I think he prefers the Slowdive comparison
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:21 (nine years ago) link
another surprise, i gave this a quick listen and nothing grabbed me. Not hugely metal (IMHO) either, but yeah, i get why it belongs in this poll.
― auto focus, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:21 (nine years ago) link
couldn't get into the emptiness album at all either
Weird thing about Emptiness is that despite being my second favorite of the year it doesn't come off as something I can "get into" either. Hard to explain. It's fascinating but has almost zero emotional resonance. I don't find myself relating to it (like Domains or The Deathrip, both signatures of styles I love); I just sort of sit mesmerized by it and assume that one day it will unravel and make sense for me yet I know it won't. And thus the charm.
― Devilock, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:22 (nine years ago) link
It puts the volume to 11...
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:23 (nine years ago) link
we should do a poll for metal albums with the least metally covers.
― Frobisher, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:23 (nine years ago) link
the Star Trek symbol in the middle is my favorite part of that Alcest cover.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:23 (nine years ago) link
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, December 17, 2014 8:21 PM (57 seconds ago)
lol at least someones taking notice
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:24 (nine years ago) link
xxxpost yes make this one go to 11
beaten
― Devilock, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:24 (nine years ago) link
so do we finish tonight at #16 or #11 you all get to choose
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:24 (nine years ago) link
having spent a lot of time with it in the last few weeks.... mv3 >mv2just slightly
just slightly
it mostly comes down to production for me, mv2 sounds a bit warmer to my ears. strangely, it comes down to the drums for me. altho it's live this time, the playing on mv3 strikes me as a bit rigid. mv2 actually swings in places and I love the way they're mixed on that record.
anyway, nitpicking. compositionally, they're both way, way solid. my #3 pick. (kriegsmaschine was my #2, sure doesn't seem like it will place at this point)
― original bgm, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:25 (nine years ago) link
I think I've been subconsciously registering the Star Trek symbol every time I look at that cover.
― jmm, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:25 (nine years ago) link
nominate High Spirits for the non-metal album cover poll
― anonanon, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:25 (nine years ago) link
11!!!!
― Frobisher, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:26 (nine years ago) link
As long as you all keep posting I will take it to 11.If chat dies off i'll stop
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:27 (nine years ago) link
this poll goes to 11
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:27 (nine years ago) link
lol five of the same joke upthread
In honour of taking it to 11 you guys need to watch this while i get the album pics and links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAz_UvnUeuU
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:28 (nine years ago) link
is it metal
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:31 (nine years ago) link
Vast Chains almost threw me off JG altogether. Too slow, really. I put it on the bottom of my ballot just for the integrity of its nightmarish soundworld.
Contenderizer, if you're at all interested, I found Ressentiment much more palatable. Maybe thatd be more your thing...? Of course I really like Discontinuities as well...
― wonderful about a proletariat-Vorticist version of James Brown (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:31 (nine years ago) link
youre the first person ive met that thinks its better than vast chains
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:34 (nine years ago) link
16 Botanist - Vi: Flora 619 Points, 18 votes, One #1http://i.imgur.com/JKPJztM.jpgspotify:album:2alalNFu3Ah449CIyPqiWphttp://theflenser.bandcamp.com/album/vi-flora
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:35 (nine years ago) link
yayyyyy! my number one. i love everything about this, the music, the artwork, the eco terror concept
― auto focus, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:36 (nine years ago) link
i think i forgot to vote for this but i would have
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:36 (nine years ago) link
"stargazer" is such a great track
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:38 (nine years ago) link
i haven't heard it but i like the look of it! what does it sound like? are there words?
― vigetable (La Lechera), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:38 (nine years ago) link
btw this year we did get a placing with 666 points incase anyone was wondering
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:38 (nine years ago) link
the botanist album is awesome
xp hammered dulcimer black metal
― auto focus, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:40 (nine years ago) link
fyi that Alcest album fucking rules and I've played "Deliverence" to death this year
all "metal" should be shoegaze IMO
― the farakhan of gg (DJP), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:40 (nine years ago) link
the lyrics are mixed low on this one.
i think you can guess who voted it #1 now
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:40 (nine years ago) link
(Alcest)
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:41 (nine years ago) link
Oh wow. I had no idea that the dude behind Botanist is the dude behind Maelstron zine. Roberto (Martinelli) = Otrebor. Huh.
― Devilock, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:42 (nine years ago) link
maelstrom, rather
― Devilock, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:43 (nine years ago) link
edit: the guy who was behind Maelstrom zine, I should say. I'm out of the loop. Used to read that zine all the time, though. They had massive amounts of reviews and god knows how much I discovered through them.
― Devilock, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:45 (nine years ago) link
xpost i generally love shoegaze-metal too, Dan. just thought it was a bit too soft for my liking. ill go back and give it another try though.
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:45 (nine years ago) link
Botanist sure is good.
― Frobisher, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:47 (nine years ago) link
the other otrebor band, lotus thief, is worth checking too
― auto focus, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:47 (nine years ago) link
I'm not that fussed about a few tracks on Shelter though it's still a good listen, but if we had a tracks poll I probably would have voted Voix Sereines #1. So beautiful.
The Botanist album is lush as well.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:48 (nine years ago) link
ty for the tip.
― Frobisher, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:48 (nine years ago) link
i should dig a little deeper, yeah. albums that combine some component of intriguing attractiveness with utter (initial) inaccessibility often wind up becoming favorites in the long run. like i finally figured out how to hear colored sands this year. now i'm baffled by how "unlistenable" it first seemed.
― Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding (contenderizer), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:49 (nine years ago) link
After my first listenthrough (of Shelter) I felt like I'd found a long-lost Catherine Wheel album
I then listened to it about 50 more times
― the farakhan of gg (DJP), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:50 (nine years ago) link
this emptiness album is cool as hell. did anybody else dig howls of ebb's visions of the third eye?
― Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding (contenderizer), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:51 (nine years ago) link
15 Sunn O))) & Ulver - Terrestrials 621 Points, 17 votes, One #1http://i.imgur.com/kfuJNWU.jpgspotify:album:1boq333z569Vu7VICUjqXOhttp://sunnulversl.bandcamp.com/
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:53 (nine years ago) link
huh
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:53 (nine years ago) link
okay?
Listened to that the other weekend. It holds up quite well.
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:55 (nine years ago) link
yeah it's good i just wouldn't rate it over most of the records that have already appeared
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:56 (nine years ago) link
I think if there had been one more track to make it longer then maybe more may have liked it
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 20:58 (nine years ago) link
I didn't like it. Sounded like some dark ambient thing I'd download from the old version of mp3.com
― Frobisher, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 21:00 (nine years ago) link