[stuckie27]

I am a huge fan of the type of stuff by the following artist, and would like recomendations of other similar artist.

Mia Doi Todd,
My Brightest Diamond,
Espers,
Juana Molina,
Hanne Hukkelberg,
Bjork,
Joanna Newsom,
Lamb,
Hanne Hukkelberg,
Ane Brun,
The Tiny,
Under Byen,
ect....

are there any other similar artists that you would recomend?

 

[nelamvr6]

Talk Talk - The Spirit of Eden.

I just picked this up a couple of days ago and I can't stop playing it. Simply amazing.

Lush, dark, interesting. It has everything you mentioned.

 

[kwitel]

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Originally Posted by stuckie27 I am a huge fan of the type of stuff by the following artist, and would like recomendations of other similar artist. Mia Doi Todd, My Brightest Diamond, Espers, Juana Molina, Hanne Hukkelberg, Bjork, Joanna Newsom, Lamb, Hanne Hukkelberg, Ane Brun, The Tiny, Under Byen, ect.... are there any other similar artists that you would recomend?

Massive Attack???
Portishead?
Goldfrapp-this will be right up your alley

The music you have is quite eclectic...you should definitely try some Sigur Ros as well, although you probably already know them.

 

[Asr]

Jute for sure. And you might like Bows, just discovered them.

 

[Debaser86]

Check out the album "Home Is In Your Head" by His Name Is Alive.

 

[blessingx]

Hmmmm going to have to think about this, but one that is for sure is go out and get My Bloody Valentines Loveless.

 

[Enverxis]

Alot of these are all probably darker than the darkest "lush interesting stuff" that you have come across, but nevertheless, feel free to indulge.

Autumn Tears - all albums
Dargaard - all albums
Elend - Winds Devouring Men, Sunwar the Dead
Arcana - all albums
Tenhi - all albums
Love Spirals Downwards - all albums
Collide - Beneath the Skin, Some Kind of Strange, Chasing the Ghost
Of The Wand And The Moon - All albums
Dark Sanctuary - L'être las l'enfers du miroir, Les Memoires Blessées
Nebelhexë - Laguz: Within The Lake
Dominion III - Life Has Ended Here
Antimatter - all albums
Ataraxia / Autunna Et Sa Rose - Odos Eis Ouranon - La Via Verso Il Cielo
Stoa - Porta VIII
Qntal - all albums
Enigma - The Screen Behind the Mirror
Estampie - all albums
Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal, Within the Realm of a Dying Sun, Serpent's Egg, Aion

 

[camille]

i like joanna newsom, ane brun, and mia doi todd's music too;p

anyway, i suggest anything by Cat Power and Bic Runga (particularly the album "Birds")

 

[jjhatfield]

Big push for Dead Can Dance (really any album but the self-titled album). Any fan of headphones and the type of music you described will love the lush, dark sounds of DCD.

Also, if you are willing to try something a bit more electronic, incredibly lush, and with wonderful dark vocals but lyrics tinged with a bit of hope, you may want to try exploring a relatively new sub-genre of synthpop known as "futurepop".

Best starting points:

VNV Nation - "Empires" and "Futureperfect"
Assemblage 23 - "Storm"

VNV Nation actually coined the term "futurepop", and "Empires" is one of those perfect records, IMO. Meaning I believe it is absolutely perfect at what it tries to accomplish.

 

[virometal]

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Originally Posted by jjhatfield VNV Nation actually coined the term "futurepop", and "Empires" is one of those perfect records, IMO. Meaning I believe it is absolutely perfect at what it tries to accomplish.

Interesting; I wasn't aware of that. Second the VNV rec.

 

[jjhatfield]

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Originally Posted by virometal Interesting; I wasn't aware of that. Second the VNV rec.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurepop

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Originally Posted by From the Above Wikipedia link Futurepop is a recently-emerging electronic dance music genre, an outgrowth of electronic body music incorporating influences from synthpop (such as song structure and vocal style) and uplifting trance (grandiose and arpeggiated synthesizer melodies). The term was coined by Ronan Harris (of VNV Nation) and Stephan Groth (of Apoptygma Berzerk) while attempting to describe the style of music their bands produced.

So actually it gives credit to both. BUT, this is wikipedia, so as always, take it with a grain of salt. I love Apoptygma Berzerk's music, but his vocals really grate on me, making it difficult to listen to. Sounds very Jimmy Eat Worldish (the vocals that is).

 

[goorackerelite]

anything by sigur ros. Dark lush sonic landscapes come to mind.

 

[TheProdigy]

the cinematic orchestra

 

[Hermitt]

Another push for DCD. Avery good compilation album is A Passage In Time which captures several of their earlier albums.

 

[rhythmicmoose]

Read the thread title and Grizzly Bear's "Yellow House" and Mogwai's "Happy Songs For Happy People" came to mind.