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Top Picks Of January 2014

These are my top picks and favorites thus far for the year 2014 and rthe first month of rrrrrthe year - January 2014. I have included a sample rlink to each item.
13The Visit
Between Worlds

This album is only 1 song, and its a 14 minute long song. Do not let this
dissuade you from giving it a fair listen. I guess you might call this
progressive classical? Very complex music made with very simplistic tools. A
very impressive piece of musical composition.
sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXE2ohhHmSs
12Actress
Ghettoville

sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z7q08-nEH8
11Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Iller than Most

Linked is my review to this album:
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/60419/Del-tha-Funkee-Homosapien-
Iller-Than-Most/
Sample, (and free for download link): https://soundcloud.com/zartan-drednaught-cobra/sets/iller-than-most-lp
10iamthemorning
Miscellany

sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4PYUaZq2yA
9Xiu Xiu
Angel Guts: Red Classroom

Undoubtedly one of the strangest things I have ever heard.
sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk1qjjU9jQc
8Mogwai
Rave Tapes

Sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdqzVYt8Do
7Have a Nice Life
The Unnatural World

Haunting and depressing Industrial, drone, shoegaze, noise rock, and sort of a
pop feel to all of it. Have given this a ton of listens and finally decided that I
do in fact like this, it was a serious grower though.
sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqHTa561Ua0
6Dang
Tartarus: The Darkest Realm

Progressive stoner rock based around the theme of Greek Mythology.
Not the most unique or original theme ever but the execution was flawless IMO.
Very fun listen, I haven't actually been able to acquire this album yet, only listen
to it's stream on Terrorizer.com.
sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46e7CdmV_-Y
tartarus-darkest-realm-exclusively-terrorizer/
5Alcest
Shelter

Linked here is both my review of Shelter, and a sample for those curious.
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/60578/Alcest-Shelter/
sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wxZ1DV9xO4
4Thee Silver Mount Zion
Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything

The solid and seamless of post rock, post punk, and perhaps a bit of folk
come to fruition on the jubilant and extremely fun 'FOGFWPLOE'. While I must
admit that band names and album titles that long tend to carry a bit of
pretension, on some occasions the bands music is strong enough to back that
pretension with substance. Silver Mt. Zion's new album meets this challenge
and conquers ? to craft an album that can stand side by side with their scope
and vision.
Sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp1aP_CEq44
3Ethereal Riffian
Aeonian

I haven't heard very much metal yet this year, and what I have heard, I haven't
been very sure of. The very much hyped Murmur self title'd album was
something I had a very difficult time wrapping my head around. The new Iced
Earth was formulaic and depressing. I much preferred the absolutely raw and
psychedelic crushing riffs of Aeonian, in which the winning formula of sludge /
stoner is maximized to full effect with spacy distorted jams. Aeonian is nothing
short of a transcendental experience. I've gone ahead and linked to a sample for the album that I feel best
characterizes Aeonian.
Sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJOHXGrBFKA
2Warpaint
Warpaint

Much like Bohren & der Club of Gore, Warpaint was actually not a band I was familiar
with prior to this year, and when I saw this album being discussed on Sputnik, I
decided to give it a listen. I am so impressed with this minimalist indie / post punk /
trip hop / sort of shoegazey flavor of rock, very reminiscent of something I might
hear from Blue States, Team Sleep, or Massive Attack, to throw three completely
random unrelated names out there.
Sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZgNBSkaTQQ
1Bohren & der Club of Gore
Piano Nights

Bohren & der Club of Gore was not a musical project I was familiar with prior to
2014 and the subsequent release of Piano Nights. Upon hearing such a haunting,
surreal, dark, and ambient take on smooth jazz, I absolutely had to trek backwards
through the rest of the discography, and what I found did not disappoint. While I do
feel that Piano Nights may not have been as strong as some of their earlier material
to date, Piano Nights has earned its spot as my favorite item from January for the
sheer power of the moods it instills.
Sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVnLon8TvXk
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