DoofusWainwright: Rec Doof 2017

DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	Rec away, focus on what you think I'll dig/more obscure picks, but all recs welcome.
Papa Universe 10.11.17	Tactical dot deployed: •
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	Unique...you know you want to do it
Papa Universe 10.11.17	Gimme an hour or two till I get home to a computer.
Papa Universe 10.11.17	But so far just look at this and add whatever you didn't hear: http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=1053649&listid=175892
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	Are you going to be a gent and remove what I've already rated? Or is this going to be the unrefined Unique donkey dump to end them all?
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	Comments/mini sales pitches for individual albums are encouraged
Papa Universe 10.11.17	I'll do I once I get to a computer, right now I only have my old, glitching phone and a work computer that doesn't have internet access.
Dewinged 10.11.17	I'm in! I'm in!
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	What you got for me Dewi?
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	So to clarify, any album from this list that makes my Top 100 albums list for 2017 will get a short write up on that list (I'll also put a rec credit there too).
Dewinged 10.11.17	I will go with only one rec so allow me some time to present you a proper album.
SandwichBubble 10.11.17	Michael Chapman - 50 https://paradiseofbachelors.bandcamp.com/album/50 Singer-songwriter Michael Chapman has been hard at work for the past 50 years. And on his newest album "50," those years culminate into a beautiful folk record. Anyone with an interest in folk this year, look no further! Backed by an all-star group of musicians (Bridget St John, Nathan Bowles), "50" is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face (and fill out your best-of list this year).
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	Now that's what I'm talking about Sandwich, you're selling it to me, more than that, I'm already sold on it.
SandwichBubble 10.11.17	yeaaaa buddy
DinosaurJones 10.11.17	I feel like my sales pitch would make you just want to stay away from whatever I rec...
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	Then Dino...you must lie
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	Sandwich I'm pleased The Mallard is such a consummate...ballard. It's made the cut after just three tunes.
AnimalsAsSummit 10.11.17	can we rec our own shit
DinosaurJones 10.11.17	All right, I'll get to it in a bit.
butcherboy 10.11.17	Hmm..
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	AaS - your own shit is perfectly acceptable, a brief intro to it would make this list look more complete/help sell it to my fellow sputs
Papa Universe 10.11.17	Chalk Hands - Burrows and Other Hideouts EP You will not like this. You will most likely despise it. There is nothing of interest on here for you. Your taste spectrum does not include yelpy Hardcore-Emo. It's as typical as you can imagine. You will hate it. You will. I challenge no to, though. What does it take you to find enjoyment in something you so obviously detest? How much effort will you put into finding even a snippet of good in a pile of utter shit? Prove your dedication and endure on these two brief atrocities! Be better, be Doof!
cold 10.11.17	Dunno if you already know of this band, but you should check out a band called Blouse. It's a lo-fi synthwave type band, some may even label them as dream pop. They write really catchy tunes with electronica influences sang beautifully by a soft spoken lady. I'll link their bandcamp below, I would totally start with the S/T album. https://blousect.bandcamp.com/album/blouse Recommended Songs: Ghost Dream Into Black Controller
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	Reverse psychology from Unique?
Papa Universe 10.11.17	No, I genuinely fear you will hate it, but I want you to power through it and take it all in.
DinosaurJones 10.11.17	Tupper Ware Remix Party - LADYWORLD An abundance of funk with phenomenal instrumental work, a fine dusting of electronics, and catchy as all hell. Groove Crusaders from the future, space, and also Canada will have you bobbing your head to their brand of jams. It's an EP, and it's all great, but if you're only peckish to check out one song, I recommend "Body Image"
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	Unique you have it sitting on a 4.5 so it deserves the full two spins it's going to get before I deliver a verdict. Thanks Dino, that description makes the rec sound good. Lies?
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	coldheaven - I'll put them on my RYM list to check but they don't have a 2017 release :/
Drifter 10.11.17	"Or is this going to be the unrefined Unique donkey dump to end them all?" Bahahahahaha
DinosaurJones 10.11.17	Nah, man. I just didn't really know if it would be your thing, tbh.
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	Sandwich, 'Navigation' is a stunner as well, great rec to kick us off.
SandwichBubble 10.11.17	Nice! :D Glad you liked it (give his earlier stuff a listen, it's even better)
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	I checked and I already had 'Full Qualified Survivor' marked up to try in my RYM wishlist - do you consider that one the best next stop?
SandwichBubble 10.11.17	YES, that's one's a 5 for me
cold 10.11.17	OH! 2017 release, in that case... Shy, Low- Burning Day EP These guys are a local band that I'm good friends with and used to play shows with. They're having a semi-successful run so far, and I couldn't be happier for them. They're an instrumental band who write lengthy epic songs. They got the ambience of This Will Destroy you, the hard-hitting edge of Braveyoung, the instrumental grit of Pelican, and I could go on with the comparisons. But these dudes are seriously worth a listen. The EP released this year is only 2 songs, but their past work is worth checking out as well. https://shylowmusic.bandcamp.com/
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	Ok then, if that's a Sandwich 5 I'll drop everything and try it now
SandwichBubble 10.11.17	awww ❤ but finish all these recs first
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	This rec comp has two months to run, time is on our side
Papa Universe 10.11.17	brace yourselves, my grande opinionated monument to overdoing is incoming
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	^ Time may no longer be on my side...
