Reviews (page 7 of 8)
Way too long and repetitive.
Meh. Very similar to the prodigy and some others
either a 3-4, actually brilliant album, dragged on a bit but my god does it do a lot w that dnb sound, so many different soundscapes, I’m a big dnb fan so imma give it a solid 444444
Starting to think I don't like techno or EDM. People say Brown Paper Bag was the best track and it was initially interesting but went on a long time without doing anything else to develop. And it has no soul or funkiness. Chalk this one up as British in a bad way.
I’m not the type to listen to a whole drum and bass album. It’s too repetitive for me. I did like the bass on Brown Paper bag and thought the first three songs were good
Such a unique album - music that couldn't really be from anywhere else than the UK. Dancey but experimental, sometimes noisy, sometimes more ambient. Onallee's vocals here are wonderful. This sounded like the future at the time, and it has dated a LITTLE since then, but it still doesn't quite sound like anything else.
At the start I was fine, but by the end I was exhausted. It's a 5 hour album on Spotify - you're going to need to make some choices.
I really don't like DnB. Let's just get that out of the way. I also have little patience for songs >6min so I skipped most of these at the 5-6min mark. All in all, I probably listened to about 65min of this album, as 140min is way too much. Even though I dislike this genre, there was little enough singing that it was tolerable. I didn't like it, but I didn't hate it.
Pioneer Electronic producer and amazing double cd. 5/5
Way too long
This is album is reminiscent of the work Morcheeba put out around the same time. I liked a couple of the tracks: "Heroes" and "Watching Windows". Other tracks got a little tiresome.
Proof that Drugs m N Bass is not a genre that works in album form. One or two of these songs are OK, but this is a double album. I owned this and I think I listen to it one time when I first bought this time to weed this one out of the collection I think.
Je peux comprendre l'importance de cet album pour la musique électronique, je peux comprendre que la prise de drogue bonifie l'expérience, j'admets que de temps en temps il est intéressant de suivre l'évolution des "boum tchaca boum chac" et voire dans quel ordre les boum et les tchac seront dans le titre d'après, mais ça dure plus d'une heure, c'est souvent insupportable voire ridicule ("Beatbox", "Morse code") et ce qui est censé être le tube ("Brown Paper Bag") est aussi horripilant que le reste, puisqu'identique. Deux étoiles parce que parfois, peut être, un peu.
I wasn't even a fan of drum and bass even I went to raves in the 90's.
I recognize Railing from somewhere. Not necessarily good work music, feels like I'm on coke. Giving me restless leg syndrome. The songs are a bit too long each. Kinda got bored before finishing.
Oh great, another 90s d&b album… bottom of the barrel, folks. I feel like I woke up to a dvd menu that has been repeating for 6 hours. I simultaneously learned what the Mercury Prize is and that it’s worthless. If this won over OK Computer and Klaxons won over Amy Winehouse, there’s no justifying it being an award. For fucks sake
My friends were dropping acid and listening to this. I was the designated driver and trip sitter for their safety. They LOVED this while they were tripping. It made me want to fall asleep. Sitting here while working, it's not repetitive in a way that helps me focus. It's more like an itch. I could imagine this hitting different if I were high. It's good for its genre. Interesting enough. I'm sure it has a cultural significance. But I'm not from the UK, and this wasn't my scene, so I can't get the cultural import and why, exactly, I needed to hear this before I die.
Is this the soundtrack to the new Letterkenny season? I get that this may be cutting edge. But again this is a "wash, rinse, repeat" style of music that makes my mind numb. I like music that has innuendo, intrigue, and variety. Unfortunately this album fails to deliver on all levels.
I didn't know this existed but this music flows so well and is very groovy. I can listen to this all day
Can music be jumpy and woozy at the same time? If so, this is it. On the whole finds this a little interesting but not at all engaging. Seems liike it should either trance out or be more like a regular song. One doesn't mind the distance of it, just the dullness. If one were forced to dance, one would prefer this to traditional house music. The singing feels secondary. "Mad Cat" might be best song. The genre is very well named. But one gets the feeling that drum and bass might be better off with a good bit less drum and bass. And just less overall; this is way too long, especlaly given how much runs together.
So this was nice, i enjoyed some tracks a lot, but not something i’d listen to every day.
Really tough one for me, I respect the originality of this and how influential it is. Yet the whole British 90s electronic, drum and bass, etc doesn't have a huge appeal to me. Maybe something that I'd rather experience in person, feel like it would be much better then. Gonna go for 2, feel like this is a 2.5/5 for me
Why?
Meh. This was not some sort of groundbreaking album for me as all the people in the UK thought. It was just repetitive, uninteresting background music.
2.5
This is some banger album
Meh. Kind of like electronics and jazz had an average baby.
Nah this is not a thing I needed to heard before death. Lol
Very very repetitive and many songs are much longer than they need to be. With that being said it's not the worst album I've listened to from this list and I can't in good conscience give it 1 star so this gets 2 stars from me.
This would have been a lot cooler without the vocals I think.
Boots cats, boots and cats , boot cats, boots and cats. Boots cats, boots and cats , boot cats, boots and cats. Boots cats, boots and cats , boot cats, boots and cats. Doiiiiing.
Not really my jam but a couple of good songs.
big old meh
I have tried my best to appreciate drum n' bass. Nope. This album is exactly why. It is minimalist to the point of dull with the occasional rap thrown on top. It's music for machines and maybe a sci-fi soundtrack. One might possibly use this as background music. Otherwise, it's sleep inducing, but not in a good way.
No.
I bought this on CD when it first came out and it seemed pretty groundbreaking stuff at the time - I guess the first exposure of drum n bass to mainstream culture. But I'm not sure it holds up that well in a modern context. It's fine, but it's a little samey, even if you restrict your listening to just the first disc of what is now a 5 hour deluxe release on streaming.
This album is what happens when a teenager in the 90s wants to make a spy movie but they have no money so they recruit their 13 year old brother who got a soundboard for Christmas to make the soundtrack
Lot of people dislike this album here in reviews, something like 'can not listen to the end'. But, have we ALL hear for the name Roni Size!? Oh yes! We have. So I understand influential power of Roni Size music back than, but is it for me? No and never was. Nevertheless, it would be disrespect if I gave less than 3 just because I am not into this jungle-clubbing-beat...
