Love or Hate?

Mondo Bungle · 01-23-2016, 02:23 PM

My dad saw Bloodlet open for Neurosis pre-Souls at Zero, said it ruled

Trollheart · 01-23-2016, 02:23 PM

Title: Immunity
Artiste: Jon Hopkins
Genre: Ambient
Familiarity: Zero; though I feel I've heard this before somehow
Recommended by: YorkeDaddy

Expectations: Kind of hard to say, as like I intimate above, this seems really familiar and I think I may have listened to it before...

1. We disappear: Odd sort of scratchy sound against a kind of slow techno (?) beat, that I have to admit sets my teeth on edge. Maybe I haven't heard this before. Maybe I meant to but never got around to it. I think I would remember this. The end part is nice, when the more abrasive stuff falls out. I'd still only go White on it though.
2. Open eye signal: This is better. Use of loops (?) and a good beat with some nice lush synth. Gets a little frenetic near the end.
3. Breathe this air: Nice slow ambient piece on piano mostly, picks up later into the track, gets faster and stronger
4. Collider: Seems to be mostly percussion, loops and a sample of someone breathing. Meh.
5. Abandon window: This is just a beautiful little piano melody with some choral synth.
6. Form by firelight: Back to the loops and samples. It's okay but a little too fragmented for my liking.
7. Sun harmonics: This is quite pleasant, but way too long for what's in it. Eleven minutes? The last two minutes just seem to be ambient sound, particularly the old needle-stuck-in-a-groove (ask yer da!) thing. Boo.

8. Immunity: Almost as long: a ten-minuter, though it starts out nice and slow with a solo piano and some loops. Where it will go is anyone's guess. Oh, vocals! Now that is different. Female? Actually, there are a lot of vox credited but this is the first time I've heard any. Sort of an unnecessarily long-drawn-out ending. Nice though.

End result: Decent enough but a little too composer-oriented for me. Can't really say I enjoyed it much.

So, Love or Hate? All I can do is give it a Like.

TechnicLePanther · 01-23-2016, 03:51 PM

Squarepusher - Hello Everything

I think you may enjoy some Squarepusher. Some hardcore electronic fans think his music is wank, but as that is typically the label Batty puts on your favorite music, you'll pry enjoy it.

The Batlord · 01-23-2016, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TechnicLePanther

Squarepusher - Hello Everything

I think you may enjoy some Squarepusher. Some hardcore electronic fans think his music is wank, but as that is typically the label Batty puts on your favorite music, you'll pry enjoy it.

Yours too, sperm stain.

Machine · 01-23-2016, 04:03 PM

DJ Rozwell - NONE OF THIS IS REAL

https://djrozwell.bandcamp.com/album...f-this-is-real

If you choose to download this to listen to it then ignore the last two 20 minute tracks that's kind of a different album.

The Batlord · 01-23-2016, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mondo Bungle

My dad saw Bloodlet open for Neurosis pre-Souls at Zero, said it ruled

Finally found a download for Entheogen (and The Seraphim Fall), so I'm now listening to Bloodlet for the first time without slumming it on Youtube. The music is cool, and growing on me with each song. The sludgy riffs are ****ing badass, but those vocals are going to be an acquired taste to say the least. Dude sounds like he's constipated.

Mondo Bungle · 01-23-2016, 04:14 PM

That's usually the general consensus. I've grown to be fine with the vocals and the music is masterful and articulate.

The Batlord · 01-23-2016, 04:16 PM

The sludgy hardcore is also reminding me to listen to more Eyehategod, which is always a good thing. Another band I didn't like at first, but have vastly grown on me.

bob. · 01-23-2016, 07:41 PM

Bloodlet/Deadguy/Snapcase = Victory Records prime

i do have to admit i do love me some Earth Crisis but those three bands are fucking amazing

Gamel by OOIOO is such an amazing album...look forward to seeing your thoughts on it

Trollheart · 01-24-2016, 05:34 AM

... and here they are!

Title: Gamel
Artiste: OOIOO
Genre: Experimental, Avant-Garde
Familiarity: Zero
Recommended by: (anyone?) Frownland

Expectations: When you read an introduction that says there's no way to classify or categorise their music, it's either going to be a hell of a discovery or a head-wrecker. Any bets as to which way this is likely to swing?