SandwichBubble 10.11.17	There better be a christmas album somewhere in there Unique
Papa Universe 10.11.17	Lemaitre - Chapter One Lemaitre is a strange project. On one hand, their production is extremely polished out and designed to please with their accessability and simplicitiy, on the other, their playful and care-free nature will most likely never allow them to get anywhere close to the time on the radio. What is it they're aiming for is quite a mystery to me. Com Truise - Iteration There is something off and odd about Com Truise's production style. Even if he didn't quite disclose his mastery completely on this record, a lot of what led up to its release is worth checking out. It's playful, off-the-wall and somewhat bonkers, even though it sometimes tends to be (especially on this record) quite dragging. DJ Okawari - Compass Top-notch production and musical arrangement that creates a certain dreamlike atmosphere. Woman - Happy Freedom Sleeper hit of 2017. One of the most fun and care-free albums of the year. but one that still hides a lot of profound sweetness inside. Porcelain Raft - Microclimate Moving on to another similar record. Microclimate features a lot of sharp and beautiful engulfing and gradually progressing melodies and songwriting tricks, from its echoic production to its strangely fitting high-pitched vocals. Hooded Fang - Dynasty House Hooded Fang returned with even odder release. The vocals here became even more abstract and the instrumental arrangement much less straight forward and wild. It's a much more vibrant and experimental output that might either engross or repulse you, either way, you're in for a ride. Diagrams - Dorothy For those, who don't mind subdued and quiet vocals, as long as the music and songwriting is pretty, because on here, it reaches from gorgeous to bittersweet. Ariel Pink and Weyes Blood - Myths 002 No matter how much they try to sound weird and off-the-wall, this duo is just inherently sweet and joyous in every way. Joshua Thorne - Dear Listener Beware, it's a spoken word slam poetry session with some actually decent musical arrangement on the background. Although I did find this album to be quite a pretentious one, I also want to encourage you to try it out for yourself, because it does seem to be genuine and profound (to a certain extent).
Papa Universe 10.11.17	LSP - Waves D'you like to listen to grown men cry? Listen to this then. (guaranteed 1.0 from Doof) Care - Luv in the Ruins There is a subtle nuanced devilishness to this record. Each track has just the slightest hint of obscurity in it, yet always comes off with a strange prettiness. A Projection - Framework A pretty obvious Joy Division/New Order worship (of course, who else would it be). But some of the tracks really have a punch to them. The album, however, does seem somewhat inconsistent and the band is not exactly trying to bring much of anything new to the table, but for what it's worth, it's decent. Drab Majesty - The Demonstration Another New Wave shtick that seems to be oddly enough working fine. If you like yourselves some Electro/Post-Punk with a solitary echoic atmosphere, look no further. Mr. Mitch - Devout Mr. Mitch goes full ethrereal and echoic. It feels like this should be played in a grand empty hall. Elemantra - Nature Trash Elemantra switched their previous tedious and dissonantly indigestable sound into something much more spiritualistic and original. Everything, from the instrumentation, to the production to even the vocals, of whom I am still not a fan, everything changed for the better. If you like yourself some shamanistic Dreamy Shoegaze, then get your hands on this gem. Moonloop - Devocean As typical a Prog Metal, as you can get. But hey, they do the sound justice. Wax Fang - Victory Laps I'm quite afraid to recommend this album. I've shared it with about five people now and none of them liked it even close to how much I liked it. Awareness about this album is growing and its rating is falling. But it is a good Prog-Pop with a horde of synthesisers.
