I am hoping some of you out there can help. I am always on the search for some new music but lately have hit a wall. I like all kinds of music but lately have had a craving for jazzy,downbeat, electronic type music or some cool jazz piano or cool chill. Let me give you a few artists similar to what I am looking for and hopefully some of you would give me some suggestions for different but similar artists so I can get turned onto something new. Any help would be much appreciated.

Brian Culbertson
Zero 7
Hooverphonic
Kid Loco
Keiko Matsui
Blue Nile
Morcheeba
Massive Attack
Beth Orten
Nightmares on Wax
St Germaine

Portishead? Dummy is the classic, Third is pretty far out there but their best in my opinion.

Dead Can Dance.

I think you might like Talk Talk- Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock in particular.

Seefeel.

Maybe the Notwist.

I guess you have In a Silent Way? Not electronica, but it pretty much sets the standard for jazzy and down tempo.

Have you heard Feist - "Let it Die"? I like it better than her more recent one...

Portishead? Dummy is the classic, Third is pretty far out there but their best in my opinion.

Dead Can Dance.

I think you might like Talk Talk- Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock in particular.

Seefeel.

Maybe the Notwist.

I guess you have In a Silent Way? Not electronica, but it pretty much sets the standard for jazzy and down tempo.

Do you mean Miles Davis In a silent way???

Do you mean Miles Davis In a silent way???

that's the one. stone cold classic.

Portishead? Dummy is the classic, Third is pretty far out there but their best in my opinion.

Dead Can Dance.

I think you might like Talk Talk- Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock in particular.

Seefeel.

Maybe the Notwist.

I guess you have In a Silent Way? Not electronica, but it pretty much sets the standard for jazzy and down tempo.

Seefeel and the notwist which albums should I try? I just bought dead can dance ( toward the within )and two albums by talk talk( spirit of eden and the best of.)

Have you heard Feist - "Let it Die"? I like it better than her more recent one...

Just bought let it die for 7 bucks Thanks for the suggestion I am going to give it a try. Anything else come to mind??/

you might like Cibelle's last album The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves

How about Olive "Extra Virgin"? It's getting a bit old, but ... kind of fits in with the Morcheeba / Nightmares on Wax and some of the other stuff you describe. Really adore that album.

If you're into electronica I was fairly pleased with Afterdark - New York City

Not that it's needed, but another thumbs up on In A Silent Way -- just discovered this at the library and it's now at the top of my wanted list.

Speaking of which ... you never know, the Library may have some interesting stuff. That's what I've been doing lately to expand my horizons a little...

Michael

you might like Cibelle's last album The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves

Just bought it Thanks I'll give it a try. Augy:music:

Seefeel and the notwist which albums should I try? I just bought dead can dance ( toward the within )and two albums by talk talk( spirit of eden and the best of.)

Seefeel- most people seem to like Quique the best. I prefer their less user-friendly sound like their LP Succour, but that is not the best starting point.

Notwist- I think Neon Golden is the one, for sure.

Hey, let us know what you think of all these.

How about Olive "Extra Virgin"? It's getting a bit old, but ... kind of fits in with the Morcheeba / Nightmares on Wax and some of the other stuff you describe. Really adore that album.

If you're into electronica I was fairly pleased with Afterdark - New York City

Not that it's needed, but another thumbs up on In A Silent Way -- just discovered this at the library and it's now at the top of my wanted list.

Speaking of which ... you never know, the Library may have some interesting stuff. That's what I've been doing lately to expand my horizons a little...

Michael

I'll give the library a shot...You never know. By the way I bought the Olive album you mentioned I was looking at the afterdark but it was too much money for now. but I will keep it on my list. Thanks for the suggestions. Augy:music:

I have a 2 cd mp3 compilation I put together that is just what you are looking for.
Not cd quality but mp3's though.

Here is the playlist.

