sleeplog24(8): headless
It is now August. I hate my life a lot less than I did two weeks ago. |
| 1 |  | Porter Ricks
Biokinetics
1st August 2024
Dub/Ambient Techno [1996]
Has a quiet patient inevitability to it. [3.5] sinister and reassuring like the tide coming in |
| 2 |  | State Faults
Children of the Moon
2nd August 2024
Screamo / Post-Hardcore [2024]
By all accounts, a fucking triumph. [4] |
| 3 |  | LCD Soundsystem
Sound of Silver
4th August 2024
Indietronica [2007]
Big and fun and funky and sad. [4] |
| 4 |  | AL-90
CODE-915913
4th August 2024
Lo-Fi House / Outsider House [2015]
So good jfc. Pushing all the buttons that I thought Burial had exclusive access to. Nostalgic but alien. [4] |
| 5 |  | Tortoise
TNT
6th August 2024
Post-Rock / Experimental Rock / Jazz Fusion [1998]
Ngl the association with math rock confused me, this is way out left field unorthodox, pretty cerebral non frenetic vibes, somewhat of an expectation swept from underneath piece, thought this would be more piglet Tera Melos less ambient less chill vibes. Soothing but aimless? [3] for confusion will regroup when I’m feeling jazzy |
| 6 |  | Burial and Four Tet
Moth/Wolf Cub
+Nova
6th August 2024
Future Garage / Microhouse [2009/2012/2022]
Can’t get a firm grip on when released / in what configuration but regardless all three tracks are lush. [4]
Someone on rym said “Burial finds something soulful in the synthetic; Four Tet turns the organic into something vaguely mechanical” and I think these words are correct |
| 7 |  | Nicolas Jaar
Space Is Only Noise
6th August 2024
Electronic / Downtempo [2011]
Do I prefer Darkside? Yes. Do I prefer AAL? Yes. Is there *something* here? Yes. Is it a mildly garbled mess, too? Yes. A grower? Wellifuckinghopeso!!! [3.5] |
| 8 |  | Forss
Ecclesia
7th August 2024
Future Garage / Ambient Techno [2012]
and so we sat and thought about death for a while. There were church bells. [3.5] |
| 9 |  | Milo
Things That Happen At Day
7th August 2024
Abstract/Nerdcore Hip Hop [2013]
Goofy. Childish. Pure. [3.5] |
| 10 |  | Milo
Things That Happen At Night
8th August 2024
Abstract/Nerdcore Hip Hop [2013]
NotGoofy. NotChildish. StillPure. [3.5]
Would give the comp a [4] really great intro into Milo |
| 11 |  | The Books
Lost And Safe
8th August 2024
Folktronica / Sound Collage [2005]
The feeling of poking head above clouds. Proto Postal Service meets The Microphones. I might actually prefer this to their two classics (Food and Lemon). Hmm. [4]
Update (09.08.24): new favourite band status incoming? [4.5] |
| 12 |  | Herbie Hancock
Empyrean Isles
12th August 2024
Hard Bop [1964]
Pre-fusion herbie is fireee weird one cause it’s got the bones of a good old bop but straining at the seams, the cute melody work on track 2, the proto funk/blues fusion groove on track 3, the avant quirks on 4, feels like growing too big for boots on the precipice moment. The post bop leap. [4]
Update (13.08.24): still great but fuck ig I just hate trumpet tone? [3.5] |
| 13 |  | Pete La Roca
Basra
13th August 2024
Modal / Hard Bop [1965]
I stan everything here, the latin jazz influence, the aloof minimalism to some of these arrangements, PLR’s subtle pit pats pitting and patting right in the pocket. [4]
Gahh so fucking good Christ borderline [4.5] love how this casually careens into a light touch free jazz place circa ayler/coleman early career, proper juicy sax playing takes things off the rails |
| 14 |  | Irakere
Irakere
13th August 2024
Latin Jazz / Afro-Cuban Jazz [1979]
Fire live performance nutty percussion full of surprises and charisma: not sure how well it’ll hold up to repeated listens but quick one and done [4.5] big bowl of fire |
| 15 |  | Herbie Hancock
Maiden Voyage
15th August 2024
Modal / Post-Bop [1966]
Eminently pleasant but struggling to squeeze sufficient special sauce from this to make me go whhooooooooo. [3.5] |
| 16 |  | JPEGMAFIA
Veteran
16th August 2024
Experimental / Industrial Hip Hop [2018]
Internetinternetinternetinternetinternetinterent. [3.5] |
| 17 |  | Dorothy Ashby
Afro-Harping
17th August 2024
Soul Jazz / Lounge [1968]
Blind curiosity check on the basis I wasn’t aware harp could jazz. On the cool/lounge end of the spectrum in a way I rarely fw, but odd quaint points abound. [3] |
| 18 |  | Gold Panda
Lucky Shiner
18th August 2024
Microhouse / Glitch Hop / IDM [2010]
Idk only managed to listen in dribs and drabs but had a super special secret sauce nostalgia dripping thing going on eeeeee [tbc]
Update (19.08.24): note to self far more spiritual when listened to on deck chair looking at sun set vs. crammed into train on commute. wider learning points. [4] |
| 19 |  | Gold Panda
Good Luck And Do Your Best
19th August 2024
Microhouse / Glitch Hop / IDM [2016]
Adore the goal this strives for: encapsulate a time and a place and a feeling via music. Doesn’t hit the consistent highs of Lucky Shiner for me, but I suspect jamming back to back wasn’t the way to go. [3.5] |
| 20 |  | The Story So Far
I Want to Disappear
25th August 2024
Pop Punk [2024]
Fuck man I’ve been struggling to fit in music and fuck man this is nostalgia. Something confronting in the consistency of this band, the vocal inflections, riff smithing, preferred drum groove, etc. Cosy. [3.5] |
| 21 |  | Autechre
Tri Repetae
26th August 2024
Ambient / Techno / IDM [1995]
Ugh the more I jam these the more my head hurts. Not sure I have quite figured out the proper angle of approach? Too technical and textured to just bliss out to as ambient, too elongated and eventless to give an attentive listen and not get a bit bored and or frustrated? Somewhere in the between. [3.5] |
| 22 |  | Pantha Du Prince
This Bliss
27th August 2024
Microhouse / Minimal Techno [2007]
Big love for all that this is. Bliss indeed. Do I really need the words it’s just so pretty in the chest cavity the way it goes ting. [4] but probably [4.5] it’s like a massage |
| 23 |  | Nails
Every Bridge Burning
28th August 2024
Grindcore [2024]
See rev [3.5] |
| 24 |  | JPEGMAFIA
I Lay Down My Life For You
29th August 2024
Hardcore / Experimental Hip Hop [2024]
Banana emoji explosion emoji hug emoji. [4] |
| 25 |  | 2814
新しい日の誕生
30th August 2024
Ambient / Downtempo [2015]
Chill. [4] sounds like its cover |
| 26 |  | Harold Budd
The Pavilion of Dreams
31st August 2024
Ambient / New Age [1978]
At its best when it works in a spiritual jazz direction. All the coral (in mean choral/operatic (I mean I mean)) stuff was kinda tense and irritating. Closer is nice again. [3.5] |
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