Stutopia Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Might be just because I'm getting old, or because most music actually stopped being a sound and started being "a look" somewhere around the late 2000s (I blame the whole T4 thing and the brains that brought us Nick Grimshaw). Anyway, reasons aside... I'm finding it hard to find new music. I like to think I span the genres, taking in anything from The Stones, High Contrast, The Boss, Beastie Boys, Neneh Cherry, Radiohead, Prodigy, Pink Floyd, Dizzee Rascal, Urban Cookie Collective, - I've even listened to Phil Collins non-ironically. The last album I bought was Air - Moon Safari (which I missed in the 90s). The last "new" albums that I actually liked were Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See, and The Vaccines -Come Of Age. So I'm hoping to kick this thread off and get some recommendations, not just for me, but a mutually beneficial thing. With youtube and spotify, no one needs to spend any money to check out new sounds, just need some new ideas. All contributions welcome, I won't flame you if your favourite band is Haim. I just don't want to turn into someone who just listens to the same music over and over - I want to find the new sound 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I am also in that lost zone of music at the moment - I was of the Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Oasis type age of music and nothing recently has really come close in terms of creating an album with ten brilliant songs on, maybe 2 or 3 but not a properly good album. I did however buy AVICII which was really good. Only album I have bought in about five years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I think I better stay out of this one at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I can't imagine what ure likely to suggest.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 These should keep you busy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 http://youtu.be/H2NqjrCU92Q 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lexx Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 And this is a personal friend of mine who is on the up: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen@Clark Motorsport Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Some good tunes there Lexx I would recommend listening to 6 Music, it has a pretty diverse mix and has introduced me to loads of new music recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Good shout on 6 music, a few people have pointed me there. Like those last two tunes Lexx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 2 outta 8 ain't a bad hit rate Based on that, try these: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) Selfless plug time These are some of the bands I have played in over the years. It covers most genres so you might find something you like Inter - This was the band that had the record deal and ended up doing various tours, TV, radio etc including a couple of Peel sessions, XFM live sessions and one of our songs used for an advert. A magazine gave up 4 out of 5 and said we were a mix of Radiohead, Green Day and The Manics. Cow - This is a Motown/soul type of thing that I recorded a few years back at Paul Weller's studio and who we went of tour with. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/cow-dedicated-to-the-mighty Echo 109 - This was the last album I played on, only just pressed a couple of weeks back. It's a sort of electronic, industrial, ambient, dance thing. Started out as one song and ended up being a whole album. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/echo-109-space-and-time-1 Michael Boylan - This is me, my own solo album I am currently recording. It's a bit Jazz, ambient type of thing. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/michael-boylan The Fleas - A sort of indie, guitar pop sort of thing. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/the-fleas The River Thieves - If you like U2, The Alarm and the 80's stadium thing these you might like this. My first band but a but dated but great memories especially playing In front of 6000 people at Brixton Academy. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/the-river-thieves-winter Edited July 5, 2014 by Linus27 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 You want something new ?? You want a sound ?? Listen to this, you'll hate it but it's what I'm in too and from your music selection I'd put you at about 7-10 years older than me, so about 37-40. El-P(Hip-Hop) doing alive session with NIN guitarist I think, as well as a few others. Spice of life and all that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Selfless plug time These are some of the bands I have played in over the years. It covers most genres so you might find something you like Inter - This was the band that had the record deal and ended up doing various tours, TV, radio etc including a couple of Peel sessions, XFM live sessions and one of our songs used for an advert. A magazine gave up 4 out of 5 and said we were a mix of Radiohead, Green Day and The Manics. Cow - This is a Motown/soul type of thing that I recorded a few years back at Paul Weller's studio and who we went of tour with. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/cow-dedicated-to-the-mighty Echo 109 - This was the last album I played on, only just pressed a couple of weeks back. It's a sort of electronic, industrial, ambient, dance thing. Started out as one song and ended up being a whole album. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/echo-109-space-and-time-1 Michael Boylan - This is me, my own solo album I am currently recording. It's a bit Jazz, ambient type of thing. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/michael-boylan The Fleas - A sort of indie, guitar pop sort of thing. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/the-fleas The River Thieves - If you like U2, The Alarm and the 80's stadium thing these you might like this. My first band but a but dated but great memories especially playing In front of 6000 people at Brixton Academy. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/the-river-thieves-winter I'm liking Cow and Inter and Echo 109 - you should be driving a bloody Ferrari with that back catalogue I think I might love the Cow vocalist Maxine Cook. You want something new ?? You want a sound ?? Listen to this, you'll hate it but it's what I'm in too and from your music selection I'd put you at about 7-10 years older than me, so about 37-40. El-P(Hip-Hop) doing alive session with NIN guitarist I think, as well as a few others. Spice of life and all that. 33, so not far off. I think you put too much wait on the Phil Collins and not enough on The Prodigy They don't usually go in the same sentence. Perhaps I should have thrown in something a little bit later, like Pulp - probably my favourite band, Different Class just captures my youth completely. I didn't hate that at all. I didn't mention any hip-hop in my first list cos I tend to pick and choose tracks rather than full albums in that arena, I've got time for NWA and Jay Z and obviously Vanilla Ice... Variety is indeed the spice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) In the spirit of sharing, most of my (slightly older) mates back in the day were massively into early 90s dance and it stuck with me ever since. I love the piano house tunes of the mid-90s and keep my hand in on electronic stuff, mainly breaks and deep drum n bass now. A mate of mine is a DJ and just started making his own tracks. One of his radio sets below, might not be for everyone, but fairly liquid funk. Edited July 5, 2014 by SuperStu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I've been listening to a lot of the Stones, Metallica and Snoop lately. New music leaves me utterly cold. Thank god there's so much decent older stuff for me still to discover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 If the gage New music leaves me utterly cold. If the age of the internet has brought us anything, its brought people the opportunity to listen to what that choose to like, or find new things that they like. I can't begin to imagine how shallow my library would be if it wasn't for Grokster/Limewire etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suits Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I didn't hate that at all. Kudos for listening man . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Selfless plug time These are some of the bands I have played in over the years. It covers most genres so you might find something you like Inter - This was the band that had the record deal and ended up doing various tours, TV, radio etc including a couple of Peel sessions, XFM live sessions and one of our songs used for an advert. A magazine gave up 4 out of 5 and said we were a mix of Radiohead, Green Day and The Manics. Cow - This is a Motown/soul type of thing that I recorded a few years back at Paul Weller's studio and who we went of tour with. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/cow-dedicated-to-the-mighty Echo 109 - This was the last album I played on, only just pressed a couple of weeks back. It's a sort of electronic, industrial, ambient, dance thing. Started out as one song and ended up being a whole album. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/echo-109-space-and-time-1 Michael Boylan - This is me, my own solo album I am currently recording. It's a bit Jazz, ambient type of thing. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/michael-boylan The Fleas - A sort of indie, guitar pop sort of thing. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/the-fleas The River Thieves - If you like U2, The Alarm and the 80's stadium thing these you might like this. My first band but a but dated but great memories especially playing In front of 6000 people at Brixton Academy. https://soundcloud.com/michael-boylan/sets/the-river-thieves-winter I'm liking Cow and Inter and Echo 109 - you should be driving a bloody Ferrari with that back catalogue I think I might love the Cow vocalist Maxine Cook. Hehe, didn't quite make the Ferrari but does a Lotus count Glad you're liking it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 If 90s dance music is your thing I may not be of much use but my random list of bands worth checking out is..... Pixies The War on Drugs Broken Bells Death Cab for Cutie Arcade Fire A Place To Bury Strangers The National The Babies Vaccines Killers Doves East Hundred Nihls Frahm The Hold Steady London Grammer Future Islands Older stuff I like a lot...... Rush Marillion Metallica Guns N Roses Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin Jackson C Frank Neil Young Jethro Tull James New Model Army Pogues Stone Roses Charlatans Suede Sleeper Smiths Could go on all night.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell presidente Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I will avoid my suggestion's for really heavy/thrash/death metal ect. I present Volbeat, recently got into this band and saw them at download, excellent band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock_Steady Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) if you like Hip hop (before it went downhill) Check out : Kool G rap (album: 4.5.6) Smiff "n" wessun (album: Dah shinnin) Redman (what? the album) Ice cube (album: the predator) LL.Cool.J (album : mama said knock you out / 14 shots to the dome) Pete Rock and CL Smooth (album : the main ingredient) Real Live AKA K-def and Lario (album: the turnaround) Mobb Deep (album: the infamous) Bushwakass (album: how real isreal?) Craig Mack (project Funk Da world) Peanut Butter wolf (album: my vinyl weighs a ton) Beatnuts (Any album really) DAS EFX (album: Dead serious) ill Al scratch (album: creep wit me) For something on the other side of the spectrum how about : White snake (album: slip of the tongue) Motley crew (album: shout at the devil) Metallica (album: Black) Cradle of Filth (album: Damnation and a day) Killswitch Engage (Any album but not their first) Queens of the Stone age (any album) Nevermore (The album that has the song "river dragon" cant remember the album) Black Sabbath (any album that had Ozzy on it or Heaven and hell with Ronnie James Dio but not after that!) Mastodon (any album) And if you like a bit of Jazz fusion how about: Larry and lee / Bob James Edited July 7, 2014 by Rock_Steady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I just downloaded DSOTM in SACD, you have to listen to the album in this format at least once, just breathtaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 I just downloaded DSOTM in SACD, you have to listen to the album in this format at least once, just breathtaking SACD never really got big, but from what you're saying it makes a difference. Last time I dusted that off I'd mistakenly eaten some wild mushrooms and had a great time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I just downloaded DSOTM in SACD, you have to listen to the album in this format at least once, just breathtaking SACD never really got big, but from what you're saying it makes a difference. Last time I dusted that off I'd mistakenly eaten some wild mushrooms and had a great time. Yes it does make a difference if you are an audiophile and have a decent set up. I don't actually own a. CD player all my music is played through my mac. The album is over 2GB, just downloaded Speaking in Tongues in surround SACD. 24bit 96,000mhz it's like the band are in the room with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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