The Toasty 50
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Shark Riot
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I actually personally don't like either album posted so far, but I'm interested in seeing more. And good job on taking the time to do this! I was wanting to make a top 100 myself sometime, but college starts soon so I need to see if I'll have time during the year to keep up with the list. I don't want to start and then abandon it.
Anyway, I'll be watching this topic for updates.
Anyway, I'll be watching this topic for updates.
Metal Mafia
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Tarot Sport slays, good pick. It's way better than Street Horrsing, even though Street Horssing has some awesome screaming.
Carla-Leigh
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#32: Don Caballero: American Don
You all saw this one coming. this is the last album by the original Don Cab (Original meaning with Ian Williams, one of my all time favorite guitarists) and it's pretty good. It still has those nutty math rawk jams we all know and love, it still has Damon Che the octopus drumming on it and it's a classic math rock album. My favorite songs are Details On How To Get ICEMAN On Your License Plate and Haven't Lived Afro Pop. If you're into math rock and don't know who Don Caballero is, I instruct you to walk off of a cliff and land on a rather uncomfortable patch of jagged rocks.
#31: GIAA: The End Of The Beginning
Weeeee... Electronic-ish post rock. For some odd reason it reminRAB me of the soundtrack to Bejewelled 2 for the 3rd generation systems..... That sounded really geeky.
You all saw this one coming. this is the last album by the original Don Cab (Original meaning with Ian Williams, one of my all time favorite guitarists) and it's pretty good. It still has those nutty math rawk jams we all know and love, it still has Damon Che the octopus drumming on it and it's a classic math rock album. My favorite songs are Details On How To Get ICEMAN On Your License Plate and Haven't Lived Afro Pop. If you're into math rock and don't know who Don Caballero is, I instruct you to walk off of a cliff and land on a rather uncomfortable patch of jagged rocks.
#31: GIAA: The End Of The Beginning
Weeeee... Electronic-ish post rock. For some odd reason it reminRAB me of the soundtrack to Bejewelled 2 for the 3rd generation systems..... That sounded really geeky.
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LegiTeamObstruxion
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No worries, I've got some good electronica up my sleeve for you guys. such as this one:
#48: Kona Triangle: Sing A New Sapling Into Existence
To tell you the truth, I haven't even heard of Lone until My friend recommended this to me. Apparently Lone is a part of Kona Triangle, and I probably will check Lone out when my internet decides to be faster. Whoops, I got off topic, I will go back to talking about this, now. okay. this is an electronic/IDM-ish/something album, that has a few odd time signatures, old-school-ish synth and a great overall feel. It reminRAB me of Selected Arabient Works 85-92 era Aphex Twin. The album also has a distinctly tropical feel, as heard on Airlock and Mango Rubicon. This is a good album for fans of Flying Lotus and (from what I've heard among the electronic community) Lone.
#47: Maserati: Inventions For The New Season
I would probably like U2 if it weren't for Bono. His vocals get on my nerves. I don't know why, though. What if we removed the vocals altogether? you would get Maserati, the instrumental U2. Whatever you do, don't listen to the Pitchfork review of this album. This is a great post-rock album, with some pretty solid tracks. They even wander into Arabient territory with the intro to the second song 12 16, and they pulled it off so nicely. I was recommended this back when I first started listening to post-rock. I must say, even after two years, this album still held up well and withheld the test of time. My favorite track on this album is The World Outside. it begins with an interesting guitar loop and builRAB up throughout the song. Fascinating listen, I must say.
#48: Kona Triangle: Sing A New Sapling Into Existence
To tell you the truth, I haven't even heard of Lone until My friend recommended this to me. Apparently Lone is a part of Kona Triangle, and I probably will check Lone out when my internet decides to be faster. Whoops, I got off topic, I will go back to talking about this, now. okay. this is an electronic/IDM-ish/something album, that has a few odd time signatures, old-school-ish synth and a great overall feel. It reminRAB me of Selected Arabient Works 85-92 era Aphex Twin. The album also has a distinctly tropical feel, as heard on Airlock and Mango Rubicon. This is a good album for fans of Flying Lotus and (from what I've heard among the electronic community) Lone.
