november 2023
this one is a bit too dynamic for me to consider wall, though it is very slow. still boring and this one is more on the side of annoying
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
sort of weird uncomfortable shifting noise that i guess is wall like. idk pretty boring though
rating: 2.5 |
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Noisecore
november 2023
very fun. i forgot how strange the noisecore these guys usually do is. feels closer to free improv. the production on this is really what makes it one of their more notable records in recent times.
rating: 3.5 |
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Power Electronics atonal, dissonant, male vocalist, dark, disturbing
november 2023
honestly, for being the very first powerful electronics, its alright. theres definitely a clear vision and William achieves it, to varying degrees. of course its all super thin, very high frequency and real amateur sounding noise/distortion/feedback stuff, but its still enjoyable. his vocals are certainly lacking in presence though.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise noisy
november 2023
real intense masonna inspired harsh noise craziness. some super exciting moments on this
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
super nice more lofi raw sound here. i hate the aesthetic but thats whatever i guess lol
rating: 3.5 |
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2 (2022)Ambient Noise Wall noisy, rain, surreal, atmospheric, natural
november 2023
many years for a follow up, and its okay. about what you expect really, and at this point im pretty used to pakhomov's shtick that its not really such a standout release to me.
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Slacker Rock, Ambient Noise Wall female vocalist, noisy
november 2023
quirky and off-beat noise oddity split. its cute, charming, even if it isnt the best.
rating: 3.0 |
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Glitch, Ambient, Electroacoustic Noise, Drone, Folktronica, EAI, Neo-Psychedelia hypnotic, atmospheric, generative music, noisy, warm
november 2023
really beautiful stuff. i wasnt sure about how nicely the folktronica stuff would sound in contrast to all the quiet glitching but he pulls it off really well and its honestly really moving.
rating: 4.0 |
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Harsh Noise
november 2023
im still not really sure what taklamakan's goal is, or style, objective? i think each release ive heard is kind of different.
this is okay
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Harsh Noise
november 2023
unexpected harsh. good noises
rating: 3.5 |
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november 2023
admittedly very silly, and makes you ask "why would anyone make this", but undoubtedly very fun. i love how nick and ron interact in this, their characters are awesome and their dialogue is like modern day dialogue just with older sounding words lol. kind of an interesting twist on an spoiler: click to read movie? makes me curious to go check out more nick cage from this era
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
really fucking intense as fuck and shit. very satisfying. so crushing. trve wall
rating: 4.0 |
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Exhumed (2016) [Compilation]Power Electronics
november 2023
some interesting raw lofi stuff. i dont really like the tracks that are just like noise with a long sample on them
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
i think its normal to just be biased towards his solo releases. they are, naturally, more focused than the splits he does
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
usual TC obscure heaven MEH
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
2 good anw tracks.
something interesting: the first track, when mixed to mono, phase cancels itself out and sounds totally different!
rating: 3.5 |
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november 2023
shave)09 — 11/03/2023 12:06 AM Can’t be that bad rocktime — 11/03/2023 12:21 AM so fucking boring WHOA THERES FLASHING COLOURS ANDDDD PEOPLE NAKED ITS CRAZY AND BLOOOOOD shave)09 — 11/03/2023 12:22 AM It’s like movies… on ACID greentop — 11/03/2023 12:22 AM well hes submitting to her. yeah imagine movies. but on drugs imagine movies shave)09 — 11/03/2023 12:23 AM imagine films rocktime — 11/03/2023 12:26 AM its more like… A MESSAGE TO YOU!!!
rating: 1.5 |
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november 2023
if you set your expectations, you cant really be upset with it. i can see why its enjoyable, but its just a silly whatever movie to me. i watched the unrated version, which i hear has more gore. the gore was honestly the most interesting part, i cant imagine how much more boring this wouldve been without it. the asian ceo was funny.
rating: n/a |
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Screamo, Hardcore Punk Powerviolence, Midwest Emo raw, male vocalist, female vocalist, melancholic, aggressive
november 2023
dont really know why i listened to this. both sides just so unremarkable, i really cant get into IHS at all. but i guess if i was being held at gunpoint and had to decide, LL < IHS
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
november 2023
TC as usual, Huyiming delivers as well.
rating: 3.5 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
reeeally good, probably one of my fav TCs ive heard
also if u could not tell i saved a ton of TC splits and stuff to go through and i am going through them now yep
rating: 4.0 |
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Train Cemetery / MOYOGASHHarsh Noise Wall
november 2023
i just have to wonder how time consuming TC's production process is, or how much effort he puts into these split tracks, because god damn why did bro try so hard for this. not that im necessarily hella opposed to sillier non serious HNW, but like, to me TC is sort of an exemplary wall artist that stands out for his very methodical and serious approach to creating truly immersive, beautiful noise walls. moyogash's side is audacity paulstretch bro.
rating: 2.5 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
one of TC's more enjoyable records. if youre familiar with him, you know what to expect. if not, this is probably a good starting place!
rating: 3.5 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
more okayness. pretty weird format for a split?
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
november 2023
both are just okay
rating: 3.0 |
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Dark Ambient, Field Recordings Tape Music, Noise
november 2023
probably not gonna say too much in the future on most of these KD releases, theyre all about the same quality most of the time. this one is cool, and has some cool noises.
rating: 3.5 |
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november 2023
appropriate to cap off wocktober with this. sort of. technically watching in november so.
still really captivating and exciting. a movie that knows exactly what cards to play and when. one thing i love about this movie is how quickly it gets into the paranormal stuff. obviously the most boring parts of found footage movies are the long and mostly pointless stretches of footage of the characters being like "normal" people and just talking or doing tasks or hanging out, which, i understand the importance of because it fleshes them out a little more and kind of works to give you a reason to root for them or fear whatever the antagonist will be, but a lot of movies kind of fumble balancing those kinds of scenes, scenes where the plot actually progresses, and scenes with actual scary shit happening. even blair witch (1999) falls short here, i think, since we spend so much time in the beginning just with the camera crew and nothing really happens. paranormal activity spends just enough time establishing its two leads, the problem, and their plans before jumping right into the first night.
maybe the most ingenious aspect of the movie (and really the entire series) is the "security cam" concept. stripping away the need for a competent camera crew, making repeat takes (presumably) easier (since you wouldnt have to reframe or readjust anything lighting wise), and also probably being a blessing to work with post-production. this format also gives the viewers so much more to bite down on. a lot of FFH movies are criticized, and rightfully so sometimes, for their "shaky cams" that obscure a lot more than they show, which is kind of counter-intuitive to the whole "found footage this is the pov of what we saw!" shtick. for me, this means that every night that camera is rolling, my eyes are nonstop glued to the screen. it creates such an intense sense of anxiety in me, im constantly scanning and watching, waiting for the inevitable to happen. it's what makes it so immersive for me. and because we're in such a still setting, the slightest movements become giant motions across the screen. all it takes is the bedroom door to move on its own ever so slightly and its as if you can see the apparition right there. and thats another thing i absolutely love about this movie; how much it is able to accomplish with such little or simple tactics: nudge the door, turn a light on/off, rustle the sheets, just make some spoiler: click to read, until its too late, and then just go fucking crazy. the still format also means that its really quiet (another thing most FFH movies do not do since the characters are usually screaming at eachother lol), so the slightest sound sets you off. the sound effects in the beginning are usually very quiet, just enough to perk your ears up, until the very end when they go all out. perfect example of how to effectively progress and build up a movie!
this time we watched the alternate ending, spoiler: click to read. its not as jumpscare as the other one, but its pretty creepy anyway. the one thing i will say that i think is kind of stupid, is the damn spoiler: click to read? also, i understand all the hate towards micah, but if there was no one to hate, then we wouldnt be so invested, now would we!
rating: 4.0 |
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October Recap
a lot of scary movies and relistens this month.
heres some of the stuff i really liked: La Peste - सत्यमेव जयते (4.0, 2020) (fav release of this month) burning money - Things Fall Apart (4.0, 2022) Dave Phillips - Underlying the Vast Ruin this Civilization Has Caused Is Not Human Nature but the Opposite: Human Nature Denied (4.0, 2023) мища - Lady Sang the Blues (4.0, 2009) Ground-Zero - 革命京劇 Ver 1.28 [Revolutionary Pekinese Opera Ver.1.28] (4.0, 1996)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like: Marshmello - Joytime II (2.5, 2018) Broken Anatomy - The Lazarus Regret (2.5, 2014) Schoolgirl Upon Thy Corpse - Goregy (2.0, 2017) Nervectomy - Slam Slugs from Outta' Space (2.0, 2015) (least fav release of this month) XG - NEW DNA (2.5, 2023)
my favourite single: n/a
my favourite movie i watched this month: The Exorcist III, 4.5
some other highlights from this month: -watched over 30 spooky movies this month! another successful wocktober -saw 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba] and Death Grips
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Deathgrind female vocalist, lo-fi, heavy, raw, violence
october 2023
probably my last rating before halloweens over.
ive been working super hard getting through these bandcamp saves but ive also been doing a lot of relistening on the side because im working on ironing out my metal topster. im not really sure why im taking that specific topster so seriously, but i am.
this is good, but the tracks arent nearly as good as anything on their first 2 albums.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
october 2023
i really liked SO’s side. i liked how it evolved. TC’s side was meticulous as usual, but i wasnt as engaged i felt.
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics
october 2023
probably the best female PE ive heard so far. really emotional and intense. gotta check out more of her stuff
rating: 4.0 |
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Dark Ambient
october 2023
a lot of short ideas thrown at the wall and very little stick. it’s obviously someones first attempt at making anything serious in the space of dark ambient/noise, but its also obviously just some really quickly processed audacity distortion effects
rating: 2.0 |
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Power Electronics, Harsh Noise noisy, repetitive, aggressive, dissonant, chaotic
october 2023
intense as hell.
always bugs me when splits like this arent even.
rating: 3.5 |
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Bedroom Pop Darkwave, Minimal Synth, Synth Punk apathetic, female vocalist, anxious, rebellious, longing
october 2023
really boring and definitely not my thing but i gotta give credit theres some artistic merit here and i actually liked the last track.
rating: 2.5 |
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Drone, Harsh Noise Wall
october 2023
boring audacity paulstretch core drone wall
rating: 2.5 |
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Avant-Garde Metal, Gorenoise, Free Improvisation European Free Jazz complex, atonal, technical, avant-garde, male vocalist
october 2023
a revolutionary release in ping snare metal: the xylophone snare
rating: 3.5 |
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Dark Ambient Drone, Field Recordings, Tape Music dark, sombre, surreal, nocturnal, ominous
october 2023
i didnt even realize that both this and the last entry are ghost related! and on halloween too, how festive of me.
pretty good. i like the concept here of ghosts interfering with recordings and stuff captured on analogue (charles razeur did something similar, but idk if the walls are analogue or not). nice ambient and good textural sounds too. track 5 was really sweet
rating: 3.5 |
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Ambient, Drone
october 2023
2nd track is kino
finally finished all the 15x15s in miku logic paint! also happy halloween wooo
rating: 3.5 |
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Noisecore, Noise
october 2023
ridiculous lol. no drums, no guitars, no bass, just vocals and noise. pretty cool stuff.
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal medieval, rhythmic, raw, heavy, history
october 2023
all im saying is that plague should have been the a-side.
rating: 4.0 |
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Goregrind
october 2023
ridiculous day at work making my ass run around and get fucking carts all day. at least everything else was easy though i just cleaned a lot.
the guitar tone on this is fucked. otherwise just a normal goregrind release from them.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
october 2023
intense
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
october 2023
so i guess he nuked his whole shit because of the recent bandcamp corporate changes and shit, really sucks but i get it, ive been thinking of archiving all my stuff somewhere else that might be safer. not sure tho.
fine and good noise. a bit more dynamic than his usual walls.
rating: 3.0 |
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Musique concrète, Ambient Drone
october 2023
today i wore my kuromi hat to work. everyone thought the flapping ears were funny.
this was okay
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient atmospheric
october 2023
what sucks about most of this kevin drumm that i saved is that its all super ambient quiet drone stuff which means that even though it doesnt really require a lot of conscious attention i cant just like listen to it at work because its harder to hear it over all the background noise, so i just have to set aside time when im at home to listen on speakers or something.
more okay ambient drone stuff
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone
october 2023
skiving gorm: mithered
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
october 2023
really interesting kind of stop start super jarring loop (maybe?) going on here. intense
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall noisy
october 2023
such a gay ass day dude. get to work like 15 min late and then truck shows up hours late so im unloading it as soon as i show up (it should be done by the time i get there), then coworker bro leaves hella early and i get pulled all day to either get carts outside or help in another department and then ofc its like the busiest damn sunday of all time so im just so slammed in my own department blah blah blah ugh whatever. its all out of me im over it now. i had to stay hella late but its more money so. on the bright side the new marble league started which has been pretty fun so far. i thought the tug of war game was really cool.
this is okay. its fine hnw but its such a weird thing to consume as a vomir project. its not really indicative of what makes vomir’s solo style so great, and knowing him id say he probably had hardly any input on what the final product of this album would look like.
rating: 3.0 |
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Musique concrète, Lowercase
october 2023
i FINALLY had time to listen to this. id been putting off continuing this ‘series’ for so long because of the disclaimer that says how quiet it is, and that its really only audible on some good speakers or headphones.
pretty true for the most part. im not crazy about the second track, but the first is cozy anw/lnw vibes which is fuzzy
rating: 3.0 |
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Sound Collage, Turntable Music, Plunderphonics Noise, Avant-Garde Jazz, Revolutionary Opera, Avant-Prog, Peking Opera, Brutal Prog, Satire, Minyue chaotic, avant-garde, sampling, noisy, manic
october 2033
spent all morning chilling out. i ate some chips and queso, and played some miku logic paint. im on the last page of the 15x15s! just a few more before i can finally start on the 20x20s.
uhm theres probably 1 million other reviews that say perfectly what id try to say about this record, so go read those instead. one thing ill say is it is definitely not at all what i expected lol
rating: 4.0 |
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Powerviolence, Sass Sass, Mathcore, Emoviolence, Sludge Metal male vocalist, aggressive, chaotic, dense, noisy
october 2023
the vocals on this bring it to a completely higher level. super fucking aggressive, and this feels like much more straight forward (for the locust) pv/noise/sass core. very short, but undeniably essential.
rating: 4.0 |
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Grindcore, Powerviolence, Sass, Noisecore Post-Hardcore
october 2023
going through these new listens and also just generally relistening to stuff from them ive already heard. locust - 3.5 s/t - 4.0 flight - 4.0
this ones pretty awesome, but there are better versions of locust's tracks on later releases.
rating: 3.5 |
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Powerviolence, Sass Emoviolence, Synth Punk noisy, aggressive, male vocalist, chaotic, manic
october 2023
a buddy sent a zip of all their stuff id been meaning to download for a while now, so im finally getting around to listening to it.
the synths on this one are super high register lol, very crazy raw stuff
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
october 2023
did not really care for either side too much. cover art sends mixed vibes
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise Noise
october 2023
feet and hands so cold been in the freezer so looong
its fine fun digital harsh noise crunchy not too deep
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
october 2023
very lovely good yummy bass textures.
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal Beatdown Hardcore
october 2023
literally nothing special at all. the samples are dumb.
rating: 2.5 |
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Black Metal male vocalist, mythology, sombre, occult, rhythmic
october 2023
so apprently this is neither ildjarn or hate forest? idrk. regardless of whomever it may really be, this was a super strong split between them lol. really great atmospheric first half, super aggressive second half.
rating: 3.5 |
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Technical Death Metal, Death Metal dark, misanthropic, vulgar, humorous, death
october 2023
its fine. the lyrics are dumb. the last track was great
rating: 3.0 |
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Dissonant Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Technical Death Metal Progressive Metal dissonant, technical, complex, dense, avant-garde
october 2023
and so begins another long workday. 2-12, gonna be in the freezer all night lol.
its really good. not quite as atmospheric as their second, but mostly the same quality of stuff.
rating: 3.5 |
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Screamo lo-fi, atmospheric, natural, depressive, hypnotic
october 2023
some fvcking trve skrvmz. i wish they didnt upload all their shitわ with gross ass vomiting pictures but what can you fucking do
rating: 4.0 |
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october 2023
certainly not a masterpiece by any means but pretty interesting nonetheless and i thought it was visually pretty strong. not that it really stands out but its very consistent, and i enjoy some of the imagery and the special effects.
my gf thought the djinn baby was cute
rating: 3.0 |
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Eli (2019)october 2023
after vampyr my gf wanted a drink so we went to walmart and she had me pick a wine out. since i wanted to see what The Prisoner’s cabernet souvignon tasted like but didnt wanna drop 50$ we decided on a cheap af apothic red to see if she liked it enough to justify buying something more expensive. we ended up not having a wine opener, but after many failed attempts finally got it open (she shattered the cork off)
really regular ass movie up until like the very end. flips everything upside down - super fun plot twist and such a silly ending to wrap things up with. i had fun! come fucking crucify me if thats so wrong
the method
rating: 3.0 |
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october 2023
got to see it in theatres with a live score by Mercury Rev!
its a bit irking that i didnt get to hear it with its original audio but mercury rev did such a great job i really cant complain. one of the ladies would do little whisper dialogue whenever subtitles or title cards were on screen lol, my gf hated that but i thought it was cool.
as for the movie itself, im really satisfied with finally having seen it. there are moments during it (spoiler: click to read) that still feel like movie magic almost 100 years later. some shitわ that leaves you wondering how they did it. not to mention some of the really beautiful shots here and there. it is a very slow film, and definitely a bit confusing (the lead dude in mercury rev warned us of this before watching it lol), but i dont think i minded too much.
rating: 3.5 |
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october 2023
slowly trudging our way through these insidious movies.
this one kind of gives me found footage movie vibes, am i the only one?
kind of a weird story to label as “chapter 3” since it really has nothing to do with the other two other than the fact that it takes place before the first one, so it includes brief appearances from the main antagonist of the second. but she doesnt even really play a role in this she just kind of shows up and goes away? idk. i thought it was at least interesting in a vacuum, and there are some really dope parts. a bit of this is genuinely pretty subversive which was a bit exciting lol. however, just like the other two, this is really held back by the more action-driven third act. it also wasnt even really that satisfying! whatever. curious what 4 is about
rating: 3.0 |
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october 2023
i really wanted to watch this again, with the weather being gloomy and all.
i remember i didnt like the pacing before but coming back to it i really have no idea what i was complaining about. moves at the perfect speed and is very consistent i think.
rating: 4.0 |
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october 2023
today was my girlfriend and i’s first day off together in a really long time, so its chill out and watch movies all day thursday! its been nice and rainy too, so it only makes sense that we stay indoors and relax.
if you expect anything out of this, you lost the game. i remember when this was coming out when i was a kid, i wanted to watch it so badly because tobuscus was in it, but it looked so scary so i didnt even try. i think i probably could have handled it to be honest, but i didnt know back then how much of a comedy/satire this would be. i also wasnt ready for how apparently involved this was with 4chan. it wasnt really, but it constantly is namedropping things from the site like /b/, pedobear, child porn, or trolling.
for some reason they really went crazy on the teachers lines? hes so god damn philosophical its kind of funny in contrast to the rest of the movie
rating: n/a |
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Death Industrial, Dark Ambient Drone, Spoken Word, Animal Sounds, Musique concrète misanthropic, dark, nature, ominous, apocalyptic
october 2023
really really REALLY good. so very fricking scary! and i mean that! very few music these days actually phases me and irks me out but this stuff is super duper creepy. the creaking always gets me, so immersive!
pete1 — 10/25/2023 11:20 PM Ok what is it rocktism — 10/25/2023 11:21 PM some fucking scary ass dark ambient shitわ the last half gets kind of political which is a little gay but is so fire it dont rlly matter pete1 — 10/25/2023 11:21 PM thats crazy cause i was just working on my dark ambient ritual ambient album rocktism — 10/25/2023 11:21 PM oh really i patiently await the drop. pete1 — 10/25/2023 11:22 PM Coming Soon this is awesome wric rocktism — 10/25/2023 11:26 PM fourth track is like some fucking fucked up epic rocktism — 10/25/2023 11:27 PM i think youd like his other music too pete1 — 10/25/2023 11:28 PM (fucking so creepy gif) rocktism — 10/25/2023 11:29 PM its so fucking creepy pete1 — 10/25/2023 11:30 PM hes breathing in my ear rocktism — 10/25/2023 11:30 PM i like when he does the mouth smacking and growling and the creaking is such a fire sound effect dude feels like im on a ferry crossing the rivver late at night and unbeknownst to me a creachure of the night has infiltrated my quarters pete1 — 10/25/2023 11:34 PM (creepy as fuck gif) pete1 — 10/25/2023 11:35 PM This reminds me , some one should put this to the 1911 Dantes inferno movie, its really creepy rocktism — 10/25/2023 11:35 PM i wanna see that pete1 — 10/25/2023 11:36 PM theres a version on yourube with scary music its awesome
rating: 4.0 |
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Nintendocore, Chiptune Cybergrind heavy, chaotic, male vocalist
october 2033
if you set your expectations high you’ll probably be disappointed. it isnt anything special, and it drags on quite a bit.
rating: 2.5 |
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Power Noise, Harsh Noise Hardcore [EDM], Disco, Nu-Disco noisy, chaotic, party, raw, playful
october 2023
i actually really dont care at all about the techno shitわ, the harsh noise was where it was at! the laser pew pew delay never gets old dude.
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, humorous, lo-fi
october 2023
dont really think i need to say much.
rating: 2.0 |
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Dark Ambient, Musique concrète Drone, Harsh Noise Wall, Electroacoustic dark, chaotic, ominous, noisy, avant-garde
october 2023
i absolutely LOVE noise like this. very diverse, and while it moves slow at times it keeps things quite dynamic and is able to build lots of tension. so inspiring
rating: 4.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Goregrind Cybergrind, Harsh Noise vulgar, humorous, disturbing, aggressive, noisy
october 2023
“Lots of noisegrind with power electronics vibes and stuff.”
way longer than it really had any reason being. i was going to complain about the “guitars” but i guess they very purposely sound like that. really boring take on this kind of aesthetic too.
rating: 2.0 |
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Slam Death Metal
october 2023
im remembering how boring these slam entries can get. i just dont have enough vocabulary or motivation to say a lot for every just okay release i guess?
this is fine. the demos were fun
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Deathgrind, Slam Death Metal
october 2023
slamtober continues. long shift today, we have extra hours at work since its the last week of october, so im coming in early and leaving late.
dysentery’s side sucked, i dont really care about the live stuff idk. shroud’s side was cool, very unique sounding slam stuff.
rating: 3.0 |
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october 2023
really i shouldve just waited until halloween but i work that day anyway so idk i tapped in now.
wanted to like this a lot more - i love the visuals and the concept a lot, its such an inventive and interesting story, but damn does it move slow. way too slow for me i think. plus idrgaf about any of the characters except cochran
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal Deathcore heavy, dark, death, aggressive, male vocalist
october 2023
so i guess its just damn slamtober now since thats all i saved in this period of my bandcamp wishlist.
in opposition to what thecrackstreetboys said, my preferred sides were the last two. i appreciate their more unique (relative to the whole comp) approach to slam, though the deathcore is a bit tiresome.
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal Goregrind heavy, noisy
october 2023
honestly what keeps this from getting a low rating from me is the two facts that it is both very short and not produced like dog dookie.
otherwise, its a fine slamgrind with a silly aesthetic
rating: 3.0 |
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Funeral Doom Metal, Death Doom Metal
october 2023
such a slow ass day at work.
idk if u can tell but im trying to actually write in these entries now, about my day to day life and not just whatever i have to say about the albums. i was reading some old entries and missed how i used to do that, so..
this was really damn boring. theres good moments that shine through (the last track really) but overall i feel just nothing from it.
rating: 2.5 |
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Drone, Ambient Noise Wall Drone Metal
october 2023
had the terrible realization last night that the year is just about 2 months till january and i have over 300 albums saved across bandcamp, youtube and spotify that i planned to get to before next year. so its time to kick my listening into hyperdrive mode and get started clearing some of these up.
so we’ll start with bandcamp, seems i dont save as much these days as i used to so it wont be growing too much while im trudging through these releases.
uhm its really fucking disappointing i guess. first of all kicking this off with a stupid ass lords of chaos sample really just soiled my mood for the entire rest of this lol. i do like the noise on EC’s first track though. CR’s first track is really lame too, some weird drone metal loop. the second half is better, but not by much. last track is another loop, it has this weird gasping sound that pops up here and there. overall, the most appealing aspect of this is the dope ass 2xCass release it got
rating: 3.0 |
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A cappella, Art Pop, Singer-Songwriter Electronic, Ambient Pop a cappella, sparse, melancholic, ethereal, futuristic
october 2023
one of the most important and genius songs of all time. hard to overstate just how good it is. cumulus is okay. im surprised no ones thought about combining the two tracks? ill try it later
rating: 4.5 |
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Death Metal satanic, anti-religious, aggressive, male vocalist, misanthropic
october 2023
looked cool, checked it out and it just might be my fav deicide. even though its much of the same kind of material from their first two, the mixing helps bring the subtleties of what made them so great come up just a bit further. very killer riffs and a violent drumming performance!
rating: 3.5 |
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october 2023
been workin on some stuff on the dl. im hoppin on the mic this time around.
i was originally gonna watch this for last years wocktober but i randomly decided not to. well for whatever reason its back on the list this year as a late addition!
i really love a lot of the camera work and special/practical effects in this. visually its very very well made. i like how quickly our characters are on board with the idea of a haunted house, usually the most dreadful part about movies like this is waiting for everyone to agree that its just some fucking malevolent spirits bro.
i dont really like how silly and comedic it is, i feel like it really strips away the impact of it. there is still so much potential to be tapped into i think. it doesnt look like the sequels or the remake do that though, lol…
rating: 3.5 |
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october 2023
its fun and explosive. the editing on this is ridiculous, very interesting little experiments zombie is playing with here. its not a very effectively impactful movie but i still enjoyed it.
rating: 3.0 |
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Family Guy Season 4
october 2023
over the last month-ish (just about, i started on 9/27) ive been watching episodes of family guy season 4 whenever i had some free time. i decided, for a wild side project, that id like to watch every single episode of family guy (almost). i really cant bother with the first 3 seasons, the animation is just too grating and from what i have seen they didnt have the comedic timing of their staple cutaways figured out just yet. im also going to try to rate all of the episodes. im not sure what for yet, or what im even going to do with all of the ratings (maybe organize them in a spreadsheet if i get bored?), but they’ll be there i guess.
i made a good choice to start here, because season 4 has some of the most iconic family guy bits ever (woah woah woah, swag teacher brian, grinds my gears, godfather scene, etc.). overall it was a pretty enjoyable season too, i think my lowest ratings were just a few 5s. i didnt realize how long a family guy season was but i guess they are probably really easy to write and animate. towards the middle it felt like i was getting a slough of really poorly written ones (that usually just means they were real inconsistent in the pacing or the story felt really weak); i dont pay attention to the individual episode’s writers or directors, maybe i should next season. the season finale was also whatever. fun i guess.
if you’d like to see my episode by episode ratings and breakdowns, i will include them in a spoilered section here. for now, they are structured as “sXeY - Z/10 short review”. should i include episode titles? i dont know if that matters too much to anyone.
season 4 ratings: spoiler: click to read |
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Brostep Drumstep, Melodic Dubstep, Complextro futuristic, mechanical, heavy, chaotic, cyberpunk
october 2023
another day-shift at work since tomorrow im opening. probably my last opening shift for a long time now that we going into the 4th quarter. this dude at work keeps making fun of me for working day shifts? cuz he closes all the time? idrk
whats nice about them though is that i get like 3 hours to myself before anyone comes in so im all alone in the freezer and i can just listen to music uninterrupted. i cant remember exactly why but i got the urger to relisten to this today. ive owned it on itunes forever, in middle school and early highschool i used to really really love this album, its probably one of the only “albums” i actually enjoyed lol. if i had rym back then, this mightve been a 9.
coming back to it though its just good. one of its strong points is probably its consistency and its smaller tracklisting. accomplishes a lot in just a few tracks, and manages to be constantly fun and interesting throughout the entire runtime. Float Away is a standout, obviously, and even though my favourites used to be Night Shine or X-Up, im more drawn to tracks like Push Up now. sometimes its pretty silly, like Robo Kitty or the really out of place political Bring the Madness (its interesting to me how excision is able to merge anti government and dinosaur aesthetics (because you just know this song is some badass t-rex shitわ). the last track is probably the weakest.
rating: 3.5 |
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Bass House Electro House
october 2023
band got asked to do a show in austin today, so we had a quick practice and drove down. fun car ride, K. kept doing shitty chinese accents that were killing me.
fun show too. we played with Cow Mangler 5000, Corinth, and Lady Luck. CM5k was… interesting. they brought a massive crt for visuals (which they were playing through youtube… lol) which ended up not even working. corinth was a screamo band i guess but they kept having guitarist issues so their set got cut short i think? lady luck was like a shoegaze band. chill.
really lit crowd i was having fun talking to some of them afterwards. i feel like at house shows like this i get like socially drunk or something im always feeling so silly which isnt really normal for me lol. we got p. terrys afterwards. slapped af. on the ride home me and K. had a long discussion about sex, violence, 10,000 gecs, and insurance.
i also listened to this before we left. its good, the diplo track was a real disappointment though.
rating: 3.0 |
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october 2023
some fr rewatch thursday shitわ.
nothing new really to say about this, other than i really like how some of the camerawork later into the movie because kind of floaty and detached - them coping with everything thats happening i guess.
we talked a lot about how much sematary sucks during this
rating: 3.5 |
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october 2023
headed out to another city with my friend to record some noise with Daniel Ryan. he gave us extra copies of Terror in the Mall! so sweet!
gf also got off earlier than usual so it was rewatch thursday for us. she hadnt seen this though, so it wasnt really rewatch thursday for her… just me…
now that ive seen at least one other found footage influenced horror mockumentary (Horror in the High Desert), i can say for sure this one is much more well crafted. way less obnoxious and in turn way more immersive and engaging (whereas High Desert made the opposite approach by being so overblown it seemed plausible). some really powerful scenes still touch me here and there.
rating: 3.5 |
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Drone Metal, Drone Dark Ambient, Plainsong atmospheric, heavy, occult, repetitive, sombre
october 2023
remembered nothing about this so i relistened.
its diverse and interesting but it doesnt occupy much of my mind at all (probably why i forgot so much about it) and feels kind of all over the place. some great moments but most of this im just shrugging
rating: 3.0 |
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Trap [EDM], Future Bass Electropop energetic, melodic, party, happy, male vocalist
october 2023
meh. he doesnt tap into the happiness of some of his earlier stuff on this, but its produced decently i guess. his vocal samples are always so fucking boring though
rating: 2.5 |
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Flashcore Industrial Hardcore, IDM chaotic, psychedelic, sampling, dense, surreal
october 2023
bruh does it again. outstanding flashcore epicness. iconic ass intro i feel like
rating: 4.0 |
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october 2023
going in with low expectations, it really wasnt so bad. interesting concept. the worst part of this is probably the acting.
rating: 3.0 |
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october 2023
a masterclass in movie making and story telling. there really isnt a single aspect of this thing that isnt precisely calculated and perfected. every minute is filled with attention to detail on the visuals, dialogue and pacing, no second wasted. the dialogue, btw, i absolutely love. very fast paced and quick witted, aims to say a lot with less, a very clear signifier of how excellent of a writer Blatty is off the screen. moments of transcendental style film making, and in general i think this movie surpasses just about all other horror into something beyond the genre.
rating: 4.5 |
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K-Pop, Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B, Pop Rap, Trap female vocalist, uplifting, melodic, noisy, vocal group
october 2023
"another mixed bag"
i continue to be only impressed by their more laid back and less obnoxious songs. blah blah blah is great though. and who is getting paid to do this track sequencing? so all over the place.
rating: 3.0 |
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october 2023
scary ass concept, and there are some really chilling or cool scenes (spoiler: click to read) but a lot of this feels like it was filmed like a tv movie and in general its just really thin. also funny ass message: spoiler: click to read
rating: 2.5 |
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Gothic Rock, Post-Punk Neo-Psychedelia, Art Rock, Art Pop psychedelic, atmospheric, mysterious, sensual, surreal
october 2023
not really sure. its just good. some really great atmospheres on some of these. i wish they included fireworks, i like that song a lot
rating: 3.5 |
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october 2023
not as effective as chapter 1, but there are still lots of great shots and clever moments. does a lot of world building, which is fine i guess, but like i said its not as scary, especially since we kind of already understand the threat and we're just waiting for them to figure it out. pretty cool reveal, too.
rating: 3.0 |
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Fidget House, Complextro Brostep, French Electro manic, energetic, sampling, chaotic, party
october 2023
way overhated this when i first listened. ssuper fun, really unique production (shitty). absolutely love this version of with friends. why are there anime samples? lol
rating: 3.5 |
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october 2023
chose this over cabin fever for the day.
it only makes sense for Natali to make a time loop movie. chamber films seem to be his strength, and this might as well be one, despite a few settings changes, given that the loop is always contained to the same places. pretty interesting take on the haunted house genre, and it works well as a mystery movie. its not a super strong story or performance, but its still fun. i love the randomly precise attention to detail in her posters and room decor. good shirt, lol.
rating: 3.0 |
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october 2023
the wocktober continues.
overhyped imo. a lot of suspension from belief, and my god... spoiler: click to read
more thrilling than scary i think
rating: 2.5 |
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Contemporary R&B, K-Pop Bossa nova, Trap introspective, female vocalist, uplifting, bittersweet
october 2023
i can definitely see this growing on me. im not too crazy about it but there is a lot to appreciate in the instrumental. excited for this album
rating: 3.0 |
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1 (2009)Ambient Noise Wall sparse, minimalistic, repetitive, avant-garde, hypnotic
october 2023
as im relistening to this im only now coming to my senses on just how sad it really feels, for me at least.
both boundary pushing in a literal, genre sense, and boundary pushing in a thematic sense. i urge you, whether you like this album or hate it, to please read this article. it puts this release into words better than anything else could. https://www.organ.fail/oubliette/a-useless-piece-of-plastic/
rating: 4.5 |
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Electronic Dance Music Brostep, Future Garage, Moombahcore androgynous vocals, nocturnal, melodic, melancholic, repetitive
october 2023
the reason is a great track, love it. scary bolly dub is definitely disappointing at first but once you realize its supposed to be like a scary monsters remix/flip its like ahh ok i guess. last track is whatever. doesnt sound like burial
rating: 3.0 |
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october 2023
its hard to hate on this, i mean really its kind of a modern classic. i have problems with it, the last act becomes way too much of an action-y thriller and isn’t as scary or expertly shot as the first two, and theres just some small scenes i didnt like here and there. but honestly theres a lot of really great camera work in here, along with very very effective scares or creepy moments. will probably eventually watch all the other movies
rating: 3.0 |
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october 2023
ok so, lets talk.
whats so great about the first one is even though like obviously no one can just join a skype call and not have a kick button on them we go into it already accepting that the threat is supernatural, so its really easy to suspend your beliefs about stuff like that, and of course every other aspect of it is really really immersive: the buffering, the infrequently low quality sound or video from cameras, shes even browsing tumblr and forever21. what sucks about this dark web one is how much time it spends breaking immersion. the threat and inherently scary thing about the “dark web” is that its very real. our characters are being lead to believe what they see is real, whereas it was the other way around in the first one. i dont have a problem with this, i think that its got potential to be something really impactful, but god damn the movie just cant decide if the threat actually is real or if these guys are some untouchable god creatures. dude, his appearance only glitches the screen when his HOOD IS ON??? and they build up these guys with their insane hacking and glitchy nonsense the whole movie just to show us a sloppy video splice and them literally using photoshop to frame someone 😭 im sorry, but i have such a hard time believing anyone is really scared by this stuff. surely all of the much higher ratings were influenced by that shitty trend of youtubers doing dark web redroom video essays.
not to mention how we spend the first 40 fucking minutes watching a dude try to TALK to a DEAF girl over fucking SKYPE. and i really couldnt find myself vibing with any of the other characters either. it feels like they all have such shallow characterizations; this guy is our computer hacker guy because uh he has computers in his room and a whiteboard with code! this guy is going to know about the dark web already and be our comedic relief so he uh he says sheeple and makes youtube videos! this girl makes music so uh she has drums and a piano (they dont really do anything with her??)! these girls are gay. in the first movie, i really liked that there isnt anything specifically standoutish about any of the characters at first glance, but within minutes of interacting with each other we can already sense the dynamics and roles that everyone plays in their friend group.
guess it went over my head. i like the multiple endings concept.
rating: 1.0 |
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october 2023
its kind of… lowkey a masterpiece?
from the very beginning of this im glued to the screen. top notch immersion and realism (she’s even got a lastfm tab for johnny cash open?), and it wastes no time getting into the action. mixes in early 2010s internet humour pretty well while managing to still be somewhat creepy (scary is a hard word to use, but damn i think it gets close!); if anything you should feel some nostalgia from stuff in this movie.
rating: 3.5 |
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october 2023
ITS FRIDAY THE MOTHA FUCKIN THIRTEENTH BITCH! IN OCTOBER! so we are watching some god damn movies with scary premises. bitch
its hard to have any truly high hopes or expectations for this, its jason in space, you should know what to expect. its stupid and silly, theres a few good kills.
rating: n/a |
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october 2023
“just about every negative review boils down to “didnt get it” or “the plot just seemed dumb””
dont understand the hate. very slow and deliberate in its pacing, knows when to show its cards and play them, and i was constantly engaged and invested. masterful characterization skills from none other than The Cube’s director (you can tell cal spoiler: click to read from the first scene), though i do agree that the main girl and little boy are sort of just reference points with nothing much behind them, it honestly didnt bug me too much. i also dont think this has anything to do with pro-life or pro-choice, she was going to give birth to the baby no matter what? there was no one telling her not to other than the dad (which is kind of a normal thing for unexpected teen pregnancies…).
def reading the novella soon
rating: 3.5 |
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Brostep, Electronic Dance Music Trap [EDM], Bass House, Moombahton party, urban, rhythmic, eclectic, futuristic
october 2023
really relistening to this as of late, trying to get some more skrillex listens in and ive been diving into his leaks and unreleased shitわ, vips and whatnot.
i still think theres some missed potential on this and the bad tracks are BAD (ahem Coast Is Clear) but on the whole its still really fun, super enjoyable, sometimes hard hitting, usually catchy as fuck, and undeniably inventive. skrillex truly in his own lane in terms of this era’s bass music scene, and even now with his newer stuff (even if i dont like it as much).
rating: 3.5 |
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october 2023
gf wanted to watch it.
the random cg cutaways the directors cut add are so weird and funny
as a side note, i never realized how much of this movie It's a Shame That a Family Can Be Torn Apart by Something as Simple as a Pack of Wild Dogs samples, its practically a donnie darko themed album! (not really)
rating: 4.0 |
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Electro House, Complextro Complextro, Acid House, Electro party, rhythmic, energetic, dense, instrumental
october 2023
not quite as good but still interesting and worth checking out
rating: 3.0 |
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Electro House, Bass House Jungle Terror, Complextro, Twerk, Industrial Techno, Hybrid Trap rhythmic, tribal, energetic, sampling, heavy
october 2023
bouncing as fuck. didnt even know skrillex had another project. i hate 4mind’s original song but they flip it epicly
rating: 3.5 |
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october 2023
a failure to live up to just about every expectation possible. there are some funny moments but this is way too dry, slow, and unsure whether its serious, satire, meta, or laidback to really be effective at what it sets out to achieve. total waste of a great and massive cast.
rating: 2.0 |
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october 2023
rating: 4.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
october 2023
man theyre really killing my ass at work these days dude. for some reason online order team cant get their shitわ together or something so im getting pulled from my department upwards of 4 or 5 times a day to do orders for them.
my gf got me a walkman for our 1yr anniv so i finally had a chance to listen to this. im not sure how tracks were divided up but i liked everything on this. very giallo. lol
rating: 3.5 |
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october 2023
really its more of a sci fi september really but whatever. overhated i think. its much more of a try hard visual spectacle than the og but they do it nicely. its cool how defined but still really difficult to understand the monster is. it feels sort of like ai generated stuff i guess, there are familiar things but you cant quite pin down what they are. MEW does a good job. apparently they wanted her to be similar to ripley from alien lol.
rating: 3.0 |
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october 2023
has nothing to do with religion but is about judgement day?
the smart glasses were a good tool for found footage.
during spoiler: click to read.
rating: 2.5 |
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october 2023
sort of a last minute addition to the wock2ber list.
my girlfriend really hated this but i thought it was alright. its silly and its a kind of interesting concept. the ending was dumb lol
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Grips
october 2023
second time seeing them, awesome stuff.
went with a ton of friends, including yoba, yandhi, server gimp, and we even got greentop to make an appearance! i also saw like two coworkers there lol.
something i learned at this show that i dont think i fully got the last time i saw them is that live grips is quite possibly the best grips, undoubtedly. if you had the choice to listen to any of their albums or hear them perform it live you’d be as dumb as a rock to not pick the latter. as reddit as they might be, i cant deny that they conjure up such intense energy with their music that really is unique to just them. zach hills drumming pairs too well with all of the insanely loud blown out weird music they have blasting, and despite being in the game so long and probably having performed these songs hundreds of times now, mc ride still delivers every line with passion and pain like its the last time hes gonna say em. we got really lucky with andy being an abusive predator and our show had nick reinhart on guitar duties. bro killed it - even tho they were def the quietest part about the show the bits i could hear were awesome af and i loved his energy lol. caught him talking with zach a few times i think. i dont even really fw anything on money store (except hacker) but hearing it live was just so bad ass
also the first time id gotten into a pit in probably 3-4 years. you cant not get in the pit for giving bad people good ideas, you just cant. (anne bonny too heh…). after the pit kinda cleared i was still in it and so was this massive jacked dude and i just kept running at him and we were slamming eachother. he seemed to take it personally tho idk what was up with that.
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Pop Rap, Dance-Pop, K-Pop Trap, Contemporary R&B, Hip House, Future Bass, Bass House female vocalist, rhythmic, boastful, party, energetic
october 2023
shrug, yawn
rating: 2.5 |
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RINGO (2023) [Single]K-Pop, Dance-Pop Funk mandelão, Pop Rap female vocalist, nocturnal, dark, fantasy, energetic
october 2023
its alright. im excited for the album though because its got spice and blah blah blah
rating: 3.0 |
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Old (2021)october 2023
i just dont understand the hate. i really love how family is portrayed in this. also shymalans humour, for whatever reason, is hella tapped into rap artists which is so damn funny
rating: 3.5 |
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Funeral Doom Metal, Death Doom Metal funereal, ominous, depressive, heavy, atmospheric
october 2023
its chill. i may try it again later.
rating: 3.0 |
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october 2023
inexcusably boring, weirdly sci fi(??), and quite hollow. visually there are a lot of things to complement, but that really can only take this so far.
rating: 2.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
september 2023
i know what youre thinking, “rocktime, there’s no way you forced yoba to sit through an entire vomir album in the wee hours of the night on a roadtrip back home”
oh how wrong you would be…
rating: 3.5 |
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Experimental Rock, Indie Rock Noise Rock, Noise Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Math Pop dissonant, quirky, female vocalist, playful, male vocalist
october 2023
listened on the way home from ichiko.
pretty good, a lot of fun songs, and i like their more clean and quirky sounding tracks, but i couldnt help feel it was kinda bloated. first half def weaker than the second
rating: 3.5 |
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青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]
october 2023
went with my friend to go see her in austin.
i knew that it was going to be a seated theatre (thank goodness), but i had no idea that seats were assigned randomly (i guess?) and i got FRONT FRICKIN ROW! how awesome! i didnt get to sit with yoba though ;-;
Daphne Tunes opened for her. they were whatever. i guess they performed as just guitarists, rather than their full band. maybe to match ichiko’s vibe. i dont really even like music like that (ichiko is probably the only folk/singer-songwriter/chamber artist that i even like) so i just didnt really care about these guys. dude next to me was crying at every song though lol
ichiko was pretty good though. about halfway through she switched from her guitar to this little piano thing that had a crazy delay on it and it was just so heavenly bro. put my ass to fucking sleep instantly. she did these silly little whistles here and there, i guess to be like bird calls? and there was a cute little lamp behind her that appeared as a candle lit pole. she tried speaking some english between a few of her songs. apparently it was her first time playing in texas, cool! there was one part where she said “whats up, yo?” then did like an air guitar shred with one hand. it was pretty funny.
they were real strict on taking videos but i was able to snap this pic before the show started 
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Progressive House, Tech House Electro House hypnotic, repetitive, uplifting, party, melodic
october 2023
i have to believe that joel is just the laziest fucking dumbass on earth. there is no reason songs like brazil, i remember, or even arguru belong on an album bloated by essentially worthless totally thin and mind-numbingly boring songs. thats really the most frustrating part about his entire career: there is no doubt in my mind he can make good, classic songs, it’s undeniable that hes a talented producer, but i guess for some reason he would just… rather not? seriously, even with the continuous mix concept, you can hear in the transition between “alone with you” and “i remember” that they arent even close to being on the same level. that or hes got crazy ghostproducers.
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
october 2023
nice and oppressive
rating: 3.5 |
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october 2023
its interesting but it leaves a lot to be desired. really wonky pacing and spotty storytelling make it pretty damn boring. i have to admit its not that scary either, but i thought the concept was kind of cool
rating: 2.5 |
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Little Nightmares II
october 2023
recently my girlfriend decided to finish the first game, so i only got to watch like a quarter of it, but i convinced her to get the second so we could play through it.
“the environments are a lot bigger and more explorative and the mechanics/puzzles are more diverse, creative and engaging than the first game, and i like how much story it adds to the world of little nightmares. even though it builds atmosphere really well, i kind of missed the more claustrophobic and sinister vibes of the first one. they also introduce more straightforward combat, which, while exciting, i felt was just very clunky, and a lot of “puzzles” became less strategy and more trial-and-error. also, due to the much larger ambitions of II, there was just way too many buggy sections or enemies that really ruined immersion.”
sad ending
rating: n/a since i didnt really play all of it on my own |
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october 2023
randomly decided to rewatch this half as background noise half as something to do while we were bored.
never knew scar jo was mindy
rating: n/a |
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october 2023
gf and i’s 1 year anniversary! we celebrated by going to some museums (nasher sculpture, crow asian) and then seeing this in theatres since it had a 50th anniversary new 4k remaster.
my biggest takeaway was that william friedkin sounds exactly like donald trump lol
rating: 3.5 |
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September Recap
apartment life is chill as hell.
heres some of the stuff i really liked: Stalaggh - Projekt Terrror (4.0, 2004) Deerhoof - Offend Maggie (4.0, 2008) (fav release of this month) Xenophobic Ejaculation - Purity Through Fire (4.0, 2014) Steve Roden - Stars of Ice (4.0, 2008) John Frusciante - Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt (4.0, 1994)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like: 1389 / Tank Genocide - Fuck You All, We Are NSBM!!! (2.0, 2012) Converge & Chelsea Wolfe - Bloodmoon: I (2.5, 2021) Squid - O Monolith (2.5, 2023) The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Freaky Styley (2.0, 1985) (least fav release of this month) Juno - Bible of Dreams (2.5, 1997)
my favourite single: [Facy] - not in LA rn, 3.5
my favourite movie i watched this month: Blow Out or Love, both 4.0
some other highlights from this month: -finished Ice by Anna Kavan, started Moby Dick
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Progressive House, Electro House Tech House, Deep Tech repetitive, nocturnal, party, energetic, dense
september 2023
finally had the time and courage to just power through this. sounds like im forcing myself cuz it sucked but really its just committing to 2.75 hours of deadmau5 over anything else. i actually liked it too, its a best of comp for a reason i guess lol. if you like raise your weapon there is a lot for you here (i think its just okay). at first i was sad there wasnt as much strobe content but then i realized he already kind of perfected it on first go so any other remixes would just be pointless
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal Progressive Metal, Slam Death Metal, Technical Thrash Metal heavy, death, technical, uncommon time signatures, dense
september 2023
certifiably do not get the hype behind these guys. the old school tech death half was interesting but didnt help raise the score any higher
rating: 3.0 |
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Grindcore Mathcore technical, melodic, aggressive, futuristic, complex
september 2023
shrug its fine i dont love the melodic stuff
rating: 3.0 |
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Video Game Music, Digital Fusion IDM, Chiptune, Progressive Electronic, Glitch Hop instrumental, nocturnal, ominous, epic, atmospheric
september 2023
still pretty great but not as good as 1 or 2. im probably not gonna listen to v4 since its not really any songs ive heard too much of (since they were added more recently)
rating: 3.5 |
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september 2023
fantastic! a great return to form for the series from none other than the genius behind Saw 6! gruesome traps, good twists, and an amazing performance from tobin bell (FINALLY a movie that is solely about jigsaw).
"cant get over how funny it is that the entire first act is filmed all cutesy wholesome cancer recovery story style before they hard-switch back to saw mode"
someone said that they didnt like how the traps investigated the sins committed by the criminals more, which is fair to be honest, that is definitely something that i think couldve helped enhanced this. i also didnt like that spoiler: click to read but whatever.
rating: 3.5 |
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Trap lethargic, male vocalist
september 2023
feels like spirited away a bit. i liked it a lot
rating: 3.5 |
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Tek lintowe and mimics_gateIndietronica Emo Rap introspective, sentimental, stream of consciousness, rhythmic, winter
september 2023
good lyrics
rating: 3.0 |
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Electropop, Dance-Pop Bitpop hedonistic, rhythmic, female vocalist, party, melodic
september 2023
another alright one that i missed somehow.
rating: 3.0 |
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Electropop, Dance-Pop Hands Up female vocalist, party, energetic, hedonistic, rhythmic
september 2023
its not bad. i dont love the regular pitch vocals. i wonder if shes gonna get cancelled for the title lol
rating: 3.0 |
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Video Game Music, Digital Fusion Ambient, Glitch Hop, Progressive Electronic, Chiptune instrumental, melodic, atmospheric, seasonal, playful
september 2023
lowkey better than 1. some of my fav tracks from the game on this one. also such great programming and details and stuff.
rating: 3.5 |
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Horrorcore, Chicago Drill Tread, Trap Metal, Experimental Hip Hop male vocalist, manic, energetic, violence, sampling
september 2023
its fine. when i read that it was in his "old style" i thought itd be closer to rb1 or grave house but this is fine i guess. im not that hyped for part 2
rating: 3.0 |
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september 2023
could not have worded it any better
rating: 1.0 |
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september 2023
trumps va was actually really really good for like no reason at all
rating: n/a |
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Gorenoise infernal, raw, chaotic, noisy
september 2023
more fucked up than infantbutchering but im not sure its as effective to me
rating: 3.0 |
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Grindcore Mathcore technical, science fiction, dissonant, aggressive, apocalyptic
september 2023
went in and did track ratings lol
rating: 4.0 maybe higher |
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Harsh Noise Wall noisy
september 2023
not bad
rating: 3.0 |
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Onkyo, Free Improvisation sparse, minimalistic, playful, improvisation, atonal
september 2023
lol, quite the divisive release it seems, so of course i had to see what all the ruckus was about.
i wont go and say this is genius or next level or even something i actually really loved, but its certainly not bad, and musicians looking for mundane objects to use as instruments isnt really anything new. call it asmr if you’d like, but whats important is intention. asmr is asmr because it intends to be - if these boxes sound satisfying to you, and thats all that qualifies as asmr, then wouldnt all satisfying chord progressions or deep rumbling synths be asmr too? its 2am and im kind of rambling but i hope that makes some kind of sense. i think it is a bit ridiculous to charge 20$ for this but thats for another time.
the last 5 minutes are amazing
rating: 3.0 |
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Screamo, Post-Hardcore chaotic
september 2023
again, dont really love the vocals. do all screamo bands sign contracts saying they must release an out-of-order compilation of all their material at least 10+ years after disbanding?