More UK dogshit
Spotify has only the Anniversary Edition but aint no way i bumping 5 hours worth of drum n bass, electronica whateva... Disc 1 2/5 had some bops i like. Its not really my genre but i enjoyed it much more than i expected! Disc2 2/5 hard to not skip sometimes ngl i love and have no problem with long songs but its actually hard when theres a 1 minute time frame where nothing happens! Disc 3 1.5/5 Vocals carried the downfall of this listening experience yet. but only for brown paper bag and few other. Disc 4 1.5/5 Doesnt need remixes imo and i wont listen to it again 1-2 songs with vocals was nice but the rest... had some skips cuz 5 hours is way too much wtf...
OK
Impressions: Favorite tracks: Railing, Brown Paper Bag, Watching the Windows Rating: 3/5
There's a lot of good stuff going on here, but god damn is it way too long, feels like i've been listening to it all day and there's still a couple songs left. With a big load shaved off of it I think this would be a pretty good listen, but it all blends together after an hour or so. I don't think the average song length needed to be like 7 minutes either.
Didn't listen, but it's probably good. Who knows, not me
It's better than a 2. It's good. But it's not at the level of other 3s.
Silence is more compelling and far less annoying.
Ei nyt oikeen... siinähän säksättelee levyn läpi. Ei ees mieleenpainuvia melodioita tai vokaaleja. Tyylipuhdas vissiin vain tavoitteena.
Olen teoriassa ihan mukana tässä. Teorian suhde käytäntöön on ongelmallinen. Käytännössä jään miettimään, olenkohan kuunnellut jo koko levyn, vai pitääkö minun vielä soittaa LP kaksi, kolme, neljä ja viisi.
Good for running. 5/10
Snoozefest. This album overstayed it's welcome so much, it put a tent up in my living room and left its feet sticking out the flap, muddying up my rug. Being boring is more sinful than being bad.
Drum and bass not my cuppa tea!
There's nothing like realizing that an album isn't for me ~2 minutes into the second track, then seeing that this is a double album with a 5 hour long anniversary edition. I got through the double album, barely, and I didn't manage to start the anniversary content. Someday when I'm looking for another repetitive, looping bass and drum track that gives me a low-level headache maybe I'll return.
3 stars
Repetitive and stressful. Fans of this kind of music swear there is nuance and skill to appreciate. This album verifies my suspicion that the emperor has no clothes.
Un LP interesante. En primer lugar, un trabajo sumamente repetitivo; cada una de sus canciones podrían durar fácilmente la mitad. En segundo lugar, es un éxito sumamente local, siendo influyente solamente para la escena británica de electrónica. Y en tercer lugar, demasiado largo, el trabajo se beneficiaría de una edición que elimine las pistas menos innovadoras.
15 seconds in and I new I was in trouble.. It got better but not my thing.
Maybe great for a club but not for just listening. Also with drugs. See also: Soundtrack to every scene of the Skids on Letterkenny.
I listened to the 2 disc version. This music wasn't meant to be listened to at home on a quiet day. I'm sure the repetitive nature or endless thump would be perfect somewhere people are dancing. As is, its just ok and maybe a little long.
Super repetitive and very long. Not really my thing.
This won the Mercury Prize over OK Computer? I could barely finish disc 1.
Here's one I had never heard of before-interesting collection of music on this album-and an example of why I love the One Album A Day generator. Liked it-not my usual music of choice, but this is a good album.
I don’t tend to enjoy this genre, I really don’t. However, I found I quite enjoyed this, despite its EXTREME length. Nice listen.
Not for me. I felt like I was trapped in a 90s British Indie film. Also super long - made it through about an hour and there was still close to an hour left. Good to listen to if you want to feel like your being chased by Robert Carlyle though - hence 2 stars instead of 1.
I found this exceptionally boring and repetitive.
Meh
Nice sounds and good beats
Not my thing
bass, e bass and drums. high intensity
perfect drum and bass album. whats not to love?
not good
Jeez I like drums and bass as much as the next guy, but I like other instruments as well… Top Tracks: 1) Heroes 2) Watching Windows 3) Share the Fall
Super musique d’ascenseur, mais ca tombe vite sur les nerfs
While it may have been pioneering, cutting edge and the like almost two decades ago, it has lost most of that allure and does not stand up to the test of time. I found it boring and repetitive. Most of the songs where several minutes too long and would've been better received as a much shorter iteration. Electronic music is not usually my go to however, so I'm probably biased. That said, I couldn't really say I found any stand out tracks on this one. I really like the upright bass on Brown Paper Bag. Outside of that I can guarantee I'd never willingly listen to this album ever again.
A lot of my feelings about Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem are echoed here. I think drums and bass is just not my style of music. Every song feels like it could be 1/3 of the length that it is and people who want to could repeat it three times. 2 stars for me as it is sonically inoffensive but a slog to get through. Song going on my "1001 Songs" Playlist: Heroes Songs Going On My "1001 Albums Savelist" Playlist: None
I had never heard this before! It was a slog getting through only because of it's length. I kept picturing it as a soundtrack to some unrealized sci-fi movie (à la Jodorowsky's Dune)
I’ve never been a fan of the core sample used in drum and bass, so this was a harder listen. It was good as background music, but I really struggled to actively listen for some songs, and nothing really caught with me.
I only listened to a portion of the album. The version on Spotify is like 5 hours long (!!). I gather that for it's time this was a genre-defining album (drum n bass), which is something I respect but it's not a genre I spent a lot of time with. I got some hints that are related to other music I'm a little more familiar with, like Morcheeba or Prodigy. There were also some tracks that made me feel like I'm shopping at Banana Republic. On the whole it was fine, but I'm not sure I'll be returning to this one.
Good album that probably seemed better at the time, and could stand to be cut down to one disk.
Great for running. Feels like it inspired so many other things (Timo Maas? Tricky? Kid A? Morcheeba?) including Russ' movie script treatment.
More interesting than the other DnB album we listened to, but still DnB. It’s like an all or nothing genre. Either you love it and listen to it ravenously, or it’s just something that was in 90s movies. I did not enjoy it.
Take this with a grain of salt because 1) I know next to nothing about be genre and 2) sitting on the train listening to this is definitely not the ideal experience for it Much prefer the LTJ record on this list. For me these cuts are too minimalist; 7-8 minutes of drum track with some light sampling just isn’t enough for me. I’m 1000% sure it would be a better experience if it was played in the proper setting ( a club, etc)
This English electronica on this list hasn’t been doing this for me. There were a few occasional cool ideas on here but it was SO long and bloated, I couldn’t keep into it. The vast majority was boring and didn’t even really create any kind of vibe. I think the issue might be with me, because most of this formative Drum And Bass kind of stuff just isn’t doing it.
