Recommend an Album... And why - General

[QUOTE=CheeserCrice;28712438]whats the name? I cant read the text properly.[/QUOTE] Septembre Es Ses Dernieres Pensees by Les Discrets

I posted this before towards the beginning of the thread, but after listening to it in high-quality headphones for the first time, I'm recommending it again because it is just that good. This album is The Butcher's Ballroom by Diablo Swing Orchestra. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c7/DSO.jpg[/img] Every song is something different, but they all have elements of rock and opera (NOT rock opera). You will see gypsy, jazz, traditional waltz, Spanish guitar, etc. And it all works. I really can't fully describe it accurately aside from "fucking incredible." Just listen to the first track at the download link (Jamendo) and you will see what I'm trying to say. Oh, yeah, one last incentive. They released this album [highlight]FREE[/highlight]. Their latest album, though, costs money (and it's totally worth it). It's called Sing Along Songs For The Damned & Delirious. You can listen to and download the first two tracks of that album on their website. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ee/Sing-Along-Songs.png[/img] [url=http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/49216]Download Link[/url] [url=http://www.diabloswing.com/]Diablo Swing Orchestra's Website[/url]

I just got my copy of Sing Along Songs in the mail. Been meaning to get it for so long. It's fucking incredible :buddy:

Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues [img]http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/T/theads_tonf.jpg[/img] This album always seems to put me in a good mood, especially the final track: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTPqPZzH-LA[/media]

[img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F7tJJAruEf8/TOkkDmcSjdI/AAAAAAAAAQc/5V3dlpcqBow/s400/Shuggie+Otis_Inspiration+Information.jpeg[/img] Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information - 1974 One sadly, overlooked soul artist from the 70s. It is absolutely amazing psychedelic soul mixed with those early funk styles. Goddamn, funk is such a great listen. His voice is actually quite good, not quite Marvin Gaye, but I would go along the lines of Bill Withers here. Top album too, may have to grab a copy on vinyl if I can find it.

[img]http://img.maniadb.com/images/album/136/136618_1_f.jpg[/img] Mondialito - Avant La Pluie Japanese singer singing in French for extra cute, really relaxing music.

[img]http://d3ds4oy7g1wrqq.cloudfront.net/elquiciodelamancebia/myfiles/Amarok_2.jpg[/img] A single hour long track of constantly changing music with various world influences. Just a wonderful experience to listen to, and easily my favourite of the Mike Oldfield albums I've heard.

[QUOTE=AK'z;28603514][img]http://www.king-crimson.com/images/covers/poseidon.jpg[/img] King Crimson - In The Wake of Poseidon Holds up to the debut and is explosive. Very enjoyable record and worthy successor.[/QUOTE] This.

[img]http://media.warp.net/images/WAP300_Packshot_480.jpg[/img] Rustie - Sunburst EP Crazy-ass electronic shit.

I recommend people to look back at what has been posted in this thread. Very worth it.

[img]http://cache0.bigcartel.com/product_images/33040572/300.jpg[/img] Bad Happy by Bubblegum Octopus. I just finished listening to this for the first time, and it is a fucking perfect album. The quality is great, there's a lot of variety in all the songs, each song is unique, fun and memorable. I would recommend this if you like: energetic, electronic pop music breakbeat cybergrind 8-bit music noise crazy japanese music that would fit as the soundtrack to a colourful Japanese anime (even though he's an American artist, he seems very inspired by Japanese music) grown men with beards singing high notes and doing low growls spazzy music guitars fast paced music happy music angry music Here's the only song I could find on youtube from this album, to give you a slight idea of what it sounds like: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf_oiUdxVYU[/media]

Recommend Artiste Tiem Brazilian Girls Extremely hard to define, extremely hard to dislike. Listen for yourself. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JCxXbP1_Mg[/media] jesus christ that's an ugly girl in the video [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obKKFuw5veQ[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aV5PbWixGo[/media]

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Wait_for_me.jpg[/img] Moby - Wait For Me - 2009 I've been a fan of his work ever since I was young... this was because my sister used to play the "Play" album almost every single day. So "growing to like" his music hasn't been an issue at all. I recently wanted to listen to his landmark record once again and what I got was a huge nostalgic rush of all those times. However, this recommendation isn't about THAT album :v: Wait For Me is his most recent album, and I was immediately intrigued as it seemed to be going more towards his ambient work than ever before. From beginning to end, it never loses steam... I can't say it's as honed in as Play, but it is very enjoyable. I love this album wholeheartedly, it is relaxing and shows his talent as much as he did with Play. I am looking forward to his new "Destroyed" album coming in a few months. This is the return of Moby and I know it :smug:

Heh, I love how Moby moved from Postpunk/punk to ambient.

