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OccultHawk · 11-26-2018, 07:20 PM

Monument Builders
Album by Loscil

https://loscil.bandcamp.com/album/monument-builders

One of my favorites of 2016, Monument Builders is a definitive album of the iconic year.

iconic: executed according to a convention or tradition

That’s what I mean. 1968 and 1987 and 2016 are in my mind the three greatest years . I say years italicized like that because I mean years as if the numeralized solar orbit is a living composer. Otherwise the Ramones and Coltrane wouldn’t be universes unto themselves. 68 and 87 were years of revolution but 16 was the harvest. In 2016, Siddhartha became Buddha. This was a product of the actualization.

OccultHawk · 11-27-2018, 05:41 PM

Furfour
Album by Grumbling Fur

Glynnaestra, the sophomore effort from this excellent, gentle, optimistic, and grossly underrated band has jumped from playlist to playlist in regular rotation in my listening habits. This one is really just as good. If you like Eno, Julia Holter, or Stephin Merritt (if you don’t know that one do yourself the favor) you should check this out. How it can be that this isn’t more popular is... well... we all know how much beauty there is along with all the incredible disappointment. I need this. We all need to know there’s hope.

**Frownland** · 11-27-2018, 07:39 PM

I need to check that out again. I feel like they haven't progressed past Furrier tbh. That's an insanely high watermark though.

OccultHawk · 11-28-2018, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I need to check that out again. I feel like they haven't progressed past Furrier tbh. That's an insanely high watermark though.

I compare albums all the time so this may be a touch hypocritical but as a listener I think it’s best to take Furfour as a separate entity. Normally, or at least when I was younger, I would be very unforgiving when a band would choose a more mainstream direction. But in this case I feel the opposite way. A band that’s capable of creating a pop record that’s THIS good has a moral responsibility to put it out there.

OccultHawk · 11-29-2018, 08:56 AM

Love Means Taking Action
Album by Croatian Amor

https://croatianamor-alter.bandcamp....-taking-action

https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...ml#post1656311

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums...taking-action/

Danish musician Loke Rahbek does a wonderful job of bridging the gap between ambient and avant pop. Big time recommended.

The Batlord · 11-29-2018, 11:46 AM

the **** is that cover?

**Frownland** · 11-29-2018, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg

the **** is that cover?

Mouthful of tripe.

OccultHawk · 11-30-2018, 05:25 PM

Life
Album by jinsang

https://jinsangbeats.bandcamp.com/album/life

Well crafted instrumental hip hop beats with chilled out easy going Sade-like jazz samples by a high school kid (in 2016) whose stage name is jinsang. Third date first f uck sex music. Get sum!

OccultHawk · 12-01-2018, 02:35 PM

Retrogore
Studio album by Aborted

Solid death metal release. Love the band name. Colors within the lines. From Belgium.

The Batlord · 12-01-2018, 04:09 PM

Aborted strike me as a band talented enough create music that isn't 100% bound by their sub-genre but not talented enough to be anything special. Or at least not talented enough to have crossover appeal to non-sub-genre fans.

11-26-2018, 07:20 PM	#751 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Monument Builders Album by Loscil https://loscil.bandcamp.com/album/monument-builders One of my favorites of 2016, Monument Builders is a definitive album of the iconic year. iconic: executed according to a convention or tradition That’s what I mean. 1968 and 1987 and 2016 are in my mind the three greatest years . I say years italicized like that because I mean years as if the numeralized solar orbit is a living composer. Otherwise the Ramones and Coltrane wouldn’t be universes unto themselves. 68 and 87 were years of revolution but 16 was the harvest. In 2016, Siddhartha became Buddha. This was a product of the actualization. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

11-27-2018, 05:41 PM	#752 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Furfour Album by Grumbling Fur Glynnaestra, the sophomore effort from this excellent, gentle, optimistic, and grossly underrated band has jumped from playlist to playlist in regular rotation in my listening habits. This one is really just as good. If you like Eno, Julia Holter, or Stephin Merritt (if you don’t know that one do yourself the favor) you should check this out. How it can be that this isn’t more popular is... well... we all know how much beauty there is along with all the incredible disappointment. I need this. We all need to know there’s hope. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

11-27-2018, 07:39 PM	#753 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I need to check that out again. I feel like they haven't progressed past Furrier tbh. That's an insanely high watermark though. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

11-29-2018, 08:56 AM	#755 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Love Means Taking Action Album by Croatian Amor https://croatianamor-alter.bandcamp....-taking-action https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...ml#post1656311 https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums...taking-action/ Danish musician Loke Rahbek does a wonderful job of bridging the gap between ambient and avant pop. Big time recommended. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

11-30-2018, 05:25 PM	#758 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Life Album by jinsang https://jinsangbeats.bandcamp.com/album/life Well crafted instrumental hip hop beats with chilled out easy going Sade-like jazz samples by a high school kid (in 2016) whose stage name is jinsang. Third date first f uck sex music. Get sum! __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

12-01-2018, 02:35 PM	#759 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Retrogore Studio album by Aborted Solid death metal release. Love the band name. Colors within the lines. From Belgium. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html