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I respect her a lot, her albums are very interesting though not always my cuppa.   Her Big Band period was neat.   Did you like Sugarcubes ?




Edited by Atavachron - November 30 2017 at 18:20

Another artist that has baffled me lately, and she is completely separate from my comment above: Bjork!

Not sure why I haven't thought about them earlier but you should definitely check out Don Caballero. They have really intricate guitar work and awesome drumming. Don Caballero 2 and For Respect are really heavy, perhaps the two you'd like the most. Otherwise, What Burns Never Returns and American Don are easier listenings.

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Atavachron wrote: mlkpad14 wrote: Atavachron wrote: Swans are bold, and seem to have a Dead-like following. What do you mean by that? What do you mean what do I mean?

Larkstongue41 wrote: ^^ I'm really glad to hear that. Swans is definitely very unique. I actually haven't fully gotten into them yet.  The first few albums they released are quite challenging experimental metal. The more recent albums are a very eclectic form of post-rock and I have no difficulty with those. Albums starting with Soundtracks for the Blind, especially the recent trilogy of albums To Be Kind, The Seer and The Glowing Man are my favourites. Filth (the one I'd suggest you to go for in case you haven't heard it yet) and Children of God are also must-haves.

Thanks! I actually just finished watching a breakdown of their discography, by the YouTube channel deepcuts. I thought it was a very worthwhile guide... highly recommended to any other newbies.

Also, I heard that the first two were the hardest to listen to by a wide margin, and that they are separate from the rest of the discography. I would like to give them a go tomorrow.

Atavachron wrote: Swans are bold, and seem to have a Dead-like following.

What do you mean by that?

Watchmaker wrote: The Mars Volta's Frances the Mute is amazing (but chances are you have already heard it). Phideaux's Doomsday Afternoon is pretty similar to Wobbler's album, a bit more unique.

mlkpad14 wrote: Watchmaker wrote: Nice to see that Riverside have made it to your top-5. If you haven't checked out Anathema yet, you know what to do. Also, Airbag is a reasonable choice if you hate Roger Waters. Alright let's drop some names. Alfa Mist - Antiphon (Nu Jazz/Jazz Fusion with spoken word passages and tiny prog hints, drums remind me of Gavin Harrison) Doves - Lost Souls (warm and dreamy Indie-ish rock) National Health - Of Queues and Cures (Canterbury masterpiece) Wobbler - From Silence to Somewhere (straight out of the oven, full prog madness) Air - Moon Safari (smoothest downtempo in history, maybe ever) I have listened to all of these, some repeatedly. Wobbler is absolutely great, on so many levels! And Antiphon, I love that album! If you have anymore recommendations, I would love to hear them.

Glad you liked them . Wobbler is AOTY for me.
If you're into more hard-hitting stuff check out the two Royal Blood albums, the latest Sahara Surfers album and the latest Amplifier album (as well as The Octopus). All of them are very entertaining, without being revolutionary.
Similarly there is Kasabian, one of my favourite bands. Very different sound than the rest, start with their third to see if you're into them, continue with the first two.
The Mars Volta's Frances the Mute is amazing (but chances are you have already heard it).
Phideaux's Doomsday Afternoon is pretty similar to Wobbler's album, a bit more unique.
And for something way different than the rest, try Sunset Mission by Bohren & der Club of Gore.

Wow, this Krokodil album is really good.