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Iraff posted:this is kind of meant for slowdave specifically but anyone can help out; where do i start with the finnish freak folk scene? i got and enjoyed Ullakkopalo by Kemialliset Ystävät Well I think I'm just scratching the surface here but here's who I think are the most essential. I could write up some kinda primer with some effort but here I'm mostly just rambling and listing artists without connecting them or anything. I'm also probably forgetting a few important names Probably start with Avarus. Jättiläisrotta is my fav lp of theirs but really all their stuff is good. Fun and crazy freakout jams with a pretty bizarre sense of humour. River of Finland by Anaksimandros is a small classic. Other good KY albums are Kellari Juniversumi, Alkuhärkä, Harmaa Laguuni and the Untitled album from 2007. But really all their stuff is pretty great. Get some Tomutonttu too, it's the KY main guy Jan Anderzén, the self titled and Tomutonto are both good. He also just released a new EP called Elävänä Planeetalla which might be one of the best things he's made. Seriously get it, it's so good For more folky stuff check out Islaja, Lau Nau, Kuupuu, Pekko Käppi, Kutomo, Kulkija, Vapaa and Päivänsäde. Islaja is really good, she has only four albums under her belt so best to just grab all of them. The newest one sounds great from what I've heard. Lau Nau has two albums of really delicate, beautiful folk. I like her voice a lot, reminds me of the former singer of múm. Kuupuu makes drones that are almost a bit too introverted for me, but it's quite nice stuff nonetheless. Pekko Käppi plays jouhikko, and old Finnish string instrument. I haven't really listened to him but people say he's goood. I think he plays in some Islaja albums. Those others I listed have a slew of releases you might want to check out if you see them somewhere. Uton makes drones, has collaborated with other artists as Hevoset, Aan and some other monikers and runs the label Ikuisuus. I haven't really listened to him either apart from a few tunes but he's quite good and prolific. His bandcamp page at uton.bandcamp.com has a whole bunch of releases you can check out. Another quite important name is Keijo from my hometown. Again I'm not too familiar with his output but he's really prolific and has collaborated a lot. Most often performs as Keijo & the Free Players with a few other guys. All these artists have tons of aliases and they like to colloborate and form new groups all the time which makes keeping up with the scene a bit challenging sometimes. But for a good general introduction you might want to check out the Fonal Records compilations Summer and Smiles of Finland & Surrounded by Sun. Lal Lal Lal and 267 Lattajjaa also have some compilations you should check out if you can find them anywhere. I don't think Fonal Records have ever put out a bad release, actually. They have some really tight quality control or then I'm just biased. KY, Islaja, Paavoharju, Risto, Eleanoora Rosenholm, all good bands.
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I have discovered Miike Snow and fallen in love with two songs by them in particular: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub_ox8HSSOw - Silvia (especially the instrumental part around 2:24 which continues as the vocals come back in) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LtiyKr4IFU - In Search Of For the love of god I need more music like this! I need more of this sort of haunting, melancholy, technoish, dreampoppish sound in my life. Please please please recommend some junk.  edit: Also I live in Australia and have no access to Pandora radio but could some Amerigoon please put those songs into Pandora and give me some of the artists it spits out as recommendations? I'll love you forever~ Hedrigall fucked around with this message at 14:49 on Aug 3, 2011 |
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Aug 3, 2011 14:46
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Does anyone know of any artists that still make MS-DOS sounding music? Like, not just regular chiptunes, and I can't really explain it well, but all MS-DOS music as some kind of certain quality to it, I imagine with how it was synthesized by SoundBlaster. Stuff like this and this. I love Alexander Brandon since all his songs have kind of retained their MS-DOS roots, but I was wondering if anyone else does anything like that these days.
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Aug 3, 2011 22:13
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slowdave posted:Well I think I'm just scratching the surface here but here's who I think are the most essential. I could write up some kinda primer with some effort but here I'm mostly just rambling and listing artists without connecting them or anything. I'm also probably forgetting a few important names  thanks dog, i'll get started
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Looking for something a little specific; songs by The Dodos. I head Winter first, and listened to the album based on that, but I only really liked Undeclared. I'd like an idea of any other songs from the other albums they've put out, that are along the lines of these two. Ballad-y, sappy kind of stuff really. I only ask so I don't have to sift through the albums myself, but please just put me in my place if all their songs are like this (it's been a while since I listened to the rest of Visiter) Also, new Gotye has been in my head for a bit. Off the top of your head; any other songs with duets whining about breaking up? Besides The Postal Service - Nothing Better?
