so. "flow state"? when I'm working on something, sometimes i need some extra energy to keep me going. something with a strong beat, not too repetitive, simple lyrics if there are any, & preferably in the electronic genre. fortunately, there's a lot that fits this bill, and I keep finding it! i don't have to publish these posts monthly, but hey if there's enough good music out there, i might as well right? reverse ranked order because i'm feeling spicy >:)
4: Auvic – Voices Call
That link is actually to the bandcamp remastered version, which doesn't contain all the songs seemingly? The original version on Apple Music version has many more (and being honest I am not super into the remastering anyways but i digress). That original version is very 2015 in its soundfont, makes me feel groovy, bouncing in my seat a little, saying "woo, yeah", etc.
I do not know genres very well but I will try my best: upbeat electro, inspired by chiptune in some ways, but mostly it's its own thing. Once again, very 2015.
Favorite track: 08 – Upgrades 1
3: Virtual Riot – Simulation (Deluxe Version)2
No bandcamp link, just an Apple Music one sorry. The original is probably a more cohesive album, the only reason I include this one is because (a) more songs = more flow & (b) between Deluxe/non-Deluxe, it has my favorite song, so yeah :)
Virtual Riot has a long track record of releasing very good color bass (i think that's the right genre label?), never let me down really, but that's all mostly in singles, so it's nice to get a full-length album from them to just plow through when I need that good good.
Favorite track: 17 – Bossfight Afterparty
2: Adam Tell – Peripheries
I mostly knew Adam Tell from his lyrical work/singing in Superseded, Falsework, & Data Loss. Turns out he can work those hardware synths too!! Bit darker than the other ones so far, but it's kind of like that starry night nighttime darkness, kinda cozy in a way at times.
Feels like it'd fit right at home in an Explosions&Fire video during one of those chemistry montages , so I guess that puts it in the ambient genre? anyways
Favorite track: 01 – Transfer Orbit
1: free.99 – Out For Blood
Trans Pride is over. now is the time for Trans Wrath /j
in all seriousness, this album is very angry. overall i am better off just choosing not to comprehend the lyrics3, treating the words as if they were from a foreign language instead, getting all i need to know from keywords/tone of voice. which is to say: get angry!
never fails to light a fire under me. however, because the concepts slide right off me, it is more "generic high energy" than "angry" for me at this point. still feels like a problematic fave, but whatever it's my problematic fave, and you can't take it away from me :P
genre feels like highly produced rave music, if i had to describe it. very move-to-able.
Favorite track: 02 – Lilith
That's it for this month, hope you found something new you liked! Music is very important to me and I hope you enjoy it too <3
Footnotes
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I got the idea for this from Plum's massive music list everyone should listen to, which has 30-second clips for every single one of the albums he recommends. I generate these clips with
ffmpeg -ss '00:mm:ss' -i 'input file.mp3' -t '00:00:30' 'output file.mp3', given the timestamp, input file, and output file I want to generate, and given that I already have the music downloaded ofc. ↩ -
Also, is it "Deluxe Version", or "Deluxe Edition"? The title and album cover can't seem to agree :P ↩
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Being a bit dramatic here, it's not like the most problematic stuff that's ever been sung, pretty tame by many standards, but it's getting up there. like i said, angry. ↩