Snifftober -17
Second to none with quality releases this month. Snowy jams for bad days ahead of you, men and everyone else. As usual 2017 stuff I jammed this month. |
| 1 |  | Emmanuel
Rave Culture
4.0 [techno] old school techno for new school kids. |
| 2 |  | Spectral Voice
Eroded Corridors of Unbeing
4.0 [death/doom metal] oh yes. Truly a great offering. |
| 3 |  | Fever Ray
Plunge
4.0 [dankness] shit. is. too. dank. |
| 4 |  | And So I Watch You From Afar
The Endless Shimmering
4.0 [math rock] where did this come from? |
| 5 |  | Couch Slut
Contempt
4.0 [noise rock, sludge, punk] why aren't we liking this? |
| 6 |  | Esmerine
Mechanics of Dominion
4.0 [post rock] I never thought I'd see a year where Esmerine released a better album than GY!BE. t/t is godly. |
| 7 |  | BNNT
Multiverse
4.0 [drone, noise rock, jazz and so on] this is real neat if you give it the time. But also goofy in a serious way. |
| 8 |  | Leyland Kirby
We, so tired of all the darkness in our lives
4.0-3.5 [ambient and post rock] low key having some of the greatest track released this year. And is overblown and overlong in a strangely charming manner. |
| 9 |  | God Mother
Vilseledd
4.0-3.5 [hardcore, sludge, mathcore, grindcore] rep the swedish noiseless Full of Hell. |
| 10 |  | Kamasi Washington
Harmony of Difference
4.0-3.5 [jazz] feels like a mellow cousin to The Epic. Where it doesn't really pick up the heights shown in The Epic until the last track. |
| 11 |  | Antarktis
Illdaante
4.0-3.5 [post metal] Let's agree on post metal being better when it still had sludge influences. This is much lika a Cult of Luna light and it goes hard. |
| 12 |  | Massgrav
Stockholm Rockers
4.0-3.5 [scandifastthrashcore] They're back with another legendary record. Still the Kings. |
| 13 |  | Corrupt Moral Altar
Eunoia
3.5-4.0 [crust, hardcore, grind] this is banging all the way through. A real good rec from Aaron. |
| 14 |  | Elisabeth Dixon
LP1
3.5-4.0 [dark ambient techno, industrial] dank |
| 15 |  | Ghold
Stoic
3.5-4.0 [noise rock/sludge] seems like a popular genre as of lately. But these brutts do it with passion and power. |
| 16 |  | Tipper
Lattice
3.5-4.0 [dubstep] Who would've known Tipper would do great dubstep-ish? |
| 17 |  | NHK yx Koyxen
Exit Entrance
3.5-4.0 [idm, techno] bleepy and bloopy idm that resemble techno more than autechre |
| 18 |  | Vessels
The Great Distraction
3.5 [math rock, house] electronic math rock with a house feel. Works really well. |
| 19 |  | Ninos Du Brasil
Vida Eterna
3.5 [dark techno] a dark techno journey with ambient leanings. |
| 20 |  | Partisan
We Have Been So Terribly Betrayed
3.5 [post punk] top tier post punk. |
| 21 |  | The Mountain Goats
Marsh Witch Visions
3.5 [indie folk] pulls my heartstrings |
| 22 |  | Cosmic Analog Ensemble
Les Sourdes Oreilles
3.5 [beats, electronic, funky vibes] "Very David Holmes/David Axelrod/Enter the Dragon. Groovy cinematic psychedelica with a kitchy orientalist vibe." |
| 23 |  | Carbon Based Lifeforms
Derelicts
3.5 [acid ambient] gotta love that genre tag. Superlong but superenjoyable this one. |
| 24 |  | Snohamn
Kom, vi startar en kult
3.5 [ambient, post rock] I don't know how to feel about this. The celestial ambience is well done but I can't shake the feeling this could've been so much more if the what feels like jam sessions were shortened in favor for some crescendo-core a la the closing track. |
| 25 |  | Unkind
Polku
3.5 [crust, sludge] slowly played crust in a sludgy manner. It's good. |
| 26 |  | Made of Teeth
Made of Teeth
3.5 [stoner rock] this is pure stoner rock fun. |
| 27 |  | Melanie De Biasio
Lilies
3.5 [dark jazz] a not so uplifting journey through jazz soundscapes. |
| 28 |  | Ben Frost
The Centre Cannot Hold
3.5 [glitchy post-industrial?] doesn't really pack as much punch as AURORA but still a great jam. |
| 29 |  | Re-tros
Before the Applause
3.5 [kraut, post punk, techno] a charismatic mix of quite a few cool genres that works really well. Dewi you'll like this. |
| 30 |  | Riddarna
En Annan Tid
3.5 [alt rock] alternative to your regular rock music with swedish lyrics. You'll probably dig this more if you get the lyrics cos they're a big part of this |
| 31 |  | L'Rain
L'Rain
3.5 [experimental, tape manipulations, dream pop maybe] "Not so much an album of songs but an album of music. Ignore the track titles, close your eyes, and enjoy the journey." |
| 32 |  | Kj
Spells
3.5 [ambient] celestial ambient with attention to detail. |
| 33 |  | The Black Dahlia Murder
Nightbringers
3.5-3.0 [melodic death metal] Who would've thought losing a boring guitarist would make your band riff again? |
| 34 |  | Leprous
Malina
3.5-3.0 [progressive metal] a prog rock band who can write songs. This deserves a spin or two. |
