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Yume: I've listened to about 3-4 albums from Lamp I think at this point and since there's not that much as their discography is rather small I think they should now qualify as one of my most favorite bands, they got a nice laid-back vibe TEotB: God is an Astronaut is one of those legendary post-rock bands that I've yet to really finish their discography. This is their debut, I love the more electronic downtempo elements it has Process: Surprised by how much I loved this, I've heard of Sampha as a name before but now I'm a fan, this guy's really good Lumi: Also surprised by how much I loved this, since it's generally a short simple cutesy downtempo album but I think I kinda needed it at the moment I listened to it, calmed me down, it's really beautiful actually Harvest: It's a classic for sure, what else is there to say? White Tiger Field: Got back with more Hirasawa, been a while since I've last checked out one of his records. Couldn't find translated lyrics for this this time but it's incredible either way, this guy's insanely talented LVdlL: Music inspired by an important film made by an amazing electronic group. I think they did a good job, it can get pretty surreal at times ESD: Named as a fav of an artist I like (who follows me on RYM for some reason) TURQUOISEDEATH, it's an incredible ambient EP The Scuffler: My least fav from this series of EPs I've heard so far but still incredible LFJR: Insane how the samples are completely unrecognizable, like doing similar things too, except I suck cuz I don't really go anywhere with them TCIMF: A more beat driven dreampunk album, pretty good LND: A vaporwave classic, might have actually listened to it before J. Stauber songs: An EP of a bunch of great songs by a quirky artist I've always loved since getting into music B-Sides: Wouldn't mind them in the normal LP, they all rule TRP: Best I've heard from them so far AOWK: Already knew it from ENA, nice stuff Butterfly: From BC listen party, spotty but with great heights

Departure Songs: An album I've known for pretty much a decade, probably my first exposure to post-rock but for all this time it was only a thing I listened to a couple of minutes from it, said "I'm loving this, need to listen to it properly when I find time" but I somehow only found time to do that some time last year. It was an immediate hit obviously, in my all time fav albums but relistening to it now, it might have straight up landed at my top 5 of all time. One of the very best of post-rock, dare I say even of all time regardless of genre Dream Desert: Is it cheating that I didn't listen to the full thing? I mean, it's 4 hours long, I've listened to the first hour or so, it was a busy week for me. I randomly discovered it around the time it released and got really popular on Vapor Memory's YT Channel, the cover grabbed my attention, to this day probably my most fav album cover ever and the music fits perfectly. I kinda wanna live there, the atmosphere is so serene and otherworldly. Rose up really high on my all time favs, even if it's really long and I'll probably not always have the time to listen to the full thing THM: Yes, pretty cheesy, but the production is unbelievable, and honestly, I don't mind the cheese, couldn't really imagine something like this being any different actually AiV,AiB: Considered their best, I prefer some of their later works I've heard, specifically their latest is my fav, but this is still obviously amazing Shred: Skee Mask is going to be considered a classic electronic artist one day Kuchu Kamp: Fishmans are awesome, I don't love this one as much as others do, I'd put Orange over this (and the last 2 LPs +98.12.28 obviously), but it's really good obviously

#musicsky #topster #weekster stuff i listened to this week, first listens and relistens, from most to least favorite and thoughts on alt text.

#musicsky some of my favorite album discoveries I made in January of 2026. Well perhaps "discoveries" is a bit too much, since I already knew most of these for a very long time, but first listens that I loved basically.

