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Machine · 07-15-2015, 08:08 PM

Crusi****s - Wisconsin

From what I'm reading I'm just expecting some good punk music.

Track 1: Intro 1 (1:44)
Guitar sounds ****ing kick ass. This is a little different than I expected, not the straight up punk rock that I was expecting which isn't really a bad thing seeing as I like this a lot. Good start.

Track 2: The Mountain Song (1:23)
Yeah this is more like what I was expecting. Really nasally high pitched singing which is a style I'm fond of.

Track 3: Washington (2:08)
Man this is a great song real catchy. I appreciate the incorporation of the hand claps in the verses; it just works really well for some reason.

Track 4: Resurrection (2:03)
Usually phaser ridden guitars sound cheap, but they sound great in the context f this song. I'm really enjoying this so far, and it's not even the most unique album I've ever heard, but man the songs are kicking ass.

Track 5: Earth by Invitation Only (1:06)
I think this is a sort continuation of the last track, but faster. Still great.

Track 6: Laws Against Laughing (1:55)
Singer sounds like if Geddy Lee wanted to be a whiney punk vocalist the result is a little funny, but it completely works. Simple, but very effective.

Track 7: Pig in a Blanket (4:30)
Loving that opening riff. Something about this feels very grand in scope. This is an album that I'll need to look up lyrics on subsequent listens because I'm sure I'm missing most of it. I liked the use of the backwards vocal sample they just kinda threw in the middle. I have a feeling this is concept album.

Track 8: When the Top Comes Off (5:01)
The intro was really spacious before it kicked off into the main part of this. Really wish they would change up the chords during these weird passages in this song, but the guitar more than makes up for that. Woah what the hell is happening? Oh this is ****ing awesome, great lyrics right there too,

Track 9: Concession Stand (4:21)
Weird guitar tones going on. Mostly just a jam song, they aren't bad musicians so I don't really mind it.

Track 10: Wisconsin (2:26)
Acoustic guitars, that's different. Same sort of chords though. That was pretty alright.

Track 11: Artificial Competition (3:19)
He's changing up his vocals a little bit here gives a bit of variety. Song is catchy as hell let me tell you.

Track 12: Holiday Parade (1:39)
The riff/melody is absolutely undeniably the ****. By far my favorite song on this.

Track 13: The Savior (6:32)
The acoustic guitar sounds much better on this song than on Wisconsin. I'm loving the lyrics on this song; completely charged with anger. Great album, oh wait there's more. Oh I love this so much, BEAUTIFUL upright piano they should've used that more. Disappointed that ended so quickly, now it's just back to the normal guitar driven punk. Actually getting a Big Star vibe from this song, and I love me some Big Star.

Final Verdict: Man this is some great power pop/punk that I've never even heard of until now. The songs are solid all the way through, they're catchy, great playing, interesting structure to some of the songs. Not much to say other than, it's a great album that I really enjoyed a lot.

8/10

Machine · 07-16-2015, 02:24 PM

K-Dot-O-Dot- Trap Jesus Tape 1

1) Trap Jesus (1:56)
Yeah liking the beat. Damn good wordplay too, almost sounds like a more inside the beat DOOM. Those internal rhymes though.

2) Pink Flamingo (1:57)
Right into the next song. Seriously the wordplay is great on this; braggadocious and silly.

3) Trap Verse (1:39)
Do all of these flow together than? If so this feels like one song that just keeps going through different changes. I was actually expecting a trap album of some kind, but the beats are all fairly bound to boom-bap so far.

4) West End Kids (2:03)
Flows for ****ing days. I'm loving the hooks too; really catchy. D-d-d-d-d-d-d did I stutter mother****er?!

5) The Sticks (1:28)
"Bitch suck a dick like a vampire" this album is ****ing insane.

6) Trill (1:45)
The beats rule. Good mixture of jazz and a blaxpoitation soundtrack, and when you put that to these insane lyrics it shouldn't work, but it does.

