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Gene Gol
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Gene's user-rec extravaganza [50-100 votes part]

So I recently went around asking some users for recs of album under 100 but above 50 ratings. And they delivered big. But you can still rec up to two more. I initially wanted to finish up my own sub-100 votes list and then post after I had already listened to the recs, but I just couldn't wait, so let's dive in.
1Virus (NO)
The Black Flux


a gift from tectactoe and Deez, independently

Experimental Rock, Avant-Garde Metal, Progressive Metal
71 ratings
FFO: Motorpsycho, Hail Spirit Noir, Manes

3.5/5

"The angular guitar work, the occultic vocals, the downtrodden drum movements, that get eerily dancy in certain parts, and brutal in others." - IonicSphere39
2Son Lux
At War With Walls And Mazes


a gift from Demon of the Fall

Trip Hop, Indietronica, Art Pop, Abstract Hip Hop, Downtempo
94 ratings
FFO: Perfume Genius, Baths, Apparat

3/5

"Every song has a very unique face and it is all very pleasing to the ear." - P13
3Wild Beasts
Limbo, Panto


a gift from NorthernSkylark

Indie Pop, Art Rock, Art Pop, Progressive Pop
84 ratings
FFO: Everything Everything, Future Islands, Mid-Air Thief

4.5/5
4Hooded Menace
Effigies of Evil


a gift from DDDeftoneDDD

Death Doom Metal
76 ratings
FFO: Krypts, Incantation, Baroness (weirdly enough)

3.5/5

" The riffs, build ups, song writing and solos on this one hit perfect everywhere." - Chino smoking it up!
5Melt-Banana
Charlie


a gift from JohnnyoftheWell

Noise Rock, Noisecore, Experimental Rock, Tape Music, Sound Collage
97 ratings
FFO: Lightning Bolt, Oxbow, Black Midi

4.5/5

"This album is aesthetically harsh and dynamically a complete overload" - JohnnyoftheWell
6Sunhouse
Crazy on the Weekend


a gift from AsleepintheBack

Folk Rock, Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Rock, Blues Rock
67 ratings
FFO: Frightened Rabbit, Mercury Rev, David Gray

4/5

"Fantastic voice paired with great songwriting and incredibly real emotion running throughout the delivery." - Amnesian
7Nektar
Journey to the Centre of the Eye


a gift from SandwichBubble

Space Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock
55 ratings
FFO: Yes, Gentle Giant, Caravan

4/5
8John Fahey
Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice)


a gift from parksungjoon

American Primitivism
80 ratings
FFO: idk who to compare this to. Mississippi John Hurt seems to be the most common comparison, but he's not very known here, it seems

4/5
9Castevet
Obsian


a gift from osmark86

Black Metal, Progressive Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal
59 ratings
FFO: Dodheimsgard, Cara Neir, Amenra

4.5/5

"If your cvp ov (kvlt) tea is the grim, frostbitten traditionalist old school black metal aesthetic then you probably should not bother." - osmark86
10of Montreal
Coquelicot Asleep In The Poppies


a gift from ArsMoriendi

Neo-Psychedelia, Indie Pop, Progressive Pop, Baroque Pop, Cabaret, Spoken Word, Twee Pop, Radio Drama, Art Pop, Modern Classical
90 ratings
FFO: The Flaming Lips, The Divine Comedy, The Beatles

3/5

"It glistens with great harmonies, various instrumentation (lots of great orchestral/classic piano arrangements), and the quirky song structures and lyrics that make Of Montreal's sound so unique." - zoso33
11Tiger Trap
Tiger Trap


a gift from Pheromone

Twee Pop, Noise Pop, Jangle Pop
65 ratings
FFO: Belle and Sebastian,

3.5/5

"With their infectiously cute sound, Tiger Trap are able to present an album that - despite being in a genre that isnā€™t the most universally praised - is able to contain a fantastic range of jangle driven songs." - Pheromone
12The Cars
Panorama


a gift from Divaman

New Wave, Pop Rock, Synthpop, Power Pop
62 ratings
FFO: The Go-Go's, Modern Talking, A Flock of Seagulls

3/5

"The most underrated Cars album." - postrockpaperscissor
13The Cars
Shake It Up


a gift from Divaman

New Wave, Power Pop, Pop Rock, Synthpop
59 ratings
FFO: see above

2.5/5 (sorry)

