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Merrill · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:19 am

Since this somehow ended up in the wrong forum and originally appeared to be written by a junior high student just getting into music, let me rephrase (in shorter terms):

I'm looking for some similar music to what's been on repeat during my homework and grading sessions; the music is electronic, ambient, or semi-ambient in nature. I know of the rest of the work from the groups in the list, so I'm really intending to branch out into bands I haven't heard of or don't listen to often.

List includes:

Aphex Twin - Rhubarb, Blue Calx, Boy/Girl Song

Moby - God Moving Over the Face of Waters, Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad

Sigur Ros - (vasa), Gong/Andvari

NIN - Leaving Hope, Adrift and At Peace (from Still)

Brian Eno - 1/1 (Music for Airports), Discreet Music

Crystal Method - Over the Line

My overworked brain thanks you in advance for any suggestions.

Mirella · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:06 am

Merrill wrote:

Since this somehow ended up in the wrong forum and originally appeared to be written by a junior high student just getting into music, let me rephrase (in shorter terms):

Moby - Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad

I'd recommend anything of the Alan Lomax collection if you like that old music used here.
Also, I'd recommend checking out http://www.last.fm.

groetjes,
Mirella

mookieblaylock · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:16 am

try putting in some of those artists at http://www.pandora.com

Buffalohed · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:57 pm

Merrill wrote:

the music is electronic, ambient, or semi-ambient in nature. I know of the rest of the work from the groups in the list, so I'm really intending to branch out into bands I haven't heard of or don't listen to often.

List includes:

Aphex Twin - Rhubarb, Blue Calx, Boy/Girl Song

Sigur Ros - (vasa), Gong/Andvari

NIN - Leaving Hope, Adrift and At Peace (from Still)

Brian Eno - 1/1 (Music for Airports), Discreet Music

My overworked brain thanks you in advance for any suggestions.

Dude. You have come to the right place.

Aphex Twin: First of all, it's Girl/Boy Song! This is just the beginning of stuff to check out if you like Aphex Twin. Check out these 5 then come back if you want more:

u-Ziq - Lunatic Harness
Plaid - Rest Proof Clockwork
Squarepusher - Hello Everything
Venetian Snares - Rossz Czillag Tsulett oadjfasldfk
Amon Tobin - Bricolage
Boards of Canada - Music Has a Right to Children (just in case you haven't heard it already)

Sigur Ros: You want melodic ambient guitar music. Check out the following:

Hammock - Raising Your Voice Trying to Stop an Echo
Gregor Samsa - 27.36
Bitcrush - In Distance
Hilmar Orn Hilmarlsson & Sigur Ros - Angels of the Universe

I know I'm forgetting something. Sigur Ros is pretty unique so you won't find anything quite like it, but those are a good start.

NIN:

I just have one suggestion here, otherwise you might refer to my thread on industrial music:

Gridlock - Further or Trace - electronic industrial ambient music (I think this stuff is better than NIN)

Brian Eno: There is so much stuff I could point you towards from Brian Eno it is ridiculous. I mean, we are talking about ambient music in the broadest sense. Here is just a quick sample of some stuff you should try, which will indicate which direction in the genre you are most interested in:

Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians
Max Richter - Memoryhouse or Songs From Before
Philip Glass - Music in 12 Parts
Eluvium - Talk Amongst The Trees
Helios - Eingya
Fennesz - Endless Summer
Pan Sonic - Aaltopiiri

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If you want to further elaborate on what kind of music you are looking for I can help you much further. What you provided only allows me the most general suggestions (though you are practically guaranteed to like them, unless you suck).

If you tell me for example, if you like the crazy drums of Aphex Twin, or the more experimental type electronic with lots of effects, ambient with noise, minimal ambient, ambient w/ strings, ambient w/ guitars, ambient w/ electronics. With Sigur Ros if you want more of the vocal type stuff, melodic guitars, layered and reverbed stuff, etc etc.

Anyway good luck.

