Last album you bought, downloaded or listened to

Holerbot6000 · 11-05-2014, 02:43 PM

The Daily Load:

Arca - Xen/&&&&& - This is intriguing my ear bulbs but not enough to make a purchase. I wonder if I am getting Electronica fatigue from all these solo glitch workouts. Great cover art though. Love the giant bed bug.

Kayo Dot - Hubardo - This is kind of all over the place - a mix of prog metal and more avant stuff. One song sounds like Frankenstein's Monster is singing lead. Interesting. Not Essential.

Royal Blood - Sounds like lesser White Stripes in an unholy union with Ted Nugent and I wish it was as interesting as that sounds. Great cover though.

David Toop + Paul Burwell - Wounds - one of those beat and scrape improv albums with lots of clanging and hooting. Intellectually interesting but not very engaging aurally. There are essential Toop titles but this isn't one of them.

Lords of Acid - Voodoo-U - Oh for the old Waxtrax days when bands like Ministry and MLTKK and the Lords were pumping out all manner of sexy Industrial dance fun. Coop's original devil orgy cover overshadowed the music, and still does, but their ode to sexually transmitted parasites holds up pretty well...

DJ Shadow/Cut Chemist - Ultimate Lessons - Ostensibly a collection of Cut Chemists Lesson jams, but with entries from other artists as well, so I'm not sure if these are original songs or remixes or tributes or...? Lesson 6 sounds exactly as I remembered it. Anyway, for fans, nice to have these all in one place.

Maximum the Hormone - Yoshuu Fukushuu - Absolutely killer hardcore album, continues a seeming trend to marry noise and pop melody. Call it Pop Hardcore if you want, but it just works. One of two releases of the day for me!

Tigerstyle - Mystics Martyrs and Maharajas - Slammin' Indian Hiphop had me bouncing and bangaranging all over the office. My other pick of the day!

Ninetales · 11-05-2014, 03:21 PM

Reverberant Skies by Aglaia

getting your daily dose of aquatic ambient is very important for a growing boy such as myself

Zhanteimi · 11-05-2014, 03:45 PM

Always a treat!

Holerbot6000 · 11-05-2014, 04:07 PM

Wow I was listening to Shpongle last night. The way they use their 'logo' is very consistent...

Sequoioideae · 11-05-2014, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by EPOCH6

That Pharmakon cover is absolute gold, along with all of Bestial Burden. Sacred Bones is doing really well this year. I think Cult of Youth's new album Final Days leaked earlier this week, a week ahead of scheduled release. I think I'm going to have to investigate later tonight.

I'm going to get that deluxe vinyl edition next payday. Speaking of deluxe editions, this finally came in the mail. It's #29/100. I can't wait to see how much this goes for in the coming months.

**Frownland** · 11-05-2014, 08:14 PM

John Zorn - Transmigration of the Magus

So John Zorn was that kid in your third grade class who couldn't sit still and do the same thing for five minutes. This is similar to his Dreamers material and it's as good as anything you'd expect from Zorn. From what I've heard of his releases this year this album is the low point, which says a lot about his other albums. Worth checking out for Zorn fans, but I think I'm going to go listen to The Alchemist again.

Chrysalis · 11-05-2014, 08:33 PM

Due to college-related ****, I never actually got around to listening to Sky Blue (or anything else until now, really).

Egyptrixx - A/B til Infinity

Based on this and Jam City's Classical Curves, I have a feeling that Night Slugs might become my go-to label whenever I feel like listening to something when I'm tired that isn't ambient music.

EPOCH6 · 11-05-2014, 08:54 PM

Thanks for the heads up, was wondering if that new Zorn was anything special. I read on the label website that it's a sort of an ode to Lou Reed on the anniversary of his passing. I listened to one track but wasn't too interested.

