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I'm currently doing an online course that involves a lot of reading and note-taking. I find playing some soft music in the background really helps me focus. At the moment I'm listening to Morcheeba and Massive Attack but I've gone through all their albums a dozen times and would like something fresh. Please recommend me trip hop or ambient, preferably instrumental or with minimal vocals. Caveat - no classical, please. Also, DJ Krush was too noisy so nothing in that vein. Thanks!
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cyberia posted:I'm currently doing an online course that involves a lot of reading and note-taking. I find playing some soft music in the background really helps me focus. At the moment I'm listening to Morcheeba and Massive Attack but I've gone through all their albums a dozen times and would like something fresh. Well if you're looking for things similar to Massive Attack, there's always DJ Shadow and Portishead.
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Jul 14, 2012 07:19
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Terminally Bored posted:I can pm you my email if you've got the mp3s.
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Jul 14, 2012 07:53
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iamathousandapples posted:Well if you're looking for things similar to Massive Attack, there's always DJ Shadow and Portishead. Thanks, I have a ton of stuff by both those artists already. Don't know why I didn't think of them in the first place  While looking through my CD collection I also discovered an album by Enigma and an old boxset of Enya albums that made good background music so any more recommendations along those lines would be awesome.
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Jul 14, 2012 08:27
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cyberia posted:Thanks, I have a ton of stuff by both those artists already. Don't know why I didn't think of them in the first place Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, the first This Mortal Coil album, Theo Parrish
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Jul 14, 2012 20:14
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Transistor Rhythm posted:Listen to Milemarker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO-XpSxTe0I Thanks! Milemarker isn't exactly what I'm looking for, though it does scratch mine trip hoppy / punk itch as well, so am going to investigate it further (gave Frigid Forms Sell You Warmth a listen). Brainiac is just plain too weird  Cyberia posted:Morcheeba, Massive Attack, Enigma, Enya Ok, you're me and, frankly, I don't know what to recommend, as the list is long. The trip hoppy favourites then! Archive (up till Noise), Arms and Sleepers, Hidden Orchestra, Terranova, Phantogram, Blue States
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Jul 14, 2012 22:14
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Fine, fine I'll be good. I'm looking for stuff like the Isley Brothers.
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Jul 14, 2012 23:13
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Any more along the lines of They Shoot Horses Don't They?? Something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psD1ePsb2ls Kind of frenetic, broken-down circus stuff. Not sure how else to describe it. There's an obvious Tom Waits influence happening but it's a little less morose and a little more strung out. Thanks!
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Jul 15, 2012 23:51
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Chexmix posted:Any more along the lines of They Shoot Horses Don't They?? You might like Frog Eyes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI17z7zaMD4 or Wild Beasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khm7bVSYa98 if you're not already familiar with them
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Jul 16, 2012 00:07
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So I've got a hankerin' for some Curtis Mayfield, and I'm curious what I should explore. I have Pusher Man, Superfly, and The Joy (Kanye & Jay-Z feat...), and love all three. I also really really love The House that Dirt Built, by The Heavy, which has some distinctively similar vocals. So what should I check out? Should I just jump on iTunes and start buying albums?
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Jul 16, 2012 04:19
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Krakkles posted:So I've got a hankerin' for some Curtis Mayfield, and I'm curious what I should explore. Everything he did from like 70 - 75 is essential. Definitely get Curtis, Curtis Live, and Roots. I'd start with Curtis Live, it's one of the best live records ever made, and it's pretty much Curtis in his absolute prime. If you're into Curtis Mayfield, you also might want to check out Baby Huey. He cut one record that was released on Curtom, Mayfield's label, that was put out after he died. He has an amazing voice, and there's a couple of Curtis Mayfield covers on his record. His version of Hard Times is an absolute classic.
