Definitely not going to be a funeral doom classic, that much is for sure.
I generally like funeral doom – it’s a genre that is evocative, unrelenting, and atmospheric, creating the sort of slow crawl of doom and despair that I really appreciate even though I tend to lean towards other sects of doom metal in terms of my preferences. I’m a big fan of Esoteric, Thergothon, and other bands within the scene so I have at the very least a sort of literacy for the stylistic intent. With that said, I just don’t think Horizonless is very sonically interesting. The ambient interludes (IO, Moved Beyond Murder, The End Steps Forth) seem like throwaways that don’t really add to the depth or atmosphere, feeling like thoughtless pieces that were produced as an afterthought and the songs themselves aren’t very good. The interesting moments on the album seem buried and I don’t think it’s worth listening through the whole thing to reach and experience them. Ultimately, the album leaves me curious and unsatisfied; not a good resulting conclusion for a genre that requires the atmosphere and mood to be dynamic and thoughtful.
I liked the final song, “When Death is All”, though.
I’m not sure if that’s because it’s absolutely terrible or if I’m just not in the mood for freak folk right at this moment. But every single moment on this album has made me stop for a moment and think “how much more of this do I have to listen to?” and uttering a disappointed sigh when I look back at the track list. There are moments to this that I enjoyed, I’ll admit, but they just feel so sparse compared to the rest of the album.
I really liked this album. Probably the thing that stood out the most to me is Burch's excellent vocal range, and the reverb-y retro sound. She's got this kind of Patsy Cline feel to her at times. The songwriting is quite good as well, it's honest, confessional at times. My only complaint is that by the end of the album, you realize most of the songs kind of sound the same, but it's not so bad that it detracts from the album, it's a really nice album overall.
But every single moment on this album has made me stop for a moment and think “how much more of this do I have to listen to?” and uttering a disappointed sigh when I look back at the track list. There are moments to this that I enjoyed, I’ll admit, but they just feel so sparse compared to the rest of the album.
Some really nice progressive electronic coming from one half of System 7. Quite enjoyable with lush electronic sections that I find a nice way to start my morning. Might be reason for me to back-track and listen to Hillage’s more impactful and higher rated material, so that’s good. The material isn’t all that fundamentally innovative nor does it highly resonate with me, but as you can tell from my previous three sentences I had a relatively positive response to the music in general. Reminds me of a time where I would listen to this type of music exclusively; particularly the work of Stockhausen, Schulze, and Froese.
I felt “Garden of Paradise” was more enjoyable and interesting than “Four Ever Rainbow”.
This didn't blow my mind or anything, but it's some pretty well executed alt rock. Nice! I do wish that there were some slower songs here (No One Else and In Another Life is nice but they're near the end, I would've liked something in the first half as well), or just something to switch it up because it tends to get just a little repetitive by the end, but other than that it's pretty good.
For Gowi, I dunno your tastes my dude, but I hope you like this:
This was really really interesting. The thing that stuck out to me most was Emel's vocals, they were top-notch and her vocal control was awesome. I loved her incorporation of chromatic scales within the album; within the context of a somewhat Westernized version of her music, it made the album feel simultaneously foreign but familiar. If I had one complaint, it was that the songs all started to sort of sound the same, but it wasn't that big of a problem.
Britpop that kind of straddles the line between alternative dance and garage rock at times; which for me I don’t mind so much. Kelly Jones’s voice reminds me a lot of Ian Brown (The Stone Roses, Solo Work), which is a pretty pleasant thing. In fact this record seems kind of a halfway house between Golden Greats and Up the Bracket , which is all and all pretty pleasant. The record isn’t anything impeccable but I can see putting it on when I’m in the mood for Britpop; maybe on a playlist cycle. It doesn’t touch my favorite Britpop record in enjoyability but I think it does its job fairly well.
Ah, I didn't know Valerie June had a new album out, thank you for this!
This was really good. I really enjoyed Pushin' Against a Stone and this is easily as good as that record. A really kind of ethereal/spacy version of Americana and roots rock that flows exceptionally well. June's voice is great and her songwriting is excellent.
For Gowi (let me know if you've heard this already):
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