Ziltoid The Omniscient (2007)

Greetings humans, I am Ziltoid The Omniscient.

I have come from far across the omniverse.

You shall fetch me your universe's ultimate cup of coffee...

Black!

You have five Earth minutes.

Make it perfect!

The Ugly Organ (2003)

If at first you don't succeed

you gotta recreate your misery

'cause we all know art is hard

young artists have gotta starve

Try, and fail, and try again

the comforts of repetition

Keep churning out those hits

'til it's all the same old shit

Pamyu Pamyu Revolution (2012)

Chances are that you know what this is if you follow j-pop at all. It's good, it's catchy, and her fashion sense rivals that of Lady Gaga. This is the follow up to her mini-album, and her first full release. Three tracks make a return on this album, but the new content is what you would expect from Ms. Pamyu Pamyu: the unexpected.

ぱみゅぱみゅレボリューション

In the Attic of the Universe (2007)

The band's second release, back when the band was only Silberman. This time around, things still remain acoustic and very folk influenced, but there are a few more instrumentals this time around. Commenting on this album, Silberman said that the album was written during a low point in his life, where he would often turn to the vastness of the universe to find comfort. He also stated the album has a large theme of religious misdirection, which was inspired by his tendency to find "the wrong solutions" to his problems in life.


And suddenly I saw that I was
Upstairs and outside and freezing on the roof.
Finally it had found me,
The answer, the feeling, and the truth: that I'm small.
I'm smaller than the smallest fireball.

Merzbeat (2002)

Standard Merzbow noise set over very simplistic drum beats that feature a fair amount of distortion. It's surprisingly pleasurable to the ear, despite the rest of his discography being almost the complete opposite.

I was influenced by aggressive Blues Rock guitar sounds like Jimi Hendrix, Lou Reed, Robert Fripp and fuzz organ sounds such as Mike Ratledge of Soft Machine. But the most structured Noise influence would have to be Free Jazz such as Albert Ayler, Cecil Taylor, and Frank Wright. I saw the Cecil Taylor Unit in 1973 and it was very influential. I was a drummer for a free form Rock band in the late '70s and I became very interested in the pulse beat of the drums within Free Jazz. I thought it was more aggressive than Rock drums. I also became interested in electronic kinds of sounds. I started listening to more electro-acoustic music like Pierre Henry, Stockhausen, Fancois Bayle, Gordon Mumma and Xenakis. Then I found the forum for mixing these influences into pure electronic noise. I was trying to create an extreme form of free music. In the beginning, I had a very conceptual mind set. I tried to quit using any instruments which related to, or were played by, the human body. It was then that I found tape.


Source.

Neck of the Woods (2012)

I shouldn't really need to introduce these guys. Alternative rock with a hint of indie and noise influence.


If we can stay here long enough
We can play with Bloody Mary
Say her name into the dark
Activate our nerve endings

Heavy Rocks (2011)

The sequel to the trio's 2002 album. Just as loud and just as redefining as the original, Boris does not disappoint. I'm also going to include the record version of the final track on the album, since the track fades out after about a minute or so on any other format.

They intend to conquer the universe.
We're gonna kick out the evil guys.

Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)

Good indie rock hidden under the guide of post-punk revival.

We can cap the old times, make playing only logical harm.
It takes a long time just to get this all straight.

A View From The End Of The World (2010)

The latest album from Machinae Supremacy, the strange Swedish SID-metal group.  It's not quite as good as Overworld, but that's rather difficult of an album to top.  There are some weak spots on here, but the best tracks may even outdo some of the best on the aforementioned album.  It loses a few points for consistency; regardless, it's a great album, and I'm glad that the band keeps refining their style.

A borderless nation of thoughts to replace your walled-in existence in space.

Moshi Moshi Harajuku (2011)

First mini-album by the up-and-coming j-pop singer. It's petty fuckin' kawaii.

PON PON WEI WEI WEI

Feels (2005)

I could make a feels joke, but I'd like to think I'm better than that. Also included are a few bonus live tracks. To be honest, they're not really the best, but Anco has never really been known for putting on spectacular live performances.


Well I'd like to spread your perfume around the old apartment
Could we live together and agree on the same wares?
A trapeze is a bird cage even if it's empty and defintintely fits the room 
And we would too.

Heavy Rocks (2002)

Known by many genres (including drone metal, psychedelic rock, ambient, sludge metal, ambient, and stoner metal), this Japanese trio is loud. Like, hella loud. Their mix of nice and spacey ambient sections, catchy choruses, and very sludgey droning rifts make them the band they are today. Overall, I would describe this album as being a very enjoyable assault of loud distortion.

鐘

Loveless (1991) [2012 Remaster]

Originally released in 1991, this is the remastered edition.  It comes with the "Original Tape" version, which is the same source of all previous pressings of Loveless.  It also comes with the "Original 1/2 Inch Analogue Tape" version, which is just that.  If you like shoegaze at all, this is album is excellent.

IMPORTANT: The packaging for this remaster incorrectly lists CD 1 as the "Original Tape" version and CD 2 as the "Analogue Tape" version.  Because of this, I feel that I should point out that the tags I have given these songs correctly identify which CD is which.

In addition, you may notice a weird glitchy sound at around 2:46 on the analogue version of "What You Want".  This is not an error when ripping the CD, this is actually present in the song itself, and is found on all copies of the remaster.  I can only assume it is a manufacturing error, which is a shame, because the rest of the album is very nice.

Close my eyes
Feel me now
I don't know
How you could not love me now

Hypermagic Mountain (2005)

Noise punk in possibly the most raw form. This duo from Rhode Island features their drummer on vocals, and their bassist using banjo strings. And just think, that isn't even half of what this album offers.

What the world needs,
is another dead cowboy.

Tigers Jaw (2008)

I think you guys know the drill with emo that I like at this point. This time around, you might actually know who these guys are however. On an unrelated note, that looks like one hell of a pizza.


the worst part of my existence
is you can call whenever
but I can't wait forever

Live at Jittery Joe's (2001)

Jeff plays an unprepared set list with a bit of a hoarse voice as he takes audience requests and a baby squeals in the background.


"Phil, do you really want to hear the song about Jesus?"
"Yes."
"Okay.  Song about Jesus."

Ferris Wheel on Fire (2011)

Released as part of their Milk Box compilation, this record only EP features several officially unreleased songs, as well as some earlier versions of songs that would go on to be part of their first full length release. Recorded between 1992 and 1995, these were the first recordings to feature Julian, who is a master at the singing saw, as you can clearly hear here.

And if I was the king of all the kids,
You'd hear me singing in my spit,
But all you would hear is the shit inside my burnt emotions.

Some Kind of Cadwallader (2008)

A very DIY emo band. If you love Snowing, you'll probably like these guys.



I bought you a corsage
And pinned a flower on my jacket,
Because this night means a lot to me.
Then you went
And spilled punch
All on my tuxedo shirt.
White as a cloud
And now i'm screaming out loud.
OH MAN, IT'S TAKING ME OVER