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Jul 16, 2012 17:11
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Big Bidness posted:Everything he did from like 70 - 75 is essential. Definitely get Curtis, Curtis Live, and Roots. I'd start with Curtis Live, it's one of the best live records ever made, and it's pretty much Curtis in his absolute prime. I don't care what "they" say, Big Bidness - you're a good man. Thank you
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Jul 16, 2012 17:20
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Can someone point me to a good comp of more stuff like this? I love the punchy bass especially and the deep sounding production on a lot of it. I don't mind the ballad-oriented side of funk/soul but I think I like the more raucous/aggressive stuff. I already have a great comp called "Voodoo Soul: Deep and Dirty New Orleans Funk" that has a lot of Eddie Bo stuff, Meters, King Curtis, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2NyEBmrWCU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ommy9qhleZg
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Jul 17, 2012 00:53
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I mean seriously, this stuff effing rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQcY6WJYgQM
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Jul 17, 2012 01:02
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CattyPakes posted:So I found these songs. It's like a sort of glitchy shoegaze type thing? I like this song and this band and this album a lot. But it's the glitch sounds that really got me hooked. So, I guess, I'm asking for other artists that do another genre and incorporate glitch sounds into it. That'd be swell, tia. Have you listened to Telefon Tel Aviv? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcTt3VmoCCk FactsAreUseless posted:Are there any other rappers that sound like Bahamadia? I love that smooth, quiet delivery she has, but I've had trouble finding other artists that sound similar. Any recommendations from rap/hip-hop fans? I can't recommend Digable Planets enough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC-XdVx_XpE
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Jul 17, 2012 11:47
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x!te bike posted:I can't recommend Digable Planets enough.
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Jul 17, 2012 11:49
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global tetrahedron posted:Can someone point me to a good comp of more stuff like this? I love the punchy bass especially and the deep sounding production on a lot of it. I don't mind the ballad-oriented side of funk/soul but I think I like the more raucous/aggressive stuff. I already have a great comp called "Voodoo Soul: Deep and Dirty New Orleans Funk" that has a lot of Eddie Bo stuff, Meters, King Curtis, etc. Check out the Buttshakers! Soul Party comps. Here's a couple of tracks off the first volume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC-uUjQR51E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpwJUhHs3dU SoulJazz also put out some New Orleans funk/soul comps that will cover the same ground as the one you have, but they're pretty great. They're called New Orleans Funk and Saturday Night Fish Fry. The Stompin' comps have been coming out since the 80's and there's like 30 volumes by now, its early RnB as opposed to soul, but you still might get into that stuff. Also listen to Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Club if you haven't. Its Sam Cooke raw and unrestrained, if you've only heard his singles you'll be surprised.
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Jul 17, 2012 17:12
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Was wondering if anyone has any recommendations of albums like DJ Shadow's Endtroducing...? It's my favorite album of all time and I just wish I had more mellow, relaxed, jazzy/layered sampled stuff like that in my life. In other words, I think it's the perfect album but I want more.
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Jul 18, 2012 06:18
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Azure_Horizon posted:Was wondering if anyone has any recommendations of albums like DJ Shadow's Endtroducing...? It's my favorite album of all time and I just wish I had more mellow, relaxed, jazzy/layered sampled stuff like that in my life. In other words, I think it's the perfect album but I want more. Amon Tobin - Bricolage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXU5aUbJ_W8 The Avalanches - Since I Left You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfAuFAgHpzc Neither are exactly the same thing as Shadow, but both were part of the same sort of cultural zeitgeist. You might also consider J Dilla - Donuts, which is a collection of beats by pretty much the best beatmaker of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeXSPdWZPc0 a false fucked around with this message at 11:03 on Jul 18, 2012 |
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Jul 18, 2012 11:00
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Does anyone know any bands like El Ten Eleven? I'm looking for mostly instrumental guitar filled stuff, but not things like Mogwai or Explosions in the sky.
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Jul 19, 2012 03:47
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So I'm trying to put together a playlist of popular rock songs from the early-mid 2000s (broad, I know), but I'm loving horrible at remembering all the singles I loved to hear on Fuse. Some examples of what I'm looking for: The Von Bondies - "C'mon C'mon" Reggie and the Full Effect - "Get Well Soon" Audioslave - "Be Yourself" The Darkness - "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" Modest Mouse - "Float On" Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out" Glassjaw - "Cosmopolitan Bloodloss" Thursday - "At This Velocity" Hot Hot Heat - "Goodnight Goodnight" Chevelle - "The Clincher" The Mars Volta - "The Widow" Jimmy Eat World - "Pain" As you can tell I'm not really stuck on any particular genre within rock. Basically, if it was played on Fuse endlessly, I want it. Traitorous Leopard fucked around with this message at 04:08 on Jul 19, 2012 |
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Jul 19, 2012 04:00
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This is a pretty vague description but I have no idea where to start for something like this. Basically I'm looking for some sort of cross between piano and something else (preferably electronica of some sort). For example, whenever there is some random piano piece in the middle of a dubstep/rap/rock/whatever song I usually get really enamored of it. Of course it only ends up being like 15 seconds long, say for an intro or something, and I end up really wanting the entire song to be like that. I'm not really a fan of classical nor jazz piano type stuff though? Any recommendations would be appreciated. I can find some examples if need be but it might take a while since I can't think of any off the top of my head.
