The Identity Matrix Presents: The Genre Dive
 

I had an idea...




An idea to create a journal in which I document my explorations of genres new to me, or genres that I only have a surface level understanding of. Which means basically all of them. Think of this like a bunch of book reports. I'll listen to the essential albums of each genre that I explore and possibly go deeper if I enjoy it. This post will get updated with everything I do. That includes album reviews, genre descriptions, and anything else I can think of. I'll focus on one genre at a time and may even come back to them If I feel the need to. Hopefully this is as fun as I think it will be. I will gladly take recommendations as well as criticism of any piece of this project. Hopefully you can take some these self contained journeys with me.


Current Genre Dive: Synthwave

Upcoming Genre Dive: Sludge Metal

So what are you listening to/have already listened to for sludge?

All time favorite synth anything album

I have listened to,

Torche, Black Tusk, Mastodon (Early), Baroness, Kylesa, and then a Melvins song here or there. I'll talk about it when we get there.

Plus I have a solid list to dive into.

Well then...

Eyehategod - Take as Needed for Pain
Corrosion of Conformity - Deliverance
Acid Bath - When the Kite String Pops
Buzzoven - Sore
Coffinworm - IV.I.VIII.
Down - I
Iron Monkey - Our Problem
Melvins - Houdini
Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood

Thank you Batlord. I will put these in the suggestion box.

And also I suggest it

Added Mondo....

I love that album too.

@TIM My synth recs are by composers rather than by synth bands.

Jean Michel Jarre - Equinoxe (1978)


Logic System - Logic (1981)
Japanese composer Hideki Matsutake

Thanks Nea. Added!