Listening Log Past - Volume 86

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! 

September's Full-Length Reviews

Astrobrite - Whitenoisesuperstar

Susumu Yokota - Acid Mt. Fuji

Freescha - Kids Fill The Floor

Stina Nordenstam - This Is Stina Nordenstam

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of Montreal
Aureate Gloom
2015 | Neo-Psychedelia | Listen

| Throwing Fits Atop Silk Linen |

Choice Cut ... 'Empyrean Abattoir'

For Fans Of ... Rocky Horror rock, alien escapades, of Montreal excess

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Low
Curtain Hits The Cast
1996 | Slowcore | Listen

| Emptied The Tear Ducts, Shriveled To The Core |

Choice Cut ... 'Coattails'

For Fans Of ... longing gazes, sparsely-populated cities, lowest of Low

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Julia Bloop
Bllop
2016 | Ambient | Listen

| Rocking Chair Reverie |

Choice Cut ... 'Like A Vanished Day'

For Fans Of ... Fourth World, memory mirages, dormant time slips

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Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
Strangers From the Universe
1994 | Art Rock | Listen

| Irradiated Outlanders Defying The Norm |

Choice Cut ... 'My Pal the Tortoise'

For Fans Of ... herky jerky movements, cryptic beings, unorthodox mannerisms

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Steely Dan
Katy Lied
1975 | Pop Rock | Listen

| Finding Objections In A World Full Of Riches |

Choice Cut ... 'Doctor Wu'

For Fans Of ... Yacht Rock precursors, privileged life, questionable lyrics

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Susumu Yokota
Sakura
2000 | Ambient | Listen

| Pried From Meditation, Left To Ponder |

Choice Cut ... 'Hisen'

For Fans Of ... blossoming Ambient, Japanese gardens, distant echoes

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Ween
The Pod
1991 | Experimental Rock | Listen

| Erratic Eccentrics, Fascinated By The Mundane |

Choice Cut ... 'Mononucleosis'

For Fans Of ... Zappa or the Gorillaz, trivial incoherence, juvenility

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Freescha
Slower Than Church Music
2002 | Downtempo | Listen

| Drifting In Oblivion, Immersed By Memories |

Choice Cut ... 'Gole'

For Fans Of ... Geogaddi, Ulrich Schnauss' nostalgic, lost innocence

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Susumu Yokota
Grinning Cat
2001 | Electronic | Listen

| Exploring Concepts Down Paths Less Travelled |

Choice Cut ... 'King Dragonfly'

For Fans Of ... future-proof artists, other worlds, tickles to the ear

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