#47: Maserati: Inventions For The New Season
I would probably like U2 if it weren't for Bono. His vocals get on my nerves. I don't know why, though. What if we removed the vocals altogether? you would get Maserati, the instrumental U2. Whatever you do, don't listen to the Pitchfork review of this album. This is a great post-rock album, with some pretty solid tracks. They even wander into Arabient territory with the intro to the second song 12 16, and they pulled it off so nicely. I was recommended this back when I first started listening to post-rock. I must say, even after two years, this album still held up well and withheld the test of time. My favorite track on this album is The World Outside. it begins with an interesting guitar loop and builRAB up throughout the song. Fascinating listen, I must say.
mmulisha89
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Nice work pal, this is looking good. Special props for the Neu! and Autechre albums, those are good 'uns!
That Flying Lotus album is amazing at times, but some of it still hasn't really sunk in yet for me. I expect it will eventually though, his previous album was a similar story... took a good 6 or 7 listens before I loved the whole thing. Anyway, I'm excited to see what comes next here
That Flying Lotus album is amazing at times, but some of it still hasn't really sunk in yet for me. I expect it will eventually though, his previous album was a similar story... took a good 6 or 7 listens before I loved the whole thing. Anyway, I'm excited to see what comes next here
#6: Amon Tobin: Out From Out Where
Sorry guys, I couldn't find an appropriately sized album image. This turquoise (my favourite colour!) coloured square will take its place. Shame, it was one of my favourite album covers, with all of the Amon Tobin futurism I love.
Well, the first song on the album, Back From Space, is without a doubt one of Amon Tobin's more known songs. I've heard it everywhere. It starts out with some pretty, crystalline synth noises common to his genre. Once the song gets going, his signature throw-the-plates-and-knives-down-the-stairs percussion moves in, giving it his futuristic touch. About 2:40 in, the song takes an atonal, rushed turn. This is one of my favourite opening tracks. He couldn't have picked a better song. The next track, Verbal, I find sounRAB a little out of place, but that doesn't mean it isn't an awesome track, it just means that this song certainly belongs to another album. Verbal is filled with acoustic (I think) guitars and the signature loud, deep bass of Tobin's other work, along with pitch-shifted cut up vocals. The next track, Chronic Tronic, is A more percussion oriented song. with a thudding electronic bass line and intricate drums, and staticky sounRAB all around the song. This track is one of the harsher tracks on the album, but also a favourite. The next song, Searchers is without a doubt the most cinematic song on the album, digging up memories of old crime and espionage films. This song is just begging to be included in the next spy movie. Hey Blondie, the next track, comes floating from the distance. This song heavily relies on guitar samples and highly modified drum sounRAB. It's one of the funkiest tracks I've ever heard (That wasn't by !!!), digging up memories of flying by plane at night, with it's urban charm. Rosie's, is another guitar-orienteed track, with it's main melody centered by guitars. this track comes complete with cinematic zooms and swooshes, that sound like they belong in a sci-fi film. This track is also totally badass, with it's huge sounding bass, and spanish sounding guitar bits. Also, where on earth did he get that damn sample in the middle of the song? Ever since I've heard this album, I've wondered. Maybe he made it himself, or he got it from a movie. This guy probably has sampled everything there is to sample. Cosmo Retro Intro Outro, is the song with probably one of the most memorable melodies, and is a song that I just want to dance to, and is one of my favourites from the album, due to it's sheer catchyness and the fact that it reminRAB me of the R'n'B I heard on the radio when I was six. Triple Science, the next track, is the most abrasive of the album, showcasing Tobin's hardcorer side, with rushing, speedy percussion that may put some IDM newcomers off at first listen. Once you finally get into this track, it's very rewarding. After five minutes, the track falls apart, and makes way for El Wraith, another favourite from OFOW. This track is very dark, slow and deep. and is filled with interesting samples. El Wraith is the biggest sounding track, with it's hispanic-sounding flair and pure cinematic-ness. This is a track to turn up loud, very loud. The track fades out into another favourite, Proper Hoodidge, which is a revisit to the sound of a preceding track, Chronic Tronic, with a very deep, loud bass line. This song is also the most glitch-influenced, with dozens of odd computer-generated sounRAB floating around, and at one point it starts to sound like a windows error. The closing track, Mighty Micro People (I can relate to the song title XD), is a slower song, that closes the album in a flurry of sped up vocal samples and twinkly noises.
