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Day 57: Pop by Gas (Album Choice: Trogdor!!!)

I used random.org and didn't like the album it gave me. I've already forgotten what album that was. I saw this and chose it without knowing anything about it. That's random enough for me. I looked it up and it's some ambient minimalist type album. Good, I have work to do.

Upon second checking, the album I didn't choose was a Monstercat release, and those things are like 2 hours long.

Happy "Kill people and steal their houses because we're white and they're brown" day, by the way. Or by the time I post this, happy belated.

Because there are no track titles on this album, and I'm doing work, I think I'll attempt another Christgau-style review.

Tape loops whisper across a painted background of nature recordings and oscillating synths. And occasionally a bass drum pulses quietly. Watery textures prevail all over these seven tracks with nary a title to each of them, with very little in the way of melodic development or basic structure. But who wanders for structure in the face of ambience? Instead you receive pleasure from the gorgeous ethereal drones and (less so) the rare subtle alterations in sound that pop-up every so often. Transcendent, tranquil, and it probably took but a few hours to compose.

Best Track: [untitled]
Rating: 9/10