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Gold by Starflyer 59

Hey kids! You ever wanted your Shoegaze to be heavier and more misanthropic?!? Well, Starflyer 59 have you covered! With tracks like "When You Feel Miserable" and "Stop Wasting Your Whole Life", Starflyer 59 certainly evoke a vibe of complete and utter hopelessness...with loud guitars. Situated somewhere between Low and Failure (the bands not the dispositions) Starflyer 59 encapsulates a Gen X malaise that few other bands of the time can truly claim. Perfectly themed music for the current state of affairs in the former United States of America.

Seriously though, a great album. Their debut "Silver" is also worth a listen if you dig this. Slowcore, Shoegaze, Noise, etc. What more could you want?

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Jhazmyne's Lullaby by 7 Angels 7 Plagues

Ok, this album is not from 1995, but I listened to it for the first time today; it had been on my list for awhile. Rated very highly on RYM, then I come here to see that it has no listens and no ratings. INSANITY. Unique Metalcore with elements of Emo (Midwest), acoustic elements, and even a beautiful purely piano track. I'm not going to go that in depth on this, but when I saw that there was nothing for this album, I thought it would be a good idea to try and spread the word. If Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Emo type stuff is something that you vibe with, then this is surely worth a listen.

[Tha1ChiefRocka]

Long time, no post 😁

Still listening to a lot, both new and old.

Added some solid records to the collection.

Working on a thesis and applying for PhD programs.

Currently writing a paper on sound studies/soundscapes for one of my semester courses. Thinking on focusing on albums that attempt to replicate "cold sounds".

Two classic favorites of mine:


Substrata (1997) by Biosphere


Permafrost (1993) by Thomas Köner

If anyone has suggestions or thoughts on "what makes something sound cold", then I'm all ears.

Peace & Love 🥰

[Tha1ChiefRocka]

Played Balinese gamelan for the first time tonight. The class was taught by a real Balinese musician who is visiting my school's campus for a performance. Really rusty, because I haven't been able to play drums in years, but I got the hang of it by the end. Luckily there were enough other people around that they drowned out my horrible timing for the first 15-20 minutes, lol.

The open seat when I got there was on one end of the reyong (?) possibly bonang(?) Most of the other folk there were actual music performance students, but they told us that anyone could show up. They're trying to have a campus ensemble again, so maybe I'll go back if they get started.