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| Albums With Fewer Than 15 Ratings IV | Users II
Just cause I have nothing to do right now. Comment below and I'll add it to the list. Only 4 per person. | | 1 |  | volcano!
Beautiful Seizure
Demon of the Fall
Date: April 15, 2020
Experimental Rock | Released: 2005 | Label: Leaf | Ratings: 7
While I have heard this record before, it has been a while since I spun it in full. I did have "Apple Or A Gun" on a playlist or two, but that was pretty much it for a while. Well, I finally had a reason to recheck this one. And we're starting off with a disappointment, cause I actually bumped this down from a 4.0 to a 3.5. There are some highlights here (the aforementioned "Apple Or A Gun", "Fire Fire"), but a double-whammy of kind of plain interludes and some subpar tracks drag this down.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? No way. It's really good indie art rock, well worth your time. | | 2 |  | Ee
Ramadan
Pheromone
Date: April 16, 2020
Indie Rock | Released: 2000 | Label: Curry | Ratings: 14
Just a heads-up: I've heard 3/4 of Phero's albums here. Not his fault, I wasn't asking for recs at the time.
With that out of the way, Ee (or ee) was one of those bands that fell under my radar back in the day. But Pheromore recommended that I check this out a few years ago and I did. Long story short: I really enjoyed it. Going back to it again: yeah, I enjoyed it a little bit more. It's some late-90s slowcore indie rock. I'm not really the biggest slowcore guy (puts me to sleep, believe it or not), but this holds up. Helps there's some energy mixed in. Run from "Battery Davis" to "Retrace" is solid.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Probably not. It's a pleasant little album with some indie rock pedigree behind it. It's already pretty close to 15 ratings anyway, only a matter of time really. | | 3 |  | Long Fin Killie
Valentino
Pheromone
Date: April 17, 2020
Indie Rock / Post-Rock | Released: 1996 | Label: Too Pure | Ratings: 11
Another relisten here, but a much needed one. I was a fan of these guys for quite a long time (pretty sure I owned a CD of theirs at some point). Valentino was always my favorite of their albums, so I was definitely excited to see if this one held up. Happy to say it does. Bigger fan of the straightforward indie rock stuff more than the post-rock, but both work together well enough.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? "Hands and Lips" alone makes this worth a listen. Totally doesn't deserve to have so few ratings. | | 4 |  | Prolapse
Pointless Walks To Dismal Places
Pheromone
Date: April 18, 2020
Indie Rock / Post-Punk | Released: 1994 | Label: Cherry Red | Ratings: 13
Now here's an underappreciated band here on sputnik. Prolapse is a UK indie post-punk band that I adored. I'm a sucker for dual male-female vox in my indie, what can I say? Lots of these newer post-punk acts owe these guys a debt of gratitude, cause I swear they're all copying this band's style. It's grown off me a bit with age, but I'm betting that's more because of I overplayed this one to death.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Hell no. | | 5 |  | The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up
It's Winter Here
Pheromone
Date: April 19, 2020
Midwest Emo / Slowcore | Released: 2001 | Label: Absolutely Kosher | Ratings: 12
First completely blind listen so far, exciting stuff. I've been meaning to check Jim Yoshii Pile-Up for a while but never got around to it. I said earlier that I'm not as big on slowcore as some people are, but this one mixes in some emo for a pretty pleasant combo. It's a patient listen, but I ended up enjoying it quite a bit. Final track "Monotonologue" and "Peter Von Pinnon Final Draft" are highlights.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I have a feeling other sputnik users would probably enjoy this more than I did. And I really enjoyed it quite a bit. So no, this shouldn't be stuck at 12 ratings. Well, it's actually 13 ratings now with my vote so I guess never mind. | | 6 |  | Sparta
Trust the River
Rodrigo
Date: April 19, 2020
Alternative Rock | Released: 2020 | Label: Dine Alone | Ratings: 14
Sparta was one of many bands that formed after the break-up of post-hardcore band At The Drive-In. I really wasn't a huge fan of this group (or really any of the post-ATDI groups), but they returned with a new album on a smaller label. It's about as good as you can expect an alternative rock comeback album to be: not very good. It's a lot more palatable than anything they released in the 2000s, but still not really worth listening to.Their post-hardcore side is pretty much nonexistent on this one. First track ("Class Blue") is the best one, all downhill after that.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Well this one actually reached 15 ratings before I could listen to it. More like "Albums With Fewer Than (Or Equal To) 15 Ratings", amiright? For what it's worth, it probably should've stayed below 15. | | 7 |  | Local H
Lifers
Rodrigo
Date: April 21, 2020
Hard Rock / Alternative Rock | Released: 2020 | Label: AntiFragile Music | Ratings: 6
I forgot to mention that I plan on checking the discographies of all the artists here. And let me just say: I never want to hear a Local H song ever again. This group has been at it since the early grunge days and they just keep on truckin'. Just... keep on goin'. Halfway through their career they kind of dropped the grunge for straight-up hard rock and it's painful. I legitimately don't get how anyone can listen to something like this ("had enough of all of that, microwave your tinfoil hat") and say it's better than some post-grunge garbage you'd hear in 2002.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Yeah... (sorry Rodrigo). Apparently they're pretty popular on sputnik and RYM all these years later so what do I know? Don't let me spoil your fun, just don't make me listen to it again I beg you. | | 8 |  | The Soundcarriers
Celeste
JustJoe.
Date: April 21, 2020
Neo-Psychedelia | Released: 2010 | Label: Melodic | Ratings: 6
When Celeste came out back in 2010, there was a lot of neo-psych being put out. It really was a saturated market for a while there. In context, I totally get why I never gave these guys another listen: there was just so much psych coming out. But now I have an excuse to check it again, nearly a decade later. And yeah, this definitely didn't deserve to get overlooked, but it's not exactly something I'd listen to every day or something. It's neo-psych with some psychedelic pop mixed in, maybe a bit of that lounge pop bands like Stereolab dabbled in. It's good, wholesome fun. "Last Broadcast" and "Signals" are standout tracks.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Nah, it's pleasant enough. But you know what definitely deserves +15 ratings? All their other albums. Get those to 15, then maybe we can work on this one. | | 9 |  | Aquasky
Orange Dust
JustJoe.
Date: April 22, 2020
Trip Hop / Drum and Bass | Released: 1997 | Label: Polydor | Ratings: 0
Little did you all know, I'm actually the foremost expert on trip hop / drum and bass artists nah I'm messing around I have no idea what's going on. UK's Aquasky isn't a big name as far as I can tell, but they're no slouch: two record labels to their name, collaborations with a ton of producers and artists; they're a group with some reach and connections. Knowing all that, I'm not really impressed with this one. I like the two tracks with Big Shug and Big Kwam (no relation, I presume). "Raw Skillz" especially has a really nice beat. Rest is fine drum and bass tracks, nothing too special.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Sure? If the choice is between this getting 15 ratings or 0 ratings (like it has right now), then I guess I'll go with the former. Also, how do you pronounce "Aquasky"? Ah-kwa-ski or Ah-kwa-sky? | | 10 |  | Grouper
Grouper
bedex
Date: April 23, 2020
Drone / Ambient | Released: 2005 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 14
I've listened to most of Grouper's discography, but I never got around to her first self-titled album. Didn't help that it was CD-r only for a while there. But with the magic of the internet (piracy), I've snagged a copy. Glad I did, cause this is pretty good. Really hazy, nice echo-y vocals. Much lower fidelity than her later stuff, but I like that. Do miss the folk, but for a first release, it's well worth checking.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Well it has 15 ratings now thanks to this list, but just so we're clear: no, this shouldn't be below 15. The first rating for this was in 2015 (past deleted accounts/ratings excluded), so it was only a matter of time this got some traction. She's well-established enough, it was inevitable. | | 11 |  | James Carr
A Man Needs a Woman
bedex
Date: April 25, 2020
Soul | Released: 1968 | Label: Goldwax | Ratings: 3
Close your eyes and picture what you think late-60s soul sounds like. Got it? Congratulations, you now know exactly what this album sounds like. A great booming vocalist, some nice guitar, trumpets, girls singing backup; all staples as far as I'm concerned. It's hard to even talk about this album, cause I feel like I've already heard something like it 100 times before. It's just a very solid soul record by an artist who peaked in popularity with his first album. I think if circumstances were different, Carr could've become a much bigger name, and this one would be much more appreciated than it is now.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Sub-15 is definitely too low for this. Though, I'd be surprised if this one ever reaches the same number of votes as his first record. Or even half its ratings. | | 12 |  | Y La Bamba
Mujeres
bedex
Date: April 26, 2020
Indie Folk / Indie Pop | Released: 2019 | Label: Tender Loving Empire | Ratings: 2
Originally a solo project, Y La Bamba is the brainchild of Luz Elena Mendoza. The project has since expanded to feature a full band, and with it several slight adjustments to their sound. All of Y La Bamba's releases so far follow a similar formula: indie and Latin alternative pop. Sometimes it's more folk-centric (like on earlier releases), sometimes it's more into that Latin alternative sound (like with this release). And it's just not a big draw to me without that folk backing. I did like the artsy pop tracks ("Mujeres", "Bruja de Brujas") quite a bit and everything on here is pleasant enough, but none of the tracks really hit the heights of their past work.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? No, but I think it would be more fair to say that Y La Bamba's discography deserves more ratings. | | 13 |  | Georgie Sweet
Stories
bedex
Date: April 27, 2020
Neo-Soul / R&B | Released: 2019 | Label: Futuristica Music | Ratings: 14
A single?
That's against the site rules, feller. You're coming with me.
Alright, enough jokes. This is a single by up-and-comer Georgie Sweet. I'm guessing there's significant hype behind it or something, cause I don't think it would have been rec'd here otherwise. And after a cursory listen, I both get it and don't get it. It's a throwback to that classic soul/R&B sound, everything from the breathy singing by Sweet to the admittedly-good production. But it doesn't really strike me as something worth clamoring for. I guess nowadays this is seen as a unique revivalist take on the genre, but to me, it's a bit tired. Title track is pleasant though.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I'd like to wait for a full album before passing judgement like this, but since I'm committed to this goofy end bit, I'll say it may not be worth 15. | | 14 |  | Mc Tha
Rito de Passรก
alamo
Date: April 27, 2020
Tecnobrega / Funk Carioca | Released: 2019 | Label: Elemess | Ratings: 1
After alamo rec'd this one, I was curious and looked it up. So the first song I actually heard by Mc Tha was the title track, Rito de Passรก. And I really dug it. Well, as much as a crusty ol' proghermit could. The production and her vocals really sold it for me, so I was excited to hear some great dance music. And there's about 5 great tracks here. The rest is, sadly, a bit too mundane. Which is a shame, cause I really do enjoy tracks like "Onda", "Coraรงรฃo vagabundo", and "Comigo ninguรฉm pode". But the more straight-forward pop moments drag this down so much. Those 5 tracks are damn good though.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? You know what? No, I don't think it should. If this was an EP, I'd be all about it. And for a grumpy hater like me, that's a glowing endorsement. Check it out if you like pop, you'll probably love this. | | 15 |  | Letrux
Letrux Em Noite de Climรฃo
alamo
Date: April 28, 2020
Synthpop / Art Pop | Released: 2017 | Label: Joia Moderna | Ratings: 1
I just knew I was gonna like this one. Maybe it's that bright-red cover, I dunno. I just knew it'd be the kind of synthpop I dig. It's not all synthpop though, there's definitely an alternative pop/rock thing happening here and I think it really works well with her sound. Obvious stand-out track was "Flerte Revival", what a jam. Not very much to say about this one, just a really solid little synthpop album. Nothing wrong with that.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Nope. She put out an album this year, so I can't wait to check that one. | | 16 |  | Clarice Falcรฃo
Tem Conserto
alamo
Date: April 29, 2020
Synthpop / Art Pop | Released: 2019 | Label: Chevalier de Pas | Ratings: 3
If you want to know why I'm checking entire discographies for these artists, look no further than Clarice Falcรฃo. Over the course of little under a decade, she transformed from a sickeningly-sweet indie/twee folk artist to a honest-to-god synth/art pop artist. It's pretty incredible how much they've changed their sound in that short a time. What isn't all that amazing is that neither "era" is all that good. Before you blast me for being a "pop hater" or whatever, I didn't particularly like her early stuff either. Seems like she just doesn't do much for me, regardless of what style she's playing. Not the worst thing, but I won't be dancing to this anytime soon.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Sucks I have to type it out like this, but yeah. Don't really see why this should be more popular than any other pop record out there right now. | | 17 |  | Jaloo
#1
alamo
Date: April 29, 2020
Synthpop / Tecnobrega | Released: 2019 | Label: Skol Music | Ratings: 2
I don't think I'd be saying anything too outrageous if I said #1 is Jaloo's best work to date. I'm sure I'm missing a few very important singles or something, but as far as multitrack releases go, this is the best I've heard by him. Jaloo has a background in remixing and that influence is felt all over this album. I'd say your enjoyment of this would be based solely on how well you can stomach vocal effects and overbearing mixing. There are points on this that are pretty hard to stomach just cause there's so much going on in the mix. Jaloo's tired-sounding vocals definitely don't help; you'd think a guy who'd cover himself in strawberry milk would sound a bit more lively, but I guess not.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Yeah. There were a few decent parts ("A cidade", "Chuva"), I could see a later release being a bit more worthy of attention. | | 18 |  | Attila Zoller
Gypsy Cry
brainmelter
Date: April 30, 2020
Soul Jazz / Hard Bop | Released: 1970 | Label: Embryo | Ratings: 1
There's a very good chance I've heard Attila Zoller's work before, as the guy was a fairly popular jazz guitarist for a while. Even on this record, he's collaborating with the likes of Herbie Hancock and Lew Tabackin, two fairly big names in jazz. With that kind of firepower, there's was no question I'd like Gypsy Cry. It's a soulful post bop (I think that's a term) jazz record that's easy on the ears without being too reserved; what's not to like?
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Obviously no, but jazz never gets all that many ratings on sputnik anyway (unless it's by a household name). This is pretty accessible, barring some free sax bleating. I'd give it a try if you like jazz even a little bit. | | 19 |  | Bloodstone (USA-MO)
Riddle of the Sphynx
brainmelter
Date: May 2, 2020
Soul / Funk | Released: 1974 | Label: London | Ratings: 2
So there's two distinct kinds of 70s cheese: heartfelt cheese and kitschy cheese. Here, Bloodstone tries its hand at combining the two. And the result is exactly what you'd think that'd sound like. A far cry from the group's best work, Riddle of the Sphynx is the sound of a group with no clear direction. One moment, they're playing their standard subpar soul, the next they're playing some novelty song. And I haven't gotten to the fact that this is a concept album about life and death (or something); it's a tonal mess. I don't blame them for trying, but these limp tracks just don't cut it.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Yeah (sorry). I did like the two albums they released in 1972 quite a bit. Those most definitely deserve some attention (and 15+ ratings). I still have "Never Let You Go" off 1972's Natural High stuck in my head while writing this. | | 20 |  | Horde Catalytique Pour La Fin
Gestation Sonore
brainmelter
Date: May 3, 2020
Free Improvisation | Released: 1971 | Label: Futura | Ratings: 1
I'd just like to take this opportunity to remind anyone reading these little blurbs that this didn't start out as a rec list and you can ignore my opinion if you'd like. The main point of this list is to get some lesser known albums some attention. So when a goofball like me prefers a free improvisational record to a lot of the albums here, take solace in the fact that my opinion means nothing. Yeah, I really liked this album. For those who have some experience with free improvisation, this will be familiar territory. Love the variation on this, especially on the opener and closer. Overall, just really neat.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Of course I don't think it should, but this may be a bit too "out there" for most. Not exactly easy-listening driving music, if you catch my drift. I wouldn't mind seeing this with 15 ratings though. | | 21 |  | zeami
demo
brainmelter
Date: May 3, 2020
Screamo | Released: 2019 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 1
Is screamo the right term for this? Scramz? Emo? Whatever, this is a Japanese group that plays energetic short-form hardcore. This is only a demo, but I liked what I heard. Not lo-fi enough to hurt your ears, but definitely enough to tell this was recorded on the cheap. Doesn't help that the vocals are buried in the mix, at least on the copy I downloaded. Still, the songs are good enough that you can ignore that.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Tough to say. On one hand, it's a really quality little demo EP. On the other hand, it's still a demo EP by a group with no other releases (yet). I really dug it though, so I'll give a tentative "no". Maybe wait until they get an album out or something. | | 22 |  | Too Young To Go Steady
Dropout
budgie
Date: May 3, 2020
Dream Pop | Released: 2018 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 3
I'll fully admit that dream pop isn't my best area, but I've at least enjoyed most of the big artists I've heard. But at the same time, I rarely find dream pop acts that I outright love. I like my pop fast, with some rough edges and dirty production, and dream pop is the polar opposite of that usually. Dropout is easy on the ears, there's no denying that. The lead vocalist is alright, the guitar work is fine; but it ends up feeling too one-note. Standout track "Where's Ben?" was the only one that really broke from that standard dream pop slowness. I feel like I'm not explaining myself well enough, so I'll just stop here.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I guess not. Despite my own personal feelings about stuff like this, I can see this gaining some traction. This is their only release as of this writing, so I'd say give it a listen if you like glitzy dream pop. | | 23 |  | Helena Deland
Drawing Room
budgie
Date: May 3, 2020
Indie Pop / Alt-Country | Released: 2016 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 3
Making really standout alt-country is a tough task, so I'm ready to praise Helena Deland for getting it right on this release. While staying firmly in the realm of the indiesphere, Deland blends Americana and indie pop to great success. It's slow, while still maintaining focus. Opener "Aix" is a treat that I'll probably come back to often. Going by the tags on RYM, her other EPs kind of drop the alt-country stuff in favor of dream pop, which is a shame. But if it's as good as this (or better), I won't be disappointed.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Definitely not. It's a soothing indie effort that takes cues from great places. | | 24 |  | Bong Of Cthulhu
Bong Of Cthulhu
budgie
Date: May 4, 2020
Stoner Metal / Doom Metal | Released: 2015 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 2
Putting the "stoner" back into stoner metal, Bong Of Cthulhu plays slow, riff-y doom metal you can smoke something to. I'm guessing. I wouldn't know. But I've always found stoner rock stuff helps me relax without the need for a "secondary aid" and this is no exception. It's a pretty lengthy listen (5 tracks, 50 minutes), so I'm assuming this was meant to be played in full uninterrupted (which i did). Honestly, it felt like I was listening to the same riff and drums for the entire time. It's good background music to imbibe to once, but what about for the other 364 days of the year?
