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Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

Are Figurine still around? I loved their stuff so much, much better than TPS IMO.

Actually, on that note, any recommendations for stuff like Figurine? (not including TPS)

# ¿ Feb 18, 2009 06:53

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 23:50

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

Matt and Kim!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgBeu3FVi60

They definitely sound a bit like Tokyo Police Club, though I don't really care for TPC.

# ¿ Mar 22, 2009 18:41

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

KongGeorgeVII posted:

I was wondering if anyone knew of any bands that sounded similar to the Wombats. I listen to lots of Indie Rock and use last.fm a fair bit to find new bands, but who knows, someone here is bound to know of a little gem i've never heard of.

Arctic Monkeys, The Cribs, The Futureheads, Franz Ferdinand. There are lots of bands with a similar sound - it's a whole musical genre.

# ¿ Apr 18, 2009 15:22

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

aliencowboy posted:

I'm looking for some cheesy sounding spacey keyboard/synth music to chillout to.

Here's some stuff I found youtube that I liked:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDgXtbI1sJM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f7bp645Bsg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRcvh4aV9qU

I like to listen to this kind of stuff and PONDER THE COSMOS.

I have no recommendations, but wow, this is great!

# ¿ May 3, 2009 17:31

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

augustaugustaugust posted:

Maybe try Boards of Canada?

Boards of Canada is a pretty terrible recommendation. While I haven't heard everything by them, the majority of their stuff is quite sparse and, well, boring (why do people always recommend these guys). The stuff linked is all much heavier and melodic.

Listen to "Aeons", off The Presets' new album The Apocalypso - its exactly what you're looking for - too bad its only one song.

# ¿ May 6, 2009 05:34

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

Regarding LCD Soundsystem, "Someone Great" is the only song I've ever heard by them that I've actually liked - to the point where indeed I've never bothered listening to them much. Can you guys give some specific recommendations for similar sounding stuff?

etard knievel posted:

*edit: wait if you don't like any of lcd soundsystem or late of the pier's other songs then you have weird taste i guess, cause neither of those are particularly standout from the rest of their oeuvre.

See my above post. Someone Great sounds very different, IMO.

# ¿ May 12, 2009 01:30

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

kalensc posted:

OK, so this may a bit too vague, but I'll try my best to give an idea of what I'm looking for. I'm far from a music aficionado, so I may be using faulty terms to describe this stuff.

I've been trying to find some good "haunting" tracks; a piece that can kinda overwhelm you under the right listening circumstances (ex: as you fall asleep).

And I don't necessarily mean depressing in style, just... those tracks that, when there are no other sounds around, seem 10x the song you had previously thought they were.

I guess the common trait I notice is that they're usually centered around piano/organ/string instruments, or completely orchestrated. Figured I may as well link a bunch of tracks I already have that evoke this sentiment:

Burkhard Dallwitz & Philip Glass - Father Kolbe's Preaching
Final Fantasy - Better Than Worse
Michael Giacchino - Parting Words
Bear McCreary - Gaeta's Lament
Moby - My Weakness
Koh Ohtani - Sunlit Earth
Radiohead - Videotape
Sigur R�s - Star�lfur
Hans Zimmer - Leave No Man Behind

So yeah, I'll listen to anything that's recommended, regardless of genre or artist. Thanks!

Wow, great to see Father Kolbe's Preaching in that list. The whole Truman Show soundtrack is excellent.

Check out Mogwai's Auto Rock. Its very, very good.

Also, the movie 'Monster' official soundtrack by BT.

# ¿ Aug 4, 2009 02:53

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

monkeyboydc posted:

Alright, I'm going to have some trouble describing this I think, as I'm not completely familiar with genre names and whatnot.

I've been listening to a lot of electronic-ish stuff lately. Bands like, MGMT, The Postal Service, Owl City, Crystal Castles (but mainly just the kinds of things they do with the synths, their lack of lyrics irritates me), Daft Punk (share the problem with lack of lyrics and repetition that I have with Crystal Castles though), Holy gently caress (lyrics would be nice), Ratatat, and all of the synthesizer work in the Yeah Yeah Yeah's new album is cool.

But the bands I mentioned previously feel like they share a lot in common sound-wise with a few other bands I've really been enjoying lately, bands that I wouldn't think would be considered electronic. Silversun Pickups (more their first album than their second), Metric, The Killers to an extent (Mr. Brightside, Smile Like You Mean It), and The Strokes a bit also (Reptilia, Between Love and Hate). Maybe some Muse songs? A little bit similar to Hysteria and Bliss?

I think what I like about all of them is the catchy keyboard/synth stuff in some of the bands and the guitar work in others. If I'm making any sense at all and someone has anything similar to recommend (it would be the perfect music if it has what I was discussing earlier, combined with cool lyrics) I would be eternally grateful.

If there's anyway I can clarify further or if their are any questions I can answer, I would be happy to. Anything to get recommendations for some cool new music! Thanks for suggestions in advance, I'll listen to everything that's recommended.

Try The Tough Alliance, Passion Pit, Midnight Juggernauts, and the Presets. The new Franz Ferdinand album has some good synth tracks too.

For the most part though, unfortunately, you've pretty much hit on all the good ones.

