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Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicAphex Twin Richard D. James AlbumBrian Eno Another Green WorldThe best album of all time. Eno's soundscapes paint incredibly vivid pictures (see "The Big Ship") in an almost vignette like way. It's as if these songs are audible dreams, but unlike a wonderful dream, that you can only enjoy once, one can listen to this album again and again, appreciating the scenes more and more. Every song is a great and worthwhile listen. Incredibly ahead of its time and incredibly engaging, Another Green World, along with the rest of Eno's discography, deserves a listen from just about everyone. 10/10DJ Shadow Endtroducing.....Frank Zappa Hot RatsA self-described "movie for your ears". I concur! 10/10Godspeed You! Black Emperor F♯ A♯ ∞Kayo Dot Choirs of the EyePerfectly described by its title, Choirs of the Eye is an incredibly visual piece of work. With atypical song structures and odd chord voicings, Toby Driver creates an avant-garde masterpiece. My favorite part about this album is that the first few times you listen to it, you have no idea why it works so well. Hell, you don't even know if you really enjoy it or not. But then, once one truly dissects this album, truly gets lost in it, and truly sees the songs unfolding, it finally clicks. 10/10Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the SeaBelieve me, I've tried not loving this album. Not feeling the raw emotion of Jeff Mangum's voice, not getting lost in the music and Jeff's fantasy world, not singing along to every lyric, not screaming along with King of Carrot Flowers Pt 2&3, stomping my feet to Holland, 1945, or being on the verge of tears during Two Headed-Boy Part 2. I've tried doing these things, but I just can't, it's just that good. The music itself is so simple, but the way it's delivered makes it so incredibly unique. If you haven't listened to this, you cannot consider yourself a true lover of music 9.9/10Nujabes Modal SoulNujabes Metaphorical MusicRadiohead AmnesiacI wake up to the sound of tin pounding in my ears. It's been years since I've been awake. I take a look at my surroundings. I am an ocean, waves pulsate within me. Voices. There's nothing to fear. At least that's what they say. Wake up. Who's there? Dead people! Live people! One person! Nothing behind you. Doors that open and shut. I'm okay. I used to think there was no future. I used to think. But now I know. I'm not okay. I long for the river, full of insatiable desire. Thousands of voices. This is real. And I'm yearning for this. Help me. It's so dark. Join me. I'm telling the truth. Help me. or else I'm not coming back. Good morning. rStill dark. We are the dollar and cents, the pounds, the pence. And we're gonna crush your little souls. Let's carry on marching into the light. But really I'm trapped. And alone. In a glass house. that's me. but theres someone listening 9.8/10 Radiohead Kid AEverything In Its Right Place. A forecast of the present isolated, distanced generation and a prediction of the future dystopia that is inevitably to come of it. Both an exploration of Yorke's chaotic future world and of his own chaotic psyche. The greatest "concept" album of all time. 10/10Radiohead OK ComputerOne of the best albums of the 90's and a great social commentary on its distanced generation. A true "period piece". 9.8/10Sufjan Stevens The Age of AdzI want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I want to be well, I'm not fucking around. These songs are not just painted as bright as the work of Royal Robertson, but are also just as insane as the 'self-proclaimed prophet' himself. But this album isn't about Robertson; it's about its creator. Struggling with suicidal thoughts and paranoia, Sufjan decides to express his emotions the best way there is: art. The Age of Adz itself is a mental breakdown with its schizophrenic rhythms and instrumentation. But what makes this album so great is the fact that it manages to do everything and still work. And I by everything I mean everything. Take the 25 minute epic, Impossible Soul, which is in itself the essence of The Age of Adz You can just see the man screaming and tearing his soul out and putting it into it; because this album isn't just apocalyptic, it is self-apocalyptic. A modern classic. 