I'm torn on this one. On one hand they mastered this sound that feels and sounds simultaneously like life and death - this warm sound that decays in dissonance. Incredibly intriguing. On the other hand it's that for 2 hours. I know it changes... but sometimes it barely feels like it does. 3.5/80.
2. Bay - take it from the top
3. RYM Top 500
383. Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath
395. Individual Thought Patterns by Death
414. Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk by Emperor
443. South of Heaven by Slayer
476. Unquestionable Presence by Atheist
480. Holy Diver by Dio
494. Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous by Big L
496. Damnation by Opeth
508. Saturation III by Brockhampton
519. The Cold Vein by Cannibal Ox (needs rating)
540.Exuma by Exuma
1001 Albums to Hear Before You Die
Tragic Songs of Life The Louvin Brothers 1950s 1956
At Mister Kelly's Sarah Vaughan 1950s 1957
Jack Takes the Floor Ramblin' Jack Elliott 1950s 1958
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Fitzgerald 1950s 1959
At Newport 1960 Muddy Waters 1960s 1960
Miriam Makeba Miriam Makeba 1960s 1960
Back at the Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith 1960s 1960
Sunday at the Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio 1960s 1961
Jazz Samba Stan Getz / Charlie Bird 1960s 1962
Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 Sam Cooke 1960s 1963
A 1000 Keys by Thomas Brinkmann
This was quite something. Repetitive and sometimes abrasive industrial with some great, stacatto-like, short and impulsive piano melodies. It's very good the first 15-20 minutes, but then I just lose concentration. And it's also way too long imo, an hour and 15 minutes of this stuff is a bit too much to handle. Solid idea, decent execution, but gets boring fast. Actually similar to what Seth just wrote, intriguing but too long. b 6.5/10
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I'll give you a break from metal, although there are excellent metal choices here. But go with Ox.
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Lowkey's 2010s chart
4. The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace Is There
5. Lil Peep - Hellboy
7. Ulvesang - Ulvesang
8. Bon Iver - Bon Iver (oh no)
9 Huun-Huur-Tu - Ancestors Call
10. Bladee - Eversince
11. Triad God - NXB
12. James Ferraro - Live At Primavera Sound 2012
14. Corbin - Mourn
15. Drake - Take Care
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16. Fief - II
17. 2 8 1 4 - 新しい日の誕生 [Birth Of A New Day]
19. Stara Rzeka - Zamknęły Się Oczy Ziemi
20. Burzum - The Ways of Yore
21. :Of The Wand & The Moon: - The Lone Descent
26. Lil Peep - Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1
27. Heilung - Lifa
28. Forndom - Dauðra Dura
29. Lil Peep - Lil Peep Part One
33. Washed Out - Within And Without _________________ Overall chart Fake overall chart
I love his choice of the electric violin, and the techniques he employs create some really nifty tones and effects. He uses a slapping technique with the bow that gives off this awesome hurdy gurdy effect with certain works or loops, and on others, his violin does sound quite a lot like a hollow-body guitar, which I think gives him a tremendous advantage given the versatility the violin holds over the guitar. I love, love the way he layers loops to get those nice contrapuntal or counter-rhythmic effects, which is something I aspire to in my music (though, I'd rather multi-track). Overall, his music is really beautiful (though, I'm not really sure that it's as danceable as he would hope), yet it's fun and never comes close to being overbearing like some other avant-garde music. My only complaint would be the lack of accompaniment, which I think would be befitting of a lot of his music.
It's hard to say to what extent I can agree with his article, because he doesn't really elaborate on what artists or music he considers "crass and gross" (not too difficult to guess, though), or what artists he admires (harder to guess), beyond La Monte Young and Chuck Berry, which makes it difficult to draw any conclusions on his taste. He doesn't seem to accept that most musical artists (even outside a "poisoned environment") are going to be neither idiosyncratic nor genius, or that nothing can be drawn from music that isn't those things (despite his own music being derived from "Fascist hillbilly music"). I understand his points, but I guess I'm not entirely sure what he's envisioning for music at large. Maybe, one of his books would help me out.