Zeromancer presents Lounge, Downtempo, and Trip Hop Vol. 1
my compilation

Here is a link
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R3BHRUPJ

Tracklisting
CD1
01 - Magic Sound Fabric - Levitation Groove - Uplift Drift
02 - Arabesque (Vocal Version) - Micatone
03 - Indian Rope Trick - Flunk
04 - DJ Velvet - Like A Picaroon.
05 - Magic Sound Fabric - Photonic Phonic - Uplift Drift
06 - Honey Root - Sunrise Sunset
07 - Ar Kane - Jazzelic
08 - Makoto - Think Twice
09 - Nitin Sawhney - Acquired Dreams
10 - Solea Amphibia - Babybird.
11 - Bent - Swollen
12 - On The Rocks - Ticon

CD2
01 - Hand Polished - Conceptually Confused
02 - Slide Five - Streamline
03 - Ming + FS - Dog Tag
04 - Nookie - Culture Shock
05 - The Clifford Gilbretto Rhythm Combination - Restless
06 - Sounds from the Ground - Bodega Bay
07 - Crustation - Purple
08 - Slowpho - Javlar
09 - The New Deal - Then and Now
10 - Genuine Childs - Orange Sunset
11 - Soulstice - Fall
12 - Bassic - On the Horizon

Copied it all and thank you..... I will look into your selections and hopefully find them and get some cd's Thanks Augy:music:


I have a 2 cd mp3 compilation I put together that is just what you are looking for.
Not cd quality but mp3's though.

Here is the playlist.

Zeromancer presents Lounge, Downtempo, and Trip Hop Vol. 1
my compilation



Tracklisting
CD1
01 - Magic Sound Fabric - Levitation Groove - Uplift Drift
02 - Arabesque (Vocal Version) - Micatone
03 - Indian Rope Trick - Flunk
04 - DJ Velvet - Like A Picaroon.
05 - Magic Sound Fabric - Photonic Phonic - Uplift Drift
06 - Honey Root - Sunrise Sunset
07 - Ar Kane - Jazzelic
08 - Makoto - Think Twice
09 - Nitin Sawhney - Acquired Dreams
10 - Solea Amphibia - Babybird.
11 - Bent - Swollen
12 - On The Rocks - Ticon

CD2
01 - Hand Polished - Conceptually Confused
02 - Slide Five - Streamline
03 - Ming + FS - Dog Tag
04 - Nookie - Culture Shock
05 - The Clifford Gilbretto Rhythm Combination - Restless
06 - Sounds from the Ground - Bodega Bay
07 - Crustation - Purple
08 - Slowpho - Javlar
09 - The New Deal - Then and Now
10 - Genuine Childs - Orange Sunset
11 - Solulstice - Fall
12 - Bassic - On the Horizon

Copied it all and thank you..... I will look into your selections and hopefully find them and get some cd's Thanks Augy:music:
:music:
CD2 track 11 should be Soulstice - Fall
it was a typo

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CD2 track 11 should be Soulstice - Fall
it was a typo

Just bought 6 from your list regarding soulstice is the song fall into you??

Just bought 6 from your list regarding soulstice is the song fall into you??
Yes
Which 6 did you buy?

Yes
Which 6 did you buy?

Flunk...Morning star
genuine childs...genuine childs
The new deal...the new deal
slowpho...hotel sleep
Nitin Sawhney...prophesy
Ming & FS ...Applied pressure

These are the only ones I could find in my searches

and just now the soulstice ...Illusions

Flunk...Morning star
genuine childs...genuine childs
The new deal...the new deal
slowpho...hotel sleep
Nitin Sawhney...prophesy
Ming & FS ...Applied pressure

These are the only ones I could find in my searches

and just now the soulstice ...Illusions
The New Deal is a great music.
Slowpho are great chill music
Ming & FS are jazzy dnb music
Genuine Child is just heaven to my ears

The Dining Rooms--- um, The Gotan Project---um, trippy and psych-y, try Bright Black Morning Light--umm, lemme think.....

The Dining Rooms--- um, The Gotan Project---um, trippy and psych-y, try Bright Black Morning Light--umm, lemme think.....
The Dining Rooms are really good also

The Dining Rooms--- um, The Gotan Project---um, trippy and psych-y, try Bright Black Morning Light--umm, lemme think.....

