Topic: Recommend me some music? Please? (Read 11133 times)

Streltsy · « **on:** 11 Jul 2007, 21:58 »

Not exactly a memorable first thread, and I am sure these are a dime in a dozen but I would appreciate some advice.

Basically I'm a music noob, up to and until sometime last year my music library consisted of Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Deep Purple, The Doors, and other 'passed down' classic bands; I didn't listen to music much at all. But eventually I stumbled into Jeph's RL actually began accquiring a taste of my own. My tools were as follows; wikipedia, pitchfork, and pandora (sadly inaccessible now). Anyways, I don't like last fm too much and seem to have some trouble finding new music; also felt sort of lazy to do more research

. So I figured I'd come and ask the community whois music first intrigued me for some recommendations of other bands.

In order (vertically) of liking from most liked to liked somewhat:
Mono, Gorillaz
Explosions in the Sky, Califone, Do Make Say Think, Slint, Miles Davis
Modest Mouse (not earlier than Moon & Arctica)
Metric, Trans AM, Spoon, The Arcade Fire
Tortoise, Tristeza, Ratatat, Caribou

Don't know if thats list helps any or that it shows I have a 'taste' at all, I guess it shows you I like post-rock. Thanks in advance for any recommendations!

Cernunnos · « **Reply #1 on:** 11 Jul 2007, 22:19 »

Crap
I just realised i don't know post-rock as well as I thought I did, so I will just add that there are a few other post rock groups Jeph recommended that are worth a look, like Mogwai and The Shipping News. You might also want to check out Chin Up Chin Up (whom I don't personally like all that much but a lot of people do) and This will destroy you (especially if you like Explosions in the sky). Oh, and someone posted an Alcest album a while ago that was really really good. I'll probably remember more later, and I know for a fact there are others here who can help more than I.

MadassAlex · « **Reply #2 on:** 11 Jul 2007, 22:54 »

You should listen to Sadus.

Or failing that, Pelican.

Theplanman · « **Reply #3 on:** 11 Jul 2007, 23:01 »

Am I the only one who is bugged by the term "post-rock"? It implies some kind of future music removed from our notion of rock. The sort of thing played in the stereo of your flying car. Where's my flying car, dammit?
*edit* Okay, I am bugged by just about every term to classify rock.

Neutral Milk Hotel's "In an Aeroplane Over the Sea" is one of the few albums that will
A. Give you almost instantaneous cred (It did score a perfect 10 from Pitchfork) and
B. Is actually really good.

I second the Chin Up Chin Up- I recently got it from the Sendspace thread in this very forum.

Also, if you haven't before, acquaint yourself with The Flaming Lips, whose music defies classification. (Well, maybe not, but it's more to say it does)

Ernest · « **Reply #4 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 00:18 »

The Flaming Lips are pretty much indie/alternative rock in my book.

Anyway, to the first poster, if you're just getting into indie music, I would recommend that you don't pass up Dinosaur Jr. Also Fugazi. Those are the two bands that pretty much got me into indie rock and underground music.

Misereatur · « **Reply #5 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 04:07 »

Quote from: tommydski on 12 Jul 2007, 03:34

June of 44

I'm gonna use this recommendation to recommend the Shipping News. It was formed by members of June of 44, and maybe what you're looking for. Try their last album, Flies the Fields first and then work your way backwards, and don't skip the EPs.

Ishotdanieljohnston · « **Reply #6 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 06:07 »

Quote from: Theplanman on 11 Jul 2007, 23:01

Neutral Milk Hotel's "In an Aeroplane Over the Sea" is one of the few albums that will
A. Give you almost instantaneous cred (It did score a perfect 10 from Pitchfork) and
B. Is actually really good.

EXACTLY.

Was just about to say the same myself. How bout you check out Maserati, they've just released a new album which i am really enjoying just now.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #7 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 08:09 »

'September Malevolence' is a band that I've heard compared to EitS. They're from Sweden. They're also really good so check them out.

'The Six Parts Seven' always remind me of a happier Mogwai. Also very good.

'65daysofstatic' are an excellent post rock band that throws electronics and such into the mix.

'Amiina' is very pretty, very relaxed instrumental music that uses glassophones and singings saws and bowed xylophones and some singing in Icelandic. Check out their ep and their single before their album b/c the first two are better than the latter.

Oh, and definitely check out 'The Drift' as well. They actually aren't that dissimilar from 'Do Make...' but they do do a lot differently and they are also very good.

'Ellis the Vacuum Child' may be an awful band name but it's still an awesome post rock band that you'd be doing yourself a disservice not to check out. If you like EitS you will surely like EtVC. Don't think about the name. Just listen to them.

