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I wasn't sure if this should go in the book barn or not, but I'm looking for some good reading music. Specifically, music without words, or words in a language I can't understand so I don't get mixed up while reading. Right now I listen to a lot of soundtracks. Ennio Morricone and Lisa Gerrard are a few examples. Something like John Williams is a bit too bombastic. I'm looking for more mellow, evocative music. I tried getting into classical, but I found most of it to be a bit too, I guess stodgy would be the right word. Any suggestions?
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I want to buy the first two Duran Duran albums but there are so many versions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duran_Duran_%281981_album%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_(album) My first inkling is leaning toward these versions because they're both released in the last decade. http://www.ebay.com/itm/DURAN-DURAN-DURAN-DURAN-REMASTERED-CD-/290562788510?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item43a6e44c9e http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rio-ECD-Duran-Duran-CD-Jul-2001-Capitol-EMI-/380363780718?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item588f72b26e Is there any reason I should be dissuaded from these?
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Aug 29, 2011 06:22
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Pokeylope posted:Something like John Williams is a bit too bombastic. I'm looking for more mellow, evocative music. I tried getting into classical, but I found most of it to be a bit too, I guess stodgy would be the right word. Any suggestions? Try Music for Airports, by Brian Eno.
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Aug 29, 2011 11:10
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anaaki posted:Two requests: There are only a couple of bands I listen to that I think fall far more under the "pop" side of rock than anything else I listen to (I'm normally a metal guy myself, but sometimes I like a change  ), but I really like them, and to my knowledge, they're not exactly huge and mainstream (well, maybe the one is), so maybe you haven't listened to them yet. Then again, maybe the fact that these aren't normally my kind of music means I just don't know how popular they are or aren't, so if they're really popular and you know all about them, just ignore me  First, The Airborne Toxic Event which I discovered through a friend and have met twice. They're awesome guys, and they play some fun stuff; they also play a lot of heartfelt music that has genuine meaning to them. I really love the way they incorporate strings into a lot of their music, too. The other, which is probably much more well-known, is Neon Trees. If you can ignore the singer's dumb haircut, they have some good, fun pop-y music.
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Aug 29, 2011 15:20
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I've been digging Regina Spektor lately, both the vocals/overall sound and the general content of her songs. Where are some good places to go from her to get more like this or at least evocative of it? Specifically, her vocal style appeals to me, but I'll take any recommendations.
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Aug 29, 2011 18:15
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Pokeylope posted:Something like John Williams is a bit too bombastic. I'm looking for more mellow, evocative music. I tried getting into classical, but I found most of it to be a bit too, I guess stodgy would be the right word. Any suggestions?
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Aug 29, 2011 18:33
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Pokeylope posted:Something like John Williams is a bit too bombastic. I'm looking for more mellow, evocative music. I tried getting into classical, but I found most of it to be a bit too, I guess stodgy would be the right word. Any suggestions? Seconding Music for Airports and IBM 1401 (I actually was going to post this one). Since you've been listening to soundtracks, give the Machinarium soundtrack a shot.
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Aug 29, 2011 19:17
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I Love You! posted:I've been digging Regina Spektor lately, both the vocals/overall sound and the general content of her songs. Where are some good places to go from her to get more like this or at least evocative of it? Specifically, her vocal style appeals to me, but I'll take any recommendations. Regina has a very unique vocal and lyrical style. She's really calmed down on the weirdness on her last album though. The only person that comes to mind as sorta similar is probably Joanna Newsom. She plays the harp, but the vocal sensibility is similar.
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Aug 29, 2011 21:56
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the Bunt posted:Regina has a very unique vocal and lyrical style. She's really calmed down on the weirdness on her last album though. Newsom is very difficult to listen to for long periods of time since she hits the same frequencies/nerves that small children and cats use to get attention.
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Aug 29, 2011 23:00
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JustFrakkingDoIt posted:Newsom is very difficult to listen to for long periods of time since she hits the same frequencies/nerves that small children and cats use to get attention. the Bunt posted:Regina has a very unique vocal and lyrical style. She's really calmed down on the weirdness on her last album though. Yeah, I've listened to her before, and came to both these conclusions, though for the life of me I could not remember her name. Will snatch up some of this since I enjoyed much of what I heard in the past. Thanks for the help so far. Will continue to listen for suggestions. (on that note, I do enjoy vocalists who play around with those types of frequencies, especially if they mix them in with more traditional sounds occasionally to contrast, or layer them with complex melodies. If people have suggestions in that vein, I would be quite happy to follow along). I Love You! fucked around with this message at 01:22 on Aug 30, 2011 |
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Aug 30, 2011 01:19
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I Love You! posted:(on that note, I do enjoy vocalists who play around with those types of frequencies, especially if they mix them in with more traditional sounds occasionally to contrast, or layer them with complex melodies. If people have suggestions in that vein, I would be quite happy to follow along). Nikaido Kazumi. stylistically, she's all over the place, and there aren't many good videos on youtube, but you can get a pretty decent taste of her weird-rear end vocals on her myspace. i particularly love this jam and the album (eeeeeel? it's from 2003, i believe) it's on.