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics Harsh Noise mechanical, atmospheric, aggressive, chaotic, dense
september 2023
its nice. this release is one of the handful that feature the “would you please turn that down im trying to study” sample that appears somewhat (i guess relatively) frequently across CB’s discography (from what ive heard).
rating: 3.0 |
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Screamo Post-Rock, Space Rock Revival dark, passionate, apocalyptic, male vocalist, anxious
september 2023
its good, but i just cant say it really does it for me. i just cant totally get behind the songwriting here. except for track 4. that one is dope.
rating: 3.0 |
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YoungsbowerAmbient, Neo-Psychedelia Folktronica, Free Folk, Drone, Krautrock chaotic, hypnotic, uplifting, ethereal, psychedelic
september 2023
interesting, but doesnt do much for me. very good cover art - ahead of its time
rating: 3.0 |
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Indie Rock, Noise Pop Noise Rock, Garage Rock Revival, Art Punk, Experimental Rock, Art Pop female vocalist, playful, quirky, rhythmic, male vocalist
september 2023
i dont like the garage rock stuff and i really dont like that aint no life
there are some pretty good ones though like nurse me and learning, but on the whole this might be one of the weakest deerhoof albums ive heard so far
rating: 3.0 |
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Slacker Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Bedroom Pop Indie Folk, Slowcore, Neo-Psychedelia bittersweet, melodic, lo-fi, male vocalist, raw
september 2023
sad
rating: 3.5 |
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Screamo
september 2023
it makes sense why these tracks were chosen for splits and stuff. in general its all a lot weaker than their debut. id really like to hear that track dot commie made though…
rating: 3.0 |
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september 2023
its cute! some acting is spotty and its kind of gay sometimes but its cute and sweet. its a good take on the zombie formula as well. someone mentioned how amazing it is that they define “human” as dreaming, loving, and feeling
rating: 3.0 |
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Screamo, Post-Hardcore
september 2023
i dont love the vocals
rating: 3.0 |
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september 2023
way overhated lmao. like unreasonably overhated. the worst part about this is maybe jaiden’s accent thats really weird but other than that its a decently executed, tense, and moving sci fi coming of age story.
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise, Power Electronics Harsh Noise
september 2023
its okay. i didnt realize ramirez was doing the vocals. very curious…
rating: 3.0 |
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Emoviolence Mathcore noisy, chaotic, aggressive, dissonant, lo-fi
september 2023
so damn good. way more aggressive than the s/t ep
rating: 3.5 |
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Emoviolence, Screamo aggressive, chaotic, dissonant, manic, male vocalist
september 2023
another highschool discovery. for the longest time i kept confusing these guys for youth novel. literally no idea why.
pretty high tier skramz though. very chaotic and cathartic
rating: 3.5 |
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Screamo Post-Rock sad, serious, death, energetic, melodic
september 2023
i used to listen to filial and cripples a lot in highschool. still the best tracks here, but this whole thing (except maybe the last song?) is really good. powerful af vocals
rating: 3.5 |
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Screamo Sass, Emoviolence philosophical, sexual, aggressive, political, passionate
september 2023
yep, i get it now. they matured into something really great on this record. self critical, less emotional and more intelligent-punk that obviously was to distance themselves as far as they could get from whatever became of “emo” at this time in their career. interestingly, the best track here isnt even an emoviolence song (Tigers).
rating: 3.5 |
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september 2023
rewatched for scifi september, and my gf had never seen it before so
its motherfuckin star wars dude idk what else i need to say
rating: 4.0 |
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Post-Hardcore, Emo Post-Rock, Screamo, Noise Rock, Math Rock raw, passionate, anxious, melancholic, angry
september 2023
dont really think i was able to appreciate this properly back when i first heard it. really genius use of loud/quiet dynamics that you just dont really hear anymore these days. excelent performances too
rating: 3.5 |
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Funeral Doom Metal Death Doom Metal, Post-Metal heavy, atmospheric, depressive, funereal, dense
september 2023
more good esoteric. second half falls off a tiny bit but its whatever
rating: 3.5 |
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Emo, Post-Hardcore Screamo, Midwest Emo melancholic, male vocalist, passionate, aggressive, bittersweet
september 2023
as much as i didnt wanna believe the hype, this is pretty damn good. great songwriting and really powerful vocals too
rating: 3.5 |
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Psychedelic Pop, Ambient Pop Electronic, Neo-Psychedelia, Dream Pop, Hypnagogic Pop, Ambient Dub, Indie Surf psychedelic, atmospheric, hypnotic, male vocalist, introspective
september 2023
i like the cover. thats about the only strong opinion i have on this
rating: 2.5 |
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Bubblegum Bass Deconstructed Club, Wonky, Electropop, UK Bass, Hybrid Trap, Aquacrunk playful, futuristic, energetic, quirky, female vocalist
september 2023
pretty good collection of tracks with some of the best sound design ive heard. i dont think its perfect by any means (elle and vyzee) and even though its more of a compilation i still think it works pretty well as an album. excellent closing track too. i really like her intros, shes got hella intro game i think.
i had the genius idea to link my track ratings in this entry so it would show up and you wouldnt have to scroll through my profile to find it, but it looks like there isnt a way to (i can like the rating by itself though?).
rating: 3.5 |
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Power Electronics
september 2023
never felt this indifferent about a power electronics album ever
rating: 2.5 |
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september 2023
from a review by user Panza: "Just so bad and disappointing. Chris Pratt essentially plays a murdering rapist but it's played as a romance."
way too long, creepy as hell, and terribly casted. visually looks great, pretty interesting concept (and also, i do have to give points for a probably very realistic depiction of interstellar travelling in the future) as well, but neither of those points make up for just how boring this ended up being (and that shitty spoiler: click to read ending).
honestly, this would have probably gone up an entire star (maybe even more if they did it right!) if spoiler: click to read i absolutely would have enjoyed it more. someone give me $110 million and ill make my own!
rating: 2.0 |
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Noise, Power Electronics Black Noise, Black Metal disturbing, noisy, scary, misanthropic, chaotic
september 2023
while nothing after Terrror quite lived up to it, they still managed to make at least 2 good followups. more of the same here, though they continue to harness and make small adjustments to hone in exactly what they want.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise, Noise Black Ambient, Power Electronics, Death Industrial noisy, disturbing, scary, angry, misanthropic
september 2023
fixes just about any issue you could have had with Nihil. harsh feedbacking power electronics, some truly convincing tortured vocal performances (lets be real, obviously they did not really kidnap any asylum patients), and strung together in a very engaging and effectively structured industrial collage. i love how all of the elements from the genres they are pulling from - black metal/ambient/noise, industrial/death industrial, harsh noise/power electronics - all come together and complement or contrast with eachother. lots of small details i found myself constantly picking up on (which makes me wonder just how much i missed); i can imagine the replay value on this is pretty high! its a really big shame how overlooked and overhated this project ended up being.
rating: 4.0 |
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Noise, Industrial Dark Ambient, Death Industrial, Black Noise misanthropic, nihilistic, ominous, noisy, disturbing
september 2023
just going to sift through all of them since theres a nifty little collection they put up on their bandcamp.
i can see why initially these guys received some scrutiny. obviously a gimmick as outrageous as dragging mental asylum patients into an abandoned cathedral to record their depraved screams for a "Industrial Black Noise" album is probably going to get some negative attention, but on top of that theres a lot of amateurish decisions made here that dont really help it out too much. i still think its enjoyable, but its certainly lacking.
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise, Industrial Field Recordings, Black Ambient, Dark Ambient noisy, scary, disturbing, lo-fi, misanthropic
september 2023
chilling and effectively constructed noisy industrial sound collage. believe the gimmick or not, this was fantastic regardless.
rating: 3.5 |
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Goregrind, Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal heavy, vulgar, disturbing, death, sexual
september 2023
without a doubt torsofuck's strongest material to date. unfortunately LP's side just really doesnt do it for me and weighs down the project as a whole
rating: 3.0 |
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Funeral Doom Metal Death Doom Metal, Post-Metal atmospheric, ominous, heavy, psychedelic, depressive
september 2021
pretty standard esoteric (its great). probably the recommended starting point since its essentially an EP (compared to the length of anything else theyve made).
rating: 3.5 |
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september 2023
kind of is just exactly what it is. i wish there was a bit more geostorm action though, kinda felt like we didnt really see a wholw lot. the most exciting part about this though was probably max’s fiance’s driving and their secret relationship. it was cute!
i like that this also implies that spoiler: click to read LOL; im surprised this didnt turn into a russia=bad kind of movie
rating: 2.5 |
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Digicore, Trap, Hyperpop
september 2023
i like the production and tracy had a good verse
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics Harsh Noise lo-fi, aggressive, noisy, mechanical, male vocalist
september 2023
pretty harsh which is surprising given that this was from the early 80s. will be digging more into broken flag for sure
rating: 3.5 |
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Goregrind, Slam Death Metal Pornogrind male vocalist, aggressive, heavy, disturbing, sexual
september 2023
a long awaited reuinion that is really not all that awesome. i guess its fun, they still do the 9 hour samples that really drag this down but even without those this is not even close to their debut or split material. meh
rating: 2.5 |
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The Haunting of Bly Manor
september 2023
not as scary or interesting (story+visually) as hill house but god damn if rhat isnt a beautiful sad ass ending. couple weeks later im still thinking about it lol
rating: n/a |
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Trap, Cloud Rap Pop Rap, Plugg, Cloud Rap, Emo Rap male vocalist
september 2023
all very mediocre except the last track
rating: 3.0 |
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Metalcore Mathcore, Noise Rock aggressive, dark, chaotic, male vocalist, anxious
september 2023
better than the other one, but i have the same problems. ill admit this one feels a bit more in touch with its emotions
rating: 3.0 |
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Metalcore Mathcore, Post-Hardcore aggressive, chaotic, heavy, male vocalist, raw
september 2023
technically impressive and sometimes good but not very memorable. i also dont really like how this doesnt feel as depressing as its trying to come off as.
rating: 3.0 |
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september 2023
pretty stupid. i knew the crocs fact going into this. the entire costco bit funny af
rating: 2.0 |
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september 2023
good premise and set up but the longer it goes the further it slips away until its just like ??? lol. i agree the casting was poorly done
rating: 2.5 |
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Cloud Rap, Trap, Wave Digicore, Drill, Ambient, Nightcore heavy, ethereal, cold, dense, melodic
september 2023
its good but im not crazy about it
apparently the reason there is no lyrics for armaniseason is because he freestyled the whole thing and doesnt remember them lol
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise
september 2023
maybe i should’ve heard 1 first?
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise, Power Electronics
september 2023
blj side is nice but the star here is definitely dp’s side. harsh and scary just how i like it
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
september 2023
strong walls 💪
rating: 3.5 |
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september 2023
really fun. dredd is played really well here and i like the rookie too. reminded me of the raid a bit lol. so sad we never got a sequel! also for some reason the dredd dude looks like the guy from the mist to me. the slo mo shots are so cool imo
rating: 3.5 |
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Screamo, Emoviolence manic, aggressive, chaotic, passionate, energetic
september 2023
i used to really like this when i first got into emo stuff but coming back to it i really just dont care too much about it. its good but its nothing special. i dont really like the hardcore attitude these guys seem to have, but i do like their energy.
rating: 3.0 |
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Mathcore, Sass Grindcore manic, chaotic, uncommon time signatures, violence, technical
september 2023
relisten was long overdue. i still remember pretty vividly some of these songs that i used to listen to a lot back when i first found this. everything else holds up really nicely. good thing about albums like this is that theyre really rewarding on relistens
rating: 3.5 |
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Indie Rock, Math Pop, Experimental Rock Noise Pop, Art Rock female vocalist, playful, energetic, rhythmic, noisy
september 2023
amazing fun-ness and wild imaginative songs that are also technically impressive. it sort of reminds me of the kind of writing that animal collective talk about, where they use their “childhood” and the idea of child-like wonder to create songs.
merton sums up my thoughts on greg pretty well: “He is very good at giving us that steady, pounding, tight beat we crave, but also very willing to do weird things on top of it. So good!”
a lot to explore i think, probably new things to hear every listen. theres even some riffage here too (basket ball, jagged fruit).
rating: 4.0 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
september 2023
its okay
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Industrial Harsh Noise sampling
september 2023
really not a big fan at all of the gabber kicks lol. they ruined the immersion and kept me from really getting into the rest of the sounds here. what i did hear i liked though, even if it was a bit boring
rating: 3.0 |
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Industrial, Noise Power Electronics, Minimal Wave mechanical, rhythmic, raw, noisy, repetitive
september 2023
first track maybe top 20 noise songs of all time?
wasnt expecting this to be as aggressive as it was. perhaps im finally coming around to industrial…
rating: 3.5 |
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Power Electronics Sound Collage, Harsh Noise mechanical, sampling, history, disturbing, concept album
september 2023
haunting and strained. it takes a bit to get off its feet but once it does its really quite effective
rating: 3.5 |
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Power Electronics, Death Industrial
september 2023
I HATE MYSELF BETTER THAN YOU
rating: 3.5 |
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september 2023
pretty standard-fare sci fi set up in the first half, i almost got too bored of this waiting for something serious to happen (it sort of feels like a tv series in the first half: encounter localized problem, fix it, move on) until it gets to the second act. i was floored in the final part though, crazy as fuck editing and really just elevated this whole thing to a level beyond sci fi i think.
rating: 3.5 for now |
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Harsh Noise Wall
september 2023
:(
rating: 3.5 |
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Emoviolence Post-Rock anxious, energetic, passionate, atmospheric, longing
september 2023
i kept getting this band confused with Textbook Traitors for some reason lol.
really really stellar stuff. only downfall really is that the numbered titles make it kind of harder to discern between all of them, but that last song is peak screamo for sure
rating: 3.5 |
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Death Metal Death Doom Metal, Black Metal, Dissonant Death Metal chaotic, dense, misanthropic, dissonant, aggressive
september 2023
a lot of tags, but its not so effective on me. i liked it, but it kind of drags on and feels a bit, dare i say, repetitive? uninteresting? i caught myself a few times thinking “oh, here they are doing this *again*…”
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal Black Metal misanthropic, dark, heavy, aggressive, dense
september 2023
sinister as fuck. might check out their other
rating: 3.5 |
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3 (2007) [EP]Drone, Industrial, Noise Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall repetitive, dark, sexual, hypnotic, soft
september 2023
2>1 comfy
rating: 3.5 |
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september 2023
top notch world building, all he needs to do is show 4 several second clips demonstrating various aspects of how people maneuver in this totalitarian society for us to, on our own, construct the much bigger picture and implications of it all. really great set design, and (i know it was added in the 00s directors cut) i liked the cg a lot as well. the actual story is nothing new (1984, Anthem) but lucas makes it interesting still. good end
rating: 4.0 |
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Power Electronics, Harsh Noise noisy, repetitive, dissonant, chaotic, infernal
september 2023
sadly i had a pretty rough headache for like half of this, but i still enjoyed a lot of the much crunchier textures he explores here.
rating: 3.5 |
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Power Electronics Drone nationalism, dark, aggressive, ominous, noisy
september 2023
nevermind, THIS is oppressive. stellar opening track, one of the best PE tracks ive ever heard, and a super chilling longform 3rd track with some excellent ear ringing noise. the last track is a really nice harsh conclusion to everything; the vocal performance on it was really intense. probably his best work if im being honest
rating: 4.0 |
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Power Electronics lo-fi, disturbing, vulgar, hateful, noisy
september 2023
felt pretty oppressive. the ending was really uncomfortable
rating: 3.5 |
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Noisecore, Harsh Noise Black Noise dark, hateful, cold, chaotic, noisy
september 2023
pretty damn noisy. its fine, but it didnt do too too much for me
rating: 3.0 |
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Black Metal hateful, nationalism
september 2023
in the quest for the lofi-est of trve it just comes off as silly rather than effectively disturbing. i like TG’s alien voice, but this really is just garbage
rating: 2.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
september 2023
nice bass-y walls (maybe its just cuz i was listening on speakers…)
as per usual vomir >> but WDA’s side was still comfy
rating: 3.5 |
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Haunting of Hill House
september 2023
i finished watching Haunting of Hill House with my girlfriend last night.
im sorry if my gf is reading this, but honestly going into this show i was pretty skeptical. netflix horror miniseries just doesnt sit well with me i guess. but i actually enjoyed this quite a bit! some effectively creepy moments, a really well written story and excellent non-linear structure (with some spoiler: click to read). satisfying emotional climax and resolution.
also… episode 6 bruh…
rating: n/a |
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PluggnB, Emo Rap Cloud Rap, Pop Rap male vocalist, love, passionate, melodic, bittersweet
september 2023
major step up from my favourite kill, i think. the instrumentals and his vocal performances are a lot more emotional and impactful, i also think he got better at writing lyrics; songs like fable and black and white are really well written. i used to hate his voice but im glad im accustomed to it now because i really like this.
rating: 3.5 |
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Funk Rock, Alternative Rock Rap Rock sexual, energetic, playful, male vocalist, vulgar
september 2023
without a doubt their best up to this point. a total culmination of everything they had been honing in on and perfecting. excellent songwriting, killer shredding and bass pluckage, catchy songs that arent annoying but dont sacrifice the humour and playfulness RHCP is known for, and it always felt at least a little bit engaging.
its really just not my kind of music, but if i for some reason find myself coming back to this ever, i may consider bumping up the score.
rating: 3.0 |
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Funk Rock, Alternative Rock Rap Rock, Funk Metal energetic, sexual, hedonistic, male vocalist, playful
september 2023
and finally, we enter the frusciante era.
you can instantly tell how much of a difference he makes in this band. a lot of the songs have more tighter focuses, are more fleshed out, and just rock harder. john does some exciting shredding as well. i still dont love this, its still all kinda boring to me, but its at least a step up from their last stuff.
rating: 2.5 |
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Funk Rock, Rap Rock, Alternative Rock Funk Metal sexual, male vocalist, energetic, party, vulgar
september 2023
finally, some progress. they seem to be coming into their sound a bit more, and they are learning to understand what kind of role they want to play. better performances and writing, there are actually some songs i like on here (skinny, organic). i know that all sounds like a positive review, but it still only adds up to an unimpressive record that isnt really worth anyones time of day.
rating: 2.5 |
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Funk Rock Rap Rock, P-Funk playful, energetic, sexual, male vocalist, vulgar
september 2023
more of the same from s/t, but i suppose they are a bit tighter here. not that that was enough to save this from being more musical slop, but its something.
i will not be addressing the elephant in the room.
rating: 2.0 |
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Funk Rock, Alternative Rock Rap Rock, Post-Punk quirky, energetic, raw, male vocalist, humorous
september 2023
my sparked interest in frusciante’s work has now lead me to my inevitable RHCP dig. i know he isnt on their first three albums, but my dad insisted i check these out and i thought it might be interesting to hear how they evolve into their first frusciante era.
well their first album unsurprisingly blows. pretty barebones songwriting, lackluster performances and god damn annoying vocals. its easy to see why not many people rate this highly or even talk about it
rating: 2.0 |
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september 2023
leagues better than the original, with the same level of artistry and meditation IMO. i loved everyones performances, especially george’s and viola’s. amazing visually.
also bonus points for including an entire ICP song in this
rating: 3.5 |
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Screamo, Midwest Emo Slowcore, Math Rock, Post-Hardcore depressive, self-hatred, passionate, sad, raw
september 2023
the spotify version of this is so fucked up dude
i liked it, but i wouldnt call it the best screamo ever. its a bit inconsistent and sloppy i think
rating: 3.0 |
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september 2023
this movie ruined me when i was a kid lol.
really its just robbie that is a stupid character. i liked everyone else though. i dont really understand how spoiler: click to read i guess? whatever. the cg aged well, its intense and interesting too.
rating: 3.5 |
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Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Gothic Metal Doom Metal dark, heavy, male vocalist, atmospheric, progressive
september 2023
pretty much worthless. i think there was lots of potential here but they played it pretty safe anyway. i liked lord of liars
rating: 2.5 |
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Goregrind, Melodic Death Metal manic, dark, aggressive, energetic, dense
september 2023
its cheesy but its not bad. some of the guitar leads sound like classical arrangements lol
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal male vocalist, heavy, violence, technical, death
september 2023
well, its okay. its good, i like the production a lot (its definitely a lot better sounding than the new cryptopsy), but theres nothing really too special about this. i can’t understand why this would be bolded, im sure itll level out in time
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone, Noise, Electronic noisy
september 2023
meanders way too much to be enjoyable.
rating: 2.5 |
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Math Rock, Noise Rock Brutal Prog, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock complex, technical, aggressive, dissonant, instrumental
september 2023
pretty interestig, even if i probably wont come back to it. apparently theres lore?
rating: 3.0 |
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september 2023
third time i have watched this now, and my opinion has flopped once again.
i actually dont mind how dumb a lot of these characters are, i think thats the point. i really like how strong of a parent the lead is. my girlfriend hated the cg and some of the acting but i didnt mind it. she agrees that this ending is better than the book’s ending.
rating: 3.5 |
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Emoviolence, Screamo Math Rock passionate, raw, energetic, nonbinary vocalist, lonely
september 2023
i actually really liked this. lots of emotion. i like the og cover a lot
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise, Drone Industrial, Spoken Word mellow, nocturnal, dark, ominous, meditative
september 2023
some really compelling parts but i feel like it holds back too much or there just isnt enough for me to really love here.
rating: 3.0 |
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Math Rock, Post-Hardcore, Noise Rock Post-Rock, Noise Rock, Brutal Prog, Post-Hardcore, Totalism, Pigfuck uncommon time signatures, instrumental, technical, complex, heavy
september 2023
its good, a bit aimless, but its still engaging, even given its lengthier runtime (relative to the musical contents).
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal dark, heavy, energetic, male vocalist, death
september 2023
just awesome. heavy as fuck and theres some great riffage here too. i like the more straight forward drums as well
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise Harsh Noise sampling, rhythmic, noisy, instrumental, repetitive
september 2023
some of his best sample-loop based works; bridges between his psychedelic noise and looping music sound collage styles really amazingly.
rating: 3.5 |
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War Metal, Death Metal Dark Ambient, Noise, Death Doom Metal lo-fi, heavy, war, repetitive, raw
september 2023
really really obtuse and strangely melodic war/death metal. interesting stuff, even if i didnt love it
rating: 3.0 |
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Post-Punk Revival Dance-Punk, Dance-Punk Revival rhythmic, male vocalist, anxious, urban, energetic
september 2023
blue light engineers anti gravity mix was a fluke i repeat BLUE LIGHT ENGINEERS ANTI GRAVITY MIX WAS A FLUKE!
rating: 2.5 |
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september 2023
STOP BRINGING UP STRANGER THINGS!!!!!!!!
really liked this. great coming of age story, excellent child actors, lots of good emotions and i liked the sci fi elements a lot.
rating: 3.5 |
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Post-Hardcore, Melodic Metalcore Melodic Metalcore, Electronicore nocturnal, dark, romantic, melodic, death
september 2023
about what youd expect. plays it safe and doesnt stick out, but its still well crafted
rating: 3.0 |
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Alternative R&B Emo Rap, Experimental Hip Hop, Cloud Rap, Latin Electronic, Ambient Pop, Trap nonbinary vocalist, love, self-hatred, androgynous vocals, melancholic
september 2023
i dont really like uli k’s voice and that one reggaeton song sucked but the features are great especially bladee’s and justin’s.
rating: 3.0 |
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Ruins (1986) [EP]Brutal Prog, Math Rock, Noise Rock Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore, Pigfuck manic, raw, noisy, lo-fi, heavy
september 2023
silly and loud. the vocals are surprisingly coherent sometimes
rating: 3.0 |
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Sludge Metal, Crust Punk misanthropic, aggressive, pessimistic, heavy, anarchism
september 2023
its fine i just dont really care for this kind of stuff
rating: 2.5 |
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Avant-Garde Metal, Noise Rock, Sludge Metal Mathcore, Grindcore, Post-Hardcore, Sound Collage, Sludge Metal, Pigfuck misanthropic, self-hatred, lonely, nihilistic, depressive
september 2023
well. its finally time…
…and unfortunately i must report back that it is mid. on average these guys make decent songs and they know what they’re doing usually so obviously in a 2.5 hour context there is gonna be some worthwhile material but a lot of this is really just tolerable at best. i respect the ambition, but it just feels like they lose sight of the goal too offten. i asp really did not like the pianos, or in general any of the experimental little bits. production was good for this, i liked the 20 min track as well. overall, a disappointment that i could sort of see coming.
rating: 3.0 |
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Industrial Rock, Experimental Rock Dark Cabaret, Post-Punk, Industrial manic, misanthropic, satirical, energetic, playful
september 2023
not nearly as fun as hole. also way less inventive
rating: 2.5 |
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Emoviolence, Screamo Sass, Grindcore, Noisecore, Post-Hardcore, Mathcore, Powerviolence anxious, passionate, dissonant, male vocalist, raw
september 2023
apart from the first 6 tracks (seriously, why the hell are those here), this is all really high tier skramz stuff. i dont think they necessarily do anything that makes them one of the best but they are certainly worth checking out for any fans of this kind of stuff.
rating: 3.5 |
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Emoviolence Grindcore violence, disturbing, noisy, male vocalist, heavy
september 2023
now this. this is some good wackyviolence. really good songwriting, some memorable stuff here
rating: 3.5 |
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Emoviolence Grindcore heavy, introspective, dark, aggressive, dissonant
september 2023
an interesting - but maybe all too well understood - approach to wackyviolence.
rating: 3.0 |
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Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Powerviolence Sound Collage, Space Rock triumphant, surreal, sampling, abstract, psychedelic
september 2023
cant even imagine what the point of listening to this more than once would be. its not bad its just that nothing happens
rating: 2.5 |
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Pop Rap, Hyperpop Alternative R&B, Emo Rap, Trap female vocalist, male vocalist
september 2023
hesitated (for some reason) to listen to this but im glad i finally did. this one is more straight up hyperpop with blown out trap beats and whatnot. its well made, but its latter half it weighed down by the slower songs.
rating: 3.5 |
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Modern Classical, Chamber Music Choral, Reductionism sparse, meditative, sombre, mysterious, chamber music
september 2023
really haunting and eerie stuff. i agree that the last track kind of drags it down, but i still enjoyed it
rating: 3.5 |
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Drone, Electroacoustic Noise, Dark Ambient lonely, lethargic, avant-garde, meditative, sombre
september 2023
if you like pedestrian deposit you’ll probably like this. im a bit over their dramatic style i think. not to downplay the subject matter, though.
rating: 3.0 |
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Post-Industrial, Electronic, Darkwave Dark Ambient, Neoclassical Darkwave, Industrial death, melancholic, lonely, cold, ominous
september 2023
goes over my head i guess. even after the 3 or so year break i gave myself before i decided to get back to this i still cant really get behind it. i like some tracks; i like the atmosphere of a few, and i like the more experimental ones here, but i just dont see why this is so highly regarded.
i also dont get how its industrial at all
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Doom Metal, Doom Metal Funeral Doom Metal, Post-Metal sombre, heavy, atmospheric, male vocalist, melancholic
september 2023
my goats… from the very beginning of this its awesome. they bring some crushing death doom elements in while staying true to their post- funeral methods. more clean sections (which im honestly starting to enjoy a lot more) as expected.
rating: 3.5 |
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september 2023
pretty interesting premise. it feels lacking a little for some reason, despite the good performances and excellent set design and atmosphere. deserves more attention i think
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Doom Metal Funeral Doom Metal, Post-Rock, Post-Metal heavy, male vocalist, sombre, atmospheric, concept album
september 2023
probably the most boring of their albums so far (im listening to all of them if you couldnt tell). more clean sections and blah blah. i read a review that said it felt like they didnt really capture that water-y atmosphere the rest of their albums have on this, which i totally agree with.
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Doom Metal Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Funeral Doom Metal heavy, sombre, atmospheric, male vocalist, poetic
september 2023
you know what i fucking fuck with it and i like the cover so kill me i guess
more clean sections and stuff but still heavy and doomy as fuck
rating: 3.5 |
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Funeral Doom Metal Death Doom Metal heavy, aquatic, male vocalist, atmospheric, melancholic
september 2023
they move further away from funeral doom on this, and they include clean vocal sections as well (which i kind of guessed they would do). still really good, though! i really love the continuation of nautical stories as album themes. for some reason i assumed every album of theirs was about moby dick, which wouldve been kinda boring probably
rating: 3.5 |
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Technical Death Metal Neoclassical Metal technical, complex, heavy, male vocalist, progressive
september 2023
just really well written and performed. other than the ridiculous amount of solos it doesnt do too much to stand out but i still think its fun
rating: 3.5 |
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Progressive Metal, Sludge Metal energetic, technical, heavy, concept album, aggressive
september 2023
just so fucking bad ass dude. i love the guitar tone on this, really great drumming too!
rating: 3.5 |
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Dance-Pop, Electropop Bitpop, Emo-Pop
september 2023
pretty big step down from their debut, and for some reason leans into festival edm a little? still catchy melodies and choruses though
rating: 3.0 |
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Pop, J-Pop, Trance Metal Electro-Industrial, Symphonic Metal, Neoclassical Darkwave, Darkwave, Industrial Metal female vocalist, dark, melodic, energetic, playful
september 2023
only listened for the two osu songs. its whatever
rating: 2.5 |
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september 2023
finally getting to start sci fi september! (i lowkey forgot about it…)
its fun. i think no matter what year you make a movie in, if its live action and leans real heavy onto the cg (quantumania…), its going to inevitably look dated and ugly. there are some cool ideas about ai sentience that they dont explore enough. i like will smith in this a lot
rating: 3.0 |
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Sound Collage, Musique concrète Field Recordings, Modern Classical atmospheric, scary, avant-garde, sparse, disturbing
september 2023
i think the critically acclaimed musique concrete stuff just totally evades me. its good, no doubt, but i can never find out why exactly it is receiving the attention its getting. impressive, and there is probably a degree of attention to detail that i can only barely begin to wrap my head around, but im just not crazy about most of this. of course, that said, the last track was absolutely stunning! perhaps if this just a few longer tracks like that one i might have enjoyed it even more.
rating: 3.5 |
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Metalcore, Post-Hardcore Nintendocore, Electronicore, Easycore, Crunkcore, Mall Screamo, Sass humorous, male vocalist, eclectic, aggressive, vulgar
september 2023
why would they make an entire album and not make any of it as good as Things That Rhyme With Orange 😭😭😭
i tried
rating: 2.5 |
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Dark Ambient Noise, Drone lonely, melancholic, atmospheric, sparse, cold
september 2023
also a uhaul listen.
super duper interesting stuff here. really left field opening track that evolves very slowly, and then a rather dynamic track of PD’s brand of ‘post-noise’ to close it off. a striking clash of beauty and disaster!
rating: 3.5 |
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Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal aggressive, technical, heavy, dissonant, ominous
september 2023
so, first fuckin day of moving out and damn it was tough. had to get used to driving a huge uhaul truck (which fucking OPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY DESK CHAIR FELL OUT), it was kind of nerve wracking to drive it such long distances, but im really glad we got one and only did most of the move in just one trip. moving all of our shitわ up stairs too was fucking hell dude. thankfully we had some help from my stepdad and my friend. on top of all of that, by the time we got back to the apartment to start moving shitわ around and setting it all up, we found out our ac was broken! stuck at 90 fucking degrees, so we had to spend the night at my moms instead. luckily for us, it was only a one day problem and the next day (im writing this on day 2) it got fixed and we are now comfortably sitting at 70°. i called out today too so we could spend all day getting stuff situated, and now we have our entire living space fixed (minus a few boxes of hers) and we even loaded up on groceries. the cat is here too!
i listened to this in the uhaul. its okay. i think its competent tech death/bdm but the biggest problem for me is the lack of a fricking identity its got. just sounds like every other tech death shitわ i hear these days, and its so weird that a band like cryptopsy would put this out. i mean, its like theyre just oblivious to their own past. obviously the vocals are a problem, and they have always had trouble recovering from lord worm, but surely they care at least a little bit about the riffage! what about the distinct drumming? the drums are good, but theyre the same damn patterns and ideas in every fucking tech bdm record!
rating: 3.0 |
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Anna Kavan - Ice
september 2023
(if youre wondering: yes, i was listening to Stars of Ice while reading this…lol).
i just finished reading Ice by Anna Kavan. i really enjoyed it! super short read (170 pages), which was nice coming out of Proxy (320 dense pages). very surreal and kind of jumps around from reality to dream/flashback without any warnings, but is consistently engaging to read since Kavan really excels at imagery and dreamlike sequences. i found the ending to be quite heartfelt as well, and im glad that i read that this used autobiographical elements such as Kavan’s upbringing and her own failed marriage.
next up, maybe day of the triffids? not sure yet.
as a bonus, here is Snow Miku posing next to my borrowed copy of Ice.
rating: 4 |
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Ambient, Sound Collage, Turntable Music Field Recordings, Electroacoustic, Tape Music, Plunderphonics atmospheric, cold, melancholic, repetitive, peaceful
september 2023
found out he literally died right after listening to winter couplet. fucking RIP dude i hope people come back to his discog and give it the attention it deserves (FORMS OF PAPER!!!).
totally beautiful shitわ. really effective collage that perfect captures the icy snowy cold vision he was going for while also being just hella gorgeous. even though it doesnt highlight what exactly roden excelled at and pioneered, its not really any wonder to me why this is his highest regarded release.
rating: 4.0 |
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Ambient, Lowercase, Electroacoustic soft, peaceful, minimalistic, repetitive, soothing
september 2023
pretty great tbh. love the bell sounds so much
rating: 3.5 |
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Drone, Ambient, Lowercase Reductionism hypnotic
september 2023
its okay
rating: 3.0 |
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Post-Punk Gothic Rock atmospheric, sombre, anxious, passionate, melancholic
september 2023
vsync recommended me this.
i just dont really like post punk that much, and while its well put together i just didnt gain much from it. i liked judgement
rating: 2.5 |
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Dark Ambient Industrial, Noise, Ritual Ambient dark, atmospheric, dissonant, ominous, scary
september 2023
pete1 recommended me this.
i liked it. im sure in a more intimate setting this would hit better, but even at work it was still somewhat enjoyable, even if it was really long
rating: 3.0 |
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Chicago Drill, Horrorcore Witch House, Trap Metal, Cloud Rap, Experimental Hip Hop, Tread male vocalist, violence, drugs, boastful, dark
september 2023
in the most unexpected turn of events i actually really like turnabouts new hour long album.
theres more than just a handful of really great tracks, and in general everything on here is quite competent and well made. turnabout finds himself getting a bit more spooky with the lyrics which i liked, and in general he stays pretty on theme with this whole project as opposed to his debut with kind of didnt feel like he had any theme at all other than… driving?
crows, hunt, gizzard, challice, play in your blood, nightmare whip, all really solid. plus he actually drops a really good freestyle on catacombs (which sem ruins). sem actually doesnt really deliver on anything here, but i enjoyed all of the other features (what the fuck is kray’s tho 💀).
rating: 3.5 |
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Ambient, Drone Noise
september 2023
it isnt bad. surely some effort was put in
rating: 3.5 |
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Electroacoustic Glitch, Noise instrumental
september 2023
cute album
rating: 3.0 |
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Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Indie Rock, Indie Pop Indietronica, Folk Punk, Slacker Rock, Geek Rock abstract, melodic, urban, lo-fi, bittersweet
september 2023
didnt expect to like this, but not even im immune to catchy indie singer songwriter bullshit. really fun!
rating: 3.5 |
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Singer-Songwriter, Avant-Folk, Slacker Rock Psychedelic Folk, Freak Folk, Tape Music drugs, lo-fi, surreal, raw, male vocalist
september 2023
maybe ive grown up or im just crazy but this album is quite sad to me. the obvious drug addiction makes this a pretty depressing experience if you let it, but of course its still really inventive and interesting. i even liked the instrumentals
rating: 4.0 |
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Pop Rap, Cloud Rap, Trap Emo Rap
september 2023
boring
rating: 2.5 |
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Indietronica, MIDI Music, Electronic, Epic Collage Epic Collage, Emo Rap, Digital Fusion, Neoclassical New Age, Electronic Dance Music, Folktronica sentimental, mysterious, surreal, bittersweet, eclectic
september 2023
fuckin beautiful. literally full of childlike whim and wonder. i like the features and i like when he samples anime dubs
rating: 3.5 |
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Art Punk, Experimental Rock, Post-Rock Noise Rock, Krautrock, Post-Rock, Art Rock, Progressive Rock anxious, eclectic, male vocalist, uncommon time signatures, progressive
september 2023
fuck this stupid band and every single speedy wunderground windmill british uk post punk shitty whatever bands come after.
the longer tracks are the closest they get to anything good on this, but the terrible opening run of tracks and a consistently grating vocal performance outweigh the rather competent instrumentations and satisfactory songwriting.
rating: 2.5 |
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Experimental Rock, Inuit Music Chamber Music, Post-Industrial, Inuit Vocal Games, Central Asian Throat Singing, Tribal Ambient nature, female vocalist, political, aggressive, ritualistic
september 2023
at its best when it strays away from all mainstream formats and embraces avant garde, at its worst when it doesnt do that (see: the rap feature).
goes hard in the freezer at work
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise
september 2023
as lackluster as this seems at first, given the lineup, its quite comfy and scratches a certain itch for me.
rating: 3.0 |
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Mai (2019) [EP]Screamo Post-Rock male vocalist, aggressive, raw, heavy, atmospheric
september 2023
your average post rock influenced screamo.
rating: 3.0 |
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NO (2020)Crust Punk, Sludge Metal Crossover Thrash heavy, noisy, male vocalist, raw, energetic
september 2023
its actually so good. its at least way better than pink. way more put together and blends drone with crust better than theyve tried to blend it with stoner before. constantly engaging
rating: 3.5 |
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Bedroom Pop, Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk melancholic, acoustic, lo-fi, disturbing, sentimental
september 2023
meh. i liked gun
rating: 2.5 |
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Noise Harsh Noise, Tape Music dense, noisy, instrumental
september 2023
average late 90s merzbow. first track is my fav
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise, Power Electronics Death Industrial, Power Electronics crime, misanthropic, anxious, concept album, dark
september 2023
a bit long, even if it is mostly enjoyable. i dont like the last few tracks, they feel silly given the theme. i dont really like many of these titles either, again they feel silly contrast to the theme.
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal Technical Death Metal satanic, aggressive, anti-religious, technical, infernal
september 2023
its actually so peak. very technical and effective. scary, and heavy…
rating: 3.5 |
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Sound Collage Noise, EAI
september 2023
again, what i expected, but this one is more smegma driven; theres less of merzbow’s noise and a bigger emphasis on the improvised pieces.
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise, Sound Collage Electroacoustic noisy, instrumental
september 2023
about what id expect. nothing groundbreaking but its a good listen nonetheless
rating: 3.0 |
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Goa Trance psychedelic, instrumental, rhythmic, hypnotic, energetic
september 2023
my final goa save (on spotify)! now we wait until i have to get through the babdcamp goa saves…
it was good. i can see why this might be a goa classic worthy of a remastering, but i didnt really love it.
rating: 3.0 |
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Goa Trance, Psytrance instrumental, hypnotic, sampling, nocturnal, party
september 2023
meh. some more boring
rating: 2.5 |
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Sludge Metal, Post-Metal, Drone Metal Stoner Metal, Drone Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Rock, Doom Metal noisy, atmospheric, heavy, dark, male vocalist
september 2023
to put it in terms that might be easy to understand, its sort of like the Pink of their drone methods. all individual drone metal songs that start and end without connecting to anything else. its quite good, the songwriting is great and they sound amazing on this. my only real complaint is how abruptly some tracks end but i guess that was on purpose?
rating: 3.5 |
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Goa Trance Tribal House, Psybient, Progressive Trance, EBM repetitive, rhythmic, tribal, nocturnal, cold
september 2023
the final listen of the san japan trip.
i guess i didnt really talk about it, so ill do some summarizing here: DAY 1: yoba purchased video games at the convention and played some DDR. we went to the record store to look for bladee, then went back to the bnb and walked to a thrift store. pizza for dinner, family guy and movies. DAY 2: yoba again purchased video games at the convention and played more DDR. the other buddies played halo. i purchased a fucking SNOW miku. walked around the mall, then got dinner at mexican place. more movies. DAY 3: last day in convention, yoba bought MORE games and i bought a plushie for my gf. i played DDR with yoba then we went to a flea market where i found some cool looking random cds. friend got sick so we left earlier than expected.
the album was boring, but the trip was very fun! we didnt get to explore the little mexican strip mall near our bnb so hopefully we can next time (if there is a next time)!
rating: 2.5 |
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Noise Rock, Stoner Metal Stoner Rock, Sludge Metal, Hardcore Punk, Psychedelic Rock, Post-Metal noisy, energetic, heavy, psychedelic, raw
september 2023
its just really boring. not sure why farewell is here. and i dont love how this was produced/mixed. vocals sound weirdly out of place and the drums just dont sound that great. was almost falling asleep the entire listen through this in the car
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone, Post-Rock Drone Metal, Dark Ambient nocturnal, dark, atmospheric, dense, heavy
september 2023
i dont know, its just a little all over the place for me. good songs but they dont really come together as an album
rating: 3.0 |
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Stoner Metal Stoner Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Garage Punk, Noise Rock, Drone, Heavy Psych, Space Rock heavy, raw, energetic, aggressive, noisy
september 2023
its fine, but feels kind of disjointed between the stoner metal tracks and drone/post metal ones.
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone Metal, Sludge Metal Doom Metal, Post-Metal, Sludge Metal, Noise Rock heavy, hypnotic, atmospheric, repetitive, dense
september 2023
some dude i know has awful opinions about things and is just now getting into boris, so i felt it fitting to relisten to what ive heard from them to get a refresher in the event i’ll need to make any statements.
still awesome as fuck, every track is killer. pretty progressive i think too. the vocals on this are one of my fav parts, which feels like a weird thing to praise from boris.
rating: 4.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal aggressive, manic, technical, heavy, violence
september 2023
this entry is for the DVD portion of the 25th Anniversary edition of None So Vile: Live in Montreal 1996
lord worm is so silly. idk why the other vocalist dude even bothers, and what the hell was up with phobophile on this? good set, but i wish we got more footage of the drummer. seems like this wasnt super professionally done and was just kind of an archival thing they released.
rating: n/a |
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september 2023
noe’s usual overwhelming confrontational style takes a backseat in favour of a more, supremely effective, subtler approach. contemplative, and more meditative than anything else ive seen from him. brilliant stills, long heartfelt tracking shots and excellent composition (as well as the benning-esque spoiler: click to read) make this an enthralling and enveloping watch, even if you cant find care for the story.
i found the characters and their relationships uncharacteristically beautiful, for a noe film, and despite its more depressive undertones this came off as a lot more positive romantic (i suppose that shouldn’t be so surprising) than his usual brand of oppressive nihilism. all that said, the story is a bit weak and in general i was paying much less attention to that then i was the master visuals.
also worth noting: spoiler: click to read.
rating: 4.0 |
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september 2023
pretty sad, and while i dont think its quite as powerful as any of his later movies i think its still an effective character and location study. reading Proxy before this felt like prepping for a test, lol.
a shame what the studio did to this, the og cut sounds like itd be really amazing.
rating: 3.5 |
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september 2023
fuckin beautiful doo…
really great premise and fantastic visual execution. the close up half-screen shots never get old, and his creative use of splitscreen stuff in general was really fascinating. lots of great scenes, and a seriously powerful climax. at times the story is a bit complicated/harder to follow, but that mightve been because we were hella busy freestyling
rating: 4.0 |
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september 2023
the directors cut fucking flips this whole shitわ around. shitわ was blowing my mind. also either i missed it or they took out the gamer line
rating: 3.5 |
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september 2023
this time i noticed there was a second elephant
can you guess where? spoiler: click to read
rating: 5.0 |
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august 2023
first thing we decided to watch on our san japan trip. we were gonna watch more but we ended up hella occupied with the family guy hours-long full ep comps on youtube.
its fun. ultra low budget even for korine, really really abstract as well. hardly compelling at all but its at least entertaining for its runtime. i read someone saying korine’s acting was the worst/very forced, which i kind of agree with.
the bnb’s fishtank was spongebob themed.
rating: 3.0 |
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August Recap
reading this time, and also finally getting through all the fucking goa i saved a while ago.
heres some of the stuff i really liked: Animal Collective - Hollinndagain (4.0, 2002) Forever United - #ArmaniSeason (4.0, 2021) (fav release of this month) No Trend - More (4.0, 2001) Bogdan Raczynski - Renegade Platinum Mega Dance Attack Party (4.0, 2003) Alesana - On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax (4.0, 2007) Ahab - The Call of the Wretched Sea (4.0, 2006) Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects - Sol Niger Within (4.0, 1997)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like: Alison Wonderland - Awake (2.0, 2018) BBY GOYARD & David Shawty - Guardian Ghosts (2.0, 2021) ShitStench - Pneumonas Gangrena (1.5, 2016) Harambe Noise Wall - Harambe Noise Wall (1.0, 2019) (least fav release of this month) Adrenalin Drum - X-Perimental Goa (2.0, 1997) Homixide Gang - Snot or Not (2.5, 2023) Bring Me the Horizon - There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret (2.5, 2010)
my favourite single: n/a
my favourite movie i watched this month: Saw VI, 3.5
some other highlights from this month: -read Proxy by Peter Sotos -got through a bunch of my saves!
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Goa Trance rhythmic, futuristic, atmospheric, space, psychedelic
august 2023
last listen/rating before my trip with my friends to san antonio. going to san japan again this year, but this time with our friend yoba, and we have an airbnb we're staying at.
its alright, theres a few good tracks but the rest is average goa
rating: 3.0 |
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august 2023
watched with gf. pretty fun, jonah hill’s character was the funniest i think. surprisingly not very misogynistic
rating: 3.0 |
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Electropop male vocalist
august 2023
i actually really liked the first track! kind of feels cloud rap-y? second is meh
rating: 3.0 |
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Electropop, Bitpop Bedroom Pop, Indietronica, Synthpop, Emo-Pop, Chiptune quirky, male vocalist, romantic, happy, playful
august 2023
its cute and sweet and fun. i dont love his voice but its okay
rating: 3.0 |
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Psytrance, Psybient
august 2023
i actually liked the psybient tracks. its good, probably better if you actually use this stuff to meditate and chill out or something
rating: 3.0 |
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Goa Trance, Psytrance heavy, repetitive, sampling, psychedelic, space
august 2023
not too bad
rating: 3.0 |
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Goa Trance Acid Trance instrumental, hypnotic, surreal, sampling, rhythmic
august 2023
more in line with what id say could be “x-perimental goa”
its interesting, but there isnt much else to report on
rating: 3.0 |
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Goa Trance
august 2023
hardly experimental, and despite the artist name theres very little adrenaline here either. doesnt help that its also some of the most boring goa ive ever listened to.
rating: 2.0 |
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Goa Trance repetitive, sampling, nocturnal, dark, party
august 2023
its good, but they dont perfect their sound until radio, at least from what ive heard
rating: 3.0 |
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Psytrance, Full-On Psytrance energetic
august 2023
not nearly as good as their debut. still a competent goa release though
rating: 3.0 |
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Psytrance Goa Trance
august 2023
good energy but i found myself getting bored of most songs as they went on
rating: 3.0 |
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Goa Trance Psytrance
august 2023
ep?
does nothing for me
rating: 2.5 |
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Electropop, Bitpop Chiptune, Emo-Pop, Bitpop, Power Pop love, happy, romantic, male vocalist, melodic
august 2023
sweet like candy! super cute honest emotional bitpop stuff. really fun
i hate all the hyperpop comparisons. maybe ill elaborate more on that later
rating: 3.5 |
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Ecstacy (2021) [Single]Hyperpop, Electropop Electropop, Krushclub, HexD, Witch House disturbing, love, sexual, melodic, energetic
august 2023
unfortunately, i dont think we’ll ever escape the slowed/sped up trend.
rating: 2.5 |
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Electropop, Bubblegum Bass Big Room Trance love, male vocalist, party, sentimental, energetic
august 2023
its good, but its way too short!
rating: 3.0 |
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Screamo Post-Rock, Emoviolence depressive, passionate, raw, lonely, chaotic
august 2023
i think it was about time this got a relisten. i dont know how much i support the idea that its the greatest or one of the greatest skrams records ever, but its certainly a very good one. did anyone else hear the metal ass growls on one of the last tracks?
apparently the lyric sheet that came with the cassette reissue also includes “meanings” of the lyrics, which i thought was silly
rating: 3.5 |
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Peter Sotos - Proxy
august 2023
i read an interesting comment someone made that summed up sotos’ writing as a “game” he was playing with his audience: its never specified whose perspective any of the writing is from, so its up to you to ‘guess’. i think pretty obviously theres a good amount of this told from his own personal perspective, but i think i really started to catch onto his game about halfway into Tool. i think its actually really cool how he plays with perspective in the more narrative chapters/sections, and thats also when i find his writing to be the strongest. the rambling is fine but it can get tedious in my opinion.
tick: 4 lazy: 3 index: 4 tool: 4 special: 3
rating: 4 |
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Peter Sotos - Special
august 2023
kind of a weaker note to end on. there are some compelling chapters but this is mostly a retreading of pretty much everything else from the rest of this collection.
rating: 3 |
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Post-Hardcore, Experimental Rock, Art Punk Jazz-Rock, Post-Punk, Noise Rock, Art Punk, Hardcore Punk, Surf Punk, Progressive Rock dark, surreal, male vocalist, angry, eclectic
august 2023
kind of gets off to a rough start but a few tracks in and its the expected funky hardcore weirdness you would expect from post-debut no trend. space disco was awesome
rating: 3.5 |
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Psytrance, Goa Trance Goa Trance
august 2023
what the hell was goa gil smoking when he put this together dude these are some of the worst transitions ive ever heard 😭
really amazing track selection tho
rating: 3.5 |
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Hi-Tech Psytrance Dark Psytrance rhythmic, sampling, psychedelic, science fiction, energetic
august 2023
more high energy stuff, this one i liked just a bit more, though it falls off a bit in the second half (and does random weird sample bits i didnt like)
rating: 3.0 |
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Hi-Tech Psytrance, Full-On Psytrance energetic, psychedelic
august 2023
high energy stuff, but its not super memorable.
rating: 3.0 |
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Goa Trance repetitive, party, energetic, rhythmic, psychedelic
august 2023
its time to pay the price for my curiosity. i saved like way too many goa albums back when i had my goa kick, and it would be cheating to just skip all of them, right? this will sort of be like the steam train but for goa trance
great tracks on this one. so weird how spotify lists AP as artists on each track lol
rating: 3.5 |
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Post-Hardcore, Mall Screamo Emo-Pop, Melodic Metalcore, Screamo passionate, energetic, male vocalist, breakup, concept album
august 2023
takes everything they did on the ep and literally brings it to the next level. a lot more additional vocals, another guitar, eclectic instrumentation, quicker to-the-point songs that dont sacrifice writing or catchiness, and they brought back and redid the best two tracks from the ep. the bonus material was amazing too!
rating: 4.0 |
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Industrial Rock, Industrial Post-Punk, Experimental Rock, Dark Cabaret, Psychobilly manic, energetic, mechanical, misanthropic, humorous
august 2023
there is a good amount of fun and dancey songs, and also a good amount of unremarkable whatever songs.
rating: 3.0 for clothes hoist and the surf song |
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Djent, Avant-Garde Metal, Progressive Metal Jazz Fusion, Brutal Prog, Free Improvisation, Spoken Word chaotic, technical, complex, heavy, manic
august 2023
goes crazy and never stops evolving. doesnt ever get boring, which is impressive given the fact that its pretty much a 40min djent solo fest. tapers off at the end i think but thats okay. lots of great drumming on here too
rating: 4.0 |
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Novelty, Progressive Rock, Comedy Rock Surf Rock, Reggae Rock, Progressive Metal medley, eclectic, internet
august 2023
randomly remembered i bought this when i was a kid and its still on my phone. thank goodness i did, the quality on here is amazing (those drums sound so good). aged pretty well i think.
rating: 3.5 |
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滅滅滅 (2023) [EP]Pop, J-Pop Electropop, Digital Hardcore female vocalist, quirky, melodic, bittersweet, vocal group
august 2023
a stellar send off. very accessible sounding i think
rating: 3.5 |
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Death Industrial Dark Ambient sampling, dark, chaotic, noisy, sexual
august 2023
i dont really like his melodic synth stuff but the harsh sections are pretty damn great
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal Brutal Death Metal technical, aggressive, heavy, hateful, death
august 2023
not as good as I, but still not bad
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal Brutal Death Metal aggressive, heavy, misanthropic, technical, dark
august 2023
actually not too bad
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal Brutal Death Metal heavy, aggressive, chaotic, technical, dark
august 2023
literally just bland tech death with stupid little jazz sections
rating: 2.5 |
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Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal Avant-Garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal technical, heavy, death, dissonant, chaotic
august 2023
honestly, i dont love lord worm here. hes interesting and his unique vocal delivery makes this a bit less boring but idk just gets a bit grating for me sometimes.
