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Album Logs

A list of albums I have listened to in the year 2025.

Includes first-time listens and the occasional revisited work I have something to say about.

New content is added to the top of the list.

Ratings are based on my personal enjoyment at time of writing on a scale ranging from

"I don't think I'll listen to this again. โ˜…โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†" to "This album has given me life. โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…".

October

Last Updated: 25.11.11

DYR

Artist: DJ Billybool, Eurohead | Release Date: 2025.05.07

  • Real European Rave Music
  • Rave goths under the bridge.
  • It somehow got a gentle side too.
  • Favorite Tracks: STOCKHOLMSVEKAN, DEMONER, TAPPAR ANDAN
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Jbfm

Artist: JINBO the SuperFreak | Release Date: 2025.10.17

  • Keeping an album of this length fun the whole way through in 2025 is crazy.
  • Y2K RnB smh (2 the beat) orz (t-wer-king)
  • JINBO THE SUPERFREAK ibnida.
  • Favorite Tracks: ๋Š๋‚Œ์ด ์™€, Love Like Purple, Times Of Our Lives, ๊ณ ๋…ํ•œ ๋‚จ์ž
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ใ†ใ€€ใ€€ใ€€ใ€€ใ€€ใ€€ใ€€ใŸ (Uใ€€ใ€€ใ€€ใ€€ใ€€ใ€€ใ€€TA)

Artist: ็ฐ้‡Žๅ•“ไบŒ + ่“ฎๆฒผๅŸทๅคช(Haino Keiji + Hasunuma Shuta) | Release Date: 2025.09.03

  • Performance art ahh album.
  • Lots of space. Lots of opportunity to contemplate.
  • Respect the vision, but I haven't gotten there yet. Or maybe I already left for the time being.
  • Favorite Tracks: Rest, Pause
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EGO

Artist: ้ซ˜ๆฉ‹ๅนธๅฎ (Takahashi Yukihiro) | Release Date: 1988.11.16

  • Bruh loves covering The Beatles.
  • So completely of the time.
  • He's got much better music.
  • Favorite Tracks: Look Of Love, Sea Change
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ๆ‹ใซๅฟ™ใ—ใใฆ

Artist: Yossy Little Noise Weaver | Release Date: 2025.06.11

  • Essence of artists like Lucky Tapes, ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒณใ‚บ, (((ใ•ใ‚‰ใ†ใ‚“ใฉ))), and a slice of life anime OST.
  • Their name is crazy. Especially if you're expecting other Japanese people to say it. What was wrong with "Yossy" like it was before?
  • On heavy rotation in the trendy knick knacks store for cute people.
  • Favorite Tracks: ๆ‹ใซๅฟ™ใ—ใใฆ, ็ฐ่‰ฒใซๅŒ…ใพใ‚Œใ‚‹ๅ‰ใซ, WANDERING
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The Passionate Ones

Artist: Nourished By Time | Release Date: 2025.08.22

  • Maybe a bit more stadium(?) than EP2.
  • The master of hooks.
  • He got a la croix level of outsider music vibe.
  • Favorite Tracks: Max Potential, It's Time, 925
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Re.sort

Artist: Sora | Release Date: 2003.09.21

  • Music from a universe in which technology is actually pretty chill.
  • Reminded me of Fonica's Ripple, Katamari Damacy OST, Takahashi's blue moon blue, and that music FPM did for Louis Vuitton.
  • Love the idea that there are still more albums like this I've yet to hear.
  • Favorite Tracks: A Caminho do Mar, Revans, Line, Etude:Diagonal
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Wave Motion

Artist: Fat Jon | Release Date: 2002.04.30

  • Probably most often listened to in the background by most, but I can give my full attention like I was watching a movie.
  • Every decision made in the creation of this album was guided by a divine force.
  • Grasshopper on the beat is wild.
  • Favorite Tracks: Where, Wet Secrets, Automated Life Machines, Trust You
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Lost In Her Virtual Eyes

Artist: Cynthoni, Projekt Melody | Release Date: 2025.09.19

  • More music to make you feel like you're trying to keep upright as a cloud of galaxy dust pummels you.
  • The lo-fi versions are great. Less pointy shrapnel, more floaty cloud.
  • Perfect for when you want to become a grilled cheese.
  • Favorite Tracks: Lost In Her Virtual Eyes, SNร˜WCR4SH N' BURN (Lofi Version)
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๊ฐœ๋ฏธ์˜ ์™• (WANG)

Artist: ์œค๋‹คํ˜œ (Yoon Dahye) | Release Date: 2025.09.26

  • Was wondering when she'd come out with a full album.
  • That's some vocal gymnastics.
  • Nothing was sticking the first few listens, but I get it now.
  • Favorite Tracks: ์‹  ์‹œํ‹ฐ, ๊ฐœ๋ฏธ์˜ ์™•, ๊ทธ๋…€๋Š” ์†๊ฐ€๋ฝ ๊ธˆ๋ถ•์–ด
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Kiss/Kill

Artist: Michelle | Release Date: 2025.09.26

  • They released this as a suprise goodbye gift, but they should've kept it on the cutting room floor.
  • The album cover too what's up.
  • How many songs are there now with '___ is a gun' as the title?
  • Favorite Tracks: MVP
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TENDRE

Artist: Tendre | Release Date: 2025.10.01

  • I forget about this dude for months and then something pops up and I'm like hell yeah.
  • Smooth, sophisticated, groovy: the TENDRE special.
  • He just did a youtube live concert but they took it down. Let me peep pls?
  • Favorite Tracks: GRATEFUL, RUNAWAY, 'ๆƒ…ใ‘ใชใ„ใชๆ—ฅใ€…ใ€็ง', SOUL
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