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Aug 30, 2011 02:22
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HateTheInternet posted:Are there any good post-rock or mathrock bands out there with heavy emphasis on string instruments or mallet percussion? Orchestral instruments, I guess, as opposed to rock instruments. Yndi Halda and Beast, Please Be Still are two post-rock bands that are very orchestral. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VuJBCscmZI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM6isT7RXnY The albums those songs are on are the only ones I can vouch for for either band, keep in mind. As far as mathrock goes, it's a bit harder. I suppose the band Loom counts, but I find their use of violins to be a bit contrived; like Yellowcard something. E: whoa I guess Loom put out some stuff other than the one album I have (Angler), so I guess I'll look into that further
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Aug 30, 2011 02:34
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I'm kinda stuck in a rut as far as my music goes. The main thing I want from my music is passion. So much of current Indie stuff seems kinda sterile to me (plus the usual male singing voice gets on my nerves EG Bon Iyer). My favorite bands are stuff like Gogol Bordello, Mumford and Sons, Gaslight Anthem , old Bruce Springsteen and The Who. Stuff thats big energetic passionate. I'm totally great with heavy stuff as long as theres lyrics and singing not growling. Sorry if I'm being too broad.
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Aug 30, 2011 06:55
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blakout posted:I'm kinda stuck in a rut as far as my music goes. The main thing I want from my music is passion. So many current Indie stuff seems kinda sterile to me (plus the usual male singing voice gets on my nerves EG Bon Iyer). My favorite bands are stuff like Gogol Bordello, Mumford and Sons, Gaslight Anthem , old Bruce Springsteen and The Who. Stuff thats big energetic passionate. I'm totally great with heavy stuff as long as theres lyrics and singing not growling. Sorry if I'm being too broad. Titus Andronicus is energetic, passionate, anthemic, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08fqHr_KGPY Also Japandroids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOoHAbnhxNI
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Aug 30, 2011 07:01
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blakout posted:I'm kinda stuck in a rut as far as my music goes. The main thing I want from my music is passion. So much of current Indie stuff seems kinda sterile to me (plus the usual male singing voice gets on my nerves EG Bon Iyer). My favorite bands are stuff like Gogol Bordello, Mumford and Sons, Gaslight Anthem , old Bruce Springsteen and The Who. Stuff thats big energetic passionate. I'm totally great with heavy stuff as long as theres lyrics and singing not growling. Sorry if I'm being too broad. Hey Rosetta! is a Canadian indie-ish band who's pretty good for this. Kinda similar to Mumford and Sons I guess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-y7FyUetO4
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Aug 30, 2011 17:16
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I've just discovered Jake Lonergan's theme from "Cowboys & Aliens". I love it, it reminds me of Mark Morgan's sountracks for the games Fallout 1&2. I think I need some more science fiction-y Western-y ambient music (I'm not a music fan, so I don't know how to describe it in more detail). Any recommendations?
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Aug 30, 2011 20:07
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Looking for French contemporary music, like you'd hear in a cafe. Something along the lines of Carla Bruni.
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Aug 30, 2011 20:48
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Does there exist any bands that sound like Mew? I've been looking for a while, but they don't really fit into a genre and no one else I've heard sound even remotely like them.
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Aug 31, 2011 00:39
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HateTheInternet posted:Are there any good post-rock or mathrock bands out there with heavy emphasis on string instruments or mallet percussion? Orchestral instruments, I guess, as opposed to rock instruments. I would say that Amiina and Esmerine are what you're looking for - Amiina use a lot of glockenspiel, glass harp, bells, violins and other riff-raff, Esmerine is mainly marimba / cello. Later on you can take a look at Bell Orchestre (a lot of bells, trumpets, cellos), older Efterklang, Dirty Three (violin, electric guitar, percussion), Balmorhea (guitars, cello, violin, banjo, drums), Black Ox Orkestar in that order, and if you grow bored I can recommend more. I Love You! posted:I've been digging Regina Spektor lately, both the vocals/overall sound and the general content of her songs. Where are some good places to go from her to get more like this or at least evocative of it? Specifically, her vocal style appeals to me, but I'll take any recommendations. I've grown fond of Laura Veirs, and I must say that she plays similarly with her voice, maybe Emiliana Torrini - although she sounds definitely bjorkish.