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal technical, heavy, aggressive, misanthropic, male vocalist
august 2023
i actually really enjoy the more traditional death metal vocals on this. good instrumentation too
rating: 3.5 |
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Peter Sotos - Tool
august 2023
hands down the best section of Proxy. i really love Sotos’ more creative narratives here, and in general he’s a bit more versatile with the topics. for some reason, chapter 5 was really really sickening. its not really like its any new ground he’s covering but i think he goes into just enough detail to really push the envelope further than he ever had up to that point.
rating: 4 |
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Sludge Metal, Drone, Avant-Garde Metal Avant-Garde Metal, Dark Ambient, Noise, Space Rock atmospheric, dense, heavy, male vocalist, noisy
august 2023
gasp steals the show, its no contest. foh sounds like they have no idea how to make this kind of music. good drums doe
rating: 3.0 |
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Hardcore [EDM] Speedcore, Breakcore, Uptempo Hardcore
august 2023
a handful of decent tracks and not too long length means its an alright release for me. pressterror was the best tho
rating: 3.0 |
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Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B, Electropop female vocalist, melodic, rhythmic, bittersweet, anthemic
august 2023
its not the worst thing ever. her lyrics and songwriting suffer from all the corporate shortcuts and whatnot she probably has to deal with. first few songs were nice
rating: 2.5 |
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Electronic Hardcore [EDM], Experimental
august 2023
had no idea what this was going into it, still dont really now that im out of it, but there were some really dope tracks. creative remixes too
rating: 3.0 |
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IDM Drum and Bass, Drill and Bass sampling, playful, noisy, warm
august 2023
competent but a bit tedious idm. good chops every now and again
rating: 3.0 |
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Experimental, Radio Drama Minimal Synth, Horror Synth, Spoken Word, Toypop surreal, avant-garde, quirky, playful, humorous
august 2023
its silly and fun. will definitely put a smile on your face
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Harsh Noise noisy, psychedelic, atmospheric, chaotic, hypnotic
august 2023
more 90s awesomegasmness. i wasnt even totally sold until that beautiful last track!
rating: 3.5 |
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Peter Sotos - Index
august 2023
the first chaptered section of proxy. it makes digesting it a bit easier. i enjoyed this about as much as tick, though i think tick’s structure i liked more.
rating: 4 |
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Contemporary R&B, K-Pop, Dance-Pop Afrobeats, Cabo-Zouk, Pop Rap, Jersey Club female vocalist, tropical, breakup, boastful, warm
august 2023
i appreciate the creativity
rating: 2.5 |
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Pop, K-Pop Contemporary R&B, Pop Rap, Electropop, Synthpop female vocalist, eclectic, melodic
august 2023
its well put together but none of it stuck for me. glad theyre back tho
rating: 2.5 |
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TGIF (2023) [Single]Future House, Pop Rap, Dance-Pop Hip House, Pop, Slap House, Bass House, K-Pop female vocalist, rhythmic, rebellious
august 2023
why is it so thin?
rating: 2.0 |
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Pop Rap, Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B, Deep House, Funktronica female vocalist, party, energetic
august 2023
meh
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
august 2023
my first time hearing one of his more longform releases, and it was super super interesting. a lot of great movements, and really well paced slow dynamics. the last 10 minutes were ❤️❤️
rating: 3.5 |
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Pop Rap, Hyperpop Contemporary R&B, House
august 2023
some fat ass misses but enough great tracks to make up for it. not sure how “hyper” this is besides the vocals but i still really liked it!
rating: 3.5 |
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Drone Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient
august 2023
really interesting performances from everyone! well except vomir, its a good vomir track though. the vocals on track 1 were weird
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
august 2023
vomir >>>>>>>> lc
lc was very dynamic too
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
august 2023
its fine
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
august 2023
very nice and thick… 1>2
rating: 3.5 |
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Post-Hardcore, Mall Screamo, Emo-Pop Melodic Metalcore, Screamo passionate, breakup, aggressive, melodic, technical
august 2023
really great songwriting, catchy as crap and stunning vocals. my only complaint is how thing and flat it feels, but its only their debut ep, so…
and why did they kill this cover 😭
rating: 3.5 |
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august 2023
amazing, iconic, totally epic ending to the series. no punches pulled, they wrap it all up so neatly and satisfyingly. after the war is over, it kind dragged just cuz its gotta tie up other shit, but it makes up for it with a pretty emotional final few scenes.
rating: 4.0 |
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august 2023
i liked it less than the first one, mostly because it felt way longer and spent less time with frodo (whose journey i found more interesting than any other sideplot).
rating: 3.0 |
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august 2023
girlfriend and i finally decided to sit down and watch the entire trilogy in one go
probably nothing i can say about this series that hasnt already been said. its big and epic. kind of hard to hate on. ill keep these entries kind of short
surprisingly, theres a tiny bit of pacing issues here and there, but i suppose the extended cuts fix these (we decided not to watch those).
rating: 3.5 |
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august 2023
really awesome seeing all of the unbreakable characters back in this. pretty interesting premise as well, i really really like that this is a superhero movie but shyamalan keeps it like, kind of realistic? theres no massive city wide stakes here or anything outrageous. glass even mentions that spoiler: click to read. the ending was sad and frustrating, but i still enjoyed it.
at times its messy, but honestly looking back its a good enough movie to 3.5
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise complex, dissonant, dense, instrumental, noisy
august 2023
harsh and super satisfying swirls and blips, much like a lot of his 96/97 works. as nightwrath said, its a shame this was overshadowed by some of his other albums from this period (oersted, spiral honey, hybrid noisebloom), when id say its honestly on par or better with/than most of them. stellar first track too!
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise Harsh Noise, Power Electronics dark, sombre, instrumental, dense, mechanical
august 2023
very cool explorative noise, a lot of super weird acousmatic stuff (of course mixed in with some killer harsher sections), i really enjoyed this.
rating: 3.5 |
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OzigiriとsHimaU共犯 (2021) [EP]Digital Hardcore, Cybergrind Speedcore, Breakcore, Brostep
august 2023
its exactly what you think it is
rating: 2.5 |
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Electropop, Electro House, Hyperpop Fidget House, Bubblegum Bass, Dance-Pop, Electroclash energetic, eclectic, androgynous vocals, party, anthemic
august 2023
coup is probably the only song in this entire emo/scene revival wave that actually feels like a scene song.
aside from that its all very well put together and produced, even if i didnt care for a lot of it.
rating: 3.0 |
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Breakcore, Drill and Bass Chiptune quirky, sampling, complex, playful, aggressive
august 2023
just wonderful. beautiful little chiptunes, exemplary breaks and chops, technically impressive and imaginative.
always inspires me to make more music
rating: 4.0 |
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Mathcore LGBTQ, chaotic, dissonant, manic, aggressive
august 2023
its good mathcore. its not at all memorable but it doesnt get boring ever
rating: 3.0 |
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august 2023
its alright. the first half is really good, but as it tries to build tension and come to some great climax it just gets more and more chaotic and less impactful. the ending is so lame, the whole spoiler: click to read
the camerawork is amazing in this, and really great nod to unbreakable in the very beginning car scene!
rating: 3.0 |
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MIRY (2023) [EP]Cloud Rap, Ambient Plugg, Plugg Ambient, Experimental Hip Hop ethereal, lethargic, atmospheric, drugs, sparse
august 2023
its whatever. joeyy sounds like yeat sometimes
rating: 2.5 |
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Prurient / Genocide OrganDeath Industrial Power Electronics noisy, war, repetitive, sampling, dark
august 2023
actually really good for death industrial standards. rocktime fans may know im not really a big DI guy but this was surprisingly way better than i expected. very good textures.
rating: 3.5 |
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Drone Metal, Drone Noise, Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal heavy, noisy, raw, repetitive, ominous
august 2023
really great first two third but the ending dragged way too long with not much to keep me hooked
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Rock, Avant-Garde Metal, Pigfuck Post-Hardcore, Sludge Metal, Experimental Rock sexual, misanthropic, dark, dissonant, noisy
august 2023
more non-memorable stuff from them, i guess its more metal influenced now? i wanted to like this more because i love the cover.
bonus points to whoever knows what movie features a poster of this in it!
rating: 3.0 |
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Mathcore Avant-Garde Metal, Brutal Prog, Math Rock technical, aggressive, heavy, chaotic, male vocalist
august 2023
pretty damn insane
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise Rock, Pigfuck Post-Hardcore, Sludge Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Alternative Metal disturbing, misanthropic, noisy, dissonant, aggressive
august 2023
its alright. my biggest problem with these guys is that they don’t do anything memorable, even if it is cool
rating: 3.0 |
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Experimental Rock, Post-Punk, Funk Rock, Art Punk Art Rock, Funk, Jazz-Rock, Ska, Ska Punk, Avant-Prog concept album, humorous, urban, energetic, nihilistic
august 2023
so glad i finally listened to this. was always afraid to venture out past their first album because of what id heard about theyre style afterwards but its honestly all so well written and put together its still so enjoyable. really funny, really funky, surprisingly catchy, and very fully realized. last track is insane
rating: 4.0 |
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Experimental Rock, Experimental, Sound Collage Spoken Word, Electronic, Modern Classical, Sound Poetry, Noise Rock, Avant-Prog, Zolo, Avant-Garde Jazz, Minimal Wave, Musical Parody surreal, humorous, eclectic
august 2023
lol, crazy lineup and its pretty fun. i dont love this kind of stuff but this felt a bit impressive at least
rating: 3.0 |
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Neofolk Drone, Poetry, Lullabies poetic, sombre, apocalyptic, melancholic, mysterious
august 2023
i just wish he had a different voice man. the instrumentals are so heavenly, and i really liked nick cave’s tracks
rating: 3.0 |
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Pop Rap, Trap Cloud Rap, Plugg, Scam Rap boastful, hedonistic, crime, love, male vocalist
august 2023
its competent but i dont really care at all for his style on this
rating: 2.5 |
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Neo-Psychedelia, Electronic, Experimental Noise, Electronic, Electroacoustic, Nature Recordings, Experimental Rock, Space Rock Revival psychedelic, noisy, chaotic, surreal, nature
august 2023
interesting, even if at times it drags on.
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics, Harsh Noise heavy, repetitive, nocturnal, aggressive, dissonant
august 2023
each track was very good! bizarre uproar mightve been my favourite though. n12’s was creppy o.O
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
august 2023
first track sucked boring second was pretty good
rating: 3.0 |
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Noisecore female vocalist, noisy, lo-fi, sexual
august 2023
it tapers off quite a bit as it goes on. wish i liked it more
rating: 2.5 |
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Goregrind Gorenoise
august 2023
not really done all that well? pretty grating i think
rating: 2.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall Spoken Word, Sound Collage repetitive, humorous, noisy
august 2023
somehow, amazingly and to my surprise, in a format/genre where all that is required is a constant unchanging wall of distortion static, they were able to fit in about 4 or 5 slurs.
rating: 1.0 |
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Minimal Wave Post-Punk, Spoken Word androgynous vocals, deadpan, death, sexual, hypnotic
august 2023
just not really my thing
rating: 2.5 |
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Dancefloor Drum and Bass Hyperpop, Jump-Up angry, misanthropic, nonbinary vocalist, aggressive, energetic
august 2023
i didnt think id like this that much but its actually really well done. very competent and well written
rating: 3.5 |
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Atmospheric Drum and Bass female vocalist, longing
august 2023
fun! i should remix this...
rating: 3.5 |
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Peter Sotos - Lazy
august 2023
rocktime — Yesterday at 11:28 PM finished Lazy, next up is Index will — Today at 9:17 AM damn good shit lol, Proxy is fucking huge rocktime — Today at 10:11 AM huge and exhausting loll reading that kind of stuff feels like oppressive i guess cant think of a better word its draining lamo — Today at 10:18 AM is lazy worth reading i am nearly done with index im just rlly slow it is on par with tick so far though, the third part is incredible rocktime — Today at 12:15 PM there are some interesting sections, but it felt really really tedious at times i think there is maybe a 4 or 5 page stretch that is just about sucking dick lamo — Today at 12:18 PM elegant maybe i'll find selfish little next my friend has one about a school shooter(? or bomber, i dont remember) which he said was a different style, more focused less rambly, i might try that rocktime — Today at 12:19 PM oh interesting
rating: 3 |
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Electronic, Neo-Psychedelia, Experimental Noise, Glitch, Experimental Rock, Post-Industrial, Sound Collage surreal, psychedelic, noisy, quirky, avant-garde
august 2023
i mean... its definitely Electronic, Neo-Psychedelia, Experimental Noise, Glitch, Experimental Rock, Post-Industrial
rating: 2.5 |
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Progressive Metal, Metalcore Mathcore, Alternative Metal, Djent, Avant-Garde Metal chaotic, manic, complex, rhythmic, technical
august 2023
so frustrating dude, i cant be the only one that thinks these are some of the silliest stupidest lord of the ring-iest vocals ever. its such a shame because the metalcore/djent sections are so great but they are ruined by the vocals
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise, Noise chaotic, noisy, mechanical, raw, dissonant
august 2023
actually really good stuff lol. super varied and fun, especially track 2. maybe ill look for a cd sometime
rating: 3.5 |
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Rage Gangsta Rap, Trap drugs, male vocalist, repetitive, crime, violence
august 2023
rocktime — Today at 7:06 AM literally worthless they have to be some kind of experiment shave)09 — Today at 7:07 AM God put them to see how far this opium shit can go rocktime — Today at 7:07 AM literally can i just make two random dudes opium thats what god was askin himself
rating: 2.5 |
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Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Liquid Drum and Bass Downtempo, Liquid Drum and Bass ethereal, instrumental, aquatic, atmospheric, rhythmic
august 2023
the vocals on A Way of Life reminded me of animal collective, which i would have rather been listening to. sorry, its just boring...
rating: 2.5 |
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Slam Death Metal vulgar, aggressive, rhythmic, sexual, male vocalist
august 2023
am i over slam metal or is this not the most boring slam metal ive ever fucking heard
rating: 2.5 |
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Avant-Garde Metal, Mathcore, Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal Free Improvisation, Brutal Prog, Black Noise technical, raw, dark, dissonant, uncommon time signatures
august 2023
WTF?! really off the walls avant garde brutal disso black whatever adjective metal insane drumming and great instrumentation w the sax! gotta look more into these guys
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise chaotic, noisy, psychedelic, heavy, dissonant
august 2023
about what you expect. these songs are bit more longer form than ejaculation which is cool, plus that last track was really stellar
rating: 3.5 |
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DSBM, Post-Punk Gothic Metal melancholic, depressive, urban, sombre, rhythmic
august 2023
so fucking boring
sematary
rating: 2.5 |
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Death Industrial Power Noise, Drone, Power Electronics angry, noisy, scary, female vocalist, mechanical
august 2023
see previous entry
rating: 3.5 |
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Death Industrial Drone, Power Electronics noisy, ominous, dissonant, disturbing, atmospheric
august 2023
i really didnt think id like these next two from her (just judging from the covers), but this album and devour are some of her best material ever, and honestly devour might just be her best.
rating: 3.5 |
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Death Industrial Drone, Power Electronics dark, dense, existential, alienation, chaotic
august 2023
while its much of the same kind of stuff from her first album, i wouldnt say its any better.
rating: 3.0 |
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Franz Kafka - The Castle
august 2023
i completely forgot to make an entry for this! really, this should be an entry in may...!
really great stuff though. kafka in longform is really astounding; hes so vague and hypnotic but never confusing.
i read about his plans for the full length of this, how it was supposed to end, and though it sounded really interesting, im fine with what we have now. i can only imagine how long that final product would've been though.
rating: 4 |
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august 2023
rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:00 AM summa yall might disagree wit this next log. but idgaf. shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:01 AM Me? rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:01 AM we’ll see yobafromstarwars — 08/19/2023 2:01 AM Bro is talking to the voices in their head shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:01 AM Did it log yet rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:01 AM sir a second log has hit the rocktime account yobafromstarwars — 08/19/2023 2:02 AM It’s probably wreck it ralph breaks the internet shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:02 AM Why would I not like that score That’s what I would rate it rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:02 AM shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:02 AM Bro seen me praise Thag movie for months Cmon now yobafromstarwars — 08/19/2023 2:02 AM Are you being truthful and honest about that rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:02 AM do you think its 9/11 coded at all shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:02 AM Erm In what way Ig rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:03 AM i dont think it really is but i saw someone saying that shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:03 AM I fucking hate 2 rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:03 AM it takes place in a tower shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:03 AM I can see it The devil is AL QUEDA!!!!!!!! yobafromstarwars — 08/19/2023 2:03 AM Yall remember in rugrays in paris when chucky says 9/11 rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:03 AM but the thing is… i forgive you bruh shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:03 AM Bitch I’m a jump in that pussy like it’s 9/11 yobafromstarwars — 08/19/2023 2:04 AM How many cockroach legs do you think i ate out of this 40oz peanut butter jar rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:04 AM also jumper at the beginning rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:04 AM that fact is a lie shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:04 AM Your battaling demons I’m busy fighting SpiderMan rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:04 AM but if it was true probably 0.6
rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:06 AM in my version of devil its peter sotos joeyy lars von trier domd and kavan shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:06 AM 💀 Why domd yobafromstarwars — 08/19/2023 2:06 AM Nightmare blunt rotation shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:06 AM I’m dead Domd is the devil bruh rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:07 AM literally yobafromstarwars — 08/19/2023 2:07 AM Replace the dogs playing poker with that shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:07 AM If I saw domd irl I’d be scared
rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:21 AM Image shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:21 AM Hello welcome to the devil elevator Next STOP HELL BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:22 AM 💀💀💀
rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:29 AM did you know devil was supposed to be a trilogy shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:29 AM Really rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:29 AM yep shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:29 AM All elevator movies or what 💀 The elevator that turns you old rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:30 AM Devil was intended to be the first of The Night Chronicles trilogy,[10] which involved the supernatural within modern urban society. In June 2010, Shyamalan announced the second film titled 12 Strangers, later changed to Reincarnate. The film was about a jury discussing a case dealing with the supernatural. Chris Sparling was set to write the script and Daniel Stamm would direct.[11] Shyamalan also confirmed that the story for the currently untitled third installment was going to be taken from the abandoned sequel to Unbreakable.[12] As of 2020, neither film has been produced, but his unused Unbreakable sequel idea later became the basis for Split. shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:30 AM I was gonna say Split And then I read the last rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:30 AM the final connect wouldve been his cloverfield i guess shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:32 AM Knock at the cabin rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:32 AM bruh. shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:32 AM Is 911 core God affirming rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:32 AM you think so shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:32 AM Yep rocktime — 08/19/2023 2:32 AM interedting the planes too shave)09 — 08/19/2023 2:33 AM In admiration of blind faith
rating: 4.0 |
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august 2023
as unsettling and uncomfortable as some of this is (and also how truly sad it is), it barely meets the marks id like it to meet. first: im TIRED of all of the stupid filters that are put onto found footage, i have a really hard time believing that is what real tapes look like! second: someone made a very good point about how despite it all being so focused on the killer, they never really go into his motives or anything really? hes just some kind of sick boogeyman. they also hold back quite a bit on a few of the scenes.
the true crime segments were very good though.
rating: 2.5 |
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Power Electronics heavy, repetitive, nationalism, dark, death
august 2023
even though it takes a bit to get started, i thought this was a really strong collaboration (especially the second track). the muffled vocals (i think thats what i heard) were cool, and i really like how “live” this all sounds/feels.
rating: 3.5 |
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Power Electronics Death Industrial dark, disturbing, atmospheric, ominous, sampling
august 2023
thought i really didnt care for the first half, the second was pretty fun.
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics, Harsh Noise Wall lo-fi, aggressive, male vocalist, noisy
august 2023
very interesting. i liked the hnw elements
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics
august 2023
i guess the problem with starting with GR is that since everything before it was softer, theyre harder to appreciate. still pretty good though!
rating: 3.0 |
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august 2023
seeing this in 35mm was a good way to end vampire thursday.
even though we got the worst seats possible, i still had a lot of fun. kind of annoying audience, pretty much anytime anything remotely quotable or quirky happened (or if a new character got introduced) just about everyone erupted in laughter or applause. also the screen kept randomly going black i guess there was some problems with the film
i still think the saddest scene is when she has to leave her dad.
rating: 4.0 |
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august 2023
i mean… its exactly what it says it is!
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august 2023
MAJOR improvement over the first one. the animation is gorgeous! expands a lot more on the breadth of the fantasy-meets-goth-meets-sci-fi world. i really like its approach of just showing something dope and not letting you ask any questions and just making you go with it. really great pacing, a much better story, and it was actually able to pack in some emotional moments!
rating: 3.5 |
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august 2023
per request of my girlfriend, we are watching this series.
very obviously 80s anime effort. i appreciated the creative fantasy and interesting mix of that with gothic and sci-fi elements, but its weird pacing and weak plot just make it a bit tedious to sit through. not to mention the weird over-sexualization of the main girl.
rating: 2.5 |
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august 2023
worthless i guess. nothing really makes sense and its hard to care anymore. ends up treading the exact same steps that 1 was, which makes it even more boring. im glad the next one has nothing to do with these characters anymore
rating: 1.5 |
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Bass House repetitive, sampling
august 2023
not what i expected lol. awesome song too this guy has some talent w this shitわ. i found skrillex too
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Musique concrète, Power Noise instrumental, chaotic, noisy, dissonant, avant-garde
august 2023
exactly what you want: very effective stuff.
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise Electronic, IDM, Experimental, Dark Ambient noisy, chaotic
august 2023
way too long and not enough quality control. good tracks weighed down by the sheer amount of uninteresting ones. the good news is if you recognize a name here itll probably be good
rating: 2.5 |
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Trap [EDM], Bass House, Jungle Terror Electro House, Brostep, Jungle Terror rhythmic, female vocalist, party, energetic
august 2023
sounds like it looks
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise Power Noise noisy, chaotic, rhythmic, avant-garde, psychedelic
august 2023
some of his best stuff. very great textures and excellent pacing as well (which is a weird thing to compliment on a noise album).
rating: 4.0 |
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K-Pop, Pop, Contemporary R&B Electropop, Dance-Pop female vocalist, playful, melodic, happy, uplifting
august 2023
they fell off
i like the synths in bubble
rating: 2.5 |
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Peter Sotos - Tick
rocktime — 08/16/2023 2:59 PM finished peter sotos’ Tick onto the next section of Proxy lamo — 08/16/2023 3:01 PM i read that one! any highlights? i found the whole jonbenet section rlly emotional cutting between the aids infected pornstar and the news coverage of jonbenet yes started tick around a week ago but have been going tooooo slow rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:02 PM jonbenet section was great. also really enjoyed a lot of the beginning personally i found the entire Matthew Shepherd section got kind of tedious as it went on, but it was interesting still lamo — 08/16/2023 3:04 PM i thought that part did drag but i hadnt heard the story rlly so i did find it interesting i dont remember a lot of the start to be honest i just remember it was focused on porn shop gloryholes but ,,,, most of it focused on pornshop gloryholes so idk rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:06 PM yeah lamo — 08/16/2023 3:06 PM i will read more by him though, tick is good so far its a lot more straightforward than having 2 things happening at the same time that arent related rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:06 PM i just liked a lot of his descriptions and specific wordings rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:07 PM i didnt even really catch onto the structure until like 3/4ths through. he paints quite an interesting collage of fiction/real prose with lots of true crime stuff. it feels a lot like a really abstract self interview to me maybe not 3/4ths but a bit into it lol lamo — 08/16/2023 3:08 PM i think i got it because i was recommended it by a friend who had read it already who collects his books (he wouldnt lend me it because i damage everything so i had to settle for a pdf) but i am very firmly believing after reading it that he isnt playing a character in it at all idk why people say he is good at getting into the head of the people he writes about, just sounds like all him (honest) rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:09 PM i only got into it through tay lol who didnt say much other than its disturbing so i was a bit confused rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:09 PM i know lol he literally has his criminal sentence for cp possession in tick 😭 lamo — 08/16/2023 3:10 PM yeah i know and he mentions it several times and he writes about interest in bestiality as well in length like does in the apocalypse culture interview silly! rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:11 PM lol lamo — 08/16/2023 3:11 PM did they send all the links i sent them? rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:11 PM what dod you think about the trevor brown interview lamo — 08/16/2023 3:11 PM i got a bunch of the pdfs and sent them : )) rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:11 PM yes but tool and special were broken so i found a full proxy pdf elsewhere lamo — 08/16/2023 3:11 PM the one in that mag i cant remember the name of?? ? ?? i cant remember the name OH theres one in tick yes ok rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:11 PM tes yes lamo — 08/16/2023 3:12 PM it was insincere, my friend collects shit, theres a mag with a full interview, he says age of consent should be lowered to i think 14? rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:12 PM yes ive read that 💀 lamo — 08/16/2023 3:13 PM and i think he has a collection of diaries that was more particular about fetish stuff rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:13 PM i think he said he wouldnt mind marrying a 14 year old, but theyre too immature lamo — 08/16/2023 3:13 PM i will hound him for it in the future because i dont remember the name lamo — 08/16/2023 3:13 PM considerate rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:13 PM 🪦💀 lamo — 08/16/2023 3:13 PM trevor brown is strange idk how hes had such a sucessful career rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:13 PM he still does lots of exhibits these days i think he did one or two this year also i cant find any images of him which is strange since hes still so active lamo — 08/16/2023 3:14 PM i think i have seen one of him in front of a picture by him on instagram or twitter i dont remember but i get shit i dreampt confused with reality sometimes so i will check rocktime — 08/16/2023 3:15 PM the visions
rating: 4 |
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Merzbow + Xiu XiuNoise, Drone Harsh Noise, Death Industrial noisy, hypnotic, atonal, dense, avant-garde
august 2023
honestly? overhated. with names like these it wouldnt ever meet anyones expectations, but its still good for what it is.
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Harsh Noise, Sound Collage, Industrial Hardcore, Plunderphonics noisy, sampling, rhythmic, instrumental, dense
august 2023
loopsbow is hands down my least favourite version of masami’s output. i just dont care about this kind of stuff
rating: 2.5 |
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PDA (2013)Synthpop, Hypnagogic Pop Jangle Pop, New Wave, Post-Punk melodic, mellow, lethargic, lo-fi, psychedelic
august 2023
just not my thing.
rating: 2.5 |
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Neo-Psychedelia, Experimental Noise, Tribal Ambient, Psychedelic Folk, Free Folk, Electroacoustic, Freak Folk, Drone psychedelic, tribal, noisy, avant-garde, manic
august 2023
leans more into folk stuff coming off of hollindagain, and is a bit more ambient and relaxed. very well done
rating: 3.5 |
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Powerviolence Beatdown Hardcore violence, hateful, angry, aggressive, male vocalist
august 2023
im just over this kind of music i think
rating: 2.5 |
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Groupe de recherches musicales de l'O.R.T.F. / Iannis XenakisElectroacoustic, Stochastic Music, Tape Music, Acousmatic Music Musique concrète, Drone, Acousmatic Music avant-garde, dense, instrumental, atmospheric, noisy
august 2023
very good sounds… masterful exploration
rating: 3.5 |
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Cloud Rap, Drill Wave, Chicago Drill ethereal, atmospheric, dense, cold, hypnotic
august 2023
on ice on ice on ice on ice on ice on ice on ice
rating: 4.0 |
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Neo-Psychedelia, Experimental, Noise Electroacoustic, Free Folk, Experimental Rock, Drone, Noise, Freak Folk, Ambient Pop, Post-Rock avant-garde, chaotic, tribal, manic, noisy
august 2023
cant believe i held off on listening to this for so long man. really amazing tracks here, im shocked this is a live album! love the energy and the amazing use of ea elements and freak folk elements together.
also he is 100% saying the n word on this
rating: 4.0 |
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Noise Drone repetitive, noisy, mechanical
august 2023
even though all 3 tracks do something pretty different they are all quite strong. especially the last one
rating: 3.5 |
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Post-Punk, Blackgaze Shoegaze, Post-Punk Revival atmospheric, female vocalist, urban, depressive, male vocalist
august 2023
respectable attempt to find the halfway point between post punk and blackgaze with hardly any worthwhile results.
rating: 2.5 |
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Bop Chicago Drill, Cloud Rap energetic, dense, triumphant, male vocalist, drugs
august 2023
seepy carries too fuckin hard i.e. no one else delivers on this
rating: 2.5 |
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Emo Rap, Cloud Rap Trap death, drugs, longing, love, melancholic
august 2023
my only real gripe is how repetitive some of these songs are, it almost ruins them. but peep sounds great here, and the beats are pretty great too
rating: 3.0 |
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Nu Style Gabber, Uptempo Hardcore Rawstyle repetitive, energetic, anthemic, raw, uplifting
august 2023
funny ass cover
every track p much the same
rating: 2.5 |
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Singer-Songwriter, Indie Folk melancholic, acoustic, drugs, lonely, lo-fi
august 2023
its alright, better than roman candle but not nearly as good as anything else hes done
rating: 3.0 |
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J-Pop, Pop Easy Listening, Jingles, Bossa nova female vocalist, happy, jingle, playful, melodic
august 2023
fun! they should bring this back, id probably buy dominos more
rating: 3.0 |
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DSBM
august 2023
meh boring also weirdly sloppy
rating: 2.5 |
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august 2023
really excels at what it sets out to do and with hardly any budget too! super interesting and stays true to its cubes by just focusing on them. really great performances too, great character writing. also the inclusion of (sort of intermediate) math was really fun!
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Drone, Field Recordings, Electroacoustic raw, instrumental, ominous, noisy, aggressive
august 2023
its nice noise. the second to last track and live track are highlights
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise, EAI Reductionism sparse, noisy, improvisation, suspenseful, mysterious
august 2023
sparse (sparse) ea noise. almost starts getting annoying and irritating.
rating: 2.5 |
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Cloud Rap, Experimental Hip Hop Hypnagogic Pop, Trap, Vaportrap, Abstract Hip Hop, Alternative R&B, Emo Rap psychedelic, drugs, lo-fi, hypnotic, surreal
august 2023
some really forward thinking instrumentals and great lyrics
rating: 3.5 |
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Revenge (2017) [Mixtape]Trap, Trap Metal Alternative R&B, Cloud Rap, Industrial Hip Hop, Trap Metal, Hardcore Hip Hop, Emo Rap, Slacker Rock, Post-Hardcore, Slowcore eclectic, melancholic, aggressive, vulgar, male vocalist
august 2023
as jarring as it is to have songs like Look at Me and Looking for a Star on the same album, everything here is actually pretty competent and good. ill check out some more from him later
rating: 3.0 |
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Plugg, Cloud Rap Trap, Rage humorous, playful, chaotic, quirky, deadpan
august 2023
creative and wild endeavour, points for that, but if im being honest im not gonna be comin back to this ever again.
rating: 3.0 |
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Rage Pop Rap party, male vocalist, drugs, psychedelic, playful
august 2023
its actually pretty good, and maybe even better than X, but its really the instrumentals that carry the project here.
rating: 3.0 |
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PluggnB, Pop Rap Cloud Rap melodic, mellow, drugs, male vocalist, peaceful
august 2023
its fine. more emotional than i expected
rating: 3.0 |
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Trap Rage, Chicago Drill, Pop Rap violence, rhythmic, boastful, energetic, drugs
august 2023
you know what ill be the first one to say it: its not bad. its actually really consistent and he chose some good features, even if its bloated every track is around the same energy/quality so it never really had the chance? to drag. sad the keef songs arent on spotify rn, theyre the best tracks!
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient, Electronic, Film Soundtrack Cloud Rap, Ambient Plugg, Choral peaceful, atmospheric, aquatic, male vocalist, ethereal
august 2023
i respect the efforts, but it just feels like shed trash island. not enough meat to hook me in
rating: 2.5 |
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Deathcore Djent heavy, male vocalist, aggressive, anti-religious, dense
august 2023
a good step up since it leans more into their djent-ier stuff
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Djent, Symphonic Metal heavy, male vocalist, aggressive, manic, anti-religious
august 2023
👎
uninspired and borders on grating (especially the vocal performances)
rating: 2.5 |
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Trap, Drill Sample Drill, Chicago Drill, Bop, Experimental Hip Hop male vocalist
august 2023
its fun!
rating: 3.0 |
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Singer-Songwriter, Indie Pop Chamber Pop, Indie Rock, Indie Folk melancholic, melodic, bittersweet, male vocalist, poetic
august 2023
very nice, some really stunning arrangements here. not as good as either/or, but a step above the earlier stuff that came before it
rating: 3.5 |
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Trap [EDM], Electropop Future Bass, Hybrid Trap female vocalist, party, energetic, dissonant, melodic
august 2023
at the time of listening i was thinking that despite it being pretty boring its got some redeeming production…
…but after sitting on it for a day or so this this is a piece of crap garbage. not to mention the awful awful lyrics
rating: 2.0 |
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Funeral Doom Metal lo-fi, funereal, sombre, melancholic, male vocalist
august 2023
fell asleep trying to write this entry
rating: 2.5 |
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Funeral Doom Metal Death Doom Metal aquatic, heavy, atmospheric, epic, male vocalist
august 2023
now this. is FUNERAL DOOM!
what i love the most about this is how much personality it has. manages to be funeral as fuck and also headbanging as hell! super super super good stuff, im excited to check out the rest of these guys discography
rating: 4.0 |
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Funeral Doom Metal Gothic Metal, Ethereal Wave melancholic, sombre, ethereal, funereal, death
august 2023
just didnt do anything for me. ill admit theres some nice writing here but i was just bored the entire time really
rating: 2.5 |
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Grindcore Screamo, Blackened Crust, Sludge Metal, Post-Metal female vocalist, heavy, aggressive, chaotic, passionate
august 2023
more boring. no clue how these guys popped off
rating: 2.5 |
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Jerome's Dream / The Book of Dead NamesEmoviolence, Screamo Noisecore lo-fi, aggressive, chaotic, misanthropic, raw
august 2023
you know what ill say it… this might be better than the orchid split
rating: 3.5 |
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Screamo, Emoviolence Sass manic, abstract, energetic, chaotic, raw
august 2023
probably the most unremarkable jd split
rating: 3.0 |
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2006/2009 (2009) [Compilation]Screamo, Post-Hardcore passionate, male vocalist, energetic, raw, aggressive
august 2023
vocals remind me a lot of coty of caterpillar. solid stuff, but first ep’s half is better
rating: 3.5 |
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august 2023
other than a really rough intro section this is pretty good. real fun and scratches a good sci fi itch for me. the aliens comparison is obvious, but i think this might be scarier!
rating: 3.5 |
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august 2023
its about what you expect, but i liked how true to form they stayed for it. no stupid backstories and cuts, just the circle game. sort of a nihilistic ending
rating: 2.5 |
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august 2023
even though it holds back a bit i actually liked it. visually very strong, and a pretty interesting story i think. its kind of predictable, but its good enough to make up for that. id be sad if this was our only spiral ever
rating: 3.0 |
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august 2023
you know what i thought it was fun and i liked the twist! hang me!
rating: 3.0 |
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august 2023
and now its time to finish what we started.
you can tell how dedicated they were to making a good saw movie by the title.
colossal train wreck, really fucking silly and they didnt even try to make it look like any of the other films. replaying the same beats we’ve seen since saw 3, and all the new characters suck. there were some kinda cool traps tho.
rating: 1.5 |
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Emoviolence, Screamo Noisecore, Sass suicide, lo-fi, sampling, dark, death
august 2023
essential screamo on both sides, that cover reminds me of 30 seconds to mars lol
rating: 3.5 |
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Post-Hardcore, Sass Noise Rock, Mathcore, Sass anxious, noisy, male vocalist, dissonant, chaotic
august 2023
WAY more posthardcore than safety, and what the hell is with the vocals? im kidding. i know, do you? ill let you find out if you care.
not as amazing as safety, obviously, but a solid record nonetheless.
rating: 3.0 |
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Jerome's Dream / JulyEmo, Post-Rock Slowcore, Noise Rock, Emoviolence, Midwest Emo, Post-Rock male vocalist, melancholic, sad, lo-fi, aggressive
august 2023
weird anomaly: july never made anything else besides their one track here, and its soft midwest emo is juxtaposed against a rather violent first track from JD. they just dont make emo music like this anymore huh
rating: 3.5 |
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Emoviolence Mathcore, Radio Broadcast Recordings chaotic, aggressive, anxious, noisy, depressive
august 2023
sorry i held off on these guys for so long, something about his voice pissed me off a lot when i was just getting into this stuff and i just held a grudge against them for so long.
really its great. pretty interesting songwriting for this kind of music and super unique blend of posthardcore/math-y writing.
rating: 3.5 |
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Funeral Doom Metal male vocalist, death, depressive, funereal, heavy
august 2023
competent funeral doom
rating: 3.0 |
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Dissonant Death Metal, Technical Death Metal Black Metal, Avant-Garde Metal dissonant, dense, avant-garde, chaotic, cryptic
august 2023
like any portal album its a lot of impenetrable sort of black/death/avant metal that is just awesome and sinister as fuck. not sure if i want to listen to the accompanying noise album, maybe i will indulge sometime later this year, idk.
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise Drone, Ambient cold, depressive, dense, noisy, sombre
august 2023
really stellar beeps noises textures in here
rating: 3.5 |
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Ambient, Drone Noise, Ambient Noise Wall atmospheric, instrumental, ethereal, melancholic, noisy
august 2023
so bored of this Relaxing Wall of SOund Drone NOISE MUSIC shit. i get why people go nuts over it but it just isnt my damn thing man
rating: 2.5 |
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Cloud Rap, Emo Rap PluggnB, Alternative R&B
august 2023
see previous entry
rating: 2.5 |
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august 2023
meh
rating: 2.5 |
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Death Metal Technical Death Metal, Death Doom Metal, Dissonant Death Metal heavy, technical, male vocalist, surreal, dense
august 2023
more of the same, but still really good and fresh. the most 3.5/5 band ever probably
rating: 3.5 |
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Black Metal lo-fi, raw, repetitive, cold, atmospheric
august 2023
it was great imo. intense mindless bm with great aesthetics. good filter material
rating: 3.5 |
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Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal Mathcore, Dissonant Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal manic, heavy, chaotic, dissonant, dense
august 2023
wow! super exciting stuff. really heavy and some great songwriting here too
rating: 3.5 |
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Brostep Complextro, Drumstep, Glitch Hop [EDM] party, energetic, male vocalist
august 2023
meh. didnt age that well. they have better tracks than any of the ones on here.
rating: 2.5 |
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Shoegaze, Noise Pop Dream Pop melancholic, bittersweet, romantic, love, ethereal
august 2023
BOOOOOORIIIIIIINNG
rating: 2.5 |
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Zs (2003)Brutal Prog, Experimental Rock Free Improvisation, Ambient, Math Rock technical, energetic, dissonant, chaotic, dense
august 2023
honestly super fucking janky and weird. really fun though, i cant imagine how hard it must be to nail some of these songs in one take. not gonna dive into the rest of their stuff tbh, im satisfied with this
rating: 3.5 |
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Footwork Jungle, Jungle Breakcore, IDM, Hardcore Breaks, Juke atmospheric, rhythmic, sampling, cryptic, surreal
august 2023
if you like the genres, youll like this. some good chops here and there save this from being totally mediocre run of the mill
rating: 3.0 |
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K-Pop, Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Electropop Trap [EDM], Contemporary R&B, Alternative R&B female vocalist, rhythmic, energetic, sensual, nocturnal
august 2023
eh pretty boring. not really any highlights here. its not incompetent but it just didnt land anywhere for me
rating: 2.5 |
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K-Pop, Dance-Pop, Electropop Contemporary R&B, Synth Funk, Pop Rap, Go-Go, New Jack Swing, Freestyle, Twerk quirky, playful, happy, uplifting, female vocalist
august 2023
its fun. i just wish more stuff sounded like Day 1.
makes working in the freezer easier
rating: 3.0 |
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Slowcore, Slacker Rock Ambient, Folktronica male vocalist, bittersweet, melancholic, mellow, sad
august 2023
boooooriiiiing
rating: 2.5 |
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Hardcore [EDM] Drill and Bass, Hard Trance, Happy Hardcore quirky, rhythmic, repetitive, complex, playful
august 2023
not that i ever really talk to anyone about gupi, but i cant be the only one that really really likes this new direction hes in. i was worried for a little that it might have been sort of a phase and he'd eventually lull back into his hyperpop shenanigans but hes still going super duper strong on these super quirky breakneck IDM/hardcore tracks. really solid stuff here, im hoping the next full length is along these lines.
rating: 3.5 |
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Digicore, Trap Plugg, Cloud Rap, Pop Rap surreal, sampling, playful, chaotic, noisy
august 2023
abysmal. nothing that makes either of these guys great is on this
rating: 2.0 |
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Sludge Metal, Drone Metal Post-Metal, Djent, Metalcore heavy, dark, aggressive, raw, angry
august 2023
at first you might want to compare it to something like BSW's "Metallica", which is fair, but honestly i would say that that track is way ahead of this one in terms of complexity and songwriting. not that that makes this track bad, its just not on Metallica's level. still, quite cathartic and dark, there isnt much evolution but it doesnt overwelcome its stay so its fine.
rating: 3.5 |
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Death Metal Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal uncommon time signatures, surreal, heavy, energetic, technical
august 2023
creative and all over the place. someone said these guys were some of the first to meld death metal with psychedelic elements? i believe it.
rating: 3.5 |
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august 2023
probably the most realized and accomplished saw. doesnt hold back at all, the insurance guy's entire test is both gruesome and feels truly difficult, for everyone involved. visually, this also looks really really good. some amazing creative traps as well, and a great ending.
rating: 3.5 |
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Bloodz Boi, claire rousay & more eazeAmbient Pop Field Recordings, Psychedelic Folk, Electroacoustic, Hypnagogic Pop spiritual, psychedelic, soft, atmospheric, poetic
august 2023
damn i mean its awesome. EAI influenced production, theres lots nuance and subtlety here, its almost so hard to notice under the really really warm vocals from bloodz boi. probably my only complaint is whenever more eaze steps up to the mic (like in the first track).
rating: 3.5 |
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Pop, K-Pop, Contemporary R&B Alt-Pop, Contemporary R&B, Pop Rap female vocalist, playful, anthemic, rhythmic, melodic
august 2023
enjoyed second track, and bits of every other track. seems they are at their best when they work together as a team
rating: 3.0 |
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Experimental Hip Hop, Pop Rap Cloud Rap, Emo Rap, Plugg, Trap surreal, playful, male vocalist, quirky, melodic
august 2023
as awful as the cover is... this is just lit man. tek knows how to pproduce and spit. second half is a lot better than the first imo
rating: 3.5 |
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Screamo, Bedroom Pop, Indie Rock Experimental, Noise Pop noisy, lo-fi, androgynous vocals, raw, female vocalist
august 2023
honestly? i liked it. its fun, its boundary pushing and also filtering. ill take this over Your Arms Are My Cocoon NIGHTCORE any day
rating: 3.0 |
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Screamo, Midwest Emo Math Rock, Post-Rock male vocalist, depressive, minimalistic, death, aggressive
august 2023
they cant miss can they really good songwriting here, might top fatima tbh
rating: 3.5 |
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Neurofunk Jump-Up, Halftime, Neurohop, Synthwave heavy, futuristic, instrumental, rhythmic, energetic
august 2023
nope! this was surprisingly really strong. great production, each track bangs. its nice to see that some of my fav monstercat artists are still doing stuff i can enjoy these days
rating: 3.5 |
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K-Pop, Pop, Dance Dance-Pop, Nu-Disco, Electropop, Contemporary R&B, Future Bass, Synthpop, Hip House female vocalist, love, passionate, party, playful
august 2023
theyll probably never top Cupid. real boring stuff
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2 (2023)Electropop, Electroclash Witch House, Digicore, Electro House, Wave, Hyperpop, Emo Rap male vocalist, abstract, energetic, futuristic, melodic
august 2023
im sure a sophisticated-enough ai could have predicted this album
rating: 2.5 |
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Midwest Emo Post-Hardcore
august 2023
listened for the stellar mineral cover. everything else is whatever. i dont really like his voice
rating: 2.5 |
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Metalcore, Post-Hardcore Electronic energetic, male vocalist, heavy, angry, atmospheric
august 2023
headachecore. its obviously the next step from what they were doing/playing around with on Suicide Season - the whole foray into cleaner vocals and melodies, electronic influences, and longer more emotional songs. unfortunately they lean way too much into the pretty melodic metalcore territory and not enough in the epic awesome brutal riffage they nailed in SS. not to say this isnt competent at all, and that there arent fun moments or good tracks, but the post rock electronic choir shit just tanks the enjoyment
rating: 2.5 |
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august 2023
i actually liked hoffman a lot. i thought he was convincing and interesting. the main puzzle doesnt have anything to do with the story of V, but it does a good job eating up runtime.
rating: 3.0 |
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august 2023
HERE WE GO! riggs test is along the lines of jeffs in that it is very big and essentially uses rigg to facilitate it rather than jigsaw/accomplice (which becomes a running thing in the later movies). riggs test was very impressive, but perhaps the best part of the whole thing is the damn twist. dude. spoiler: click to read THATS GENIUS!!!!
rating: 3.0 |
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august 2023
with the announcement of Saw X, the priority to finish the series just moved to a level RED!
its meh, jeffs test was really weak, he didnt really suffer at all to be honest, and the twist is clever but cant really make up for the rest of the movie.
rating: 2.5 |
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Ascension (2000) [Compilation]Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz Experimental Big Band, Post-Bop chaotic, instrumental, manic, improvisation, dissonant
august 2023
very fun, very good music to work to. lots of really impressive performances here
rating: 3.5 |
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Melodic Metalcore Symphonic Metal, Alternative Metal male vocalist, concept album, heavy, aggressive
august 2023
feels a bit less polished and more eccentric than safety. still worse than burning. i liked the carrie track
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore
august 2023
not bad, nothing special
rating: 3.0 |
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august 2023
honestly the worst one imo and the hardest to follow. at this point it was like 7am and i was more focused on my friends freestyles than this
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august 2023
rewatch. still pretty amazing
rating: 4.0 |
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august 2023
honestly one of the better movies from that night
also its pretty well made, all things considered. probably the best slapstick movie ever
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august 2023
the monkey doesnt even really skate that much
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august 2023
the buddies have been planning a drunk movie marathon. the entries following will hopefully illustrate what ensued.
obviously i wasnt drinking
silly movie. there are random shots from like actual cameras that dont make any sense since this is found footage and also like no consistency with music (and how the hell is one guy getting all these shots at the same time?)
rating: 2.5 |
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Power Pop, Twee Pop Pop Punk, Cuddlecore female vocalist, melodic, playful, summer, sentimental
august 2023
its fun and silly
rating: 3.0 |
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Melodic Metalcore Post-Hardcore, Mall Screamo melodic, male vocalist
august 2023
went into it with higher hopes but i was pretty let down. it just doesnt have the same character as burning. the remake of the greatest story was honestly worse (he butchers the "Im not religious / but ive learned to pray" line!). ill look into more of their stuff later
rating: 3.0 |
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Melodic Metalcore, Mall Screamo, Emo-Pop Post-Hardcore
august 2023
ill be honest i really like it. i like how dynamic and quick the vocals are, i dont really think any of the lyrics are bad (i liked quite a bit of them!) and i really like a lot of the instrumentation. a lot of songs here feel sprawling and epic, in a storytelling way, that kind of makes them really fun to revisit. absolutely loved the acoustic track. really sad i think.
rating: 3.5 |
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Ambient, Electronic Drone, Noise sparse, melancholic, soft, minimalistic, atmospheric
august 2023
very lovely. dips more into noise and vocals but stays relatively comfortable in its very soft and laid back ambient stuffs.
rating: 3.5 |
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July Recap
more not listening. but august will be different.
heres some of the stuff i really liked: DragonForce - Maximum Overload (3.5, 2014) [Facy] - Spirited__Away (4.0, 2021) Saosin - Translating the Name (4.0, 2003) Liturgy - 93696 (4.0, 2023) Necrotik Fissure - Multiple-Vortex Tornado (4.5, 2018) (fav release of this month)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like: David Shawty & Yungster Jack - Stupid Fruity Swag (2.5, 2021) (least fav release of this month) David Shawty - DAVID 3 (2.5, 2022) Ossuaries of Men, Women, and Children - Untitled (2.5, 2023)
my favourite single: NewJeans - Super Shy (3.5)
my favourite movie i watched this month: 10 Cloverfield Lane, 4.0
some other highlights from this month: -rewatching
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Post-Hardcore, Mall Screamo, Emo Melodic Metalcore, Emo-Pop passionate, melodic, introspective, energetic, male vocalist
july 2023
masterful songwriting, i love shitわ like this that emphasizes how important the vocals are in the writing as well. super intricate and beautiful, though it looks like they never really made anything else like this. hm
rating: 4.0 |
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july 2023
i mean, its what you expect. random family gets hunted by people with deformities (because if you look fucked up youre a savage and you like eating other people?). also, points (negative) for completely unnecessary spoiler: click to read scene (BONUS POINTS FOR spoiler: click to read TOO). the mutant kills are satisfying
rating: 2.0 |
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K-Pop, Electropop Contemporary R&B, Trap, Alt-Pop female vocalist, melodic, playful, rhythmic, uplifting
july 2023
all over the place, and another L title track, but i liked enough of these to enjoy it overall.
rating: 3.0 |
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july 2023
promising, but thats about it. way too slow and preoccupied with everything except the exorcism, not to mention all of the obvious studio decisions (like the cg animals…). its not terribly offensive as a movie, it was just disappointing.
rating: 2.5 |
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july 2023
catastrophic failure. tarnishes a respectable franchise with cliche b-grade sci fi bullshit and a weak black mirror grade plot. subpar cast, and what the fuck is up with one of them just speaking only chinese?? what was the point of that? the whole molly sideplot was really stupid too. i did like a lot of the body horror stuff and it is generally pretty good visually, plus chris o’dowd is funny af even if it really didnt work at all.
rating: 2.0 |
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july 2023
even despite its length and overall lack of energy i found it to be mostly engaging or fascinating. it perhaps at times gets difficult to follow so many similar-but-different characters and remember who exactly they are. in regards to haneke’s filmography, this feels like both a proper addition and a full maturation. haneke puts all of his tricks and techniques to the test here and pulls off something that is truly quite outstanding, evolving but staying true to what he has always aimed to explore in cinema. themes of authority, abuse and twisted love take center roles, and there is maybe a greater overarching afterthought about war as well. probably the most frustrating part of this for me was the fact that, spoiler: click to read.
it is however, as i said, rather low energy. and while i was usually interested in what was going on, if felt pretty slow or generally just confusing, as a lot of key events sort of happen off screen, or are merely narrated. it can be difficult to capture the bigger idea of it all at once while watching. i also kind of dont understand the purpose of the eva sideplot? maybe im missing something. it just felt unproductive and meaningless to me.
rating: 3.5 |
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july 2023
not nearly as captivating or moving as dogville, and it feels weird as a sequel due to the inconsistent casting, but its not bad by any means. unfortunately the story suffers a bit due to how forward lars intended to be with the messages, which lends it to being as described before, and it can get pretty boring at times. BDH does a great job as grace, though, so props to that. not as concerned with the avant-garde set as dogville was either, but thats not really a good or bad thing, just an observation. the credit’s absolutely floored me; only lars could create something like that, lmfao.
rating: 3.0 |
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Pop Rap, Experimental Hip Hop Emo Rap, Cloud Rap, Plugg, Abstract Hip Hop, Indietronica male vocalist, anxious, melodic, mechanical, melancholic
july 2023
literally no bad tracks, constantly engaging with always memorable lyrics and AMAZING production. some seriously great beats on this, every feature delivers and facy’s style is just so damn infectious. on_loop
rating: 4.0 |
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Power Metal male vocalist, energetic, melodic, fantasy, epic
july 2023
was pretty bummed earlier today but this was a total mood upper. credit where credits due its actually pretty well written and performed, super fun and catchy, contrary to what everyone says about these guys there is quite a bit of diversity. theres a few tracks that are more eh than id like + i really hate the song they decided to cover at the end (though the actual cover isnt bad). good bonus tracks as well
rating: 3.5 |
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july 2023
finally got around to seeing this one.
way better than i was expecting. loved just about everything. john goodman is a surprisingly much better actor than i initially gave him credit for, as is MEW. im not at all familiar with gallagher (apparently he was in Underwater, which i remember nothing of), but i also really liked his work here, even if it was a bit overshadowed by the other 2/3rds of the cast. a fascinating setup that always switches things up once they get too comfy. goat ending too, satisfying and unexpected!
rating: 4.0 |
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Electronic Epic Collage, Ambient, Experimental Hip Hop, Electronic Dance Music, Glitch, Cloud Rap, Indietronica eclectic, bittersweet, sampling, atmospheric, mysterious
july 2023
sprawling and explorative, i just wish he hopped on the mic more
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone
july 2023
this harmonized with the hum of my air conditioning and almost put my ass to sleep
rating: 3.0 |
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july 2023
lovely camera work, depressing as hell.
rating: 3.5 |
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july 2023
i guess theres an inherent interest in me when it comes to Mechanisms but i actually found this pretty entertaining/engaging. obviously its just one 30 min shot of this steelworks plant but enough goes on here and there to keep me constantly just watching. theres better reviews of this, go read those
rating: n/a |
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july 2023
another viciously boring feature from malick. at least this time there is a lot more of a directorial stamp on the whole thing. but unfortunately its also 3 fuckin hours long. i really didnt like the camera work on all of this. i found myself for the entire movie just waiting for malick to put down the damn camera and give my head a break. feels like its constantly being shot like some youtube vlog, and i really disliked the jumpy editing because literally nothing is happening, and it just feels so weirdly dissonant. i tried to find the beauty in all of it, but malick tries so hard to make everything beautiful with his wide angles and annoying score and intense lighting and floaty nonsensically speaking characters that every shot loses the inherent beauty it had to begin with. i dislike malick’s vision on a lot of this, especially how he decides to portray good and evil. “The bad germans speak unsubtitled german while the good ones speak plain english”. it feels condescending. as if we are so stupid an audience that we cannot be trusted to even understand what the Nazis are saying. malick essentially strips away the full picture from us and says “just trust me”.
i will say, though, that spoiler: click to read scene was stellar. in general, a lot of the stills were good, i just wish he employed them better
rating: 2.5 |
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july 2023
in the enlightened preface that this is a film inspired by or about 9/11, it becomes so much darker and enveloping. particularly the scene of everyone recording with flip phones the decapitated head of lady liberty in the streets; fills me with such great sadness. the occasional cuts to their day at coney island, its all so heart breaking. i still really like hud as a character as well, and in general i love how all of these characters interact. so memorable, natural, real and funny. maybe my favourite found footage movie ever.
rating: 4.0 |
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Joeyy
july 2023
just a complete mess of a show lmao. the “venue” was some office space rented out for parties, mics werent working, way too hot (no ac), way too long, and just not really that fun. i liked dream caster, and tek lintowe looks funny as fuck on stage. i got some stickers |
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july 2023
i was, in fact, entertained.
despite not being historically accurate at all, i didnt really mind. because i dont really think they cared about that too much. leads do great in this, and it stays engaging and strong during its entite 2.5 hours. maximus’ spoiler: click to read was quite moving and powerful.
rating: 3.5 |
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july 2023
promising concept, but it falls flat just about everywhere. as other people have said, characters lack a lot, HUGE leaps in accurate science, and just weird contradicting styles of mockumentary/found footage.
