Thanks, caladan. Grimes deserves a lit rate!
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Thanks, caladan. Grimes deserves a lit rate!
He/Him
"Once you get over the absolute racket of those creepy synths, there are some interesting layers here."
That's the best part along her voice and those beats. Initially I thought that Orphia is filler but one day it clicked and I swear I listened to it over 20 times in a row. Such a shame it left the rate so soon.
That's the best part along her voice and those beats. Initially I thought that Orphia is filler but one day it clicked and I swear I listened to it over 20 times in a row. Such a shame it left the rate so soon.
While I'm not a huge fan of Orphia, there are quite a few I would have kicked out before it.
There's something really mysterious about Ophia/Orphia (what is the truth). It has a very dark atmosphere, it's like those synths are telling me to turn to the dark side... I like how the lyrics are just "move on" and "the present", it gives the EP some kind of... continuity . It's also fitting that Darkbloom is the point where she started making more songs-songs than experiments, but more on that later...
And... that's why I gave it a 10. It's pretty awesome. Really.
And... that's why I gave it a 10. It's pretty awesome. Really.
#69
OUTER
4.777777778
My Score: 4
(@japanbonustrack: 10) HIGHEST V. LOWEST (@happiestgirl: 1)
Another elimination, another track that literally sounds like anxiety. I can respect the attempt at crafting an immersive soundscape with mostly vocals and I love those initial pulse-like beats, but it's just not that interesting to listen to. It kind of reminds me of a gothic version of Charlie Brown's teacher droning on and on. It's hard to stay engaged. Granted, it's short, but it's not a good hook into the Halfaxa experience. Grimes's intros have really come a long way.
Cutlery (5) agrees and proposes a better opener: "Serves no purpose at all with its vocalizations over a mere minute and twelve seconds, and honestly Flowers would've been a much more substantial opener to actually give the listener an idea of the sound that Halfaxa explores." Claire loves her intros too much, though. Xanax gives it only one more point, but offers a rebuttal: "The instrumental-loop in combination with the very dramatic vocals really sets the mood for the following tracks of Halfaxa. I think its a solid opener which somehow manages to sound witchy, calming yet threatening." It also seems to get the job done for caladan (6), who says: "Quite interesting intro." For happiestgirl (1), the song is ominous but probably not in the way Grimes intended: "Yikes, I can already tell this album is going to be a chore." Trouble in Paradise gives it a 3 and cracks me up by saying, "This happens." Yeah, sometimes in life, 3s just happen and there's nothing you can do about it. constantino (5) calls it a " A nice, spacey intro, but that’s it." It's certainly spacey, but I'm not sure I use the word nice. I find it lowkey terrifying.
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Lucie Lued: :)
Hotaru Tomoe: Haunting
LkT: HALIFAX
(Comments for this song were sparse)
OUTER
4.777777778
My Score: 4
(@japanbonustrack: 10) HIGHEST V. LOWEST (@happiestgirl: 1)
Another elimination, another track that literally sounds like anxiety. I can respect the attempt at crafting an immersive soundscape with mostly vocals and I love those initial pulse-like beats, but it's just not that interesting to listen to. It kind of reminds me of a gothic version of Charlie Brown's teacher droning on and on. It's hard to stay engaged. Granted, it's short, but it's not a good hook into the Halfaxa experience. Grimes's intros have really come a long way.
Cutlery (5) agrees and proposes a better opener: "Serves no purpose at all with its vocalizations over a mere minute and twelve seconds, and honestly Flowers would've been a much more substantial opener to actually give the listener an idea of the sound that Halfaxa explores." Claire loves her intros too much, though. Xanax gives it only one more point, but offers a rebuttal: "The instrumental-loop in combination with the very dramatic vocals really sets the mood for the following tracks of Halfaxa. I think its a solid opener which somehow manages to sound witchy, calming yet threatening." It also seems to get the job done for caladan (6), who says: "Quite interesting intro." For happiestgirl (1), the song is ominous but probably not in the way Grimes intended: "Yikes, I can already tell this album is going to be a chore." Trouble in Paradise gives it a 3 and cracks me up by saying, "This happens." Yeah, sometimes in life, 3s just happen and there's nothing you can do about it. constantino (5) calls it a " A nice, spacey intro, but that’s it." It's certainly spacey, but I'm not sure I use the word nice. I find it lowkey terrifying.
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Lucie Lued: :)
Hotaru Tomoe: Haunting
LkT: HALIFAX
(Comments for this song were sparse)
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I gave it an 8
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Former member 21294
Halifax though dd.
This. Nightmusic is a masterpiece.
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Former member 21294
World Princess II and Circumambient are my favorite Grimes tracks.