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Jul 19, 2012 05:17
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Traitorous Leopard posted:Chevelle - "The Clincher" Also after reading the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 thread, I'm inspired to recommend No Cigar by Millencolin.
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Jul 19, 2012 09:50
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Enter Char posted:Does anyone know any bands like El Ten Eleven? I'm looking for mostly instrumental guitar filled stuff, but not things like Mogwai or Explosions in the sky. Hyakkei https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=203B5HdtMuo Maserati https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aSveNrrpRA Samuel Jackson Five https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvAX0DIodso Toe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuTKoLJS_jo té https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSyRIAa9fJU all of these are pretty much along the same lines.
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Jul 19, 2012 14:02
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Azure_Horizon posted:Was wondering if anyone has any recommendations of albums like DJ Shadow's Endtroducing...? It's my favorite album of all time and I just wish I had more mellow, relaxed, jazzy/layered sampled stuff like that in my life. In other words, I think it's the perfect album but I want more. This stuff was huge back in the day and Shadow influenced a metric ton of people. A few of them were actually good! DJ Krush - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA9xZZSnAn0 DJ Cam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUCXyy6it2U Funki Porcini - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ebWfAw1eug RJD2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVqAdIMQZlk Kid Koala - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U05O8vvJjEg You should also probably just listen to David Axelrod, who Shadow sampled a bunch and whose general sound and vibe is a huge influence on Shadow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi6vcGgNkqk
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Jul 19, 2012 18:10
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Is there anyone doing what the 1991-1996 Smashing Pumpkins did? And no, Silversun Pickups don't sound anything like the Smashing Pumpkins. But anyone with that clean production, 13 layers of guitar, heavy riffy but sing along kind of music these days? I'm listening to Gish right now and I realize wow, I never hear this.
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Jul 20, 2012 01:09
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I'm looking for some more songs that sound like The Flashbulb- Something that had died. It is so beautiful, but not only that, it's a perfect song to listen to when I want to be in a contemplative mood, and think about things. I'm not very conversant with this genre, being more into dnb, jazz, and stuff (although I like bands like this a lot) so I figured I'd ask the experts. Preferably something with minimal vocals, as I find I end up concentrating on those instead, and end up singing not thinking. Samples are fine and in this song, make it perfect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH7POpjRmKw I also like Earwicker's stuff and find it also to be very good for contemplative moods. But I'd like to get enough other stuff to fill about 2-4 hours or so of time. I also have some Explosions in the Sky, but only one or two of their songs that I have really have this sort of 'mood'.
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Jul 20, 2012 03:37
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MC Fruit Stripe posted:Is there anyone doing what the 1991-1996 Smashing Pumpkins did? And no, Silversun Pickups don't sound anything like the Smashing Pumpkins. But anyone with that clean production, 13 layers of guitar, heavy riffy but sing along kind of music these days? Autolux? They've got more of an overt shoegaze-y thing going but the production is outstanding and has lots of crunchy guitars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD67M_ZpJYk I couldn't find anything but the early demo of this track, but this one is a standout. I bet the album version is on Spotify; it's longer and better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA7qXff_EzE global tetrahedron fucked around with this message at 20:18 on Jul 20, 2012 |
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Jul 20, 2012 20:11
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Hey I'm looking for some ambient/electronic music with Indian (from India) undertones. Anything like this exist?
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Jul 21, 2012 04:22
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SilkyP posted:Hey I'm looking for some ambient/electronic music with Indian (from India) undertones. Anything like this exist? Try Iibis Rooge. If it's the raga/drone aspect of Indian music your looking for they may be right up your ally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQShFRkP83o Igor Wakhevitch fucked around with this message at 10:18 on Jul 21, 2012 |
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Jul 21, 2012 10:15
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I'm looking for downer soul and/or hip-hop in style of Gonjasufi, Blockhead, Delfonics (circa "Tell Me This Is A Dream"), etc. Time of release does not matter, only the negative vibes.