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Zep, Huun-Huur-Tu has become one of my favorite groups, thanks to Lowkey.
Tha1ChiefRocka's 57 Greatest Music Albums (three more)
5. Canto Ostinato /--/ Simeon Ten Holt
9. Arrange And Process Basic Channel Tracks /--/ Scion
15. Zwölftonspiele /--/ Josef Matthias Hauer / Ensemble Avantgarde
16. 6 /--/ Supersilent
17. Berg: Wozzeck /--/ Christoph Von Dohnányi / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus
20. Tape Music - An Historic Concert /--/ Otto Luening / Vladimir Ussachevsky
22. Outside The Dream Syndicate /--/ Tony Conrad With Faust
24. Motore Immobile /--/ Giusto Pio
25. Jetsun Mila /--/ Eliane Radique
27. A New Way To Pay Old Debts /--/ Bill Orcutt
Given the name, I was expecting something more serene and dream-like, but what I got would give you some really effed up nightmares if you listened to this as you went to sleep. I was surprised by it's eerie, sample-heavy atmosphere, which was OK, but not exactly what I was wanting. I am interested to listen to some other albums though, because this was certainly creative.
Jameth, glad to have you back. I know how you feel man. We all need a break. Give Supersilent a listen.
Kenjiro Sakiya - Difference
Vladimir Ussachevsky - Music for 'Line of Apogee'
Mick Karn- The Tooth Mother
The Netherworlds- Pals
Momoko Kikuchi - Adventure
Warning- Watching From A Distance
尾崎亜美 (Amii Ozaki)- Shot
Yukihiro Takahashi- What, me Worry?
Oliver Coates- Upstepping
Radioactive Man - Booby Trap
Purplepashranker, rater, & music list makerProfile Western Australia
This is the number one ranked Cocteau Twins album on this site, and I can see why...it is a gorgeous dream pop album...and this site loves dream pop. Personally I probably prefer Victorialand, and Blue Bell Knoll ever so slightly. I do think some of the songs could have benefited from being a bit longer as I kept being about to get caught up in them and they would end, and for that reason the closer, Frou-frou Foxes In Midsummer Fires, was one of the tracks I enjoyed more, as well as Iceblink Luck which I know well from listening to their singles a lot rather than their albums back then. Very good album in terms of overall tone, consistency, and flow as well. I give it 8/10, and rank it 23/44 for 1990.
As I listen to any album I pick that I haven't heard before (Anabelas by Bubu was great by the way) I think I would like to listen to Yukihiro Takahashi- What, me Worry? so go with that.
34. Metallica by Metallica
38. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement
43. Ænima by Tool
46. Dirt by Alice In Chains
55. Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin
57 .Music Has The Right To Children by Boards Of Canada
61. Blue Lines by Massive Attack
64. The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers
70. The Chronic by Dr. Dre
71. August And Everything After by Counting Crows
A fun synthpop album that occsionally surprises with its creativity and catchiness. Musically it follows the trends of the time, but Takahashi, being a former member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, is more than capable of delivering an album with a unique sound. This is the first I've listened to of his; Sakamoto and Hosono were more active than him.
It's me again Purple, and this time it's Massive Attack's turn. And yeah, Bubu is awesome.
Kenjiro Sakiya - Difference
Vladimir Ussachevsky - Music for 'Line of Apogee'
Mick Karn- The Tooth Mother
The Netherworlds- Pals
Momoko Kikuchi - Adventure
Warning- Watching From A Distance
尾崎亜美 (Amii Ozaki)- Shot
Oliver Coates- Upstepping
Radioactive Man - Booby Trap
The Stranger- Watching Dead Empires In Decay
baystateoftheartNeil Young as a butternut squashProfile Massachusetts
I don't know if Muse is just growing on me or if this is really their best, but I definitely enjoyed this more than the previous two from this game. Catchier and more energetic, while keeping the good qualities they already had. Still, this is not something I gravitate to, but it's good for what it is. 3/5.
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2. I don't know any of those, so take another off the top.
