Nurture

God damn, this was Nails. Really good album choice, and not what I expected from Porter Robinson.

Pleasant; not an artist I'm familiar with, but enjoyed it nonetheless. Enjoyable to work to.

I could not decide if I liked dullscythe or not because it sounds like it's glitching. It almost makes me feel like it's lightning, but I don't know, I think that effect could have been obtained a little more skillfully.

Has a sort of "Sigur Ros but happy" vibe. A good time!

Alright, so I wasn't familiar with either the album or the artist. Thanks for letting me know! Based on what I've read online, it seems a lot of people are really into it. Honestly, it leaves me feeling like I might be missing out. I gave it a listen with an open mind, but I just couldn't find anything to click with

Some interesting stuff here, but for me somewhat afflicted by the one-man-band syndrome that happens when the full product is generated electronically by a single artist. A little overly manufactured and uniform. Some collaborators and real instruments wouldn't go amiss.

Not really my liking, but it wasn't bad

Well mixed, pleasant sound, however nothing too special imho

The more upbeat numbers remind me of going to big tech conferences, when you're gathering for the keynote in the cavernous conference center ballroom, thousands of chairs arranged in a grid pattern, huge widescreen at the front with random factoids popping up while people are getting themselves seated. It's the type of music they play to get people's energy up, but is also inoffensive and bland to some degree. Overall it's okay, just not really my thing. 3 stars.

Electronic music has always been a bit difficult for me, but in this case it is been mixed with acoustic elements and introspective lyrics. And than you have me. Well done!

Tough call here - on its own, I do enjoy this LP and the complete, calming world it builds across an extended runtime. In the context of Robinson’s discography, however, this was a huge letdown after the triumph of 2014’s ‘Worlds,’ an LP that lived up to its title with some of the most well-defined, expansive tracks of IDM/electronica at the time. Artists are free to change and experiment, and I love it when they do. However, given the wait between ‘Worlds’ and ‘Nurture,’ I expected so much more from the latter LP and felt a little disappointed when the world it built felt so insular and small. Additionally, the instrumentation is relatively homogeneous and the sampling near-nonexistent. It’s still airtight and solidly built, just lacking in scale and verve. Perhaps I’m just completely missing the point here, or am just feeling the results of my own inability to chill out with this chill-out album. Just wanted so much more from this one in the context of Porter’s body of work!

While Nurture grew to not offend, it never outgrew those initial, weak artificial sounds. Overreading the feature on Unfold, it's artist typography which doesn't break up the record's energy in any way. Could go either way. The other songs cover a wide range, often slightly glitched, to uncertain ends.

Am I in a mall, or a made-for-TV movie? Or am I in a mall on a made-for-TV movie? I think the person on the cover was murdered in a mall parking lot, and the body was then dumped in a unmowed section of grass nearby. There will be a true crime TV movie made about it, but it will not feature any music similar to the music you hear on this album - only ominous low synth drones.

Electronic - it’s not for me

Easy listening electronica is the sort of stuff that plays while you're waiting for the sessions to start at a corporate retreat. 2/5.

Not really sure what to make of this. Pleasant during work, but not a single moment where I was actually pulled in.

No intention of offending anyone, but sounds as some generic indie sound very popularized in the latest era. Don't find anything particularly ground breaking about this