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I don't think I'm qualified to answer the question. I guess I'll say yeah, but why even listen to my opinion on the matter? Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go eat some Cheetos in my pajamas and fall asleep on the couch. | | 25 |  | Polygon Woods
Post Space
budgie
Date: May 4, 2020
Psychedelic Rock / Dream Pop | Released: 2017 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 2
An Australian neo-psychedelia band? What will they think of next!
Yeah, Polygon Woods sounds pretty much exactly what you think they'd sound like. It that a bad thing? Yeah, kind of. But screw it: I really like psych like this so I'm gonna ignore the blatant style/production plagiarism here. This is a great little EP with great vocals and stuffed with synth flourishes. Differentiated by female vox and more of a focus on dream pop. It's an eclectic romp with a ton of energy; wish some dream pop acts would take some advice from Polygon Woods here.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Nope, I really enjoyed it. Sure, it's a ripoff. But it's a damn good one. | | 26 |  | Aoki Takamasa + Tujiko Noriko
28
JohnnyoftheWell
Date: May 6, 2020
Glitch Pop / Indietronica | Released: 2005 | Label: FatCat | Ratings: 8
Taking Japanophilia to a new extreme, all 4 of Johnny's albums are from the "Land of the Rising Sun". We all gotta have a country to obsess over, not bashing you. I guess mine would be France or something (or at least I've been told).
Anyway, I've been working through Aoki Takamasa's discography, and while this is definitely one of his better works up to this point, I still don't really think it's a knockout. It's the producer's usual glitchy stuff, made a bit more pop/digestible and given vocals. Tujiko Noriko's vocals are nice, but more often than not add very little to the songs they're pasted on top of. I haven't gone through her entire discography yet, but I like her solo work more. Combined, 28 just ends up sounding like an above-average remix album.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Yeah, I guess (don't hate me). | | 27 |  | Macaroom
Homephone TE
JohnnyoftheWell
Date: May 11, 2020
Indietronica / J-Pop | Released: 2014 | Label: Kiishi Bros. Entertainment | Ratings: 8
I know Johnny said he considered this glitch pop, but I think it has more in common with indietronica and just straight-forward pop. Hate to say it, but that combo just rubs me the wrong way. Homephone TE is way too mid-tempo to make for good pop, while somehow managing to be both under-and-overproduced. And, while I'm sure I'm alone on this, I don't really like the vocals here very much. Macaroom just ends up reminding me of crummy alternative electronic artists/bands you'd hear on Top 40 radio 10 years ago. And to me, that's unbearable.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Well... I'll say yes, but I think I've discovered that J-Pop just isn't my thing. And I'm pretty sure this isn't even the poppiest it can get, so I'm glad I've made this discovery now rather than later. It's the little things. | | 28 |  | bloodthirsty butchers
yamane
JohnnyoftheWell
Date: May 13, 2020
Alternative Rock | Released: 2001 | Label: Toshiba | Ratings: 3
I was dismissive of Johnny's first two entries on this list, but remember: this WASN'T a rec list at first. Even so, I'd like to imagine he asked for this one to be put up here because he thought I would like it. I know that isn't true, but bloodthirsty butchers are an act I was bound to dig. They play alternative rock with elements of noise rock and post-hardcore. I was worried about them being on Toshiba's label, but those worries turned out to be unfounded cause this was really good. This is just about as pure alt. rock as alt. rock can be: crunchy guitar, strong vocals, catchy melodies, the works. One or two dull moments, but a winner overall.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Not a chance. Though, I don't think this is the butchers' best. Their self-titled debut left me in awe it was so good. Checking discographies is important kids. | | 29 |  | Supercar
Jump Up
JohnnyoftheWell
Date: May 14, 2020
Alternative Rock | Released: 1999 | Label: Dohb Discs | Ratings: 11
While I've already heard most of Supercar's discography, it has been years since I've given them a proper listen. I dare say it might even be a decade since I even heard a track off this one specifically, so I'm glad Johnny put this on the table. How does it hold up? Not very well apparently. The band drops the power pop from their first release in favor of sparse electronic blips and a more dreamy atmosphere. It works in parts ("Talk Talk" is pleasant), but at just over 50 minutes, it's a bit of a chore to get through. Lots of slower pieces backed by some not-very-engaging instrumentation. I know they're going for a more shoegazy feel, but it just doesn't come together.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Pains me to say it cause I really did used to like these guys a lot, but yeah. Best left in 1999 I think. | | 30 |  | Halley Labs Associates
2YR, 40โ:โ28โ.โ649
Avagantamos
Date: May 15, 2020
EDM / IDM | Released: 2015 | Label: Halley Labs | Ratings: 5
Look.
I really didn't know what to expect going into this one, except that it was dance music and might have something to do with furries(?). That's really all I knew about it. So imagine my shock when it was exactly that: dance music made by furries. Really annoying dance music. The kind that makes me feel a bit, shall we say, out of touch. I've enjoyed EDM in the past, so don't think I'm being a curmudgeon, but 2YR, 40โ:โ28โ.โ649 kind of just ended up giving me a sharp headache. Half pure chaotic energy, half serviceable experimental electronic; a wholly difficult album to listen to all the way through. A song or two is really all you need from this.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I can appreciate the effort that must've went into cramming every effect of their many pieces of software onto this album, but I'm gonna say yes on this one. | | 31 |  | Yung Gleesh
Cleansides Finest
Avagantamos
Date: May 16, 2020
Trap | Released: 2012 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 1
DC trap/cloud rapper Yung Gleesh (Asa Asuncion) has a pretty large discography, and Avagantamos wants me to know that. 3 of his 4 allotted recs were Yung Gleesh mixtapes. I'll be listening to most of his output, don't you worry, but just one entry on this list is enough (you could've had two more artists here you know). First off, I have to give credit to the producer on this (DJ Grady), because the production is Cleansides Finest's best quality. Not enough to save this, but not bad. Better than Gleesh himself at least, who does little more than produce monotone, talk-rap rhymes. I can only listen to someone make fart noises with their mouth and tell me to "boof" so many times before you begin to question whether to hit that pause button for good.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? With a more interesting personality fronting it? Maybe not. With this goober? Yeah. | | 32 |  | Various Artists
Songs in the Key of Z
ArsMoriendi
Date: May 19, 2020
Outsider Music(?) | Released: 2000 | Label: Gammon | Ratings: 4
I'm gonna be completely real: I love this compilation. I've loved it for 15 years now. It helped me get into outsider music. It's probably the reason I'm like this today, so if you're gonna blame anyone for my behavior and attitude, you can blame this release. Collection spans many genres, performed by various artists across time; sharing only one thing in common: cool people think they're a bit weird. Well, I've never been cool either, so I feel a connection to these weirdos. Stuff like this is what makes me want to make music.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? No, idiot. This is better than whatever you're listening to right now. | | 33 |  | Bruce Haack
Haackula
ArsMoriendi
Date: May 22, 2020
Electronic | Released: 2008 | Label: Omni Recording Corporation | Ratings: 3
Originally recorded in the late-70s-early-80s, Haackula was only first released in 2008. Though, in going through Haack's discography, he did end up releasing some of these tracks on other albums later on. Which, sadly, kind of ruins the magic a bit. I know that's superficial, but for this supposedly "too-hot-to-air" album to have tracks officially released, it kind of goes against the mythos behind it. Well, who cares about that in the end? Haackula is still a really great archival release, full of creepy speak-singing backed by early electronic music.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Don't think so. Even putting aside the historical aspect, this is still pretty enjoyable and fun. Considering the resurgence in early electronic that's been going on recently, this definitely deserves some love. | | 34 |  | Z-Rock Hawaii
Z-Rock Hawaii
ArsMoriendi
Date: May 24, 2020
Experimental Rock | Released: 1996 | Label: Nipp Guitar | Ratings: 9
Z-Rock Hawaii is a one-time between Japanese noise rockers Boredoms and experimental pop-rockers Ween. I've already heard this one and didn't think it was all that at the time. Did my thoughts change with this listen? No, not really. This is a case of two good things combining just not working. Doesn't help that this was recorded at a time when both weren't at a particularly strong point in their careers. There's some moments here, but it ends up feeling like both didn't really think about how this would work beforehand. It shows. It's good for an interesting side project, but it's neither's best work.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I'm gonna throw a curve-ball here and say no. While it's not my favorite, it doesn't deserve to be forgotten. It's definitely unique. | | 35 |  | Dr. John
The Sun, Moon and Herbs
ArsMoriendi
Date: May 24, 2020
R&B / Soul | Released: 1971 | Label: Atco | Ratings: 11
Good ol' Dr. John.
Good ol' 500-album-long discography Dr. John.
Okay, it's not that bad. But if it's alright with all of you, I'll forgo listening to his entire discography right now.
After the mind-melting Gris Gris, the "Night Tripper" (as he called himself) kind of began to move towards a more standard R&B sound. That's not necessarily a bad thing, as the Sun, Moon and Herbs proves. This has some swampy New Orleans-style soul and blues to it, which really gives it some pop. His voice is still tops, the background singers are decent. Not the doc's best, but still worth a check.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Nah, it's good. One day I'm gonna go through this guy's entire discography. Maybe. It's really long guys, I just can't justify wasting a week diving into it right now. | | 36 |  | Anna Tivel
Small Believer
bloodshy
Date: May 25, 2020
Contemporary Folk | Released: 2017 | Label: Fluff & Gravy | Ratings: 1
Having heard most of the stuff she's put out prior to this, Anna Tivel did not change the formula very much for this album. So why did I enjoy this one slightly more than those other albums? Simply put, she does it better here. Better singing, better production, better lyrics, better instrumentation. Duet tracks with Jeffrey Martin (I think) are pretty good. There's a few points where Tivel goes a bit too standard pop country for my tastes, but overall I enjoyed this one. Not exactly something I'd put on every day, but definitely a worthwhile folk album.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Don't think so. There's a lot of female singer/songwriters making the rounds these days, why not make room for one more? | | 37 |  | Big Sixes
The Idles
bloodshy
Date: May 25, 2020
Alternative Rock | Released: 2014 | Label: Easy Life | Ratings: 1
I've got some bad news guys.
Big Sixes broke up.
The UK trio put out 2 EPs and said that was enough. "Big Sixes is no more," they bellowed from their high mountaintop, leaving a trail of sobbing fans in their wake. Truly, the world would never be the same.
Listening to The Idles, I have a distinct idea of why this group ended up disbanding after only 4 years as a band: they weren't very good. This EP has 2010s alt. rock stink all over it, which gives me the impression that these guys were going for chart/pop success more than anything. Which is a bit sad in retrospect. But if that was their goal, it's no surprise they fell apart. Go big or go broke, as they say.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? The Idles isn't terrible, but it is a very uninspired little taste of alternative rock. This one's a yes from me. | | 38 |  | Hope Diamond
Old Salt
bloodshy
Date: May 25, 2020
Dream Pop / Indie Rock | Released: 2010 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 2
Is dream pop just really popular in Australia? Cause there's just a lot of dream pop coming out of that continent/country. Thankfully, a lot of the dream pop is pretty good and Hope Diamond is no exception. I liked their first(?) EP a bit more than Old Salt, but this one still has some decent moments. The title track is a highlight for sure, nice shoegaze-y feel.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? No, I'd say their stuff deserves some listens. Not sure if they did anything after this, but I'd be interested in a full album. Someday, I mean. | | 39 |  | Lotte Kestner
Off White
bloodshy
Date: May 26, 2020
Contemporary Folk | Released: 2017 | Label: Saint Marie | Ratings: 3
Lotte Kestner loves covers. 80% of the Trespassers William vocalist's discography is covers. So, for my own sanity, I stuck to her original works. And having listened to 5 albums of Kestner's solo output (well, 3 albums, a b-sides album, and an EP), I think I made the right choice. Off White shows very little progression from the singer's early work, sticking to the same formula she had on her first solo release back in 2008. I'm sure her fans prefer it this way (I know I usually want the same out of acts I like), but after you listen to 3 hours of slowcore folk, another hour kind of makes you... sleepy? Best song on this is titled "Go to Sleep Now", she's aware of the effect she has.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Hard to say. People seem to like Trespassers William a lot more than I do... I guess I'll say no.
https://i.imgur.com/VfjW0L8.png | | 40 |  | Lightwave
Mundus Subterraneus
GhandhiLion
Date: May 27, 2020
Ambient / Electroacoustic | Released: 1995 | Label: Fathom | Ratings: 7
While this isn't really a traditional rec list, Ghandhi knows what kind of stuff (shit) I like. So there's a good chance he's brought some stuff that I'd probably like to the table here.
I say that, but his first entry is an ambient work, which is a genre that is historically hit-or-miss for me. Mundus Subterraneus continues that tradition, though it's more the former than the latter. French group Lightwave makes the kind of ambient music I like: fuller, varied, dark, space-y. There were some dull moments, but I wasn't bored by it like I am with a lot of other ambient stuff. But at the end of the day, it's still "just ambient" to me. Call me uncultured.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Noooo no no. Not gonna pretend I'm an authority, cause this is out of my depth, but this is pretty good. | | 41 |  | Bill Dixon
Intents and Purposes
GhandhiLion
Date: June 1, 2020
Free Jazz | Released: 1967 | Label: RCA Victor | Ratings: 8
I haven't been checking a lot of jazz recently, so it's nice to have a bit of a refresher. Though I'm out of practice when it comes to jazz these days, I can say without a doubt that Intents and Purposes is awesome. The first track alone is worth the price of admission, blasting you with enough messy trumpet and percussion to leave you deaf at the right volume. The album goes from freak out to mellow in seconds; so yeah, standard free jazz fare. At just over 30 minutes, Bill Dixon doesn't really overstay his welcome, but Intents and Purposes should be more than enough to satisfy a wide range of music listeners. If they can overcome the craziness, that is.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? What do you want me to say here? I like stuff like this, so of course I think it shouldn't have fewer than 15. Probably won't happen for a while, but it'll happen. | | 42 |  | Phantom Tollbooth
One-Way Conversation
GhandhiLion
Date: June 3, 2020
Post-Hardcore / Alternative Rock | Released: 1987 | Label: Homestead | Ratings: 1
Poor ol' Homestead Records. So many classic acts, yet the label most of them started on is still not a household name. Probably for the best, but it's still a shame, because now people have no clue about bands like Phantom Tollbooth. They play post-hardcore with a bit of noise rock and alternative rock mixed in. In a just world, nerds would be flocking to this one, but they've alluded any big rediscovery. Even though (most of) their discography is streaming online. While One-Way Conversation isn't my favorite release by the group, it's still a really solid LP. Lots of punk-y energy, while still being fairly accessible. It's a hard balance, but I think they hit it as best they could.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Nope, you dope. You could certainly do a lot worse as far as alternative rock is concerned. | | 43 |  | Colleen
The Golden Morning Breaks
GhandhiLion
Date: June 5, 2020
Ambient / Folktronica | Released: 2005 | Label: Leaf | Ratings: 8
I guess this is as good a place as any to say it: I really like folktronica. Or ambient folk? Or whatever Colleen plays. Despite me not being a very big on ambient, I really loved this album. I guess what's really strange is that I never thought of myself as being someone into stuff like this. But looking back, I guess I just haven't had a lot of exposure to it (outside of a few semi-popular acts). Listening to the simplistic, child-like beauty of the Golden Morning Breaks made me change the way I thought about an entire genre. Probably won't get a better endorsement out of me than that.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I don't know what Colleen becomes on later albums yet (art pop?), but I can definitely say that the Golden Morning Breaks doesn't deserve to have fewer than 15 ratings. But 15 might just be too low a bar. How about 100? Still no. | | 44 |  | Good Game
Don't Blow It.
GreyShadow
Date: June 8, 2020
Math Rock / Emo | Released: 2017 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 13
There's something about a math rock/emo hybrid, man. I'm not entirely sure why, but every band like Good Game I've listened to (even the ones I like) borders on becoming annoying. Maybe it's the vocals, maybe it's the plucked guitars, maybe it's completely irrational. All I know is that I'm a tough customer when it comes to math/emo. Where does Good Game fall? Well, pretty much exactly in the middle. There are some interesting instrumental parts here and there, but then I hear those guitars... and it just makes me sad. Adding gal vox is nice, but combined with the guy's whiny voice... practically useless.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I think so, but again: what do I know? With my rating added, this just reached 15 ratings. It's called yelling at clouds, you guys wouldn't understand. You guys have fun. | | 45 |  | Signals.
