Bam's Music Reviews

I'm Bam. I like possums, I like music! Let's get into it~ 1000 Gecs is an experimental hyperpop album by the music duo 100 Gecs, released on May 31st, 2019 by Dog Show Records. It released two days after one of the lead sngles for the album, "Money Machine". Described by some as "late 2000s Internet given album-form", the album has certainly created a reputation around itself which has led to its rather polarizing status, with some calling it annoying noise while others believe it's a great critique on the music industry. Where does my spectrum fall on this spectrum? Only one way to find out! Without further ado... ...gecgecgec- Oh, sorry about that. Yeah, uh, I really  like this album. Having enjoyed my fair share of speedcore and gabber from multitude of albums, I've gotten used to listening to more... noisier types of electronic music, and 1000 Gecs has this in strives. The album is filled to the brim with blaring bass hits and heavily...

I'm Bam. I like possums, I like music! Let's get into it~ Yesterday Was Dramatic - Today Is OK is the debut album of the experimental Icelandic band múm, originally released exclusively in Iceland on December 23rd, 1999 under the TMT Entertainment label, after which it would receive multiple rereleases across the globe, most notably with a 20th anniversary remastering in 2019, released then under the Morr Music label. The album, and the band itself, has been somewhat obscure for the 20+ years they've existed, despite the album receiving critical acclaim from multiple sources, with Matt LeMay of Pitchfork deeming it " one of the most deeply, purely emotionally affecting albums of the year" in his review of the album in 2001. I personally happened to stumble onto this album through Spotify's Discover algorithm, and quickly added the whole thing into my lists. Be ready for a strange, yet emotionally powerful album! Without further ado... Yesterday Was Dramatic (w...