The point of these threads is to encourage people to look for new and interesting music. We do this by listening to and ideally discussing albums we've never heard before. Many of us already listen to new memes daily, these people are in it to venture "out of their comfort zone" by listening to memes they otherwise wouldn't have, or just to have a good time.
Also, sorry for the delay on tourney stuff. I'm traveling and can't photoshop the chart if that really matters...I mostly know who's won though
Leo Reed
Very relaxing, good to listen to to chill the fuck out while your relatives burn the house down squabbling over chores or feelings or other such bullshit Would like to hear more of this kind of music
Brandon Morris
>mom recording some covers with her friends >sends me one of them >listen >all I can hear is pic related >mfw
Connor Jackson
neato, neato
I feel like I might wanna change my rec to another Chinese meme but idk
I mean actually good synthpop in Russia during the 80s. There are like 50 albums ever.
Aiden Brown
Merry Christmas daily ! I missed reading everyone "synopses" so I'm kinda coming back here i think
Jeremiah Collins
welcome back :)))) found any cool stuff while you were gone?
Jaxon Richardson
Murmuüre - S/T
Joseph Nelson
Nearly finished this. Currently listening to the Ives thing with my mum but especially the Symphony No. 4 feels overorchestrated if that means sth, while other versions I've heard didn't.
Ed Motta was bloody funky and I loved it.
Brad Mehldau Trio is exactly what you hope for in a piano trio, the synergy is amazing.
Ukandanz - Owa is too rock-y for me, it isn't really jazz, more rock with some jazz instrumentation I guess.
Let Me Tell You had vocals that didn't fit the instrumentation and I found the instrumentation too sparse in some parts.
Capucon was bloody great, never heard of any of the composers, but they were great modern pieces.
Brahms violin sonatas may need a relisten, they didn't touch me in any way, but they were rather beautiful. Maybe I wasn't feeling it?
Vince Staples' voice can get too monotone even within an EP.
Tomorrow Outside Tomorrow was amazing drone, I don't know why most people didn't really like it, even prefer it over Plays Well.
The new ROME album is like they parodied themselves, really clichéd version of their great stuff.
Jenny Hval was amazing, I love the sparse instrumentation on here and her beautiful voice layering other forms of vocals.
Mason Rodriguez
Sorry Janglo, good album tho.
Kevin Hughes
And this will be my next chart. I've expanded the idea to include 10 'other' albums, because I could see myself getting tired of jazz and classical at this rate. Tell me if I did gud.
Benjamin Gray
blind willie and jeff mills are awesome, and I've really gotta check out get up with it.
John Harris
suckin on them dicks™
Isaac Scott
#daily
Jaxson Davis
smokin penises
Cameron Nelson
Just saw this, I'll add it to the tourney now!
Oliver Nelson
>8,5 nice I'll think of a rec tomorrow, I'm too tired right now
Jeremiah Fisher
I feel like my will to explore music has dwindled after what.cd died.
Jacob Cooper
thank god?
Samuel Green
Thank god if you like shitposting, I guess?
Aiden Morgan
I do, and you do too, what's the problem? :}
Eli Walker
i mean what's the last time you posted about music you listened to regadless apart from screenshots of what you're currently listening to
Ian Foster
I wanna listen to dank music but I can't be fucked downloading from rutracker and have to convert from monkey's audio.
Kevin Robinson
just listen to stuff that's on spotify then nerd
Carson Wood
Not really, just skimming through 2016 releases. I recently liked the recent Katie Gately album. And you ?
Owen Cox
GOOD point
But that's not INDIE enough
Ryder Reyes
i guess it turns out you didn't really want to listen to it as much, maybe try and cultivate your hobby of cooking instead, those posts were fun
Mason Rogers
Tbh I listen to music without posting about it. I know posting music here is fruitless, so I just don't
Owen Lee
same desu, i don't find it fruitless though, just no idea what to say about it, althought that doesn't come in the way for some people lol don't you have like cool obscure blogs and archives to get your shit from? i'd think there are better sources for nerd trad than what.cd
Brody Lewis
Spotify is actually fucking great for nerd trad, but it's horrible for searching and I like downloading music.
Santa Cruz prolly, the love stuff is a different atmosphere
Luis Morris
Sufjan Stevens - Michigan (2003) >chamber pop, singer/songwriter, indie folk
The fully-orchestrated chamber pop pieces are among Stevens' greatest achievements as a songwriter. There's a really interesting minimalism-esque vibe that permeates a lot of these tracks, a lot of phrases are repeated ad nauseum, and I'm sure this is just because the heavy vibraphone usage reminds me of Music for 18 Musicians, but there's a really hypnotic quality to a lot of these fully orchestrated tracks, and the actual minimalism pieces ("Tahquamenon Falls", "Alanson, Crooked River") are beautiful as well. The more subdued folk tracks aren't really interesting at all. They lack the beautiful orchestration of the album's other tracks and the emotional potency of the subdued tracks on Illinois and the entirety of Carrie & Lowell. It's a nice album that puts Stevens' songwriting talents on full display, but it's uneven and overlong, bogged down by some inconsuquential indie folk tracks that can't stand up to the beautiful chamber pop.
