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02-12-2018, 04:12 PM | #1864 (permalink) |
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If I have a kid, I'd support them even if they didn't make good music. You're heartless, TH.
Yes, Chula, just like my parents. Yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk
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02-12-2018, 08:12 PM | #1867 (permalink) |
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Let's head back to April then to check out those albums you've suggested I listen to which are
Album title: Nordic Flora Series Pt.3 (Gore-Tex City) Artist: Varg Suggested By: Paedentic Basterd Genre: Electronic/Ambient/Techno Nationality: Swedish Release date: April 10 Position in Discography: Tenth Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.32 Nicely ambient and atmospheric when it starts, becomes a little harder and more perhaps on the techno side for the second track. All instrumental so far, with the exception of some voice recordings/samples added in. This seems to be a one-man outfit, Varg consisting of one Jonas Rönnberg. There doesn't seem to be a Nordic Flora Series Pt 1 but there is a Pt. 2. Hmm. Good so far anyway. “Forever 21/Valium” has a spoken section running through it, with mostly dark ambient soundscapes behind it. It's a little weird. Don't like “Blue Line” much, with its damnable autotune on the vocal. The percussion sounds like someone moving around dishes. Tres weird. “Snake City” is very percussion-driven, almost a drum solo all through, then the bloody auto-****ing-tune is back with vocals on “Red Line II”, which I don't like one bit. And the spoken vocal from “Forever 21/Valium” is back for “Euros & Euros & Euros”. I can't help it: I just don't like her voice, though the music is pretty sweet. Which kind of explains my problem with the album: the music is great, but when he puts on guest singers or even speakers I feel it detracts from it. Overall though, very enjoyable and I'd listen to more, but preferably just instrumental. Check out more from this artist? Quite possibly Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating:
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02-13-2018, 10:43 AM | #1868 (permalink) |
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Album title: Born Wrong Love Artist: Weed Suggested By: Gigantic Debaser Genre: Punk/Shoegaze/Post-punk/Indie Rock Nationality: Canadian Release date: April 28 Position in Discography: Fifth Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No Average RYM Score: 3.19 Kicks off with a lot of feedback then falls into a sort of mixture of punk and shoegaze. Well that is odd. I look to see how far into the album I am, and it's almost over. This really has made no impression whatsoever on me. I don't even have anything to write. See these shoulders? That's a shrug. Wow. Check out more from this artist? I guess not Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating:
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02-13-2018, 11:14 AM | #1869 (permalink) |
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Both May albums, my man. Looking for April. I can put these in for next month if you want (ie, they'll be done when I do June).
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02-13-2018, 11:19 AM | #1870 (permalink) |
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Album title: Here Lies Man Artist: Here Lies Man Suggested By: Frownland Genre: Hard Rock/Stoner Rock/Afrobeat/Funk/Soul Nationality: American Release date: April 7 Position in Discography: Debut Estimated Rating: Familiar with this artist? No Familiar with the genre or subgenre? Not all of them, no Average RYM Score: 3.24 Another one that made really no impression on me. Started off well, but then much of it sounded very similar, and like GD's pick above, I found myself at the end without really having heard anything, or anything having stood out. Good, decent hard rock, but nothing special. I'm not familiar with afrobeat, but if it's meant to be African-derived, I have to say I didn't hear it. Kind of boring really. Might just be one of those albums that needs a few more spins, but on the first listen it didn't impress me or have any real effect on me. Didn't hate it, didn't love it. Strictly meh. Check out more from this artist? Nope Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes Actual Rating:
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