Facial Furniture
GreyShadow
Date: June 8, 2020
Math Rock / Pop | Released: 2013 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 2
Signals. definitely separates themselves from the pack in a few ways. For one, they're female-fronted. Which I guess isn't the draw it was back in the day, but it's still something. They also play a blend of pop and math rock (math pop?) that I don't think is very common. But honestly, despite all the stuff they have going for them, this kind of felt a bit generic. Despite being fairly unique as a concept, their sound somehow just sounds like standard alternative pop. That polished, radio-ready production also takes away any punch or intrigue this EP could've had. Shame.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Yeeeeaaaahhhhhh... | | 46 |  | Andy Livingston
Mission to Luau
widowslaugh123
Date: June 8, 2020
Sound Collage | Released: 2017 | Label: Dead Media Recordings | Ratings: 1
Is there any worse feeling in this world than clicking a link to an artist's bandcamp and seeing: "Sorry, that something isnโt here"? Andy Livingston's "prolific" nature coupled with his online presence being wiped from existence means a large portion of his work is veritably lost to time. But after listening to what I could find of Livingston's work, I'm not so sure that's an entirely bad thing. For example, Mission to Luau. This noisy little number has a few decent numbers towards the end, but a whole lot of nothing for the first 2/3. I know, I know, I'm the guy that praises dumb, experimental shit all the time; I've even done it a couple of times on this list already. But this is just too much.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I'm surprised it even has 1 rating honestly. | | 47 |  | Trainwreck Riders
Ghost Yards
widowslaugh123
Date: June 10, 2020
Alt-Country / Indie Rock | Released: 2012 | Label: 20 Sided | Ratings: 2
Remember back in 2000s YouTube, when you'd have sections in your bio about movies and things? Well, I distinctly remember all of the channels I subbed to back then having some variation of "everything but country" for the music section. And I never really objected to it. It was just internet fact that country was the worst thing to ever exist ever. But looking back, it was really silly. 15 years later, the public has kind of shifted on the genre's utility. I've got lots of great independent (alt-)country to catch up on. And with Trainwreck Riders, I get to check another off my list. Yee-haw ๐ค .
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? What was I talking about? Oh, uh... no, this should not have less than 15 ratings. I like the ones before this a bit more though. | | 48 |  | Baklavaa
Dane On
widowslaugh123
Date: June 10, 2020
Post-Hardcore / Noise Rock | Released: 2016 | Label: Grimoire | Ratings: 8
RYM lied to me again. Baklavaa are definitely more post-hardcore than noise rock. That's not to say they don't have some noise in their sound. But the emo/screamo vocals and the midtempo pace most of their songs paint a very post-hardcore picture. Nevertheless, I was interested to hear what Baklavaa had in store. Sad to say, Dane On was a bit of a disappointment. If I were to chalk it up to anything, it'd be that plodding tempo. A lot of this borders on just being sludge metal. And screamo sludge is a combo that rubs me the wrong way apparently. Play faster, damn it.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I'm gonna have to say yes for this one. There's probably a couple thousand bands that sound exactly like this. And those bands probably do it better. | | 49 |  | The Monorchid
Who Put Out The Fire?
widowslaugh123
Date: June 16, 2020
Post-Hardcore / Noise Rock | Released: 1998 | Label: Touch and Go | Ratings: 4
I enjoy the kind of music the Monorchid plays more often than not. Their noisy post-hardcore sound is a comfort to someone like me, so I knew I'd enjoy Who Put Out The Fire?, at the very least. But I didn't expect that to actually be the very least I had to say about it. While there are a few standout tracks, most of the tracks here just end up sounding a bit old-hat. Oddly enough, I enjoyed the straight-forward punk closer "Abyss" more than anything. It's a case of a band that doesn't do much to stand out from the crowd, but they do what they do well enough. Can't fault them for that.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Nope, it's pretty alright 90s post-hardcore. Just nothing to write home about. | | 50 |  | Coke Jaw
S/T
wiibslumpinshit
Date: June 16, 2020
Hardcore Punk | Released: 2014 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 2
(Just a note: wiibslumpinshit rec'd the release "Demo," but "S/T" is the same thing under a different title. So I'm putting this here instead since it was released first. Sorry.)
The 6 blasts of short blasts of noisy punk on this release only add up to about 4 minutes total. With that said, I loved it. This is exactly what punk ought to sound like in the modern day. Would've preferred a few more (or longer) songs, but I think the magic would kind of be ruined if Coke Jaw did that. Hard to really talk about a 4-minute-long album, but it's a very good 4-minute-long album.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Hard to recommend this to anyone other than people that would absolutely like something like this, but having this below 15 ratings is a no-no. | | 51 |  | Ruben Slikk
DIARIES OF A KOKEBOSS HLORD
wiibslumpinshit
Date: June 17, 2020
Cloud Rap / Trap | Released: 2014 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 3
While I only ended up listening to a fraction of Ruben Slikk's 1000-album discography, I think I checked a good enough variety to get a general picture of his work. I checked early stuff, collaborations, and some of his "later" work. But somewhere between 2011-2014, the period I skipped in my brief run-through of his discography, his drug use began to affect his work. And one of the many results of using was this ugly, kind of sad album: DIARIES OF A KOKEBOSS HLORD. Still the same stock raps about blowjobs and drugs, but with the gain turned up to 11.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Yeah. I might check more of Slikk's early stuff someday if I'm up to it, but I'm more than fine stopping at whenever the "depressing/embarrassing drug nightmare" era starts. | | 52 |  | RENEGADE ASSAULT TANK
Explode Your Voice, Cosmic Distort
wiibslumpinshit
Date: June 18, 2020
Hardcore Punk / Noise | Released: 2014 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 0
What can I say? I really like short-form hardcore. That get-in-get-out ideology does wonders. RENEGADE ASSAULT TANK (all caps) just blasts you in the face with fast-paced punk with so much force, it's hard to talk about. Everything, from the vocals to the drums, is drowned in a noisy, lo-fi haze. Which makes everything sound a bit same-y. But at only around 15 minutes, it doesn't overstay its welcome. If you love hardcore punk, then I don't think you could really go wrong here.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? No, but I've come to terms with the fact that it probably always be below 15 ratings. Life's been too cruel to think otherwise. | | 53 |  | DJ NJ DRONE
The Cold Habit
wiibslumpinshit
Date: June 18, 2020
Deconstructed Club | Released: 2019 | Label: Mind Club | Ratings: 0
Is deconstructed club the right genre for this? Who knows? DJ NJ DRONE (all caps) produces club music for a kind of club I don't think I've ever been invited to. It's convulsing, annoying, almost sounding like it was randomly thrown together in a program and shipped as is. But despite that (and my initial reservations), I didn't really think The Cold Habit was all that bad. Sort of experimental, yet listenable stuff; I can dig it. But for the life of me, I cannot picture anyone dancing to it. Which is a pretty fundamental flaw in my eyes. Maybe you're not supposed to dance to it, but... it's club music. More than likely, I'm just out of touch. Whatever, album is at least more interesting than mainstream dance music.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Maybe? Hard to say. I liked it, but that isn't exactly an endorsement. Do whatever you want. | | 54 |  | Autumn's Mourning
Gotland
Morningrise767
Date: June 20, 2020
Symphonic Metal | Released: 2019 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 3
Went into this one completely blind, as I didn't really look up the album before adding it to the list. Judging by the cover, I thought it would be some folk metal thing. And I was half-right, I think. It's really "grand-sounding stuff" with choirs and trumpets and things like that. While this is well out of my comfort zone, I thought it was pretty alright. This kind of "epic" metal usually makes me think of a mediocre video game or something, but this is a step above with some interesting vocals and guitar.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Eh, nah. I'm probably not the one to recommend this to anyone, but the first half is pretty decent. All the (symphonic) metalheads oughta check this. | | 55 |  | Aftermath
Eyes of Tomorrow
R4zor3dge
Date: June 22, 2020
Technical Thrash Metal | Released: 1994 | Label: ZOID | Ratings: 11
A blend of progressive and thrash metal, Eyes of Tomorrow should stand out. There's some complex playing and lyrical content on display, and I generally don't mind thrash all that much. But with their focus on complexity, there is a compromise in intensity. And for a surface-level metal listener like myself, it really drags this down. Not enough for me to hate it or anything, but just enough that I found myself getting a bit bored by the halfway point. The vocals are also not that great, which is supposedly what I'm supposed to be focusing on here. And the genuinely good moments are often chased with a bland, mid-tempo guitar solo. Chalk it up to just not being my thing.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? This really didn't really leave all that much of an impression. So I have to say yeah. But if you like this sort of stuff, go wild. | | 56 |  | Horace Andy
Skylarking
rabidfish
Date: June 25, 2020
Reggae | Released: 1972 | Label: Studio One | Ratings: 9
Not to start on a sudden note, but the production on this is quality. Echo-y, bass-y goodness; as all great reggae should be. This was the first thing that popped out to me when listening to Skylarking. And the rest is no slouch either. Everything about this just screams "classic" to me, I don't know. The vocals kind of weirded me out for a second, as they sound pitch-shifted or something. Like, where's Alvin, Simon, and Theodore when you need 'em? But nah, this is a lovely album. Even without context (I plan on reading butcherboy's review soon), this just gives off a melancholy, yet upbeat vibe. My favorite.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Absolutely not, but we all know the majority of sputnik doesn't listen to reggae. Not judging, just stating. I started on a reggae binge a couple of years ago and gave up, but maybe I'll pick that back one day. | | 57 |  | Barrington Levy
Englishman
rabidfish
Date: June 29, 2020
Dub / Dancehall | Released: 1979 | Label: Jah Life | Ratings: 4
So... am I a roots reggae guy or a dub/dancehall guy? Can't say I hear the difference instrumentation-wise, but I definitely think I prefer the roots sound. I can't explain it, but Englishman sounds so much more repetitive than I was expecting. Probably because Levy's first 3(?) albums were all recorded during the same sessions. Usually, they cut a good portion of that fat off an get an album out of it. While it isn't bad, it does end up sounding a bit like vocal leftovers placed atop some live tracks.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Though I didn't mind it, I'm actually gonna say yes for this one. Only one or two really worthwhile tracks don't really make this worth seeking out.
How's that for a curve ball? | | 58 |  | jonatan leandoer127
Nectar
rabidfish
Date: July 1, 2020
Indie Rock | Released: 2018 | Label: YEAR0001 | Ratings: 9
After checking the rest of Leandoer Hรฅstad's discography under this moniker, I braced for the worst. Psychopath Ballads and Katla were really poor attempts at pop; especially the latter's lame R&B flavor. But thankfully, this one sees another genre change and an okay result. It's simple, and production saves most of it, but for a vanity project (I assume) like this, it's decent. I'm not gonna pat this guy on the back for making an alright "rock" album, but considering how terrible those first two releases were, I'm not gonna complain. But aside from the novelty, it's a pretty standard "indie-ish" album.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I guess not. There are 1000s of acts that put out albums just like this and don't reach 15 ratings on sputnik though. Feels a bit wrong. | | 59 |  | Suicide Note
You're Not Looking So Good
JokineAugustus
Date: July 1, 2020
Mathcore / Post-Hardcore | Released: 2002 | Label: Ferret | Ratings: 7
Of all the elements that make up Suicide Note's sound, their raw, punk energy stood out as their best quality. I'm the kind of superficial person that will forgive bad lyrics or weak production on an album, as long as there's some drive to it. So it's really a shame when most tracks on You're Not Looking So Good seem to screech to a halt to make room for breakdowns (or whatever you call them). I know that comes with the territory of "-core" bands, but it really just takes me out of it whenever they start slowly noodling on their guitars. Nothing offensive, just kind of wished it didn't feel the need to math it up.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? It's good for mathcore I suppose, but I'm still gonna say yes. | | 60 |  | In Reverent Fear
Stomacher
coldheaven
Date: July 3, 2020
Alternative Rock / Post-Hardcore | Released: 2006 | Label: Anxiety | Ratings: 11
"Hold on, this wasn't the order they were commented in."
Yeah, I know. But as it turns out, In Reverent Fear (entry 60) and Stomacher (entry 61) are basically the same band. As I've been listening to discographies for this list, I ended up listening to both bands' work. So here they are back-to-back, chronologically.
Anyway, this one is an unnatural mix of standard alternative rock and post-hardcore. I don't know if I got a weird version of it or something, but the songs here go from screamo to acoustic rock in no time at all. It's like a split release by two different bands. And neither is really all that good.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Have to say yes on this, but considering the absolutely insane average on this (4.4 before my rating), I think I'm in the minority here. | | 61 |  | Stomacher
Sentimental Education
coldheaven
Date: July 3, 2020
Alternative Rock | Released: 2009 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 4
Again with the super high averages, crazy stuff. While this in a similar vein to In Reverent Fear, their sound definitely shifted with their name change. This is more stock alternative rock, as opposed to the mismatched bursts of post-hardcore on their early stuff. And I prefer this. I think. I'm not really sure. It's definitely more focused, but at the same time, it's also a lot less interesting. There's a reason every review of these guys on RYM mentions another band in some way. I did like it though, so I guess I can't complain too much.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I feel guilty saying it, but no. But only by a hair. | | 62 |  | Iris (CAN)
Haunt Me
coldheaven
Date: July 6, 2020
Shoegaze | Released: 2015 | Label: Middle Man | Ratings: 3
The best kind of albums/EPs are the ones that hook you by the first 30 seconds. There's a place in this world for slow burns and stuff, but nothing will ever quite beat some shoegaze directly to the face for me. Iris' Haunt Me hit that mark for me with the opener "Fix Me." I was ready for a few more tracks of similar quality. Sadly though, nothing on this short, 5-track EP ever really hits that same high again. Maybe my attention span for this poppier/emo-tinged(?) shoegaze isn't what it used to be, I dunno. I liked it enough and I'll happily dig through the rest of their (short) discography if it means finding at least a few good tunes.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I have my problems with it, but it definitely should not have so few ratings. I think I'm just being picky. | | 63 |  | Keep
For Your Joy
coldheaven
Date: July 8, 2020
Shoegaze / Post-Punk | Released: 2017 | Label: Citrus City | Ratings: 3
More on the hazy size of the shoegaze spectrum, I wasn't particularly impressed with Keep's first few releases. But for For Your Joy, they add in a bit of a gothic/post-punk sound. It's not overt, but it's definitely there hidden beneath the layers of shoegazing noise. And I think that undercurrent is what made me like this more than I thought I would. At the same time though, it does end up sounding a bit one-note. But I think if you really like stuff in this vein (like me), you wouldn't mind as much.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? No way. It's usually hard to judge how others would react to an album, but I'd bet that quite a few sput denizens would enjoy this. I've seen similar bands reach (comparatively) great heights here; there's room for another on the hill, I think. | | 64 |  | Dauwd
Theory of Colours
Sinternet
Date: July 13, 2020
Ambient House | Released: 2017 | Label: Ninja Tune | Ratings: 13
I wonder how many times I can type some variation on "I'm not really a _____ guy" on this list before it gets old. Anyway, I'm not really a house music guy, so be ready to totally dismiss my opinion on this one. Having gone through most of Dauwd's discography prior to this, I knew what to expect from this debut full-length. It's calm, instrumental dance music. Overall, it's pleasant, but not really all that memorable. Maybe because of the long build-up that accompanies each track. But I guess if I were to have anything blaring on the loudspeakers at a club, this wouldn't be too bad a pick. Just not something I'd listen to in any other situation.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Yeah?... I didn't mind it, but I can't imagine this being very popular outside of a particular sphere.
I hate myself for putting this stupid question at the end of each blurb. | | 65 |  | Driftless Pony Club
Cholera
Sinternet
Date: July 13, 2020
Indie Rock | Released: 2006 | Label: Sector Five | Ratings: 14
If you transported yourself back 15 years into the past, where do you think you'd be? Some of you'd be like sperm n' egg or something, but I was probably listening to a band like Driftless Pony Club on dollar store headphones at my first "real" job. Bored as hell, listening to some random crap I found on the internet. Some things never change. But, sadly, some things do change. And my enjoyment of Driftless Pony Club is one of those things. Saying it hurts a bit, but time hasn't been kind to Driftless Pony Club's particular style of 90s alternative rock worship. But even so, I still like this just enough. Just barely enough. Nostalgia? Maybe, but who's to say that isn't a real reason to like something?
