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| 2.5 average | https://www.last.fm/user/drink_isaac | December 28th 19 |
While discussing polarizing albums to come out of the current age of internet music, "I'll Try Living Like This" would most likely come up in discussion. This thing is very, and I mean very heavy on aesthetics, just look at the album art for god's sake. While putting aesthetics aside, you have to come to the music. Music wise, this album goes on for too long, with a lot of the songs here being about 5 - 6 minutes long, which is strange because generally a song of that length wouldn't feel like a heavy heavy drag. Whatever. The guy's from DDS.WMV do present some interesting ideas here, but they're sloppily executed, underdeveloped, and too noodle-y, making a lot of the songs here come off as quite amateur. Which is sad, because a lot of these songs could have been absolutely face-melting, mind-bending, body-ascending Vaporwave anthems. I mean, yea, sure, the production can sound pretty futuristic at times, but they just constantly pull the "Whoah duuude! We're being reeaally craaazyy! These samples Broooo!" card. Bit of a waste of time. Hopefully these guys further develop and mature their sound to make what they were trying to produce.
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| 2.5 average | Bedex | March 10th 20 |
This one didn't really work for me. The bulk of the album is what I don't quite enjoy in vaporwave: a lot of glitchiness, a lot of weird vocals, apparently random song structures which as my dexbro said sometimes sound like two different peolpe are making separate bits of a same track instead of working together. There are some nice bits, for example 2 changes completely after the 1:40 mark and becomes quite nice and chill and psych, but reverts to glitches later on. I also don't really enjoy the excessive videogame/anime samples etc in places like on 3. To be fair the album is never unpleasant except the closer, but it's almost never my cuppa. I did dig the middle a lot more. 4 starts nicely but has an awful conclusion, which is relieved by the cheesy sitcomcore 5. It morphs into more chilled and relaxed vibes, which continue during 6 and 7 and are the peak of the album imo. The intro to 7 is nice and intriguing but the bulk doesn't quite live up to it. 8 is a fun track and is definitely a fave in some sections. After that 9 displays some trappy vibes but just feels alright, and 10-11 are a big nope. The abrupt dropoff in quality at the end after a nice mid album brings this down to a 2.4
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| 3.5 great | Erwann S. STAFF | December 10th 19 |
This is pretty mad. Is vaporwave a mere psychedelic plunderphonics with some slowed-down 80s vocals? Not always, but this one sounds like it from time to time. Given how glitchy and, dare I say, abrasive the record is, it's almost amazing how comfortable this sounds. However, I feel this mix of glitch and chill could have been more well-done (as in: it sometimes feels as if there were two DJs producing, and they were waiting for the other to finish his/her part): when the two smash together though, it bangs. It's a tad too long too, mainly due to the repetition, which is kinda inherent in the genre. Respect nonetheless, it's a banger album.
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| 4.5 superb | Ocean of Noise | July 1st 19 |
The last track is a remix of a song from Sonic R and that ALONE makes this one of the best albums I've ever heard
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| 4.0 excellent | jhop | April 17th 24 |
| 3.5 great | lurxy | March 30th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Glovoc | April 13th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | iGuter | January 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | jtswope | September 20th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | mrdisco | January 21st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oobaloo | December 13th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | mongo77 | November 10th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Sam C. | August 10th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Rick64 | May 29th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Corney | September 10th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | friv | April 17th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Twit | November 4th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Prole | August 8th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Yotimi | January 27th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Torii | December 23rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | djunior | December 12th 15 |
| 2.5 average | inca829 | October 1st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | LOGOFF | August 2nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jom3 | July 19th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Trebor. EMERITUS | July 16th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Runeii | July 14th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brabiz | July 13th 15 |
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