Topic: Looking for new music (Read 9861 times)

echofly · « **on:** 10 Jan 2009, 15:40 »

I'm looking for more music to get into; I only have 143 artists in my last.fm and I'm looking to diversify my music a bit more.
I'm open to most types of music, so I guess this is your chance to promote your favourite band. I'd like any suggestions and I think a good idea would be to suggest a couple of artists for any genre and I'd listen to a few songs and post back with my opinion. Or just post lots of recommendations.
Thanks in advance.

Thrillho · « **Reply #1 on:** 10 Jan 2009, 17:33 »

I suspect this will not end well, for a number of reasons.

Care to list any artists you already like so we have some kind of frame of reference?

echofly · « **Reply #2 on:** 10 Jan 2009, 17:39 »

Yeah, I thought no specifications might be a problem.
Here's my last.fm page, but tbh, all the top artists are really well known bands.
http://www.last.fm/user/echofly
I can listen to almost anything I reckon, extended periods of listening to grind hurts but I don't mind hideously poppy tunes.

Cernunnos · « **Reply #3 on:** 10 Jan 2009, 18:28 »

Okay, that helps. I'm not all that familiar with either band, but i'm betting people will say to check out Agalloch and probably Russian Circles.

Baroness. they are a little like mastodon, sorta maybe.

The Shipping News (if you like flies in the fields, you might want to check out slint).

Dead Meadow. one wheel probably would tell you to start with their self titled, but feathers is my favorite.

Since you like mogwai, you should probably also take a look at This will destroy you, as well as Explosions in the Sky. maybe.

pendulum (which one? aren't there two bands called that?) and Daft Punk tells me there's a slight chance you might like Soulwax.get Any Minute Now.

all the metal-ish stuff tells me i am moving out of my area of expertise. There are plenty of metalheads here, though. No worries.

De_El · « **Reply #4 on:** 10 Jan 2009, 18:59 »

If you have any great love of Massive Attack, you might want to check out Sneaker Pimps, Tricky and Portishead. They all fell into a sort of accidental movement/non-genre at a particular point in time, and have made some similar but divergent music.

As far as metal goes, if you like Genghis Tron there will be an obvious reference to DIllinger Escape Plan just because they are another metalcore band with spazzy tempo changes and such. More generally, you should listen to Amon Amarth.

Nirvana is a good springboard for getting into lots of different bands as Kurt Cobain was very vocal about his influences and favorite bands. Try out stuff like The Pixies, Beat Happening, Dinosaur Jr., Shonen Knife, The Vaselines, and you can branch out from there.

Harun · « **Reply #5 on:** 10 Jan 2009, 20:40 »

If you like Opeth, you will absolutely love Ikuinen Kaamos (clicky). Some of their riffs sound like they came from a better version of Blackwater Park. Their newest EP is also downloadable free from their site (linked on their myspace page above)

Cloudkicker is my new current obsession. Imagine if Mogwai, Gojira, and Meshuggah had a threesome. This is what it would sound like. All of their stuff is free too and available from their site also linked from their myspace above).

Spluff · « **Reply #6 on:** 10 Jan 2009, 20:42 »

Better than Opeth?

I am clicking that so hard

Thrillho · « **Reply #7 on:** 11 Jan 2009, 06:10 »

Quote from: De_El on 10 Jan 2009, 18:59

Nirvana is a good springboard for getting into lots of different bands as Kurt Cobain was very vocal about his influences and favorite bands. Try out stuff like The Pixies, Beat Happening, Dinosaur Jr., Shonen Knife, The Vaselines, and you can branch out from there.

And Meat Puppets. From there you can move fairly safely onto Uncle Tupelo, I'd say...

echofly · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 08:41 »

I'll be sure to check out these bands and post back. I've listened to some Pixies and heard Doolittle; it's ok-good.
Metal is ok, but I don't want a torrent of it, and I think I have enough rock, but I'll check out these few.
Right now I'd like to listen to more alternative/experimental/maybe indie? stuff.
Thanks for the suggestions so far.

