2011 |
Joker The Vision | 3.0 |
Joker goes commercial with mixed results. I prefer his older work to this. |
Freddie Gibbs Cold Day in Hell | 4.0 |
It'll be a cold day in hell when Gibbs releases a mixtape that isn't str8 slammin'. Goddamn I'm funny. |
ASAP Rocky Live.Love.A$AP. | 4.0 |
Yeah, this mixtape is rude as fuck. Production, rhymes, flows, everything. |
Rustie Glass Swords | 4.0 |
Glass Swords > The Vision. Rustie kills it on this one. |
Patten GLAQJO XAACSO | 4.0 |
If Flying Lotus, Teebs, and Matthewdavid were to hole up in a room and make a house record, this would be it. |
Balam Acab Wander/Wonder | 5.0 |
Album of the year for me. It's a completely surreal experience. |
The Weeknd Thursday | 4.0 |
I enjoyed this so much more than House of Balloons. The Birds Part 1 is such a great song. |
Joker The Vision EP | 3.0 |
This Will Destroy You Tunnel Blanket | 4.0 |
I'll probably bump this higher after more listens. Album merits a four based on the strength of Little Smoke alone. |
Kode9 and the Spaceape Black Sun | 4.0 |
matthewdavid Outmind | 4.0 |
A nice mix of chill beats and swirling ambience that doesn't overstay its welcome. Best enjoyed on a warm, hazy day. |
Explosions in the Sky Take Care, Take Care, Take Care | 4.0 |
Jamie Woon Mirrorwriting | 4.0 |
By Surprise Mountain Smashers | 4.0 |
Burial Street Halo | 3.5 |
Swarms Old Raves End | 4.0 |
The Weeknd House of Balloons | 3.0 |
Boris New Album | 4.0 |
My girlfriend's 9 year old sister is in the process of making up an anime series. I'm pretty sure I'll be giving her this album as a possible soundtrack candidate. |
Tim Hecker Ravedeath, 1972 | 3.5 |
Nicolas Jaar Space Is Only Noise | 4.0 |
This really clicked for me on my 5th listen through. Really, really good stuff that bounces from musique concrete to downtempo to minimal techno and back again. |
Ghostpoet Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam | 3.0 |
More electronica than hip-hop, Ghostpoet's interesting debut full length is marred by its sometimes weak production. |