Paysage d'Hiver. Steineiche.

Super-atmospheric black metal. Hazy guitars. Desperate screams. Immense long-form songs. Bleak. Desolate. Necessary.

Paysage d'Hiver - 'Steineiche'

1998

1. Die Baumfrau

2. Der Baummann

3. Der Baum

4. Déjà Vu

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Elite Gymnastics. RUIN 3.

Remixes and covers of RUIN tracks. Heavy beats. Beautiful ambience. Classic Elite Gymnastics songs. Creative reinterpretations. Swallowing atmospheres. Heady electronics.

Elite Gymnastics - 'RUIN 3'

2012

1. h e r e,  i n  h e a v e n  3  (Cover by How To Dress Well)

2. h e r e,  i n  h e a v e n  4  &  5  (Remix by CFCF)

3. s o  c l o s e  t o  p a r a d i s e  2  (Remix by Physical Therapy)

4. h e r e,  i n  h e a v e n  6  (Anime Skyscraper Remix)

5. m i n n e a p o l i s  b e l o n g s  t o  y o u  3  (Remix by LOL Boys)

6. h e r e,  i n  h e a v e n  7  (Natalie Bootleg)

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Black Sheep Wall. No Matter Where It Ends.

Southern California sludge metal. Ludicrously heavy. Immensely mighty. Flattening guitars. Vicious howls. Absolutely massive. Relentlessly brutal.

Black Sheep Wall - 'No Matter Where It Ends'

2012

1. Agnostic Demon

2. Liminality

3. Vitruvian God

4. Black Church

5. Torrential

6. Ambient Ambitions

7. Cognitive Dissonance

8. Personal Prophet

9. Flesh Tomb

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Wildernessking. The Writing of Gods in the Sand.

South African semi-atmospheric black metal. Flowing melodies. Vicious vocals. Destructive instrumentals. Mighty. Heavy. Ceaselessly inventive.

Wildernessking - 'The Writing of Gods in the Sand'

2012

1. Rubicon

2. Discovery

3. River

4. Utopia

5. Surrender

6. Reveal

7. Inifinity

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Water Borders. Harbored Mantras.

Abstract darkwave-informed witch house. Dark atmospheres. Liquid beats. Mixed up vocals. Background noise. Confused. Heavy.

Water Borders - 'Harbored Mantras'

2011

1. Tread On Them

2. What Wiwant

3. waldenpond.com

4. Bad Ethos

5. Even In The Dark

6. Feasting On Mongeese

7. See Bank

8. Miners

9. Antechamber

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Burial. Kindred.

London-based atmospheric garage. Stuttering two-step beats. Hazy synth textures. Warped vocal samples. Long-form. Late night walks in the grimy city. Enveloping beauty.

Burial - 'Kindred'

2012

1. Kindred

2. Loner

3. Ashtray Wasp

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Bunny Gamer's Top Albums of 2011. Part Five: 10-1.

Finally, the Top Ten are here. It's been almost two months in the making, but my list of the top 100 albums of 2011 is finally complete, and regular posting will resume soon. In the meantime, enjoy the final part of the list! Things have been slightly shifted around since Part Four, so it doesn't hurt to give it another glance if you're curious. The top three albums are all very nearly tied, and honestly nothing here should be missed. Anyway, without further ado, click on the 'look' link down there (or the title of this post) to see my top ten albums of the year!