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Hooplah posted:Does there exist any bands that sound like Mew? I've been looking for a while, but they don't really fit into a genre and no one else I've heard sound even remotely like them. I love Mew, and they're frustratingly quite unique, as far as I know. The closest I could recommend would maybe be Gazpacho as they have a similar blend of moodiness and angelic vocals, but they have more of a post-rock and progressive rock influence that you may or may not like.
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Aug 31, 2011 03:32
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blakout posted:I'm kinda stuck in a rut as far as my music goes. The main thing I want from my music is passion. So much of current Indie stuff seems kinda sterile to me (plus the usual male singing voice gets on my nerves EG Bon Iyer). My favorite bands are stuff like Gogol Bordello, Mumford and Sons, Gaslight Anthem , old Bruce Springsteen and The Who. Stuff thats big energetic passionate. I'm totally great with heavy stuff as long as theres lyrics and singing not growling. Sorry if I'm being too broad. Buckcherry - Check Your Head http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Hng802lPo&ob=av2e
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Aug 31, 2011 05:27
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I like Buckcherry as well not high art by any means but its clear they're having a great time.
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Aug 31, 2011 06:34
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I posted this a while ago, but no response. I'm looking for pop-punk that sounds similar to Screeching Weasel and The Queers. Last.fm always ends up spitting stuff at me that's too "hardcore" for my liking.
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Aug 31, 2011 17:21
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The Marked Men, The Spits, Mean Jeans, The Lillingtons, The Copyrights, Discount, Beat Beat Beat, Fifteen, Chixdiggit, The Briefs, The Epoxies, Clorox Girls, The Cute Lepers, The Mr. T Experience, The Ergs, Teenage Bottlerocket. The Riverdales and The Methadones kind of go without saying, too, but I'll put them down in case they passed you by somehow.
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Aug 31, 2011 19:19
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Someone mentioned tastes similar to mine before and got Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire which really isn't similar to what I'm looking for besides the fact that some of it is swing. I hate indie rock, if it matters. I really like Caravan Palace (Link, link), which is best described as 'Electroswing'. I also really enjoyed the Analogik album that I got ahold of. Here's a track that most exemplifies the kind of thing I like. link. Anyone got some recommendations? I'm also looking for recommendations of just very melodic, upbeat electronic music. It's really hard to find music that really fits right into my comfort zone, though. Some stuff just doesn't quite hit the spot. I also really like anything by Pogo on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/user/Fagottron), though the only thing I could find that was similar that I liked was Sleepyhead by Passion Pit.
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Could somebody recommend me some french/electro house or whatever you want to call it? I think I've been through most of the basics. Here's my last.fm http://www.last.fm/user/m4ttii E: Guess I might as well elaborate on my tastes a little for those without a last.fm profile: I've listened to Bloody Beetroots, Etienne de Crecy, Daft Punk, Kavinksy, DANGER, Justice, Siriusmo, Boys Noize, Mord Fustang, SebastiAn, SymbolOne, Mr. Oizo, Vitalic, Cyberpunkers, Teenage Bad Girl, Krazy Baldhead, Rex the Dog and Fukkk Offf. melon man fucked around with this message at 17:06 on Sep 1, 2011 |
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Sep 1, 2011 16:59
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dailydares posted:The Marked Men, The Spits, Mean Jeans, The Lillingtons, The Copyrights, Discount, Beat Beat Beat, Fifteen, Chixdiggit, The Briefs, The Epoxies, Clorox Girls, The Cute Lepers, The Mr. T Experience, The Ergs, Teenage Bottlerocket. The Riverdales and The Methadones kind of go without saying, too, but I'll put them down in case they passed you by somehow. Thanks for this. I recognize a handful of these, and I'll dig through the rest later on today.
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Lavender Philtrum posted:I really like Caravan Palace (Link, link), which is best described as 'Electroswing'. I also really enjoyed the Analogik album that I got ahold of. Here's a track that most exemplifies the kind of thing I like. You should check out Parov Stelar - he tends to go more in the direction of electronica, than swing, but I find his work enjoyable. You can also take a look at Waldeck - his work is more trip-hop / jazz, but swing is there as well.
