Liars - Drum's Not Dead
Shiner - The Egg
KMD - Black Bastards
Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
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Kasai Allstars - In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic
Boubacar Traoré - Mariama
Ashanti Tribe Of Ghana / Ewe Tribe Of Ghana - Drums Of Death
Olatunji - Circle Of Drums
Oidupaa Vladimir Oiun - Divine Music From A Jail
Rokia Traoré - Bowmboï _________________ Overall chart Fake overall chart
It's better. It's funner. It's got more of a cohesive theme. The rapping is his best ever, consistently. _________________ 2021 in full effect. Come drop me some recs. Y'all know what I like.
It's better. It's funner. It's got more of a cohesive theme. The rapping is his best ever, consistently.
What somewhat kills the flow for me is that cluttered middle section with several skits. All of them great, but they should've been more spread out. I'd agree that his rapping here is on the same level as Madvillainy, but not better. More consistent? Maybe, except for that middle part. Food theme is great, agree. It makes the album that much more fun. But the production is a step below Madlib's (except for a few tracks), and there aren't as many highlights imo. The skits on Madvillainy are legendary too, and I like the "no chorus" approach. Mm... Food has its moments though, in fact it has a lot of good moments. _________________ Overall chart Fake overall chart
Hot take: Doom's own production suits Doom's rapping better than Madlib's. _________________ 2021 in full effect. Come drop me some recs. Y'all know what I like.
Hot take: Doom's own production suits Doom's rapping better than Madlib's.
I somewhat agree. But the beats on Madvillainy are so dope that any half-decent rapper would've sounded good over them. Pinata and Bandana are evidences as well (not that Freddie is "half-decent", but his style and Madlib's style don't match at all imo and yet he sounds fantastic over jazzy soul samples). _________________ Overall chart Fake overall chart
I wanted to like this more than I did, but I don't think I was feeling electroacousitc antics right now.
Ledzep go with Liars.
Heathered Pearls - Loyal
Il Baricentro - Sconcerto
Musette - Datum
Miharu Koshi - Parallelisme
MIchael Chion- Requiem
Violent Onsen Geisha - Excrete Music
O.L.D - Formula
Silvio Rodriguez-Al final de este viaje
Caroliner Rainbow Open Wound Chorale - Rise of the Common Woodpile
Summoning-Stronghold
baystateoftheartNeil Young as a butternut squashProfile Massachusetts
I love early Siouxsie And The Banshees. This album sets an eerie and twisted atmosphere right from the start, where things don't seem right, with the wonderful Happy House, and keeps it going - although I'm not sure about the Gary Numan sounding Lunar Camel that ends side one- but then the second half of the album ikicks off with Christine and immediately ncreases the trippiness element of their gothic rock post-punk, and from then on it's all great listening, with Skin being an excellent song to close the album with. I give it a really strong 8/10, which probably would have been higher if I had of heard this album closer to the time, and it just makes my top 10 for 1980 at 10/39.
Top 75 Music Albums of 1980 by Tha1ChiefRocka (2 picks left)
4. Killing Joke by Killing Joke
5. Synthesist by Harald Grosskopf
7. Gyrate by Pylon
10. Satekoso by Chakra
11. Solid Pleasure by Yello
17. Lullaby by Kevin Braheny
18. Grotesque (After The Gramme) by The Fall
20. The Commercial Album by The Residents
22. Jane From Occupied Europe by Swell Maps
23. Hypnotised by The Undertones
You know, I don't care anymore if I get a large picture or not at this point. I was doing good and then I lost it. Oh well. But back on the album on hand and Wow! Before deciding to listen to this, I realized I was going to tackle this not only did I realized that this was a slowcore album, but also realized this album is over 70 minutes. And the last time I tackled an album in this style was The Lioness. And being miffed from that album kind of made me expect the worst. But, this was way better than I was expecting. There was a part of me that thought this was a 100. It tackled this similar quality that Suede's debut had where it had this rural plain quality that I really enjoy but it is more refined and would say almost realized vision. A lot of the tracks definite fit the 10/10 bill. Mark Kosleck vocals really meld well with the sound of the album and there are probably some verses or lines that will hit me on an emotional level. There is a specific point where it was about the car crash that kind of hit me.
So why not the 100? There are two points I would make. For one, while I wish a few of the songs had sprinkles of synthesizer or the shoegaze guitar tones to compliment the sound more, I understand why it isn't there. Since this was on the 4AD label, RHP wanted to make a distinct decision to not get pigeon hold by critics at the time. And I would still say what this album does, is enough to keep me occupied. The other point where I would have a issue and would say holds a little more ire would be how a few of the lengthy tracks especially by the back end of the album could have been trimmed down just a bit. Keep the little details that is brought up by the end of the track, cut maybe a minute or two and call it a day. But, this was still worthwhile and I am curious how the rest of Red House Painters discography would hold up.
Grade wise:95 but maybe a 100 with a revisit. Or if this is a 100, this would be a demi god in my usual listening habits. If anything else, this could be top 20 or more possible top 10 of 1993. Well in a canon sense.
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Pash listen to Synthesist.
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BEA: Top 100 of 1993
(3) Wu Tang Clan-Enter The Wu Tang(36 Chambers)
(4) Slowdive-Souvlaki (R)
(5) Pearl Jam-Vs.
(6) Bjork-Debut (R)
8 Counting Crows-August And Everything After
(11) Liz Phair-Exit In Guyville
(12) Snoop Dogg-Doggy Style
(13) Blur-Modern Life Is Rubbish
(14) PJ Harvey-Rid Of Me
(15) The Breeders-Last Splash
Drum's Not Dead by Liars
Some beautiful melodies, especially in the quieter, less noisy/droney songs like Drum Gets A Glimpse. The vocals sometimes sound like Thom Yorke singing only with his high register voice, but it seemed to fit the songs rather well. Other times the deeper vocals kick in, and they're fine too. I'm not usually talking this much about vocals, but this album is centered around the tribal, repetitive beats and the beautiful melodies I was talking about earlier, and the vocals on top of those are what sticks out the most. They're hypnotic too, but add the much needed dynamic to songs. Well-crafted album, but maybe a bit too monotone and hypnotic for my tastes. And I'll mention the melodicism again: looping synths and gentle guitars were marvelous, sometimes reminding me of Robert Wyatt, Faust, Brian Eno and (gentler) Sonic Youth at the same time. The second side is less interesting, but Hold You, Drum is the only stinker in the tracklist (although it has a wonderful droney outro, like an out of tune slide guitar loop or something). 7.5 or 8/10
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I was thinking about giving you PJ Harvey and Pearl Jam picks, but go with Debut for now.
Shiner - The Egg
KMD - Black Bastards
Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
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Kasai Allstars - In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic
Boubacar Traoré - Mariama
Ashanti Tribe Of Ghana / Ewe Tribe Of Ghana - Drums Of Death
Olatunji - Circle Of Drums
Oidupaa Vladimir Oiun - Divine Music From A Jail
Rokia Traoré - Bowmboï
Sun City Girls - Torch Of The Mystics _________________ Overall chart Fake overall chart
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