If you haven't yet, also listen to 'Yellow House' by Grizzly Bear and 'Drum's Not Dead' by Liars. Just b/c they're really great and perhaps might appeal to a Califone fan. I love all three of those bands anyway.

Those are the first few bands that come to mind. Based upon what you listed I think there's a good chance you'd enjoy all of them.

EDIT:
Did I forget to mention 'The Dukes of Leisure'??? Because they are really great. OK, so the guitars do sound like the EitS guitar a fair bit. But they still rock. A lot. Listen to them too!

John Curtin · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 08:17 »

Quote from: Theplanman on 11 Jul 2007, 23:01

Am I the only one who is bugged by the term "post-rock"? It implies some kind of future music removed from our notion of rock. The sort of thing played in the stereo of your flying car. Where's my flying car, dammit?
*edit* Okay, I am bugged by just about every term to classify rock.

I kind of agree in some respects. A lot of what's termed 'post-rock' really just seems to be another sub-genre of rock; there's really little distinction between a lot of it and 'prog'. I think the real 'post-rock' stuff is when you throw away all (or nearly all) of the rock conventions (e.g. song form and "standard" instrumentation or something similar - that is to say, stop focusing on the guitar as the primary melodic and harmonic instrument, and the drumkit as the limits to percussion, and maybe even do away with percussion altogether. A lot of post rock does away with both of those things, but I don't think the fact that you're not writing songs anymore classifies you as a 'post-rock' band, which in a lot of cases seems to be the primary criterion). Really, electronic music is probably a more fitting genre for the tag of post rock.

Then again, you could take the opposite extreme and define rock as a dance music, and so the majority of 'rock' music written after funk and disco took over the dance floor in the 70s is post-rock.

Also you can just say that arguing over genres is stupid and focuses discussion away from the music itself in favour of essentially meaningless semantic boundaries. Which is pretty silly as well since categorisation is pretty much always useful.

It's a tough one to crack hey!

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 08:26 »

I love that strip.

valley_parade · « **Reply #10 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 08:50 »

Amiina also do a lot of stuff with sigur ros. Definitely check them out.

Ernest · « **Reply #11 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 08:58 »

Catacombs · « **Reply #12 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 11:05 »

If you haven't already definitely check out This Will Destroy You, available right here in the Sendspace thread.

And I also second Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. I unfortunately only first heard this about three days ago

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Felix_ · « **Reply #13 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 11:46 »

Ain Soph
Allerseelen
Argine
Birch Book
Blood Axis
Calle Della Morte
Camerata Mediolanense
Corvus Corax
Current 93
Darkwood
Dead Can Dance
Death In June
Der Blutharsch
Desiderii Marginis
Fire + Ice
Gaë Bolg And The Church Of Fand
Grey Wolves
Harvest Rain
IN GOWAN RING
Neun Welten
Nurse With Wound
Of The Wand and the Moon
Rome
Rose Rovine E Amanti
Sangre Cavallum
Sol Invictus
Sonne Hagal
Spiritual Front
Tenhi
The Owl Service
Triarii
Waldteufel
Werkraum
Woven Hand

Enjoy.

amok · « **Reply #14 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 12:15 »

Quote from: Catacombs on 12 Jul 2007, 11:05

If you haven't already definitely check out This Will Destroy You, available right here in the Sendspace thread.

This and the If These Trees Could Talk album, nearby in the same thread.

You might also enjoy Airiel - The Battle Of Sealand and Slowdive - Just For A Day.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #15 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 12:56 »

Quote from: Felix_ on 12 Jul 2007, 11:46

Ain Soph
Allerseelen
Argine
Birch Book
Blood Axis
Calle Della Morte
Camerata Mediolanense
Corvus Corax
Current 93
Darkwood
Dead Can Dance
Death In June
Der Blutharsch
Desiderii Marginis
Fire + Ice
Gaë Bolg And The Church Of Fand
Grey Wolves
Harvest Rain
IN GOWAN RING
Neun Welten
Nurse With Wound
Of The Wand and the Moon
Rome
Rose Rovine E Amanti
Sangre Cavallum
Sol Invictus
Sonne Hagal
Spiritual Front
Tenhi
The Owl Service
Triarii
Waldteufel
Werkraum
Woven Hand

Enjoy.

OI! You stole my post!

Bolded bands particularly double-recommended. If you start getting into music of this vein, then you will also not go wrong tracking down music by bands such as Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, Laibach*, English Heretic, Hide and Seek, Ostara, Changes, Forseti, The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud, Backworld, Agitated Radio Pilot and Nico.

