Best Ever Albums

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 00:00:12 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 11/17/2016 05:00

upd8 agen

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Lifestyle by Dux Content [first - 2/11]

4.0 - really great

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Easy This Easy That by easyFun [first - 2/11]

2.5 - average

Pastel Blues by Nina Simone [first - 2/11]

3.0 - decent

Comme à la Radio by Brigitte Fontaine [first - 2/11]

3.0 - decent

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Rainforest EP by Clams Casino [first - 2/11]

3.0 - decent

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Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70 [first - 3/11]

4.0 - really great

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Construção by Chico Buarque [first - 3/11]

3.5 - really good

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Pop by Gas [first - 4/11]

3.5 - really good

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The Astrud Gilberto Album by Astrud Gilberto [first - 4/11]

3.5 - really good

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Akiba-Pop√Recollection by Mosaic.wav [first - 6/11]

3.5 - really good

Fabulous Muscles by Xiu Xiu [first - 7/11]

3.5 - really good

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Zauberberg by Gas [first - 7/11]

4.0 - really great

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Königsforst by Gas [first - 7/11]

3.5 - really good

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Oktember by Gas [first - 8/11]

3.5 - really good

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Beyond The Fleeting Gales by Crying [first - 8/11]

3.5 - really good

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Amber by Autechre [first - 13/11]

3.5 - really good

shoutout to this song btw:

Link

gambino really hit home with this one. first of his stuff i actually enjoy. really powerful soul/prog rock

Jazz På Svenska by Jan Johansson [first - 15/11]

3.5 - really good

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Immigrés by Youssou N'Dour [first - 15/11]

4.0 - really great

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Ecstasy & Wine by My Bloody Valentine [first - 16/11]

strawberry wine - 4.0 - really great
ecstasy - 3.5 - really good

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The New Record by My Bloody Valentine [first - 16/11]

3.5 - really good

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Geek! by My Bloody Valentine [first - 16/11]

3.5 - really good

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EP's 1988-1991 by My Bloody Valentine [first - 16/11]

feed me with your kiss - 3.0 - decent
glider - 2.5 - average
tremolo - 4.0 - really great

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Human Story 3 by James Ferraro [first - 16/11]

3.5 - really good

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French Exit by TV Girl [first - 16/11]

4.0 - really great

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 11:52:52 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 10/25/2016 15:52

in desperate need of an update:

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Disco Romance by Sally Shapiro [first - 3/9]

4.0

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Rodeo by Travi$ Scott [first - 3/9]

4.0

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Doopee Time by Doopees [first - 4/9]

4.0

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Undertale Soundtrack by Toby Fox [first - 20/9]

4.5

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Dangerous Woman by Ariana Grande [first - 25/9]

3.5

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We'll Never Turn Back by Mavis Staples [first - 28/9]

3.5

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Radical $uicide by $uicideboy$ [first - 29/9]

4.0

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Dark Side Of The Clouds by $uicideboy$ [first - 29/9]

4.0

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XXX by Danny Brown [first - 29/9]

4.0

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Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown [first - 29/9]

4.5

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Centipede Hz by Animal Collective [first - 30/9]

3.0

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Chinese Nü Yr by Iglooghost [first - 30/6]

4.0

And Their Refinement of the Decline by Stars Of The Lid [first - 4/10]

4.0

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The Great Annihilator by Swans [first - 5/10]

3.5

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My Diary by Mocca [first - 7/10]

4.0

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ジ�'ング by 水曜 [Suiyoubi No Campanella] [first - 7/10]

4.0

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Ini Kamoze by Ini Kamoze [first - 7/10]

3.5

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Zoo Is Sad, People Are Cruel by My Little Airport [first - 7/10]

4.0

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Sunny Sundae Smile by My Bloody Valentine [first - 10/10]

4.0

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This Is Your Bloody Valentine by My Bloody Valentine [first - 10/10]

3.5

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Liquid by Le1f & Boody [first - 10/10]

3.5

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Thursday Afternoon by Brian Eno [first - 14/10]

