Snay -17
What would life be without routine? Probably better but anyway here's the May list with all the -17 stuff I jammed this month. Also plz check the competition I'm running if you haven't already. List < 100 albums this time :( |
| 1 |  | The Comet Is Coming
Death to the Planet
4.0 [jazz rock fusion] like a jazzier Holy Fuck. Unexpectedly ep of the year so far for me. |
| 2 |  | Do Make Say Think
Stubborn Persistent Illusions
4.0 [post rock, jazzy drumming] it's like they were never gone. Or in the words of Alex Silveri: still shitting on everyone else 8 years later |
| 3 |  | The Physics House Band
Mercury Fountain
4.0 [psychedelic post rock] ILU |
| 4 |  | Gallops
Bronze Mystic
4.0 [math rock] get on this if you dig instrumental rock, math rock and/or Holy Fuck. Also I've got this weird metallic theme going here with this and Mercury Fountain |
| 5 |  | Jaimie Branch
Fly or Die
4.0 [avant-garde jazz] perfect mix of avant-garde improvised stuff and taste compositions. |
| 6 |  | Forest Swords
Compassion
4.0-3.5 [dark electronic, dub, downtempo] I'll be damned if this isn't almost as good as Engravings |
| 7 |  | Wilted Woman
Diary of a Woman
4.0-3.5 [idm, 8bit, dark dub] yes! Patchy but catchy |
| 8 |  | The Inward Circles
And Right Lines Limit and Close All Bodies
3.5-4.0 [drone] belated movements goes harder but this is a nice piece of drone. |
| 9 |  | Marco Shuttle
Systhema
3.5-4.0 [idm, ambient] yes. Schizofrantic and mellow at the same time. Check if you dig "modern idm" or whatever |
| 10 |  | Cranial
Dark Towers, Bright Lights
3.5-4.0 [post metal, sludge] if you're looking for heavy and or post stuff. Look no further. |
| 11 |  | Employed to Serve
The Warmth Of A Dying Sun
3.5 [chaotic metalcore, hardcore] by the books but really well crafted. FFO: The Rodeo Idiot Engine |
| 12 |  | Vatican Shadow
Rubbish Of The Floodwaters
3.5-4.0 [techno] out of nowhere this minimalistic masterpiece drops. Not the most innovative album but that's the only thing keeping it from a four |
| 13 |  | Elder (USA-MA)
Reflections Of A Floating World
3.5-4.0 [psychedelic stoner rock] working around the limitations implied by the stoner genre tag in a most satisfying way and even though tracks go on for ages they never cease to impress or grow stale. |
| 14 |  | Perfume Genius
No Shape
3.5 [indie folk] might grow to a 4 cos this is real good. Could've shaved 10 minutes or so tho |
| 15 |  | Carl Craig
Versus
3.5 [techno, classical] reworks for classical setting works just fine |
| 16 |  | Empusae
Lueur
3.5 [drone, post rock, industrial] In general I'm not a fan on how industrial sounds but this is executed rather well with a classy post rock vibe and a ritual like feeling. The inclusion of CVHE is a nice touch that really adds to the overall experience. |
| 17 |  | Succumb
Succumb
3.5 [death, black metal] feeling weird as of lately. Check this. Also punky and grindy and really good |
| 18 |  | Hwyl Nofio
From Elevated Gangways Rivers of Molten Metal Flow
3.5 [field recordings, static, drone, musique concrete] yes this is right were it should be. A 45 minute long form song divided into two parts. |
| 19 |  | Thalassa
Bonds of Prosperity
3.5 [drone, ambient, noise] much like to movie a torinoi lo you have no idea what's going on but the ride is damn beautiful |
| 20 |  | Alter
Pendulum
3.5 [shoegaze] how shoegaze should sound |
| 21 |  | Saagara
2
3.5 [jazz fusion, indian folk music] Waclaw Zimpel with another worthwhile release |
| 22 |  | Demen
Nektyr
3.5 [slow-fi dream pop] fucking sweet (in genre). |
| 23 |  | Marcello Benetti
Il Vizio!