Thats it ....Keep thinking.....there doesn't seem to be a thread for this kind of music I can search into , so keepem coming. Spent about a hundred today. I have a bit more to keep me busy for a while. But the goal is to get turned onto something new. Please give an album title as well , makes it easier to pick one. Thanks all AUGY :music:

Oh I forgot, here's a sort of electronica / urban / nujazz / nu-urban electronika / whatever the heck it is... basically a fusion of jazz and electronica... Ambient Rhythms (example link: http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1123581/a/Nu-Urban+Elektronika.htm) I've gotten a lot of listening time out of it.

Try some Café del Mar or Buddha Bar Comps. Great source for a variety of artists to chill by.

Try some Café del Mar or Buddha Bar Comps. Great source for a variety of artists to chill by.

which would you suggest ....there are quite a few> AUGY:music:

Oh I forgot, here's a sort of electronica / urban / nujazz / nu-urban electronika / whatever the heck it is... basically a fusion of jazz and electronica... Ambient Rhythms (example link: http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1123581/a/Nu-Urban+Elektronika.htm) I've gotten a lot of listening time out of it.

Looked good so I bought it......Thanx Augy:music::music:

www.sofa.fm
Groove Salad station is awesome

Any music that is on www.echoes.org might interest you
Also check out musical starstreams http://www.starstreams.com/
and
www.hos.com for deep space music. They play this on my local public radio station

I don't know if it is okay to post the link to my compilation. It's a megaupload.com link
If anybody wants it I guess pm me.

www.sofa.fm
Groove Salad station is awesome

When I click on this link it comes up cannot find server. Is Groove salad station an album title or a band name???

Shpongle....all 3 albums are excellent works of art.

Are You Shpongled?
Tales Of The Inexpressible
Nothing Lasts...But Nothing Is Lost

You can get em on vinyl or CD.

When I click on this link it comes up cannot find server. Is Groove salad station an album title or a band name???

I ended up buying 26 cd's in the last 24 hours. Would have bought more but some were too expensive at this time but will keep looking. Some I bought have not been mentioned here such as Tricky, F.C. Kahuna, Everything but the girl, Hiroshima, William Orbit and his Strange Cargo's, But keep the suggestions coming am always looking to get turned on to something new. These should keep me busy for a while. Will let you know my thoughts on some of these you guys have suggested that I did purchase.

Shpongle....all 3 albums are excellent works of art.

Are You Shpongled?
Tales Of The Inexpressible
Nothing Lasts...But Nothing Is Lost

You can get em on vinyl or CD.

Looked for them and found them but all are too expensive right now, though I am watching one on e-bay. Thanks for the tip...keep them comin!!!

When I click on this link it comes up cannot find server. Is Groove salad station an album title or a band name???
streaming radio station
I'm a dumb ass --- it is www.soma.fm
not sofa lol

I ended up buying 26 cd's in the last 24 hours. Would have bought more but some were too expensive at this time but will keep looking. Some I bought have not been mentioned here such as Tricky, F.C. Kahuna, Everything but the girl, Hiroshima, William Orbit and his Strange Cargo's, But keep the suggestions coming am always looking to get turned on to something new. These should keep me busy for a while. Will let you know my thoughts on some of these you guys have suggested that I did purchase.
How could I have forgotten to mention Kahuna.
:banana::banana:

streaming radio station
I'm a dumb ass --- it is www.soma.fm
not sofa lol

I am interested in purchasing one you seconded on The Dining rooms ....which would you suggest??? Augy:music:

I am interested in purchasing one you seconded on The Dining rooms ....which would you suggest??? Augy:music:
I have the Numero Deux cd and love it.

