Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 626727)

I need someone with a lot of knowledge about Mexican music to introduce me to some stuff. I'm not a fan of the accordion-based Mexican music that sort of sounds like polka, but I am interested in two kinds of Mexican music: Stuff with more complex percussion along the lines of a lot of South American music (I think this stuff is called cumbia) and also the kind of Mexican folk music with the fiddle and the vocals that almost sound like yodeling. I'm not even sure of the names of these genres so it's been hard for me to find anything on my own. If anyone can help I'd be really grateful. :)

Originally Posted by Terrible Lizard (Post 626781)

Mike Laure perhaps.

Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 626792)

From what I'm reading about him he doesn't sound like exactly what I'm looking for but he does still sound like someone I might like regardless.

Originally Posted by Terrible Lizard (Post 626797)

I'll look into it more tomorrow and send you some links. :)

Originally Posted by Dieselboy (Post 626675)

also Marcus Intalex's mix on Fabriclive .35 has been one of my favorites for a really long time. Very chill, and just packed with good songs all the way through.

Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 626727)

I need someone with a lot of knowledge about Mexican music to introduce me to some stuff. I'm not a fan of the accordion-based Mexican music that sort of sounds like polka, but I am interested in two kinds of Mexican music: Stuff with more complex percussion along the lines of a lot of South American music (I think this stuff is called cumbia) and also the kind of Mexican folk music with the fiddle and the vocals that almost sound like yodeling. I'm not even sure of the names of these genres so it's been hard for me to find anything on my own. If anyone can help I'd be really grateful. :)

Originally Posted by dac (Post 626363)

I've been working my way into trip hop, and picking up some staples like Portishead and Massive Attack. What are some of the off the trail records worth going for?

Originally Posted by coryallen2 (Post 626864)

where should i start to get more indepth for eltronica...i know who MGMT is is there any other cool ones?

Originally Posted by Bulldog (Post 626861)

Some albums you might like;

Morcheeba - Big Calm
Thievery Corporation - The Mirror Conspiracy
UNKLE - Psyence Fiction
Faithless - Reverance
Tricky - Maxinquaye

^ Should all be easy enough to find. If you don't have them already of course.

Originally Posted by RiotGod (Post 626870)

Ever listen to Kraftwerk -- or Jean Michel Jarre? Try Tomita -- these are some artists pre-date today's form of "electronica"

Originally Posted by Demonoid (Post 626851)

I'm no expert, but anyways, I suppose this one is not exactly from "Mexico" but give it a try -

BABE(B)LOGUE: The Roots of Chicha - Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru (2007)

I'm not sure whether that's what you are after as I have no idea what's 'cumbia'. It just had the word and I happened to remember :laughing:.

Or maybe something like this?

(Ignore the accordion pic. I'm sure you'll get through it :laughing:. I find the accordion to be a bit cheesy, but that wasn't half bad. And I *think* it has some complex-tribal sort of drumming?)


Edit: And here's a track from the compilation without any vocals

YouTube - juaneco y su combo - me robaron mi runa mula

Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 626940)

Heh. Thanks for the suggestions but I actually already own an El Gran Silencio album (it's a pretty good album but the accordion does get old after a while) as well as that "Roots of Chicha" disc. Based on what I've heard I think cumbias are really different depending what their country of origin is and I think the type of cumbia I'm looking for is specifically Mexican. As far as the other style of Mexican music I'm looking for goes (the style with the yodeling and fiddle), you may be one of the few people on here familiar with the one good example of it that I know by name. Do you have the Cafe Tacuba album Avalanche de Exitos? If you do, the song "Ojala Que Llueva Cafe" is the exact style of music I'm looking for.

Originally Posted by Pobodys_Nerfect (Post 626941)

Janzoon I would also recommend Rodgrio y Gabriela, they do flamenco style music that seriously makes me hard.



Yes that is Orion, the Metallica song.

Originally Posted by gunnels (Post 626430)

The only jazz album I own is Cosmos by Sun Ra

Originally Posted by crash_override (Post 626641)

I recently stumbled upon a good jazz/blues station here and they play alot of good stuff but don't offer a tracklist so i rarely know what they are playing. Any reco's would be nice.

Originally Posted by Bulldog (Post 626861)

Some albums you might like;

Morcheeba - Big Calm
Thievery Corporation - The Mirror Conspiracy
UNKLE - Psyence Fiction
Faithless - Reverance
Tricky - Maxinquaye

^ Should all be easy enough to find. If you don't have them already of course.

Originally Posted by dac (Post 626979)

Yeah I have Maxinquaye and fecking love it. Thanks.

Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 627052)

You didn't reply to my Trip Hop reccos. You are on my shit list now :(

Originally Posted by Blue (Post 627204)

Did you have a chance to listen to the opera recommendations I put up?

