Leprous - Melodies of Atonement VS. Birth - Born
Leprous - Melodies of Atonement
Born is a beefy chunk of retro-prog, for sure, and one packed with technical, patinated playing. I don’t necessarily walk away humming their songs, though, while Melodies of Atonement’s more pop-inspired aspects have an earwormish way. It also doesn’t hurt that those tunes are imprinted with Einar Solberg’s vocals.
Azmari - Maelstrom VS. Altin Gun - Ask
Azmari - Maelstrom
Both of these European cross-cultural ensembles are equally seductive and inventive. Of the two, however, I would venture to say that Azmari is the more musically adventurous.
Mo Dotti - Opaque VS. The Beths - Expert in a Dying Field
The Beths - Expert in a Dying Field
Its the tunes, plain and simple. Mo Dotti’s are excellent, especially within their shoegaze frame, but The Beth’s melodicism and energy wins out.
Floating Points - Cascade VS. Disasterpeace - Rise of the Obsidian Interstellar
Disasterpeace - Rise of the Obsidian Interstellar
Huge, huge, HUGE upset here. Floating Points has been behind some of my absolute favorite music for the past two years, which probably casts a bit of an unfair shadow on Cascade. It is an absolutely brilliant EDM album - probably one of the best I’ve heard in years - but it just doesn’t break genre barriers in the way that I am used to hearing from Floating Points. The arresting compositional craft of Rise of the Obsidian Interstellar, coupled with its inherent nostalgic qualities, gave it a surprising edge.
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Leprous - Melodies of Atonement VS. Bill Fisher - How to Think Like a Millionaire
Bill Fisher - How to Think Like a Millionaire
Azmari - Maelstrom VS. Glass Beams - Mahal
Azmari - Maelstrom
Mo Dotti - Opaque VS. The Beths - Expert in a Dying Field
The Beths - Expert in a Dying Field
Floating Points - Cascade VS. Disasterpeace - Rise of the Obsidian Interstellar
Floating Points - Cascade
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