3.5

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O Amor, O Sorriso E A Flor by João Gilberto [first - 14/10]

3.5

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Niggas On The Moon: The Powers That B Disc 1 by Death Grips [first - 17/10]

2.5

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Jenny Death: The Powers That B Disc 2 by Death Grips [first - 17/10]

3.0

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Slapp Happy Or Slapp Happy by Slapp Happy [first - 18/10]

3.5

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Slapp Happy by Slapp Happy [first - 18/10]

4.0

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Bonito Generation by Kero Kero Bonito [first - 19/10]

4.0

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Знаєш як, розкажи by Svitlana Okhrimenko & Oleksandr Yurchenko [first - 19/10]

4.0

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Haitian Folk Songs by Lolita Cuevas & Frantz Casseus [first - 19/10]

3.5

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Quadrant Dub by Basic Channel [first - 20/10]

4.0

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Phylyps Trak by Basic Channel [first - 20/10]

3.5

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I Listen To The Wind That Obliterates M...us Artists [first - 20/10]

4.0

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A New Family by Felicita [first - 22/10]

3.5

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Call Him A Doctor by GFOTY [first - 25/10]

4.0

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Mother Earth's Plantasia by Mort Garson [first - 25/10]

4.0

scale:
5.0 - absolute favourites
4.5 - favourites
4.0 - really great
3.5 - really good
3.0 - just good/decent
2.5 - average
2.0 - mediocre
1.5 - poor
1.0 - bad
0.5 - terrible

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Sat, 3 Sep 2016 07:49:07 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 09/03/2016 11:49

upd8

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Lil Uzi Vert Vs. The World by Lil Uzi Vert [first - 30/8]

really great atmospheric trap/pop rap u should all listen to

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Imperial by Denzel Curry [first - 30/8]

fucking manic love it

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Savage Mode by 21 Savage [first - 2/9]

savageeeeeeeee - so atmospheric

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I Hear A New World: An Outer Space Music Fantasy by Joe Meek & The Blue Men [first - 2/9]

fucking transcendental

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Into Outer Space With Lucia Pamela by Lucia Pamela [first - 2/9]

wewwwww

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 19:10:13 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 08/29/2016 23:10

"diary" update

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Smooth Like Power Steering by Naomi Elizabeth [first - 8/8]

many relistens. amazing dance-pop. naomi is queen

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Doppelgänger by The Fall Of Troy [first - 11/8]

upon the rec of a fr3nd. v mathy post-hardcore it bangs

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Views by Drake [first - 12/8]

believe the hype this is lit fuk th h8rz

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Welcome To Warp Zone! by Nmesh [first - 13/8]

wew. 4 hour video game dj mix. amazingly intense and full of the adventure all yr fav 80s/90s vidyagamz promised

Yank Crime by Drive Like Jehu [first - 14/8]

yay

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Philosophy Of The World by The Shaggs [first - 24/8]

better than a ton of genuinely experimental rock from the 60s. it's a beautiful chaotic twee mess

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Slime Season 3 by Young Thug [first - 26/8]

fire fire fire

she suck on that dick on the plane and i just called her airhead

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E•mo•tion Side B by Carly Rae Jepsen [first - 26/8]

incredible, obviously

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Show No Mercy by Slayer [first - 26/8]

creepier and scarier than most black/death metal lmao

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JEFFERY by Young Thug [first - 28/8; relistens]

THUGGA'S BEST

JEFFERY SIGNS OUT

AOTY EASY

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Flockaveli by Waka Flocka Flame [first - 29/8]

Hard in Da Paint is a major jam and this entire album has gorgeous production and fuckkkkkkk it's all just intensely overwhelming

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The State vs. Radric Davis by Gucci Mane [first - 29/8]

shrug

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Wed, 3 Aug 2016 20:38:37 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 08/04/2016 00:38

updatey time

Apollo 18 by They Might Be Giants [first - 21/7]

TMBG-hype me might have more to say about this, turn the clocks back a couple weeks 😉

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Raped Ass by Anti-Cimex [first - 22/7]

more BLISS hyper-crust punk shit i live for

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Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing by Discharge [first - 22/7]

can't be vibing crust without listening to this.... it's all so fucking energetic

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面�'洗って出直して来い by Gauze [first - 22/7]

HTEHATHHRAEWHHAETHAWHETHAR

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Burning Farm by Shonen Knife [first - 22/7]

Shonen Knife are cute.

