Interesting music?

Have a look at the best female vocals and the what are you listening to now threads.  Google some of the albums / artists, and then have a listen on youtube.  That's where I get a lot of my music tips from now.  The diversity is fantastic!  there are also threads here for electronic, metal, and a lot of other genres.

 

I usually check out at lest 3-4 new music posts each day.  A lot I really don't like but the hit rate on the good stuff has been surprisingly high.

 

While the humble gear I listen with now has definitely increased in price and quality - my music collection has grown by about 5-600% in 6 months.  My bank account is suffering because of it - but I've happily spent far more on music than gear in my time here.

Shpongle?

Try Stravinsky's Firebird Suite. Also his Rite of Spring - did you know it caused a riot about a century ago? Worth looking up.

Also, anything by Sun Ra. Eric Dolphy, too. Try "Out to Lunch." Captain Beefheart's "Trout Mask Replica" is a classic, but my sentimental favorite of his is "Lick My Decals Off, Baby." Get familiar with the Residents. Their "Commercial Album" is fairly accessible and a good introduction.

Not quite as far out is Ali Farka Toure. His fusion of Delta blues and Malinese music is familiar and exotic at the same time. A great intro to world music.

Also accessible is Olivia Tremor Control's "Dusk at Cubist Castle." You'll hear their psychedelic roots from the Beatles and Beach Boys before it descends into art noise and experimentation, only to come back darker and stronger. Likewise, their "Black Foliage," which isn't as accessible. You need "Cubist Castle" to unlock it before you can explore how it treads the line between music and noise.

Speaking of the intersection between music and noise, Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" does the same. It has a lot of mainstream appeal, but you'll absolutely find experimentation.

Scott Walker's last 2 albums.

I have some really eclectic tastes in music, here are some examples of my collection:

of the Wand and the Moon -neofolk

Death in June -neofolk

Merzbow -noise

Electric Wizard -doom/stoner metal

Chrome Division -rock

Earth -drone
Sunn O))) -drone

Master Musicians of Bukkake -psychadeclic folk

Alestorm -pirate metal

Korpiklaani -folk metal

Ulver -doesn't fit any genre/every album is different

 

Let me know if you want more, I got plenty where thats from.

Edited by MohawkUS - 6/25/11 at 7:26am

Pehaps some Yma Sumac.

Jónsi

Conlon Nancarrow -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyRCdyNb3Eo

9 Beet Stretch is Beethoven's 9th symphony slowed to play over 24 hours, and pitch corrected back to normal.

There is an iphone and ipod touch app that will stream it along with some other long experimental pieces and it's free.

 

An interesting artists from the past that I think didn't get much attention outside of certain circles is Arthur Russell.

 

 

Edited by JadeEast - 6/25/11 at 10:32am

Gonjasufi - Ancesters - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_N63b2Tk-A

 

Dream Boat - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckHaM8j18tU

 

i once thought this was head tilting music. i listen to too much of this that its just normal music now.

A German band called Einstürzende Neubauten

 

 

This is an absolutely wonderful album.  I bought it because of the sonic treatment by Jim O'Rouke and it exceeded my expectations.  Another out-of-the way O'Rouke project is the album Kekeland by Brigitte Fontaine -- it is as quirky and rewarding as can be.