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Plebs need not apply
>>61119157
>plebs need not apply
Read the damn OP
>>61118428
nice nice
whats bottom right?
>>61119191
I did.
i need to update this, forgot a few things
>>61117533
>>61118428
>>61119191
>>61119205
>>61119302
>look at this obscure shit I found on bandcamp that I won't lsiten to in a month I'm so patriican xd
fuck off
1. Jerusalem In My Heart - If He Dies, If If If If If If
2. PYLAR - He Venydo A Reclamar My Trono
3. Senyawa - Menjadi
4. The Black Heart Rebellion - People, when you see the smoke, do not think it's fields they're burning
5. Kazuma Kubota - Utsuroi
6. Pinkish Black - Bottom of the Morning
7. Tigran Hamasyan - Luys i Luso
8. Prurient - Frozen Niagara Falls
9. Лeoнид Фёдopoв, Bлaдимиp Mapтынoв, Bлaдимиp Boлкoв, Taтьянa Гpиндeнкo & Opus Posth - Элeгия
10. Kink Gong - Tanzania
Honorable mentions:
TWIABP - Harmlessness
Obsequiae - Aria of Vernal Tombs
Five Star Hotel - Outlands
>>61119559
>found on bandcamp
>literally nothing from bandcamp
Good job
>>61119205
Okokon – Turkson Side
off of Nicolas Jaar's label
>>61117533
>plebs need not apply
>Hiatus Kaiyote
>>61117533
>>61119559
Look! I read p4k
>>61119628
thanks
dl now
I too, read RA, Quietus and TMT lmaooo
>>61119679
Quiet World desu
This my nigga
>>61119679
Are you 15
>>61119541
>>61118428
Big up
>>61119857
Thanks gene
>>61118428
>pomegranate
>>61119302
>toundra
Forgot about this one, I liked it a lot.
Here is my list. I posted it to Killed in Cars.
>>61120989
cool list
had no idea nhk yx koyxen came out with a release this year
>>61121269
Yeah, he actually released a few under his various names. Did you hear him as NHK for Line?
>>61121762
no, i haven't. i'm super far behind for this year tbqh - have been listening to a lot of older mixes and tunes as of late.
liturgy - the ark work
elysia crampton - american drift
ben zimmerman - baltika years
charles cohen - brother i prove you wrong
gabor lazar & mark fell - the neurobiology of moral decision making
JLin - dark energy
>>61117533
>hiatus kaiyote
rest is good
>>61118428
p good if most of the "obscurer" stuff is mediocre
>>61119157
not memeing, I hate this chart
>>61119205
2TMT4me
though I think American Drift and GOD deserve their acclaim
>>61119302
see this actually is obscurity for obscurity's sake
>>61119541
awesome!
>>61119559
lol
>>61119617
obscurity for obscurity sake save Tigran and Prurient
>>61120145
bad
>>61121860
>liturgy - the ark work
>JLin - dark energy
>>61121860
>obscurity for obscurity's sake
Wow.
Holy fucking bandcamp fags, nobody cares.
>>61121928
what's wrong with either one of those records?
>>61121996
you seem surprised? lots of people value "obscurity" on here way more than they do quality
>>61122016
>questions other people's taste
>likes liturgy
lmao
I dunno about obscure. Lots of people follow those labels. I think it's kinda funny when people label something obscure simply because they haven't heard it. Of course, if a big website covered it, then you're just copying them, right? Lose-lose situation.
>>61122042
what's wrong with Liturgy?
>>61122048
there's plenty of music covered by big websites that is still genuinely good, and music covered by big websites that is still bad
Exactly. So obscurity is besides the point, right? Maybe people want to find new stuff. Nothing wrong with that.
>>61122016
Not surprised, just seems pointless to try to showcase what charts fit your standards of "being obscure for obscurity's sake". For example, I don't recognize 4 albums from your picks. Does that make you obscure for obscurity's sake?
>>61122049
liturgy wants so badly to be grandiose but it comes off as inauthentic and contrived. songs meander for way too long. they are only decent musicians so when the try to be """""diverse""""" it kills them because they cant play anything other than generic black metal with slightly odd time signatures.
it also has some of the worst production i have ever heard
>>61122111
>For example, I don't recognize 4 albums from your picks.
which ones?
that's probably your own fault.
>>61122147
>songs meander for too long
this implies that they have a through composed structure when in fact that are meditations, riffs. the evolving comes from the interaction of Hunter's voice rhythmically with the music.
> they cant play anything other than generic black metal with slightly odd time signatures.
show me black metal that sounds like Kel Valhaal or Father Vorizen and maybe I'll believe you.
>it also has some of the worst production i have ever heard
Yes I have heard this nitpick before
"meandering" is applicable to long-form melodies that never seem to find structure or lead to a satisfying conclusion, which is not at all applicable to the postminimalism on The Ark Work.
