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| 5.0 classic | the original metal understander EMERITUS | January 22nd 13 |
its like listening to a monstrous machine finally achieve sentience only to realize that it hurts to be born
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| 5.0 classic | Observer EMERITUS | June 12th 22 |
I used to really, really hate and/or not 'get' this album. rBut then I got some good headphones and stopped being a little bitch.
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| 3.5 great | Ben STAFF | September 21st 17 |
'Confield' makes me feel numb - or dead, even, or at least what I think death would feel like. It's hard to know if it was meant to conjure such feelings, for the spurge of beeps and clunks within could mean anything really. Glitching and groaning, it fumbles along like a dying machine, though there are hints of a human touch - a smothered melody here, a shuddering groove there. 'Enjoyable' would probably be the wrong word to describe the project, chiefly because ... well ... I don't think I 'enjoy' it at all, at least not in any conventional sense. Instead, I think it's more accurate to say that this is one of the most interesting musical pieces I've encountered in a long while, a fascinating work of art that really tests the boundaries of what the term 'music' can cover. It's sinister, nocturnal, claustrophobic, dissonant, hypnotic and alien: an assembly line, a silhouette following you home at 3am, anaesthesia and a space odyssey, all at once. It's odd.
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| 4.0 excellent | geng | November 12th 10 |
Probably the best album for an accompaniment to essay writing ever
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| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | May 7th 18 |
The sound quality of these folks is evident, and questioning would even be hypocritical by the current sound standards. Often, the duo hits the hand in an incredible way, and at other times, they does not seem to know in what field they want to act. "Confield" has a small identity problem on some occasions, even if it does not compromise the whole composition. Thus, it is clear to understand that one of their best works is quite experimental and transitional, and seeing through this spectrum, the album is fantastic.
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| 4.5 superb | Alabaster Jones | September 2nd 17 |
I have the utmost respect for anyone as a writer if they can write great reviews about albums like Confield, albums that can rend many a listener speechless due to their practically indescribable nature. Whereas albums like Amber sounded like a cold robot trying to emulate and process warm and comforting sounds, Confield throws it all to the wind and embraces the sound of that same cold robot, well... ...doing what hyperion said. The lauded rhythmic work here is absolutely astonishing, with every last blip or skitter being used with an uncanny precision. For what it's worth, especially on songs like "Pen Expers" and "Bine", songs held together by their huge density and eerie, sometimes almost hard to catch synths, this is actually one disturbing experience. Sure, there's semblances of better feelings on "Eidetic Casein", but on the whole it's shaded darkly though the colors are numerous. Not the record you want to start with if you're just getting into Autechre, but a fantastic reward if you're patient enough. Also, I'm not entirely sure if it actually is, but it does sound like there's someone snoring during "Uviol".
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| 5.0 classic | lepurkanking | March 8th 14 |
What happens when braindance and musique concrete combine?
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| 3.0 good | doofy | January 7th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | moku | November 3rd 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Jalapeno CONTRIBUTOR | March 21st 23 |
| 3.5 great | Timmy | January 14th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Skiiddz | October 13th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ryus | June 15th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thor | December 2nd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | synk | August 17th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | August 10th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Lassie | December 8th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Artechi | November 10th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | SinNanna | September 17th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Pangea | February 6th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Snuron | January 11th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Emily | December 18th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | canczar | November 3rd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | LePsych | November 2nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Miguee7 | October 19th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | xxm | April 30th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Josh | March 24th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Abax | March 22nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Luisito | January 2nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | YayoG1 | December 27th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Alexxx | November 20th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Juanpa | October 3rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Juca89 | September 6th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Batou | September 2nd 18 |
| 3.0 good | Corney | August 16th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | FelkFg | August 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | May 30th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Troggy | March 29th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | phylum | March 4th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | bmelt CONTRIBUTOR | August 15th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | almonds | August 14th 17 |
| 3.5 great | tyler | July 4th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Pon EMERITUS | April 22nd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Sine | March 25th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | Arnaud | February 25th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | 2ool | February 13th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Swarm | January 15th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | helti | November 3rd 16 |
| 3.5 great | soupp | September 27th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Ma1ze | August 7th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Tb1114 | July 29th 16 |
| 3.0 good | p4p | June 15th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | dtcgb | May 26th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | almond | May 23rd 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | May 12th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Crave | April 26th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Trebor. EMERITUS | March 1st 16 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | February 27th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Mus | January 24th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | inxcio | January 24th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Archael | December 20th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | eskioma | November 22nd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | wildar | October 16th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | adr | September 15th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Runeii | July 16th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Wolfe | June 29th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | NLD | June 16th 15 |
| 3.5 great | nbrick | February 14th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dav85 | February 1st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Greem | November 16th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Xar | October 22nd 14 |
| 5.0 classic | hexode | July 29th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | ethos | April 27th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wadlez | December 6th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | bgf97 | November 13th 13 |
| 3.5 great | unkle | November 6th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | jtswope | October 27th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Acorn | October 3rd 13 |
| 3.5 great | Rev | September 8th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | lou1000 | September 7th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Caelum | August 25th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Topaz | June 30th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | kitsch | April 14th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Smevin | April 5th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Koei | March 22nd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | TwigTW | February 8th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | minus9 | December 27th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Aids | November 16th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | chayka | September 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | psite45 | September 7th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bleak | September 2nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Andrew | March 24th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Deviant. STAFF | March 21st 12 |
| 3.0 good | virpi | February 27th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Opaque | February 23rd 12 |
| 3.0 good | 4zet | August 24th 11 |
| 3.5 great | FLRTE | June 21st 11 |
| 5.0 classic | nkbr | April 9th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Skyler | February 16th 11 |
| 3.5 great | cuki92 | January 28th 11 |
| 3.0 good | f393n6 | November 27th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Yotimi | November 10th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | IAJP | August 14th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Adash | March 13th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mendigo | January 25th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Glomp | January 12th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Lunane | February 15th 08 |
| 3.5 great | IsItLuck? EMERITUS | January 26th 08 |
| 2.0 poor | Zebra | January 15th 08 |
| 2.5 average | jk2two | September 11th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | zenny | August 29th 07 |
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