[JP78]

hey all, i've picked up a good twenty albums today online spending the day off browsing and updating my music library. i'm really motivated right now from so many great threads that i just want to keep the momentum going and get lost in new music all week .

favorite music list (updated 2009.08.20) - so here are some of the albums i really enjoy; those of you who are familiar and listen to at least a couple of them please point me in the direction of more musical enjoyment:

- radiohead (the bends, ok computer)
- depeche mode (ultra, violator)
- coldplay  (a rush of blood to the head)
- miles davis (kind of blue)
- massive attack (mezzanine)
- the roots (when things fall apart)
- john coltrane (blue trane)
- thievery corporation (the richest man in babylon)
- air (premiers symptomes)
- pink floyd (dark side of the moon)
- marta argerich (rachmaninov concerto 3)
- rokysopp (melody a.m.)
- portishead (dummy)
- john mclaughlin & shakti (a saturday night in bombay)

note: with the exception of marta, i own the entire discographies for all of the artists above. i picked the specific albums above because they represent my favorite range of each artist. please recommend new artists that remind you of one or more of the above albums.

well this certainly isn't an exhaustive list, but i would include all of the above albums in my list of fifty 'deserted island' selections.

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recommended music that i already own list (updated 2009.08.27) - here are artists that have been recommended in this thread that i already own. if you find yourself liking the artists above and below you may want to check these out too:

- death cab for a cutie (plans)
- kruder & dorfmeister (k&d sessions)
- zero 7 (simple things)
- a tribe called quest (midnight mauraders, low end theory)
- st germain (tourist)
- guru (jazzmatazz)
- mark farina (air farina, mushroom jazz)
- trentemoller (the last resort)
- tricky (maxinquaye)


- UNDER CONSTRUCTION -
(have not gotten through all the postings in this thread)
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new music list (updated 2009.08.27) - this is a list of artists i've since discovered through the course of this thread for anybody that cares to experience the same enlightenment. i've also picked up several individual tracks, but for my personal tastes these are the standout albums that i have since purchased:

- grant green (green street, grantstand, goin' west)
- andsnes (rachmaninov 1&2)
- lee morgan (the sidewinder)
- kenny dorham (whistle stop)
- art blakey (free for all)
- sonny rollins (saxophone colossus)
- porcupine tree (the sky moves sideways)
- sts9 (artifact)
- the postal service (give up)
- muse (black holes and revelations)
- the notwist (neon golden)
- keane (hopes and fears)
- fila brazilia (power clown)

- UNDER CONSTRUCTION -
(i am nowhere near through listening to all of the recommendations so far)

[K Shep]

Hey JP,
I see you like Thievery Corporation and Massive Attack.  Here are two that fit the same genre.

Kruder & Dorfmeister - K&D Sessions
http://www.amazon.com/K-D-Sessions-Kruder-Dorfmeister/dp/B00000G257/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1250645740&sr=1-1

Orbital - In Sides
http://www.amazon.com/Sides-Orbital/dp/B00004T6UX/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1250645825&sr=1-3

Both well recorded.

Kirk

[keenween]

I really love Air, I have most of the Thievery Corporation albums as well. Along those lines: Mark Farina - Air Farina, The Album Leaf - Into the Blue Again, Moby's album: Voodoo Child - The End of Everything

If you like Radiohead: try Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump, the Eels - Daisies of the Galaxy

I could probably list a lot more, but thats off the top of my head.

[JP78]

kirk - i have both the albums you recommended. excellent stuff all around...if you get bored and want to post more selections feel free to do so.

keenween - like you i have most all the air and thievery albums...i just wanted to list my favorites in the interest of diversity.  i'm downloading the two radiohead-type albums you recommended on trial status right now...i will give them a listen and report back shortly.

update: keenween i would liken grandaddy more akin to death cab for cutie versus radiohead...this isn't to say i don't like deathcab because i certainly do, but i found the tracks more hit or miss. i definitely picked up a few of the tracks though, so thank you for them. i felt the same way about eels; i didn't fall in love with the album, but found some gems all the same. thank you for the recommendations.

[K Shep]

All right, I know you won't have this.  It isn't Ambient, it's unique not a specific genre, give it a listen and let me know what you think.  The CD is well recorded and the bass digs deep.

Uberzone - Ideology
http://www.amazon.com/Ideology-%C3%9Cberzone/dp/B000TGGJRS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1250650721&sr=1-1

Kirk

[Tyson]

If you like the Rach 3, then I'd recommend checking out #1 & #2, specifically the performances by Andsnes with Pappano conducting:

[keenween]

keenween - like you i have most all the air and thievery albums...i just wanted to list my favorites in the interest of diversity.  i'm downloading the two radiohead-type albums you recommended on trial status right now...i will give them a listen and report back shortly.

update: keenween i would liken grandaddy more akin to death cab for cutie versus radiohead...this isn't to say i don't like deathcab because i certainly do, but i found the tracks more hit or miss. i definitely picked up a few of the tracks though, so thank you for them. i felt the same way about eels; i didn't fall in love with the album, but found some gems all the same. thank you for the recommendations.

