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13egin - infinite
i should listen to more infinite. i think the intro was cool af. and i think it also set me up cus nothing here really..... stood out to me. except the intro i guess.
it was a pretty chill tho! but i was expect more. not bad tho. new emotions and time difference are pretty nice but i feel like its just missing something
highlights:time difference, new emotions
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listened on 31.jul.23
eve, psyche & the bluebeard's wife - lesserafim & rina sawayama
they are milking the fuck out of this song but i cannot lie! this slays
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listened on 31.jul.23
kill my doubt - itzy
i've tried to get into itzy, i like the members! but their releases are just simply not for me so i kinda gave up BUT! that said kill shot was like seeing light at the end of the tunnel. after the same ol trap, and power pop songs i honestly never expected them to have something like this in this EP. awesome.
highlights: kill shot
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listened on 31.jul.23
how do you feel now? - joywave
quick lore about me and this band: i got reaaaaallyyyyyy into this band around 2018 when fortnite used one of their songs for a season trailer (if i ever make a list of artists ive discovered through fortnite just look away please) like broooo i was in deep i swear. i was listening to their stuff all the time but throughout the years i kinda just... forgor about them even tho i still listen to some of their songs every now and then
anyway onto the album: solid jams in here!!! songs like parade, and destruction are CLASSICS on my playlists. i still hear those to this day. specially parade. that shit rules. and the rest of the album was honestly just pretty damn good. and i know its good when i find myself bouncing my head from side to side on almost every song. thats how i know
highlights: parade, destruction, somebody new, carry me, feels like a lie, in clover, bad dreams
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listened on 29.jul.23
ramune river - plastic girl in closet
so good i REALLY CANT WAIT for their new album!!!!!
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listened on 28.jul.23
地球儀 (chikyūgi) - kenshi yonezu
nothing crazy but its very chill and nice
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listened on 28.jul.23
get up - newjeans
putting my beef with min heejin ASIDE..... yeah. this is nice. i had been waiting for ASAP to come out since they teased it. ive had that just for a minutee ~~~ tik tok tik tok tik tok tik like ON REPEAT the entire past month. and yeah :D i do think its a Pretty Okay mini album
but i have one MAJOR beef with it:
i cant help but feel a little nervous when i see that each track in this is so god damn short..... please. and im not even that attached to this group's music. but. i am very scared that this will slowly become like a "trend" among kpop songs. or maybe trend isnt the right word. but like you know what i mean. WE CANNOT GIVE THEM IDEAS!!!! of entire EPs being composed of songs that are less than 2:40 mins long. my bones are shaking at the thought of it im so scared
i saw that ppl were saying that shorter songs like these make it easier to replay and while I GUESS i get that, i also have this to say: skill issue
highlights: new jeans, cool with you, ASAP
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listened on 22.jul.23
boys will be boys - mirae
i refuse to believe this was the best title they had for this mini album. I REFUSE TO BELIEVE....
anyway just like the album title (along side the album cover.....) this whole thing was just. boring. they tried SOMETHING tho when now & forever came up with its drum n bass beat and that sample that keeps repeating in the bg. its givinggg sonic frontiers ost and you know what? i will take it. because the rest of this was just. so fucking boring. sorry mirae. wait actually no im not sorry. with an album titled like this, i already knew i wasnt going to get much
highlights: now & forever
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listened on 19.jul.23
do not touch - misamo
just watched the music video. i kinda like it. but its just that.
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listened on 19.jul.23
end of the world - Ø-X
i have no clue how this ep found its way to my backlog or how i found out about this artist with 0 monthly listeners on spotify (do not fear i am now 1 of them) but wow. now this is a hidden gem. its so smooth and chill. i think this was very lovely. i know this would go hard as hell while driving at night with NO traffic. those are the vibes of this ep. TWO thumbs up!!!!!
highlights: end of the world, the pit, seoul, endless night
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listened on 19.jul.23
KARMA(a)DARMA - abu-se-ken
this was pretty damn cool. while its not exactly my cup of tea, i did enjoy the cohesiveness of the songs while also exploring different sounds. and i found the intermission songs, like ignite I and ignite II, pretty cool since i havent really heard something like from this producer.
the previously released vocaloid songs that are in this album like judas and want to be cremated fit very nicely into the musical theme (ik this has a specific name i think but rn i cant remember sorry) of the album.
overall i had a really nice time with this album even tho i mostly just vibed with the previously released vocaloid songs but that didnt prevent me from enjoying it as a whole. i might up the rating the more i listen to it.
oh actually the last song bush was really cool i really liked that song.
also super cool to see they opened up a bandcamp! cant wait to see what else they release in the future! abuseken is one of those voca producers that have a very different and distinct style and i really like that about their music
highlights: judas, christ, bush, want to be cremated
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listened on 19.jul.23
あぼーん (abon) - daoko
pretty simple and nice song but i love it so much... im pretty sure i had listened to this once it released but i completely forgor about it and now here i am. once again re-discovering it
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listened on 19.jul.23
meguri - world's end girlfriend
i find the description of this EP on bandcamp very sweet:
This music is only for the one person.
