ArsMoriendi: ðŸ¤«ðŸŽ…Secret Santa AlbumsðŸ¤«ðŸŽ…

ArsMoriendi 12.25.20	List for reference of Santas, not in order: Pangea Pheromore JohnnyoftheWell Trifolium Sinternet JesperL anatelier garas Bedex someone normaloctagon Egarran Jacquibim Drifter protokute rellik009 Colton YoYoMancuso Fort23 rifkadm Coast dedex Squiggly Dewinged LeddSledd Slex The GreatQ SlothcoreSam budgie Everyone who signed up got their rec in time, so I'm not a valid guess
budgie 12.25.20	thanks for the rec slothcore sam
ArsMoriendi 12.25.20	Fun facts: -Some people don't have the album they rec'd rated -At least one person hasn't even heard the album they rec'd in full -At least one person told me that they chose something purposefully to throw people off -There's at least one album here where only 1 user on the list rated it, but it is not the user who rec'd it -Some recs align well with the user who rec'd it and some REALLY DON'T
budgie 12.25.20	ur right this sounds like a dewi rec. thanks dewi killer stuff
Pheromone 12.25.20	> at least one person hasn't even heard the album they rec'd in full > 3 hour DJ Sabrina at 29
Squiggly 12.25.20	Are you serious? Guess I know how Iâ€™ll spend my Christmas Day. Actually been meaning to check 29 anyways but good lord
Pangea 12.25.20	Well someone is the only one that rated the album i think so that would be my guess. Unless this is the one case ars described the album sounds cool anyway. i'm excited
Pheromone 12.25.20	lmao poor squig - it is a great album though
Pheromone 12.25.20	@ whoever rec'd cursive - I always think that album art screams 90s britpop n that's definitely one of the albums i would have never got around to checking despite maybe loving it so thank u merry christmas all < 3 hope it's good even within the current climate
Minushuman24 12.25.20	who ever recc'd crimpshrine knows what is up
JohnnyoftheWell 12.25.20	woah, a math rock album heck thank you! checking jac's rec rn and it it awesome
Coast 12.25.20	22. Edenic Past - I guess @Jacquibim based on who rated it, obscurity, extremity and their taste. BDM pushes my threshold. Dissonant and progressive components are awesome.
Trifolium 12.25.20	Oooooh, hype! Very curious for mine. @Johnny, you checking World Eater? It was one of my faves of that year, so good!
garas 12.25.20	I got jazz? I remember I talked about jazzy stuff with somebody, but I can't remember who it was... Was it maybe dedex on discord?
Pheromone 12.25.20	listened to the cursive album and really enjoyed! thanks drifter (i think, im guessing, if im wrong, sorry)
JesperL 12.25.20	v curious to hear mine, imma guess dewi for now bc i saw his 4.5 on that alb.. and shoutout ars, ty for putting this together!!
Dewinged 12.25.20	Actually budgie, I shouboxed you that album months ago but didn't remember lol I don't know who rec'd mine but he/she is already my favorite user.
Dewinged 12.25.20	And no Jesp, that's not mine, but I do love that album.
garas 12.25.20	Heck yeah, my gift rec is a mega chill album. And I'm fairly sure it's from dedex.
garas 12.25.20	At least that's my guess since it is mostly in Portugese - and DDD wasn't involved in this. :0
budgie 12.25.20	what country is portuguese from
garas 12.25.20	*PortugUese why is an extra "u" there...?
anat 12.25.20	This was fun! I struggled choosing until it came to me in a flash Looking forward to jumping into my rec ty Santa
JesperL 12.25.20	hmm! i saw that coast has it 4.5'd too and that'd make sense; coast's pie chart indicates approx 0.5% overlap w my tastes but the butterfly effect could function as a sort of middle ground? (also, am 2 songs in and quite enjoying it)
JohnnyoftheWell 12.25.20	World Eater is awesome haha, binged it all afternoon! Gonna check my actual rec soon
Trifolium 12.25.20	Yes it's super awesome! Going to check mine now...
anat 12.25.20	6 of these could have feasibly been my rec including my actual rec so good luck guessing me
Egarran 12.25.20	Well I got the best rec No idea who made it tho. Could be anyone! Maybe the lyrics hold some cues.
Sinternet 12.25.20	oh damn i remember thinking that album looked interesting when it came out and never got round to it, dope pick will jam tomorrow
protokute 12.25.20	yayyy I'm curious to hear mine, but I have no idea who's my santa
Trifolium 12.25.20	Mine is lovely so far! Very loosely based around weird drummy stuff, really like the production, feels like you could spend ages with this and still discover new things with each listening session. Pangea has this 5.0d so it could be him, but I think many of the Santas would really enjoy this so it could be anyone.