3.5 [jazz, progressive] a mouthful of weird time signatures, instruments and melodies. |
| 24 |  | Bola
D.E.G
3.5 [jungle techno, ambidment] Has some banging tracks for sure. But the overall production is a bit annoying to me I'm afraid. |
| 25 |  | Horse Lords
Mixtape IV
3.5 [free jazz, drone, experimental] I know you'll dig |
| 26 |  | Quaint Blue
Two Houses
3.5 [dream pop, shoegaze] WWF makes the great shit. |
| 27 |  | AceMo
Black Populous
3.5 [house, idm] analogue sounding and overall enjoyable but nothing really memorable about this. More house than IDM |
| 28 |  | Justin Walter
Unseen Forces
3.5 [ambient, minimal] not your average ambient set even though at first glance it may sound basic but i guarantee you it's not |
| 29 |  | Ian William Craig
Slow Vessels
3.5 [drone, classical, tape modulation] as beautiful as anything on a snowy May evening |
| 30 |  | Ellen Allien
Nost
3.5 [techno] formulatic but well done. |
| 31 |  | Kareem
Your Markets are Volatile
3.5 [techno] make you dance at the same time it makes you chill |
| 32 |  | Thunder Dreamer
Capture
3.5 [summer pop, indie rock] has this well needed summery feel without getting all annoying as most of this genre is. |
| 33 |  | The Mountain Goats
Goths
3.5 [storytelling over band music] easy 3.5 will jam again |
| 34 |  | Biosphere
The Petrified Forest
3.5 [downtempo] strays away from his ambient path. Is good. Jam One Kiss for good example. |
| 35 |  | Nym
Lilac Chaser
3.5 [downtempo with uptempo parts] little of the track from time to time but oh so good when it's good. |
| 36 |  | Potence
L'Amour Au Temps De La Peste
3.5 [emocrustish] oh yes, I like that. Some part sound rather traditional with chord progressions you've heard before but other parts just rock your world. |
| 37 |  | INVSN
The Beautiful Stories
3.5 [emocrustish] oh yes, I like that. Some part sound rather traditional with chord progressions you've heard before but other parts just rock your world. |
| 38 |  | Jlin
Black Origami
3.5 [footwork] let's face it, footwork is not the best genre out there but this has some banging tracks like Hatshepsut and the latter part of the album |
| 39 |  | Here Lies Man
Here Lies Man
3.5 [funk rock] with an almost Black Sabbath-esque groove. |
| 40 |  | Feist
Pleasure
3.5 [indie folk] off to a slow start but the latter part of the album is real good |
| 41 |  | James Place
Voices Bloom
3.5 [downtechno] well-structured and reasonable in length. Nothing that really stands out tho. |
| 42 |  | Electric Dreams
Temple of Sadness
3.5 [naturewave] time to explore this genre you hipsters |
| 43 |  | Coltsblood
Ascending Into Shimmering Darkness
3.5 [death doom, funeral doom] "Unfathomable Doom from the North...." |
| 44 |  | Davy Kehoe
Short Passing Game
3.5 [technokrauty] abrasive and frantic. Crushing and repetitive. |
| 45 |  | Kara-Lis Coverdale
Grafts
3.5 [minimalistic ambient, drone] mellow and soothing after a hard day's work. |
| 46 |  | Excommunion
Thronosis
3.5 [death metal] interesting mix of old school aesthetics and a new techier approach to songwriting. |
| 47 |  | Shabazz Palaces
Quazarz: Born On A Gangster Star
3.5 [experimental hip-hop] can be found at your well sorted dl-page. And I encourage you to do. |
| 48 |  | Thool
Honesty
3.5 [dance friendly electronic funk and whatnot] short enough EP to get you moving. |
| 49 |  | Suffering Hour
In Passing Ascension
3.5 [death, black] DSO imitation done right. |
| 50 |  | Devouring Star
Antihedron
3.5 [death, doom] fairly standard-esque but serves the purpose. |
| 51 |  | Loss
Horizonless
3.5-3.0 [death/black metal, funeral doom] not on the level of the real masters of funeral doom but a fine and from time to time rather melodic effort. |
| 52 |  | '68
Two Parts Viper
3.5-3.0 [noise rock] this is like if you took all the fun and chaos out of The Chariot and replaced it with dragging parts. Still some tracks and ideas are ok I guess. Also they need to be called 69 tbh. |
| 53 |  | Barrows
Obsidion
3.0-3.5 [instrumental metal, post rock] I'm sorry mr. Barrows but this feels like the most inspired of yours. Not bad tho. Last track is close to making this a 3.5 tho. It's so good. |
| 54 |  | At the Drive-In
in•ter a•li•a
3.0-3.5 [post hardcore] what haven't been said already? |
| 55 |  | Part Chimp
IV
3.0-3.5 [grunge, sludge] best grunge I heard in a long time. Sludge-wise it's kinda middle o the road tho |
| 56 |  | Gerald Clayton
Tributary Tales
3.0-3.5 [jazz] easy going but nothing really new or overly exciting that grips sticks with me. |
