December 1 - 10 (#336 - 345)

#336) Sigh - In Somniphobia (2012) proggy avant-black metal

#337) Johnny Aloha - Lavapalooza (2010) Richard Cheese side project

#338) The Casket Girls - Sleepwalking (2012) 

 #339) Locrian & Christopher Heemann (2012)

#340) Nachtmystium - Silencing Machine (2012) psychedelic black metal from Chicago

#341)Vampillia - Rule the World (2011) this is some odd shit. very cool stuff.

#342) Vampillia + Nadja - Primitive World (2012) this collab is how i heard of Vampillia. this is probably my favorite of all the Nadja collabs i've listened to. a great blend of both band's styles.

#343) Sigur Ros - Valtari (2012)

#344) Soft Kill - An Open Door (2011) goth/post-punk from the dude from Blessure Grave

#345) Old Man Gloom - No (2012)  noisy post-doom/sludge

04/22/12: Sigur Rós - Hvarf - Heim (2007)

04/22/12: Sigur Rós - Hvarf - Heim (2007)

Hvarf

1. Salka
2. Hljómalind
3. Í Gær
4. Von
5. Hafsól

Heim

1. Samskeyti
2. Starálfur
3. Vaka
4. Ágætis byrjun
5. Heysátan
6. Von

     This is 2 CD compilation album from Sigur Rós. "Hvarf" contains studio versions of previously unreleased tracks, while "Heim" contains live acoustic versions of previously released album tracks. As with many CDs of this type, I would only recommend it to serious fans of the band. I'm not trying to discount these tracks but theres nothing truely essential here if youre new to the group. There are some really great unreleased songs here and the acoustic recordings are great. This is a really solid collection of songs that are recorded perfectly as with all of Sigur Rós' live recordings. the 5 unreleased tracks are good but I mean, they sound like Sigur Rós! Heim has a very interesting take on some of their more well known songs, but they were originally released on their documentary/concert DVD "Heima". If you want to here "acoustic" Sigur Rós, then I highly recommend tracking down the DVD or at least the audio rip of the Concert DVD because you get to hear these same 6 songs with another 12-15 tracks in the same performances. I actually listened to the full length audio rip and will be covering it in my many upcoming posts that I am trying to catch up on. (113)

04/11/12: Sigur Rós - Inni (2011)

04/11/12: Sigur Rós - Inni (2011)

CD1

1. Svefn-g-englar
2. Glósóli
3. Ný batterí
4. Fljótavík
5. Við spilum endalaust
6. Hoppípolla
7. Með blóðnasir
8. Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
9. E-Bow

CD2

1. Sæglópur
2. Festival
3. Hafsól
4. All Alright
5. Popplagið
6. Lúppulagið

     This Sigur Rós live album came out last year and I finally got a copy a couple weeks ago. Inni includes a DVD live performance and a 2 CD live performance. I haven't watched the DVD yet but I did listen to the 2 CD set. The sound quality is amazing. If it wasn't for the crowd noise in between tracks I probably wouldn't have even realized it was live. Its a really solid selection of songs as well. It spans their entire catalouge fairly well but theres more from their most recent album which makes perfect sense considering they were touring for that album. Its a really great album for a fan of Sigur Rós and it even closes with an unreleased track that was really great. They are an amazing live band, the recordings are spectacular and it definitely made me excited for their new album that comes out at the end of May.(102)