Bop - The Amazing Adventures Of One Curious Pixel

happy fourth of july, americans who read this! everyone else, WHY DO YOU HATE FREEDOM!?!? D:

jokes aside, this album has a very unique minimalist style that takes influence from many genres. sadly, this does not seem to be a concept album (though it would make a great one!), but the album flows nicely, and it never gets boring. great album, a+++, would pirate again.

Venetian Snares - Cubist Reggae

ok, i understand many of my readers have a strong aversion to anything by venetian snares (for some weird reason), which is why i haven't posted anything by him here yet, but i must say that this is quite different from snares' usual amen break slicing madness. harshly chopped samples from reggae music intersect with warm analog sounding synths and strange chanting to create a very unique sound that one would definitely not expect from aaron funk. a very enjoyable ep, whether or not you like funk's previous works.

Boxcutter - Glyphic

despite what everyone else says, this is not dubstep. this is the music that dubstep producers hear in their nightmares...

James Blake - CMYK

one of my internet-friends, who is into dubstep, introduced me to james blake, and I must say, I don't really consider him dubstep... there is no generic "wubwub" dubstep sound in his music, and I would actually qualify him more as "glitch", "minimalistic dance", or simply "electronic", more then anything else. This ep is a decent starting place in his music, since it immerses you in his strange melodic styles, odd synth patches, and broken sounding beats. make sure to listen with decent headphones, blake really seems to enjoy sub bass!

The Orb - The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld

yeah, no intro needed here. this is the trippiest of all of the house albums, by the trippiest all the house artist(s). technically, this band is a cool down group, for AFTER you trip, but i hear it is also pretty good while tripping too. it is also good while not tripping. yeah, it is kinda always good. yesh.