Tortoise: Finally listened to Tortoise. S/T was already pretty good but it really clicked with their second which is their most acclaimed work. Totally get why, this is so good. Catastrophist is not as bad as some make it seem to be, but it is inconsistent and has some meh tracks. Paul Simon: Of course I loved it Dub...: I've been meaning to listen to it for a while now, totally worth the hype, some of the best techno out there for sure, really catchy too, some tunes still ring in my head SiON: Electronic music that feels like watching experimental cinema, N. Jaar is incredible SSTV Coverage: Basically close to what I wanted my LP to be like... Love winter ambient music Infinite Color: Currently my fav of this '26 from what I've checked out so far SSfIG: Random YT recommendation, need more Plantasia-esque records! Really cute! Tom's Story: Very underrated math rock album Bloodsport: Prefer Becoming X but this is still really great Mark Hollis: Gotta check out the first 3 Talk Talk LPs. Really interesting record here, not much else quite like it 25k kittens: Somehow both sad, cute and cathartic. Feels like drifting into cat heaven SSfLDST: Does so much with so little, drone into space V&A: On par with the other record Funky Stuff: More random YT recommendation, knew this for a long time, lives up to its name NNH: Not as good as the other stuff I've heard from them but dang good post-rock still Nude: Camel's a great band, surprisingly new age, expected it to be more lyrically heavy ADTP: Listened to their LP from last year which I loved, this is more ambient, pretty good Whatever...: Good stuff BfP: One from the family CD collection, think I actually prefer Little Earthquakes 20thCWY: Obscure Parannoul ambient project, nice HKE: Nigthtime vaporwave The Jester: Yet another random YT recommendation, it's fun Visions: Bangers on here 1381: Truly one of a kind vaporwave project, even if it can be spotty. Wish there was more like it... maybe there is but idk.

After the Magic: Still as magical as the other times I listened to it, if not more. Basically all first 3 albums here on this chart are really high up in my all time favorites list, so I adore this Bridge Over Troubled Water: Again, the same can be said for this too, I just really really love it, I love all Simon & Garfunkel albums, in fact it's one of the most flawless discographies I've ever listened to yet somehow they kept getting better and better with each album. And while I love the rest, only this final one ended up that high to be in my all time favs but really really really high up and that became apparent to me from the moment I listened to the first track and literally cried due to how beautiful it was. The rest of the album is also incredible. There Is Love In You: Again, really love it, also love the cover art, feels fitting, I like imagining that you pick up these orbs and looking at them plays a song from this album and you view some kind of memory, maybe it's yours, maybe someone else's. Teen Dream: Really need to get into more Beach House, this grew on me more, has some absolutely incredible songs. Wall of Eyes: The Smile and basically most Radiohead adjacent projects kinda fell of for me in recent times due to them being pretty melancholic most of the time and the more I grow up and see where the world is heading, the less I want to interact with sad art, even if it's great art. Which this album definitely is. Remember this being in my top 10 of all time when I first listened to it in '24 Station to Station: Half a century old but still amazing, don't need me to tell you it's one of Bowie's best Crime of the Century: My mom played it while we were cooking today, wasn't really planning to listen to it otherwise but a good opportunity to remember how good it is.

#musicsky #topster stuff I listened to the last couple of days of January, first listens and relistens, from most to least favorite. Thoughts on alt text.

YouTube video by Jacadamia they want you to stop.

MERRY CHRISTMAS YALL❤️💚❤️!!!

I got you this bigass video on standing up to greed and power and unfortunately I lost the gift receipt
youtu.be/CtzSHVh0mgw

www.last.fm/music/Snow+T...
here's its page if anyone wants it for some reason.
I think it was made by a person I found on a discord server that I shared my slop.

Tried searching my crap for the funnies on topsters and it did appear, figured the source would be last fm (which I never cared to use), so people know about its existence there too.
And that means we need more people to give me 0.5 stars on rym.
Thank god it's not on aoty yet lol

