Charles ([info]charles) wrote,
2008-03-12 10:55:00
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Music suggestions anyone?

Over the last five years or so, my consumption of new music has dropped pretty dramatically. I blame the iPod, which has led me to spend most of my time with my own music collection when I used to listen to the radio and hear new stuff.

So I want to know what CDs were released in the last year that you think would make my aural world a better place. Tell me why if you can.

Thanks in advance.

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Anonymous

March 12 2008, 00:38:06 UTC 4 years ago

Indie Pop Rocks is a good place to start, assuming you're into that sort of thing:
http://somafm.com/indiepop/played

--justin of justinsomnia.org

[info]http://www.buzzwordcompliant.net/openid/mike.php

March 12 2008, 01:00:38 UTC 4 years ago

New Music

I really dig So Called, a very unique sound:

http://www.myspace.com/socalled

[info]borisakin

October 17 2008, 05:48:24 UTC 3 years ago

I love Ashley, but it didn’t really sound like she was into the song in the video recording. Lcb Says: August at pm I want to say how much I have enjoyed all the comments on this thread about the EOTY award.

Anonymous

March 12 2008, 01:07:28 UTC 4 years ago

music

Check out:
The Black Keys -- Rubber Factory
AfricaFunk - Volume 2

- Rob Misek

[info]http://diveintomark.org/id/

March 12 2008, 01:15:53 UTC 4 years ago

My 2007 albums

You're in luck: I've recently finished updating my music collection to include years for every album. 2007 brought me

  • Cowboy Junkies: At The End Of Paths Taken
  • Kosheen: Damage
  • Stoneface & Terminal: Wide Range
  • Nine Inch Nails: Year Zero Remixed
  • Wynton Marsalis: From The Plantation To The Penitentiary
  • Sigur Ros: Hvarf/Heim
  • Annie Lennox: Songs of Mass Destruction
  • DJ Tiesto: Elements of Life
  • Markus Shulz: Progression
  • Matt Darey: Nocturnal
  • Paul McCartney: Memory Almost Full
  • the soundtrack from "Ratatouille"
  • Paul Van Dyk: In Between
  • Andy Hofle: Arcade Ambience 1992 (search Google)

Anonymous

March 12 2008, 01:34:52 UTC 4 years ago

Artists :
Mint Royale
Astrud Gilberto
Feist
Gotye
Nitin Sawhney

Radio:
Gilles Peterson's Worldwide (can't be beat for new music from around the world) on BBC Radio One
East Village Radio incl. The Let Out, Atlantic Tunnel and Out Of Range

Just to name a few Charles.

Anonymous

March 12 2008, 01:36:23 UTC 4 years ago

Kala - M.I.A.
The Roots of Chicha
that robert plant/allison krause one

Anonymous

March 12 2008, 01:41:25 UTC 4 years ago

CDs???

I bought RadioHead's 'CD' last year, and I think that's it. Pretty much listen to Radio Paradise all the time. My own music is relegated to the (rare) long road trips, but even them, we often listen to podcasts or books on cd (ripped to mp3).

Anonymous

March 12 2008, 02:02:54 UTC 4 years ago

some suggestions

a good source of new music is the solid steel radio show if you like beats. They've been going for about 10 years i think - all downloadable and podcasted.

as for artists, here's some suggestions (unordered) (not all great all the time, but all have new releases)

four tet (folktronica)
burial (dubstep)
the presets
lcd soundsystem
the battles (warp label)
tunng (folktronica)



[info]dantegraul

October 17 2008, 02:07:33 UTC 3 years ago

So they've all been threatening us with this for years, and we've told them to feel free and go right ahead, and now they're finally going to take the bait and go do it.

[info]geniemarr

October 17 2008, 02:41:54 UTC 3 years ago

An excerpt: So they've all been threatening us with this for years, and we've told them to feel free and go right ahead, and now they're finally going to take the bait and go do it.

Anonymous

March 12 2008, 02:06:36 UTC 4 years ago

Calexico

Calexico's Garden Ruin was released in 2006 (that's kinda released in the last year :>)

Hard to describe, but there are samples at:

http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Ruin-Calexico/dp/B000EOTUY4/

Anonymous

March 12 2008, 02:44:36 UTC 4 years ago

new music

I'm in a similar position, where I once listened to triple j and heard a lot of new music, but these days I prefer to hear the same old triple j presenters who are now on the ABC AM dial.

