An Album A Day Keeps The Doctor Away | 365 Album Challenge

[Arkuski]

Government Plates - Death Grips
One - C418
LARP of Luxury - Eyeliner
Plantasia - Mort Garson
札幌コンテンポラリー - 情報デスクVIRTUAL
Galactic Melt - Com Truise
Dreams 3D - Internet Club
Scarlet EP - Scarlet
Shader - Sacred Tapestry
05 Fuck Em - Lil B

[EzExZeRo7497]

Added.

Originally Posted by noname219

Radiohead - OK Computer (know you already rated, I want to know what you

Btw, really happy you liked Alcest.

I think my rating was partially influenced by the absurdly high rating it had on RYM (4.24/5?). I just think that it's nothing overly special - just pleasant alternative rock. I couldn't get into the album at all (aside from Let Down), there's usually one factor or another that just drives me away from the songs - generally the vocals or the instrumentation. I can completely understand the appeal though, but it's just something that doesn't click with me and I don't think it would for a while.

My actual rating is probably more towards 3/10 more than 2/10, but eh.

And yeah, Alcest is pretty good. I should get to Shelter eventually...

[L.B.D.D]

Originally Posted by Arkuski

One - C418
05 Fuck Em - Lil B

nice

[choof]

arkuski do you listen to music you actually enjoy

[noname219]

Originally Posted by EzExZeRo7497

Added.



I think my rating was partially influenced by the absurdly high rating it had on RYM (4.24/5?). I just think that it's nothing overly special - just pleasant alternative rock. I couldn't get into the album at all (aside from Let Down), there's usually one factor or another that just drives me away from the songs - generally the vocals or the instrumentation. I can completely understand the appeal though, but it's just something that doesn't click with me and I don't think it would for a while.

My actual rating is probably more towards 3/10 more than 2/10, but eh.

And yeah, Alcest is pretty good. I should get to Shelter eventually...

That's pretty much what it is, an accessible and pleasant alternative rock album with a high replay value that everyone could like. There's nothing groundbreaking in it. I do prefer songs from The Bends though.

Les Discrets is pretty good too, you should check it out.

[Crazyjayde]

@choof, my thoughts exactly. :\

Originally Posted by NeoMasterPie

also Silversun Pickups - Swoon (just as good if not better than Carnavas imo)

Oh, that's just because I have Carnavas in physical edition. Otherwise I'd probably have put both, but I don't suggest the same artist twice. But shush, you, the first is always better!!

Also, Eze, I like this double review format a lot.

[xVaLoRx]

Kid606 - PS I Love You
Kid606 - The Soccergirl EP
Cex - Role Model
Squarepusher - Hard Normal Daddy

i wouldnt be surprised if u heard these already eze but im just gonna throw them out there anyway

[Nullifidian]

hi hello here's a list

Ambient/Synth:
Bersarin Quartett - Bersarin Quartett (lidar, lidar 002)
Mitch Murder - Current Events (Self-Released, no cat#)
Alaska in Winter - Space Eagle (the motion picture soundtrack) (Self-Released, no cat#)
Flashworx - Futurisma EP (Self-Released, no cat#)
V.A. - Psyvariar ''The Mix'' (EGG MUSIC, EMCA-0004)

Breaks/DnB:
V.A. - Ultrasound (Hospital Records, NHS004CD)
Missile Chewbacca - Landing Clash (Ravaq Records, RR-007)
V.A. - Sortie (Styling Records, STCL-9001)
SmileHunters - strawberry cheese cracker (Ravaq Records, RR-004)
サイケアウツ - Black List -Ultimate Classics- (ZMOR, ZMR-001)

Hardcore:
V.A. - Hardcore Underground 4 (Hardcore Underground, HUCD003)
V.A. - Worldwide Freeform (Rebuild Music, RBMCD01)
V.A. - The Audio Damage Allstars LP (Audio Damage, ADLP 001)
高速音楽隊シャープネル - アタック ザ シャープネル (Sharpnelsound, SRPC-0004A-B) (In proper quality, not the 160kbps rip that's floating around!)
The DJ Producer - Operation Obliterate - A Collection Of Industrial Love Songs (Psychik Genocide, PKGCD45)

[Arkuski]

Originally Posted by choof

arkuski do you listen to music you actually enjoy

Originally Posted by Crazyjayde

@choof, my thoughts exactly. :\

Which albums in particular make you think I don't enjoy the music I listen to?

