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Some New Albums With A Solid Beat (#8)

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Bandcamp Friday is coming up again, so you know what that means!! More album reviews :)

Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer

Ninajirachi is surrounded by all sorts of computer equipment & wires in a chaotically-organized room

Man. I was extremely hyped for this one after listening to Girl EDM (covered in issue #7), and not only did this not disappoint, it completely blew me out of the water & is now my favorite thing put out by Ninajirachi.

This is a hyper-modern kind of EDM, very much the kind that can only be made on a computer, which this album is absolutely reverent of. It's also about Nina's relationship with computers & making music, most obviously in tracks like "F**k My Computer" & "Sing Good", but really this theme is present in all tracks.

Favorite track: 04 – CSIRAC

"All I Am", "All At Once", and "Sing Good" are all really good as well, but are sort of too emotional for specific moods. CSIRAC is my overall favorite because it's a pumping bop no matter what!

Various Artists – Stream Palette 5 -Ranked-

Both the anime Stream Palette mascots sit in front of gaming battlestations

Stumbled upon this by a chance algorithmic recommendation and yeah, I do love Japanese music, thanks for noticing! It's got all the big names like Zekk, Nhato, KO3, & more, with a corresponding diversity of genres like trance, phonk, color bass, & of course, dubstep:

Favorite track: 08 – Nhato – Killer in the Mirror

This being the 5th in a series does make me want to go back for more. The "-Ranked-" part seems to mean that this is the more hardcore version, as compared to "-Chatting-" which is more chill; wonder how that mix works on the previous, non-split albums? anyways

Iglooghost – Bronze Claw Iso

A construction worker stands in front of an excavator, its claw looming over his shoulder. They are in the middle of a desolate wasteland, everything color-graded a muddy brown

With Iglooghost, you always know you're getting cool new experimental music, complete with tons of backing lore, this time at https://neurowaste.net. True to the theme, this one is a lot more industrial-sounding than past albums like Lei Line Eon or Tidal Memory Exo.

Because the sounds are so experimental, they're always a bit hit-or-miss for me, but there's usually a banger tucked away, like Slug Song. Not to insinuate the other tracks aren't good (of course they are), just that this one song gets stuck in my head quite often & doesn't leave.

Favorite track: 04 – Slug Song

Moe Shop – EVO EVO

An anime girl with piercing eyes, red hair, and tons of stickers on her including a "Moe Shop EVO EVO" one, is in front of an abstract blue background

New classic Moe Shop! Their last full album release was Moe Moe, all the way back in March 2018!! They've certainly kept busy since then, with a steady stream of collabs with other artists, commercial commissions, & DJ sets over the years (as per their website, https://www.moeshop.jp). Still, it sure is nice to have something full-length to chew on :)

Favorite track: 02 – COMPLICATIONS

Like I said, "new classic Moe Shop", very distinctive flavor of music they have :P Of course, this album also includes a bunch of collabs, including one with everyone's favorite Cohost artist:

07 – NEWLY HUMAN FEELING (feat. Jamie Paige)


Lastly, I do want to give another shoutout to an album that I've been listening to a bunch again, Tanger – Prefer not to say. Can't believe it's almost been a full year... Anyways, that's it for this issue, happy spooky pumpkin season!

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