Dark Island: Why'd it take me so long to get into Pram? This is amazing! Love it's kinda spooky vibe. Feels like a soundtrack to some old obscure console cartoony "horror" game. Need to check out more from them MOTFD: Honestly, better than World is Yours. The 9 minute long track is epic! solitude: Might seem way too high of a placement here for a lo-fi hip-hop album but I feel quite nostalgic for them and this is actually an incredible album. The tracks are too short but feel like fleeting memories, the production is better than most other lo-fi hip-hop out there, closer to Nujabes, got some extra wave SFX. It's just really calming and beautiful, I loved it C&S: Finally listened to some Joni Mitchell sometime last year, more great stuff, though I still prefer Blue Talkie Walkie: Moon Safari is one of my all time fav albums, about time I listen to some more from them. A bit poppier but that's not a bad thing cuz the execution is great. MSB: 2026 AOTY so far. I knew it'd be something by Parannoul. Eerie avant-folk with Sigur Ros Vonlenska vocals Da Budet: Keep saying I want to get into more trance, this is awesome FOGFWPLOE: The penultimate track is phenomenal JazzArt: Finally listened to them with their new LP last year, still prefer that over this one but this is still insane and has some brighter moments WR,WR: More early Parannoul as Laststar, big Mogwai vibes Purpose: Realized I haven't listened to that much Sangam despite my love for dreampunk, this is really short but really ethereal Void-004: More dreampunk, has a fuzzy vinyl sound baked in LSD: Nice shoegaze EP VLW: Gave her some cloths so the post wont get flagged. Funny, creative and weird trip hop HiaP: A downgrade from the first, not bad, has some cleaner moments but some things don't work that well Kora: "where's the drop?" Macroblank: Still not sure what to think about barber beats, I guess they're fine for bgm but this was a bit meh tbh. Cool cover tho.

BoaND: Still the best thing to come out of the vaporwave scene and one of the greatest ambient albums imo. One of my all time favs Moon Safari: Another one of my all time favs. Laid back yet kind of epic at times. As I listened to Talkie Walkie, I need to listen to basically every AIR album I think, I need more LWotPoaBC: Digging up some interviews on the internet I found out this LP was inspired by a dream Parannoul had of finding a blue cat and following it into a forest, after watching Lily Chou-Chou (which as a Parannoul fan it's blasphemous that I have yet to watch it). Guess it fits with the album's vibe, it's instrumental but very vivid, another one of my favs... I mean, Parannoul is one of my all time fav artists HS,I: It's one of those debuts that feel to me like the humble beginning of a band that seems innocent but will end up becoming a big star and without knowing anything about their future or reception they just do what they feel like, and it feels so honest. One of the best records of post-rock Kamisori Otome: Excellent debut from an amazing Japanese folk artist with one of the most angelical voices I've ever heard Small Circle: Nice really short dreampunk album, lots of dreampunk this week Blood Bank: All tracks here are great, Bon Iver never missed (except maybe when they worked with the... that guy...) World is Yours: Still incredible, even if I now love their debut more Rave Tapes: As much of a rave party a post-rock album can be. Gives me Burial vibes somehow, feel like they do a similar thing that feels like leaving from a party drunk at night and the music is still ringing in your head, expect this is some post-rock here Origami: One of her weaker albums but there's no such thing as a bad or even mediocre Ichiko Aoba album (maybe that one OST and some collabs were hit or miss but still good)

#musicsky #topster #weekster music I listened to this week, first listens and relistens from most to least fav. Thoughts on alt text.

Artuad: Actually a solo effort of Spinetta that the label forced the band name to be used. It is truly incredible and I really really loved it ASttS: Years ago, I randomly discovered The Caretaker, EATEOT obviously, but before it blew up. I listened to it much later but all six and a half hours in one sitting. I'll just say it could very well be my all time fav album if it weren't for the fact that I will never listen to it again, for various reasons. But it is one of the most powerful albums I've ever experienced. this is one of his older works and has a track that uses the same sample that ends EATEOT, which nobody is ever ready for. It's a great LP too. sleepmakeswaves: A promo EP released in US for some tour iirc. Contains some amazing post-rock tracks, even if some appear on another EP of theirs as far as I'm aware. Need to check out more from them, they're great. Maybe they hit harder because I listened to them when I heard the news about Matt from Black Midi Palepoli: Italian In the Court of the Crimson King. You know what that means Eternal: Knew this guy before learning he makes music. The EPs I've heard so far are amazing IDM Pescado: 1st is great, 2nd has a few lower lows than their first but the highs are phenomenal making it better glyphicon: random discovery from bandcamp, debut is ok, 2nd is beautiful aquatic slushwave SiSW: Great techno from AFX Hypnagogia: One of the more unique vaporwave LPs Midnight Blue: Solid nighttime jazz CfW: Repetitive but really immersive INEM,IJDOM: Electroindustrial hyperpop with Bad Apple sample Vengeance: Alright wintery dreampunk, could be better, sounds really samey. Gets better on the second half.