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I may have waned on them with time, but no. Also, it's at 15+ ratings already so saying yes would be kind of pointless. | | 66 |  | Ivy
Apartment Life
Sinternet
Date: July 16, 2020
Pop Rock | Released: 1997 | Label: Atlantic | Ratings: 10
Ivy's major label debut sees them do what a lot of 90s indie acts did when they got signed back in the day. They took their indie sound and unnecessarily added to it to make an alternative pop mush. Sometimes it works, but most of the time, it just makes them blend in with the crowd. And this very much falls under the latter. Still, it's not all that bad. Lead singer Dominique Durand's vocals are still good and there's some good melodies scattered about. I don't mean to get all "major labels are bad" on you, but albums like Apartment Life are kind of the reason I have such a distaste for them. Another interesting act, shriveled and shrunken beneath the dim light of the heat lamp.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Yes, but I liked the two releases before this (1994's Lately and 1995's Realistic). So, maybe just this one? Also, who really cares? | | 67 |  | Shoe
SDAASLOI
Sinternet
Date: July 17, 2020
Alternative Rock / Pop Rock | Released: 2010 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 6
This is a blast from the past, for sure. This kind of alternative rock/power pop was all the rage for a good decade, before falling off the face of the Earth at some point. And I will say that this is on the more tolerable side of alt rock, because of some great instrumentation. But the vocalist's standard vocals and some unnecessary shredding drag this down.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I can understand why this has the high average it does, but to me, this is a yes. | | 68 |  | Chill Bump
The Loop
dedex
Date: July 21, 2020
Conscious Hip Hop | Released: 2012 | Label: No Pressure | Ratings: 1
Is there some way to detect whether something is a pisstake or not? Because Chill Bump sound like a parody of a conscious hip hop act. There's a part of me that wishes they were joking. But they're probably not. This is less "preachy" than their previous EPs, but attempts to sound a bit more commercial (for 2012) ultimately makes this feel limp. Probably doesn't help that this is the 5th EP these guys put out over the span of a year. Couple all that with some pretty uninspired production/sampling, and you've got a pretty painful listen.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Yeah. I'm sure this has its audience, but that audience definitely doesn't include me. | | 69 |  | Alpha Wann
Une Main Lave l'Autre
dedex
Date: July 22, 2020
Trap / Hip Hop | Released: 2018 | Label: Don Dada / Universal Music France | Ratings: 9
I'll be upfront and say that this being entirely in French makes it very hard to talk about. Hasn't stopped me from talking about albums before though; why let it stop me now? I wasn't very impressed with Une Main Lave l'Autre. The delivery isn't all that special, from what I can tell. And while I didn't mind the production, it's that more modern "program preset drums" stuff. I'm sure that description doesn't make sense to anyone but me, but I'm not eloquent enough to describe it better. I'm sure the lyrics are fine, but I doubt they'd be good enough to save this for me. At best, it's got a few decent beats. At worst, it's just kind of a bore.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Yeah. While I know my opinion on french hip hop basically means nothing, this just isn't all that interesting to me aside from a few short moments. | | 70 |  | Cenobites
Cenobites LP
dedex
Date: July 23, 2020
East Coast Hip Hop / Boom Bap | Released: 1997 | Label: Fondle 'Em | Ratings: 4
Ohoho, I see now. You're gonna make me sound like an old man by making me say this 90s rap LP is better than the other two newer rap albums you rec'd? Okay, fine. I'll fall right into your trap. Yes, the old fart likes the old school east coast rap album. It just has a better flow and warmer production than the last two entries, what can I say? In my defense, I don't think this is amazing or anything. Godfather Don's production isn't the best I've heard from the era. And Kool Keith is hit-or-miss on this. But it's still worth a listen as a whole.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? No. Are you happy now?! Kidding. | | 71 |  | Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty
Visions
dedex
Date: July 26, 2020
Jazz Fusion | Released: 2020 | Label: Mr Bongo | Ratings: 8
Two BADBADNOTGOOD members (one of them being a former member) making some more traditional jazz fusion? Sign me up. Considering how disappointing BBNG's more recent work has been for me, this was a nice little surprise. Great avant-garde flourishes coupled with some mellow moments. I'm not familiar enough with Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty to really talk about them, but from this outing alone, I think they've got some serious talent. Here's hoping this isn't just a one-off, like so many of these collaborations seem to be.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Noooooo. Though, this did come out THIS YEAR, so it's not that much of a surprise it has so few ratings. Probably only a matter of time before it reaches 15. | | 72 |  | Hellvetic Frost
Misanthropic Devotion
garas
Date: July 30, 2020
Black Metal | Released: 2007 | Label: Art Of Propaganda | Ratings: 4
It's not every day you find a band that plays a single genre and nothing else. Hellvetic Frost plays black metal and that's it. And I've got to say, I liked the straightforward nature of this release. I'm sure some purists will say I'm wrong and don't know what I'm talking about, and they're totally right. But to someone with practically zero experience like, this is kind of exactly what I expected this to sound like. Amateurish production, riffs, and growling prevail. Probably won't make a metalhead out of me, but this was a decent enough listen.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Nah, go for it. | | 73 |  | Kou Machida
Dotera Iyatsura
rellik009
Date: August 4, 2020
Sound Collage / Synth Punk | Released: 1986 | Label: ๅฎๅณถ | Ratings: 5
Just want to say that it was insanely difficult to find a copy of Kou Machida's other albums, so I'm just gonna listen to this one album. If anyone has any of those other albums, feel free to let me know. That said, I didn't go into this one completely blind. I actually have heard Machida's early work in the punk band Inu (which I love). So it should be no surprise when I tell you that I liked this too. It's sheer synth punk zolo industrial nonsense. Chaotic and noisy, with just enough structure to make it palatable. Again, if anyone's got the hookup on this guy's other stuff, I'd appreciate it.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? That's funny. No, this is a wonderfully strange album that deserves a lot more recognition. | | 74 |  | Ire Wolves
Heirs
RogueNine
Date: August 4, 2020
Atmospheric Sludge Metal | Released: 2017 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 5
This entry's from another genre in the long list of genres I'm not very familiar with. Lots of gravely throat singing and slow riffs seem to be the telltale signs, just going off this release. I wasn't really expecting to enjoy this one, but I was pleasantly surprised. I think what helped it out the most was the consistency. Lots of slow metal I've heard just wears on me by track 3, but this one kept my attention with some interesting instrumentation. But all that said, it never reaches above "pretty good" to me. Probably has to do more with this not really being my thing rather than the actual quality of the album though.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? No, but I'd only really recommend it to people who already enjoy sludge metal to some extent. | | 75 |  | Lo-Pan
Subtle
RogueNine
Date: August 4, 2020
Alternative Metal / Stoner Rock | Released: 2019 | Label: Burnt Herd | Ratings: 10
You wanna know a secret? Back in the day, I really liked stoner rock. Not enough to be called a fan or anything, but I did have a few semi-popular acts that I knew and listened to occasionally. And the early Lo-Pan albums I heard definitely brought those days to mind with their stoner metal/rock sound. This most recent release though? They barely sound like a stoner rock band anymore. One this one, they sound more like an unholy mix of alternative metal and hard rock (my un-favorite genres). Weak sauce vocals, boring guitar and drums, and mixing that would make any audio engineer weep all make Subtle an offensive auditory experience.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I'm sorry man, but this is an unequivocal yes. | | 76 |  | Nucleus
Alleycat
parksungjoon
Date: August 6, 2020
Jazz Fusion | Released: 1975 | Label: Vertigo | Ratings: 0
Apparently this has been making the rounds on YouTube this year, randomly getting placed in people's recommended video queue. I'm not gonna pretend like I know anything about that (I heard Mort Garson's Plantasia got popular the same way), but this isn't a bad album to get semi-popular out of nowhere. This is pretty standard jazz-fusion fare. Lots of great saxophone and percussion, with a solid mix of mellow funk and energetic freakouts. After Nucleus's last few records, I was worried they were on a downward trajectory. But with this, it seems they still had some greatness left in them.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? YouTube's already doing my job for me apparently, but no. Get this a few more ratings. | | 77 |  | Placebo (BEL)
Ball of Eyes
parksungjoon
Date: August 10, 2020
Jazz Fusion | Released: 1971 | Label: CBS | Ratings: 0
I'm finding it incredibly difficult to talk about this album for some reason. Must be all those eyes on the cover staring at me. Stage fright or something. Simply put, this is jazz fusion out of Belgium with some flourishes strewn about. Most notably soul, funk, and prog. I enjoyed this one well enough, but there isn't really a lot to talk about. I mean, it's pretty standard jazz fusion. It mainly reminds me of those stock albums they'd play in the background of a 1970s supermarket. Which I like, apparently.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I guess not? I liked it. But honestly, I can't see something like this being super popular or anything. Probably destined for a 3.2 site average. | | 78 |  | The Stargazer's Assistant
Remoteness Of Light
parksungjoon
Date: August 11, 2020
Drone / Ambient | Released: 2016 | Label: House of Mythology | Ratings: 5
I'm not sure if this is a steadfast rule of mine or anything, but it seems like anything drone-related I listen to caps at a "pretty good." I don't plan it out that way, it just sort of happens. So when I tell you that I thought Remoteness Of Light was "pretty good," you should know that that's high praise coming from me. Yeah, I enjoyed this quite a bit. Could you call this tribal ambient? Seems fitting, what with that percussion and all. There's even a bit of post-rock in there, at least I think. Overall, a really nice collection of pieces. Some better than others, but quality all throughout.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Definitely not. Probably a bit too out there for the bulk of people, but it's well worth a listen. | | 79 |  | Non Violent Communication
Obserwacje
parksungjoon
Date: August 11, 2020
Avant-Garde Jazz | Released: 2019 | Label: Audio Cave | Ratings: 3
At just about 45 minutes, Obserwacje isn't afraid to let the listener know what kind of jazz album it will be. From the opening drone-influenced track to the avant-garde onslaught throughout the rest of the album, this is definitely a hard sell. For one, it's 4 long-form tracks of jazz that don't always have very much going on. But when it does get going, it's well worth the wait. With that attitude, I guess it should be no surprise that my favorite track on this is the shortest one. Still, I enjoyed it well enough.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? No, this deserves some love. Not something you put on at random though. | | 80 |  | Allegiance (SWE)
Hymn Till Hangagud
Kusangii
Date: August 12, 2020
Black Metal | Released: 1996 | Label: No Fashion | Ratings: 5
I originally had this listed as viking metal, since that's what the description on sputnik says Allegiance is. But after listening to this, I don't really hear it. It just seems like black metal to me. Maybe their later releases are more viking-ish. I'm sure a purist will tell me I'm wrong and that I don't know what I'm talking about. To which I say: yeah. Anyway, even though metal isn't my main squeeze, I'm secure enough to admit that I liked this. Fast and loud, with little to no variation between tracks. But I don't think a group like this is really concerned with something like that.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Nah. I'm surprised sputnik's metal-loving populace hasn't already given this 200 ratings. Feels weird to recommend this to people who probably know a lot more about this stuff than I do. | | 81 |  | Followbane
At The Blizzard End...
Kusangii
Date: August 15, 2020
Melodic Death Metal | Released: 2004 | Label: Soundholic Co. Ltd. | Ratings: 3
I'm sorry, but right off the bat, the midi instruments really make it tough to take this seriously. I know they're working within their limitations and all, but if you're trying to make this sort of "epic-sounding" music, using Casio presets just ends up sounding kind of cheap. But despite me not being a fan of symphonic/melodic metal stuff, I didn't think this was that bad. Honestly, there were quite a few decent moments on this. Enough that I didn't have my head in my hands the entire time like I usually do with stuff similar to this. But not actively giving me second-hand embarrassment isn't really worth praising a band for.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Don't hate me, but yes. Even if you like symphonic metal, I'm almost 100% sure there are better acts to listen to. | | 82 |  | Winterhorde
Nebula
Kusangii
Date: August 20, 2020
Melodic Black Metal | Released: 2006 | Label: Burning Star | Ratings: 12
I don't know if it's because the last few entries have been metal or if this group just isn't my thing, but I was particularly unimpressed with Winterhorde. I tried focusing on the faster moments, only to get bored by the monotonous riffing and growling. I tried getting into the slower, symphonic parts and couldn't take them seriously. Just one of those albums that was a total lose-lose for me. And at just over 50 minutes, this one was a difficult one to sit through.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I'm gonna have to say yes, but it's pretty close to 15 ratings anyway. Plus, I know pretty much nothing about metal ("melodic" or otherwise), so who cares what I think? | | 83 |  | Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
Gear Blues
samwise2000
Date: August 23, 2020
Garage Rock Revival | Released: 1998 | Label: Triad | Ratings: 6
There's a ton of Japanese garage rock stuff out there, enough that I've barely scratched the surface of it. So I was pretty happy to see this one on the list, cause this really is a throwback... to a throwback. Weird that all this garage rock revival stuff feels so old now. But as someone that listened to (and still listens to occasionally) a ton of garage rock, I think this is pretty solid. Lots of nice hooks and little solos. I particularly like the lead singer; the yelps are definitely a nice touch. My only real issue with this one is that it's a bit too samey. After a while, it does start to all blend together. Other than that, I dig it.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? While I have gotten a bit tired of garage rock, this was still good enough that it gets a no from me. | | 84 |  | Globe
Faces Places
samwise2000
Date: August 25, 2020
J-Pop / Pop Rock | Released: 1997 | Label: Avex Globe | Ratings: 4
So I have this rule now that I have to have a download of an album for archival purposes. But except for streaming, I can't find this band's work. And since I don't want to go through the hassle of recording 10 albums worth of music using Audacity, Faces Places is gonna be the only Globe album I'll be listening to. So it's not that I didn't want to listen to 10 hours of J-pop or whatever. Nope, definitely not that.
Anyway, this is probably as far out of my comfort zone as you could possibly get. Sort of feels like I was dropped off at my first day of kindergarten. Jumps between tolerable pop rock and tasteless radio-friendly electronic music. Annoying vocals and some basic mid-tempo beats. Let's save us both some grief and leave it at that.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Yes. Mom, please come pick me up, I'm scared. | | 85 |  | Rogaty
Diabeล
Coast
Date: August 25, 2020
Black Metal / Death Metal | Released: 2018 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 2
There are two versions of this album out, one of them being a remix. As someone that extols home recording methods daily, I suppose it's unsurprising that I like the original version a trillion times more. It's got a warm, lo-fi flavor to it that the remix just doesn't have. So that's the version I'm rating here. Tons of wonderful little touches on this one that really scratches a very specific itch for me. I'd try to explain it myself, but I think Coast himself said it best in his review for this: "...the genius of Diabel is its ability to maintain a sinister atmosphere whether it be light or heavy." The few times I actually do have the urge to check some metal, this is pretty much exactly what I want it to sound like.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Nah. Gets the twee clown seal of approval. | | 86 |  | Perihelion (HU)
Agg
Coast
Date: August 28, 2020
Post-Metal / Blackgaze | Released: 2019 | Label: No Label | Ratings: 12
You would think a combination of shoegaze and metal would be a sure-fire hit. But I keep on getting pulled back to reality with releases like Agg. And the reality is, I am really not a fan of it. It's just way too lifeless for me to really get anything out of. I've listened to all of Perihelion's records up to this point and if you had me at knifepoint, I probably couldn't tell you a single thing about them. They're just there one minute, gone the next. Like little puffs of "atmospheric" smoke. I suppose there's nothing super egregious/painful on here, so my ratings on their stuff kind of capped at a "meh." Preemptive apologies for tanking their averages.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Yes, but it's probably just not my tempo. On the plus side, if you like post-metal, Perihelion's got you covered. Probably the most consistent band of all time. | | 87 |  | JADE EYES
Addict
Coast
Date: August 28, 2020
Electropop | Released: 2017 | Label: Black Market Music | Ratings: 2
Just want to say that finding a stream for Jade Eyes was surprisingly difficult. I guess they are a Taiwanese pop group, so trying to find any info on them from the States would probably be a pain. Especially if you don't speak Taiwanese. But after doing some digging, I managed to find it on spotify. And trying their first (and only) album, I don't really see the appeal. I will say that the production is better than a lot of pop stuff, but all I can really commend it for having decent studio trickery. Decent studio trickery is a basic building block of pop. The truth is, aside from some interesting soundscapes, this is pretty generic.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Aye, matey (I'm running out of ways to say "yes" and "no"). Won't be finding me addicted to this anytime soon, I think. | | 88 |  | Dream The Electric Sleep
The Giants' Newground
Coast
Date: August 31, 2020
Alternative Rock / Progressive Rock | Released: 2018 | Label: 7Hz Productions Ltd | Ratings: 4
It only took 88 entires, but we finally have a progressive rock band. Sort of. Dream The Electric Sleep's sound is actually more like a combination of progressive rock and alternative rock. Which brings to mind a lot of mediocre acts that tried the same combination. And I'm sad to report that The Giants' Newground didn't really change my mind very much. Doesn't help that this release specifically leans more into the alternative rock stuff, which just sounds very dry. I'm probably in the minority here, but I like these guys better when they're just playing acoustic folk. Yes, really.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? This is definitely their weakest album to me, so yeah. I'm not entirely sure I'd recommend their other albums, but if you really like alt/prog blends like this, go ahead. | | 89 |  | Mekaal Hasan Band
Andholan (Special Edition)
OmairSh
Date: September 2, 2020
Sufi Rock / Math Rock | Released: 2020 | Label: mhbmusic | Ratings: 1
How many "remastered" versions of an album can you put out? I think this one Mekaal Hasan Band album alone has like 3 or 4 different versions, all released within the past 6 years. This band is features Indian and Pakistani musicians, so this was a nice entry to see. If you didn't know, I'm Indian (subcontinent, not Native American), so I kind of grew up listening to music really similar to this. While this is super modern by comparison, it's got all the staples you look for: flute, guy going nuts on the mic, all that. I'm not really sure if it all fits together super well, but it's a decent listen.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Nah, it's neat. I liked the version with Sharmishta Chatterjee too, so maybe try both like I did? | | 90 |  | Telectu
Ctu Telectu
Zig
Date: September 8, 2020
Avant-Prog / Art Rock | Released: 1982 | Label: Valentim de Carvalho | Ratings: 3
I don't get listen to a lot of bands out of Portugal, so I was interested in this one right off the bat. This is a really stunning progressive/art rock album, especially considering this is their debut. Good balance of structure and messiness. And by messiness, I mean the free improvisational stuff (lots of scatting, aimless guitar, and plonking piano keys). Which is probably a big turnoff for some people. But this is exactly the kind of stuff I love to death. I know just by sampling a bit of their other albums that they kind of move towards an electronic sound after this one (it was the 80s). Shame, cause I enjoyed this a lot.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I'd feel bad if I cause the average to tank (4.7 with 3 ratings), but I still say no. Probably not everyone's kind of thing. | | 91 |  | The Peep Tempel
Tales
SlothcoreSam
Date: September 9, 2020
Garage Rock Revival / Punk Blues | Released: 2014 | Label: Wing Sing | Ratings: 3
Slothcore actually recommended this to me some time ago, but I never listened to it. Because I've got a whole queue that I want to get through and it had to take a number, so to speak. Well, now I'm obligated to check the Peep Tempel's discography out. Right off the bat, I have to say that I like their early work a bit better than this. I think it has a lot more classic garage punk energy. But that said, Tales is still a solid outing. The great tunes on this definitely make up for the more mid-tempo stuff. And the instrumentation is still better than a lot of these modern garage rock acts floating around in the ether today.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? May not be their best, but is definitely doesn't deserve to have fewer than 15. Glad I finally checked it. | | 92 |  | Mellow Candle
Swaddling Songs
SlothcoreSam
Date: September 14, 2020
Folk Rock / Progressive Folk | Released: 1972 | Label: Deram | Ratings: 10
Seems as if folk isn't the biggest genre on sput, at least judging by the paltry representation on this list. Well, I'm a 70s folk fiend, so I'm happy. Mellow Candle is a pretty good folk group for the time, with some great tunes. But I can't help but feel that it's held back by the studio sheen it has. Not sure if that's how Mellow Candle wanted it or if some engineer took it upon themselves to clean it up a bit. A little polish isn't the worst thing in the world, but it does end up making it sound very sterile. It's a common problem for a lot of progressive folk of the time, so I can't complain too much.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I know I spent most of my little blurb talking down about it (I must be in a sour mood), but I don't think this should have fewer than 15. Good folk rock album. | | 93 |  | Mobina Galore
Feeling Disconnected
SlothcoreSam
Date: September 16, 2020
Punk Rock / Pop Punk | Released: 2017 | Label: New Damage | Ratings: 4
If you had given me an album like Feeling Disconnected back when I was a teen, I think I would've loved it. This hardcore/pop punk duo from Canada plays loud n' fast punk with great vox and guitar, which took up a good portion of my listening back then. So I enjoyed this well enough. But having lived through pop punk's rise and fall, I can't separate Mobina Galore from it. I know this was released in 2017, but all I could think of while listening to it was 2004 rock radio. It's compulsive, I can't help it. Is it fair? Nope, but it's just what my mind goes to. And that prejudice is preventing me from rating Feeling Disconnected any higher than a teetering 2.5/3.0.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? I'm kind of on the fence, but I'll say no. If you like hardcore/pop punk, give it a shot. | | 94 |  | Paul Kelly
Songs From The South - Volumes 1 & 2
SlothcoreSam
Date: September 16, 2020
Singer/Songwriter / Pop Rock | Released: 2008 | Label: Capitol | Ratings: 9
This Paul Kelly greatest hits compilation has a lot going against it for me. It's 2 hours and 30 minutes long and it's a greatest hits album, the latter of which I tend to dislike as a rule. I'd much rather have a complete set than a random selection of songs. But SlothcoreSam assured me that it was well worth checking out. So I did. I got some water, sat my fat ass down, and listened to both volumes. All 153 minutes of it. It was a difficult journey. But I did it. Oh yes. I emerged from my hovel, victorious, having heard the entirety of Paul Kelly's greatest hits. And I now come to you a changed man, a different man, with my review.