>>61122206
& it isnt yours?
Pic related is just all the albums I've enjoyed this year. not sure what my AOTY is.
I've missed a lot though. What should I check out, /mu/? I usually just lurk the archive for anything with '2015' and 'mega' in it
>>61122275
...what?
>>61122206
>nitpick
the guitar literally sounds like a ringtone from a 2006 nokia phone
>this implies that they have a through composed structure
how did i imply that in the least
>show me black metal that sounds like Kel Valhaal or Father Vorizen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpVJ98Q0bSw
>>61122301
>the guitar literally sounds like a ringtone from a 2006 nokia phone
disagree but even if you are genuinely thinking that it's still a nitpick
timbre of voice/instruments is a shallow complaint.
>how did i imply that in the least
see >>61122233
you would call Debussy "meandering"
you would not call Glass "meandering"
please do not shitpost, even if this is your shitpost trip
>>61122292
I wasnt clear. Why isnt it your fault then that you aren't informed about the albums you called obscure? I've seen some of the albums in those lists at least mentioned, so it can't be too obscure if WCD/RYM/mu has wind of them.
>>61122344
>nitpick
its isnt though, the guitar and brass sections are objectively compressed
>>61122344
if youre a faggot maybe
also "meandering" isnt a music term, it can be applicable to pseud gaybos who waste time on guitar noodling
>>61122421
meant to quote the "shallow complaint"
part which is where "if youre a faggot maybe" stems
>>61122276
I like your taste sempai.
i didn't listen to much this year
>>61119205
>>61120989
i'm glad ahnnu's getting some attention.
perception was my aoty
really happy with thugger
amazing year for music thanks to him, this decade has been great so far imo
2012 and 2010 are still better tho
>>61122016
>liturgy
HEEEEEEYYYHAAAAYYEEEEAAAAAHHHH
1. Ksiezyc - Rabbit Eclipse
2. Frisk Frugt - Den Europaens Spellbjue
3. Taylor Deupree & Marcus Fischer - Twine
4. Tigran Hamasyan - Luys y Luso
5. Six Organs of Admittance - Hexadic II
6. Laura Cannell - Beneath Swooping Talons
7. Ethereal Shroud - They Became Falling Ash
8. Joanna Newsom - Divers
9. Steinbruchel - Parallel Landscapes
10. DPI - Ad Hocc
>>61122406
I agree with this guy, I havent heard of a lot of other albums here but I'm not gonna just shit on them for that reason alone, or because I think they're "too obscure." people like what they like big deal
>>61122734
that gowanus drifts album was really cool, v close to home
>>61122604
>xe
nice
>>61121860
other than liturgy it isn't like your picks are super popular either, but they're just supported by smaller sites like TMT and Quietus
>>61121860
>obscurer stuff is mediocre
coming from the guy with Liturgy and Jlin on his chart
>>61122016
Ya know, I'm not doing the "obscurity is cool" thing
It's just that I happen to like hardcore and you probably don't
I think Oblivion access might be my aoty but I need to listen to it some more.
Other than that Colin Stetson and Cloud Rat round off my top 3. Tons of shit I didn't get to listen to though.
bumo
>>61124546
>other than liturgy it isn't like your picks are super popular either, but they're just supported by smaller sites like TMT and Quietus
they're pretty fucking popular save charles cohen and gabor lazar
they obviously aren't p4kcore but any person giving a moderate effort of finding music this year would know them all except the aforementioned 2
>>61126172
explain what is bad about them
>>61126626
fair point! apologies
>>61126872
not my AOTY but OA is surprisingly really good.
>tfw don't know a solid 99% of the artists listed ITT
Jesus fuck I'm really out of the loop
>>61119854
not him, but nothing in his list is bad.
Pretty GOAT as far as metalcore goes.
>>61119679
Do you nigga.
>>61117533
fuck yes jakob bro
>>61118428
fuck yes david john sheppard
>>61119541
fuck yes acronym
fuck yes jefre
>>61121894
fuck yes natalia
fuck yes vito ricci
>>61122734
fuck yes container
fuck yes acronym
>>61127496
fuck yes joanna
>>61119628
nice pick with the Okokon - Other People's been killing it w/ their last 4 or 5 releases
>>61129748
are you 15?
>>61122192
literally 100% p4k/fantanocore
what's it like having other people entirely control your music taste?
fuck off to /r/indieheads
Painted Shut by Hop Along was dopeee
>>61132284
not the person you replied to but do you maybe have any tips for finding new music? what are good review websites or something, i really feel like i'm stuck
bobby raps & corbin – couch potato
Black Wing – ...Is Doomed
Father – Who's Gonna Get Fucked First?