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
july 2023
i expected something deeper, more reverberating. i guess we all hear the void of space differently.
rating: 3.0 |
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july 2023
i obviously dont think im qualified at all to speak on this story’s significance, but i did think that this was a masterfully realized piece of media with a great cast and great direction. i will say, the only thing i didnt really like, was the nondescript time jumps, it made the timeline feel a bit confusing, when events took place and such.
tragic conclusion.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
july 2023
track one: great track two: meh
rating: 3.0 |
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july 2023
quite interesting. doesnt really demand much attention, but it also doesnt need a lot. i didnt realize how important mormons were to utah.
spoiler: click to read
rating: sort of a documentary, so, n/a |
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july 2023
what a colossal waste of potential. i can only forgive so much before i have to 180 and start taking points away. let me make this movie. please
rating: 2.0 |
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july 2023
finally got around to watching with gf.
still dont really like the first act, way too slow, but afterwards it really is amazing to the end. outstanding sfx, great concept/story, so tragic imo. intense science themes that they creatively work with so that there isnt really a lot of cheesy technical jargon; in my opinion it really ups the seriousness of it all. im stoked to see the fly 2
rating: 3.5 |
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july 2023
so fucking boring. and for such an interesting case study in american history, its shocking malick would rather waste time watching two kids play house in the woods. somehow, by the grace of god, he was able to make a movie about the interstate slaughtering of over a dozen people into something as passive and faux-romantic as this. why people love this is completely beyond me.
rating: 2.5 |
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K-Pop, Pop, Contemporary R&B, UK Garage 2-Step, East Coast Club, Dance-Pop, Liquid Drum and Bass, Alternative R&B, Future Garage female vocalist, atmospheric, rhythmic, playful, love
july 2023
they are officially a drum and bass kpop group, lol.
its fun, but theres not much worth returning for
rating: 3.0 |
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july 2023
slow and steady. just about nothing in this says “Lars” so its kind of a weird one in his filmog, but there are characteristics of the story that would explain why he decided to do this. the sound design was quite good, and i loved the longer more meditative sequences. its a bit boring at times, but thats alright.
rating: 3.5 |
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july 2023
3 hour long trailer.
nolan shoots big and misses far; constant jumps and intense editing with lots of loud swells and incessant orchestration over scenes and the occasional glitter of ‘high-quality sound design’ sound effects (which i put in quote because they are again just really loud) during scenes where the main character is thinking something make up a lot of this movie. the time skipping gets annoying, every character except for oppenheimer is half baked, and there just isnt a lot to care about. i fuck with the anti-war message, but he really could have done so much better for a movie with such an important statement.
rating: 2.5 |
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july 2023
meditative, and extensive in its reflections. i read something about the constant cuts to-and-back-from black being the film equivalent of a blink. absolutely genius. i didnt care as much for Gein’s interview, but it was still engaging and well done. stellar ending sequence as well.
rating: 4.0 |
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july 2023
watched with gf, its one of her favs.
i enjoyed the constant juxtaposition of warm romantic visuals with the ugly incessant behaviour of dolores. its all through his eyes, so even though shes putting her old gum on stuff and throwing fits hes infatuated with it all regardless. solid ending, but in total it was more boring than i liked. quite sad as well.
hilarious as a double feature with “Predators”
rating: 3.0 |
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july 2023
maybe this is a controversial opinion. but, from what ive seen, this might just be the best predator movie ever. i love the premise, i absolutely love how visually dark and subtle it all is. accurately captures the humid and noisy atmosphere of the first movie and makes it even more sinister. takes a while to cook as well, the predators in this movie take their sweet sweet time. there are some unbelievable things, such as spoiler: click to read, but they arent hard to overlook. acting sequences great, i also really liked the concept of predator racism. one of my fav things in these movies is the circumstantial friendships between humans and predators that sometimes come up, either through admiration (avp, p2) or common enemy (this one). its fulfills some humanistic ego thing in my brain i guess lol. i REALLY hated topher graces character because (up until spoiler: click to read) hes literally Doctor With Glasses Which Means He Is Smart And Somehow Knows Everything Even On An Alien World trope guy, but afterwards i learned to forgive it because it was probably purposeful. great cast as well!
rating: 3.5 |
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K-Pop, Dance-Pop Future Bass, Contemporary R&B, Baltimore Club, Nu-Disco female vocalist, melodic, optimistic, love, eclectic
july 2023
as much as i wanted to like it, i just didnt all that much. i found it really difficult to follow songs are get into choruses but there isnt a whole lot it offers. its a step in a new direction which i appreciate, but it has nothing really that made their first ep so good. i read someone saying you really gotta loop these a couple times before you get em, so maybe ill do that. idk, we’ll see
rating: 3.0 |
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Dazies (2023) [Single]Shoegaze, Noise Pop Dream Pop, Grunge, Industrial Rock, Art Rock, Emo nonbinary vocalist, noisy, dense, melancholic, depressive
july 2023
so shes shoegaze now? more meh + pandering
rating: 3.0 |
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Electropop, Dance-Pop, Bubblegum Bass Synthwave, Hi-NRG, Electro House optimistic, uplifting, energetic, female vocalist, introspective
july 2023
meh
rating: 2.5 |
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july 2023
and of course i have to finish the trilogy. i probably should have seen this before master gardener, but i dont think it really matters besides getting a more linear-flowing idea of how schrader wanted to explore these themes. definitely the darkest of all three, and maybe the strangest as well. the concept/story feels pretty weak, but schrader holds it together quite well i think. really hated the female lead in this, just didnt like her acting all that much.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall Drone
july 2023
while i really liked the first track, the second one held this back for me.
rating: 3.0 |
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july 2023
excellent execution, though i felt schrader held back a bit on the shocking-ness. i found the gardening to be quite interesting. i have to say though, i really disliked that ending scene.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
july 2023
eh
rating: 2.5 |
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Drone, Ambient Noise Wall
july 2023
i guess i cant say im too versed in his discography, ive only heard a relatively small amount of his releases, but this feels pretty left field for what i wouldve guessed it’d be. a lot of droning ANW stuff, not too much emphasis on the harsher crunch im used to hearing from him. didnt love it, but it was fun
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore, Mathcore Mathcore, Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal male vocalist, raw, aggressive, energetic, heavy
july 2023
eh its ok. about what you expect. doesnt do much to stand out, songs are way too long also
rating: 3.0 |
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Field Recordings
july 2023
i see why de0th cherished this one so much.
very pleasant listen
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
july 2023
lovely crackle
rating: 3.5 |
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Aaron Dilloway
july 2023
die hard diary heads, i know you will be in disbelief at my contradictory statements, but i beg of you to just listen to me.
despite my general distaste with Dilloway’s work in the past, i decided to go and see him anyway. he played at the end of a bigger lineup of noise artists that night, ended up going on at like 11:30 or something. i didnt show up until the penultimate show so i dont even really know who else was on the bill. anyway, i digress.
an absolute master of his craft, if talent could be ascribed to the art of noise, Dilloway would be the textbook example of an aficionado. like watching a great painter make a breathtaking landscape, Dilloway starts from the beginning with some tapes of other songs and slowly manipulates them, adding small sounds on top every time and pushing the distortion further and further. one of my favourite parts of his set is that everything on stage was part of his equipment. for a good majority of it he had his foot in a mic’d device that rolled back and forth, which made strange low rumbling sounds, and even his chair was mic’d so that whenever he rocked we heard these eerie creaking sounds. i dont fully know how the tape stuff works, and i couldnt see much of his equipment, so it was genuinely like watching magic happen.
does this mean ill finally have some renewed interest in checking out his studio stuff again? maybe… probably not… who knows |
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juky 2023
i thought it was extensive and insightful. i like the bits peaking into the kids online lives. but according to some rym comments this is quite biased and inaccurate, so what do i know
rating: n/a |
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july 2023
does exactly what it needs to and does it well. despite the hate, i actually enjoyed everyone on this, except maybe tang wei, her english just needs some work man. fun plot and does a good job at being computer-y without making shitわ up about firewalls and mainframes. satisfying climax as well.
rating: 3.5 |
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Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Alternative R&B melodic, female vocalist, male vocalist, rhythmic, atmospheric
july 2023
everything about this bangs, i actuallg fw lones part a lot
rating: 3.5 |
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july 2023
another ffh movie with a random totally unnecessary overly-sexual party scene. i actually didnt mind most of these characters except for the main one. pretty ridiculous mid-way twist, and it just doesnt at all come close to the heights the first one reaches
rating: 2.0 |
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Bet on Me (2023) [Music video]Synthpop, Dance-Pop, K-Pop, Electropop Slap House, Contemporary R&B, Alt-Pop female vocalist
july 2023
their title tracks havent been good since guess who, so i shouldntve gotten my hopes up here. but i did. neutral on the video, its funny theyre running lol
rating: 2.5 |
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july 2023
despite it being kind of a weaker narrative (though i suppose that isnt really what godard was intending to do), this is carried far and beyond by its striking, beautiful and contemplative imagery, stills, editing and sound design. “meditations” theyre referred to as, of the moon and nature, make for a really visually interesting experience.
rating: 3.5 |
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july 2023
boring, uninspired acting, horrible cinematography, and all around just a total mis-execution of an otherwise good idea for a story.
rating: 1.0 |
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july 2023
really dug this one. felt like it pretty accurately captured the frustration of the bureaucracy at the time and was quite extensive in its display of the intricate case details. everyone does a really good job here too, great characters from everyone
rating: 3.5 |
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july 2023
just absurd. despite the entire premise of AvP being kind of just dumb to begin with, at least the idea of a predator-headed ritual alien-maze hunt was kind of cool, and also the alternate history of predators being the old “gods”, i dont know its a fun idea to toy around with. requiem really doesnt add anything at all. the predators come back, the aliens break loose, you know the rest. the xenopredator hybrid does look very cool and there is a very sparse use of cg here which i appreciate, but god damn is it dark. turn some damn lights on! the spoiler: click to read scene was insane, props for that. besides that tho this is pretty damn worthless
rating: 2.0 |
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Trap [EDM] Jungle Terror, Hybrid Trap, Twerk, Future Bass, Electropop, Festival Trap energetic, party, female vocalist, hedonistic, rhythmic
july 2023
ehhh well you know im a sucker for this festival shitわ its what i grew up with. its a fun album, and really really solid production on every track. even though idc about a lot of them theres a few that are on loop for me a lot (knockin, to u, take u there).
rating: 3.0 |
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Experimental Hip Hop, Drill Digicore, UK Drill playful, surreal, sampling, rhythmic, male vocalist
july 2023
another waste of potential. im starting to think david and 1team should really just go their separate paths
rating: 2.5 |
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july 2023
watched with my buddy.
i mean its just like whatever lol. i can see why it didnt really take off (it was also really only marketed in denmark). the automavision is stupid as hell and the humour is pretty dry (im assuming if your danish maybe its funnier?). basically lars von trier’s The Office but for some reason he decided not to do the handheld camera thing.
this did pique my interest in gambini, though
rating: 2.5 |
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Trap, Pop Rap Trap [EDM] female vocalist, boastful, anthemic, rhythmic, hedonistic
july 2023
its fine. bumps in the car
rating: 3.0 |
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K-Pop, Liquid Drum and Bass, Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop Jersey Club, 2-Step female vocalist, rhythmic, love, soft, melodic
july 2023
i guess theyre a dnb act now? lol good tracks
rating: 3.5 |
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july 2023
really wanted to like this, the vinegarsyndrome release looks so good, but sadly it was just really really not awesome…
perhaps this must be what its like for found footage haters to see blair witch; constant yelling, hardly anything really happening, some of the most annoying characters ive ever seen, and i would hardly call it a scary encounter they have. i do like the look of it all, and the ending (VERY end) is good, and of course i respect that its very ahead of its time, but i just didnt really like this at all.
rating: 2.0 |
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july 2023
eh i mean its fun. a little. sort of. i try not to think about it too much. pretty much exactly what you expect
rating: 2.5 |
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july 2023
a lot of misses, but the ending half makes up (almost) for it. starts with this stupid ass star wars wannabe space pirate shitわ that is just lame as hell and idgaf about and the entire premise really of this movie is awful. reviving ripley somehow makes it possible to get a queen xenomorph? i dont even know. theres a ridiculous swimming scene that is way too unrealistic, every character sucks, and peak levels of objectification/misogyny in this. the entirety of spoiler: click to read existence is amazing though, and it carries a great message about creation and life that the other movies didnt really touch on (and wouldnt until covenant, either). actually quite a sad ending, too.
rating: 3.0, i might lower it someday |
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Swarm (2019) [EP]Digicore, Trap Cloud Rap male vocalist
july 2023
yeaahhh it sucks. not even david shawty showed up for his track. first one is top tier tho beat so good hook so catchy
rating: 2.5 |
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Liturgy
july 2023
went with buddies to see them in houston, since it was the only venue on liturgy’s whole tour that was not a 21+ venue lol.
openers were whatever i only watched the first one then i sat outside for the second.
liturgy was dope, they only played a few songs (nothing off renihilation) but the songs were long enough to take up about an hour. afterwards me and my friend met up with Haela and got our vinyls signed (i brought immortal life, he brought like idk 3 or 4 of his) and we had a funny convo with her about immortal life. she gave us some insider info, apparently theyre remaking it! shhh 🤫
didnt get home until like 6am either but it was chill |
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Digicore, Experimental Hip Hop Drill, Abstract Hip Hop, Pop Rap psychedelic, male vocalist, rhythmic, quirky, manic
july 2023
i really respect him for trying new stuff out but this just did not do anything for me
rating: 2.5 |
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Digicore, Trap, Pop Rap quirky, surreal, playful, male vocalist, energetic
july 2023
other than the first track, its pretty forgettable. mix sounds fine to me, not sure what everyones geekin about
rating: 2.5 |
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july 2023
so clearly im in the minority on this, but i actually really enjoyed a lot of this. ditches the silly hopefulness of aliens and returns to what made the original so good by making everything bleak and oppressive. this time theres no fancy science, and for a good amount the alien is kind of hidden, so it turns into more of a mystery movie in the beginning/middle. also the first movie to toy with the concept of the aliens looking different based on what they were incubated in, though it doesnt do much with it, sadly. great ending too. really didnt like all of the misogyny in this, just felt uncomfortable and totally unnecessary, and the cg scenes REALLY hurt to watch.
rating: 3.0 |
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Avant-Garde Metal, Black Metal Totalism, Glitch, Chamber Music, Progressive Metal, Choral female vocalist, dense, epic, spiritual, complex
july 2023
and now, finally im finished with liturgy’s discog just in time for their show in houston.
honestly, in terms of their studio full lengths, this might just be the best thing they’ve ever done. ambitious and meticulously crafted, hardly any dull moments, even the interludes (which, if i have to be honest, are some of the best (both quality-wise and actual songwriting-wise) interludes Haela has done in her entire career). title track, djenneration, antigone2, any of the longer tracks really are the highlights here.
rating: 4.0 |
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Avant-Garde Metal, Black Metal, Chamber Music, Opera Glitch, Totalism female vocalist, avant-garde, concept album, spiritual, dense
july 2023
probably their most middle-of-the-road release so far. it was good, but its far from being the standout that haqq was
rating: 3.0 |
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july 2023
going into this i was already pretty conscious of it being more action than horror, but even still i felt it kind of let me down. its got great sets, great aliens, and its fun, but its way too damn hopeful. alien was good when it was invincible and unstoppable, but now it takes a few futuristic bullets to mow them down? do love the queen aspect though.
rating: 3.0 |
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july 2023
and of course an alien rewatch during our marathon of the avpverse, both because my girlfriend was a bit foggy on this one and the fact that its just an amazing movie. gets better every rewatch; i read something about how brilliantly scott uses his characters here because we dont even realize ripley is our main girl until shes literally the only girl left.
rating: 4.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
july 2023
unconditionally bleak. one of his greatest efforts yet. 1>2 a shame this isnt anywhere for purchase or streaming (other than youtube)
rating: 4.5 |
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June Recap
not a lot of listening. mourning.
heres some of the stuff i really liked: Various Artists - Goa-Head Vol. 3 (4.0, 1997) Various Artists - Beyond Colour (4.5, 1998) (fav release of this month) Xiu Xiu - GONE gone GONE Wiieerrd'uh 7.77 inches & a Tape 2012-2016 (4.0, 2017) Naked City - Absinthe (3.5, 1993) Merzbow - Magnesia nova (4.5, 1996)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like: Lady Gaga - ARTPOP (2.5, 2013) (least fav release of this month)
my favourite single: rydglek - to de0th (4.0)
my favourite movie i watched this month: Watchmen, 4.5
some other highlights from this month: -relistening
moving out in september |
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june 2023
cant even get the hate. scott is mercilessly uncompromising here, and this just might be one of his most realized efforts ever (and, now, retrospectively writing this, one of the most realized efforts in all of the aliens/predators entire cinematic canon). expands so much on the universe, with a lot of really great concepts that he spends just enough time exploring to satisfy the viewer but not so long as to draw this out unnecessarily. love the messages about god creation and destruction here, and it seems scotts gotten better at writing his characters as well. it never really bothered me that the characters in the original alien dont have much behind them, but i read that for this movie scott wrote about a page of backstory for each one, which of course doesnt hurt the movie at all. its a real shame how terribly received this was, i just hope scott pulls through with the final prequel soon
rating: 3.5 |
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Indietronica, Indie Pop Synthpop, Glitch Pop love, male vocalist, romantic, bittersweet, lush
june 2023
i really enjoyed such great heights and natural anthem, the rest is good but doesnt scratch any of the same itches. i dont love his lyrics, but the instrumentals are always so damn well made.
rating: 3.0 |
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Experimental Hip Hop, Drill Digicore, Breakbeat, Jersey Drill surreal, playful, energetic, rhythmic, eclectic
june 2023
waste of potential
rating: 2.5 |
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june 2023
not nearly as good as the first one, though it adds... some stuff. i do like the change in scenery, the ending is great (and connects to prey! (mustve been so confusing to watch when it came out)) and the characters are fun. its just a bit silly at times. way too silly.
rating: 2.0 |
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june 2023
still holds up, but maybe by just a thread. some tough cg moments, ending is way less climactic than i remembered it being. love everyone in here. surprisingly, the only female in this movie is *not* sexualized at all!
rating: 3.0 |
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june 2023
men get arrested dogs get put down
dont really get the hate.
rating: 4.5 |
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june 2023
for some reason the alienverse timeline shit really piqued my interest recently and i became sort of hyper-fixated on it. i did some researching (as much as u can while avoiding any potential spoilers...) and came up with a mostly complete list of movies i care to watch concerning the alien predator universe (ill post it below).
so my girlfriend and i decided to start going through all of them. first up obviously was prey. it wasnt bad. i dont care a whole lot for the beginning, but once the predator is revealed its uphill from there. great deaths, if youre woke theres some fun white people death moments. really good looking as well, though not as much breath taking nature scenery as i expected.
rating: 3.0 |
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june 2023
back from diary break. sorry
even though a majority of this concerns itself with pretty whatever teenager highschool bully stuff, i really didnt mind it. obviously what carries (lol) the movie is the prom sequence onward, even that ending...
ive heard the remakes suck? a shame, because with some more modern day techniques and a cranking of the violence knob up a few notches, i could imagine a remake of this being stellar. i guess those other two directors dont see it how i do.
rating: 3.5 |
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Ambient, Drone atmospheric, calm, death, ethereal, instrumental
june 2023
i love you
rating: 4.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall dense, noisy, atonal, instrumental, aggressive
june 2023
rating: 4.5 |
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Digicore, Trap, Horrorcore Plugg, Cloud Rap, Pop Rap, Experimental Hip Hop, Horrorcore melodic, drugs, chaotic, psychedelic, manic
june 2023
a lot better than i remember it being. even though it jumps up and down from goat to meh its still god a lot of really solid tracks on here. i like the anco comparison, because it evokes such unique sounds/styles in the same vein as them. really wish he explored this more but i think its perfectly fine in its own little tiny capsule
rating: 3.5 |
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june 2023
was hoping itd be more found footage than it was. the mockumentary 3/4ths of it is pretty boring and you can feel how fake it is but those last 20 minutes are pretty damn intense and scary. might watch the second one
rating: 2.5 |
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Goa Trance
june 2023
about as good as the first one. pretty good track selection
rating: 3.5 |
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june 2023
so awful. terrible acting, really weak concept, pretty lame mockumentary execution, and just generally really messy and not very interesting or exciting.
rating: 1.0 |
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june 2023
kind of jumps right into it which was a nice change of pace. pretty thrilling thru out the whole runtime. credit where credits due even though its kind of like eh ok the autism to explain constant filming kind of works. ending was ruined a bit since you see it also at the beginning
rating: 3.0 |
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june 2023
really liked this. i love when these movies really embrace a factual and strict rules sort of view of this paranormal stuff. all the extended shots are super creepy, but this thing falls apart in that scene at the end where spoiler: click to read its just hella gay and dumb.
rating: 3.0 |
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Trap, Digicore, Novelty Nerdcore Hip Hop, Cloud Rap, Hyperpop male vocalist, female vocalist, melodic, androgynous vocals, boastful
june 2023
consistently good across the entire runtime, great beat
love the prod tags
rating: 3.5 |
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Lowercase Ambient, Electroacoustic, Sound Art avant-garde, sparse, atmospheric, repetitive, mysterious
june 2023
it is still ridiculous to me how much hate this thing has received.
rating: 3.5 |
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Bop, Digicore female vocalist, playful, friendship, happy, melodic
june 2023
besides the triple baka flip this is pretty unremarkable but god dammit i cant stop listening to it
rating: 3.0 |
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june 2023
interesting take on the whole possession schtick. ending was meh but kind of creepy, though that cave scene was just icing on the damn cake. old people are scary!
rating: 3.0 |
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june 2023
say what you want about this, but in my opinion, it was just awesome. no real beating around the bush, this gets right into it which i absolutely love. nic cage does a fantastic job here; there is something so oddly satisfying about a movie like this where the main character is totally unphased and has no problem mowing down the scary animatronics. youre so used to these games and stories making the POV essentially powerless, its like a breath of fresh air to just let loose and watch (of all people) nicholas cage completely dismember all the “bad guys”. not to mention the cleaning montages, this shitわ was designed to be satisfying. everyone behind this definitely knew what they were doing, too. its all pretty deliberately tongue-in-cheek which makes it that much more fun. read a review a long time ago about this basically saying this is the perfect way they could have gone about adapting FNAF into a movie (of course as im writing this an actual FNAF movie is scheduled to be released in october, but lets pretend that isnt happening for now). a true adaptation of the actual game would miss too many details, just based on the fact that the game has such complex lore and such a meticulous fanbase, its a setup for failure because it could never live up to its expectations. so instead this, very silly, slight-twist-on-the-story ultra-satisfying animatronic torture movie does just the trick. the side plot of the kids coming in kind of holds it back, though it offers an interesting twist towards the end and of course the movie wouldnt be complete without some flesh fodder for extra gore.
rating: 3.5 |
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Ambient Pop, Indietronica Progressive Electronic bittersweet, nonbinary vocalist, melancholic, introspective, minimalistic
june 2033
not as noisy as the other single. still just as lovely though. it looks like we’re getting a good helping of vocals on this album! excited
rating: 3.5 |
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Dark Ambient, Experimental Drone, Noise, Musique concrète, Industrial, Sonorism, Indeterminacy scary, ominous, suspenseful, dark, nocturnal
june 2023
amazing dark totally detached stuff. one of my fav cover arts ever as well. ive been interested in this album since forever, its kind of weird im just now getting to it. i guess i just always forget about this band, because i guess its kind of like one of babys first weird bands. popular for a reason though. i wonder why this their featured album on here though. not bolded and doesnt even have like half the ratings as leng tche
rating: 3.5 |
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june 2023
despite being behind the genius of Paranormal Activity, Oren Peli seems to have only caught lightning in a bottle. a mess of a narrative, half attempted ideas, horrible immersion and just plainly terrible execution is what makes up most of Area 51. there are genuinely creepy moments, some ideas that wouldve been amazing to explore, but they are totally held back by a complete lack of direction. apparently this was shelved for so long because of rewrites and retakes and re-whatevers. that definitely tracks...
rating: 2.0 |
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Dark Ambient, Drone Industrial, Noise noisy, scary, surreal, male vocalist, mysterious
january 2023
so naturally i had to hear the comp it was collected onto. while most of this is unlike real doll factory, its actually all still quite amazing dark ambient industrial stuff. the MJ cover was genuinely chilling (surprising thing for me to say this far into my music listening hobby), and i loved the little snippet of the kid speaking (that we eventually heard on Plays the Music of Twin Peaks). fantastic creepy synth work on the sotos tribute tapes, and every other track is just wonderfully strange dark and intriguing. i might have to buy it!
rating: 4.0 |
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Drone Ambient, Electronic, Industrial noisy, ominous, mechanical, atmospheric, disturbing
june 2023
real doll factory is really something else alright drone track from LE
rating: 3.5 |
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Cloud Rap, Emo Rap, Trap Indietronica dense, sampling, nature, drugs, ethereal
june 2023
my friend in san antonio played this while he was in the shower. insane sample flip amazing lil peep vocals
rating: 4.0 |
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Plugg, Pop Rap Experimental Hip Hop, Cloud Rap, Digicore, PluggnB, Trap male vocalist, drugs, abstract, surreal, repetitive
june 2023
even though its still just as okay as the first one, the major step up here is that bby goyard got dj smokey to do the whole thing, which makes this at least a lot more fun throughout the runtime.
last 4 tracks are crazy doe bro did good there
rating: 3.0 |
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Trap Cloud Rap, PluggnB, Pop Rap, Rage, Digicore male vocalist, atmospheric, drugs, vulgar, playful
june 2023
im only listening to this because i heard a snippet of HITCHHIKER which i absolutely need to hear but that is on pt2 so i need to hear pt1 first
this was okay
rating: 3.0 |
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Yea!!! (2023) [Single]
june 2023
seems like he might actually be on the come up for the rest of this year. but maybe im biased cuz he follows me back on IG
rating: 3.0 |
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Smooth Soul, Sophisti-Pop, Downtempo Smooth Jazz, Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B, Downtempo, Progressive Soul, Trip Hop sensual, soothing, love, romantic, female vocalist
june 2023
trying something new. even though this stuff isnt really my kind of music, i found it at least relaxing and it soothed my constant headache so bonus points for that
rating: 3.0 |
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june 2023
a super old skate dvd that i had when i was a kid that i just misplaced for like a decade or so lol. my stepdad randomly found it the other week and i finally found some time to watch it.
super fun, great soundtrack (even gorguts makes an appearance!), great clips. the actual video is 20 minutes and the last 20 minutes are like bonus random shit they compiled i guess.
rating: n/a |
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june 2023
i guess im just missing the significance of this. seems like its a movie you love or it goes over your head (for some reason?). plays around with horror jumpscare tropes which was funny, satisfying ending, and the kind of plot twist you joke about 30 minutes in but its actually real. also feels like anti-russian propaganda shit which im just really tired of
rating: 2.5 |
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june 2023
some thing arent really even worth the time of day to write about. unreasonably high budget 2010s big shark movie where jason statham is for some reason the main character. its got everything big shark movies should have, its about exactly what you think its gonna be about.
rating: 1.5 |
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june 2023
finally got around to watching this. i enjoyed the personal approach this takes towards the music. when you grow up online and youre so distant from all these old genres and scenes it feels difficult to tackle them from an educational standpoint - you can crawl rym and discogs for old releases and get the chronological idea or what you might think sounds the best but you'll never be there or really know more than what is secondhandedly available to you. even recommendations come from at best people who knew people and might as well be in the same boat youre in. this doc gets the big 3 of the scene and interviews them pretty informally, which i appreciated as it also gave some insight into the personal relations between everyone. captures more of an emotional landscape rather than a purely record-release kind that you would only be able to get with such intimate interviews.
rating: n/a |
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june 2023
they replayed this in a theatre near me so me and my gf (and one of her buddies) went to go see it. even better on the big screen!
rating: 4.0 |
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june 2023
coming down with a tough cold, in these weak moments its hard to listen to music because of the headaches, so movies will have to do!
honestly... a bit of a let down. from everything id seen about this movie i really had huge expectations, but sadly it doesnt really live up to it. nostalgia blast with good cg and some good acting too from tom and everyone, but its a by the numbers marvel movie imo and this far into the series, it just didnt feel as fun or exciting once you kind of already get over the spiderverse stuff. they made green goblin super evil in this, which was really cool, like way too evil almost, so evil he shouldve been put into andrew's movies lol. sets up the stage for that other dr strange movie, maybe ill watch it but probably not
rating: 3.0 |
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june 2023
the hate was undeserved, at the very least its fun. the illusion cg scenes were amazing. i talked with my friend about it and he explained that it was sort of a movie that you should see if you didnt know anything about mysterio. otherwise the entire story is kind of spoiled for you. fair criticism (i didnt know anything about him before this, so it was fun for me!)
rating: 3.0 |
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Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop Atlanta Bass, Pop Rap romantic, female vocalist, melodic, male vocalist, love
june 2023
not a terrible feature from soulja boy, though him being at and only at the beginning kind of squashes his potential to elevate the track, but its still good regardless. great chorus, but i found the beat to be kind of distracting. what a weird kick placement
rating: 3.5 |
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Psytrance Dark Psytrance rhythmic, repetitive, sampling, hypnotic, energetic
june 2023
intense, deep, dark and explorative. not too much to say, its just quite high quality psytrance
rating: 3.5 |
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Goa Trance
june 2023
pretty by-the-numbers goa
rating: 3.0 |
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Goa Trance Psybient, Downtempo
june 2023
fun and interesting to hear where he started. lovely little backstory on this too. its just a bit boring and drags on quite a lot towards the end though
rating: 3.0 |
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Goa Trance Psytrance, Psybient, Acid Trance science fiction, space, energetic, melodic, rhythmic
june 2023
i liked it more than Its About Time
rating: 3.5 |
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Backfire (2007) [Compilation]Goa Trance
june 2023
now this is what im talking about. collects all of their more high energy tracks and mixes them pretty nicely. a lot more cohesive than tim schuldt’s comp too
rating: 3.5 |
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Complextro Brostep party, energetic, repetitive, playful, futuristic
june 2023
randomly got the urge to listen to this again. i had lazers stuck in my head for some reason.
its honestly not aged all that well. lazers is somehow the strongest track, and honestly my least favourite here has to be fire hive (we dont talk about tourniquet). internet friends is still good, but the VIP mix is better, so just listen to that instead
rating: 3.0 |
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Psytrance, Goa Trance Acid Trance instrumental, psychedelic, sampling, urban, party
june 2023
a handful of very good tracks, but despite being mixed this thing really isnt that cohesive for a compilation (which i dont normally care about but i bring it up because the next entry is a way better example of a proper comp)
rating: 3.5 anyway |
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Hard Trance
june 2023
decent tracks. not quite as good as the sector x single but still enjoying this harder take on trance that they do
rating: 3.5 |
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Psytrance, Goa Trance
june 2023
quite a decent compilation. first few tracks are ⭐️
with this and beyond colour, they really nailed the sound of the comps in the cover art
rating: 3.5 |
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Psytrance, Goa Trance
june 2023
compared to goa head 1, i liked this quite a bit more. i guess its a bit of a bias, im now more familiar with the genre, and i knew a good amount of these tracks already, but i found this to be way more consistently engaging with higher highs and fewer lows.
rating: 3.5 |
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june 2023
watched with my gf on our small vacation. really enjoyed this, pacing and acting was great i liked the story, good take on spiderman and it was actually pretty funny. excited to watch the rest of these
rating: 3.5 |
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Horrorcore, Trap Chicago Drill, Detroit Sound, Trap Metal energetic, aggressive, noisy, dark, male vocalist
june 2023
going on a little 2 day vacay with gf this week, so probably no entries for just a tiny bit. but this should be the very last one i have to do before being totally caught up! i know that no one really reads these so it doesnt actually matter but its the thought that counts.
i have to admit its actually really good. theres a lot of great energy here, blp kosher does a fantastic job, and it manages to find that sweet sweet balance of humour and horror that sem kind of lost sight of after HAW (it’s debatable really but thats whats coming to mind). catchy and of course the beat slams as per usual.
isnt there a keef collab comin out too?
rating: 3.5 |
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Goa Trance Psybient rhythmic, psychedelic, instrumental, futuristic, hypnotic
june 2023
another artist that seems pretty big in this scene that i also dont really understand the hype behind. dont get me wrong, its definitely a step up from helium, but its still pretty subpar overall. perhaps the next album might be a bit more up my alley, who knows
rating: 3.0 |
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Psytrance, Goa Trance
june 2023
along with singles 3 and beyond colour, this is allegedly one of their darkest releases. while it definitely isnt as dark as beyond colour, i do think its quite cold (see: cryogen). we’ll have to see how singles 3 holds up….
rating: 3.5 |
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Goa Trance
june 2023
also, i dont know if you noticed, but im trying out track ratings FINALLY for the first time lol. i did one for Beyond Colour. im not gonna be too religious with them. when im listening to music or rating it im not usually at my phone or computer constantly enough to keep up with track ratings, which was the main reason before why i never really bothered, but i decided that if i do have the capabilities to do them, i might as well here and there. plus, theyre pretty handy for these VA comps im pumping out.
overall pretty strong collection of tracks. they all have a similar dry feeling to them, and while i dont LOVE that kind of goa, its at least quite a consistent comp and theres a lot of very talented artists on this that make it well worth your while to check out. i heard also that the 3rd singles comp is quite dark, so i want to work my way to that.
rating: 3.5 |
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Full-On Psytrance
june 2023
the problem is that while GMS is going full throttle on the gas here, he isnt the best and steering. some track a perfect with great energy and lots of memorable moments, and others just fly right by me and im wondering if i even heard them or not. maybe a bit harsh sounding; i liked the album, but thats the only way i can think to put it.
rating: 3.0 |
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Psytrance, Downtempo, Psybient psychedelic
june 2023
a few good standout tracks, but honestly my biggest takeaway from this was that doof is kinda… overrated. idk. just didnt really see what the hype was about on this. feels way too neutral for me
rating: 3.0 |
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Goa Trance
june 2023
two wonderful tracks. loved the organic feel on both of them. i think i preferred track 2 more
rating: 3.5 |
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Goa Trance
june 2023
compared to the other singles that predated this one… it just doesnt hold up at all. its tolerable but really just so disappointing imo. the remix is okay
rating: 2.5 |
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Psytrance
june 2023
finally, some truly good psytrance. every track on here is great, so good, in fact, so amazing that i had to buy this comp on bandcamp, and i might just look for a cd somewhere too.
the gms, x-dream (i know its e-rection but we all know who it really is), snake thing, and organic noise run is GOD TIER. friagram, worm hole, and seriaf are incredible too. so much exploration, so dark and intense on all of these tracks. while i didnt love godzilla or magik as much they are at least still of a similar superbly high quality of psytrance that this comp is essentially airtight in its execution. TIP has gained my permanent respect, cant wait to dig further into this
rating: 4.5 |
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Goa Trance, Psytrance, Progressive Trance progressive
june 2023
before this id only heard flamicogyre, which i LOVED, so i was kind of excited to dig into their other stuff
…and i was kinda disappointed. it isnt bad, for sure, its hard to not get caught up in this atmospheres and bob your head, but its also so low energy and feels pretty lowkey, and even if i wasnt expecting something a little more intense, this still wouldve just been too neutral for me. feels like no big risks taken here. i liked the remix
rating: 3.0 |
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Dark Psytrance Industrial Techno, Forest Psytrance
june 2023
apparently this is “forest trance” idk i didnt get any forest vibes. maybe waspnest.
dope ass comp, loved every track except the last one rlly. colorado was insane, all the BotFB tracks are great of course too
rating: 4.0 |
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Psytrance Goa Trance
june 2033
had no clue this was going to be as experimental as it was, ridiculous stuff on here seriously. the opener kind of primes you for the rest, but its all quite exciting and each track is worth relistens before you can kind of appreciate them fully
rating: 3.5 for now |
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Goa Trance, Psybient, Ambient Trance Acid Trance psychedelic, repetitive, rhythmic, instrumental
june 2023
enjoyed most of the shorter tracks and longblace, but imo those last two kinda drag the release down. last one is certainly a highlight in its own right but idk
rating: 3.0 |
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Goa Trance Psybient, Psytrance rhythmic, sampling, psychedelic, party, energetic
june 2023
thabks for the rec pete1
pretty stellar release imo. very very consistent, apparently done all hardware which is quite impressive. i dont really hear any psybient sans the last track but i also dont know anything about psybient beyond shpongle snippets so 🤷🏻♀️
last 4 tracks are crazy good run of songs
rating: 4.0 |
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Goa Trance
june 2023
hands down the best one so far. full of really energetic tracks, i loved just about all of these. gonna be revisiting this one a bit for sure
rating: 4.0 |
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Goa Trance rhythmic, repetitive, energetic, futuristic
june 2023
i know that this is pretty highly critically acclaimed in the goa community but honestly it was kind of just okay to me. maybe i wasnt paying attention to the right stuff. i loved the last track though
rating: 3.0 |
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Dom / Rob & GoldieDrum and Bass Jungle
june 2023
phenomenal first track, second track lacks a lot of punch i felt it deserved given the long buildup
rating: 3.0 |
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Goa Trance, Hard Trance
june 2023
heard sector x from that goa gil mix, and while i do enjoy it a lot, i was not expecting to love the second track even more! says its live, but feels like it sounds better quality than sector x lol
rating: 4.0 |
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Goa Trance Breakbeat
june 2023
it really is a damn shame snake thing never made a full length. lots of detail here, first track might be one of the best electronic music songs of all time.
rating: 4.0 |
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Goa Trance Breakbeat
june 2023
crazy complex and intense. twisting and winding psybreak madness for 20 minutes, though i prefer scorch both are great tracks
rating: 4.0 |
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Goa Trance
june 2023
a lot better than 1. a bunch more highlights, really loved mfg’s track
rating: 3.5 |
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Goa Trance
june 2023
its not bad but its not very exciting. only track i really liked was the feelings
rating: 3.0 |
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Happy Hardcore, Freeform Hardcore
june 2023
a guiding light idc for but my dreams is otherworldly, so damn beautiful and happy
rating: 3.5 |
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june 2023
makes up for a lot of 1's shortcomings, i really love how dark this one is (god damn that ending). electro is really cool. also andrew's performance here is incredible. the green goblin inclusion might have been the only thing i could have done without but i guess it makes sense
rating: 3.5 |
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Electropop, Dance-Pop, Electro House Electro House, Brostep boastful, energetic, hedonistic, female vocalist, sexual
june 2023
gf and i had a mall date today, we listened to this together on our way back home.
its pretty obnoxious, in a good way (sometimes). thats kind of gagas thing though, all her cards out right at the gates. i suppose i appreciate it a bit. it really doesnt work on a good amount of these tracks, i only really liked applause, guy, jewels n drugs (shockingly), and gypsy. dope was a fine ballad too. shes a great singer.
rating: 2.5 |
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june 2023
jesus christ. first half of this is pretty much unwatchable. why on earth does he act LIKE BELLA FROM TWILIGHT
however, despite andrew's shortcomings as peter, he is a MUCH better spiderman than toby. loved his humour in this. pretty interesting twists in here too that differ quite a bit from the toby series. while i dont think this movie is necessarily any better than the first toby one, i have to say i had a lot more fun here
rating: 2.5 |
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May Recap
gecs was chill but there was some lowkey suckage goin on. explorative month!
heres some of the stuff i really liked: Diabarha - PURGE (4.0, 2023) aespa - MY WORLD (4.0, 2023) La Peste - WTC.XTC (4.0, 2004) Various Artists - Pure MDMA (Selected Vibes : Part 1) (4.0, 1999) Merzbow - Magnesia nova (4.5, 1996) (fav release of this month)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like: No Loli-Gagging - The Floor is Now Lava (2.0, 2011) (least fav release of this month) pencil / DJKurara / かたぎり - Triangular Double Bond (2.5, 2022) dj 3.14159 - Inaumadosexual (2.5, 2008) Moetannn - Pandasandshit (2.5, 2012) Hinnyuu / "iluvOP / NeroshaTE / odaxelagnia / Yuri Yum Yum - Hit It Ackbar! (2.5, 2011)
my favourite single: 7038634357 - Perfect Night (4.0)
my favourite movie i watched this month: Grave Encounters, 3.5
some other highlights from this month: -saw gecs -bogdan bump -lolicore revisit -extratone binge -goa binge june is gonna be so full of goa bruh -Too Many Humans..... joins the 9s
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Goa Trance
may 2023
this took so fucking long to add dude lmfao. so many damn credits, and most of these dudes are either unlinked or just totally not on this site, or if they are i have to do some SEARCHING to find them.
its kind of a mixed bag. really i cant say i hated anything on here, but its just not the most entertaining tracklist. witchcraft's track and the man with no name remixes are about all i can say were highlights for me, if that. ill still be going through the rest of these comps though
rating: 3.0 |
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Nitzhonot, Acid Trance instrumental, repetitive, rhythmic, psychedelic, energetic
may 2023
aaand disappointed. its fine but it feels way less adventurous than braindance and even though its a bit more concise it lacks the excitement i was hoping would carry over from braindance. still not bad, just not something im gonna revisit like ever
rating: 3.0 |
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Nitzhonot, Psytrance repetitive, sampling, energetic, rhythmic, psychedelic
may 2023
not actually braindance, but still an accurately fitting title.
quite a fun release, i was going to say that the nitzhonot tag feels like it would be unnecessary but i can actually understand its purpose here. these tracks in general vary quite a bit in tempo and style (still fitting in the goa guidelines though) enough to warrant a different kind of tag for this, cuz it isnt straight up goa. will look into this bro more
rating: 3.5 |
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Goa Trance, Dark Psytrance
may 2023
incredibly solid comp. i originally intended to just listen to the single of evil playground and whatever the other one was but i found out it was actually a whole album, which id rather listen to. just about every track on here is great EXCEPT for sun projects. really really did not like that one, and it sticks out really badly since it feels so much brighter than everything else here. solaris' was perfect, as was talamasca's and dodgy connection's. tapers off a bit at the end but power source's track kind of rounds everything out pretty nicely.
rating: 4.0 |
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Vocal Trance
may 2023
not goa but i had to listen to this.
utterly beautiful. such a gorgeous and well made song. brings unreal feelings to me. tekk train fucking sucks
rating: 3.5, probably a 4.5 if it was just Because of You |
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Goa Trance
may 2023
not quite as good as vol 1, drags a bit at the end, but i really dig transwave's track here. ill have to check them out at some point
rating: 3.0 |
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Goa Trance energetic
may 2023
starting my venture into goa trance. i felt like my biggest issue with the genre is that it might not be so much of an "album" style of music as it was a compilation/dj mix kind of thing, cuz the intended listening area for this is like a rave, so probably a good place to start would be one of the more popular dj mixes
my intuition must have been at least a little good, this ruled. probably my fav astral projection track (let there be light), along with transwave's and section-x's. of course its all really solid, those just stood out to me. great transitions too
rating: 3.5 |
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Alone (2016) [Single]Trap [EDM] Jersey Club, Future Bass, Bubblegum Bass lonely, male vocalist, energetic, melodic, repetitive
may 2023
call me crazy but i actually really love this. its really fun and super duper catchy. his music makes me think of my little brother dancing or playing fortnite of something, so it makes me a bit happy listening. best 100 gecs song came out of this too
rating: 4.0 |
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Breakbeat, IDM Ambient Techno, Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Ambient House, Ambient Trance hypnotic, ethereal, rhythmic, instrumental, repetitive
may 2023
gorgeous stuff. i honestly thought that the 2019 date on spotify was one of those inaccuracies you see when old albums are added, so i was surprised to find out that this really was released only 4 years ago. sounds just like it came out of the 90s. lots of beautiful atmospheres on here, i think the only track i didnt really like was the last one
rating: 3.5 |
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Hardcore Breaks Drum and Bass, Nu Skool Breaks, Big Beat energetic, instrumental, raw, female vocalist, party
may 2023
was not expecting to like this AT ALL. back in 8th grade, when i still used pandora (wow), i really liked We Can Make The World Stop, and other than that, i have no history with this band, but looking at their albums and reading some reviews… they dont seem like such a promising band i guess lol. but it was surprising to learn this was an entirely drum and bass influenced release, so of course i had to check it out. and WOW! first 5 or so tracks are just killer. nonstop energy, great synth work and beautiful pounding breaks. it drags just a bit in the middle, but they really wrap it up nicely with those last 2 or 3 tracks. such a pleasant surprise!
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise, Extratone sampling, aggressive, chaotic, dense, noisy
may 2023
scary and violent and silly too. ill say it, i hear some flashcore in here, but yall arent ready for that convo.
rating: 3.0 |
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Jungle Atmospheric Drum and Bass melancholic, rhythmic, sampling, nocturnal, repetitive
may 2023
phenomenal first track, great chops and catchy as hell, but the second left a LOT to be desired.
rating: 3.0 |
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Flashcore Dark Ambient, IDM, Musique concrète, Sound Collage, Industrial Hardcore, Glitch, Industrial Techno avant-garde, complex, mechanical, atmospheric, rhythmic
may 2023
pretty much the pinnacle of everything that was is or will be flashcore, with the exception of maybe a qebrus best of, but even his works would lack the depth and reach of what la peste achieves on WTC.XTC. special thanks to kiyosh for compiling all of the audio from the cd and dvd, i hope i can one day see the videos included, im sure theyre really amazing. sadly, though, they arent available anywhere, so my writing will be just on the audio presented here.
quite an impressive first disc. theres a big emphasis on flashcore’s “wandering” structures here, ideas fade in and out at arbitrary paces, plenty of delay manipulation and resampling going on here that is just so addictive - its an insult to say that any of this is weak in any sense. the dvd’s content is definitely something id treat as bonus material, since while its still quite good, i wouldn’t say its exactly of the same vein as anything on the cd. theres a lot more of an industrial hardcore influence on a good portion of it. that said, its still really amazing. even though it feels closer to being a compilation, its all still quite cohesive (which speaks on la peste’s consistency). i especially really dug the bassorah break mix track.
ill be coming back to this a lot soon
rating: 4.5 |
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Flashcore Extratone rhythmic, chaotic, mechanical, complex, futuristic
may 2023
super high speed tech flash stuff, feels almost like drill n bass the way its programmed. really really amazing, sounds totally unlike everything else ive heard from him but still very true to his style
rating: 4.0 |
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Trap [EDM], Future Bass Bubblegum Bass happy, summer, uplifting, male vocalist, instrumental
may 2023
danceable and silly at best - inoffensive but terribly boring at worst. not worth any hate i think, its got at least one or two songs everyone will like
rating: 3.0 |
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DJ Balli + Ralph BrownExtratone, Sound Collage chaotic, sampling, nature, manic
may 2023
not bad, super quick little extratone ep. borders on noise at times
rating: 3.0 |
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IDM, Drill and Bass Glitch sampling, playful, rhythmic, technical, lobit
may 2023
fun, tracks feel super organic in their composition and how they evolve. glad im not alone though in thinking track 1 >> track 2
rating: 3.0 |
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Breakcore, Lolicore Experimental
may 2023
not sure what metek did but i dont think this couldve hurt his feelings all that much
rating: 2.5 |
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Speedcore
may 2023
it wasnt anything crazy; you can tell its baby’s first album, but i will look forward to seeing what they do in the future, cuz i see potential.
apparently track 1 is inspired by volcanic by detro, i dont hear it too much but i like volcanic
rating: 2.5 |
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Lolicore Speedcore, Power Noise, Gabber female vocalist, sampling, aggressive, manic, noisy
may 2023
boring; unremarkable
rating: 2.5 |
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Electronic Dance Music Brostep, Trap [EDM], Future Bass uplifting, energetic, melodic
may 2023
slushii misses the mark so hard getter’s is just funny but also goes insane everything else except luca lush’s is irredeemable. props to luca for the creative twist on it
rating: 2.5 |
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Electropop, Future Bass, Trap [EDM] Bass House, Brostep, Hybrid Trap energetic, male vocalist, female vocalist, instrumental, repetitive
may 2023
for some reason this is actually pretty hard to find a good version of anywhere.
honestly fun, dont really understand the hate, other than “WAHH ITS FORTNITE WAHH ITS MARSHMELLO WAHH I HEARD THIS ON THE RADIO” grow up
rating: 3.0 |
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Flashcore Ambient, Dark Ambient energetic, complex, manic, dark, futuristic
may 2023
quite a well put together comp. juggles pretty percussive flashcore tracks with tracks that are more dark ambient focused, which makes the runtime feel relatively shorter. interesting to see la peste and xanopticon on here together, they feel like two totally different generations, but i guess in retrospect they were closer to being about the same time period.
rating: 3.5 |
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Speedcore, Extratone, Splittercore Deathstep, Gabber, Uptempo Hardcore dense, atmospheric, concept album, nocturnal, dark
may 2023
im not gonna lie, the first three tracks really had me worried. im glad he tried experimenting and broadening his horizons, but a 4.5 hour album of that shitわ sounded like hell. luckily, he doesnt, and just about everything else on this is his regular splitter extratone epicness. that said though, i found a lot of this to be pretty lacking and it al just kinda flew by me. didnt really need to be that long i think; there wasnt nearly as many tracks i wanted to come back to as there were on his other lengthy releases ive heard.