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Aug 5, 2011 13:26
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Can anyone here recommend me some creepy sounding dub albums with a lot of reverb? Preferably something older, but I'll accept any recommendation. I've already listened to Augustus Pablo's "East of The River Nile" and some Lee Scratch Perry. EOTRN was very good, but I'm looking for something a little darker, and more abrasive.
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Aug 6, 2011 23:07
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I'm looking for recommendations for bands that feature very technical and interesting instrumentation. Something along the lines of Meshuggah, where the focus is on the technicality and creativity. Intense drum/guitar solos, alternating time signatures, etc. Stuff that sounds great and makes you think "drat, how do they do that?" Dragonforce is another one that fits this, though they tend to be pretty repetitive from song to song. And it doesn't necessarily have to be metal, though that tends to be the genre that fits this description. Layered, interesting electronic music also appeals to me.
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Aug 6, 2011 23:10
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KevinHeaven posted:Can anyone here recommend me some creepy sounding dub albums with a lot of reverb? Preferably something older, but I'll accept any recommendation. I've already listened to Augustus Pablo's "East of The River Nile" and some Lee Scratch Perry. EOTRN was very good, but I'm looking for something a little darker, and more abrasive. Have a very very limited dub knowledge but Scientist always stuck me as dark, not really creepy, but colder sounding than most dub.
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Aug 6, 2011 23:12
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caiman posted:Layered, interesting electronic music also appeals to me. For me and many others, Autechre pretty much embodies layered and interesting electronic music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ7Mu8YJbSU Maybe it's not the kind of stuff you were looking for though, I dunno. But they certainly are very technical.
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Aug 6, 2011 23:31
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KevinHeaven posted:EOTRN was very good, but I'm looking for something a little darker, and more abrasive. I don't think there's going to be much roots dub / 1st gen stuff that's in the vein you're looking for. There's lot of melancholy tracks, but nothing I'd really call dark or abrasive. I think you'd find more stuff in the 80's style dub (Jammy, Mad Professor) or the late 80s/90s UK dub (Alpha & Omega, Jah Shaka, Dub Syndicate, Manasseh). The crossover aspects of the early 90s dub can be annoying, but there's solid stuff there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7IXL-qcPjY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpUrrgVIeuY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HsNuQSMeKw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4epy3A5bJQM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxgrlJ3SmmY Also, Sly & Robbie's Raiders of the Lost Dub has a pretty solid darker feel to it. Great album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qpPaErLxNE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3HDisAKq6w
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Aug 7, 2011 00:23
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The Doo Do Chasers posted:Have a very very limited dub knowledge but Scientist always stuck me as dark, not really creepy, but colder sounding than most dub. Thanks, this guy is almost exactly what I was looking for. "Scientist Meets The Space Invaders" sounds great. Would love to own it on vinyl. JehovahsWetness posted:I don't think there's going to be much roots dub / 1st gen stuff that's in the vein you're looking for. There's lot of melancholy tracks, but nothing I'd really call dark or abrasive. I think you'd find more stuff in the 80's style dub (Jammy, Mad Professor) or the late 80s/90s UK dub (Alpha & Omega, Jah Shaka, Dub Syndicate, Manasseh). The crossover aspects of the early 90s dub can be annoying, but there's solid stuff there. Thanks, I'm digging these tracks, especially the Prince Jammy. I guess "abrasive" was a bit misleading; because I was reading what Robert Christgau had to say about Pablo, and he referred to the "Original Rockers" album as abrasive; after hearing that album too, I sort of agreed because I thought it sounded a bit rougher than say, The Upsetters, or even "East of the River Nile."
