Listening Log Past - Volume 81

What's a Listening Log? Well, the idea is quite simple. It's a monthly segment that consolidates all the mini-reviews Dozens Of Donuts has given on RateYourMusic over the past month (excluding separate, full-length reviews), split between the Past and Present. A straightforward grading scale has been put in place, ranging from A+ to F-, with C acting as the baseline average. There is no set amount of reviews per month, just however many I get around to reviewing. Enjoy! 

May's Full-Length Reviews

Yuko Kanai - Écran

Eugene McDaniels - Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse

Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool

Flotation Toy Warning - Bluffer's Guide To The Flight Deck

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Khotin
Beautiful You
2018 | Ambient | Listen

| Polaroids Exposed To Direct Sunlight |

Choice Cut ... 'Water Soaked In Forever'

For Fans Of ... seaside walks, rhythms of routine, BoC sample techniques

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Chance デラソウル
Goodbye Future Funk
2020 | Future Funk | Listen

| Office Computer Party Anthems |

Choice Cut ... 'I Felt Your Love'

For Fans Of ... sprite power, 8-bit raves, samples galore

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Recondite
Iffy
2014 | Tech House | Listen

| The Sole Inhabitant Of The Late Night Bus |

Choice Cut ... 'Buteo'

For Fans Of ... generic Electronica, derelict streets, prosaic movements

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AIR
Moon Safari
1998 | Downtempo | Listen

| Picnics Under, Above, And Between The Stars |

Choice Cut ... 'Ce Matin-Là'

For Fans Of ... Paris nonchalance, summer in the stars, being put on hold

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Serge Gainsbourg
Histoire de Melody Nelson
1971 | French Pop | Listen

| Eulogizing Lolita And Her Bloody, Irresistible Charm |

Choice Cut ... 'Melody'

For Fans Of ... dedicated concepts, unusual structuring, the French tongue

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Avenade
It's A Whimsical Afterlife
2019 | Post-Hardcore | Listen

| Pools Of Blood, Both Inside & Out |

Choice Cut ... 'Have It Your Way'

For Fans Of ... Deathconsciousness, Goslings oppressiveness', a tender heart

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Mission Of Burma
Vs.
1982 | Post-Punk | Listen

| Wilted Flowers Shaded By Blossoms |

Choice Cut ... 'That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate'

For Fans Of ... Bad Seeds dissonance, Hüsker Dü sleight-of-hand, muddy waters

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Tim Buckley
Starsailor
1970 | Avant-Folk | Listen

| A Mind Tormented By Restraints |

Choice Cut ... 'Come Here Woman'

For Fans Of ... possessed singing, disguised normality, exotic tension

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of Montreal
False Priest
2010 | Progressive Pop | Listen

| Discussing Fetishes Over Alternative Radio |

Choice Cut ... 'Sex Karma'

For Fans Of ... Kevin's playful side, theater kid parties, extravagant production

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Morphine
Good
1992 | Jazz-Rock | Listen

| Swooning A Showgirl On Casino Night |

Choice Cut ... 'Good'

For Fans Of ... sultry back-alleys, the blackjack table, Twin Peaks' noir seduction

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Chad VanGaalen
Infiniheart
2004 | Indie Folk | Listen

| Inventing Action Sequences With Your Toy Figurines |

Choice Cut ... 'Clinically Dead'

For Fans Of ... bedroom fantasies, heads in the clouds, organic DIY Folk

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Legendary Pink Dots
All The King's Men
2002 | Post-Industrial | Listen

| Subjecting Oneself To Chinese Water Torture |

Choice Cut ... 'Cross Of Fire'

For Fans Of ... total cluelessness, dire puppet stories, watching paint dry

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Blur
Think Tank
2003 | Alternative Rock | Listen

| Free To Explore At Your Heart's Content |

Choice Cut ... 'Out Of Time'

For Fans Of ... Blur post-Gorillaz, clashing eclecticism, shit song titles

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