Death Church by Rudimentary Peni [first - 22/7]

pretty nice stuff

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Live CBGB's NYC 1998 by Alec Empire vs Merzbow [first - 22/7]

i mean the mere fact an alec empire vs merzbow album exists is enough to make me cum, the fact it's also actually fucking great phwoar. noise meets breakcore in the most conflicting but simultaneously PERFECT way

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Shrines by Purity Ring [first - 28/7]

wish trap-influenced synthpop worked more than it sounded... beyond Fineshrine nothing here is anything FABULOUS but it's all real good still, i just wish my trapsynth could be a little more fire yknow

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Desire 願う by Spazzkid [first - 28/7]

more trapsynth. this one i vibed more to. thx @gabe for the rec

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Obaa Sima by Ata Kak [first - 2/8]

i mean, it's nice, but it just sorta didn't vary enough for me.... *sigh* there goes all the hype

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And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out by Yo La Tengo [first - 3/8]

BOOYAH purty dreamy soundscapes mmm

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I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One by Yo La Tengo [relistens]

aaaaaaaaa this one's comforting. a big hug. warm jumpers in cold winters. first kisses. autumn leaves falling. perfect for lethargic nights such as these.

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:36:09 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 07/21/2016 22:36

fuck okay UPDATE TIME

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World Wide Dempa by Dempagumi.inc [first - 22/6]

WEEEEEEEEE super super energetic denpa, keeps its pure energy for its whole hour length

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WWDD by Dempagumi.inc [first - 23/6]

see above but a little less enthusiastic

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Gogo Dempa by Dempagumi.inc [first - 23/6]

see above but replace all text with "eeeh a little disappointing, a lot of weak tracks but also a good amount of amazingly energetic ones"

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Rise Of The Obsidian Interstellar by Disasterpeace [first - 26/6]

my friend got me into Disasterpeace so i checked this out. a very very good album and Submerciful is just an absolute titan of a song

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Haniwa by Kiyohiko Senba And His Haniwa All Stars [first - 10/7]

basically a Haniwa-Chan release but with a fancy orchestra behind them (thus leaking in some orchestral/J-classical elements here and there). definitely a more unique approach to Kiyohiko Senba's art pop compositions, but not necessarily more impacting than Kanashibari -- but, I mean, not much is...

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Dante's Disneyland Inferno by Sun City Girls [first - 10/7]

A MAN

IS AN INSECT

IS A FLAME

(a.k.a. getting scurvy on a trip to Atlantis and chopping off your legs for fun)

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TwinSisterMoon - Bride of the Spirits [first - 12/7]

eerie, looming psych folk

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Monster by Future [first - 12/7]

amazing atmospheric beats throughout and ends with the fucking POWERHOUSE codeine crazy

Thai Pop Spectacular 1960s - 1980s by Various Artists [first - 12/7]

banger after banger. full of heartfelt and straight-up COOL luk thung jams

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Pagan by Palmistry [first - 14/7]

had the odd CREAMworthy moment but eh a lot of this is pretty soulless imo which is sad

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Pussy Cannibal Holocaust by Anadorei [first - 20/7]

just REALLY powerful energetic garage punk/noise rock that ends in a 15 minute cover of Sister Ray that covers more than half of the album's duration xD

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Lincoln by They Might Be Giants [first - 20/7 + 2 relistens]

love LOVE lOVEolvE.!!!!!!!!!! melodic, cheery, bombastic, bittersweet "guitar pop" bangers. full of the most exciting moments in pop/rock history --- if you haven't listened already, i mean, what are you waiting for