7) Big Love (2:02)
Gospel influenced beat this time. Is this song about polygamy? No, it definately is.

8) Bench Press (1:39)
This one feels a bit more like a rehash at this point in the album a little samey. Not really a problem seeing the songs are so short, but still notable.

9) Freestyle (1:44)
Sex and sex and more sex with some cociane.

10) Granpa Gestapo (1:42)
Love beats like this, rap songs based around piano always makes me happy. I liked this one a lot funny ****.

11) Miami (2:43)
Ha! Loved that little Today Was A Good Day reference there. The guy featured 9th Uno actually sounds like one of the guys featured on Operation: Doomsday quite a lot.

12) All of the Above (2:07)
This is my favorite song from this. The beat, the lyrics, just everything is absolutely perfect on this one. I even love the little sample at the end.

Final Verdict: While there were a few hiccups in my eyes, in the end it was a fun listen there were even sings I can see myself having on repeat *cough*All of the Above*cough*. Funny lyrics, great wordplay, and a total mastery of great boom-bap beats.

8/10

Machine · 08-19-2015, 12:50 PM

This is coming back in one week.

I have recently gotten wifi meaning I no longer need zips and the such because I am able to utilize Spotify and Youtube, so yeah I'm gonna start this up again.

grindy · 08-19-2015, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grindy

Ok, I didn't get this one.

My next rec:
Death Ambient - Drunken Forest

Or do you know this album?

Just remindin' ya.

Machine · 08-19-2015, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grindy

Just remindin' ya.

Ah thanks I forgot to put it in the OP. However, I have it on my phone and ready to go when the time comes.

Plainview · 08-19-2015, 12:58 PM

So can I rec? If so, see my sig! Think you may enjoy it.

grindy · 08-19-2015, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Machine

Ah thanks I forgot to put it in the OP. However, I have it on my phone and ready to go when the time comes.

Cool. Looking forward to it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plainview

So can I rec? If so, see my sig! Think you may enjoy it.

As soon as I saw you being the last poster I knew what it was about.

Plainview · 08-19-2015, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grindy

Cool.
As soon as I saw you being the last poster I knew what it was about.

As you can tell, I'm a persistent bugger. I'll drop it after a review or two, but until then, I'll continue to pass my music around like a cheap whore.

grindy · 08-19-2015, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plainview

As you can tell, I'm a persistent bugger. I'll drop it after a review or two, but until then, I'll continue to pass my music around like a cheap whore.

Nothing wrong with that.
Plus your music is actually pretty good from the tracks I've heard.

Machine · 08-19-2015, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plainview

So can I rec? If so, see my sig! Think you may enjoy it.

I actually downloaded your album a bit ago, and I've heard about half of it. I'm excited to hear the rest.

Edit: I heard Almanac; either way I'm excited.

