SW.: The Album. Review Sketch.

year: 2017 (broader release)

tones of: floating points, todd terje, LNRDCROY, skee mask, shlohmoh

genre samples: jazz, techno, house, electronica, drum'n'bass, ambient

music: sonic, chaotic, impromptu, encircling, busy, layered, improvised, echoing, ecstatic, reverberating, drum saturated, off beat, lively, high frequency, colorful, crowded, energetic

favs: untitled a1, untitled b3, untitled d3, untitled a2, untitled c1, untitled d2

notes: apparently SW. never names anything, hence all the generics - from the album name, its tracks, and cover, down to his own moniker. i consider this just an unconventional but principled way of letting the music speak for itself.

score: 8/10

FKA Twigs: LP1

year: 2014

tones of: janet jackson (voice), the weeknd, jesse lanza

genre samples: dubstep, indie-pop, r&b, drum and bass

music: cool, smooth, mechanical, sweeping 

vocals: cascading, sensual, manipulated, stretched, soft, pitched

lyrics: direct, vulnerable, sexual, longing, needy, sweet

favs: two weeks, pendulum, video girl, give up

score: 8/10

nb: i was looking forward to what fka twigs would do with her LP since "Water Me" ranked 4th on my top tracks of 2013 (http://simmserely.blogspot.ro/2014/01/top-albumstracks-of-2013.html). the production here is so fresh and the music so bold. i am not disappointed.