Next one I'll buy will probably be Subterranean Modern, Vol. 1

I'll try and recommend some more artists after I get back from lunch

Looked for them and found them but all are too expensive right now, though I am watching one on e-bay. Thanks for the tip...keep them comin!!!

www.psyshop.com has very good prices on them. Ott is another good one...both of his albums, Blumenkraft and Skylon are outstanding. Also consider Entheogenic, one of my all time favorite albums of all time is by them titled Spontaneous Illumination. You can also get em used on Amazon ;).

www.psyshop.com has very good prices on them. Ott is another good one...both of his albums, Blumenkraft and Skylon are outstanding. Also consider Entheogenic, one of my all time favorite albums of all time is by them titled Spontaneous Illumination. You can also get em used on Amazon ;).

Tried to find both on Physc shop , Amazon and Half bay and E-bay but not available I will keep looking though. Thanks for sharing...Augy:music:

another of my faves is Klaus Waldeck...

another of my faves is Klaus Waldeck...

I see there are several Which would you suggest give me at least two. Thanks Augy

Nevermind I found them pretty cheap so I bought Night Garden and Balance of Force. Thanks for the tip. Augy

which would you suggest ....there are quite a few> AUGY:music:

Café del Mar
I haven't heard them all, but I especially like the Volumenes collections.

http://www.cafedelmarmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=15&Itemid=21

You can listen to their new ChillHouse 5 Mix which is sorta different from the Volumenes music. Their old site had clips for all the songs. Not anymore that I could find.

Buddha Bar
Go to their site / Music and you can listen to the tracks.
http://www.buddhabarnyc.com/

Café del Mar
I haven't heard them all, but I especially like the Volumenes collections.

http://www.cafedelmarmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=15&Itemid=21

You can listen to their new ChillHouse 5 Mix which is sorta different from the Volumenes music. Their old site had clips for all the songs. Not anymore that I could find.

Buddha Bar
Go to their site / Music and you can listen to the tracks.
http://www.buddhabarnyc.com/

Thanks for the links I am sure we all appreciate them. I found the volume 7 cd reasonably priced and bought it for a start. Thanks for sharing Augy:music::music:

Boards of Canada

Mono - Formica Blues
highly recommended

Patrick O'Hearn - Elderado

http://www.spottedpeccary.com/

David Helpling - Sleeping On The Edge of the World
Erik Wollo - Emotional Landscapes (great ambient guitar music)

Ganglion - Saltillo
very organic sounding trip hop music

Helios - Eingya
Helios - Unomia
very laid back chill music

Helios - Eingya
Helios - Unomia
very laid back chill music

These two are rare I am watching one on e-bay the full name is helios 18 though. there is another guy helios creed that seems to be in the same type music. I bought some of the others you had mentioned , Boards of canada , Mono , Patrick O'hearn, David helpling, Erik Wallo I cant find Saltillo is there more to the name. Thank you , You have been most helpful. I have purchased close to 40 cd's now I think I should stop before I get into trouble.
Can't wait to check them all out. Augy:music:

These two are rare I am watching one on e-bay the full name is helios 18 though. there is another guy helios creed that seems to be in the same type music. I bought some of the others you had mentioned , Boards of canada , Mono , Patrick O'hearn, David helpling, Erik Wallo I cant find Saltillo is there more to the name. Thank you , You have been most helpful. I have purchased close to 40 cd's now I think I should stop before I get into trouble.
Can't wait to check them all out. Augy:music:
http://www.amazon.com/Ganglion-Saltillo/dp/B000GI42DM

Helios
http://www.amazon.com/Eingya-Helios/dp/B000FS9FMG/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1222306602&sr=1-6

never heard of helios creed

We should start a AudioKarma chillout music group

Other cd's I recommend

Naked Music - Carte Blacne 3
Nude Dimensions Vol. 3

http://www.amazon.com/Ganglion-Saltillo/dp/B000GI42DM

Helios
http://www.amazon.com/Eingya-Helios/dp/B000FS9FMG/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1222306602&sr=1-6

never heard of helios creed

We should start a AudioKarma chillout music group

I agree or at least an ongoing thread for this type of music though it does encompass several types of music...Electronica, downbeat, chill, triphop, underground dance/techno , urban rythem etc. etc. There is so much out there to introduce people to, like I said I just bought 40 cd's of music I have never heard before and I am sure it just scratches the surface.

Zero seems to have alot of good tunes, a few that I will definitely check out.