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise, Dark Ambient Ambient Pop, Drone
may 2023
beautiful track. glad hes going back to doing noise adjacent stuff, im excited as hell for the new album (awesome cover art as well!)
rating: 4.0 |
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Splittercore, Gorenoise, Cybergrind, Breakcore Extratone vulgar, repetitive, disturbing, aggressive, chaotic
may 2023
band practice almost got cancelled but we were able to play in our guitarists garage (it was so hot and we had to mute everything it sucked a lot tbh)
pressterror: 3.5 mulk: 3.0 pretty weird split imo
rating: 3.0 |
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Metalcore Mathcore heavy, angry, male vocalist, chaotic, dark
may 2023
hella reference? its fun, but it falls off at the end
rating: 3.0 |
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Extratone, Splittercore
may 2023
i dont even think this dude quantizes his samples 😭 he just drops them in and plays kicks at whatever bpm he feels like. still good though, and somehow despite its almost 2hr runtime the drrr never gets old
rating: 3.5 |
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Extratone sampling, chaotic, rhythmic, manic
may 2023
diabarha: 4.0 sheep: 2.0 lysergide: 3.0
might get the vinyl cuz its the only physical diabarha in existence (i thinks…)
rating: 3.0 |
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Electronic Dance Music, Hardcore [EDM] Chiptune, Lolicore, Plunderphonics, Gabber, Noise, Raggacore, Breakcore rhythmic, rebellious, sampling, eclectic, energetic
may 2023
theres a lot on here that i… dont really care about. but theres also some pretty great contributions like xacsecks, loli ripes and no305s. probably not gonna investigate this series any further. fuck that last track too
rating: 3.0 |
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Trap [EDM], Electropop, Alt-Pop Snap, Trap, Pop Rap boastful, ominous, female vocalist, party, melodic
may 2023
if you can somehow manage to look past the obnoxious beat drop and the paper thin lyrics, this is actually a really great song. katy’s vocals sound really good, and the chorus is just gorgeous, plus i think genuinely the beat is pretty good, and im growing to tolerate the beat drop more and more. i cannot, however, by any means, excuse juicy j’s verse. so laughably bad it (as one user puts) “borders on self parody”. no flow, no swag, it feels like he wrote this over text and got it down in maybe 2 takes. terrible as hell dude, i cannot believe they greenlit this and didnt get ANYONE else to do a verse
rating: 3.0 |
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Extratone Hardcore [EDM] dense, mechanical, sampling, rhythmic, melodic
may 2023
all star cast of guests on here, the final (i think?) installment of the over!! series is quite a good note to end on. everyone brings their A-game, and even though i expected this to be tunes that were more extratone-by-technicality jcore tracks they were closer to being the inverse. definitely worth the time of any extratone, jcore, or rhythm game fan
rating: 3.5 |
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Splittercore, Extratone, Speedcore Polish Goral Music, Terrorcore, Post-Industrial, Experimental, Industrial Hardcore avant-garde, noisy, dark, mechanical, sampling
may 2023
honestly might be a better starting point than inside the mind just cuz its way shorter (excluding bonus material) and has a better balance of his different styles. theres a lot more extratone/splitter stuff here (which was the original appeal of his work in the first place for me), so i enjoyed this quite a bit more than inside the mind. another example of his skillful pacing and ability to justify such a long runtime with a slow rollout of ideas, lingering just long enough on tracks so you can get the full effect of what he wants to show you but not staying so long that they become tedious or repetitive. i cant say id rate this any higher than inside the mind though because while the speedcore elements are there and are quite exemplary, he kind of misses on a lot of these instrumentals… mainly all the damn accordions lol. tracks feel more silly than intense at times, which kind of takes away from the message i think. still ambitious and, in that regard, quite respectable.
rating: 3.5 |
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Extratone, Speedcore Splittercore, Noise sampling, humorous, playful, aggressive, chaotic
may 2023
for a va comp this is hella consistent and has a ton of excellent features on it. had a lot of fun w this
rating: 3.5 |
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Speedcore, Extratone, Splittercore Terrorcore
may 2023
a good amount of standouts, but a whole lot of tracks idrgaf about. aekhloria should make a full length…
rating: 3.0 |
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Extratone, Splittercore aquatic, rhythmic, melodic
may 2023
classic splitter/extratone. why do some of the claps come in late? before the end is meh
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise, Extratone
may 2023
intense, again, but nothing special. you can much more clearly hear how close this is to breakcore
rating: 3.0 |
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'Om' (2013) [EP]Speedcore Extratone, Tibetan Music, Splittercore avant-garde
may 2023
feels like babies first time making flashcore. full of scary vocal samples and throat singing and dark synths, and the ‘flashcore’ is like extratone + delay warping stuff. its fine
rating: 3.0 |
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Extratone
may 2023
thought this was gonna be way heavier but it kind of meanders a bit
rating: 3.0 |
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Extratone
may 2023
its fine, but i can see why this faded into obscurity lol
rating: 3.0 |
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PURGE (2023) [EP]Extratone, Splittercore Power Noise violence, dark, raw, disturbing, aggressive
may 2023
WOW really really solid stuff. going from inside the mind to this was interesting because i can really hear how far his production has come. perfect kicks/drum sounds, and even better melodically (hes apparently taken on self-studying music theory - i can tell!). not to mention the wild ass moetone (?!) tracks on here. great length too.
rating: 4.0 |
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Extratone, Splittercore, Speedcore noisy, repetitive, rhythmic, aggressive, mechanical
may 2023
fucking amazing dude, he literally can do no wrong. love the nihilistic approach on this one (all his music is really, but i felt that suizidcore worldwide strayed just a bit from that)
rating: 3.5 |
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Splittercore, Speedcore, Terrorcore Harsh Noise, Industrial Hardcore, Extratone, Gabber noisy, aggressive, dark, anxious, infernal
may 2023
just kind of said fuck it and decided to sit through this whole thing during my shift. i ended up staying till like 3am anyway cuz we had inventory the next day and i was prepping stuff, so it didn’t matter too much.
its actually incredible how well paced and engaging this entire thing is. very skilled - despite the obvious use of a limited DAW - production, and a very slow rollout of ideas makes each track feel fresh and not at all tedious or repetitive. obviously the end is better than the beginning, but thats cuz extratone > gabber. the bonus mixes were good too. especially that noise one! damn he should make more noise.
rating: 3.5 |
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Ice Climber [Bootleg / Unauthorized]IDM Drill and Bass
may 2023
i can see why this wasnt officially released. obv the 8min track is the highlight, but i honestly didnt like it all that much
rating: 3.0 |
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Zones (2009) [EP]Noise, Extratone
may 2023
quite intense. almost feels like breakcore at times
rating: 3.0 |
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Uranoid (2010) [Single]Extratone Demostyle noisy, instrumental, suspenseful, avant-garde, atmospheric
may 2023
not even in an unironic way is this bad. really love those synths and the drum programming on this is quite satisfying too. way overhated.
rating: 3.5 |
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Extratone
may 2023
a lot of this is… well not extratone. a bunch of duds front to back but theres enough good tracks that its still worth sitting through i guess
rating: 3.0 |
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Extratone Splittercore aggressive, manic, dense, sampling, vulgar
may 2023
so damn good. i was a bit hesitant cuz the last bit of his solo works on this felt kind of tedious, but god damn every track with a feature was just banger after banger. the remixes wrap up the album pretty nicely too
rating: 3.5 |
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Mashcore, Hardtek sampling, energetic
may 2023
so boring man, im just glad it was only 6 songs
rating: 2.5 |
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Lolicore, Noise Splittercore, Speedcore lo-fi
may 2023
really wanted to enjoy this one. it seemed to be up the same venue as anicore in terms of sound and aesthetic, but somehow misses the mark by a LOT. ends up feeling real tedious and just doesnt have the same level of energy you expect from that kind of release
rating: 2.5 |
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Lolicore sampling, energetic, chaotic
may 2023
not a lot to say. track 3 has a funny title
rating: 2.5 |
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Extratone Christmas
may 2023
for an album they seem to be pretty ashamed of (nowhere on their website), it isnt really all that bad. about what you’d expect, though it was still quite cohesive
rating: 3.0 |
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Lolicore, Extratone
may 2023
theres some good ones and some whatever ones. its fun
rating: 3.0 |
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Extratone, Splittercore Noise
may 2023
very pleased with this. despite how barebones it might seem - just 80 minutes of drrrr kicks and about a thousand samples of people screaming - it’s surprisingly really engaging and well made. pressterror is actually pretty skilled at programming these kicks, not sure what hes using but theres quite a bit of a freeform flow almost to them - that is to say that it doesnt feel like copy pasting a “beat” in the same way most electronic music is. it’s quite cathartic tbh. also super duper hopeless music, as i said earlier this dude has to have like a terabyte of screaming samples theres so many
rating: 3.5 |
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may 2023
lacks in the silliness that made 1 worthwhile but makes up for it with better cg and action.
rating: 2.5 |
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may 2023
my gf has been REALLY trying to get me to watch *all* of the spiderman movies with her, and even though ive never really had any interest at all in them, i do love her, so we finally sat down and got through some.
(yes, this is my first time seeing this movie). i liked how silly it kind of felt, but also thats kind of all it had going for it. i dont likd toby at all, even willem dafoe was shoddy here and there, and in general nothing really happened to make me care about this too too much. still fun i guess
rating: 2.5 |
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IDM Glitch, Acid Techno mechanical, instrumental, complex, abstract, anxious
may 2023
picked up a couple blind purchases at the record store. they had this and his first album, but i went w this cuz it was cheaper and i liked the artwork more. pretty good choice too! really fun and creative idm stuff, i really liked the aesthetic of this album as well. ill have to check out his other work’s for sure. i know his first album is kind of dnb oriented; sounds exciting
rating: 3.5 |
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Extratone Noise, Power Noise vulgar, aggressive, noisy, energetic, raw
may 2023
amazing stuff lol. not that ive heard too much from this genre but i really like loffciamcore’s approach to it. always mixing in such intense breaks
rating: 3.5 |
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Speedcore Frenchcore, Extratone heavy, sampling, dark, chaotic
may 2023
honestly… a bit underwhelming. RWC’s side was banging but also felt super tedious, aside from Japanese Transformation, djkurara and kurwastyle’s sides go by with hardly any highlights. loffciamcore’s is actually pretty hardcore, enjoyed all of his efforts here.
rating: 3.0 |
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Lolicore, Extratone Harsh Noise sampling, anime and manga, chaotic, manic
may 2023
fun little album. the longer tracks are actually pretty good
rating: 3.0 |
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Lolicore Gabber, Speedcore rhythmic, female vocalist, sampling, eclectic, energetic
may 2023
even better upon revisiting. goreshits contributions dont really meed to be spoken for - theyre great. shimau’s though i underestimated for a while, but coming back im realizing he doesnt have a single bad track here; both of them deliver on every single song they have on the split. that leaves us with sub69. well theres a reason no one really knows anything about sub69 these days. its pretty obvious that sub69s side is the weakest - by an insane margin - but now that im a bit older and know how to appreciate this stuff more, i can say its at least fun and while i dont love his tracks like i do goreshits and shimaus, i at least dont hate them anymore, and i can kind of dance around to them. still, i can only imagine how elevated this would be if it was odax or mo or something
rating: 4.0 |
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Lolicore, Mashcore, Happy Hardcore Nightcore, Gabber sampling, humorous, party, playful, energetic
may 2023
i was hoping for more, but i guess i just wasnt really loving all the sample choices.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise atonal, aggressive, instrumental, chaotic, noisy
may 2023
while i quite enjoyed the flares side, i just felt the blues side held everything back a lot. idk, maybe ill like the og more?
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Power Noise instrumental, complex, noisy, psychedelic, raw
may 2023
hands down the best merzbow ive yet to hear. sprawling and powerful soundscapes on every track, this feels so totally full of energy, like its bursting with colours, but the cover art is so dark and muted, it reminds me a lot of a scene in the movie Memoria towards the end, when spoiler: click to read. quite powerful in that way, its as if merzbow is inviting you personally to try to paint something in your head, rather than tell you what hes seeing.
the textures on this are mesmerizing, bubbling lasers and rising and falling harsh backdrops give a lot of movement but dont feel so violent that it takes away from the awe of it all. a massive culmination of everything he did in his 90s era; i bet if this album was called “pulse demon” noise music would have a much bigger audience
rating: 4.5 |
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Lolicore
may 2023
first half is some more aggressive ish lolicore second half is like shitty midi “metal” idk
rating: 2.5 |
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Lolicore, Breakcore, Mashcore Gabber, Mashup satirical, sampling, abstract, humorous, party
may 2023
i was going to do individual posts for each of his albums but i decided it might be easier (time wise) to just do it on the only one that mattered. i havent heard ecce pedo yet, but i really dont think it would change my opinion on his discography/what im about to say here.
besides objet du desir, any album with a nuked cover on this site is really not worth listening to, at least for the average music person looking to get into either this kind of music or LR’s stuff. there are a handful of great tracks that are either funny, noteworthy, or actually good on lol fun musics and otakuspeedcock, but outside of those it is (again for the average person) mostly throwaway content. that isn’t necessarily a totally bad thing - of course it isnt a compliment to call someones music “throwaway” - but it’s at least fun, or clear that LR was having fun making it, sharing it, and you kind of get the sense that people were receiving it well.
but up until LSD, loli ripe was clearly just playing around. the gems aforementioned were merely coincidences, possibly foreshadowing the landmark album that was to come. i again bring up the covers, because up until objet du desir, loli ripe was just kidding. but onwards he began to increasingly take what he was doing more and more seriously. though objet du desir missed by many marks music-wise, it was both a stepping stone in accessibility of his music and an outlier for the more serious half of his discography, and though objet du desir is when we can clearly see this shift in approach, i would say that it isnt truly until LSD that you can actually concretely state a change in direction has occurred. it being more serious doesnt mean it isnt still funny, of course, what makes LSD the best loli ripe album is how excellently it manages to balance humour and craftsmanship. while listening front to back is honestly how i prefer it, since you get the silly interlude tracks and non-lolicore breakbeat tracks, theres still almost half an album’s worth of material that you can revisit in a vacuum. Be My Pet! might be one of the greatest lolicore tracks of all time. excellent, catchy and detailed programming, quite unique production as well! green choon and all i wanna do are amazing flips of english songs (the latter is quite famous even), and theres even a skillful display of loli ripes ability to create a more original song without having to flip a sample (little sweet dolores purple haze) which sort of foreshadows what they’d later be doing on their last two albums.
speaking of which, i suppose i should also address those since ive pretty much covered the rest of their discography. while get intimate with… was a weird misstep in a direction a bit *too* serious, they sort of redeem themselves in the end with their final album. its still a bit more thought out, much like intimate and LSD, but they come back to doing silly samples and in general try to keep it a bit more lighthearted. clearly, though, their last two are much more directed at a purely breakcore rooted audience, rather than a lolicore/noise/speedcore one.
its hard to say this is the greatest lolicore album of all time, or even my favourite (im still really trying to decide, even to this day), but no one ever did it quite like loli ripe. no one else knew how to make tracks this funny, no ones flipping the samples loli ripe was flipping (even to this day; maybe out of respect?) and no one could quite replicate the sound and atmosphere of Little Sweet Dolores.
rating: 4.0 |
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Lolicore
may 2023
i can see why this has faded into obscurity, despite iluvop and odax being present on it.
rating: 2.5 |
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Lolicore, Noise Extratone, Speedcore, Power Noise raw, sampling, dissonant, chaotic, noisy
may 2023
another revisit. i actually like fainaru's quite a bit coming back to it. really everyone delivers, even lolishit who i generally cannot tolerate too much. wonderful cover art. someone should make cds for this
rating: 3.5 |
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Lolicore Mashcore
may 2023
every lolicore split got that one bro that youve never heard of before that you know is gonna hold the album back
sort of
odax's side is pretty good, they lowkey dip into atmo dnb territory a few times which was interesting. while akamushi's is obv the weakest side here it was at least quite fun and silly. reizoko is reizoko, you know what to expect. goreshits side is fine, im underwhelmed but thats just cuz ive heard these songs so much over the years. ender is one of his best doe fr
rating: 3.5 |
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Lolicore, Plunderphonics, Mashup, Sound Collage Harsh Noise sampling, sexual, chaotic, anxious, noisy
may 2023
in my opinion, its kind of just okay. i think anicore did this better, and even lolicon phone case electronics tbh. but this will sadly be the one that gets the most attention, thanks to its bold titles...
rating: 3.0 |
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Lolicore Sound Collage sampling
may 2023
very good lol, actually managed to make me laugh a few times
rating: 3.5 |
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Lolicore, Speedcore, Splittercore sampling, humorous, disturbing, party, playful
may 2023
everyone has at least 1 very good track and 1 kind of okay track.
rating: 3.5 |
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Lolicore Mashcore rhythmic, sampling, mashup, eclectic, energetic
may 2023
brain drilling (derogatory)
rating: 2.0 |
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Lolicore Noise
may 2023
its alright. decibelle's review pretty much sums up exactly why this kind of sucks
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise, Lolicore death
may 2023
fun jittery blip noise
rating: 3.5 |
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Lolicore, Noise Drill and Bass, Speedcore, Grindcore, Cybergrind, Noise, J-Pop, Splittercore sampling, dense, humorous, chaotic, manic
may 2023
revisiting this, on a bit of a Lcore binge mood recently.
way better than i remember, crazy how bro kind of invented this shit and people to this day are trying to replicate this sound lol. drags a bit at the end but its tolerable really
rating: 3.5 |
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T.E.F.
may 2023
noise night! kind of lame we didnt get to do a set, but honestly id've been pretty nervous with everyone else that was playing.
TEF's set was fantastic. despite his pretty minimal looking setup, he was able to do so much. very jittery, start and stop stuff, i think live tape manip? i dont even know. he scarcely used the pedals he had, which was ssurprising, but it added a lot of dynamics when he would, which was really dope. pretty long set too, compared to the 10 min ones that preceded him. hes apparently retired now, so hes gonna be playing whenever he can! |
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Neo-Psychedelia, Experimental Noise, Folktronica, Progressive Pop, Art Pop, Freak Folk bittersweet, noisy, fantasy, surreal, psychedelic
may 2023
honestly really impressed with this whole remaster. alvin row especially, but every other track just gets better, even untitled! still pretty unsatisfied with the end of chocolate girl tho…. those crashes just way too damn loud.
as for the bonus content, its fine. the penny dreadfuls alt take is pretty cool, untitled 1 is nice, and the cover is intriguing, but i dont think id come back to any of this (except maybe penny dreadfuls).
rating: 3.5 |
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Drill and Bass, Breakcore Drum and Bass, Tracker Music, Chiptune quirky, humorous, male vocalist, uplifting, energetic
may 2023
i was so so wrong about this one. coming back to it, i actually really love the vocals. bogdan tones down the sheer technicality and idm apathy from boku and opts for an even more playful, though this time lighthearted and wholesome, sound. plenty of nostalgic sounding synths and chiptunes with lots of groovy meticulously crafted drums. tiny little sing songy or wandering vocal lines are littered throughout the whole thing, and i honestly find them to be quite endearing, rather than annoying. i hope something else in his discography lives up to this.
rating: 3.5 |
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Drill and Bass, Tracker Music, Breakcore Jungle, Glitch, Indietronica lo-fi, playful, quirky, instrumental, manic
may 2023
so damn good. a level of playfulness that not a lot of artists dare to venture into; so many fun catchy songs here, with excellent programming and sampling to boot. its hard to overstate how essential of an electronic album this really is, there isnt anything else, even in the rest of bogdans discography, quite like this.
rating: 4.0 |
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Drill and Bass, IDM Breakcore, Drum and Bass, Glitch Pop, Spoken Word, Toypop longing, manic, bittersweet, playful, noisy
may 2023
i just wanna say, im sorry, bogdan, for not getting the vision sooner. i dont know if i just wasn’t listening that well or i just wasnt ready, but now i get it.
even though i dont love the overall cohesion here (feels all over the place, like he has a hard time trying to stay vulnerable but also doesnt wanna commit to each track being a straight ahead banger), i appreciate it and theres enough here for me to finally call this a good release. even though its one of the least emotional songs on the album, i really like fuck you dj. also funny that it says the n word in it. why? lol. ill be returning to the rest of his stuff too
rating: 3.0 |
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K-Pop, Pop, Contemporary R&B Alt-Pop, Trap, Hybrid Trap, Pop Rap female vocalist, energetic, urban, rhythmic, mechanical
may 2023
we are so. fucking. back.
with an undoubtably explosive debut following pretty out-there first singles, aespa opened up what i hoped could be a new door for kpop, with synth and beat experimentation not that much unlike what charli xcx is doing right now. i was almost totally hooked too going into their second album with tracks like girls and illusion, but the ball drops hard for just about the entirety of the rest of that release. not that the album was horrible, i think its a good releases, salvageable at the very least, but its such a massive letdown from what could have been. flash forward to 2023, and here we are with MY WORLD, a fantastic follow up that totally reclaims their status as one of the better kpop acts around these days. theres synth experimentation here that they continue to pursue, which is nice to see, but they opt for a lot more of a laid back r&b feel, rather than how bombastic and dramatic their debut was. it works really well to be honest, the title track, thirsty, and unhappy are all really catchy and intense, with unhappy specifically even feeling a bit haunting and melancholic. theres also a couple of up beat, sillier tracks like spicy and salty and sweet (which i think is the weakesy track here). the ending song is such a fantastic, hopeful closer, it feels like what they wanted to do with the more ballad-y guitar tracks on girls but perfectly executed this time around. not to mention this album isnt flooded with old singles with no regard for cohesion. it is interesting how this is like, half a concept album? with half of it being songs about tastes/food? idk. i wish it was longer, but im satisfied with this still.
rating: 4.0, yeah fuck yeah fuck it |
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Ambient, Drone, Free Folk, Avant-Folk Free Improvisation, Noise Rock, Dark Ambient, Tribal Ambient, Field Recordings, Psychedelic Rock, Post-Rock improvisation, psychedelic, ethereal, meditative, atmospheric
may 2023
listened to this in two separate sittings. theres a lot of great, promising material here, and this kind of works pretty well as a stand alone album, though im sure its much more optimal to look at it as sort of a huge sampler for artists to dig into. everyone kind of offers at least good contributions, nothing here feels overly long or boring really. if you liked daughter of darkness, i think you’d really like this too, as its comparable in length and material (not as good of course, but still). cute little closing track also :3
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise Harsh Noise, Tape Music noisy, dissonant, dense, instrumental, avant-garde
may 2023
amazing stuff. in a way both kind of what i was expecting (given the context of the release) but also still blew me out of the water. if im not mistaken a lot of this is similar in construction to metalvelodrome’s material; junk metal noise distorted through merzbow’s keen sense of sound design and electronic curiosity; textures and ideas present here are crazy, theres a great amount of detail here as well with excellent panning and a wide variety of layers to focus on. the last track i really loved. in terms of some of his other scrap metal noise collages (rainbow electronics), this is definitely in the higher echelons.
rating: 4.0 |
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100 gecs
may 2023
saw the bros live again with my girlfriend and some other buddies. no pit this time, im just getting way too old for that these days.
notes: -machine girl’s drummer is ridiculous -machine girl’s set in general was surprisingly really fun, even if i didnt know any of the songs -machine girl, for their last track, somehow found the longest mic cord on earth and walked the entirety of the venue, through the audience, and just about out the door, before their set ended. crazy. -though it wasnt all consecutive, 100 gecs play the entirety of the new album. this means that every shitty song on there gets played. not the funnest. 757 is good though -they are still playing fallen for you (unchanged as well), so there is hope for a release on that -still playing the new version of hand crushed by mallet -new version of whats that smell, where they branch into riddim of all things, which is so fucking good -their encore was an extended cut of gec 2 u, which i liked -they did not take the opportunity to play “toothless” after “i got my tooth removed” -dylan brady essentially had no energy or emotion the entire show. maybe he wasnt feeling it that day. maybe we felt the exact same about this new release. do i feel a breakup coming? i hope not!! |
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Trap Cloud Rap, Emo Rap, Neo-Psychedelia dark, drugs, nocturnal, hedonistic, mysterious
may 2023
reigns in a (possibly) new era of trap music in my opinion. obviously guitars+trap has been a combination that producers have been messing around with for close to a decade now (artists like lil peep), but i dont think ive ever really heard anyone take it to where lone does on ILCK. at the forefront of heavy, slwer plugg/rage beats, it only makes sense to pair them with chugged or strummed distorted guitars; lone (obviously the producers, but lone is the one choosing which beats to rap on, and god damn his beat selection this go around was consistent) has essentially established rock and roll trap music, something trap artists have been, in a sense, aiming for for years now, ever since travis scott made the connection that they’re all just like rock stars anyway. thats not also to say this album doesnt have great electronic moments, which js exactly why its such an impressive milestone for the genre. a perfect blend of clean, catchy electronic elements mixed with hazy, distorted guitars on top of booming slow-mo paced trap beats. it honestly feels hopeful. at the turn of cloud rap/florida trap people were talking about the death of guitars and rock music, because kids were just pirating a DAW and getting a mic, but now it seems like theres a chance kids growing up in lone’s time will consider getting that guitar too.
theres obviously the runtime we should address as well. ive thought pretty long and hard about it. say what you want about “1h20m of trap” = migraine (thats really on you; im sure you have playlists that are longer), a lot of the same people complaining about that have surely heard an album of another genre, equal or greater length where that magically isnt a criticism that comes up. i mean, really, swans (of course lones music cant really be compared to swans (maybe it can? both pretty repetitive right lol)) only operate in the 1h30m+ area and its even a source of praise. all that to say, while i dont agree that its a racial thing (why would someone even bring that up), people are definitely biased against trap music. also, one other major point id like to bring up: if lone (and any artist like him, in opium for example) is going to work as an artist who stays off the radar, drops infrequently and on his own schedule, id rather his drops be massive albums of content rather than short, 40 minute releases. does ILCK need tracks like wagwan and promo? no, but id rather they have them then not. not to mention all those bonus tracks to hunt down! if carti released an album today, would we not rather it be a huge bunch of songs, songs to last us for who knows how long until his next drop? surely no one would be totally satisfied with only a small handful, even if you would be i just know any sensible fan of his (this of course means lone and any artist like this) would be more than interested in any b sides or scrapped material, so why not include it? (plus, everyone literally already does this with carti, lol.)
and yet, despite its length, it somehow manages to be ridiculously consistent, while not totally one dimensional, its entire runtime. lone even manages to capture emotionally vulnerable moments on tracks like moment of silence and safety, emotions that we dont really get from him. im curious how this album will affect the future of trap; given where lone’s at right now, id say itll have quite an impact, or, at worst, become a “spirit they’re gone” musical oddity, something totally in its own lane and ahead of its time that no one dared recreated exactly what it went for.
rating: 3.5 |
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Dub Techno Ambient Techno mellow, hypnotic, atmospheric, repetitive, instrumental
may 2023
it was nice to write entries to but i dont think id ever really come back to this. im curious about some other sections of his discog tho so ill go check em out
rating: 3.0 |
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Contemporary R&B, Pop, K-Pop, Trap Soul Trap female vocalist, rhythmic, melodic, sensual
may 2023
another super strong single!!
rating: 3.5 |
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may 2023
come and crucify me, but in all honesty i really liked this. admittedly, its cast is pretty annoying, but i guess it adds to the charm of the idea that this is being taken in a real high school by real highschoolers. its a pretty unique story for the genre, cant say ive seen anything like it, and it manages to be super creepy and pretty scary at times! knows how to hold back and when to let totally loose. i liked that even though some characters get separated at times they still have phones so we eventually see their pov! someone made a really intuitive point in one review, saying how it was super cool that the movie basically gives you characters and a setting, then gives you the same characters in the same setting, but at night, when its way more scary. though i wouldnt say its in the same way as paranormal activity does it, since theres no exploration in those movies.
that said tho, the ending sucked a lot. totally kills it. shouldve ended in the school. just sayin
rating: 3.0 |
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Industrial Rock, Noise Rock, Pigfuck Post-Punk, Experimental Rock angry, mechanical, anxious, aggressive, noisy
may 2023
considerably better than white noise, theres a lot more tracks here worth coming back to, super memorable and fun songwriting (not that white noise doesnt have that, but theres a higher degree of polished composition here that i think white noise lacks).
rating: 3.5 |
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Pigfuck Post-Punk, Hardcore Punk, Post-Hardcore dark, dissonant, chaotic, noisy, rhythmic
may 2023
i guess i just rated the single? the ep only adds 2 songs and one of them might as well be a total throwaway, but its still a good release overall, so
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise Rock, Pigfuck Post-Punk, Post-Hardcore, Hardcore Punk misanthropic, nihilistic, raw, angry, noisy
may 2023
cop shoot cop reminded me of this band so i went back to check them out again. somehow even more enjoyable than i remember, these guys really knew how to write a dance-y tune despite being anti everything. score bumped
rating: 4.5 |
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Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore, Pigfuck Math Rock, Mathcore technical, misanthropic, passionate, heavy, suicide
april 2023
a lot different than what i expected. its noisy but way more posthardcore-y than i thought. very put together and creative, super tight performances too. i liked the screams and clean vocals, but despite all these nice things i can say about it i really didnt love it all that much. theres just not too much to come back to or remember really. but i saved a few others from their discog, so a relisten might be in order in the next few months. we’ll see
rating: 3.0 |
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Hybrid Trap, K-Pop, Electropop Pop Rap, Hyperpop female vocalist
may 2023
weakest one so far, but not by much. still very excited for this release. i also dont totally hate the whole snippet singles, it kind of gives room to tease a lot without really releasing anything.
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Rock, Industrial Rock Post-Punk, Pigfuck male vocalist, raw, aggressive, political, sarcastic
may 2023
i recently rediscovered an image i found from a chart posting thread on mu a real long time ago. ill include it in this entry so i dont have to describe it, but this album looked kind of intriguing enough to actually check out. its actually way better than i anticipated. it isnt super no wave-y but it carries the influence pretty boastfully. honestly a lot more put together and forward thinking than the other industrial rock ive heard (swans), so im curious to check out the rest of their discog. theres some real boring ones in here though, which sucks cuz that cover is the only one of theirs i actually like
real diaryheads will know which other album on this image ive heard before!
rating: 3.0 |
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may 2023
tried to watch with girlfriend but she gave up halfway through and went to sleep :skull:
pretty bad imo. the acting is really rough, and for some reason everyone looks like someone else. main dude looks like shia labeouf and tom cruise combined, that one camera dude looks like andy samberg a bit, we got bro from victorious for some reason? the girl doesnt really look like anyone but i thought she sounded a lot like scarjo its really boring for most of the runtime until maybe the last 20 minutes. its kind of like the last exorcism where the main crew doesnt believe until its too late but they kind of just flop on the reveal i guess because we really dont get to see anything. points for kind of an interesting twist ending but it wasnt enough to save it. i did like the "bigfoot is part supernatural creature" idea they take on in this
rating: 2.0 |
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K-Pop, Alt-Pop, Contemporary R&B Trap, Alternative R&B, Neo-Psychedelia, Insect Sounds female vocalist, mysterious, lush, dense, melodic
may 2023
jfc i should have known they were kidding all along with Girls and Tetris, just pulling our legs really. i like this even more than unhappy. good cover too, so excited for this album
rating: 3.5 |
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K-Pop, Alt-Pop, Contemporary R&B Trap, Trap [EDM] female vocalist, introspective, existential, melancholic, melodic
may 2023
oh we are sooo fucking back bruh
awesome instrumental im excited for the full version
rating: 3.5 |
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Singer-Songwriter Poetry, Ambient, Neofolk poetic, male vocalist, longing, melancholic, breakup
may 2023
gf and i went and toured an apartment after my therapy session. it was kind of on the cheaper side but had a ton of extra fees and bills and also we didnt really love the location. but we're trying to move out in the next like year or so so we decided might as well start doing some looking and touring.
this was nice. i dont really like his voice, or his delivery, though the lyrics are quite nice and i love the piano lines. ill look into the rest of his stuff
rating: 3.0 |
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April Recap
indeed a dope month
heres some of the stuff i really liked: Train Cemetery - Ira (4.5, 2017) (fav release of this month) Xenophobic Ejaculation - Victory (4.0, 2009) Tera Melos - Tera Melos (4.0, 2005) Werewolf Jerusalem / Wet Dream Asphyxiation / Joli / She Walks Crooked - V/A Box Set (4.0, 2015) Merzbow - Dolphin Sonar (3.5, 2008)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like: The Rita - Costumes and Masks 1 (2.5, 2019) Clinic of Torture / Chloroform Rapist / Snuff - Rape (2.5, 2012) Nicole 12 - Playground (2.0, 2001) Genocide Organ - Obituary of the Americas (2.5, 2016) in.her.head / Au Contraire / hopscotchbattlescars - Threesome Split (1.5, 2022) (least fav release of this month)
my favourite single: .357 Homicide - Promo 2023
my favourite movie i watched this month: Grave Encounters, 3.5
some other highlights from this month: -lots of hnw again -relistens goin crazy -xiu xiu was fun -i had some good regular and noise shows
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Borrame (2017) [Single]Electropop Nightcore, Emo-Pop lo-fi, anthemic, warm, party, androgynous vocals
april 2023
this is cute
rating: 3.0 |
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Disco, Electronic Synth Funk, Electro-Disco, Smooth Soul, Progressive Electronic rhythmic, party, lush, melodic, uplifting
april 2023
i saw a funny little video with “instant crush” playing in it, and was reminded kind of of this albums existence. id been looping that song recently quite a bit and decided i might as well just check out the whole thing again. theres kind of some history here, actually. when i was a kid and i started buying stuff on itunes it was around when RAM released and i listened to a snippet of “within” and really liked it, so i bought it. growing up i didnt really have any other exposure to this album besides the “doin” edit on youtube, and really hating “get lucky” cuz my mom played it a lot. i listened to this in full for the first time maybe 2 or 3 years ago.
coming back its a bit better than i remember. i actually really like get lucky, and doing it right and instant crush (ofc) are two of my favs as well, though i wish doing it right wasnt so skeletal. i like the opener and closer, and of course within and giorgo are classics. especially the latter. i still have a problem with the sequencing, and i feel theres a lot of opportunities for transitions that they dont indulge in. i actually made my own tracklisting of it:
1. contact (makes a good opener i think + title makes sense) 2. give life back to music (feel like contact into this could have a good transition if they made one) 3. lose yourself to dance (i like this one enough to keep it) 4. get lucky 5. doin it right 6. instant crush (to change up the mood a bit and move away from just happy dance fun) 7. within (since we all sad now) 8. motherboard (acts kind of as an interlude track) 9. giorgo (would be goated ender and would be cool if they made that ending be able to transition into contact so the album loops)
i cut out a few of the weaker tracks cuz well they suck
rating: 3.0 |
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Drill and Bass, IDM Acid Breaks playful, complex, instrumental, quirky, energetic
april 2023
massive apologies to all the rocktime aphex-head followers out there, i was dubiously wrong about this one.
i think this would be my third go around with it? i remember being super underwhelmed originally with every track and (for some reason) finding a lot of the melodies and programming really grating, but coming back to it its way happier and upbeat and more fun than i remembered. perhaps because i have finally found true happiness. i still dont like the interlude tracks, but theres only two, so. theres a lot of detail in the drums i hadnt really noticed before. i really like fingerbib, weakling child, and yellow calx. next aphex revisit will have to be I Care…, i wonder how much my opinion has changed on thst.
rating: 3.5, originally i had it at 2.0! |
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Lil Emo & Luny3lTrap, Emo Rap
april 2023
not really that good but i like the cover
rating: 2.5 |
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clos3 (2017) [Single]Trap, Cloud Rap
april 2023
really amazing tbh
rating: 3.5 |
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Cloud Rap, Digicore female vocalist, melodic
april 2023
not bad im not sure how i feel ab emorave ditching the pitched up vocals but i will support her anyway
rating: 3.0 |
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april 2023
watching this movie i was constsntly reminded of a video i had seen a few days prior on youtube. it was a clip from a speech that matt stone and trey parker did where they explained good versus bad storywriting. they explain that between every event in a story, one must either say “which causes…” or “however”, and never “and then”. the reasoning is that you cant just make things happen; there should be a reason for things. in Beau is Afraid, i feel strongly that Ari Aster could have taken a few notes from the South Park creators’ notebooks. Why, despite Beau’s mother being a billionaire, is he living in the poorest end apartment imaginable (emphasis on imagine)? Why does beau get taken in by the family? Why does the entire travelling theatre sequence even happen? Why on earth does Elaine spoiler: click to read?! to every question, the movie simply answers “because?”. maybe i dont even care about storywriting that much, but in a 3 hour movie that is practically on its knees BEGGING to tell you SOMETHING and doing ANYTHING it can to make you go “WHOA” and pulling out every single bad card it can, the story is maybe the only thing i can care about to escape everything else.
what exactly is the movie trying to say though? well, its plain as day (to me at least) that this is somewhat of an autobiographical movie. its too obvious given aster’s last two that he struggles with familial love and paranoia. i dont think thats a bad topic, i think theres a lot of potential there, but the approach to it here is just so clearly misguided. aster’s first (and most important) goal is that he wants us to feel bad for beau. so in an excited rush he skips all development, backstory, and just tortures him. (“because” rings throughout my head again). because beau is tortured the entire movie, his only character trait outside of being “awkward” is that he is unsure if he hates his mother. and thats kind of what i feel like ari aster feels. beau is the stand in so it makes sense. but so clearly is aster’s weird centrism about his message what ultimately cripples this movie. he isnt sure if he wants to totally commit, but theres dissonance because he wants to go all the way on a 3 hour surreal psychological daytime horror plot twist mega movie. once again, im reminded of the south park video, and that good stories require reasoning. this movie feels like a list if anything. a list of everything aster thinks will wow the crowd or look good on the screen.
on top of all of this, he decided to add a spoiler: click to read.
also the whole “meta” aspect of this movie (ESPECIALLY the theatre scene) was just awful. “Look bro your watching a movie thats watching a play and the play actually mirrors the plot of the movie and now the main character of the movie is the main character of the play and in the play he finds a play that mirrors his life and he is actually in that play but then he wakes up” it feels almost condescending. and the subtle nods to joaquin being watched and filmed and then the fucking ending its all like it thinks its so smart but it isnt
i did like the set designs, joaquin did good, and i liked the general colours and thought there was some pleasant visuals here and there. for some reason when my friends and i went to watch this it had closed captioning, but i didnt really mind it. there were times it was hard to hear exact dialogue, so.
rating: 2.0 |
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Slam Death Metal
april 2023
not sure if this is what the final mix is gonna sound like but i kinda fw it. pretty good stuff
rating: 3.5 |
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april 2023
saw in theatres with gf. pretty boring, its another exorcist movie, though the whole indiana jones twist is kind of cool, makes for an ending that promises lots of sequels. acting from everyone except crowe and the boy was horrible. crowe probably needed a chiropractor after carrying this movie tbh.
rating: 2.5 |
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Atmospheric Drum and Bass Jungle lush, hypnotic, ethereal, atmospheric, soothing
april 2023
otherworldly
rating: 3.5 |
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Screamo Sass
april 2023
each track sucks a lot but the first one is tje most tolerable
rating: 1.5 |
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Drone, Noise, Ambient Noise Wall
april 2023
the first track is 👎 but the second one i really liked
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
nice and harsh
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone, Ambient Noise Wall noisy
april 2023
kind of intriguing, a weird droning sound that reminds me of the falling tone audio illusion plays under some strange anw crackle stuff. doesnt do much for me but its a neat concept
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
its fine. some interesting textures peak through but it’s nothing special
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
lovely. pretty harsh, i love the tone of the walls a lot - feels like the get real glitchy sometimes its a weird sensation for me. i need to find the rest of this dudes stuff also please add images de0th jfc
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall noisy
april 2023
very funny cover the titles suck tho
rating: 3.0 |
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Rip (2011)Noise Harsh Noise
april 2023
great cover i think. pretty standard sissy spacek stuff imo but it feels less constantly violent and a bit more sporadic and spastic instead. the audience clip was funny
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise dense, cold, lo-fi, lonely, dark
april 2023
srprisingly its BLJ taking the spotlight here! impressive track with fantastic shifts in dynamics, showcases a wide range of sounds and textures while keeping a consistent oppressive tone. incapacitants side is fine, but feels pretty lacking especially compared to BLJ’s. perhaps this is why they wont fly out to perform in texas!
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise Rock, Experimental Rock, Post-Hardcore, Art Punk Industrial Rock, Synth Punk, Sludge Metal, Pigfuck noisy, heavy, dissonant, atonal, aggressive
april 2023
meh. not really any memorable moments on here. it isnt bad im just over it. they really captured lightning in a bottle for me with inevitable demise.
rating: 2.5 |
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Death Industrial Drone atmospheric, ominous, noisy, aggressive, female vocalist
april 2023
way better than i anticipated. im not huge into death industrial but this does a really good job and mixing in super harsh elements to break up the ambient stuff and is also eerie as hell
rating: 3.5 |
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Novelty, Noise Nightcore sampling, novelty, chaotic
april 2023
i wanted to see if i could make out anything i couldnt
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
goes by very quickly (obviously) so it’s hard to say too much but i liked what i heard
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
nice and comfy
rating: 3.0 |
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Glitch
april 2023
things are in tje works…
rating: 3.0 |
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Lolicore Cybergrind
april 2023
this wasnt very good but i love the energy on it. like listening to someone discovering a daw and just having fun with it.
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
feels kinda incoherent, first track is good but is way too different of a feeling than second. its got a very live-recorded and slow moving feel, while track 2 is brutal studio material. just seems like there wasnt too good a vision here. still tho, the walls are good, regardless of any of my criticisms
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
big names here. vomir’s was quite strange, but i liked it. surprisingly liked nascitari’s a lot more than i expected (im not a huge fan of his work).
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
im on a reallygood streak with LLR right now, gotta dig thru their catalogue some more. excellent stuff as always from STB
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
very nice. crushing, good shifting dynamics too
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
second track is great but what the hell is that first one man 😭 what aas she doign with the volume
rating: 2.5 |
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april 2023
for some reason this was so hard to find a good version of online. trued youtube but subs were only in spanish, all the usual sites wouldnt load this movie’s page, and what we did end up using had subtitles that were off by about 3 seconds. oh well
good sequel, stays pretty consistent w the first one and adds an awesome amount of lore. good twists and stuff, dope ass ending.
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
i remember this being way more unlistenable bc of the higher frequencies but its okay now. maybe im just used to it or my ears cant hear those higher frequencies anymore :yay:
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall Ambient Noise Wall
april 2023
another 4way that follows the 3 familiars 1 unknown artist pattern i mentioned earlier. naughty and big hole dip into anw, impulse and ebony keep it pretty harsh. not much else to say
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise, Glitch Death Industrial, Drone heavy, female vocalist, anxious, sampling, nocturnal
april 2023
why the anime samples 💀 DI section was awesome
rating: 3.5 |
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Pop Rap, Electropop, Futuristic Swag Contemporary R&B, Snap, Futuristic Swag melodic, romantic, male vocalist, love, lonely
april 2023
amazing track. every element of this is just perfect
rating: 4.0 |
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Power Electronics hateful, lo-fi, noisy, sampling, nocturnal
april 2023
expected more from this. while there are great moments a lot of this (esp on the longer tracks) feels like im just waiting for it to start i guess
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Rock, Shitgaze Dance-Punk, Slacker Rock, Noise female vocalist, noisy, lo-fi, raw
april 2023
looks so much more promising than it is. straight ahead fast drum beats with whiny vocals and “noisy” but pretty one dimensional guitars. could be worse but i wanted it to be so much better
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise, Power Electronics Poetry
april 2023
not bad. maybe if i knew the lyrics id like it more
rating: 3.0 |
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april 2023
its fine. it has gore, suspense, some scares. interesting that it all takes place in the apartment, i wasnt expecting that. opening scene was really good imo. ive never seen any evil dead movies so im not gonna comment on the franchise at all. its interesting how this movie was pretty much liberals get owned for 96 minutes (spoiler: click to read).
rating: 2.5 |
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Power Electronics, Power Noise Sound Collage, Dark Ambient Christian, repetitive, infernal, raw, passionate
april 2023
YAWWWWWN im really not a big fan of slower rhythms in my noise
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise Noise noisy
april 2023
unbelievable. dudes are 60+ still making noise like theyre 20. clear and concise vision hear; the two studio pieces really compliment eachother and that live track is such good quality, you can hear quite a bit of detail!
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise protest, aquatic, warm, psychedelic, dense
april 2023
sometimes its a simpler approach that works the most effectively. we have standard buzzing wahhhing merzbow noise for about an hour, not sure where the dolphins come into play, but the whole thing is pretty consistent, so id assume the sounds we hear on this are his interpretations of dolphin sonar.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
quite relaxing, much higher quality than i anticipated (for some reason)
rating: 3.5 |
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Yellow Swans With John WieseNoise, Drone, Ambient Harsh Noise, Post-Rock
april 2023
i wish the rest of this was like the first track! had such high hopes. theres good textures but this isnt an essential for either of these artists
rating: 3.0 |
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Merzbow · Sutcliffe Jügend · SatoriHarsh Noise Power Electronics, Post-Industrial
april 2023
merzbow carries here. bit of an underwhelming performance from sj, and satori's was a total throwaway
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise, Drone Dark Ambient noisy, heavy, dense, hypnotic, atmospheric
april 2023
very rare merzbow chill out moment (along with hard lovin man i suppose, but that was a "remix" so it doesnt count as much). very ominous sounds on this, very good atmosphere. though i didnt love love it i still found myself cranking the volume here and there to listen closer
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Drone
april 2023
dont get the hate for it. its fun and meditative, and also merzbow's dopest cover art
rating: 3.0 |
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Noisegrind noisy, female vocalist, aggressive, energetic, dissonant
april 2023
the production sucks ass but maybe that was the vision
rating: 2.5 |
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Noise Harsh Noise, Sound Collage noisy, raw, dissonant, atonal
april 2023
sadly less exciting than 1. a lot of "waiting" i felt on this, for something to happen, or for the next track to start lol
rating: 2.5 |
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Noise, Cybergrind Power Noise
april 2023
LETS GOOO ILB IS BACK
awesome stuff carries on the spirit of their old works and still finds ways to explore new territories of powernoise cybergrind
rating: 3.5 |
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Power Electronics, Death Industrial dissonant, mechanical, noisy, sexual, atmospheric
april 2023
feels a bit underwhelming compared to twice
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall noisy
april 2023
apparently this bro has been a crazy active member of the same group of noise that the rita comes from? never heard of him until now but this is good. pretty damn harsh
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
i assume the clip in the beginning is from the eponymous movie. fine wall
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall heavy, dense, noisy, raw, instrumental
april 2023
a quick revisit. i guess i forgot how dynamic these are(not that they are "dynamic" just that they change a bit over time, more than i'd expect from this genre) but i suppose thats what makes them so awesome. sam explores lots of great textures here. great vision, one of my favs from him
rating: 4.0 |
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Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
finally finally FINALLY got around to listening to this one. for the longest time it wasnt on slsk or anything so i didnt really have a way to get it but it now is so yay
its not as good as their first but i like the live-sounding aspect of it
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics sexual, noisy, disturbing, raw, vulgar
april 2023
about the same intensity and feedbackingness of twice is not enough but without any of the lyrical maturity. "you dont have to say please / get on your knees / and suck my cock" cmon bro. aside from the lyrics though this is pretty good. sadly i will take away a point for being able to clearly understand them though
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics, Death Industrial avant-garde, ominous, sexual, atmospheric, male vocalist
april 2023
finally took some time to go listen to this. im always hesitant to look into older whitehouse because its obviously way more lofi and less intense (in a loudness sense) than their later stuff. but i was pleasantly surprised with how rough this felt. the feedback is intense on this, and at times pretty damn painful (in the best way possible i guess lol). i also liked a lot of his lyrics. they are less sexual shock in a comedy way and more sexual shock in a deprave evil way.
rating: 3.5 |
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Power Electronics, Noise Ambient, Shoegaze, Trance noisy, romantic, breakup, melancholic, passionate
april 2023
its good, great concept, but its way too fucking short. just as im really starting to feel a song it ends or changes abruptly. also, for some reason on some songs the instrumental ducks whenever the vocals come in. really annoying, but i imagine it was on purpose since it happens so much??
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
everyone delivers here wonderfully. i wish these were still in stock. oh to go back a few years, id have so many hnw tapes.
ive noticed for some reason on these 4way splits theres always 3 artists i know and one ive never seen before
rating: 4.0 |
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Noise, Sound Collage Harsh Noise, Power Electronics noisy, chaotic, raw, instrumental, dissonant
april 2023
feels less colourful than i expected, but i guess merzbow and i just hear noise differently. perhaps his definition of “colour” is the variety of instruments and sound sources he collages together on this. or perhaps its all his colourful pedals next to eachother on a big table.
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Rock, Punk Rock Punk, Experimental Rock, Free Improvisation lo-fi, noisy, avant-garde, chaotic, dissonant
april 2023
i guess its not no wave? its certainly in the spirit. but i suppose its like calling an old recording that sounds static “hnw” (historically revisionist was how someone described it). i really hate their voices lol
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
much more higher produced than bangkok walls. this was quite relaxing. cover reminds me of ape of naples reissue
rating: 3.5 |
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Power Electronics Yoruba Music noisy, tribal, vulgar, mechanical, anxious
april 2023
aaaaand they lost it. coming out of bird seed and into asceticists, bennett was full of rage and apparently an explosive artistic vision. asceticists was an inspired, deeply hateful and genuinely angry record. bennett’s vocal delivery had never been so direct and abrasive, and he finds an astonishing maturity in the lyricism, that is less concerned with shocking you than it is with actually saying something you could perceive as meaningful; the shock just comes from how he naturally speaks. the noise is just as fully realized as well. utilizing jittery rhythmic poundings (distorted beyond recognition) along with carefully layered feedbackscapes, the songs on here are both a totally fresh sound for the band and are totally pulverizing at the same time.
and where does that leave us? well after all that, it honestly feels like whitehouse is just out of things to be angry at. with peter sotos gone and an album dedicated to hating him already released, it just feels like thats it. and listening to 2007’s “Racket”, that theory starts to track. bennett’s vocals have never sounded more autopilot than they do here. i cant name a single lyric on here just mere minutes after listening, and they lean WAY too hard into those jittery rhythmic beats. the distortion is turned down for some reason and they really just start to resemble beats, regular old beats with no power or aggression. on top of all of this, one of the tracks is just a redo/part 2 of an asceticist track! i thought they learned their lesson with A Cunt Like You but i guess old habits die hard. and it isnt even the best track from asceticists.
all that said, its still whitehouse, so it isnt totally garbage.
