(part 3)
Milo - I Wish My Brother Rob Was Here (2011)
>abstract hip hop, experimental hip hop
It's very obvious how much Milo has grown as a rapper since this. He still makes pop culture reference and has an endearingly geaky and heady presence on the mic, but it's just too goddamn much here. The lyrics are smarmy and referential to the point where they just become absolutely insufferable, dear god. His flow is still on point, though, and the production, while not as sophisticated as the production on So the Flies Don't Come or Who Told You to Think??!!?!?!?!, is quite good, spacey and chill.
2.5-
The Microphones - It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water (2000)
>lo-fi indie, psychedelic folk
More of a precursor to Mount Eerie than The Glow Pt. 2. Elverum's vocals, while absolutely dominating this album's successor, play a really diminished role here, making way for heavy, crushing folk instrumentals, reminiscent of Elverum's first album under the Mount Eerie moniker. While it shares similarities in sound to that phenomenal record, the execution is significantly worse. There's some great soundscaping here, it's just not as sophisticated, and a lot of intriguing ideas go absolutely nowhere. One of the best album title/cover combinations of all time, though.
2.5+
Venetian Snares - Doll Doll Doll (2001)
>breakcore
My Venetian Snares knowledge starts and ends with Rossz csillag alatt született, so this was a pleasant surprise. The edgy, overdone nature of Funk's music is still really present here, given this album's focus on mortality in respect to children, but the breaks absolutely never let up, it's phenomenally pummeling, dark, and atmospheric.
3.0-
fuck why do i put these off until right before i go to bed