# ¿ Aug 8, 2009 01:48

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

kingcobweb posted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlQY3Gmalxo

Man, this is a wicked song. Thanks dude.

# ¿ Aug 9, 2009 23:47

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

kingcobweb posted:

Yeah, this is one of my all-time favorites. It's actually "stand on the word," though, not "stand on the world." If you like it you should check out other Larry Levan mixes and just early disco in general

Oh, I have. I don't care for most of it though - the song you posted sounds very different than typical disco sound.

If you have more, I'd love to hear it.

# ¿ Aug 10, 2009 03:34

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

kingcobweb posted:

Well, it depends what you mean by "typical disco sound." It definitely is fairly unique in that it's one of those things that's not what we think of as falling neatly into the "disco" category along with Gloria Gaynor or whatever, but the songs that got played in Paradise Garage were a lot more varied. I'd recommend the Fabriclive 36 mix, which is fantastic disco, and the "Disco Not Disco" series of compilations. An example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48xdD_ITwLY

I realize that I said "early disco" and that really isn't accurate; a lot of this great poo poo was made after the general public was over it.

That song you linked to earlier isn't particularly funky (which I don't generally care for), and it isn't sung by a sassy black lady (which I also don't generally care for) - so it managed to avoid the aspects of disco I dislike. Which is why its so interesting to me, as those aspects pretty much define the genre.

I'll check out the Fabriclive mix. I'm actually familiar with the Fabric collection (I've got a few CDs), and I'm always impressed by it.

# ¿ Aug 11, 2009 00:53

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

CinnamonToastFunk posted:

I need new New Wave. I love the poo poo out of Talking Heads, early Gary Numan, B-52's, Santigold, Eurythmics, and Klaus loving Nomi (seriously I have listened to his self titled album at least 30 times in the past year), but I'd like some new artists along those lines (heavy reliance on synths, odd vocals).

Ultravox, New Order, OMD, Peter Schilling

Also, A Flock of Seagulls. They've done a bunch more stuff than just "I Ran"

# ¿ Aug 20, 2009 03:27

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

Jadz posted:

EDIT:
Personally, I'm a fan of large orchestral pieces. I am of the opinion that this,

The Jurassic Park theme is absolutely incredible. I definitely agree that it's one of the best bits of music ever.

# ¿ Oct 4, 2009 19:36

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

From a while back:

Black Griffon posted:

This is a very specific request, but I'm looking for anything similar to Peer Pressure from the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind soundtrack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zDnTb0RTBI

It's really that melancholic, bittersweet feeling I'm looking for, and I guess the beach house scene really has the same feeling as the piece.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zHZwIYYSXc

You might want to check out BT, specifically, the Monster soundtrack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zn_t0q4cgE

# ¿ Dec 29, 2014 06:42

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

The Duke of Avon posted:

Kind of a random request, but can anybody recommend some indie pop/rock songs that are about Pittsburgh, or at least mention Pittsburgh? So far I'm only finding Pittsburgh bands with songs about unrelated topics. I'd prefer female vocalists, assuming this even exists.

Robert Hazard - Hit of Scrapple https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f_YSlhl7Oo

# ¿ Dec 29, 2014 07:04

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

LionYeti posted:

I would love some big spacey electro/dance music. I love Empire of the Sun and M83's "Hurry Up We're Dreaming" album especially the intro into the Midnight City. I love big and bombastic stuff and don't mind if it gets big beat/trappy.

You'd probably also like:

Cut Copy
The Presets
St. Lucia

# ¿ Feb 14, 2015 23:35

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

So, I'm not sure this quite constitutes a genre, but I'm really loving the sound on these two songs - obvious hip-hop influence, with a menacing atmosphere and heavy electronic bent to it:

Kris Menace feat. Chelonis R. Jones - Voodoo Dilate (Samo):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP06UIc9bx8

Kool Head - Leon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5Lc1fDlLZI

# ¿ Mar 20, 2016 21:43

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

Radio Spiricom posted:

e: the second track basically just sounds like twin shadow to me so uh listen to him i guess

ooh, I'm digging Twin Shadow.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2016 19:40

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

I've been really getting into (recentish) "outsider" art pop / experimental pop stuff, such as the following -

Dust - Past Future
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YRgqhHg89c

Faded Paper Figures - Lost Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oprfr8XR_D8

BATTLEKAT - Business
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGAo8kaQ_Vc

Okay, so its not THAT out there, but you get the idea. More stuff like this.

# ¿ Jul 9, 2016 21:54

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

This is really specific but are there any current bands out there that sound at all like Ultravox?

# ¿ Jan 28, 2018 21:09

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

I'm looking for some good chillout music...somewhere midway between at the club, and so boring you'll fall asleep.

My go-to for this is The Field: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwdOLBJURsE

BT does a good job too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4RtaJYFPy0

So yeah, more stuff like that please

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# ¿ Feb 16, 2018 04:33

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 23:50

Cyril Sneer: Aug 8, 2004; Life would be simple in the forest except for Cyril Sneer. And his life would be simple except for The Raccoons.

Man, are there ANY contemporary artists making italo-disco?

# ¿ Mar 6, 2021 23:28

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