Ulshad: 2017 releases that deserve more attention

Artuma 12.17.17	genre descriptions please
teamster 12.17.17	I tried 29, a lot, many times, over and over...on advice from a friend. I just couldn't get it.
Ulshad 12.17.17	@Artuma, I will post the genres ASAP @teamster, yep, it drags a little when I'm not in the right mood, but I find it a very interesting listen and kinda enjoy most of it.
Papa Universe 12.17.17	wasn't there another list you posted recently?
Ulshad 12.17.17	@Papa Universe, you're right. Was my EOTY list, but I erased it by accident because shit happens :/
Papa Universe 12.17.17	oooooh, right. the feeling i know all too well
Dewinged 12.17.17	Holy crap, where did u get all these!?
Papa Universe 12.17.17	i'm jamming the fuck out of 1476 right now.
Ulshad 12.17.17	@Dewinged, this is mostly stuff from monthly recommendations from a handful of blogs and webs throughout the year that I've enjoyed a lot, and that I think a lot of people couldn't get into for some reason @Papa Universe, my first listen was not knowing anything about them and I was immediatly floored by their genre-blending skills and overall sense of raw passion and great atmosphere. I liked the vocals a lot too.
Calc 12.17.17	genre descriptions please [2]
Dewinged 12.18.17	I see, well there's a lot to check here man, thanks for this.
Dewinged 12.18.17	6, 32 and 45 I can say too they are great
TheWrenKing 12.18.17	sweeeet list man, i've only heard 6 here, itsa good un
porcupinetheater 12.18.17	Roselit Bone - Blister Steel. Check Leech Child
Sinternet 12.18.17	i have heard like two of these lmao will check some
Ulshad 12.18.17	@Calc: Genres are posted now adorned with Tommy Wiseau-esque broken english mini blurbs. @Dewinged: you're welcome man. 6 and 45 are excellent, 32 is great but their previous band, Omega Massif, was even better. Hope you find something of value here. @TheWrenKing: thanks man, if you liked 6 there's a chance you would enjoy 17. @porcupinetheater: thank you for that outstanding rec. I loved it. The climax is just perfect, love the voices and the feeling of hopelessness that every note in this song evokes. It's not the same thing at all, but it made me realize how much I miss Yankee Foxtrot Hotel era Wilco and how much I like avant-country, if that genre even exists. I listened to the whole album and I can totally see this being AOTY-worthy material for some, they are something else. @Sinternet: Thank you. Hope you find something of your liking.
Deathconscious 12.18.17	19's artwork looks cool. Good to see Cranial on here.
Ulshad 12.18.17	@AdolfChrist: 19's cover is gorgeous indeed. Really interesting project. Cyberpunk ambient post-rock shouldn't be that good or interesting on premise, but somehow it works pretty well most of the time, specially for a debut EP. And yeah, Cranial are great and I really wish they achieve excellence on the next release.
Papa Universe 12.18.17	Welp, I'm gonna jam at least everything...
Ulshad 12.18.17	@Papa Universe: If you're even mildly interested in Everything is Terrible, I have a waaaaaaaay better rec for you: The Hirsch Effekt - Eskapist.
Papa Universe 12.18.17	Particularly these draw my interest: 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 24, 26, 28, 37, 44, 50, 57, 60, 61 And these I've heard: 1, 13, 19, 35, 36, 42, 45
Papa Universe 12.18.17	+ Everything is Terrible and the Hirsch Effekt
Ulshad 12.18.17	@Papa Universe, 50 is really something else. Maybe a little bit overwhelming on first listen, but incredibly rewarding and unique.
CygnusX1 12.18.17	Only heard 3 and 32 but both were great. I gotta listen to a lot of these
BlackMalachite 12.18.17	Holy shit, feature this list. Also 19 peaked my interest the most, I just checked it out and it rules, "System" is such a good track.
Ulshad 12.18.17	@Cygnus: Yeah 3 is super fun, and I'm kinda surprised about 32 getting so much recognition. Hope you find something worthy of your ears here. @BlackMalachite: Thank you man.19 is great and so is "System", my favorite song on the EP is the closer thought. Really nice little project.
BlackMalachite 12.18.17	I recommended your list for a feature by the way, hopefully you get it!
