May 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM Wow man! Thank you for the very nice review and for giving the tape such a high rating despite not enjoying a good portion of it. I appreciate that you found the thing refined and tasteful; Last thing I’d want is to come of as a posh indie r----- with my picks but I do realise the song choices kinda achieved exactly that on both of my submissions lol (my music taste has been pretty cooked for years, worked at a record shop years ago and that did it no favors either). Hopefully my next mixtape/album entry clicks with you more. Again, thank you!!
May 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM One year??? Holy f--- idk if time has gone slow or fast, but regardless seeing another rotation around the sun is always a blessing shoutout y’all, one of the few main reasons I check back here
May 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM Jimmy Jazz - At The Edge of Light Soo the mixtape starts out a little slow. No judging btw, an observation lmao. I like the Cure song and the others are cool too but I have to be in a certain mood to listen to music like this. Especially when its a few in a row. Satori is not a bad instrumental; I just can't enjoy music without any rap or singing. Guns of Brixon is f---ing great! The Wire song is nice but not really my thing, same with Hurt a Fly. Elictricity is a dope more upbeat song! Kracked is not my thing at all sorry. Add it Up is great!! Dirty old Town is such a nice western themed song but also have to be in a certain mood to enjoy it. Perfect to relax too though. I like Spellbound and the Killing Moons. Last 2 songs are not exactly my thing sadly. Very interesting tape. Not all of it is my thing, but the fact that I haven't heard any of these is a huge plus! And obviously a few to liked songs. That is what makes this so fun! Thanks brother! @Jimmy Jazz 7.5/10 @AOTWClub Also the bold text button is f----- up not sure how this post gonna look lmao
May 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM @AOTWClub @Justin Trudeau Jimmy Jazz - Edge Of Light TL;DR I really loved this one, a lot of songs that were new to me which made for a very fresh listen. Vincent Craine was a cool opener, a bit more atmospheric and takes its time comparatively to some other openers for these mixtapes but I appreciate the change. Disintegration (and The Cure in general) is a major blindspot for me but I really liked Last Dance, keeps in line with the moodiness of the tape and is really easy on the ears. Same for The Saddest Song, I don't think I ever heard morphine but this was a great introduction! Satori was dope, I like the commitment to having some fully instrumental tracks on here. Breaks up the pacing really nicely. Idk where I've heard it but Guns Of Brixton sounds very familiar, it's The Clash so it's not like it'd be hard to stumble across a bunch of songs of theirs though lol. Great track all around! Idk if I've heard Wire but Single K.O. was cool, again it fits perfect with the mood of the tape. Very cohesive. Gonna have to check more of their stuff for sure. I Would Hurt A Fly is one of my favorites on here, love everything about it but the guitar tones especially captured my attention. The singer really reminds me of another band but I'm blanking and it's bugging me but I love his voice. Electricity is dope, really nice to have some uptempo cuts in the Playlist as well, another favorite. Kracked is f---in awesome, not much to add lol. Love it all around. Add It Up is cool, really grew on me. I can see my brother digging this one as well I'll have to show it to him for sure Dirty Old Town is dope, a part of me wish it was fully instrumental and sounded like the intro for the whole thing but thankfully the song as a whole is still great. Another favorite for sure, very relaxing. Free Money is incredible, Patti Smith is another blindspot I need to get into more but this portion of the tape really solidified the score I'm gonna give it. Siouxsie And The Banshees are great and Spellbound is no exception, huge fan of this one. Adored The Killing Moon, really need to listen to more Echo cause I've loved everything I've heard from them. I liked Legendary Hearts but I need to sit down and listen to more Lou Reed and Velvet Underground to get more used to his voice, it works great for the kind of music he makes but I always have to reacclimate to him and his delivery. Sounds great when you get used to it tho! Bar Italia is a dope closer love the vocal delivery and instrumentation here it's calming in a depressing way. Overall love this tape, I was in a particular mood that made the slower songs hit better for me than it seemed to for other people which makes me grateful that I was in the mood even if it sucks in the moment lmao Favorite Songs: The Saddest Song, I Would Hurt A Fly, Electricity, Kracked, Dirty Old Town, Free Money, Spellbound, Bar Italia RATING 9.5/10
May 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM Haven't really been in album listening mode lately so trying to catch up to releases I've missed, for any of my fellow cringe people that listen to a lot of punk and emo I highly recommend this one: You Omniously End is a personal favorite
May 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM Are there any other rules besides the songs needing to be from the 70s, 80s and 90s?