It's okay.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Nah, I guess not. | | 95 |  | The Grifters
Crappin' You Negative
NeroCorleone
Date: September 24, 2020
Indie Rock / Alternative Rock | Released: 1994 | Label: Shangri-La | Ratings: 12
Here's all I knew about Grifters before checking them out recently: they signed to Sub Pop and broke up shortly after. I wasn't aware of just how much independent stuff they put out before that. And I'm happy to report that a lot of it is really good. I'm sure I would've gotten around to checking them eventually, but thanks for fast-tracking them. I'm less happy to report that Crappin' You Negative is my least favorite of their releases up to this point (I haven't gotten to their Sup Pop stuff yet). You can kind of feel the "alternative sludge" taking over with this one and it really weighs it down. Enough that a lot of this just bores me.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? This? Again, I'm really torn. But I know my taste in alternative rock is weird, so I'll say no. But their back-catalog is a definite must-check, get on it. | | 96 |  | Silkworm
In The West
NeroCorleone
Date: September 29, 2020
Indie Rock | Released: 1994 | Label: C/Z | Ratings: 9
Silkworm holds a very special place in my heart, as I listened to a lot of their music growing up. I had a few of their late-90s albums (which I'm kicking myself for selling a few years ago). But yeah, Silkworm is one of the few bands on this list that I've got a real history with. Revisiting In The West was a nice trip down memory lane, but ended up being a bit bittersweet. I still enjoyed it well enough, but the weaker slow cuts and that classic Albini production end up clashing in a way that keeps it just shy of a more positive rating. I've heard way too many bands with the exact same formula at this point and Silkworm unfortunately doesn't distinguish themselves from the pack very well.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? No. Anyone that's even a moderate fan of the 90s alternative/indie sound will at the very least find some enjoyment. | | 97 |  | Tear Da Club Up Thugs
CrazyNDaLazDayz
NeroCorleone
Date: October 2, 2020
Crunk | Released: 1999 | Label: Hypnotize Minds | Ratings: 11
I've only heard one album by Three 6 Mafia (you know which one), but it's a damn good one to have heard. Great lo-fi Memphis hip-hop. Tear Da Club Up Thugs features three of the members from that group, so I was pretty excited to hear some late-90s Crunk. And while it doesn't really reach the heights I was hoping for, this is still a fun time. Repetitive, drum-machine-heavy beats abound, but the production is decent. Suffers from the length (74 minutes) and some weak features, but it makes up for it with some great hooks. Not really the kind of thing I'd listen to often though.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Makes me feel particularly old even typing it out, but no. Of course grandpa prefers the old party rap to the new, D.I.Y. stuff, right? | | 98 |  | Toadliquor
Feel My Hate, the Power Is the Weight
NeroCorleone
Date: October 5, 2020
Sludge Metal | Released: 1993 | Label: Soledad | Ratings: 14
The opening track of Toadliquor's Feel My Hate is abrasive and doom-y. So much so that listening to it on a fairly nice day, with my windows open and the sun's natural light beaming into my bedroom, feels off. I've never been a huge sludge metal guy, but goddamn did this hit me in the gut. In a good way, promise. Might be a strange thing to single out, but I really like the vocals on this. I know it comes with the territory, but I wish they weren't mixed so quiet. But that aside, this is a really great album.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? It would be nice if this had greater than 15, right? Well, it just so happens that my rating bump this up to 15 ratings, so mission accomplished. Merry Christmas. | | 99 |  | The Hoosiers
The Illusion Of Safety
ExtinguishingTheSun
Date: October 7, 2020
Alternative Rock / Pop Rock | Released: 2010 | Label: RCA | Ratings: 12
Iโve got a thing against bands signing to major labels and getting called indie rock for no reason. I totally get why it happens. But I still hate it. So much so that I gave it its own name: pseudo-indie. And the Hoosiers definitely fall under that umbrella. At a glance, you may not be able to tell the difference between the Hoosiers and the genuine article. But itโs too clean, too sterile, to be what itโs so desperately is trying to be. The Illusion of Safety was the groupโs last album on RCA, presumably because pseudo-indie wasnโt selling anymore, and so they got kicked to the curb just like the rest of their peers. Could see this selling a nice laptop or sedan though.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? Iโm surprised anyone remembered this group to begin with. Letโs keep this one up in momโs attic, yeah? | | 100 |  | Breathless
Green to Blue
tectactoe
Date: October 7, 2020
Dream Pop / Ethereal Wave | Released: 2012 | Label: Tenor Vossa | Ratings: 11
After 99 entries and multiple mini discography runs, we're finally at entry 100. And what a nice way to cap this list, too. I've only heard two albums by this group, so it was a treat finally getting around to their (highly-acclaimed) discography. Green to Blue was the last Breathless album to be released (as of this writing) and it ends up feeling like a combination of all the influences they've picked up over the years. And it works really well. Mellow without feeling tiring and full of great tunes. Which is a pretty impressive feat for an 11-track, hour-long album. While it's not my favorite album of theirs, it's definitely a late-career highlight.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? No no no nononono. In fact, why don't they have a single release over 15? Get on it, people. | |
SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | This isn't so I can listen to them by the way, it's just so you can show off your obscure taste in things.
Edit: nevermind, I'll listen to them. | Pheromone
04.14.20 | Ee - Ramadan
Long Fin Killie - Valentino
Prolapse - Pointless Walks to Dismal Places
The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up It's Winter Here
ar the ones that define me
| Pheromone
04.14.20 | hi sandwich | SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | Stellar picks right there.
And hey (: | SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | Probably was a bad idea to make this when there's another list being bumped with the same name right now. | JustJoe.
04.14.20 | i do have a few but iโll leave just one:
* the soundcarriers โ โcelesteโ
๐ | AnimalsAsSummit
04.14.20 | Most of the site is less than 15 | SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | @JustJoe. Another nice pick, added.
Alright, this is the list. Other list is dead, long live this list.
I have no qualms about bumping this, so sorry in advance. | JustJoe.
04.14.20 | aas do you like aquasky | SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | @AnimalsAsSummit Then suggest one
That's the point, more exposure. | JustJoe.
04.14.20 | sandwhich do you like fixing broken album artwork for aquasky | Bedex
04.14.20 | Nice list concept sandwich!
Grouper - Grouper
James Carr - A Man Needs a Woman
Y La Bamba - Mujeres
Aburadako - 1985 | SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | @JustJoe. I do, I do like fixing broken album artwork for aquasky.
And just so I can fill out this list, I'll add Orange Dust to the list
@Bedex thank you thank you, perfect time wasting list for a Tuesday afternoon | JustJoe.
04.14.20 | sandwich you are a beautiful human person
๐งก | Bedex
04.14.20 | wait I'm an idiot you have that last one rated already, let's change it to
Georgie Sweet - Stories (LP hype LP hype) | alamo
04.14.20 | mc tha - rito de passรก [2019] [pop/funk melody/tecnobrega]
letrux - letrux em noite de climao [2017] [synthpop/artpop] (can someone fix the artwork i tried but it didnt work thx)
clarice falcรฃo - tem conserto [2019] [synthpop/artpop]
jaloo - #1 [synthpop/tecnobrega] (also tried to fix the artwork and it just became white lol) | SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | @JustJoe :)
@bedex Nah nah, it's fine if I've heard it. This is just a dumb "add things to list just because" list.
@alamo I'll fix that busted album art, give me a minute. | alamo
04.14.20 | thanks i love yuo | JustJoe.
04.14.20 | whatever i wrote here before is no longer relevant so i edited it | FellHanded
04.14.20 | all of this looks elite and trve | SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | @JustJoe Shhhhhhh shhh, you weren't supposed to see that gaff.
@FellHanded this is a "feel superior and look down on others" kind of list, no ifs, ands, or buts | Bedex
04.14.20 | Grouper best 1997 trip-hop/drum & bass artist confirmed | brainmelter
04.14.20 |
Attila Zoller - Gypsy Cry
bloodstone - Riddle of the Sphinx
Horde Catalytique Pour La Fin - Gestation Sonore
zeami - demo
| SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | You know, I wasn't gonna listen to these, but I've been checking out some of them (Y La Bamba, Mc Tha, Letrux) while doing this and I might check them out now.
Great, another list of recs I gotta work through. Work is never done, I guess. | Bedex
04.14.20 | Glad you enjoyed! You know what, I'll check out Mc Tha and Letrux too
Work is never done, I guess [2] hard | brainmelter
04.14.20 | sorry u asked for it _(ใ)_/ยฏ | SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | I really did, didn't I?
Whatever, this is a rec list now WEEWOOWEEWOO | Bedex
04.14.20 | then you should add Georgie Sweet - Stories :] it's just two tracks | budgie
04.14.20 | https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=305027
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=346261
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=341839
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=331132 | SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | @Bedex Alright, I'll switch out Aburadako then | Bedex
04.14.20 | you're the man sandwich! Also I warmly second that first budgie rec | JohnnyoftheWell
04.14.20 | Aoki Takamasa + Tujiko Noriko - 28
Macaroom - Homephone TE
Bloodthirsty Butchers - Yamane
Seiko Oomori - Kusokawa Party
| Avagantamos
04.14.20 | halley labs associates - 2YR, 40โ:โ28โ.โ649
yung gleesh - cleansides finest
yung gleesh - cleansides finest 2 (raw & uncut lost tapes)
yung gleesh - cleansides finest 3 | JohnnyoftheWell
04.14.20 | If 28 gets to be glitch pop Homephone does too lol (+ Kusokawa is avex trax, sorry should have listed labels) | budgie
04.14.20 | i tink you skipped o'er my last one | ArsMoriendi
04.14.20 | Various - Songs in the Key of Z
Bruce Haack - Haackula
Z-Rock Hawaii - Z-Rock Hawaii
Dr. John - The Sun, Moon and Herbs | SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | @budgie I always miss one...
I'll fix it, one sec.
And Avagantamos, are you really gonna make be listen to 3 yung gleesh albums in a row?
I'll do it, but MAYBE not. | JohnnyoftheWell
04.14.20 | Oh lol somehow I didn't clock that this list was for your actual Consumption lol (not a morning person...) - swap Kusokawa Party for Supercar - Jump Up (Alt rock, 1999, Epic Records Japan). Closer to Sandwichcore I feel ;] | SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | Not your fault, it wasn't gonna be a check list at first. It kind of just morphed into one.
If you're sure, I'll swap them out. | JohnnyoftheWell
04.14.20 | ...just like you never planned on rating every album on the site, it just kinda happened? I have only your best interests at heart, so swap away ;] | budgie
04.14.20 | what kinda music does sandwichbubs like anyway | Pikazilla
04.14.20 | all his ratings are fake | SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | @JohnnyoftheWell Yeah, a bit like that.
Except that particular downward spiral of ratings is a lifelong commitment.
@budgie Indie everything
@Pikazilla I'd like proof of that | budgie
04.14.20 | how do we know sandwich is even a human
how do we know he isn't a sentient sandwich | JohnnyoftheWell
04.14.20 | stfu birb | budgie
04.14.20 | wow | JohnnyoftheWell
04.14.20 | RIGHT | bloodshy
04.14.20 | Anna Tivel - Small Believer >> 1 vote, folk/indie [5 average rating]
Big Sixes - The Idles >> 1 vote, indie rock/indie pop [5 average rating]
Hope Diamond - Old Salt >> 2 votes, dream pop/indie pop [4.5 average rating]
Lotte Kestner - Off White >> 3 votes, indie pop/acoustic [4.3 average rating] | SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | The mystery is part of the fun.
With that, I think I'm up to date.
I'll start (not) listening to these soon, but I probably won't bother bumping this until it's 1/2 or completely done.
"With that, I think I'm up to date."
HA, nope nevermind. I'll add those. | GhandhiLion
04.14.20 | Lightwave - Mundus Subterraneus
Bill Dixon - Intents and Purposes
Phantom Tollbooth - One-Way Conversation
Colleen - The Golden Morning Breaks | Bedex
04.14.20 | thanks for fixing the art for Y La Bamba's Ojos del Sol too Sandwich! | budgie
04.14.20 | heyy anna tivel!!! | SandwichBubble
04.14.20 | @GhandhiLion See, now you can hold me to listening to your recs instead of me hoarding them on RYM forever.
@bedex No problem | bloodshy
04.14.20 | budgie, you have to check out small believer if you like tivel. not saying it will bring you to tears, but it brought me to tears at least five times. "dark chandelier" is where hits me | budgie
04.14.20 | i'll check it! i've only jammed The Question | SandwichBubble
04.15.20 | This list...
it brings people together.
Magical.
Anyway, updated to this point.
_________________________________________ | budgie
04.15.20 | that's not a point that's a line | SandwichBubble
04.15.20 | I used a rolling pin to make it flat. | JustJoe.
04.15.20 | . . .
line those flat & weโll have ourselves a page break | SandwichBubble
04.15.20 | Those make lists look gross though, list needs to look neat and tidy | JustJoe.
04.15.20 | yeah i hate page breaks they look so obnoxious | budgie
04.15.20 | i was just gonna stab myself but then justjoe posted im saved | JustJoe.
04.15.20 | ๐โโ๏ธ | budgie
04.15.20 | ๐โโ๏ธ | budgie
04.15.20 | i jammed 38 and it was fantastic | GreyShadow
04.15.20 | good game - don't blow it - math rock/pop
Signals. - Facial Furniture - math rock/indie/pop | widowslaugh123
04.15.20 | Andy Livingston-Mission to Luau
Trainwreck Riders-Ghost Yards
Baklavaa-Dane On
The Monorchid-Who Put Out The Fire?
| GhandhiLion
04.15.20 | So many albums to check. | SandwichBubble
04.15.20 | I know, regret is setting in nicely. | Lord(e)Po)))ts
04.15.20 | why? you'll get through all of these in an hour | SandwichBubble
04.15.20 | You wanna split it? We'll be done in half the time. | JohnnyoftheWell
04.15.20 | splitpotato | Lord(e)Po)))ts
04.15.20 | only 4 of these interest me at all so i can't offer too much help there | Lord(e)Po)))ts
04.15.20 | coincidently they are all alamo recs | GhandhiLion
04.15.20 | https://cutietooth.bandcamp.com/album/high-speed-fedoracore | SandwichBubble
04.15.20 | "ruben slikk discog
yung zeus
dj nj drone discog
renegade assault tank
meathead
coke jaw
etc"
@wiibslumpinshit any specific albums from each? I'm only picking 4 at max
Too late to rec whatever that is Ghandhi, I really dodged a bullet there. | Morningrise767
04.15.20 | Autumnโs Mourning - Gotland | SandwichBubble
04.15.20 | "coke jaw - demo
ruben slikk - diaries of a kokeboss hlord
renegade assault tank - explode your voice, cosmic distort
dj nj drone - the cold habit"
- wiibslumpinshit
Thanks, I'll put them up right now! Just saving these here (no particular reason).
And yours too Morningrise | JustJoe.
04.15.20 | because unfortunately soon the post will be deleted | JustJoe.
04.15.20 | we will keep your memory alive | brainmelter
04.15.20 | wow why you delete my second submission? hate it that much eh | SandwichBubble
04.15.20 | Ah shit, you know why?
I put in a request to change the name to Bloodstone (USA-MO)
God damn it, now I gotta move all these one space down. | bgillesp
04.15.20 | Bless you for 2 | R4zor3dge
04.15.20 | Aftermath - Eyes of Tomorrow | brainmelter
04.15.20 | o god no, Iโm tired just thinking about it. just add it to end of list | bgillesp
04.15.20 | Really thought Ramadan was gonna be sputcore. Surprised itโs still so unknown here | rabidfish
04.15.20 | horace andy - skylarking
barrington levy - englishman
jonatan leandoer - nectar
if you don't like reggae ignore the first 2. Also ignore breathing. | JustJoe.
04.15.20 | ๐คญ | SandwichBubble
04.15.20 | I like some reggae.
