HTRK - Work (Work, Work) / Eat Yr Heart ♥ Sweetheart

2011; 10 tracks
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2011; 2 tracks
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The Australia-based group HTRK's two most recent works are incredible perfection. I know I was raving about Marry Me Tonight earlier, and I'm still unsure whether I like these new works better or just the same, but it really shouldn't matter. Starting with the full-length, Work (Work, Work), there is an incredible sense of rhythm associated with it - cold atmospheres and pure, unfaltering pulsations. At odds with each other, groovy, club-like beats accompany the sexy vocals of Jonnine. Eat Yr Heart ♥ Sweetheart is three tracks ("Eat Yr Heart" also appears on Work) of a same, piercing quality. "Eva" is eerie, and "Sweetheart" is a masterpiece (it is a cover of the song by Suicide). Ugh I can't explain how much these two releases rule. Favorite tracks: "Bendin'" off of Work (Work, Work), and "Sweetheart" off of Eat Yr Heart ♥ Sweetheart.

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No-Man - Schoolyard Ghosts

2008; 8 tracks

This is one of my favorite albums in the universe, although I haven't heard it in a while. No-Man is a side project of multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson (of Porcupine Tree). It is very spacey and ambient, but these 8 tracks are chilling and beautiful. I recall "Truenorth" and "Pigeon Drummer" as being my favorite tracks.

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