Album Recommendations 2018

[billy_bob]

There's a new Bongripper album out and it's really heavy.

I really like that, except ... I want the band's name to be about giving handjobs to AC/DC's first singer, and I'm annoyed that really I know it's probably just a tedious marijuana reference.

 

[killer b]

I think with stoner doom the weed references are all just part of the aesthetic, and are not very serious.

I was listening to Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard earlier. They're great too.

 

[Spandex]

Smith & Mighty - Ashley Road Sessions 88-94

Excellent album of unreleased tracks from the Bristol dub/house/breakbeat pioneers.

 

[Threshers_Flail]

Shit and Shine new one out yesterday. Going to give it a whirl tomorrow, defo need to be in the right mood for this one.

 

[billy_bob]

Is that Eric Idle?

 

[Threshers_Flail]

Jockstrap are a lot of fun. Debut EP just come out. Fucking brilliant.

 

[Threshers_Flail]

Proper mess up your youtube recommendations mind.

 

[Spandex]

Emika - Falling in Love With Sadness

Emika has kept coming close to making an album I really love and this time I think she's done it. With a bit of production help from electro heavyweights The Exaltics she's made a lovely album of melancholy elecro-pop.

 

[nogojones]

Some squelchy bassline from Venz:



And a collection of easy listening from Low Enthropy:

 

[nogojones]

and I forgot Phatworld had one out this year as well:

 

[ManchesterBeth]

never really liked low entropy's productions i don't know. great dj and blog though.

 

[rutabowa]

Off me nut are easily the top "label" of this decade.

 

[killer b]

The new Vessell album is brilliant in places. The other stuff might grow too - going it give it some time over the washing up

 

[stavros]

I can't find anything on Slsk or Youtube to sample it directly, but Japanese noise-niks DMBQ have a new one out today with decent write-ups.

 

[belboid]

I can't find anything on Slsk or Youtube to sample it directly, but Japanese noise-niks DMBQ have a new one out today with decent write-ups.

it's on Spotify. And does indeed sound pretty good

 

[killer b]

Christ, it's pretty much time to start messaging you with our album of the year lists isn't it?

 

[nogojones]

never really liked low entropy's productions i don't know. great dj and blog though.

I do like that acidcore tempo though and there are some dark bangers on there

 

[killer b]

The new Vessell album is brilliant in places. The other stuff might grow too - going it give it some time over the washing up

actually this is great all the way through.

 

[ManchesterBeth]

I do like that acidcore tempo though and there are some dark bangers on there

Yeah its a great tempo. just think the 90s stuff is so much more brutal and to the point. running those tr909s through guitar fx units and all.

 

[belboid]

Christ, it's pretty much time to start messaging you with our album of the year lists isn't it?

Almost. I'm havig a week off from even hinking about bloody lists for the moment though.

 

[killer b]

slacker.

 

[The39thStep]

 

[flypanam]

Really enjoying Ben Chatwin's Staccato signals.

 

[billy_bob]

Been a good year, after a couple of underwhelming ones, for me.

 

[killer b]

This from April has just been brought to my attention - yank experimental folk music of the gut-punching variety.

 

[stavros]

I can't find anything on Slsk or Youtube to sample it directly, but Japanese noise-niks DMBQ have a new one out today with decent write-ups.

I'm on my first listen of this, and it's rather fantastic. Keeenly, with a triple e, is the name of the album, if you're looking for it.

 

[billy_bob]

New one from MBV will be on its way at some point...

Thanks for the notification. That's the first I heard of it.

This one never turned up, did it...

 

[billy_bob]

Just trawling the thread in advance of Belboid opening the book, and I realised I trailed Pigs x7's King of Cowards in advance but didn't post after it was released:



They haven't exactly mellowed out yet.

 

[braindancer]

New Workin Man Noise Unit is a belter...

Scuzzy hardcore/punk/sludgey stoner/rock and roll.

 

[Voley]

Just trawling the thread in advance of Belboid opening the book, and I realised I trailed Pigs x7's King of Cowards in advance but didn't post after it was released:



They haven't exactly mellowed out yet.

Great album. Loads of great moments but 'A66' is fucking brilliant. 'GNT' too. Really want to see them live before they start playing big venues. Only a matter of time, I would've thought.

Bass player's crisp reviews on Twitter are worthy, too.