Snapril -17
All this for you guys cos I love all yall. Let me hear your 2017 recs! |
| 1 |  | Exquirla
Para Quienes Aún Viven
4.0 [proggy post rock with folk influences] check it. I mean it, this is something special. |
| 2 |  | Full of Hell
Trumpeting Ecstasy
4.0 [deathandhardcoreviolencepunk] goes too hard |
| 3 |  | Artificial Brain
Infrared Horizon
4.0 [death metal] melodic and brutal and tech and heaven and all good and very good and check this |
| 4 |  | Sunless
Urraca
4.0 [dissonant tech death] last two tracks merit a 4. God those tracks go hard. |
| 5 |  | Varg (Swe)
Nordic Flora Series Pt. 3: Gore-Tex City
3.5-4 [techno] Varg finally finds home in an effort a bit warmer and fuller than his latest efforts. Cut the vocal features and we have an easy 4 on our hands. Yung Lean need to stfu already. Or better yet he should’ve never existed. |
| 6 |  | Geotic
Abysma
3.5-4.0 [ambiwave is now a genre?] very Baths lite and I like. Also damn this is good I think I’ll revisit this quite a few times. Best Geotic maybe? |
| 7 |  | Dominic Lash Quartet
Extremophile
3.5-4 [avant-garde jazz, improvised] how avant-garde jazz should taste. |
| 8 |  | King Magnetic
Everything Happens 4 A Reason
3.5 [hip hop] where did this come from? I always thought of him as a rather mediocre rapper but this bangs. Loses a bit of steam midway but a cool outing. |
| 9 |  | Bereft (USA-WI)
Lands
3.5 [post metal, doom, sludge] kinda like Dirge with the doom cranked up. |
| 10 |  | Colin Stetson
All This I Do For Glory
3.5 [saxdronejazz] sax (I think) wizardry. Last track is everything. |
| 11 |  | Daniel Brandt
Eternal Something
3.5 [nu-jazz, “world”, electronic] grooves hard but shallow |
| 12 |  | Straightjacket Nation
Straightjacket Nation
3.5 [hardcore] 80’s hardcore with modern shenanigans |
| 13 |  | No Omega
Culture
3.5 [hardcore, dissonant metalcore] hits home hard |
| 15 |  | Wolfbrigade
Run With The Hunted
3.5 [d-beat crust] old guys rule |
| 16 |  | Scuba Death
The Worm at the Core
3.5 [minimal techno] there’s a summery feel in this cold offering. |
| 17 |  | esazlesa
Společnost psů
3.5 [screamo] Arch recs sweet recs |
| 18 |  | Blue Iverson
Hotep
3.5 [slick rnb and jazz] aka Dean Blunt |
| 19 |  | Fuoco Fatuo
Backwater
3.5 [almost funeral doom] check this it’s guud. |
| 20 |  | Cloistral
Զուգահեռներ
3.5 [ambient] of the sweet sort. |
| 21 |  | DD Horns
DD Horns
3.5 [jazz] disciplined with a big band feel. An easy listen. |
| 22 |  | El Mahdy Jr.