Sowing 12.18.17	Nice.
Papa Universe 12.18.17	gods have spoken!
Papa Universe 12.18.17	and I jammed about a third of these already
Ulshad 12.18.17	Wow, thank you very much guys! I'll keep working on this. I don't know if 2017 is greater than previous years or it's only that I happened to employ more time finding goodies and got a better understanding of how good has been this year musically. Anyway, thank you all. I'll keep sharing some more, hope you'll find something dig-worthy.
Ulshad 12.18.17	@Papa Universe: Ha ha, that's dedication man. Did you find something decent?
BlackMalachite 12.18.17	Congrats on the feature! I'm probably going to jam a few more of these albums in the near future.
Papa Universe 12.18.17	well, for starters 1476 is definitely making its way into my top 20
Ulshad 12.18.17	Thank you a lot @BlackMalachite and I'm glad that you dig 1476, @Papa Universe. Strangely enough didn't make it for my Top 100 and I love that album, so I'm here listening to it once again.
pjquinones747 12.18.17	Very interesting list. I haven't heard of almost all of these, and have found some great additions for late-year cramming.
Papa Universe 12.18.17	I kinda went crazy: https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/75659/1476-Our-Season-Draws-Near/
kevbogz 12.18.17	Alter - Pendulum, cheggit
kevbogz 12.18.17	phenomenal list, btw. just added so many albums to my winter-break list, which just about every one was on Spotify. cheers!
Ulshad 12.19.17	@pjquinones747: Cheers, hope there's something you might enjoy. @Papa Universe: It was a great read really. Pos'd. @kevbogz: thank you a lot! I will check that Alter album, I've seen it in a couple of AOTY lists and I'm kinda interested.
Deathconscious 12.19.17	glad i checked 19, its some really good shit.
Ulshad 12.19.17	Yep, I hope they don't pull a one-off because of this being a side project. The mix of genres sounds really well done and pretty unique. Stellar debut for sure.
ElHombreChino 12.19.17	haha for a second I thought Diploid's Everything Went Red was Sleep well beast (for the artcover). That one had enough attention I think. :)
Ulshad 12.19.17	Ha ha, yeah that album has like 500 votes or more, and there's a couple that I didn't post it here because they had like 60 or so, which all things considered it's not a very high number.
Ulshad 12.19.17	Thank you Xenophanes. Your 2017's metal list is really good though.
Ikarus14 12.19.17	I would have added Deaf Havana's 'And All These Countless Nights' album here.
Ulshad 12.19.17	I haven't listened to that album yet, I've seen it recommended a couple of times now, so eventually I'll check it hoping for the best.
Papa Universe 12.19.17	listening report thus far (some I've heard before): 1 - reviewed it 2 - really nice instrumentally and compositionally, but I can't help and think that I've heard it somewhere already. and I don't mean the sound of it, I mean literally the melodies and the songwriting... feels like a rip-off of something famous, but can't point out what exactly. 6 - grower; a tad tiring, but ultimately rewarding. 10 - t(w)oo many songs. I liked the obscurity of it all, but it just became hard to sit through towards the end, espedcially considering that the album mainly consists of half finished oddments, rather than full tracks. 11 - if Muse went post-hardcore. 13 - well, this certainly has its charm. It's as typical a post-rock as it can get, but it has something to it nonetheless. 14 - good god this gets epic at times, but then again, it can also get kinda boring. 19 - never quite fully fulfilling the expectations, but still a fairly nice ride. I just expected it to get really crazy at any moment, for whatever reason. 26 - ridiculously entertaining and crushingly played, doesn't go too far into any particularly original directions, but is still a great album. 35 - the sappiest, blandest singer-songwriter tediousness there is in 2017, hands down. 36 - it's tiring, a bit samey, but fine enough to listen to 37 - kinda disappointing, but not boring at least. 38 - really can't figure out what exact amazng things you found in those vocals and music, cause it sounded extremely messy and amateurish to me. 42 - this bored me to tears, honestly. 50 - actually kinda beautiful. don't think it'll make it to my top 50, but it might be near. I like the almost theatrical, overwhelming goofiness of the sound and the chosen instruments 61 - loved the album cover, hated the music and the annoying whiny vocals. 70 - yyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeesssshhh 74 - that goddamn artwork is fantastic! Metal recorded as Jazz is also a pretty wild idea. I only with it shone through more than it did. It's certainly a great release, it doesn't bore and doesn't underwhelm, but it does miss that special oompjh to make it actually great. Still, it might after all see the bottom of my top 100. 78 - this is what happens when the atmospheric part of ABM takes over the black metal one. it's intriguing, but dizzying and misses that metallic punch
Papa Universe 12.19.17	listening to Cranial now
BeyondCosby 12.19.17	This is why I wait until the end end of the year to post my list. Every time I think I've listened to a good chunk of shit I get more good recs. Cheers man.