I would highly recommend anything by Tosca - probably the best d/t ever - Dorfmeister's other mixes in K&D (Kruder and Dorfmeister) are also good.

Also check out Amon Tobin's stuff, for more d/t check out his first release as Cujo - amazing.

One more recommend before I go to bed
http://www.amazon.com/Daydreamer-Ryan-Farish/dp/B00006G9RQ/ref=ntt_mus_ep_wlb_dpi

Zero seems to have alot of good tunes, a few that I will definitely check out.

I would highly recommend anything by Tosca - probably the best d/t ever - Dorfmeister's other mixes in K&D (Kruder and Dorfmeister) are also good.

Also check out Amon Tobin's stuff, for more d/t check out his first release as Cujo - amazing.
any artist on Ninja Tune records = :music::banana::banana:

I agree or at least an ongoing thread for this type of music though it does encompass several types of music...Electronica, downbeat, chill, triphop, underground dance/techno , urban rythem etc. etc. There is so much out there to introduce people to, like I said I just bought 40 cd's of music I have never heard before and I am sure it just scratches the surface.
wow 40 cd's :D
I hope you enjoy each and every one of them

Royskopp

Telepopmuzik - Genetic World

Any Air album :):)

Zero seems to have alot of good tunes, a few that I will definitely check out.

I would highly recommend anything by Tosca - probably the best d/t ever - Dorfmeister's other mixes in K&D (Kruder and Dorfmeister) are also good.

Also check out Amon Tobin's stuff, for more d/t check out his first release as Cujo - amazing.

I have heard of Tosca before but never bought any of the music .....suggest one or two for me will you.

The Mirror System cd
http://www.amazon.com/Mirror-System/dp/B000EQ60UE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1222310014&sr=1-1

Hybrid - Wide Angle
Lamb - Between Darkness and Wonder

I have heard of Tosca before but never bought any of the music .....suggest one or two for me will you.
Suzuki album is good

http://www.amazon.com/Distance-Marconi-Union/dp/B000AY2JPU/ref=pd_sim_m_2
now I'm going to bed lol

Any of the Shulman albums are awesome...give those a look. Bluetech is also another good one. My favorite record label is Twisted Records...they have quite a few good artists. www.twisted.co.uk

Has anybody mentioned the ECM Label? Lot of jazz/electronic. Terje Rypdal's Vossabrygg falls right into that category. ECM is about to re-release a shit load of their back catalog. I think they already started but I would have to double check to verify if it was last week, or sometime next month. Much of this has been out of print, or never out on CD. I must admit I have almost heard of none of this music mentioned in this thread with the exception of ST. Germain.

Zero seems to have alot of good tunes, a few that I will definitely check out.

I would highly recommend anything by Tosca - probably the best d/t ever - Dorfmeister's other mixes in K&D (Kruder and Dorfmeister) are also good.

Also check out Amon Tobin's stuff, for more d/t check out his first release as Cujo - amazing.

Thanks for the tip......I did look at Tosca once before, I Tried to buy Suzuki and just like before it was too much money....This time I was able to buy Souvineers / J.A.C. / and Opera. Are these any good???

Wow, so many good ones mentioned here. Lemme' think, what can I add?

Fila Brazillia (fun, a little upbeat at times, but still chill)
Les Hommes (have a bossa-nova cheese flair)
Federico Abuele (dark and dubby)
Gotan Project (dt with a dash of tango)
Thievery Corporation (dubby and spacey)
Lemon Jelly (happy sugary loops but very chill)
DJ Krush (darker dt with some hip hop once in a while)
DJ Shadow (closer to underground hip hop at times, but still dt)

I was really into down tempo for a while. SomaFM.com has a lot of good stations, with Groove Salad being their canonical down tempo station. I found myself tuning into Secret Agent and Beat Blender from time to time as well. Sometimes Beat Blender gets on a jazzy deep house kick that I enjoy.