1. Don ah: All right, I feel like I've joined the Hare Krishnas or something. Lots of chanting, tinkling bells, now some banging of drums as everything reaches a crescendo and we're left with fast tinkling bells on their own, which takes us two minutes into this nine-minute-plus piece. And now a guitar comes in as the voices return. It's interesting, all right. Not quite sure where it's going. And now it's more a full-blown tune, with more chanting. I can get into this, sure. Who's Donna, though?

Into minute seven and it's turned into something of a native dance. Yeah that was not bad.
2. Shizuku gunung agung: More tinkling, nice bass and some chanting vocals which sound like something I once heard on an old Vangelis song. It's all pretty relaxing for the most part anyway. Gets a lot more uptempo towards the end. Yeah, like this too.
3.Pebarongan: Slower with mostly bells and a sort of moaning chant ... and then gets faster and more energetic as it goes along.
4. Gamel ninna yama: This kind of sounds like death metal with bells in the background! And Asian girls singing. We-ird!

5. Gamel uma umo: Short one but a lot going on.
6. Gamel kamasu: Kind of hard to keep up with the changes, even though this is on Spotify: it jumps so suddenly from one to the next. This has a kind of wailing sax I think and those bells with some heavy percussion. Fast bassline with a kind of Mexican undertone. Sort of a marching guitar (maybe) at the end. Pretty sweet I must say.
7. Atatawa: Back to bells and bass with a chant, but sure it could go anywhere, as I'm beginning to realise.
8. Jesso testa: Kind of starts off with the sound Skype makes when it opens up!

Gets a nice rhythm going. Bells are beginning to wear on my nerves a little, I won't deny it. Song builds nicely though and it's another one getting a Green.
9. Gamel udahah: This one's a little weirder than the others, and believe me, that's saying something. Still good all the same. Somehow though I'm not as mad about this one. Will I spoil a perfect Green? Let's hold off and see if the last two tracks also merit that, and then I'll make my decision. Decision made. Orange it is. Sad.
10. Kecupat aneh: I got to say, this is ****ing annoying. Back to track 9 to mark it Orange. This goes White. Ugh.
11. Gamel ulda: Although this is basically just bells and someone chanting, I kind of like it and it re-establishes the mood of the album that was going so well until "Keupcat" whatever. And now we're done.

End result: A Frownland album I didn't hate? That hasn't happened for a hell of a long time, has it? But yeah, this was pretty bitchin'.

So, Love or Hate? This gets a Love.

01-23-2016, 02:23 PM	#2782 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Title: Immunity Artiste: Jon Hopkins Genre: Ambient Familiarity: Zero; though I feel I've heard this before somehow Recommended by: YorkeDaddy Expectations: Kind of hard to say, as like I intimate above, this seems really familiar and I think I may have listened to it before... 1. We disappear: Odd sort of scratchy sound against a kind of slow techno (?) beat, that I have to admit sets my teeth on edge. Maybe I haven't heard this before. Maybe I meant to but never got around to it. I think I would remember this. The end part is nice, when the more abrasive stuff falls out. I'd still only go White on it though. 2. Open eye signal: This is better. Use of loops (?) and a good beat with some nice lush synth. Gets a little frenetic near the end. 3. Breathe this air: Nice slow ambient piece on piano mostly, picks up later into the track, gets faster and stronger 4. Collider: Seems to be mostly percussion, loops and a sample of someone breathing. Meh. 5. Abandon window: This is just a beautiful little piano melody with some choral synth. 6. Form by firelight: Back to the loops and samples. It's okay but a little too fragmented for my liking. 7. Sun harmonics: This is quite pleasant, but way too long for what's in it. Eleven minutes? The last two minutes just seem to be ambient sound, particularly the old needle-stuck-in-a-groove (ask yer da!) thing. Boo. 8. Immunity: Almost as long: a ten-minuter, though it starts out nice and slow with a solo piano and some loops. Where it will go is anyone's guess. Oh, vocals! Now that is different. Female? Actually, there are a lot of vox credited but this is the first time I've heard any. Sort of an unnecessarily long-drawn-out ending. Nice though. End result: Decent enough but a little too composer-oriented for me. Can't really say I enjoyed it much. So, Love or Hate? All I can do is give it a Like. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-23-2016, 03:51 PM	#2783 (permalink)
TechnicLePanther and the livin' is easy... Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York Posts: 1,997	Squarepusher - Hello Everything I think you may enjoy some Squarepusher. Some hardcore electronic fans think his music is wank, but as that is typically the label Batty puts on your favorite music, you'll pry enjoy it. __________________ Many have tried to destroy it... but... true evil never dies. It is only... REBORN *SUGGEST ME AN ALBUM* - I'm probably not going to listen to it but I will if you bother me enough.

