Varg Is A Cool Guy...

He kills band mates and doesn't afraid of anything.

Top 50 Albums of the Decade - With Regrets

No, I will not drop the subject.

Anyway, below is a list of albums that, given only a slight change of mood when compiling my top 50 list, could have ended up on the countdown. As a result, I feel compelled to at least mention them and, as such, implore you to check them out if interested.

Mastodon - Blood Mountain

Gojira - From Mars to Sirius

Daft Punk - Alive 2007

A Silver Mt Zion - Horses in the Sky

Deerhunter - Microcastle

Hauschka - Ferndorf

Melt-Banana - Bambi's Dilemma

Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero

Tool - Lateralus

Okay, I'll stop now; I promise.

Top 50 Albums of the Decade - Part 3 (15-1)

Let's do this thing.

15. Electric Wizard - Dopethrone

To quote tolkkii from HolyFuckingShit40000:

"It's one of my favourite albums, but honestly it sounds like the following events occurred.
Hey man, let's jam!
Ok, let's play some Black Sabbath, some Master of Reality stuff.
Sure bro, let me roll a fattie first.
*smokes*
What were we going to do with these instruments?
Fuck, I don't know.
*Jams*
Duuuuuude"

14. Cult of Luna - Salvation

This and Isis' Oceanic are the two benchmarks which all post metal should strive to. A stunning album from beginning to end.

13. Converge - Jane Doe

Behold, metalcore done well. 12 punches in the face delivered with intensity levels rarely seen in music. Might take a while to digest, but it's worth it and then some. Just thinking about the sheer awesome of 'Concubine' and 'Homewrecker' is making me a little giddy.

12. Have A Nice Life - Deathconsciousness

Recorded over 5 years, spanning 2 discs, containing an accompanying 70-page booklet and going so far as to have individually painted discs, Deathconsciousness is clearly an album close to the heart of its two creators. And why wouldn't it be? Spanning multiple genres and moods, Deathconsciousness is a masterful achievement and, arguably, the best concept album of the decade.

11. Church of Misery - Houses of the Unholy

I've discussed both this band and album at length previously so all I'll say is fuck yes.

10. Melt-Banana - Cell Scape

9. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion

Embarrassingly gushed over here. Still the best album of 2009 (bite me, Scott).

8. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam

Just edging out its follower, Strawberry Jam epitomises what I like about Animal Collective. It's light and fun, but with some fascinating musical ideas to help give it some substance. Besides how can you resist an album with both 'For Reverend Green' and 'Fireworks'.

7. Mouse on the Keys - Sezession

Shamelessly fanboyed over here. Probably my best relatively unknown discovery of the last 12 months.

6. Boris - Flood

Ah, Boris...If I didn't give myself the 2 album restriction then this list would probably have at least 5 releases by this band (you see that I've already crammed 2 of their collaborations in here). Consisting of a single 70 minute track, Flood is like being slowly crushed by the ocean...but somehow in a good way.

5. Kashiwa Daisuke - Program Music 1

After I made a Japanese music post at Green Gravy, this was recommended to me by, again, Alex from Whatever Takes Your Fancy. This was, probably, the best album recommendation that I've ever received. Think of the electronic-influenced post-rock of World's End Girlfriend, then imagine it...better. Quite easily the best electronic album I've heard from this decade, if not ever.

4. Isis - Oceanic

The album that got me into sludge/post-metal and, really, metal in general. Crushingly heavy in parts, gorgeous in others, Oceanic is a masterpiece.

3. Radiohead - KidA

The musical shift from The Bends to OK Computer was matched if not surpassed when KidA was released. This caused quite the initial backlash but, as people actually started listening to Radiohead's new sound, they found that they were just as good as ever. I won't say too much more as KidA has been topping pretty much every best of list, but listen to the first 5 seconds of 'Everything in its Right Place' and you know that this is something special.

2. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

The theme of Godpeed's F♯A♯∞ was, quite easily, the apocalypse, and it was awesome. The band's next full follow up, Lift Your Skinny Fists etc etc, didn't really seem to posses any central idea or premise. Instead, what Skinny Fists does is show the full spectrum of...existence, both the good and the bad. And it is through this simple idea that Godspeed are able to tell us more than they had previously. This would all mean nothing if the music wasn't there to back it up, but the nine-piece are in full form, from their trademark crescendos to, for the first time, drone and rock(ish) styles. In my opinion, the pinnacle of post-rock.

