The Send Someone Something They Dont Listen To but May Like Thread

[Paedantic Basterd]

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Am I the only one who sees the irony of people having to check people's Last Fm accounts to see what their musical tastes are ON A MUSIC FORUM.

LastFM also includes what you could rec them that they've already heard. I know I do quick searches to see if people have already listened to my rec. Negates redundancy. Also, I like to look at lastFMs and make friends.

[Phantom Limb]

By the way, i do have a last fm account now. Let the recommendations fly!

[jackhammer]

Originally Posted by djchameleon

I will take one from you.

Send me anything pretty much and I will get back to you with a mini-review.

Oh actually, since my knowledge of punk is pretty limited maybe you can send something in that vein. it counts as a genre I don't listen to as often.

Or maybe an album that is considered Avant Garde another genre I have overlooked.

Just checking your last fm and I am thinking that a Punk or Avant Garde album album sent straight may not be the ideal way to ingratiate your way into those genres. Sometimes it's good to 'feel' your way into genres instead of being put off immediately!

So instead I am going to send you this:


This duo are D.J's who also make their own music but it is as D.J's that they are revered. They own a huge old house in Washington (I think) where they have chilled out nights belting out music from every corner of the earth. This comp takes you from the Bossa Nova of South America to the deep Dub of Jamaica through the beats of the middle east and the funky house of contemporary clubs in the U.K and U.S. All the while sounding completely effortless and cohesive.

This album has remained one of my personal faves for over ten years and doesn't sound dated in the slightest. Hope you like at least some of it

[Scarlett O'Hara]

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

LastFM also includes what you could rec them that they've already heard. I know I do quick searches to see if people have already listened to my rec. Negates redundancy. Also, I like to look at lastFMs and make friends.

If anyone wants to recommend to me on LastFM or here I'm all ears.

[djchameleon]

I don't know if you have heard these guys but you should. I think you may end up liking them. I caught wind of these guys in '05 I believe.

For Vanilla

The Rasmus

The Rasmus is a Finnish rock band that formed in 1994 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Ylönen (lead singer/songwriter), Eero Heinonen (bass), Pauli Rantasalmi (guitar) and Janne Heiskanen (drums). Heiskanen quit the band in 1998 and was soon replaced by Aki Hakala.
They gained international fame with their 2003 album Dead Letters which went gold and platinum in several countries, accompanied with the single "In the Shadows" which reached number 1 in a number of countries.

[CHCl3]

For Vanilla

B-Real - The Harvest, Vol 1

Two decades after blowing up with Cypress Hill, B-Real is still going strong. On The Harvest, Vol. 1, the veteran MC shares the microphone with an extended crew of up-and-coming artists. Though they are pretty much complete unknowns, most of them impress with razor sharp flows and concise, streetwise lyricism. Three of them hail from Cali, but the majority represent distant locales from all around the globe, including Japan, Spain, Pakistan, Australia, France, Italy, Brazil, and the Netherlands. Production comes from the Audio Hustlaz, who cook up some truly nasty beats, full of nicely chopped samples and perpetually rugged drums. B-Real's trademark nasal steez still sounds great, and the young rappers all come correct. Highlights include "Ride Out" with Sikadime, "Streets Wanna Know" featuring Yama, and "We On It" starring the Lost Angels Crew. It's a rock solid mix from a true legend, and an excellent forum for twenty game-spitters on the come up.

[Dr_Rez]

Again, Thanks to everyone keeping this thread alive. Glad its still going strong.

[Chrysalis]

Could anybody recommend me something based on my Last.fm?

(Ignore Dream Theater and Coldplay. I haven't listened to them in forever, and I'll probably remove the former soon.)

[dankrsta]

^Have you listened to Don Caballero I sent you?

[Chrysalis]

Originally Posted by dankrsta

^Have you listened to Don Caballero I sent you?

...damn it. I've been busy lately, so I completely forgot about it. I'll listen to it later today.