Thanks for the tip......I did look at Tosca once before, I Tried to buy Suzuki and just like before it was too much money....This time I was able to buy Souvineers / J.A.C. / and Opera. Are these any good???
http://www.jr.com/product/music/pm/_369811/

http://www.jr.com/product/music/pm/_369811/

Not sure if I did the friend thing correct or not I am kind of a newbee here let me know though......Thanks for the link but it is out of stock....I'll keep trying. Do you have any William Orbit or Strange Cargo if not get some Right up your alley. Augy:music:

Wow, so many good ones mentioned here. Lemme' think, what can I add?

Fila Brazillia (fun, a little upbeat at times, but still chill)
Les Hommes (have a bossa-nova cheese flair)
Federico Abuele (dark and dubby)
Gotan Project (dt with a dash of tango)
Thievery Corporation (dubby and spacey)
Lemon Jelly (happy sugary loops but very chill)
DJ Krush (darker dt with some hip hop once in a while)
DJ Shadow (closer to underground hip hop at times, but still dt)

I was really into down tempo for a while. SomaFM.com has a lot of good stations, with Groove Salad being their canonical down tempo station. I found myself tuning into Secret Agent and Beat Blender from time to time as well. Sometimes Beat Blender gets on a jazzy deep house kick that I enjoy.

Thanks for sharing....I have been looking at some of these as well..... If you wouldn't mind or if you can ....can you suggest an album of each artist so I can check them out. I have heard of three of your suggestions before but have yet to buy any. Also please suggest some of the Jazzy deep house stuff too from beat blender. Thannks Augy:music:

Any of the Shulman albums are awesome...give those a look. Bluetech is also another good one. My favorite record label is Twisted Records...they have quite a few good artists. www.twisted.co.uk

Is shulman and Bluetech an artist or record label if its a label can you make some specific suggestions as to artists and albums.... I think we all would appreciate it. Thanks Augy:music:

Thanks for sharing....I have been looking at some of these as well..... If you wouldn't mind or if you can ....can you suggest an album of each artist so I can check them out. I have heard of three of your suggestions before but have yet to buy any. Also please suggest some of the Jazzy deep house stuff too from beat blender. Thannks Augy:music:
Dj Shadow - Now Endtroducing
Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons
Thievery Corporation - The Mirror Conspiracy
Thievery Corporation - Cosmic Gate
Massive Attack - 100th Window (especially on vinyl mmmm)

http://www.om-records.com/artists
Check out Mark Farina
good stuff!!!
also check out other artists on the om record site.

Wolfram Spyra is another artist to check out.
Wolfram Spyra - Etherlands
Wolfram Spyra - Virtual Vices 1-5
Wolfram Spyra - Phonehead

For space music check out
Ian Boddy
I recommend all his albums.
You can sample his songs here
http://www.emusic.com/artist/11486/11486383.html

For some really relaxing minimalist ambient music check out these albums.
Thom Brennan - Silver
Thom Brennan - Secret Faiths of Salamanders
http://www.emusic.com/artist/10561/10561135.html

John Serrie
http://www.emusic.com/artist/Jonn-Serrie-MP3-Download/11572234.html

Ambient Rock/Post Rock bands
The Severly Departed
http://www.myspace.com/theseverelydeparted

Lanterna
http://www.myspace.com/lanterna

Jakob
http://www.myspace.com/jakobmusic
^^ I just bought the double LP release of the album Solace and the sound quality is amazing.

Parhelia
http://www.myspace.com/parhelia

God Is An Astronaut - these guys rock!!! Awesome band from Ireland
http://www.myspace.com/godisanastronaut

Ambient Rock/Post Rock bands
The Severly Departed
http://www.myspace.com/theseverelydeparted

Lanterna
http://www.myspace.com/lanterna

Jakob
http://www.myspace.com/jakobmusic
^^ I just bought the double LP release of the album Solace and the sound quality is amazing.

