Howdey. Essential music picks. I think quite some of you might have heard most of the music already but I think the important part is sharing THE essential music.
Phantasia by
LITETags: math-rock/explosive/groove/evolution
The absolute must song: Ghost Dance
Try itThe shivering math-rock-groove that this japanese (no surprise) band creates in this album catches you into the subtle yet evolving soundscapes. Technical precision, excellent song-writing and a sold story-teller feeling to the whole experience - lovable.
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Nik Bärtsch's RoninTags: zen-funk/jazz/minimalism/groove/uplifting
The absolute must song: Modul 42
Try itPiano + bass + clarinet + saxophone + drums = textured jazz which will nod your neck with groove. Acoustic band, therefore clean soft sound. For an active sunny summer day; which is quite the opposite from what I've been experiencing lately.
Abyssal by
EnvyTags: emotionally charged post-rock mixed with hardcore/screamo/explosions/breathtaking emotion
The absolute must song: Thousand Scars
Try itI already shared my love to this band in other threads, but still - if you're into post-rocky crescendos, hardcore and emotional screamo, try this EP out. There is not that much music out there filled with emotion as intense as in this EP.
Somewhere Along The Highway by
Cult of LunaTags: post-metal/doom/evolution/crescendo
The absolute must songs: Dim + Dark City, Dead Man
Try itEven though the album has it's weak parts (for example, even the opening track is a little weak, but by far the second part of the album contains my favorite texture-post-metal passages in the entire genre. Especially first 6-7 minutes of Dim and the epic ending of Dark City, Dead Man.
Dreaming of Spires by
July SkiesTags: ambient/free floating guitar/soft vocals/music for drifting and falling asleep
The absolute must song: Garden Constellations
Try itI have been looking for this kind of music for quite a long time - Hammock fulfilled my more-electronic-drone parts of ambient rock desire, but this band fills the left-over space with space-y guitars and vocals only. A soft dream.. recommended setting: speakers (not headphones), late evening, drifting away in the bed.
For those who heard most of these albums, I present you some extras:
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3nd - View From Here : math-rock/japanese post-rock. Creative and emotional.
HereFuzzy Lights - A Distant Voice : post-rock/repetitive organic.
HereUfomammut - Eve : doom-stoner-psychedelic-metal-one song album. I think genres describe the massiveness.
HereMaster Musicians of Bukkake - Totem One : tribal/drone/psychedelic/experimental. Just try this - interesting stuff.
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