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Does anyone know anything that is similar in tone to Bee Thousand by Guided By Voices? I've been listening to that like crazy lately and just emits this vibe that makes me think of "coolness" whenever I listen to it. Almost like the more rocking tracks off of The Velvet Underground & Nico, if that makes sense. I just love the tone of Bee Thousand so much and if there's anything else out there similar, I want to hear it.
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FrumpleOrz posted:Does anyone know anything that is similar in tone to Bee Thousand by Guided By Voices? I've been listening to that like crazy lately and just emits this vibe that makes me think of "coolness" whenever I listen to it. Almost like the more rocking tracks off of The Velvet Underground & Nico, if that makes sense. I just love the tone of Bee Thousand so much and if there's anything else out there similar, I want to hear it. Yo La Tengo and Pavement are the first things that spring to mind, although if you're into GBV you might already be familiar
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JoeRules posted:It's been asked a couple of times over the years in this thread, but none of the recommendations that I saw are really doing it for me - I'm searching for stuff very similar to Death From Above 1979 - stuff that's driven by distorted bass (or is just bass/drums) and sort of danceable. The closest stuff that comes to mind is some Head Automatica stuff and if you squint just a bit, Royal Blood. Whitey Houston is less dancey, but it's pretty much the closest thing i can think of to another band that sounds like DFA. If you're less stringent on being only bass and drums check out CSS, The Rapture, and basically everything Manoli posted on the last page.
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JoeRules posted:It's been asked a couple of times over the years in this thread, but none of the recommendations that I saw are really doing it for me - I'm searching for stuff very similar to Death From Above 1979 - stuff that's driven by distorted bass (or is just bass/drums) and sort of danceable. The closest stuff that comes to mind is some Head Automatica stuff and if you squint just a bit, Royal Blood. double dagger is what dfa1979 wished they sounded like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lK84LvXVtg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M77E5alYHZo
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Lately I've been into reggae covers of black pop songs from the 60s and 70s. These are favorites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAmjXwIadPo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxhh_rkMvP4 I'm simply looking for more songs like the ones above, or perhaps a compilation of this poppy kind of reggae. Plus for organ-heavy stuff too. Thanks. And by the way, I am already familiar with the likes of Dekker and Cliff. KevinHeaven fucked around with this message at 00:24 on Aug 12, 2014 |
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What are some other good bands/artists like Public Image Ltd? Early post-punk I guess. Edit: Oh and the more nihilistic the better. And I already love Joy Division, forgot to mention that. Blast Fantasto fucked around with this message at 16:44 on Aug 12, 2014 |
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Blast Fantasto posted:What are some other good bands/artists like Public Image Ltd? Early post-punk I guess. Gang of Four, Magazine, Siouxie and the Banshees, Wire, early XTC, The Fall Declan MacManus fucked around with this message at 16:50 on Aug 12, 2014 |
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Blast Fantasto posted:What are some other good bands/artists like Public Image Ltd? Early post-punk I guess. Flipper's "Generic" always felt similar to me.
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FrumpleOrz posted:Flipper's "Generic" always felt similar to me. Hahahaha, good one.
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Any recs similar to Wolf Alice?
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Declan MacManus posted:Gang of Four, Magazine, Siouxie and the Banshees, Wire, early XTC, The Fall Also check out Television (Marquee Moon), Suicide (self titled), and Pere Ubu (Modern Dance). me your dad fucked around with this message at 23:17 on Aug 12, 2014 |
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Looking for more (good) music like the following. Not sure what to call it... Asian/Chinese style music? Tan Dun - For the World Legend of Korra credits music
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Blast Fantasto posted:What are some other good bands/artists like Public Image Ltd? Early post-punk I guess. If you want nihilism, I don't think there's a bigger concentration of dirges than Sleep No More by The Comsat Angels. Later works are for fans only, and typical attempts to become radio/tv friendly. Second the Pere Ubu suggestion--try Ray Gun Suitcase, which splits the difference accessibility and noise. Accessible noise, I guess. Give it time. If you do end up liking G4's barbed wire guitar sound, I recall this being borrowed to good effect on The Slab by Hunters and Collectors. A bit less serious, though. Shame no one's returned the favor and stolen that bass line. Happy hunting. And collecting.