"So what you're dealing with in Shake It Up, then, is nine more songs done in the classic Cars manner -- new-wave music done American style." - Divaman
14Her Name Is Calla
The Quiet Lamb


a gift from hesperus

Post-Rock, Slowcore, Chamber Music
97 ratings
FFO: Worm Ouroboros, Yndi Halda, Explosions in the Sky

3/5

"The most appealing thing about The Quiet Lamb, on first listen, is its dynamics - but it's not what you'd expect." - Iai
15Nico
The End...


a gift from parksungjoon

Avant-Folk, Drone, Dark Ambient, Neoclassical Darkwave
101 ratings (very freshly)
FFO: Brigitte Fontaine, Kate Bush, John Cale and Velvet Underground

4/5

"eerie, nostalgic and full of tricks that managed to influence so many sounds to come" - Shadow93
16Basic Channel
Quadrant Dub


a gift from Bedex

Deep House, Dub Techno
82 ratings
FFO: idk this isn't really a very popular genre here uugh Monolake, uugh Stimming I guess... Nicolas Jaar... none of them really compare much, but it's the most popular "close enough" kinds of comparisons

4/5

"Quadrant Dub is a hypnotically hulking slab of classic techno" - Frippertronics
17JFDR
New Dreams


a gift from EoinCofa

Ambient Pop, Art Pop, Indie Folk
56 ratings
FFO: Agnes Obel, Olafur Arnalds, Lykke Li

4/5

"insanely captivating indie pop/folk hybrid with an electronic touch; her voice is special" - Atari
18Plebeian Grandstand
False Highs, True Lows


a gift from Wildcardbitchesss

Black Metal, Mathcore, Powerviolence
82 ratings
FFO: The Secret, Portal, Deathspell Omega

3.5/5

"Assuming that the French quartetā€™s brief to themselves was to make the most unforgiving, heavy record that they could, itā€™s undeniable that theyā€™ve succeeded." - Archelirion
19Bill Evans
You Must Believe In Spring


a gift from Sinternet

Cool Jazz, Post-Bop, Modal Jazz
81 ratings
FFO: Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Garry Mulligan

/5

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20colourblind
Move Like You


a gift from Wildcardbitchesss

Post-Hardcore, Pop Punk, Emo
69 ratings
FFO: Swain, Trophy Eyes, Spanish Love Songs

3.5/5

" If thereā€™s one thing that needs to be stressed about the songwriting here, itā€™s that its candid, honest about not knowing what the fuck is going on, and therefore aware of the restraint-release dynamic that so many emo bands forget to implement." - verdant
21Coaltar of the Deepers
Yukari Telepath


a gift from JesperL

Shoegaze, Alternative Metal, Dream Pop, Electronic, Alternative Metal, Neo-Psychedelia
75 ratings
FFO: Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, Cloakroom, Nothing

3.5/5

"With a unique sound varying from tool like rhythmic progressive metal to shoegaze, as well as electronic music, Coaltar of the Deepers are one of the most distinct bands in the music scene today." - Twilightfern
22Stara Rzeka
Zamknely Sie Oczy Ziemi


a gift from Pangea

Free Folk, Psychedelic Folk, Drone, Avant-Folk, Ambient
51 ratings
FFO: Earth, Natural Snow Buildings, Emeralds

4/5

"An album of one-and-a-half hours highlights the importance of cohesion, and whether or not a partial lack thereof is to the musicā€™s detriment." - Tristan Jones
23 Swell Maps
Jane From Occupied Europe


a gift from tectactoe

Post-Punk, Art Punk, Experimental Rock, Noise Rock, Krautrock
72 ratings
FFO: Gang of Four, This Heat, The Raincoats

4.5/5

"ā€œJane from Occupied Europeā€ formed in a perfect moment, before post-punkā€™s gloomy pathos became a point of unyielding apotheosis, when the skeletal form of its songs still carried jabbing guitars and a rowdy yelp, rounded off by an atmospheric curtain." - butcherboy
2435007
Liquid


a gift from OSEL

Space Rock, Stoner Rock, Psychedelic Rock
67 ratings
FFO: Farflung, Causa Sui, Yawning Man