10/10The Beatles The BeatlesSingle-handedly proves The Beatles are ...well The Beatles. A great microcosm of a legendary band. This album should be studied in universities.9.9/104.5 superbAnimal Collective Sung TongsAnimal Collective FeelsOh Animal Collective, how are you so, so silly yet so, so brilliant? AC is one of the few experimental bands that manages to find that balance between experimental ambiance and core song accessibility. Feels, the band's fifth album is where this balance is fully understood. The song's first two tracks could easily be considered pop, yet they still have that ambiance that pushes it to that extra limit. The textures on this album are incredible. The pulsating chase of The Purple Bottle, the hazy swarm of Bees, the wetness of Banshee Beat, and the bird's crow on Loch Raven are just a few elements created. Indeed, there are many things to be felt on Feels, and as our narrator refrains: feeling is good. 9.0/10Animal Collective Strawberry JamAnimal Collective Merriweather Post PavilionNow I'm going to try keep my fan-boy ranting to a minimum, but jesus christ AnCo, thank you so much for this. This is our generation's pop album. But merely calling it a pop album would be selling it short. No Merriweather is an experience. It contains the sounds of an outdoor venue and the pulsating movement of being at a concert. The electronic sounds may seem artificial at first, but there is something natural, truly breathing in this album. The music seems to grow, just as a human does throughout its life, and as the band itself has done throughout its career. Our narrator sings of the woes of taking on responsibility and adulthood while still trying to live stress free. From the greeting introduction, In The Flowers, to the jam of a lifetime conclusion, Brothersport, MPP does not stop moving. This is Animal Collective fully realized, fully matured, and fully performed; An experience to remember for a life time 9.7/10Animal Collective Fall Be KindAphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 85-92Aphex Twin ...I Care Because You DoArcade Fire FuneralAt the Drive-In Relationship of CommandBrian Eno Ambient 1: Music For AirportsBrian Eno Before and After ScienceBrian Eno Music For FilmsBT This Binary UniverseIn order to truly appreciate the music / landscapes created within this album, one must watch the movie. An incredible experience; Timeless. Built to Spill Perfect from Now OnCan Tago MagoDaft Punk Alive 2007Death Grips ExmilitaryDinosaur Jr. You're Living All Over MeFunkadelic Maggot BrainGodspeed You! Black Emperor Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to HeavenGodspeed You! Black Emperor Slow Riot For New Zero KanadaGodspeed You! Black Emperor Yanqui U.X.O.Grizzly Bear Yellow HouseKing Crimson DisciplineKing Crimson In the Court of the Crimson KingKing Crimson RedModest Mouse The Lonesome Crowded WestNirvana Live at ReadingPanda Bear Person PitchPink Floyd The Dark Side Of The MoonPixies DoolittlePixies Surfer RosaRadiohead In RainbowsIt's been 10 years and they're still the best damn band on the planet. Fuck you Radiohead 9.5/10Sigur Ros Agætis byrjunSigur Ros ( )Sonic Youth Daydream NationWhat truly makes Daydream Nation so awesome and as iconic as it has become is just how "raw" it is. Its feedback, its drones, Thurston Moore's voice-cracks, the alternate tunings; its imperfections are what make it so unique. An incredibly influential record that is very near and dear to me. 9.4/10Sonic Youth SisterLove has come to stay in all the way / It?s gonna stay forever and every day / It feels like a wish coming true / It feels like an angel dreaming of you / Feels like heaven forgiving and getting / Feels like we're fading and celebrating / You got a carnal spirit spraying / I'm gonna laugh it up 9.4/10Sonic Youth EvolWe're gonna kill the California girls / We're gonna fire the exploding load / In the milkmaid maidenhead / We're gonna find the meaning of feeling good / And we're gonna stay there As