I'll just hold my breath till I turn blue, compromise. | JustJoe.
04.15.20 | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fo5tfiwWz4 | budgie
04.15.20 | justjoe check 25 pls
(iit shoegazey) | JustJoe.
04.15.20 | iโll try it because itโs you but be warned i consume music at a snailโs pace | SandwichBubble
04.15.20 | Jesus christ all that missing album art for Horace Andy
AND Barrington Levy JESUS my heart can't take it | frozencarl
04.15.20 | https://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Autumns-Mourning/109628/
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Autumn%E2%80%99s-Mourning/120924/
the one on the list is the wrong entry, looks like there are two
| budgie
04.15.20 | i jammed that boards of canada record you 5'd and it was PREH SWEEHHHH | JokineAugustus
04.15.20 | Suicide Note - You're not looking so good | JustJoe.
04.15.20 | yeah budgie this is sounding pretty cozy so far but like huge at the same time | rabidfish
04.15.20 | poor britch2tiger did an amazing job adding all these reggae artists to the database. Respecc | widowslaugh123
04.15.20 | More like regGAY am I right? | Asdfp277
04.15.20 | yea | budgie
04.15.20 | ya joe i am in loev with that recored | Asdfp277
04.15.20 | there's a maAan that lives next dOoR | JustJoe.
04.15.20 | just finished it up | JustJoe.
04.15.20 | achingly refreshing washes of sound | budgie
04.15.20 | my man!!!! we got a winner!! | budgie
04.15.20 | it's also one of those cases where the album artwork matches the music perfectly for no clear reason | JustJoe.
04.15.20 | ๐ฅณ | JustJoe.
04.15.20 | while i was listening i kept staring at that birb & getting lost in thought | cold
04.15.20 | Stomacher- Sentimental Education
Iris- Haunt Me
Keep- For Your Joy
In Reverent Fear- Stomacher | Sinternet
04.15.20 | dauwd - theory of colours
driftless pony club - cholera
ivy - apartment life
shoe - sdaasloi | Asdfp277
04.15.20 | lotte kestner's artwork showing fixed to y'all? | dedex
04.15.20 | Chill Bump - The Loop
Alpha Wann - Une Main Lave l'Autre
Cenobites - Cenobites LP
Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty - Visions | dedex
04.15.20 | Asdfp: yup | JohnnyoftheWell
04.15.20 | Gonna check Driftless Pony Club later today or tomorrow | garas
04.15.20 | I hope it's not too late to join to the party. Some of these seem pretty interesting, might check. I'd throw only one album into the cap, since it is one of the best BM albums ever, but it has only 3 ratings here on sput...
Hellvetic Frost - Misanthropic Devotion
Black Metal | Released: 2007 | Label: Art of Propaganda | Ratings: 3 | rellik009
04.15.20 | Kou Machida - Wild and Crazy Guys | Released: 1986 | Label: Unknown/Independent | Ratings: 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ayYcsvOWo | RogueNine
04.15.20 | Ire Wolves - Heirs
Lo-Pan - Subtle | brainmelter
04.21.20 | has thou abandoned ship? | SandwichBubble
04.21.20 | I just updated the list today: Local H - Lifers
I was gonna bump it every 10 completed entries, promise. | Kusangii
04.21.20 | Allegiance (SWE) - Hymn Till Hangagud
Followbane - Dead Fantasia
Winterhorde - Nebula | SandwichBubble
04.21.20 | Dead Fantasia's at exactly 15 ratings, so I swapped it out with At The Blizzard End... if that's okay | JohnnyoftheWell
04.21.20 | This is happening woah | SandwichBubble
04.21.20 | I know right, I surprise myself sometimes.
We're only on entry 7, so there's plenty of time for me to give up. We'll just have to wait and see. | SandwichBubble
04.23.20 | Alright first 10 entires done
Entry 10 says the 23rd because sput's in a different timezone.
My ranking (if you care):
1. Prolapse - Pointless Walks To Dismal Places (8.4/10)
2. Long Fin Killie - Valentino (7.5/10)
3. volcano! - Beautiful Seizure (7.3/10)
4. Ee - Ramadan (7.2/10)
5. The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up - It's Winter Here (6.6/10)
6. The Soundcarriers - Celeste (6.6/10)
7. Grouper - Grouper (6.5/10)
8. Aquasky - Orange Dust (5.6/10)
9. Sparta - Trust the River (3.9/10)
10. Local H - Lifers (2.1/10)
| JohnnyoftheWell
04.23.20 | The formatting on this list is disgusting plz calm down
"Well it has 15 ratings now thanks to this list, but just so we're clear: no, this shouldn't be below 15"
hate how satisfying this is to read | tcat84
04.23.20 | That Sparta album came out less than 2 weeks ago... also I couldn't even finish it | SandwichBubble
04.23.20 | @Johnny This is the best formatting on any list ever, don't kid yourself.
@tcat84 yeah, but I didn't have the heart to tell rodrigo no (lifers also came out this year). It's fine, whatever. | JohnnyoftheWell
04.23.20 | hello my name is Bubble Sandwichbubble and i am too good for this site can i be king i am the king oh ye bby | samwise2000
04.23.20 | Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - Gear Blues
Globe - Faces Places | SandwichBubble
04.23.20 | @Johnny if you cannot see the utility of the vertical bar symbol then we have nothing left to discuss.
@sam I'll add those, thanks! | bloodshy
04.23.20 | would that be rude or cool if i jumped in and tried to rate as many as i could too? | SandwichBubble
04.23.20 | Like you need my permission to do that. Go ahead
First Johnny's calls me a king, then people asking permission to rate music, what's going on did I inherit sputnikmusic.com? | JohnnyoftheWell
04.23.20 | haha Sandwich is king but he didn't get the memo lol what a loser
bloodshy I heard a rumour that if you rate these before sandwich and push them over 15 votes, you're gonna enter a world of pain | parksungjoon
04.23.20 | yea
ur hard work is finally paying off! | SandwichBubble
04.23.20 | The power has already gone to my head, I'm axing accounts on-sight starting now.
Those fellas that rated Trust the River before I did?
You won't be seeing them anymore.
The bullied has become the bully, all hail. | parksungjoon
04.23.20 | hail! | bloodshy
04.23.20 | nah, i know i'm allowed to... i just mean it's your list. didn't want to step on your thing or make it look like a competition. i just also really like checking out underground stuff and trying to give those bands more exposure. | SandwichBubble
04.23.20 | @parksungjoon For your loyalty, I shall make you a knight at my oblong table.
@bloodshy Just messing around, go at it. | bloodshy
04.23.20 | =P | JohnnyoftheWell
04.26.20 | This has oddly become one of my most hyped updates on Sput | JohnnyoftheWell
04.26.20 | I would feature when you get to the end, but I think features show up according to their original publish dates :[ | SandwichBubble
04.26.20 | Make sure you hit subscribe for more high quality content.
And a feature isn't necessary, I appreciate it though. | Coast
04.26.20 | Rogaty - Diabel
Perihelion (HU) - Agg
JADE EYES - Addict
Dream The Electric Sleep - The Giantsโ Newground | widowslaugh123
04.29.20 | Dam itโs gonna take forever to get to mine | SandwichBubble
04.30.20 | Hey man this is breakneck speed for a rec list like this.
Check back in a month or so, you'll get your poorly-written writeup. | JustJoe.
04.30.20 | i already got mine thank you
โบ๏ธ | JustJoe.
04.30.20 | i loved it have a pos | budgie
04.30.20 | hi joe hi joe | JohnnyoftheWell
04.30.20 | budgie | budgie
04.30.20 | *ignores* | JustJoe.
04.30.20 | hey hey budgie | JustJoe.
04.30.20 | johnny itโs you over there | JohnnyoftheWell
04.30.20 | heya joe! make budgie fluff me with his wings please | JustJoe.
04.30.20 | would you could you give him a friendly-wing fluff dearest budge | JustJoe.
04.30.20 | a warm-feathered nudge & such | budgie
04.30.20 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D3Cb4QbrO8 | JohnnyoftheWell
04.30.20 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmNx0-Oeomk | JustJoe.
04.30.20 | now weโre making progress | SandwichBubble
04.30.20 | What the mess is going on in here
"i loved it have a pos"
Thanks, good recs. | OmairSh
05.01.20 | 89 has 4 now :-)
Edit: Label wise Id say: Progressive Rock/Sufi rock/Jazz Fusion | SandwichBubble
05.03.20 | 11-20 complete.
My ranking (if you care):
1. Attila Zoller - Gypsy Cry (8.1/10)
2. Horde Catalytique Pour La Fin - Gestation Sonore (7.5/10)
3. James Carr - A Man Needs a Woman (6.5/10)
4. Letrux - Letrux Em Noite de Climรฃo (6.5/10)
5. Y La Bamba - Mujeres (5.9/10)
6. MC Tha - Rito de Passรก (5.2/10)
7. Georgie Sweet - Stories (5.1/10)
8. Bloodstone - Riddle of the Sphinx (4.7/10)
9. Jaloo - #1 (3.7/10)
10. Clarice Falcรฃo - Tem Conserto (3.1/10) | JohnnyoftheWell
05.03.20 | ranking for the whole things so far or just those albums? | SandwichBubble
05.03.20 | Just 11-20.
Maybe when I'm done I'll compile them all into one big mega-comment. | JohnnyoftheWell
05.03.20 | Holy shit nice
or you could make the winners of each pool play off against each other until you have turned 100 albums and under 1500 ratings into 1 lonely obscurity | JustJoe.
05.03.20 | make sure to like mine the best wink
๐ | OmairSh
05.03.20 | Whoa daamn, digging in eh. Nice
How long do you estimate it'll take you to finish the list? | OmairSh
05.03.20 | How has this not been featured yet? | JustJoe.
05.03.20 | think that johnny said he would feature but it appears on the main page as of original post date so | SandwichBubble
05.03.20 | @JohnnyoftheWell This town ain't big enough for more than one album with fewer than 15 ratings.
@JustJoe. Gonna need a few more winks than that if you're aiming to bribe me sir.
@OmairSh I've been going at a steady 1-2 albums a day, so rough estimate: 3 months.
I'm also checking the artist's discographies too, so that's why it's taking so long. For example, Bloodstone's discog was a pain in the ass to find and listen to all the way through. I couldn't even find their last release online anywhere.
And no features necessary (but thanks), I'm pretty sure anyone who's willing has already given recs by now. | JustJoe.
05.03.20 | ๐ | JohnnyoftheWell
05.03.20 | Featured this anyway lol, but yeah the features queue is chronologically imprisoned :[ | JustJoe.
05.03.20 | ๐ | SandwichBubble
05.03.20 | History won't remember this selfless deed, but I appreciate it Johnny.
โฆโฟโฆ | budgie
05.03.20 | too young to go steadyyyyyy | SandwichBubble
05.03.20 | I just posted the blurb, you're quick man. | SlothcoreSam
05.03.20 | My Turn.
The Peep Tempel- Tales (Post Punk/Garage Punk)
Mellow Candle- Swaddling Songs (Psych Folk)
Mobina Galore- Feeling Disconnected (Garage Punk)
Paul Kelly- Songs From The South - Volumes 1 & 2 (Australian Folk/Rock)
| SandwichBubble
05.03.20 | Songs From The South - Volumes 1 & 2 | Runtime: 153:02
Tough sell, hope you know what you're doing. | SlothcoreSam
05.03.20 | lol it is a classic!!!! look at it's average rating. It even has an average rating on RYM of 4.18 | SandwichBubble
05.03.20 | Could just be Aussie government workers inflating the average with burner accounts, can never be too careful.
Like this dude: https://www.sputnikmusic.com/uservote.php?memberid=1129519 | budgie
05.03.20 | helana delaaaaand love | SlothcoreSam
05.03.20 | Perhaps,
But check a couple to get an idea.
Start with, "Dumb Things"
and the ultimate Christmas song. "How To Make Gravy" | NeroCorleone
05.03.20 | The Grifters Crappin' You Negative (Indie rock)
Silkworm - In The West (Indie rock)
Tear Da Club Up Thugs - CrazyNDaLazDayz (Crunk)
Toadliquor Feel My Hate, the Power Is the Weight (Sludge metal) | budgie
05.03.20 | sup nero where you been | NeroCorleone
05.03.20 | hey budgie, just been catching up with music since theres not been much else to do. | budgie
05.03.20 | i feel that | brainmelter
05.04.20 | nice dude glad you dug the recs, minus bloodstone heh | SandwichBubble
05.04.20 | They can't all be zingers. Early bloodstone was pretty good though, check those if you haven't already.
I think you and Phero had the best recs (overall) so far, so don't feel too bad. | bloodshy
05.04.20 | Hopefully sandwiches like feelsad music. Gave you all one playstyle of genremusic. | SandwichBubble
05.04.20 | I feel sad sometimes, fingers crossed. | tectactoe
05.07.20 | really enjoyed the volcano! album (#1). looking forward to (very) slowly but (hopefully) surely making my way through (most of) this list. | ExtinguishingTheSun
05.07.20 | Anything from the Hoosiers after their first album. One of them I provided, in fact, the sole rating | SandwichBubble
05.07.20 | Good luck Tec.
I'll add The Hoosiers' 2nd album to the list, thank you! | SandwichBubble
05.07.20 | One more makes an even 100 entires, any takers (that haven't already rec'd 4 albums)? | tectactoe
05.07.20 | How about Breathless - Green to Blue. Love that album, only 11 ratings is criminal. | budgie
05.07.20 | hey bubbles, what is polygon woods a rip off of? cause i need to check it out! | SandwichBubble
05.07.20 | And that's 100! Thanks tec.
@budgie maybe "ripoff" was a bad choice of words but tame impalalalalalalalala obviously.
At least as far as the production goes.
If you disagree that's fine, but I'm not [budging] on this. | budgie
05.07.20 | ohhhhhhhhh that kind of makes sense yeah. i'm actually not a big fan of tame impala haha but i do see the connection | SandwichBubble
05.07.20 | It's better than anything Tamapala has done recently anyway, nice find. | budgie
05.07.20 | yeah i saw that 4.0 u sexy lil slut | budgie
05.07.20 | where did you buy/dl their self titled? | SandwichBubble
05.07.20 | Woah nelly.
Full thing's on soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/polygonwoods/sets/ep-1 | budgie
05.07.20 | ohhhhhhhhh dicks why dont they put it on their bandcamp i wonder,
thx | DoofDoof
05.07.20 | 95 and 100 are both deserving of way more than 15 ratings | JohnnyoftheWell
05.07.20 | "Tujiko Noriko's vocals are nice, but more often than not add very little to the songs they're pasted on top of"
Extremely bad take Mr Sandw?ch (but i forgive you) | GhandhiLion
05.07.20 | "Taking Japanophilia to a new extreme, all 4 of Johnny's recs are from the "Land of the Rising Sun". We all gotta have a country to obsess over, not bashing you. I guess mine would be France or something (or at least I've been told)."
Top tier entry. | SandwichBubble
05.07.20 | @budgie no problem
@doof I haven't heard either (I think), so I'm excited
@johnny thanks
@ghandhi thanks [2] | JohnnyoftheWell
05.13.20 | "I'd like to imagine he asked for this one to be put up here because he thought I would like it. I know that isn't true"
Ha, this is technically accurate for this list but also I think I rec'd you that band on a different occasion, so it might as well have been ;] | JohnnyoftheWell
05.13.20 | also "this glitch pop, but I think it has more in common with indietronica and just straight-forward pop" insofar as glitch pop actually exists as a thing, pretty sure you just defined it right there lol | JustJoe.
05.13.20 | a world where glitch pop actually ever exists in earnest sounds like heaven to me
๐ | JohnnyoftheWell
05.13.20 | welcome to my science project
(read my rev for 27, is basically about why it does and doesn't exist lol) | JustJoe.
05.13.20 | thatโs actually where i got the context for my comment as it made me reconsider existence outside of a single artist or album as any discernible genre thatโs notable for its presence really should in fact have a legitimate scene or time frame in which to reference its musical merit | JustJoe.
05.13.20 | in some iterations glitch pop may have just been rogue shoegaze for all intents & purposes | SandwichBubble
05.13.20 | "Ha, this is technically accurate for this list but also I think I rec'd you that band on a different occasion, so it might as well have been ;]"
Was it the same album? I must've forgot to add it to my recommended list, shit.
"pretty sure you just defined it right there"
I dunno, I just felt like it lacked that "experimental" bleep-bloop element, you know? Like, Aoki Takamasa + Tujiko Noriko definitely sounded like a "glitch," while Macaroom just sounded like electronica.
I don't think I'm making sense, so I'll just stop before I embarrass myself. Not my department. | JustJoe.
05.13.20 | itโs a tricky subject | SandwichBubble
05.13.20 | And I definitely don't teach that subject,
I'm an experimental post-psych folk punk indie jazz instructor, sir. | JustJoe.
05.13.20 | think i flunked your remedial course in that subject last semester | SandwichBubble
05.13.20 | I'm just a bad professor.
One of those that hands you the 1000-page textbook and says "figure it out" while I play sudoku on my phone. | GhandhiLion
05.13.20 | Oh in my school they told me that glitch isn't a genre. | SandwichBubble
05.13.20 | Sounds like they lost their accreditation long time ago, might need to make up those credits. | JohnnyoftheWell
05.13.20 | "Was it the same album? I must've forgot to add it to my recommended list, shit."
Hahaha I can't remember tbh, but all roads lead to Rome apparently ;]
"Like, Aoki Takamasa + Tujiko Noriko definitely sounded like a "glitch," while Macaroom just sounded like electronica."
Hmm 28 is definitely more overt that way (thanx Mr. Aoki), but I'd consider Homephone TE to be a glitch album in the same way I consider Vespertine to be one, if that figures? Not outright jarring, but subtly off-kilter in a way that goes deeper the more you pick it apart... | SandwichBubble
05.13.20 | Well yamane is on there now, better late than never.