[ninjaKIWI]

Young Galaxy - Ultramarine
DIANA - Perpetual Surrender
CHVRCHES - The Bones of What You Believe
Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
Brazilian Girls - Talk to La Bomb
YAMANTAKA//SONIC TITAN - YT//ST
Rasputina - Frustration Plantation
That Handsome Devil - A City Dressed in Dynamite
Austra - Feel It Break
Jupiter - Juicy Lucy
Digitalism - Idealism
Entertainment for the Braindead - Hydrophobia
Kyoto Jazz Massive - Spirit of the Sun



woop

I tried to give you a good variety of different stuff

[Nick Skyline]

Figure I'd just copy and paste my recommendations from noname's thread here.

* Devin Townsend Project - Deconstruction
* DJ SHARPNEL & V.A. - OTAKUSPEEDVIBE [SRPC-0030]
* GAME FREAK - Pokémon X & Pokémon Y Super Music Collection
* Igorrr - Hallelujah (because Cowboys From Hell has already been recommended)
* Tool - 10,000 Days
* Tool - Lateralus
* V.A. - Dark Side [DCRPS044]
* V.A. - Princess Ghibli - Imaginary Flying Machines
* V.A. - Princess Ghibli II - Imaginary Flying Machines
* Venetian Snares - The Chocolate Wheelchair Album

[Xayphon]

yo dawg, do you mind sending me over some albums that are as good as the other ~you-know~ stuff, I barely check forums anymore

t.hanks

[rayword45]

Your spreadsheet is missing Meat Puppets Deluxe by Meat Puppets

[omega_grunt666]

Birthday request - LegitMusicProducer: Merry Chrismas (post/cloud)

I'll think of 9 more eventually, GL!

[EzExZeRo7497]

Added up to this point.

Originally Posted by Nick Skyline

* DJ SHARPNEL & V.A. - OTAKUSPEEDVIBE [SRPC-0030]
* V.A. - Princess Ghibli - Imaginary Flying Machines
* Igorrr - Hallelujah

OTAKUSPEEDVIBE - Very inconsistent as a whole, Over The Fullereneshift is probably my favourite Sharpnel track ever but there's a lot of other tracks that bog down my experience. It's better than most Sharpnel releases, but it suffers from the same problem that other Sharpnel albums do. They only have one or two standout tracks, and the others just seem boring in comparison. I gave that a 6/10 I think.

Hallelujah - I'm not really a fan of Igorrr's works. I do like some tracks in Tendon (Unpleasant Sonata), but as a whole they feel rather bland despite how insane the tracks are. Hallelujah shows the problem the most, I feel. Every track feels like the same with some small variations here and there - doesn't really help that none of the tracks really held my attention either. That's what I remembered anyway, maybe I have to give it another listen in the future. 4/10 was what I gave.

Princess Ghibli - I don't know, it just feels gimmicky as a whole. I don't think Studio Ghibli's works really fit with metal either - I thought the concept of it was hiarious at first. Some of the tracks do sound pretty good though, I had Tonari no Totoro stuck in my head for a while. I just can't enjoy it entirely because of how peculiar and flashy the concept is to me - a cover band is great and all, and with the lineup it would be fantastic with anything that's... not Studio Ghibli. 6/10.