JohnnyoftheWell 12.25.20	oh damn sint, i've been forgetting to check that album for months now - might hop on it too
Dewinged 12.25.20	For the record, I didn't rec Two People this time lol
Pheromone 12.25.20	colton being rec'd xtc is plot twist of the year
Trifolium 12.25.20	Haha Dewi! Perhaps you're double bluffing here... ðŸ•µï¸â€â™‚ï¸ I liked my secret-santa rec, and I think it really might have been Pangea. I think you would both like this record and I could easily see the vocalist appeal to you as far as I know your tastes. The first track especially was nice, sometimes the rest of the album veered a little too much into meandering stuff and they kind of lost me with some vocal choices. But overall it was a nice record, and I think spending more time with it would allow it to grow, I think this has the potential to greatly benefit from that. L O V E D this idea Ars, can't wait for next year's edition (if that is a thing that is going to happen! I hope it will ðŸ¤ž)
Pheromone 12.25.20	I do wish I could have simultaneously see the alternative universe where Ars had to rec an album, just to see what he reckons
Pangea 12.25.20	would definitely like this to be a recurring thing. Really fun idea and i can't wait to dig into my rec
protokute 12.25.20	Yeah man, this was nice. I'm getting a Flaming Lips / Magnetic Fields vibe from my rec, very soothing so far
someone 12.25.20	Sweet trippin' ahead, gonna jump right in. would definitely like this to be a recurring thing [2]
YoYoMancuso 12.25.20	always meant to check Kate Bush, Will listen once Iâ€™m done with family stuff!
Slex 12.25.20	I'm guessing budgie or anatelier for mine but tbh I'm not sure
SlothcoreSam 12.25.20	@budgie, I wouldn't make it that obvious, or would I. Excited to spin mine.
someone 12.25.20	Loved my rec thanks a plenty Santa
LeddSledd 12.25.20	haven't jammed RPI in ages! proggy goodness is always a win. will spin soon
rellik009 12.25.20	If @anatelier isn't my Santa then I am a donkey also this rec is fire! thanks Santa :]
YoYoMancuso 12.25.20	a LOT of you have Hounds of Love 5â€™d, no idea who sent it to me as of right now. Iâ€™m liking this first song though
TheGreatQ 12.25.20	Ska punk? Hell yeah
JesperL 12.26.20	okay yes my rec was cool, 3.5'd it for now. thank u mysterious santa (my guess remains coast)
JohnnyoftheWell 12.26.20	My rec (Lynx - Lynx) is vintage math rock from way back in 2000 yes 2000 back when math rock was clangy and gritty and not that existence and not stuffed of a quadrillion forgettable melodies like Covet or whatever, aaaaand I am really confused how this is apparently my ballpark, but thank you!!! Album is cool and apparently a hidden gem; lovely simple polishproof tones. Glad to randomly explore that era of the genre a bit more (don't know much from it outside of Don Cab) :]
rifkadm 12.26.20	I like how my album sounds so far - listening to it right now. Kinda reminds me of the first blade runner movie. Idk who to guess so I'm going with the obvious choice of rellik009 but I'm also open to the idea that I'm being bamboozled by someone else who chose an album they reviewed to throw me off lol
Squiggly 12.26.20	So Iâ€™m almost done with my second run thru of Charmed ðŸ˜³
ArsMoriendi 12.26.20	Some people are right about their santas, and others are wrong hmmmm
dedex 12.27.20	Shit I still need to listen to mine
dedex 12.27.20	looooove my rec, thx Santa! am thinking that mb it's Pheromone who rec'd this
Egarran 12.27.20	This Profanum album is very good. Someone definitely know my tastes in BM, so my first guesses are Garas and Budgie. Then again, the album title is so silly that anyone could think 'lol I bet eg is gonna love this'. That would totally be a Johnny thing.
ArsMoriendi 12.28.20	I can't wait to tell all of you who rec'd what :P Glad people are enjoying the albums
budgie 12.28.20	did anyone rec you anything
ArsMoriendi 12.28.20	someone rec'd me Candy Claws and I didn't like it, but the album cover was a 10/10
Squiggly 12.28.20	Absolutely floored by my rec. Gueseing itâ€™s Sinternet since he has it 5â€™d, but it could be Pheromone or somebody else
YoYoMancuso 12.28.20	Gonna guess my rec was sent to me by Trifolium
TheGreatQ 12.28.20	Checked my deck this morning! It was enjoyable, but nothing really stuck with me. Definitely something Iâ€™ll go back to though, especially for driving music or just to enjoy the moment.