Rough. Overstayed its welcome by 2 hours. A few cool elements but I can’t justify two stars when the album was 140 minutes long
This isn't for me. Couldn't make it through 3 songs
Definitely worth a second listen. It was good
Drum and bass, the soundtrack to my own personal hell. I cannot emphasize enough how much I hate this inane drivel.
For the most part I really enjoy electronic music of this era, but this one is 100% NOT one of those. Nothing but rapid drums beats for a LONG time. 1/5
Not my cup of tea. Some interesting tunes but I'm not big on the drum and bass though.
i think this is my first rating of one.. the songs have no reason to all be like 5+ minutes and like the instrumentals are fine but like i just can't i dont like this one sorry
oontz. repeat. 3 stars.
Do you like repetitive somewhat mysterious music that thinks it sounds revolutionary, this is for you. I had to call it quits halfway through.
Got bored of it very quickly
Drum n bass, meio monótono
Couldn't listen to it for more than 8 seconds. Horrific
These beats move at a breakneck speed. I guess drum ‘n’ bass is dance music but, man, you could have a heart attack if you try to keep up with these songs. This is an epic album too. I broke it into chunks — two-plus hours is a lot when every song has more or less the same fast drum loop. I liked the songs without vocal hooks the most. Highlights: “Let’s Get It On,” “Mad Cat,” “Morse Code,” “Destination,” “Hi-Potent,” “Trust Me,” “Share the Fall”
I've been loving liquid drum n bass lately and it's cool to get a new album here. The album art really threw me off- it looks very modern. The type/fonts, the weird little seemingly random icons adorned next to the artist name, the spacey imagery... i dig it. I liked my listen through. 3/5. It probably could have been shorter or tighter structurally which hurt it.
good background music
Ik ben al fan van drum 'n bass/breakbeat-achtige toestanden sinds ik als jong mannetje voor de eerste keer "Freestyler" van Bomfunk MCs hoorde en ik ben verbaasd dat er een dnb album in de lijst staat. Aan de andere kant is dit natuurlijk wel erg UK en UK = Goddelijk volgens de maker van deze lijst. Eigenlijk heb ik hiermee wel een beetje hetzelfde als met hele oude hiphop: Het is voor het genre essentieel geweest dat het er op dat moment was, maar inmiddels is het genre (of de genres eigenlijk) flink doorgegroeid en kunnen we beter. Dit klinkt nog steeds goed, maar het is ook wel wat beperkt en gedateerd als je hoort wat vele anderen inmiddels uit de computer hebben weten te toveren. Je kunt het haast niet vergelijken. Dat gezegd hebbende: ik kan dit zonder enige irritatie luisteren. Liever oude drum 'n bass dan nieuwe Suzan en Freek zeggen we hier thuis altijd. Ik vermaak me ermee, het is lekkere werkmuziek en het is een keer wat anders dan klaagzang uit de 80's. De tracks zijn wat lang maar dat maakt het ook wel lekker dromerig en geschikt voor op de achtergrond. Realistisch gezien denk ik een 3, al zou ik voor het genre graag hoger geven.
I enjoyed what I was able to listen to but couldn't fit 5hrs into one day! Will space out listening to the rest of it
There were a couple moments that appealed to me, but overall it wasn't great. My first reaction was horror that I would have to listen to such grating noise for so long... But it went uphill from there.
I’m no stranger to weird and experimental music, and I’m definitely more open-minded to music that I would’ve written off as bad in the past. Nonetheless I found this album dull and soulless. Obviously it’s very repetitive. That’s not always a bad thing inherently (for example there are a few ambient/drone albums I can dig), but here it just feels lifeless and sterile. I do love interesting percussive textures, but something about how sampled EDM/electronica beats sound usually turns me off: they don’t scratch the same itch as a talented drummer on a real drum set. Overall I struggled to find much artistic value in it. And that’s saying a lot, since I found value even in the Einsturzende Neubauten album and the Residents album, both of which everyone here seems to hate. Those albums are considered bad because they’re so unorthodox. This album isn’t like that; it’s just bad because it’s bland and uninspired. It’s not notable in a good OR a bad way, it just lives in the gray in-between zone of mediocrity
Great jazzy urban vibes
I started listening to this near the end of work and then during the commute home. The Spotify album is like 4.5 hours long so I checked when I got home what tracks were actually part of the album and realized somehow I was only on track 5 of a million. Not finishing which according to my rules is ONE
Dull and repetitive, Mr. Roni simply pushed "90s fast drum beat sound effect" on his computer and accidentally forgot to stop for 2 hours.
Better than i hoped it would be
Peut-être que cet album est considéré important dans la scène électronique et plus spécifiquement dans la scène drum & bass, mais pour moi c'est toujours la même chose d'un pièce à l'autre. J'ai honnêtement de la difficulté à voir l'intérêt. Je vais lui donner des points à cause de son impact musical, mais cet un album vraiment trop long avec des pièces qui s'étirent interminablement pour rien. 3/10
Pretty good sound but repetitive at times
Gosh this came the day after a migraine when I was tired and headachey and definitely was not the vibe! Thinking back to my post apocalyptic orgy music vibes. But some of them were fun and I would like to party to them. So a mixed view on this one!
Ermmmm, fine I guess. Very repetitive and not something I'd choose to listen to but I guess it was pumping and fun in places.
I was blown away by how hard-hitting the opener’s lyricism was by the end, but that energy quickly fell off into typical 90s dance floor tracks. There have been ~10 albums like this so far on the project and I honestly couldn’t tell the tracks apart if I did a blind listening test.
There's this youtube playlist of songs from Playstation 1 games called "Playstation jungle mix" and it sounds exactly like the songs in this album. So, quality-wise, this is videogame music. Not saying it's bad, but it's just not very remarkable.
Best Song: Railing. Makes me feel like I'm wearing neon wraparound glasses and absolutely thrashing in an abandoned parking garage. Worst Song: Matter of Fact. This kind of music only works for me insofar as it is unabashedly in-your-face. Here it attempts to do this wishy-washy background thing, which just comes off as annoying. Overall: I liked some of the boomboomclaps and not other boomboomclaps, but I lack the vocabulary to describe what makes some better than the others. As a listener naive to this genre of music, it initially felt like it had an exciting speed and energy to it but I found that I quickly acclimatized to the speed and was left finding it too repetitive.
