 | Manes Vilosophe
4.1
excellent
| Ranking: #81 for 2003 | |
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| 0.0 | istaros | July 16th 08 |
with less than 190,000 plays on their lastfm profile, this band is among the most criminally underrecognized in both black metal and trip-hop. seemingly disjointed, yes; but one could say the same for ulver, a band whose development this one parallels.
but there the similarities end. whereas ulver's musical notes have generally proposed majestic soundscapes, transcendent images, and explorations of ultimacy -i.e., hints towards universality- manes' music is much more individual and emotional as a whole. it is a personal expression, not a theoretical one
i chose the word 'underrecognized' very intentionally - they are *not* underrated in the least. those who hear manes, never deny the astonishing level of accomplishment and expression the band's various members have been able to showcase over time. whether via the avant-garde black metal of their early demos and the first full-length, or the trip-hop-esque experimental electronica that came after.
this album, i think, exemplifies their electronica period at its height. it should be heard. not by anyone in particular, not for any specific even - much more simply and basically than that, it simply should be heard. even if one does not find it excellent, it is difficult to understand why it has not become far more popular among those who do enjoy this style of music
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| 4.0 excellent | sadfiem | January 6th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Macck | March 25th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | August 29th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | hesperus | November 10th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Spag | May 4th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Krpa | February 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Steev | January 27th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | eirinn | September 23rd 18 |
| 4.5 superb | orakst | December 22nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | SinNanna | November 25th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | kx8 | August 23rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mojito | March 22nd 17 |
| 3.5 great | Apeiron | February 24th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | hsb | February 21st 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Abraxas | January 25th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | fll | January 6th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Reprise | August 20th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | nadryv | March 25th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nigtwig | January 16th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | JeiSiN | February 20th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Kruppe | August 28th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Hati | July 18th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Ulshad | July 3rd 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Majkl | February 3rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veritus | January 21st 13 |
| 3.5 great | mttgry | July 19th 12 |
| 3.0 good | sprgv | March 13th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | stfrnz | August 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Voivod STAFF | February 27th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | varul | May 7th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | kriz | March 5th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hoenir | February 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | alsid | September 30th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | godhell | September 27th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zoo | August 28th 08 |
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