Blackstar: I still remember when I first heard about his death that day, it was everywhere on the TV and the radio and while people were going on with their days as usual, there was a strange funeral atmosphere, that someone great was lost. Possibly the best final LP, because, what else can top what this album did and how it happened. 神秘的情人: One of telepath's best, beautiful aquatic slushwave always hits great. Schlagenheim: Yeah, I listened to it when I heard about Matt passing away at 26 and from the way it was worded, I think we all know what they meant happened. I usually don't get affected by artist deaths but when people die so young and in such a way, it does ruin your day. He was really talented and will not be forgotten. Black Midi is still one of the craziest bands in recent years and will go down in history as a classic band. All 3 of theirs are phenomenal, even if Hellfire's my favorite, they all offer their own vibe while still being similar.

#musicsky #topster #weekster stuff I listened to this week, first listens and relistens, from most to least fav. Thoughts on alt text.

Amazing news to make my day!
Bandcamp is an incredible tool to discover random obscure releases and artists and AI kept me suspicious about everything. Lots of AI cover arts too, but that's still a thing. Hope this policy works, good for both artists and fans alike.

▣世界から解放され▣, by ░▒▓新しいデラックスライフ▓▒░ 12 track album

░▒▓新しいデラックスライフ▓▒░ -▣世界から解放され▣ [sound collage, signalwave]
internetclub.bandcamp.com/album/-

ATMOSPHERES 第1, by Eco Virtual 10 track album

ECO VIRTUAL - ATMOSPHERES 第1 [vaporwave, vaportrap]
ecovirtual.bandcamp.com/album/atmosp...

Exit simulation, by Infinity Frequencies 19 track album

Infinity Frequencies - Exit simulation [signalwave]
computer-gaze.bandcamp.com/album/exit-s...

Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada, by Godspeed You Black Emperor! 2 track album

From relistens:

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada (EP) [post-rock]
godspeedyoublackemperor.bandcamp.com/album/slow-r...

Ｒｅｃｕｒｒｉｎｇ Ｄｒｅａｍ Ｍａｌｌ, by ＳｕｉｔｅＢ 10 track album

ＳｕｉｔｅＢ - Ｒｅｃｕｒｒｉｎｇ Ｄｒｅａｍ Ｍａｌｌ [mallsoft, signalwave]
suiteb.bandcamp.com/album/-

Skrillex - Leaving EP Twitter / TikTok: Skrillex F*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3 out now: https://skrillex.lnk.to/fus Get more music from Skrillex Spotify: https://skrillex.lnk.to/Spotify Apple

Skrillex - Leaving (EP) [dubstep]
soundcloud.com/skrillex/set...

あなたの愛, by t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 11 track album

t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 - あなたの愛 [slushwave, ambient]
telepathtelepath.bandcamp.com/album/--25

Breathless, by Immune 14 track album

Immune - Breathless [hardvapor, outsider house]
dream-catalogue.bandcamp.com/album/breath...

Hey World!, by King Krule 1 track album

King Krule - Hey World! [slacker rock]
kingkrule.bandcamp.com/album/hey-wo...

囚人, by desert sand feels warm at night 9 track album

desert sand feels warm at night - 囚人 [slushwave, ambient]
nightlighttapes.bandcamp.com/album/--5

Les Voyages De L'Âme, by Alcest 8 track album

Alcest - Les Voyages De L'Âme [blackgaze, post-metal]
alcest.bandcamp.com/album/les-vo...

夜道, by desert sand feels warm at night 4 track album

Links to each album here:
From first listens:

desert sand feels warm at night - 夜道 [slushwave, ambient]
geometriclullaby.bandcamp.com/album/--31

Absolutely adored it, highly recommend it!

