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
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. _________________
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?
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. _________________
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)
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...
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
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.
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.
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 _________________
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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
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
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
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
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.
forget my comments on this from last time -- my review from rym:
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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 _________________
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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.
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...
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
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
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
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
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. _________________
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