tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826927037605059438.post4719847038043848332..comments2023-10-20T02:19:33.731-07:00Comments on Don't Count On It Reviews: 2012 - Njiqahdda/Oaks of Bethelmaskofgojirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18305737005899440472noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826927037605059438.post-14498069702540727712013-06-04T08:19:37.794-07:002013-06-04T08:19:37.794-07:00No problem man, gotta do what you gotta do. Thanks...No problem man, gotta do what you gotta do. Thanks for the praise, I hate to sound like a douche but I never did this blog for praise or anything like that, but it is nice to hear that what I'm doing actually encourages someone to listen to more interesting music of some sort. <br />Thanks for the praise one the blog and interview. The Njiqahdda/Njiijn thing is just two sides of the same coin. Some releases focus solely on one style over another but some overlap more between them. I don't think the line between those two projects is as clearly drawn as perhaps those between Nji and Oaks or Nji and Funeral. Thanks for the praise again and keep on the lookout for interesting music! maskofgojirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305737005899440472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826927037605059438.post-26004764038847493332013-06-04T06:12:27.202-07:002013-06-04T06:12:27.202-07:00Excellent..thanks for the advice. The way they hav...Excellent..thanks for the advice. The way they have it organised on their Bandcamp means it looks like i'll be going down the route of The Folk and the Ground, Two Rivers Of Blood Flow From The Moon, I Am the Bridge and The Ghosts That We Are as a first taste (although i've already skimmed the Departures from the Golden Temple split because i wanted the Funeral Eclipse and Njiqahdda tracks).<br /><br />Nice job on that interview with them too...you're a braver man than i to ask about Maantii Fuuneralii Solva! Although it does seem weird as a Njiqahhda release and from what i've heard seems more in line with Njiijn.<br /><br />I also want to say thanks for the Blog...i know you don't get much feedback but after seeing Forever Cursed go into hiatus i realise that i pays to let people know that they're appreciated. <br /><br />(I'm bereft of social networking - no FB or Twitter - so apologies for the anonymous profile used in these comments)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826927037605059438.post-39679014497928018012013-06-03T13:50:34.725-07:002013-06-03T13:50:34.725-07:00I don't get notifications when someone posts b...I don't get notifications when someone posts but I do check the comments on the blog regularly so I do see when a new message is posted. <br />If you are looking for more song based material, I don't think many of the Njiijn albums would be your speed (although Templii Au Osstryx is probably their most song-based material from that project) as for Oaks of Bethel, while songs are still difficult to really find, I'd definitely go for records like The Ghosts That We Are or Starfire, Chasms and Enslavement. My personal favorites aren't quite as "accessible" as those two, but are still certainly worth checking out: From Midnight Sun to Burning Wheel and The Curse of Failure Upon Humanity. It's really your choice but those are some nice starting points (I think I started with the FUH EP myself). Hope this helps in some way. maskofgojirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18305737005899440472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826927037605059438.post-85354506065821966802013-06-03T07:03:00.618-07:002013-06-03T07:03:00.618-07:00No idea if you get alerts when someone posts so i&...No idea if you get alerts when someone posts so i'll probably be missed but...<br /><br />For someone who has listened to Njiqahdda and enjoyed what he's heard but is a little wary of the much more ambient side of Njiijn and Oaks of Bethel, what would you recommend as a good starting place? I'd ideally like more song than ambience (So i'm guessing that means Oaks of Bethel rather than Njiijn) but which of their discography is likely to grab me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com