Seeking a common but unspoken of genre of music. (soundtrack, electronic)

xmjm924x · 03-13-2009, 09:47 PM

Hi,

I am looking for a certain genre of music that I always have an impossible time finding whenever I am in the mood to listen to it, so I usually just give up looking for it. The type of music I am looking for is usually played in movies/shows when there is some sort of dramatic investigation going on. They often play it when the characters are in the lab (checking fingerprints, DNA, mixing chemicals, etc) in the show "CSI". It is also played sometimes on the new series "Breaking Bad" when the characters are brewing up the meth. It usually has some sort of dramatic rap beat and some eerie/deressing dramatic sounds with a nice flow.

That's about the best I can accurately describe the music that I am talking about. The name of a song somewhat similar to what I am talking about is called "little Gem", by the band Euphoria. You can listen to a clip of the song on Amazon.com...just search for "CSI Soundtrack" and the song will be under the track listing.

Please take a second to respond if anyone knows what I'm talking about.

Thanks,
-Mike

xmjm924x · 03-14-2009, 11:08 AM

I had a feeling nobody would be able to answer lol...

Freebase Dali · 03-14-2009, 01:10 PM

I think CSI uses a lot of songs from Massive Attack.

I think the genre you're looking for will fit somewhere in between triphop, downtempo, ambient and electronica. (the genre, not the umbrella term)

xmjm924x · 03-14-2009, 01:16 PM

Dude, Veridical Fiction you are a pro...Massive Attack is pretty close to exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the helpful reply!

Freebase Dali · 03-14-2009, 01:18 PM

You're welcome.

willum · 10-13-2009, 03:53 PM

the genre is trip hop,

check massive attack, dusty speakers, burial

sidewinder · 10-13-2009, 04:51 PM

I once heard a Prefuse 73 track on CSI: Miami also.

music_phantom13 · 10-13-2009, 06:12 PM

Oh ****. Dirty Elegance. You will like them, Finding Beauty in the Wretched is one of my favorite albums. It's pretty much just what you're talking about, but with a bit more interesting stuff going on. And they use a lot of piano. I will gladly get you that if you'd like. Also, check out a-fei. That's a bit different, it's a little bit glitchy experimental music, but worth a shot. Lastly, the ninja tunes label makes ambient trip-hop stuff, I'd definitely look into that. The best way to do it is to go to last.fm radio and just type in ninja tunes. Their artists are all tagged. Also, Portishead is a lot like Massive Attack.

03-13-2009, 09:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
xmjm924x Groupie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4	Seeking a common but unspoken of genre of music. Hi, I am looking for a certain genre of music that I always have an impossible time finding whenever I am in the mood to listen to it, so I usually just give up looking for it. The type of music I am looking for is usually played in movies/shows when there is some sort of dramatic investigation going on. They often play it when the characters are in the lab (checking fingerprints, DNA, mixing chemicals, etc) in the show "CSI". It is also played sometimes on the new series "Breaking Bad" when the characters are brewing up the meth. It usually has some sort of dramatic rap beat and some eerie/deressing dramatic sounds with a nice flow. That's about the best I can accurately describe the music that I am talking about. The name of a song somewhat similar to what I am talking about is called "little Gem", by the band Euphoria. You can listen to a clip of the song on Amazon.com...just search for "CSI Soundtrack" and the song will be under the track listing. Please take a second to respond if anyone knows what I'm talking about. Thanks, -Mike

03-14-2009, 01:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	I think CSI uses a lot of songs from Massive Attack. I think the genre you're looking for will fit somewhere in between triphop, downtempo, ambient and electronica. (the genre, not the umbrella term) __________________

03-14-2009, 01:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
xmjm924x Groupie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4	Dude, Veridical Fiction you are a pro...Massive Attack is pretty close to exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the helpful reply! Last edited by xmjm924x; 03-14-2009 at 01:33 PM.

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Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	You're welcome. __________________

10-13-2009, 03:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
willum Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	trip hop the genre is trip hop, check massive attack, dusty speakers, burial

03-14-2009, 11:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
xmjm924x Groupie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4	I had a feeling nobody would be able to answer lol...

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sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	I once heard a Prefuse 73 track on CSI: Miami also. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

10-13-2009, 06:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	Oh ***. Dirty Elegance. You will like them, Finding Beauty in the Wretched* is one of my favorite albums. It's pretty much just what you're talking about, but with a bit more interesting stuff going on. And they use a lot of piano. I will gladly get you that if you'd like. Also, check out a-fei. That's a bit different, it's a little bit glitchy experimental music, but worth a shot. Lastly, the ninja tunes label makes ambient trip-hop stuff, I'd definitely look into that. The best way to do it is to go to last.fm radio and just type in ninja tunes. Their artists are all tagged. Also, Portishead is a lot like Massive Attack.