Demon of the Fall: Demon's Apr-July listening log

Demon of the Fall 05.02.24	will add more later / ongoing etc. and probably won't bother with things that don't warrant commentary / further inspection I'm losing track of myself a little here!
budgie 05.02.24	probably one of the best lists ive ever seen wow
tectactoe 05.02.24	Absolutely based for 7. Best Phil Elverum release as far as I'm concerned.
Pheromone 05.02.24	i care - either / or 3.4 i no longer care
tectactoe 05.02.24	Check DON'T WAKE ME UP next
Demon of the Fall 05.02.24	similar to your "Ys" rating Phero, call this revenge (3.4 is still decent enough!) will do tect
Demon of the Fall 05.02.24	20 up. There's a bunch of ratings I need to update and keep forgetting to - this is what the "from" additions are all about after all
jrlikestodance 05.02.24	Been getting into Deeds of Flesh myself, rules so hard
Trifolium 05.02.24	9 YESSSSSSSS I agreeeeee! It's so understated and simple, yet there's so much to it too! Wholeheartedly agree, it's one of their best. Also love the inclusion of 4 and 8.
chemicalmarriage 05.02.24	Holy fuck thank you
myri14 05.02.24	18 and 20 are crazy good!
cylinder 05.02.24	nice, nice. you unlocked a memory with 13. ran into that album years ago and haven't thought about it since. maybe i'll check it again, i actually really dug the poetry part (i'm a word guy) 18-21 are all on my to-listen list as well. I LOVE Radigue's 'Jetsun Mila,' so I'm expecting to dig the Trilogie. also agreed that the quieter moments on Sarmat are some of the band's most captivating. that part kinda near the middle where it's just the piano and those demonic ass vocals gives me chills every time
cylinder 05.02.24	hope 2 grows on you too, to me that album was always an example of perfection of its genre.
Demon of the Fall 05.03.24	yeah, I DO appreciate why #2 is well executed and important to some people. It was good enough to make the list at least! Early days anyway, as I've been been distracted by other folky things (mostly eternal Joanna Newsom rotation + of late, Lenker / Primrose) but it's a different flavour, so there's always room for more 13 is really interesting but I was admittedly rather lost / filtered by the poetry segment, lol (need to check again)
DoofDoof 05.03.24	Elliott Smith is the ultimate for personal connection/time and place association for me...so uh, hope you get there Only thing I'll say is he really clicked as a late teens/early twenties favourite - maybe easier to click at that stage of life maybe :/
Demon of the Fall 05.03.24	I could see that being true, hopefully I haven't missed the boat It could also be a case of me generally preferring female voices in specific genres. I hope that's a barrier(?) I can overcome
tectactoe 05.03.24	+1 for ornette
Demon of the Fall 05.15.24	minor updates. Need to add a few more in the 'revisiting category' too
Demon of the Fall 06.07.24	31-36 are recent and relevant listening experiences didn't realise it has been a month since I was in here, probably missing some
Trifolium 06.07.24	Ooooh nice I still have to hear that Julee Cruise one. LOOOOVE her stuff with Hybrid. Amazing voice.
JohnnyoftheWell 06.07.24	Other than (probably) Just Mustard, 32-36 + 30 is a fire stretch 10/10 blurb for 16 (though cmon Unquestionable Presence is way more fun than most dm albums in its orbit)
Demon of the Fall 06.07.24	Yeah, it is fun admittedly, but I had comparatively little else to drop. A 'good 4' seems about right these days. Still Life got booted too I probably have loads of old DM-adjacent 4s that can go too. The new 'spread' isn't yet finalised and are you not a fan of Just Mustard then Johnny?