They Might Be Giants by They Might Be Giants [first - 20/7]

it has the quirkiness and melody of lincoln but just not...... all that damn charm. still a great album tho don't get me wrong

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La Nòvia by Acid Mothers Temple And The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. [first - 21/7]

something something great one-long-song album something something

Nuclear Addicts by Confuse [first - 21/7]

RAAAAAAAAH pure AGGRESSIVE japanese hardcore/crust punk

Flood by They Might Be Giants [first - 21/7]

continuing with my sudden TMGB obsession

MAKE A LITTLE BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

Jimmy Dread — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:46:06 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 06/22/2016 15:46

Suedeswede wrote:

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Any Other City by Life Without Buildings [first - 12/6]

if I if I if IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII were to d-d-d-d-d.... DO a RE-VIEW. V-V-VIEW. if I. if I were to do. one for you. a-a... a R-R-R-... if I were to. review. any other any other ci-ci-city, any other city. it would. it would ref-ref-reflect... the id-id-id the idiosyncratic vocals, the ab-----stract ly-ly-lyricism. the vocals. the lyrics. the pun-PUN-punchy guitars. it's chaaaaarrted in less. less. less than a week. less than less than. less than a week. c'est vrai. c'est v-v-v-v-v-VRAI. oui. if I if I were to.... do a review. I'd... do it like. like YOU. c'est vrai.

I always, I al-al-always knew. You. Had taste. Always knew you had-a good-good-taste 😄

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:37:01 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 06/22/2016 15:37

baystateoftheart wrote:

And I'm delighted to see more BEA love for Strawberry Switchblade - they're one of my favorites :D

strawbswitch truly are one of the most purely joyous synthpop bands of their day. i remember my dad always playing Since Yesterday to me when i was but a wee kiddy. used to love that song just as much as i do now - everything they touch seems to turn to gold though

other stuff i've been on:

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Barter 6 by Young Thug [first - 20/6]

through every CH-CHEEEEEE and SKRR SKRR young thug's music just leaks of personality. it's a great mixtape throughout, it does dip in places though but MASSIVE choons such as Check really make up for that

Late Nights: The Album by Jeremih [first - 20/6]

a really really enjoyable album. the singles are undeniable - but the whole album is just full of diverse influences and the production throughout is beautifully layered and atmospheric. some trap influence here and there, some dreamy alt r&b, some dance-pop, good amount of pop rap all thrown into one bag it's p great

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Judee Sill by Judee Sill [first - 21/6]

very pleasant music, this goes hand-in-hand with the next listen tho so i'll try and explain Judee's charm a little in that one more - this is basically the same effect just not done as well

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Heart Food by Judee Sill [first - 21/6]

truly beautiful, serene music. very spiritual. insane attention to melody, a knack for hitting the right note (as in emotionally) and really tugs at my little heartstrings.

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Le' Ywei Sin Tei Mya by ၼၢင်းၼၢင်း [Naang Naang] [relisten]

forget my comments on this from last time -- my review from rym:

Quote:

i wanted to find out more about Naang Naang so i searched around and i found the guy that found this cassette at a record shop one day and he ripped it and uploaded it to his blog and that's how it emerged on the internet and i find that very obtusely cool. this album is pure joy, like wow. the lo-fi, crackly guitars, the beautiful melodies, godly vocals, it's all just so perfect.

so what this made me realise. is how hidden the beauties of life are. how hidden certain treasures can be. imagine, this cassette in a box labelled "tapes: $1" amongst some other secondhand tapes that have been played once and thrown in a box. now imagine hundreds of cassettes in this box at a record fair.

there's hours upon hours of the best music you'll ever hear collecting dust in someone's attic. your potential favourite ever song could be a limited pressing single out there somewhere with a couple scratches piled under thousands of other singles in someone's cupboard, to never be played again. i feel it's something like this -- life's treasures are deep and hidden, yes, but it takes only one person to uncover and share this beauty to bring thousands of smiles.