Was that just one long track!? Made me feel anxious.
So much energy. I need to drink some red bull. This version that I have is over 5 hours long. The original version is over two hours long.
I can't even count the ways that I don't like Drum N' Bass. Simply "all of them". The frenetic jazzy artificial beats with some occasional weird voiceovers. Entirely unnecessary and i seriously can't imagine a mood or a time when this is what you would want to put on.... it isn't danceable, it's not good for relaxing, unless you know the twists and turns of the music it is just jarring and unpleasant. Just why?
Uninteresting.
I can understand that this might have been fresh and exciting at the time it came out, but it feels very dated now. Which is fine, but the songs are so long and feel like a slog at times. Not my cup of tea. I don't know that I agree that it's really essential listening.
Its OK, but not like an essential album or anything. 3/5
Damn was this long. I really do not understand why this is on here outside being a niche thing. The music is bland and similar and once you've ever heard about 3 songs you've heard them all. Yeah I guess if you were in the club high on some drug you'd like this but sober it is boring and repetitive and way too damn long. I don't want to give it 1 star (since those albums are straight up unlistenable to me) but this isn't impressing me at all. 1.5/5
Yet another D&B album that I "must" listen to
How are snoozefests like this on the list but so many amazing albums like Combat Rock, Wheels of Fire, and Rejuvenation are totally ignored?
ooooohwweeeee. I used to like this album, but hadn't come back to it for a long time. Now I have a much wider knowledge of drum & bass, and a better sound system, it is banging in new ways for me!
It exudes quality but does it have to be X hours long, where X depends on what version it is. I mean one of these is 5xVinyl
Too much noise
Nope.
I always imagined I wouldn’t like this I was right
Bekende naam uit de 90s, toen vond ik het niks, nu nog steeds niet. Zenuwachtig gedoe.
Ik kan echt helemaal niks met drum 'n bass
Dit ging maar door en door en door en door. Boem piep krak boem piep krak.
Drum ‘n base zou zoveel fijner zijn zonder zang. Vind ik dan, hè?
Long, repetitive. Best songs: Heroes 2/5
I dunno. Don’t really like this music but some of it isn’t bad. I like the standup bass parts. Really a genre that just reminds me of Ali G.
Actually really enjoyed this as a soundtrack for the work day
I just couldn’t do it, it just seemed like electronica to me
Makes me panic.
85% of the tracks on this album aren't songs. They're just beats. Repetitive, empty pieces of songs that never do anything. The other 15% of tracks are garbage. No redeeming qualities. Full fail.
this is just background music, i dont find this engaging or anything just some nice loops that go for way to long songs dont need to be all 6-9 minutes
List is getting pretty tedious
Another I will just have to write off as that I do not get this whole style of music. Just monotonous interminable repetition to my ears.
Until I heard this I hadn't thought about the lack of Drum and Bass. This is a great, if overlong introduction to DnB, with some proper classics in there.
Christ, I don't know. I don't necessarily *want* to give this a one-star, since it wasn't particularly offensive. I already know I'm more of a casual DnB fan: if it's on, whatever, but I don't actively seek it out. However, this thing is getting close to two and a half hours long and that's... too much. I got distracted and, after giving it an earnest attempt, stopped trying. I feel like I understood it after the first three tracks. I like electronic music, but I also like it when it's a bit more... varied than this.
Don't know... thought that I'd like it but I just don't.
Not my style
New to me. Good learning.
Even worse than Leftism (2 star electronica album from two days ago)
It's just... 2 hours is a bit much.
I had no idea "drum and bass" was a genre of music. Not sure why it is, but apparently it is. This is okay, but I hate the repetition in this type of music. Also, just a pet peeve of mine, but I hate when artists put out twenty different versions of an album so there is no definitive track listing. Some artists need a good editing function - pare this down to 40 minutes and it would be a decent album. But no way am I listening to the 5 hour/53 track edition. 2 stars.
I had never even heard of this artist/group. Just couldn’t get into this album at all. Boring 90s techno(?). Made it a few songs and Spotify showed the (remastered) album being 5 hours…?! Jeesh.
Oh jeez. As I write this, I'm maybe half an hour into my listen, with almost another two dreaded hours ahead of me. I think it's safe to say that this will be the first album I will not finish of the 165 that have been generated for me. I'm sure this album is very influential to the drum & bass genre, but I think this is showing me that drum & bass is not for me. It just loops ad infinitum. You just heard a decent 5-second hook? Get ready to hear it for the next 8 minutes! Did I mention this album is like 140 minutes long? I was able to get into some of the grooves for a few seconds, but they just weren't interesting enough to go on as long as they did. And the vocals are pretty bad. I feel as though I'm going insane reading all of the 4- and 5-star reviews this album has received on this site as I listen to this. To my ears, this is clearly background music, but I would need A LOT of external stimuli to ever consider having this album play in the background. I really don't ever need to hear this again, unless I find myself at a rave on a number of illicit substances. What a snoozefest. I can only pray that one day I find out what I'm missing here.
Love D&B. I'm happy to see some representation of non-rock music in this list for once. This album rules, there's a reason it's one of the seminal albums of the genre.
Only listened once but it didnt go down well.
Instant 5 stars. I love drum and bass and I love Roni Size.
Music at it finest, Roni and the gang represent with this tour de force. Before this DNB was just anither EDM genre. Tgey took it to new heights and indeed forms. Absolute banger also concided with being a teenager in Bristol never forgot going down Versatility ahh the days.
Love this, love the way it opened my ears to a new sound and took my understanding of music to a whole new level
Quality. I'd like it less if I didn't live in Bristol at that time; but I did: so I do.
During lockdown, I was reading up about various Bristol music scenes, and hadn't heard Roni Size before, so listened to this album. It's one of those "in the right setting, it'd be awesome!", e.g. late at night when you're half cut. But listened on a weekday during school half-term, not so much. 2.5
Experimental edm. Feels like the songs are 3/4 complete. Not my cup of tea.
29th May 2023 Listened mainly on Tuesday as Monday we were travelling to Italy with Jen’s fam. Another for the live experience, wouldn’t sit and listen to an album of it.
