A few albums recently listened.

Ben Frost - The Invisibles 10/10

Some of these are relistens:

Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man 8/10 (Second listen, I actually quite disliked it first time around)

Plaid - Reachy Prints - 7/10 (Fourth listen, still underwhelmed)

Kraftwerk - Electric Cafe - 8/10 (First listen, love it)

Caustic Window LP - 6/10 (Third listen, there's a reason why it was unreleased imo)

Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots 7/10 (There are a couple of gems here, but they or the album don't have much legs)

Gorillaz - Plastic Beach 9/10 (Probably the fifteenth listen after a long time, my God every aspect of this album is excellent)

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory 7/10 (second listen, still lots of fun but hasn't aged well)

Battles - EP C _ B EP 8/10 (First listen, very solid album)

BOC - Tomorrow's Harvest 9/10 (Fifth listen, it grows on me more every time, initially bored the pants off me)

Burial - Rival Dealer 8/10 (Second listen, no comments really)

Clark - Body Riddle 5/10 (Second listen, some of it felt a bit bland to me, feel like he's copying other people rather than being himself tbh)

St Vincent - St Vincent 7/10 (First listen, enjoyable)

EOD - Volume 1 & 2 8/10 (Second listen, absolutely great)

  On 7/3/2014 at 6:34 AM, logakght said:

Ben Frost - The Invisibles 10/10

god dajuum gonna have 2 check that one out

  On 7/2/2014 at 10:24 PM, Ivan Ooze said:

steinvord ep 10/10

Caustic window LP 8/10

ben frost aurora 9/10

untold - black spiral 8/10

kangding ray - pruitt igoe 9/10

danny brown old 9/10

 

pitchfork, call me

I'm into that Kangding Ray stuff.

Shamelessly been listening to the Iggy Azalea record. Pretty good

  On 7/6/2014 at 5:15 PM, YELLOW said:

Shamelessly been listening to the Iggy Azalea record. Pretty good

hells yeah.. we in da murda bidness

king crimson - larks' tongues in aspic

i still have issues with the vocals on this album being sort of pathetic, but i love it anyway. the first and last tracks are REALLY good.

Tonight so far:

Quiltland - Sisto (Astro:Dynamics, 2014) CS

pitch -4%

DJ Dodger Stadium - Friend Of Mine (Body High, 2014)

I played "One Who Lost" a good half dozen times before proceeding

D. Tiffany - S/T (1080p, 2014) CS

pitch -5.5%

Joe Satriani - Engines of Creation 8.5/10 (some average, plenty good, nothing actually bad)

Marumari - Supermogadon 9/10 (love it, though the "vocals" sometimes bring it down a little)

Heterotic - Rain (ft. Vezelay) 7.5/10 (because 3 out of 4 tracks are nice listening, not liking Vezelay unfortunately)

μ-ziq - Duntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devestation Technique 4/10 (I just can't get into it, but I do love the title. MAYBE it'll grow on me...?)

  On 7/1/2014 at 5:04 AM, flim said:

 

  On 4/17/2014 at 12:14 PM, Jur said:

Inga Copeland - Because I'm Worth It

 

1 half of Hype Williams, this EP sounds like Laurel Halo, Actress makes an appearance

 

 

I listened to this record recently and really liked it. I was surprised because I really didn't like any of the Hype Williams stuff. Fit 1 and L'oreal are some real tunes.

 

Weird ass album, needs more time to sink in.. still i like the funny little women whispering in my ears.

Okay time for a proper lay out run down back it up album suplex sessions 2014
ended up being more than just 'a few'..

