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This snapshot is designed to help raters track their currency to ensure the data on Gnosis+ exists both as an evolving artifact as well as an archive.

The Committee encourages raters to revisit their ratings as their taste may change over time. They do not need to be considered static.

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The Gnosis Project began as a rater-driven database of progressive, avant-garde, and experimental music in 1999. The scope evolved to a more comprehensive album rating site as new raters with different perspectives and tastes diversified the ratings pool.

This is a rebuilt, live successor to the original gnosis2000.net website which began first as a way to archive the old ratings, but soon turned into a revival of the original site.

The founders and a core group of raters who never stopped carrying the torch of our beloved, arcane, sometimes ridiculous 15 point rating scale, put their heads together on how to finally bring the site into the 21st century, and be a useful reference tool to other weird music lovers once again.

Best regards from your benevolent overlords,
The Gnosis Organizing Committee

“Where else can you find such a comprehensive list of albums by people who have nothing else better to do than listen to a bunch of weird noises and then try to decide which weird noises sounds better?” — A Satisfied Early Adopter
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The Original Ratings Scale

Gnosis raters use a 1–15 scale as follows:

15One of the best ever, perfect. We suggest to raters that, at most, the top 1% of all albums receive a 15. While any rating from 12 through 15 can accurately be described with the superlatives "masterpiece" or "classic," only the 15s should appeal to the rater in as profound a manner as possible.
14A near perfect classic. In many ways, the difference between 15s and 14s are barely existent; 14s are fantastic albums that either have a very minor flaw or just don't take it to the next level. We suggest to raters that, at most, the top 5% of all albums receive either a 14 or 15.
13A classic, but not one of the very best. 13s are exalted grades. They are used for albums that the raters consider a classic or a masterpiece, yet did not make the very peak of the hill. A 13 is still an extremely highly recommended item, one that has few flaws. This rating can also be considered an "in-between" grade between favorites and borderline classics.
12A borderline classic. A 12 is an album that one might instantly apply the word "classic" to, but on deeper reflection, one might not be so sure. There may be slight flaws that would have one hesitate on an intensely specific and critical level, yet a 12 is still an album that would have one mesmerized.
11Excellent. While not a classic, an album that is very enjoyable and an important part of one's collection. We recommend that raters not give grades higher than 11 on the very first listen.
10Very good. An album that, while not great, is definitely worth keeping and is very enjoyable.
9Pretty good. While an album better than most, one may or may not keep an album with a rating of 9.
8Slightly above average. An album with noticeable flaws, although few permeate the album entirely. Perhaps half the album is superb but the other half is so-so. Or there's a sentimental connection and little else.
7Completely mediocre. Neither good nor bad. In the greater scheme of things, an album rated as a 7 has been buried under a pile of much superior titles, and while one is not ready to pan it, the rating implies, that, er can you put something else on?
6Slightly below average. Just a tad worse than mediocre. Perhaps some parts are outright annoying or distasteful.
5Below average. Maybe not outright "bad", but definitely a poor effort.
4Pretty bad. A grade of 4 indicates a strong recommendation to avoid.
3Bad. An album that contains a handful of decent moments in an otherwise atrocious outing.
2Very bad, but there are worse. Although an incredibly poor effort, not one of the very worst. However, that's not to say that there are any redeeming values.
1The worst thing ever. Intolerable. Godawful. A frisbee. A perfect example of something that one loves to hate.

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