**Frownland** · 11-05-2014, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by EPOCH6

Thanks for the heads up, was wondering if that new Zorn was anything special. I read on the label website that it's a sort of an ode to Lou Reed on the anniversary of his passing. I listened to one track but wasn't too interested.

If you haven't heard Valentines Day yet, you really ought to check that one out.

EPOCH6 · 11-05-2014, 09:01 PM

Aye, I let Valentine's Day beat the **** out of me last week. Relentless album, pretty excited to hear The Last Judgement when it comes out, it's going to be the final Moonchild collaboration release.

11-05-2014, 02:43 PM	#21621 (permalink)
Holerbot6000 Music Mutant Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: near a record store Posts: 327	The Daily Load: Arca - Xen/&&&&& - This is intriguing my ear bulbs but not enough to make a purchase. I wonder if I am getting Electronica fatigue from all these solo glitch workouts. Great cover art though. Love the giant bed bug. Kayo Dot - Hubardo - This is kind of all over the place - a mix of prog metal and more avant stuff. One song sounds like Frankenstein's Monster is singing lead. Interesting. Not Essential. Royal Blood - Sounds like lesser White Stripes in an unholy union with Ted Nugent and I wish it was as interesting as that sounds. Great cover though. David Toop + Paul Burwell - Wounds - one of those beat and scrape improv albums with lots of clanging and hooting. Intellectually interesting but not very engaging aurally. There are essential Toop titles but this isn't one of them. Lords of Acid - Voodoo-U - Oh for the old Waxtrax days when bands like Ministry and MLTKK and the Lords were pumping out all manner of sexy Industrial dance fun. Coop's original devil orgy cover overshadowed the music, and still does, but their ode to sexually transmitted parasites holds up pretty well... DJ Shadow/Cut Chemist - Ultimate Lessons - Ostensibly a collection of Cut Chemists Lesson jams, but with entries from other artists as well, so I'm not sure if these are original songs or remixes or tributes or...? Lesson 6 sounds exactly as I remembered it. Anyway, for fans, nice to have these all in one place. Maximum the Hormone - Yoshuu Fukushuu - Absolutely killer hardcore album, continues a seeming trend to marry noise and pop melody. Call it Pop Hardcore if you want, but it just works. One of two releases of the day for me! Tigerstyle - Mystics Martyrs and Maharajas - Slammin' Indian Hiphop had me bouncing and bangaranging all over the office. My other pick of the day! __________________ "I'm forever near a stereo saying, 'What the fook is this garbage?' And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers." - Nick Cave

11-05-2014, 04:07 PM	#21624 (permalink)
Holerbot6000 Music Mutant Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: near a record store Posts: 327	Wow I was listening to Shpongle last night. The way they use their 'logo' is very consistent... __________________ "I'm forever near a stereo saying, 'What the fook is this garbage?' And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers." - Nick Cave

11-05-2014, 08:14 PM	#21626 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	John Zorn - Transmigration of the Magus So John Zorn was that kid in your third grade class who couldn't sit still and do the same thing for five minutes. This is similar to his Dreamers material and it's as good as anything you'd expect from Zorn. From what I've heard of his releases this year this album is the low point, which says a lot about his other albums. Worth checking out for Zorn fans, but I think I'm going to go listen to The Alchemist again. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

11-05-2014, 08:33 PM	#21627 (permalink)
Chrysalis ~de geso Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 495	Due to college-related ***, I never actually got around to listening to Sky Blue* (or anything else until now, really). Egyptrixx - A/B til Infinity Based on this and Jam City's Classical Curves, I have a feeling that Night Slugs might become my go-to label whenever I feel like listening to something when I'm tired that isn't ambient music. __________________ RateYourMusic A dead Last.fm account

11-05-2014, 03:21 PM	#21622 (permalink)
Ninetales Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: livin wild Posts: 2,179	Reverberant Skies by Aglaia getting your daily dose of aquatic ambient is very important for a growing boy such as myself

11-05-2014, 03:45 PM	#21623 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,874	Always a treat!