Hey Shucks, no apologies needed obviously, I’ve been in the same situation work/kids and the rest, and I also threw loads at you, certainly wasn’t expecting feed back on all 3. (just figured I’d hit 3 possible targets and I think it was a good year of varied stuff last year) I still had to do a fair bit of cutting, particularly on the ambient one, that could of been 4 hours by itself.
It’s great that you found some stuff you liked, and obviously no worries on anything you didn’t - I go for the scattergun approach and I do love a bit of depressing lofi folky indie now and again, and the cross record and seagull tracks fit that bill for me but not gonna be for everyone.
I really enjoy that greet death album, other than bats probably my most listened to guitar album of the year, I think having the 2 singers alternating throughout the album keeps it interesting too. and happy to hear you liked good sleepy, it’s got those midwest emo vibes going on (my favourite kinda/ the good kinda emo) a la Algernon Cadwallader, Empire!, Empire! and the like.
loved Pedro… for years but was suprised by the new album, because I hadn’t massively gelled with his solo stuff lately (but this was more reminiscent of his older stuff, and I particularly like the second half)
should note his album Control is one of my top 5 albums of all time.
Figured you might go for 52 hertz when I got your mix as that other than bats is the most post hardcore band on there, but yeah completely solid up and coming band.
Really glad you got something out of the electronic album too, one of my favourite things is that kinda slow beat vocal electronica (probably the stuff hidden in the middle a bit) but glad it went down alright and yeah that Malibu Ken tracks hilarious, Aesop rock is the lyric master, worth checking out his last album the impossible kid which I think is brilliant and work your way back if you like that.
Apolgies for my lateness too of course, I always want to do proper justice to the feedback and then end up doing it off the top like I am now.
Overall nothing not to enjoy with your mix the whole thing builds really nicely and keeps the energy up right to the end which is really saying something.
I had a mate many years ago who listened to way too much macc lads and I think that perhaps put me off more british sounding vocals across most genres but definitely apparent in the more up tempo post punk styles, so although enjoyable in the mix the more british bands like snapped ankles, christian fitness and USA nails are the ones I’d be less likely to delve into further.
Good shout on bats and microwave for sure, at one point I had ‘we are all going to die’ by Spielbergs on mine too, (really reminds me of kennedy by the wedding present), so definitely some similar branches there. Good to hear the instantly recognizable tones of Bob Mould as well - hadn’t really heard the new stuff, but copper blue was a big love back in the day.
The tracks that stands out for me and that I’ve digged further into the Album/Ep for are
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Sugar Horse - nice slow opener with a good hidden bite to it, nice tempo changes and has a good mix of styles, bit of shoegazey durge and guitar noodling, what’s not to love, I’d say this and Sofy Major are my favourite finds or more appropriately gifts on here.
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False Bliss - nicely winds up the tempo and intersting blend of styles across the track and their album.
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ILS - probably overall a little too screamo for me beyond the one track but great here, I adore a small handfull of screamo stuff, namely trachimbrod, suis la lune and 52 hertz, but they all have either dual singers (one non screamo) or in the case of Suis la Lune kinda adopt that style, and the instrumentals are ridiculously tight. But do enjoy this track in situe a lot, I’d recommend checking out State Faults - Clairvoyant from last year if you haven’t already, it’s got a very similar full on screamo energy vibe.
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Urochromes - my favourite of the more post punk stuff for sure. Got that swagger to it.
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Sofy Major - big solid riffs, good bit of variety in the sound across the album, can do slow hard (if you know what I mean) and there’s a nice bit of something different in the vocals, tops.
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Deafkids - definitely interesting, like prog rock on lcd/speed.
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Austerity program - nice bit of those shellacy, fugzai, minor threat type feels.
So overall thanks both for a great mix and some solid feedback, a few there that I will definitely be keeping up with. cheers.
