@Draco_V_Ecliptic I loved Errors’ first album but didn’t think much of their second. I didn’t listen to them for ages but their latter albums are really good too.
@nessisonett I got Oliver Coates' Skins N Slime in the mail today. It's fantastic, hard to describe but worth checking out if you have the time. It's a collection of weirdly beautiful musical pieces ('songs' if you will).
New Autechre album SIGN is out today. Currently on my second listen and still not sure what I think. Some great tracks for sure and a more digestible length than their output from the last few years.
@mcdreamer Yeah, I have mixed feelings about it too. It’s certainly more of an actual album than the gargantuan sessions of the last few years but I’ve found slightly less to actually love about it. Not quite as good as the NTS Sessions in my eyes anyway.
@nessisonett The funny thing is I'd been looking forward to something a bit shorter but I think it's ended up being a case of "be careful what you wish for". My overall feeling is that they've played it a bit safe, at least comparatively speaking. The opening track though is absolutely great.
I never really managed to crack the NTS Sessions but I must give them another try. For the release before that elseq 4 was by far my favourite. I've also been listening to a lot of Untilted and Amber in anticipation of SIGN.
@mcdreamer I think my favourite Autechre album is probably Tri Repetae. I’ve never really been into them as much as Boards of Canada or Aphex Twin but they’ve produced some brilliant tracks in their time.
@nessisonett Tri Repetae is also a brilliant album. Eutow is one of my all time favourite Autechre tracks.
I'm a big Boards of Canada fan too. I really enjoy pretty much all of their releases. Aphex is a bit more hit and miss for me. Half of his stuff is genius, the other half I fail to connect with for some reason. Drukqs was the first time I ever heard IDM and it was quite a revelation at the time.
I saw you mentioned Aphex's ambient stuff above, which is amongst his best work I think. I've been listening to a load of Stars of the Lid, 36 and Sangam lately for my ambient fix. Great music to code to!
@mcdreamer My brother’s really into Stars of the Lid but I still haven’t given them a go yet. One of my favourite lesser-known ambient albums is Love is a Stream by Jefre Cantu-Ledesma. It’s one of those droney ones that sounds like it shouldn’t be relaxing but is incredibly warm. More games should lean on ambient music as an influence!
@nessisonett Did you listen to the Late Junction broadcast? What did you think of the other tracks? I'm going to pick up King Khan's The Infinite Ones as soon as it comes out. Do you think you will be getting it too? I would also recommend Evicshen's debut album Hair Birth for some decent experimental noise music. Picked that up on vinyl recently, limited edition. What have you been listening to this week, thus far?
There is only one forum member that I could tag into someone slapping da bass to the theme of one of the Bloodborne bosses. That member is, of course, @Draco_V_Ecliptic.
@JohnnyShoulder Oh, "da" bass is it? .One day his head will be mine, I got close but was unable to take Ludwig down, vanilla Souls is generally what I play when I encounter those games as the DLC is on another level entirely. Did you beat Ludwig yourself?
"(Music is) a purposeless play. This play, however, is an affirmation of life" (paraphrased) - John Cage
@Draco_V_Ecliptic I did beat him, after many attempts. I did try summoning but found them more of a hindrance as I found I needed to top up there health just as much as mine. I find it better to watch a YouTube vid if I'm really struggling.
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In my search for Halloween music (in an insomnia-fuelled stupor no less), I have several thoughts.
1. Coil, Current 93 and Dead can Dance are laughable. As my brother put it, their idea of ‘dark’ music is talking like a haunted Tory. It just brings to mind the Stonehenge bit from Spinal Tap.
2. Scott Walker is spookier than Swans. Especially if you listen to his weird meat-slapping albums after his 60s lush stuff. It’s like the sound of a man completely losing his mind.
3. Suicide’s self titled album is still absolutely horrible to listen to, truly horrifying stuff. Makes Xiu Xiu seem like a walk in the park.
4. Clipping’s new album is fantastic and a proper horrorcore album for 2020. Seen surprisingly low reviews for it but to be honest, Pitchfork aren’t as influential as they once were and I personally loved it. Proper tense stuff with some heavy beats and incredibly tight flow.
5. Divine Styler’s Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light is bat-sh*t insane and I love it. Perhaps not Halloween music and more ‘dehydrated and stuck in the basement’ music but I still can’t figure it out.
6. Spiderland by Slint is a great Halloween album despite not really having anything to do with spookiness. It just suits the atmosphere brilliantly.
@nessisonett I've heard Scott Walker a long time ago and Spiderland by Slint more recently. Weren't they quite creepy, released one album and then split up, when they were quite young? What Scott Walker would you recommend? (Album-wise).
@Draco_V_Ecliptic Slint released their first album, Tweez, in 1989. It’s not that great but Spiderland is incredible and still one of my favourite albums. In terms of Scott Walker, my favourite is Scott 4 for the lush 60s production and Tilt for the absolutely insane experimental creepy stuff. Listening to them back to back is.. an experience.
@nessisonett I'll be sure to check out Tilt & Scott 4 then, and not necessarily in that order. I was thinking that you might like Jeff Parker, he played on Makaya McCraven's Universal Beings. Two great albums from him are the companion pieces The New Breed and Suite for Max Brown, each one devoted to one of his parents.
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