JD's Music - Log - Nov 2025

Album Logs 2025

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. ★☆☆☆☆" to "This album has given me life. ★★★★★".

November Last Updated: 25.12.03
	PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA -tribute- Artist: Penguin Cafe Orchestra \| Release Date: 2007.08.08 Only the most pleasant and friendly hits, but only a little different than before. Two YMO members on this. Thanks Napolean Dynamite for introducing me to this group. Favorite Tracks: Air A Danser, Pythagoras's Trousers, Southern Jukebox Music ★★★☆☆
	Cityrama Artist: Yukari Fresh \| Release Date: 2000.01.28 Feels like audio souvenirs of her travels. Sunny, whimsical, fun music. One of the CDs I actually did buy that day instead of the Chara record. Love the little booklet and overall packaging. Favorite Tracks: whoopee cat, yukari'n'nbass, berliner weisse, trip to aloha state, lost and found ★★★★☆
	Angel drop Live Artist: 김뜻돌 (Meaningful Stone) \| Release Date: 2025.11.28 I would've given anything to be at this show. All the favorites. Some heavier, some with cello, all with that good energy. I was forced to rock n roll. Favorite Tracks:꿈에서 걸려온 전화, 활입수, 삐뽀삐뽀, 속세탈출 _()_, 비오는 거리에서 춤을 추자 ★★★★★
	Happy Toy Artist: Chara \| Release Date: 1994.10.10 That 90s sound so strong. That Chara sound so strong. Knew the voice, but only just now listened to a full album. Almost bought this as a CD not too long ago, but put it back last second smdh. Favorite Tracks: いや, 罪深く愛してよ, Happy Toy, まばたき, 夢見る富士額 ★★★★☆
	Letter From Home Artist: Pat Metheny Group \| Release Date: 1989.06.29 Like those nature photos Windows puts on your lock screen. But what is the message. Music for browsing an interior design magazine to. Favorite Tracks: Every Summer Night, Are We There Yet, Slip Away ★★☆☆☆
	SCRAPYARD Artist: Quadeca \| Release Date: 2024.02.16 Caresses you, then slaps you. Erratic emotional state. Someone pls dig me up out the scrapyard. Favorite Tracks: PRETTY PRIVILEGE, EASIER, U DON'T KNOW ME LIKE THAT ★★★☆☆
	The Party Artist: Andy Shauf \| Release Date: 2016.05.20 Keeping it simple, tasetful, soft, stately. Light brown dinner plates, olive chairs, mustard yellow cushions. It's right where you left it. Favorite Tracks: Early To The Party, Quite Like You, Eyes Of Them All ★★★☆☆
	Messages Artist: Lydels \| Release Date: 2025.11.21 Fellow neocities user and creator of the Musicians Webring I recently joined. Go read more about the album and find other fun things on her beautiful website. Would be fun to listen to while on a bike. If you need your beats broke with finesse then look no further. Favorite Tracks: nada a cambio, glimmer, wait for me ★★★☆☆
	Re-Make Artist: 주혜린 (Joo Hyelyn) \| Release Date: 2025.11.18 Musical genius releases surprise album of reworked originals as a gift just for me. Amazed by artists who can make different versions of their own work and have them be just as great in their own way. I want to live inside a 주혜린 world. Favorite Tracks: All of them! ★★★★★
	바보지퍼 (Babo Zipper) Artist: 박문치 (PARKMOONCHI) \| Release Date: 2025.11.17 Really fun concept with the MVs and everything. Some of it is just as uncharmingly corny as the era of shows they were inspired by. Still, the master of capturing the essence of a certain time like no one else. Favorite Tracks: Bah!, 불청객 ★★☆☆☆
	아, 진실이라는 모래알이 내 발밑을 찔러서 따갑다! (Ah, the grits of truth sting my feet... and it prickles!) Artist: 우희준 (huijun Woo) \| Release Date: 2025.11.06 The first 16 sec hit different. Going down the river on a wonky raft. The album cover makes me feel like I'm somehow looking at an illusion. Favorite Tracks: 나는영영모를것들만궁금하지, 모래의 여자 (아프다구요), 추모하는 사람 ★★★★☆
	시지프 신화 (The Myth Of Sisyphus) Artist: 윤지영 (Whys Young) \| Release Date: 2025.11.05 It's fun listening to the way she says words. Like a pillow that's not too soft or too hard. Not talking about the lyrics themselves, but the music overall is like the words you wanted to hear from someone. Favorite Tracks: 차원론, 네가 미루는 것들 ★★★★☆

