Haha they were ok if a little cliche but the pictures on their myspace were pretty funny. He's wearing a white fur scarf dammit



ridin bikes



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we were talking about this shit on irc just now and heres a request..

downtempo/chillout/trip-hop/whatfuckingeveridontlikegenrenames

I can't really give much names because I'm not all that familiar with the genre but for example, I love Saltillo, especially songs like Giving In on their myspace. Some other bands I have heard are Massive Attack (not all that familiar with them though), Portishead, Air, The Cinematic Orchestra, Björk, Boards of Canada, Röyksopp and so on. Seriously, I am not really looking for one specific kind of stuff here. Just something chill would be nice, I like a lot of electronica too so that's fine, plus it can be jazzy or even stuff like nick drake (relaxing and very nice) I DON'T REALLY CARE GIVE ME GOOD MUZAKS.

what i dont want is techno/house/whatever unless it's really good and actually has some personality. there's plenty of ambient music i like and some dnb too.

You mentioned Massive Attack but said you weren't that familiar with them. In my opinion they're the best place to start. Their two most popular albums are Blue Lines and Mezzanine. Blue Lines is more of a Jazzy Hip-Hop album. There's even some rapping and spoken word in a few of the tracks. The most popular song on the album is some kind of dance record though. Mezzanine is more of a guitar/rock album, and it mixes that with different singers, mostly this reggae guy? At least I think that's what he is...

This is the title song Blue Lines. (my fav)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNUm0sxbjD0

This is the most popular song from Blue Lines Unfinished Symphony.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGYRvIOZfZ8&feature=related

As for Mezzanine, here's my favorite song (first one) Angel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygw2zmEVsvc&feature=related

And here is what could be the most popular song Teardrop. I think it's the title song for that TV show "House."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG8eQBSp9Ao&feature=related

Just something chill would be nice, I like a lot of electronica too so that's fine

Not the most relaxing type of music but I'd recommend Mylo's album Destroy Rock & Roll to anyone interested in electronica.

Drop The Pressure - It's not just the over-the-top nature of the song that makes it good. (You'll see what I mean)
Need You Tonite - Mylo does chill-out stuff too I guess. Valley and the Dolls and Sunworshipper are also must-listens.
Zenophile - It's just amazing.
Rikki - I'm taking a gamble here but what the hell. Dance-y stuff.

I'd really just recommend you listen to the whole album because it has a diverse range of electronic music.

wait is that for me?? i'm not really looking for prog right now but i know cardiacs, they are pretty popular among people who listen to avant-garde stuff like sleepytime gorilla museum and the residents so i have heard their name pop up a few times and i'm sure i have listened to their songs too but i don't got any albums yet.

yeah seriously it's not just for avant people because some of the melodies are damn catchy

I am looking for Acoustic Stuff Similar to Jose Gonzales or even Damien Rice (but maybe less depressing), basicially any cool acoustic songwriters you know.

Hey, I know this isn't really asking for a rec, but what is the song playing during the GTA4 commercial? The one were the guy is walking facing the camera and the bg keeps changing.

That's Get Innocuous by LCD Soundsystem. Great band. I seriously suggest getting the whole Sound of Silver album, it's got some even better songs imo.

lol double posts buuuuuuut

I listened to Cardiacs today and holy fuck they are awesome.

I also got Massive Attack and Blue Lines was way cool so thanks for that. I'm going to look into Vale's recommendations next.

Oh, I forgot to mention Mylo's basically a HOUSE ARTIST but it's pretty original stuff (with personality heh) so you shouldn't be fazed by that fact.