#68
HEDRA
4.888888889
My Score: 5
(@japanbonustrack: 10) HIGHEST V. LOWEST (@happiestgirl, @HappyBirthday: 2)
What your Pokedex won’t tell you is that Raichus love harps. Harps are our shit. So I should adore this song. The instrumental is lush, with big tribal-sounding drums and an admittedly repetitive harp phrase combining to give the music a kind of ancient beauty. And I love how the song sounds like malfunctioning machinery at the beginning. Very cool. But the top-line vocal bits are tedious, distracting, and frankly boring, essentially wasting the song’s potential. The final nail in the coffin is all that dead space at the end. Is there any way I can get a condescended vocal-free version of this? Without the vocals, I think this would have made a sweet instrumental closer.
happiestgirl, one of the song’s lowest scorers, gives a description that is 1000% accurate, but I highkey wish she would have never said it: “God this feels like some alien is rummaging around in my brain.” I don’t feel like I can ever listen to this song again. constantino (4) probably won’t be listening again anytime soon due to the outro: “The weakest song on the EP, and possibly one of my least favourite Grimes tracks overall. The outro is excruciating.” Meanwhile, Hedra is giving Trouble in Paradise (5) some bad D: “I fear my use of the word on this forum but this song has always given me “dirge” teas. Literally the end is just that muted beat that feels like a march to the cemetery in the rain.” That sounds kind of amazing though? caladan (7) is lukewarm: “It sounds like a chant. I like it but not that much.” Like Yours Truly, Satyress (8) appreciates the “Great instrumental,” beautiful instrumental. Cutlery (2.5) has a…strained relationship with this song: “One of the worst things she's ever put out (officially) that never fails to make me irritated with its unnecessary existence on the rare occasion I don't skip it. Doesn't help that the outro is ETERNAL and pointless, what's good? Not this track, that's for sure.” Earth Intruders (7.5) realizes that it's polarizing, but think its succeeds all the same: "Probably not going to be a popular choice but this is one of her most successful experimental songs to me."
We’ll let Xanax (7) give the eulogy: "Angelic. Its like a small symphony that starts bleeding into this very open, ethereal…calming instrumental which then repeats over and over again. Like a meditation."
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OLLI OLLI D. AYE: i would give anything for a full length version of the first 23 seconds
Cesar in Orion: great band
Amauri Da Silva: Genial
HEDRA
4.888888889
My Score: 5
(@japanbonustrack: 10) HIGHEST V. LOWEST (@happiestgirl, @HappyBirthday: 2)
What your Pokedex won’t tell you is that Raichus love harps. Harps are our shit. So I should adore this song. The instrumental is lush, with big tribal-sounding drums and an admittedly repetitive harp phrase combining to give the music a kind of ancient beauty. And I love how the song sounds like malfunctioning machinery at the beginning. Very cool. But the top-line vocal bits are tedious, distracting, and frankly boring, essentially wasting the song’s potential. The final nail in the coffin is all that dead space at the end. Is there any way I can get a condescended vocal-free version of this? Without the vocals, I think this would have made a sweet instrumental closer.
happiestgirl, one of the song’s lowest scorers, gives a description that is 1000% accurate, but I highkey wish she would have never said it: “God this feels like some alien is rummaging around in my brain.” I don’t feel like I can ever listen to this song again. constantino (4) probably won’t be listening again anytime soon due to the outro: “The weakest song on the EP, and possibly one of my least favourite Grimes tracks overall. The outro is excruciating.” Meanwhile, Hedra is giving Trouble in Paradise (5) some bad D: “I fear my use of the word on this forum but this song has always given me “dirge” teas. Literally the end is just that muted beat that feels like a march to the cemetery in the rain.” That sounds kind of amazing though? caladan (7) is lukewarm: “It sounds like a chant. I like it but not that much.” Like Yours Truly, Satyress (8) appreciates the “Great instrumental,” beautiful instrumental. Cutlery (2.5) has a…strained relationship with this song: “One of the worst things she's ever put out (officially) that never fails to make me irritated with its unnecessary existence on the rare occasion I don't skip it. Doesn't help that the outro is ETERNAL and pointless, what's good? Not this track, that's for sure.” Earth Intruders (7.5) realizes that it's polarizing, but think its succeeds all the same: "Probably not going to be a popular choice but this is one of her most successful experimental songs to me."
We’ll let Xanax (7) give the eulogy: "Angelic. Its like a small symphony that starts bleeding into this very open, ethereal…calming instrumental which then repeats over and over again. Like a meditation."
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OLLI OLLI D. AYE: i would give anything for a full length version of the first 23 seconds
Cesar in Orion: great band
Amauri Da Silva: Genial
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I cant with people only giving this 2 points when it has HARPS in it!!!!
I think the songs non-structure or more-so its ambition to become so many different things at once works pretty well in context of the album. Its like the last ethereal breath before d´Eons ambient and more electronic songs start... The beginning of Hedra is a nice little foreshadowing of that sound
I think the songs non-structure or more-so its ambition to become so many different things at once works pretty well in context of the album. Its like the last ethereal breath before d´Eons ambient and more electronic songs start... The beginning of Hedra is a nice little foreshadowing of that sound
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Hmm I think you got my hedra score / comment mixed with someone else. Great band