Papa Universe 10.11.17	The Wild Reeds - The World We Built Absolutely nonchalant and pretty Folk-Pop album full of catchy and nicely executed songs. Valgeir Sigurdsson - Dissonance Another ambient-ish soundtrack without a movie kind of album. Valgeir tries out going even more spacious and cold and the result is, well, certainly intriguing. Author and Punisher - Pressure Mine You don't necessarily have to start off with this EP, but please do check this project out, because its author (not the punisher) makes his own instruments to create as authentic an Industrial Doom sound as possible. Just keep that in min and check it out. Dark Model - Saga The reviewer ljubinkozivkovic summed up this extremely epic and over-the-top Electro/Classical beast the best: "... [Dark Model] seems to have had an anime movie in mind when he concieved this album." British Sea Power - Let the Dancers Inherit the Party This band seems to have fallen out of people's spectrum altogether. You know, they used to be pretty big back in the day. They still try to sound kind of extravagant and accessible, while still staying true to their usual calm and charming sound. Whether it works or not, you tell me. Black Nail - A Meeting of Bliss and Trauma Somewhat frightening and eerie, but also raw, gurgantuous and punishing release. Altar of Betelgeuze - Among the Ruins Do you enjoy a slow-pace, professionally crafted and heavily executed Metal music? Here y'go then. Mesarthim - Presence Not necessarily this EP, but anything Mesarthim has released is worth your attention. A one-man Black Metal band that is so consistently good is quite a rare precedent (that and Violet Cold). Sinmara / Misthyrming - Split Crushing, demonic, monstrous; those are some of the words you could use to describe the sound of this magnetic Black Metal release. I have a particular soft spot for Black Metal in my heart (heh, soft...quite ironic), so I appreciate a good BM, even when it's as standard as it gets, and this might be exactly that, but goddamn do they know how to bring it hard. White Death - White Death As crazy a Black Metal record as it can get, I think. Pure Violence - White Death This is one hell of a dense Hard-Techno-Punk (I guess) EP full of unforgiving and ruthless anger and power. Fura - Mutandis Basing its roots in the better side of Djent (believe it or not, but that actually exists) and Metalcore, this record is nstrumentally rich and has a dense and vibrant energy. Mechanical, hellish and dramatic.
Papa Universe 10.11.17	Inferno - Gnosis Kardias (Of Transcension and Involution) This is what happens, when all the same production they use for the overbooming Pop music is used on a Metal record...I think. Or so it sounds. Hawks - No Cash Value Lo-Fi Post-Punk that borrows from the more aggressive and upfront side of the genre. The Wraith - Shadow Flag Ugly, muddy, dissonant and raw. Raw as fuck. Let this gritty and monstrous release show you your inner beast. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Feed the Rats As ambitious as one can get within a Stoner/Doom boundaries. Decknamen - Philosophus Listen, this band is really good with the instruments. Their play is quite visceral and raw. But they can never get their flat and ugly production right. Let's hope they'll get their hands on some better recording resources in the future. The Angelus - There Will Be No Peace If the concept of an acoustic Doom Metal album doesn't intrigue you enough, just know that this record is full of enthralling anthemic and grandiose musical passages and melancholically epic songwriting that is both chilling and also gives you a sense of certain animalistic nature. Condenados - The Tree of Death Listen, this is a standard Death/Doom. It's as typical as you can get. It's a decent record. If you like that genre, you'll most likely enjoy this album too. Hanni El Khatib - Savage Times: The Complete Collection Sonic, vicious and most importantly 'savage', this is as good a Psych-Blues-Rock as you can possibly get.
Papa Universe 10.11.17	BearWolves - BearWolves This is a fellow Sputnik project and it is packed with fantastic guitarwork and thick, heavy production. A Sputnik project of this level of quality is pretty rare, so please, do not let it slip by you. Trvth - Arcane Sages This is as close as anyone has come to both recreating and refreshing the old DIY sound of Black Metal from the 80s and 90s. BNQT - Volume 1 There is always something ghoulishly interesting about a myriad of top-tier musicians coming together to put their individual styles into one...and then failing miserably. Still, it is worth it to give this artist combo a shot., even though the result is quite campy. Sielunvihollinen - Ruhonkantaja Raw, raw, raw Black Metal full of guts and, I guess, hatred. Hold On, Caulfield. - You're Not Gonna Make It A surprisingly decent release from a bedroom Emo band. Everything is just just just good enough not to be bland, but is also a great deal inoffensive and easy-going. Wesley Gonzalez - Excellent Musician This record is kind of silly and childish in its nature, but also showing a decent amount of mature lyricism among the juvenile songwriting. It's definitely somewhat oddball, but all the more exciting for it. Moon Duo - Occult Architecture Some good old riff-based Heavy-Psych. What more do you need?
Papa Universe 10.11.17	The Bearer - Fiction Bring that Hardcore and Death Metal into one, see what happens. esazlesa - Společnost psů I kind of feel obligated to plug these guys, because they are from my home country (not Australia, the other home) and it's quite rare to see a band so efficient and profound in their style and musical direction (Screamo to be exact) from my neck of the woods. Just check them out, spread a good word, please. Avec Le Soleil Sortant De Sa Bouche - Pas pire pop, I Love You So Much A band that tries to instrumentally reinvent the genre of Post-Rock. Sure, it might seem like fighting flood with cups of water, but these guys seem to be determined enough and their instrumental finesse has a certain level of beauty to it. Besides, it has a strong Psychadelic atmosphere. Julie's Haircut - Invocation and Ritual Dance of My Demon Twin Okay, this one might be a little harder to digest at least because of how instrumentally rich and dense it is among its sonic experimentation. On paper, it pretty much follows any existing overarranged Rock formula, but it is ultimately much odder than that. Supernova 1006 - Unique World Dark and obscure Industrial Post-Punk album that may have benn more interested in conceiving the atmosphere of the record than giving it something unique or outstanding. Still a decent listen though. Communions - Blue Lo-Fi, nonchalant and in-you-face Post-Punk dissonance. Primo - It Could Happen to You This is like an encyclopedia of all the Post-Punk influences there are. From the melancholic, to the raw and aggressive ones, to the upfront and morbid ones. Radical Face - SunnMoonnEclippse Just a complimentary mini-followup to their latest LP, that's all. Azelisassath - Total Desecration of Existence Well put-together Black Metal album that, sure, doesn't reinvent the wheel, but is at the very least a decent enough listen. sir Was - Digging a Tunnel Artsy and fun, but also smooth, fairly simple and easy to listen to Electronic record. Vinnum Sabbathi - Gravity Works Muddy, heavy and slow-pace Stoner/Doom with a lot to offer, if, of course, your patience allows it. Shade Empire - Poetry of the Ill-Minded An over-the-top, overproduced and overdramatic Metal album. What, d'you have something more fun to listen to?