And I can see what you're saying there about it having some subtleties, might have been too subtle for my old-fogey ears to pick up honestly.
One thing's for sure though, glitch is NOT my genre of choice and I'll fully admit that. | GhandhiLion
05.13.20 | My school also taught us that throbbing gristle were indie so maybe I should.
I just realised that The Stargazer's Assistant is on this list. Pretty cool.
| SandwichBubble
05.13.20 | Indie-strial
Get me a genre tag for that one. | Relinquished
05.13.20 | "might have been too subtle for my old-fogey ears to pick up honestly."
maybe if you uhh listen to more than once | GhandhiLion
05.13.20 | https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Opti101/rym-ultimate-box-set-glitch-punk/
madman made a glitch punk list | JustJoe.
05.13.20 | listen to it at least 10 times then return with your findings | SandwichBubble
05.13.20 | @Relinquished I really set myself up for that one, I'll take it
"glitch punk"
We've officially gone too far. | SandwichBubble
05.13.20 | "listen to it at least 10 times then return with your findings"
Will report back with a chart of how the album made me feel each time listened to it then feed those feelings into a rating generator that will perfectly encapsulate my feelings on that album until the end of time. | JustJoe.
05.13.20 | reggae-glitch when | SandwichBubble
05.13.20 | Post-glitch?
Avant-glitch?
Post-avant-glitch? | JustJoe.
05.13.20 | that seems like itโd need one hell of an algorithm | JustJoe.
05.13.20 | those genres sound like they might be just silence | SandwichBubble
05.13.20 | "one hell of an algorithm"
Excuse me, I put "excel proficient" on my resume 15 years ago
I THINK can HANDLE it
"those genres"
Yeah, not sure the world is ready for such a bold new direction. | Relinquished
05.13.20 | pretty sure Autechre are covering post-glitch w/e the hell they're doing now | SandwichBubble
05.13.20 | Trendsetters, those auterchere fellas.
Speaking of all this electronic music talk, I don't think I'm mentally prepared for whatever Halley Labs Associates is. | GhandhiLion
05.13.20 | Dance music made by furries?
hmm | SandwichBubble
05.13.20 | Yes (I think).
No one's gonna be mad if I just
don't listen to their discography, right?
Guess I have to, I did commit to it. | JohnnyoftheWell
05.14.20 | "drops the power pop...in favor of sparse electronic blips and a more dreamy atmosphere"
Crowdfunder to get Sandwich to guitar rehab as a prize for finishing this list | SandwichBubble
05.14.20 | It's too late for me, I'm long gone.
Warm milk is to babies as guitars are to indiehermits (like me). | JohnnyoftheWell
05.14.20 | That's withdrawal talk, there is still hope
...and by hope, I mean being locked into a warm fuzzy room with mรนm and Nickelback played relentlessly in alternation until the one true truth = twinkle twinkle gud amplifier bad | SandwichBubble
05.14.20 | You'll never take me alive
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/EsteemedSoggyBaldeagle-max-1mb.gif | GhandhiLion
05.14.20 | Sometimes guitars twinkle | GhandhiLion
05.14.20 | The Monorchid are on here. Cool cool. | SandwichBubble
05.14.20 | "Sometimes guitars twinkle"
I prefer it when they jangle personally. | bloodshy
05.15.20 | just checked out that various artists - songs in the name of z... fuck me if that isn't one of the worst things i've ever heard. i think that's what the compilation was going for, so success there. very impressive playlist of absolute shit. | GhandhiLion
05.15.20 | lol | bloodshy
05.15.20 | ghandi, if you're up to it, rec me a couple jazz albums that have structured songs/choruses. i have never heard a jazz album that i liked, but i feel like it isn't the genre, it's the songs. | GhandhiLion
05.15.20 | Interesting question. Try some of the classics of vocal jazz (Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan etc) | GhandhiLion
05.15.20 | Tom Waits' album "Alice", might fit what you are looking for. | bloodshy
05.15.20 | thanks bud, will check | SandwichBubble
05.15.20 | "fuck me if that isn't one of the worst things i've ever heard"
favorite bands
Sledgehammers, Banshees, Chalkboards, Babies Crying, Alarm Clocks,
Sounds like it should've been a hit, what happened? | tectactoe
05.15.20 | i know the list is already at 100 but everyone needs to check out Bang On a Can All-Stars - โRenegade Heavenโ. Only two ratings (criminal!) and it is transcendental. | SandwichBubble
05.15.20 | I won't add it to this list, but I will definitely add it to my personal rec list. It looks pretty neat. | tectactoe
05.15.20 | Yes, please do - as long as you can overlook the wretched album cover, it's a wonderful (and surprisingly varied, among the five tracks) piece of postminimalism. | GhandhiLion
05.15.20 | Random comment: I like that Arthur episode with the Bang on a Can cameo. Whole episode is a good meme.
Low ratings for classical is not surprising. | SandwichBubble
05.15.20 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RXQnML0JwY
Wow, I had no idea Arthur was still running.
Bringing postminimalist free improvisation to the kids without cable.
As someone who was a poor kid growing up, I'm proud.
Animation looks like shit though. | GhandhiLion
05.15.20 | That was not non-idiomatic improvisation, but yes! Arthur is still around and in its 23rd season apparently :D | tectactoe
05.15.20 | 'Low ratings for classical is not surprising.'
I supposed not - but that don't make it right! | bloodshy
05.15.20 | @SandBubs I used to really like sledgehammers but listened to them too much, can't stand it anymore. I prefer my blast beats on a regular drum kit these days. I could update my favorites list, but it's become nostalgia at this point. You should check out alarm clocks if you haven't though. Great morning music. | SandwichBubble
05.15.20 | Songs in the Key of Z definitely checks off "Banshees" at least. | bloodshy
05.15.20 | lmao | SandwichBubble
05.15.20 | 21-30 complete.
My ranking (if you care):
1. Polygon Woods - Post Space (7.6/10)
2. Helena Deland - Drawing Room (7.0/10)
3. bloodthirsty butchers - yamane (6.7/10)
4. zeami - demo (6.7/10)
5. Bong Of Cthulhu - Bong Of Cthulhu (5.6/10)
6. Too Young To Go Steady - Dropout (5.5/10)
7. Supercar - Jump Up (4.7/10)
8. Aoki Takamasa + Tujiko Noriko - 28 (4.4/10)
9. Macaroom - Homephone TE (3.7/10)
10. Halley Labs Associates - 2YR, 40โ:โ28โ.โ649 (3.4/10)
This batch took a bit longer because of a few lengthy discography that appeared back-to-back. Sorry if you were really chomping at the bit (doubt it), but here it is.
31-40 coming up soon. | Pheromone
05.15.20 | I'll probavly get a review done for Long Fin and Prolapse at one point - I need a place to discuss how m/ those albums are | SandwichBubble
05.15.20 | I'm all for that. Definitely do what you just said. | ArsMoriendi
05.17.20 | Uh oh my recs are next | SandwichBubble
05.17.20 | "Uh oh"
Not to ruin the suspense, but I've listened to all 4 of your entries before. And I doubt my ratings on them are gonna change all that much.
But we'll see.
| rodrigo90
05.17.20 | That Sparta album came out less than 2 weeks ago... also I couldn't even finish it
I would have taken your argument if it wasn't that tool's album had already more than 100+ rates in in its first week | SandwichBubble
05.17.20 | Bit late there buddy,
but that Sparta album is already at 25 votes, so they do kind of have a point. | rodrigo90
05.17.20 | I just reached half of the local H album and....nope I dind't like it. It's a different band. It makes me sad. | bloodshy
05.17.20 | Totally different band, agreed. But I liked it. | Avagantamos
05.17.20 | lol sorry you didn't enjoy my recs too much; hopefully you haven't totally lost faith in me. tbh the 3 gleesh recs were just due to laziness, and I agree he's a pretty shit rapper but I still dig his stuff (espescially the music video for "Dees Boys" the pinnacle of his career imo).
looking forward to redeeming myself in the next installment | SandwichBubble
05.17.20 | Now I feel bad (sorry).
If it means anything, I'm going through his stuff right now and Cleansides Finest is the best one I've heard so far so nice pick.
Feel like I'm dissuading people from rec'ing me interesting stuff by ragging on it so hard. Not my intention, promise. | bloodshy
05.18.20 | Hope you're still being honest when you get to my recommendations, though. I don't feel insulted when people don't like what I like, I just feel bad that they won't be able to enjoy it like I do.
Which is probably how a lot of us feel. | SandwichBubble
05.18.20 | Don't worry, I'll be 100% honest. Pulling punches isn't fun.
Still gonna feel bad if I don't like it though. | bloodshy
05.18.20 | Me too. I'll cry. | bloodshy
05.19.20 | Lol so you unironically fived songs in the key of z. I thought you just loved how bad it was, like a comedy album. God, personal taste is weird. | SandwichBubble
05.19.20 | Nope, love it 100% genuinely. Promise.
I do have a few comedy joke 5.0s,
but I'm not telling anyone which is which. | ArsMoriendi
05.19.20 | Hey Sandwich, if you bump the Songs in the Key of Z review frequently we could probably get more people to check it
I'll be there to discuss it with you ;) | SandwichBubble
05.19.20 | I already bumped it today, but it was in the wee hours of the morning so you might've missed it. | bloodshy
05.19.20 | I remember when Peppa Pig was getting 5's and great soundoffs, so i checked it out... then it got deleted by mods. The whole album. | SandwichBubble
05.19.20 | This? https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=328996 | bloodshy
05.19.20 | Yeah. It says I rated it 5... I did no such thing. | ArsMoriendi
05.25.20 | Whoo all 4 of my recs should have more ratings according to Sandwich, nice | bloodshy
05.25.20 | you're doing better than me so far, but i have one more left... if i can get a double vote on the next one, we can still tie | JustJoe.
05.25.20 | that peppa pig situation was some good harmless fun | JustJoe.
05.25.20 | but we canโt have that now can we | bloodshy
05.25.20 | IT WAS A BREACH OF PROTOCOL AND EVERYONE INVOLVED SHOULD BURN. EXCEPT ME. | AnimalsAsSummit
05.25.20 | 28 is one of the best albums of all time are you for real for real | GhandhiLion
05.26.20 | Oh, you are rating discographies chronologically like a chad. I should have recommended a late Bull of Heaven or Impossible Nothing album. What a missed opportunity! | SandwichBubble
05.27.20 | Well I've already heard all the BoH I ever want to hear, but there's always next time.
Check back in a decade when I do this again, you'll have your chance. | JustJoe.
05.27.20 | fuck bull of heaven | bloodshy
05.27.20 | i'm gonna rec some bops instead of flops in 2030 | SandwichBubble
05.27.20 | @JustJoe. Bull of heaven have some good stuff. 8:100 good-to-crap ratio
@bloodshy I liked Anna Tivel and Hope Diamond, don't be too down.
2030 is gonna be a bloodbath though, I can feel it. Gonna 1.0 every entry. | JustJoe.
05.27.20 | will take your word for it bub | budgie
05.27.20 | so the question remains
what's the best of everything you've heard here
polygon woods!
also anna tivel is wonderful | bloodshy
05.27.20 | budgie, don't you still need to hear anna tivel's small believer? | budgie
05.27.20 | probably
i'm inundated with music as i'm sure you are
i have her on bandcamp so i'll navigate to it at some point
| bloodshy
05.27.20 | eh, when music is a chore, there's no point really. take your time bud | SandwichBubble
05.27.20 | "what's the best of everything you've heard here"
Well, Songs in the Key of Z but I already had that at a 5.0 before this list, so that probably doesn't count.
Of the new stuff I've heard so far? Attila Zoller's Gypsy Cry, then Polygon Woods. Solid 2nd. | SandwichBubble
05.27.20 | 31-40 complete.
My ranking (if you care):
1. Various Artists - Songs in the Key of Z (9.5/10) [how embarrassing]
2. Dr. John - The Sun, Moon and Herbs (7.0/10)
3. Bruce Haack - Haackula (6.8/10)
4. Anna Tivel - Small Believer (6.5/10)
5. Lightwave - Mundus Subterraneus (6.1/10)
6. Hope Diamond - Old Salt (6.0/10)
7. Z-Rock Hawaii - Z-Rock Hawaii (5.4/10)
8. Lotte Kestner - Off White (5.3/10)
9. Big Sixes - The Idles (3.8/10)
10. Yung Gleesh - Cleansides Finest (3.1/10)
Finding complete discographies is such a pain in the ass, why do I do this to myself?
Also 300th comment. | GhandhiLion
06.06.20 | Omg I did not expect you to like Colleen that much. I am really glad that my rec changed your view on a genre :] | SandwichBubble
06.06.20 | And to think you wanted to change your rec. Will be checking the rest soon, but it'll be hard to top that one. | widowslaugh123
06.09.20 | Haha damn I love that Andy Livingston album. Damn and I see that thatโs the worst one you rated of his? Itโs the only one Iโve heard of his so Iโm going to have to change that. | SandwichBubble
06.09.20 | Yeah, I liked the others slightly more. Those other 3 are all on bandcamp if you do end up checking them. | widowslaugh123
06.11.20 | Hell yeah about train wreck riders man that band needs more love. Try that album next time you are on a road trip and see how you feel.
Also yeah I hated baklava on first listen but kept coming back to that album. I totally disagree about the tempo thing. I love the way the drummer plays on that record. Just a bunch of cool 6/8 time shit and he doesnโt use a crash so itโs all very ride and hi hat heavy. But hey opinions and whatnot. I love fast music but I think their slow grooviness makes them unique | SandwichBubble
06.16.20 | 41-50 complete.
My ranking (if you care):
1. Colleen - The Golden Morning Breaks (9.1/10)
2. Bill Dixon - Intents and Purposes (8.5/10)
3. Coke Jaw - S/T (8.0/10)
4. Phantom Tollbooth - One-Way Conversation (6.9/10)
5. Trainwreck Riders - Ghost Yards (6.9/10)
6. The Monorchid - Who Put Out The Fire? (6.1/10)
7. Baklavaa - Dane On (4.3/10)
8. Andy Livingston - Mission to Luau (4.2/10)
9. Good Game - Don't Blow It. (4.0/10)
10. Signals. - Facial Furniture (3.7/10)
Took longer than I wanted it to, but I was busy with real life things.
Halfway there, halfway there, halfway there. | tectactoe
06.16.20 | Damn i need to check Colleen out. Listened to a Golden Grrrls album based on one of your (indirect) recommendations and it was incredible. (i know they are not similar, just wanted to extend a โthanks for introducing me to thisโ.) | Flashmobba
06.16.20 | oof, not to be a shameless self promoter but my EP has no ratings yet lol, maybe yall would like to check it out?
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=360327 | Asdfp277
06.16.20 | i don't think that would be a problem lmao, it fits the list (?
there are lists about sputnik user projects too me thinks, you can post your stuff there too! >:] | Flashmobba
06.16.20 | oh shoot, thanks! any idea where I might find these projects? | Asdfp277
06.16.20 | here's one!: http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=1067861&listid=165207 | SandwichBubble
06.16.20 | @tectactoe holy shit, nice 4.5 on that! Glad I could help indirectly.
@Flashmobba Try one of these lists too:
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?listid=185422&memberid=502161
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=1117878&listid=189268
| Asdfp277
06.16.20 | sweet~ | Flashmobba
06.16.20 | dang thanks a lot guys, appreciate it :) | SandwichBubble
07.03.20 | 51-60 complete.
My ranking (if you care):
1. RENEGADE ASSAULT TANK - Explode Your Voice, Cosmic Distort (9.1/10)
2. Horace Andy - Skylarking (8.8/10)
3. Autumn's Mourning - Gotland (5.7/10)
4. jonatan leandoer127 - Nectar (5.7/10)
5. Barrington Levy - Englishman (5.6/10)
6. DJ NJ DRONE - The Cold Habit (5.5/10)
7. Suicide Note - You're Not Looking So Good (5.0/10)
8. Aftermath - Eyes of Tomorrow (5.0/10)
9. In Reverent Fear - Stomacher (4.9/10)
10. Ruben Slikk - DIARIES OF A KOKEBOSS HLORD (2.7/10) | rabidfish
07.03.20 | "we all know the majority of sputnik doesn't listen to reggae. Not judging, just stating."
i judge, i judge harshly. You all sin in the eyes of jah. | SandwichBubble
07.03.20 | Would just like to say that that statement most definitely includes me.
Horace Andy album was awesome though, good pick. | widowslaugh123
07.04.20 | Reggae kinda sucks but itโs better than ska | parksungjoon
07.04.20 | >Reggae kinda sucks but itโs better than ska
dogshit take | widowslaugh123
07.04.20 | Nope | parksungjoon
07.04.20 | if you dont like reggae you need to get out more | GhandhiLion
07.04.20 | Nope, reggae is a lot better. Sca can be pretty cool though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwX0fkGf5rA | rabidfish
07.04.20 | >Reggae kinda sucks but itโs better than ska
Smooth brain take
| widowslaugh123
07.04.20 | Nope | bloodshy
07.05.20 | Reggae kinda sucks but it's better than ska. [2]
Ska is very awful though... also most ska bands suck, objectively, in addition to the subjectively terrible stylings. Just bad musicians in a genre that desperately needs talent to even sound passable. | GhandhiLion
07.05.20 | o b j e c t i v e l y | bloodshy
07.05.20 | Yeah, like they can't play well or write well. A lot of ska sounds like a demo. | GhandhiLion
07.05.20 | Circa Survive, ISIS, Poppy and The Dear Hunter all suck. I bet none of them could play Giant Steps on a piccolo flute. | widowslaugh123
07.05.20 | Thatโs probably true tho | bloodshy
07.05.20 | I bet a piccolo flute couldn't step on a giant. | widowslaugh123
07.05.20 | Thatโs probably true tho | bloodshy
07.05.20 | I'm not trying to step on anyone's personal tastes, just saying i dislike it, plus most of the bands ive heard sound like amateurs.
