A lovely, understated record...

Taken from 'New Internationale', released (sic) September 27, 2024

I like what I'm hearing!

Just what I needed this afternoon.



Mah​ō​gakkō
by Hakushi Hasegawa

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https://bloodincantation.bandcamp.com/a ... -elsewhere

An unexpected early arrival, and right up there for AotY. Fucking brilliant.

Absolute Elsewhere
by Blood Incantation

Another predictable corker. What a delight.



Evil Does Not Exist
by Eiko Ishibashi

kokorodoko wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2024 2:17 pm Taken from 'New Internationale', released (sic) September 27, 2024
I like what I'm hearing!

Thanks, this went straight to the Bandcamp wishlist.

Semi-related: Imaginal Disk by Magdalena Bay stands out to me, even in a year that's overflowing with female-fronted dance pop bangers. It's a really well-done narrative concept album. Almost all the songs call back and forward to each other melodically and lyrically. The story (being implanted with a new identity like inserting a CD) is present, but it never overpowers and verges into schmaltzy roadshow musical territory, which to me is the curse of most concept albums that tell a story. I get that the disco-electro-funk aesthetic and high-register voice will be a dealbreaker for a lot of people, though.

Something from my country. Worth a listen.

Not the dad doom version with that abusive cadaver.

Up there with my favorites of the year...just no way to classify what Kris Davis (and lots of the Pyroclastic crew) does, but it's consistently excellent