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My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything; Primal Scream - XTRMNTR: soundtest
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My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything; Primal Scream - XTRMNTR. What is up party people, I recieved five CDs in the post on Monday, all of which are excellent, and all of which I shall write about here on soundtest! My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything [1988]. Pitchfork put it best when they said Isn't Anything. For those unaccustomed to comparatively "rough around the edges" sound of 80's rock music (such as myself), it's not the most accessible album ever, but suffice to say if you have Loveless. Top Tr...
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fennesz - venice: soundtest
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Latest release from laptop nerd, christian fennesz. venice is primarly a "noise" album, a lot of people will probably be turned off by that fact alone. but to be perfectly honest, the melodies and structure ARE there, just not apparent at first. but once it clicks, it really fucking clicks. Tunes to download: the other face, the point of it all, laguna. Post a new comment. We will log you in after post. We will log you in after post. We will log you in after post. We will log you in after post.
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DJ Shadow - In Tune and On Time: soundtest
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DJ Shadow - In Tune and On Time. There's some voice-overs and crowd noises scattered, and referring back to Squarepusher again, both CD's are supposed to emulate the live experience, but this one did more of this emulation for me than the Squarepusher did, but I'm not saying that the Squarepusher wasn't good, I liked it! This felt a lot more 'live' to me though. DJ Shadow fans would definitely like this in my opinion. 8.6/10. Post a new comment. We will log you in after post. We will log you in after post.
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Mogwai - Young Team; Squarepusher - Ultravisitor: soundtest
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Mogwai - Young Team; Squarepusher - Ultravisitor. Mogwai - Young Team [1997]. When you think of the term "musical innovation", Scotland probably isn't the first place that springs to mind, but recently I've discovered quite a range of interesting bands originating from up north, such as long-time rockers Primal Scream, orchestral pop maestros The Delgados, and perhaps above all, these guys. Despite the relatively simple instrumentation, this is far. Top tracks: Like Herod, Tracy, Mogwai Fear Satan. Post ...
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Beta Band - 3 EPs: soundtest
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Beta Band - Push It Out. Beta Band - 3 EPs. The Beta Band - The Three E.P.s. Hi This album came out in 1997 (same year as OK Computer), so it's not exactly new or anything, but not many people seem to listen to the Beta Band and I think they should. So here is me spreading the word. Yes, I can't describe it so I'll stop trying, but you'd do well to download these songs: Dry The Rain. Dogs Got A Bone. Needles In My Eyes. Post a new comment. We will log you in after post. We will log you in after post.
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Archive - You All Look the Same to Me: soundtest
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Archive - You All Look the Same to Me. Not sure if this was done on Soundtest but here it is anyway. If I had one word to describe this album, it would be: hypnotic. I agree with what most reviewers say, in that Archive are a lot like the love child Pink Floyd and Radiohead never had. The opening track alone, Again. Is like The Wall. It's not like the whole album is just one continuous depressing beat though; suddenly you're hit with the lullaby-esque Goodbye. Which ends the disc off on a lovely note.
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Air, Quruli, Fennesz: soundtest
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Air, Quruli, Fennesz. I wrote the rough drafts of these reviews over a week ago, but due to exams I only got around to editing them today. Enjoy. Air - "Talkie Walkie" [2004]. But otherwise there's nothing to talk about. The problem is that it's all a bit too. neutral. It'd be pretty difficult to really actively hate a lot of the tunes on Talkie Walkie, but on the flipside, there isn't anything particularly risky or interesting here either. To fall back on that old reviwing cliché, if you like Air, I...
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Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below: soundtest
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The notorious j.i.m. (. The notorious j.i.m. Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Yea outkast is one of my favorite groups and i reviewed two of their albums when the soundtest website was up and i couldn't pass up their latest. (thanks to mike for uploading an album for a broke nigga like me). A bit more well-rounded. I think anyone who likes the harder side of Outkast would enjoy Big Boi's piece and be very satisfied with everything it has to offer. All fitting in very nicely in their respective tunes.
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