Cult of Luna - Somewhere Along the Highway (2006)

4/5
Post Metal, Sludge Metal, Progressive
Sweden
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This is one of those albums that I heard a long while ago, but one that's always stuck with me. I can't forget it. Not even if I wanted to. But, not that I would. I recommend taking this one within the confines of a dark, dark room. Thank me later.

1. "Marching to the Heartbeats" - 3:13
2. "Finland" - 10:46
3. "Back to Chapel Town" - 7:09
4. "And With Her Came the Birds" - 5:58
5. "Thirtyfour" - 10:00
6. "Dim" - 11:46
7. "Dark City, Dead Man" - 15:49

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden (2003)

4/5
Ambient Electronica, Downtempo
Sweden
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This album is best defined by one word: smooth. That's the best I can come to describing it, really. It flows quite well. For fans of Boards of Canada and the like. I've listened to it on DXM and I highly recommend it. I got lost.

01. "Central Plains" - 8:08
02. "Tensor" - 5:43
03. "MOS 6581" - 7:11
04. "Silent Running" - 7:05
05. "Neurotransmitter" - 7:28
06. "Hydroponic Garden" - 9:12
07. "Exosphere" - 5:05
08. "Comsat" - 7:08
09. "Epicentre" - 5:57
10. "Artificial Island" - 5:11
11. "Refraction 1.33" - 8:19

Dark Time Sunshine - Anx (2012)

4.5/5
Alternative Hip Hop
USA (Seattle, WA)
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I stumbled upon these guys a while back with their earlier album Vessel. That was really good, but this is better. In every way. Click on that link right there and see for yourself. I recommend "Can't Wait" or "Look what the Cat Did." It's all good, though. Fantastic, even. This the most recent album I've heard that has potential to be a 5/5 record. Perhaps.

[I don't feel like putting this tracklist. Perhaps later. It's on the streaming link. You're a grown adult.]

Grimes - Visions (2012)

4/5
Electronica, pop
Canada
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Dreamy, pop-infused electronic beepity boppity glory.

1. "Infinite ♡ Without Fulfillment" - 1:36
2. "Genesis" - 4:15
3. "Oblivion" - 4:12
4. "Eight" - 1:48
5. "Circumambient" - 3:43
6. "Vowels = Space and Time" - 4:21
7. "Visiting Statue" - 1:59
8. "Be a Body (侘寂)" - 4:20
9. "Colour of Moonlight (Antiochus)" (featuring Doldrums) - 4:00
10. "Symphonia IX (My Wait Is U)" - 4:53
11. "Nightmusic" (featuring Majical Cloudz) - 5:03
12. "Skin" - 6:09
13. "Know the Way (Outro)" - 1:45

Forgotten Tomb - Love's Burial Ground (2004)

4/5
Black Metal
Italy
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Fantastic, straightforward black metal. No fancy schmancy synths or keyboards, just metal. Great riffs and excellent guitar work. Highly recommended.

1. Malus Vivendi Part I - 02:15
2. Kill Life - 08:43
3. Alone - 11:57
4. House of Nostalgia - 13:09
5. Malus Vivendi Part II (Intermezzo) - 01:04
6. Love's Burial Ground - 10:55
7. Slave to Negativity - 09:15
8. Forgotten Tomb MMIII - 05:49
9. Malus Vivendi Part III (Outro) - 02:02