Papa Universe 10.11.17	we cool?
DinosaurJones 10.11.17	wow
Papa Universe 10.11.17	and that's only january-june
ZombieToyDuck 10.11.17	what about EP's doof?
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	Unique, I'm impressed and a little worried all at once.
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	NightShade - I'd try and avoid EPs because they won't qualify for my 'Top 100 of 2017' list...but I'll still check them and put up some comments for sure.
Deathconscious 10.11.17	That Primo EP is decent, but it just makes me want to hear what theyd do with a full length rather than listen to it again.
butcherboy 10.11.17	Uni, half of what you rec'ed is absolute shite..
Papa Universe 10.11.17	that's for me to know and for him to find out, butch
Divaman 10.11.17	Looming - Seed I just today reviewed this one. Actually, I don't think you'll like it at all. (Maybe you'll surprise me). But I hope you listen to at least one track, because I want to hear your comments about that voice.
bgillesp 10.11.17	If you like post-rock, Exquirla- Para... Is an absolute monster that has way too little attention. My fav from the year is The Afghan Whigs- In Spades if indie grunge interests you. Don't sleep on The White Buffalo for country/Americana
DinosaurJones 10.11.17	Aw, poop, I rec'd an EP, haha.
ZombieToyDuck 10.11.17	cool cool, may do an album rec too but for now check Paul White-Accelerator (You digged Atrocity Exhibition so I figured this would be quick and easy for you to cover)
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	I'll be starting to work through some of these tomorrow, thanks for the recs. Heading out to watch Bladerunner 2049 so hopefully it lives up to the hype...
Tundra 10.11.17	Persefone - Aathma, so underrated but this album is really damn good tbh
DoofusWainwright 10.11.17	Tundra - this is supposed to be a 2017 list
Deathconscious 10.11.17	Its even in the title...
Tundra 10.11.17	RIP, ill edit that out lmao
AnimalsAsSummit 10.11.17	ok heres mine Count to Altek - Imodius Forms: Millenium Flux With the help of a new backing band, Count to Altek steps away from metal influence and introduces an effort with bigger emphasis on groove and texture. Here we explored the futurist aesthetics of electronica and new wave music, additionally taking large inspiration from the game Rez. As someone primarily interested in the possibilities of jazz, we incorporated a partially improvised approach along with in-studio. This created a foundation for these musicians I have never worked with before. In the end, this is meant as an homage to the mysterious hyper-reality living deep inside the mind.
Dewinged 10.12.17	Jesus Uni, lol Ok Doof, I have scrapped here and there and I am gonna adventure with... Ninet - Paper Parachute You have probably heard of Israeli singer songwriter Ninet because she was featured in the song "Pariah" which belongs to Steven Wilson's last album. She navigates on different styles, from intimate singer songwriting to explosive rock anthems, mastering melody and incorporating her middle east heritage into her music. It won't leave you indifferent, either you'll hate her or you'll love her.
Frippertronics 10.12.17	Sparks - Hippopotamus (pop) Max Richter - Three Worlds: Music from Woolf Works (modern classical)
DoofusWainwright 10.12.17	Well, the Count to Alek is certainly a real trip AaS, and quite possibly a real grower too. I'd buy that for a dollar as they say, so I'll spin it a bunch now I downloaded a copy, see how it fares.
DoofusWainwright 10.12.17	A couple more ratings up...keep the recs coming
Papa Universe 10.12.17	Yeah alright
DoofusWainwright 10.12.17	Unique I’m expecting you to get at least two or three picks from your list into my top 100 so don’t fret yet
Aberf 10.12.17	Alter - Pendulum EP Alter is an obscure modern shoegaze band who combines the density of 'Deathconsciousness' and the airiness of 'Souvlaki'. The vocal is low in the mix, as if it's part of the instrumental. The drum is bold and loud, while the bass is pounding a melodic lines, allowing the guitar to soars within its own fuzz. With only 3 band members, Alter has created something that dense yet weightless. Edit: https://aalterr.bandcamp.com/
AnimalsAsSummit 10.12.17	sweet doof nice, thanks for the buy man
DoofusWainwright 10.15.17	The Ninet Tayeb is pretty hard rocking, very interesting, a little over stuffed sounding at times - slightly campy 'EuroVision'y rock act' at others - but when it works it's energy grabs you.
