Darkthrone - Transilvianian Hunger (1994)
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'90s Darkthrone is the ultimate black metal band. Lo-fi, raw, sparse, cold, eerie. Absolutely venomous riffs and vocals. Bands have been trying and failing to recapture this magic for thirty years.
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The best death metal of the '90s. So influential and technical and creative. Just a perfect piece of heavy metal.
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Bizarrely underrated and unknown Detroit soul. As good as or better than any of its contemporaries.
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Wonderfully warm and sad ambient music. A bit of modern classical combined with static, electronic drones. I am the guy on the album cover when I listen to this.
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Nostalgic and triumphant post-rock so good it spawned an entire genre of lesser copycats. The military-style drumming doesn't get enough credit for how creative and influential it was.
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Slow, wandering Afrobeat with gorgeous horns and Fela Kuti's trademark vocals and politically charged lyrics.
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The warmest, sweetest jangle/twee pop ever. The whole C86/Sarah Records music scene is one I absolutely adore and this big compilation of its best band is such a good representation of the sound.
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Freddie Gibbs's magnetic personality and delivery combined with Madlib's smooth production is a perfect match. Best gangster rap at least since the '90s, surely.
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Ensemble post-rock for the apocalypse.
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Beautifully arranged ambient/instrumental folk covers of American Civil War-era folk songs. When I first started living on my own I'd play this album on repeat because it was so comforting.
