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gfarrell80 posted:I think the greatest bands in the world are Bloc Party and Death Cab for Cutie. I've been listening to Pandora, which found a small number of bands I liked among alot of terrible crap. Actually I think I found Bloc Party through Pandora. Where are you from? Bloc Party kind of came out of a "new wave of new wave" explosion in the UK around 2003 so you might want to check out The Futureheads, Maximo Park and The Kaiser Chiefs. I'm not too keen on any of the above, but I hear a strong influence of Gang of Four and early The Cure albums in Bloc Party, so they might be worth a look too.
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japanese girl posted:I'd give MSTRKRFT and Boys Noize a shot: Excellent recommendations, along with the aforementioned Danger and Sebastian, but could I add Digitalism and Alter Ego to the recommendations? http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aR3pRPJBGCQ - Digitalism: Homezone http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4_6Tmpqp3c4 - Digitalism: Digitalism in Cairo http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZKllOr5l-o - Alter Ego: Rocker http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfbfnabnUZU&feature=related - Alter Ego: Why Not? I'm hoping someone can recommend me some more bands with a 'Desert Noir' kind of sound. What I'm looking for is alternative rock/country with cinematic sensibilities. Think Ennio Morricone or Robert Rodriguez. The following bands do what I'm looking for really well: Calexico: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lRAsyWnW8dY http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dasTl7zsUoE&feature=PlayList&p=53411A8B11D2EC8E&playnext=1&index=19 Firewater: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Yr7O9bPcc http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=d52mb9xeGwI If I can imagine a gut-shot private-eye driving a convertible through the desert with $500, 000 in stole cash in a motel pillowcase in the backseat to it, I want to hear it. Disco Pope fucked around with this message at 00:01 on Jan 30, 2009 |
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Jesus, you guys really recommended some good stuff. I thank you, but my bank balance is going to hate your guts.
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theEZkill posted:Need similar bands like I tend to associate Four Tet and The Knife since I got into them at a similar time, but they don't sound as glitchy or electronic as Boys Noize or Crystal Castles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_POkOLy2rM
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Tweaker1 posted:I'm sure it's out there, I don't really know any of it though. I do love the figurines a lot. Try Dag Nasty for 'Rites...' type stuff. Texas is the Reason kind of fit and maybe some Hot Water Music? They're all in my library at Last FM if you want a look: http://www.last.fm/user/SADDeadite/library
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Camping.. Intense! posted:Anyone recommend any indie or rock bands that use a lot of world music influences? Especially indian or middle eastern stuff. Firewater are the obvious choice since their lead member/song writer recorded their last album by touring the middle-east and recording people he met with his laptop. Check out tracks from 'The Golden Hour' on their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/realfirewater
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Fame Throwa posted:I'm learning Gaelic and I'm looking for some music so I can get a better feel for the language. What are some good bands? I don't like Enya sort of music so much but that's most of what I find. I think Runrig often sing in Gaelic, but they're awful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runrig http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj_srxNrQC0
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Interested in hearing the source for what bands like The Black Lips pastiche in "Trapped in a Basement" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu40tNnUuEE or what a lot of the music in House of the Dead: Overkill is based on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRuwy10S-Ec&feature=related Any suggestions you awesome people you?
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Farts Domino posted:I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but there are a couple of garage-psych bands that tend towards that dark fuzzed sound. Maybe try The Seeds or Electric Prunes. Not all of their songs are like that (and I swear I'm missing some obvious choices here) but they might work for you. I didn't explain myself very well, but yeah, The Garage-psych thing's about right. I've been enjoying The Monks album I picked up the other day too, if that's any help.
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FateFree posted:I'm looking for some recommendations for the mix of piano, keyboard synths, nintendo sounding noises, combined with either slow or fast music. If you like The Faint, you might like some other Electroclash bands or electroclash influenced bands. Try maybe Tiga or Fischerspooner. Tiga - Far From Home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfJ8prhLbtQ Fischerspooner - Emerge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Jth4UtsY0 The chiptune movement seems to be made up of a lot of smaller, independent bands or individual artists with Crystal Castles being the obvious chiptune influenced cross-over act, but start with Anamanaguchi and then see if you're interested in 'pure' chip-tune from there if you like lo-fi, clearly synthetic 'nintendo' sounds. Anamanaguchi - Sting Operation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApCvhwbXytM EDIT: If you're looking for music that's fairly poppy but utilises lo-fi electonics, The Rentals have Moogs out the rear end: The Rentals - Friends of P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuHwpJgxQfw&feature=related Disco Pope fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Dec 29, 2009 |
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I saw 'Crazy Heart' the other night and quite enjoyed some of the downbeat country near the end. I'm already quite a big fan of Calexico and like the cinematic, world-hopping sound that they have too, so they might be a good 'guide band.' Basically I'm looking for some mournful country, ideally with some slide guitar because I'm a sucker for it, that steers clear of the cheese that I usually find off-putting.