Night Road: I discovered desert sand feels warm at night through a YouTube recommendation of his album Dream Desert which has probably my favorite album cover of all time. I immediately fell in love with it, even eventually fully listening to its entire 4 hr runtime in one sitting. DSFWAT is my fav slushwave artist (his dreampunk works are nothing to sneeze at either) and part of it is him innovating the scene with an album like this: sample-free slushwave, his second attempt at that. Honestly, if you didn't tell me, I'd think it's like any other slushwave and I wouldn't mind it, but that just makes everything even more impressive. And this might be my new fav from him (partially due to the runtime being half of dream desert's, 2hrs), it's such a euphoric album, those 2 hrs passed by like a breeze. It's going for a vibe of driving a car, or leaning your head on its window in the backseat and look at the nighttime city and I always love that feeling, perfectly encapsulates it. Highly recommend it LVDLA: Need to listen to more Alcest cuz I really love what I heard so far Prisoner: Another DSFWAT, traditional slushwave this time but also one of his best Hey World: First thing I listened in '26 after a relisten of my album and Freed from this World, needed this lofi slacker rock Breathless: Awesome fusion of techno and vapor with a shoegaze-like hazy atmosphere. Really loved it Your Love: Tried and true classic telepath slushwave, nothing crazy but dang great Leaving: Solid EP, sometimes gives more classic dubstep vibes than usual from Skrillex Recurring DreamMall: An album made by a guy who listened to my album and liked it (strange how people seem to like it way more than I do), listened to his in return and I really enjoyed it. Pretty good vibe for what it's going for. Also my first 2026 new release listen.

All of them here are really short listens btw Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada: The best EP of all time because it feels like an actual album. Great entry point to GY!BE and post-rock if you haven't checked them out too Exit simulation: I've been mentioning on my recently released debut album on its bandcamp page that I was hugely inspired by signalwave during its production, with ideas of short repetitive creepy loops building atmosphere, doing a lot with very little. Infinity Frequencies is the GOAT of signalwave, an absolute master of the genre. Not my fav release of his but still a haunting listen obviously, listened to it for its anniversary today. ATMOSPHERES 1: Remember back when we weren't quite sure if this was another alias of Blank Banshee, damn this guy's really talented. Love his main alias' works more, they have much more to offer and he's a pioneer of vaportrap but every now and then I have an itch for classic vaporwave and this is one of the best early vaporwave releases imo. Think it's also a little more interesting production wise than some of its contemporaries of that era of vapor. Freed from this World: Some of the most insane music I've ever listened to. Some may not even want to call it music. It's one of those works of art that feel so alien it's hard to believe a human could think of something like it, for music The Residents come to mind, games like Hylics, films like Tetsuo the Iron Man. URAP URAP URAP URAP

#musicsky #topster #weekster stuff I listened to for the first week of 2026, first listens and relistens, from most to least fav and thoughts on alt text. It's been a rather vaporwave week.

These days I just feel creatively dry, so I don't know when, how soon or late, a new release will be. I feel like a lot of my ideas would benefit from forming a duo with a guitarist friend of mine, but our schedules haven't matched in a while. I'd still have solo stuff, but I think he'd help a bunch

...Also, it sounds ok on my headphones despite some clipping on 2-3 tracks (that I genuinely couldn't get my DAW fixed for that so I gave up), but on that smart TV it was complete dogshit, which makes me understand even more if someone doesn't like the LP, it might sound bad on other devices.

...Despite the album generally being received quite well or even really great by most people, aside from the 2 middling scores it has on RYM, I am my biggest hater, I'm dissatisfied by it, like I keep saying: very rushed unfinished demos far from barely touching the initial idea of the album.

My mother wanted to check out my album and we played it on the smart TV, my dog was fully locked in, staring at the screen with such curiosity. I think he didn't like it tho, creeped him out. My mom didn't like the vibe and repetition either but thought it was good for what it trying to do...