DoofusWainwright 10.16.17	I've got through a few more of the recs, another gem, this time from Dewi
bgillesp 10.16.17	I'd like to add "my favorite album of the year" to the description for my Exquirla rec and change the Afghan Whigs one to 2nd favorite
TwigTW 10.17.17	I know you like alt-country, but does that extend to alt-folk? Here's one that is as atmospheric as it is alt. It's slow and quiet, but each note hangs beautifully until the next one comes along. I think it's simply beautiful... Hopefully you won't find it simply boring. Mappe Of - A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone
DoofusWainwright 10.17.17	Thanks Twig
Dewinged 10.17.17	Nice, Ninet made it. It is indeed Eurovision material (: That Exquirla album is a beast.
bgillesp 10.17.17	Ooh, hope you dig Doof.
DoofusWainwright 10.18.17	I took a little longer re-listening and pondering the Wesley Gonzalez and Exquirla albums. The Gonzalez I almost dismissed with a 2.5 and a shrug...but four, yes FOUR, listens later and I'm starting to like it enough for a light 3.5 and a possible top 100 of 2017 finish. It has a certain attitude, the lyrics are actually quite amusing and finally the songs are starting to reveal themselves. Or maybe the album cover earnt that extra 0.5, who knows. The Exquirla is a bit of an acquired taste, I'm still not 100% the vocals and music are complementing each other perfectly...but it's an interesting effort, very powerful, and that's enough to earn is a solid 3.5 for now.
budgie 10.18.17	why do we ever bother with these kinds of threads when unique will come along with 80 recommendations
Dewinged 10.18.17	Exquirla is an experiment that has been made before. Check Lagartija Nick & Enrique Morente's "Omega" for more of that flamenco + alt rock awesomeness. The band involved in Exquirla being Toundra is a quality warrant, cause those guys are already immense.
Papa Universe 10.18.17	So what's next?
budgie 10.18.17	i ban you from the site
DoofusWainwright 10.18.17	Most likely the Twig rec and another of yours Unique
budgie 10.18.17	review hazel english LP description gorgeous addictive voice from a girl originally aussie settled now in the SF indie movement. every track on the LP is killer and it's in my opinion the best release of 2017, maybe the best release ever, definitely a contender for my all time favorite album genre: indie pop? indie dream pop?
Papa Universe 10.18.17	Is budgie actively trying to make me his foe?
Sinternet 10.18.17	Los campesinos - sick scenes When i recced you one of their older tracks before you mentioned not liking the vocals, which i think are much better these days. Give it a try man
DoofusWainwright 10.18.17	Thanks Sint, I’ll give it a go
anat 10.18.17	Andrew Hung - Realisationship The other half of Fuck Buttons alongside Blanck Mass - throw out any preconceptions of what it'll sound like, this is a great, groovy, indie-punk album about coming out of your shell (complete with warbly south England vocals)
DoofusWainwright 10.18.17	Cheers anatelier, description has got me expecting great things
Papa Universe 10.18.17	Chino Amobi - Paradiso Alice in bureaucratic wonderland AKA the most systematic, technical and tactically precise in its rules'n'laws-following trip to the other universes there has ever been. It's an odd journey, but one with almost a dystopian edge to it.
DoofusWainwright 10.19.17	Thanks to anatelier who has found my favourite rec of the comp so far - honestly people, stop what you're doing and listen to the (very different to each other) closing two tracks on this album. A dead cert to make my Top 100, probably top 25.
anat 10.19.17	chuffed to bits it's a bit of you, doofle
Papa Universe 10.19.17	well i tried
Papa Universe 10.19.17	Brutus - Burst Explosive, tearing, shredding and... well, bursting. This is another one of those Belgian female-fronted Metalcore crushing bands that seem to be setting up some kind of movement... Cold War Kids - LA Divine I dare you to give this anything above 1.0. This is the most typical starry-eyed, stupidly optimistic, sterilised Indie Rock you could expect. Give it a 1.5, go ahead. I dare you! The Murlocs - Old Locomotive If King Gizzard were into Pop... Idles - Brutalism Just as the title suggests, this is a brute, abrasive, ugly, heavy and crushing block of music. It's as dense and punching a Post-Punk (emphasis on Punk) as it can get. Ghostpoet - Dark Days + Canapés It is calm, quiet and monotone, but far from monochrome. Ghostpoet delivers an array of memorable hooks and his flat and disjointed delivery style only make it all the more obscure. Oddisee - The Iceberg From catchy to thought-provoking, from fun to odysseyan, from lighthearted to soulful; this Hip-Hop beast is a testament of Oddisee's respect for the genre and abilities to create more of the new. Kasabian - For Crying Out Loud The dumbest thing you'll hear all year, so go ahead! White Ward - Futility Report Jazz-Black Metal? Saxophone-induced atmospheric beast that delves into all sorts of dark music. Don't kip this.