I'm not sure whether the album format is a notable art form in drum 'n' bass circles. Either way, a 2 hour 20 minute long record with 8 minute long tracks isn't really compatible with how I listen to an album. That said, a wise man once enthusiastically exclaimed "I can't understand how anyone doesn't f****n' love drum 'n' bass". And he's right, in a sense. When you're standing below a massive industrial fire breathing spider, with music blasting out at 120 dB, D'n'B is pretty irresistible. Even outside of that context, there is something about the boldness and simplicity of a beat that is easy to pick up and get involved in. Who needs melody when you have rhythm? It is a strange decision, therefore, to add the awful vocals. As an example of drum 'n' bass, this is probably very good. It's not designed for the album format, though. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Brown Paper Bag Date listened: 28/05/23
Broke new ground and outstayed it’s welcome within one album.
Golf is a good walk spoiled, and this is a good d'n'b workout befouled
Blast from the past
This is a stone cold 5 if you don't know you don't know. Brown paper bag alone transformed so many raves. This is what 90's music should have been instead of generic indie.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (Disney, 2003). Timestamp: 1 hour, 33 minutes, 40 seconds.
Drum and Bass Albums are always interesting, because it always sounds like a lot of going nowhere. But I don't dislike that. The main thing I do dislike is the length, which makes this album a little sloggy at times.
No thanks.
Uninspiring, boring, redundant
Here's a little personal story that took place during the nineties, at the time this album was released. In those years, I knew a guy who had ditched or sold all his indie-rock records (that he had bought at the start of that decade) so that he could buy all those expensive drum'n'bass vinyls (most of them "white label", as people said in those years). To give you the overall context, both of us were radio hosts at the local radio. I was listening to all sorts of music back then. He, on the other side, was only listening to "jungle stuff and the likes, and wouldn't discuss any other music styles anymore. He was pretty active: hosting a drum'n'bass show on said radio, DJing in the local bars and clubs. He was a nice guy, but I couldn't help noticing that he sort of looked down upon people attracted to different music styles. You could tell that he was thinking drum'n'bass was the music of the future, and that us proles were out of touch with what was really going on in the world. Oh, the irony. That bloke left town after a few years. I wonder where he is now, and what sort of music he's listening to... Does he still have all those expensive vinyls at home? Did he ditch those to follow yet another "trend", electronic or otherwise? I'll probably never know. To be fair with him, he was not the only one who fell for this drum'n'bass craze in such a extreme manner. David Bowie fell for it as well, for example (there are some good songs on his drum'n'bass-laden *Earthling* album, but there's just no way you can say that record has aged very gracefully). The Mercury Prize jury also fell for it (hence why they gave their 1997 prize to *New Forms*). Forward-thinking people easily embrace new modes of artistic expression, which is a good reflex in itself. The thing is, barring a few exceptions (such as German 'Kosmische' Music in the seventies), one should always be cautious when proponents of a new style label the latter as the "music of the future". It's often a sure sign that very quickly, said music will look incredibly dated... Don't get me wrong, I *like* drum'n'bass, generally speaking. I like this idea of an accelerated breakbeat pattern being the foundation of a dance record. I even own Goldie's *Timeless* and *Saturn Returnz* at home, and if I would never listen to those double albums in a single sitting now, I can still enjoy playing a few tracks from them here and there. I have the same overall feeling about Roni Size's *Reprazent*: The first three tracks are great, and they even go to very contrasted directions, which helps you finding them fresh and interesting. And the iconic upright bass sound in "Brown Paper Bag" is pretty iconic, I remember it from back then. That upright bass thing is a trick that Roni Size uses to nice effects in many parts of his own double album here, along with some sparse (but also subtle) shiny jazzy arrangements. So the album gets off on a great start at least. That being said, let's face it, folks: that record is also long, VERY long. I've just read there's even another LONGER version of it available on CD (and not on streaming services if I'm correct). But honestly, I don't have the heart to look any further. Blame the borefests that a lot of those lengthy tracks turn out to be after two minutes or so (minus an occasional exception here and there). Also, blame those absolutely corny, overaffected female vocals right in the middle of the tracklisting. Those two or three cuts were singles, I hear, and honestly, they're pretty embarrassing. Goldie's *Timeless* had its share of awkward moments as well, including through its use of female vocals, but there was also an epic ambition to his sonic constructions that could help you swallow such a pill. And this is the sort of ambition that is cruelly lacking in the case of the jazzier Roni Size. I understand he's going to a smoother direction here, compared to Goldie. But the outcome of this is that most of his music sounds bland as a result, instead of "groovier". Speaking of "directions", the two last tracks of *New Forms* fare better than the corny stuff found elsewhere on the album. One of them, actually named "Directions", even adds latin/tropical colours to the proceedings, capping this lengthy thing in a satisfying way at least. But at this point, it's too little and too late... Drum'n'bass is (was?) an interesting music style. But I can't help feeling that it's the way it influenced *other* genres, from big beat to rock and jazz, that makes it something to write home about. Maybe it's unfair. But hey, there are tons of non-western traditional styles that are not represented in this list either. Even with 1001 references, you just can't cram in all the music in the world. Number of albums left to review: 556 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 216 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 104 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 128
Langt síðan ég hef hlustað á Roni Size. Sumt eldist vel, annað ekki.
Quintessential dnb pretty good, I get why people hate it though
New Forms by Roni Size is an album that unfortunately falls flat in nearly every aspect. Released in 1997, it is often hailed as a pioneering record in the drum and bass genre. However, as someone who has listened to it and found it to be lacking, I can confidently give it a rating of 1 out of 5. One of the major issues with New Forms is its lack of cohesion and direction. The album seems to jump haphazardly between different styles and sounds, never fully committing to a consistent sonic landscape. While experimentation can be commendable, in this case, it results in a disjointed listening experience that fails to engage the listener. Furthermore, the production on this album leaves much to be desired. The mixing feels muddled and muddy, making it difficult to appreciate the individual elements of the music. The beats lack punch, the basslines sound weak, and the overall sound quality feels lackluster. It's a shame because a genre like drum and bass thrives on crisp, dynamic production, but that is sorely lacking here. In terms of songwriting, New Forms falls short as well. The tracks often lack memorable melodies or hooks, making them forgettable and indistinguishable from one another. The repetitive nature of the beats and lack of compelling musical ideas make the album feel monotonous and tedious to listen to. Additionally, the album suffers from an overreliance on repetitive vocal samples and uninspired lyrics. Rather than adding depth or enhancing the songs, these elements feel like filler and fail to contribute anything meaningful to the overall experience. It's disappointing to say, but New Forms by Roni Size fails to deliver on its promise of groundbreaking drum and bass. With its lack of cohesion, subpar production, and uninspired songwriting, it is an album that ultimately falls short of leaving a lasting impression. I would strongly discourage anyone seeking a satisfying drum and bass experience from investing their time in this particular release.
