Rome - Nos Chants Perdus

Nos Chants Perdus is the recently released 5th album by neofolk / martial industrial artist Rome. this album is probably his most relaxing work yet, yet it still retains the sound of his previous albums. this doesn't have a standout track, so it's best to listen to it all the way through.

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Midori - First

this EP is nuts. noise rock with a weird female vocalist (who goes from singing to screaming to death growls) and a piano thrown in the mix, used in both the calm melodious songs and the cacophonous ones.

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Tortoise - TNT

an absolute classic of the post-rock genre, Tortoise were one of the first bands that used electronic / krautrock influences in their music. the result is a laid-back, jazzy album that is great fun to listen to.

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Daniel Striped Tiger - Condition

more screamo. riffs are very similar to math rock and not as heavy as bands like Orchid and Pg.99, though the vocals add to the aggressive nature of the band. brilliant drummer too.

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Brasstronaut - Mt. Chimaera

i was kind of expecting this album to have more brass... it's still pretty good, though! nice little album of 'chamber pop' or whatever it's called.

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Melvins - The Bride Screamed Murder

the third of their collaborative albums with Big Business, this one is weird even for the Melvins. it's very... stop-start, i guess. they play a riff, then they stop, and play another riff, and then they stop again and the vocals kick in. and that's just the first track.

for the most part it's as heavy as ever (except for the confusing last track), and the influence of BB is clear, two drummers being the highlight of the album. of all the albums where they've worked with Big Business this is probably the second best, beating out Nude With Boots.

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I Would Set Myself On Fire For You

not to be confused with I Set My Friends On Fire, IWSMOFFY are a screamo / post-rock band. they are comparable to Circle Takes The Square in many ways, most notably the use of both a male and female vocalist. they also incorporate various instruments such as a cello, trumpet, saxophone etc. which gives some of the songs a jazzy style.

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The Blood of Heroes - s/t

Justin Broadrick of Jesu / Godflesh fame, breakcore artist Enduser, Bill Laswell from avant-garde jazz band Painkiller and a multitude of other artists worked together to create this unique album. doomy riffs from Broadrick alongside almost equally heavy breaks with some hip-hop thrown in. it's truly an eclectic mix and i'm somewhat surprised it worked so well.

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Polvo - Today's Active Lifestyles

Polvo are an indie rock band that formed in the early 1990s. along with Slint and a handful of other bands, they pioneered the math rock genre and basically did what Modest Mouse did, only 5 years earlier. there is even some chiptune thrown in on Time Isn't On My Side, in an album from goddamn 1993.

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Orchid - Chaos Is Me

there's a reason why this band is considered one of the best in the genre. truly brilliant and ferocious screamo, you won't find many songs that are better than Aesthetic Dialetic.

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Discordance Axis - The Inalienable Dreamness

if you think that grindcore is an irredeemable genre then i recommend listening to this, it is actually good.

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65daysofstatic - We Were Exploding Anyway

this doesn't sound like any of their other albums. just wanted to put that out there. it takes a more electronic approach, and not the gritty IDM sound heard on The Fall Of Math, it's much more synthy. but i still enjoy it, it's better than most albums i've heard this year.

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The Birthday Party - Prayers On Fire

so recently i have discovered that post-punk is a lot better than i gave it credit for. i am particularly enjoying this album; it reminds me more of noise rock than Joy Division. bizarre vocals over dissonant guitar chords and tribal rhythms, with horns, piano and an organ making appearances on various songs. the whole thing is catchy as hell and songs like Capers are hilariously awesome.

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Pg. 99 - Document #8

amazing screamo band. this album doesn't screw around, it's a handful of songs that are pretty much perfect when it comes to the genre. they're kind of well known so i don't know what else to write.

also holy shit they have 8 members, i only just found that out.

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i got bored and made a playlist

...yeah. it's a shoegaze / post rock-y mix i guess, though it spans a fair few genres.

tracklist:

Sweet Trip - Tekka (3:09)
A Place To Bury Strangers - My Weakness (2:41)
SonVer - Last Thursday (3:31)
MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS - I F A Surfer (3:39)
LSD And The Search For God - I Don't Care (4:02)
Laura - Every Light (3:40)
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Twisted Horizons (4:37)
Efterklang - Chapter 6 (6:28)
Infidel?/Castro! - (In)Voluntary Emotional Response (9:29)

Total playtime: 41:15

so yeah if you see anything you like there then you can download it...

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