noooooooo
― imago, Friday, 23 September 2022 11:02 (one year ago) link
i will have my kitsch glitch-goth
― imago, Friday, 23 September 2022 11:03 (one year ago) link
RYM going gaga over this at the moment. glad to hear it's living up to expectations but I'm gonna be a doofus and wait until the record arrives
― frogbs, Friday, 23 September 2022 13:18 (one year ago) link
counterpoint: this is an overwhelming but fantastic first listen, suspect it will only deepen with more. clearly a major achievement― imago, Friday, September 23, 2022 6:39 AM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― imago, Friday, September 23, 2022 6:39 AM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
My thoughts as well. Though most of it is ultra-maximalist and hyperactive, after one listen the more ballad-like songs made the deepest impression on me ("Missing Person", "Before I Cool Off", "Where Does It Come From?"). Tech and James are both fantastic singers
― J. Sam, Friday, 23 September 2022 14:04 (one year ago) link
a bit shorter and aoty contender for me
― nxd, Friday, 23 September 2022 15:08 (one year ago) link
love this
https://xquisitereleasess.bandcamp.com/album/the-fertile-crescent-strategy-of-two-heavens-xqu022
― nxd, Tuesday, 27 September 2022 14:22 (one year ago) link
did imago start a black dresses thread or does this go here? anyway they got a new tune. i still don't like their music but the video is awesome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR7XG15XIzg
― Kate (rushomancy), Tuesday, 27 September 2022 15:24 (one year ago) link
this is great
and there is OUT OF FLUX WITH THE UNIVERSE: the canada trans electropop scene
― nxd, Tuesday, 27 September 2022 15:55 (one year ago) link
that's the one i was thinking of, well i'm not gonna repost it here anwyay
― Kate (rushomancy), Tuesday, 27 September 2022 18:59 (one year ago) link
Darklife is fantastic. Thank you all for talking up Neon Memories, without which I never would have checked out the album. AOTY contender for me. I even like Fade Persona!
honestly "Neon Memories" is the first thing I've heard that sounds like what I imagined pop in 2022 would have sounded like back in 1997
So otm.
― The Ghost Club, Friday, 30 September 2022 06:42 (one year ago) link
Yes. Messe de E-102 is the one for me though, it is just the most spectacular thing
― imago, Friday, 30 September 2022 06:44 (one year ago) link
Messe is a real highlight.
I've been stimming on Light Left the Garden a lot today too. The second verse where it drops down to pretty much just the synth slap bass and vocals is soooo good.
― The Ghost Club, Friday, 30 September 2022 06:49 (one year ago) link
weekend highlight was this reissue
https://foamonawave.bandcamp.com/album/trance-balance
― nxd, Tuesday, 11 October 2022 08:01 (one year ago) link
Will have a listen! New Fire-Toolz is occupying me for the moment. It's sounding absolutely wonderful 3 tracks in. Soda Lake With Game Genie especially really quite something
https://fire-toolz.bandcamp.com/album/i-will-not-use-the-bodys-eyes-today
― imago, Wednesday, 12 October 2022 08:36 (one year ago) link
yep this has been my morning too, delightful stuff
― nxd, Wednesday, 12 October 2022 08:39 (one year ago) link
I really love the dds record, and while it's obviously doing different things than the Fire-Toolz record, one of the things that appeals about dds and some Orange Milk associated products is that the vocals are heavily processed but pleasant to listen to. Once the black metal vocals come in with Fire-Toolz, I nope out— totally ruins it for me.
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Tuesday, 18 October 2022 14:39 (one year ago) link
p sure Fire-Toolz knows her vocals are an aesthetic choice that will alienate a lot of otherwise receptive listeners, but I can only commend her boldness in not compromising the vision. glad to have you on one of the shipboards at least!
― imago, Tuesday, 18 October 2022 14:42 (one year ago) link
oh i know, and at first with FT i sort of liked it, but there's a reason i don't listen to a lot of black metal— i just don't like the scratchy incomprehensible vocals. if FT utilized the low, cookie-monter demon growl, I might be more receptive.
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Tuesday, 18 October 2022 14:52 (one year ago) link
the new EP from ---__--___ is quite good https://sethgraham.bandcamp.com/album/divine-berth
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Tuesday, 18 October 2022 14:53 (one year ago) link
Mindspring Memories > Fire Toolz
― calstars, Tuesday, 18 October 2022 16:55 (one year ago) link
*Nonlocal Forecast > Mindspring Memories > Fire Toolz
All good though. She's a true visionary
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 18 October 2022 22:10 (one year ago) link
From the void births the underground. Together we ENTER THE VOID this Friday on October 28th at 6 PM EDT at https://t.co/IeF62wwthVLong Live The Underground. pic.twitter.com/BuYvVRKnHA— ENTER THE VOID (@PROJECT_VILL4IN) October 23, 2022
― calstars, Sunday, 23 October 2022 21:42 (one year ago) link
Darklife really seems like the kind of album that ought to have its own thread on here but it would just be like the 4 of us
― frogbs, Monday, 31 October 2022 02:14 (one year ago) link
That’s because it’s not very good
― calstars, Monday, 31 October 2022 02:34 (one year ago) link
i think i did an orange milk one but dds as an individual thread sounds good
interesting what the next step is
what didn't u enjoy about darklife calstars?