I have no idea how to review this. This is an album that is highly regarded in a genre that I know nothing about, have no particular interest in, don't particularly like, and is far more niche in the US than it was in the UK. I believe it when drum and bass fans say that this is an important album, but I have absolutely zero basis to agree or disagree. I don't particularly like electronic music, but I've heard a few things during the listening project that I enjoyed in fits and starts. Maybe that's the big issue with this album - it's over two hours long, which makes for a repetitive listen. I won't say it's bad, but it's also something I will never go back to again.
New Forms doesn't hit for me, lasts too long and doesn't stand out in what it's doing where it should. 2.
Yeah, this is not my cup of tea, but I don't think it's even a particularly good example of what it is? Other than Brown Paper Bag, the rest all sounds quite generic - this relatively minimalist music with no/minimal lyrics really needs to have something to give it an edge to be memorable, and the vast majority of this doesn't. Also, an hour and 20 mins of this is far too much when I'm not on something. 2/5, better than Goldie.
first listen it's cool but definitely too long
Enjoyed it but it sounded just like every other drum and bass music I've ever heard.
I like a bit of drum n' bass, but it's really a music to be out dancing to. That said, the first half of this is great, in a head nodding, trance-inducing kinda way. I'll listen to the second half sometime perhaps.
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Un calvaire historique, la police n'interviendra qu'après 2h20 de tapage nocturne. La nuit de sommeil est par conséquent d'ores et déjà foutue.
i find a lot of this music annoying
I know you're fucking lying with this 140 minute run time...oh you're not? Is it at least actual music or just techno sounds? Oh, of course it is the latter. 177 albums in, and I am finally viscerally angry at the mere existence of an album, let alone its selection for this exercise. Thank God I didn't get this album early on, or I would have quit on the spot.
ikke for meg i det hele tatt
Ikke helt min greie litt rart
Litt langdrygt. Jeg liker denne typen musikk for litt intensive skriveøkter.
You know you're in for something fuckular when you check and see that the "short version" of the album is 78 minutes long. Well yeah, this was definitely a lot of D&B. Way too much D&B for one man in one day, to be honest. Obviously very important historically and the hits slap, but... 140 minutes, man. That's insanity even for the late 90s (the era of the most bloated albums known to man). Highlights: The first three songs, "Heroes", "Destination", "Trust Me", "Electricks". That might seem like a lot but remember that this album is 23 DAMN SONGS LONG and only 6 of those songs are under 6 minutes. So basically in conclusion, this is awesome but I also fucking hate it.
very generic 90's trip hop elevator music
Pretty daunting at over 2 hrs long. Couldn’t tell if it was actually that long or just Spotify bonus tracks, but after reading more it is really about 140 minutes which is somewhat excessive. It’s definitely enjoyable and the songs are well crafted, but can’t see what made this standout enough to win a Mercury Prize over fucking OK Computer! (or over Dig Your Own Hole and Vanishing Point for that matter). Going to knock a star off for that royal fuck up. I feel somewhat bad at not really getting through the whole thing, but I’d rather listen to Massive Attack.
Drum and bass can be entertaining in small doses, but it was never meant to be listened to for over 2 hours straight. Probably felt fresh and daring in ‘97, mostly a drag now.
Couple of tracks that brought back some fleeting memories of ungergrad (a lot of my flat mates in the dorms enjoyed Roni Size) but over 2 hours of this was unnecessary
Pretty unnecessary on this list, but listening to it while doing work makes the experience less annoying.
These songs did not need to be 6 minutes long each, and there did not need to be so many of them, and they did not need to all sound the same. Otherwise, it had its moments
I did not need to listen to this.
Why on earth would anyone put THIS on the list?!? It may have it's fans, but this is not a collection of the 1001 best Drum'N'Bass albums. I just don't see - or hear - the significance.... 1/5
Интересная работа, но как будто для музыкального альбома сыровата. Очень хочется добавить сюда вокал или флоу. Если же подойти к этому как к некоторым формам, которые нужно дополнить, то смысла у неё чуть больше; но в таком случае она больше интересна музыкантам, чем просто слушателям.
Офигенный drum and bass альбом. Уверен тогда был классикой
Эта музыка звучит примерно как записанные на носитель диджей-сеты. Причём не танцевальные, а такие типа... ну, в духе "Лагеря", не знаю правда, насколько это очевидная ассоциация. В общем не подэнсить, а скорее покачаться с коктейлем в руках. Подзадалбывает немного к концу... опять же, альбом сидя слушаю, ну вы помните. Я думаю, если эта музыка в клубе фоном играет - она не будет так сильно "бесить" к 9-10 треку. Маловато развития... но большой пласт для потенциального будущего творчества: семплы, коллабы, ремиксы, всё в этом духе.
Ну чутка забавно. Иногда прям ухты, но это прям редкие временные всплески среди белого шума остальных звуков. За счёт этих Ухты 3
It would be an ok road trip album, especially late night long distance driving, but not a home listen
A decent drum and bass album by Roni Size. It perfectly encapsulates the sound of the 90s, with the repetitive drums and high hat synths with underlays of record scratching that were often heard in many 90s movies. Best: Brown Paper Bag Worst: Mad Cat
The trouble with drum & bass albums is you listen to them for an hour but the Powerpuff Girls episode never starts.
I can’t say it’s bad… I can’t even say I disliked it.. but goddamn if it’s not an absolutely mission to get through this whole thing. Many of the songs could’ve used something unique to differentiate them from each other since it feels like you’re hearing almost the same 7min song on repeat 15 times. I did enjoy the more jazzy second half quite a bit more as well so I might come back to that. 6/10
Loved it back in the day. Still great but has aged. Forgot how indulgent it is.
alltofalltofalltof langt en ljómandi fínt. er svona kaffihúsa/tjillað á bar músík. hlusta líklega aldrei aftur.
something id hear playing in an early 2000s club scene
What the hell was that? I feel like someone got Ross from Friends to make an album.
Some absolute bangers in here
First song slapped. Then it was just beats and stuff. Kind of cool, but not really my jam.