1. Boris - Boris at Last: -Feedbacker-

I wish I could describe how incredible this is and why it's the best album of the last 10 years, if not of all time, but words seem to lose me whenever I think about this album. This review does a better job than I could, but words can only get you so far. Listen to this album. Now.

Like I said at the start, I'm sure there are other albums released this decade, I haven't yet heard, that I'll like just as much if not more than those listed here. But that doesn't stop this list from being, in my opinion, fantastic releases and all highly recommended. Also, I'm quite willing to upload any album on this list at request so shout out if interested

Top 50 Albums of the Decade - Part 2 (30-16)

Let's jump straight back in and continue the countdown (hopefully blogger won't screw around with text sizes this time).

30. A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step

29. Mouse on the Keys - An Anxious Object

28. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O

Despite being Godspeed's worst release, Yanqui is still a powerful and moving album. 'Rocket Fall on Rocket Falls' in particular is a gorgeous track. For a band to be able to express just how pissed off they are without using any vocals whatsoever is quite an extraordinary feat.

27. Isis - Celestial

Deconstucting. Fucking. Towers. That is all.

26. Foetus - Flow

Despite a few 'dud' tracks, when J.G Thirwell gets it right, it's nothing short of spectacular.

25. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

24. Between the Buried and Me - Colors

Quite simply, an amazing achievement of progressive metal. It all seemed a little too sporadic and inconsistent at first, but slowly it all started to make sense and become one of the few not only listen-able, but good metalcore releases ever.

23. Boris with Merzbow - Rock Dream

Reviewed here though it's grown on me a lot since then.

22. World's End Girlfriend - Dream's End Come True

21. Radiohead - Amnesiac

Kid B you say? Bah, I say. This is a perfect complement to their 2000 masterpiece, though can stand perfectly fine on its own. Pyramid Song, Like Spinning Plates, Life in a Glasshouse, astounding.

20. The Antlers - Hospice

I don't think an album has ever made me cry as much as this one. Listening to the whole thing with lyrics handy is absolutely crushing.

19. Sunn O))) & Boris - Altar

As you probably know, I'm very much a fan of drone music. Well, this is the album that started it all. Retaining the distinctive sound of both bands, but still sounding completely unlike either have released (I've once heard it described as a bastard love child of the two bands that was beaten regularly during childhood), any lover of drone-doom can't not have this in their collection.

18. Earthless - Rhythms From A Cosmic Sky

17. Neurosis - The Eye of Every Storm

Taking a 'less is more' approach, Neurosis deliver their best album yet.

16. The Ocean - Precambrian

I detest this adjective, but this album is truly deserving of the word epic. Two discs of pure joy.

Final instalment (15-1) will be posted whenever I get the time so hopefully some time over the next few days. What will be #1 (though if you know my music tastes even a little, you probably already know the answer to this question)?

Top 50 Albums of the Decade - Part 1 (50-31)

Over the next few days, I'll be counting down what I feel are the fifty best albums that I've listened to from the 2000-2009 period. I'm sure there's plenty of stuff that I've yet to experience that's awesome, but I guess you need to have a cut-off at some point.

Note that I've only allowed 2 albums per artist/band in this list, though collaborations are considered separate. Also to save giant posts, I'll only be making additional comments about albums if I feel like it. But enough introductions, part 1 is 50-31

50. Set Fire to Flames - Sings Reigns Rebuilder

49. Kayo Dot - Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue

48. a-fei - Nymphéas

47. sgt. - Stylus Fantasticus

Thanks to Whatever Takes Your Fancy for turning me on to this one.

46. Khanate - Clean Hands Go Foul

This album is, quite easily, the heaviest album I've listened to. Not due to that it's really fast or really loud, it's neither of those things. What Khanate does is play doom metal stripped back to a snail's pace, but with the most agonising vocals I've ever heard. The result is a sound so emotionally heavy, listening to it is quite physically draining. Definitely a unique experience.

45. Sunn O))) - Black One

44. Ben Frost - By The Throat

43. Wolves in the Throne Room - Two Hunters

42. Neurosis - Given to the Rising

41. Death From Above 1979 - You're A Woman, I'm A Machine

I can't stress just how...fun this album is. Death From Above 1979 have no pretensions of grandeur or significance, they're just here to rock, which they do well. Very well.

40. Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow

My concert review should already tell you that I think these guys are pretty awesome.

39. Massive Attack - 100th Window

Release the new album already!

38. Om - God is Good

37 - Thom Yorke - The Eraser

36. mono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind

Despite my occasional criticisms of this album, I can't deny it's brilliance.

35. Venetian Snares - Songs About My Cats

lol, breakcore.

34. Sunn O))) - La Mort Noir En Esch Alzette

33. mono - You Are There

Gorgeous.

32. At The Drive In - Relationship of Command

There's a reason there aren't many post-hardcore bands these days. There's no point now that Relationship of Command has come and gone.

31. Mastodon - Crack the Skye

Great album by a great band.

Stay tuned for tomorrow post where I count down 30-16.

One Year Anniversary

Albums That Should Be Listened To Discreetly If In A Public Place With An Mp3 Player That Displays Album Art

Title Just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?..

Anyway, for those of us too cheap to drive to our place of work or education and, as such, exploit public transportation, you'd know that your Mp3 player can be your saviour from such perils as loud school kids or having to actually converse with passengers. However, one must show a little diligence when deciding to break out their iPod, not because it's antisocial or damaging to your ears, but because some of us posses albums with covers not really designed for a public place. To help tackle this gripping social issue, I've developed a handy lists of albums which, if you are going to listen to, do so with your music player's screen in a position away from the young or the elderly's eyes.

Big Black - Songs About Fucking

Pretty self-explanatory, Songs About Fucking is about as subtle as its album cover. What if a small child were to stumble upon it, how will you explain your way out of this one? Let's leave the sex talk to the parents.

Naked City - Entire Catalogue

Jesus Christ, look at this shit! As if Naked City weren't strange enough without pictures of bondage and uber-violence to accompany it. What would Great-Aunt Gladys say if she saw you listening to this morally bankrupt filth!

Mayhem - Dawn of the Black Hearts

Well, I suppose their lead singer's name was Dead, I just didn't think they meant it so literally...

Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals

Good god it's a naked woman! No, wait, it's a naked man!...huh...actually I'm not too sure what it is, all I know it has the capacity to mentally scar young children for years to come...

Electric Wizard - Dopethrone

For shame Electric Wizard. Surely you wish to be positive role models to little Johnny No-Drugs? Why then would you release an album containing none other than Satan himself smoking a bong? Won't somebody please think of the children?!?

Have A Nice Life - Deathconciousness

Now, we all feel a little down after having sat through Have A Nice Life's 85 minute album (it just keeps going), but surely there must be a better solution?

Moderat - Moderat

Foolish woman, punching yourself in the face. Don't you know you're encouraging self loathing in children or, worse, telling them it's okay to hit women? Combining this with your seeming belief that 'Sick With It' is a good song, I'm beginning to question your judgement entirely...

Skinny Puppy - Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse

Ladies and gentlemen, we have nipple.

Sunn O))) - Black One

Waah! Holy crap; just look at this thing! This cover gives me the creeps and I'm an adult, think of what it will do to little Billy Innocent-Mind, the poor thing will be damaged beyond repair!

The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

You know how impressionable kids can be, they may well see this and think it's okay for them to start battling giant robots without the two week correspondence course that is required under section 4.27 of the vigilante rule book. Then what? Anarchy, that's what.

Panda Bear - Person Pitch

Oh, looks innocent enough, but let's now skip forward five minutes...

The tiger's gone and torn everyone else to shreds! Surely Noah Taylor should have predicted a bloodbath when setting up this whimsical scene, but once again a a musician hasn't thought everything through. Thanks a lot Panda Bear; jerk.

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion

I'm onto you Animal Collective, or should I say Lawyer Collective! You release an album like this, hoping for us to listen to it while sitting next to someone with epilepsy. Then what? Bam! Seizure. And who's going to lead the class action suit against me and my fruity album cover displaying ways? Why, none other than its creators! Don't think your little plan has slipped by me you electronic-indie fucks.

So, dear reader, head this warning and think twice before playing your potentially crippling filth. I always preferred the older iPods anyway...

The Greatest Page on the Internet?

I think I found it.


