Ate Roadkill: Shat Blood
Something old, something new. Something red, something blue... the ongoing listening log 2021. just the stuff worth noting that I've listened to this year, even if it's just worth noting for being particularly average or awful!
Sample playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Y9n5VXa3wJFnDYHqqb6SS |
| 1 |  | Aisha Devi
Of Matter and Spirit
Forgot about this. Excellent and morbidly pretentious alb.
2015, LP
Deconstructed Club
4/5
Rec: O.M.A. |
| 2 |  | CHLOBOCOP
LIL RED RIDIN' FROM the HOOD
Let me introduce you to aspiring young crackhead CHLOBOCOP.
2018, EP
Fuccgirl Trap
3/5
Rec: NiCKELBACK |
| 3 |  | Chris and Cosey
Heartbeat
Proto-The Knife, Ex Throbbing Gristle members.
1981, LP
Synthpop/Minimal Synth/Industrial
3/5
Rec: This Is Me |
| 4 |  | Cindy (BE)
I'm Cindy
YOU'RE MY BOYFRIEND.
2020, LP
Hypnagogic Pop
3/5
Rec: 2y & 6m |
| 5 |  | CLUBZ
Destellos
CLUBZ "doesn't want to be the hispanic version of your favourite band" but that doesn't stop them from being Mexican NZCA Lines.
2018, LP
Synthpop
3/5
Rec: Nagano (feat. Ela Minus) |
| 6 |  | COBRAH
ICON
Heard this when it came out and dismissed it, revisited and lol Idk i fucks with this chick.
2019, EP
Deconstructed Club/Bubblegum Bass
3.5/5
Rec: U KNOW ME |
| 7 |  | Coubo
TakeTwo
Leftover Homewards material.
2020, EP
Lo-Fi Hip-Hop/Instrumental Hip-Hop
3.5/5
Rec: InspectorShower |
| 8 |  | dgoHn
Monega
The LP from last year was way better but this is still cool.
2020, EP
Drumfunk/Drill
3/5
Rec: Fml22 |
| 9 |  | DJ Muggs
Winter
2020, LP
Hip-Hop
3/5
Rec: Olympic Stamps |
| 10 |  | DJ Plead
Going for It EP
2020, EP
Dabke/UK Funky
3/5
Rec: Going for It |
| 11 |  | DJ Q-Bert
Origins (Wave Twisters Zero)
2020, LP
Turntablism/Instrumental Hip-Hop
3.5/5
Rec: Dreamz |
| 12 |  | Ghost Funk Orchestra
An Ode to Escapism
2020, LP
Psychedelic Soul/Funk
3.5/5
Rec: Little Bird |
| 13 |  | Goldie Boutilier
Very Best
Wow, um, yes, wow, YES bitch, wow.
2018, LP
Nu-Disco/Synth Pop
5/5
Rec: At the Moon |
| 14 |  | Haich Ber Na
Unbalanced
Just another recent artist who James Blakes better than James Blake
2018, EP
Dubstep/UK Garage/Alt R&B
4/5
Rec: Hypocrite |
| 15 |  | Imada
Wild Tapes From Bahia and Playground Do Brazil
Quintessential lounge boppery
2007, LP
Downtempo/Nu Jazz/Deep House
5/5
Rec: Amor Por Favor |
| 16 |  | J. Boogie's Dubtronic Science
J. Boogie's Dubtronic Science
2003, LP
Downtempo/House/Dub
3.5/5
Rec: Le Sengre |
| 17 |  | Jenny Wilson
Demand the Impossible
Revisited this for the first time in many years, I wasn't impressed with it like I remember being but PYRAMIDS still fucks.
2013, LP
Electropop/Indietron
2.5/5
Rec: PYRAMIDS (ROSE OUT OF OUR PAIN) |
| 18 |  | Jenny Wilson
Exorcism
This one is better, but still not quite there.