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Aug 7, 2011 01:01
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KevinHeaven posted:Can anyone here recommend me some creepy sounding dub albums with a lot of reverb? Preferably something older, but I'll accept any recommendation. I've already listened to Augustus Pablo's "East of The River Nile" and some Lee Scratch Perry. EOTRN was very good, but I'm looking for something a little darker, and more abrasive. What you want is basically the entire On-U Sound catalogue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-U_Sound_Records - Jamaican dub records were rarely "creepy". Some early '80s Channel One stuff might qualify, and incidentally all of the most famous Scientist records are dubs of Roots Radics stuff on C1. I think those have more novelty value than real quality, but each to their own. East of the River Nile isn't a dub album btw, there's only two or three dubs on the record, the rest are just instrumental reggae. e: oh, and, this might be stupid and redundant, but listen to Pablo & Tubby's "King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown" if you haven't, it's by far the greatest dub record ever made, and that is not a matter of opinion. Ras Het fucked around with this message at 01:30 on Aug 7, 2011 |
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Aug 7, 2011 01:27
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caiman posted:I'm looking for recommendations for bands that feature very technical and interesting instrumentation. Something along the lines of Meshuggah, where the focus is on the technicality and creativity. Intense drum/guitar solos, alternating time signatures, etc. Stuff that sounds great and makes you think "drat, how do they do that?" Dragonforce is another one that fits this, though they tend to be pretty repetitive from song to song. I'm not sure you'll actually want to listen to these guys for anything outside of a gimmick, but Behold... The Arctopus are on the extreme end of technicality to the point where it's kinda annoying. They also seem like tremendous neckbeards. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FngfnSHM0Is
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Aug 7, 2011 03:36
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caiman posted:I'm looking for recommendations for bands that feature very technical and interesting instrumentation. Something along the lines of Meshuggah, where the focus is on the technicality and creativity.
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Aug 7, 2011 07:59
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Hedrigall posted:I have discovered Miike Snow and fallen in love with two songs by them in particular: Maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but I went from listening to Miike Snow to Lykke Li and the Raveonettes. The Raveonettes have got that haunting melancholy factor, although it's less technoish and more noise rockish than Miike Snow. So uh, close in...feel...rather than sound. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0hU723Rpsk&ob=av2n - Aly Walk with Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nh_HjIeFrw - Dead Sound Lykke Li sounds more like Miike Snow, but more downbeat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i00_qTtyxWM - Love Out Of Lust http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlsyni8p5ao - Youth Knows No Pain I'd give the Raveonettes a shot, all their albums are pretty good all the way through.
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Aug 7, 2011 08:26
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caiman posted:I'm looking for recommendations for bands that feature very technical and interesting instrumentation. Something along the lines of Meshuggah, where the focus is on the technicality and creativity. Intense drum/guitar solos, alternating time signatures, etc. Stuff that sounds great and makes you think "drat, how do they do that?" Dragonforce is another one that fits this, though they tend to be pretty repetitive from song to song. The Dillinger Escape Plan are rumored to come up with time signatures by rolling dice.
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Hoping I'm not repeating anything but just thought I'd chuck my 2 cents in here. I really love an Australian artist named Gotye. It's kind of sample-y electronic sort of stuff though his latest is more vocal based. This is his latest song, "Somebody that I Used to Know" featuring Kimbra. Yep, his mouth is gigantic. This song is getting the most ridiculous amount of airplay on our alternative station at the moment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY Another newer one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyVJsg0XIIk Older stuff, this was one of the songs that really got him going in terms of popularity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpN1j8R5lZ8 Hope you enjoy. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Aug 8, 2011 01:48
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I've recently been listening to days by she and the Portal 2 OST and I'm looking for more of a similar style. I think industrial, electronic and ambient are words that at least vaguely describe what I'm talking about! Some Last.fm links, for reference: day 2 - she day 11 - she The Friendly Faith Plate - Portal 2
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Aug 8, 2011 02:08
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caiman posted:I'm looking for recommendations for bands that feature very technical and interesting instrumentation. Something along the lines of Meshuggah, where the focus is on the technicality and creativity. Intense drum/guitar solos, alternating time signatures, etc. Stuff that sounds great and makes you think "drat, how do they do that?" Dragonforce is another one that fits this, though they tend to be pretty repetitive from song to song. If you like Meshuggah, it might be worth checking out Gojira. They're less technical-for-the-sake-of-it, but they have the same sort of crunchy, guitar-driven sound going on. I always kind of thought of them as a "friendlier" version of Meshuggah. On the more technical side, try out Animals as Leaders, Between the Buried and Me, Blotted Science, Cloudkicker, Cynic, and The Faceless. Honestly, most of these are repeated every other page when someone asks for "interesting metal." Maybe we should have some kind of FAQ.  Sharks Below posted:Hoping I'm not repeating anything but just thought I'd chuck my 2 cents in here. Might want to read the OP. 
