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Bob le Samourai · 02-06-2011, 01:37 AM

I'm looking for rock music that has a transcendental or dreamlike quality but is edgier and more grounded in rock than, say, shoegaze. Maybe a bit melancholic.

A few start-off points:
The Wrens - Everyone Choose Sides
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia
Reckoning-era REM
Guided by Voices - Weedking
U2 - Bad
The Walkmen - Wake Up
Talk Talk - Ascension Day
Mew - Wherever

scottsy · 02-06-2011, 08:18 AM

Oh I was going to say early REM would be great for dream - like music.... anything from Murmur through to Reconstruction of the Fables... after that they got into the more straight edge rock sound with political lyrics.... still great in my opinion, as I am a major fan of the band, but definitely less dream - like in quality...

Zer0 · 02-10-2011, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob le Samourai

I'm looking for rock music that has a transcendental or dreamlike quality but is edgier and more grounded in rock than, say, shoegaze. Maybe a bit melancholic.

A few start-off points:
The Wrens - Everyone Choose Sides
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia
Reckoning-era REM
Guided by Voices - Weedking
U2 - Bad
The Walkmen - Wake Up
Talk Talk - Ascension Day
Mew - Wherever

Yo La Tengo and Galaxie 500 might fit your bill perfectly

Howard the Duck · 02-10-2011, 07:45 AM

anybody can make a mix tape list for having sex to?

I'm tired of the slow jazz, Dusty Springfield comps, r n b and soul I put on for it

something sexy but not too similar to the stuff I mentioned

djchameleon · 02-11-2011, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

anybody can make a mix tape list for having sex to?

I'm tired of the slow jazz, Dusty Springfield comps, r n b and soul I put on for it

something sexy but not too similar to the stuff I mentioned

you can't get anymore sexier than r&b and soul. so you just killed a majority of the excellent suggestions.

Howard the Duck · 02-11-2011, 04:41 AM

^^ ha ha

i find some reggae quite sexy - lovers' rock mostly - so throw some ideas along that vein

djchameleon · 02-11-2011, 04:44 AM

oh how about ballads? you looking for some of those?

Howard the Duck · 02-11-2011, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

oh how about ballads? you looking for some of those?

they're fine as long as they're not Diane Warren shit or Bon Jovi power ballads

psytrancelove · 02-12-2011, 04:56 PM

Heard of Killola? Alternative rock..?

Lisa Rieffel - their vocalist is super hot! :P and super talented.. she has done sit coms like The King of Queens.. NO I DIDN't watch it.. but just heard about it.. lol

Been digging their stuff lately ..

LostBoyScout · 02-13-2011, 08:33 PM

I would love to be exposed to more bands similar to Four Tet, Caribou, James Blake... sorta ambient-electro. I love the incorporation of voice (ie dubstep) but more reserved and mellow. Electronic that you don't dance to.

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02-06-2011, 01:37 AM	#2651 (permalink)
Bob le Samourai Groupie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7	I'm looking for rock music that has a transcendental or dreamlike quality but is edgier and more grounded in rock than, say, shoegaze. Maybe a bit melancholic. A few start-off points: The Wrens - Everyone Choose Sides Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia Reckoning-era REM Guided by Voices - Weedking U2 - Bad The Walkmen - Wake Up Talk Talk - Ascension Day Mew - Wherever __________________ I've got a hammer... where's my hammer?

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scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	Oh I was going to say early REM would be great for dream - like music.... anything from Murmur through to Reconstruction of the Fables... after that they got into the more straight edge rock sound with political lyrics.... still great in my opinion, as I am a major fan of the band, but definitely less dream - like in quality... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

02-10-2011, 07:45 AM	#2654 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	anybody can make a mix tape list for having sex to? I'm tired of the slow jazz, Dusty Springfield comps, r n b and soul I put on for it something sexy but not too similar to the stuff I mentioned

02-11-2011, 04:41 AM	#2656 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	^^ ha ha i find some reggae quite sexy - lovers' rock mostly - so throw some ideas along that vein

02-12-2011, 04:56 PM	#2659 (permalink)
psytrancelove Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 22	Heard of Killola? Alternative rock..? Lisa Rieffel - their vocalist is super hot! :P and super talented.. she has done sit coms like The King of Queens.. NO I DIDN't watch it.. but just heard about it.. lol Been digging their stuff lately ..

02-13-2011, 08:33 PM	#2660 (permalink)
LostBoyScout Groupie Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 39	I would love to be exposed to more bands similar to Four Tet, Caribou, James Blake... sorta ambient-electro. I love the incorporation of voice (ie dubstep) but more reserved and mellow. Electronic that you don't dance to.