Mmmm brown paper bag
Was not expecting to come across DnB here. Anyway, not really a fan
Brown Paper Bag is a stone cold classic and was one of several massive tunes from the end of that decade to facilitate the beginnings of a crossover to the mainstream for late-90s Jungle/D&B. A lot of the tracks are on the minimally-orchestrated/barebones side, and some are actually tosh, but some of them are standout and have a huge vibe to them. Definitely worth checking the 20th anniversary edition over the original release, as it includes hours of extra singles releases, B-sides and alternative mixes. Best tracks: Brown Paper Bag (the full vocal remix is better IMHO), Matter of Fact, Heroes (and the 2017 remix), Hi-Potent (originally released as the B-side to Brown Paper Bag 12" single, and you'll notice the iconic double bass sample in a less chopped up form), Trust Me (simple but brutally effective dancefloor classic!) (and the 2017 remix), Share The Fall (for those who like their jazzy beats chopped and sliced), Jazz, Ballet Dance (very Paradox/Seba/Fanu/Equinox/Pieter K/PFM/LTJ Bukem style), Western (which uses the classic "Let a Woman Be a Woman" break) (and the 2017 remix)... yeah, this is a solid slab of Bristol-infused Drum & Bass from Roni Size, Die, Krust and Suv from the late 90s, with some fresher takes on some of the tunes from the last decade. It's not a 5 star album, but it's a strong 4-star contender -- if only for the amount of newcomers it brought in to the genre, thanks to its accessible style and pop-infused sensibilities, which were still not as prevalent in the late 90s (most D&B back then was quite dark and moody).
Some bangers. Some background music. Good, but not his best.
I think it's close to a genre I would really enjoy but didn't quite click for me. The vocals that there were were a bit low energy, and I was often left feeling like I'd already heard that track before
Good. Not great.
90s electronic dance stuff. Sounds like the 90s.
This is outrageous, this is contagious. This is outrageous, this is contagious. So futile.
I can't imagine the second hour held anything more than the first did.
It should clearly belong to the list '1001 Albums You Should Not Hear Before You Die'
I like drums. I love bass. The drums here are electronic of course, and not programmed at all to sound like anything a human drummer would produce. Can appreciate the artistry, and didn't hate the music, but I think this makes more sense in a London club at 3am with a bloodstream that has more than just a strong dose of caffeine keeping things moving. Here and now it's just too long and too glitchy.
WAY too long (listened to the 2 disc album on spotify) but some songs were pretty good
This was so bad I blocked this artist on Spotify.
3.5 - As background music I actually enjoyed this better than I thought I would. Definitely suitable for this rainy day grind session. I like the upright bass sounds and breakbeats.
I think this was the first electronic release with high potential for me to enjoy it a little more since it has some recognizable instruments behind the whole electronic stuff. However, it has 2 HOURS!!!!! I guess it's impossible to enjoy anything for 2 hours in 2023; I'm sorry.
Brown Paper Bag is cool. DnB isn't really my bag but sure I can work to this. Digitial drags. Heroes is okay. This album is pretty dull and repetitive midway through with the occassional bright spot.
I had to Google to see if this was the world record holder for longest album. Honestly, even for a record meant for the club... It's just 3x too long. It's a 3 star album dropped to a 1 star because of the length.
Música electrónica con ritmos sencillos, sin ser demasiado estridente. Un tanto chillout
Wouw… how the trip hop beats are annoying, when you get them repeated like this over and over.. nothing against ambient electronica, but here it is getting quite boring
Again, never scrobbled. I can appreciate this. I can hear the work that went into it. The stuff with vocals was cool... I just don't know
Tremendo este, hip hopcito del bueno
Just OK. Too electronic and too long!
reminds me a little of something we used to listen to in the 90s called "Jungle Music". Makes me feel a little crazy to hear it now, a bit too all over the place.
Great drums and bass on this. Was good to study to
Not bad but nowhere near the best in this style.
It has glimmers of greatness, but the repetitiveness that was revolutionary at the time, drains me.
Interesting sounds, though it is not my style at all I did enjoy what I heard for the most part. Nice discovery.
Drum and bass. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
There a reason this was album 185 for me, and it's currently day 476.. 2 hours+, spotify version "about 5 hours" is a true testament to my attention span... To me seemed like liquid d&b, actually quite soothing and calm beats for most of disc1. The second disc was more uninteresting, literally just some drums and some bass (I guess that's where the genre gets its catchy name). I don't see a situation where im like.. fuck it, put disc 3 of New Forms by Roni Size on.
ravee
not my taste
Har ju den, men var inte så förtjust i den då. Inte så förtjust i den nu heller. Väldigt hypad men mest ok lite här och där.
Sånt här hade ett rätt snävt bäst-före-datum när det begav sig men icke icke förty: Lite mystrevligt att lyssna på igen
Dateringen är till dess fördel, annars dansar man inte så mycket nu för tiden.
Took a while to grow on me but generally I liked it. I definitely preferred tracks or sections of tracks without vocals. I know nothing of how this album is situated in the music universe so the groundbreaking nature of it is lost on me. Without that context I don't think I can realistically go above 3 stars.
Maybe it's a marvel for drum & bass. Maybe this album redefined the genere. Maybe 9/11 unified the US.
Why is this garbage considered music. Someone standing behind a computer pushing buttons while the crowd trips on Ecstasy. Never heard of Roni Size or Reprazent, and wish I never had. More worthless electronica shit that has no place on a list like this. What did this influence? This is the music aliens listen to while they probe your arse. Fuck electronica, and drum'n'bass. 9-10 minute songs with looped shitty lyrics, and wind chimes as a musical instrument. And why would someone turn Morse code (the most irritating sound on earth) into a song? Favourite song: Beatbox because it's only 1 minute long. It features someone trying to beatbox, but they're so bad at it that they just record a small clip and looped it to make it sound impressive, but it is actually shit. Least favourite songs: the whole fucking album. 1/5. There's an hour and 20 minutes I'll never get back.
Great DnB album. Flows nicely and has some fantastic tracks. A classic if you're into the genre
Kinda peppy new wave electronic vibes with some east coast rap blended in at times. 3.5
Meh. This could have been one long form song. Or a bunch of shorter songs. It drags on like someone who likes to hear their own voice.
Boom! Yes! As a child of 90s Britain, time was that you couldn't adjust your stereo without landing on a pirate drum n bass station. I'm sure the purists will hate this album but in the genre they don't come bigger than Roni Size. Iconic
Прослушано! Нудно, долго и скучно.
Good stuff. Very nostalgic 90’s sound.
Good background music.
Starts off pretty good but wears thin after about 2 songs for me.
It's okay, but very samey and way too long. If this had been 40 minutes I might have enjoyed it.