EDIT: No, this is it:
http://santiagohc.11.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=242575&sid=75c7b543cb764dd8b97f40f39fb1eaec

EPs Are Music Too

It's a habit that I'm very guilty of. I find myself interested in a band and am looking through their discography trying to find what release of theirs I want to get. LPs, live albums, collaborations, I consider these all fair game and try to pick out which one appeals to me the most. What I don't consider, however, is a band's extended play, or EP, releases.

For the very minute few of you who don't know what EPs are, EPs are music releases that are usually much shorter in nature than standard full length releases, with most hovering around the 20-30 minute mark. Unfortunately, I've developed a nasty habit of simply ignoring these shorter releases, wanting to dive head-first into a full-length record. "Fool!" I hear you say, "Have you forgotten about Godspeed You! Black Emperor's Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada? It contained some of the band's best and most concise work." I know, I know; it's easy to forget that sometimes an EP can be just as good if not better than a full length. Thus, in order to try and rectify my abuse of the EP format, I intend to review 3 EPs of which I have recently aquired and, in all cases, have been quite impressed with.

Meshuggah - I

Last.fm Page

Meshuggah are a band that are very much suited to the shorter, punchier nature of EPs (many people seem to find that they get a bit repetitive if you listen to them for too long). Consisting of a single 21 minute track (though it can be broken into 3 sections), I is a showcase of progressive and technical metal. What I found appealing about it was the solid percussion that, essentially, drives the entire song through. There's also a great variety of cool sounding riffs and guitar prowess that will keep you interested. I'm looking forward to seeing them at Soundwave next year.

7/10

Torche/Boris - Chapter Ahead Being Fake (Split)

Wikipedia Page

For those of you who know me, you'd know that I'm pretty obsessive over the Japanese power trio Boris. After their apparently disappointing last major release, Smile (which I don't currently have), it's good to see that the band still has it. The first track is 'King Beef' by sludge/stoner metal band Torche; it's nice and heavy with some cool effects going on in the background. This was my first experience with Torche and I must say that it's left quite an impression on me, definitely recommended for fans of Baroness or Mastodon. The other track, 'Luna' by Boris does a great job at keeping your attention for its 12 minute length. The track starts off as a sort of psychedelic piece, slightly reminiscent of their collaboration, 'Rainbow', with Michio Kurihara, but running at something like an unheard of 300+ beats per minute, Atsuo does a great job just to pull it off. Eventually the style changes to a doom/sludge sound, which is a very cool way to round out the album. This split really showcases both bands ability and works as a great introduction to either of the two. Highly recommended.

9/10

Mouse on the Keys - Sezession

Last.fm Page

Jazz and post rock. Sounds like a winning combination, but apart from the occasional excursion down this lane by World's End Girlfriend, something that I've yet to find a band that does this really well. Thankfully, I've now found such a band. Mouse on the Keys keep things fairly simple, with drums and piano making up the band's core (though do use saxophones and the like sometimes). It's hard for me to describe what I like about this EP, suffice to say that I absolutely adore it though. The drums are fantastic, the piano smooth and the other instruments masterfully used to make this record 22 minutes of bliss; it's great to see that a band is able to live up to the amazingly awesome fusion that jazz and post rock entails in my head. I give this EP 10/10, which I don't do very often at all so, for the love of god, check out this album. I can't recommend this band enough.

So as you can see, don't glance past EPs like they're Diet LPs or something, the shorter time length makes them a great way to check out a band you've never heard before and can sometimes be the band's best work. Something that I most of all need to continually remind myself...

It's not you, it's me...

For reasons that I can't really understand myself, I've asked to be able to become a contributor at the comparatively successful Green Gravy and have been accepted. But before the one or two people who actually read my blog leave and never check here again, I'm not going to stop doing (sporadic) updates here.

What I feel like doing with this system is to keep personal opinion/general blog updates here and will post movie and anime reviews up at Green Gravy, where they at least have a chance of being read (my Excel Saga review is fresh off the press there now). Where I put my stuff about music I'm still deciding, but will, most likely, be here; I guess it may vary though. In either case, I'm not going to desert this place (in before you say that I already had months ago), so please keep checking back here every now and then for more pointless updates. That said, I also encourage you to check out Green Gravy if you haven't yet done so, at least they update on a pretty regular basis. Kthxbye.