*Trick recommendation! EVERYONE should listen to Laibach.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #16 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 13:06 »

Quote from: amok on 12 Jul 2007, 12:15

The If These Trees Could Talk album, nearby in the same thread.

Yes!! Download that one. Do it. Now.

fish across face · « **Reply #17 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 17:55 »

Quote from: John Curtin on 12 Jul 2007, 08:17

Really, electronic music is probably a more fitting genre for the tag of post rock.

When the term was coined that was its intention, but it's a bit ridiculous now to suggest any of the famous post-rock stuff is not rock. Originally post-rock was used to describe some British acts who were using electronics with some of the vocab of rock, e.g. Disco Inferno using a guitar to trigger samplers, making a kind of musique concrete meets rock thing; Stereolab's retro synth noodling; Seefeel's ambient, dub-meets-shoegazer stuff. It's one of those terms like "electro" or "trip-hop", which changed meaning and left a void where the original stuff described by the term no longer has a convenient descriptor. Ah well. So what, right?

I've said all this before, but I doubt you read it, so thought you might be interested.

John Curtin · « **Reply #18 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 20:48 »

Thanks for that, that's really interesting. I was having this discussion with a few friends the other day and nobody was aware of the origin of the term, so it's handy to know about that kind of semantic drift.

Gridgm · « **Reply #19 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 20:56 »

this is my new standard responce in recomendation threads for anyone under 200 posts

Alternative
The Dresden Dolls - Yes, Virginia...
The Cat Empire - The Cat Empire
Pixies - Doolittle
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues
Alfa 9 - Then We Begin

Classic Rock
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?

Concept Albums - OK technically not a genre but I'm sticking it here anyway
The Who - Tommy
Queensrÿche - Operation Mindcrime
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Beethoven's Last Night
Devil Doll - The Girl Who Was... Death

Emo - First Wave
Rites of Spring - End on End
Squirrel Bait - Skag Heaven

Emo - Current
The SmashUp - Being And Becoming
Kill Hannah - Until There's Nothing Left Of Us
Brand New - Deja Entendu

Grindcore
Fuck...I'm Dead - Bring on the Dead
Napalm Death - Scum

Grunge
The Nation Blue - Damnation
Nirvana - Nevermind
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

Hip-Hop
Astronomy Class - Exit Strategy
Jurassic 5 - Power in Numbers

Indie
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
The Postal Service - Give Up

Industrial (please don't kill me for my lack of understanding in this genre khar)
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Skinny Puppy - The Process
Mindless Self Indulgence - You'll Rebel to Anything

Metal (more detail for this genre)
Metal(Black)
Melechesh - Djinn
Bal-Sagoth - Battle Magic
Gospel Of The Horns - A Call to Arms
Finntroll - Nattfödd

Metal(Death)
Death - The Sound Of Perseverance
Wintersun - Wintersun
Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness

Metal(Doom)
Acid Bath - Paegan Terrorism Tactics
Sleep - Dopesmoker
Uaral - The Sounds of Pain
Boris - Pink

Metal(Heavy Metal)
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Judas Priest - Painkiller

Metal(Power)
DragonForce - Inhuman Rampage
Grave Digger - Excalibur

Metal(Progressive)
Dream Theater - Octavarium
Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment
Ayreon - The Human Equation

Metal(Thrash)
Testament - The Legacy
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Metallica - Master of Puppets

Metalcore
MYPROOF - Reason for my Justice
Mastodon - Blood Mountain

Pop
Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous
The Beatles - The Beatles
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Post-Metal
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
the Pax Cecilia - Blessed Are The Bonds

Post-Rock
Explosions in the Sky - The Rescue
Slint - Spiderland
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O.

Progressive Rock
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
Muse - Absolution

Punk - Modern
NoMeansNo - Wrong
The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine
The Living End - Modern Artillery
Die! Die! Die! - Die! Die! Die!(blue)

Punk - Traditional
The Clash - London Calling
Ramones - Ramones
Anti-Nowhere League - We Are The League
The Stooges - Fun House

Rock
Faker - Addicted Romantic
Dallas Crane - Dallas Crane
AC/DC - Back in Black
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction

Screamo
pg.99 - Document #5
Circle Takes the Square - As The Roots Undo
The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Put on Your Rosy red Glasses

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #20 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 21:03 »

Quote from: Gridgm on 12 Jul 2007, 20:56

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O.