Time to Sell the Golden Teeth
3.5 [Arabic-influenced trip hop] pre chill morning jam for yall |
| 23 |  | The Caretaker
Everywhere at the End of Time (Stage Two)
3.5 [soundscapes] very much like the first part of this series but I find this has more beautiful moments. But how badly does he want to compose movie soundtracks tho? |
| 24 |  | Dopplereffekt
Cellular Automata
3.5 [techno] cold minimal synthbased techno that wont have you dancing. |
| 25 |  | Autodidact
Time Flex
3.5 [house] a collection of John Tejadas work under the moniker Autodidact |
| 26 |  | Nocow
Ledyanoy Album
3.5 [techno ish with a touch of idm] accessible idm |
| 27 |  | Avishai Cohen
Cross my Palm with Silver
3.5 [jazz] juzz the jazz |
| 28 |  | Telepathy
Tempest
3.5 [post metal, math rock] a bit mathy instrumental post metal done right |
| 29 |  | Tonstartssbandht
Sorcerer
3.5 [post punk, kraut, punk, jams] this is an entrancing mix of a lot of cool genres. Check! |
| 30 |  | Saltland
A Common Truth
3.5 [chambient, dream pop] very beautiful and relaxed from the cellist in Esmerine. |
| 31 |  | Kelly Lee Owens
Kelly Lee Owens
3.5 [techno, dream pop] some lackluster parts but overall a decent listen. Recommended. |
| 32 |  | Eglise
Burial
3.5 [chaotic metalcore] has a somewhat raw demo feel to it. I dig. |
| 33 |  | Zu
Jhator
3.5 [experimental post rock-ish] kind of a slow burner but the splendid last quarter makes up for the wait |
| 34 |  | Yowie
Synchromysticism
3.5 [noise math rock polyrhythm] not for those who prefer to keep their sanity. All over the place with weird production but this is cool in a way |
| 35 |  | Eglise
The Past
3.5 [pre eglise] pretty basic metalcore of the Converge school but well done. |
| 36 |  | Actress
AZD
3.5 [minimal techno] minimal not in the ambient since but rather in another. Check. |
| 37 |  | Shizune
CHEAT DEATH, LIVE DEAD!
3.5 [skramz] to the point and short enough |
| 38 |  | Ulver
The Assassination of Julius Caesar
3.5 [dark pop] this is real good |
| 39 |  | Haggatha
V
3.5 [sludge] standard-esque but well executed |
| 40 |  | Hauschka
What If
3.5 [modern classical] is amazing but would benefit from a little more variation maybe? |
| 41 |  | Evan Caminiti
Toxic City Music
3.5 [ambient, techno] too busy to be called ambient, not busy enough to be called something else. |
| 42 |  | Dutch Uncles
Big Balloon
3.5 [indie pop] it’s weird for me to like such a joyous album this much. But this is an upbeat and off the beaten track (not really but it sounded good in my ears to read that sentence) fun ride. |
| 43 |  | Robert Armani
Madman Stand
3.5 [techno] selected works biches. |
| 44 |  | Dj Seinfeld
Ruff Hysteria
3.5 [lo-fi house] cool samples and groove. His best yet? |
| 45 |  | Low Roar
Once in a Long, Long While...
3.0-3.5 [dream pop, touch of americana and] more like “slow coar” amirite? t/t is candy for your ears |
| 46 |  | Bestia Arcana
Holokauston
3.0-3.5 [arch-core i.e. death doom] a bit overlong |
| 47 |  | Slowdive
Slowdive
3.0-3.5 [shoegaze] amazing gaze |
| 48 |  | The Moth Gatherer
The Comfortable Low
3.0 [post rock, post metal] not bad but unfortunately rather flat. |
| 49 |  | Francesco Berta
The Way of Walking Alone
3.0 [ambient] nothing special. |
| 50 |  | King Ayisoba
1000 Can Die
3.0 [African folk guitar stuff] cool guitar parts but these rhythms just annoy me |
| 51 |  | Why?
