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If you do yourself a favor and listen to all these albums mentioned below the only question to get stuck in your head would be "Who the fuck are in the Top30?'
40. Eladio y Los Seres Queridos "Historias De Caza" (p)Seres Queridos
"
Cantares", the gallego-speaking set of cover versions that
Eladio Santos and his team put out an year ago, was rather the step aside than the natural successor of his previous (brilliant) effort "
Orden Invisible". Now we've got this natural successor, and it's brilliant as well with its beautiful songs and mellow chamber/folk arrangements.
SPTF
39. Villanueva "Zoo Para Dos" (p)Sony
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38. Futuro Terror "Precipicio" (p)BCore Disc
After the conventionally sounding "
Su Nombre Real Es Otro"
Futuro Terror return to the more complicated structures of their eponimous debut. I consider it the right step undoubtedly as, you know, who needs one more album of conventional punk rock when you can provide them with the punk rock with a twist instead.
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37. Xavier Calvet "Firebird" (p)BCore Disc
More of
Joey Cape, or more of
Greg Graffin? That was my only question when I learned about the
Bullitt's frontman
Xavier Calvet was going to release a solo effort. The truth is, none of them - it's like the third vertex of triangle. The songs are mostly acoustic and mostly upbeat, and regarding
Xavier's songwriting abilities apparent via
Bullitt's discs "
Firebird" is absolutely no-lose choise.
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36. Blusa "K" (p)Nooirax/
"
Toca Breakbeat, Perro!", the previous album of
sevillanos Blusa, was a cinematic post rock masterpiece. Now a trio,
Blusa absorbs programming and electronics (the entities completly absent on "
TBP!") and cooks the record that is more intricate and more psychedlic than the predecessor. The tracks have no names, only numbers placed in no consecutive order. It's up to listener to capture the messages, meanings and images this music produces in his mind without the prerequisites given.
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35. Agoraphobia "Incoming Noise" (p)Dotbeat
'I want it to sound like a bulldozer, like Armageddon',
Veruca Salt's
Nina Gordon talked to producer
Bob Rock during the recording sessions for "
Eight Arms To Hold You" trying to square down her intentions on the guitar sound - this trivia came first to my mind when I pushed the play button. On "
Incoming Noise" the guitars are realy sounding like bulldozers and/or Armageddon so the album fits perfectly for the role of the aforementioned "
Eight Arms To Hold You" and
L7's "
Hungry For Stink" stepchild.
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34. Ultim Cavall "Records Del Kyoto" (p)Discos de Kirlian/ Emma's House
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33. Joe La Reina "Esas Nuevas Modas" (p)Subterfuge
It's a way more complicated record than "
Bailamos Por Miedo" (quite complicated itself), and it needs more time to grow on you. As I had little time since its release date to fall for it, it climbed only to the 33nd place now. Being released, say, in August it could surely climb much higher than that.
SPTF
32. Vetusta Morla "Mismo Sitio, Distinto Lugar" (p)Pequeno Salto Mortal
I can't make my wrapped-up opinion on "
MSDL". It somehow falls to pieces. Every given song is great - and some songs are really THAT great, you know. This is the step forward for the band for sure (some new tricks, some new directions) but as a whole it doesn't sound quite cohesive for my ear.
SPTF
31. Decurs "Incendio" (p)Subpost/ Krimskramz/ Dead Stallion/ Ojala Este Mi Bisi
The level of the Catalan hardcore/post hardcore scene is unbelievable.
Decurs initially appeared as absolute nonames for me but it didn't surprise me at all that the album's great cos you may choose any album amongst the pool of Catalan post hardcore albums - and it would be equally great.
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