The first Sniff is the deepest
Another list from your favorite megalomaniac.This year only featuring for me unjammed -18 stuff that I feel needs to be highlighted. Sort of an assorted goods type of deal |
| 1 |  | Eirdh
COSMOS ONE - The (Un)known Universe
4.0 [instrumental post metal] dare I say the best album in the genre in January already. If you only listen to one album from this list - make it this one. Teamster comes up with a great rec once again. |
| 2 |  | Locktender
Friedrich
4.0 [post metal, screamo] lacking the same punch as their older material upon first listen but boy does it grow on you? |
| 3 |  | Erik Levander
Couesnon
4.0-3.5 [dark ambient] celestial disintegrating ambient that is beautiful |
| 4 |  | Profligate
Somewhere Else
3.5-4.0 [spooky electronics + poetry] makes for a wondeful mix |
| 5 |  | Persuasion
Quatermass
3.5-4.0 [dark techno] with a stady 4/4 house bottom this makes for one of the early great dance friendly releases of 2018 |
| 6 |  | natriums
Deja Vu
3.5 [IDM, breaks, downtempo] glimmers of fantastic stuff on display here |
| 7 |  | Ill Natured
Twisted Visions
3.5 [metallic hardcore] what Jac said: Sludgy metallic hardcore with grooves for days and a bass tone that could split a continental fault, rules. |
| 8 |  | Omnivox
Surrender
3.5 [psytrance] like living a Need for Speed soundtrack |
| 9 |  | Fire!
The Hands
3.5 [jazz fusion] as angular as ever |
| 10 |  | Keepsakes
Perspectives From A Sterile Hellhole
3.5 [industrial, house] heavy af dance music |
| 11 |  | Centuries
The Lights Of This Earth Are Blinding
3.5 [metallic hardcore] has a certain groove that merits a listen or two. |
| 12 |  | Sagor som leder mot slutet
II
3.5 [post rock, post metal] instrumental all the way - by the books jams but decent |
| 13 |  | Noorvik
Noorvik
3.5 [instrumental post metal] this is the sound of the genre tbh |
| 14 |  | Deszcz
III
3.5 [emoviolence, crusty the down] a gem for those into crust with 6th chords |
| 15 |  | The Sun Burns Bright
Through Dusk, Came The Light
3.5 [post rock] crescendo core that is worth a spin or two |
| 16 |  | Scallops Hotel
sovereign nose of (y)our arrogant face
3.5 [hip hop] slow hip hop for lazy days. By Milo |
| 17 |  | Skymn
Biker Scene
3.5 [ambient techno] chill af |
| 18 |  | Closer (US)
All This Will Be
3.5 [screamo] the cheesier the better |
| 19 |  | Misha Mishajashvili
2018
3.5 [plunderphonics, industrial] very true to the motherland |
| 20 |  | Keiji Haino and Sumac
American Dollar Bill
3.5 [noise rock, improvised stuff, sludge] do any of these collaborateurs need any further introduction |
| 21 |  | Weedpecker
III
3.5 [stoner, space rock, psychedelic] Journey into space with this very drugs but not very doom-esque record. |
| 22 |  | Estimas
Flowers
3.5 [dubstep, downtempo] goes by really fast. 4 track EP for those who want to dive deep into the happy-go-lucky electronic bog. |
| 23 |  | Naked Flames
Naked Flames Who Can Recall His Past Lives
3.0-3.5 [instrumental rock, sequenzer and midi] jumping between a million genres like it was no thing and it does it well. But 3.5 hours is too much even though it's good inoffensive ambient background rock music you're listening to. |
| 24 |  | Ruined
Woven Shade
3.0 [doomgaze] with a hint of post metal and a black metal section. This drags at times ngl, but it also has some sweet moments. Bass, drums and vocals only. |
| 25 |  | Hamferð
Támsins Likam
3.0 [doom metal] for the fans of mythology and epic doom metal with death metal leanings. |
| 26 |  | In Vain
Currents
3.0 [prog metal] actually quite good considering the genre, death metal influenced of course |
| 27 |  | Akula (USA)
Akula
3.0 [post metal, doom metal] riffing post metal with heavy metal vocals. Might get the fire started for someone. |
| 28 |  | Roscoe Mitchell and Matthew Shipp
Accelerated Projection
3.0 [improv jazz] pretty wild |
| 29 |  | Xylouris White
Mother
3.0 [experimental folk] neatly done and somewhat reminding of flamenco but not feeling it too much I'm afraid. |
| 30 |  | Hooded Menace
Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed
3.0 [death and doom metal] classic sounding album is decent |
| 31 |  | Elskavon
Skylight
3.0 [post rock] basic but beautiful -> just like me |
| 32 |  | Sean Noonan
Man No Longer Me
3.0 [dare i say chamber jazz] this is really weird and it works sometimes and sometimes not. Like a jazzier more experimental firehose |
| 33 |  | Dawnwalker
Human Ruins
3.0 [post metal, folk] a bit too much folk influence and bad singing for me. But teamster loves it and so might you? |
| 34 |  | Cavetown
Lemon Boy
3.0 [indie folk] great songwriting skills in development here. Some kind of modern take on Neutral Milk Hotel worship. |
| 35 |  | Prana Crafter
Bodhi Cheetah's Choice
3.0 [drugs probably] what you do when spaced out and jam on a guitar acutally works? |
| 36 |  | awakebutstillinbed
what people call low self-esteem is really...
3.0 [emo] nothing much but if you're on the lookout for new emo this is worth a spin. |
| 37 |  | Heaven Pierce Her
Flowerworks
3.0-2.5 [drone, post rock, post metal] the middle track salvages an otherwise rather meh offering. |
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