I stop making favorite albums of year lists this year. I rather post about what I have found during the year. List has this year’s releases and older ones. Not sure if I will post these every other month or other frequency yet. List won’t be ten albums long.
Aina The End: The End
Lately I have been more exited about BISH’s members’ solo efforts than the band’s music. Ayuni D’s Pedro has released two good albums. Now is Aina The End’s turn to release solo album. I was completely sold when I saw this video. This is the best song of album but not the only good one.
Heavenstamp: From the Basement
Heavenstamp has been on my radar before but From the Basement is first release I have bought. It is EP with couple really good songs and some ok songs. I checked their older material and probably will get to that later.
First Summer Uika: Chameleon
One more from Japan. This time only single. Video is funny and song is good. If I have understood correctly this is her first single and she has been member of idol group before. Definitely looking forward more music from her.
The Dead South: Good Company
I have known this song and video for some time. Haven’t bought album until now. Other songs didn’t work as well when I have listened previews. Until now. I have listened the previews quite a few times because I like this song. Probably I needed to start playing acoustic guitar more until the band started working for me. Or the reason is better songs are on first half and second made me not to buy this before.
The Devil Makes Three: A Little Bit Faster and a Little Bit Worse
I found The Devil Makes Three same time as The Dead South. Got their self titled album which I like very much but other albums didn’t work as well. Until now. Probably for same reasons as The Dead South or I checked the most popular album in iTunes which I don’t like as much as their other albums. I am not sure if this is actually live album or is it made to sound little like live album. I don’t think they have these songs on other albums. They have live albums which are clearly titled as live albums. This isn’t. I really like the album title by the way.
Shrine: Ordeal 26.04.86
Cyclic Law had winter sale. Picked this from there. Album is Chernobyl theme album. One of these posts I mentioned how Cryo Chamber makes bands and artists mold into their template. Listening this and Shrine’s Cryo Chamber album Quintessence shows how music has lost some roughness on Cryo Chamber. Not that one is better than other. I was going to put album of other artist who has released music with and without Cryo Chamber here but there wasn’t a video for without Cryo Chamber album. His with Cryo Chamber album is probably on next list. I will get it next Bandcamp Friday.
Justin Graves: The Devil’s Business soundtrack
Talking about Bandcamp Friday. This was put to Crippled Black Phoenix’s Bandcamp during last Bandcamp Friday. They have put interesting releases there each Bandcamp Friday. Probably same happens next time too.. This is soundtrack but if you like Crippled Black Phoenix you probably like this too.
Black Brunswicker: In the Age of Aristocracy
Bandcamp Friday findings. I could have put any other Black Brunswicker album here. Didn’t get everything from their Bandcamp but got few releases. Also got couple albums from band Awakened Souls ( https://awakenedsouls.bandcamp.com/) but I can’t find their music from Youtube. Entered into weird new age / religious rabbit hole when I tried to do so.
Beyond the Ghost: The Last Resort
This list was missing Cryo Chamber releases. Not any more. They release something every other week. I haven’t got the latest release yet. This is one. Third is collection album and fourth is
Sabled Sun: 2149
Sabled Sun is Cryo Chamber’s owner’s project. One of them. It released six Signal albums before starting ongoing 214X series of albums. 2149 is interesting because it breaks away from Cryo Chamber formula. At least how I see Cryo Chamber formula. It is not big departure but coming from label’s owner it makes you think if label is diversifying its sound in future. For few years you could have expected to all Cryo Chamber releases to fit into similar mold.
That was tenth video and I promised this won’t be ten videos long. I already made dedicated posts of Clipping (got their last three albums) and Danny Brown (Atrocity Exhibition). Maybe I should do this monthly. One more because I promised this won’t be ten videos long.
Red Sparowes: Every Red Heart Shines Toward the Red Sun
I have had Red Sparowes’ The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer for over ten years but for some reason never got their other albums. I got the album after A Storm of Light was so convincing live. One day one song from the album comes up on playlist and I check what else band has released. Should have got more of their albums earlier. I have few other similar bands and artist which wait for their songs to have big enough impact to make me check their other material.
One more thing. There is this H.P. Lovecraft themed idol group who released album this week. I didn’t know about it when I filled my record buying quota for the month. I will get to that album next time.