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Blast Fantasto posted:Edit: Oh and the more nihilistic the better. No Trend. KevinHeaven posted:Lately I've been into reggae covers of black pop songs from the 60s and 70s. These are favorites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darker_Than_Blue:_Soul_from_Jamdown,_1973%E2%80%931977
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I wrote my recommendation before you added the nihilistic part so I'd just recommend diving headfirst into No New York
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Blast Fantasto posted:What are some other good bands/artists like Public Image Ltd? Early post-punk I guess.
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JoeRules posted:It's been asked a couple of times over the years in this thread, but none of the recommendations that I saw are really doing it for me - I'm searching for stuff very similar to Death From Above 1979 - stuff that's driven by distorted bass (or is just bass/drums) and sort of danceable. The closest stuff that comes to mind is some Head Automatica stuff and if you squint just a bit, Royal Blood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIrbAOTTEvk this band is pretty similar to DFA79
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Misc posted:Some great great GREAT recommendations in this post. Thanks so much. I grew up in Dayton, Ohio; seeing Brainiac changed my life. I'm so glad. If you want any followups, tell me what you like and I'll see if I can remember some other stuff. There's nothing like being cool as hell and 18. I just thought of another band you'll probably love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEs_yFFMyP4 Red Light Sting. I'm so mad I can't find this record anymore: most of my records from this time were misplaced/jacked. They have split with Hot Hot Heat which is absolutely untouchable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoMz8Ysn_bI HHH were AMAZING and so weird on that split, and then went in a totally lame direction (I have only recently started listing to those count your lucky stars records like the one in your av. omg love it so much, hits all the right notes for me) ManoliIsFat fucked around with this message at 07:06 on Aug 15, 2014 |
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Came across these two songs on soundcloud and really liked them: https://soundcloud.com/woodzsthlm/youth-choir-mp3-mstr?in=woodzsthlm/sets/yearwalk-ep https://soundcloud.com/woodzsthlm/reaching-feat-ian-boom-olle-grafstrom?in=woodzsthlm/sets/yearwalk-ep Not really sure what to call it, some kind of laid back... something. Anyone know similar music? Especially like the background tone that Reaching starts out with (not musically inclined, nooo idea what the word for it is).
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Let me get this out of the way, I am a terrible person with bad musical taste in this regard. Can anyone recommend some big dumb EDM/Trap stuff? I know the heavy hitters Diplo, Aoiki, Skrillex, Flosstradamus. Any others worth listening to?
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I'm looking for unusual/reclusive music like this: http://modernscar.bandcamp.com/album/nineteen-or-the-pale-oblivion-of-the-western-fog Especially The Joke and Monolith. Music about/surrounding isolation, not just in lyrics but in the above's case, use of samples and unusual production. Modern Scar's entire discography is rife with that kind of stuff, but I've listened to pretty much all of it and haven't found anything that has quite that feeling.
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Invisible Ted posted:I'm looking for unusual/reclusive music like this: http://modernscar.bandcamp.com/album/nineteen-or-the-pale-oblivion-of-the-western-fog I feel like Godspeed You! Black Emperor is kind of in this vein, particularly F♯a♯∞
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regulargonzalez posted:I feel like Godspeed You! Black Emperor is kind of in this vein, particularly F♯a♯∞ Already on that train. Godspeed and Grails are two favorites, should've mentioned.
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Invisible Ted posted:Already on that train. Godspeed and Grails are two favorites, should've mentioned. In that case, maybe Future Sounds Of London - Dead Cities. Completely different style of music from the others listed, but one of my favorite albums. It's what I imagine the soundtrack to a post apocalyptic world would sound like. First two tracks won't directly apply (in, again, my opinion it's the sound of the apocalypse and the immediate aftermath) but the rest should.
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Seems my previous request might have been too vague. So here's something a bit more specific. Can anyone recommend bands/songs that are similar in sound to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3SWu_4s75w Thanks again!
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Heavy Hands posted:Seems my previous request might have been too vague. So here's something a bit more specific. Can anyone recommend bands/songs that are similar in sound to this: Wow. You've thrown me a curveball with this one! I'm somewhat amazed because a.) I've never heard of this, despite the fact that it comes from the era of which my knowledge runs deepest ('77-'82), and b.) it's a very unique song/sound, and not much is springing to mind re: similar artists. The post-punk and sing-speak aspects remind be vaguely of The Fall, but you probably already know about them, and I wouldn't consider the two all that similar in sound anyway. On the other hand, something about it rings a bell; if something comes to mind, I'll let you know. Oh, and: I dig it, so thanks for sharing! It's not every day that I learn about new (old) post-punk.