Sevengill 12.19.17	Kamancello, fools
Deathconscious 12.19.17	Common War is pretty sick too.
Ulshad 12.19.17	I'm glad that you checked 50, and I know I'm alone with 35, but it clicked with me somehow. Our tastes and opinions seem to be pretty different so I really appreciate that you've checked so many even with that in mind. Cheers sir.
Ulshad 12.19.17	I know that feel BeyondCosby, this is not my AOTY list for that very reason, but a good chunk of this will be in. I got to check Kamancello yet. And yeah I love everything about that Common War album, the guitar tones, sense of urgency, vocals... surprisingly good indeed.
Sabrutin 12.19.17	Hell yeah someone talking about 77, excellent album. Props for 34 too, I was surprised by the presence of vocals. I tried 17 time ago but I wasn't in the mood for it, unlucky album. I'm sure 85 is nice but it's another one I wasn't in the mood for throughout the year. You may want to check this jazz fusion supergroup which members include John Scofield and Jack DeJohnette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bna2WHqU81A
Papa Universe 12.19.17	Carnial listened to through and through, it's decent and surprisingly enough isn't tedious, considering the length of the tracks. Nothing too special, but still a good enough time spender.
Ulshad 12.19.17	@Sabrutin: Thanks for the rec, I completely forgot about it. I need to check to full thing. You might dig 97 and maybe 80. For something more unconventional take, try 89 and 84. And 82 only if you have a sword and a shield to protect you.
Papa Universe 12.19.17	by the way, if you're taking recs: Public Service Broadcasting - Every Valley (Post-Art-Rock) Ghash - Goat (Atmo Black Metal/Post-Metal) Kairon; IRSE! - Ruination (trippy Heavy-Psych) Neun Welten - The Sea I'm Diving In (Ambient-ish Post-Punk/Goth) Bullet Bane - Continental (Post-Hardcore/Pop-Punk) Igorrr - Savage Sinusoid (pure fucking insanity, don't expect anything specific, just anticipate strangeness and surprise on every turn) The Angelus - There Will Be No Peace (Doom Folk) Succumb - s/t (odd vocals, Black-Death Metal) Selbst - s/t (gloomy Black Metal)
Ulshad 12.19.17	At first listen I hated it honestly. Sometimes I still hate it. Maybe was because of high expectations, their previous band was way more interesting imo. But definitely a grower and a good template for greatness to come in future releases.
Papa Universe 12.19.17	what was the previous band?
Ulshad 12.19.17	1 I've seen it rec a few times, might check it 2 hated it back when it was released, blame the vocals 3 kinda love it but need a few more spins to have a more solid opinion 4 gotta check it 5 never heard of it but good pop-punk is a must for stay positive so might check it 6 I love it, Top 50 material at least for me, maybe higher 7 never heard of it [2] could be good I guess 8 seen recommended a lot, might check it 9 pretty meh when I listened to it on release, but maybe I will give it another chance at sometime
Papa Universe 12.19.17	I dunno, Ghash seemed like the most beautiful Post-Balck-Metal this year to me, hands down. And the vocals are fairly decent for my taste...
Ulshad 12.19.17	Omega Massif. When they broke up a couple of members founded Phantom Winter and the rest did the same with Cranial. Omega Massif was a product of its era though, I love them but by today standards they're pretty generic I guess.
Ulshad 12.19.17	Opinions are the devil, might re-spin that beast hoping I'm wrong or my memory is fucked.
Papa Universe 12.19.17	hoping [2]
kevbogz 12.20.17	I've checked out a fair amount of this and every single one I did, I loved. bump