Solid DnB, decent variation although nothing mindblowing
For a 2 hour jungle album, this flew in. Not much to dislike on here
There are lots of jokes about drummers and bass players. This is what happens when they decide to bring those jokes to life. Words can't express how disturbed I am that these people actually get paid for this.
2.5 It isn’t bad, but kind of boring.
Intéressant le mix D&B et hip-hop R'N'B. Ça tourne un peu en rond à la longue. Il n’y a pas beaucoup de recherche dans les beats.
Je connaissais ce nom, mais je crois que c’est ma première écoute d’un album entier. C’est un album important pour le Drum n Bass. Il y a plusieurs moments intéressants sur cet album, mais étant à la base un style répétitif, 2 disques c’est très long. Ça a nuie à mon appréciation globale du disque. Les pièces avec du vocal sont les plus intéressantes. Ayant remporté le Mercury Prize, pour ce genre de musique, je comprends qu’il soit sur la liste. En session fractionné, ça se prend mieux.
Not my genre but there was one cool beatbox song
- First album I couldn't finish - Repetitive beats and not great vocals - Felt like I'd been listening for hours - Really questioning the validity of the Mercury Prize if this won
Just not for me. Feels relentless but not in a good way.
Not good. 1997 might be the worst year in music history.
What are we doing? Really? Easy to ignore, for the most part, so props for that. Repetitive 💩
A few decent beats, pretty repetitive but I guess thats the point. People on molly maybe would enjoy this. Not list worthy, didn't finish
Oh my. The range of emotions on seeing this as my album and then starting listening. “Roni Size? Do I know them? (Start listening) oh yes I do know them! (Keeps listening) quite like this (continues listening) oh no (looks at length of album) oh no no no (turns music off)”
Yeah, I'm definitely biased for this one. I'm a British guy who loves a lot of electronic music and was introduced to Drum and Bass at a young age. I can only imagine the effect it had at release, winning the 1997 Mercury Prize and likely being one of the seminal albums that brought DnB to a mainstream audience. It's impossible for me not to love this album. I just wish more DnB songs utilised a double bass. Favourite: Brown Paper Bag
I know this is considered the essential drum and bass album, but two hours is just too long. At its best, the album is fantastic, highly layered, and frenzied, but it just goes on for too long.
This album on computer speakers: 2* This album on headphones: 5* and that's the way I first listened to it at the time, so I go with the 5*
Excellent drum & bass album. It felt rather repetitive at first, but I got into it once the more familiar tracks kicked in, and on the second listen it all fell into place nicely.
At half the lengte it would have been 3 stars.
Not for me
Didn't finish. Too experimental to enjoy without being high or drunk.
4.5 stars. Probably not the first drum'n'bass record to have heavy jazz sounds and influences, but certainly the landmark album (and a 2CD behemoth at that!) establishing what is still a very active subgenre and world of music. Classic.
This wasn't terrible, but every song felt like the last.
Okay I was expecting a lot worse from something Ryan said he likes
I was vaguely familiar with Roni Size and this album before listening. I went through a phase where I listed to a lot in this genre but it's all a blur. Regardless, I liked it—would have to be in the right frame of mind to toss it on.
Meh
Nice beats
Well, getting a bad feeling just from the album title... But I like it just fine. A little speedy for first thing in the morning! Overall pretty good, though I like more melody or more aggro in my electronic music.
Good instrumentals
Such an interesting mix of hip hop and jazz. Great sound engineering
Listens: 1 Enjoyed: not really The beats alone would be pretty good, not something I'd actively seek out though. I also think the music was stronger in areas where there were no lyrics Probably a very low 3
Just... no.
Electronic is definitely not my jam. Can see how it inspired other bands, but didn't dig the sound.
2 stars. Just more electronic music that I must be too old to understand (although this released when I was 5). It’s alright for the background, but that’s all
I think I liked the second part more than the first, I don’t know if it was part of the original album or not, these electronic artists seem really into themselves. 5 hour 20th anniversary release, who are you? Wilco!? There is some ok stuff here, I really want to hand out a 2 but as much as this album annoys me there is some decent music here.Morse Code was an assault on my ears and I hate the man for it. Fuck this prick, 3/5
non tanto il mio genere però ci stava
drum'n bass particolare, molto pop. brani diversi tra loro
pass
A slightly more modern album today - although saying that, it’s still 25 years old so it’s not exactly new. Most music I’ve been listening to recently is from 60s-70s, and variety is the spice of life. Songs I already knew: none Favourite after listening: none Overall: 1/10 Unfortunately, I just don’t get it. Possibly if I was blitzed off my face on a cocktail of party drugs it might be more enjoyable, but sitting at my desk with my headphones on does not make for an enjoyable experience. This is also the kind of album where after you’ve heard the first song, you’ve basically heard them all. It is extremely repetitive, and it’s around 140 minutes long. I expect this would be exhausting even for the diehard fans. I’ll be honest and say I didn’t listen to the whole thing, but it was exhausting and I wasn’t getting any enjoyment from it - putting myself through the whole album get like a waste of my time and my sanity.
Booster, performance review, trivia, kinda eventful day, no?
I was a little scared of this album going into it, but it's actually alright. The problem is the average song length is 6 minutes, making this album over two hours long. I like a lot of the beats, but they didn't need to be six minutes long. It's a slog to get through. My favourite song was Brown Paper Bag.
This is why I signed up for the album a day club--to discover different types of music that I wasn't familiar about and learning about how they fit into the story of their genre. I enjoyed this one immensely.
All sounds the same, boring
The only version I can be bothered to find is disk 1 and I’am really not that bothered in going into another hours worth of music… The first song railing kinda reminded me of the streets in the whole talking/rapping chatting style the track has it’s nice but I don’t love it. Brown paper bag is way too long for what it is but it’s a fun instrumental after railing… I was originally gonna track by track the rest of the album but I think this sums up my thoughts across the album… The guy that programmed in the drums only knows like 5 beats I swear and the vocals are so disconnected from the music being played with the way their recorded. The album shows moments of hope jn all of the additional textures added but I still nearly fell asleep 2/5 (but it’s very close to a 1).
1,5/5 Best song: Brown paper bag
War nicht soooo schlimm aber nicht mein genre
drum & bass, drum drum & bass, drum drum bass, drum & bass, I am very bored
Prefs: Railing, Brown Paper Bag, New Forms, Morse Code, Destination, Hi-Potent, Trust Me, Change My Life, Jazz, Ballet Dance Moins prefs: Beatbox, Hot Stuff