Papa Universe 10.19.17	Public Service Broadcasting - Every Valley A musical (instrumental) ruminations on topic of english mine-workers and middle-class lives. It's a bit dark and grim, but hopeful and heartwarming. White Reaper - The World's Best American Band They finally went Stadium, lads. They finally did. This album is full of carefree, catchy and lighthearted Pop-Rock/Pop-Punk tracks that don't pretend they are larger-than-life monstrosity, but rather have enormous amount of fun with the style they chose. Neun Welten - The Sea I'm Diving In Something between darker Goth-ish Post-Punk and atmospheric Indie with one-note vocals. Give it a chance. Spoon - Hot Thoughts Spoon's conceptually silliest and musically hottest release yet. It's a straightforward slick'n'smooth ride towards coolness. The Black Angels - Death Song Equal part emotional and trippy, this is a Hard-Psych journey to the unknown and the hard to decypher. It reaches from dissonant and mind-bending to waving and flashy. Metz - Strange Peace Metz have come through with their wildest and most fun record to date. It's such a sonic delikatesse that you need to dip in for your ears to be pleased... and potentially develop incurable tinnitus.
Papa Universe 10.19.17	Quelle Chris - Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often His is not your typical rapper, he is not your typical songwriter either. He is just a really strange dude with a really strange delivery and a really strange personality. Be warned. Gallops - Bronze Mystic If Post-Rock was played as Math Rock and the world was upside down. Fred Thomas - Changer If Jeff Rosenstock had a thing for both folk and electronica. Remo Drive - Greatest Hits If Emo was still relevant. that's about it for now. sorry, i got a tad lazy at the end there...
anat 10.19.17	stop
Papa Universe 10.19.17	no
DoofusWainwright 10.21.17	Thanks Twig, the rec was right up my street - Bon Iver meets Ry X meets 'Flotus'. Might crash my top 50 of the year given some more listens.
Papa Universe 10.21.17	Vanga in: White Reaper 2.5 Los Compesinos 3.0 Quelle Chris 3.0
DoofusWainwright 10.21.17	'White Reaper Does it Again' got a Doof 3 so is the new one going to score lower?
Papa Universe 10.21.17	I have a feeling it might.
DoofusWainwright 10.21.17	I think I already listened to the first three songs and abandoned it so you might be correct. Unique, you could have rec'd just the two or three albums you were most certain I'd like :/ Anyway, my plan is every other rec I check in the comp is a Unique rec, you'll get a 4+/5. That many albums the law of averages says it's a near certainty.
Papa Universe 10.21.17	Murphy's law. So I won't leave you alone, until you give me 4.5
TwigTW 10.21.17	Glad you liked it Doof, it's quickly become one of my favorites.
anat 10.21.17	baby guru - iv - http://babyguru-innerear.bandcamp.com/album/iv luxurious, laid-back greek indie rock, celebrating the folly of friendship, drenched in sunlight
DoofusWainwright 10.26.17	Sint - I did enjoy this Los Campesinos a bit more, maybe the album had a bit more punch or perhaps they're just growing on me a bit, not sure. I'm giving the album a 3.5, I guess a low 3.5 for now, but it is in the running for my top 100 of 2017.
ZombieToyDuck 10.26.17	not sure if you heard it yet doof but you should check Robert Plant's newest Carry Fire, saw you had most of his stuff rated but this is reallll good "Rich in its depth and brimming with instrumentals that caress listeners with warmth like a fire on a cold night. There's a sense of wisdom and graceful aging in the vocal delivery of Robert as he meanders his way through guitar playing that ranges from delicate yet intricate acoustic ballads, to buzzing yet reserved rock oriented tracks that maintain a reserved tone, as well as tracks where the guitar takes backseat to piano like on "A Way With Words." There's a longing, a feeling of endearment that this record leaves in its wake, a feeling that you are "never really done" with it even when it comes to its close."
DoofusWainwright 10.26.17	Deadly I have spun it once, just not rated yet. Sounded quite promising. Unique - another one that didn't quite make the cut. I didn't dislike the Quelle Chris, but bits of it were really tedious and nothing really made too much of an impression.
Papa Universe 10.26.17	1 of 3 predictions is correct so far, let's see if white reaper is as average to you as i imagine it might be
DoofusWainwright 10.26.17	Yeah, this Quelle Chris is like an even more deconstructed Shabazz Palaces, it would just take such an effort to return to it. It might have 3.5 (or higher) potential hidden in there I guess but it isn't one that screams out for more effort.
