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Last Active 01-10-23 12:44 pm
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 | *shels Plains Of The Purple Buffalo
Indubitably the better album of the two. 1 starts a bit unusual and intriguing, but when the harsh vocals kick in hot damn. Great opener. 3 shows their clean vocals have improved and are emo ey but not cringe, while the brass is fun and adds to their sound. This is often post-rock or post-metal by the book, but with lots of variations in the details (such as the brass) which helps tremendously with teh 76min runtime. 4 shows they do simple post-rock well too. 7 starts cute, but the second half of the track is the only point I found the cleans grating again like on LP1. 8 is back to post-metal, which is perhaps where I prefer them, but they ar | 4.0
11.14.24 |  | Devour Every Star Antiquity
So it turns out that this weird rpg'ey dreamy glitchy trippy weirdly atmospheric random stuff with the remotest resemblance of metal elements every now and again thing has more than one album in it, and is therefore a genre [this is a nod to Cicada, the Burrower]. This one feels like it misses on its own potential though. The soft, electronic bits are well mastered and get really compelling or are at least always fun. The glitchy production is cool and adds quite a bit of texture in places. The harsher bits, whilst they can be cool and have nice electronic distortion sometimes, feel a bit tepid without vocals and with always a relatively slow | 3.5
11.12.24 |  | *shels Sea of the Dying Dhow
I was so hyped by the opener. Agalloch acoustics, unexpected (kinda cheesy) clean vocals, then big riffage with traces of brass, harsh post-metal vocals, a coherent yet very dynamic structure, all the elements were there. 2 was a nice interlude maybe, but my attention drifted away progressively. The riffage on 4 is quite nice. I kinda dig the little plucky sounds on 5 but the riffage that ensues is a bit tepid. 6 roped me in again with much stronger riffage. By 9 however, my attention frankly wasn't there, and although the acoustic guitars remained lovely, the occasional cheesy clean vocals really did not work for me. 10 could have been a goo | 3.5
11.12.24 |  | Maurice Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales
Cute and frolicky, comes and goes prettily, nothing much to note. 3.8 | 4.0
11.10.24 |  | Naibu Fall
A simple liquid drum and bass record, but one well worthwhile jamming. There are no crazy instruments here, or unique bells and whistles, or a lot of vocals, or guests all over the place. But there is character, and alongside its silk smooth production and execution, that is what makes the record so strong. Palpable from the first track, this has a flair, and hides a lot in the details. Even the rhythm section seeks to be a little more than a simple amen break loop. It is sharp, precise, and has more variations than the average liquid dnb track does. The sound is cohesive across the whole thing, and I was often pleasantly tickled by delightfu | 4.0
11.07.24 |  | Sea Lemon Close Up
Again, cutesie budgiecore record. A little bit more electronic and pop in its instrumentation, which is most evident on the fairly nice 1. Not being over naive sounding is a fine balance, but tracks like 3 or 4 manage to be sweet enough for background sunny picnic listening, whilst 5 is a bit too cutesy to my taste. Nothing major, but not bad. 3.4 | 3.5
11.07.24 |  | Deafheaven Roads to Judah
Yup, despite the snare sound which I sometimes have a mild allergy to, this is a solid solid debut. 1 has a beautiful first half, transitioning from post softness into pounding blast beats exquisitely. It loses steam in the second half, capping it off into a bloody fadebout however. 2 shows they can do clean parts brilliantly and is quite delicate, whilst 3 rips hard and is maybe the most consistent song here. 4 also rips and has some really cool drumming. At this point this was a pretty darn cool band to watch, and watch we did. 3.85 | 4.0
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 | SlothcoreSam Yeah thanks, it needs more love around here. It's top tier 5th wave emo.
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| SlothcoreSam Yo bede, u need to check Mikey's new album. Wasted Space - Anyway, Anyway, Anyway. It's really good
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 | Pennywise_M Looking forward to know your thoughts on Lunar Vacation's LP. Read your soundoffs on their EPs and it got me wondering. I know this is fairly random but yeah haha
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