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| 0.0 | didnt ask to be staff, was made staff anyway, then got demoted for not doing staff stuff | March 3rd 23 |
Silly to assume this album will go down easily
with all its glory on first listen. Master
Sakamoto has made it his work's mission to be
as illusive yet enchanting as possible,
requiring heightened levels of patience from
the listeners. On this newest effort, his
marvellous skills are at full display, that is
to say a sound of a fresh breeze on a winter's
day.
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| 3.5 great | ajcollins15 | January 25th 23 |
Long-standing Japanese film scorer and ambient producer comes through with another slow-paced and enchanting ambient classical piece that uses a lot of the same textures and sounds across the whole LP, but presents them in different ways or styles. It is a very calming and soothing record to listen to and if you need something to calm your mind this could be the thing to go to. Still, the album is a bit too long and the ideas do run thin eventually.
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| 3.7 great | Erwann S. EMERITUS | January 22nd 23 |
12 is a suite of 12 (!!!) piano tracks order chronologically, with breathing also being an instrument. It's minimalism showcasing both its somber and most hopeful moments. Sakamoto is echoing grand, modern records like Blackstar or You Want It Darker, whose reflection on death and legacy is here taken with subtlety and grace.
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| 4.5 superb | TwigTW | January 6th 25 |
| 3.7 great | A.R.O. EMERITUS | February 26th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | Tyll | December 14th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | phylyps | July 26th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom R. EMERITUS | May 21st 23 |
| 3.5 great | Luna | May 19th 23 |
| 3.5 great | tellah | March 13th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Risodo | March 11th 23 |
| 3.0 good | arf | February 2nd 23 |
| 3.5 great | Sunnyvale EMERITUS | February 1st 23 |
| 4.5 superb | leon486 | February 1st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | January 29th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Yotimi | January 23rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Prancer | January 20th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wzzzard | January 20th 23 |
| 3.5 great | ZIG | January 19th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | heyadam | January 19th 23 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | January 18th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | DadKungFu EMERITUS | January 18th 23 |
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