Bandcamp Friday is coming up again, so you know what that means!! More album reviews :)
Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer
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-
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
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
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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!