ZombieToyDuck 10.26.17	added a description doof see my last comment
DoofusWainwright 10.31.17	Updated
Papa Universe 10.31.17	Hmm you're takin it by a bucket
DoofusWainwright 10.31.17	Budgie - thanks for the rec, just when Yumi Zouma have stopped sounding like they did when they first came out...this dame has taken up the exact same sound. Not a bad thing, liked it, a 3.5 for now but might grow beyond that.
DoofusWainwright 10.31.17	Just checked the Black Angels - decent retro psych rock, doesn't have the pop appeal of Tame Impala or Black Mountain but feels a bit more authentic so has that going for it. Not a life-changer but it might just - and I mean just - scrape my top 100 if I revisit a couple more times.
Papa Universe 10.31.17	Where's Protomartyr and Benji Clementine on that Top 100 list?
Dewinged 10.31.17	Doof, since you still have space up there, allow me: Shannon Wright - Division The equivalent to a blind date with a girl that is both ugly and the love of your life.
DoofusWainwright 10.31.17	Cheers Dewi, I'll give her a shot
DoofusWainwright 11.07.17	Two more albums make the 3.5 marker and have a good chance of making my Top 100 of 2017. The Metz surprised me, the Albini production was as great as to be expected, but the band also bring a manic energy. Could be a 4. The Baby Guru is harder to categorise, there's some Talking Heads and Hot Chip in there, almost funky at times, but also a whole load of other stuff. The overall effect is really playful and adventurous. Some world influences, very bright guitar tones. I haven't a total grip on the band's identity right now after two listens, and that might be a failing of sorts or it might just be something that works out on subsequent spins? I like it, just a question of how much.
budgie 11.07.17	no problem doof, i think i'll have to be checking yumi zouma now.
DoofusWainwright 11.07.17	'Control' is my favourite off the Hazel English album, real good but yes, very much like Yumi Zouma. Start with the EPs though, that's when they had the most similar style to the HE.
DoofusWainwright 11.07.17	Unique - I don't give away placings until the list goes up...all I'll say is Protomartyr and Benji Clem will both make the top 40.
Papa Universe 11.07.17	Magnificent.
Papa Universe 11.30.17	Don't mind me, I'm just dusting some old threads.
sixdegrees 11.30.17	good idea
Dewinged 11.30.17	I guess Shannon didn't make it doof?
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	Gotta admit I totally forgot about this list, I'll check her soon as Dewi - I've also checked a few of the recs on this list by the by so should update
sixdegrees 11.30.17	who is shannon? can you introduce us
sixdegrees 11.30.17	nvm found it
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	she mine
sixdegrees 11.30.17	diy folk punk hmm i'm gonna go with nah
Mort. 11.30.17	doof is this still open to rec to you
Mort. 11.30.17	yowie - synchromysticism absolutely nuts math rock
sixdegrees 11.30.17	doof always has time to listen to 2 songs off an album and rate it
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	just about Mort, yeah, my end of year lists will be going up next two weeks so I've got a fortnight after that I'm swearing off new music/music exploration for two months, serious, just to do a bit more justice to a few things I found and forgot in 2017 and to check some old dusty nostalgic favourites there will be a doof list of course, so others can share in this journey :D
Mort. 11.30.17	true that he a is rite cheeky cunt
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	sixdegrees may I direct you to my lastfm account you suspicious b'stard
sixdegrees 11.30.17	I dont last fm site needs to be taken behind the ol shed
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	Ah yeah, you mentioned Yowie before, will get to it
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	I may not give everything I rate sub-2 score a full spin...but I bet I listen to stuff I rate 3+ score a better shot than most do. Most stuff I end up listening to at least ten times. Stuff I like often 30 times in a few months before it drops out of rotation a bit. A lot of RYM 'one listen and done' warriors on this site I warrant. To me that is a FAAAAAAAR bigger crime/worry. Music is not movies,
sixdegrees 11.30.17	is one listen really worse than 1/5th of a listen
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	yes, if you like the music. A 1 rating says you think something is awful, leave it. I don't discog rate 1's, Dragonforce get one album, first six songs sound the same, heard the band before anyway, they suck, it's over. A 1. A well earned 1/5. Something you 'like' - giving it one spin then "I'm satisfied, what a great film that was, never need to revisit, I'm satisfied'" I'll never get that approach to music. If you like something...you need to listen to it. Who'd have thought.
sixdegrees 11.30.17	Music is not movies,
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	One listen wonder accounts on RYM are utterly worthless. I call those 'holder ratings', I might have a few, but only a few. Some accounts on RYM are entirely 'holder ratings' far as I'm concerned. Will never understand it, weird hobby. Listening to an album once? Makes no sense, that's not digesting music at all. That's not forming any kind of connection, building associations, letting music surprise you. It's a nonsense.
sixdegrees 11.30.17	you have 4300 ratings
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	If someone needs to be told listening to music is not the same as watching a movie they're beyond all hope, but people can do what they like :D
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	4300 ratings - I am old, I thought you knew? I hate to break this to you but there are albums I've listened to three or four hundred times.
