Recently, the pain and suffering had been building. Reaching a tipping point. I could not hold on any longer. Something had to change. I simply needed to get a new RYM account. So I did it. One simple chrome extension and bang. No issues with my permabanned IP address, which is quite upsetting to me since I had previously tried several different programs to no avail.

As a result, a new breath of life has been injected directly into my veins. My need to discover new music is back. Immediately I felt compelled to discard my one true coping mechanism during the time of lethargic habitual listening: Spotify.

Be gone foul beast. Enter the one true king of music sharing.

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Using RYM and the god-emperor soulseek in perfect harmony, I hope to share the best and worst of my discoveries in this thread. Feel free to suggest albums and tracks, and I will get around to talking about them if I think they are worthy.

Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1948292) Oh and **** Spotify, Soulseek is the biz.

Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1948404) But I guarantee you still use it. Spotify, that is.

Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1948417) Nope. Not at all. Haven't used it in a year or something.

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Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses (1993)

Tagged: Gothic Metal, Doom Metal

Recommended by: The Batlord

A gothic metal album, with that album cover, recommended by Batlord and glowing reviews wherever I looked. Gotta be honest, I was pretty pumped to listen to it. But I am sad to report that I thought it was completely bland and lacked energy from beginning to end.

For starters, the lead vocalist is garbage. No personality at all and brings the vibe down as opposed to adding any value at all. It's also way too fucking long considering it's distinct lack of diversity in sound. As I write this I'm listening to it again and all I can think of is skipping every track once it has been scrobbled. Not a good sign. It's strange because I usually like almost anything that's in this scene, and it's hard to say what is specifically "wrong" in the music, but it misses the mark on every aspect musically. Nothing riffs, nothing vocals, nothing moody atmosphere and overstays it's welcome.

I would go through my favourite and least favourite songs, but nothing made enough of an impression either way. It's not bad enough to truly dislike anything on here, or good enough to give a serious thumbs up. Just plain and boring.

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Originally Posted by Goofle (Post 1949130) No personality at all

brings the vibe down as opposed to adding any value at all.

distinct lack of diversity in sound.

Originally Posted by Goofle (Post 1949144) I didn't mean "down" as in he made it sadder, I meant the vocals had a negative impact on the record. There is a bit of variety but it's still gloomy boring gothic rock. But it is a pretty weak criticism on my end I guess. Moaning that an album in a genre stays in the genre. I think disliking it made me say that, so I take it back. It's sonically varied but the tone remained relatively similar at least to me.

Originally Posted by Goofle (Post 1949130) https://i.imgur.com/dJc6yDX.jpg Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses (1993) Tagged: Gothic Metal, Doom Metal Recommended by: The Batlord A gothic metal album, with that album cover, recommended by Batlord and glowing reviews wherever I looked. Gotta be honest, I was pretty pumped to listen to it. But I am sad to report that I thought it was completely bland and lacked energy from beginning to end. For starters, the lead vocalist is garbage. No personality at all and brings the vibe down as opposed to adding any value at all. It's also way too fucking long considering it's distinct lack of diversity in sound. As I write this I'm listening to it again and all I can think of is skipping every track once it has been scrobbled. Not a good sign. It's strange because I usually like almost anything that's in this scene, and it's hard to say what is specifically "wrong" in the music, but it misses the mark on every aspect musically. Nothing riffs, nothing vocals, nothing moody atmosphere and overstays it's welcome. I would go through my favourite and least favourite songs, but nothing made enough of an impression either way. It's not bad enough to truly dislike anything on here, or good enough to give a serious thumbs up. Just plain and boring. https://i.imgur.com/pBgbYrY.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/d8jWV2l.png

Originally Posted by grindy (Post 1949150) Do: Bob Drake - Arx Pilosa https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1053673097_10.jpg

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Snail's House - Snö (2018)

Tagged: Downtempo, Bitpop, Chillstep, Wonky

Recommended by: Frownland

Rarely does an album cover so perfectly encapsulate the sound of an album. Bubbly, floating and colourful production, with a completely dream-like vibe. I could understand why Frown recommended it to me after like 10 seconds.

The first two tracks bounce and build nicely to the more synth-heavy third track "[snowdrift]", which sets the tone for the more wonky elements within the album that come later. "[waiting for you, waiting for you]" transitions very nicely into "雪の降る街で、あなたを待っている。", with some glitchy elements added here and there. Some tracks actually remind me of the intro tracks on Lune Rouge by TOKiMONSTA.

But if I had to describe this record, I would say it's as though edIT slathered Crying Over Pros for No Reason with honey, marshmallows and other assorted confectionaries. My sweet tooth goes deep, so this went down a treat.

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SOPHIE - Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides (2018)

Tagged: Bubblegum Bass, Post-Industrial, Glitch Pop, Ambient

The queen has done it again but it's too soon to write much more about it. However, I will say that it's damn good. A few tracks here and there could have been tweaked, but I like the change in direction. A track or two with "Bipp" / "Hard" levels of face-slappery would have pushed it over the top.

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Carmen - Time To Move

I can't remember who played this for me in plug the first time, but it was an eye-opening moment. I was slap bang in the middle of my bubblegum bass obsession, and to discover a track that had such a similar vibe, which was recorded about thirty years before the genre became popularized was quite awesome.

The track itself is a bop. Funky bass, smashing vocals and jamming synths. A top class breakdown towards the end that is totally PC Music in all aspects. In fact, it sounds completely ripped from a SOPHIE track.

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