The Identity Matrix Hall of Fame

Chula Vista · 12-15-2015, 08:23 PM

Nice review. Glad you dug the album. You should check out Remedy Lane by them also. It's considered their best by many. Funny, Water is one of my fave tracks from this disc.

The Identity Matrix · 12-15-2015, 08:25 PM

I enjoyed Water. Just not as a much as all of the other tracks. Would Remedy Lane be another nomination for the hall then?

Chula Vista · 12-15-2015, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by The Identity Matrix

I enjoyed Water. Just not as a much as all of the other tracks. Would Remedy Lane be another nomination for the hall then?

Definitely. It's also a concept album.

Trollheart · 12-16-2015, 09:57 AM

I would second Remedy Lane. We did that in the PRAC and though I pretty much hated OHBTCL I loved this one.

The Identity Matrix · 12-16-2015, 11:14 AM

Here we go, a very special nominee from YorkeDaddy himself...

Avulsion by The Daydream Society

Year: 2016
Genre: Ambient/Electronica
Nationality: American

The Review: Well I will begin by saying that the previous record was a very impressive one. I tend to not enjoy ambient music because it always puts me to sleep. However, this album would not go under the ambient umbrella simply because of the amount of things going on during the tracks. Very mellow in the beginning with tracks like Metanoia, Take What You Want, and Only Temporary. Actually the first half of the album seems to feel very relaxing and ambient, but there is an obvious progression in the tracks once you hit the halfway point with Pretend It Never Happened and onward. New ideas are constantly being thrown in with each passing track. I feel emotionally attached to some of these tracks like Vacancy and Desperation Days. I feel a moment of sadness to see them finish. The album definitely knows how to finish with Remember Me Fondly a beautiful track that raps up whatever story The Daydream Society is trying to convey. The fact that the album is able to tell any story at all without lyrics is a feat all its own. I was excited to take this journey and was wonderfully surprised with it. However, as a person who does not typically enjoy ambient music I was a little disappointed with the first half of the album. It felt too relaxing, which did fit the titles of the songs of course, but the album got exciting and felt alive with the latter half of the album. I just didn't find myself loving the album as a whole. Now I will never take away anything from this album because of my enjoyment of it. It is a beautiful journey that begs you to dive in and take. If the album did not have the first half of the album then I would assume the journey wouldn't be complete, which is why songs like Lonely, Afraid and Sensations feel so accomplished. Somehow an ironic form of confidence blankets these tracks making them all the more enjoyable.

Avulsion by Daydream Society receives an 8.1/10

Standout Tracks: Vacancy, Forget the Future, Desperation Days, Lonely, Afraid, Sensations, Remember Me Fondly

Weaker Tracks: Dendrites, Time Will Pass

YorkeDaddy, this right here is a wonderful journey that I feel could use a stronger atmosphere in the first half. But you have done a wonderful and almost perfect job once the second half kicks in. Sorry it won't make it into the Hall of Fame, but I am waiting with unbounded excitement for your next release. Avulsion releases on January 1st so everyone should go out and listen to it for themselves so they can share this journey.

DwnWthVwls · 12-16-2015, 11:54 AM

Since no one else is gonna throw a rap album up:

36 Chambers (The song "CREAM" is missing from this YT video due to copyright restrictions.)

YorkeDaddy · 12-16-2015, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by The Identity Matrix

Year: 2016
Genre: Ambient/Electronica
Nationality: American

The Review: Well I will begin by saying that the previous record was a very impressive one. I tend to not enjoy ambient music because it always puts me to sleep. However, this album would not go under the ambient umbrella simply because of the amount of things going on during the tracks. Very mellow in the beginning with tracks like Metanoia, Take What You Want, and Only Temporary. Actually the first half of the album seems to feel very relaxing and ambient, but there is an obvious progression in the tracks once you hit the halfway point with Pretend It Never Happened and onward. New ideas are constantly being thrown in with each passing track. I feel emotionally attached to some of these tracks like Vacancy and Desperation Days. I feel a moment of sadness to see them finish. The album definitely knows how to finish with Remember Me Fondly a beautiful track that raps up whatever story The Daydream Society is trying to convey. The fact that the album is able to tell any story at all without lyrics is a feat all its own. I was excited to take this journey and was wonderfully surprised with it. However, as a person who does not typically enjoy ambient music I was a little disappointed with the first half of the album. It felt too relaxing, which did fit the titles of the songs of course, but the album got exciting and felt alive with the latter half of the album. I just didn't find myself loving the album as a whole. Now I will never take away anything from this album because of my enjoyment of it. It is a beautiful journey that begs you to dive in and take. If the album did not have the first half of the album then I would assume the journey wouldn't be complete, which is why songs like Lonely, Afraid and Sensations feel so accomplished. Somehow an ironic form of confidence blankets these tracks making them all the more enjoyable.

Avulsion by Daydream Society receives an 8.1/10

Standout Tracks: Vacancy, Forget the Future, Desperation Days, Lonely, Afraid, Sensations, Remember Me Fondly

Weaker Tracks: Dendrites, Time Will Pass

YorkeDaddy, this right here is a wonderful journey that I feel could use a stronger atmosphere in the first half. But you have done a wonderful and almost perfect job once the second half kicks in. Sorry it won't make it into the Hall of Fame, but I am waiting with unbounded excitement for your next release. Avulsion releases on January 1st so everyone should go out and listen to it for themselves so they can share this journey.

Damn thank you so, so much for taking the time to do this review. I absolutely loved reading it, especially for the helpful criticisms. I'm ecstatic that you enjoyed it overall and I hope it convinces more people to check out when it becomes public. Thank you again!

Tristan_Geoff · 12-16-2015, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Damn thank you so, so much for taking the time to do this review. I absolutely loved reading it, especially for the helpful criticisms. I'm ecstatic that you enjoyed it overall and I hope it convinces more people to check out when it becomes public. Thank you again!

Just curious, but why wait to release it?

YorkeDaddy · 12-16-2015, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Tristan Geoff

Just curious, but why wait to release it?

January 1st is the perfect release day given the subject matter of the album. It's about going through a dramatic life change so releasing it at the very start of a new year feels too apt to pass up.

DwnWthVwls · 12-16-2015, 03:33 PM

I wish you were always this pleasant.

12-15-2015, 08:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Nice review. Glad you dug the album. You should check out Remedy Lane by them also. It's considered their best by many. Funny, Water is one of my fave tracks from this disc. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

12-16-2015, 09:57 AM	#14 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	I would second Remedy Lane. We did that in the PRAC and though I pretty much hated OHBTCL I loved this one. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018