Album of the Day 42: Aerial M by Aerial M

https://aerialm.bandcamp.com/album/aerial-m

A very mellow post-rock/slowcore album with a guitar focus. This is one of many solo albums by David Pajo, former member of Slint, Tortoise, Zwan, The For Carnation, Household Gods, etc.

My picks: "Dazed and Awake," "Skrag Theme," "Always Farewell"

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Album of the Day: Fit The Paradigm by Jack Butler
https://open.spotify.com/album/48fiwoHAOdqMJXBveCQOSz

Not Jack Butler from Michigan, nor J Butler from Pittsburgh, nor Steve Vai's character from the movie Crossroads. Instead, this was a Scottish rock band (their label says "indie-funk-dance") that released this album in 2009 and a single in 2017. Their Facebook page says they jammed earlier this year, so it's not completely dead.

My picks: "From Plea to Paper," "Boy Vs Beast," "Surgery 1984"

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Album of the Day 3: All Those Things I Thought I Knew by emzae

https://emzae.bandcamp.com/album/all-those-things-i-thought-i-knew

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Album of the Day 40: Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em2aSt_k9eY&list=PL5SMXYhIcZ5KkGTY7s1-2QF-PSX2A731y&index=1

Instrumental hip-hop/trip-hop/plunderphonics masterpiece. "Building Steam With a Grain of Salt" samples another album from yesterday's AOTD artist Mort Garson. Between this album sampling Prince of Darkness and Psyence Fiction sampling Jacob's Ladder, I'm convinced DJ Shadow has good taste in movies. 😆

My picks: "Changeling," "Stem / Long Stem (Medley)," " Midnight In A Perfect World"

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Album of the Day 39: Mother Earth's Plantasia by Mort Garson

https://mortgarson.bandcamp.com/album/mother-earths-plantasia

1976 electronic album composed for plants to listen to. If you bought a plant from Mother Earth in Los Angeles, you got a copy of Plantasia with it. Or bought a mattress from Sears, naturally.

"Zelda's Lullaby" borrows liberally from "Concerto for Philodendron & Pothos."

My picks: "Symphony for a Spider Plant," "Swingin' Spathiphyllums," "Concerto for Philodendron & Pothos"

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Album of the Day 2: Shades of Rainbow by Miki Yamanaka.

Out today!

https://mikiyamanaka.bandcamp.com/album/shades-of-rainbow

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Album of the Day 38: Spilt Milk by Jellyfish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56HwWPtudjQ&list=OLAK5uy_ny3bllVnj77EI0HwVDevISndKkv1ZFkDw

Basically "what if you threw Supertramp, Queen, The Beatles, and the Beach Boys in a blender, but in '93 when everyone wanted grunge." Wonderfully produced power pop that's full of excess.

Also, the lead singer was the drummer. Who played drums standing up. Crazy.

My picks: "Joining a Fan Club," "New Mistake," "The Ghost At Number One," "All is Forgiven,"

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Album of the Day 1: You signed up for this by Maisie Peters.

Thanks to Hideo Kojima by introducing her to me lmao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3mQtnWOAbo&list=PLhMZfq_yW1TT0RTWqevqzwD6ECrD_riCq

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Album of the Day 36: Laughing Stock by Talk Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSdmoLzmIzA&list=OLAK5uy_lJMAamtC-B-_S3EJc_I4bgUCR3h67Ic7E&index=1

While Talk Talk initially found success with synth-pop, the later albums turned experimental, culminating in the post-rock masterpiece Laughing Stock. Jazzy, spacious, with a melancholic undertone throughout.

I can't pick my favorites on this album, I love all of it.

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Album of the Day 34: Dream Tempest by 36

https://3six.bandcamp.com/album/dream-tempest

A wonderful ambient album with hints of melancholy. There's a bit more intensity towards the back half—a bit more active, a bit more gain—before closing back down with the calm "Entropy."

And "Hyperbox" shows up, a track which might be a bit of place on this album, but I still love it.

My picks: "Sun Riders," "Play," "Hyperbox," "Always"

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Album of the Day 32: Mouth Silence by Neil Cicierega

https://archive.org/details/Mouth_Silence_Neil_Cicierega

My favorite of the "Mouth" series of albums, all wonderfully executed mashups of classic songs in the most chaotic ways possible. Incredibly unexpected pairings and complete reworking of snippets into new creations, all designed to make you laugh while being as catchy as possible.

My picks: "Best," "Numbers," "Wndrwll," "Piss"

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(Almost forgot to post for today. 😅)

If you're looking for recommendations beyond #Bandcamp or #BandcampFriday, check out #AlbumOfTheDay, #AOTD, and #30DaySongChallenge.

I've been doing #AlbumOfTheDay for the past month, inspired by @sudaksis, who's closing in on a year—and I think it's entirely a physical collection!

https://tech.lgbt/@sudaksis/tagged/aotd

https://mstdn.games/@LadyMarth01/tagged/AlbumOfTheDay

As for the 30 Day Challenge, I know @auzzy has recently completed theirs. Found out about 1 Mile North and Nisennenmondai thanks to them!

https://mastodon.world/@auzzy/110834361043833770

Album of the Day 32: To Be Kind by Swans

https://swans.bandcamp.com/album/to-be-kind

Dark and intense experimental rock.

My picks: "Screen Shot," "A Little God In My Hands," "Oxygen"

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Album of the Day 31: Leaves Turn Inside You by Unwound

https://unwound.bandcamp.com/album/leaves-turn-inside-you

Post-hardcore with an experimental bent, dipping into a few adjacent genres like noise rock and post-rock.

A friend and I joke about the "casual filter" at the beginning of the opening track "We Invent You," consisting of a two minute drone; overall, though, the opening track accurately sets expectations for the album.

My picks: "Terminus," "October All Over," "Below the Salt"

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Album of the Day 30: Playtime by L'indécis

https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/album/playtime

Wonderful jazzy instrumental hip-hop. It's a short one, packing seven songs into 20½ minutes, but it flies right by.

My picks: "Le Sud," "Rekindling," "Playtime"

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It took awhile for Soen to grow on me for some reason, but I’m glad they finally did!

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Album of the Day 29: 1979 by Deru

https://deru.bandcamp.com/album/1979

An ambient/electronic album fully of melancholy and nostalgia.

My picks: "1979," "Let the Silence Float," "The Future Never Comes"

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Album of the Day 28: 2039 by Tom Mauritzon

https://tommauritzon.bandcamp.com/album/2039

The soundtrack to a cyberpunk film that does not exist. A blend of electronica, metal, classical, ambient, etc., yet it all feels like a very cohesive whole.

My picks: "X [Opening]," "Sprawl [20 years later]," "Transhumanism [Credits]"

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Album of the Day 27: Forbidden Planet OST by Louis and Bebe Barron

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rEEoi5pgfI&list=OLAK5uy_noh28x2R5ZdnIw-Zc-XvbIMbnKAvgHpYE

Forbidden Planet was the first commercial film to have an entirely electronic soundtrack, and what a truly otherworldly soundtrack it is. Predating synthesizers created by Moog and Buchla by around ten years, the Barrons created their own circuits and pushed them until they broke—recording the whole process—then combined those tapes and effects to produce something wonderful.

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Album of the Day 26: Payday - The Game Soundtrack by Simon Viklund

https://overkillsoundtracks.bandcamp.com/album/payday-the-game-soundtrack

A killer eletronic soundtrack to a pretty great game. While Payday 2 is where the series really took off, I have a lot of great memories of playing the first one, and the soundtrack is a solid part of it.

My picks: "Double Cross," "Home Invasion, "Three Way Deal,"

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