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10 | 10 | <email>usefulalgorithm@gmail.com</email>
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11 | 11 |
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12 | 12 | </author>
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13 |
| - <updated>2025-03-07T00:00:00Z</updated> |
| 13 | + <updated>2025-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated> |
14 | 14 | <entry>
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| 15 | + <title>Downy - 第八作品集『無題』</title> |
| 16 | + <link href="http://usefulalgorithm.github.io/posts/2025-03-11-downy-8.html" /> |
| 17 | + <id>http://usefulalgorithm.github.io/posts/2025-03-11-downy-8.html</id> |
| 18 | + <published>2025-03-11T00:00:00Z</published> |
| 19 | + <updated>2025-03-11T00:00:00Z</updated> |
| 20 | + <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<article> |
| 21 | + <section class="header"> |
| 22 | + Posted on March 11, 2025 |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | + <br> |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | + Tags: <a title="All pages tagged '2025'." href="/tags/2025.html" rel="tag">2025</a>, <a title="All pages tagged 'music'." href="/tags/music.html" rel="tag">music</a>, <a title="All pages tagged 'post-rock'." href="/tags/post-rock.html" rel="tag">post-rock</a>, <a title="All pages tagged 'math-rock'." href="/tags/math-rock.html" rel="tag">math-rock</a> |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | + </section> |
| 29 | + <section> |
| 30 | + <p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0885174281_16.jpg" /></p> |
| 31 | +<p>這張專輯是他們至今讓我最無感的一張。我一直喜歡 Downy 善於運用奇特節拍和獨特樂句來營造詭譎的空間感,讓音樂自然推進而不顯得刻意。然而,這次的專輯中,各個段落之間最多只是簡單地堆疊樂器,整體感覺像是把幾個不算特別有趣的 musical idea 稍作發展後就結束了。混音師是來自 toe 的美濃隆章,不過我覺得樂器的音色選擇有些奇怪(其實也不意外,toe 近期的作品我是真的一點愛都沒有)。一旦合成器開始演奏一些頻率與吉他接近、且較有旋律性的段落,吉他的聲音就變得難以辨識。</p> |
| 32 | +<hr /> |
| 33 | +<p>Fav track: 剥離の窓</p> |
| 34 | +<p>Score: 6.1/10</p> |
| 35 | +<p>Bandcamp: <a href="https://downy.bandcamp.com/album/8th-album-untitled">https://downy.bandcamp.com/album/8th-album-untitled</a></p> |
| 36 | + </section> |
| 37 | +</article> |
| 38 | +]]></summary> |
| 39 | +</entry> |
| 40 | +<entry> |
15 | 41 | <title>Saffron Bloom - Saffron Bloom</title>
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16 | 42 | <link href="http://usefulalgorithm.github.io/posts/2025-03-07-saffron-bloom.html" />
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17 | 43 | <id>http://usefulalgorithm.github.io/posts/2025-03-07-saffron-bloom.html</id>
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632 | 658 | </article>
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633 | 659 | ]]></summary>
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634 | 660 | </entry>
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635 |
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636 |
| - <title>2024 January Listenings</title> |
637 |
| - <link href="http://usefulalgorithm.github.io/posts/2024-02-09-january-listenings.html" /> |
638 |
| - <id>http://usefulalgorithm.github.io/posts/2024-02-09-january-listenings.html</id> |
639 |
| - <published>2024-02-09T00:00:00Z</published> |
640 |
| - <updated>2024-02-09T00:00:00Z</updated> |
641 |
| - <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<article> |
642 |
| - <section class="header"> |
643 |
| - Posted on February 9, 2024 |
644 |
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645 |
| - <br> |
646 |
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647 |
| - Tags: <a title="All pages tagged 'music and stuff'." href="/tags/music%20and%20stuff.html" rel="tag">music and stuff</a> |
648 |
| - |
649 |
| - </section> |
650 |
| - <section> |
651 |
| - <h2 id="bark-psychosis---scum">Bark Psychosis - SCUM</h2> |
652 |
| -<p><img src="https://i.discogs.com/fdXbIFvsJ3UZWfGuL0cSOfaDr0pQ7kR--rYHKJwQ4jQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:492/w:500/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTg5NTM0/LTE0ODM1Mzk5Njgt/NTMxMy5qcGVn.jpeg" /></p> |
653 |
| -<p>Everything I love on <code>Hex</code>, condensed into a single track and then played in reverse.</p> |
654 |
| -<p>Release date: 2017-08-11</p> |
655 |
| -<p>[8.7/10]</p> |
656 |
| -<h2 id="astrid-sonne---great-doubt">Astrid Sonne - Great Doubt</h2> |
657 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0636007346_16.jpg" /></p> |
658 |
| -<p>Left field experimental indietronica. This is even better than her last album, more quirky sounds and just more interesting.</p> |
659 |
| -<p>Release date: 2024-01-26</p> |
660 |
| -<p>[8.7/10]</p> |
661 |
| -<h2 id="bondo---print-selections">Bondo - Print Selections</h2> |
662 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0193677783_16.jpg" /></p> |
663 |
| -<p>Post-rock / post-hardcore. I really love stuff like this, slow paced guitar music with wonky dissonant melodies.</p> |
664 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-02-24</p> |
665 |
| -<p>[8.5/10]</p> |
666 |
| -<h2 id="bianca-scout---the-heart-of-the-anchoress">Bianca Scout - The Heart of the Anchoress</h2> |
667 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2363739212_16.jpg" /></p> |
668 |
| -<p>Haunting hypnagogic pop.</p> |