Thrillho · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 08:56 »

Sonic Youth.

echofly · « **Reply #10 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 10:22 »

Dead Meadow sounds pretty good.
I listened to a couple of songs by Soulwax; I'll definitely get the whole of Any Minute Now
Dillinger Escape Plan: I'm not really in the mood for this right now but it definitely reminds me of Genghis Tron and I may look into them further.
Amon Amarth sounds good. I'll have to get some full albums.
I'll keep an eye on Ikuinen Kaamos and hope their album gets released soon.
I'm downloading the Cloudkicker now. Promising.
Sonic Youth - I like the instrumentation, vocals are a bit eh.. for me.
Thanks, feel free to continue adding suggestions.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #11 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 10:52 »

Don't listen to him, Dead Meadow's s/t is totally fucking awesome. In my opinion, it is the best record produced for under 200$ in a garage that you will ever hear. Also, if you like Amon Amarth, you will probably also like Turisas.

onewheelwizzard · « **Reply #12 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 11:06 »

Check out the 13th Floor Elevators (and their singer, Roky Erickson, who released a bunch of solo stuff after they broke up) ... they were one of the very first "psychedelic" bands ever, and they definitely count as "experimental" and maybe even "indie" even though they're from 1965. Definitely an awesome gem from the past.

If you think Dead Meadow is as cool as I think they are, definitely look into Moccasin, Colour Haze, Causa Sui, The Psychic Ills, and La Ira de Dios. These are all sweet heavy/psychedelic bands that you might really enjoy. There's a Causa Sui album on the mediafire thread that I put up very recently, and the links for the Colour Haze and La Ira de Dios discographies might still be active too. Check them out. If you like the psychedelic vibe, let me know, because I've got a ton more recommendations in that vein.

If you don't listen to The Flaming Lips, listen to the fucking Flaming Lips.

You've probably never heard of Kyuss. Listen to Kyuss. LISTEN TO KYUSS.

Thrillho · « **Reply #13 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 11:34 »

The thing with Sonic Youth is:

1. They have three lead vocalists, so you may have heard one or three.
2. All three of them are hit and miss, so it can differ from song to song.
3. A lot of their songs are predominantly instrumental anyway.

Be My Head · « **Reply #14 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 15:18 »

Quote from: Harun on 10 Jan 2009, 20:40

Some of their riffs sound like they came from a better version of Blackwater Park.

they came from a better version of Blackwater Park

better version of Blackwater Park

Blackwater Park

: O

No fucking way, I'm going to have to listen to this and see for myself. I will be very surprised if this is true. What about the production? Do they have that uber crunchy distorted sound?

Harun · « **Reply #15 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 15:28 »

I was referring to their latest EP, Closure when making that BWP reference. I did't exactly mean that the EP as a whole was better than BWP, but some parts definitely remind me of it. BWP is probably my favorite Opeth album besides My Arms... and Orchid, so I was totally eargasming when I heard Closure for the first time. Production-wise the Closure EP is pretty clear sounding. Drums and bass are recognzable. Guitars are crisp. Their previous album (which I could put up in mf! if you want) is a lot grittier and more black-metally, production and actual music-wise.

Cernunnos · « **Reply #16 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 19:25 »

Quote from: Dimmukane on 12 Jan 2009, 10:52

best record produced for under 200$ in a garage that you will ever hear.

holy dang i did not know that
well that changes things

Dimmukane · « **Reply #17 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 20:29 »

That's why I love that album, anyways. The vibe it gives off is reflected by the nature of it's production.

Also, you'd probably like Titan. Some dudes jammin' in their garage. Except this time it sounds more like it was played on a porch out in the country somewhere.

Caspian · « **Reply #18 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 21:52 »

Ugh, Opeth and Avenged Sevenfold in your charts? Horrible, man, horrible. Get some Cosmic Atrophy. Strange, twisted Death Metal, kind of like Demilich. Very alien and unusual (and far better then Opeth). Get Demilich while you're at it. Morbid Angel too, why not. Get "altars of madness". I guarantee after those three bands you'll never listen to Slipknot again. Seconding Dimmu's Titan rec, they're pretty freakin' awesome.

The Angelic Process would also be another band you should check out ASAP, basically the best elements of music all put together. Soaring vocals, huge riffs, massive distortion yet still really melodic. Best music ever, by a fairly long way.

Overall, though, my main recommendation would be to stop listening to Opeth, post haste.

Be My Head · « **Reply #19 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 21:59 »

Kindly don't lump Opeth in with shite like Avenged Sevenfold and Slipknot.

Anyway, first impression of Ikuinen Kaamos...they sound like Nightingale with a guy puking out his lungs and some guy's generic singing voice.

Sorry, not enjoying.

Caspian · « **Reply #20 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 22:07 »

Quote from: Be My Head on 12 Jan 2009, 21:59

Kindly don't lump Opeth in with shite like Avenged Sevenfold and Slipknot.

They're better, but in the way that a cow turd smells less then a human turd.