2.5+
Machine Girl - Gemini (2015) >hardcore breaks
WLFGRL beats it in the sheer energy department, but this is a far more interesting and complete album. A heavier emphasis is put on soundscaping and ambience, which they do pretty well, and the basic sound the album has is really shimmering and plastic, but in a really cool way. However, nothing can shake the fact that the album is at its best when it goes insane with the percussion and breaks. The ambience is alright, but too stagnant and one-note, and it totally lacks the energy and firebrand production that makes Machine Girl stand out. The breaks are fucking great, though, and I really wish they took up a greater part of the album. This could most certainly be better, but they're steadily improving with each release and I can't wait to see where they go next.
2.5+
David Harris
Has /daily/ filled out any autism charts like pic related? I want to see your taste outside music.
This band's Tiny Desk performance is astounding, and they're normally really great-sounding live, but their energy is lost in a studio recording. I think a lot of this has to do with a loss of Hopkins' and Bruce's banter and personalities, and the fact that both of them have a lot less passion in their vocals on this album than in any live performance I've heard of theirs. The songs themselves are still nice, the title track and the heavy, introspective "House in Virginia", especially. Hopkins' guitar perfomance is also really great, he doesn't do anything out of the ordinary, but he puts in a solid, catchy as hell, technically impressive yet non-wanky perfomance. The album is really neutered and tame compared to their live performances, but it's enjoyable nonetheless.
Birdcatcher - The Sky Tied Down Pauline Oliveros & Reynols - Pauline Oliveros in the Arms of Reynols
Joshua Mitchell
maybe also Prurient - Rose Pillar Yellow Swans - Going Places
Jack Gray
appreciate ya
Joshua Gonzalez
So glad that we can all agree Trees Community is the GOAT
Sebastian Perry
De La Soul - and the Anonymous Nobody (2016) >east coast hip hop, conscious hip hop
A hot mess of an album. When they stick to straight hip hop it's a welcome return to the days of 3 Feet High and Rising (a wonderful album), but their experiments with other genres are clunky at best and straight-up bad at their worst. The rock tracks are just /so/ generic, maudlin pop rock at it's absolute worst, and the neo-soul tracks lack all of the humor and good vibes you'd expect from a De La Soul release. David Byrne does make a good appearance, but all of the other features are wasted. The straight-up hip hop is very good, that's no lie, but it's dragged down by way too much extra filler shit.
2.0+
Jason Watson
and de la get upstaged by tribe one last time
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993) >east coast hip hop, jazz rap, boom bap
A much more consistent album than The Low End Theory, with less obvious highlights. The group as a whole improves here, Tip is even more cerebral, the beats hit harder, and Phife steps up his game tenfold, he's about on par with Tip here. These all make more a really enjoyable, cohesive listen. However, the only real standouts are "Award Tour" and "Electric Relaxation". All of the other tracks blend together somewhat, there's no real sonic variation, unlike The Low End Theory's tendency to balance the hard and the more chill. I'm just nitpicking, though, this is a fucking great album.
3.0+
Michael Collins
Do Weber :-}
Christopher Moore
u got it
Jonathan Ortiz
>vespertine nat you better fucking like it
Ethan Turner
Flying Saucer Attack - S/T
David Hill
listening to the einsturzende neubauten album with the horse cock on it pretty good so far
Asher Gutierrez
Okay guys, finally got through my tourney. Guess I'll drone the winner and do a mini drone for the runner up? Not sure. Thoughts?
>DJ Kid Slizzard - For the Weed Smokers
This has a pretty singular focus - it’s a huge mix of raps about weed. Considering the very limited and generic concept, it’s quite enjoyable. There’s also a surprising number of big names on here - Devin the Dude/Odd Squad, DJ Paul, DJ Spanish Fly, Gangsta Pat, Mac Dre and Master P. Despite the length (70mins) and limited scope, this rarely gets old. I’m a huge sucker for everything on here so that was probably a big factor. Side A is ridiculously consistent, with some phenomenal tracks and a very similar atmosphere all throughout. Side B, however, starts with a bang (“Bammer Weed” is way better than it should be) and patters out with like 4-5 generic west coast tracks that don’t do much for me. It finishes relatively strong but is still the weaker half of the mix.
I don’t smoke so much anymore and this is rather lengthy... so I likely won’t return to this album too often. However, this was quite enjoyable considering the obvious limitations. Plus I discovered some cool tracks for the future.
7.5/10
Wew... I just wrote a review about a massive smoking mix.
Basically the opposite of Nat’s rec in almost every way imaginable. Mellow, sad and short (~30 mins). I’ve grown to really enjoy this style of music quite a bit - with albums like Stratosphere and On Fire becoming some of my favorites. This was enjoyable, consistent and very similar to the above albums. There’s minimal instrumentation, a very gloomy, lo-fi atmosphere and dark, almost whispery singing. The drumming is hypnotic and the guitar is just crushingly beautiful at points. It’s essentially everything you’d want out of a slowcore/indie rock record like this.
However, this doesn’t stand out in any way compared to other albums from the genre. It feels very… samey for some reason. The atmosphere is great, the instrumentation is solid and everything about it is consistently good. But there’s no one particular song or aspect that makes this feel original. An enjoyable listen nonetheless.
6.0/10
Nat wins!
Aiden Bell
Boy, it's dead in here. Bumping with a chart before I head for bed. Might start it soon on top of the drones. Any suggestions?