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3. RYM Friends Chart
169. Leaves Turn Inside You - Unwound
180. All Hail West Texas - The Mountain Goats
241. Tindersticks - Tindersticks
281. When The Pawn... - Fiona Apple
310. Vol 4 - Black Sabbath
333. Tallahassee - The Mountain Goats
334. Deserter's Songs - Mercury Rev
335. Perils From The Sea - Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle
340. Happy Sad - Tim Buckley
342. Flood - Boris
The source in my next post should be:
a) Continue through the top forum poster ranking - next stop LittleM1971
b) BEA / RYM Chart Mashup
c) RYM Friends Chart _________________ Join us in the canon game :) / Add me on RYM
RoundTheBendI miss the comfort in being sadProfile Ground Control
The Cold Vein by Cannibal Ox
Glad I got another listen of this. My first listen I thought the music was really lame, but it's just subtle. Yes the beat and vocals are more important, as with any rap song, but musically this is a pretty cool record too (my first listen didn't think so). I just wish the mix was different for these ears, but it's pretty good as is. Some of the rapping caught my attention as well. I think I like Raspberry Fields, Iron Galaxy, and Painkiller best. 3.5 or 80. Could be higher with more listens. I should just believe the consensus, but it is a bit long/felt like it wore out its welcome a little too soon than I wanted.
2. Flood - Boris (& then B) - one of my favorite finds of this game. And yes, there's aspects of that Muse album that indicate it's them at their height, even if some would suggest that's when they started to suck pending on whose world view you want to believe.
3. RYM Top 500
383. Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath
395. Individual Thought Patterns by Death
414. Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk by Emperor
443. South of Heaven by Slayer
476. Unquestionable Presence by Atheist
480. Holy Diver by Dio
494. Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous by Big L
496. Damnation by Opeth
508. Saturation III by Brockhampton
540.Exuma by Exuma
1001 Albums to Hear Before You Die
Tragic Songs of Life The Louvin Brothers 1950s 1956
At Mister Kelly's Sarah Vaughan 1950s 1957
Jack Takes the Floor Ramblin' Jack Elliott 1950s 1958
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Fitzgerald 1950s 1959
At Newport 1960 Muddy Waters 1960s 1960
Miriam Makeba Miriam Makeba 1960s 1960
Back at the Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith 1960s 1960
Sunday at the Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio 1960s 1961
Jazz Samba Stan Getz / Charlie Bird 1960s 1962
Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 Sam Cooke 1960s 1963
Purplepashranker, rater, & music list makerProfile Western Australia
An influential trip hop album just as good as Mezzanine. Great mood throughout. I didn't realize I knew so many of their songs already - Unfinished Sympathy was the only one I remembered before listening to this. Great, important album. 8/10, and 24/38 for 1991.
34. Metallica by Metallica
38. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement
43. Ænima by Tool
46. Dirt by Alice In Chains
55. Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin
57 .Music Has The Right To Children by Boards Of Canada
64. The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers
70. The Chronic by Dr. Dre
71. August And Everything After by Counting Crows
77. Bee Thousand by Guided By Voices
RoundTheBendI miss the comfort in being sadProfile Ground Control
At first I was like this isn't geezer and this is off/bit generic, but then it grew in me. 3.5/80
2. Holy Bible purplepash.
3. RYM Top 500
395. Individual Thought Patterns by Death
414. Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk by Emperor
443. South of Heaven by Slayer
476. Unquestionable Presence by Atheist
480. Holy Diver by Dio
494. Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous by Big L
496. Damnation by Opeth
508. Saturation III by Brockhampton
540.Exuma by Exuma
1001 Albums to Hear Before You Die
Tragic Songs of Life The Louvin Brothers 1950s 1956
At Mister Kelly's Sarah Vaughan 1950s 1957
Jack Takes the Floor Ramblin' Jack Elliott 1950s 1958
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Fitzgerald 1950s 1959
At Newport 1960 Muddy Waters 1960s 1960
Miriam Makeba Miriam Makeba 1960s 1960
Back at the Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith 1960s 1960
Sunday at the Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio 1960s 1961
Jazz Samba Stan Getz / Charlie Bird 1960s 1962
Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 Sam Cooke 1960s 1963
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