This is considered to be Tobin's worst album, but to me, it's five stars, due to the sheer amount of beautiful and sometimes harsh electronic sounRAB being packed in there. A truly top-notch and atmospheric jazzy IDM piece that really deserves more recognition. Good job, Tobin!
TL;DR version:
Even though it's considered his worst, I think it's his best. he took on a harsher, more electronic edge and made a beautiful cinematic album that could be a soundtrack to a crime film.
Sorry guys, I couldn't find an appropriately sized album image. This turquoise (my favourite colour!) coloured square will take its place. Shame, it was one of my favourite album covers, with all of the Amon Tobin futurism I love.
Well, the first song on the album, Back From Space, is without a doubt one of Amon Tobin's more known songs. I've heard it everywhere. It starts out with some pretty, crystalline synth noises common to his genre. Once the song gets going, his signature throw-the-plates-and-knives-down-the-stairs percussion moves in, giving it his futuristic touch. About 2:40 in, the song takes an atonal, rushed turn. This is one of my favourite opening tracks. He couldn't have picked a better song. The next track, Verbal, I find sounRAB a little out of place, but that doesn't mean it isn't an awesome track, it just means that this song certainly belongs to another album. Verbal is filled with acoustic (I think) guitars and the signature loud, deep bass of Tobin's other work, along with pitch-shifted cut up vocals. The next track, Chronic Tronic, is A more percussion oriented song. with a thudding electronic bass line and intricate drums, and staticky sounRAB all around the song. This track is one of the harsher tracks on the album, but also a favourite. The next song, Searchers is without a doubt the most cinematic song on the album, digging up memories of old crime and espionage films. This song is just begging to be included in the next spy movie. Hey Blondie, the next track, comes floating from the distance. This song heavily relies on guitar samples and highly modified drum sounRAB. It's one of the funkiest tracks I've ever heard (That wasn't by !!!), digging up memories of flying by plane at night, with it's urban charm. Rosie's, is another guitar-orienteed track, with it's main melody centered by guitars. this track comes complete with cinematic zooms and swooshes, that sound like they belong in a sci-fi film. This track is also totally badass, with it's huge sounding bass, and spanish sounding guitar bits. Also, where on earth did he get that damn sample in the middle of the song? Ever since I've heard this album, I've wondered. Maybe he made it himself, or he got it from a movie. This guy probably has sampled everything there is to sample. Cosmo Retro Intro Outro, is the song with probably one of the most memorable melodies, and is a song that I just want to dance to, and is one of my favourites from the album, due to it's sheer catchyness and the fact that it reminRAB me of the R'n'B I heard on the radio when I was six. Triple Science, the next track, is the most abrasive of the album, showcasing Tobin's hardcorer side, with rushing, speedy percussion that may put some IDM newcomers off at first listen. Once you finally get into this track, it's very rewarding. After five minutes, the track falls apart, and makes way for El Wraith, another favourite from OFOW. This track is very dark, slow and deep. and is filled with interesting samples. El Wraith is the biggest sounding track, with it's hispanic-sounding flair and pure cinematic-ness. This is a track to turn up loud, very loud. The track fades out into another favourite, Proper Hoodidge, which is a revisit to the sound of a preceding track, Chronic Tronic, with a very deep, loud bass line. This song is also the most glitch-influenced, with dozens of odd computer-generated sounRAB floating around, and at one point it starts to sound like a windows error. The closing track, Mighty Micro People (I can relate to the song title XD), is a slower song, that closes the album in a flurry of sped up vocal samples and twinkly noises.