Moh Lhean
3.0 [indie pop] decent enough for the genre. Couple of gems hidden in this |
| 52 |  | Diamanda Galas
All the Way
3.0 [experimental, gothic maybe] I have no idea whether this is emotionally painful or painfully emotional but here’s a 3 for good luck. |
| 53 |  | CunninLynguists
The Rose EP
3.0 [hip hop] flows are tight but the hooks and production are rather forgettable. |
| 54 |  | Clark
Death Peak
3.0 [idm of sorts] I really don’t have any idea how to rate this. But it features amazingly many arpeggios |
| 55 |  | PTU
A Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day
3.0 [jungle idm] disappointing after the praise given by The Quiteus. |
| 56 |  | Tamikrest
Kidal
3.0 [bluesy, some kind of African folk music] excuse my generalization but I’m not very well versed in African folk music also this is kind of boring but cool as a novelty I guess. |
| 57 |  | The Golden Filter
Still // Alone
3.0 [synth pop, house, trip hop] nothing special. |
| 58 |  | Basic House
I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have To Be Des
3.0 [ambient, field recordings] kinda dark and with a lot of dull moments but still enjoyable nonetheless |
| 59 |  | Jacaszek
Kwiaty
3.0 [ambient, a touch of pop] pretty and has cool vocal lines here and there but overall rather forgettable |
| 60 |  | GRID (USA)
GRID
3.0 [freeform jazz, noise] on the verge of being unlistenable |
| 61 |  | Fred Frith / Hans Koch
You Are Here
3.0 [see above] |
| 62 |  | Sneaks
It's a Myth
3.0 [post punk] bass heavy and post punky. Very pitchfork much snooze. |
| 63 |  | Arto Lindsay
Cuidado Madame
3.0 [art pop] I imagine you fans of the genre will dig this more than I did |
| 64 |  | Arca
Arca
3.0 [avant-garde idm it works right] sometimes I just want to tell Arca to get his head out of his ass. |
| 65 |  | Jesu/Sun Kil Moon
30 Seconds to the Decline of Planet Earth
3.0 [I don’t know] more of the same SKM and whatnot |
| 66 |  | Wear Your Wounds
WYW
3.0 [post rock, art rock?] half of this feels phoned in and the other half is decent enough. Might grow if I ever decide to relisten. |
| 67 |  | Overmono
Arla II
3.0 [strange house and synths] fair enough |
| 68 |  | Gas
Narkopop
3.0 [maximalist ambient] pretty but boring |
| 69 |  | Sangam
Distance Amongst Us
3.0 [ambient] that kind of ambient that is rich in pretty sounds but lacking in interestingness |
| 70 |  | Farsot
Fail·Lure
3.0 [dsbm] like most modern dsbm… |
| 71 |  | Trans Am
California Hotel
3.0 [electronic rock, slow-fi post rock] a forgettable record |
| 72 |  | Crusher (USA)
Crusher
2.5-3.0 [post punk, noise rock] |
| 73 |  | He Is Legend
Few
2.5-3.0 [post hardcore, beercore, groove] not bad per se but kinda bland |
| 74 |  | Funeral Chant
Funeral Chant
2.5 [black metal, punkish, deathish] average semi-fi black metal with extra cvlt |
| 75 |  | Diamanda Galas
At Saint Thomas the Apostle Harlem
2.5 [Diamanda Galas Live] see description from above |
| 76 |  | With Our Arms to the Sun
Orenda
2.5 [post metal] the blandest of the bland |
| 77 |  | Deez Nuts
Binge & Purgatory
2.5 [partycore] has some riffs but ultimately this ends up too boring |
| 78 |  | Goatmoon
Stella Polaris
2.5 [black metal] too much folk influence for my liking but vocals are ferocious which is a +. Also what the hell kind of band name is Goatmoon gtfo. |
| 79 |  | Joakim
Samurai
2.5 [electrified indie pop with funk] people seem to dig this. Maybe you’ll too if this is your type of genre. |
| 80 |  | Wojciech Golczewski
The Signal
2.5 [electronic space synth chiptune ambient journeys] sounds like the ost to Golden Eye 64 if that game would’ve had even more of a space theme going on. |
| 81 |  | Oblivia
Martyr Complex
2.5 [I don’t know, electronic, noisy and not noisy] this is the strangest release I’ve heard all year. Check! |
| 82 |  | Pole Younger
Go Daylight!
2.5 [improvised bedroom guitar] 2 emotiunz 4 me |
| 83 |  | Locust Leaves
A Subtler Kind Of Light
2.0 [avant-garde black metal] nope not for me but CalculatingInfinity will di I guarantee. |
| 84 |  | Ghost Bath
Starmourner
1.5-2.0 [upbeat black metal] so boring. It’s not even funny. Vocals are the only redeeming factor. |
| 85 |  | Dead by April
Worlds Collide
1.5 [hits for kids] two songs in. GTFO |
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