669 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-01-20</p> |
670 |
| -<p>[8.4/10]</p> |
671 |
| -<h2 id="tujiko-noriko---crépuscule-i-ii">Tujiko Noriko - Crépuscule I & II</h2> |
672 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3661845306_16.jpg" /></p> |
673 |
| -<p>2 hours of ambient awesomeness.</p> |
674 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-01-13</p> |
675 |
| -<p>[8.3/10]</p> |
676 |
| -<h2 id="unsung---hand-painted-model-trains">Unsung - Hand Painted Model Trains</h2> |
677 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2185546852_16.jpg" /></p> |
678 |
| -<p>Conscious hip-hop. The writing is straight up poetry.</p> |
679 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-07-31</p> |
680 |
| -<p>[8.3/10]</p> |
681 |
| -<h2 id="wata-igarashi---agartha">Wata Igarashi - Agartha</h2> |
682 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3271359899_16.jpg" /></p> |
683 |
| -<p>Psyched-out kraut-tronica / techno. FFO Gas and Caterina Barbieri.</p> |
684 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-05-26</p> |
685 |
| -<p>[8.2/10]</p> |
686 |
| -<h2 id="purelink---signs">Purelink - Signs</h2> |
687 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2058555088_16.jpg" /></p> |
688 |
| -<p>Ambient / dub techno. Love stuff like this.</p> |
689 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-09-15</p> |
690 |
| -<p>[8.2/10]</p> |
691 |
| -<h2 id="voice-actor---fake-sleep">Voice Actor - Fake Sleep</h2> |
692 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3987835288_16.jpg" /></p> |
693 |
| -<p>Hypnagogic pop. It’s pretty good.</p> |
694 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-10-10</p> |
695 |
| -<p>[8.0/10]</p> |
696 |
| -<h2 id="dj-danifox---ansiedade">DJ Danifox - Ansiedade</h2> |
697 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2017712773_16.jpg" /></p> |
698 |
| -<p>Afro-Portuguese club music, but more downtempo then the other artists. Pretty sure the Taipei techno audience would dig any Príncipe artist’s stuff.</p> |
699 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-04-26</p> |
700 |
| -<p>[7.8/10]</p> |
701 |
| -<h2 id="betcover---馬">betcover!! - 馬</h2> |
702 |
| -<p><img src="https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2739869cbb168612789b93444dc" /></p> |
703 |
| -<p>Noisy indie jazz-rock. Kind of like Tokyo Jihen with more hair?</p> |
704 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-10-17</p> |
705 |
| -<p>[7.8/10]</p> |
706 |
| -<h2 id="fabiano-do-nascimento-sam-gendel---the-room">Fabiano do Nascimento, Sam Gendel - The Room</h2> |
707 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3455162830_16.jpg" /></p> |
708 |
| -<p>Folky jazz music. Not bad, I love Fabiano do Nascimento’s tasteful guitar playing.</p> |
709 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-06-30</p> |
710 |
| -<p>[7.5/10]</p> |
711 |
| -<h2 id="ml-buch---suntub">ML Buch - Suntub</h2> |
712 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1117491203_16.jpg" /></p> |
713 |
| -<p>Glistening dream-pop.</p> |
714 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-10-27</p> |
715 |
| -<p>[7.4/10]</p> |
716 |
| -<h2 id="fatboi-sharif---decay">Fatboi Sharif - Decay</h2> |
717 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2828293936_16.jpg" /></p> |
718 |
| -<p>Trippy alternative hip-hop. The instrumentals don’t really do it for me.</p> |
719 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-07-21</p> |
720 |
| -<p>[7.4/10]</p> |
721 |
| -<h2 id="natural-beauty-wonder-concept---natural-beauty-wonder-concept">Natural Beauty Wonder Concept - Natural Beauty Wonder Concept</h2> |
722 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0499254614_16.jpg" /></p> |
723 |
| -<p>Downtempo / ambient. I still think there’s more things DJ Python could do than this.</p> |
724 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-07-14</p> |
725 |
| -<p>[7.2/10]</p> |
726 |
| -<h2 id="tara-clerkin-trio---on-the-turning-ground">Tara Clerkin Trio - On the Turning Ground</h2> |
727 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0972796043_16.jpg" /></p> |
728 |
| -<p>It’s like mellowed out Stereolab. Pretty good but not as great as their full length LP from two years ago.</p> |
729 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-11-03</p> |
730 |
| -<p>[7.0/10]</p> |
731 |
| -<h2 id="lite---strata">LITE - Strata</h2> |
732 |
| -<p><img src="https://www.sputnikmusic.com/images/albums/484532.jpg" /></p> |
733 |
| -<p>This one’s more hip-hop influenced, but not in an interesting way. Their old stuff is vastly superior compared to this one. Still better than Toe’s more recent stuff though…</p> |
734 |
| -<p>Release date: 2024-01-31</p> |
735 |
| -<p>[6.0/10]</p> |
736 |
| -<h2 id="föllakzoid---v">Föllakzoid - V</h2> |
737 |
| -<p><img src="https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2975563703_16.jpg" /></p> |
738 |
| -<p>Lackluster trance techno. Is repeating an uninteresting pattern considered krautrock-ish nowadays?</p> |
739 |
| -<p>Release date: 2023-10-21</p> |
740 |
| -<p>[5.8/10]</p> |
741 |
| - </section> |
742 |
| -</article> |
743 |
| -]]></summary> |
744 |
| -</entry> |
745 | 661 |
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