| 35 |  | Fatima Al Qadiri
Shaneera
3.5-3.0 [electronic] oriental vibes unsurprisingly |
| 36 |  | Bell Witch
Mirror Reaper
3.0-3.5 [doom metal] navigates through different territories with ease. But not gripping me as much as I hoped. |
| 37 |  | Iglooghost
Neo Wax Bloom
3.0-3.5 [breakbeat, idm] well done and probably deserving of a higher score. |
| 38 |  | Lee Gamble
Mnestic Pressure
3.0-3.5 [IDM, techno] Lee tries his hand at some Autechre inspired IDM while retaining the techno. It works somewhat well on some tracks and not as well on others. |
| 39 |  | Complete Failure
Crossburner
3.0 [grindcore] a mix of the grindcore past, present and future. C0uld be m0re br00tal th0. |
| 40 |  | Angel 1
Terra Nova
3.0 [new age electronic] hopping seamlessly between vaporwave, house, spacey synths, dubstep, noisy parts and so on. But it's a bit overlong and doesn't keep me interested throughout. |
| 41 |  | Grave Pleasures
Motherblood
3.0 [deathrock, post punk, gothic] is not my preferred genre but it has some nice jams here and there. |
| 42 |  | Symbol
Scalable
3.0 [ambient] is pretty ambient. Nothing more, nothing less. |
| 44 |  | Four Tet
New Energy
3.0 [mixed bag of electronics] feels way to scattered for my liking. |
| 45 |  | The Caretaker
Everywhere at the End of Time- Stage 3
3.0 [post rock, ambient] the enjoyable, but not more, saga continues |
| 46 |  | Destroyer
Ken
3.0 [indie folk] pretty down to earth and mellow with some real standouts in the typical Destroyer manner. |
| 47 |  | I Hate Sex
World of Grief
3.0 [screamo] vocals are annoying and/or amazing. Songwriting is decent genrewise. |
| 48 |  | Zimpel/Ziolek
Zimpel/Ziolek
3.0 [jazz, folk] Zimpel continues on his path with great drone + jazz while the folk parts aren't as gripping to me at least. |
| 49 |  | Gloson
Grimen
3.0 [post metal] obscure sphinx light. Decent n all but nothing that gets you too excited. |
| 50 |  | To Destroy A City
Go Mirage
3.0 [post rock] another album to add to the huge pile of "pretty but ultimately rather forgetful post rock albums". At least it's not offensively boring. |
| 51 |  | Wovette
Steeple
3.0 [piano jams] maybe not the most interesting but pretty and atmospheric slow piano jams. |
| 52 |  | Havah
Contravveleno
3.0 [post punk] this is 80's post punk right here. Tight but in Italian so I don't get a freaking word. |
| 53 |  | Apathy and O.C
Perestroika
3.0 [hip hop] cool collab with some bangin tracks. Check it out. |
| 54 |  | Construction
Collapse
3.0 [noise] skullfuckinlgy weird noise. |
| 55 |  | Primitive Man
Caustic
3.0 [sludge metal] "sludge is an understatement" |
| 56 |  | X.Y.R.
Tourist
3.0 [ambient] synth jams and field recordings from this extremely profilic artist. |
| 58 |  | Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
The Kid
3.0 [electronic dark pop] sometimes it sounds like Fever Ray and sometimes liek ambient and sometimes leik fun times. |
| 59 |  | Idylls
The Barn
3.0 [post punky modern hardcore chaos] i dont ever think i will be a big fan of this band unfortunately |
| 60 |  | Impure Wilhelmina
Radiation
3.0 [post metal] not the best in the genre by a long shot. But decent enough. |
| 61 |  | Alessandro Cortini/Merzbow
Alessandro Cortini/Merzbow
3.0-2.5 [noise] yes well uhm it does make a lot of noises. |
| 62 |  | Kardashev
The Almanac
3.0-2.5 [deathcore, progressive metal] prog parts are boring, clean vocals are out of place. When it riffs it riffs tho. |
| 63 |  | Acephalix
Decreation
2.5 [death metal] average underground dm |
| 64 |  | Citizen
As You Please
2.5 [shoehorned into pop punk] Brand New anyone? |
| 65 |  | The Left Outsides
There is a Place
2.5 [dreampop] not by a longshot worthy any time but still not even remotely close to awful. |
| 66 |  | Chavire
Interstices
2.5 [screamo] I'm not understanding a word he's saying + it's very much like a worse version of good screamo bands |
| 68 |  | Sound of Ceres
The Twin
2.5 [dream pop] not bad but rather unimpressive. |
| 69 |  | Klein
Tommy
2.5 [experimental ambient breakbeat rnb] just as band as the genre tag would suggest. |
| 70 |  | Chee
Fear Monger
2.5 [dubstep, drum n bass] not very good nor anything special. |
| 71 |  | Trivium
The Sin and the Sentence
2.5 [radio metal] this is still radio metal but probably as good as the genre gets? |
| 72 |  | August Burns Red
Phantom Anthem
2.5 [metalcore] rejoice another very ABR sounding ABR record |
| 73 |  | Dr. Living Dead!
Cosmic Conqueror
2.0 [thrash] band has lost everything that made them fun to begin with. |
| 74 |  | Veil of Maya
False Idol
1.5-2.0 [sumerian core] remember when this band didn't suck all the asses? |
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