Ash Borer / Fell Voices - Split
The Child Readers - Music Heard Far Off
The Giant Skyflower Band - Blood of the Sunworm
Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind

max richter - infra


i've read some of the more lukewarm reviews on this and i get it. the dude just knows how to push my buttons, though. pretty perfect

world of pooh - land of thirst

[quote=StreetlightRock;18325447]That James Blake album. Best album of next year.[/quote]
came in here to say this, love you :*

[QUOTE=StreetlightRock;18325447]That James Blake album. Best album of next year.[/QUOTE]

I really need to check that shit out. How does it compare to CMYK and Klavierwerke?

much better. [i]much. better.[/i]

say dat lewis

[QUOTE=robertsona;18320980]emeralds - does it look like i'm here?


very cool[/QUOTE]

for some reason I find something about the album to be really cheap. The record was main with a bunch of cheap set ups of mini-synths and effects pedals and I feel like it had the potential to sound very warm, but instead of using textures to progress each song, the songs just sort of lulled into a blur.

cool story me. I'm actually looking to review it.

i like it a lot; i think part of the reason is the whole 'blur' effect. there are certain parts that sound sort of cheap but i'm a sucker for nostalgic sounds and this one basks in them (mostly the obvious video game-esque stuff). basically a huge wall of epic sounds stolen from gameboy soundchips (well, this probably wasn't the actual process but that's how i visualize it). and then there are sort of checkpoints like 'goes by' (one of my favorites) which remind you, like, 'hey, you're here, this is it, okay back to what we were doing before.'

there are also some standouts like the closer ('access granted'), which sort of have little melodies to grasp onto. it's a really interesting balance between the abstract and the grounded, and it often hits that sweet spot [i]just[/i] in between the two--blurs the line! a fave for sure

new james blake
no age
delorean
art blakey and the jazz messengers

i really dont get the hype with james blake, though id still like to hear that feist cover

[QUOTE=cbmartinez;18326282]i really dont get the hype with james blake[/QUOTE]
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Tim Hecker - An Imaginary Country
Teebs - Ardour
Natural Snow Buildings - The Dance Of The Moon And The Sun
American Football - American Football
Titus Andronicus - The Monitor

[quote=cbmartinez;18326282]i really dont get the hype with james blake, though id still like to hear that feist cover[/quote]
have you heard the new album? that's where i'm placing all my praise. his EPs have about three really great songs between them while the rest are just solid background noise, but his debut nails whatever he was trying to do

toro y moi - causers of this

Scrawl - Velvet Hammer
Monolake - HongKong

new james blake is fucking crazy. his singing adds a whole new perspective. on past eps he would sort of toy around with rnb samples and on [i]klavierwerke[/i] he learned subtlety and was a tad more authentic. But god his new shit is so soulful, it's great.

Neutral Milk Hotel.

built to spill - perfect from now on
built to spill - keep it like a secret
built to spill - there is nothing wrong with love
chad vangaalen - soft airplane
woven bones - the minus touch
midlake - the courage of others

sunny day real estate

Beat Konducta - [I]Vol 5: Dil Cosby Suite[/I]
Thee Oh Sees - [I]Help[/I]