01-23-2016, 04:03 PM	#2785 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	DJ Rozwell - NONE OF THIS IS REAL https://djrozwell.bandcamp.com/album...f-this-is-real If you choose to download this to listen to it then ignore the last two 20 minute tracks that's kind of a different album. __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.

01-23-2016, 07:41 PM	#2789 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	Bloodlet/Deadguy/Snapcase = Victory Records prime i do have to admit i do love me some Earth Crisis but those three bands are fucking amazing Gamel by OOIOO is such an amazing album...look forward to seeing your thoughts on it __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

01-24-2016, 05:34 AM	#2790 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	... and here they are! Title: Gamel Artiste: OOIOO Genre: Experimental, Avant-Garde Familiarity: Zero Recommended by: (anyone?) Frownland Expectations: When you read an introduction that says there's no way to classify or categorise their music, it's either going to be a hell of a discovery or a head-wrecker. Any bets as to which way this is likely to swing? 1. Don ah: All right, I feel like I've joined the Hare Krishnas or something. Lots of chanting, tinkling bells, now some banging of drums as everything reaches a crescendo and we're left with fast tinkling bells on their own, which takes us two minutes into this nine-minute-plus piece. And now a guitar comes in as the voices return. It's interesting, all right. Not quite sure where it's going. And now it's more a full-blown tune, with more chanting. I can get into this, sure. Who's Donna, though? Into minute seven and it's turned into something of a native dance. Yeah that was not bad. 2. Shizuku gunung agung: More tinkling, nice bass and some chanting vocals which sound like something I once heard on an old Vangelis song. It's all pretty relaxing for the most part anyway. Gets a lot more uptempo towards the end. Yeah, like this too. 3.Pebarongan: Slower with mostly bells and a sort of moaning chant ... and then gets faster and more energetic as it goes along. 4. Gamel ninna yama: This kind of sounds like death metal with bells in the background! And Asian girls singing. We-ird! 5. Gamel uma umo: Short one but a lot going on. 6. Gamel kamasu: Kind of hard to keep up with the changes, even though this is on Spotify: it jumps so suddenly from one to the next. This has a kind of wailing sax I think and those bells with some heavy percussion. Fast bassline with a kind of Mexican undertone. Sort of a marching guitar (maybe) at the end. Pretty sweet I must say. 7. Atatawa: Back to bells and bass with a chant, but sure it could go anywhere, as I'm beginning to realise. 8. Jesso testa: Kind of starts off with the sound Skype makes when it opens up! Gets a nice rhythm going. Bells are beginning to wear on my nerves a little, I won't deny it. Song builds nicely though and it's another one getting a Green. 9. Gamel udahah: This one's a little weirder than the others, and believe me, that's saying something. Still good all the same. Somehow though I'm not as mad about this one. Will I spoil a perfect Green? Let's hold off and see if the last two tracks also merit that, and then I'll make my decision. Decision made. Orange it is. Sad. 10. Kecupat aneh: I got to say, this is **ing annoying. Back to track 9 to mark it Orange. This goes White. Ugh. 11. Gamel ulda: Although this is basically just bells and someone chanting, I kind of like it and it re-establishes the mood of the album that was going so well until "Keupcat" whatever. And now we're done. End result: A Frownland album I didn't hate? That hasn't happened for a hell of a long time, has it? But yeah, this was pretty bitchin'. So, Love or Hate? This gets a Love*. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018*