With a little help from my friends... (thanks)

[hmpf]

I just realised that in the last twelve to fifteen months I've discovered more music I didn't know than ever before in my life. I've been living without radio or tv for about four years now, and consequently have got quite out of touch with current music. Even before I stopped listening to the radio, though, there was hardly any music on there that I liked - that was one of my reasons for stopping, in fact.

But I enjoy discovering music, and so I am very grateful to the friends who have introduced me to music they liked that turned out to be compatible with my tastes.

So, some thanks are in order:

- to tiniago for introducing me to Damien Rice
- to dunkle_feuer for introducing me to Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson
- to nager for introducing me to Pain of Salvation and Alamaailman Vasarat
- to various fanvids and to Scapekid for introducing me to Tom McRae
- to fanvids and Nager for introducing me to A Perfect Circle
- to my roommate Renate for introducing me to Oi Va Voi

All of these and more I would not have found without your help. *g*

So... judging from these, and with the additional information that I in recent years I've particularly liked Radiohead, Björk, tindersticks, Natalie Merchant, Nick Cave, Radio Tarifa, The Klezmatics... what's my taste? Dark ethnic songwriter progressive metal post-rock?

Hm.

For me, the main thing all these have in common is that they make landscapes in my mind, just like most of my favourite books.

Comments

[herdivineshadow]

You might like some of VAST's stuff. Not all of it, but some. Uh... songs like "Pretty When You Cry", "Where it never rains", "Desert Garden" and "The Niles Edge"

[rossb.livejournal.com]

You might like Dub no1 by Capdown. I'm not sure about there other songs however. Its not my favourite of there songs and is very different from a lot of their stuff however It certainly does for me what you describe. As its name describes its dubby where as most there stuff is Ska-punk mixed with hardcore though they do mix in lots of othere genres. One problem is its very difficult to track down except on the album as its not one of there bigger songs.

And since you mentioned A Perfect Circle have you tried Tool.

Yeah, actually...

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

I've already come to that conclusion a few days ago. I watched a fanvid based on one of their songs ('Touched'). Reminded me rather of Kate Bush in parts... uhm... but that may be because I only know very little of Kate Bush, and what little I know happens to have the same kind of tribal voices in the background *g*. Anyway, I liked it (I like Kate Bush, as well *g*), and am already considering checking out more of their music. :-)

Thanks for the rec, though!

[rossb.livejournal.com]

Oh yes and maybe Howards Alias. If you go for them try anything off The Answer Is Never. Anthem For A Doomed Youth is my favourite if you went any help finding these or just want to find out more about these bands just ask.

Thanks, I'll definitely note the titles down :-)

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

I think I've got some Tool on my harddrive somewhere, but haven't listened to it yet.

[tiniago.livejournal.com]

I GIVE YOU MUSIC! I GIVE YOU IT! YES!

*hits self on head to remind self to ACTUALLY GET ROUND TO IT*

What Nick Cave do you have, again?

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[dunkle-feuer.livejournal.com]

Duty in life: spreading the obsession joy that is good music :D

I'm happy you liked both of them. A Perfect Circle is very good, too. I should have included it on the CD, but since you got introduced to it, everything is good :) Tool could be interesting, since it is by the same who's (partly at least) responsible for APC, but it isn't my cup of tea. I tried to listen to them but deleted everything as soon as I'd forced myself to listen to a whole album.

Next I have some jrock to offer. Well, and of course the old classics like Alice Cooper, David Bowie and co. Tori Amos maybe? Though, you probably know her already. Maybe Moist? I'm almost positive that you'd like them.

Let me know when you're in the mood for more music ;-)

[mjlaw.livejournal.com]

You like Tindersticks? Wow. I don't think I've ever met anyone else who does.

Have you heard Medulla by Bjork yet? It's very exciting!!!
Do you like dEUS by any chance?