okay so more on the music -- let's start off with the tape hiss. little crackles that add this really beautiful effect to it, i'm sure appreciators of lo-fi music really don't have to have this spelled out but it just makes it feel so RAW and precious and true to its original performance. her vocals, my god, little inflections and an almost sobbing effect to the more melancholy songs, but they can also really bring the biggest of HUGE smiles at times. the guitars go hard - i don't mean there's overdrive or anything or le ebin power chords \m/ \m/ - but they just BURST through like omg it's so hard to find such emotionally hitting guitars and these are an example of where the guitar really shines and shimmers and pierces your soul. there's an occasional use of some sort of synth that KILLS everything it just rips your heart out and STOMPS on the shit and bursts it and wooooow ijust can't take it i just can't

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

baystateoftheart — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 22:44:19 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 06/22/2016 02:44

Wow, lots of interesting-looking albums to add to my to-do list!

And I'm delighted to see more BEA love for Strawberry Switchblade - they're one of my favorites 😁

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 22:12:39 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 06/20/2016 02:12

EXAMS!!!!!!!!!! BLAME THEM FOR ME NOT UPDATING THIS!!!!!

ok here we go....

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Girl Unit - Wut [first - 31/5]

wasn't particularly over-impressed by my first full Night Slugs not by Jam City so yhh i can't really remember this since it was a few weeks ago (sorry)

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Classical Curves by Jam City [first - 31/5]

this however!!!!!!!! wew!!!!!!!!! lots of relistens. lovely mechanical, sparse beats. BAM bamMBmbam. neo-futuristic post-bass i'm-weeb-trash-haha-look-at-these-conglomerate-words poopie album

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Poi E by Patea Maori Club [first -31/5]

Quote:

yo fuck me i read up about this group and their synthesis of 80s pop and Māori music and OF COURSE i had to listen to some shit so I listened to the lead single from this (Poi E) but then BUT THEN i found that Dalvanius Prime, who featured in that single, had an entire LABEL based around this sorta shit in the 80s - he wanted to create a sorta "Māori Motown" (sadly to no success other than Poi E which topped New Zealand's charts for weeks) - and so OBVIOUSLY the next step was listening to this whole album.

so much pure joy - it's a very collectivist album and celebrates the connections between people and their roots. mostly tying where a person comes from and their society to modern day life. the music itself - sweet, bouncy synthpop with traditional Māori roots - it's to die for honestly...

things

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Gold by ABBA [first - 1/6]

essential tbh

Aja by Steely Dan [first - 4/6]

i don't care gabe it's fab

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Le' Ywei Sin Tei Mya by ၼၢင်းၼၢင်း [Naang Naang] [first - 5/6]

like i was a lil dissapointed. kon aue nam is like worlds ahead of the rest on this album which was a bit saddening bc it was teh only song id heard from this pre-listen but EHHHH it's a v nice album nonetheless it's just that track blows everything out of the waters

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Classical Club Mixes by Jam City [first - 11/6]

it's like Classical Curves but....... club mixes.........

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Club Constructions Vol. 6 by Jam City [first - 12/6]

it's club mixes but this time not so Classical Curves 😉

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Midnight Cleaners by Cleaners From Venus [first - 13/6]

in which swede gets bored of doing write-ups and lets you imagine how much i enjoyed this (hint: it's a lot) 😉

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Super Saiyan Vol. 1 by Sicko Mobb [first - 14/6]

CHEERY! AS! FUCK! OPTIMISTIC! AND! HAPPY! AND! I! WANT! TO! SMILE! SO! HARD!

they hearts so big

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Endless Summer by The Beach Boys [first - 18/6]

kl

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Double Heads by Les Rallizes Dénudés [first - 19/6]

yhyh les rallizes are the best in just letting everything go with the flow. plodding bass. robotic drums. CRASHING guitars. wonderful noisy delicious honeydew atmospheres. omg this is music made for me isn't it. it is. yes.