Cool...glad you like some of it. Its difficult for me to directly compare Radiohead to other bands, but most people I know who like Radiohead also like Grandaddy and the Eels. Deathcab is hit or miss for me as well. I'm not the biggest Radiohead fan, OK Computer is their standout for me. If I think of anything else I'll pass it on!

[richidoo]

If you like Blue Trane, you will like these:

John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Miles Davis - 'Round Midnight' and 'Milestones,' maybe also 'Kind of Blue'
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
Kenny Dorham - Whistle Stop
Art Blakey - Free for All

[sts9fan]

radiohead - the bends, ok computer
miles davis - kind of blue
massive attack - mezzanine
the roots - when things fall apart
john coltrane - blue trane
thievery corporation - the richest man in babylon
portishead - dummy

Here is what I would grab:
Sound Tribe Sector 9 "Artifact" and "Peaceblaster" (Artifact first)
Galactic "From the Corner to the Block"
Blackalicious "Blazing Arrow"
Hot Chip "The Warning", "Made in the Dark"
Horrace Silver "Cape Verdian Blues"

[zybar]

Besides getting recommendations here, you can go to a site like allmusic.com for tons of info, reviews, etc...

One nice feature is that they will list some info that can tell you the following:

-  what bands influenced them
-  what bands are similar
-  what bands are followers

For example, if you look up Radiohead you can see the that they were influenced by Nirvana, The Smiths, REM, etc...  a few similar artists are Massive Attack and Muse and a couple followers are The Benjamins and the Dumbwaiters.

While you may or may not agree with all of these assessments, I do think it can provide an excellent starting point for expanding your collection.

Best of luck.

George

[sts9fan]

I also like to put bands into Pandora and see what it plays. 

[JP78]

tyson - thanks for the recommendation. i really enjoyed a late night listen to the album; in particular no1-3 was the standout for me.

richidoo - i have the coltrane and miles albums; the latter three albums are all being downloaded as we speak..err type.

sts9fan - thanks for the suggestions. these are in my download queue as well. i should be able to report back this evening; if not tomorrow for sure. pandora seems like a great way to see where the other listener playlists flow to...i'm pretty excited to get to this.

zybar - thanks for pointing me in the allmusic direction.  the rhapsody service i utilize has a similar feature, but this has been largely a disappointment for me. i hope allmusic is a much better experience; from a cursory glance the reviews certainly seem a lot more detailed.

between this and some golf, i honestly can't think of a better way to spend my week off. thanks so much guys.

[Wayner]

Depesche Mode - Playing the Angel, Exciter

Pink Floyd - Momentary Lapse of Reason, The Division Bell, The Final Cut

David Gilmour (Pink Floyd guitarist) - On an Island

XTC - The Big Express, Oranges and Lemons, Skylarking

Thomas Dolby - Wireless, The Flat Earth, Aliens ate my Buick, Astronauts     
and Heretics

Billy Idol - self titled, Rebel Yell, Cyberpunk.

Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Edgar Allen Poe),
Eve, Eye in the Sky.

Yes - The Yes Album, Fragile, Close to the Edge, 90125, Relayer.

Neil Young - Harvest, Prairie Winds, After the Gold Rush.

I better stop.

Wayner

[funkmonkey]

A couple of things popped into my head...  check out:

Electronic:
Death in Vegas - Dead Elvis
St. Germain - Tourist

Jazz/jazz-funk:
Medeski Martin and Wood - Uninvisable, Combustication, Friday Afternoon in the Universe...
Jimmy Smith - Root Down

Hip-hop (jazzy flava):
Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Mauraders, Low End Theory
Digable Planets - Blowout Comb, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
Guru - Jazzmatazz

Since you mentioned many albums that I own as well, you may already know about or enjoy these as well:

DJ Krush, (DJ) Greyboy, DJ Shadow, or any old MoWax comps like Heads, or Heads 2

Jazz is at the root of everything that I mentioned with a bit of funk thrown it for good measure.  Hard to go wrong with any of the Blue Note reissues from the early-mid sixties...  great time for straightforward Jazz, and Blue Note has put out a lot of excellent compilations that can serve as a springboard to get deeper into the artists.  Grant Green is one of my favorites, and I was introduced to his music through one of those comps.

Sounds like you already have a good sized collection of music, Pandora or LastFM do pretty well with their suggestions, if you stay on top of it and rate a lot of the songs that come up.  Allmusic Guide is a good source too, click on their genre links and browse through the top artist lists.  Amazon even does a fair job of recommending other artists if you throw a few CDs that you like into your shopping cart and browse what other people picked up when they purchased the same titles.