Buffalohed · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:23 pm

The only person on this forum I can think of that could help you with Moby and Crystal Method is flavdave. He knows all about that type of music. Anything I could say would be based off almost no experience.

sherpahigh · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:41 pm

Merrill wrote:

Since this somehow ended up in the wrong forum and originally appeared to be written by a junior high student just getting into music, let me rephrase (in shorter terms):

I'm looking for some similar music to what's been on repeat during my homework and grading sessions; the music is electronic, ambient, or semi-ambient in nature. I know of the rest of the work from the groups in the list, so I'm really intending to branch out into bands I haven't heard of or don't listen to often.

List includes:

Aphex Twin - Rhubarb, Blue Calx, Boy/Girl Song

Moby - God Moving Over the Face of Waters, Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad

Sigur Ros - (vasa), Gong/Andvari

NIN - Leaving Hope, Adrift and At Peace (from Still)

Brian Eno - 1/1 (Music for Airports), Discreet Music

Crystal Method - Over the Line

My overworked brain thanks you in advance for any suggestions.

I don't have a lot of that type of music, but I do have some. A friend of mine was in a band in Toronto that has since split up, but they made some great ambient music. I love it for driving or just having on in the background while I work.

You can check them out here: http://myspace.com/contacttheband

And if you like what you hear, here's a yousendit link for more. (I'll add the link in 30 min. when it's finished uploading.

Let me know what you think.

Edit... here's the link... http://download.yousendit.com/DFF47E044AE0D76A

Merrill · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:25 am

Thanks for the suggestions ... I'll be checking them out over the next few nights; I might have to utilize yousendit a bit more depending on how many of these artists appear on Rhapsody.

Downloading the above Yousendit file now ... thanks again, guise.

flavdave · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:15 am

I would check out Trentemoller's album The Last Resort. And I'm not familiar with that Crystal Method track (haven't really gotten into them yet) but the sample on iTunes leads me to believe you might enjoy some Groove Armada, specifically the album Goodbye Country, Hello Nightclub.

Buffalohed · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:18 am

Merrill wrote:

Thanks for the suggestions ... I'll be checking them out over the next few nights; I might have to utilize yousendit a bit more depending on how many of these artists appear on Rhapsody.

Downloading the above Yousendit file now ... thanks again, guise.

Make sure to post what you think about those albums. I'm anxious to hear if you like them.

vacatetheword · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:46 am

mookieblaylock wrote:

try putting in some of those artists at http://www.pandora.com

this is a good suggestion, great website.

on that note:

Quote:

Hi, it's Tim from Pandora,

I'm writing today to ask for your help. The survival of Pandora and all of Internet radio is in jeopardy because of a recent decision by the Copyright Royalty Board in Washington, DC to almost triple the licensing fees for Internet radio sites like Pandora. The new royalty rates are irrationally high, more than four times what satellite radio pays and broadcast radio doesn't pay these at all. Left unchanged, these new royalties will kill every Internet radio site, including Pandora.

In response to these new and unfair fees, we have formed the SaveNetRadio Coalition, a group that includes listeners, artists, labels and webcasters. I hope that you will consider joining us.

Please sign our petition urging your Congressional representative to act to save Internet radio: http://capwiz.com/saveinternetradio/iss ... id=9631541

Please feel free to forward this link/email to your friends - the more petitioners we can get, the better.

Understand that we are fully supportive of paying royalties to the artists whose music we play, and have done so since our inception. As a former touring musician myself, I'm no stranger to the challenges facing working musicians. The issue we have with the recent ruling is that it puts the cost of streaming far out of the range of ANY webcaster's business potential.

I hope you'll take just a few minutes to sign our petition - it WILL make a difference. As a young industry, we do not have the lobbying power of the RIAA. You, our listeners, are by far our biggest and most influential allies.

As always, and now more than ever, thank you for your support.

Buffalohed · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:50 am

Signed. Internet radio rocks, even if I rarely listen to it anymore.

edit: Actually takes a few minutes, but it is worth it imo.

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