year: 2014 (#latebutgreat)
tones of: shlohmoh, four tet, floating points
genre samples: electronica, house, ambient, 80s glam pop, techno
music: detailed, hopeful, intricate, scattered, light, slow, satisfying, airy, elaborate
favs: slam city jam, i met you on bc ferries, if sylvia built a house, telegraph my love
score: 8.5/10
year: 2016
tones of: four tet, shlohmo, darkside
genre samples: indie electronic, post-dubstep, electropop, uk grime
music: energetic, uplifting, busy, human, delightful, positive, buoyant, downtempo
lyrics: inspiring, resolved, vulnerable, exposed, raw, determined
favs: copper wire, florida, five four, falling out of phase, no loss, 1804
bonus: all the vocals on this album are from unique posters that the range mined from the vast depths of youtube. and their stories make the album's documentary truly fascinating: Superimpose
score: 8.5/10
year: 2011
tones of: flying lotus, four tetgenre samples: house, r&b, glitch hop, techno, indie-electronicamusic: dark, simple, spacey, light, tinkering, warm, slow, building, jazzy, ambient, nostalgic, seriousfavs: places, anywhere but here, sink, i can't see you i'm dead, get out, your stupid face, seriously, same time
cover: the cover art comes off abstract at first, but it's really just the artist standing to the left of a kitchen sink (probably his own since he took the photo himself) with an image of leaves projected all over the background. pretty cool stuff.
score: 8.5/10
