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Bands like Portishead, Massive Attack, Hooverphonic and Veruca Salt...? |
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Bands like Portishead, Massive Attack, Hooverphonic and Veruca Salt...?
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Just recently got into these fantastic bands and was wondering if you can recommend any other good bands similar? |
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Try Ivy....
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Older Morcheeba.
That's older stuff Morcheeba did (basically before bloody Rome wasn't built in a day), not a band called Older Morcheeba. ![]() Definitely The Avalanches, and maybe Cibo Matto or Bentley Rythm Ace. |
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Hi
Just recently got into these fantastic bands and was wondering if you can recommend any other good bands similar? Autechre U.N.K.L.E. DJ Shadow DJ Krush |
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You might like Zero 7 - bit less electronic, but nice and chilled with great vocals.
Also try some of the Hed Kandi compilations - specifically 'Winter Chill'
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Try Ivy....
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You might like Zero 7 - bit less electronic, but nice and chilled with great vocals.
Also try some of the Hed Kandi compilations - specifically 'Winter Chill' Did you enjoy the Wolverhampton gig last year BTW? Everyone was *soooooo* negative towards it, but I luuuuuuurved it - all dreamy and swirly - but in a nice way! You've got to check out Sia's track 'Sunday' if you haven't already Pingy - got the 'Colour The Small One' album the other week and its great! Ooooh - and get Tino Dico's EP too if you can... *finishes threadjack*Anyway, like Pingu said, normal Zero 7 material may be a little too sluggish for your liking; start with the 'Simple Things Remix' album for slightly more uptempo stuff first if I were you (Samples: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...164499-8238219) Something that no-one's mentioned yet is 'Goldfrapp'; Check out their album 'Black Cherry' and the track 'Lovely Head' off their other album 'Felt Mountain'. *EDIT*: Oops! Forgot to mention 'Groove Armada' - you should like their stuff too
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You'll have to excuse Pingu & I, we love Zero 7 a bit too much
Did you enjoy the Wolverhampton gig last year BTW? Everyone was *soooooo* negative towards it, but I luuuuuuurved it - all dreamy and swirly - but in a nice way! You've got to check out Sia's track 'Sunday' if you haven't already Pingy - got the 'Colour The Small One' album the other week and its great! Ooooh - and get Tino Dico's EP too if you can... *finishes threadjack*I haven't heard too much of Sia's solo music - except the Paradise Soul remix of Numb - which is pretty amazing. I must get round to buying one of her albums
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I'm PM you rather than going off-topic even further Pingu
![]() I forgot to say that I also have to agree with The Avalanches - where did they go to? It's been ages since I've heard anything from them; 'Since I Left You' was a masterpiece! Found out the other day that Nick Hornby wrote about it in his book '31 Songs'... |
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Sorry - who?
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Sorry - who?
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Well, for Massive Attack there's Tricky, obviously. For Portishead presumably you know about Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man's 'Out of Season'?
Depends how broadly you're looking really. Have you listened to Moloko? Saint Etienne? Lamb? Kruder & Dorfmeister and Thievery Corporation have both produced some classic albums. Tosca's album 'Suzuki' is lovely. For female singers there's Anjali - anyone who likes this genre really needs to hear her! - and Anja Garbarek, Emiliana Torrini and Stina Nordenstam. And of course the all-conquering Bjork. And the wonderful Martina Topley-Bird. Suggest you check out World of Trip Hop and for lesser known/up and coming artists in this genre it's always worth keeping an eye on Epitonic. |
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Originally Posted by damndirtyape
Something that no-one's mentioned yet is 'Goldfrapp'; Check out their album 'Black Cherry' and the track 'Lovely Head' off their other album 'Felt Mountain'.
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For Portishead presumably you know about Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man's 'Out of Season'?.
http://www.dynamoproductions.com/ |
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Off topic but I LOVE Portisheads Sour Times...... and The 411s Teardrops lol.
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Well, you could try Jack Off Jill or Scarling , they are a little like Veruca Salt, but I don't know any of the other bands...
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It depends what you like about MA, Portishead etc. but I could recommend Smith & Mighty. Should have been as big as Massive Attack. Also, I would recommend 'the Pop Group' and 'Rip Rig and Panic' from the mid 80's, but finding any of their stuff is impossible.
Daddy G (Grant Marshall out of Massive Attack) did his own DJ Kicks album last year, that should still be out, and it's well worth getting, and there's also a cd called 'Massive Classics' out, which is a bunch of songs that MA sampled for their 'Blue Lines' and 'Protection' albums. Finally, have a look at www.red-lines.co.uk, everything you ever wanted to know about MA. Looking forward to Goldfrapp's new album, btw. |
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