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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Dec 27, 2019 1:32:36 GMT
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Post by theauxphou on Dec 27, 2019 11:10:58 GMT
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Post by theauxphou on Dec 27, 2019 11:29:12 GMT
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Post by theauxphou on Dec 27, 2019 11:40:41 GMT
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Post by theauxphou on Dec 27, 2019 11:44:47 GMT
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Post by theauxphou on Dec 27, 2019 11:46:34 GMT
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Post by theauxphou on Dec 27, 2019 11:52:07 GMT
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Post by theauxphou on Dec 27, 2019 11:52:34 GMT
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Post by theauxphou on Dec 27, 2019 11:59:08 GMT
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Post by theauxphou on Dec 27, 2019 12:03:02 GMT
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Post by theauxphou on Dec 27, 2019 12:11:15 GMT
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izon
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Post by izon on Dec 27, 2019 23:11:09 GMT
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Post by theauxphou on Dec 29, 2019 12:32:58 GMT
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Post by alejandro on Dec 29, 2019 16:56:21 GMT
Here's some of the highlights of what I've been listening in the last few days... Carl Stone - HimalayaThis right here's an album of three parts: the first three shorter tracks features what can best be described as an attempt to stitch together sounds and portions of innumerable sources into a sound collage recreation of the more rhythmic, highly kinetic West African music styles like fuji music, Afrobeat and the likes, all resulting into an utterly insane and kaleidoscopic but rather harmonious pluralist soundscape, every bit as groovy as it is sonically intriguing. The next two tracks follow in this pluralist line but seem to take a step back: the electro-disco-esque beat of "Kikanbou" acting almost as a "Halleluwah" backdrop for the ongoing kaleidoscopic maelström to develop atop of it, whilst "Fujiken (Final Section)" could well be a lost third side to Holger Czukay and Rolf Dammers' Canaxis 5, prioritizing a more distended sonic landscape and giving several vocal recordings a change to breathe and create a rather nostalgic and evocative effect in the dialogue that ensues. The final, title track, however, is an absolute beast: a yearning vocal perfomance from Akaihirume alongside a wonderful set of muted textures that recalls the likes of Coil's "Batwings (A Limnal Hymn)" and is every bit as effective, absolutely beautiful and transcendent. Overall one of the best and most intriguing albums of the year.
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Post by Ass_E9 on Dec 29, 2019 17:20:03 GMT
"Summer of '81" - Mondo Rock
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Post by Ass_E9 on Dec 29, 2019 17:23:43 GMT
"Brain Brain" - Mental as Anything
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alejandro
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Post by alejandro on Dec 29, 2019 17:46:29 GMT
3776 - SaijikiQuite a lovely progressive/experimental pop album using the titular "saijiki" (per Wikipedia: list of kigo (seasonal terms) used in haiku and related forms of poetry) as a concept and as a springboard with which to fill the album with wordplays, puns, and a cadence across its 73-minute runtime that resembles the year cycle and so on. It's a near-equivalent of Boredoms and tommyfebruary6 collaborating on a J-pop Vision Creation Newsun. Just utterly delightful and creative.
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Post by alejandro on Dec 29, 2019 17:56:05 GMT
Richard Dawson - 2020Richard Dawson moves away from the neo-medieval avant-folk of Peasant to a prog and folk-induced rock with this release, detailing experiences from several characters of contemporary Britain so as to paint a portrait of the sociopolitical climate, of the current-day anxieties that abound today and the likes. As a non-British person I'm sure to be missing a number of subtleties in his writing and stories, but can't deny the power of some of his imagery, plenty of these same experiences translating well beyond the UK ecosystem. Another in a strong of strong releases from Dawsom, which further cement him as one of the finest songwriters of this period.
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Post by theauxphou on Dec 31, 2019 9:37:08 GMT
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Post by theauxphou on Dec 31, 2019 9:42:31 GMT
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