3.5/5

"Quite easily the spaciest space rock album of all time." - Mad.
25The Doppelgangaz
HARK


a gift from Calc

East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Instrumental Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop
88 ratings
FFO: Del the Funky Homosapien, Sean Price, Madlib and Freddie Gibbs

4/5

"What makes Hark so impressive is that they are able to use the grimy 90s rap style and put a modern twist on it." - oltnabrick
26AL-90
CODEā€‹-915913


a gift from Pheromone

Outsider House, Microhouse, Ambient House
57 ratings
FFO: Monolake, Ishome, DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ

4/5

"Everything I want from a house album, and house's many subgenres." - Observer
27The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation
Egor


a gift from Calc

Post-Rock, Dark Jazz, Dark Ambient, Drone, Free Improvisation
58 ratings
FFO: The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble (obvs), Bohren und der Club of Gore, Godspeed You! Black Emperor (kinda)

3.5/5

"No not zippidy doo-dah deh, we're talking the equivalent of music beyond its time." - CaptainDooRight
28Townes Van Zandt
Delta Momma Blues


a gift from DominionMM1

Singer/Songwriter, Country, Contemporary Folk, Blues
66 ratings
FFO: Steve Earle, Hank Williams, Phil Ochs

3.5/5
29Illuminati Hotties
FREE I.H: This Is Not the One...


a gift from tectactoe

Art Punk, Indie Rock, Noise Rock, Noise Pop, Pop Punk, Riot Grrrl, Twee Pop, Post-Hardcore
54 ratings
FFO: Courtney Barnett, Lucy Dacus, Antarctigo Vespucci

4/5

"Whether it be punk, indie rock or more pop influenced anthems, illuminati hotties show they can do it all, impressively so, in only 23 minutes." - cjbizzlebizzle
30Blonde Redhead
In an Expression of the Inexpressible


a gift from JohnnyoftheWell

Noise Rock, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Art Rock
52 ratings
FFO: Sonic Youth, Deerhoof, Stereolab

4/5

"The short of this is that In an Expression of the Inexpressible brings us a Blonde Redhead take on noise rock that, contrary to conventional wisdom, feels decisively theirs." - JohnnyoftheWell
31TotorRo
Home Alone


a gift from AsleepintheBack

Math Rock, Post-Rock, Post-Hardcore
67 ratings
FFO:

3/5

"Fun bouncy jazzy-almost-mathy post-rock with a slight lean toward up-beat punkiness for extra zazz." - zaruyache
32Gustavo Cerati
Bocanada


a gift from anatelier

Art Pop, Downtempo, Trip Hop, Neo-Psychedelia, Dream Pop, Alternative Dance
63 ratings
FFO: Soda Stereo, Helado Negro, i dont know i dont really have much else to compare this to

3.5/5
33Armand Hammer
Race Music


a gift from Deez

East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop, ĀØConscious Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
84 ratings
FFO: Your Old Droog, Apathy, Milo

4/5

"Race Music is dense and eclectic, with the beats fully fleshing out the immense lyrical passages presented by the abstract duo." - Panzerchrist
34Beecher
Breaking the Fourth Wall


a gift from Deez

Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Progressive Metal, Screamo
77 ratings
FFO: Converge, This Gift Is A Curse, Botch

4/5

"Out of this world album." - CrimsonLies
3540 Watt Sun
Wider than the Sky


a gift from porcupinetheatre

Slowcore, Post-Rock
87 ratings
FFO: Warning, Kauan, YOB

3.5/5

"With much more robust song structures, Wider than the Sky feels less sequential and moves much more freely between movements." - DarkNoctus
36Negative Approach
Negative Approach


a gift from SlothcoreSam

Hardcore Punk
78 ratings
FFO: Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Minor Threat

3.5/5

"Negative Approach define American 80s hardcore" - WeepingBanana
37Der Weg Einer Freiheit
Unstille


a gift from kalkwiese

Atmospheric Black Metal
81 ratings
FFO: Ash Borer, Woe, Panopticon

3.5/5

"Dark, epic Black Metal tempered with a few contemporary influences." - welljesuschrist
38Der Weg Einer Freiheit
Der Weg Einer Freiheit


a gift from kalkwiese

Atmospheric Black Metal
90 ratings
FFO: see above

3.5/5

"You'll find that every riff you hear will create a very dark, very bleak atmosphere." - Hawks
39Dan Auerbach
Keep it Hid


a gift from EoinCofa

Psychedelic, Blues Rock, Garage Rock
56 ratings
FFO: The Black Keys, The Rolling Stones, The Kills