Monolake - Cinemascope 8/10 great album but kind of over techno at the moment.
Vildhjarta - Måsstaden 7/10 super fine technical metal deathy vibe what ever you want to call it album, don't need to be in a certain mood for it either which is unusual with me and metal.
Philip Glass - Rework: Philip Glass remixed 6/10 some interesting remixes on here but mostly didn't hold my attention, i'll get back to it soon.
Andy Stott - Luxury Problems 9/10 heard it the night of seeing him in concert, sexiest album I've ever heard.
Vladislav Delay - Multila 9/10 I've listened to this album countless times it's so strange and I'm yet to wrap my head around it, keep coming back to it.
VHS Head - Video Club 8/10 nice release.
VHS Head - Persistence of Vision 9/10 makes me dance like nothing else.
Actress - Splazsh 8/10 makes me dance like a moron.
Bert Jansch - Jack Orion 9/10 first experience with Bert Jansch, listened to two albums since 'It Don't Bother Me' and his self titled album, loved them both.
Brothomstates - Qtio EP 10/10 came back to this after a few years, love every minute of it.
Brothomstates - Kobn-Tich-Ey 8/10 solid album, i've forgotten how a lot of it sounds now though.
Gas Discography - 10/10
Holy Other - With U 8.5/10 - with something as assessable as this i expect little replay value but i still really enjoy this.
Jega - Geometry 9/10 classic cold computer cable clappy album .
Richard Devine - Aleamapper 7.5/10 weird sound art stuff mostly, i'll give it another go soon.
Markus Guentner - In Moll 9/10 this album is amazing though it almost slips into new agey ambient shite at times but not enough for it to be a turn off.
Jega - Spectrum 8/10 not feeling this as much as Geometry, totally different approach on this album. still has a handful of great tracks.
Four Tet - Pause 6/10 pretty forgettable, i like the last track though.
Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma 6.5/10 listened to this for the first time last week, have to give it another listen i guess..
Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Winter in Venice 8.5/10 lovely jazz album .
Nils Frahm - Spaces 10/10 saw him live a month or two ago, played a lot of stuff off of this, amazing.
Nils Frahm - The Bells 7.5/10 great
Nils Frahm - Felt 8.5/10 hyper great
Autechre - Untilted 9.5/10 always a fuckin great ride.
Phoenecia - Brownout 9/10 love this album, it's like exploring sewers and encountering slime monsters, or like putting rocks in a washing machine.
Ochre - Lemondie 8/10 i like this, not as much as midsummer nice dream but it is very pretty as well.
Aphex Twin - Drukqs 9/10 came back to this after a few years, can appreciate it more now.
AFX - Analord 1 7/10 funny shit and good acid .
AFX - Hangable Auto Bulb 7/10 also weird and funny.
Andy Stott - Replace EP 8/10 hard bangin shit.
Phoenecia - Demissions 10/10 I absolutely love the shit out of this, trumps Brown Out imo.
John Martyn - Solid Air 7.5/10 nice folky blues stuff.
Junior Mance - The Junior Mance Touch 8.5/10 sexy piano vibes.
Love Inc. - Life's a Gas 8.5/10 most of the tracks on here aren't that interesting, it's the album titled track that makes it amazing.
Luomo - Vocalcity 9/10 classy sexhouse good dance.
Murcof - Martes 8.5/10 super dreary lovely album.
Porter Ricks - Biokinetics 10/10 one of the best albums I've heard this year.
Rod Modell - Incense & Black Light 7.5/10 pretty ambient dub techno.
Sensational - Corner The Market 10/10 the best Hip Hop album I've ever heard. really, really underrated.
Sensational - Natural Shine 9/10
Sensational - Get on My Page 7.5/10
Sensational - Heavy Weighter 7/10 ultra gangsta.
The Ruins of Beverast - Foulest Semen of a Sheltered Elite 9/10 love this album.
Richardo Villalobos - Alcachofa 7.5/10 great house.
Facit - Mat Åt Duvorna 8.5/10 great synthy thing.
Yagya - The Rhythm of Snow 9/10 lovely ambient techno listen, good for night driving.
Machine Drum - Urban Biology 6.5/10 eh I like a few tracks off this, not so keen.
Millie & Andrea - Drop the Vowels 9.5/10 GREAT GREAT DANCE DISCO.
Dr. Octagon - Instrumentalyst (Octagon Beats) 8/10 surprised at how well this album worked.
Soul Oddity - Tone Capsule 6/10 disappointing release from the guys behind Phoenecia, some redeeming tracks tho.
Tim Hecker - Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do it Again 8/10 kept coming back to this because it because I would totally zone out on it.
Demdike Stare - Elemental 7.5/10 pretty good, only listened to once, needs another listen.
Tim Hecker - Virgins 9.5/10 fantastic so so good.
Tim Hecker - Radio Amor 9.5/10 maybe my favourite album by him Azure Azure is terrifying and beautiful mm
Atom Heart - Shell Glove 7.5/10 I didn't know Atom Heart did anything besides ambient music, this was a surprise and a bit jarring on the first listen but i like it a lot now.
Deepchord Presents Echospace - Silent World 8/10 very good but needs another listen.
Copeland - Because I'm Worth It 8.5/10 so weird i like it a lot.
Dalglish - Benacah Drann Deachd 10/10 - One of the strangest things I've ever heard and I love it

Cheshyre - Autolysis (8/10) Solid album when you're in the mood for it.

Eliot Lipp - Shark Wolf Rabbit Snake (7.5/10) It's not all worth listening to but there are some very special tracks that shine (e.g. The Snake, oh baby!)

Self Taught - 5-Year Journey (7.0/10) It's up and down, but I like Self-Taught when they get all soulful and bluesy, that's what does it for me. (The Low Low, Diamond Gold Sneakers).

Amorphous Androgynous - The Cartel Vol. 1 (9.5/10) It's like the soundtrack to a 70's crime thriller film, and I'm very sad that the movie for which it was composed doesn't actually exist.