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Lavender Philtrum posted:Someone mentioned tastes similar to mine before and got Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire which really isn't similar to what I'm looking for besides the fact that some of it is swing. I hate indie rock, if it matters. Well here is an easy example for Electro Swing, Lyre Le Temps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIFmQiBft2Q
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So I realized that I love me some P-Funk. The problem is that other than Parliament, Funkadelic, and George Clinton, I don't know where else to go to get more of this style of music. I have currently: George Clinton's Dope Dogs Parliament's Mothership Connection Funkadelic's One Nation Under A Groove I just picked up (but haven't listened to yet): George Clinton's Computer Games Parliament's The Placebo Effect Funkadelic's Uncle Jam Wants You I also have some Fela Kuti, but it's not the same. I'm just open for more of this kind of music, but don't want to go for compilations or best-ofs.
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I know you say you're looking for more P-funk but how much of the funk staples have you explored? Isley Brothers, James Brown, Sly. That sort of thing. Also I'm not sure why you're ruling out compilations right away, there's a lot of amazing one hit wonders on comps and 70s soundtracks. Funk was much more 45s than an album genre. ShutteredIn fucked around with this message at 06:29 on Sep 2, 2011 |
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IUG posted:So I realized that I love me some P-Funk. The problem is that other than Parliament, Funkadelic, and George Clinton, I don't know where else to go to get more of this style of music. Get the Bootsy's Rubber Band albusm (there's like three, there all good though). The first Bernie Worrell album is great too. So is the first Fred Wesley joint. Explore all the solo albums really, they were all just a scheme by George to get more money, so its pretty much Parliament-Funkadelic albums under different names. As for other Parliament-Funkadelic albums, get Electric Spanking of War Babies, Gloryhallastoopid, Clones of Doctor Funkenstein, and uh Maggot Brain for the hell of it. For poo poo that's P-funk but not, the first couple Cameo albums, the first Zapp album, Mandre, and The JB's for historical purposes (Maceo, Fred, and bootsy were all in it)
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Can anyone recommend me some upbeat electronic music with no vocals? I can't really elaborate, because I don't know exactly what I'm looking for. 
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I need to listen to more Jungle. I heard Original Nuttah a while ago and it has become one of my favorite tracks, but jungle is so massive (sorry) that I kinda got overwhelmed. Can anyone link some youtubes? Compilations and mixtapes are welcomed too. Thanks!
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JuancitoEfectivo posted:I need to listen to more Jungle. I heard Original Nuttah a while ago and it has become one of my favorite tracks, but jungle is so massive (sorry) that I kinda got overwhelmed. Can anyone link some youtubes? Compilations and mixtapes are welcomed too. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3344455 has tunes aplenty.
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blakout posted:I'm kinda stuck in a rut as far as my music goes. The main thing I want from my music is passion. So much of current Indie stuff seems kinda sterile to me (plus the usual male singing voice gets on my nerves EG Bon Iyer). My favorite bands are stuff like Gogol Bordello, Mumford and Sons, Gaslight Anthem , old Bruce Springsteen and The Who. Stuff thats big energetic passionate. I'm totally great with heavy stuff as long as theres lyrics and singing not growling. Sorry if I'm being too broad. I would say the band Fun, mostly because I've been on a huge kick with them lately. Passion, big energy, I would pick out this song specifically: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qMXBUjm8tM Jadz posted:There are only a couple of bands I listen to that I think fall far more under the "pop" side of rock than anything else I listen to (I'm normally a metal guy myself, but sometimes I like a change Awesome stuff, thanks! anaaki fucked around with this message at 21:51 on Sep 5, 2011 |
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Where can I find more music like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTx3G6h2xyA to get really drunk and party to? not so much just mashups I guess but... like that. I don't really know just party music I guess. Sorry for being vague I'm just completely stupid when it comes to this type of music e: is this just house music ts12 fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Sep 6, 2011 |
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Pokeylope posted:I wasn't sure if this should go in the book barn or not, but I'm looking for some good reading music. Specifically, music without words, or words in a language I can't understand so I don't get mixed up while reading. Check out Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians, John Adams' Harmonium, some John Cage works like In a Landscape, Schlingen-Blängen by Charlemagne Palestine and more or less obviously Philip Glass, maybe Music in 12 Parts.
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I love instrumental conceptual albums. I need more like these: Gustav Holst - The Planets Johan de Meij - The Lord of the Rings
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So I've been hardcore into Daryl Hall & John Oates lately with my favorite albums being Abandoned Luncheonette and their Self Titled. So any recommendations of similar sounding music would be great! From any era doesn't have to be the 70's. Thanks!
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