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Recommend me albums
Send me a copy if it's hard to find
Read my review
Discuss the albums with me

Don'ts

Send me something you know I'll hate
Send two in a row
Recommend albums that don't exist
Hate on TMR

There you have it ladies, gentlemen, and those who aren't sure. The ball is in your hands.

Completed
Bondage Fruit - Bondage Fruit (Goofle) 8/10
Daydream Society - For Now (YorkeDaddy) [b]8/10[b]

On the Chopping Block
Sergey Kuryokhin - The Ways Of Freedom (grindy)
Death Cube K - Disembodied (Plankton)
Improvisation - Alex Machacek (Chula Vista)
Plastic Violins of Darkness - Spiral (Trollheart)
Terra Tenebrosa - The Purging (mythsofmetal)
Julia Brown - An Abundance of Strawberries (Machine)
Ef - Delusions of Grandeur (Ki)
Frank Black and the Catholics - Dog in the Sand (Black Francis)

You already know what I'm rec'ing

Bottom link in my sig

:)

Sergey Kuryokhin - The Ways Of Freedom

Unless you already know it.

I said don't recommend stuff that you think I'll hate. Try again.

I have not, look forward to listening.

Nice try brochacho, we both know you're gonna like it

Oh and just so the album is "specified", it's For Now that I'd like reviewed

Jajaja. Which album?

Nice.
It should be on Spotify, but I'll send you a link as well, just in case.

See my 2nd post for the edit :P

Improvisation - Alex Machacek

Full album is not on Youtube but maybe you can find it elsewhere (I don't know many album sites)

Both added.

I think you just might like this...
http://www.trollheart.com/pvd.jpg

It's not on Spotify but some is on YT. I'll link you if you want. Think it's only three tracks in all.

I'm not all that familiar with your tastes, but I figure The Purging by Terra Tenebrosa would be worth a go. The Purging | Trust No One

Julia Brown - An Abundance of Strawberries

Hey, what am I? Chopped liver?

You've all been added. To kick things off, I'm going to repost my review of Goofle's recommendation, Bondage Fruit, from his corner after I had asked for something with metal and free jazz influences.

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Bondage Fruit - Bondage Fruit

1. Holy Roller

Opens up with some nice tribal rhythms that gives way to other instruments. The vocals on this track is giving me OOIOO and Music for 18 Musicians vibes and that's definitely not a bad thing. Track ends on kind of a flat note though. It's not abrupt or anything, it just didn't feel conclusive.

2. Arabia No Zou

More OOIOO vibes on this one, so I'm guessing at this point that the groups sound similar but with Bondage Fruit having more of a punk/noise rock edge to them. This isn't anything like I remember when I listened to them beforehand. Awesome harmonies and great drum rhythms. My favourite thing so far about the group is the percussion, even though the group altogether is pretty badass. One of the female singers is taking a solo that's a bit meh and operatic, but the rest of the instrumentation keeps badassing along so it doesn't detract from the track all that much. The guitar solo at the end is kind of cliched but it's by no means bad. Dude can shred. Better ending this time around.

3. Kodomo No Torokko

Kicks off with a cool drum solo, although it kind of sounds like someone's playing it on the keys. Jumps into some more Steve Reich worship. The vocalisations could use some lyrics imo, with a name like Bondage Fruit, I feel like they could write some lyrics that are at least passable. Is that a vocoder/autotune going on there? Never heard it used like that, it's pretty awesome. I dig these guys' sound, it focuses a lot on climax and building up the layers and variations as the song progresses. Some acoustic guitar interludes as well, though they don't work that much for this track. I would prefer if it was all Reichianism. I've gotta say though, the acoustic guitar solo is much much better than the electric solo in Arabia No Zou.

4. Rigo

More of the same, still liking it quite a bit though.

