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What have you been listening to this week?
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)
Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.
You can make a chart if you use last.fm:
http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/
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Autechre - Amber
This is an ambient/techno/IDM classic that I somehow never gave a listen until last week. I think it’s important to use good headphones for Amber. The textures of the different sounds are absolutely fascinating. I’ve never had so much fun imagining different landscapes, buildings, and random objects before - I felt like Amber was made specifically for that purpose. The soundscapes Autechre created here feel absolutely alien and surreal, in the best way possible.
Ruins - Hyderomastgroningem
I got a CD copy of this album a few months ago and kind of forgot about it recently. I don’t have a specific album that I’d call my favorite, but if someone forced me to choose one, it would be Hyderomastgroningem. It’s full of fascinatingly weird ideas, it feels like an absolute mess after the first listen, but after a few more times it feels like everything fits together perfectly. The entirety of this album is made up of weird vocals in a made-up language, a very angry sounding bass guitar, a few weird sound effects and, of course, Tatsuya Yoshida’s excellent drumming. You can find new exciting elements/details in every single track here.
I like Autechre's Acroyearll, definitely my favorite track from them.
crystal castles
Been listening to a lot of Bladee, specifically his Eversince album. His monotone voice is definitely an acquired taste, but once you get used to it his music starts to become more unique. Also the Yakuza 0, 1, and 2 soundtracks are great.
Been digging the a.m. ambient playlist in the morning while going for walks, housecleaning, etc. Very calming.
Also discovered the “microhouse” genre as a label for a kind of work music I’ve liked for a long time. Lots and lots of it in this Spotify playlist.
Both of those I found by branching out from stuff I heard on SomaFM which I discovered recently and is so so good :chef_kiss:
Spanish Love Songs (the band). They released a new single last week, which I can't stop listening to.
60s 70s 80s mainly