So I've been going through a music binge lately. I found a group I'm falling in love with called Steam Powered Giraffe. Do you like Daft Punk? Do you like Jonathan Coulton? Then you'll like this group.
I know the people on this board must have some pretty awesome music in their libraries, so I implore you, do you have any interesting/weird but good music to share with me?
Are you looking for the same genre you described?
And what do you mean by ''weird''? I mean, what's weird is subject to personal opinion.
I would have you try Weather Report. That's jazz-fusion. Especially the tunes Gibraltar, Black Market and Havona, but there are a lot of other good tunes from them.
In the same vein, but a little bit more modern and drum-oriented I'd go for Dave Weckl. There's the legendary Billy Cobham as well, but while his drumming is insane, I find only a few select tunes are really good, such as Stratus and Red Baron.
That's in the fusion vein. If you like more electro-chillout tunes, I have tons of that stuff. I would actually need some time to gather them up so maybe it's simply better if I include a link to a YouTube Playlist, which I can't do at the moment since I'm at work.
I've got lots of groovy tunes, too.
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Are you looking for the same genre you described?
And what do you mean by ''weird''? I mean, what's weird is subject to personal opinion.
I've got lots of groovy tunes, too.
Let me clarify that I am not a Hipster. Or if I am a hipster, than I am a sincere one. I don't hate things because their mainstream. Theirs tons of great mainstream music..... from decades ago.
I just don't like anything that's popular right now, and I think this is a horrible decade for music. At least mainstream, but i have found great music digging deep into the internet music culture. I'm a pretty big fan of retrowave, neo-swing music, Southern Gothic music, and lot's of other stuff. I mainly find new music by stumbling onto a group I like and finding other groups like that group, so if you guys have bands that are interesting I want to hear more. Weird is hard for me to define. maybe just forget that.
>> I think this is a horrible decade for music.
Disagree. More options than ever before. Even among new things. Just need to seek.
Merry Christmas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt3oAyK_IG8
>>Theirs tons of great mainstream music..... from decades ago
Why not... listen to great mainstream music of today as imagined from decades ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufvZzhK_3X8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O53nJzDaXXQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv94swj4sjo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZQJrM09jbU
Play Violin (Guitars are evil)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvipPYFebWc
(Dance!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgXN0kO1JEA
Why be Daft Punk? Each Song only has a few good lines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MteSlpxCpo
For Swing, go to France (Avoid the Robots)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPjJW5iTFN0
If nothing else, watch this, (from Zootopia 2):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbQgXeY_zi4
And this, (on facing your fears):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX44CAz-JhU
Personally though, I have yet to find a single SteamPowered Giraffe song I like.
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>> I think this is a horrible decade for music.
Disagree. More options than ever before. Even among new things. Just need to seek.
Merry Christmas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt3oAyK_IG8
>>Theirs tons of great mainstream music..... from decades ago
Why not... listen to great mainstream music of today as imagined from decades ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufvZzhK_3X8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O53nJzDaXXQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv94swj4sjo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZQJrM09jbU
Play Violin (Guitars are evil)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvipPYFebWc
Take Some Crime (Dance!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgXN0kO1JEA
Why be Daft Punk? Each Song only has a few good lines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MteSlpxCpo
For Swing, go to France (Avoid the Robots)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPjJW5iTFN0
If nothing else, watch this, (from Zootopia 2):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbQgXeY_zi4
And this, (on facing your fears):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX44CAz-JhU
Personally though, I have yet to find a single SteamPowered Giraffe song I like.
Thanks for the recommends. I always like finding new Electro-swing grooves so I appreciate the recommends. It's fascinating how much I think modern songs work when put through the PMJ. Also I understand that SPG isn't for everyone. But I think they harmonize well, and I like the way present on stage. Also the line "How many of you like fighting skeleton pirates on the back of killer whales?" well never be topped.
I like music that sounds like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByydxD2P9wE
does that count as weird?
Enjoy.
Mr. Bungle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVDpo6rE1fc)
I listen to a lot of what I call "thinking music." A favourite for getting things done is the Hotline Miami Soundtrack (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKD-MVfC9Ag), particularly the tracks by M.O.O.N.
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I listen to a lot of what I call "thinking music." A favourite for getting things done is the Hotline Miami Soundtrack (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKD-MVfC9Ag), particularly the tracks by M.O.O.N.
That particular track is epic. That game was fun, too.
LoA, you might try the radio stations on Soma FM (http://somafm.com/). There's a lot of variety, but I am particularly fond of Mission Control.
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How about just mashing up a bunch of stuff that's popular now, using a 25 year old song as a basis? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjB8M06Au-g
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The channel called, fittingly, "NewRetroWave" is quite good about that, and I like it quite a bit. A couple of my favorites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPyWw60vJls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIqx-0KwbBA
You might also like cTrix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9fLT_9E6Ik
Or just go back to stuff from the original time period: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJgD9ihRSKw
As is somewhat known around here, I'm a fan of Bollywood (particularly older stuff) so I'd be remiss if I didn't include a link to some of the music-- it's "weird" from a non-South-Asian perspective, probably.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4ybPU2QipY
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Quote from: LoAI just don't like anything that's popular right now, and I think this is a horrible decade for music.
How about just mashing up a bunch of stuff that's popular now, using a 25 year old song as a basis? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjB8M06Au-g
Quote from: LoAretrowave
The channel called, fittingly, "NewRetroWave" is quite good about that, and I like it quite a bit. A couple of my favorites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPyWw60vJls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIqx-0KwbBA
You might also like cTrix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9fLT_9E6Ik
Or just go back to stuff from the original time period: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJgD9ihRSKw
As is somewhat known around here, I'm a fan of Bollywood (particularly older stuff) so I'd be remiss if I didn't include a link to some of the music-- it's "weird" from a non-South-Asian perspective, probably.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4ybPU2QipY
Holy shit that remix. It felt like time slowed down while I was watching that.
I'm going to be listening to retro music all night now.
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I listen to a lot of what I call "thinking music." A favourite for getting things done is the Hotline Miami Soundtrack (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKD-MVfC9Ag), particularly the tracks by M.O.O.N.
I am impressed at how good some of those songs were from
that particular game.
The first one seems like a surf rock song done post-Phish era... ... It went on forever.
Thank you for the recommendation of M.O.O.N.