Chocolate Synthesizer

I appreciate this submission. You’re wild for submitting it - people here are going to hate it - but I appreciate it. I’m more of a fan of the drone-y, metaphysical psych of Super Æ or Vision Creation Newsun-era Boredoms, but I’m also a firm believer that people should listen to music that is outside of their comfort zone from time to time and pretty much any record by Boredoms is going to be about as far out as you can get.

Normally you can always count me in for Noise and garage rock from Japan. But this is not normally: this is an album full of abnormal music with an abundance of humor that gets lost in (cultural?) translation. I don't get it and after over one hour of madness, I think I don't want to get it.

"Aciiiiiid! Po-li-ceeeee!" Ha ha ha, you indeed got to be totally bonkers to submit this particular Japanese noise record on the users' list! And that's exactly why I want to support that choice. I can't count the moments when, listening to this album, I went from "this is unbearable!" and "this is ridiculous!" to... "this is actually amazing!". From what I can hear in here, Boredoms must be a killer act to see live, and I hope I can enjoy this experience one day. I burst out laughing in quite a few occurrences going through the tracklist, and for me, that makes the nonsense in this LP -- also nicely represented by its insane, aesthetically illegible artwork -- everything but gratuitous. As a matter of fact, I very seriously think that *Chocolate Synthesizer* sounds ten times better, ten times more vital, and ten times more fun than *Trout Mask Replica* (which is on the contrary a downright sinister record). Oh, and as far as my own standards go for this user's list, this thing should be at least one full point higher than the Debbie Gibson and Backstreet Boys' albums. So I'm gonna grade it accordingly. 3.5/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums. 8.5/10 for more general purposes (5 for musical competency + 3.5 for the artistry) Number of albums from the original list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 465 Albums from the original list I *might* include in mine later on: 288 Albums from the original list I won't include in mine: 336 ----- Number of albums from the users list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 43 Albums from the users list I *might* select for mine later on: 55 Albums from the users list I won't select for mine: 107 (including this one -- I can't seriously place this record in the 1001 best albums of all time, but I swear that if ever I found a cheap copy of it in a record store, I would buy it right away! So a thousand thanks to the anonymous user that made me discover it!) --- Émile: voir ma toute dernière réponse sous le disque *Triage* au-dessus.

My tolerance for noise rock is generally not robust, so I went in dubious. I feel like I've heard of this band before but can't think of where or when. No love for a real release on YouTube music, I ended up listening to a community playlist of presumably pirated vids that they somehow get away with offering as alternatives in such situations, which always feels unfortunate, but Im not going to scour the world looking for a legit source. Very art forward, I found it more tolerable than much of its ilk I've encountered, by the end though I was left with a familiar sense that - in a world as stuffed with cacophonous noise - both literal and metaphorical - as the one I inhabit, I don't really need my music adding more of the same.

Full album Available on YOUTUBE. My nine year old just looked at me and asked what the Hell I was listening to? It's good to know that at 9 years old, he can recognize music that isn't quite "normal". If being normal is boring, then this might be the most interesting album ever made. You never know what will happen next on this album. I may never listen to it again... but, for a one-time shock. It was kind of fun. To quote Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon 2, "I'm too old for this shit". Best rating I can honest give is 3/5.

Hey, quick note 1001 Generator users. Remember when you'd all complain about how long some of the albums were? Why have I gotten five albums in a row that go over an hour? I know I have to attack Springsteen and Phish live at some point, isn't that long enough? Ten minute albums from here on out, okay? Thanks. In all seriousness, what a trip of an album. I don't know if that is necessarily a good thing, but man did the longer this album went on did I feel the joke of it all start to land more and more. It isn't the most melodic album, and I don't think I'd come back to a particular track if I could, but I respect this album enough sonically to boost it into the 3's area. Just... maybe ease some people in with Vision Creation Newsun first? Then again, that's not a ten minute album. Hmm... tricky.

I wanted to enjoy this LP so badly, but have to concede that an hour of loose, textural noise rock is not my thing. There are bright moments that sound like Melt-Banana meets Lightning Bolt (even a few moments where i was reminded of Boris), but these are easily lost underneath a sea of aggressive, low-tempo textures that blur together over the LP's runtime.

Never would have guessed these guys were Japanese. Then again I wouldn’t have guessed what they made was music either. Guess there really is something for everyone because this is the closest thing to hot garbage I’ve heard yet. 0.2/10

Yes, this is absolutely terrible. I'm no stranger to noise. I often even enjoy it. But while lots of noise rock will leave you feeling like your earballs have been assaulted, the good stuff will leave your brain with a hole in it that demands to be fed more. You'll want it, and you probably won't be able to explain why. While Chocolate Synthesizer goes on to be better than it's utterly abysmal opening track, it never really gets to the point where you start to acclimate to the earball assault. It'll feed in actually pleasant sounding riffs and hooks from time to time, and that's not what I want from my noise rock. When it is over, my brain does not demand to have its hole filled. My subconscious is not like a jill-ferret in heat, quivering and whimpering from an edging. I am simply glad of its absence. Also - this is practically impossible to find anywhere other than YouTube. Do yourself a favour and listen to Melt-Banana instead. Sure, they're later (chronologically) than Boredoms, but they leave you wanting, needing, yearning for more.

Is there any escape from Noise?

So fucking weird

Weird and wild

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Tomato synthesizer, Smoke 7

Not on spotify either How do you get born into a situation where you physically, culturally and psychologically is lead to believe that boredoms is a good band? 2

Second day in a row that the album isn't on Spotify. Not making the effort this time. 2/5.

Not easy to find this, I managed to listen to the bulk of this album on YouTube. Not exactly my cup of tea and definitely a bit crazy, I’m not sure how much of this genre I need to hear before I die.

That one was unique. Had to hunt it down as it was no longer on Spotify.

Soundscapes from inside a washing machine. I'm only familiar with "Vision Creation Newsun" by Boredoms, and not like that's a particularly accessible album either, but holy shit man. This could kill a Victorian child. I didn't exactly love it (or even like it), but it's a ballsy and unique pick, and I respect that.

Another album unavailable on Spotify

I couldn’t find this on Apple Music so auto-disqualified

I'm starting to think this user list is just an opportunity for trolling and I'm beginning to really be over this shit.

That’s a no from me, dog. Yikes.

No. When is this album ever appropriate to listen to? I repeat, no.

Perhaps I’m being unnecessarily harsh here, but the lack of accessibility of this album started me off in a bad mood. If the only way to find it is through YouTube, and surrounded by ads, it’s far from an ideal listening experience. That being said, the music itself was really bad anyway. It’s experimental rock, and maybe I’m just not in the mood for that today. It’s a painful listen, and one that makes it hard to believe that the band were paid money to make this. It’s really not for me.