Cheers,
Greg

[Hicks]

A couple of things popped into my head...  check out:

Electronic:
Death in Vegas - Dead Elvis
St. Germain - Tourist

Jazz/jazz-funk:
Medeski Martin and Wood - Uninvisable, Combustication, Friday Afternoon in the Universe...
Jimmy Smith - Root Down

Hip-hop (jazzy flava):
Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Mauraders, Low End Theory
Digable Planets - Blowout Comb, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
Guru - Jazzmatazz

Since you mentioned many albums that I own as well, you may already know about or enjoy these as well:

DJ Krush, (DJ) Greyboy, DJ Shadow, or any old MoWax comps like Heads, or Heads 2

Cheers,
Greg

Awesome suggestions here, especially Death in Vegas- Dead Elvis, a forgotten electronica classic. 

Here are some suggestions to go along with your selections:

radiohead - the bends, ok computer

Muse- Absolution, Blackholes and Revelations

depeche mode - ultra, violator

The Notwist- Neon Golden, M83-Saturdays=Youth

coldplay - a rush of blood to the head

Elbow- The Seldom Seen Kid, Keane- Under the Iron Sea

massive attack - mezzanine

DJ Food- Kaleidoscope, The Orb- Orbus Terrarum

the roots - when things fall apart

Blue Scholars- Bayani, Madvillain- Madvillainy

thievery corporation - the richest man in babylon

Hint- Portakabin Fever

air - premiers symptomes

Fila Brazilia- Powerclown, Zero 7- Simple Things

pink floyd - dark side of the moon

Catherine Wheel- Happy Days

rokysopp - melody a.m.

Ralph Myerz- A Special Album

portishead - dummy

Tricky- Maxinquaye

[sts9fan]

This is a cool thread I like the idea of giving a list and having people giving comps.

[stereocilia]

JP78,

Musical taste is so personal, but I feel like you would like Sneaker Pimps, Becoming X; and maybe South, From Here On In. 

This is a great thread.

[Airborn]

JP78,
I think you should put these bands and albums into Allmusic or Amazon and see what comps. pop up.  I'll just list some other albums I have by the same artists...

radiohead - the bends, ok computer
Radiohead - I love Pablo Honey myself
depeche mode - ultra, violator
Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel is great
coldplay - a rush of blood to the head
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or X&Y
miles davis - kind of blue
Any Miles Davis will be good
massive attack - mezzanine
Massive Attack - Try Collected and Blue Lines
the roots - when things fall apart
 No good with hip hop
john coltrane - blue trane
Coltrane - The self titled LP Coltrane has the best opening cut of any album, I also like Giant Steps and A Love Supreme
thievery corporation - the richest man in babylon
Thievery Corporation - Check out Songs from the Thievery Hi-Fi, The Mirror Conspiracy and The Cosmic Game
air - premiers symptomes
 You know more electronica than me
pink floyd - dark side of the moon
Pink Floyd - Any Pink Floyd will be good, Meddle is underappreciated, imho
marta argerich - rachmaninov concerto 3
Classical Piano - sorry can't help
rokysopp - melody a.m.
Rokysopp - I've only heard Melody A.M. myself
portishead - dummy
Portishead - Live Roseland NYC and Third are good

[low.pfile]

Hopefully not repeats of others' suggestions. Hicks' choices are great!

So, based on my own collection, the suggestions have some similar feeling, structure or vocal style to the item you listed:

radiohead - the bends, ok computer / coldplay - a rush of blood to the head ~ I suggest: Death Cab for Cutie - Plans

depeche mode - ultra, violator ~ .. this one was the hardest for me since they are such icons and you selected much later albums than the classics I suggest: The Presets - Beams, and Unai - A Love Moderne

massive attack - mezzanine / portishead - dummy ~ I suggest: Emilia Torrini - Love In The Time Of Science, and Lamb - Between Darkness and Wonder   

thievery corporation - the richest man in babylon ~ I suggest: all thievery corp!, Kruder & Dorfmeister - The K&D Sessions, Tosca - Suzuki or Delhi9,  and Groove Armada - Vertigo

air - premiers symptomes / rokysopp - melody a.m. ~ I suggest: Trentemoller-The Last Resort, and Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons

and check out..... Sigur Ros

have fun, ed

[WGH]

Artists that go well with the Thievery Corp would be:

Moby (previously mentioned)
bonobo
Nightmares on Wax
Lateduster
Vienna Teng
Flunk
Tommy Guerrero
Zero 7
Chet Baker
Deep Forest
El Ten Eleven
William Orbit
Groove Armada
The Cinematic Orchestra
Morcheeba
Feist