2018, LP
Electropop/Indietron
3/5
Rec: LO' HI' |
| 19 |  | Ana Tijoux
1977
I completely forgot about Ana Tijoux until the scene they play the title track from this on Breaking Bad S4 "Shotgun". Best song plug in the series so far.
2010, LP
Latin Hip-Hop
3.5/5
Rec: 1977 |
| 20 |  | Ani DiFranco
Revolutionary Love
Nothing transcendental as the media might like to suggest, but just a really cozy, pretty, and pleasant record all around.
2021, LP
Singer-Songwriter/Jazz Pop/Indie Folk
3/5
Rec: Contagious |
| 21 |  | Anna B Savage
A Common Turn
Beautiful promising debut
2021, LP
Psychedelic Folk/Singer-Songwriter
3/5
Rec: Corncrakes |
| 22 |  | Arlo Parks
Collapsed in Sunbeams
2021, LP
Bedroom Pop/Neo-Soul
3/5
Rec: For Violet |
| 23 |  | The Armed
Only Love
2018, LP
Digital Hardcore/Cybergrind/Mathcore
3.5/5
Rec: Nowhere to Be Found |
| 24 |  | Odette
Herald
Highs and lows but the highs show mad potential. 'Herald' gives me mad Empress Of vibes and she is at her best when she is vibrant like this, rather than slow and subdued.
2021, LP
Indie Pop/Chamber Pop
3/5
Rec: Herald |
| 25 |  | Alkerdeel
Slonk
2021, LP
Black Metal/Doom Metal
3/5
Rec: Zop |
| 26 |  | Arms and Sleepers
Only God Forgives
2020, EP
Ambient/Trip-Hop
3.5/5
Rec: Only God Forgives |
| 27 |  | Azmari
Samā'ī
2021, LP
Ethio-Jazz/Dub
3.5/5
Rec: Fat Ari |
| 28 |  | Bodhisattya Pal
Astronomer's Dilemma
Lol
2021, EP
Singer-Songwriter Lo-Fi Hindustani Bass Trap
5/5
Rec: Turning Into Cosmic Dust |
| 29 |  | The Body
I’ve Seen All I Need To See
Not their best work. Probably their worst, in fact, although I have some gaps in their discog to fill.
2021, LP
Death Industrial/Sludge/Harsh Noise
3/5
Rec: As if anything here stands out |
| 30 |  | Elaquent, BoomBaptist, Juicy the Emissary
Komfort Food
2021, Split LP
Instrumental Hip-Hop
3/5
Rec: The Look |
| 31 |  | Dark Time Sunshine
Lore
Zavala's production is still unmistakable, but it seems that Onry is having a weird midlife crisis where he reverts to a spooky Hot Topic-wearing teenage Atmosphere stan who likes to play with ouija boards in his moms garage in terms of lyrical content. The instrumental version of this will likely become the quintessential version. Yikes.
2021, LP
Cringe-Hop
3/5
Rec: Poor Pavel (least embarrassing track to listen to without headphones on) |
| 32 |  | Cult of Luna
The Raging River
Lol Mark Lanegan. This is cookie-cutter af, sorry. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
2021, LP
Painfully Derivative Post-Metal (is there any other kind these days?)
2.5/5
Rec: I wouldn't. |
| 33 |  | Femi Kuti, Made Kuti
Legacy +
The many Kuti children may always be a tad too derivative of their fathers work to escape his shadow, but you can never go wrong with some more solid Afrobeat. The Made side takes more risks but ultimately just makes me want to go back to listening to Femi worship his father some more.
2021, LP
Afrobeat
3/5
Rec: As We Struggle Every Day |
| 34 |  | Fishmans
Uchuu Nippon Setagaya
Finally a good Japanese music rec from resident gateweeber johnny[weeb].