Originally Posted by jackhammer (Post 627303)

I sure did but I have to admit to be enamoured with female voices in opera. Thanks anyway.

Originally Posted by tore (Post 626963)

RIO yo. RIO? Yo man. RIO yo.

I have like Univers Zero and Far Corner .. Any other essentials someone could recommend?





I'm not really into jazz .. I like it a lot, but it's not what I play most. Also, just asking for jazz is like asking for recommendations on metal. You don't know if they want Dio or Korpiklaani. Anyways!

I think an easy entry into jazz is to check out the cream from last decades swing revival. Squirrel Nut Zippers is my favourite of the bunch and their album "Perennial Favorites" is excellent. I also wrote a review on it in my journal. I have one album by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy called "Americana Deluxe" and although it's not as diverse, it's also good.



This is not the track I wanted to show, but the selection off youtube is not really extensive. It's Squirrel Nut Zippers opening track from Perennial Favorites (released in 1997).


If you like gypsy jazz reminiscent of old Django Reinhardt, I can recommend Joe Pass album "For Django" (1964) or Bireli Lagrene's "Gipsy Project & Friends" (2002).



The video above shows Bireli and his gang playing Django's jazz standard, Minor Swing.


If you like more trippy electronica jazz with a bit of drum n bass and other stuff thrown in, then you could have a look at Jaga Jazzist from Norway or perhaps Kyoto Jazz Massive from Japan.



The video above shows Jaga Jazzist song Animal Chin from their 2001 album "A Livingroom Hush" which got good reviews in Norway.


If you want more prog-jazz fusion stuff, I think you should check out the Canterbury scene's legendary Soft Machine. The following video is from the last half of the last track on their album "Third" from 1970.




Guys like Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Herbie Han**** or John Coltrane shouldn't need an introduction since they are all still immensely popular. I have Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" from 1965 and I like it a lot. It's also critically acclaimed. "Miles Ahead" (1957) and "Kind of Blue" (1957) by Miles Davis are awesome .. I also got Bitches Brew on a recommendation here, but I've yet to listen to it. It's also easy to get box sets from all these artists.



In the youtube-vid, you can see Miles Davis and John Coltrane together playing "So What", the opening track on "Kind of Blue".


If you think you might like avant-garde jazz, try Bill Frisell. The following vid shows him playing Shenandoah which is from his 1999 album "Good Dog, Happy Man" ..




Tired of writing now :(

Originally Posted by crash_override (Post 627676)

Hey thanks for the effort but not really what im looking for. The quote you posted from me was a little misleading, and I apologize. I had posted earlier in the thread with a better explanation of what I was seeking.

Mainly i'm looking for good Blues Rock/Electric Blues artists along the lines of Joe Bonamossa etc.

Also, Newer (90's-2000's) Jazz/Smooth jazz with a good bass driven sound. Looking for stuff with good fretless play, or something with a solid rhythm section in general.

Originally Posted by Emsanders (Post 627702)

always looking for new jazz/blues

seeking some relaxing symphony music

also i've been looking for a few out side the box indie bands. kinda pushing the genres limits you could say.

any suggestions?
=D

Originally Posted by tore (Post 626963)

RIO yo. RIO? Yo man. RIO yo.
I have like Univers Zero and Far Corner .. Any other essentials someone could recommend?

Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 626940)

Heh. Thanks for the suggestions but I actually already own an El Gran Silencio album (it's a pretty good album but the accordion does get old after a while) as well as that "Roots of Chicha" disc. Based on what I've heard I think cumbias are really different depending what their country of origin is and I think the type of cumbia I'm looking for is specifically Mexican. As far as the other style of Mexican music I'm looking for goes (the style with the yodeling and fiddle), you may be one of the few people on here familiar with the one good example of it that I know by name. Do you have the Cafe Tacuba album Avalanche de Exitos? If you do, the song "Ojala Que Llueva Cafe" is the exact style of music I'm looking for.

Originally Posted by Zero1986 (Post 634953)

A list of essential Dream Pop albums plz??

Originally Posted by Antonio (Post 635044)

anyone want to recommend me any good electronic music? sorry if i'm not saying it right, i'm not so knowledgable about that genre

Originally Posted by Piss Me Off (Post 635052)

It's a pretty broad genre, any moods you're into?

The one album i would always recommend is DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.

Originally Posted by Antonio (Post 635071)

idk, anything really as long as it isn't boring, maybe some upbeat stuff

Originally Posted by Piss Me Off (Post 635073)

In that case, Mr Scruff - Keep It Unreal

Originally Posted by Antonio (Post 635071)

idk, anything really as long as it isn't boring, maybe some upbeat stuff

Originally Posted by Piss Me Off (Post 635004)

I back up Mazzy Star, So Tonight That I May See is gorgeous.