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Heavy Hands posted:Seems my previous request might have been too vague. So here's something a bit more specific. Can anyone recommend bands/songs that are similar in sound to this: Art Objects?
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Heavy Hands posted:Seems my previous request might have been too vague. So here's something a bit more specific. Can anyone recommend bands/songs that are similar in sound to this: Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates maybe? EDIT: drat it, I keep listening to this song! It's super rad and I don't think Gary Wilson is close at all anymore. Maybe kind of. Here's Chromium Bitch but it seems less sparse and more just weird. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi6WrPIyOB8 The only thing that I can think of that gets a similar tone is this old band from town here that had somewhat of a similar tone to that on one song. They were called Round About Her Throne and their song Scared has some similar whispery vocals (in a way) and that kind of lonely tone. It's track two, "Scared," in this link. It's all I could find for it. https://myspace.com/roundabouther/music/songs Wow, this has been a rambling edit. FrumpleOrz fucked around with this message at 00:16 on Aug 19, 2014 |
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ThePineapple posted:Looking for more (good) music like the following. Not sure what to call it... Asian/Chinese style music? Everything from this album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXOZumQl4Ss
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Two of my favorite albums lately have been 10cc's first album and The Bonzo Dog Band's second album The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse. I like that they're tongue in cheek and self-aware, but they aren't trying too hard. They make legitimately good songs that borrow certain styles from bands (such as 10cc's song Rubber Bullets being in the style of Beach Boys) or genres (Bonzo Dog's Beautiful Zelda being influenced by bubblegum pop and doo wop) but make it their own. Another plus is their albums have a huge variety of styles, from Doo Wop to dance tunes to lounge songs. They're weird, all over the place, and just really fun. This is especially true with Bonzo, who are considered the Monty Python of music, and I love their weird tangents in between their more straight-faced songs. Any recommendations on something in the same vein? Any range of styles and it doesn't matter how weird it gets.
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Franchescanado posted:Another plus is their albums have a huge variety of styles, from Doo Wop to dance tunes to lounge songs. They're weird, all over the place, and just really fun. This is especially true with Bonzo, who are considered the Monty Python of music, and I love their weird tangents in between their more straight-faced songs. Ween, Frank Zappa, Butthole Surfers, Red Krayola, the Unicorns/Islands, Camper van Beethoven, Flaming Lips, The Frogs, Half Japanese
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In addition to the above, Mr. Bungle and Captain Beefhart. Dead Kennedys also inject a lot of humor into their music but you don't get genre roulette going on
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regulargonzalez posted:In that case, maybe Future Sounds Of London - Dead Cities. Completely different style of music from the others listed, but one of my favorite albums. It's what I imagine the soundtrack to a post apocalyptic world would sound like. This didn't really do it for me, though I can't really pin why. I think I'm looking for more personal sounding music (as in focusing on the individual, doesn't have to be focused on the artists personal life) rather than something as large scale.
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Adding to weird stuff like Mr. Bungle and Ween, Dog Fashion Disco are worth listening if you like heavier stuff at all.
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I'm not entirely sure what the genre is called (electro or synthpop maybe?) but can anyone recommend things like this? Stuff that's electronic, kind of poppy, but not "happy", I guess? It doesn't have to be in Arabic, but I would prefer a female vocalist and it not being in English if at all possible.
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# ? Aug 21, 2014 05:46 |
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can anyone recommend me stuff similar to or influencing these two bands: Battle Ruins (their latest album) and Stone Dagger? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPOUftahzFk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzx6Qkb-gaY
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Franchescanado posted:The Bonzo Dog Band...They're weird, all over the place...
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albany academy posted:can anyone recommend me stuff similar to or influencing these two bands: Battle Ruins (their latest album) and Stone Dagger? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-iOwQpnbLQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaMj1GwjaEo
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I'm looking for some good dive-bar kitsch. High energy, skuzzily produced, catchy jingles. Stuff like The King Khan & BBQ Show, Wavves, Bass Drum of Death, Gerty Farish, and Girls in the Eighties. I'm already familiar with Lightning Bolt and the Fort Thunder circle.
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Thanks for the recommendations, guys. I'm pretty well versed in most of the weird bands that were given (Ween and Frank Zappa are two favorites, I've seen Islands live), but I'm going to check out The Frogs, Mr. Bungle, Dog Fashion Disco, Red Krayola, Camper Van Beethoven, and Half Japanese. I mainly use Spotify, so my choices are pretty limited for each of these.
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