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sidewinder · 03-22-2010, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BTown787

Are Dillinger Four respected?

Indeed!

But what's this to do with the thread?

BTown · 03-22-2010, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

Indeed!

But what's this to do with the thread?

I didn't really know where else to ask.

Thanks for the help, but I'm trying to find metal breakdowns..I never really thought I'd ever get into that kind of stuff and am kind of embarrassed to ask.

+81 · 03-21-2010, 02:38 PM

Yes

BTown · 03-21-2010, 02:49 PM

Also, I feel pretty dumb asking this but does anyone know any bands with sweet breakdowns?....

The Bullet · 03-21-2010, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BTown787

Also, I feel pretty dumb asking this but does anyone know any bands with sweet breakdowns?....

So many bands I could list here, and I'd get shot for the first one that come to mind on here...

Dream Theater
Guns 'N Roses (one some of the longer stuff, like Estranged)
Suffocation
Benighted
Black Sabbath
Blind Faith
Buckethead
Metallica

*looks at list*
*tries to think of non-metal breakdowns aside from Buckethead*
Ah... Dang... I suck at this...

Bob le Samourai · 03-22-2010, 12:58 PM

Ok, so all these bands/songs have very little in common. I'm looking for albums with a vaguely similar feel. Whatever comes to mind, really. The more off-the-wall, the better.

Godspeed You Black Emperor! - "Providence"
Joy Division - "Ceremony" (that song specifically, not so much Joy Division in general)
Cap'n Jazz - "Little League"
My Bloody Valentine - "Soon"
Deerhunter - "Twilight at Carbon Lake"
Boards of Canada in general
Sonic Youth - "Schizophrenia"
Modest Mouse - "Other People's Lives"
DJ Shadow in general
Laurie Anderson - "O Superman"
Radiohead - "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi"
Pink Floyd - "Echoes"
Brian Eno - "The Big Ship"

Thanks.

HeartsMadeOfStrings · 03-22-2010, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob le Samourai

Ok, so all these bands/songs have very little in common. I'm looking for albums with a vaguely similar feel. Whatever comes to mind, really. The more off-the-wall, the better.

Godspeed You Black Emperor! - "Providence"
Joy Division - "Ceremony" (that song specifically, not so much Joy Division in general)
Cap'n Jazz - "Little League"
My Bloody Valentine - "Soon"
Deerhunter - "Twilight at Carbon Lake"
Boards of Canada in general
Sonic Youth - "Schizophrenia"
Modest Mouse - "Other People's Lives"
DJ Shadow in general
Laurie Anderson - "O Superman"
Radiohead - "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi"
Pink Floyd - "Echoes"
Brian Eno - "The Big Ship"

Thanks.

How familiar are you with Modest Mouse? There could be more there that's worth exploring if you haven't listened to it all.

If you like Godspeed You!, then perhaps you'd dig They Will Destroy You ("There Are Some Remedies Worse Than Disease"), Explosions in the Sky ("Your Hand in Mine"), or 65daysofstatic ("Aren't We Running?").

Since you like Boards of Canada, you might enjoy The Album Leaf ("TwentyTwoFourteen") or Black Moth Super Rainbow ("When the Sun Grows on Your Tongue", "Rollerdisco").

You sound like someone open enough to try a few different things.. like math rock?

Bob le Samourai · 03-22-2010, 09:17 PM

Modest Mouse is, as it would happen, my favorite band.

I think maybe GY!BE spoiled most post-rock for me. You can practically live in their first three releases. It's hard to find bands in that style that are really innovative. Explosions in the Sky have been growing on me lately. Also, I really liked the 65daysofstatic song I'd heard (Retreat! Retreat!) but had forgotten the band name, so thanks. They sound promising. I think I hear kind of a bridge between post-rock and post-hardcore with their sound, sort of the same as Trail of Dead's Source Tags and Codes.

I like that Tera Melos song. Sounds like Don Caballero but more melodic. Kind of a hard genre to get into.

Also, the Boards of Canada type recs are appreciated. All those electronic acts can be hard to sift through.

Thanks a bunch.

sidewinder · 03-22-2010, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob le Samourai

Also, the Boards of Canada type recs are appreciated. All those electronic acts can be hard to sift through.

It depends a bit on what it is you like about BoC...the downtempo electronic beats or the nostalgic tape loops and such. Or both.

Some I enjoy that are somewhat similar in one way or another: Freescha, Plaid, Geskia, Ochre, Keaver & Brause, Kelpe, Landau, Secret Frequency Crew, Casino Versus Japan, Odd Nosdam, Proswell, Proem.

Old school: Harmonia (and some others I've yet to get around to)

Some I've been meaning to check out (supposed to be pretty nostalgic-sounding): The Advisory Circle, Belbury Poly, The Focus Group

Also a few I don't really care for that still fit the bill:

Christ. (he originally worked with BoC)
Tycho (pretty much a BoC knock-off)

TheCunningStunt · 03-24-2010, 08:59 PM

Just wondering what's everyone's favourite Velvet Underground album? (Except for VU & Nico)

Looking to get a few more of their albums, I have VU & Nico and The Velvet Underground (1969)

Wondering where to go next

EDIT: Never mind, I found the VU thread.

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Bob le Samourai Groupie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7	Modest Mouse is, as it would happen, my favorite band. I think maybe GY!BE spoiled most post-rock for me. You can practically live in their first three releases. It's hard to find bands in that style that are really innovative. Explosions in the Sky have been growing on me lately. Also, I really liked the 65daysofstatic song I'd heard (Retreat! Retreat!) but had forgotten the band name, so thanks. They sound promising. I think I hear kind of a bridge between post-rock and post-hardcore with their sound, sort of the same as Trail of Dead's Source Tags and Codes. I like that Tera Melos song. Sounds like Don Caballero but more melodic. Kind of a hard genre to get into. Also, the Boards of Canada type recs are appreciated. All those electronic acts can be hard to sift through. Thanks a bunch. __________________ I've got a hammer... where's my hammer?

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TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Just wondering what's everyone's favourite Velvet Underground album? (Except for VU & Nico) Looking to get a few more of their albums, I have VU & Nico and The Velvet Underground (1969) Wondering where to go next EDIT: Never mind, I found the VU thread. Last edited by TheCunningStunt; 03-24-2010 at 09:09 PM.