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Jul 22, 2012 13:12
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Alkaline Trio? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avOWoocql7c
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Jul 22, 2012 15:58
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I am looking for good really deep 80's music. I would almost say like The Cure's Disintegration but, yaknow, it's a bit emo. Stuff with deep (well constructed) synths, lots of reverb and/or delay on the voices. This is probably the most hipster thing I could ever ask for. I really liked a band called Insulin Reaction, I think they had an album called What Good Is It any suggestions to deep, emo, introspective kinda gothy 80's choonages? or alternatively, deep progressive psychedelic rock from the 70's? cheeeeers
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Jul 22, 2012 18:32
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cyberia posted:I'm currently doing an online course that involves a lot of reading and note-taking. I find playing some soft music in the background really helps me focus. At the moment I'm listening to Morcheeba and Massive Attack but I've gone through all their albums a dozen times and would like something fresh. You should really check out an album called 'Kid Kenobi - Breaks '03'. It's a 3 CD compilation, the first 2 CD's are garbage. They're really not worth listening to unless you like stock standard breakbeats. The gem, however, is Disc 3 'Deeptech' I have listened to this CD so many goddamn times. it is an absolute ripper. Very, very very mellow ambient breakbeats and incredibly deep. Do yourself a favour and check it out. I'm not a fan of breaks in most respects, but Deeptech is loving amazing, and I still listen to it. It never gets old. edit: more towards the ambient side of things; maybe check out Helios I think they have 3 albums out now, but I only have the first two. The first album is one of the most relaxing pieces of music you will ever hear, mostly acoustic niceties with ambient pad overtones and occasional percussion, all instrumental. It's really really nice, easy listening music. Their second album Unomia is a bit more electronically orientated, kinda glitchy in places.... but still really nice. For a good sample check out 'Bless This Morning Year' on youtube or whatever you use Sludge Tank fucked around with this message at 19:59 on Jul 22, 2012 |
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Jul 22, 2012 18:38
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Sludge Tank posted:I am looking for good really deep 80's music. I would almost say like The Cure's Disintegration but, yaknow, it's a bit emo. What exactly do you mean by "deep" and "well constructed?" (moreover, what do you think you mean by "emo" and "hipster?" It seems like you're throwing buzzwords around without having any clue what they are supposed to connote).
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Jul 22, 2012 18:46
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Sludge Tank posted:I am looking for good really deep 80's music. I would almost say like The Cure's Disintegration but, yaknow, it's a bit emo. chameleons i guess https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmXhxAK-000
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Jul 22, 2012 19:33
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a false posted:What exactly do you mean by "deep" and "well constructed?" (moreover, what do you think you mean by "emo" and "hipster?" It seems like you're throwing buzzwords around without having any clue what they are supposed to connote). Beg your pardon, perhaps I should have been more specific. I guess what I'm trying to ask for is not the music most would associate with the 80's, not disco, not the pop music, glam rock, or any of that kind of stuff. I mean probably more towards gothic sounding, perhaps industrial. I don't really know how to describe it. By 'deep' I guess I mean music that is really intensely composed, think like Pink Floyd, (some) Fleetwood Mac, etc, cross over with The Cure I guess.... any of the really heady music I guess. Deepest hits of the 80's? Frick, I dunno. Great 80's music?
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Jul 22, 2012 19:47
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Sludge Tank i think the gothier, more industrial music from the 80s you're looking for is 80s goth & industrial. You could type that in on youtube and find 20 things you like i bet. Jesus & Mary Chain, Birthday Party, or Echo & the Bunnymen would all be good starting points.
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Jul 22, 2012 20:44
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Sludge Tank posted:Beg your pardon, perhaps I should have been more specific. While not entirely understanding what you're looking for, you should probably look into post-punk in general, and in particular Eyeless in Gaza and The Raincoats. They have a psychedelic influence, a lush, intimate kind of ambience, and probably all the aspects of The Cure you find appealing.
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Great. The genre I was looking for... thanks a bunch. Sorry for the vague description... been a long night. Strong psychedelic undertones are what I'm really looking for.... thankyou again.
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Jul 22, 2012 22:00
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