bgillesp 12.28.20	Darn, this looked fun
Ryus 12.28.20	the dj sabrina album somehow gets better and better throughout its 3 hour runtime. pretty epic
SlothcoreSam 12.28.20	So Crimpshrine was raw griity pop punk, 15 years before pop punk went to shit. The bass on this stood out, sounding a lot like early Rancid. I'll be listening to this again, and checking their other releases. Thanks. As to who it was who suggested it, I have no idea. Going to guess Someone.
dedex 12.29.20	ok so my rec def is a gem, and imma stick with Pheromone 'cause we recently discussed about another Fondle 'Em record
Pheromone 12.29.20	sorry i am phephe we will not discuss but i will say - if you conveniently listen to the songs from that LP, but the remastered versions, they sound so gooood
dedex 12.29.20	i listened to both! love that kind of record
TheGreatQ 12.29.20	Listening to mine a lot since my original comment and itâ€™s growing on me a ton. Really getting into it now!
LeddSledd 12.29.20	really sweet rec from my Santa! very chamber-influenced along the likes of Gentle Giant, lacking in earworms and often very free-form. vocals aren't incredible but the varied instrumentation and delightful keyboard tones certainly scratch that proggy itch of mine. great stuff my Santa guess: man I don't know, maybe YoYoMancuso?
ArsMoriendi 12.31.20	Revealing Santas tomorrow (probably in the afternoon EST) on this thread
Egarran 12.31.20	Alright I'll settle on garas as my santa. It's a safe bet, because although he may not be the specific santa for this occasion, I will always think of garas as a supernatural bringer of presents.
budgie 01.01.21	called it
SlothcoreSam 01.01.21	Fort23 hey! I had no idea Thanks mate, was a good rec!
Ryus 01.01.21	i was naughty this year so santa gave me a lump of brokencyde
LeddSledd 01.01.21	My man Egarran? Good shit dude. New group and discog to delve into, thank you kindly.
Pon 01.01.21	I was sure mine was anatelier. Shouldn't have made mine so obvious but ah well lol.
ArsMoriendi 01.01.21	So many people guessed anat and Dewi haha
Dewinged 01.01.21	Haha well I had to rec budgie which is like usual business for us ;) I could have gone the misleading way but I really wanted him to check that album. I wouldn't have guess mine was Colton, my guess was Coast or some of the names I'm not familiar with.
garas 01.01.21	Are you kidding me?? We were each other's Santas with Bedex?!
Trifolium 01.01.21	Yes Pangea I knew it!! Thanks for the rec bro! This was very cool Ars, I really hope you bring this back next year!
rifkadm 01.01.21	Yussssss guessed correctly!
Pangea 01.01.21	Yeah someone was my best (and only!) guess. I need to give the album a few more listens but it was pretty cool
JesperL 01.01.21	ayy, knew it was coast! thanks again and hell yea norma i'm glad, love that album
anat 01.01.21	Congrats rellik you are NOT a donkey. You made it tough, rate more stuff okay! And thx dedex you nailed your brief
Egarran 01.01.21	TIL there is a user called rifkadm Thanks for the rec, unknown dude
protokute 01.01.21	Did Colton just forget about this? lol @Slex if you're out there, i'm really glad for your rec, it was a very interesting experience, psych but also very soothing just the way i like it
Coast 01.01.21	Well done JesperL and cheers Jacquibim
ArsMoriendi 01.01.21	"Are you kidding me?? We were each other's Santas with Bedex?!" I wanted to do one of those because it'd throw people off :D
rellik009 01.01.21	Knew it! I'll be able to retain my human form and my laziness with ratings for now :DD thanks again for the rec anat! rifk nice job! although as you said, it was quite obvious kekw
Slex 01.01.21	Thanks Proto! Looking at yr ratings I thought it would be up yr alley, glad you enjoyed it! @GreatQ yr rec was perfect! Been listening to it quite a bit the last week
YoYoMancuso 01.01.21	big thanks Trif! Couldnâ€™t believe I hadnâ€™t heard Kate Bush yet but I liked it!
rifkadm 01.01.21	@Egarran lol sorry I lurk - but I chose an album I knew youâ€™d like that only had like 22 ratings and one of them was mine :P
Squiggly 01.01.21	Knew it was Sinternet!! Thx a million. Incredible album. Hope you liked your rec Jacquibim!
dedex 01.02.21	Aiiight, glad you liked it anat! also phephe i called it hehe
someone 01.02.21	thanks a plenty, YoYoMancuso. good pick
Sinternet 01.14.21	forgot to comment before but yes enjoyed the album cheers ledd great rating squiggly m/