Falling slowly from the deep abyss of space and eventually entering the Thermosphere, on your way back home.
This is a rec that Precedent gave me a couple of days ago. He said it gave him the feeling of me. Which, looking into this album not knowing what to expect, was kind of strange to me. I mean, how would any album give off vibes of an Irish teenager who has self-esteem issues? Then I listened to the first track out of curiousity and I was absolutely blown away by it. Normally, I take what people say about "you'll really love this recommendation I've given you" with a grain of salt. You never know, I've proven to contradict my tastes in music before. I could like one thing in another genre and dislike another thing in the same genre. Well, now that I think about it, I guess it's normal for anyone to think that way. What I'm trying to get at here is that, if you think the recs that you're going to give the person is in any way thoughtful and/or considerate of this person's tastes, then that is a successful rec. Precedent, I never knew you had this side of yourself. Sometimes you know my tastes more than myself really. 🤣
I really understand how you would get the feel of me on this album. As a musician, I have many different styles of music I would like to experiment with. Nowadays, I have the urge to experiment with ambient music, getting fiddle around with those swells, drones and textures. But, mixing that sound with an acoustic guitar may sound bland but it's something that works really elegantly, and will probably what I want my music to be about, along with some shoegaze, post-punk and post-rock (pleb) on my electric guitar with some fancy effects.
Overall, this is a dainty and sanguine piece of art. Something I can really see myself listening to this over and over again. Thank you Precedent for reccing me this wonderful album. _________________
HazeyTwilightboyfriend in your wet dreamsProfile Elmo Knows Where You Live
You feel like you've just caught a taxi to fulfill your next mundane task at hand with your dysfunctional relationship with life; but your cab driver is an eccentric Japanese man and he sends you to space and takes you on a 50 minute tour exploring the universe. It's the dreamiest and most beautiful thing you'll ever experience.*
I thought, before I listen to more of the albums on my wishlist, I thought I'd re-listen to the album that turned me onto Shibuya-Kei in the first place, and is ultimately, one of my all time favourite albums of all time (I was almost tempted to put this as my favourite album of all time on my chart when it was private but I don't know if anything could top If You're Feeling Sinister :P).
It's weird how I discovered this album; I was listening to some Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements on YouTube and Fantasma happened to be on the Suggested Videos section. It was also during the time of that dreaded "are traditional albums albums worth listening to" argument on the album listening thread in February (I know people would've moved on from that incident but I have the inability to move on from certain things). At that point, I was questioning my purpose and usefulness on BEA and was feeling pretty low. I found this album and decided to listen to it. What I didn't know that it'd become one of the most important albums of my lifetime.
Oh there's so many things to talk about, but I don't want to ruin the experience for anyone. It is an insanely enjoyable, diverse, progressive, 'ahead-of-its-time' masterpiece of an album that you don't even have to be a fan of Shibuya-Kei to be able to enjoy it. I recommend this album to absolutely anybody.
*And yes, I know that note is taken from my chart but it's the most perfect representation for this album, because that's the truth for me. _________________
HazeyTwilightboyfriend in your wet dreamsProfile Elmo Knows Where You Live
Christmas Eve in Iceland. Watching all of the Northern Lights take place with their auroras flowing gracefully. An inspiring sight to behold.
Rec from Kiki from when I was listening to Raising Your Voice... Trying To Stop An Echo in the album listening thread. I was surprised to find out that this was a post-rock album, though in hindsight, I shouldn't be. I mean, I was practically listening to a post-rock album so I should've been expecting something similar.
Even though I recognise the genre as one of my favourites, I'm starting to notice a few things which, I doesn't necessarily ruin the genre for me, starts to hinder the experience of most of the albums from the 2000s for me. The hopeful major scales, the tremolos, the crescendos, etc. Just use those tools, make some songs with them, put them on the album, release it, use on of those songs in a trailer and voila! You have succeeded in making a generic 2000s post-rock band. Now where's all the "what song is this" comments?
But seriously, I don't hate these traits, but it does amount to something incredibly average and forgettable sometimes. It may sound nice but that's about it. The music is well played and delivers a really powerful and sincere vibe, but I feel like this is a bit lacking. There's no such thing as "bad" post-rock, and this is far from bad, but if you want to get to the incredible stuff, you're going to have wade yourself through some very average ones first. 🤣 _________________
I dont know most of the albums you've posted in your ULL, but I had a great time reading all of your descriptions. Great stuff man, super honest. I'm going to check out that album you disliked so much "Deathconsciousness". Not for the fact you didnt like it, but I liked what you wrote about it. _________________ "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming"
HazeyTwilightboyfriend in your wet dreamsProfile Elmo Knows Where You Live
Walking along the streets of New York with all your homies, until the night dims down, that's where all the madness starts to happen.
