1991

Various Artists – I Hear the Devil Calling Me

A sampler of 1 minute vignettes from artists on the Dunedin label Xpressway Records. Featuring Alastair Galbraith, Dead C, Dadamah, The Renderers, Peter Jefferies, Olla, A Handful of Dust, Gate, Cyclops, David Mitchell, Queen Meanie Puss, Stephen Kilroy

Styles: Slacker Rock, Noise Rock, Dunedin Sound, Experimental, Loner Folk

Vibes: Raw, Eclectic, Lethargic, Cryptic, Surreal, Hypnotic, Apocalyptic, Abstract

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Gayle / Graves / Parker – WEBO

Recorded live on Jun 6 & 7, 1991

Style: Fire Music, Free Jazz

Vibes: RItualistic, Kinetic, Fiery, Entropic, Raw, Searching, Cathartic, Ecstatic, Spiritual, Healing, Energetic, Exploratory, Mysterious, Multi-Directional

Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Acoustic, Dense, Dynamic, Polyphonic, Polyrhythmic, Dissonant, Instrumental, Live, Heavy

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Massive Attack – Blue Lines

featuring Tricky, Horace Andy, Neneh Cherry, Shara Nelson

Style: Trip Hop, Bristol Sound, UK Hip Hop, Downtempo, Street Soul
Influences: Dub, Hip Hop, Soul, Jazz Fusion, Film Scores, Electronic

Vibes: Moody, Hypnotic, Urban, Mellow, Sensual, Heartfelt, Melancholy, Communal, Uplifting, Nocturnal, Smooth, Psychedelic, Warm

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Slint – Spiderland

Style: Post-Rock, Math Rock, Post-Hardcore, Slowcore

Vibe: Angsty, Angular, Cold, Heavy, Impressionistic, Suspenseful

Lyrical Themes: Alienation, Existential, Poetic, Storytelling

Musical Attributes: Dynamic, Slow, Dissonant, Raw, Repetitive

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