Memory keeper. Mostly music and movies, plus some series and video games. Obscure darkness meets pop culture glow.
Wow, this is intense, surprising, deep, a journey. Apocalyptic bass heavy rhythmic noise with an industrial feel to it. Bites with sharp teeth and consumes with acid. And this is a debut album, taking off at Raster – not bad, not bad. Reminds me of when Diamond Version was new.
Quick make-notes of the letdowns.
The new Front Line Assembly album is boring. Actually there’s nothing else to say about it. Well, maybe that Jimmy Urine’s Rock Me Amadeus is just, whaaat the fuck. It’s a joke that I don’t dig.
And the new Ladytron record, I don’t even get that, it’s like a bad production. The tracks are half totally boring, half okayish. Strange choice of tracklisting so that it becomes more interesting in the second half. But the sound quality of the whole thing is just a mess, it sounds like some vintage vinyl listened through an earplug. I also have a feeling that probably I got tired of them in the absence since we last met and would not listen to it anymore if I came across it as new today. That’s a strange thought.
Current dose of punk rock. The album cover and the title track music video are just unfathomable bad, no excuse for that. But the music still rocks.
Note: I liked their 2015 album, too, a lot actually, I wonder why that didn’t end up here. Funny thing is it was among my ten most listened-to records that year, but didn’t make the final cut of the Top 10 at the time.
Most of this is too experimental for why I follow their work, but The Unclouded Day is a nice piece.
What I like about Burzum is that it’s soothing like My Dying Bride but doesn’t have the doom edge to it. I love listening to The Angel and the Dark River, the only caveat is that it sets my mood and mindset to a specific place. Burzum leaves me where I am, it just provides calmness and space for me to float in. Well, maybe not all Burzum records, but this one and Hliðskjálf certainly are like that.
Coldwave and synth and drum loops. Love the moods, sometimes cheesy but that’s also spot on.
Just like recently going through everything Booka Shade in 2018, I did now the same with Modeselektor. They were not that productive, but the 4th Modeselektion is still not bad, and my favorite of the year was Wealth. Reminds me of the heavy-hitting flow that took me by surprise when The Dark Side of the Sun appeared.
Something like an ageless bridge across nu jazz, ambient electronica, soft grooves and laidback head music. Soothing, relaxed, nice feelings, a light and gentle touch on the soul.
Most of this album is crap because I cannot stand auto-tune. But Ordinary Pleasure is a lovely pop track, I vouch for that one.
Melancholic, part wondering, part sharp and penetrating, electronic with a shoegaze attitude. And a powerful concept: “addresses the planet’s current fragility using actual field recordings of ice collapsing from glaciers.”