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Aug 8, 2011 09:28
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Eeeep have done now, I usually do, I just got so excited. I am so sorry. I can't get into Meshuggah, my ex used to love them and to me it just sounds like a whole heap of musicians in different rooms playing whatever they want and then smooshing it together. My ex used to say that this song by Karnivool was very Meshuggah-like, but their other stuff isn't really it's kind of proggier, which basically means I love it without question.
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Aug 8, 2011 13:48
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Haha, I love Karnivool but yeah that's pretty much their most un-Karnivool sounding track. Could be worth giving them a try, but they're not really about technical mastery or loads of solos. Oh, and to add to my last post, check out Planet X as well. Can't believe I left them out.
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Aug 8, 2011 14:45
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caiman posted:I'm looking for recommendations for bands that feature very technical and interesting instrumentation. Something along the lines of Meshuggah, where the focus is on the technicality and creativity. Intense drum/guitar solos, alternating time signatures, etc. Stuff that sounds great and makes you think "drat, how do they do that?" Dragonforce is another one that fits this, though they tend to be pretty repetitive from song to song. Protest the Hero, maybe? They are bit more melodic, but still very technical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10r_oNn5-wc EDIT: The music video is missing the awesome part that begins at 3:45 (or as I call it, "boner achieved") - check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzDWP-0o3nA Eight Is Legend fucked around with this message at 13:30 on Aug 9, 2011 |
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Aug 9, 2011 13:26
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I'm looking for very somber, depressing, sparse banjo music. I don't care if it has vocals, as long as the vocals match the overall tone. I could be looking for the John Fahey of the banjo world.
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Aug 9, 2011 18:29
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me your dad posted:I'm looking for very somber, depressing, sparse banjo music. I don't care if it has vocals, as long as the vocals match the overall tone. I could be looking for the John Fahey of the banjo world. A lot of Sufjan Stevens fits this bill, it's not purely banjo, but it certainly features very heavily, the albums "Seven Swans" and "Michigan" probably has the most banjo out of his discog
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Aug 9, 2011 19:57
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screaden posted:A lot of Sufjan Stevens fits this bill, it's not purely banjo, but it certainly features very heavily, the albums "Seven Swans" and "Michigan" probably has the most banjo out of his discog Thanks - I'm familiar with Sufjan Stevens and I own Seven Swans, but he lacks the grit I may be after.
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Aug 9, 2011 20:52
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Okay, so apparently I just love some nice pop music with a good saxophone bit. I can't stop listening to these: Lady Gaga - The Edge of Glory M83 - Midnight City Katy Perry - Last Friday Night Please recommend some awesome saxophone-pop blends!
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Aug 9, 2011 21:40
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me your dad posted:I'm looking for very somber, depressing, sparse banjo music. I don't care if it has vocals, as long as the vocals match the overall tone. I could be looking for the John Fahey of the banjo world. Try William Eliott Whitmore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luSIlqkxSP4
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Aug 9, 2011 21:43
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me your dad posted:I'm looking for very somber, depressing, sparse banjo music. I don't care if it has vocals, as long as the vocals match the overall tone. I could be looking for the John Fahey of the banjo world. don't think there's really a John Fahey equivalent in the world of bluegrass, but there's plenty of sparse, depressing music to be found. Ralph Stanley, for my money, has the best, saddest voice of the all, although he's often accompanied by a band. Roscoe Holcomb and Dock Boggs both rocked the solo banjo/vocal style, so that might be more what you're looking for. there are many country artists with similar sounds, but i think most of the solo artists used guitars (Doc Watson), and all the great bluegrass acts (Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, etc) have some high-lonesome-type jams. the wikipedia entry on "old-time music" could be helpful, too. oh, and if you want some somber-rear end vocal music, my great great aunt Almeda Riddle is pretty awesome.