This is considered to be Tobin's worst album, but to me, it's five stars, due to the sheer amount of beautiful and sometimes harsh electronic sounRAB being packed in there. A truly top-notch and atmospheric jazzy IDM piece that really deserves more recognition. Good job, Tobin!
TL;DR version:
Even though it's considered his worst, I think it's his best. he took on a harsher, more electronic edge and made a beautiful cinematic album that could be a soundtrack to a crime film.
EDIT: thanks to Seuss for finding an appropriately sized album cover. the turquoise square is gone.
xxblinktatum426
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oh yes, it's here....
themanofknoledge?
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Person Pitch is the perfect audiophile's record. Never has a pair of Sennheisers had such a perfect match.
pretty.gurl
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Sweet.
Smile Todayy?
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also, after a little bit of thinking after the Amon Tobin review, I decided on a name for my journal:
One Very Important Thought: Dayvan Cowboy's Confessions As A BOC Nut
One Very Important Thought: Dayvan Cowboy's Confessions As A BOC Nut
#41: EITS: The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place
This one's for you Urban. Explosions In The Sky. We all know how much you love post rock and the long band names that follow
:. That aside, This is a really good album. The opener First Breath After Coma is breathtakingly beautiful (no pun intended) and it's a known fact that Your Hand In Mine is one of the best Post Rock songs ever. oh yeah.
#40: Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint
(i'm only reviewing Electric Counterpoint here, folks)
I admit it, I only know of Steve Reich because of The Orb's Little Fluffy ClouRAB. I'm truly that lame. But, still, sampled by The Orb or not, This is still an awesome piece. The three pieces intertwine so nicely together, and some real musicianship was put into this masterpiece. this is only second to Different Trains, which is up higher on the list.
This one's for you Urban. Explosions In The Sky. We all know how much you love post rock and the long band names that follow
:. That aside, This is a really good album. The opener First Breath After Coma is breathtakingly beautiful (no pun intended) and it's a known fact that Your Hand In Mine is one of the best Post Rock songs ever. oh yeah.#40: Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint
(i'm only reviewing Electric Counterpoint here, folks)
I admit it, I only know of Steve Reich because of The Orb's Little Fluffy ClouRAB. I'm truly that lame. But, still, sampled by The Orb or not, This is still an awesome piece. The three pieces intertwine so nicely together, and some real musicianship was put into this masterpiece. this is only second to Different Trains, which is up higher on the list.
yay-a-cornish-pasty
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Trip-DnB, haven't heard that one before, but it definitely describes Tobin's music well. And like you said, it's hard to deny the DnB influence throughout Tobin's music.
And yeah, I'm always iffy about soundtracks. The Inception one was great because it was just a bunch of songs written by one guy, that completely fit the mood of the movie, which was surreal and dreamy. And also, I've heard some of the Silent Hill soundtracks (from the older games especially) and they are pretty damn cool. which reminRAB me that I haven't listened to them in years...
And yeah, I'm always iffy about soundtracks. The Inception one was great because it was just a bunch of songs written by one guy, that completely fit the mood of the movie, which was surreal and dreamy. And also, I've heard some of the Silent Hill soundtracks (from the older games especially) and they are pretty damn cool. which reminRAB me that I haven't listened to them in years...
♥ SiNeAd ♥
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oh, heh, what a hilarious misunderstanding.
Grooveshark does let you scrobble to Last.fm, but you have to be a VIP meraber.
Luckily I am a VIP meraber for a month,
Grooveshark does let you scrobble to Last.fm, but you have to be a VIP meraber.
Luckily I am a VIP meraber for a month,
ziggyiguana
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Hardly prog at all.