07-15-2015, 08:08 PM	#191 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	Crusi**s - Wisconsin From what I'm reading I'm just expecting some good punk music. Track 1: Intro 1 (1:44) Guitar sounds ing kick ass. This is a little different than I expected, not the straight up punk rock that I was expecting which isn't really a bad thing seeing as I like this a lot. Good start. Track 2: The Mountain Song (1:23) Yeah this is more like what I was expecting. Really nasally high pitched singing which is a style I'm fond of. Track 3: Washington (2:08) Man this is a great song real catchy. I appreciate the incorporation of the hand claps in the verses; it just works really well for some reason. Track 4: Resurrection (2:03) Usually phaser ridden guitars sound cheap, but they sound great in the context f this song. I'm really enjoying this so far, and it's not even the most unique album I've ever heard, but man the songs are kicking ass. Track 5: Earth by Invitation Only (1:06) I think this is a sort continuation of the last track, but faster. Still great. Track 6: Laws Against Laughing (1:55) Singer sounds like if Geddy Lee wanted to be a whiney punk vocalist the result is a little funny, but it completely works. Simple, but very effective. Track 7: Pig in a Blanket (4:30) Loving that opening riff. Something about this feels very grand in scope. This is an album that I'll need to look up lyrics on subsequent listens because I'm sure I'm missing most of it. I liked the use of the backwards vocal sample they just kinda threw in the middle. I have a feeling this is concept album. Track 8: When the Top Comes Off (5:01) The intro was really spacious before it kicked off into the main part of this. Really wish they would change up the chords during these weird passages in this song, but the guitar more than makes up for that. Woah what the hell is happening? Oh this is ing awesome, great lyrics right there too, Track 9: Concession Stand (4:21) Weird guitar tones going on. Mostly just a jam song, they aren't bad musicians so I don't really mind it. Track 10: Wisconsin (2:26) Acoustic guitars, that's different. Same sort of chords though. That was pretty alright. Track 11: Artificial Competition (3:19) He's changing up his vocals a little bit here gives a bit of variety. Song is catchy as hell let me tell you. Track 12: Holiday Parade (1:39) The riff/melody is absolutely undeniably the . By far my favorite song on this. Track 13: The Savior (6:32)** The acoustic guitar sounds much better on this song than on Wisconsin. I'm loving the lyrics on this song; completely charged with anger. Great album, oh wait there's more. Oh I love this so much, BEAUTIFUL upright piano they should've used that more. Disappointed that ended so quickly, now it's just back to the normal guitar driven punk. Actually getting a Big Star vibe from this song, and I love me some Big Star. Final Verdict: Man this is some great power pop/punk that I've never even heard of until now. The songs are solid all the way through, they're catchy, great playing, interesting structure to some of the songs. Not much to say other than, it's a great album that I really enjoyed a lot. 8/10 __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.

07-16-2015, 02:24 PM	#192 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	K-Dot-O-Dot- Trap Jesus Tape 1 1) Trap Jesus (1:56) Yeah liking the beat. Damn good wordplay too, almost sounds like a more inside the beat DOOM. Those internal rhymes though. 2) Pink Flamingo (1:57) Right into the next song. Seriously the wordplay is great on this; braggadocious and silly. 3) Trap Verse (1:39) Do all of these flow together than? If so this feels like one song that just keeps going through different changes. I was actually expecting a trap album of some kind, but the beats are all fairly bound to boom-bap so far. 4) West End Kids (2:03) Flows for **ing days. I'm loving the hooks too; really catchy. D-d-d-d-d-d-d did I stutter motherer?! 5) The Sticks (1:28) "Bitch suck a dick like a vampire" this album is ing insane. 6) Trill (1:45) The beats rule. Good mixture of jazz and a blaxpoitation soundtrack, and when you put that to these insane lyrics it shouldn't work, but it does. 7) Big Love (2:02) Gospel influenced beat this time. Is this song about polygamy? No, it definately is. 8) Bench Press (1:39) This one feels a bit more like a rehash at this point in the album a little samey. Not really a problem seeing the songs are so short, but still notable. 9) Freestyle (1:44) Sex and sex and more sex with some cociane. 10) Granpa Gestapo (1:42) Love beats like this, rap songs based around piano always makes me happy. I liked this one a lot funny . 11) Miami (2:43) Ha! Loved that little Today Was A Good Day reference there. The guy featured 9th Uno actually sounds like one of the guys featured on Operation: Doomsday quite a lot. 12) All of the Above (2:07)** This is my favorite song from this. The beat, the lyrics, just everything is absolutely perfect on this one. I even love the little sample at the end. Final Verdict: While there were a few hiccups in my eyes, in the end it was a fun listen there were even sings I can see myself having on repeat coughAll of the Abovecough. Funny lyrics, great wordplay, and a total mastery of great boom-bap beats. 8/10 __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.

08-19-2015, 12:50 PM	#193 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	This is coming back in one week. I have recently gotten wifi meaning I no longer need zips and the such because I am able to utilize Spotify and Youtube, so yeah I'm gonna start this up again. __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.