Gang Starr, "Take It Personal" DJ Premier is one of the best to ever do it, and Daily Operation captures him near the top of his form. His beats are spare but bracing, with everything having a purpose, which is to hit hard. Guru is...
A Forest of Stars, "A Prophet for a Pound of Flesh" The rolled Rs are a bit much, don't you think, A Forest of Stars guy? There's always a line that metal bands walk, where if they go too far and seem like they're taking...
Dodecahedron, "Interlude" Dodecahedron is a black metal band that plays in the very dissonant end of the pool like a bunch of my favorite metal bands. It's all murky noise and ugly churn, warty and unpredictable. They only have two albums out, and I've only...
Look, this is every day-ish. A Forest of Stars, "A Blaze of Hammers" This is A Blog of Gummi Worms. Kings Destroy, "W2" I want to say this was from a Humble Bundle? It's kind of plodding, and sort of sounds like something that should...