Kinda like old school punk, classic black metal, and deathcore. I love deathcore and black metal, but the amount of shit bands in the genres is overwhelming. | GhandhiLion
07.05.20 | most punk bands suck o b j e c t i v e l y | bloodshy
07.05.20 | Not gonna argue with that one. | GhandhiLion
07.05.20 | most music sucks o b j e c t i v e l y
| widowslaugh123
07.05.20 | Thatโs probably true tho | bloodshy
07.05.20 | can't tell why you keep saying o b j e c t i v e l y like that... probably making fun of me, but i'm not smart enough to figure out how | OmairSh
07.05.20 | GhandhiLion and Dandelion rhyme o b j e c t i v e l y | GhandhiLion
07.05.20 | trueee | chuckwaggondandy
07.06.20 | Bedspin - Waste My Time
A super small local band from my hometown that somehow ended up on this site | theBoneyKing
07.21.20 | Been jamming that Prolapse album a decent bit, it's good stuff. | SandwichBubble
07.21.20 | Nice nice, someone (not me) should review it.
Didn't even notice, but that one's finally above 15 ratings. Wooooo.
| Bedex
07.21.20 | next up dedex garas and rellik nice I'm pumped | budgie
07.21.20 | "Is dream pop just really popular in Australia? "
def seems like it, so many good albs | AnimalsAsSummit
07.21.20 | 26 - one of my favorite albums. a gorgeous work. | Flashmobba
07.21.20 | yoooo add my EP please
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=360327 | rodrigo90
07.22.20 | can you add the last bush album? I hope it gets a better rating than the previous two. | rodrigo90
07.22.20 | Oh and the last OLP album which GODDAMMIT I wish they go back to the naveed sound. | SandwichBubble
07.22.20 | Guys
the list is at 100 entries.
No vacancy. | rodrigo90
07.22.20 | Oh my apologies xD | SandwichBubble
07.22.20 | No problem. | theBoneyKing
07.22.20 | Dropped my (3.5) rating on Prolapse. | Pheromone
07.22.20 | ALWAYS END UP HEADLESS IN A BEAT MOTEL
FASTER *FASTER* FASTER *FASTER* | theBoneyKing
07.22.20 | (the life I have, is all I have)
(the life I have, is yours) | SandwichBubble
07.23.20 | 61-70 complete.
My ranking (if you care):
1. Keep - For Your Joy (7.2/10)
2. Cenobites - Cenobites LP (6.7/10)
3. Iris (CAN) - Haunt Me (5.8/10)
4. Driftless Pony Club - Cholera (5.6/10)
5. Stomacher - Sentimental Education (5.4/10)
6. Dauwd - Theory of Colours (5.3/10)
7. Ivy - Apartment Life (4.9/10)
8. Shoe - SDAASLOI (4.5/10)
9. Alpha Wann - Une Main Lave l'Autre (3.8/10)
10. Chill Bump - The Loop (1.5/10)
Only 30 entries left, the end is nigh. | OmairSh
07.23.20 | "Only 30 entries left"
I probably digest that many new albums in a year :-P | SandwichBubble
07.23.20 | If you have digestion problems, might I suggest a shift towards a high-fiber diet?
Honestly, this has taken much longer than I expected it to. 70 albums in 3 months ain't a bad pace though, I'm proud I didn't drop this. | Bedex
07.23.20 | I only just realised you were doing rankings, man Grouper got 7th with 6.5/10 that was a rough round | OmairSh
07.23.20 | @Sandwich: Haha! I've tried so many different diets but to no avail! I normally will overplay albums that I really like, and skip albums I don't really dig initially. I tend to return to them later and give them another shot when in the right mood | madrigal30
07.23.20 | plague skater - s/t is sooooo underrated | SandwichBubble
07.23.20 | @Bedex Yeah, was a toughie. When I do the final ranking with all 100 entries, it'll probably be higher up.
@OmairSh I used to overplay stuff, but I'm a one-and-done kind of man now. I'm unfaithful.
@madrigal30 Entries are clooooooosed. But maybe I'll check it out, thanks. | Bedex
07.23.20 | looking forward to the ranked 100! | dedex
07.23.20 | i should have expected you trashing French rap
at least I tried
| SandwichBubble
07.23.20 | Already checked it (I'm checking entire discogs for the list). Pretty good, fave off that one is At Night though. (: | cold
07.24.20 | I love that band, man. They're super sick locals where I am. Speaking of locals, check out Shadow Age, they're in the same vein as Keep. | SandwichBubble
08.12.20 | 71-80 complete.
My ranking (if you care):
1. Nucleus - Alleycat (7.8/10)
2. Kou Machida - Dotera Iyatsura (7.6/10)
3. Non Violent Communication - Obserwacje (7.3/10)
4. The Stargazer's Assistant - Remoteness of Light (7.0/10)
5. Allegiance (SWE) - Hymn Till Hangagud (7.0/10)
6. Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty - Visions (6.8/10)
7. Placebo (BEL) - Ball of Eyes (6.6/10)
8. Hellvetic Frost - Misanthropic Devotion (6.3/10)
9. Ire Wolves - Heirs (6.0/10)
10. Lo-Pan - Subtle (0.5/10) [harsh]
20 more to gooooooooo.
(Also sorry @coldheaven I deleted your comment 2 comments above this by accident.) | SlothcoreSam
09.02.20 | You're getting through them.
The anticipation of my recs is palpable. | SandwichBubble
09.02.20 | Yep! We're down to the final dozen.
I would've got through them sooner, but I'm checking full discogs (most of the time). Worst mistake of my life. | bloodshy
09.02.20 | So proud.
Check out Netherfriends discography. | SandwichBubble
09.02.20 | Send me a free download of their discog and I'll put it in my maybe pile.
80+ albums would put me out on the street. | samwise2000
09.02.20 | lmaooo looking back, idk why i recommended globe on here, definitely a niche not many would like haha. Glad you liked TMGE though! | SandwichBubble
09.02.20 | It stood out at least.
I liked Chicken Zombies and the debut by TMGE a lot, so I'd say it was a success overall. (: | SandwichBubble
09.08.20 | 81-90 complete.
My ranking (if you care):
1. Telectu - Ctu Telectu (8.0/10)
2. Rogaty - Diabeล (7.1/10)
3. Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - Gear Blues (6.3/10)
4. Mekaal Hasan Band - Andholan (Special Edition) (6.1/10)
5. Followbane - At The Blizzard End... (5.2/10)
6. Perihelion (HU) - Agg (4.9/10)
7. Dream The Electric Sleep - The Giants' Newground (4.3/10)
8. JADE EYES - Addict (4.1/10)
9. Winterhorde - Nebula (3.9/10)
10. Globe - Faces Places (3.2/10)
Down to the final 10 entries. Sorry this took so long, it'll all be over sooooon. | Coast
09.08.20 | Cheers Sandwich for the reviews. Rogaty for anyone into bm dm, Perehelion a bit like Solstafir and the other 2 just me haha. | SandwichBubble
10.07.20 | 91-100 complete.
My ranking (if you care):
1. Breathless - Green to Blue (7.1/10)
2. Mellow Candle โ Swaddling Songs (7.0/10)
3. Toadliquor - Feel My Hate, the Power Is the Weight (7.0/10)
4. The Peep Tempel โ Tales (6.6/10)
5. Tear Da Club Up Thugs โ CrazyNDaLazDayz (6.2/10)
6. Silkworm - In The West (6.2/10)
7. Paul Kelly - Songs From The South - Volumes 1 & 2 (6.1/10)
8. Mobina Galore โ Feeling Disconnected (5.5/10)
9. The Grifters - Crappin' You Negative (5.4/10)
10. The Hoosiers โ The Illusion of Safety (2.7/10)
And thatโs a wrap! Took me 6 months (sorry), but weโre done! And right when sputnik decides to shit its pants too. | SandwichBubble
10.07.20 | And now, because I think I promised to, here's the master list.
[*] means I already have heard it before making this list.
Albums with the same rating are ties, but the list would look ugly if I made them all equal.
1. Various Artists - Songs in the Key of Z (9.5/10) [*]
2. Colleen - The Golden Morning Breaks (9.1/10)
3. RENEGADE ASSAULT TANK - Explode Your Voice, Cosmic Distort (9.1/10)
4. Horace Andy - Skylarking (8.8/10)
5. Bill Dixon - Intents and Purposes (8.5/10)
6. Prolapse - Pointless Walks To Dismal Places (8.4/10) [*]
7. Attila Zoller - Gypsy Cry (8.1/10)
8. Coke Jaw - S/T (8.0/10)
9. Telectu - Ctu Telectu (8.0/10)
10. Nucleus - Alleycat (7.8/10)
11. Kou Machida - Dotera Iyatsura (7.6/10)
12. Polygon Woods - Post Space (7.6/10)
13. Long Fin Killie - Valentino (7.5/10) [*]
14. Horde Catalytique Pour La Fin - Gestation Sonore (7.5/10)
15. Non Violent Communication - Obserwacje (7.3/10)
16. volcano! - Beautiful Seizure (7.3/10) [*]
17. Ee - Ramadan (7.2/10) [*]
18. Keep - For Your Joy (7.2/10)
19. Rogaty - Diabeล (7.1/10)
20. Breathless - Green to Blue (7.1/10)
21. Helena Deland - Drawing Room (7.0/10)
22. Dr. John - The Sun, Moon and Herbs (7.0/10) [*]
23. Mellow Candle โ Swaddling Songs (7.0/10)
24. The Stargazer's Assistant - Remoteness of Light (7.0/10)
25. Allegiance (SWE) - Hymn Till Hangagud (7.0/10)
26. Toadliquor - Feel My Hate, the Power Is the Weight (7.0/10)
27. Phantom Tollbooth - One-Way Conversation (6.9/10)
28. Trainwreck Riders - Ghost Yards (6.9/10)
29. Bruce Haack - Haackula (6.8/10) [*]
30. Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty - Visions (6.8/10)
31. bloodthirsty butchers - yamane (6.7/10)
32. zeami - demo (6.7/10)
33. Cenobites - Cenobites LP (6.7/10)
34. The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up - It's Winter Here (6.6/10)
35. The Soundcarriers - Celeste (6.6/10)
36. Placebo (BEL) - Ball of Eyes (6.6/10)
37. The Peep Tempel โ Tales (6.6/10)
38. Grouper - Grouper (6.5/10)
39. James Carr - A Man Needs a Woman (6.5/10)
40. Letrux - Letrux Em Noite de Climรฃo (6.5/10) | SandwichBubble
10.07.20 | 41. Anna Tivel - Small Believer (6.5/10)
42. Hellvetic Frost - Misanthropic Devotion (6.3/10)
43. Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - Gear Blues (6.3/10)
44. Silkworm - In The West (6.2/10) [*]
45. Tear Da Club Up Thugs โ CrazyNDaLazDayz (6.2/10)
46. Lightwave - Mundus Subterraneus (6.1/10)
47. The Monorchid - Who Put Out The Fire? (6.1/10)
48. Paul Kelly - Songs From The South - Volumes 1 & 2 (6.1/10)
49. Mekaal Hasan Band - Andholan (Special Edition) (6.1/10)
50. Hope Diamond - Old Salt (6.0/10)
51. Ire Wolves - Heirs (6.0/10)
52. Y La Bamba - Mujeres (5.9/10)
53. Iris (CAN) - Haunt Me (5.8/10)
54. Autumn's Mourning - Gotland (5.7/10)
55. jonatan leandoer127 - Nectar (5.7/10)
56. Aquasky - Orange Dust (5.6/10)
57. Bong Of Cthulhu - Bong Of Cthulhu (5.6/10)
58. Barrington Levy - Englishman (5.6/10)
59. Driftless Pony Club - Cholera (5.6/10) [*]
60. Too Young To Go Steady - Dropout (5.5/10)
61. DJ NJ DRONE - The Cold Habit (5.5/10)
62. Mobina Galore โ Feeling Disconnected (5.5/10)
63. Z-Rock Hawaii - Z-Rock Hawaii (5.4/10) [*]
64. Stomacher - Sentimental Education (5.4/10)
65. The Grifters - Crappin' You Negative (5.4/10)
66. Lotte Kestner - Off White (5.3/10)
67. Dauwd - Theory of Colours (5.3/10)
68. MC Tha - Rito de Passรก (5.2/10)
69. Followbane - At The Blizzard End... (5.2/10)
70. Georgie Sweet - Stories (5.1/10)
71. Suicide Note - You're Not Looking So Good (5.0/10)
72. Aftermath - Eyes of Tomorrow (5.0/10)
73. In Reverent Fear - Stomacher (4.9/10)
74. Ivy - Apartment Life (4.9/10)
75. Perihelion (HU) - Agg (4.9/10)
76. Bloodstone - Riddle of the Sphinx (4.7/10)
77. Supercar - Jump Up (4.7/10) [*]
78. Shoe - SDAASLOI (4.5/10)
79. Aoki Takamasa + Tujiko Noriko - 28 (4.4/10)
80. Baklavaa - Dane On (4.3/10) | SandwichBubble
10.07.20 | 81. Dream The Electric Sleep - The Giants' Newground (4.3/10)
82. Andy Livingston - Mission to Luau (4.2/10)
83. JADE EYES - Addict (4.1/10)
84. Good Game - Don't Blow It. (4.0/10)
85. Sparta - Trust the River (3.9/10)
86. Winterhorde - Nebula (3.9/10)
87. Big Sixes - The Idles (3.8/10)
88. Alpha Wann - Une Main Lave l'Autre (3.8/10)
89. Jaloo - #1 (3.7/10)
90. Macaroom - Homephone TE (3.7/10)
91. Signals. - Facial Furniture (3.7/10)
92. Halley Labs Associates - 2YR, 40:28.649 (3.4/10)
93. Globe - Faces Places (3.2/10)
94. Clarice Falcรฃo - Tem Conserto (3.1/10)
95. Yung Gleesh - Cleansides Finest (3.1/10)
96. Ruben Slikk - DIARIES OF A KOKEBOSS HLORD (2.7/10)
97. The Hoosiers โ The Illusion of Safety (2.7/10)
98. Local H - Lifers (2.1/10)
99. Chill Bump - The Loop (1.5/10)
100. Lo-Pan - Subtle (0.5/10)
Enjoyed doing this, but I'm never doing anything like it ever again so be grateful. | TheLeopardsFret
10.07.20 | Most of Bad Manners' albums have less than 5 ratings, surprising as they are pretty influential and one of their songs has nearly 10 million views on Youtube. I'm pretty proud of being the first one to rate Ska'N'B | Avagantamos
10.07.20 | damn no chance to redeem myself | SandwichBubble
10.07.20 | I just have bad taste, don't feel bad.
One last bump before this slips into the void forever. I worked hard on this, damn it. | dedex
10.07.20 | HE DID IT
THE MADMAN DID IT | SandwichBubble
10.07.20 | Yep yep yep. And after checking full discographies, it was probably more like 1000 albums rather than 100.
List took over my life for the past 6 months, but I'm proud. | dedex
10.07.20 | you should be, that's a titanic work
now: road to 20k! | AsleepInTheBack
10.07.20 | How have I only just seen this? Herculean effort. | SandwichBubble
10.07.20 | Quarantine did help, honestly. | rellik009
10.13.20 | Sandwich you da best :D
oh btw the only way I found to get Kou Machida's other albums is through Soulseek, it's sad, but it's(one of) the only way(s) you can get on your hands on the guy's albums. | bloodshy
10.13.20 | Sandwich when interviewed on why he decided to do full discographies:
"For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going."
I'll be waiting for the documentary to come out so I can witness the drama behind the scenes. There better be a montage toward the end though. | Demon of the Fall
10.13.20 | Amazing work all-round sandwich. Pleased with volcano!'s finish even if you bumped it down in the end.
This needs some hard bookmarking. | SandwichBubble
10.13.20 | Thanks all
@rellik009 I tried slsk at the time, but I couldn't find it. But I just checked right now and found some of them. Whoops. I'll check it out asap.
@bloodshy that's pretty much how it went, with a lot more drowning
@Demon still a great album though! | TheAntichrist
10.13.20 | when you rated every album ever made and have to come up with new stuff | SandwichBubble
10.13.20 | Can't stop, won't stop.
I wasn't gonna rate these originally, it was just gonna be a list of albums. | rellik009
10.13.20 | the decision which changed Sput forever | SandwichBubble
10.13.20 | More like piqued sput's interest for an hour and then everyone (understandably) lost interest since it took 6 months to complete.
Again, I'm way too slow at stuff like this. I'll leave big rec lists to the professionals in the future. | widowslaugh123
12.14.20 | I canโt believe this got finished. How many ratings did you gain from all this? | ArsMoriendi
12.14.20 | Do another one of these :P | SandwichBubble
12.14.20 | @widows I have no clue, but it's probably close to 500-600 albums/EPs/live albums/compilations. It took up a good chunk of my ratings this year, at the very least.
@Ars The wounds are still fresh, ask again in 5-10 years please. | JustJoe.
12.14.20 | congratulations on making it through | JustJoe.
12.14.20 | 400 | SandwichBubble
12.14.20 | Thanks.
Proud to be one of the few users to actually finish a rec list of this girth.
I will surely meet you chosen few in Sto-vo-kor when I die. | parksungjoon
12.14.20 | u rule bro | SandwichBubble
12.14.20 | Aww thanks
Gonna stop bumping this now, feels wrong bumping it after so long. | parksungjoon
12.14.20 | make part 5 agreed | Storm In A Teacup
12.14.20 | every Mimosa album except Sanctuary :/ | RogueNine
12.14.20 | This site thinks 75 pales in comparison to the rest of their stuff and I could not feel more opposite. Oof. | Storm In A Teacup
12.14.20 | are you Corran or Tycho? | Keyblade
02.17.21 | just wanted to shoutout #100 |
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