afterstasis presents an album a day.

[Lameboy19]

Smart Went Crazy - Con Art
Genre: Post-Hardcore/Indie Rock
Year: 1997

An unusual and unheralded Dischord Records band that never really fit in anywhere, sometimes seeming a bit like a darker Shudder To Think with a more "chamber music" vibe but this album varies so wildly it's impossible to nail down at all.

Recommended If You Like: Shudder To Think, Faraquet, Bluetip, Frodus, Thingy, and Q And Not U.

Sample the album on Dischord's site.

i see Post-hardcore and Dischord

will be getting this for sure

[afterstasis]

Busdriver - Fear Of A Black Tangent
Genre: Abstract Hip Hop
Year: 2005

I'm told serious hip hop fans dislike this guy for focusing too much on melody and trying to appeal to non-fans of the genre... Whatever.
Great stuff, occasionally reminding me of Why?'s older stuff mixed with Kool Keith and Del, but usually standing on it's own with some obvious jazz influence working it's way in here and there and some really cool samples.

Recommended If You Like: Kool Keith, Why?, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Aesop Rock, Themselves, and Aceyalone.

Low-Quality Samples...
Avantcore
Map Your Psyche
Befriend The Friendless Friendster

[Lameboy19]

I love Del and Aesop, will be checking this out as well as some of the other artists in the "recommended if you like" section

[Alright_Computer]

All of the Busdriver I've listened to in the past just struck me as the hip hop equivalent of certain wank-tastic tech death/prog metal bands with too much emphasis on "hey, look how fast I can rap!" and not enough emphasis on actually sounding listenable. Is this release any different?

[afterstasis]

i never got that impression, A_C, but i've only heard two of his albums.
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Care - Diamonds & Emeralds
Genre: Jangle Pop/New Wave
Year: 1997

Featuring an all-star cast of 80's alternative, this album is simply better than anything else released by the members, despite sitting in the vaults unreleased for over a decade. Easily one of the most overlooked pop albums, probably due to how unfashionable this type of music at the date of it's belated release.
I can't think of a more solid pop album that is even half as overlooked.

Recommended If You Like: The Lightning Seeds, Prefab Sprout, The Smiths, Modern English, Echo & The Bunnymen, and The Pale Fountains.

Low-Quality Samples...
Whatever Possessed You
Flaming Sword
Chandeliers

[neckermanncj]

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Care - Diamonds & Emeralds
Genre: Jangle Pop/New Wave
Year: 1997

Featuring an all-star cast of 80's alternative, this album is simply better than anything else released by the members, despite sitting in the vaults unreleased for over a decade. Easily one of the most overlooked pop albums, probably due to how unfashionable this type of music at the date of it's belated release.
I can't think of a more solid pop album that is even half as overlooked.

Recommended If You Like: The Lightning Seeds, Prefab Sprout, The Smiths, Modern English, Echo & The Bunnymen, and The Pale Fountains.

Low-Quality Samples...
Whatever Possessed You
Flaming Sword
Chandeliers

i might have to check this out


EDIT: "Whatever Possessed You" is AMAZING! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

EDIT#2: i am SO checking this album out when i get home later HOLY ****!

[Alright_Computer]

Care - Diamonds & Emeralds
Genre: Jangle Pop/New Wave
Year: 1997

Featuring an all-star cast of 80's alternative, this album is simply better than anything else released by the members, despite sitting in the vaults unreleased for over a decade. Easily one of the most overlooked pop albums, probably due to how unfashionable this type of music at the date of it's belated release.
I can't think of a more solid pop album that is even half as overlooked.

Recommended If You Like: The Lightning Seeds, Prefab Sprout, The Smiths, Modern English, Echo & The Bunnymen, and The Pale Fountains.

Low-Quality Samples...
Whatever Possessed You
Flaming Sword
Chandeliers

I'll have to listen to this one. It honestly might be a while, though. I still haven't listened to the Boscoe album yet, and that's been on my list for a while.

[afterstasis]

Residual Echoes - Phoenician Flu And Ancient Ocean
Genre: Psychedelic/Space Rock
Year: 2005

When a band features members from Comets On Fire and Six Organs Of Admittance and the specific album's first song sounds like Hawkwind amp'ed up to a whole new peak and then the second one drifts into full-on bliss that would make Spacemen 3 jealous you know you've got an instant classic on your hands.
The rest of the album follows suit, dipping into folk and more effects/synth-based sounds on a few tracks, but never sounding dull and constantly mixing things up with excellent timing.

Recommended If You Like: Comets On Fire, Six Organs Of Admittance, Bardo Pond, Acid Mothers Temple, Dead Meadow, and Spacemen 3.

Sample most of the album on myspace... Shame they left the last track off, as it's one of my favorites.

[Alright_Computer]

Residual Echoes - Phoenician Flu And Ancient Ocean
Genre: Psychedelic/Space Rock
Year: 2005

When a band features members from Comets On Fire and Six Organs Of Admittance and the specific album's first song sounds like Hawkwind amp'ed up to a whole new peak and then the second one drifts into full-on bliss that would make Spacemen 3 jealous you know you've got an instant classic on your hands.
The rest of the album follows suit, dipping into folk and more effects/synth-based sounds on a few tracks, but never sounding dull and constantly mixing things up with excellent timing.

Recommended If You Like: Comets On Fire, Six Organs Of Admittance, Bardo Pond, Acid Mothers Temple, Dead Meadow, and Spacemen 3.

Sample most of the album on myspace... Shame they left the last track off, as it's one of my favorites.

Sounds up something that I'd really, really love. I'm soulseeking it now.

[neckermanncj]

@afterstasis, that Care album is wonderful!