Emo Side Project – You Know What Sucks? Everything
Haleek Maul – Prince Midas
Horse Head – Romantic
I hate sex – Circle Thinking
Mackned – Female
Mackned – Hurt Cobain II
Main Attrakionz – 808s and Dark Grapes III
Pusha T – King Push - Darkest Before Dawn: The Prequel
Rozz Dyliams – Galeforce Beach
Smokers Cough – Smokers Cough Sampler 2015
Wicca Phase Springs Eternal – Abercrombie & Me
Xavier Wulf – The Local Man
Young Thug – Barter 6
What's your favorite live album released this year?
and maybe era by echo lake
>>61132417
Just follow any lead possible. Find an interesting new band and then find anyone who talks about them. Look for lists that include one band you know and look up all the others. Just start
This is a masterpiece. Vaporwave is dead, tho. Even DC™ admits it now.
>haters gonna hate
>>61134095
More ambient than Vaporwave tbqh
Only albums worth listening to in 2015.
>>61132417
You can follow particular record labels too, thats also the way to discover new artists.
AOTY/Century
>>61122192
Jesus, can you be anymore of a reddit pleb...
>>61123288
HOLY SHIT
>>61123288
nice garbage taste
>>61123288
ssssssmp
https://youtu.be/RVELaCbxiVM
I really liked this album what else should I listen to
>>61132417
I do several things at once. On Bandcamp, I follow labels that put out stuff I like, and then Bandcamp will email me when they have a new release. I also get emails when people who I think have good taste buy something. If they're willing to pay money, it is worth hearing.
I use RYM custom charts, and I also go through lists religiously.
I don't really ever read review sites. The exception is I'll look at stuff TMT posts, but not read their reviews. Their little blogs are decent, too.
I created my page and private groups to talk about music, so album names come up there. You're welcome to join one of those.
I also have made friends with some musicians and label people, and they'll consistently produce gems I haven't seen anywhere else.
Rate me, m8s?
>>61136887
Jesus christ
>>61136887
You get all of your opinions from others.
>>61137006
>>61136990
Thanks dudes!
>>61135530
>>61135540
thank u
>>61122276
what did you think of holding hands with jamie?
>>61132539
I think Devo is the only one I even know of and I've actually just seen the movie which I liked.
1. of montreal
2. kendrick lamar
3. mark ronson
4. perdition temple
5. marina and the diamonds
6. pinkshinyultrablast
7. napalm death
8. lucy rose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d2m4oh8psk
>>61132417
it's ok, when i started getting into music i mostly listened to stuff fantano liked, and i have to thank him for that. i think it's normal to feel stuck after that because you're exposed to a broad range of genres at a very shallow depth, and the selection you're exposed to has been colored by someone else's opinion. once you exhaust /mu/core and sub-/mu/core too, this place will start to feel like a wasteland and you'll have to dig into generals and things to find new stuff. after a certain point other sources become vastly better than /mu/ to find stuff, but the search is more difficult and personal. this is probably where you start to develop your own taste.
some great online sources i use:
RYM charts (not the big ones--I like filtering by country or a relatively narrow genre, as that tends to expose you to people who are really into music from that country/microgenre and have good recs. also make sure to filter for EPs or singles instead of albums sometimes too)
narrow genre subreddits, e.g. /r/techno, /r/neofolk (top posts are usually canonical works which can be helpful)
narrow genre blogs
label catalogs
my top 3 (all tied)
Omer Klein - Fearless Friday
Avishai Cohen - From Darkness
Kendrick Lamar - TPAB
am I pleb?
>>61138489
not at all
ure just boring and safe
>>61138582
how come?
>>61117533
>plebs need not apply
90% of your shit is jazz or jazzhop nigga trve patricians vary their shit up
> Jazz
All my lols
>>61119205
Prob my fave pic on here. Lots of faves.
>>61122734
Really like this chart, too. Don't know a few.
don't let this good thread die
also nicolas jaar's soundtrack
1. Sun Kil Moon “Universal Themes”
2. Oneohtrix Point Never “Garden of Delete”
3. Sleater-Kinney “No Cities To Love”
4. Young Thug “Barter 6”
5. FKA twigs “M3LL155X”
6. Courtney Barnett “Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit”
7. Jim O'Rourke “Simple Songs”
8. Aphex Twin “Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt2”
9. Best Coast “California Nights”
Honorable mentions (in alphabetical order):
Max Richter “From Sleep”
Drake “If You're Reading This It's Too Late”
iLoveMakonnen “iLoveMakonnen 2”
Various Artists “PC Music Volume 1”
Holly Herndon “Platform”
James Ferraro “Skid Row”
Young Thug “Slime Season”
Young Thug “Slime Season 2”
>>61137375
>perdition temple
literally what do you see in that album? It's not even the best death metal oty