No offense or anything, but are you crazy? If you're recommending Godspeed how could you possibly recommend Yanqui over F# A# Infinity or Lift Your Skinny Fists....? I mean, even if you personally prefer Yanqui the general consensus if that the other two albums (Slow Riot is an ep so I'm not including it) are much better and more indicative of the Godspeed sound.

Gridgm · « **Reply #21 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 21:14 »

yeah it's an old list i need to redo it

Cernunnos · « **Reply #22 on:** 12 Jul 2007, 21:20 »

If we are going to be this thorough it is important that we do not forget Porcupine tree. Listen to deadwing. It is good.

amok · « **Reply #23 on:** 13 Jul 2007, 07:07 »

I'd say start with one of the (modern) PT 'classics' like Stupid Dream, or In Absentia. As far as I can tell, Deadwing is a bit of an acquired taste (I never acquired it, bores me to tears), SD is probably the best bet for getting into the band.

That or start at the beginning and work forwards chronologically, but that'd take quite a lot of effort/money/bandwidth.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #24 on:** 13 Jul 2007, 07:26 »

Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 12 Jul 2007, 21:03

No offense or anything, but are you crazy? If you're recommending Godspeed how could you possibly recommend Yanqui over F# A# Infinity or Lift Your Skinny Fists....? I mean, even if you personally prefer Yanqui the general consensus if that the other two albums (Slow Riot is an ep so I'm not including it) are much better and more indicative of the Godspeed sound.

Yanqui UXO was the first Godspeed You! Black Emperor album I heard and it worked for me.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #25 on:** 13 Jul 2007, 07:32 »

I don't want to hijack this thread, but since it's a recommendation thread: could anyone recommend me some good blues-ish music? especially guitar based?

Streltsy · « **Reply #26 on:** 13 Jul 2007, 12:00 »

Lots more replies than I was expecting

, it will take a while to go through these. Probably should have mentioned I don't really enjoy the stuff thats too 'avant-garde' or 'experimental'. Anyways, I'm currently checking out Chin Up Chin Up and The Sea and The Cake, both are quite nice.
Thanks again for the reccomendations.

Also, Sendspace thread rocks.

John Curtin · « **Reply #27 on:** 14 Jul 2007, 08:23 »

Quote from: StaedlerMars on 13 Jul 2007, 07:32

I don't want to hijack this thread, but since it's a recommendation thread: could anyone recommend me some good blues-ish music? especially guitar based?

T-Bone Walker!

KicktheCAN · « **Reply #28 on:** 14 Jul 2007, 11:16 »

I am not very good at making music suggestions but I can suggest Slacker Radio. I personally prefer Slacker over Pandora and Last.fm, I like to listen to the preset stations, I have found a few bands I like that way.

valley_parade · « **Reply #29 on:** 14 Jul 2007, 13:58 »

Blues? Your man is the late asie payton.

Gryff · « **Reply #30 on:** 14 Jul 2007, 19:38 »

Blues-ish?

If you want actual blues you should listen to some Sonny Boy Williamson, some Muddy Waters and some Elmore James. I wont bother recommending specific albums or collections because there are so many it'd be nigh impossible for you to find the same ones as I have. All you need to do is find a few good compilations and you'll be set.

If want stuff that is basically rock but is inspired by the blues then I'd suggest some Black Keys (the album Rubber Factory is really great) or the Dirtbombs (try their singles collection If You Don't Already Have A Look -- although their influences are not limited to blues).

SleeperCylon · « **Reply #31 on:** 14 Jul 2007, 20:16 »

Metacritic's also a pretty good source for filtering through new music for the gems.

My favorite albums this year consist of:

Grinderman - Grinderman
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex Girlfriend
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
White Stripes - Icky Thump
The National - Boxer
Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
!!! - Myth Takes
Vieux Farka Toure - Vieux Farka Toure

fish across face · « **Reply #32 on:** 14 Jul 2007, 21:39 »

Quote from: StaedlerMars on 13 Jul 2007, 07:32

I don't want to hijack this thread, but since it's a recommendation thread: could anyone recommend me some good blues-ish music? especially guitar based?

You can't go past Blues Hammer for authentic, way-down-in-the-Delta blues.

MadassAlex · « **Reply #33 on:** 15 Jul 2007, 02:18 »

Quote from: StaedlerMars on 13 Jul 2007, 07:32

I don't want to hijack this thread, but since it's a recommendation thread: could anyone recommend me some good blues-ish music? especially guitar based?

Mary Moore, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, any classic rock ever.

fish across face · « **Reply #34 on:** 15 Jul 2007, 02:31 »

Gary Tyler Moore

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