Originally Posted by Xayphon

yo dawg, do you mind sending me over some albums that are as good as the other ~you-know~ stuff, I barely check forums anymore

t.hanks

I don't really have any more recommendations, I've been trying to find more instrumental hip-hop too. Perhaps ask someone like Ji or Ohaider? They seem to listen to more music like that than I do.

Originally Posted by omega_grunt666

Birthday request - LegitMusicProducer: Merry Chrismas (post/cloud)

I'll get to that later today, I'm in the mood to listen to more new content anyway.

May 3rd, 2014
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OFF Original Soundtrack by Alias Conrad Coldwood

It's hard to describe this soundtrack, some tracks remind me greatly of the Silent Hill 2 OST but there are some others that throw me off completely. Pepper Steak is a good example, a jazzy goofy track that's incredibly addictive. It doesn't remind me of anything remotely similar, maybe aside from some other tracks in the soundtrack like Flesh Maze Tango.

A good majority of the soundtrack is dark ambient, but they feel like they're just there the whole time. They barely create any effect on me - just there as background music. I get that the atmosphere is supposedly scary, but the textures are so thin I could barely feel it. I'm not sure if it's because of the incredibly low quality MP3s or the music itself though. There are some good ambient tracks in this though, I liked The Walls Are Listening and Empty Warehouse quite a bit - but they still don't accomplish much and are better suited as background music. That's really a big problem with ambient as a whole though, most ambient tracks can't evoke an effect well enough for the listener to be submerged into.

The non-ambient tracks are generally better as they're more prominent compared to dark ambient. Soft Breeze is very good and works very well in provoking a desolate environment. Other tracks like Window Licking and Fake Orchestra sound pretty good, but not as good as Soft Breeze.

The soundtrack does what it does, I guess. It's used as background music and to enhance the experience given by the original game. I wouldn't know how much it'd enhance the experience as I haven't played the game yet, but I can imagine it working. By itself though, I don't think it's anything too special. It's not bad, there are some pretty nice tunes here and there.

Album Highlights: Pepper Steak, Soft Breeze, Panic in Ballville (Level 1)
Track Average Rating: 2.95/5
Overall Rating: 6/10
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Le volume du vent by Karkwa (recommended by Crazyjayde)
Karkwa is an indie rock band from Quebec, which gained popularity after winning three Felix awards with their second album Les Tremblements s'immobilisent. Le Volume du vent, or "Volume of the Wind", is their third album.

I really like the fact that every element of the band compliments each other very well - like one solid force. Even when the instrumentation is incredibly heavy (Le Temps Mort, for example), the vocals still fit perfectly. Though, just because the layers of instrumentation and vocals compliment each other doesn't mean that I'd like the songs in general. I felt that La Facade was a bit too poppy for me, but it's not overly bad.

Pretty diverse as a whole which does keep the album fresh. It does swing a little too frequently between upbeat and dreamy, but most of the compositions are good enough to make that problem almost non-existent. Dreamy atmospheres seem to be their specialty though, most of the songs with those kinds of environments feel incredibly ethereal and are simply fantastic.

What I don't like about the album overall is the song Dormir Le Jour in particular. It's pretty blatant that it's filler, not to mention those guitar riffs are incredibly trite - something you'd expect from hard rock from the 80s or something. Really didn't like that song, although there are some parts that sound pretty pleasant.

I wish I could talk more about this album - maybe if I was more into indie rock I would be able to. I'm pleasantly surprised, I didn't expect to like this album. Compelling listen, I could see myself listening to this more in the future. It could be better of course, but there's really not much room for improvement now.