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Song Cycle by Van Dyke Parks [LOTS of relistens]

i don't know why like a year ago i gave this a 60 but w/e this is fab. beautiful touching delicate art/prog/psych/baroque pop w.e. you wanna call this- v celebratory of american nostalgia it makes me think of cute carnivals and going to a cheesy cabaret show with that special someone

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Mon, 30 May 2016 19:28:33 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 05/30/2016 23:28

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I Full Frihet: Framför Våra Vanligaste Barnsånger by Lars Franzon Med Gueststars [first - 29/5]

it's ickle Swedish children singing out of tune to cute melodies with their parents on occasional vocal accompany and backing piano, why wouldn't i love this?

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The Legendary Chinese Hits by �'��'� [Zhou Xuan] [relisten - 30/5]

the first time i've listened to this in one sitting, and i'm just finishing up the fourth volume to go onto my favourite volume of the lot. this whole compy holds more powerful and emotionally taxing minutes than you thought could exist in music; spanning the whole of Zhou's career from the late 30s-50s. early tracks possess youthful, angelic vocal delivery and beautifully raw traditional chinese instrumentation with irresistible pop sensibilities - the shidaiqu popstar wasn't given the nickname "Golden Voice" for nothing. throughout the volumes, but more from about 3-5, Xuan's music reflects the booming vibrant scenes of Old Shanghai in the 1940s and 1950s, the luminous nightlife and bombastic community, taking huge influence from the hanging shadow of Shanghai's own "jazz age" in the 1920s. Zhou's music really brings out the most raw, honest emotions; as lovesick as it is lovelorn and sanguinely cheery as often as it is sombre, this collection seemingly sums up what is it to be human and what it is to merely exist and feel in an age of pessimism and depression.

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Sun, 29 May 2016 15:58:45 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 05/29/2016 19:58

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1989 by Taylor Swift [first - 26/5]

i can't believe this was my first listen. ultra fun. plenty of bangers, a few songs not all that good but the highs sure make up for the lows

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Mambo! by Yma Sumac [first - 29/5]

horns are REALLY in ur face in the best way possible; a delightful album

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elseq 1-5 by Autechre [first - 29/5]

on this now. will update thoughts disc-by-disc.

elseq 1: first disc is really something. pendulu hv moda is the highlight for sure. love the sparse beats and how a wave of deep gushing ambiance will wash over every now and then. lovely stuff
elseq 2: not as full-on as 1 but alas c7b2 saves the day -- nothing much more than ur normal autechre at play here; odd time signatures, chaotic bleeps n bloops and the most perfect abrasive icing on the cake
elseq 3: starts with the deliciously drony "eastre" (wew), and ends with cranking the noise up a tonnnnnnn in "mesh cinereaL" woww i'm lost fuck me
elseq 4: elseq 1-5 a.k.a. the gift that keeps on giving. each disc is its own fabulous world and my lord this is no exception. i would bet my house latentcall is some of the best 15 minutes of music you'll ever listen to.
elseq 5: those 4 hours of my life were completely worth it. this one is a lot more low-key and denser and i mean that in the best way possible -- freulaeux is just the most satisfying thinggg

fuck yeah. listen to all 5 discs at once if you can - it's truly an experience. aoty so far for sure. shit's fucking amazing.

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Tue, 24 May 2016 13:01:07 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 05/24/2016 17:01

recent shit:

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Strawberry Switchblade by Strawberry Switchblade [lots of relistens]

fell in love with this really quickly. beautifully dreamy synthpop 😄

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1話目 by し�...～ふるまぁ～じ�... [Shu~Furuma~Ju] [lots of relistens]

replayed this a few times in the past few days really starting to vibe with it, on first listen it was pretty great but in the last week or so this has grown on me even more. zany batshit crazy art pop tunes with an almost nursery-storytelling vibe to it... it's a lovely dichotomy that's horribly rare to come across

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Debussy: Préludes (Volume 1) by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli [first - 22/5]

pretty emotional stuff. lovely subtle atmospheres.