5. Octopus-Command

Man they really wear their Reich influence on their sleeve. This one's the heaviest track so far and it's also my favourite. Not the hugest fan of the guitarist's tone tbh, but what he's playing is ****ing awesome so it's no biggie. Really dig the Arabic influence on this track. There's a total change in direction partway through the track with a fretless bass/double bass solo that's jazzy but still very Middle Eastern before jumping right back into the heaviness that really gets kicking. Guitar gets super noisy with pick scrapes and other cool techniques while the whole band climaxes before they collapse into a short bell interlude. Then we get back into the hypnotic rhythms we heard earlier in the track. Ja, definitely my favourite track on the album so far.

6. Hikou Suru Ko

This track starts off very pretty with an acoustic guitars, cool percussion, and a vocal lead. I say vocal lead because in the earlier tracks, the vocals are integrated more into the other instrumentation as opposed to standing out and taking the lead. Really cool violin/cello/bass viola/tenor viola/whateverthe**** solo comes up a little bit into the track. This one has the most interesting use in percussion so far with the use of bells and cool off-time beat. We have a vocal solo in a language I don't understand and am too lazy to research that's pretty dope. If I was showing someone this band who I wasn't sure had a taste for the out there stuff, I think I'd play them this track even though I liked Octopus Command a lot better.

7. Kakuu No Sakana

Another acoustic introduction with a synth or other electronic instrument in there. This is another track that really jumps into a lot of layers. This is the mellowest track on the album by far, it's actually quite beautiful. Pretty cool.

8. Kinzoku No Taiji

There goes the (common standard of musical) beauty. Now we're at full intensity. That drummer(s? I can't tell if they're doing double drumming or not but they could be) really rules. Some cool Doctor Nerve melodies jump in after the heaviness secedes into just a rocking beat. I really wish that more of the album sounded like this track, the lighter tracks are pretty cool but this is more up my alley. Vocals are getting more shouty and somewhat similar to Mike Patton when he does his barks. These drums really kick some ass towards the end of the track, love it. Avant-prog guitars and orchestral blasts to boot. This overtakes Octopus-Command as my favourite track.

9. T-Rex

The song starts with some super sick squeaky sax and the heavier vibes that we were getting from Kinzoku No Taiji. We've got noisy guitars here and some more tribal drums here. Ja, if more of the album sounded like this I wouldn't have to point out which tracks I liked the best. We get a cool interlude with darkside drumming, repetitive guitars and what sounds like distorted voice, although that could be a keyboard. Awesome saxes on here, I wish that was more prominent throughout the record.

Final Verdict:

I loved the whole thing, but some tracks much more than others. If the whole album sounded more like tracks 5, 8, and 9 than the OOIOO style hypnotism I would like it a lot better though. Even though I wish it had gone another way, I still liked it quite a bit so I'll say 8/10 for this one.

If I had to set up a line up for these guys to play with, I'd go with
Doctor Nerve
Steve Reich
OOIOO
miRthkon
Panzerballett
Philip Glass
Frank Zappa & the Mothers

Nice review.
Like this album as well.
I'm a little surprised you don't mention Zeuhl anywhere.

Definite zuehl influence on that album. Add Magma and Koenjihyakkei to the line up.

Ef - Delusions of Grandeur.

I don't know how much of a fan of post-rock you are but this EP is fantastic and I think you should hear it. It's only 3 tracks so if you need a copy, I can send one your way.

Actual song titles in the review?

:clap::thumb::beer::bowdown::tramp:

You've been added, Ki.

I'm not sure if I'll be doing it on my other reviews. Took me an extra seven hours to write because of that.

Dog in the sand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbXuYYjwiOU

Looking forward to your review of it.

im all about tig bitties

I shall review shortly since I have the day off.

still taking stuff?

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Tusk by The Dead C

if youve already heard then good and cool for u

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Daydream Society - For Now (2015)
Recommended by YorkeDaddio


1. Encapsulate 04:03

Starts off with some lovely and pulsating synths. They hypnotically linger until they sort of drift away a little too abruptly. Really dig those luscious tones, but this track could have used a better outro.