RE: Metropolis, A Response Review

About a week or so ago, Scott from Green Gravy posted a review of Osamu Tezuka's 2001 film Metropolis. The review was quite a glowing one, calling the film an anime classic and bestowing it a 5/5 star rating. Now, I'm not here to bash that review, it would be stupid to criticise something so subjective as movie tastes; but I would like to, I guess, express a slightly alternative viewpoint, perhaps one not as glowing as what Scott's was (I can't blame him though, I'm sure anything would seem fantastic after you've just watched Elfen Lied in its entirety)*.

Now, let me start this by saying that Metropolis is by no measures bad, it's a very good film; there were, however, a few points that got under my skin. But before I divulge in that, let's highlight what was good.

The Good:

Firstly (and this is a no-brainer), the animation is nothing short of stunning. Studio Madhouse have, again, shown that both they and Production I.G. are truly the leaders in Japanese animation. The looks of this movie rival that of Disney animation classics like The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, films that would have had a budget larger than Atlas' shoulder muscles (though something tells me Metropolis' budget wouldn't have been too far behind). The film was really one of the first animes to mesh 2d and 3d animation together without it seeming jarring to the viewer. The end result is a film that is an aesthetic polish so high that it's probably worth a watch solely for the visual spectacle.

Another great aspect of this film is the music. Being someone that has played a lot of jazz and dixieland, I'm probably a little bias, but it was great to see this style of music incorporated with the film. The music works surprisingly well with the expansive and isolating feel that the city creates. I know Scott partly criticised the choice of music for the film's climax, I didn't really have an issue with it, though I can see that there will be people who will (parallels between this and the music used during the third impact in End of Evangelion can be drawn). To summarise, Tezuka's choice of music style did surprise me, but in a good way and it really helps give the film a distinct edge.

The Bad:

Okay, so there were more good points than the two mentioned, but, I guess, they were the standouts. Now, there were a few aspects of Metropolis that either didn't sit well with me or plainly annoyed me. Some are quite small and petty, whereas others are more important. Either way, the accumulation of all this was what prompted me to make this post as, while I enjoyed it, I don't consider Metropolis to be a 5 star film. Also, a word of warning that in discussing my grievances, I may inadvertently drop a spoiler or two, so tread with caution.

One of my main irritations with this film was the character of Rock. And no, I don't mean this solely because he's the antagonist and we're supposed to not like him. What I mean is that I struggled to try and figure out the motivation behind this character and why he acts like a dick. Okay, his adopted father is somewhat cold and he's trying to prove himself to him, I understand that, but why does he hate robots so much? Is it because he's supposed to represent the general contempt towards robots that Joe Anyperson has in the city of Metropolis? I can't see why as, unlike the ex-working classes, his job wasn't replaced by a machine. The only other possible reason I can think of is that he can't stand the fact that his father appears to love a robot more than he loved him, but this argument falls to bits when we see Rock take pleasure in killing a robot before he finds out about his father's apparent love. Maybe I'm missing something here, but, to me, this is never explained and it got on my nerves.

Another issue I had with Metropolis was with Tima. Now before you all denounce me for disliking Tima, I am referring towards the idea of Tima, not the character herself. This is probably more a gripe with the conventional anime plot devices in general, but it makes an unwanted appearance here. Okay so here we have, supposedly, the greatest achievement by mankind ever made, something of which all science and engineering has lead up to, and it turns out to be a fucking 10-14 year old girl who is both clueless to the world and is so impressionable that whoever gets at her first, essentially, has them in her heart forever more. This is our scientific holy grail? This? Elfen Lied, I think, kind of does this as well and I can't help but feel like we're being condescended to if we're expected to take this without a grain of salt. I guess I'm more lenient on Tezuka in this case as the manga Metropolis was based on is over 60 years old and this probably would have seemed a much more fresh idea back in the late 40's.

The above two paragraphs were my main issues with this film, though there is another point that I'd like to discuss relating to the man/machine philosophy that Metropolis puts forward. In general, I was pretty impressed with the points that were being made. The film shows nearly all characters, good or bad, as flawed in some way and that, with the exception of goody-two-shoes Kenichi, the distinction between right and wrong is never overly clear. For most of the film I found myself thinking that the robots were the only really righteous characters, but even that changed by the end of the film. There's a large focus on man's treatment of robots and whether, as AI gets larger and larger, we're still able to treat machines as purely an array of circuitry and metal created for our bidding or not. An old question for sure, but one that I'm always happy to go back to if presented in an interesting manner, which I think Metropolis does.