[img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SEoYfrShLzs/S2CeHXjnyHI/AAAAAAAABx8/vgGvlXf_6iE/s320/Kusudama+-+Jazz+TV+%5B2010%5D.jpg[/img] Kusudama - Jazz TV Jazzcore with mathcore influences, with samples from old Disney cartoons.

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/Steely_Dan-Countdown_to_Ecstacy.jpg[/img] Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstacy - 1973 Another one of their masterful efforts, I think this is one of their most enjoyable works. There isn't much complexity to it but you still hear a clear example of how they work with their sound. Not sure it's better or worse than their debut, but I think a worthy album.

Defeater - Empty Days & Sleepless Nights Really good hardcore band with a few acoustic songs at the end

[img]http://365aay.com/wp-content/covers/Dissection-Storm-Of-The-Light%E2%80%99s-Bane.jpg[/img] Black metal classic. [img]http://frostdomain.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/dissection-reinkaos2006.jpg[/img] Really good heavy/black metal album with two of my favourite songs by Dissection.

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/00/Kaizers_Orchestra_-_Maestro.jpg[/img] Kaizers Orchestra - Maestro Norwegian alternative rock, 2005 Refreshing sound, I've never heard anything like it, this album of theirs is my favourite, I love almost all the tracks on it, it's easy to get into. My favourite tracks are Knekker Deg Til Sist, Delikatessen and Dieter Meyers Inst. (if you want to listen to them on YouTube). Or, as AllMusic put it (better than me): [quote]Anybody wondering what happened to Tom Waits after Franks Wild Years or Radiohead after OK Computer need look no further than Norway's Kaizers Orchestra. The sextet are about as far from conventional as one could imagine (Eastern European folk music filtered through an apocalyptic post-rock prism), so it comes as a bit of surprise that their third full-length recording bears the stamp of Universal Records. The cocky, gas mask-loving Scandinavians have always seemed poised to make the leap to a major label, especially after racking up the awards for 2003's independently released Evig Pint, but the prospect of hearing their signature blend of pump organs, oil drums, and staccato guitar get the "big time" treatment initially put a scare into longtime fans. They need not worry, however, as the resulting Maestro is nothing short of magnificent. A veritable slaughterhouse of ideas, it takes the Orchestra's formula one step further, bringing in the occasional vocal manipulation, heavily compressed snare drum, or weepy string/horn section to flesh out what may be the group's most concise and fully realized effort to date. While they remain true to their penchant for Tin Pan Alley nightmare music, the 12 cuts that inhabit Maestro veer wildly from genre to genre, taking bits and pieces of punk, folk, funk, jazz, and rock and shredding them to bits. A blues-kissed backbone sticks out on "Knekker Deg Til Sist," "Christiania," and the brutal closer "Pa Ditt Skift," while "Blitzregn Baby" sounds like a collaboration between Ennio Morricone, Supergrass, and the Misfits. English-speaking audiences don't need to understand a lick of Norwegian to identify with Maestro, as it sets a mood so universal in its volatility that even the most xenophobic listener will have no choice but to hit repeat over and over.[/quote] Their earlier albums Ompa Til Du Dør and Evig Pint are very good too, my first and the one that got me into the band was Evig Pint.