Plaid - Double Figure (8.5/10): Why haven't I been listening to them all these years?

Burzum - Filosofem (4/10): I am warming to grotty old school Black Metal, but this is wack juice.

Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulee (8/10): Still trying to wrap my head around 777, but this is excellent and accessible.

EOMAC - Spectre (8/10)

Plastikman - Ex (7.5/10): I think some have been unduly harsh about this record, really immersive for me.

WIFE - What's Between (8/10): Almost makes up for the end of AoP. I wouldn't have thought there was much mileage left in this sound.

Krallice - Krallice (5/10)

Krallice - Years Past Matter (8/10): Dense, disorienting, a bit wanky.

Auroch - Taman Shud (7/10) - Feels a bit slight, but I look forward to hearing more of them.

u-Ziq - Duntisborne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique (8.5/10): Enjoying this a lot more than I recalled. Not Mike P's best work, but quite good.

Woods of Desolation - Torn Beyond Reason (7.5/10): Not the most distinguished band doing lush BM, but it ticks all the boxes.

Dalhous - Will to Be Well (7/10): I expect the rating to rise with more listens, but their influences are a little too near the surface for me.

Secede - Bye Bye Gridlock Traffic 7/10

Ochre - A Midsummer Nice Dream 8/10

only Singles:

DJ Mujava - Township Funk - 9/10

The Aphex Twin - Digeridoo - 9/10

Bomb the Bass - Beat Dis - 8/10

Coil - How to Destroy Angels - 8/10

Diplo - Newsflash - 9/10

DJ Mehdi - Pocket Piano - 10/10

Four Tet + Burial - Moth/Wolf Cub - 9/10

Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You - 10/10

Maurizo - M-series - 8/10

SebastiAn - Ross Ross Ross - 10/10

Skream - Midnight Request Line / I - 9/10

Late of the Pier - Focker - 10/10

Uffie - Pop the Glock - 10/10

New Order - Blue Monday - 10/10

Primal Scream - Loaded - 10/10

Laurent Garnier - The Man With the Red Face - 10/10

Miss Kitting & The Hacker - 9/10

Eliot Lipp - Tacoma Mockingbird - 9.0/10 (Simple but sweet)

Grateful Dead - In The Dark 8.5/10 (Gotta love it)

Mu-Ziq - Rediffusion Mixtape 8.0/10 (Mostly good, some questionable material. I look forward to the upcoming EP because it's got all the best cuts that I want as separate tracks)

  On 7/1/2014 at 5:04 AM, flim said:

 

  On 4/17/2014 at 12:14 PM, Jur said:

Inga Copeland - Because I'm Worth It

 

1 half of Hype Williams, this EP sounds like Laurel Halo, Actress makes an appearance

 

 

I listened to this record recently and really liked it. I was surprised because I really didn't like any of the Hype Williams stuff. Fit 1 and L'oreal are some real tunes.

 

L'oreal is my favorite from the EP.

Company Flow - Little Johnny From the Hospitul - 9/10 - Holy shit. I always knew of CF for Funcrusher+ (a classic), but just stumbled upon this demented, grimey, fucked to hell instrumental album too (released after they disbanded apparently???) and my god if it isn't near perfect.

Fennesz - Becs - 8/10 - Best I've heard from Fennesz in a long long time. Gorgeous record.

Dabrye - Additional Prod., Vol. 1 - 8/10 - Assortment of b-sides and remixes from TM, released awhile back but just listening for the first time. Dabrye never fails to disappoint. Really dope little compilation.

Plaid - Reachy Prints: One of the better releases I might even say, album flows really well without anything seeming like filler

Patten - Estoille Naiant: sounds pretty lush while being properly glitchy, proper IDM

Demdike Stare - Testpressing 006: I fucking love everything Miles Whitaker is involved in and this is no exception

Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestite: Black Metal group going ambient eh? They had kinda been drifting towards this experimentation for a while now, for what it is it's pretty good

Wife - What's Between: Hmm quite a step in a different direction from Altar of Plagues, but pretty damn cool nonetheless, I can dig it

Cold Cave - Full Cold Moon: Pretty sweet darkwave revival group that kicks out some really decent goth-rock with an 80s retro vibe

Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden: Amazingly good doom metal band, a worthy follow up to their first LP

Tinariwen - Emmar: Group from Mali that play what you could call "desert blues", I can't understand a single thing the songs are about, but they are pretty groovy, hell they're more bluesy than the Black Keys these days

Franz Kirmann "Meridians" - a little underwhelmed, I loved the first track, but it got a bit boring and I lost interest towards the end and pumped it through my stereo system when I went to bed. Will give it a few more listens as I feel like something is there to be picked up. Mmmm, right now 6/10