2. Beneath Me is Nothing But Brightness 06:59

More breathy synthesizer noises that almost sound like they could be flute samples. There's some great use of resonance heavy keyboards with a lot of interesting sounds in the overtones. You could say that melodically, this piece is a little flat. However, I think that with this type of music it's not so much as what song the sounds are playing, but that the sounds are. There's a heavy OPN vibe, I can see why you're so passionate about R Plus Seven since there's a lot more of that album shining through in your playing than Replica. The bassy drone at the end of this track is fantastic.

3. After Everyone Leaves 04:31

More ambient sounds that I like just as much as the rest of the album. On the bandcamp page you have an electroacoustic tag, which electroacoustic techniques did you use for the album? I assumed that it was all electronic but I'd probably appreciate it more if I had a little more knowledge on any cool details of how it was made. This one has a pretty climax towards the end.

4. Outer Wave 03:56

We have a guitar playing with itself on a delay effect with some trippy electronic sounds that could easily be either synth or guitar. Not a massive fan of the guitar at points, it doesn't seem necessary to the piece. There are a lot of parts where you'll bust out a cool melody though. The electronics really steal this piece for me though. The main theme is really badass.

5. Floating In the In-Between 08:52

Very lovely ethereal piece, fits well with the title. A little later on in the track we get some more guitar that I'm not mad about. Where the previous piece was around 80% good guitar 20% meh, this one's closer to 40/60. When the guitar is riddled with effects and making ungodly noises, it's pretty badass, but the more melodic passages would probably sound better on the keyboard. I feel like this one overstayed its welcome a tad bit.

6. Separation 04:34

Trippy pulsating Music for 18 Musicians-esque intro that builds and builds layers. This sounds a lot like Steve Reich remixed actually, did you use it as a sample? Still a wonderful piece.

7. Mornings Dissipate In Somnolence 05:17

Haunting synth drones on this one that get more intense until melting into a nice interlude with some Asian sounding stringed instruments and drones. My favourite on the album so far.

8. The Bell Jar 03:07

Little more of a techno vibe to this track. Not mad about it, but I like the change up since I felt like the album was sort of falling into a rut at this point. Definitely gets better as it goes along and the layers build and build again. I like your use of that method.

9. Penultimate 05:46

Pretty piece, but it kind of falls back into that rut again. Not bad by any means, but I think this album could use a little variety.

10. Does It End Like I Want It To? 02:14

Strings! We have variety ladies and gentlemen. Way to pick a banger of a closer mate, liked the crescendos and post rock stylings on this one, it's the best track on the album. It ended like I wanted it to, I don't want to spoil it for anyone else.

Final Verdict: Really liked all of the luscious sounds you pulled on the album and the hypnotic style that a lot of the songs had. The guitar didn't always hit the right spots for me but everything else was pretty much on point. Not sure if I'll be returning to the album much, but I really liked listening to it regardless. 8/10

I'm really glad you enjoyed it man! I was extremely interested in hearing your thoughts especially on the production and writing side of things and you didn't disappoint; that was a really fascinating read.

Probably a good third of the songs have some sort of live field recording I made of just any old repetitive sound I hear in everyday life e.g. an air conditioner (which you can hear in the first half of "Mornings Dissipate in Somnolence") or the sounds of cars on a highway. I generally lather these in tons of effects so the listener just thinks it's any old ambient pad, but doing this creates subtle variations in the sound that I think make the tracks come alive a little more, plus it's cool for me knowing I was actually there and made that recording that's now preserved in the song. That's probably not the type of thing you were expecting from "electroacoustic" because admittedly I'm not very well-read on the subject...I just thought it sounded like a cool genre tag :P

No I didn't, what specific track does it sound like?

edit: went out and listened to Music for 18 Musicians myself. Absolutely love it, and yeah I can see why my track feels and sounds similar