Album Highlights: Echapper au sort, Oublie pas, Mieux respirer, Le Solstice
Track Average Rating: 3.35/5
Overall Rating: 7/10

[Zageron]

Before I make any of my own suggestions I would like to second the following:
52 - Drink The Sea
68 - Glass Swords
91 - Psyvariar


"Top Ten": (Not really, just a good spread.)
Various Artists - A Childhood Remembered
Seatbelts - Cowboy Bebop
Yasuharu Takanashi - FAIRY TAIL ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK VOLUME 1
澤野弘之 - Ao no Exorcist 1
Yoko Kanno - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 3
soundTeMP - Ragnarok Online Complete Soundtrack
Norihiko Hibino - Live Music by Piano and Strings: 7th Dragon Super Arrange Version
Harry Gregson-Williams - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas - In the Moment
Ott - Mir
(Extra single song) Tim Halbert - Do Not Listen - Excremental Intermission (Boomshine Mix)

The Rest: (Not sorted, all awesome.)
Paul Keeley - Sunset At Midnight
Seagaia - Anodyne
Sean Hogan - Anodyne Remix Album
Sachi Ozawa - The Epic of Zektbach -Piano Collection-
Kohei Tanaka - GRAVITY DAZE
梶浦由記 - Mai-HiME Volume 1: HiME
澤野弘之 - Ao no Exorcist 2
Various Artists - Video Games Live: Volume One
Michiru Oshima - Fullmetal Alchemist Original Soundtrack 3
梶浦由記 - Tsubasa Chronicle - Future Soundscape I
Jonne Valtonen - Symphonic Fantasies (2010)
Taku Iwasaki - Witch Hunter Robin
Marasy - V.I.P (Marasy plays Vocaloid Instrumental on Piano)
Various Artists - Wild Arms: ARMed and DANGerous
SOLAR FIELDS - [ Blue Moon Station ]
Austin Wintory - Transfiguration
Yoko Kanno - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. +
Yoko Kanno - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 2
Yoko Kanno - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 4
寺嶋民哉 - Tweeny Witches
A.M. - Arise
Robert Rich - Somnium
Norihiko Hibino - Live Music by Piano and Strings: Sekaiju no MeiQ I & II Super Arrange Version
Kumi Tanioka - NieR Gestalt & Replicant Piano Collections
KOKIA - Origin: Spirit of the Past
Joe Hisaishi - Spirited Away Relaxing Orgel Ghibli Collection
Tomáš Dvořák - Machinarium Bonus EP
Bruno Coulais - Coraline
Thomas Newman - Finding Nemo
ShibayanRecords - マジコカタストロフィ
Dana Immanuel - Character Assassination
Zabutom - Zeta Force
DJ Hidden - The Words Below
Dryft - Cell
Dryft - Ventricle
halc - Pixel Perfect Complete
Kutapira - Synergy
zircon - Fittest: Original Soundtrack
zircon - Identity Sequence
zircon - Mass Media Constant
zircon - Unearthed


Edit: I was going to suggest Off haha, edited out.
Edit2: Sorry, I like music a lot if no one had noticed.

[Crazyjayde]

Welp, that's a pleasant surprise. You pretty much nailed Karkwa on the head and I feel you made it the listen it deserved. They seem to appeal a wide audience, with good reason, since they often evoke fantasizing atmospheres. The OFF soundtrack is a peculiar piece of music which I often feel doesn't belong well to the dark ambient tag. I suppose most of the time it's trying to be unsettling more than being sinister. But it's a melting-pot that you really only can get a hold of its nature when experiencing the game. I suppose it's weaker on its own as I haven't had the chance to listen to it beforehand.

[choof]

Originally Posted by Arkuski

Which albums in particular make you think I don't enjoy the music I listen to?

all of them

[T-Force]

Coheed and Cambria - In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3
Eluveitie - Slania
Sonic Syndicate - Love and Other Disasters
Theophany - Time's End
The Unguided - Hell Frost
Volbeat - Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood

Those are the only 6 I can think of really.
If you like the Sonic Syndicate/The Unguided sound, check out Only Inhuman (SS) and Fragile Immortality (TU) as well.

[blindhollander]

Break down of sanity -mirrors

Infant Annihilator - The Palpable Leprosy of Pollution

Thy Art Is Murder - Hate

Bloodbath - eaten <-- not an album just a song i like