Caustic Window s/t - I loved "Flutey" and "Stomper", I first listened to it high as fuck over a friends and I thought I really loved it. I was part of the fundraiser, so it might have been the record wasn't up to the expectations I had, and looking back I can see why it was unreleased. 5/10

Boards of Canada "Geogaddi" - I love this album a lot, and I didn't become a BoC fan until a year ago when I was lying in bed for a month after I had surgery. It just all clicked, and I've been listening to way too much Boards since then. 10/10

Cult of Youth s/t - I saw these guys open for DI6 awhile ago, they were undeniably better than the Dave and his percussion associate. Think shouting pub vocals mixed with industrial, gutter punk, and neofolk. A real treat 8/10.

Bibio "Silver Wlkinson" - I'm flat out in love with this album. I really didn't care for "Mind Bokeh", but jeeesusss, for some reason I can't explain I feel like this is one of his best releases. Maybe it's the evolution of his production mixed with that hazy, lo-fi aesthetic he had up until "Vignetting The Compost"? I just feel like his melodies are so wonderful, and I've been finding myself humming to "Dye The Water Green" at work when I space out. 10/10

Flying Saucer Attack "Mirror" - The last of FSA's releases before the dude fell off the face of the earth. It's a bit of a polarizing album within the community for some reason though with sampled drums and dancey numbers mixed with hushed vocals and droning guitars. I really like some of the fingerpicked acoustic songs in here, they add a bit of intimacy in to the album.

I've been on an IDM, and lo-fi kick as of late. Don't know why though.

  On 7/2/2014 at 10:24 PM, Ivan Ooze said:

steinvord ep 10/10

I've seen this talked about enough times to warrant a listen, and I need more Rephlex artists in my life. I think it might have been you that mentioned Steinvord all over the board and in the chat, but I guess that has paid off, huh?

https://soundcloud.com/route8/facing-worlds

  On 7/3/2014 at 7:20 AM, Chartreuse said:

Some of these are relistens:

 

Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man 8/10 (Second listen, I actually quite disliked it first time around)

Plaid - Reachy Prints - 7/10 (Fourth listen, still underwhelmed)

Kraftwerk - Electric Cafe - 8/10 (First listen, love it)

Caustic Window LP - 6/10 (Third listen, there's a reason why it was unreleased imo)

Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots 7/10 (There are a couple of gems here, but they or the album don't have much legs)

Gorillaz - Plastic Beach 9/10 (Probably the fifteenth listen after a long time, my God every aspect of this album is excellent)

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory 7/10 (second listen, still lots of fun but hasn't aged well)

Battles - EP C _ B EP 8/10 (First listen, very solid album)

BOC - Tomorrow's Harvest 9/10 (Fifth listen, it grows on me more every time, initially bored the pants off me)

Burial - Rival Dealer 8/10 (Second listen, no comments really)

Clark - Body Riddle 5/10 (Second listen, some of it felt a bit bland to me, feel like he's copying other people rather than being himself tbh)

St Vincent - St Vincent 7/10 (First listen, enjoyable)

EOD - Volume 1 & 2 8/10 (Second listen, absolutely great)

EOD over Body Riddle? That's right mental

  On 12/20/2013 at 11:47 PM, sheatheman said:

Julien Neto - Le Fumeur de Ciel

 

10/10

 

been listening heavily since 2011...

 

you must give this one some time

This is incredible, thank you.

Right now I'm really into "Symbiotics" by Porter Ricks and Techno Animal as well as the latter's "Brotherhood of the Bomb". Great grimey jams.

some albums listened to today

chance the rapper - Acid rap 8/10 a free mixtape and one of the best i heard, missed it last year but i'm glad i picked up, this my shit

danny brown - xxx 10/10 another free album and the best mixtape i ever heard, this dude make the pope wanna get his dick sucked

dopplereffect/Objekt - 9/10 my first dopplereffect and i like it a lot, the objekt track is aphex twin/autechre whoreship perfection, bam!

chief keef - finally rich 5/10 this is like sexpistols of 2014, ballin'

rustie - green language 7/10 i'm just having a good time listening to this smoking with ms ooze,

venetian snares - my love is a bulldozer 8/10 not something to play everyday but the work of a true artist

VHS head - persistence of vision 6/10 i'm not feeling this one, i gave it a lot of listens but it just doesn't hold my attention

dean blunt - the redeemer 8/10 beautifull and heartbreaking

untold - gonna work out fine 9/10 this is dude is tearing my house appart

run the jewels - run the jewels 9/10 picked this up for free last year, man these guys are gorillaz loose out of the zoo making your bitch massage their neck with butter

Leyland Kirby - Sadly, the Future is No Longer What it Was: 10/10 One of the best ambient albums ever.