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Hello all,

 

I believe it is about time to expand my music library. Right now I am having a hard time filling up eight gigabytes of storage (all 320K MP3).

What I mean by "references" is that I will list some of the artists that I listen to (or specific albums or pieces), and I'd like to know some other artists with their general genre.

 

So here we go.

  • Someone along the lines of Sarah McLachlan and Suzanne Vega. Someone mentioned Céline Dion, but no Céline Dion. Please.
  • Dark and bassy semi-electronica such as Massive Attack's "Mezzanine" and Deadmau5' "For Lack of a Better Name". Not too fast like Trance or Eurodance. I greatly favor the "Dissolved Girl" track (thank you, The Matrix).
  • I love Judy Collins. Shall I try Barbra Streisand? I have a cassette of her but didn't particularly like it. However this may be due to the physical of the tape itself.
  • Female RnB but not Rihanna. Basically none of the "mainstream" ones with overly Autotuned voices. I liked "Only Girl in the World" but the distortion is beyond my limits of tolerance.
  • Some particular pieces similar to Katy Perry's "E.T.". This is the only Katy Perry song that I actually like and is, in my personal opinion, the only song (I have heard to date) that has proper Autotune application.
  • Which version of the Ring Circle? Some suggest a mix of different Acts while others suggest an integral version. Solti? I listened to excerpts of it (specifically, "Hohoitoho! Hohoitoho! Heia! Heia!" or something similar).

 

Thank you all in advance!

post #2 of 7
You seem to like female vocals - have you sampled k.d. lang yet? One of the best voices we're lucky enough to have on modern recordings. I've always enjoyed "Drag," a torchy collection of songs about smoking, with some excellent covers. Always fun and she's wonderful through a good pair of headphones.

I'm not much up on electronica, though I do like the genre and want to hear more. One disc that turned me on to electronica is B.T.'s "This Binary Universe." Someone here recommended it a few years ago so I bought a copy. Maybe not exactly what you're asking for, but I found it excellent and it gets regular spins.
post #3 of 7

You might want to try Lykke Li great female vocals(on some songs) i would start with her and drake on little bit if you are more into hip hop or little bit without drake.  Hanging High and Time flies for a slower song or I follow rivers and I don't mind for slightly faster.  Although any song from her is pretty great.

As far as electronica goes Sympho and Let there be light from rank 1 are actually quite amazing.  Though you might have already heard them Word Problems and Chulthu Sleeps from Deadmau5 have a lot of subtle greatness.  

Hope you enjoy.


Edited by John In Cali - 7/19/11 at 11:57pm
post #4 of 7

Joni Mitchell

Norah Jones

Vanessa Carlton

Natalie Merchant

 

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So here we go.

  • Someone along the lines of Sarah McLachlan and Suzanne Vega. Someone mentioned Céline Dion, but no Céline Dion. Please.
  • Dark and bassy semi-electronica such as Massive Attack's "Mezzanine" and Deadmau5' "For Lack of a Better Name". Not too fast like Trance or Eurodance. I greatly favor the "Dissolved Girl" track (thank you, The Matrix).


Two wishes in one: try Caroline Lavelle: especially her albums Spirit and Brillant Midnight.

 

post #6 of 7
Thread Starter 

Thank you all for your suggestions. I will no doubt look into these artists (when Canada Post actually delivers my player...).

post #7 of 7

Hmmm - try:

 

Hera - link here  - good vocals, mainly acoustic guitar.  Try the song "Adrian" first - then branch from there.  IMO her 2 best albums are the one I linked and "Not Your Type".

Agnes Obel - album "Philharmonics" - youtube link here - the whole album is pretty good

Definitely Adele - it's modern soul, but her voice is amazing - you tube link here

Christina Perri - youtube link here

Feist - youtube link here

 

For a mix of electronic and female vocals - try Hungry Lucy - youtube link here

If you like Hungry Lucy, you can legally download all of their albums free from here - http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Hungry+Lucy%22 - but I'd encourage you to donate to the band.

Another one I like is Little Dragon - youtube link here

 

If you like any of the above and want more, I can probably give you another 10-15 artists to try.  Enjoy.

 

 

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