However, while I thought the underlying themes of Metropolis were well presented, I have seen better, namely that of the Ghost in the Shell universe. Now, this may be seen as a little unfair as GitS has had 2 movies and 2 television series to be able to explain their philosophy and, as such, has the opportunity to go much more in depth than a single film gets to; but hey, I can't just forget that I've seen these things simply because it's 'unfair'. Ghost in the Shell: Innocence remains one of my all time favourites movies so, again, it will be hard to stand up against, but I just found the ideas and themes presented in Innocence to be far more compelling and better executed. I reiterate that what Metropolis does is still good, all I'm saying is that, in my opinion, superior films exist. I do, however, think that Metropolis will probably appeal to a wider audience than Ghost in the Shell, as you don't get the snail-pace storytelling that Oshii occasionally does; something which I like, but not everyone else does.

In summary, Metropolis, while not an 'anime classic', is still a very enjoyable film that I would very much recommend you see. The animation is gorgeous, the music unique and will leave you thinking about it's ideas after the credits roll.

*Sorry, I had to throw that in...

Things I would let Godot from Phoenix Wright do to me sexually

A lot.

101 Album Reviews

No explanation, no reasoning, just 101 ratings. Enjoy.

5 classic
Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective Strawberry Jam
Boris Feedbacker
Boris Flood
Charles Mingus The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Slow Riot For New Zero Kanada
Isis Oceanic
Massive Attack Mezzanine
My Bloody Valentine Loveless
Radiohead Kid A
Radiohead OK Computer
Slint Spiderland

4.5 superb
Bjork Post
Boris Rock Dream
Boris Altar
Church of Misery Houses of the Unholy
Electric Wizard Dopethrone
Godspeed You! Black Emperor F# A# ∞
Melt Banana Cell-Scape
Neurosis Times of Grace
Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Radiohead In Rainbows
Radiohead Amnesiac
Skinny Puppy Too Dark Park
Skinny Puppy VIVIsectVI
Sonic Youth Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition)
Steak Number Eight When the Candle Dies Out
Tool Lateralus

4 excellent
A Perfect Circle Thirteenth Step
At the Drive-In Relationship of Command
Atheist Unquestionable Presence
Between the Buried and Me Colors
Bjork Homogenic
Burzum Filosofem
Captain Beefheart Trout Mask Replica
Cult of Luna Eternal Kingdom
Daft Punk Alive 2007
Earthless Rhythms From a Cosmic Sky
Electric Wizard Come My Fanatics
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Yanqui U.X.O
Isis Wavering Radiant
Isis Panopticon
Isis Celestial
John Zorn Naked City
Khanate Clean Hands Go Foul
King Crimson In the Court of the Crimson King
Mastodon Crack the Skye
Mono Hymn To The Immortal Wind
Mono You Are There
My Bloody Valentine Isn't Anything
Neurosis The Eye of Every Storm
Nick Drake Pink Moon
PainKiller Execution Ground
Pavement Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe and Reduxe
Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
Sunn O))) La Mort Noir En Esch Alzette
Tool Aenima
Ulver Bergtatt
World's End Girlfriend Dream's End Come True

3.5 great
Amesoeurs Amesoeurs
Aphex Twin Richard D. James Album
Aphex Twin Come to Daddy (EP)
Between the Buried and Me Between the Buried and Me
Boards of Canada Music Has the Right to Children
Boris Rainbow
Boris Akuma no uta
Burzum Burzum
Daft Punk Discovery
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention We're Only In It For The Money
Gojira From Mars To Sirius
John Coltrane A Love Supreme
Massive Attack 100th Window
Mastodon Blood Mountain
Neurosis Given to the Rising
Patrick Wolf Wind in the Wires
Pavement Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Pelican Ephemeral EP
Radiohead Hail To The Thief
Rammstein Mutter
Set Fire to Flames Sings Reign Rebuilder
Skinny Puppy Last Rights
Slowdive Souvlaki
Sunn O))) Monoliths and Dimensions
Sunn O))) Black One
The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Tool Opiate
You Slut! Critical Meat

3 good
Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works, Vol. II
Bjork Volta
Boris Amplifier Worship
Boris Absolutego+
Burial Burial
Madvillain Madvillainy
Mastodon Leviathan
Panda Bear Person Pitch
Radiohead The Bends
Sigur Ros Ágætis Byrjun
Swans The Great Annihilator
The Ocean Aeolian
Tool Undertow