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall Field Recordings dark, depressive, noisy
april 2023
not quite what i expected. this sounds like it was recorded live, as in, not direct input but from a live-audience-member kind of standpoint. walls sound kind of lofi i guess is what im trying to say. the field recordings kinda suck
rating: 3.0 |
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Zero (2023) [Single]Atmospheric Drum and Bass, K-Pop, Pop, Contemporary R&B, Jingles Footwork Jungle, Liquid Drum and Bass jingle, female vocalist, playful, uplifting, love
april 2023
its chill. leans a little too hard on the vocal sample stuff
rating: 3.0 |
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Räume (2000) [EP]IDM
april 2023
great vision on this, though i wish he used some other drums
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics, Noise Dark Ambient, Dark Jazz cold, ominous
april 2023
SO FUCKING BORING!!! last track was good
rating: 2.5 |
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Dark Ambient, Death Industrial Harsh Noise, Musique concrète, Singer-Songwriter female vocalist, LGBTQ, depressive, suicide, disturbing
april 2023
i forgot how melodic this was. i wish she'd lean more into the harsh violence but i ssuppose that wasnt the total point of this album. great cover also
rating: 4.0 |
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april 2023
i honestly really loved it. seems the hate is all from their acting and the sfx, which i guess i understand the latter. ff movies employing sfx is always a big risk, because it can either really enhance or really kill the immersion, there isnt an in between. the acting, though, i thought was fine. it felt pretty realistic: heres a team of amateur-ish "ghost hunters" who go through the motions like they know what they are doing (and maybe they kinda do?) but dont really believe anything is actually happening even when it is. what i really loved about this movie was how long it waited to play its cards. sure i get that the first 40 min can be kind of boring, but i felt totally hooked just waiting to see where the first supernatural event would occur. it spends a lot of time just letting you soak the atmosphere of the building in, get a feel for its natural creep factor, and by that 45 minute mark youre practically asking for something scary to happen. and deliver it does! i found the scares to be pretty good. this review sounds gay as fuck. the last 20 min are ssuper anxiety inducing, so creepy and honestly pretty well done. i have to say the ending wasnt as satisfying as i was hoping (not sure why it had to go into spoiler: click to read territory, felt so cheap and forced) but the rest of the movie was good enough to make up for that.
rating: 3.5 |
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Math Rock, Shimokita-kei, Math Pop Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock energetic, female vocalist, melodic, bittersweet, passionate
april 2023
other than the first track this is pretty much just standard tricot stuff.
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Technical Death Metal, Slam Death Metal, Kirtan aggressive, male vocalist, dissonant, technical, heavy
april 2023
back and just as good as ever. theres a lot of diverse instrumentation here, and they withhold on technicality and opt for more accessible and slower grooviness which works out pretty well.
rating: 3.5 |
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Spoken Word, Death Industrial
april 2023
death industrial about anorexia. i dont think ive seen another one like this except that one whitehouse track. pretty boring and totally unrewarding unfortunately. its definitely coming from an anti- stance, but it doesnt feel genuine for some reason. feels like outsider looking in. perhaps its the lame cover art that gives it away
rating: 2.5 |
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Math Rock, Midwest Emo Screamo, Shimokita-kei, Math Pop energetic, male vocalist, raw, technical, noisy
april 2023
violent! but tight and emotional...
rating: 3.5 |
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Math Rock Post-Rock, Experimental Rock, Brutal Prog uncommon time signatures, instrumental, eclectic, playful, technical
april 2023
another one i found thru osu. pretty exciting, i like this brand of meditative post inspired mathrock stuff. apparently the guitarist only works with loops, and hes said there're times theyve gone like 10 minutes into tracks and he'll fuck up a loop then they just have to restart because theres no undoing that shit. high risk high reward i guess
rating: 3.5 |
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Drill and Bass, IDM Ambient, Jungle, Atmospheric Drum and Bass ethereal, instrumental, futuristic
april 2023
essentially just snippets, but i like the vibes on this. needs to flesh ideas out a little more.
rating: 3.0 |
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Trap sexual, vulgar, boastful, female vocalist, male vocalist
april 2023
not really that bad. its a little jarring how she says the n word but beside that its just a white girl rapping on a pretty nice beat. ruben slikk exists but his verse is so overshadowed by riley its not even really worth discussing
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
shum's side was great, but train c kinda fumbles the ball. just not a fan of his walls with the higher pitched like, marbles clicking together sound shit. you know what i mean
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
april 2023
nice to work to
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Goregrind heavy, sampling, raw, male vocalist, hateful
april 2023
only real notable thing about this is that for most of it its midtempo groove shit and not the usual rbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbpingblast slam youre used to.
i wonder what the first band to make anime slam was?
rating: 2.5 |
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Death Industrial, Power Electronics sampling, raw, hateful, disturbing, death
april 2023
just so damn boring. i guess i just really am not a fan of their style. i hate the looped vocals over mediocre droning noise shit.
rating: 2.5 |
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Electropop, K-Pop, Dance-Pop Kawaii Future Bass, Pop Rock female vocalist, uplifting, energetic
april 2023
not bad. feels like it could be a grower for me
rating: 3.0 |
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Math Rock, Math Pop Post-Rock, Midwest Emo melodic, female vocalist, uncommon time signatures, complex, technical
april 2023
discovered these guys thru the 10th track which was a kinda underground osu map back in the day. really fun light stuff. the flute is pretty silly
rating: 3.0 |
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april 2023
pretty awful. and the entire cast being 40+ only adds salt to the wound.
introduces a cool premise, but fails terribly on execution. for some reason a third of this is (probably staged) archival documentary footage, but i guess thats probably one of the only things going for it, because 30 extra minutes of the actual movie would have killed me. all the characters suck. but not in obvious obnoxious kinds of ways. its actually really interesting because they are kind of just okay at the start, but theyre almost like slowburn assholes in a way. speaking of characters, theres about 1 or 2 main characters that we just never really see? or hear speak? or know anything about at all? theres lots of footage of the haunted houses they go to, which is cool, and sort of thrilling, but it doesnt do anything other than show that they went to some haunted houses; it doesnt really add anything greater. the strip club scene was horrible. not sure why that was in here. i guess to inflate time. HEY LOOK BOOBS Now you wont notice we've wasted 10 minutes of your time! the sole female character literally just exists to be the female object of the movie which is great. the ending is dumb as hell too. the only noteworthy thing about this movie might be the girl with the porcelain doll mask. i think she has about 1 total minute of screentime
rating: 1.5 |
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Power Electronics Death Industrial, Sound Collage disturbing, noisy, sexual
april 2023
so boring. not even that im offended by the subject matter, but it certainly doesnt help make the album any more worth paying attention to. especially that second to last track man. goes on for way too fucking long
rating: 2.0 |
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Math Rock Brutal Prog, Noise Rock uncommon time signatures, instrumental, technical, manic, complex
april 2023
FINALLY revisted this. now that im kinda in that mathrock mood. biblical violence is dope. obviously. but this album got consistency problems. brown metal sticks out like a sore thumb, and a few tracks here and there just are whatever. still good tho
rating: 3.0 |
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Math Rock Free Improvisation, Brutal Prog, Noise Rock, Experimental Rock, Post-Rock uncommon time signatures, instrumental, energetic, complex, chaotic
april 2023
so great. overflowing with creativity, and theres no limits on how far these guys seem to want to take stuff (in a good way). the guitar effects remind me a lot of the same childlike-wonder vibe i get from danse manatee. despite being all (basically) untitled tracks, they have enough personality and differences that its really easy to remember which is which. and honestly, great closer. i dont mind it at all.
rating: 4.0 |
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Power Electronics repetitive, violence, male vocalist
april 2023
in terms of noise, about on par with GR (not that these are really super similar records but its the only basis i have for this guys stuff), but theres a big lacking or burying of vocals in this, which was the biggest reason i loved GR. hes got a great delivery and scary ass voice, sucks you cant really hear it here.
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal, Mathcore, Grindcore Deathcore, Dissonant Death Metal technical
april 2023
refreshing dose of insane but somehow totally logical mathcore. genius writing, excellent guitar playing, i like the double vocals a lot. that cover is horrible
rating: 3.5 |
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Dark Ambient, Death Industrial Drone, Spoken Word atmospheric, ominous, instrumental, dark, disturbing
april 2023
borders on snoozefest boring until that phenomenal last track.
rating: 3.0 |
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Math Rock, Midwest Emo, Math Pop, Post-Hardcore Post-Rock, Midwest Emo, Post-Hardcore aquatic, technical, melancholic, sentimental, pessimistic
april 2023
vocals are gay as hell but i fw all the instrumentation. they play kinda midtempo which means whenever they go fast it hits even harder.
rating: 3.0 |
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april 2023
i was too sleepy for this, but i liked the acting and cinematography. the lighting is funny af
rating: n/a |
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april 2023
not totally sure why theres such hype around this one. it was good, the ending was wild, and i liked this take of exorcisms, but it never really stood out beyond that. someone pointed out that the camera is a lot less shaky here than in most FF because this is supposed to be shot like a documentary, which i did appreciate. i didnt appreciate the soundtrack. seriously, its found footage, why is there music being edited in? ruins the immersion i have to say.
rating: 3.0 |
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Experimental, Neo-Psychedelia Noise, Electroacoustic, Neo-Psychedelia, Post-Rock, Freak Folk noisy, playful, surreal, avant-garde, psychedelic
april 2023
in my recent revival of animal collective listening i decided to also come back to danse manatee. i remember not hating it as much as everyone else did, though agreeing it was rather harsh on the ears. coming back to it i have to be totally honest and transparent: i think my brain is ruined. still definitely painful on the ears (it never gets easier listening to lablakely dress) but im enjoying this album more than most of their other works. theres an unbounded sense of child-like imagination on this. obviously they wrote these songs, but for a majority of this it hardly even feels like im listening to music, or a band performing for that matter. theres so much thats hard to make out, maybe thats why its so easy to just listen and get lost in its world, at least for me. i love the experimentation, i love aesthetic. i was originally going to call it daring, since Spirit was such a realized project, but i think context is important for this record. Spirit was mainly an Avey Tare project, Panda Bear was merely the drums OCCASIONALLY. it wasnt until Danse Manatee that they became a group, with each member (including the newest, Geologist) being a performer on each track. what i like about this is that its so plainly just a group of friends making music together and doing whatever sounds fun even if it isnt pleasant as listening music. i havent heard hollindagan, but i imagine that either that or this are the last time this group explored this kind of vision.
rating: 4.0 |
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Industrial Metal, Cybergrind, Deathcore, Downtempo Deathcore Djent futuristic, chaotic, dense, dissonant, manic
april 2023
much better tho, leans way harder into the glitch elements which make it sort of feel like a modern day jenovavirus. hoping these guys arent dead and are working on more!
rating: 3.5 |
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Downtempo Deathcore Djent, Industrial Metal heavy, dark, ominous, suspenseful
april 2023
randomly remembered this band i discovered on tiktok like 3 years ago. this is kind of boring but its got good breakdowns
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Industrial, Power Electronics noisy, aggressive, ominous, dense, raw
april 2023
hated on this a little too much originally. its meh but it isnt awful. im not a massive fan of their style, and a lot of this is really boring
rating: 2.5 |
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Power Electronics Harsh Noise, Field Recordings death, noisy, violence, ominous, crime
april 2023
really liked the textures and layers on this. its a bit long but it’s entertaining enough throughout
rating: 3.5 |
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Dark Ambient, Drone Industrial, Electronic avant-garde, ominous, instrumental, mechanical, cold
april 2023
love the droning on this, 2nd half >>
rating: 3.0 |
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Black Metal DSBM raw, medieval, melancholic, male vocalist, lo-fi
april 2023
not bad. i fw the dsbm influence on this. will probably discog dive them later
rating: 3.0 |
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Ai (1995)Noise, Power Electronics Harsh Noise, Death Industrial noisy, instrumental, mechanical, scary, longing
april 2023
overrated, people definitely rating that cover instead of the music lol. its good though, the piano+noise tracks are pretty comfortable
rating: 3.0 |
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Bop, Chicago Drill Cloud Rap, Digicore, Plugg female vocalist, playful, hedonistic, melodic, drugs
april 2023
not bad no memorable lyrics doe
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics Harsh Noise sampling, nocturnal, dark, noisy, infernal
april 2023
pretty awful stuff. especially clinic of torture’s. i can only go so far to defend ‘transgressive’ (at this point, its exploitative) art, but works like this just cant be spoken for. awful mockery of the subject, nothing tasteful at all about subpar noise with distorted (presumably) moaning samples with the context of an album like this. just feels sick. second track also sucks, and snuff rounds it out with a somewhat decent attempt to keep the score above a 2
rating: 2.5 |
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Power Electronics, Drone violence, nationalism, war, aggressive, ominous
april 2023
first track is pretty good, but the live track was so disappointing.
rating: 3.0 |
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Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop, Indietronica Ambient Pop, Freak Folk, Glitch Pop, Folktronica, Post-Rock, Electronic aquatic, hypnotic, psychedelic, quirky, male vocalist
april 2023
its chill. love the vocals on this
rating: 3.0 |
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april 2023
i liked it. it was fun and even though it was paced quickly it was paced consistently. did a good job showing off just about as much as it could from the game franchise, even a pauline cameo! my friend said they didnt explore enough of the worlds which is true but they were tryna wrap that shitわ up quickly and im sure theyll return to some of the worlds in future films (cuz ofc this is gonna be a franchise). am i the only one that thought zooey deschanel shouldve played peach?
rating: 3.0 |
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Electro-Industrial, Midtempo Bass Futurepop, Electroclash, Industrial Techno pessimistic, female vocalist, mechanical, raw, deadpan
april 2023
eh
rating: 2.5 |
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Six (2015)Post-Hardcore Post-Rock, Post-Metal love, anxious, melodic, Wall of Sound, dense
april 2023
thanks for teling me about this buddy.
first track dope, generally they sound great doing their posthardcore stuff. the postrock shitわ was boring though, esp the 2nd to last song
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics
april 2023
great PE, and quite unsettling samples. they werent actually too bad, but the ones where you can hear the dogs really made me uneasy. i suppose it did its job!
rating: 3.5 |
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Power Electronics misanthropic, nationalism, dark, hateful, aggressive
april 2023
wonderful evil destruction noise music. hate is such a powerful emotion. i like how patient yet determined it all sounds, XE has a great ear for noise as well. ill be investing some more time in his works for sure
rating: 4.0 |
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april 2023
watched with buddy.
pretty pointless movie imo. tries to set up these intense relationships between characters so we have something to care about when the inevitable happens but it just comes off so poorly. invents an underdog hero, unlikely romantic interest and a powerful villain just so we can “feel something” when the inevitable happens. it sort of feels condescending in a way. if we’re just going to invent people that we already know are going to die id rather just watch a movie about what the average daily life in pompeii looked like up until the eruption. whatever, theres some good scenes here and there though
rating: 2.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
not a huge fan of his works like this - the intense stutters just hurt the experience too much for me. live track is chill tho
rating: 2.5 |
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Industrial, Electro-Industrial, Industrial Metal Oi!
april 2023
almost too ridiculous to take seriously. the beats are fine i guess but this is just stupid and irritating
rating: 2.5 |
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Neo-Psychedelia, Experimental Noise, Folktronica, Progressive Pop, Art Pop, Freak Folk bittersweet, noisy, fantasy, surreal, psychedelic
april 2023
finally returned to this. it’s definitely not the best thing ever, way overhyped, but id say its still essential listen for music fans and anco fans. chocolate girl, alvin row, and untitled are the highlights here.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
actually surprisingly good for a such a random hnw album. great crunch
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
hardest name to remember
first half has these awful higher tones which hurt but the second half is pretty awesome
rating: 3.0 |
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april 2023
amazing insightful documentary. she did an amazing job with this, every interview is purposeful and not a moment was spared the entire time. she spends a majority of her time with NSM members, which is fair, given they are the largest portion of neo nazis today, but also spend a good amount of time with people outside the immediate NSM circle, such as an ex nazi punk musician, a reformed nazi, and some “elites” (though i wish she spent a little more time with them, but i guess they just didnt want to do too big an interview). truly heartbreaking stuff in here, changed my life in some ways.
rating: n/a |
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Ira (2017)Harsh Noise Wall Ambient Noise Wall repetitive, cold, noisy, avant-garde, atmospheric
april 2023
probably SP’s most realized and expertly crafted release ive heard. SP walks a mighty fine line balancing harshness, texture and atmosphere, and is able to do so for 7 straight hours. each track here is meticulously crafted, layered and edited so perfectly, its probably the only hnw album i found myself constantly turning the volume up on, i kept trying to get further and further enveloped in each track. never too harsh that it hurts, but never too soft that it was boring or not worth paying closer attention to.
rating: 4.5 |
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Drill and Bass Breakcore, Indietronica
april 2023
despite not really going anywhere, i really like the vibes on this. reminds me of some stuff off those The Worst compilations.
rating: 3.0 |
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དགངངག (2021) [Single]Experimental, Deconstructed Club, Electronic Glitch, Post-Industrial, HexD, Witch House sampling, ominous, noisy, infernal, lobit
april 2023
very unique and cool
rating: 3.5 |
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Rage, Emo Rap Pop Rap, Cloud Rap passionate, breakup, melodic, atmospheric, lo-fi
april 2023
not bad i guess that 2nd verse does suck
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
april 2023
knocking out another long wall this week. this is overall much more consistent then hurricanes, though i dont fw its aesthetic as much.
rating: 3.5 |
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March Recap
vacationing went awesomely
heres some of the stuff i really liked: Acid Souljah & octi - #2EVIL (4.0, 2023) (fav release of this month) Sulfuric Cautery - Suffocating Feats of Dehumanization (4.0, 2023) Elliott Smith - Either / Or (4.0, 1997) Kevin Drumm - Second (4.0, 1999) Kevin Drumm - Purge (4.0, 2007)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like: Carcinosis - Death and the Subsequent Anatomical Decomposition (2.5, 2022) deadmau5 - > album title goes here < (2.5, 2012) Space Camp - Emasculation Suite (2.5, 2016) 100 gecs - 10,000 gecs (2.5, 2023) Lil Tracy - vampire spending money (2.0, 2016) (least fav release of this month)
my favourite single: n/a
my favourite movie i watched this month: A torinói ló [The Turin Horse], 4.5
some other highlights from this month: -spring break trip awesome -anco makes a surprise appearance at the end
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march 2023
watched with friends. even better on rewatch, gus takes a break from trying to watch normal people to normal things and decides to meditate on nature, life, and relationships instead. i think what a lot of people get caught up on with this movie is that it is loosely related to kurt cobain. obviously its inspired by kurts death, but this is very clearly not about kurt. if it was sure itd be more over the top and interested in his music but it isnt. just like gus did with elephant and columbine, but i guess nirvana fans are easier to t-off. its an unfortunate double edged sword, because theres so much to be inspired by from kurts story, but adapting it implies certain expectations from people, even with a clearly indication of what this is, you get people that wanted one thing and saw another, so they dismiss it and one of the greatest movies ever gets tossed aside as pretentious art.
i really loved how occupied with nature this movie is. we spend a lot of screentime in the forest, by that lake, or just outside in general. its like blake wants to take one last chance to just soak it all in before finishing up.
rating: 4.0 |
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march 2023
finally got to watching this. its very all over the place, for better or for worse. touches on quite a bit but doesnt linger long enough for me to love it, though its nice to see such a diverse array of themes in something like this. the last act was brilliant, with a bittersweet ending that i really liked too. kristen stewart does a good job here, though i have to say it feels like she can really only play one character sometimes (when she does her little awkward stutters and stuff, it just reminds me that im watching Kristen Stewart, and not who she’s supposed to be playing). i hope to see her in more of these kinds of roles in the future though (i much prefer her here than in Underwater).
rating: 3.0 |
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march 2023
zero substance but very visually appealing, great kills, dope violence, and good camerawork. i honestly thought this would be way more gore-y than it was. dont know if thats a good or bad thing
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
march 2023
finally got around to listening to this. was able to finish in one session too. while the first two tracks are some of inhos’ best work, the next two really hold this release back. i wanted to love this a lot, its kinda peak hnw in concept length and vibe overall, but 3 and 4 just really werent it for me. luckily he saves this album with that last one.
rating: 3.5 |
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XO (2021) [EP]Trap, Pop Rap Plugg, Cloud Rap melodic, boastful, male vocalist, hedonistic, atmospheric
march 2023
fw every track except last. why is this not on spotify?
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
march 2023
much nicer than the previous. a bit harsh
rating: 3.5 |
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Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop Psychedelic Pop, Electronic, Noise Pop, Indietronica manic, playful, psychedelic, energetic, surreal
march 2023
why is cuckoo on here man
rating: 4.5 |
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Cloud Rap Satire, Witch House, Wave winter, ethereal, satirical, female vocalist, love
march 2023
so pure and such a timeless vision. hard to believe someone was really doing this stuff back then, when its so idealized and exaggerated these days. truly ahead of its time. the beat is wonderful too. lowkey brings tears to my eyes
rating: 4.0 |
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Rage, Gangsta Rap Trap, Industrial Hip Hop futuristic, crime, urban, death, aggressive
march 2023
boring carti ripoffs. not even lone and ken could help carry this. nothing memorable here except lif3. the beats are chill sometimes
rating: 2.5 |
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Neo-Psychedelia, Freak Folk, Progressive Pop, Indietronica Ambient Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Folktronica, Psychedelic Folk, Dub, Art Pop, Indie Folk psychedelic, surreal, male vocalist, anxious, longing
march 2023
WHY DO THE CYMBALS SOUND SO BAD AT THE END untitled 1 is dope
rating: 3.5 |
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Drone, Ambient hypnotic
march 2023
calming
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Industrial Dark Ambient, Drone, Neoclassical Darkwave, Spoken Word, Futurism, Sonorism ominous, female vocalist, noisy, dissonant, avant-garde
march 2023
i suppose i wasnt expecting too much.
rating: 3.0 |
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march 2023
crazy vibes on this. i dont want to sound like, idk, an asshole, but its really just like a vision you understand a lot more growing up as a young boy and stuff. explores how it feels to grow up as a boy and begin to come to sexual maturity and stuff. the narration is interesting, its contrastingly very cold.
rating: 3.5 |
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march 2023
saw in theatres, 35mm with some friends.
i liked the ending a lot
rating: 3.5 |
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Emo Rap, Cloud Rap, Experimental Hip Hop Trap psychedelic, love, surreal, nocturnal, dark
march 2023
what the fuck is the last track dude :skull:
rating: 2.0 |
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Cloud Rap, Emo Rap Alternative R&B, Experimental Hip Hop lush, male vocalist, drugs, atmospheric, lethargic
march 2023
chill
rating: 3.0 |
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Emo Rap, Cloud Rap, Trap Trap drugs, dark, nihilistic, melodic, male vocalist
march 2023
disappointing. favorite dress is killer tho
rating: 2.5 |
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Lil Peep x Lil TracyEmo Rap, Cloud Rap, Trap Alternative R&B death, dark, atmospheric, male vocalist, apathetic
march 2023
not bad. didnt like slugs verse
rating: 3.0 |
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march 2023
Rich people are stupid! Rich people are bad! Rich People are not smart and like buying things. Rich people love buying things and being mean to poor people and love to buy stuff and have lots of money (money causes problems). Rich people not smart dude. The grenade WAS IRONIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dinner scene was great
rating: 2.5 |
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march 2023
watched with my gf. pretty insufferable lead that is annoying for almost the entire runtime, and it takes way too long to get actually interesting. the constant live chat was fun tho
rating: 2.5 |
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Crybaby (2016) [Mixtape]Emo Rap, Cloud Rap Trap, Dream Pop sampling, lonely, suicide, love, male vocalist
march 2023
he has an easy time missing but most of these tracks are great. all the features are pretty good, white tee obv the standout but i really liked driveway and nineteen a lot. wicca phase does a good job too
rating: 3.5 |
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Cloud Rap, Emo Rap Trap, Experimental Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop, Vaportrap, Alternative R&B ethereal, misanthropic, surreal, crime, lonely
march 2023
pretty dope, feels real ahead of its time. if only souljahwitches faith was on this. veggies overhated
rating: 3.5 |
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march 2023
lots of symbolism. touches on the bible (obviously) and feminism (a bit). jlaw did a dope job here. the ending was awesome too. i can see why my gf likes this movie so much. what did jlaws boobs have to do with mother nature though?
rating: 3.5 |
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march 2023
such a funny ass movie. why would aronofsky direct this? who was this movie made for? WHY ARE THE ANGELS OPTIMUS PRIME ROCKS! pretty epic. so many gifs of this movie on tenor for some reason too
rating: 3.5 |
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Pop Punk, Pop Rock Alternative Rock female vocalist, hateful, breakup, angry, anthemic
march 2023
overhated. simple as
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient Noise Wall
march 2023
borders on annoying
rating: 2.5 |
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Plugg PluggnB, Bop boastful, male vocalist, melodic
march 2023
pretty underwhelming considering everyone behind it
rating: 2.5 |
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march 2023
rivals twilight in terms of melodrama buttery thick atmosphere. this thing is shot like a music video at times (compliment), and honestly they did a great job with the virtual reality stuff. i actually really love how they handled the online stuff in this. instead of trying to play it all realistically they just let loose and embraced the idea that the internet is a totally different world than real life; they arent playing a video game they are living out another version of themselves in another universe. probably the only movie ive seen that accurately captures what growing up online felt like (as opposed to stuff like Worlds Fair or Lily Chou Chou). the ending was great, i really loved when spoiler: click to read. i just wish this movie had a good poster dude
rating: 3.5 |
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Mascara (2022) [Single]Dance-Pop, Electropop, K-Pop Festival Trap, Pop Rap, Bass House breakup, female vocalist, cosmetics, optimistic, feminism
march 2023
annoying as hell.
rating: 2.5 |
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Pop, Contemporary R&B, K-Pop Afroswing, Alternative R&B, Pop Rap female vocalist, rhythmic, minimalistic, boastful
march 2023
chorus is catchy as hell
rating: 3.0 |
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Plugg Cloud Rap, Trap dense, drugs, male vocalist
march 2023
pretty unremarkable but i wouldnt call it bad. i like the shorter song structures
rating: 3.0 |
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Trap, Plugg Cloud Rap, Pop Rap crime, rhythmic, mellow, melodic, atmospheric
march 2023
not bad i imagine the only real reason to listen to this is tje faneto remix
rating: 3.0 |
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War (2020) [EP]Plugg, Trap, Cloud Rap Cloud Rap, Alternative R&B, Ambient Plugg hedonistic, crime, violence, melodic, death
march 2023
very nice. he finds a beautiful atmosphere on this and manages to maintain it for most of the record. last track is so good
rating: 3.5 |
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Wasp (2022) [EP]Cloud Rap, Plugg, Ambient Plugg Pop Rap mellow, lethargic, ethereal, melodic, atmospheric
march 2023
meh
rating: 2.5 |
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Plugg Cloud Rap, Pop Rap, Alternative R&B, Trap, Ambient Plugg drugs, minimalistic, nocturnal, depressive, cryptic
march 2023
its chill. feels a bit inconsistent
rating: 3.0 |
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march 2023
beautiful. joe shows total and complete mastery of his craft here, taking as much time as he needs and making each shot as languidly slow as possible. i cant remember whose review i read it in (i'll be paraphrasing it here), but Joe actually suffers from these loud banging sounds himself - Exploding Head Syndrome - and while most artists use their art to explore the effects or consequences of their experiences, Joe looks backwards and asks what is the greater purpose of something like this. it sort of feels like a mystery movie, as youre waiting to find out what exactly the banging sounds are, and the whole thing climaxes wonderfully in the last act with a great twist (if you want to call it that?) and stunning conclusion. one of my all time favourites, will be influencing me forever
rating: 4.0 |
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Rage Experimental Hip Hop, Cloud Rap, Pop Rap, Trap futuristic, boastful, repetitive, nocturnal, hedonistic
march 2023
pretty consistently okay. i respect him for branching out beat-wise
rating: 3.0 |
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LORD (2020) [EP]Trap, Pop Rap Cloud Rap male vocalist, quirky, nocturnal, lethargic, hedonistic
march 2023
pretty good, which 1 and devil are awesome af
rating: 3.0 |
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Plugg Pop Rap, Cloud Rap male vocalist, rhythmic, atmospheric, drugs, boastful
march 2023
the last two tracks save this from being a complete waste of time
rating: 2.5 |
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Euros (2021) [Single]Trap, Pop Rap Cloud Rap
march 2023
its okay
rating: 3.0 |
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march 2023
somehow the second movie in a row that ive seen now that is a psychological thriller featuring only willem dafoe as a main character that also opens up with him giving a monologue about his characters childhood. this is all pretty surface level stuff, but its kind of fun to watch. willem does a better job acting here than in siberia i think.
rating: 3.0 |
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Rage, Pop Rap Plugg, Cloud Rap hedonistic, melodic, psychedelic, uplifting, mellow
march 2023
yeat literally carried this album 😭😭😭😭😭
rating: 3.0 |
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march 2023
misses all of its goals for me entirely. forgoes linear narrative structures and conventions, this whole thing from essentially the very start is just a series of probably-disconnected dreams and visions. on paper it sounds surreal and interesting but ferrara doesnt handle it in a way thats very appealing to me. instead of being profound and beautiful its kind of just like listening to someone you dont ever really talk to tell you about a dream they had two days ago where a bear tried to kill them and they woke up crying. thats scary bro. thats about it. i was hoping too that this would be at least a little more preoccupied with nature (him travelling into siberia and all) but it wasnt which was kinda disappointing. in fact we hardly ever really see the snow get screen time.
rating: 2.5 |
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Rage, Pop Rap Future Bass energetic, male vocalist, ethereal, repetitive, boastful
march 2023
i cant cap this is awesome i fucj with all the features trippie got some dope bars and i love these hella sweet synth heavy ass beats man. last third falls off å lot though
rating: 3.5 |
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Pop Rap, Experimental Hip Hop Emo Rap, Cloud Rap, Bit Music, Abstract Hip Hop humorous, drugs, male vocalist, quirky, playful
march 2023
facy’s delivery so fucking good man lmfao. i wish it was shorter, each track blends w the next pretty well (negatively) but im still pumped to see what else he puts out
rating: 3.5 |
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Trap, Cloud Rap Pop Rap, Digicore, Plugg female vocalist, playful
march 2023
fav ive heard from her so far. every track is so sweet and replayable!
rating: 3.5 |
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Plugg, Trap Cloud Rap, Pop Rap atmospheric, ethereal, male vocalist, psychedelic, mellow
march 2023
minus the intro and outro tracks, this is really really really strong. some of his best stuff, great beats. interude is 🐐
rating: 3.5 |
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Pop, Contemporary R&B, Pop Rap, Trap Future Bass, Trap [EDM] female vocalist, boastful, uplifting, happy, hedonistic
march 2023
shooting star is good, but the highlight here is obv left right. i will keep my eyes on this group!
rating: 3.0 |
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Post-Industrial Electro-Industrial, Dark Ambient male vocalist
march 2023
random ass ecco feature. this is whatever, gf played it on our trip
rating: 2.5 |
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Alternative Rock, Hyperpop Ska Punk, Power Pop, Pop Punk, Geek Rock, New Tone, Nu Metal humorous, quirky, playful, female vocalist, eclectic
march 2023
4 years for Frog on the Floor
not that these guys cant have fun but they fucking suck at having fun these days i guess. they have so many backcatalogued songs they could have put on here or fucking something man i dont know. what a disappointment. 757 is the new national anthem tho so thats cool
rating: 2.5 |
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march 2023
very glad i finally watched this, but sad i didnt give it the time last year when it came out.
so filled to the brim w emotion. just about every scene or shot is done in a soft and intimate way that kind of makes me smile but also sad at the same time. the flashing dance sequences are otherworldly, i am floored everytime one comes on screen (and they do it quite a bit!). hands down fav part goes to spoiler: click to read though. fr brought tears to my eyes
rating: 4.0 |
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march 2023
a masterpiece about the unremitting heaviness of living. this is only tarr’s second movie after werckmeister (and will apparently be his last), and you can see just how much he has matured as both a director and writer. the culmination of everything he has trademarked as his style, every shot is so painstakingly slow and calculated while not being totally immobile, his actors are so completely drained of life its hard to believe they’re even acting at all, and of course his sound design has never sounded better.
people have complained a lot (and not just about this movie but about tarr’s work as a whole) that the nihilism is simply too great and there is some kind of disagreement between them and tarr. certainly for his older movies yes, he’s even said this himself, that in the beginning he wanted to change society. however what sort of sets turin horse apart is that its less of a social or global commentary and honestly more of a personal one. by choosing things that are universal and vague (two farmers and a horse), tarr both distances himself from something specific which he could make commentary on (such as a european village under communism for example) thus not making this a socially aware movie, but also puts himself in a position to make it a story about his own experience (again, he’s said this, that the movie is about his own experience in life). tarr doesnt want to make you a cynic, or change how you view people, he just wants to show you how crushing life feels. spoiler: click to read.
the horse did a great job too.
rating: 4.5 |
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march 2023
hardly even a biopic, just about everything except for the fact that this guy existed is a work of fiction. doesnt hurt the movie though, this is pretty epic. say what you will about chinese nationalism shit, what japan did to them was fucked up and honestly this doesnt even come close to displaying the pure anguish chinese civilians felt during ww2, so im honestly all for it and more. some of the best choreographed fights ever, very meticulously crafted and edited. i kinda liked the structure of Intro, Actual Story tbh.
rating: 3.5 |
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Dogma (2021) [EP]Digicore, Pop Rap Trap, Rage
march 2023
smosh was good
rating: 3.0 |
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Cloud Rap, Ambient Plugg, Plugg Experimental Hip Hop, Dark Plugg, Ambient surreal, atmospheric, sparse, lethargic, hypnotic
march 2023
this is crazy as fuck man
rating: 3.5 |
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Electro House, Progressive House Tech House, Trip Hop energetic, party, repetitive, playful, instrumental
march 2023
besides the first two tracks, this thing is pretty boring and disappointing
rating: 2.5 |
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Blackgaze DSBM, Post-Rock female vocalist, depressive
march 2023
gf and i went on a huge vacation recently. i was originally supposed to go with my family to colorado for a skiing trip, but during that allotted time my band had a pretty important (and very successful as it turned out) sxsw show we couldnt really skip. so instead of hauling ass for 16 hours to colorado, my gf and i decided to do our own little road trip. after the show we drove down to big bend park. stopped at a rest stop in the middle of the night and got some rest, then spent our first day in the park just kind of exploring and setting up our camping stuff (we turned the car into a little bed tent thing). we stayed the night there and on our next day we headed over to white sands in new mexico. after that we drove up to santa fe and got a motel, then the next day went to meow wolf. the dunes were beautiful, and meow wolf was really cool (i wish there were less people but what are you gonna do). we had an extra day left before we had to be home, so on our last day we drove up to denver and watched Pi in imax. overall super great trip, i brought these old cameras my mom had and got some great pics and vids. it wasnt too expensive too, we used her car and it got great mpg.
she played this in the car for me. it was okay. pretty boring, but i fw'd the atmosphere during the drive
rating: 2.5 |
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march 2023
saw the 8k imax restoration. pretty dope stuff, it was cool hearing in the interview about the whole deal with the reversal film they decided to use for this. i like the jewish mysticism shit they tied in, but i didnt really fw the whole secret agent shit, or i wish they gave it more time maybe. good ending too. sometimes borders on the math equivalent of scifi mumbo jumbo which made me cringe a bit but its forgiven
rating: 3.5 |
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K-Pop, Electropop Nursery Rhymes, Trap [EDM], Dance-Pop female vocalist, energetic, playful, melodic, optimistic
march 2023
so bad. the nursery rhyme shit sucks so much
rating: 2.5 |
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Experimental Rock, Art Punk Post-Hardcore, Noise Rock, Sass aggressive, energetic, dissonant, noisy, quirky
march 2023
boring weirdo post hardcore
rating: 2.5 |
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Electro House Tech House, Progressive House, Fidget House party, energetic, rhythmic, repetitive, futuristic
march 2023
i can only imagine this was his response to the rise of brostep and complextro. deadmau5 drops a very tech-y wub inspired prog house album with varying degrees of ssuccess. some chords, sofi needs a ladder, city in florida, raise your weapon are this albums strongpoints. hes a bit inconsistent though so quite a few of these tracks fall pretty flat (really didnt like the other sofi collab). still a good listen though, good for night driving.
rating: 3.0 |
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PluggnB, Pop Rap melodic, psychedelic, bittersweet, drugs, lush
march 2023
tempo is goat, but this whole thing is basically the same song over and over again. its a good song, but its just hard to dissect as an album
rating: 3.0 |
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Singer-Songwriter, Indie Folk Slacker Rock lo-fi, melancholic, acoustic, male vocalist, sombre
march 2023
this is good but other than the first track i dont really see myself relistening to much of this
rating: 3.0 |
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Trap, Experimental Hip Hop Plugg, Bop, Turntablism, Cloud Rap, Chicago Drill boastful, humorous, male vocalist, drugs, manic
march 2023
its tolerable but the style wears out after a while
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone, Ambient atmospheric
march 2023
this was really boring
rating: 2.5 |
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Ambient
march 2023
this was a bit boring
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone, Ambient calm, meditative, minimalistic, soothing, repetitive
march 2023
more beautiful calm shit. greatest song title ever
rating: 3.5 |
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march 2023
so very calming
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise
march 2023
sometimes harsh, i like it
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient, Drone
march 2023
relaxing. great cover
rating: 3.0 |
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march 2023
firstly, i understand all of the criticisms calling this an autopilot/ai generated haneke movie, because by all accounts it totally is. themes of consumerism, classism, cynicism, privilege, depression, etc. are explored via the same techniques we’ve seen time and time again that are staples (and now apparently cliches) of haneke’s work (the hyperlink influence, static, disconnected shots, generally brighter colours (though this movie is quite a bit warmer looking than the others ive seen from him), and characters with darker sides).
all of that said though, i personally really enjoy haneke’s brand of movie and even on autopilot i find his style still worth paying special attention to. one thing i dont see offten is praise for his actors, and (as evident here) especially his work with child actors. the main younger girl does a stellar job in her role, and i actually found her character (and the old mans as well) quite compelling. on that topic though, its weird how little screen and script time isabelle huppert was given, despite her incredible abilities. im assuming this movie was sort of just a friendship thing between her and haneke. i also didnt love the ending, it felt like there was still maybe another 30 or so minutes of this movie left when i saw that.
rating: 3.5 |
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march 2023
despite that really strong opening first part, filled with beautiful nature shots and those otherworldly silent liquid shots, this thing really fucking drags. not that its slow, its just that it spends so much time on shit that is nowhere near as good as its high points. exposition that i dont care about at all, i was really hoping we'd see more shots of the solaris planet or something, or we at least spent some more time looking at something visually awesome, but sadly a lot it is just the bland interior of the space station, which isnt even that dope in the first place, despite being a space station. the ending was good though.
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone, Ambient Dark Ambient cold, lonely, ominous, nocturnal, instrumental
march 2023
cold distant ambient that makes you feel like youre hugging yourself and squinting your eyes while looking out on a vast, snowed-over sparse forest. obviously the last track is the best
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise Drone
march 2023
first track had me :yawn: :skull: but the other two are just too good to drop this any lower than a 7
rating: 3.5 |
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Noise Harsh Noise, Drone, Electroacoustic
march 2023
lots of great eai noise here. another album showcasing drumm's extensive skillset. quite dark in nature.
rating: 3.5 |
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march 2023
underrated this on my first watch. i still think its a tad bit too long but each shot feels so purposeful and they are all beautiful in their own way its hard to think this could use any trimming.
rating: 4.0 |
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Harsh Noise Drone, Harsh Noise Wall noisy, aggressive, dense, infernal, hypnotic
march 2023
and as a total 180, here is drumm harsh noise. somehow even in a genre as seemingly simple as harsh noise, he excels and finds a totally unique sound. definitely due to his history in EAI, the final result is some seriously diverse and breakneck switchup noise music. jumps styles so quickly it feels almost cut up but it definitely isnt
rating: 4.0 |
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Drone, Electroacoustic, Reductionism Glitch, EAI instrumental, sparse, suspenseful
march 2023
evokes such pure emotions in me. so serene. id love to live in it
rating: 4.0 |
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Singer-Songwriter, Indie Folk Indie Pop, Slacker Rock, Folk Rock melancholic, mellow, acoustic, lonely, depressive
march 2023
never thought id be here tbh.
beautiful stuff. sometimes i feel like the drums ruin it, not that they sound bad i just like his guitar work by itself a lot.
rating: 4.0 |
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1416 (2023) [EP]Ambient
march 2023
listened on the way home
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone, Noise Field Recordings, Ambient rain, complex, melancholic, abstract, minimalistic
march 2023
great field recordings, great noise. perfect pallet of everything drumm is capable of
rating: 3.5 |
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Drone, Ambient Dark Ambient
march 2023
great cover
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient
march 2023
not nearly as compelling and enjoyable as most of his other ambient stuff. good cover tho
rating: 2.5 |
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Dark Ambient
march 2023
calming
maybe it is kevin
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient, Electroacoustic Drone
march 2023
not bad
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient, Drone surreal, melancholic, peaceful, ethereal, winter
march 2023
so good. the little electroacoustic details make this so pleasant to listen to, very warm summery
rating: 3.5 |
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Drone, Ambient Noise Wall, Harsh Noise Wall Noise sparse, ominous
march 2023
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient, Drone Dark Ambient
march 2023
relaxing
rating: 3.0 |
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Bop Digicore, Plugg female vocalist, drugs, LGBTQ, playful, melodic
march 2023
slightly above average good msuic on autopilot for 30 min
rating: 3.0 |
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march 2023
masterfully shot, i love all of these languidly (as wikipedia had put it) done takes, great cinematography. the dubbing is fuicking stupid and annoying, but i guess u get used to it. i love the sound design a lot, and i actually enjoy the soundtrack. the story is okay i guess, people are pretty t'd off by tarr's nihilism but i think he presents it in a pretty compelling way. curious to see more of his stuff
rating: 3.5 |
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Trap, Plugg Plugg female vocalist, drugs, boastful
march 2023
also chill
rating: 3.0 |
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Rage, Cloud Rap female vocalist, melodic, playful, boastful, dense
march 2023
its chill good beat
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind Gorenoise disturbing, male vocalist, aggressive, repetitive, death
march 2023
someone said this was better than or on par with the sulfuric cautery… tf?! not even close man. pretty mediocre average gorenoise stuff here, the samples are probably the only notable thing about this release
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind Gorenoise disturbing, violence, repetitive, manic, dark
march 2023
honestly step up in all aspects from chainsaws. perhaps a bit more decipherable, but that kind of helps it imo. drumming is way tighter, the different vocals all sound really good, and the guitar writing (if you wanna call it that) is pretty dope as well.
rating: 4.0 |
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Experimental Hip Hop, Plugg Political Hip Hop, Turntablism, Cloud Rap political, psychedelic, humorous, playful, energetic
march 2023
too political
rating: 3.0 |
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Experimental Hip Hop, Plugg Cloud Rap humorous, boastful, playful, male vocalist, anti-religious
march 2023
i cant remember anythjng ablut this
rating: 3.0 |
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Plugg Cloud Rap, Experimental Hip Hop psychedelic, drugs, deadpan, humorous, male vocalist
march 2023
his lyrics are silly
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
march 2023
quite crunchy
rating: 3.0 |
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Dark Ambient
march 2023
a fine closing statement on the series. i wonder why he didnt make 7 installments
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient, Drone
march 2023
originally subscriber only, glad it finally became public. not only is this the best entry in the series so far but also best cover art. kevin knew what he was doing putting this behind a paywall!
rating: 3.5 |
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Ambient, Drone
march 2023
horse
rating: 3.0 |
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Drone
march 2023
relaxing
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise
march 2023
harsh noise wasteland jazz. its fine, but its about what you’d expect
rating: 3.0 |
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octi & euroBop Digicore, Cloud Rap noisy, energetic, party, dense, drugs
march 2023
its fine but its just way oversaturated. would be doper if i could hear the lyrics or it was a bit more accessible
rating: 3.0 |
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Trap, Experimental Hip Hop Tread, Plugg male vocalist, humorous, drugs, psychedelic, boastful
march 2023
its okay. peter griffin was chill
rating: 3.0 |
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Chicago Drill Bop, Experimental Hip Hop, Plugg, Cloud Rap drugs, futuristic, psychedelic, melodic, male vocalist
march 2023
i gotta be losing iq over this 😭😭😭
rating: 4.0 |
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march 2023
magical honestly. one of the best visual movies ever. shower scene forever top oat
rating: 4.5 |
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march 2023
feel like theres not much i could say about this that isnt said better in some other reviews. i really like the cinematography here, i love how warm it all looks. it also evokes some weird nostalgia feelings in me i guess thinking about my grandparents and some of their buddhist friends and stories
rating: 4.0 |
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march 2023
not a bad way to end the series. the cg baby is horrific but luckily we see less of it here since she grows up. its honestly so genius that spoiler: click to read. the whole spoiler: click to read was also really genius and funny i think. apparently shes making a new book but hopefully they dont try to make it into a new movie, feel like (actors) everyone is too old for this now i jjst wouldnt wanna see how hard that flops.
rating: 3.5 |
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march 2023
way too fucking slow. spends so long on the wedding and honey moon, then hardly follows through with any kind of awesome vampire sex (why is this series SO kid friendly?). the last 30 minutes of this is a lot better though.
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient, Drone
march 2023
im writing all these entries like weeks late so for some of these kevin drumm releases (there’s a lot) i probably forgot whatever key points i wanted to make
this is good tho
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Noisecore, Sound Collage, Glitch noisy, chaotic, manic, aggressive, raw
march 2023
for as long as i put this off this… really wasnt that good. maybe if i heard this a few years before really getting into this kind of music id like it more. its definitely unique, but it isnt anything spectacular.
rating: 3.0 |
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march 2023
not bad. i was hoping it would focus more on his paintings but its sort of more of like an outline of events that lead andrei to where he ended up going to.
rating: 3.5 |
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On Deck (2021) [Single]Trap, Cloud Rap, Plugg Experimental Hip Hop, Plugg, Chopped and Screwed, Turntablism surreal, psychedelic, drugs, male vocalist, hypnotic
march 2023
this is chill and catchy but lowkey goes on for a little too long
rating: 3.0 |
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Trap Emo Rap, Cloud Rap, Gothic Rock dark, nocturnal, mysterious, male vocalist, mellow
march 2023
overrated but its still good
rating: 3.0 |
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march 2023
switches gears from atmospheric teenage-sexual-frustration-confusion fantasy romance to a more action/event driven kind of story, where the is a bigger emphasis on “villain” and “conflict” (obviously the first two movies had that with victoria’s gang, but it feels like such a smaller part of them, and it generally takes a back seat while bella’s love life takes up a lot more screen time). for better or worse is up to you, my gf says this movie is her second fav, but i still like new moon more. the action is good, its still pretty impressive how good the wolves all look.
rating: 3.5 |
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Musique concrète Drone, Lowercase, Field Recordings
march 2023
comfy
rating: 3.0 |
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Ambient Noise Wall, Drone
march 2023
quite nice, love the layering here
rating: 3.5 |
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Musique concrète Lowercase, Noise
march 2023
another fine release.
rating: 3.0 |
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Electro House, Progressive House Downtempo atmospheric, repetitive, eclectic, party, dark
march 2023
terrible title. theres a handful of good tracks here though, the gerard way and imogen heap features are as dope as they are surprising. really what a lot of these songs lack is just that i wish they would go on longer. october has such a great melody, but it just isnt explored enough. also way too fucking long.
rating: 2.5 |
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march 2023
rewatched with my girlfriend. really like the outlook on this movie. i find its animation and overall style to be pretty unique, there seems to be a lot of freedom in this style and don uses it to its full extent. spoiler: click to read
rating: 4.0 |
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Goregrind
march 2023
yawn
rating: 2.5 |
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Screamo Emoviolence raw, lo-fi, passionate, male vocalist, melancholic
march 2023
its fine. good energy; forgettable
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise Harsh Noise, Drone, Musique concrète ominous, disturbing, dark, mysterious, noisy
february 2023
im pretty sure this is my first crumer. it isnt bad, but i dont really see why its bold worthy
rating: 3.0 |
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march 2023
pretty much takes the concept of winter light and rebuilds it from the ground up, keeping the key pieces though. much better in just about every aspect, really great ending too
rating: 3.5 |
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march 2023
this and first reformed i watched with my buddy
dont really get the hype on this tbh. pretty boring, felt like it could be improved in a lot of ways.
rating: 3.0 |
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February Recap
a month of rewatches and relistens.
heres some of the stuff i really liked: Portal - ION (3.5, 2018) Paysage d'Hiver - Im Wald (4.0, 2020) (fav release of this month) Liturgy - Immortal Life (4.0, 2008) Neoandertals - Neanderthal Parallax (3.5, 2019) Wallmaster - ▬ (3.5, 2023)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like: nosgov - We Both Dont Know (2.5, 2023) Dragged Into Sunlight - Widowmaker (2.5, 2012) Cutting Pink With Knives - ¡Alef Alef Alef! (2.0, 2005) Fagasaurus Sex - Rawr EP (2.0, 2008) (least fav release of this month) Wall King Dead - Fake Wizard (2.0, 2023)
my favourite single: 100 Gecs - Hollywood Baby, 4.0
my favourite movie i watched this month: Last Days, 4.0
some other highlights from this month: -saw haunted mound live -gummo 35mm!
