I decided not to have another Japanese or even Asian edition. That would have been too short and another one would have been too long. There will one more post of albums and another one with EPs and rerecordings and so on. Let’s start this with my biggest finding this year.
Ningen Isu: Shin Seinen
I found Ningen Isu from Youtube recommendations. Sometimes those don’t lead to alt-right videos. I checked their other videos and felt in love with the band. Decided to get everything they have released until I found how much they have released. I got the latest album and collection first. I will pick rest every now and then. Band is among my favorite bands now.
Sheena Ringo: Apple of Universal Gravity
Sheena Ringo is another Youtube recommendation finding. I get recommended lot of Japanese music there. Somehow this Japanese Jazz works. I might not like it as much in English or Finnish. Language makes it exotic and interesting. She released another album this year too. I think it is collection of rarer material. This has music for two normal albums.
Billie EIlish: WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
I am not sure should I have this album on the list. Liked it when I got it but now I have hard time remembering why I liked this first place. More I hear about her music less I care. This is on the list because of how exited I was when I heard the album first time.
Dahlia's Tear: Across the Shifting Abyss
This is from Cryo Chamber. Do I need to say more? I buy almost everything they release and this is one of their best albums this year. If you don’t know the label this album is good starting point. It is more melodic than their releases generally and more beginner friendly.
Amanda Palmer: There Will Be No Intermission
If you go Amanda Palmer’s Bandcamp you find dozens of releases. It can be intimidating if you want to get into her music. Most of those releases are demos or one off collaborations with varying quality. Her serious albums are good but she seems to have need to release something all the time. This is her second solo album. First was Who Killed Amanda Palmer. Those are good starting points to her music. Then you can continue to Dresden Dolls, 8in8 and Amanda Palmer & Grand Theft Orchestra: Theater Is Evil. If you want more then you can check rest of what is there.
Hildur Guðnadóttir: Chernobyl TV Series Soundtrack
I told previous part I like female cellists’ music. Hildur Guðnadóttir is one of those cellists. She is one who hasn’t played in Rasputina. She has become soundtrack artist since her cello albums. Chernobyl soundtrack is made of sounds recorded at power plant. It creates interesting soundscapes. I haven’t seen the series yet but like the soundtrack.
The Howling Void: Bleak and Everlasting
I don’t want to link whole albums here but sometimes Youtube only has whole albums and this seems to be legally there. Underground bands may not always release music videos. Albums like Bleak and Everlasting keep me Avangarde Music subscriber. Can’t say if this is best funeral doom album of the year. I don’t want to listen the genre that much. I like it and it is good enough to fulfill my funeral doom needs.
KADAVAR: For The Dead Travel Fast
This is interesting song. I almost got bored and stopped watching the video first time. But something kept me going and song got more interesting as it went on. It is good song but maybe not the best for the first video you see from the band. Why I have it here? It is best song from the album and you might endure the beginning because I told you it gets better.
Neraterræ: The Substance of Perception
Neraterræ isn’t from Cryo Chamber but they swim on same waters. Partly because this album has collaborations from artists whose albums Cryo Chamber has released.
Monocube: Substratum
Another album released by Cyclic Law. After I found Monocube and Neraterræ I thought Cyclic Law could become label I need to buy almost everything they release. But so far their other releases haven’t opened as well as these two albums. It could be their other releases are more towards industrial noise or whatever it is called. I will keep my eye on the label in case they release something I like.
I guess this was enough for this time. Next part will come next week and have few albums released December. I think I have mentioned at least three of them on this blog already.