[DaveBSC]

Just a very small sample of what I've got currently playing in Foobar. Nice to see a couple of fellow Groop fans here. Tomato Ketchup is good, but Sound Dust will always be my favorite. It's one of the very few records where you really get to hear Mary sing.

 

[kshelton]

Lydia is little chill, they are one of my favorite bands, and fairly unknown. You can check them out on myspace, youtube and what not.

YouTube - Lydia - I Woke Up Near The Sea

 

[Cianyx]

Lydia is a good band. Was told to listen to them by someone but I forgot. Thanks for the reminder

 

[kshelton]

Your very welcome, they are one of those special bands to me. I don't know why exactly I love to listen to them when I am going to sleep.

 

[radiohlite]

second the Tom Waits -Rain Dogs.

also:

Sleater-Kinney -The Woods
Ives -Symphony #4
Schoenberg -5 Pieces for Orchestra
Radiohead -Kid A
Bad Brains -Black Dots
Adams -Harmonielehre
Arnold -Symphony #7
Vaughan Williams -String Quartet #2
Piazzolla -Tango: Zero Hour

 

[Speex]

Damn Head-Fi'ers and their obscure indie bands.

The Police - well, pretty much all of their albums
Alice in Chains - Dirt and Facelift
Madness - Complete Madness

 

[RedSky0]

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F# A# ∞
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire
Refused - The Shape Of Punk To Come
Streetlight Manifesto - Everything Goes Numb
X Japan - Art Of Life
Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss

 

[kshelton]

Nice to see several Radiohead suggestions!

 

[RobLikesBrunch]

I scrolled through my library and selected a few albums. Unfortunately, they aren't as esoteric as some of the other recommendations here.

The Pixies -- Surfer Rosa (maybe listen to Doolittle as well):
Blind Pilot -- 3 Rounds and a Sound
Mazzy Star -- So Tonight That I Might See
Lou Reed -- Transformer

I bookmarked this thread and intend to go through each artist. At some point. Sometime.

 

[sno1man]

Well given that 99% of what's been suggested is more in the rock vein, i'll go with something softer but to me is ultimate Sunday morning music.

Eric Anderson- Blue River

very much in the singer songwriter vein with absolutely superb songwriting. Was a contemporary of Nick Drake and others


Is It really love at all is one of my top 10 favorite songs

 

[userlander]

I love Stereolab. Add Dots and Loops to the list!

Second the Pixies - Doolittle is great, and I think Bossa Nova is underrated.

Charlatans UK - Between 10th and 11th, Some Friendly - another often overlooked band

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique, Ill Communication

Kraftwerk - Computer World

St. Germain - Tourist

New Order - Power Corruption & Lies, Low Life

 

[gbacic]

Cynic - Focus
maudlin of the Well - Bath, Leaving your Body Map, and Part the Second (last one is free download off their site)
Magma - Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré, Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh, and every other magma album
Koenjihyakkei - Angherr Shisspa, Nivraym
Kurt Vile - God is saying this to you...
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Metaform - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Micachu - Jewellery
Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem

and there is much more but you should probably start there. Magma and Koenjihyakkei are extremely challenging bands, so don't just discard it right away if you don't like it.

 

[unl3a5h3d]

Anything Radiohead and then try some of this out:

Jeff Buckley - Grace
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
Nine Inch Nails - White Teeth
Beck - Modern Guilt

Just some of my favorite albums from different genres.

 

[gbacic]

just trust me on this one man

 

[kshelton]

^^ you are here by banned from this thread lol. shaq-fu......lol