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Musique concrète Noise, Field Recordings
february 2023
most certainly hnw, but i guess we arent ready for that convo yet...
rating: 3.5 |
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Tape Music Musique concrète, Field Recordings
february 2023
a bit more amusing than the first one but not by a lot
rating: 3.0 |
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Punk, Post-Punk Noise Rock, Free Improvisation avant-garde, dissonant, infernal, noisy, dark
february 2023
say what you will about how listenable it all is, but in my opinion one of the most important collections of music ever. i guess you could pick any no wave compilation, the more popular choice is No New York, which isnt a bad pick necessarily. theres lots of diversity there. but for me, this album will always be my go to. i think mars' style of post-punk is the one that was most influential. swans was too oppressive and dare i say put together, lydia lunch was far too goth, james white was much too dancey, glenn branca was a conductor! but mars found a very fine line. mars' music was in a special place somewhere between amateur musicianship, improvisation, noise-texture exploration, and punk-attitude art. you can tell on all of these - even the closer-to-punk tracks (like 3E, Puerto Rican Ghost) - that these kids got on stage with an idea and just said start playing. maybe it was some story they'd tell with vocals, or some drum beat, or some stupid noodling they called a 'riff'. even now, 45 years later, there are kids all over the world trying to replicate this sound. kids in their garages, kids that love no wave, kids that have never heard of no wave, kids just having fun, or kids trying to be counter culture.
rating: 4.0 |
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Punk, Post-Punk Free Improvisation, Noise, Noise Rock, Industrial improvisation, noisy, dissonant, avant-garde, chaotic
february 2023
but of course what is a dirty no wave band without the obligatory free improvisational punk tracks. even more depraved than any of their other more put together tracks (if you can even call them that), there is nothing here but dissonance and grime
rating: 3.5 |
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Post-Punk, Art Punk Noise Rock, Post-Punk, Punk Blues noisy, anxious, urban, dissonant, repetitive
february 2023
such great tracks. impressive how they were doing this in the 70s, just kids fucking around and middle fingering some vague higher power in music, and now almost 50 years later kids are still doing the exact same thing.
rating: 4.0 |
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Musique concrète Noise
february 2023
finally starting this series. its chill
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise
february 2023
and it tracks. i liked violent shogun's side more, though i wish it was a bit louder
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise noisy
february 2023
just not a huge fan of aprapat's style i think, feels like its going for cut up but just sounds like boring sound collage
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise chaotic, noisy, disturbing, mechanical
february 2023
my friend recommended this to me. its good, ive been meaning to get into his stuff anyway
rating: 3.0 |
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Midwest Emo Post-Hardcore, Math Rock melancholic, male vocalist, passionate, bittersweet, uncommon time signatures
february 2023
been running dry on things to listen to lately. ive always been a bit unsure of how much i loved this, whether or not i enjoyed the whole thing or just a handful of tracks, but after revisiting it a few more times these last few days i can say safely it might honestly be on par with diary.
rating: 4.0 mauybe 4.5 |
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Ida (2013)february 2023
quite good. a lot of really amazing shots, theres some review somewhere that mentions the use of negative space in most of the camera work. im not really too solid on that ending, spoiler: click to read.
rating: 3.5 |
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february 2023
i didnt mention it but im rewatching these with my girlfriend.
originally i held this to the same high regards as the first movie, but on rewatch its definitely not as good, but sorely overlooked in the series. i feel like a lot of people just hate jacob, so they dont like this movie. i dont mind jacob to be honest, i think hes a great contrast to edward, and while he isnt perfect he is a lot less toxic than edward and has a lot of qualities that make him a rather good replacement. i find the atmosphere to be on par with the first movie, as is the acting. i think kristen stewart does an amazing job and showing bella's development, shes probably the realest character in this series up to this point. the pacing though suffers. for the most part it moves smoothly, up until the end that is. after spoiler: click to read everything is south, and major movements happen in no time. still a good entry in the series tho
rating: 3.5 |
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february 2023
really easy for me to get swept away in this. feels like a crazy thick fog, so thick you can feel yourself breathing it. i love all the performances here, i love how intense bella and edward act, theres so much sexual tension i forget im watching two actors play characters. excellently paced too, hardly feels like its about 2 hours. my only real gripe with this is the way vampires run and fly. just looks so inexcusably bad
rating: 4.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
february 2023
pretty good set of walls imo
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall repetitive, surreal, raw, cold, noisy
february 2023
had to fuckin stay late.
this is comfy
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
february 2023
the riff wasnt that good man
rating: 2.0 |
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Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal Black Metal, Death Doom Metal atmospheric, dense, raw, heavy, dissonant
february 2023
pretty cool. its very focused on building and exploring rather than just brutal chaos
rating: 3.0 |
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Slushwave
february 2023
pretty comfy. sometimes reminds me of valyri's vaporslush works
rating: 3.0 |
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DSBM Emo, Blackgaze, Dungeon Synth depressive, lo-fi, male vocalist, sad, dissonant
february 2023
pretty damn boring. i liked FH's side more, but that isnt saying much
rating: 2.5 |
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Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall
february 2023
CE: 4.0 HH: 3.5
CE's side genuinely enters some next level noise territory, dudes got talent for soundscapes.
rating: 3.5 |
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Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal, Progressive Metal Avant-Garde Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Progressive Metal complex, dark, apocalyptic, technical, dissonant
february 2023
its a fine track. nothing id listen to again but its gorguts so its gonna be high quality
rating: 3.0 |
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february 2023
just about ruined my life. i think im still trying to gather all of my thoughts on this so i wont really say much. has fully sparked my interest in transcendental cinema though. the spoiler: click to read scene was something otherworldly.
rating: 4.0 |
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Djent, Progressive Metal Technical Thrash Metal, Groove Metal technical, uncommon time signatures, aggressive, mechanical, futuristic
february 2023
pretty low chance im gonna relisten to contradictions, so this is the end of my meshuggah relisten.
way better than i remember, im gonna have to relisten a few more times, but this whole thing slaps pretty hard. it kind of reminds me of pantera at times, with the intense grooves and occasional back up vocals.
rating: 3.5 |
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Emoviolence Noisecore, Sludge Metal scary, concept album, suicide, male vocalist, aggressive
february 2023
as fuckcomments says in the comments here, its a shame this project is so busy with shitty irony and memes, the last track here is genuinely amazing. lots of potential if they just dropped the funny act
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal Avant-Garde Metal atonal, technical, heavy, complex, male vocalist
february 2023
back to what we know gorguts for. this isnt quite as exciting as obscura but its a good followup nonetheless.
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal Brutal Death Metal technical, heavy, complex, chaotic, male vocalist
february 2023
not as straightforward as the last one. up in technicality and a lot more inventive songs. still just a techdeath record tho, not quite what i would want to remember them for
rating: 3.0 |
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february 2023
at first i wasnt too captivated by this style. i dont think it was until the story looped back to its beginning, with kuno playing piano, that i was able to fully give myself up and enjoy the story and all of the great cinematography in this. its quite bleak, despite its visual preoccupation with natural beauty. ive read some people comment about how this is sort of commentary about the early days of the internet, and how it engulfed the youth. i think maybe theres some truth there but that explanation feels too negative in my opinion. its a movie about being isolated and abused, and in the same way one turns to god in times of agony, these kids turn to something real to them that they can worship, and the internet is simply a passageway to that. its their mode of prayer maybe.
when spoiler: click to read
rating: 4.0 |
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Digicore
february 2023
not bad.
played a show last night that went pretty well. i also shaved off all of my hair again. grew it out for about 2 years, almosst 3, and it was starting to get hella annoying again so decided it was time. people seem to like it which is good.
rating: 3.0 |
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Dissonant Death Metal, Death Metal raw, dark, male vocalist, dissonant
february 2023
pretty cool, although aesthetically feels like they are trying way too hard to be Alien Disso Death!
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal death, dark, aggressive, ominous, heavy
february 2023
rather straightforward death metal. it is rather inventive, so its not totally worthless in their discography
rating: 3.0 |
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Lucid (2023) [Single]Plugg, Cloud Rap Emo Rap female vocalist, melancholic, melodic
february 2023
she cant miss. this feels close in style to deep end, perhaps we're going to see an ep of that kind of darker stuff soon
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal, Goregrind angry, heavy, misanthropic, aggressive, violence
february 2023
mm its okay, but i definitely prefer their newer more slam focused direction. the goregrind just isnt as fun
rating: 3.0 |
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Dissonant Death Metal, Death Metal, Dissonant Black Metal Black Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Technical Death Metal dark, atmospheric, avant-garde, ominous, dissonant
february 2023
this is what i mean. much better. more technical stuff, and this is pretty consistent
rating: 3.5 |
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Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal Black Metal, Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal dissonant, atmospheric, ominous, technical, scary
february 2023
its good, but after hearing seepia, outre, and ion, i have to say i much prefer their more technical fast paced stuff. this is a lot closer to outre's style of slower, almost messier cosmic death metal. sadly i only really need one outre in my life!
rating: 3.0 |
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february 2023
its fine, about what you expect from it. holds back in a lot of aspects, i think if it leaned more into either the gore, comedy, or both it could be something a lot better. surprisingly not too much of the bear, despite the title. id rather have seen a movie where we dont really care about characters and they are just bear food.
rating: 2.5 |
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Cloud Rap, Wave Trap, Alternative R&B atmospheric, ethereal, cold, drugs, male vocalist
february 2023
a lot more pleasant than i was expecting, to be honest. i remember a long time ago when i was first getting into bladee, i didnt really like yung leans voice at all and id read from quite a few people about how hard his stuff was to get into, so i was pretty turned off from it. i still dont love his voice like i love bladee's, but he makes it work pretty well on all of these songs. even though it definitely still sounds like lean, you can hear how different it is compared to now. what a random travis scott feature lol. how is that the only feature he has on this. my favourite song was monster, i really like his vocals on that song
rating: 3.5 |
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february 2023
and with this moodysson ends perhaps the greatest run of filmmaking one could hope to achieve in modern cinematic history.
his most experimental endeavor: just over an hour of hopeless, absurd and depraved imagery contrasted against soft, quietly delivered poetic blurbs, maybe dreams? theres nothing particular or specific i can point out about this film or really write about, its all stream of consciousness from some detached mind and mouth, with visuals you can either choose to find higher meaning in or scramble your brain trying to piece them with the lines being delivered. maybe the voice is right there, watching it all with you, or maybe its far away with its eyes closed.
apparently some shots were filmed in chernobyl. thats cool, hopefully they were safe lol
rating: 3.5 |
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february 2023
i rewatched this with my friends. i also decided to read up on it in the book included in the arrow video moodysson box. not that its too insightful, moodysson spends most of it being kind of vague about the movie, the movie industry, himself, whatever, but i still appreciated hearing about this from him firsthand (sort of).
maybe at first someones initial response to this is that its some kind of statement. on porn, poverty, neglect, whatever you want to point your finger at. maybe thats true. not an intended truth but perhaps a viewer truth. i think that was my initial response, at least it lingered in my mind a bit watching this the first time, but finishing it i kind of came to the conclusion it wasnt much of a statement movie. in the same way Gummo portrays its town's characters as plainly as it can, so does A Hole in My Heart. these are just people, doing what people do. maybe its sad, maybe its funny, but its just people. On this second viewing i finalized my thoughts about this. i believe its a movie about skinning people to their core. behind every dirty layer of hate, perversion, despair and cynicism is a gorgeous human core. It tracks well i think. one of the few times in moodysson's writing about this where he actually directly addresses the movie, he says that its a movie about how beautiful people are. ive put lots of thought lately into beauty. but i think everything can be beautiful. even fucked up pornstars and suicidal teenagers.
rating: 4.5 |
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Djent Technical Thrash Metal, Groove Metal heavy, mechanical, technical, aggressive, chaotic
february 2023
still dont get the mixing on this. last track is such a mindbending closer, so out of character for meshuggah imo, nothing up to or after this comes even close to being that experimental. by far their most consistently technical album. constant barrage of djent madness. sadly though, all that complexity is at a cost. most of these tracks arent easy to remember, so its kind of tough to say i loved any one track. of course, there are exceptions to everything (The Mouth Licking What You've Bled)
rating: 3.5 |
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Euro Trance Trap, Progressive Trance, Ibiza Trance, Cloud Rap psychedelic, ethereal, male vocalist
february 2023
other than lusi's, this is all pretty throwaway. maybe you could sneak one 30 minutes into a dj set and it would hit, but i like the original just fine.
rating: 2.5 |
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february 2023
been meaning to rewatch this. i was stuck at home sick but i couldnt sleep so it felt right to just throw it on.
really such a lovely film. i think moodysson perfectly captures young teenage emotion here, such a wonderful cast. the dogme inspired filming style i think works really well too. feels very active and unstable, which is pretty thematically on point. perfectly paced, wonderful ending, and its just cute.
rating: 4.0 |
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Hoover (2015) [Music video]Industrial Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop Trap Metal
february 2023
love this song, been on loop recently quite a bit. music video is kind of silly. the little slow mo graveyard scenes are kind of weird and the cg looks out of place, and i really wish we had more close ups of lean rapping. the shot of him under the tree with his buddy was really dope, sadly only lasts like a second
rating: 3.5 |
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Djent, Progressive Metal Groove Metal, Avant-Garde Metal mechanical, repetitive, heavy, complex, rhythmic
february 2023
surely i dont need to elaborate on what the goal of this album was...
as harsh as i was on it originally, i still dont really love this as much as everyone else seems to. the first run of minute-ish long songs is great (although parts are pretty unmemorable individually), but once the vocoder vocals in Mind's' Mirror hit, its over for me. all momentum and energy this album had falls flat on its face, and takes so long to recover i dont even really care anymore. the longer tracks are good, but they arent enough to bring this any higher for me
rating: 3.0 |
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Djent, Progressive Metal Groove Metal heavy, technical, mechanical, male vocalist, repetitive
february 2023
with this one, grooves and more midtempo heaviness was a focus. not necessarily slower songs, nor lacking in technicality, but the focus here is, to put it in simplest terms: headbanging. just about every song is so irresistibly groovy, its hard not to bob along at least a little. unlike with most of their albums, i actually find the weaker stretch to be at the beginning of this album. "weaker" is a technicality though. 99 is less than 100
rating: 4.0 |
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Djent, Progressive Metal heavy, technical, mechanical, complex, male vocalist
february 2023
starting to fully realize the goal of each individual album. this one is definitely going for a modern, totally accessible djent, while obviously still being technically impressive and extreme. i mean, the opener is literally just a blast beat and the most metal solo of all time. the rest of it is rather straightforward, kind of era defining djent stuff. bleed ofc, but tracks like dancers and obzen too.
rating: 3.5 |
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I (2004) [EP]Djent, Progressive Metal Avant-Garde Metal technical, heavy, uncommon time signatures, dark, complex
february 2023
just as dope as i remember. even the more spacious ambient sections are great
rating: 4.0 |
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Atmospheric Black Metal pagan, atmospheric, male vocalist, melancholic, nature
february 2023
has potential but is so repetitive guh i hate that double tom hit on 7 and 8 they do on like 4 songs for like 5 minutes each
rating: 2.5 |
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Goregrind violence, heavy, male vocalist, disturbing, raw
february 2023
recently got the urge to relisten to this. obviously doesnt even come close to putrefaction but i think it has its own charm that still makes it a good album. the vocals are a huge standout for me, sounds more like some kind of scary beast than human. i like a lot of the songwriting on this too
rating: 3.5 |
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Dissonant Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal Black Metal, Sludge Metal, Dissonant Black Metal dissonant, dark, heavy, dense, ominous
february 2023
goes by kinda quick which is good, but its nothing to write home about
rating: 3.0 |
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Avant-Garde Metal, Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal Progressive Metal manic, technical, avant-garde, dissonant, uncommon time signatures
february 2023
what the fuck was this bro
feels like crazy stupid disso death but closer to some kind of gene-deficient grindcore because of that punk-y vocal delivery and frequently falling into 1-2 blast beat territory. gotta check out their other shit
rating: 3.5 |
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Progressive Metal, Black Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal Dissonant Black Metal, Death Metal progressive, heavy, ominous, surreal, complex
february 2023
ehhh its okay it meanders a lot and i dont love the vocals entirely but its got some long stretches of nice avant bm
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal Brutal Death Metal, Black Metal science fiction, heavy, atmospheric, space, technical
february 2023
i think i like this a little bit more than their newer one
rating: 3.0 |
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Gout (2022) [Single]Trap Rage, Chicago Drill, Hardcore Hip Hop hypnotic, boastful, hedonistic, drugs, playful
february 2023
WE LOVE CASTING SPELLS
the structure on this thing is crazy. false intro > intro > two false hooks, hook > then like 3 verses > outro
rating: 3.5 |
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Dance-Pop, Baltimore Club Bitpop, Pop Rap, Jersey Club, Jersey Club Rap playful, female vocalist, bittersweet, breakup, melodic
february 2023
i actually really like the original a lot. ssuper smooth and catchy. this remix tho im not as big a fan of. its still got every part of the original that i enjoyed, but ice spices verse is kind of just awkwardly squished inbetween choruses. her voice feels so out of place on this, and i think for the most part her lyrics arent even really on the same page thematically with pinkpantheress', but i do like her little prechorus bit at the end of her section, i found it kinda surprisingly emotional
rating: 3.5 |
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Dance-Pop, Baltimore Club Bitpop, Jersey Club, Contemporary R&B melodic, female vocalist, breakup, bittersweet, rhythmic
february 2023
see above
rating: 4.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal Dissonant Death Metal chaotic, heavy, dissonant, manic, uncommon time signatures
february 2023
this was just ridiculous. totally unpredictable songs, wild instrumentation, i liked the vocals a lot too
rating: 3.5 |
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Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal Atmospheric Sludge Metal dense, technical, atmospheric, complex, dissonant
february 2023
feels... like its way too epic-try-harding. like prog metal. it isnt prog metal, but it feels like it. its still good, but i wish it kind of honed in the brutality a little more.
rating: 3.0 |
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Grindcore Crust Punk, Stenchcore, Thrashcore aggressive, raw, anarchism, political, chaotic
february 2023
i listened to it once a long time ago and thought it sucked but coming back it aint too bad. interesting story behind it. i wish it was lowkey heavier!
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal Dissonant Death Metal heavy, aggressive, dissonant, dense, rhythmic
february 2023
i wish it sounded as weird as it looked. the last half gets pretty conventional
rating: 3.0 |
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War Metal, Deathgrind Black Metal dense, infernal, male vocalist, heavy, atmospheric
february 2023
was on pretty good pace but the two longer songs really slow this thing down
rating: 3.0 |
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</3 (2020) [Mixtape]Trap Plugg, Cloud Rap, Pop Rap, Ambient Plugg atmospheric, hedonistic, drugs, lethargic, nocturnal
february 2023
pretty good. not really any rage here, but that isnt a bad thing. lots of good lyrics. i like his tyson nuggets line
rating: 3.5 |
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ION (2018)Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal Avant-Garde Metal, Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal technical, chaotic, dissonant, avant-garde, ominous
february 2023
yeah this is just way doper. sounds even better than seepia, and is way more tech than outre. outre just so slow i think? but this is actually pretty brutal. in a way. still super alien, seems they never lost sight of what they were put on earth to do which is dope. gotta check out their other two now, and then the 2021 album(s? not sure i wanna listen to that ambient one but we’ll see).
rating: 3.5 |
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Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal, Black Metal Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Dissonant Black Metal dissonant, technical, surreal, occult, scary
february 2023
i actually think i prefer this over outre, but im not sure. the sound quality is like way better, so much better in fact that before i looked i was under the impression this was their second album. outre is just so outsider its hard not to fuck with it, but i like being able to hear everything so clearly, but maybe thats the point of outre? idk. who gaf
rating: 3.5 |
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Dissonant Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Death Metal Black Metal, Noise, Dissonant Black Metal surreal, dense, avant-garde, scary, dissonant
february 2023
i know this is like cliche amateur music reviewer babby shitわ to say but im being honest i was waiting for it to actually start for like 3 of the 5 minutes of the second song before i realize this is just what it sounds like. super unorthodox obtuse death metal where you cant really tell if theyre just that sloppy and bad at their instruments or it was all perfectly calculated precision. no semblance of anything youd hear on a regular death/tech death or even disso metal release, but it somehow rides an uber fine line of not being total incoherent nonsense. gonna binge their discog for sure
rating: 3.5 |
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Black Metal, Death Metal Dissonant Death Metal, Dissonant Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal male vocalist, dissonant, atmospheric, dark, heavy
february 2023
ehhh its okay theres some cool parts but its easy to forget for most of it
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal heavy, technical, mythology, aggressive, history
february 2023
fucks. dope ass drumming, theyre good at doing longer songs too. i fw the atmosphere on this. took me way too long to get into them, ive aways heard nile is like hella essential bdm but im always skeptical about older bands. guess i was wrong!!!
rating: 3.5 |
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Cloud Rap, Trap Wave, Alternative R&B, Experimental Hip Hop triumphant, psychedelic, boastful, hypnotic, male vocalist
february 2023
forgot to rate it. how many synths could a song possibly have?!
rating: 4.0 |
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Electronic Dance Music, Trap [EDM] Dubstep, Hybrid Trap, UK Garage rhythmic, party, futuristic, eclectic, sampling
february 2023
this one a bit better. more edm shitわ, hes moved on from brostep entirely which could be good or bad depending on how you feel about him. for me, i like seeing him evolve cuz he still knows how to kill a track regardless of genre (rumble and xena) but it feels like hes holding back on a lot of these. would love to hear him go loose and at least bring back the energy of his brostep tracks. idk. also i lowkey prefer the other albums cover. hes cute
rating: 3.0 |
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Pop Rap, Electronic Dance Music, Pop Trap, Contemporary R&B, Liquid Drum and Bass, Future Bass female vocalist, male vocalist, uplifting, mellow, summer
february 2023
COME ONNNNN how did he write real spring and then fuck up every single other track on this 😭😭😭 theres lowkey some dope stuff in here tho but the ratio of dope to ass is like 1:703
rating: 2.5 |
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Black Metal Melodic Black Metal male vocalist, melodic, atmospheric, nihilistic, dark
february 2023
yawwwwwwwwn. i think black metal is way doper when they dont try to do gay ass melodic shit
rating: 2.5 |
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Death Metal satanic, angry, misanthropic, heavy, aggressive
february 2023
cover is so funny to me. pretty middling i think, not as dope as debut. wish i could hear guitars better
rating: 3.0 |
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Mind It (2022) [Single]Cloud Rap
february 2023
poppy?
rating: 3.0 |
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Given (2022) [Single]Cloud Rap
february 2023
not bad
rating: 3.0 |
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Cloud Rap
february 2023
dope cover and more experimental shitわ but still mid
rating: 2.5 |
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Cloud Rap, Emo Rap PluggnB
february 2023
another goat in the books but bro really needs to work on his outro game, tf that shitわ 1:30 for
rating: 3.5 |
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Cloud Rap
february 2023
a little experimental
but still mid
rating: 2.5 |
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Cloud Rap
february 2023
mid
rating: 2.5 |
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I Know (2021) [Single]Cloud Rap
february 2023
also chill
rating: 3.0 |
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Distant (2019) [Single]Cloud Rap
february 2023
its chill
rating: 3.0 |
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Cloud Rap
february 2023
one thing about all his other music is that none of it has as discernible or catchy lyrics as heaven sent does, but what he is good at is beautiful fucking melodies bro. shitわ sounds so lovely. i wonder if he produces all his own shitわ or what. im not gonna look, ill keep guessing
rating: 3.5 |
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Alkaid (2020) [Single]Cloud Rap
february 2023
heaven sent is dope so i listened to all of his singles.
this one chill
rating: 3.0 |
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Alternative Rock, Power Pop Hyperpop, Pop Punk anthemic, female vocalist, male vocalist, manic, noisy
february 2023
and just like that theyre back. common W for gecs. catchy i like the lyrics too and its lowkey long for a gecs song which is awesome. i hope more songs on the album are like this and mememe but im scared for whatever they might have done on 757 it could suck more
rating: 4.0 |
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Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal dissonant, heavy, science fiction, chaotic, technical
february 2023
now THAT is how you do a hidden untitled track! very inventive tech death, though ive heard another album from them and i remember it not being that good, so i probably wont be checkin out the rest of their stuff.
rating: 3.5 |
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Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal, Horror Synth apocalyptic, energetic, violence, aggressive, rhythmic
february 2023
as stupid as they are, the little horror synth bits are a good touch, helps break up the monotony and they sound like little clips from b movies my mom would make me watch.
rating: 3.0 |
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Djent, Progressive Metal complex, technical, mechanical, heavy, aggressive
february 2023
a lot better than i remember. theyre great at strong opening runs of songs. the latter half of this kinda falls off tho, nostrum and our rage are hella forgettable. that said, into decay is one of the best coolest somgs theyve ever done, the droning guitars are so fucking swag
rating: 3.5 |
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Sematary
february 2023
saw him and haunted mound live with my girlfriend and other friends. goner’s opening “dj set” was pretty weak and boring. he just played full songs and didnt try to transition between them, so it wasnt even really a dj set imo. turnabout was good, he played an unreleased song which i liked. hackle was good but for some reason he seemed really unenthusiastic and not vibin with the show after his set. buckshot was awesome, his outfit was dope. i was expecting him to play hallow’d ground which is how theyd introduce sem. but instead they just finished their sets, left stage so gonerville could do ANOTHER dj set. then sem eventually came out and had a horrible set. he only played songs from rb3, butcher house, and one from screaming forest. except his encore which was slaughterhouse
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february 2023
what a horrible entry in his up-until-now perfect filmog. hollow, pointless, and feels so weirdly out of touch. “theres so much wrong with this world: poverty, capitalism, mortality, religion, i need to make a movie about this!” such an unnecessary film, he handles all of these topics much better in literally every other movie he made before this. not to mention pretty mediocre performances from everyone on the cast save for maybe michelle williams. perhaps the most interesting part of this whole thing was spoiler: click to read. AND WHY WAS HE A HYPEBEAST?!
rating: 2.0 |
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february 2023
saw in theatres 35mm with friends
its sad to think about all of harmony korines lost works. to have gotten anything else like this from him wouldve been great.
rating: 4.0 |
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Djent Groove Metal mechanical, heavy, aggressive, complex, repetitive
february 2023
my buddy's bday party today. we went to this one italian place that we used to go to all the time before pandemic hit; i have a fond memory of listening to meshuggah with him on the way back from there, so i decided to bump this album. i was overdue for a meshuggah discog rerun anyway.
way better than i remember. these guys are so fucking talented, and damn do they know how to write heavy bangers. quite a bit of variation and dynamics here too. i really like hearing jens switch up his vocal style
rating: 4.0 maybe 4.5? |
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february 2023
watched with gf.
pretty silly. very melodramatic and kind of poorly edited, the camerawork is very of-its-time. some cool shots. i didnt realize this was a movie series so i was kind of surprised by the ending. i like when i recognized the samples
rating: 2.5 |
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february 2023
watched with gf.
cant believe i never noticed he was playing gerry killer.
rating: 5.0 |
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Brostep Moombahcore, Complextro heavy, internet, male vocalist, mechanical
february 2023
didnt age too bad imo. their grip on the edm scene didnt last too long, for better or worse idk. cyber bully was a staple of that shit back in the day though, im glad the hella tuff messinian rap era is over lol. standout here is candy kids tho, what an inventive drop. obv frim remix is better than og, and rifle blow kiss was whatever. these guys really need to learn how to trim their shit down tho, none of these tracks need to be above 3 min
rating: 3.0 |
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Black Metal Atmospheric Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal dense, dark, aggressive, atmospheric, melodic
february 2023
just didnt click as hard as i was expecting it to. really found the melodic sections to be cheesy
rating: 3.0 |
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Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal Dissonant Black Metal dense, ominous, infernal, dissonant, occult
february 2023
maybe just disso anything in metal. loved the intensity on this
rating: 3.5 |
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Technical Death Metal, Death Metal Death Doom Metal, Dissonant Death Metal atmospheric, dark, science fiction, ominous, heavy
february 2023
really i think my hearts true interest is just disso tech. this shit always goes.
rating: 3.5 |
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Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal Industrial Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, Avant-Garde Metal mechanical, atmospheric, heavy, dark, dissonant
february 2023
its fine bm but i found none of the songs to be anything standoutish from eachother.
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal Goregrind, Progressive Metal heavy, death, dense, ominous, raw
february 2023
really fucking obtuse and dope. gonna have to dig further into their shit
rating: 3.5 |
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Avant-Garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal, Technical Death Metal Progressive Metal, Modern Classical uncommon time signatures, technical, dissonant, complex, aggressive
february 2023
now that im a little bit more attuned to this kind of stuff, relistening has been a bit eye opening for sure. theres tons of really inventive stuff on here, definitely not overhyped. apparently the lyrics are good, maybe ill read along next time?
rating: 3.5 |
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Cybergrind, Sass Synthpop, Nintendocore, Synth Punk, Post-Hardcore playful, aggressive, bright, dense, noisy
february 2023
definitely a step up from their debut but man is it a boring one. hatred for that last track, whats the point
rating: 2.5 |
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Cybergrind, Techno, Nintendocore Speedcore, Gabber
february 2023
holy shit. i think you just have to hear it for yourself if you want to know. i didnt think it was possible to fuck up this format this badly but they went and did it. at least hello kitty suicide club is heavy
rating: 2.0 |
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Nintendocore, Deathcore Cybergrind, Chiptune video games
february 2023
i can see why this band didnt pop off. somehow the intro track is one of the longest songs here
rating: 2.5 |
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Nintendocore, Deathcore Post-Hardcore male vocalist, instrumental
february 2023
even though theres some pretty comfy chiptune here, its all pretty forgettable at the end of the day. not as much nintendocore stuff as i was expecting but thats alright.
rating: 3.0 |
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Nature Recordings, Dark Ambient Black Metal forest, instrumental, repetitive, hateful, nature
february 2023
i actually really fw the first track. nature recordings made so lofi it might as well just be some kind of accidental hnw. the black metal is whatever idrc about it
rating: 2.5 |
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Atmospheric Black Metal Ambient, Dungeon Synth cold, atmospheric, lo-fi, raw, sombre
february 2023
just wasnt feeling it really. i dont like his vocals that much, nor do i find any of the dungeon synth parts enjoyable at all
rating: 2.5 |
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Slam Death Metal
february 2023
pd: 3.0 fr: 3.5
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal manic, crime, misanthropic, homicide, sampling
february 2023
its fine. nothing special
rating: 3.0 |
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▬ (2023)Harsh Noise Wall
february 2023
very nice. good layers, there is a recurring higher frequency that i really like
rating: 3.5 |
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Grindcore Black Metal, Technical Death Metal
february 2023
mfs get hella serious for a band named Vomit Fist
rating: 3.0 |
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Avant-Garde Metal, Brutal Death Metal Brutal Prog heavy, aggressive, angry, prehistory, avant-garde
february 2023
Morguelord's review pretty accurately sums it up. way more linearly organized than their early works but keeps up the energy and awesomeness anyway. i found this way better than their second album too, and i havent heard the third but i assume its either a step down from album2 or only slightly better but still worse than this. also quite melodic at times
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal
february 2023
dope cover, average results
rating: 3.0 |
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Mathcore, Emoviolence, Sass Grindcore, Sass
february 2023
the earlier demos here are whatever. not too good recording conditions. but the later ones are really really solid mathy skramz shit. great energy and songwriting, i wonder what else theyll do
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal
february 2023
pretty excellently crafted, production works well
rating: 3.5 |
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Goregrind Gorenoise lo-fi, heavy, raw, aggressive, dense
february 2023
more of the same. not bad. all these eps i wondr why theyve never just released a full length, they got enough material
rating: 3.0 |
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Black Metal Atmospheric Black Metal male vocalist, cold, hypnotic, winter, atmospheric
february 2023
didnt love it as much as scythia, but it was still pretty good. really hated the abrupt starts and endings
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
february 2023
very good, rather crushing. might cop cass
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Harsh Noise Wall
february 2023
rather quiet. sometimes its good but mostly a bit boring, and i hate how inconsistent that volume is across tracks. i have it hella turned up then it switches to loud hnw, just not awesome.
rating: 3.0 |
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Metalcore Post-Hardcore, Emo melodic, heavy, energetic, aggressive, passionate
february 2023
just way too damn long and the post rock was SOO BORING
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal rhythmic, vulgar, heavy, male vocalist, aggressive
february 2023
not bad. the length surprisingly doesnt hurt it
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, vulgar, rebellious, sexual, violence
february 2023
TheTrueMithrandir’s description of its “dubious origin” samples kind of put me off listening to this. i dont know if not reading that wouldve made me enjoy this more, but i really dont like the samples here. real or not they just make me sick in the tummy. that was originally why i had such an issue with some of artery eruption’s music. i know slam isnt a genre that really shies away from violent misogyny but stuff like this is just a little too far for me. the actual music is pretty average mediocre slam too, so nothing to really balance it out for me.
rating: 2.5 |
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Cybergrind, Sass Noise, Digital Hardcore, Sass, Ambient aggressive, noisy, male vocalist, manic, chaotic
february 2023
the quiet sections seriously butcher this. not nearly enough energetic sections to make up for them, though they sound promising.
rating: 2.0 |
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Goregrind heavy, disturbing, aggressive, chaotic, dense
february 2023
ignore the fact that i accidentally rated the vinyl reissue 💀
pretty dope. some nifty songwriting on this
rating: 3.0 |
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Metalcore Groove Metal, Nu Metal, Sludge Metal raw, angry, self-hatred, heavy, aggressive
february 2023
not bad but why does metalcore production hsve to be so dry
rating: 3.0 |
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Nintendocore, Cybergrind, Musical Parody, Comedy Rock Goregrind heavy, parody, humorous, aggressive, male vocalist
february 2023
loved this. a lot of fun. is that hitler kirby or is his mouth open and he has a chin?
rating: 3.0 |
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Cybergrind, MIDI Music Mathcore, Sass
february 2023
sort of on a tiny myspace nintendocore cybergrind binge, so expect some more of thos entries later.
this was really dope, best part is its actually very well mixed. the quality on these tracks is really good for what it is.
rating: 3.5 |
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Nintendocore, Deathcore Cybergrind heavy, lo-fi, sampling, aggressive, male vocalist
february 2023
pretty silly? lol. the chiptune 8bit elements are very cute
rating: 3.0 |
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Scythia (2000) [Additional release]Black Metal Ambient, Field Recordings, Atmospheric Black Metal forest, male vocalist, atmospheric, raw, dark
february 2023
really love the atmosphere on this. great style i think, pretty unique sounding. dope vocals as well
rating: 3.5 |
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Caves (2019) [EP]Goregrind Gorenoise prehistory, noisy, raw, male vocalist, violence
february 2023
silly name/concept, good output
rating: 3.0 |
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Gorenoise, Noisecore lo-fi, raw, repetitive, noisy, atonal
february 2023
underrated this on first listen. its hard to say anything else even sounds close to this, and this was fucking 96 man. i dont even know if what we’re hearing is guitars either, sounds more like distorted wind.
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
february 2023
more in line with the rest of this project (12 was randomly kinda harsh?).
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
february 2023
im coming for you tubesock. you cant fucking. run forever.
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal heavy, raw, anti-religious, dark, violence
february 2023
not bad
rating: 3.0 |
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Avant-Garde Metal, Black Metal Glitch, Totalism, Post-Metal female vocalist, avant-garde, epic, surreal, spiritual
february 2023
and so finally i get around to the haqq relisten.
originally i was pretty pissed off at this, when i first listened back in 2019ish. wasnt really hella into metal back then (not that i think you need to be for this), but maybe if i was i wouldntve been so harsh. i think what pissed me off a lot is the electronic glitch elements, and those (still) shitty sounding midi instruments lol. blew my mind that something that sounded to amateurish and haphazardly put together was blowing up as much as it was.
with time though ive come around. at this point ive heard all of liturgy’s studio albums up until this, and i have a more widened (id like to think) experience with music. while i still think the midi instruments *sound* like ass, i dont think they much hurt the music like i used to. ive come around on the glitch as well, its utilized pretty well (and honestly sparingly). i dont like any of the interlude tracks unfortunately. they all kind of weigh the release down
rating: 3.5 |
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Trap Plugg, Sample Drill, Cloud Rap, Jersey Club Rap sampling, drugs, male vocalist, lethargic, dense
february 2023
very fun lol. lots of silly sample choices. no lyrics really stood out to me tho
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise, Ambient, Drone Drone, Ambient, Death Industrial, Post-Rock psychedelic, atmospheric, dense, nocturnal, noisy
february 2023
as much as i hate to see them win, they blew up for a reason. this is very beautifully crafted noise, great layers and great atmosphere. moves at such a slow but determinedly firm pace.
rating: 3.5 |
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Metalcore Post-Hardcore, Emo heavy, melodic, passionate, aggressive, male vocalist
february 2023
pretty good, didnt love the post rock tho
rating: 3.0 |
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Metalcore Deathcore, Emo, Beatdown Hardcore angry, chaotic, aggressive, heavy, male vocalist
february 2023
really great songwriting here. love these structures, feels so interactive and detailed. will have to look a bit more into this metalcore business
rating: 3.5 |
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Drone, Power Electronics Interview ominous, homicide, sampling, nocturnal, disturbing
february 2023
in my opinion, the only thing notable about this release is that its spotify page says it came out in 1934
rating: 2.0 |
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Death Doom Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal Black Metal, Post-Rock heavy, misanthropic, dark, aggressive, dense
february 2023
at this point im just totally over their style
rating: 2.5 |
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Dark Ambient, Death Doom Metal Black Metal, Noise, Death Industrial, Post-Rock ominous, dark, heavy, dense, male vocalist
february 2023
good but it takes way too long to start up imo
rating: 3.0 |
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Shoegaze, Noise Pop Atmospheric Drum and Bass noisy, dense, ethereal, atmospheric, futuristic
february 2023
not bad. first song is the best
rating: 3.0 |
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february 2023
pretty silly, the voice over is annoying, and theres just a bunch of easily avoidable mistakes in this (like that new singer, did they even say what his name is?). there are a handful of good scenes tho, and it was entertaining. if only gus van sant did this…
rating: 3.0 |
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Indie Pop, Indie Rock Twee Pop, Shibuya-kei, Indietronica, Art Pop playful, female vocalist, melodic, energetic, quirky
february 2023
my favourite cover, but my least fav from them. all of this sounds pretty samey?
rating: 3.0 |
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Twee Pop, Indie Pop Art Pop, Shibuya-kei love, playful, science fiction, quirky, melodic
february 2023
more of the same, but this time with steel pans and marimbas! how cute
rating: 3.0 |
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Indie Pop Twee Pop, Jangle Pop, Indie Rock, Math Pop mellow, female vocalist, playful, romantic, melodic
february 2023
its not better than their debut. i also dont like miss parallel world, annoying ass song
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Industrial, Power Electronics Progressive Electronic disturbing, noisy, melancholic, surreal, abstract
february 2023
i would say its pretty consistent in what it offers. these three tapes and the two unreleased tracks are all of pretty similar quality and style, but if i had to rank them, id say 1>3>2. even tho its his shitty synth pe noise i think its lofi enough for me to fuck with
rating: 3.0 |
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Noise, Power Electronics Progressive Electronic
february 2023
see above
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Industrial Progressive Electronic, Noise
february 2023
see above
rating: 3.0 |
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Power Electronics Death Industrial, Ambient
february 2023
see above
rating: 3.0 |
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Black Metal, Progressive Metal Progressive Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal heavy, uncommon time signatures, surreal, complex, melancholic
february 2023
you know, this doesnt even have any physical release, whats the point of even compiling this shitわ like this? i think we can all make our own playlists.
rating: 3.0 |
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Black Metal, Progressive Metal Atmospheric Black Metal, Progressive Metal, Post-Metal complex, technical, dense, atmospheric, space
february 2023
originally i thought this was their worst, but listening back i might lowkey agree thst its their best. even more consistently good songwriting than on diotima. only problem i have is the production. while they figured out how to properly mix those guttural screams, they fucked up the bass in the process. sounds like wind
rating: 3.0 |
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Brostep Tech House, Ragga, Dub, Moombahcore, Riddim energetic, rhythmic, male vocalist
february 2023
i accidentally listened to thd culprate remix and it was boss af so i decided to hear the whole thing. other than culprate and alvin risk, this is really lame house shitわ which was pretty disappointing
rating: 3.0 |
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february 2023
watched it with my buddy. really awesome shitわ. good study on grief, love, and tragedy. the ‘twist’ was really really sad. nicole kills it here, so does the kid. dope ending too
rating: 3.5 |
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Black Metal Progressive Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal technical, triumphant, complex, heavy, energetic
february 2023
i remember liking this one the most. so far, i suppose its still true. consistently the best. good songwriting here
rating: 3.0 |
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Black Metal, Avant-Garde Metal Progressive Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal complex, atmospheric, technical, dense, melodic
february 2023
one thing you'll notice here is the inclusion of more guttural vocals, along with the shrieks we heard on their debut. theyre okay, sometimes hit sometimes miss. its a lot of the same stuff, last track is again the best here.
rating: 3.0 |
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Black Metal Progressive Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal complex, technical, atmospheric, epic, progressive
february 2023
i think its about time i return to these guys. my original opinion on this was that it was good, but i really liked the last track.
it still holds up! most of this is pretty repetitive atmo-bm that is take it or leave it, up to you, but the last track is definitely one of the best bm songs of all time. great riffage on it
rating: 3.0 |
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DSBM Gothic Metal, Post-Punk, Progressive Metal depressive, self-hatred, alienation, death, disturbing
february 2023
pretty boring, corny, dont really care about it too much.
rating: 2.5 |
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Death Metal, Death Doom Metal Black Metal, Sludge Metal misanthropic, heavy, hateful, infernal, dense
february 2023
its not bad, i dont have too much to say about it. very diverse
rating: 3.0 |
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february 2023
not quite as impressive as some of his other movies, but still a good movie i think. i think everyone does a pretty good job here, but especially bautista and eric's actor really excel. while most of the ending sequence was good, the actual ending was pretty weak.
rating: 3.0 |
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Atmospheric Black Metal Dark Ambient, Space Ambient dark, space, atmospheric, cold, ominous
february 2023
WWHY THE GABBER KICKS guitar work is dope here tho but this is by no means their best. opening riff on second track so hard
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, aggressive, male vocalist, sombre, death
february 2023
whags up with all these air horns?
rating; 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Deathcore Downtempo Deathcore lo-fi, heavy, rhythmic, misanthropic, raw
february 2023
dont judge a book by its cover. as dope as it looks, its pretty underdeveloped slam with way too many sub drops
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal mechanical, vulgar, violence, nihilistic, male vocalist
february 2023
and here i was thinking id totally exhausted the well of abstract SBDM! pretty awesome stuff, feels so unpredictable. someone said emnity worship? that sounds accurate to me
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, humorous
february 2023
ngl almost just skipped this cuz i hate that cover for some reason. decent stuff tho
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal misanthropic, sexual, violence, disturbing, nihilistic
february 2023
again, more unremarkable caveman stuff. thematics make me a bit uncomfortable
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal Beatdown Hardcore, Death Industrial vulgar, sampling, dark, death, male vocalist
february 2023
rather unremarkable except for the last track, which is a noise-y influenced 13 minute sound collage of what sounds like a mix of spoken word, (rather safe) porn audio, music maybe?, and various other things.
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal Brutal Death Metal
february 2023
that snare dude. also maybe the first mommy dom slam?
rating: 3.5 |
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Deathcore
february 2023
their last transmission. another 4 track ep, though its much of the same stuff songwriting wise as the last one, its much more professionally produced, which makes sense. apparently they flew out to california to record it and master it. the vocals are also much more clearly spoken.
there was writing of a debut album in the works, supposedly recording was to begin late 2011, but i couldnt find anything else from these guys about it. i messaged Derek on soundcloud, maybe we can get some leaks?
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore
february 2023
my discovery of them started on twitter, someone uploaded a snippet from the youtube vid of this release. the one on youtube is actually a reissue, which combines this release and their demos (with names), and a bonus track. again its more of the same stuff, a bit better produced. i believe there was a major lineup change for this one
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore
february 2023
jesus christ, researching these random ass myspace bands is so fucking crazy. so many little rabbit holes to go through, wayback always only has like 1 or 2 snapshots, and a name like “suspect terror” is hard to google because you just get terrorist reports. its wild that a band like this, which apparently toured and played with bands like carnifex, arsonists get all the girls, and even suicide silence, just disappeared from the face of the earth after myspace was wiped.
anyway, this is their first release. self titled demo. its about what you expect. pretty silly and iconic (maybe at the time they were more obscure?) movie samples.
rating: 3.0 |
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february 2023
maybe his most masterfully executed. the camera work in this is amazing, not to mention how great bruce does in his role. actually everyone in this does great. i also really enjoyed the take on comic book philosophy. good ending too. quite an emotional superhero movie!
rating: 3.5 |
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Atmospheric Black Metal Ambient, Nature Recordings winter, atmospheric, raw, cold, forest
february 2023
his albums keep getting better. never thought id like black metal so much, but i really like his songwriting. he has such good choice in chord progressions as well, for the first time im feeling some real emotion here! i also am actually tempted to read along the lyrics to this (if there are any (surely?)) to get a bit more immersion. the nature recordings are very nicely done too.
rating: 4.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal
february 2023
not bad, last track is killer. this is also the second slam album ive heard today that has a whole section dedicated to calling out the year (2022) ?
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal Beatdown Hardcore death, violence, heavy, aggressive, rhythmic
february 2023
not really sure how i felt about the rapping. other than that this was good thjo lol
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal
february 2023
just like he said, great vocals here. really awesome slams
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal Technical Death Metal heavy, repetitive, violence, technical, male vocalist
february 2023
been getting through TheTrueMithrandir's 2022 slam list. indeed this is some knuckledragging braindead chugging, very fun stuff. that cover is awesome too
rating: 3.5 |
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Deathcore, Slam Death Metal vulgar, heavy, aggressive, death, technical
february 2023
very heavy shit. theres at least 4 songs worth remembering here, which is quite a feat of this genre (especially considering how long this thing is!)
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal
february 2023
a pretty essential collection for any serious fan of the genre, id say, even though i dont totally love all of it. compiles some pretty rare shit which is what makes it worth getting to. its all very equal quality to me though. there wasnt any page for 2005 demo, maybe ill make one later
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal
february 2023
see above
rating: 3.0 |
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Promo 2004 (2004) [Additional release]Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal
february 2023
see above
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal heavy, death, aggressive, macabre, lo-fi
february 2023
see above
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal rhythmic, vulgar, aggressive
february 2023
i prefer this one over the debut a little. production is better imo and i like the songwriting a bit more. im listening to the compilation so for the next few entries im not gonna write anything ill just sum it up in the comp entry
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal aggressive, vulgar, death, rhythmic, male vocalist
february 2023
working a good old 11 hour shift today. i was supposed to work 12 (10am-10pm) but i woke up late cuz i fogot.
this is better than i gave credit to it originally, the screamed vocals are a real interesting touch. definitely something every slam fan should check out, you dont really get slam like this these days
rating: 3.0 |
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february 2023
watched this pretty late at night. part of my shyamalan binge.
very good! i really liked the atmosphere on all of this. i thought everyone did a really good job, the only character i didnt really vibe w the performance of was the guard. i really liked the interjected narration and the kind of hyperlink influence. goated ass ending too.
rating: 3.5 |
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Groove Metal aggressive, heavy, angry, male vocalist, rhythmic
february 2023
undeniably groovy and heavy as hell, but goes on pretty long and i really dont love phil's vocal work on this. feels pretty misogynistic too (good friend and a bottle of pills), which makes me uncomfortable i think.
rating: 3.0 |
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Metalcore Post-Hardcore, Emo, Mathcore energetic, heavy, raw, bittersweet, aggressive
february 2023
pretty damn emo. but enjoyable. was never a big fan of the cover art
rating: 3.0 |
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february 2023
christ. what a mess of a movie. complete waste of time, and it didnt even have the xiu xiu mitski song in it. ending was good tho
rating: 2.0 |
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Experimental Rock, Avant-Garde Metal Black Metal, Glitch, Totalism, Post-Metal, Sequencer & Tracker surreal, avant-garde, uncommon time signatures, triumphant, female vocalist
february 2023
definitely something. i can see why this is their lowest rated lol. however, i dont think its really worth the hate. feels like it was just an easy target, the rest of their discog up to now was pretty impressive whether you liked HHH or not, but it isnt hard to have problems with ark work. sad though, cuz theres lots of great ideas here
rating: 3.0 |
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february 2023
chock full of great ideas, a really cool story, good lore (its incomplete), visually really pleasant, and there is an enticing lofi charm about it that makes you want to see it. sadly though, these are just isolated characteristics of this movie. there is no chemistry between any of these aspects. this is a very dialogue heavy movie, but not necessarily exposition heavy. instead, its a lot of philosophy, religion, nature, etc. ive only seen stalker, but from what ive read i think im safe in saying this is pretty tarkovsky-like. im also only really familiar with possession by zulawksi, but i have to say that i much prefer that movie. its much more story driven, whereas in this movie the story progression sort of takes a back seat. there is also an entire section of spoiler: click to read which i really didnt gaf about but also was way too unnecessarily long.
lots of interesting ideas about religion and civilization here, i respect this movie a lot too, but it just wasnt really my thing.
rating: 3.0 |
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Black Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Post-Metal Noise Rock, Math Rock, Totalism, Avant-Garde Metal triumphant, female vocalist, epic, technical, suspenseful
february 2023
im finally back home. i was stuck (not that i hated it, but thats probably the best word) at my gfs house the past few days thanks to the ice storm that hit us. but roads have cleared up now, and shes seeing her friends today anyway. i walked to mcdonalds earlier, the weather is cold but its not windy, and the ice makes walking fun, but their inside was closed. so i decided to make a short trip to lil caesers which was nearby aswell. i got some pizza and cheesy bread. ive been snacking on it all day since. i treated myself to a pepsi as well
this was also pretty good. feels maybe a tad more streamlined than renihilation, but it also drags on a bit i think.
rating: 3.5 |
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Xena (2023) [Single]Hybrid Trap Jungle Terror, Hardgroove Techno, Dabke surreal, futuristic, energetic, tribal, rhythmic
january 2023
not a huge fan of the vocals but god damn those drops. drums sound way too good. the third drop made me shit my britches
rating: 3.5 |
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Black Metal Cybergrind, Digital Hardcore female vocalist, noisy, energetic, aggressive, chaotic
february 2023
jesus christ. this definitely feels transcendental. its unfortunate its got liturgy's name on it, if this was released by anyone else it would be a hallmark in weird industrial metal. loud and abrasive, so full of life and emotion. id have a hard time saying theres anything else quite like it
rating: 4.0 |
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Plugg, Cloud Rap PluggnB female vocalist, rhythmic, longing, melodic, atmospheric
february 2023
i really dont know why i continue to try with nosgov solo works. its all so boring
rating: 2.5 |
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Trap, Cloud Rap Emo Rap
february 2023
ghost face with the black hooooooood
rating: 4.0 |
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Black Metal, Avant-Garde Metal Atmospheric Black Metal, Noise Rock, Post-Metal female vocalist, raw, spiritual, dense, manic
february 2023
very great. im assuming the repeated rhythm we hear on the drums is the "burst beat"? not sure. fire cover. theres tons of really great lead guitar work here, rather emotional i think. i listened to this with my buddy (not really, it was just simultaneous listening (purposeful)).
rating: 3.5 |
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february 2023
not nearly as lofi/atmosphere as the first one, but loads more complex traps. still cant get over the twist at the end, it was lowkey genius. acting in this one was sketch and theres some plotholes too.
rating: 3.0 |
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January Recap
good start to the year, i think quite possibly a record high for entries in one month (259).
heres some of the stuff i really liked: Wormed - Krighsu (4.0, 2016) The Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity (4.5, 1999) (fav release of this month) GOT the Beat - Stamp on It (4.0, 2023) Gargling - Depraved Ingestion of Cranial Discharge (4.0, 2022) Hail the Sun - Wake (4.0, 2014)
heres some of the stuff i really didnt like: Humanity's Last Breath - Abyssal (2.0, 2019) iwrestledabearonce - Ruining It for Everybody (2.0, 2011) The Acacia Strain - Death Is the Only Mortal (1.0, 2012) (least fav release of this month) Yabujin - Flash Desire (2.5, 2019) XavlegbmaofffassssitimiwoamndutroabcwapwaeiippohfffX - Gore 2.0 (2.5, 2018)
my favourite single: Skrillex & Bladee - Real Spring, 4.5
my favourite movie i watched this month: either Speed Racer or Storytelling, both 4.0
some other highlights from this month: -closed off the month with some snow! (ice, really)
for this year, we will be doing insects of the month for our monthly recap themes. to do this, i will be using this website. i will generate 6 insects, and either choose my favourite or use a random number gen. to pick one. this month i decided to choose, and our first insect of the month is the ladybug! |
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Trap
january 2023
aside from harmful, this is all rather middling 2020s cloud rap trap stuff. theres a few good tracks worth coming back to, but at 20 tracks 40 minutes i cant say id recommend it to anyone not already dedicated to this kind of music.
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal Avant-Garde Metal male vocalist, dense, aggressive, chaotic, noisy
january 2023
is there some joke im missing here? did this go viral or something to an audience of mostly stuck up tech-thrash/post-metal heads that would never sink so low to appreciate avant bdm, or maybe a lot of totally uneducated "music" fans that have never even heard of this genre of music? that rating is abysmal, not that this is totally the best album of all time, but good lord. its something new and original in this scene, and is more entertaining than it is embarrassing.
rating: 3.5 |
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Atmospheric Black Metal, DSBM dark, male vocalist, depressive, melancholic, cold
january 2023
pretty boring. None's other album was better, but in general there is way better dsbm out there
rating: 2.5 |
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Mathcore Avant-Garde Metal, Brutal Prog technical, uncommon time signatures, manic, chaotic, aggressive
january 2023
hard to write about this without either giving in to some cringe ass pitchfork words or leaving it at "its awesome as fuck", but i think im more okay with the latter.
rating: 4.5 |
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Death Metal Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal, Death Doom Metal technical, heavy, dark, raw, science fiction
january 2023
i just dont get the hype. even with a double headphone listen, alone in the freezer, i couldnt get with it to the extent most people seem to. its good no doubt but idk how much id agree that its earthshattering stuff. i like the second demo more than the first
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal Death Doom Metal, Technical Death Metal dark, science fiction, fantasy, ominous, lo-fi
january 2023
see above
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal, Technical Death Metal Progressive Metal fantasy, technical, atmospheric, lo-fi, heavy
january 2023
see above
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal aggressive, technical, complex, heavy, dense
january 2023
ive just been basically cleaning up all day at work. ive been eating lots of chickin biskits lately, the crackers, and drinking monster. today at work we had pb&j supplies so i made one. they only had sporks tho, you know how hard it is to spread peanut butter onto some floppy ass bread with a spork?
i was way to hard on this when i first heard it. i think i was expecting something closer to cryptopsy, which this isnt, so i was turned away. originally i thought it was just boring and way too long winded, but on this relisten its actually pretty tolerable. lots of good parts, and doesnt feel nearly as long as it looks.
rating: 3.0 |
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Demo 2022 (2022) [Additional release]
january 2023
production was way nicer on here. drum parts are doper too. maybe this shorter demo format helps focus on each song more so im biased. ive heard some boring demos tho...
