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new(er) shit:

• Clara Cuve - Control (2020)
• In Verruf - Frei (2023)
• X-Dream - March EP (2008) (they did psytrance before, broke up, then made something else decade later)

old(er) shit:

• Tim Schult - Animatronic, Ohm Shiva (2000)
• Man with no Name - Possessed (1998)
• Man with no Name - Moment of Truth, Cairo (1996)
• X-Dream - The Frog (1998)

I've sorely neglected responding to this thread on account of life yaks, and the irony is not lost on me

that said, presently jamming out to this mix: https://soundcloud.com/juelz114/julius-unnamed-road-festival-2024

My hyper fixation for the last 4 years has been the band Lawrence. Eight-piece Soul Funk group with a brass section and two lead vocalists.

The musicianship is incredible. Saw them live last month and you could tell there was no click track as the band members improvised off each other and the crowd. They were having a genuinely good time on stage messing around and the energy was infectious. Genuinely the most fun I've had in years.

Also co-vocalist Gracie's voice! I've heard their albums so many times and there's still moments I find myself muttering blasphemy as she fucking belts it out.

As I get older my music tastes have definitely broadened from my relatively narrow range of Seattle Grunge and metal. Still with this band, my partner doesn't quite know what's happened to me.

Anyway, I recommend this live recording of Hip Replacement from last month.

Most of the time, if I'm listening to anything, it's a playlist of Boards of Canada on shuffle - usually while I work.

Otherwise, my music taste is pretty stalled these days wrt new music. Unwound got back together and I saw a couple of their shows, one in LA and another in Austin. The Blood Brothers also reunited and I have a ticket to see them in Dec. Melt-Banana just released a new album I haven't listened to yet.

My friend's band, Yuppie Killer, released their discography on streaming sites. They're a hardcore punk band of expats in South Korea from 2012-2017.

I play in a band, Constellation, and we're sending our first album to be mastered this week. Kind of throwback to 90's post-hardcore like Fugazi (yeah, we got cowbell) and Drive Like Jehu. Really excited about it.