Papa Universe 11.30.17	I never listened to anything only once. I somehow manage to get through things at least twice. I can form initial reactions to an album from a listen, although admittedly, not a lot changes after repeated listens. First thoughts usually get solidified the further the experience.
sixdegrees 11.30.17	do people actually listen to things once for rym points I think you vastly overestimate the scope of this issue. projection?
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	approx 1800 of those ratings are 'pre Sput ratings', stuff I rated soon after I arrived or just knew before but rated since. Then I've been here nearly three years so 2500 isn't so many ratings, only 800 a year.
Papa Universe 11.30.17	Even when I hate the experiences, still, two spins here we go
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	Some people on RYM explain on their profile page how they listen to music, a lot say albums only get one listen then they move on. They may be joke accounts but I don't think so.
sixdegrees 11.30.17	that is a lot but I mean you admitted to not listening to things all the way through before rating them
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	They usually say they have a low attention span or have got used to digesting music that way. It's something I can understand more now I've upped the amount of new music I listen to...but it has also shown me listening to something once isn't very rewarding at all.
sixdegrees 11.30.17	the album format isnt for everyone, more people should rate singles or EPs if they feel that way
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	six - only stuff in the 'totalshit' category. Take the example of Dragonforce...don't ask me why Dragonforce...I have heard a lot of Dragonforce, I've even caught them live twice (not purposefully) and my curiosity was trying a full album. The fact I bailed before the end hardly matters - I know the band - I know the style - I have a total grasp on the pattern of the album. Nothing will be gained through me continuing my listen. Still, Dragonforce deserve the 1/5, I am now Dragonforce rec proof and we're done.
sixdegrees 11.30.17	what if dragonforce break out a folk punk hoedown on the last track of the album did you ever think of that
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	Discog 1 rating would be a bad thing to do though, I see why that's banned here. I see no problem of listening to 50% of something, realising it's all a style you dislike, and bailing out. User's 1 ratings are my favourites to check really, one of life's pleasures.
sixdegrees 11.30.17	you didnt answer my question
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	six - I usually scan listen the rest, I have that covered.
theBoneyKing 11.30.17	I remember someone here once said that there wasn't a point in continuing to listen to something once they'd decided how good it was and I thought that was the most idiotic thing I'd ever read.
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	I mean fundamentally i'm not a believer in 'objective' ratings, never have been, people are rating what they like here, building a taste profile through ratings. I'm not signing these bands, I'm not deciding if they're technically ok, if they have a potential audience out there - that isn't what anyone here is doing, whatever delusions of grandeur anyone here might have. We are saying whether we like something, and my 1 ratings are real accurate on that count. Maybe the Dragonforce snare sound deserves an extra .5 in someone's universe, or the song writing is 'competent' or whatever. I know after listening to what I have from them that I don't like them and likely never will, barring some incredible shift in approach. It really is that simple. Slap a 1 on that bitch.
sixdegrees 11.30.17	how do you objectively rate something maybe if you are a trained musician listening to an orchestra you could pull it off idk
Orb 11.30.17	Kelela - Take Me Apart. Ill be blunt... Shes the future of RnB and her newest album is in dire need of a review around here.
Demon of the Fall 11.30.17	'Then I've been here nearly three years so 2500 isn't so many ratings, only 800 a year.' That's insane, still over 2 new albums a day, A DAY. How do you get time to listen to that much music when you've also listened to stuff many, many times. I'm jealous.
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	This year in particularly has been an anomaly, my work situation has changed to a lot more unsupervised work/working from home while there has been a total reorganisational shake up that's taken the best part of ten months. This won't last. Next year I won't be checking 1500 new albums or whatever I managed this year. If I start a family, then again, all bets are off - I'll prob go down to checking ten new albums a year. There is an element of cramming since I arrived on the site. But I do listen to 7 hours of music a day on average.
Papa Universe 11.30.17	I have a similar situation. And a similar policy. I listen to MINIMUM 1 new album a day. (new as in whatever I have never heard) and I rarely keep it at minimum. Working from home really gives the advantage of multitasking.
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	I guess it’s some sort of midlife crisis but I prefer to put a positive spin on it. The recognition that I have a mid life opportunity maybe :D
Papa Universe 11.30.17	Well, it happened to me, so now I can truly say "It happens to the best of us."
Demon of the Fall 11.30.17	I hate you both. 2.5-3 hours on average for me at the minute, there's a fair amount of variation but that'd be my estimate.
sixdegrees 11.30.17	I savor long periods of silence between bouts of home listening
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	I used to read a lot with no music but I knocked that on the head this year to concentrate on music exploration. At some stage soon my habits will change again, my hobbies change up. Music will always be incredibly important to me but focused ‘music exploration’ will drop for sure.
DoofusWainwright 11.30.17	One year I focused on reading and got through something like 100 books, I tend to move from one obsessive drive to another. Music for pleasure is a constant though.