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[JuustoMan]

I want to hear your top 5 chill out songs
Ps. first post!!!!

[scottsy]

Top five chillout songs? Now that sounds like an interesting challenge... here goes!

5. Dive - David Bridie: Reminds me of the days i would spend trying to relax my aggravated nerves by walking along a beach, i can picture the water and the waves curling up and crashing as i listen to this song and it always gives me the biggest sense of peace and harmony.

4. Mogwai fear Satan: If I am not relaxed by the end of a 16 minute soothing, rousing epic like this, then i musn't be human. it's brutal, it's beautiful and it leaves me with goosebumps, always...

3. Magician Among the Spirits - The Church: It's got this really laid back, lazy sounding bassline and not a wholeot more except for a few sounds and guitar effects and thirteen minutes of poetic lyrics... an epic way to relax.

2. Airportman - R.E.M I love the way this just kinda ambles along with ambient sounds and a very husky low toned vocal from Michael Stipe... lots of little ringing sounds doesn't hurt the relaxing feel either...

1. Kid A (the track) - Radiohead: Again..... the ambience and the overall feel and blend of sounds just kinda lull me intoa nice sense of relaxation here...

***Disclaimer***
These were not intended to be in any sort of preferential order...

[AceGee]

First one is retro 60's 70's action fast tempo hip-hop with a kickin beat and blaring trumpets sort of like 'I'm your villain' by Franz Ferdinand forget the lyrics though or like 'Get It Sapo' by DJ4Joy

Secondly I'm looking for some electornica bluegrass with some serious banjo in it. No lyrics preferably and no chipmunk BS.

Thanks. Help if you can.

[Stinkfist]

Ok so I couldn't find a thread where we post gems we've discovered so if this is in the wrong spot I apologize,

Here is a little nugget I heard on the radio today I think you may find amusing, the sound quality isn't the best but was the only clip I could find, so try finding a better version if you like.

It's called Northcote ( so hungover). By the Bedroom Philosopher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9rJlAbyVKo

[scottsy]

Ahhh, the Bedroom Philosopher... I loved that guy!

[Solust]

I've listened to various sub-genres of metal almost exclusively (99% or more) for the past 15 or 16 months. Every time I get something that isn't metal it doesn't last in my library for a long enough time to be significant and I never miss it.

I'm looking for people who are well versed in genres that aren't metal to introduce me to (or, preferably, throw me into the deep end of) those genres so that I can expand my currently narrow tastes in music.

I like unconventional song structures (ie. not verse, chorus, verse, etc.), talented instrumentalists and vocalists (including range, vibrato, note holding, emotion, harsh vocals [though harsh vocals not at all necessary]) that don't abuse their talent to the point of excess, and variation in styles between albums (between songs in albums too, but not quite as much; I'd like a bit of consistency).

The only definitive requirements I have are:
No autotune. I can tell when autotune is used and I don't like it.
Material must be released in the format of albums, for sheer ease of access.
I must be able to hear the instruments being played. The production can be of low quality, but as long as I can hear the notes being played at least a little bit I'm fine (for example, the production of early Burzum is just fine). I also don't want clipping, because that's just annoying.

A few of my favourites in metal:
Devin Townsend and all his various side projects
Pain of Salvation
Cormorant
Death
Lykathea Aflame
Anaal Nathrakh
Manowar
Burzum
In Mourning

The <1% of my library that isn't metal is The Balancing Act by Sadistik.


With all that in mind, I'd like recs now. Rock, Electro, Folk, Classical, punk, or anything else that anyone can think of.

I thank everyone who attempts to satiate my desires of expansion in advance.

[DiSTANToblivion]

Here are some non-metal teasers from great albums you may like Solust...




*been obsessed with this album lately

[SpecialCookies]

Hey, I'm looking for something rather specific:
Sad piano-/keyboard-based instrumental music.

Doesn't necessarily have to be instrumental, but fairly lyric-submissive or otherwise incomprehensible vocals. Please recommend me some.
I suppose I'm thinking of SMZ's For Wanda, more specifically, sorry I don't really have much else to go by but this sort of stuff is really appealing to me at the moment.

Thank you!!

[Solust]

Yann Tiersen - Comptine D'un Autre EteL'apres Midi
Pain of Salvation - Pluvius Aestivus

I recommend these for the above poster. Tiersen has more like it, Pain of Salvation not really.

Would've posted links but I'm too new here. Sorry.

[Here4theBeer]

Hi all, looking for some recommendations

I like;

radiohead
early pixies
elephant 6
the strokes
beatles
arctic monkey

you get the idea

I'm a fan of 'indie' rock...I guess thats what i'd call it, but i'm willing to try anything. Check my Last.FM maybe? Get an idea what I might like?

I dunno, up to you!