Brilliant. Well played :D

It's very good, although a couple of the break-up tracks wrecked me and had me tearing up since I'm going through the break-up of an an 11 year relationship 2 months after buying a house together. But that's enough of my shyte life. The tracks here are far less repetitive than previous LP's, leaving the repetition to the meditation EP's - which are bollocks by the way - which is a surprising change of pace.

So, it's a teary eyed wank out of 10 from me. Amazing, however, I don't know if I'd like to listen to it ever again. Wey, I'll probably get pissed the mora' n' wack the cunt on.

Loving this shit! Danke!

The vocals ruin what could otherwise be mere listenable music. That is if you can get over the fact that every death metal vocalist is a grown adult channeling pent-up teenage angst. Grow up! The fekin lot o' ye!

The new Horrid Red LP

New velvet monkeys

https://velvetmonkeys.bandcamp.com/a...3J2y3erOjAYRqA

To each their own, but Oranssi Pazuzu have never had anything to do with death metal. Just saying. With their last 3 albums, especially their latest masterpiece, they have steered away from black metal into unknown territories.

This appears to be brilliant:



https://marisaanderson.bandcamp.com/...the-quickening

https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-q...g-mw0003367418

It certainly is.

They've pretty much always been space Rock filed under the metal section for some reason. Aluk Todolo as well. Easily one of the best bands on Earth right now. I did like the treatment of the vocals better on their last album, where they were in the mix rather than on top of it, but that's a pretty minor issue in the overall picture.

This week

Charli XCX
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Girls Rituals
Peaking Lights

all dropped new records.

Right?

Who the fuck is Charli XCX anyway? And why does she look like this?



(Just joshin'. Some time ago I started a thread about a certain other young act and it went off the rails real fuckin' quick. :D)

Kim Gordon picked a track of hers for the bbc 6 broadcast mix and it was fucking diabolical. A cliche (*uffff) but I just, don't, get it. Fucks sake. Her and Billie Eilish look like meth sluts.

Charli XCX cliche? I wonder what song bc she is future next level. Way more experimental than any avant shit. It's like Autechre for pop radio.

Charli is beautiful. That's the first "meth s***" pic I've seen.

Its a cliché to say I don't get it. The song sounded just like any other thing one might be unfortunate enough to hear on radio one. For example auto tuned vocals with lyrics about breaking up with your partner. Well look at that, a cliché after all. No gripes if you like the slag. Just not fer me. To derive an Autechre comparison is however, fucking ridiculous.

This is the song...
https://youtu.be/fI5Myc9Nt-Y

Lyrics like; I just loosen these staples like a fuckin' office

Granted these are guests but this is some next level retardation.

I dare anyone to listen to the whole track. Are people for real. Have I gone insane?! what the fuck man

Erm. The vocals are by sound and definition, death metal, no? The music is not, but when you have got some deplorable nutter so high in the mix the thing becomes counter-intuitive.

Vocal is way more black metal than death metal. and on the previous album they were mixed a little bit more distantly and I thought they sounded pretty good.

The Charli XCX album was good!

Not her best song. Most of her lyrics are about depression, addiction, and escapism. Very personal. Lyrics about partying are really about self hatred.

Here's an example of some weirdness, sonic wise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj6dwEBmBJA

This is one of my faves:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcNt-sNB4_s

It sounds like auto tuned vocals and studio trickery. I had to turn both off after a few seconds, right before the inevitable avalanche of deep depression - brought on the way only pop music can - kicked in.

A vocal lower in the mix is always more pleasing. When treat as an intrument, even better. For example mbv. I find a foreign language vocal can be rewarding too as you have no choice but to treat the voice as another melody in the mix. Unless of course the vocalist is channeling Satan himself.

Agreed

Was it pink diamond? Sounds like a death grips joint with a pop hook?
I dig it.

She’s cool, Kim’s cool, whatever

It was "Shake It (feat. this feat. that feat. feat. )". I didn't dig it, mothafuckaaa.

A new Bill Callahan album will be released in September!!!

https://billcallahan.bandcamp.com/album/gold-record

Track 6 might be a redo of the smog song?

Magik Markers - 2020 (October, Drag city)!!!

Microphones Microphones in 2020

Fucking hell I thought they had damn near dropped off the face of the earth. Their last album which was all of six(?) years ago had one of my favourite openers if heard in a long time. Wonder what's taken them so long to do more stuff?

Pete Nolan and his family should release album too, hahaha....I mean from what I seen lately on his Insta..

biggest yusss, surrender to the fantasy/all their interim solo stuff has been so insanely good.

I’m excited for Magik Markers

New Arca is different but good

Well look who resurrected. ;):)

I have a list of about 27 kawazillion "new/most anticipated albums" that I gotta post here, but with all the SY activity on Dime I'll most likely get around to doing that in 2021.

New Pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs pigs album is making me cook. Highly recommended.

Anyone heard the new deerhoof album?

This year has been fucking hard man. Haven’t had tons of free time, y’know?

Bill is releasing one song a week from his new album. check the bandcamp link above! sounding very good so far, possibly better than his previous album

I already like it, as one tune is called "Ry Cooder". :)

Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest is a very good album, but it's my least favorite of all the records he's released under his own name. The reason may not be entirely musical, though - the repeated references to a life with a wife and kid are something I can admire but not relate to.

Yeah I like it

The new Deerhoof and Cloud Nothings are very cool