May 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM My only complaint is that it can be vocally a bit samey but really dig the lyrics and instrumentation. Been following them for a bit and it's always nice to see smaller people you like put out solid work
May 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM Will definitely check em out, I don’t mind stuff like that in smaller bands cause a lot of the time they end up evolving greatly. Thanks for the recommendation.
May 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM Allis Mines - BMMP Favorites: Hejira, Thirteen, Five-O, Nostalgia, River Of Deceit, The Light Is Always Green RIPPER ROO’S RATING: 10/10!!!!!!! Man every time I go to write a review now the servers are bugging out lol. I know lately I’ve been handing out 10/10s in this group like herpes but there’s good reason for it. I have no complaints with this tape, and I can’t make up complaints that aren’t there because that would be dishonest. This specific mixtape process is really showing me even more that despite me liking today’s music more still, it seems like any random song you pick from back then has a higher chance of being a good song tbh. I love starting this mixtape out with Joni Mitchell. Everyone knows I’m a big Clairo fan, and Joni Mitchell has been a big inspiration to Clairo so of course I’m going to like Hejira. It offers such great softness, lyrics, and emotion. Y’all know how I am, so of course lines like “There's comfort in melancholy / When there's no need to explain / It's just as natural as the weather / In this moody sky today” are gonna resonate with me. Oh and the line “I see something of myself in everyone,” made my ears perk up as well because glaive said something like that before too. I gotta highlight the song Nostalgia in this review. Not only is it ironic to have a song called Nostalgia while we are doing this nostalgic mixtape run, but it’s also just such a sexy and smooth song. I love the way David Sylvian sings the lyrics. This reminds me of partially why I like The Weeknd’s music today. I just keep seeing these parallels in this tape to modern artists I like. River of Deceit by Mad Season is another one I gotta highlight. The lyrics on this one are just so dope. “My pain is self-chosen / At least I believe it to be / I could either drown / Or pull off my skin and swim to shore / Now I can grow a beautiful shell for all to see” what a poetic way to put this s--- bro. Closing this mixtape out with The Light Is Always Green by The Housemartins is awesome. It feels like a full circle moment as it has a similar vibe to me that the very first track of the mixtape does. Despite this song not appearing on Spotify for some reason, it was worth it going to search for it on YouTube Music. I don’t have much else to say about the other songs but they’re all great as well. The guitar and bass on Spirit Slips Away by Thin Lizzy sounds magnificent I must add. Overall, I have no complaints with this tape and it’s definitely one of the best so far. This round of mixtapes has some stiff competition. @AOTWClub
May 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM Allis Mines - Big Monkey's Micro Penis [The bold feature on this forum is getting on my nerves] First we have his blowup doll, and now his micro penis. I can't predict what the third part of the trilogy will entail. I was very excited to hop into this tape because aside from the Mad Season track, I was basically going in completely blind. Now, someone would have to be living under a rock to not know who Neil Young or Joni Mitchell are, but in terms of songs, I didn't really know what to expect. Unlike my previous reviews, I'm not gonna add the track-by-track, because if I did, around 90% of the comments would be "great track once again!!!" I think Allis did a very good job at making this tape flow together, and alongside Jank's project, it might be the most sonically consistent tape we've had so far. I like how the tape started out with some softer tracks like "Hejira" and "Ophelia" before going heavier with tracks like "Love Like Blood". There are lots of tracks here from artists that I've been meaning to get into like Sparks and The Band, and they're really making me want to check their projects out (Might start with Kimono My House soon) Overall, I had a great time with Big Monkey's Micro Penis (never thought I would say THAT) and thanks to @Allis Mines for the tape. FAVORITES: Hejira, Carpet of the Sun, Love Like Blood, This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us Rating: 10/10 @AOTWClub @Justin Trudeau
May 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM Me when the forum tries to block me from posting (I have no idea what cloudfare is)