| 57 |  | Kenoma
The Tides Will Prevail
3.0-3.5 [instrumental post metal] decent enough but on the shorter side of memorable |
| 58 |  | Tiny Vipers
Laughter
3.0 [soundscapes] mostly synthscapes. Last track is a highlight, a pleasant 14 minute journey through space. |
| 59 |  | Ryuichi Sakamoto
Async
3.0 [ambient] not bad but maybe a bit underwhelming |
| 60 |  | The Underachievers
Renaissance
3.0 [hip hop] some bangers and some uhm in lack of better descriptions, filler. They'd probably benefit from having longer time between releases |
| 61 |  | Mchy i Porøsty
Hypnagogic Polish Music For Teenage Mutants
3.0 [dark ambient with a splash of techno] offers a quite shallow journey imo. |
| 62 |  | Jonny Nash / Suzanne Kraft
Passive Aggressive
3.0 [ambient] with jazzy undertones. Nothing special but it's pretty at least. |
| 63 |  | Yöu
We Sing the Blues
3.0 [screamo] vocals are a bit grating and musically it can feel a little grating but overall a fine experience. |
| 64 |  | The Fun Years
Heroes of the Second Story Walk Up
3.0 [drone, ambient] nothing particularly wrong with this but I don't feel it. On repeated listens maybe? |
| 65 |  | Sadistik
Altars
3.0 [hip hop and whatever undergenres] some cool parts and lyrics but also a lot of parts that drag and do this whole autotune lame ass shit. |
| 66 |  | Howls
The Headache
3.0 [hardcore punk] Refused worship done decent. |
| 67 |  | Panikattack
Ett sista farväl
3.0 [crust] weird production and not top tier in genre. But decent enough to merit a 3.0 |
| 68 |  | Paul Weller
A Kind Revolution
3.0 [blues rock, funk rock, new wave] sounds fun |
| 69 |  | Laurel Halo
Dust
3.0 [techno, jazz & ambient with a hint of "metro beat"] This is not bad but I miss when Laurel Halo did Chance of Rain stuff :( |
| 70 |  | The Heliocentrics
A World Of Masks
3.0 [psych, world jazz] pretty bland but the last two tracks are the kind of slow burning psych jams that I can dig. |
| 71 |  | Les Discrets
Prédateurs
3.0 [shoegaze, industrial] enjoyable but not more than that. |
| 72 |  | Aaron Dilloway
The Gag File
3.0 [chillnoise, experimental] a bit disappointing to be honest. |
| 73 |  | Croatian Amor
Finding People
3.0 ["bubblegum industrial"] much like last years LP |
| 74 |  | Oxbow
Thin Black Duke
3.0 [avant-grade metal, progressive] not bad but on the other hand a bit too all over the place for my taste. |
| 75 |  | Sabbath Assembly
Rites Of Passage
3.0 [progressive doom rock] parts are good but parts are also bad. |
| 76 |  | Son Lux
Remedy
3.0 [art pop] reminds me of Anohni, only better you know |
| 77 |  | Burial
Subtemple/Beachfires
2.5-3.0 [soundscapes] pretty indiff toward this. Nothing sticks and even for a soundscape offering this is quite uneventful |
| 78 |  | Tape Five
Soiree Deluxe
2.5 [electro-swing] bland af |
| 79 |  | Sarcasm (Swe)
Within the Sphere of Ethereal Minds
2.5 [melodic death metal, black metal] look elsewhere for good music |
| 80 |  | Idles
Brutalism
2.5 [post punk] not feeling it. Closer is feels tho. |
| 81 |  | Nite Jewel
Real High
2.5 [slick pop] boring as most of this genre. I don't even know why i keep checking stuff like this out when I know i'm going to find it boring. |
| 82 |  | Vanishing
Vanishing
2.5 [poetry and soundscapes] not music |
| 83 |  | Obnoxious Youth
Disturbing the Graves
2.5 [thrash metal] fair enough. But nothing better than average. |
| 84 |  | Milieu
Aboir
2.5 [ambient] so quiet it's close to none existing |
| 85 |  | Anamai
What Mountain
2.5 [drone, experimental] it's an acquired taste. A taste that I don't have. |
| 86 |  | Haiyti
White Girl Mit Luger
2.5 [trap whatever] beats are aight. Lyrics I wouldn't know but probably not |
| 87 |  | Krimh
Gedankenkarussell
2.5 [progressive metal] few cool moments. Lots of not so cool moments. |
| 88 |  | Mutoid Man
War Moans
2.0 [power metal with stoner riffs] mostly boring but has some riffs |
| 89 |  | Oceano
Revelation
2.0 [deathcore] br00tal |
| 90 |  | Anal Trump
If You Wanted To Qualify For Health Insurance, The
2.0 [trumpcore] worst of the bunch. |
| 91 |  | Felicia Atkinson
Hand in Hand
2.0 [drone] whispered vocals make my whole body itch and are so annoying I dont even know where to begin + production is stupid. But a few redeeming moments songwriting-wise. |
| 92 |  | Omphalectoicxanthopsia
Eating What You're Fed
1.5 [static, noise] basically tinnitus with a gross cover photo. But you gotta like the feeling you get after a 2.5 hour intense static session. |
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