I go to http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2007.shtml to find out about new music. Maybe you should list a few of your current favourite bands so it is easier to make recommendations. I do recall that you have Plastic Bertrand in your collection. I'm not sure if there have been any new releases that really match them.

- Joel Hockey

[info]andreask [openid.atlassian.com]

March 12 2008, 03:19:51 UTC 4 years ago

Try last.fm

I've found some interesting bands in the past with http://www.last.fm/. You can enter some songs/bands you listen to and you'll get a list of similar music. (Some music players can also publish music you're currently listening to to your account on last.fm)

[info]charles

March 12 2008, 05:30:39 UTC 4 years ago

Re: Try last.fm

As I said to Steve on extranet. :)

The problem with that is my musical tastes are pretty eclectic, and what I listen to at work (which is what my last.fm feed mostly consists of) might not be the best representation of my interests as a whole.

Also, human recommendations might point me to some style of music I had previously not bothered with.

Anonymous

March 12 2008, 14:18:34 UTC 4 years ago

Re: Try last.fm

>my last.fm feed mostly consists of) might not be the best representation of my interests as a whole

So try and describe it - I'm curious.

I have at least a 75% crossover with stuff on your LastFM playlist even including the token tracks from your childhood that parents used to expose us to as youngsters (stuff like Simon and Garfunkel, ELO, Gerry Rafferty etc.) Nice to see stuff like PWEI itself showing up.

As for dancing bumper to bumper - some other stuff which I assume is in there somewhere:

Haysi Fantayzee - Shiny Shiny
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Poodle Rockin'
2nu - This is Ponderous
Blind Melon - No rain
Camper van Beethoven (or Status Quo) - Pictures of Matchstick Men
Apollo 440 - Krupa
Mr Oizo - Flat beat
The Wonderstuff - Size of a cow

and maybe even some Bis, Thrill Kill Kult, Sheep on Drugs...?

I'm in the same scenario as you - the only things that we've bought lately would be Muse, Sigur Ros and Hybrid's most recent album I think?

Incidentally if you're not aware of them, google for this:
'Boards of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy (High Quality)' and watch the corresponding top youtube link, they might fit your ecclectic taste as well.


[info]kittyhessling

October 9 2008, 14:29:16 UTC 3 years ago

Um…if you want Arabic music you can listen to Ophrah Chazah. Also, Achinoam Haglili (although in America I think she is just called Noa.

Anonymous

March 12 2008, 05:53:23 UTC 4 years ago

You really need Last.FM
It will change your life.
Radio for the Itunes generation.

Bands I like right now strong bias to Post-Rock):
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Explosions in the Sky
Mogwai
Russian Circles
Caribou
Cinematic Orchestra
Authechre
This Will Destroy You
Mum
Feist
Broken Social Scene

-------------
Toby Hede

Anonymous

March 12 2008, 08:42:00 UTC 4 years ago

Progressive

If you like any kind of progressive music - take a look at: http://www.progarchives.com/

~Kristian

Anonymous

March 13 2008, 14:02:47 UTC 4 years ago

Here's some

I'll second the advice on using http://last.fm.

As for music, it would help to know what you like. :) But if you want to see my favorite stuff from last year, check out: http://tech.puredanger.com/2007/12/31/soundtrack-to-2007/. It's mostly stuff from 2007 although some of it is just stuff that I ran into in 2007 but was older.

Anonymous

March 17 2008, 03:56:29 UTC 4 years ago

* porcupine tree - fear of a black planet

Anonymous

April 5 2008, 21:45:23 UTC 4 years ago

thanks much

i am gonna show this to my friend, brother

Anonymous

October 22 2008, 20:29:10 UTC 3 years ago

Truly new music from Shift Seven

Try my music at:
http://www.shiftseven.com

Anonymous

February 21 2009, 07:20:07 UTC 3 years ago

new music?

viva la vida or death and all his friends - coldplay
vampire weekend - vampire weekend
the rhumb line- ra ra riot
"off with their heads" - kaiser chiefs

hope you enjoy!
i know i did!
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