1997, LP
Trip-Hop/Dream Pop/Dub
5/5
Rec: WALKING IN THE RHYTHM |
| 35 |  | Gacha Bakradze
Obscure Languages
2021, LP
Ambient/IDM
3/5
Rec: Indivisible |
| 36 |  | Haddaway
The Album
Hilarious that I had to add this to the database. On one of the new episodes of RuPauls drag race (either UK or US I don't remember) the ladies had to perform to a new RuPaul song that IMO pretty blatantly ripped off What Is Love. This observation spiralled out into me deciding to investigate the origins of the Night At The Roxbury classic (if you are my age there is a 99% chance that this is where you first heard it). Did not disappoint (it's bad).
1993, LP
Eurodance
5/5
Rec: gonna have to go with What Is Love - 7" Mix lol |
| 37 |  | HyunA
I'm Not Cool
Does Johnny[Weeb] gatekeep k-pop too or is he a nationalist? Anyways I accidentally listened to this and tracks 3 and 4 were alright the rest were... par for the course.
2021, EP
K-Pop
2.5/5
Rec: Party, Feel, Love |
| 38 |  | Iliona
Tristesse
Promising debut. She could afford to dump the minimal piano shit in favour of the UK Bass, Trap, and Alt R&B influenced tracks, which are the big standouts.
2021, EP
Ambient Pop/Alt R&B/Art Pop
3/5
Rec: Rattrape-moi |
| 39 |  | John Dwyer
Witch Egg
Kinda big on the imagery of Witches laying eggs. Also this dude looks like the love child of Elijah Wood and Forrest MacNeil which is pretty incredible. Good album but a bit too improvisational for me, would benefit from a little structured dynamism to at least give some of the tracks some climactic payoffs rather than just jamming until they peter out.
2021, LP
Jazz Fusion/Jazz-Rock/Psych Rock
3/5
Rec: Arse |
| 40 |  | Kassa Overall
I Think I'm Good
Instrumentally a step up from his debut. Vocally, this might be a bit hard to swallow for some, but if you can get down with the weirdness this is a wild one.
2020, LP
Alt R&B/Nu Jazz/Glitch Hop
3.5/5
Rec: I Know You See Me |
| 41 |  | The KLF
Come Down Dawn
It works. Come Down Dawn is a rework of Chill Out, sans unlicensed samples. The original will always be the classic edition, but having some version of Chill Out on streaming platforms finally is a welcome surprise.
2021, COMP
Ambient/Plunderphonics/Field Recordings
3/5
Rec: The original version of the album (Chill Out) which is a 5. |
| 42 |  | K-Otix, Kay, Big Mon
Ethos
Sexy old-school beats and pretty average old-school emcee's.
2003, LP
Hip-Hop
3/5
Rec: Aggravated |
| 43 |  | Kylie Minogue
Disco
On a scale from Dua Lipa to Jessie Ware this is a shut-the-fuck-up out of five.
2020, LP
Nu Disco
2/5
Rec: Literally any of the other 2020 Nu Disco albums |
| 44 |  | Lexie Liu
Gone Gold
Does Johnny[Weeb] gatekeep c-pop too or is he a nationalist? Anyways I accidentally listened to this and it kinda fucked...
2021, EP
Synthpop/Synthwave/C-Pop (Mando)
3.5/5
Rec: Shadow |
| 45 |  | Lightbluemover Vs Anthony Collins
Exhibit "B"
Francis Harris alias... fucks.
2012, EP
Deep House
3.5/5
Rec: Refrain |
| 46 |  | Lord Apex, Lester Nowhere, o k h o
High Stakes, Low Ryder
Legendary trio
2019, LP
Hip-Hop
3.5/5
Rec: In The Beginning |
| 47 |  | Duke Hugh
Common Ground
Fucks ahrd
2021, EP
Broken Beat/Hip-Hop/Soul
3.5/5
Rec: Got My 606 Back |
| 48 |  | Luna Shadows
Digital Pacific
She has potential production-wise but her vocals are pretty fucking vapid tbh.