Be My Head · « **Reply #21 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 22:09 »

So, I'm just guessing here. You think: They're overwrought, repetitive, badly structured, and boring? Or some combination thereof, right?

I've heard it all before, and it's true most people either love them or completely loathe them.

Caspian · « **Reply #22 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 22:19 »

Quote from: Be My Head on 12 Jan 2009, 22:09

So, I'm just guessing here. You think: They're overwrought, repetitive, badly structured, and boring? Or some combination thereof, right?

I've heard it all before, and it's true most people either love them or completely loathe them.

Most of their acoustic and metal parts are put together fairly randomly, for unnecessarily long amounts of time. The band- and their fans, who are up there with Tool fanboys in terms of annoyance- seem to think that Opeth are onto something truly amazing, when all they've done is make songs 3 times longer then they should be. So yes, nothing you haven't heard before.

Harun · « **Reply #23 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 22:21 »

The vocals in Ikuinen Kaamos are definitely not one of their redeeming qualities, as is the case with some metal bands. Be My Head, did you listen to both the EP and their previous LP? Because they sound pretty different from each other. If you don't like either, then to each their own I guess.

another rec: He Is Legend. Super fun, dirty, southern rock/post-hardcore

Be My Head · « **Reply #24 on:** 12 Jan 2009, 22:24 »

I listened to their EP "Closure". I didn't mind the instrumentation, and even some of the higher pitched growls. But the low pitched ones and the clean vocals got on my nerves too easily for me to enjoy the rest of it.

Also, for prog-metal recommendations...a lot of people seem to like Cynic and Edge of Sanity (including me).

Caspian · « **Reply #25 on:** 13 Jan 2009, 02:36 »

Watchtower for epic prog thrash, too.

look out! Ninjas! · « **Reply #26 on:** 13 Jan 2009, 04:05 »

Merzbrow.

Start wherever, really.

Spluff · « **Reply #27 on:** 13 Jan 2009, 16:44 »

I'd recommend these bands to everybody:

Kyuss
Agalloch
Owls
Jeff Beck (Get Blow by Blow)

Quote from: Caspian on 12 Jan 2009, 22:19

Most of their acoustic and metal parts are put together fairly randomly, for unnecessarily long amounts of time. The band- and their fans, who are up there with Tool fanboys in terms of annoyance- seem to think that Opeth are onto something truly amazing, when all they've done is make songs 3 times longer then they should be. So yes, nothing you haven't heard before.

That sure is an opinion you've got there.

the_pied_piper · « **Reply #28 on:** 13 Jan 2009, 16:54 »

Sorry, but Glasvegas top of listens for this week?! Worst Scottish band of last year.

Two suggestions: Dananananaykroyd for punky indie music or Frightened Rabbit for a more Folk style.

Man, that is one difficult spelling. Took me 3 attempts to get it right.

EDIT: Dananananaykroyd is now in mediaf!re thread.

echofly · « **Reply #29 on:** 16 Jan 2009, 15:02 »

Edge of Sanity - Listened to the whole of Crimson; I thought it was really good, but I think I have to be in the mood to have that patience to listen to more like that.
Cynic - I listened to Evolutionary Sleeper and really liked it. I'm downloading both albums now. I now wish I had gone to see Opeth + Cynic instead of Slipknot, especially since we missed Bodom anyway.
Dananananaykroyd - sounds promising and playing in Cambridge!
Agalloch - I do like the instrumentation, may look into them more, but once again, it depends on my patience.
Owls - nice suggestion.
None of the other bands particularly interested me, but they weren't bad. Thanks for the suggestions.

MrBlu · « **Reply #30 on:** 16 Jan 2009, 16:10 »

Suggestion:
Go into the Mediafire thread and download the first album that you don't know.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #31 on:** 16 Jan 2009, 16:22 »

and then after you do that, download the next one.

MrBlu · « **Reply #32 on:** 19 Jan 2009, 22:20 »

Step 3: ???
Step 4: Profit!

Sox · « **Reply #33 on:** 20 Jan 2009, 08:25 »

You guys mentioned a lot of things I've never heard of in this thread. You should dedicate threads to them.

pwhodges · « **Reply #34 on:** 20 Jan 2009, 09:28 »

I thought you didn't like a thread per band...

öde · « **Reply #35 on:** 20 Jan 2009, 10:18 »

He means threads like ' "Do you guys like x" "They rock!" "I love x" ' as opposed to "Here is a lot of information about a band many of you may not have heard of and a good starting point if you like what you hear."

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