gabba 06.07.24	alright, not being of a folk/country person, but having seen the hype here for that Adrianne Lenker album I've gotta give it a go
tectactoe 06.07.24	37 - based
JohnnyoftheWell 06.12.24	Just Mustard is very strictly-okay in my book have been revisiting Sim City lately and jfc I think the middle third must have some of the highest highs Susumu Hirasawa ever hit. push that one up your homework list if you haven't already, no idea how it never swept the accolades people seem to have handed to Siren
Demon of the Fall 06.12.24	yeah, Mustard's Weds is in limbo (along with Thou) Blue Rev promotion Julee 4.5 incoming ooh, not actually heard Sim City, will have to get on that! I didn't get on with Siren like I did Kyuusai or Aurora
JohnnyoftheWell 06.12.24	Also revisited Siren last night and uhhh yeah easily the weakest of the four for me. Suffers from having two perfect songs (On Line Malaysia, Siam Lights) in an otherwise emphatically well-behaved tracklist. Sim City defs got the edge, some wondrous wondrous shit there
tectactoe 06.12.24	40 - not based
Demon of the Fall 06.12.24	shall I add more jazz records to counterbalance? More incoming yeah, you were never going to appreciate 40, lol (mildly surprised I do)
tectactoe 06.12.24	"appreciate"
JohnnyoftheWell 06.12.24	missed the last exit, grandpa
Demon of the Fall 06.14.24	J A Z Z !!! I've bumped all of the threads like a good soldier, may add notes later, may not
tectactoe 06.14.24	Okay with 43 you are back on the based list.
Demon of the Fall 06.14.24	Blakey trending down (high 3.5 seems right) Ada Rook down (high 3 seems right) Dolphy trending up (may be a solid 4) Coltrane / Sanders almost definitely solid 4s minimum
bighubbabuddha 06.14.24	Yeah I really like that Liturgy album, I know they get a lot of shit but they definitely broke new ground on that one :)
Demon of the Fall 06.14.24	yeah, the way it’s presented is certainly unique(ish) and you don’t see many people combining choral elements with totalism and / or avant garde black metal! I also (admittedly) love how she triggers the purists, lol
JohnnyoftheWell 06.14.24	"Blakey trending down (high 3.5 seems right) Ada Rook down (high 3 seems right) Dolphy trending up (may be a solid 4)" coward x3
Demon of the Fall 06.14.24	x 3 … not sure on your calculations there but yeah I’ll admit to the novelty of Ada Rook on listen #1 being a factor perhaps. Still, it’s cool not really sure why you’d say that about Blakey / Dolphy so enlighten me. Dolphy was an unfamiliar sound and took some adjusting too. I’m not about to eulogise just yet, but it’s definitely on the way up
Ryus 06.14.24	44 is sooo good
JohnnyoftheWell 06.14.24	is Moanin' isn't a baseline jazz 4.0, you're asking the wrong questions of the genre and if Dolphy's goofball arrangements have the the answers you're pulling, might as well throw in the towel and hit the bench with the rest of the sunless jazz-as-thorny-performance-art saps well repped itt yes you can like both and no that won't stop me from judging you but 40 being less of a novelty record than 44 is a worthwhile hill to die on
Hawks 06.14.24	Literally came here to post exactly what Ryus just did lmao.
Demon of the Fall 06.14.24	44 has a higher baseline of enjoyment so far, I’ll admit to it being a novelty but I can see it sticking also trying not to just auto-4 every jazz album. It’s a process
Demon of the Fall 06.14.24	assuming you’ve heard (?) 43 that’s the real answer to satisfy your critique Johnny
tectactoe 06.14.24	40 and 44 are both novelties, the difference is that the latter actually required talent
Ryus 06.14.24	ok b👴👴mer
tectactoe 06.14.24	To be clear, there are plenty of great albums devoid of substantial musical talent. That album, however, is not one of them.
Demon of the Fall 06.26.24	a fresh new batch is up!
Demon of the Fall 07.08.24	another batch / some pretty lazy updates but this is a casual log A Silent Way trending (further) upwards Ad Nauseam also Midori is awesome Ornette! is maybe best Ornette etc.
tectactoe 07.08.24	Ornette! is indeed best Ornette (but he has so many great ones that it's mostly just splitting hairs).
Demon of the Fall 07.25.24	bump for my shiniest new 5! (forgot to update this with other things, may add later)