Second Sky: Amazing live album for probably my all time fav album Nurture Departure Songs: This album kinda takes me back, since I knew it for pretty much almost a decade, had listened to some of it but not much and remember loving it, not sure why I stopped there. This is the only modern post-rock album that I consider equal to GY!BE. I'd say one of the best LPs of all time even EITS: They are indeed titans of post-rock, don't let any nerd convince you otherwise and the 2 LPs here are proof. Despite the band's simplicity they still create some of the most powerful music of the genre Mogwai: Finally got into them, instantly became one of my favs Acabou Chorare: Puts a smile on my face Takanaka: Along with MGMT, Linkin Park and Coldplay who appear later, Takanaka is one of the artists I already knew for the longest amount of time. Another artist that instantly puts a smile on my face Kagayaki: Long LP but so beautiful Genso: Very sweet Se Bueno: TURQ is such a great guy and makes bangers, might be my fav of his Katamari: Some of the best shibuya-kei and OSTs to really unique games Z,Z: The closest to Sigur Ros TWDY: Lives up to its name, tho I love their debut more VLV: Their masterpiece PotS: Need to get into Mono Sunflower: One of their best LaPP: Happy electronic MGMT: Kids makes me a kid again, The Youth is their 2nd best, after Siberian Breaks ofc SS: Prog Sufjan is best Sufjan Los Jaivos: Spiritual George Clanton: One of the best artists of vapor AAL: Some of the best house FFF: It's Stevie Wonder man PtL: Underrated downtempo fade: Phenomenal shoegaze FJ: Made me fall in love w music again lust: Cute BoC-ish vibes TBU: Another underrated LP MfNP: Japanese ambient is on another lvl Meteora: LP's first 2 are classics WDYW: Love Porter Robinson+Parannoul vibes RoR2: Best living artist from my country TTSO...: Incredible ambient album KMH: Really fun album FBK: An EP but it's one of AnCo's best Bon Iver: Phenomenal discography, especially love the first 2 LPs

#musicsky #topster my fav discoveries of 2025 -excluding new releases. Well, technically already knew almost all of them before and listened to lots of their songs but not the LPs in full. Thoughts on them on alt text.
And happy 2026!

Oh I forgot to wish happy new year!

Moving forward in 2026, aside from the fact that I'll be using this account to promote my music, I'm not sure how I'll continue the topster tradition, I might slow them down to just one each month, not sure though.
As for my own music, Jan-Feb will be busy months so, not enough time for me.

Symbol: Listened to Sakura before which I really loved. This one's lovely too with its mystical atmosphere, haven't really listened to anything like it before. Sounds like a soundtrack to an old Zelda-like RPG. Bangarang: Of course, I've listened to the title track, usually without my will, to the point that it's engraved in my brain, its one of the biggest anthems of 2010s EDM. It's the first time listening to the full EP and it's incredibly consistent, banger after banger, doesn't slow down at all. Perfect EP, better than Scary Monsters imo -even though I adore With You, Friends ItCT: Heard of their S/T debut that came 10 years before this one, was nice but nothing really stood out to me, but this one sounds really beautiful and has really great lyrics that I recommend you seek translations, important messages father2006: An alias of christtt (that I only listened to WWW and thought it was just ok) for more ambient sounding projects. Really great, haunting and powerful stuff VELTAHL: Sounds like a soundtrack to some old forgotten haunted game that develops into some creepypasta story, while still being quite calm. The bonus remixes are really good too, the Dan Mason one specifically I'll go as far as to call a masterpiece, check it out, the whole thing, but if you don't have the time, at least that rmx Nightlife: Short pretty cutesy shoegaze ItPS: The very very first Parannoul project. Look at me, you know I loved it. I mean it's not his best, but damn this guy always had it in him julie: Knew the band before they kinda blew up, kinda already heard of this, just the singles tho, not the full EP skyruin: love the LP fade, not as good, and the first track is better than the second but still nice bootleg: Solid hard trance tape Remember: Finished their discography, one of the best of future funk faf: one of his better ones Icedancer: A bit samey at times and can be hit or miss, but has great heights

#musicsky #topsters stuff i listened to the final days of the month and year, from most to least fav and more thoughts on alt text. As for relistens I only relistened to one album, in fact it's C418's album literally called "one", so decided to not put it on the list. Love it though.