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal
january 2023
not bad. drums felt like a flurry, is this a rerecording of the other one? im guessing so. not sure if i wanna go out of my way to look for the original tho
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal male vocalist
january 2023
what was up with the silences at the beginning? lol. good music tho, i wonder if the intro not being the first track was an allusion to emnity.
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal
january 2023
was gonna call out of work today but i decided i could probably drive well enough. we didnt get any truck and wont until thursday (writing on tuesday) so the workload is hella easy. not sure if ill call out tomorrow or not, since im working 12hrs saturday itll kind of make up for it if i do but who knows.
this was chill, tentacle centipedes production was a lol
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Technical Death Metal complex, dark, technical, heavy, death
january 2023
not sure if i prefer their debut or this. apparently they are back together to record a new album, so i decided to listen to this just to be caught up. i liked the diversity of genres on this (as you'll hear, it opens up with a short black metal section). the end really tapers off in quality tho, pretty boring
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal
january 2023
not bad
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, death, aggressive, violence, male vocalist
january 2023
first track was SO awesome sadly the rest is just average slam
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal
january 2023
its whatever. fun but nothing special, i remember their debut being a bit unique sounding (i need to revisit it tho).
i decided to stay late at work. there was an ice storm/colder weather over here so we had a ton of callouts, means there are hours for the taking. our dairy department is in real bad shape too since our main three heavy lifters were out or on vacay for the past 3 or 4 days. i stayed about 4 extra hours, so a 12 hour total shift. was pretty nice tbh. its dope being in the freezer or on the floor totally alone with headphones in just going ham. i lowkey hurt my back tho, i plowed thru almost 3 pallets of milk. this saturday im doing another 12, 10am-10pm. hopefully ill be recovered by then
rating: 3.0 |
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Atmospheric Black Metal Dark Ambient, Nature Recordings cold, winter, lo-fi, atmospheric, raw
january 2023
very nice, i prefer this much more over the self titled. production is way more up my alley.
rating: 3.5 |
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Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal Avant-Garde Metal, Progressive Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal technical, dissonant, complex, heavy, atmospheric
january 2023
so fucking awesome. this production helps their music bang that much harder. great cover art too
rating: 4.0 |
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Death Metal, Progressive Metal Technical Death Metal technical, space, science fiction, male vocalist, uncommon time signatures
january 2023
oh yeah. leagues better than anything else ive heard from them. i get the hype on this one. just sucks that this one has to have the worse cover art of the 2 albums
rating: 3.5 |
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Death Metal Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal death, technical, science fiction, space, mysterious
january 2023
not sure if i fw the bold, but this is better than their debut i think.
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal Brutal Death Metal dense, technical, male vocalist, aggressive, science fiction
january 2023
pretty good, but a tad repetitive. i like the alien
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal Brutal Death Metal technical, heavy, uncommon time signatures, male vocalist, aggressive
january 2023
this was dope. very dark i think
rating: 3.5 |
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Technical Death Metal Avant-Garde Metal technical, complex, uncommon time signatures, surreal, male vocalist
january 2023
finally some guttural death metal! fire asf
rating: 3.5 |
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Death Metal Melodic Death Metal heavy, aggressive, violence, misanthropic, death
january 2023
not as dope as clandestine
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal aggressive, heavy, misanthropic, male vocalist, angry
january 2023
this was actually really awesome. i fuck with those macho ass vocals
rating: 3.5 |
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To Nothing (1998) [Additional release]Avant-Garde Metal, Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal surreal, avant-garde, complex, melodic, chaotic
january 2023
interesting... but more novel than captivating. wouldve been great to see these guys do something else
rating: 3.0 |
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Saw (2004)january 2023
watched this with my gf. it was actually pretty awesome. the twist at the end is very funny and almost unbelievable but its okay. really liked the atmosphere on most of this, didnt care too much for the police subplot but its necessary ig. i saw some review ab this series basically proving that new french extremism was profitable in america. cool idea
rating: 3.5 |
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Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal Melodic Death Metal technical, male vocalist, complex, philosophical, progressive
january 2023
dammit! i was really hoping to love this a lot more than i did, but those vocals! his older vocals were way doper. that said though, this is hands down their best instrumentals. lots of great moments on here.
i think my rule still applies, because either this is their best or symbolic. its up to you really which has a better cover
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Technical Death Metal violence, vulgar, sexual, aggressive, technical
january 2023
just goes on way too long to be as great as the green album they got
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal death, aggressive, heavy, male vocalist, violence
january 2023
not bad, but nothing special
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal Technical Death Metal heavy, conscious, political, male vocalist, angry
january 2023
a good rule of thumb is that the better their cover art, the better the album. not that this is bad, just the most boring of all of them
rating: 2.5 |
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Death Metal, Goregrind disturbing, death, manic, vulgar, heavy
january 2023
indecipherable to me. feels so boring and mind numbing, im not sure what im missing here. maybe a relisten?
rating: 2.5 |
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january 2023
kind of interesting how superficial this feels about its topic but halfway thru changes completely and melts into this psychedelic bad trip collage. very god work rob. the scene depicted in the poster was awesome
rating: 3.5 |
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Carbomb (2021) [Single]Mathcore
january 2023
could have been longer, but im assuming they are recording more?
rating: 3.0 |
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january 2023
was surprised at the religious angle, but i really liked it. not so much of a twist in this one, but the last act was really dope still. although the ending felt weak, i mean what else was it supposed to be
rating: 3.5 |
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Post-Hardcore, Noise Rock Mathcore, Cybergrind aggressive, chaotic, dense, energetic, noisy
january 2023
thanks for the rec manwearingahelmet
the mixing is unattractive, its muddy and its hard to hear anything individually which i dont like. its fun though. really violent. the melodies are funny. cover art sucks tho
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal philosophical, complex, technical, existential, introspective
january 2023
their artwork gets better too. 1000 eyes chorus lead guitar sounds like a touhou song lol
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal Progressive Metal philosophical, technical, male vocalist, complex, heavy
january 2023
seems their albums just get better as u go. still nothing really mind blowing, but theres a lot more memorable moments here than on their earlier ones
rating: 3.0 |
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Post-Hardcore, Sass, Mathcore aggressive, energetic, chaotic, dark, playful
january 2023
not bad. not as good as their first, and the last track is stupid. i like this old cover more than the new one (not in a weird way, i think the new one looks really stupid).
rating: 3.0 |
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Brostep, Complextro Progressive House complex, energetic, party, heavy, sampling
january 2023
changed me forever. only track i really would say is a definite skip is bare noize's remix
rating: 4.5 |
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Brostep Electro House, Moombahcore, Complextro, Glitch Hop [EDM] energetic, party, aggressive, heavy, sampling
january 2023
still really good. the doors track im sort of coming around to. the little spoken interlude by (im assuming) jim morrison is actually a bit touching. its sweet.
rating: 3.5 |
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Brostep, Electronic Dance Music Trap [EDM], Bass House, Moombahton party, urban, rhythmic, eclectic, futuristic
january 2023
not nearly as bad as people (2019 me as well) make it out to be. lots of great tracks here, but i think the totally worthless last third makes it really easy to dismiss this.
i had an essay written out in my head yesterday of what i wanted to say about this. touch on skrillex maybe purposefully circumventing peoples expectations on his debut (akin to knife party's Abandon Ship), ponder if maybe he isnt even really doing that (he has always been doing unorthodox collaborations or keeping a safety knife between him and brostep on his releases), and maybe discuss how he could just be doing whatever he wants because it all doesnt really even matter to him, i suppose the paycheque will roll in no matter what.
1. all is fair in love and brostep 2. recess 3. stranger 4. try it out (neon mix) 5. dirty vibe 6. ragga bomb
my idea for a much more concise and profitable ep from this. id really even be okay with any of fuck that, ease my mind or fire away to end it off with. maybe fire away, since that has skrillex's vocals.
rating: 3.0 |
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Pop Rap, Trap Future Bass, Trap [EDM] rhythmic, melodic, lush, male vocalist
january 2023
i have two routes available to me that i can take in order to get to work every day. which one i take mostly just depends on where i am when i have to leave. when i leave from my house i take a large highway. its about a 20-25 minute drive. im able to stay in one lane the entire time, which is novel (and convenient i suppose, but i find im pushing tardiness when i dont take advantage of merging to get around slower vehicles). the other route i have to take when i leave from my girlfriend's house. its mostly through neighbourhoods, backroads and such. for the past 3 months one of the roads on that route has been closed for construction, so i have to take a pretty long detour. regardless of the route i choose, i am guaranteed to pass by a cemetery on either. the highway route has a very old one built into the side of a large, steep hill. i remember this one from a long time ago. i visited once. the backroads route has a much nicer cemetery. along the left side of my detour i have to take, there is a large plot of land with a small fence around it. there are quite a bit of trees to keep gravestones shaded, but it is hardly forest-y. the land is mostly flat, but sort of gracefully flows up or down when it wants to. its a really beautiful cemetery. its located right outside of two very nice neighbourhoods as well. i have to wonder if it at all drives price down. i dont think it should. im tempted to visit one of these days. on a day with really nice weather id like to park across the street and walk through it. something feels like its calling me. or maybe i romanticize morbid things like graveyards too much, thats what my therapist says.
the thumbnail scene in the video, when bladee lyric "three stars dance over the globe" is sung over him and skrillex both slowly raising their 3s, and the skrillex logo (mirroring the 3s) pops up, then the bladee logo on top of it. something otherworldy i could feel here. seeing that for the first time felt like the ghost of my 12 year old self reaching out to my 22 year old self across time and shaking my hand. maybe telling me its all okay.
rating: 4.0 |
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Pop Rap, Trap Future Bass, Digicore, Trap [EDM] spring, male vocalist, melodic, rhythmic, warm
january 2023
oh my god
rating: 4.5 |
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january 2023
i cant say anything about the game, but i liked the story here. very good atmosphere. cool creachures and i liked the ending a lot. just wish the first leg of this wasnt so annoying to get thru. some terrible acting for sure
rating: 3.0 |
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Avant-Garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal, Technical Death Metal technical, dissonant, complex, avant-garde, uncommon time signatures
january 2023
cannot believe i hated on this so much when i first heard it. death metal but make it actually interesting and really fucked up. will be coming back again soon
rating: 3.5 |
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Death Metal aggressive, death, heavy, energetic, male vocalist
january 2023
while its definitely better than scream bloody gore, i cant really say its an entire level above any of their other material either.
rating: 3.0 |
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january 2023
lovely story, genuinely wild twist. lots of philosophy on human nature to unpack with this one.
rating: 3.5 |
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Death Metal Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Death Doom Metal atmospheric, heavy, science fiction, technical, male vocalist
january 2023
dont rlly like how its mixed but its about as good as i remember. some comment said something about how while its got atmosphere, their songwriting is kinda just whatever. couldnt agree more!
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal Thrash Metal aggressive, death, violence, heavy, male vocalist
january 2023
its good, but its just osdm. their songwriting isnt as good hear as it is on human, though.
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal satanic, infernal, aggressive, male vocalist, anti-religious
january 2023
pretty good. cover reminds me of altars of madness
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal satanic, aggressive, occult, technical, male vocalist
january 2023
overlooked this quite a bit when i first heard it. great stuff, really love the atmosphere on this. tbf i also was one-headphoning most of it in a forever21 so
rating: 3.5 |
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january 2023
id been meaning to watch this for a little, but what i didnt realize was that it was FOUND FOOTAGE!!!!
firstly, as an ff movie it definitely excels and is one of the best done. its set up sort of mockumentary style, which it utilizes to full effect. this leaves lots of room for random scenic shots and movie-typical angles you wouldnt normally see in an ff movie. the concept was very cool, twist was great, and i loved all the acting. it was very thrilling too, not necessarily scary but definitely had me on edge. the freestyling is maybe the best part about this
rating: 3.5 maybe 4 if i thijk hard enough |
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Technical Death Metal, Death Metal Progressive Metal philosophical, technical, aggressive, existential, male vocalist
january 2023
time to cave in. for a long time i had written off Death (and death metal with them) but i think after slamming my head for so long im yearning for some real riffage and shitわ. this was pretty good, lots of great moments, but im hesitant to throw a big score at it before i hear the rest of their discog.
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal death, violence, technical, disturbing, vulgar
january 2023
THIS IS HOW YOU DO VOCAL FLANGER! this was dope. vocals aside from when flanged sound so cool across the whole thing. very futuristic. great songwriting
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal rhythmic, vulgar, male vocalist, death, sexual
january 2023
ridiculous shitわ. samples are stupid lol. my fav of theirs
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal Technical Death Metal violence, aggressive, disturbing, sexual, male vocalist
january 2023
more good bdm. this earlier stuff kinda makes me wanna just look into death metal. maybe i will
rating: 3.0 |
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Mathcore, Sass, Post-Hardcore noisy, rebellious, heavy, energetic, male vocalist
january 2023
very fun, love the energy all over this, including that cover.
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal Technical Death Metal aggressive, male vocalist, violence, sexual, heavy
january 2023
pretty good. lots of great songwriting; reminds me of like a bastard child of cryptopsy
rating: 3.5 |
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Dissonant Black Metal, Black Metal Progressive Metal, Avant-Garde Metal chaotic, infernal, dissonant, technical, uncommon time signatures
january 2023
so good. i remember why i really fw’d this back in the day. drums sound EVEN better (my theory was right). they kind of feel bdm-y how intense they are. so many memorable riffs/moments. it also feels way less dense? i guess (atmosphere wise maybe?) so all the technical intricacies stand out way more. i can see why this is so highly rated.
rating: 3.5 |
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Dissonant Black Metal, Black Metal, Avant-Garde Metal Avant-Garde Metal, Progressive Metal chaotic, satanic, infernal, technical, dissonant
january 2023
drums sound way better and this is much more concise (despite most tracks being >7 min). i have a theory it only goes up from here
rating: 3.0 |
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Metalcore, Sass Mathcore LGBTQ, aggressive, heavy, pessimistic, transgender
january 2022
fine but way too fucking samey so fire concept becomes really boring. im sure if i understood the lyrics id hate this even more
rating: 2.5 |
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Trap, Cloud Rap female vocalist, melodic
january 2023
forgot to rate this awhile ago. fun
rating: 3.0 |
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Swag + luvlxckdown + emoraveDigicore, Pop Rap, Trap, Bop female vocalist, repetitive, rhythmic, melodic, androgynous vocals
january 2023
awesome super fun collaboration. lovely beat
rating: 3.5 |
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PluggnB, Digicore female vocalist, melodic, playful
january 2023
not sure how much i love them unpitched but it was chill ig
rating: 2.5 |
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january 2023
very funny. i get the b-movie w/ a-movie budget vision. acting is terrible, but clearly purposeful. great concept, very interesting resolution; the theories about spoiler: click to read. very dope stuff. im gonna binge his shit before seeing his new one. Miniike's review is also really amazing, ill have to read more into what she talks about with that.
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal heavy, rhythmic, infernal, raw, aggressive
january 2023
jesus fucking christ this audio quality lmao. unintentionally sounds like some swirling tornado of insanity
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal, Beatdown Hardcore heavy, rhythmic, raw
january 2023
nd's is standard bdm stuff. hk's is the real standout though. totally braindead programmed stupidness. love it
rating: 3.0 |
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Experimental Rock, Post-Hardcore, Noise Rock Post-Hardcore heavy, LGBTQ, dissonant, chaotic, noisy
january 2023
fun and quirky. idk why but i have hesitated for a long time getting into the earlier discog of this band. i like the eclectic instrument choices, though i think i much prefer the traditional grand piano on 2018's Inevitable Demise
rating: 3.0 |
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Metalcore
january 2023
a bit melodic from what i remember? idk, its pretty much the same shit as the alpha virus ep. deathcore/metalcore leaning way too hard on its hardcore influence, shitty 7th grade emo poetry lyrics and almost nothing worth remembering (the blast beat section on Bleed Out gives me hope).
rating: 2.5 |
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Metalcore, Deathcore
january 2023
perhaps another Acacia Strain esque situation. the vocals are painfully clear, and the lyrics fucking suck. but also the instrumentals are much too close to beatdown shit than id like them to be. reminds me of all the shitty hardcore my ex made me listen to (perhaps its the barking as well).
rating: 2.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal
january 2023
pretty much just more of the same stuff from the album. strange cover art too. it seems vomiting will be a recurring theme for this project?
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Goregrind, Slam Death Metal
january 2023
just ridiculous. gargling's been on loop for a few days now, didnt even realize he had eps too. the drumming on this one is actually rather slow, but for some reason that just makes it fuck that much harder
rating: 4.0 |
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Deathcore heavy, dark, aggressive, energetic, noisy
january 2023
fun
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore
january 2023
not as dope as their ep, but still cool. my biggest issue is those vocals
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal Dissonant Death Metal science fiction, technical, apocalyptic, heavy, dissonant
january 2023
god production and really engaging song structures, this is really fun to explore and listen to. might be better than their debut
rating: 4.0 |
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Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal vulgar, aggressive, heavy, violence, sexual
january 2023
everyone on this site is a pussy
im not a huge cc guy but this is pretty fun. songwriting shines thru at times
rating: 3.0 |
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Black Metal Atmospheric Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal, Avant-Garde Metal satanic, philosophical, concept album, infernal, dissonant
january 2023
couldnt really find much to grab onto here, but im gonna keep working thru this trilogy. didnt really like the production
rating: 2.5 |
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january 2023
so many great ideas here. i wish the first part was way longer, or in itself was its own movie. the second one is not nearly as good but is still great i think. also lowkey family guy. maybe highkey.
rating: 4.0 |
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Deathcore Melodic Death Metal male vocalist
january 2023
lowkey this was supposed to go way earlier in the diary but i forgot about it so
its whatever. fun still
rating: 3.0 |
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Midwest Emo Post-Hardcore, Grunge melodic, male vocalist
january 2023
just forgot to rate this a while ago. friday is great but spade and parade is literally their best song
rating: 4.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal Deathcore, Slam Death Metal anti-religious, violence, angry, heavy, aggressive
january 2023
bangs
rating: 3.0 |
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Metalcore, Melodic Hardcore, Post-Hardcore Melodic Hardcore, Screamo
january 2023
stupid emo shit. this is self indulgent but fun
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal death, heavy, aggressive, male vocalist, dark
january 2023
pretty creative. feels like theres a lot more space here than regular bdm to dissect tracks
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, rhythmic, vulgar, violence, death
january 2023
pretty standard stuff. i can feel myself coming off the slam binge
rating: 2.5 |
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Emoviolence, Powerviolence Mathcore chaotic, noisy, self-hatred, raw, sad
january 2023
i love how intricate these songs are despite being rather short.
rating: 3.0 |
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Emoviolence Screamo
january 2023
such a good cover. fun stuff
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore, Metalcore, Mathcore Mathcore manic, energetic, male vocalist, heavy, aggressive
january 2023
theres definitely some maturity here. sometimes hard af
rating: 3.0 |
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Mathcore, Sass Emoviolence, Grindcore, Brutal Prog manic, technical, complex, chaotic, uncommon time signatures
january 2023
a reunion! not as good as debut but still glad to have these guys back
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore, Death Metal Beatdown Hardcore aggressive, male vocalist, heavy, angry, apocalyptic
january 2023
cool but i cant help wishing songs offered a bit more and were longer
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal Dissonant Death Metal science fiction, male vocalist, futuristic, technical, heavy
january 2023
feels overproduced and i dont fw the outros on some of these
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Deathcore rhythmic, heavy, vulgar, aggressive, male vocalist
january 2023
loaded front to back with insane brutal breakdowns and slammage. fucks way too hard
rating: 4.0 |
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Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal technical, heavy, aggressive, male vocalist, energetic
january 2023
thought this would be way more violent. still good. pretty dark sounding like the cover looks
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal angry, heavy, female vocalist, aggressive, dark
january 2023
interesting they broke up on my birthday. good thing they arent my fav band this is better than debut but worse than their 2nd
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal male vocalist, heavy, apocalyptic, rhythmic, melodic
january 2023
i guess im not getting tired. this was cool. i liked the production a lot, snare sounds so lit
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal male vocalist, vulgar, aggressive, rhythmic, sexual
january 2023
am i just getting tired or are these all really just that uninspired
rating: 2.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal heavy, rhythmic, male vocalist
january 2023
see below
rating: 2.5 |
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Deathcore, Slam Death Metal heavy, male vocalist
january 2023
boring derivative
rating: 2.5 |
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Deathcore
january 2023
more of what i talked ab last entry. songwriting on this is kickass
rating: 3.5 |
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Deathcore
january 2023
saw a twitter account dedicated to breakdowns post a song of theres and was really shocked that there was NO info like anywhere about them. made me think about how sad the myspace wipe was.
really fun emo kid home project deathcore stuff. some false nostalgia shit
rating: 3.5 |
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january 2023
this dude at work who i talk to about movies sometimes told me to check this out (we were talking ab mia goth). it was cool. theres a surprising amount to unpack here. wears its influences on its sleeves but is definitely still a unique beast on its own. ending was kind of eh, and there are lots of hollywood moments that make me roll my eyes a bit.
rating: 3.0 |
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Atmospheric Black Metal, Dark Ambient Drone dark, space, cold, atmospheric, dense
janaury 2023
not as good as the first one, but perhaps more to the point. i liked the ambient sections
rating: 3.0 |
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Bass House Tech House, Electro House, Speed Garage rhythmic, party, energetic, male vocalist, sampling
january 2023
best single so far. bangs
rating: 3.0 |
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Atmospheric Black Metal Dark Ambient dark, space, cold, dense, raw
january 2023
and also finally actually tapping into these guys. was looking at their shit earlier and i just couldnt help but investigate for real this time.
i really fw this a lot. i love the songwriting and atmosphere on all of these tracks. my biggest issue is the drums. i wish they were just a bit louder! not better sounding, just louder. is all. still awesome af tho
rating: 3.5 |
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Atmospheric Black Metal Dark Ambient lo-fi, cold, winter, raw, atmospheric
january 2023
FINALLY revisiting! i was def way too harsh on this before. i get the vision a bit better now. i think i just need to open my mind up to black metal a little more.
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal male vocalist, heavy, apocalyptic, rhythmic, misanthropic
january 2023
not bad
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal vulgar, humorous, aggressive, male vocalist, rhythmic
january 2023
so much fun. hella braindead shit
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal sexual, vulgar, death, aggressive, rhythmic
january 2023
jesus that cover
rating: 2.5 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal heavy, misanthropic, death, aggressive, male vocalist
january 2023
wait a minute... this isnt abnormality!?
very run of the mill
rating: 2.5 |
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Slam Death Metal Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal male vocalist, science fiction, aggressive, heavy, technical
january 2023
the solos are so fucking funny
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal aggressive, raw, male vocalist, heavy, violence
january 2023
pretty boring but i cant deny i was headbanging for a lot of this
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal technical, aggressive, manic, male vocalist, heavy
january 2023
i really appreciate the attention to detail this kid puts into this stuff
rating: 3.0 |
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january 2023
saw this in theatres with my friends. really great. such dope visuals, excellent pacing, i liked all of the acting, all the racing and action sequences, just so many great details in this that are hard not to fall in love with. the panning characters and silly ass transitions are so awesome. sadly the entire theatre was filled with loud annoying stupid dumbasses.
rating: 4.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Goregrind ominous, vulgar, death, aggressive, male vocalist
january 2023
pretty unique concept and good ass slams. weird that track 2 isnt the opener but whatever
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal aggressive, chaotic, heavy, dense, technical
janauary 2023
not bad, but i guess i was hoping for more from some reviews i read
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal vulgar, humorous, rhythmic, heavy, male vocalist
january 2023
could rlly do without the samples. run of the mill fun caveman shit
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal vulgar, rhythmic, male vocalist, heavy, violence
january 2023
spotify cover way better but this was awesome
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal technical, female vocalist, heavy, dissonant, political
january 2023
boring. doesnt compare to their 2nd also had no idea this was female vocals thats dope
rating: 2.5 |
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Field Recordings
january 2023
this along with Vomir finally came in. gonna listen to it sometime this month or early next packages they are in are so cool.
rating: n/a |
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Nightcore Contemporary R&B
january 2023
awesome return to form. some dope tracks here
rating: 3.0 |
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Vaporwave
january 2023
forgot ab this project. this was really comfy. im excited to hear the ep this is on
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal heavy, raw, rhythmic, manic, aggressive
january 2023
balls to the wall insane. hard to tell if any of this shit is even in time
rating: 4.0 |
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Slam Death Metal vulgar, death, aggressive, rhythmic, heavy
january 2023
cool. kind of peculiar titles
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal Slam Death Metal science fiction, mechanical, aggressive, energetic, dissonant
january 2023
they just cant miss dude
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal Slam Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal technical, science fiction, heavy, aggressive, energetic
january 2023
didnt realize they had an album coming up. hype!
this was fun, more of the same slightly techy slam stuff
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal Deathcore, Beatdown Hardcore rhythmic, heavy, aggressive, energetic, male vocalist
january 2023
its good i guess i dont really get the hype
rating: 3.0 |
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Noisecore, Noisegrind noisy, chaotic, raw, manic, avant-garde
january 2023
fun
rating: 3.0 |
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Djent, Metalcore Metalcore melodic, fantasy, aggressive, energetic, heavy
january 2023
really liked this. loved the pop structures and much cleaner bigger production. its cool that this is all still so technical and mathy while being really rather accessible
rating: 3.5 |
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Dissonant Death Metal Brutal Death Metal, Black Metal science fiction, technical, dissonant, atmospheric, futuristic
january 2023
my mind is opening to dissodeath. i need to revisit gorguts for sure. cleaned my car out finally
rating: 3.0 |
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10 (2020)Shimokita-kei, Math Pop, Indie Rock, Math Rock female vocalist, energetic, melodic, playful, rhythmic
january 2023
really their entire discog up to here couldve just been one album. odd that until their most recent one they dont experiment at all with any different kind of tones, textures or production. its literally all the same, like some default preset in the studio.
rating: 3.0 |
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Math Rock, Shimokita-kei, Math Pop Post-Hardcore, Progressive Pop complex, female vocalist, melodic, uncommon time signatures, energetic
january 2023
more of the same, i wonder why that cover
rating: 3.0 |
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3 (2017)Math Rock, Math Pop, Shimokita-kei Progressive Pop female vocalist, uncommon time signatures, passionate, energetic, melodic
january 2023
wild and crazy! i like the reissue cover more. they are good at opening tracks. a lot of standouts here too.
rating: 3.5 |
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Math Rock, Math Pop, Shimokita-kei Post-Hardcore female vocalist, passionate, uncommon time signatures, complex, energetic
january 2023
pretty much the same shit as the last album. makes sense given the similar names
rating: 3.0 |
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Shimokita-kei, Math Pop, Math Rock Post-Hardcore female vocalist, uncommon time signatures, passionate, energetic, melodic
january 2023
time to get thru their discog.
this was good. rather soft sounding. quite a few standout tracks
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal Beatdown Hardcore, Deathcore aggressive, male vocalist, heavy, angry, political
january 2023
looks like they got worse since their debut
rating: 2.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal Technical Death Metal aggressive, rhythmic, male vocalist, vulgar, heavy
january 2023
doing some more slam investigation.
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Progressive Metal, Djent technical, heavy, progressive, aggressive, energetic
january 2023
i thought this would be different. its cool. not as memorable as i was hoping for tho
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal Technical Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal infernal, anti-religious, heavy, hateful, misanthropic
january 2023
pretty wild lol. ill have to look into dissodeath a bit more later
rating: 3.0 |
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Death Metal War Metal heavy, male vocalist, dark, dense, infernal
january 2023
i dont really get the war metal influence but this was dope. rather chaotic
rating: 3.5 |
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Deathcore Brutal Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal angry, aggressive, dark, introspective, heavy
january 2023
dope ass shit. really loved this production. feels mathy a bit
rating: 3.5 |
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Sludge Metal, Metalcore male vocalist, heavy, aggressive, rhythmic
january 2023
saw this in the ultrasludge list somewhere. cool stuff, really really dug the songwriting
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal raw, aggressive, disturbing, male vocalist, rhythmic
january 2023
didnt even know they had an ep that released last year! more of the same stuff from their last album (thats a great thing!)
rating: 4.0 |
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K-Pop, Pop, Pop Rap, Trap [EDM] Contemporary R&B, Trap, Hybrid Trap female vocalist, energetic, chaotic, noisy, rhythmic
january 2023
YES!!! THATS MY GOATS!!!
not a single bad song here. very much in its own lane while being clear on its homages (rose - aespa's savage, outlaw - everglows return of the girl). slightly quirky instrumentals turned into fire ass bangers. cant believe its only january and we already have kpop aoty
rating: 4.0 |
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Swancore Math Rock, Emo male vocalist, uncommon time signatures, political, melodic, serious
january 2023
i saw this in my spotify recommended and checked it out on rym and saw "swancore" and heard 20 seconds of Human Target Practice and was like fuck this gay ass shit dude
rating: 4.0 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, rhythmic, vulgar, violence, male vocalist
january 2023
very fun, very heavy
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal Slam Death Metal technical, heavy, uncommon time signatures, rhythmic, complex
january 2023
rediscovered this kid the other day. didnt even realize he had this project. cool stuff
rating: 3.0 |
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Metalcore Mathcore, Electronic female vocalist, anti-religious, aggressive, chaotic
january 2023
in a surprising turn of events, they decided to make a pop record! interestingly this is maybe their best release. cant tell which vocalist i like more, but im glad they stopped doing the fake genre mashing thing
rating: 3.0 |
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Downtempo Deathcore, Metalcore Djent heavy, aggressive, male vocalist, dark, hateful
january 2023
maybe the one of the stupidest things ive ever heard. i can honestly totally tolerate a completely predictable, derivative and mediocre deathcore release. but unfortunately every aspect of this that has any potential of offering some kind of enjoyment is made completely moot because of the vocals. not that i love never hearing lyrics, but its nice to listen to something and not really be processing language the entire time. the biggest downfall of this album is the fact that not only are the vocals very easily understood, which in its own right isnt bad, but they are carrying some of the stupidest lyrics of all time. im curious how many times he says the word "Dead" and then rhymes it with "head". this album sounds like looking at a 34 year old waste of a promising life still preying on teens or trying to fit in with a crowd of kids he only superficially relates to. a group of bandmates thinking whatever it is they are doing is fun and sincere despite only really thinking of the paycheck thats sure to come in after this next recording session. all passion has been dried up. maybe if i didnt know english this would be at least a 3
rating: 1.0 |
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Metalcore, Mathcore Cybergrind eclectic, female vocalist, humorous, playful, heavy
january 2023
their best ive heard so far. the remix is stupid though
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal raw, rhythmic, aggressive, crime, heavy
january 2023
its chill. thing with this older slam is that its just kinda basic
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal male vocalist, vulgar, aggressive, violence, heavy
january 2023
really awesome
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, death, aggressive, rhythmic, violence
january 2023
reviews are right that its both accessible and actually good
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, lo-fi, raw, violence, aggressive
january 2023
this is lit. drums sound so good
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal Deathcore vulgar, violence, heavy, male vocalist, sexual
january 2023
the reissue cover sucks this was cool tho
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal Technical Death Metal technical, heavy, aggressive, apocalyptic, violence
january 2023
way better than i was expecting. i fw the cover art also
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal Goregrind, Nu Metal male vocalist, heavy, violence, rhythmic, sampling
january 2023
WHY DID THE SEAL DO THAT
silly album
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal manic, vulgar, energetic, dense, lo-fi
january 2023
idk why but this band scares me. im coming around to them though
rating: 3.0 |
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Goregrind, Slam Death Metal
january 2023
it is in fact as bad as it looks. i wanted to be hopeful but this just sounds so awful
rating: 1.5 |
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january 2023
amazing. story wise this is a very realistic character study, captures the time perfectly and every choice made just makes sense. some great actors in here. as a found footage movie this excels beyond anything you could ever hope for in the genre. the spoiler: click to read is so amazing and intuitively done. i dont care much for the epilogue but its fine.
rating: 4.0 |
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Slam Death Metal violence, vulgar, rhythmic, aggressive, heavy
january 2023
honestly was worried bc its an hour long slam release but this is fun enough that it goes by rather quick. maybe it helped that i was working too lol
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal Technical Death Metal violence, heavy, science fiction, male vocalist, rhythmic
january 2023
so fuckign lit. one of my fav covers ever. need to listen to this more
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal male vocalist, misanthropic, apocalyptic, violence, heavy
january 2023
interesting concept. i recently followed slamoverlord, so im trying to expand the palette a little by looking at his higher rated slam releases
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal
january 2023
maybe the most intelligent sounding slam metal. lots of diversity, they pull a lot of cool osdm techniques out which makes this pretty exciting to listen to
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, death, violence, male vocalist
january 2023
so awesomely caveman. cover art fucks hard
rating: 3.5 |
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Mathcore, Metalcore, Electronicore Electronic, Avant-Garde Metal, Cybergrind female vocalist, technical, anti-religious, eclectic, cryptic
january 2023
the joke can only stick for so long
rating: 2.0 |
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Deathcore, Downtempo Deathcore, Thall Djent heavy, aggressive, male vocalist, dark, ominous
january 2023
THATS ENOUGH FUCKING VOCAL FLANGER i hate metal albums like this that take themselves way too fucking seriously but dont actually offer much in terms of substance
rating: 2.0 |
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Deathcore Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal Christian, heavy, aggressive, apocalyptic, male vocalist
january 2023
the last track was funny lol. good album
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Melodic Death Metal heavy, death, aggressive, violence, male vocalist
january 2023
pretty curious to hear their other stuff after hearing this. rather violent. i liked it
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Slam Death Metal male vocalist, misanthropic, aggressive, violence, heavy
january 2023
more boring
rating: 2.5 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal heavy, nocturnal, aggressive, ominous, rhythmic
january 2023
felt like a breath of fresh air. pretty fun
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Technical Death Metal manic, misanthropic, concept album, aggressive, male vocalist
january 2023
just boring really, production is kinda thin
rating: 2.5 |
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Deathcore, Brutal Death Metal Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal aggressive, hateful, crime, death, nihilistic
january 2023
being able to hear the lyrics really hurts.
rating: 2.5 |
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january 2023
watched on the day! this sucked. also theres no jason but whatever. it is fun if you have your buddies with you maybe. pretty good kills i guess, rather graphic at times
rating: 2.0 |
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Horrorcore, Chicago Drill Witch House, Trap Metal heavy, noisy, aggressive, violence, male vocalist
january 2023
big step up from screaming forest but still doesnt really touch his early works. features are all great, good work on the kray feature. angelmaker is dope
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal violence, rhythmic, heavy, aggressive, death
january 2023
i dont really get the hype but i may need to relisten. cover art is stupid and funny
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, apocalyptic, misanthropic, infernal, sampling
january 2023
fun stuff
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal rhythmic, aggressive, heavy
january 2023
yeah i just dont know. their style gets so boring so fast for me. i feel like i would like it but i cant exactly put my finger on why this shitわ just doesnt sit right with me
rating: 2.5 |
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Slam Death Metal
january 2023
deathcore influence was cool
the radioshow thing was funny. all the sound effects. vocalist sounds so white trash
rating: 3.0 |
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怨毒 (2018) [EP]Slam Death Metal
january 2023
i wonder why they didnt jusg wait to release a full album
rating: 3.0 |
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膿爛 (2017) [EP]Brutal Death Metal
january 2023
speaking of weird styles… wtf is this
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal death, aggressive, rhythmic, vulgar, atonal
january 2023
i got hatsune miku logic paint and its so freaking fun and i like it a lot i like playing it while listening to music
this was good… but i really just dont understand gorevent. aside from their split with ed ive never really fucked with them or fully got why they are so popular. weird style.
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Deathcore Metalcore aggressive, heavy, uncommon time signatures, energetic, male vocalist
january 2023
production kinda sucks itz a bit quiet but this is rather chaotic i liked it
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal, Beatdown Hardcore rhythmic, heavy, dense, dark, angry
january 2023
nice production
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal
january 2023
this was actually so awesome. grind length slam songs. awesome
rating: 3.5 |
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january 2023
THIS IS NOT EVEN FUCKING PARA NORMAL ACTIVITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hardly found footage and hardly passable acting. at least it was atmospheric and way more immersive than the last one
rating: 2.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Deathcore heavy, anti-religious, raw, violence, male vocalist
january 2023
as shitty as it is its actually dope. awesome sounding drums
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Deathgrind, Slam Death Metal
january 2023
ed's side 3.0 gv's side 4.0
rating: 3.5 |
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Brutal Death Metal Technical Death Metal
january 2023
quite violent
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Slam Death Metal heavy, rhythmic, vulgar, science fiction, aggressive
january 2023
feels like a breath of fresh air. awesome songwriting riffage whatever. really liked the entire vibe of this
rating: 3.5 |
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Deathcore Slam Death Metal heavy, aggressive, political, energetic, male vocalist
january 2023
nice. apparently anti trump which is cool i guess
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Avant-Garde Metal, Mathcore, Electronicore technical, manic, heavy, complex
january 2023
rating: 3.0 |
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Mathcore, Deathcore Djent, Metalcore heavy, uncommon time signatures, female vocalist, dark, technical
january 2023
other than being longer than 30 minutes this really just suffers from being totally devoid of any memorable moments. still a pleasant listen, but i can see why they stopped making music
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Metalcore, Technical Death Metal heavy, dark, aggressive, apocalyptic, male vocalist
january 2023
vocals are kinda meh but this is fun
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal vulgar, death, aggressive, sexual, rhythmic
january 2023
not bad. feels denser than megalodon but in turn also less caveman.
rating: 3.0 |
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january 2023
looks nice, goat ending, but really boring. kind of gets eeaao towards the end of the middle
rating: 3.0 |
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Trap, Cloud Rap Digicore, Pop Rap, Emo Rap female vocalist, melodic
january 2023
i mean youll probably like it if you like the original and emorave's vocal style
rating: 3.0 |
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Hands Up, Dance-Pop, Electropop Hyperpop female vocalist, party, playful, energetic, hedonistic
january 2023
just so super sweet and fun even if i dont fw the hands up trend
rating: 4.0 |
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Hollow (2022) [Single]Plugg, Cloud Rap, Digicore female vocalist, melodic, androgynous vocals
january 2023
fun
rating: 3.0 |
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Emo Rap, Plugg Digicore, Ambient Plugg female vocalist, anxious, melancholic, hateful, sentimental
january 2023
quite a nice standout track. i dont know if i agree on the witchhouse influence but whetever
rating: 3.5 |
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Trap, Cloud Rap, Plugg Plugg female vocalist
january 2023
more of the same
rating: 3.0 |
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Plugg, Cloud Rap melodic, melancholic, sad, female vocalist, sombre
january 2023
she has some very good choruses
rating: 3.0 |
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Plugg, Cloud Rap PluggnB, Emo Rap female vocalist, melancholic, ethereal, melodic, male vocalist
january 2023
i think im starting to understand a bit better what plugg is
rating: 3.0 |
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cancel (2021) [Single]Trap, Cloud Rap Trance, Plugg female vocalist, drugs
january 2023
i like it!
rating: 3.0 |
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Pop Rap, Trap, Digicore Digicore female vocalist, rhythmic, melodic
january 2023
the chorus is lit even if the lyrics are dumb
rating: 3.5 |
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Metalcore, Deathcore Melodic Death Metal longing, aggressive, depressive, chaotic, melodic
january 2023
quite violent. didnt even realize the dripping connection
rating: 3.0 |
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Metalcore Death Metal manic, dark, death, aggressive, dense
january 2023
such an amazing cover.
i dont fw some of the gay ass little interlude shits and also fuck german but this was still dope
rating: 3.0 |
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Technical Death Metal, Deathcore Brutal Death Metal
january 2023
for a demo the production is surprisingly pleasant.
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore, Cybergrind female vocalist, repetitive, aggressive, male vocalist
january 2023
lol its silly why is the version on youtube 55 minutes?
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Brutal Death Metal male vocalist, heavy, anxious, dark, aggressive
january 2023
tis whatever
rating: 2.5 |
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Mathcore, Deathcore Sludge Metal dark, urban, aggressive, heavy, energetic
january 2023
starts promising but they kill all energy in that second half
rating: 2.5 |
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Deathcore Mathcore, Technical Death Metal heavy, chaotic, dense, uncommon time signatures, complex
january 2023
very mathy. theres a really dope fill in 2nd or 3rd track that made my jaw drop
rating: 3.0 |
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DSBM, Black Metal Dark Ambient, Atmospheric Black Metal suicide, depressive, misanthropic, dark, self-hatred
january 2023
i like production. some lit harsh moments
rating: 3.0 |
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Atmospheric Black Metal, DSBM Ambient, Post-Metal melancholic, cold, depressive, atmospheric, male vocalist
january 2023
yawn
rating: 2.5 |
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DSBM Atmospheric Black Metal, Progressive Metal, Black 'n' Roll suicide, melancholic, depressive, misanthropic, dark
january 2023
i was a bit harsh on this first listen. its got good production and inventive songwriting for its genre
rating: 3.0 |
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威威威 (2022) [EP]Pop, J-Pop, Digital Hardcore Ambient Pop, Drum and Bass female vocalist
january 2023
fun little ep. not essential but if ur a fan then check it out
rating: 3.0 |
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Rumble (2023) [Single]Dubstep, Grime Weightless, Grime male vocalist, sparse, rhythmic, violence, ominous
january 2023
i hate all the vocals on this but i cant lie that bass is so lit
rating: 3.0 |
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K-Pop, Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Future Bass Future Bass female vocalist, love, melodic, summer, romantic
january 2023
ok so i guess these guys just specialize in making songs in some weird uncanny valley of not so good you wanna relisten and save it immediately but also not bad in any way that makes you wanna skip it or forget it.
except track 2, that one sucked.
rating: 3.0 |
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OMG (2023) [Single]K-Pop, Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop Trap, Future Bass, Baltimore Club, Atlanta Bass female vocalist, love, energetic, uplifting, romantic
january 2023
also feels like a sleeper hit for me. ill relisten a few times
rating: 3.0 |
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Ditto (2022) [Single]Contemporary R&B, K-Pop, Baltimore Club, Pop Atlanta Bass, Footwork Jungle ethereal, rhythmic, female vocalist, mellow, longing
january 2023
a quick break from the deathcore.
i saw this blow up recently. its good, but it feels like a sleeper hit for me. we'll see
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Electronic party, hedonistic, sexual, male vocalist, heavy
january 2023
not as good as rage, but just as fun. i like the idea that this music is somehow party music. who on earth is partying to this? maybe thats where scene kids were just different and more quirky than the rest of us... part of me wishes i had a scene phase.
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Groove Metal, Deathcore aggressive, angry, heavy, male vocalist, misanthropic
january 2023
sounds like neutered deathcore trying to make up for its lack of balls with alcoholism and frequent unsuccessful gym trips.
rating: 2.5 |
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Deathcore, Slam Death Metal Deathgrind, Progressive Metal male vocalist, humorous, violence, vulgar, aggressive
january 2023
i was kubrick stare gifing at this entire thing. why on earth is this an hour long
rating: 2.5 |
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Deathcore, Technical Death Metal Brutal Death Metal vulgar, heavy, aggressive, sexual, violence
january 2023
yes, the joke is in horrible taste. not sure why anyone would make a band whose entire bit is that they rape babies. yes, its all incredibly one note, practically the same song for an hour yes, it probably IS all programmed, and even if it isnt it sure sounds like it, + another few points to the boring score
BUT
its still fun i think. i cant hear the lyrics, i like the 1 song they know how to write, and i actually heavily fw the programmed/mechanical sound of most of this. crucify me i guess!
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore heavy, aggressive, energetic, male vocalist, angry
january 2023
also heavy but drags on a bit. the random greg puciato feature was funny af
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Djent anti-religious, heavy, aggressive, angry, male vocalist
january 2023
i fucked w this too hard. so many heavy sections, the djent influence brings this to a whole other level. idgaf ab the lyrics theyre whatever
rating: 3.5 |
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Atmospheric Black Metal, Blackgaze DSBM, Post-Metal cold, atmospheric, male vocalist, dense, dark
january 2023
awesome cover art. not as good as neon i think, but i still liked it.
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal
january 2023
its whatever
rating: 2.5 |
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Deathcore Slam Death Metal heavy, rhythmic, aggressive, male vocalist
january 2023
im gonna kms the vocals suck so much ass. great instrumentation tho
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore, Metalcore Nu Metal male vocalist, aggressive, energetic
january 2023
this is awesome as fuck. way too overhated
rating: 3.5 |
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Deathcore, Mathcore Sass, Electronic manic, chaotic, male vocalist, heavy, aggressive
january 2023
lol, even though its pretty boring and skeletal its still fun. maybe the only deathcore band to fit a reggaeton beat into a song
rating: 2.5 |
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Slam Death Metal, Deathcore death, rhythmic, violence, misanthropic, male vocalist
january 2023
maybe their heaviest album. fun stuff
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal Deathcore male vocalist, vulgar, death, aggressive, energetic
january 2023
will never get the hate for this band. they mustve blown up on youtube or something for so many people to dedicate this much hate to them
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Technical Death Metal apocalyptic, futuristic, science fiction, space, heavy
january 2023
tried to be more positive about it but its really just so boring
rating: 2.5 |
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Melodic Metalcore Melodic Death Metal melodic, heavy, aggressive, energetic, triumphant
january 2023
emo as fuck and boring
sometimes some heavy moments
rating: 2.5 |
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Deathgrind Emoviolence heavy, aggressive, manic, chaotic, death
january 2023
the deathcore dive begins!
i was hesitant to listen tot his at first bc of that cover but i saw it was like 20+ songs 24 minutes and i knew it was gonna be goat (i was right)
really violent and fun
rating: 3.5 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, aggressive, noisy, dense, rhythmic
january 2023
i am proven slightly wrong.
while production is def better here, the playing is way better too. feels very put together, and theres some really great slams and songwriting here too.
rating: 3.5 |
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Deathcore Melodic Death Metal aggressive, male vocalist, heavy, angry, misanthropic
january 2023
overhated. lyrics suck i guess but i also cant really make them out most of the time so
rating: 3.0 |
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Gore (2016) [EP]Slam Death Metal, Deathgrind, Deathcore Deathcore, Beatdown Hardcore humorous, male vocalist, heavy, energetic, aggressive
january 2023
i remember when these guys first popped off on youtube. i can see why they were popular for a bit. discounting the name and track 3, its also rather easy listening for the style. pretty conventional stuff, though the name kind of implied to me otherwise. i suppose thats the appeal
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Technical Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal technical, heavy, aggressive, male vocalist, melodic
january 2023
thank god no evil snare.
maybe the most interesting thing here is the song structures. also for a band that seems so popular they have quite dense and seemingly outsider music. perhaps its the symphonic elements that make it so accessible
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Technical Death Metal male vocalist, aggressive, heavy, technical, chaotic
january 2023
dont get the hate AT ALL. i mean. the singing fucking sucks. yes. but also like that does not account for even maybe 5% of this whole thing. still heavy af. whatever. maybe its generational. idc ab deathcore so
rating: 3.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal vulgar, aggressive, heavy, male vocalist, violence
january 2023
i remain correct
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal vulgar, disturbing, death, aggressive, heavy
january 2023
not bad. i assume as time goes on the only thing i can really expect different from these guys is production
rating: 3.0 |
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Slam Death Metal heavy, vulgar, disturbing, death, aggressive
january 2023
i never listened to the original.
i like the cover more, and the production more, but if i had to choose, im choosing reissue. that version of babykiller and fucked to death are just way more epic
rating: 3.5 |
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january 2023
jesus christ lol.
takes pretty much every thing about this series that made it at least exciting and throws it out the window. what was so great about most of the other entries was the exploration of horror through limited security footage, keeping the audience and characters firmly rooted in reality and all supernatural things very far away (until its too late). 1 was the blueprint, 2 utilized much more traditional "security camera" footage (as well as baby monitor), 3 had the awesome rotating fan camera, and while 4 had the xbox kinekt (seriously, i thought it was a creative addition). despite 5 dropping the traditional found footage ethos, it still stands out in the series for being the only one with a proper plot, the best characters we've seen, and still manages to be scary.
so what does 6 add? well, we're back to security cameras... but one of them can see strange things from the ghost dimension. so what does this mean. well this means that all purpose of the other 2 security cameras we have access to are effectively zero. why on earth would we spend any time with them when we can just use the ghost camera to see everything. so now we can see all ghost activity, as a physical forme, with a face, body and everything. The Ghost Dimension completely trashes what exactly made this series worthwhile by bringing everything we couldnt see (which is why it was so scary in the first place) on the big screen, where we can watch it walk and talk and look at us. no longer chilling and atmospheric, The Ghost Dimension is a thriller at best, and you can never quite get into the mood because youre just waiting for the next set of special effects to come up on screen and try to shock you. on top of all of this, the acting fucking sucks, every character is stupid, and the special effects arent even all that awesome. all that said, it is still entertaining i think, and it does build on the lore a bit which is cool. i like the ending.
the concept of the spoiler: click to read. it would've been cool to maybe focus on that more in this movie instead of the ghost camera. ive heard the next movie is supposed to be really good, maybe even the best. i have my hopes up!
rating: 2.0 |
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Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal death, aggressive, technical, heavy, raw
january 2023
idk what it is about this earlier cryptopsy thats so different from none so vile, but i just dont love it the same. still fun tho
rating: 3.0 |
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Deathcore Symphonic Black Metal, Technical Death Metal heavy, infernal, male vocalist, aggressive, triumphant
january 2023
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT SNARE
also why is this band so big have i seen them somewhere before
rating: 3.0 |
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Liquid Drum and Bass Alt-Pop mellow, female vocalist, male vocalist, melodic, love
january 2023
pleasing but there isnt anything crazy about it
rating: 2.5 |
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january 2023
pretty awesome. Will Walker has a great review for this on letterboxd, you should read that instead.
curious where the series will go after this.
rating: 3.5 |
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january 2023
its whatever. cool editing.
rating: 2.5 |
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january 2023
way more experimental than i was anticipating. certainly thought provoking, but feels a little too far up its own ass to really give a shit about more than just "oh yeah, huh..."
rating: 3.0 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
january 2023
while listening to this i tore a muscle in my chest and was out of commission from work for 3 days. im still lowkey recovering lol. some of the most intense pain ive ever felt.
i liked this.
rating: 3.0 |
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Sludge Metal Metalcore
january 2023
someone mentioned this is ultra sludge in the ultra sludge list comments. disagree but this is still fat af
rating: 3.0 |
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Cloud Rap, Experimental Hip Hop HexD, Trap, Hypnagogic Pop, Tread, Alternative R&B, Plugg ethereal, surreal, psychedelic, androgynous vocals, lo-fi
january 2023
im getting too old for this
rating: 2.5 |
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Emo, Post-Hardcore Screamo self-hatred, depressive, passionate, melancholic, raw
january 2023
pretty cool experimental release where they mess around with the idea of writing the shittiest verses of all time and pairing them with the best choruses of all time
rating: 3.0 |
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january 2023
cool. hes cute.
rating: n/a |
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january 2023
very silly, a lot of tsukamoto esque techniques in this. its not the greatest production wise (some sfx are iffy) and the story is paper thin but its still entertaining.
rating: 3.0 |
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Sludge Metal
january 2023
randomly remembered this band. didnt know they had a 2nd one, so i listened. its lit. but also they have dope shirts. so i bought both albums cheap and then got a shirt cuz 3 left WOOOAND ALSO THEYRE MAKING ANOTHER ALBUM?? they finished drums in november :O
rating: 3.5 |
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Harsh Noise Wall
january 2023
gotta get used to typing out january... and 2023 lol.
not a bad selection. pretty middle of the road though as far as his work goes.
rating: 3.0 |
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january 2023
first entry of the new year! first movie too.
really great visually. not quite what i was expecting, which was nice. lovely story.
rating: 4.0 |
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