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1mil Billy Mitchell posted:A friend asked me about a recommendation and I've been thinking about it for a bit but I'm not sure where to go here. He asked me where he could branch out from by giving me Orbital - Halycon + On + On. A much newer band, but probably The gently caress Buttons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xWRi8O7gek Edit: With hindsight, I agree with the mod. This is pretty off base, feel free to disregard. Disco Pope fucked around with this message at 21:03 on Dec 7, 2010 |
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het posted:Okay, while it's entirely possible the dude's friend may very well like this, do you have any idea what ambient, techno, The Orb, Aphex Twin, Orbital, the track Halcyon+On+On or any of the other things mentioned sound like? This isn't the "Recommend the band that sounds slightly like what you think the person described Megathread". Okay, hands up my post wasn't well written, and 'ambient' and 'techno' are really clouded terms, but it was a genuine recommendation based on the work of the artists listed that I've owned music by. With hindsight it was pretty off base and not well thought out. Sorry. Disco Pope fucked around with this message at 21:31 on Dec 7, 2010 |
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Skilleddk posted:Thanks a lot! Whole Rosso Corsa records label seems to be great for this kinda stuff You may also enjoy 'Drokk' by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury. It's the imaginary soundtrack to a 1980s Judge Dredd movie, although it's more soundtrack-y that disco-y. Very easy to find and buy, though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqxRsVPX-ZY&feature=related Apologies for the odd video.
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This two acts are maybe slightly disparate, but I'm looking for acts that have the slightly hypnagogic feel of Portishead or Chromatics; I not so interested in the ethereal as much as a slightly decayed, hauntological vibe. Any suggestions? I know and like the likes of the Cocteau Twins, but the vibe I'm looking for is more haunted than haunting.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Massive Attack? You know what, they were a presence when I was a kid and probably way too young to appreciate them, so I hadn't thought about them. Good call!
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Some great recommendations, thanks folks. By sheer chance, I stumbled on the exact sound I was looking for this morning when messaging my partner about Ghost Box records in The Pattern Forms https://youtu.be/marweWtJ3Pk
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I bounce off metal hard, but "Reign in Blood" is one of the best albums ever. Where should I go next? I tend to bounce off Guitar Shop Employee "more notes = better" metal in particular, and Metallica dont seem to understand the value of not spending 4 minutes of a song making music for sad cowboys who ride a lonely steel horse before getting to the good parts. Other metal I've enjoyed has included Ministry and Melvins, and maybe Dinosaur Jr if you are pushing the definition hard. I've also enjoyed the likes of Lightning Bolt, DFA 1979 and Deathscalator. Disco Pope fucked around with this message at 15:46 on Aug 2, 2020 |
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Lots of good recommendations above, currently enjoying Morbid Saint, so more along those lines would be cool. And yeah, you made the bell chime that I might be more of a noise guy, but weirdly have never properly explored Melt Banana! Thanks both!
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:I'm looking for something with a real wide open spaces deserty sound, not too heavy and not quite all the way on the Ennio Morricone spaghetti western score end of things. This might be slightly obvious, especially as they're an associated act of Friends of Dean Martinez IIRC, so forgive me if that's the case, but have you tried some older Calexico? https://youtu.be/xdLF998FA4Y
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I'd also support that thread, seems like a great idea!
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teen witch posted:
Ariel Pink, I never really got to know, but as a similarly disappointed John Maus fan, I'm finding Boy Harsher more than fills that hole.
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feedmyleg posted:I love Meat Loaf, and Bat Out of Hell specifically—big, brash, passionate, emotional power ballads that feel badass. Another song that nails the same feeling for me is Nowhere Fast from the Streets of Fire soundtrack. What are some other artists that nail that feel? Ideally with some storytelling chops, too. Apologies if this feels simplistic, but how much further have you looked into Jim Steinman's work? He worked with Meatloaf and on Streets of Fire, and that bombastic, theatrical take on rock is his whole thing, perhaps most famously on "Total Eclipse of the Heart".
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Pirate Jet posted:Spotify tells me my taste for !!!, Holy Ghost!, and Todd Terje is defined as “alternative dance.” What’s some other stuff in that niche I wouldn’t find by just browsing the DFA Records catalogue? Possibly Gramme: https://youtu.be/8S26DkTNJw0 You might even want to dig into some No-Wave and post-punk, like Pigbag: https://youtu.be/DSk7muvdzuk
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I posted in this thread before about how I want to like metal outside of Reign in Blood more, but find a lot of it too "soft and clicky". One poster really astutely and correctly noted that I might be more interested in noise, which was absolutely correct. I also got recommended Morbid Saint who I dig. I came across "War Master" by Bolt Thrower the other day and fell in love. Just righteous, no widdle-widdle 5/4 purple ESG 7 string bullshit, just straightforward rage to smash neo-nazi skulls to and went down a thrash-hole. My question is, assuming I'm familiar with the Big 4 and a couple of other major players (Nuclear Assault, Celtic Frost, Voivod) where do I go next?
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ultrafilter posted:It's a little more of a stretch, but how about Napalm Death? I like them, but find their discography intimidating! More accurately, the latest record is good.