Ever since I joined this site, I've always been a poster user for embodying the "white guys with guitars" persona. While it's true that most of my favourite artists do consist of that statement, I feel very defensive when I am pigeonholed with it. There's a reason I put a hip-hop album in this ULL (and there will be subsequent hip-hop albums on this ULL to hopefully), not because I want to be showy and to fit in with all the cool kids who listen to hip-hop daily. I know I will never fit in with those people, but I do genuinely love the genre. When I was on the verge of adolescence, I had an obsession with it so great that I even wanted to be a rapper (but I probably wouldn't have made it that far).
As for my thoughts about this album; this is one of the most grittiest and realistic hip-hop albums I've ever heard. Not saying because I know how living in their circumstances feel, but the music and lyrics are so engaging that it feels like you're living in a reality that is quite understated. You really get lost in the production, which is quite mellow and eerie, and the stories that each MC tells feels very poignant and makes the reality of this album and our world parallel in the most frightening way heightened by the clever use of preludes. Even with it's 67 minute run time, it doesn't give us any bullshit. Maybe I'm not the best person to represent this album on how "accurate" it portrays, but with everything that's happening with Ferguson and all that cruel prejudiced shit, it's becoming more apparent to me and feels like something that I needed to hear.
This incorporates nearly everything I love in hip-hop. It may not be as affecting as Illmatic or as charismatic as The Low End Theory (two guest MCs on this album, I'm making my parallels argument feel valid), but it doesn't need to be. Just give me some gritty, eerie realistic substance on your album and you've already won the key to my heart. _________________
HazeyTwilightboyfriend in your wet dreamsProfile Elmo Knows Where You Live
Your band went all the way to play for local concert in Australia, but all you did on stage was cover The Velvet Underground.
Classic me, I couldn't even salvage the fact that I was actually listening to hip-hop. I was on my way to becoming a respectable member of this site if I could've just continued this journey. But, nooooo, I just had to go ahead and blow all my chances away in favour of Gallaxie 500. An exceptional band, writing some of the most sincerely influenced and honest songs in the slowcore genre. But still, I'm now reverted back to being that guy who supports the motion of "white guys with guitars".
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But seriously listen to This Is Our Music, the highest note to end their entire repertoire and influence on. _________________
...I was on my way to becoming a respectable member of this site if I could've just continued this journey...But still, I'm now reverted back to being that guy who supports the motion of "white guys with guitars".
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I love Galaxie too, at the moment my fav is On Fire, but I can change my mind 😁
thank u for Takako Minekawa, kick ass rec !!
I didn't know she married Keigo Oyamada (Cornelius), he produced a few songs in Fun9.
HazeyTwilightboyfriend in your wet dreamsProfile Elmo Knows Where You Live
A new promoted revolution through the radio that all started through a battered boombox spouting the truth.
This is my last minute redemption act to make you love me again BEA! FORGIVE ME!!! *ahem* sorry about that. Anyway, I'm going to be visiting a classic among the hip-hop community. The album that changed the entire nature of the game, screw all of the Fresh Prince shit, this is what all of hip-hop mellowed down to. All you need are lyrics, dirty drum timbres, a mixtape filled with all your samples and a screeching high-pitched noise in the background. I believe that the whole Don't Believe The Hype thing for them was too modest for Public Enemy.
Seriously, how have I overlooked this album's reputation?! Although, I can see why people wouldn't buy into this as much as myself. If you're not into old school hip-hop - you find it dated and a bit corny - I can completely understand where you're coming from, but I love that old school hip-hop sound. It's like an artifact found from millions of musical ruins that when you dig it up it's the most lovable thing ever. So yeah, I really like this album. So raw and so energised. _________________
meccaleccaVoice of ReasonProfile The Land of Enchantment
Fantastic ULL Hazey. I haven't been around this week, but finally catching up and this is really one of the best ULL's I've seen. You've put a ton of thought into each album you've described, and it doesn't hurt that so many of them are personal favorites.
A Place to Bury Strangers are an old favorite and old friends. I've seen them live more times than I can count, and they rival MBV in just how loud and powerful they can get. I definitely recommend catching them next time they cross the Atlantic to your side. _________________ http://jonnyleather.com
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