[img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZW7z2eVYzCA/S9qTRFDXTHI/AAAAAAAAAIA/1JX76jkVWLA/s1600/And-So-I-Watch-You-From-Afar.jpg[/img] And So I Watch You From Afar [Self-Titled] Kind of mathy instrumental rock, sometimes called post-rock, which works too. It's just really really fucking awesome. I can't think of much to say about the album only that it's their first and only, though their second is coming out at the beginning of May this year. Similar to Maybeshewill actually, but without constant voice sampling and I really really prefer the guitars here, since Maybeshewill is a bit heavier I think? I don't know, I hardly even know what heavy is. The music changes quite a bit throughout tracks. Makes a minute feel much longer than it is, but in a good way. Also they're from Belfast in Northern Ireland. I'll let the music speak for itself. First track, which is actually really really great. Easiest to like. ("Set Guitars To Kill") [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRD8z4cTjTM[/media] One I remember being really obsessed with at some point ("I Capture Castles") [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMVE3NEYG1Q[/media] Also this one I got obsessed with as well. Feel that at ~1:33 ("These Riots Are Just The Beginning") [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K09s06Gs9I0[/media] And this sounds kind of Explosions In The Sky. That's what I thought when I first listened anyway. Nice and chill ("The Voiceless") [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3zTd8LpLWc[/media]

[img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pqcGUSDUhi4/TPAH9CTb6dI/AAAAAAAAA5E/xWVIwsBIMNg/s1600/folder.jpg[/img] The mandolin-folky sound may weird you out, but I think they really mix it with rock really nicely... I think it's a really beautiful album that flows nicely. My favorites, to give you a taste. Dustbowl Dance(My favourite) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaxrANJnU2E[/media] Little Lion Man [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRd7UVKvvCM&feature=fvst[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw-ko6aINI4&feature=fvst[/media] White Blank Page is probably my favourite song from that album.

[img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-exUDtm2ZP8A/TYGfe3agIiI/AAAAAAAAAJU/zKdi36jAtxA/s320/Cunninlynguists-Oneirology.jpg[/img] CunninLynguists - Oneirology - 2011 Listened to it for the first time today and I really enjoyed it. One of the most fresh sounding hip hop records in a while... one of the highlights for me of this year so far. Must be checked out if you like really accessible stuff. More accessible than Kno's Death is Silent, but I'm on the edge about saying it is better due to that being a concept album. Still a worthy one.

[img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/411MZ8R62QL._SL500_AA300_.jpg[/img] Although I'd hate to classify them as this, anyone who's a fan of 'Indie Pop' can't afford to miss this, Belle and Sebastian are the smartest precious group i've ever listened to.

I've only hear If Your Feeling Sinister by them and I love it. Can I expect something of the same quality?

[QUOTE=pie_is_good;28878805]I've only hear If Your Feeling Sinister by them and I love it. Can I expect something of the same quality?[/QUOTE] The band have gone through some different sub-genres, but IYFS and DCW are pretty similar, if you liked that album then i'm almost certain you'll like Waitress.

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a6/Lunatic_Soul_II_cover.png[/img] Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul II - 2010 More straight forward than the first release. I enjoyed it a lot more, seeing as he already is an accomplished artist (this is just one man)... I had expectations. He delivers them very well. Very good modern progressive rock album.

[img]http://i31.tinypic.com/okxwfp.jpg[/img] Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun [quote= Akayz' Reviews]So consistent and beautifully done that I can't get enough of it. This probably outdoes every R&B album of the 2000s and I think it's now one of my all time favourites. It's underappreciated in the music community, as I think Lauryn Hill is given the attention when it concerns Contemporary R&B. But this is more "Neo-Soul" I feel. Gives a new meaning to the entire idea of soul, it touches on bounderies of both Contemporary R&B while still remaining consistently soulful in her methods. Very creative and I look forward to hearing her newer works.[/quote] Very essential in other words.

[img]http://www.parisdjs.com/images/mmw/Medeski_Martin_and_Wood-Radiolarians_III_b.jpg[/img] Radiolarians III by the Jazz Fusion trio Medeski, Martin and Wood. Has an awesome blending of different sounds and styles performed by three absolutely amazing musicians. If you want to go all out, I suggest you listen through the whole Radiolarian trilogy, starting with Radiolarians I. [editline]9th April 2011[/editline] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vATEixRBsh0[/media] That's just one example, all the songs sound very different from each other.

[IMG]http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac164/cr2142/51eCdNaHipL_SL500_AA300_.jpg[/IMG] This is perfect, This is the album that got me into Jimi, These songs (I think) Are alot more better then The Studio versions.. [editline]10th April 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=AK'z;29053690][img_thumb]http://i31.tinypic.com/okxwfp.jpg[/img_thumb] Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun Very essential in other words.[/QUOTE] I love you!