― nxd, Monday, 31 October 2022 16:57 (one year ago) link
Just not a dds fan is all. Except for the last song on Try Living Like This. But generally find their stuff too kinetic for my taste
― calstars, Monday, 31 October 2022 17:19 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTvaAM-8vlc
― ufo, Wednesday, 2 November 2022 05:30 (one year ago) link
ooh this album is great fun
― nxd, Wednesday, 2 November 2022 17:40 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVLGvFMzjIs
don't know what thread this belongs in but I discovered it yesterday and it's one of the few times in recent years I've been able to say "holy shit, I've never heard anything that sounds like this". maybe like if No Now by Clarence Clarity was remixed by Max Tundra and produced by James Ferraro. dunno if it's "good" exactly but it seems to be popular in certain corners of the internet and there's a lot of mystery behind it. I mean whoever these people are it doesn't seem like they did anything else yet
― frogbs, Saturday, 5 November 2022 22:29 (one year ago) link
absolutely the right thread for that
― ufo, Sunday, 6 November 2022 00:05 (one year ago) link
big fan of the new umlauts ep, especially "the commuter"https://theumlauts.bandcamp.com/
― nxd, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 15:21 (one year ago) link
fun fact: my friend's sister is dating one of them. enjoyed their prior output, will check...
― imago, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 15:35 (one year ago) link
another fact: typed that even before seeing the EP's name lol
― imago, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 15:41 (one year ago) link
It's fine. A bit dry for my tastes
― imago, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 15:57 (one year ago) link
(dare I suggest that last year's Audiobooks album was this sort of thing but better?) (also dare I suggest that The Chap are working on a new one)
― imago, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 15:58 (one year ago) link
hadn't heard audiobooks before, great stuff cheers
― nxd, Tuesday, 8 November 2022 17:11 (one year ago) link
Aero by very productive Danish artist Tettix Hexer is pretty good. Very OPN hypnagogic to me.https://tettixhexer.bandcamp.com/album/aero
― Frederik B, Saturday, 12 November 2022 14:05 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLM7xB3UDKc
new track from jane remover (fka dltzk)
― ufo, Thursday, 17 November 2022 00:43 (one year ago) link
whoa, quite the change of pace! but it works. RYM gaga over it I see ofc haha
― imago, Thursday, 17 November 2022 10:18 (one year ago) link
there were two earlier singles from this year that were also more in this vein. it's quite a good wall of sound but not as exciting as frailty was
― ufo, Thursday, 17 November 2022 12:38 (one year ago) link
well no, there's far less there even if the atmosphere is the focus, but bring back frailty's writing with these sonics...
how are you choosing to begin Imago Day at Australian midnight btw lol
― imago, Thursday, 17 November 2022 12:44 (one year ago) link
it's not midnight my time but elsewhere in the country it is, so i'm very very tempted to give the ruby cord a listen immediately but it'll have to wait until the morning
― ufo, Thursday, 17 November 2022 13:02 (one year ago) link
neglecting duties! nah fair enough tbh
― imago, Thursday, 17 November 2022 13:26 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfwbugIRsQA
the whole amane uyama album is fantastic
― ufo, Friday, 25 November 2022 04:45 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEKPI_BKCec
pas tasta - "turtle thief"
doing a little digging
― ufo, Friday, 25 November 2022 06:43 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TssreZGLlOo
"peanut phenomenon" also rules
― ufo, Friday, 25 November 2022 06:45 (one year ago) link
I’m not big into chiptune or future funk but this seems related to the above and is a good album in its own right :
https://music.businesscasual.biz/album/virtual-girls-band-a-k-a-sparkle
― calstars, Friday, 25 November 2022 16:21 (one year ago) link
https://skylinetapes.bandcamp.com/album/magical-realismNew mindspring is quite loverly
― calstars, Sunday, 4 December 2022 17:37 (one year ago) link
been loving this b.michaael recordhttps://bmichaael.bandcamp.com/album/built2crawl
― Goose Bigelow, Fowl Gigolo (the table is the table), Sunday, 4 December 2022 21:56 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSsmKkFSZnA
the brakence album is a pretty good emo/rap/idm blend. surprised to find out he's on a major label
― ufo, Wednesday, 7 December 2022 09:55 (one year ago) link