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hbag posted:alright Jeff Rosenstock https://youtu.be/fZ_qitZt-M0 Wavves https://youtu.be/n0Guf94FQEs Early Cloud Nothings (the later stuff is great, but the early stuff is scrappier if the bedroom pop vibe is what's catching you) https://youtu.be/2cDQxh8CN6w Climax Landers https://youtu.be/aWlw13x5IN4 Mike Krol https://youtu.be/ktGJ3Dxm-HI Basically, a lot of bands in that orbit of indie bands who skirt pop-punk might be your thing. Disco Pope fucked around with this message at 17:02 on Jun 22, 2021 |
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kingcobweb posted:the above recs are good, I'd also check out Basically Anything K-Records Ever Made, especially because the large number of female artists should be a good counterpoint to all that incel poo poo. A lot of them do the teen/early 20s "singing about my breakup :'( " stuff but without as much misogyny, I hope Yeah, I second Tiger Trap, great band! I'm wondering if going back a bit further to C86 and mid-eighties jangly punk-pop like The Vaselines and The Shop Assistants might be your thing. https://youtu.be/SQi8MMWT2TE https://youtu.be/wU9fZkXHqns
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hbag posted:lol whoops here i am again It seems pretty irony poisoned whatever it is, and it's telling that there seems to be a "scene" of this stuff that seems to exist almost in isolation. I'd personally be wary of it.
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To stay away from incel poo poo entirely, you could even check out a band like TacoCat or Blowout or Charly Bliss.
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Cheese Thief posted:
"Something to Write Home About" by The Get Up Kids seems to fall right in that sweet spot between pop-punk and the older wave of emo. I'm going to assume you've heard it, because it was one of the "big ones", but you never know. Texas is The Reason's "Do You Know Who You Are" is the other one conspicuous by its absence. Disco Pope fucked around with this message at 11:10 on Aug 4, 2021 |
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Cheese Thief posted:I've listened to both those albums so much that I'm trying to move on. I missed out on albums form the 00s because I was into critically acclaimed bands, from Fugazi as #1 of all time all the way down. But I'm looking for low brow music I missed out on, like Good Charlotte, except Good Charlotte sucks except for maybe 2 songs. How about the first New Found Glory album? I remember hearing it described as "hardcore with training wheels" and its pretty crunchy and catchy. The lyrics are naff though and I believe one of the members was also outed as an abuser too, however.
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actionjackson posted:I just found out about this 1980s one hit wonder because maceo plex did a remix Specifically, probably more darkwave adjacent or even minimal wave. There was a minimal wave compilation released about a decade ago I remember my ex enjoyed and I dug it too: https://minimalwave.bandcamp.com/album/v-a-the-minimal-wave-tapes-volume-1 In fact, I think that label later released some Iron Curtain, so that's maybe a good place to start.
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prayer group posted:Darkwave is more minimal and lo-fi, darker in tone (duh) and usually slower. New wave is like Devo and Blondie and stuff. Shinier, more pop, more danceable. Definitely. A lot of darkwave gets kind of goth adjacent, with spidery, almost post-punk guitar lines in a lot of cases. An older example: https://youtu.be/x3fsh8JefvM A more recent one: https://youtu.be/lC-2XzHUWNk EDIT: ActionJackson, you might like the recently released "lost" Alan Vega album 'Mutator' https://youtu.be/p63uxLCI260, and (apologies if I'm telling you how to suck eggs here), Suicide's first record is phenomenally good. Disco Pope fucked around with this message at 00:53 on Dec 19, 2021 |
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I really like the sound of fuzzed out funk like "The Guilotine" by The Coup (https://youtu.be/acT_PSAZ7BQ) or slightly melancholy, busted cassette sounding funk like "You're Not Good Enough" by Blood Orange (https://youtu.be/7gtdpnKbT10). What kind of thing am I looking for exactly?
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Zapp and Roger? Thanks! Kind of, but I think I'm more looking for people who liked their parents Zapp and Roger records as kids, if that makes sense? Chromeo kind of have it, but are a bit self-consciously goofy.
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Yes! This is it!
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Blue Labrador posted:I just listened to the Type-O Negative cover of "Angry Inch" from Hedwig and the Angry Inch and I found it extremely charming. There was a whole album of Hedwig covers released in 2003 called Wig in a Box for charity. I remember being keen on the Sleater-Kinney cover of Angry Inch.
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I'm looking for more alternative country, but probably with a skew towards the Alternative - Wednesday (and MJ Lenderman's solo record) were the band that led me this way, alongside reading that Dinosaur Jr were partially envisioned as a loud country band along with The Replacements dalliances with country. I also enjoy Wilco, Uncle Tueplo, went through a big Calexico phase and have been enjoying Lucinda Williams. I tend to bounce off things that are quieter a bit more - I'm more about the squealing double-stops and slide over layers of fuzz. Whiskeytown are a name that keep coming up, but Ryan Adams gives me the ick.
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Thanks all, some good recommendations here!
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