2.5/5

"a stripped-down Auerbach is even more soulful than usual." - HenchmanOfSanta
40DeVotchKa
How It Ends


a gift from Lord(e)Po)))ts

Folk Rock, Chamber Pop, Alt-Country, Gypsy Punk, Gothic Country
80 ratings
FFO: Beirut, The Decemberists, Okkervil River

4.5/5

"Itā€™s beautiful, epic, profound, dance-worthy, close-your-eyes-and-go-into-a-secluded-coma educing piece of work." - SeizureToday
41The Sidekicks
Awkward Breeds


a gift from SlothcoreSam

Midwest Emo, Power Pop, Indie Rock, Pop Punk
71 ratings
FFO: The Menzingers, PUP, Bomb the Music Industry!

4/5

"This stuff is perfect for staring out into the rain on a train, and itā€™s perfect for a family reunion, and itā€™s perfect for anything especially singing along..." - bungy
42Klaus Schulze
Cyborg


a gift from parksungjoon

Progressive Electronic, Space Ambient, Drone
56 ratings
FFO: Tangerine Dream, Mike Oldfield, Steve Roach

4.5/5
43Employed to Serve
Greyer than You Remember


a gift from JesperL

Mathcore
67 ratings
FFO: Botch, Code Orange, The Dillinger Escape Plan

3/5
44Frenzal Rhomb
Smoko at the Pet Food Factory


a gift from SlothcoreSam

Skate Punk, Pop Punk, Melodic Hardcore
72 ratings
FFO: Ten Foot Pole, NOFX, Lagwagon

2.5/5

"Short and sweet with perfect production for a Punk record." - WhiteNoise
45Slow Crush
Aurora


a gift from JesperL

Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Noise Pop
74 ratings
FFO: Nothing, Whirr, Narrow Head

2.5/5

"Slow Crush is able to create a soothing, comfortable and safe sounding harmony of faint, rippling melodies and tender singing in every song of ā€œAuroraā€ ..." - Chamberbelain
46Architect
All Is Not Lost


a gift from hesperus

Metalcore, Mathcore
61 ratings
FFO: Botch, Ed Gein, Ion Dissonance

3.5/5

"(...) unlike the dilluted and dryed out agressive music that has become mainstream and streamlined these guys don't play by the rules of todays agro-metal." - cvlts
47Hell (USA)
Hell


a gift from tectactoe

Sludge Metal, Doom Metal, Black Metal, Drone Metal
73 ratings
FFO: Thou, The Body, Mizmor

3.5/5

"It's like listening to Satan himself bathing in the viscera of the damned." - Reviewc0re
48Swirlies
Blonder Tongue Audio Baton


a gift from Pheromone

Noise Pop, Indie Rock, Shoegaze, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock, Noise Rock
97 ratings
FFO: Pixies, Pale Saints, Swervedriver

4/5
49The For Carnation
The For Carnation


a gift from tectactoe

Slowcore, Post-Rock
ratings
FFO:

/5
50Athletics
Why Aren't I Home?


a gift from Pikazilla

Emo, Indie Rock, Post-Rock
ratings
FFO:

/5
51Red Krayola
The Parable of Arable Land


a gift from GhandhiLion

Experimental Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Free Improvisation, Proto-Punk, Sound Collage, Noise Rock
ratings
FFO:

/5
52Nadja
The Bungled and the Botched


a gift from hesperus

Drone
ratings
FFO:

/5
53Terra Tenebrosa
The Purging


a gift from rage111111ro

Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Metal, Black Metal, Industrial, Experimental, Post-Hardcore
ratings
FFO:

/5
54Cloud Rat
Pollinator


a gift from Wildcardbitchesss

Grindcore, Screamo, Crust Punk, Sludge Metal
ratings
FFO:

/5
55Tipper
Broken Soul Jamboree


a gift from Demon of the Fall

Downtempo, Glitch Hop, Folktronica, Trip Hop
ratings
FFO:

/5
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