I made this music for the life who couldn't stay in this world for a long time.
This music is for leaving evidence of that soul who are no longer with us.
This music is in return of Joy and Humor that I was given from that life.
This music is in return of Grief and Loss that I was given from that death.
Music is beautiful, Human life is sweet.
Let's play music together someday all through many reincarnations. I dedicate this music to my dearest child in the world, "巡(MEGURI)".
with that said, meguri is a very very beautiful track. i've always loved how this artists uses strings. i think they really nailed it.
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listened on 17.jul.23
coma - yeule
some nice ambient pop songs right here. i cant tell you which one i liked the most since they all easily blend with each other but i liked listening to this and i added all of these to my sleeping playlist so either way i win
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listened on 15.jul.23
bad kid - crystal tea
this was veryyyy okay. its just... boring. ive heard this so so many times already
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listened on 15.jul.23
this is a trailer - world's end girlfriend
i need to listen to more of this artist's albums bc i lovedddd hurtbreak wonderland so so so much and hearing a piece of it in this trailer made me froze and it filled me with such an undescrible emotion. looking forward to the album this is teasing!
rating: - (this is just a teaser so no rating!)
listened on 13.jul.23
dazies - yeule
love how lovely but rough dazies feels and the warmth of fish in the pool. honestly such so cool. this was an awesome single release i loved it a lot
this upcoming album is about to be so FUCKING good YUM im so excited!!!!
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listened on 14.jul.23
the happy star - lexie liu
this is so fucking cool. i think this will be a fucking classic on the des charts
highlights: i wanna tell you, magician, 3.14159, dance dance, fortuna, gaia, ganma
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listened on 14.jul.23
version up - odd eye circle
man still cannot believe i got to witness this. another odd eye circle release. um. i really liked this! overall! i think some (most) songs should be a bit longer tho (ESPECIALLY THE TT... MODHAUS...) but other than that this is pretty cool :) and i love how you can hear some very Classic and Iconic odd eye circle sounds. like you hear this and "oh yeah, odd eye circle time". yeah :)
BUT with that said, while all the tracks in here are pretty enjoyable, the one that surprised me the most was my secret playlist! i found it so cute and charming and THEM!!! air force one while the whole concept and lyrics of the shoes (and imagery in the music video LOL) was pretty Funny at times, i def liked a whole lot more than i initially thought i would have. so thats pretty cool.
not (exactly) related to the music of the ep but i did hateeee how they (modhaus) promoted this tho. like the track list being released 1 week before cb day and the highlight medley being released 3 days prior to it was just so awful to me and it genuinely pissed me off... but lucky for me i had a nice time with this
and as good as the music is, i really dont see myself buying albums off a company who is so ass deep into nfts which is :'(( which is so sad bc i love this and even some stuff tripleS has put out has been fantastic to me. idk i'll probably get it second hand at some point but yeah. congrats to my girlies and i hope they have an easier time in this company (i think every kpop company should go to hell)
highlights: air force one, je ne sais quoi, my secret playlist, did you wait?
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listened on 14.jul.23
PHD - portable headphone dancefloor - 2 mello
tuned in to the listening party oh this album hosted by 2 mello himself on bandcamp!!! been keeping my out for this release of 2 mello for a whileee and it absolutely did not disappoint!! very groovy. very funky. very FUN!
highlights: we luv to bounce, last chance 2nite, who that!, rainy nite rhapsody
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listened on 07.jul.23
(1) - youra
i listened to this entire album while driving from my bf's house. i was chilling tho so i was able to put a bit of attention to the music while driving and just wow. i was missing her voice so much. i loved the strings in the songs as well. and that double bass i heard in some parts was just muah. i have a lovely time listening to this while driving
i will relisten at some point so i can take out my fav songs from this but wow this i enjoy this so much
highlights:(he or she)
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listened on 07.jul.23