long as we think we should / Mystery train, Three way plane, Expressway to your skullr 8.9/10Sufjan Stevens IllinoisThe Avalanches Since I Left YouWatch the steps. Get a drink, have a good time now ... Welcome to Paradise paradise paradise 9.3/10The Flaming Lips The Soft BulletinThe Microphones The Glow Pt. 2The Mothers of Invention Fillmore East – June 1971The Mothers of Invention We're Only in It for the MoneyThe Mothers of Invention Freak Out!The Mothers of Invention Absolutely FreeViolent Femmes Violent Femmes4.0 excellentAgainst Me! Reinventing Axl RoseAnimal Collective Centipede HzAphex Twin Selected Ambient Works Volume IIAphex Twin WindowlickerAphex Twin DrukqsAphex Twin now sounds like every other acid rocker in the scene, but still manages to come out on top. Mindfuckery and beautiful piano parts make this an enjoyable listen, though not as good as earlier releases. 7.8/10Arcade Fire Neon BibleArctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotArctic Monkeys HumbugAt the Drive-In VayaAt the Drive-In In/Casino/OutAtlas Sound LogosBADBADNOTGOOD BBNG2blink-182 Blink-182Broken Social Scene You Forgot It in PeopleCircle Takes the Square As the Roots UndoDeath Grips The Money StoreDeath Grips No Love Deep WebDeerhunter MicrocastleDeerhunter Weird Era Cont.Deerhunter Halcyon DigestDinosaur Jr. DinosaurEarl Sweatshirt EARLFrank Zappa Waka/JawakaFrank Zappa The Grand WazooGodspeed You! Black Emperor F♯ A♯ ∞ [Vinyl]Grizzly Bear VeckatimestJonny Greenwood BodysongKanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyLCD Soundsystem Sound of SilverLCD Soundsystem This Is HappeningModest Mouse The Moon & AntarcticaOff Minor The Heat Death of the UniversePavement Crooked Rain, Crooked RainPavement Slanted and EnchantedRush HemispheresSay Anything ...Is a Real BoyThe adolescents' swan song. A hateful spiteful teenager, his hate and spite caused by the high school jocks that made his life a living hell, is walking slowly, through a vector. He's wearing a belt and his face is covered with woe as if he knows his attempts will be futile. His attempts for what you ask? Most likely an attempt to ask a girl about her plans. He's socially awkward, but he's proud of the loner he's become. Chia-like, he will grow, and he'll do just fine with his car and his guitar. His music shall stay alive with the glory of love. Max Bemis Is a Real Boy. 8.2/10Sonic Youth Washing MachineSonic Youth Sonic NurseSonic Youth Bad Moon RisingSonic Youth Murray StreetSufjan Stevens MichiganSufjan Stevens All Delighted PeopleThe Antlers HospiceThe Killers Hot FussThe Postal Service Give UpThe Strokes Is This ItWendy Carlos Switched-On Bach3.5 greatAJJ Knife ManAndrew Bird The Mysterious Production Of EggsAndrew Bird Break It YourselfAnimal Collective Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've VanishedAnimal Collective Campfire SongsAnimal Collective Water CursesAphex Twin Come To DaddyArcade Fire The SuburbsArctic Monkeys Favourite Worst NightmareBrand New The Devil and God Are Raging Inside MeDeerhunter Fluorescent GreyDinosaur Jr. BugKing Crimson IslandsNirvana In UteroNirvana NevermindRadiohead The BendsRadiohead Hail to the ThiefRadiohead The King of LimbsSonic Youth Confusion is Sex/Kill Yr IdolsThe Killers Sam's TownThe White Stripes White Blood CellsTyler, the Creator Bastard3.0 goodAJJ People Who Can Eat People are the Luckiest PeopleAnimal Collective Peopleblink-182 Take Off Your Pants And Jacketblink-182 NeighborhoodsDinosaur Jr. Green MindFrank Zappa ApostropheLCD Soundsystem LCD SoundsystemSonic Youth DirtySonic Youth Confusion Is SexSonic Youth Rather RippedSonic Youth The EternalThe Killers SawdustThe Mountain Goats The Sunset TreeThe White Stripes Elephant2.5 averageAphex Twin Ventolin Nirvana BleachPanda Bear TomboySonic Youth GooSonic Youth A Thousand LeavesTyler, the Creator Goblin2.0 poorAnimal Collective ArkFrank Zappa Lumpy GravySonic Youth Experimental Jet Set, Trash, and No StarThe Killers Day & Age1.5 very poorAnimal Collective Hollinndagain1.0 awfulAnimal Collective Danse ManateeFrank Zappa Jazz From HellRush RushSonic Youth NYC Ghosts & Flowers
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