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I Dream of Drone
Age: 30
Location: Somewhere in Ohio 
- #111
- Posted: 06/17/2024 19:22
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To Mega Therion by Celtic Frost
May 13, 2024
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| Quote: | | God damn what a solid improvement from Morbid Tales overall. I always forget how much I love this record and I’m not sure why. I love how thundery the guitars sound and how the drums sound like clay (I swear I mean that in a good way). Idk why metal albums don’t sound like this anymore. Is it because the equipment is old and unavailable? Is it because this was probably recorded to analogue tape and most modern metal albums are digitally recorded? Who knows. But this crunches way tougher than Morbid Tales. |
Rating: 96/100
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Anti
I Dream of Drone
Age: 30
Location: Somewhere in Ohio
- #112
- Posted: 06/17/2024 19:23
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On Fire by Galaxie 500
May 16, 2024
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| Quote: | Quick story before I provide my thoughts on the album. I remember this being one of the first albums I discovered through BestEverAlbums-- so we are talking 2013-14 here. I chose to listen to this album simply because I liked the orange color of the cover and I was looking for "indie" music. My understanding of "indie" was so shallow at the time. Anyways, I remember being bored and disappointed with this album when I first heard it. I honestly don't think I've heard it again until this year. Pretty fun/interesting to see how my tastes of matured over 10 years. I was impatient with slowcore. I mean, how do you expect someone whose only exposure to music was radio-friendly stuff to suddenly love slowcore?
Anyways, here I am 10 years later revisiting an album that I figured I should love now-- and I do! What a sincerely sweet slowcore album. I've seen many people describe it as an accidental masterpiece and I agree. There's no way the band knew they would craft a timeless masterpiece when they recorded this album. I love the off-key singing. It's charming and works very well. The guitar does not feel purposeless like some slowcore albums. It carries weight and gets slightly psychedelic. The bass guitar is warm and smooth and the drums sound fantastic. Absolutely no misses on here. I don't have a single problem with this record. Wasn't expecting to fall in love with it this deep. Perfect late spring and early summer evening music. |
Rating: 100/100 👏
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Anti
I Dream of Drone
Age: 30
Location: Somewhere in Ohio
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- Posted: 06/17/2024 19:23
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Space 1.8 by Nala Sinephro
May 19, 2024
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| Quote: | | When this album came out in 2021, it unexpectedly became my favorite album of the year. Brand new artist, modern jazz music. Figured it wouldn't love it as much as I do. This is some seriously beautiful, atmospheric Nu Jazz. The final track is an 18 minute airy odyssey through the clouds. I cannot wait to see how she follows up this album. |
Rating: 95/100
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Anti
I Dream of Drone
Age: 30
Location: Somewhere in Ohio
- #114
- Posted: 06/17/2024 19:25
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Desert Fairy Princess by Adele Sebastian
May 19, 2024
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| Quote: | | Tremendous flute playing. It's a real shame that this is her only album release. Would've loved to see her release several albums exploring different directions of jazz. But for a standalone release, this is phenomenal spiritual jazz. Touches on some beautiful Arabic jazz, but it is quite a clean and spiritual release. I listened to this via vinyl by Pure Pleasure records and it is a phenomenal pressing. Very lively, indeed. |
Rating: 93/100
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I Dream of Drone
Age: 30
Location: Somewhere in Ohio
- #115
- Posted: 06/17/2024 19:27
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Eternity by Alice Coltrane
May 19, 2024
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| Quote: | | This might be one of the most "May-sounding" albums I've heard. I personally prefer the free jazz sound of her earlier works, but this album is still an excellent entry in the Alice Coltrane anthology. While her typical primary instrument is the harp, she dominates an interesting sounding organ that's almost snake-like. It's one of her dense sounding works-- not meaning hard to digest. Rather, it is more centered and grounded instead of that whimsical cosmic feel she has to her best albums. Those digging into Alice Coltrane's catalogue, please do not ignore this entry. I played the Speakers Corner pressing of this album and it sounds incredible. The organ fills the room and everything feels spiritual. |
Rating: 87/100
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Anti
I Dream of Drone
Age: 30
Location: Somewhere in Ohio
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- Posted: 06/17/2024 19:28
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The Ending Quest by Gorement
May 27, 2024
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| Quote: | | See? Death metal can be emotional without being cheesy, overdramatic melodic death metal music! This is impressively atmospheric, yet aggressive death metal from Sweden that has a slightly gothic flare to it. I love the tone of the guitars and the vocal performance is perfect for the album. It's a damn shame this band only had one studio album. Would've loved to see a funeral doom metal effort by them. |
Rating: 97/100
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Anti
I Dream of Drone
Age: 30
Location: Somewhere in Ohio
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- Posted: 06/17/2024 19:29
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Stream From The Heavens by Thergothon
May 31, 2024
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| Quote: | | Pioneering album for the funeral doom metal subgenre. Sets a standard for funeral doom metal in both pace and heaviness. They could've gone deeper with the guitar tones, but they kept them airy enough for a foggy atmosphere instead of intense gravity that weights you down. I love the swirly, cheap synthesizer in the background. Interestingly, it makes the album pretty. Thergothon crafted a concise sound that I never really get from other funeral doom metal acts. And then, of course, they vanish. Damn shame. |
Rating: 86/100
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