2021, LP
Electropop
2.5/5
Rec: _West |
| 49 |  | Lunate
Médula
An album I quickly dismissed when it was released but am appreciating more upon revisit.
2020, LP
Outsider House
3.5/5
Rec: Reflejo del Derrumbe |
| 50 |  | Luomo
Vocalcity
Bobertsona reminded me of this classic joint recently. Hate that they have the alt art on spotify it's so ugly.
2000, LP
Microhouse/Deep House/Dub Techno
5/5
Rec: Class |
| 51 |  | Madlib
Sound Ancestors
I'd love to actually know the full extent of Four Tets involvement in this on "arrangement duty". It certainly sounds like a more cohesive, singular album experience than the beat tapes Madlib usually puts out, but there is also an extra polish, depth, and atmosphere to it that sounds particularly Hebden curated. Whatever the case, this fucks. A masterclass in Instrumental Hip-Hop. I do wish it ended with 'Chino', but it wouldn't feel properly "Hebden Arranged" without at least one grievously questionable sequencing choice.
2021, LP
Instrumental Hip-Hop
4/5
Rec: Chino |
| 52 |  | Makiza
Aerolineas Makiza
As I said earlier, Breaking Bad brought Ana Tijou back into my life and through this, I discovered her old group Makiza. Inconsistent, but good stuff.
1999, LP
Latin Hip-Hop
3.5/5
Rec: Versos Al Viento |
| 53 |  | Cara Neir
Phase Out
This deserves mention for being way better than both the new HORSE the Band EP and either new Genghis Tron single...
2021, LP
Nintendocore
3.5/5
Rec: Four Seasons In A Day (for the sake of keeping any kind of metal out of my playlists as much as possible) |
| 54 |  | SO Percussion, Dawn Upshaw, Gil Kalish
Caroline Shaw: Narrow Sea
I feel like the closer 'Taxidermy' is a bit unnecessary - especially with the annoying vocal snippets at the end - but overlooking that small misstep this is grand.
2021, LP
Modern Classical
4/5 |
| 55 |  | Belong
October Language
This isn't as good as I remember. It's still nice tho.
2006, LP
Ambient/Drone
3/5
Rec: listening to tracks like these out of context is ineffectual |
| 56 |  | Cecile Believe
Plucking A Cherry From The Void
This is a bit fractured with some heavenly highs and some heavy (heavy) (low) lows, but I appreciate her trajectory and believe she has some great material ahead of her.
2020, Mixtape
Alt R&B/Art Pop/Ambient Pop
3/5
Rec: Pjluk |
| 57 |  | DRS
Light Language
Really chill and low-key. Not all the vocal performances do it for me but it's good overall.
2021, LP
Liquid Funk/Uk Hip-Hop
3/5
Rec: Roonies |
| 58 |  | Ela Minus
megapunk (remixes)
EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. OF. THESE. FUCKS. IN. CAPSLOCK.
2021, EP
Tech House/Electropop/Minimal Techno
3.5/5
Rec: megapunk - Machine Woman Remix |
| 59 |  | Elkka
Every Body Is Welcome
2019, EP
Deep House
3/5
Rec: Avant Garde |
| 60 |  | Altin Gun
Yol
This is cute
2021, LP
Anatolian Rock/Synth Pop/Psych Rock
3/5
Rec: Ordunun Dereleri |
| 61 |  | Black Sheep Wall
Songs for the Enamel Queen
I would have 4'd this 10 years ago.
2021, LP
Sludge
3/5
Rec: The song with the horn ig |
| 62 |  | Chester Watson
1997
2021, EP
Hip-Hop
3/5
Rec: Staring Into Space |
| 63 |  | Eartheater
Phoenix: La Petite Mort Edition
This is worse than the already disappointing original album. But the art is great again!
2021, Rework
Ambient/Drone
2/5
Rec: I don't |
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