Usually, my music workflow goes like this:
- Discover new music on
SpotifyDeezer, sometimes YouTube - Keep a “canonical” list of songs I like in a YouTube playlist, transferring over my Deezer likes every once in a while
- Once that list grows to about 100-150 songs, prune it.
- If the list remains large, purchase all the songs (Bandcamp > iTunes > not paying)
However, the sporadic nature of this process means the purchasing time rarely overlaps with a Bandcamp Friday. Since nowadays, Bandcamp Fridays are so rare, I figured I’d get in on this one while I still can.
I won’t be covering all the albums I purchased (there are a bit too many to list, you can see them on my bandcamp page if u really want), and will instead be highlighting a few I think deserve special mention.
NOTE: due to time pressures, I have not listened to all albums in full, these are just my first impressions
Emplexx - Hiraeth
Really happy to see this one come out! I’ve been following their work for a while, they’ve gone thru some rough patches, so it’s nice to see an album representing work they feel proud of. And boy should they; this is, in my opinion, genre-defining work in complextro. “LUV U” is one of my favorite songs ever, and the rest seem of equal quality. Good album.
Sunnexo & Tanger - Any% EP
I really like Sunnexo’s style. Very chiptune-y, bit dubstep-y, nice video-game-inspired music that is very catchy. They have a devlog! Good EP.
camoufly - In Plain Sight
Bit more laid-back than the other albums, but still great energy in these. Dance-able beats, neat instrumentation, all the drops are so groovy. idk how to describe it, it’s just a good EP.
Andrew Huang & Undulae - Labyrinth
I don’t do experimental music too much, but this album might just convince me! I liked these songs a lot more than I would think at first glance. Andrew Huang works his magic once again, good album.