November Last Updated: 25.12.03
	PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA -tribute- Artist: Penguin Cafe Orchestra \| Release Date: 2007.08.08 Only the most pleasant and friendly hits, but only a little different than before. Two YMO members on this. Thanks Napolean Dynamite for introducing me to this group. Favorite Tracks: Air A Danser, Pythagoras's Trousers, Southern Jukebox Music ★★★☆☆
	Cityrama Artist: Yukari Fresh \| Release Date: 2000.01.28 Feels like audio souvenirs of her travels. Sunny, whimsical, fun music. One of the CDs I actually did buy that day instead of the Chara record. Love the little booklet and overall packaging. Favorite Tracks: whoopee cat, yukari'n'nbass, berliner weisse, trip to aloha state, lost and found ★★★★☆
	Angel drop Live Artist: 김뜻돌 (Meaningful Stone) \| Release Date: 2025.11.28 I would've given anything to be at this show. All the favorites. Some heavier, some with cello, all with that good energy. I was forced to rock n roll. Favorite Tracks:꿈에서 걸려온 전화, 활입수, 삐뽀삐뽀, 속세탈출 _()_, 비오는 거리에서 춤을 추자 ★★★★★
	Happy Toy Artist: Chara \| Release Date: 1994.10.10 That 90s sound so strong. That Chara sound so strong. Knew the voice, but only just now listened to a full album. Almost bought this as a CD not too long ago, but put it back last second smdh. Favorite Tracks: いや, 罪深く愛してよ, Happy Toy, まばたき, 夢見る富士額 ★★★★☆
	Letter From Home Artist: Pat Metheny Group \| Release Date: 1989.06.29 Like those nature photos Windows puts on your lock screen. But what is the message. Music for browsing an interior design magazine to. Favorite Tracks: Every Summer Night, Are We There Yet, Slip Away ★★☆☆☆
	SCRAPYARD Artist: Quadeca \| Release Date: 2024.02.16 Caresses you, then slaps you. Erratic emotional state. Someone pls dig me up out the scrapyard. Favorite Tracks: PRETTY PRIVILEGE, EASIER, U DON'T KNOW ME LIKE THAT ★★★☆☆
	The Party Artist: Andy Shauf \| Release Date: 2016.05.20 Keeping it simple, tasetful, soft, stately. Light brown dinner plates, olive chairs, mustard yellow cushions. It's right where you left it. Favorite Tracks: Early To The Party, Quite Like You, Eyes Of Them All ★★★☆☆
	Messages Artist: Lydels \| Release Date: 2025.11.21 Fellow neocities user and creator of the Musicians Webring I recently joined. Go read more about the album and find other fun things on her beautiful website. Would be fun to listen to while on a bike. If you need your beats broke with finesse then look no further. Favorite Tracks: nada a cambio, glimmer, wait for me ★★★☆☆
	Re-Make Artist: 주혜린 (Joo Hyelyn) \| Release Date: 2025.11.18 Musical genius releases surprise album of reworked originals as a gift just for me. Amazed by artists who can make different versions of their own work and have them be just as great in their own way. I want to live inside a 주혜린 world. Favorite Tracks: All of them! ★★★★★
	바보지퍼 (Babo Zipper) Artist: 박문치 (PARKMOONCHI) \| Release Date: 2025.11.17 Really fun concept with the MVs and everything. Some of it is just as uncharmingly corny as the era of shows they were inspired by. Still, the master of capturing the essence of a certain time like no one else. Favorite Tracks: Bah!, 불청객 ★★☆☆☆
	아, 진실이라는 모래알이 내 발밑을 찔러서 따갑다! (Ah, the grits of truth sting my feet... and it prickles!) Artist: 우희준 (huijun Woo) \| Release Date: 2025.11.06 The first 16 sec hit different. Going down the river on a wonky raft. The album cover makes me feel like I'm somehow looking at an illusion. Favorite Tracks: 나는영영모를것들만궁금하지, 모래의 여자 (아프다구요), 추모하는 사람 ★★★★☆
	시지프 신화 (The Myth Of Sisyphus) Artist: 윤지영 (Whys Young) \| Release Date: 2025.11.05 It's fun listening to the way she says words. Like a pillow that's not too soft or too hard. Not talking about the lyrics themselves, but the music overall is like the words you wanted to hear from someone. Favorite Tracks: 차원론, 네가 미루는 것들 ★★★★☆

Album Logs 2025

November

PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA -tribute-

Cityrama

Angel drop Live

Happy Toy

Letter From Home

SCRAPYARD

The Party

Messages

Re-Make

바보지퍼 (Babo Zipper)

아, 진실이라는 모래알이 내 발밑을 찔러서 따갑다! (Ah, the grits of truth sting my feet... and it prickles!)

시지프 신화 (The Myth Of Sisyphus)

PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA
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