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What music has TheMotte been enjoying lately?
For my part, here is a list of albums I've been frequenting (listed in alphabetical order, not by preference). It's not exhaustive and I've restricted my pick to an album per artist, to prevent myself from filling it up with all the same people.
Amon Tobin - ISAM (2011)
Aphex Twin - Drukqs (2001)
Arovane - Atol Scrap (1999)
Autechre - Exai (2013)
Blanck Mass - World Eater (2017)
Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest (2013)
Bogdan Raczynski - Samurai Math Beats (1999)
Ceephax Acid Crew - Camelot Arcade (2018)
Clark - Turning Dragon (2008)
Culprate - Deliverance (2014)
Daniel Avery - Drone Logic (2013)
Floating Points - Crush (2019)
Grischa Lichtenberger - Re: Phgrp (2019)
Iglooghost - Neō Wax Bloom (2017)
Jon Hopkins - Immunity (2013)
Kettel - Wingtip (2016)
Matmos - Ultimate Care II (2016)
Mouse on Mars - Idiology (2001)
Mr. Oizo - Moustache (Half a Scissor) (2005)
Oberman Knocks - Conder-Rhyptik (2022)
Oneohtrix Point Never - Garden Of Delete (2015)
Plaid - Polymer (2019)
Qebrus - Exophobia (2012)
Rival Consoles - Howl (2015)
Rob Clouth - Zero Point (2020)
Robert Logan - Flesh (2015)
Ryoji Ikeda - Ultratronics (2022)
Skee Mask - Compro (2018)
Squarepusher - Go Plastic (2001)
Sunnk - Weaving Ritual (2021)
Syndrone - Salmataxia (2004)
The Flashbulb - Kirlian Selections (2005)
Tim Hecker - Konoyo (2018)
Vinter in Vegas - Mamachine (2011)
Xanopticon - Liminal Space (2003)
EDIT: added more
Alice in Chains’ Dirt is a great depressing hard rock album
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I'm a tik tok user, and there are a lot of micro-artists on there. It's interesting to see the different marketing strategies they employ. A common one is to post the same sound (that is one of their songs) over and over again in different videos with text overlaid like, "Reposting again in the hopes that my audience finds me." Something like that. Another strategy is only posting the catchiest part of your song (often unfinished), and build anticipation that way for the eventual release.
A couple examples of the latter strategy off the top of my head are Third Class Citizen by Calva Louise (https://youtube.com/watch?v=nyEw5ABOiOs) and Grief by Flake (https://youtube.com/watch?v=zSUHPYTStkQ).
Unfortunately, I'm almost always disappointed by the final product, but it is an interesting development to me in general.
I like some of the music in your list, but don't recognize many artists, so I'll have to check them out.
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