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Erik Satie: Gnossiennes; Gymnopédies; ...t De Leeuw [first - 23/5]

some really beautiful pieces, i cried a little during the gymnopédies

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Wed, 18 May 2016 23:59:06 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 05/19/2016 03:59

oh dear i have a month's worth of stuff to report on lol

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Hentai Visions by YUNG BAE [first - 2/5]

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Anibae by YUNG BAE [first - 2/5]

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love from soundcloud by スー�'ーセックス永遠にSUPERSEX420 [first - 2/5]

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Lovestory by Desired [first - 2/5]

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Through Space To See You by Future Girlfriend 音楽 [first - 2/5]

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Do Not Eat by Harpy [first - 7/5]

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Snowflakes Are Dancing by Isao Tomita [first - 8/5] [relistening now (19/5)]

beautiful atmospheres - very icy. gorgeous impressionistic ambiance that ripples around in your mind

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Don't Send Me Flowers by Twa Toots [first - 8/5]

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Lil Boat The Mixtape by Lil Yachty [first - 9/5]

this brand of poppy trap rap is undeniable. lovely, gorgeous bubblegummy melodies with decadent trap beats. lil yachty hype club

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If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake [first - 14/5]

Know Yourself is like one of the best songs ever and this mixtape bangs

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DS2 by Future [first - 14/5] + loads of relistens

been on this one a lot recently. very dark and dripping and oozing with cloudy atmospheres. everything i love about cloudy trap rap in one.

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What A Time To Be Alive by Drake & Future - [first - 15/5]

eh it's pretty good, a few really good songs as well as the essential Jumpman

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Lemonade by Beyoncé [first - 15/5]

powerful

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The Life Of Pablo by Kanye West [first - 15/5]

i really liked this actually, not much to say but i put it off for so long bc i thought it was going to just be boring but i actually really loved certain parts

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LiveLoveA$AP by A$AP Rocky [first - 15/5]

it starts off really strong and sorta fades out, though it's still p good as a whole

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Bottomless Pit by Death Grips [first - 15/5]

wew lad. digital hardcore influence here and there to make really full-on industrial hip hop. the first thing i've really found exciting of theirs since The Money Store - everything else they've released has been pretty bland.

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Take Care by Drake [relisten - 18/5]

it's just perfect real melancholic pop rap/dreamy R&B

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Human Conflict Number Five by 10,000 Maniacs [first - 19/5]

really fun jangle/indie pop EP from 1982: very raw original sounds for indie pop as it was only a newborn thing. but yeah oddly fresh for such an early indiepop recording. love this kinda stuff.

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Sun, 1 May 2016 19:47:38 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 05/01/2016 23:47

1st May, 2016

regarding notation, from now on I'll put [relisten] next to relistens and leave new listens blank. i listen to more new stuff than i relisten (and definitely post about new listens more, since you don't need to know every time i relisten to a favourite or sth)

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Japanese Disco Edits by YUNG BAE [relisten]

much love. energetic, euphoric, slick, funky vaporwave. perfect length. Yung Bae is right on the money with this EP

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BAE 2 by YUNG BAE

once again Bae's attempts to create a consistent and sustained full-length has failed. enjoyable overall but a lot of songs that are very weak.

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Sacrifice by Black Widow

expected: demonic hard rock. got: cheesy british folk/jazz informed prog rock and it's absolutely fantastic (shoutout to Steppenwolf666 for this one).

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It'll All Work Out In Boomland by T2

really great prog rock/heavy psych. love this kind of aesthetic 😁

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

RoundTheBend — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:10:12 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 05/01/2016 02:10

Wow... this is a mine of stuff to check out. Something I'll have to dig more into.

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 19:43:53 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 04/30/2016 23:43

30th April, 2016

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Kakashi by Yasuaki Shimizu

japanese art pop w/ jazzy n dub influences, very lovely stuff

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Long Season by Fishmans

how have i only just listened to this? idk. really great stuff, vibe to that wispy dreamy dub pop shit

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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by The Incredible String Band

wew lad. this is like one big british pastoral dream. beautiful psych folk

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 20:54:24 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 04/25/2016 00:54

24th April, 2016

shit i listened to today (all first listens):

Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table Of A Sewing Machine And An Umbrella by Nurse With Wound

meh. certainly chaotic but with no edge to it. just plain boring tbh

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King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown by Augustus Pablo

pleasant but nothing amazing beyond the title track

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Instruments Disorder by The Gerogerigegege

now this is chaos with edge to it. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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As Loud As Possible by Incapacitants

a bit too monotonous. i like what it does but not for 70 minutes

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常夏姫 by きどりっこ [Kidorikko]

god bless japanese oddball synth for existing

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やっぱり by 楽い音楽 [Tanoshii Ongaku]

god bless japanese oddball synth for existing [2]

this one's even lovelier

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Kanashibari by Haniwa-Chan

god bless japanese oddball synth for existing [3]

Cell-Scape by Melt-Banana

noise rock/art punk vibes ending with a really atmospheric 10 minute electronic thing. really enjoyable stuff, no idea how i hadn't heard this yet

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a little thing i decided to do - songs that have made me go "wow" in the past week or so:

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just the most gorgeous melodies and instrumentation - cheesy retrofuturistic 80s funky synthpop and an explosive chorus. what's not to love?

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beautiful melodies, chill vibe, i love it

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fabulously energetic disco

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i started watching Shinrayku! Ika Musume which uses this fab denpa single that i heard a few months ago and i'm hooked. SHINRYAKU! SHINRYAKU! SHINRYAKU! SHINRYAKU! SHINRYAKU! SHINRYAKU! IKA MUSUME KYUN!

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this is it WHAT

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fab deep house choon

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forget everything bad i ever said about this, it's fabulous in every way. that guitar melody after the chorus kills me every time.

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 21:16:28 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 04/23/2016 01:16

22nd April, 2016

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Venereology by Merzbow [first]

great textures. powerful and invasive abrasion, what harsh noise should be

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Life In A Peaceful New World by Mo・Te [first]

really dense and it sounds like buildings are crashing down or something. almost post-apocalyptic in nature, very dark and desolate. is desolation peaceful?

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Mode Of Infection / Knife Ladder by NON [first]

noisy industrial oddball goodness

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The Legendary Chinese Hits Vol. 17 by 李香蘭 [Li Xianglan] [first]

no massively strong feelings but there's some really pretty, cinematic moments here that melt my heart

now i am very sleepy and must do the zzz nightie night

Re: Swede, Crackle 'n' Pop!

SuedeSwede — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 17:04:05 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 04/22/2016 21:04

apparently i can't keep up with doing this kek

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Longing For The Past: The 78 Rpm Era In Southeast Asia by Various Artists [first - 13/4]

a beautiful 4-disc compilation featuring traditional folk & classical music from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. each disc is a new adventure - new flavours and different (though noticeably similar) textures created from their beautiful use of interesting collections of instruments and pathos-filled vocals.

I got through it all in one go, and I think it's certainly a challenge - but for anyone looking for a whole new vocabulary in music that hasn't been explored before (unless you've listened to your fair share of Southeast Asian Folk/Classical unlike me) and for anyone who wants to really experience a new culture take on how music is commonly done - this collection is your place to start. Absolutely breathtaking.

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VIPOTY by GFOTY [first - 13/4]

if anyone wants an explanation as to why I really didn't like this one, I can give you one but I don't want to clog my diary up with ramblings about what's not quite right here and there. just know it's probably my least favourite PC Music release and I hope to god she doesn't do anything like this again.

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Painting With by Animal Collective [first - 13/4]

y'all cray, I found this one very enjoyable. light, bouncy, and fun often but also very dense and chopped-up whenever it chooses to be, really liked it.

-insert loads of disco/house singles (really all I've been listening to)-

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The Theme by Loop 7 [first - 21/4]

woop woop big up.

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Hybrid Noisebloom by Merzbow [first - 21/4]

now, out of the three Merzbow releases I'd heard at this point, this one is definitely my favourite (miles ahead of Flare Gun and 1930). I think it just has interesting textures compared to his other work, y'know. with all the noise and abrasion there's also really interesting, kind of bubbly electronics that work really well alongside it and make it just that extra bit special.