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Skilleddk posted:Okay, so apparently I just love some nice pop music with a good saxophone bit. I can't stop listening to these: You are gonna loving cream your jeans for The Rain by Calvin Harris.
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Aug 10, 2011 07:15
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Hedrigall posted:You are gonna loving cream your jeans for The Rain by Calvin Harris. Aw yeah now that's what I'm talking about 
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I've been on an Animal Collective tear lately, and I'd like to find something similar. What I like most is the "fun" folk/tribal vibe I get on tracks like "Tantrum Barb","Brother Sport", and the latter half of "Derek". I also like most of the outright folk they do, such as all the tracks on Campfire Songs and Winters Love. So, something that sounds less technical and more along the lines of a group of good friends banging/wailing on things. I haven't quite found what I'm looking for, though The Dodos do come pretty close.
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Aug 12, 2011 07:36
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Looking for faux Phil Specter girl group stuff, either a little fluffy like Best Coast or more driving like so: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmO2Ln-21yg
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Aug 12, 2011 16:18
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Looking for some Japanese psych/noise rock I like stuff like Les Rallizes Denudes, Ruins, Boredoms, High Rise, Incapacitants, Zeni Geva, Merzbow, Taj Mahal Travellers, and Acid Mothers Temple, if that helps.
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Aug 14, 2011 10:14
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Liquid Courage, have you heard of Melt Banana?
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Sad Mammal posted:I've been on an Animal Collective tear lately, and I'd like to find something similar. What I like most is the "fun" folk/tribal vibe I get on tracks like "Tantrum Barb","Brother Sport", and the latter half of "Derek". I also like most of the outright folk they do, such as all the tracks on Campfire Songs and Winters Love. So, something that sounds less technical and more along the lines of a group of good friends banging/wailing on things. I haven't quite found what I'm looking for, though The Dodos do come pretty close. You should take a look at what Beta Band was doing, and what The Aliens are now continuing. You probably already heard Grizzly Bear and Panda Bear, so maybe some - Fleet Foxes, Bowerbirds, Telekinesis. What is your stand on The Shins?
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Can someone give me some good slow/sadcore recs? I'm mostly familiar with Low and Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon/Mark Kozelek solo and a few Idaho and Codeine lps, plus American Music Club and Galaxie 500. What are some other similar bands?
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Aug 14, 2011 20:11
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slowdave posted:Can someone give me some good slow/sadcore recs? I'm mostly familiar with Low and Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon/Mark Kozelek solo and a few Idaho and Codeine lps, plus American Music Club and Galaxie 500. What are some other similar bands? Bedhead. rex, Mojave 3, Palace Brothers, Hood, Radar Bros., Nina Nastasia, Palaxy Tracks, Monroe Mustang, Pedro the Lion, Empress, One Am Radio, Labradford, Calla, smog, Tel Aviv, Kepler. huh, just about made you a mixtape. edit - thought about leaving out Mojave 3, but just in case... also, thought of a few more: Saturnine, the For Carnation, Windsor for the Derby funkybottoms fucked around with this message at 01:13 on Aug 15, 2011 |
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Aug 14, 2011 21:04
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slowdave posted:Can someone give me some good slow/sadcore recs? I'm mostly familiar with Low and Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon/Mark Kozelek solo and a few Idaho and Codeine lps, plus American Music Club and Galaxie 500. What are some other similar bands? Destroyer, Audiotransparent, Yo La Tengo, Arab Strap, Swans? Also, as Labradford was mentioned I will drop Pan American (frankly, it's the same thing).
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The New Year, Duster, Seam, the first few Cat Power records, Soul Whirling Somewhere, The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, Ida, Drunk, Spokane, Kind Of Like Spitting, Radio Spiricom fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Aug 15, 2011 |
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liquid courage posted:Looking for some Japanese psych/noise rock You may have heard of these but Boris is a Japanese metal band that's pretty psychedelic and has collaborated with Merzbow, Ghost (not the metal band) is another Japanese psych band you may like, and going way back, Flower Travellin' Band is a Japanese psych band from the 70s. edit: and I forget to mention Michio Kurihara. Pomplamoose fucked around with this message at 01:50 on Aug 15, 2011 |
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