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| 4.0 excellent | Dickens44 | December 23rd 14 |
Wow...this is dark, avant garde stuff. It sounds a bit like a minimalist Scott Walker, but this was released in 1986, before Mr. Walker really got weird. This is a mix of Diamanda's gorgeous operatic vocals, sepulchral screaming, piano laments, droning noise, otherworldly shimmers and nothing remotely resembling a pop moment. Yet, this is a terrific, harrowing listen, and an artist I am excited to explore more of!
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| 5.0 classic | StonedManatee | November 2nd 23 |
Immaculate queer avant garde dark ambient hell. Music written to critique the Catholic Church?s stance on HIV/AIDS
along with queer people at the time. The album is fairly reminiscent of an exorcism or conversion therapy. I can play it
and not have my boyfriend turn it off until Free Among the Dead.
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| 3.0 good | Cyan isn't a shade of blue. | October 3rd 16 |
As much as I respect her for making this (it's part of a trilogy about raising the awareness of the AIDS
epidemic,) I can't say I enjoyed more than a few minutes. Each track was interesting at first, but
eventually just felt never ending. Not my thing, but very respectable.
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| 3.5 great | EasterInTheBatcave | June 14th 16 |
Less abrasive than The Litanies of Satan, but it's still by no means an easy listen. This is a record regarding how the Catholic Church treats AIDS victims (AIDS being a prevalent theme throughout Diamanda's work, as her brother died from the disease). Musically, it sounds like someone going through an exorcism. It's very dark and very unsettling. The arrangements range from minimal to incredibly layered, and there are some fantastic a capella moments too. Not for the faint of heart.
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| 0.0 | Lambda | February 8th 15 |
Less abrasive than The Litanies of Satan, but still by no means an easy listen. This is apparently a record regarding how the Catholic Church treats AIDS victims (AIDS being a prevalent theme throughout Diamanda's work, as her brother died from the disease). Musically, it sounds like someone going through an exorcism. It's very dark, very unsettling, and frightening in spots. The arrangements range from minimal to incredibly layered, often with many voices-- but there are some fantastic a capella moments too. Not for the faint of heart. 3.9
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| 5.0 classic | Aurora | January 5th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Henry | September 11th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | KuyJuk | May 19th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | MmJj | January 9th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | elch21 | July 9th 18 |
| 3.0 good | bentl | July 31st 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Sine | March 24th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Yotimi | March 22nd 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Wolfe | February 27th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Foaming | February 28th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Phate72 | January 16th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Kenos | October 30th 11 |
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