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Not as long as 019 or the 210 excerpt, but still pretty lengthy. I've heard this song apparently has a "unique ending" to it. (Not 100% sure what that means but I guess I'll find out lol)

Edit: I just got done listening to it, and like... holy shit. I knew it'd be good, but this might be my new favorite BoH piece. I'll write a proper review tomorrow when I'm not sleep deprived lol. (Although I won't be spoiling the ending because I think everyone needs to experience it for themselves.)

Yeah idk there's not much to say about 266. Only reason I'm making this post is bc I wanna review every BoH song I've listened to, and this is literally 10 seconds long. (Not to say that it's impossible to do something really unique in that little time)

I will say, the lack of the usual BoH logo, and the cover contrasted with the title is kind of unnerving. The titles rarely match the vibe of the cover, but here it kind of feels intentional, again because of the previously mentioned absence of their logo.

The song (if you even wanna call it that) itself is especially weird. It sounds like they just stuck a microphone underwater for 10 seconds and called it a day. This could be another instance of Neil and Clayton just dicking around and doing something purely for the sake of doing it, or there could be some cryptic hidden meaning behind it that we'll never know. (Kinda doubt that though)

As of right now I'll just give it a 5/10. Also because I might as well mention it, LXIV (which is part of the roman numeral series) gets a 5/10 as well for similar reasons. It'd be funny if someone randomly sneaked one of these short BoH "songs" into a game as a sound effect or something lol.

019 is definitely one of Bull of Heaven's first truly long pieces, coming in at exactly 8 hours. This is also one of their most hypnotic tracks. It often ended up blending into the background noise, but not in a bad way!! Ik I say this about a lot of BoH songs, but this one is perfect for putting on in the background while doing something else. 8 hours definitely SOUNDS like a lot, and it is. But not once did I find myself getting bored of it, which is REALLY impressive for a piece of music this long. (This is actually now the second longest song I've listened to the entirety of)

One of my favorite parts of this song, and why it never got boring to me, is the time signature. I'll be completely honest and say that I'm not SUPER knowledgeable when it comes to this kind of stuff? But I'll try to explain why I like it so much lol. The way the bell-sounding instrument sometimes shifts slightly, even doubling occasionally, prevents 019 from becoming too repetitive, and honestly makes it kinda fun to listen to.

One thing however, is that a lot of people say 019 is good for sleeping, which I could totally see being the case. For some reason though, every time I've tried to fall asleep to it, it ends up keeping me awake and distracting me with the time signature changes. Idk if this is just a me thing, but I end up focusing way too hard on it. This isn't really a flaw by any means, just kinda weird considering 019 was literally made with this idea in mind iirc.

Anyways, this is definitely another favorite of mine, and I'd definitely put it on the list of songs that people who are new to BoH should listen to first. Solid 9/10.

I would say wish me luck, but this is definitely one of their better works, so this shouldn't be too bad.

This one comes right before the third (and last listenable) bull trilogy, and it's 7 minutes of ominous-sounding piano improvisation. It's nothing super crazy, but it definitely sets the tone for the existential dread that's soon to come. Even without that c​ontext, this is just solid tbh. I really don't have much else to add, I highly recommend this one since it's a lot easier to get into. 7.5/10

Man, I sure am glad there isn't a hyper-extended and heavily edited version of this that lasts over a month! 😊

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(208 scares me ngl 😭)

Decided I might as well make a post about this one, and uhh yeah it's something lol. Funny concept with an unironically solid beat. My only issue with it is that actually listening to it is... eh? At some point, everything between the first and last loop is just kind of audio mush, and it kinda loses its appeal going into the slowest part. Idk how to describe it, but eventually listening to it just gets really repetitive. Still a fun idea though.

I'd probably give this a 7/10 just bc of how good the beginning is. (And technically the end ig) Maybe it'd be better on a second listen who knows.

Kinda wish there was a bit more variation, but it's still really good! Not much else to say, just a cool sound. 8/10.

One of my new favorites from the band ngl. The beginning is really strong, and the rest of the ambience genuinely helped me stay focused. (I put it on in the background)

Ik this isn't super detailed, but uhhh idk I'm kinda bad at this lol. It just made me feel weirdly nostalgic for some reason. Probably another 10/10 imo. (I'm enjoying the bangers while I can before I have to listen to shit like 146 or the parts of the Aleph series that aren't 4 or 9. 😭)

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This song has just always given me such a weird feeling, and it still kinda gets to me even now. Something about the song itself + the cover just paints a really disturbing picture in my head, I'll try to describe it the best I can.

The song itself sounds calm and relaxing, even a bit nostalgic, but it's just slightly off in a way, especially when the distorted vocals come in. It gives me the feeling of seeing someone you've known your whole life, like a close family member, in a completely unrecognizable, delusional state. They're still there, and they still remember you, but you know that they're not the same, and you have no idea what they're going to do. I think another reason why this comes to mind is the previously mentioned vocals and cover. I closely associate the two together, and because the vocals are pretty much incomprehensible, it feels like someone is just going on and on about something that doesn't make any sense, and the person in the cover has this effect over them that just makes them look completely alien. Idk maybe I'm alone on this, but this is just what came to mind for me personally.

...Anyways I'd probably give this a 10/10 as well lol. I don't mean to give literally EVERYTHING they make such high scores- but this one just really stuck with me, and it's definitely one of Bull of Heaven's classics. Plus they have quite a few shitposts that definitely aren't as enjoyable as this sooo yknow lol.

8/10 :P

Yeah this is easily one of my favorites omg-

Also I'm probably gonna start giving these number ratings, and uhhh yea this is an easy 10/10 for me lol.

Technically I just listened to it for the first time without any pauses or breaks lol. Anyways yea I really like this one!!

More specifically wish me luck for excerpt E lmao

Just found this hidden gem while scrolling through this playlist and I decided to listen to it. One of my favorites so far tbh.