Parhelia
http://www.myspace.com/parhelia

God Is An Astronaut - these guys rock!!! Awesome band from Ireland
http://www.myspace.com/godisanastronaut

Just bought lanterna and god is an astronaught like the other two as well but couldn't find Parhelia and Jakob was too expensive for me right now have already spent waaaay tooo much! :music:

Just bought lanterna and god is an astronaught like the other two as well but couldn't find Parhelia and Jakob was too expensive for me right now have already spent waaaay tooo much! :music:
Yeah the Jakob double LP cost me $40+ since I bought it at an overseas store and it was in Euros + international shipping.

I also bought God is An Astronaut - Far From Refuge LP and speak to the leader of that band on myspace occasionally. His name is Niels and is a really nice guy.
He even got all the band to sign the cover of the LP before it shipped to me.
:music:

I can only imagine how much you've spent. My wallet is a little low right now so I haven't bought anything new lately.

Yeah the Jakob double LP cost me $40+ since I bought it at an overseas store and it was in Euros + international shipping.

I also bought God is An Astronaut - Far From Refuge LP and speak to the leader of that band on myspace occasionally. His name is Niels and is a really nice guy.
He even got all the band to sign the cover of the LP before it shipped to me.
:music:

I can only imagine how much you've spent. My wallet is a little low right now so I haven't bought anything new lately.

Thats pretty cool and autographed copy.....never know someday it may be worth a whole lot more. As far as what I've spent , I am afraid to add it up right now....don't want to ruin the feeling, but easily a few hundred sooner or later the credit card bill will come. But I'll have lots of new music to keep me happy. Can't wait for it all to arrive. Thanks for all your help but keep it going. I'm sure there is still lots more out there its a big world !! Augy

Wolfram Spyra is another artist to check out.
Wolfram Spyra - Etherlands
Wolfram Spyra - Virtual Vices 1-5
Wolfram Spyra - Phonehead

Cant seem to find this guy???

Cant seem to find this guy???
Hard to find on cd. Very very rare and expensive if you do find it.
I only have 256k mp3's of a few of his albums that I bought off of emusic.com since I'm a subscriber. I wish I did have the higher quality cd's of them though.

Dj Shadow - Now Endtroducing
Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons
Thievery Corporation - The Mirror Conspiracy
Thievery Corporation - Cosmic Gate
Massive Attack - 100th Window (especially on vinyl mmmm)

Received and reviewed some new music

Theivery Corporation....Absolutly love the stuff ...suggest some others I got cosmic game
Natin Sawheney....Like it , but don't love it
Tosca .... like J.A.C. but not opera How is Suzuki ? souvineers is on its way
genuine childs..... like it but find the electronic beats rather repetative
Talk Talk Spirit of Eden....like it but the cd seems overly bright in recording quality
Lanterna....like it a lot would like to try more ..suggest others
Thomas Angani blue alert....Like it down beat, casablanca style, lounge music

Fila Brazillia (fun, a little upbeat at times, but still chill)
Les Hommes (have a bossa-nova cheese flair)
Federico Abuele (dark and dubby)
Gotan Project (dt with a dash of tango)
Thievery Corporation (dubby and spacey)
Lemon Jelly (happy sugary loops but very chill)
DJ Krush (darker dt with some hip hop once in a while)
DJ Shadow (closer to underground hip hop at times, but still dt)

I was really into down tempo for a while. SomaFM.com has a lot of good stations, with Groove Salad being their canonical down tempo station. I found myself tuning into Secret Agent and Beat Blender from time to time as well. Sometimes Beat Blender gets on a jazzy deep house kick that I enjoy.
Thanks for sharing....I have been looking at some of these as well..... If you wouldn't mind or if you can ....can you suggest an album of each artist so I can check them out. I have heard of three of your suggestions before but have yet to buy any. Also please suggest some of the Jazzy deep house stuff too from beat blender. Thannks Augy:music:

To add to what Zeromancer posted:

Fila Brazillia - Jump Leads, Maim That Tune
Les Hommes - The Mood is Modal
Federico Abuele - Gran Hotel Buenos Aires
Gotan Project - La Revancha del Tango
Lemon Jelly - LemonJelly.ky
DJ Krush - Jaku

My favorite Thievery Corporation albums are:
The Richest Man In Babylon
The Mirror Conspiracy
DJ Kicks

If you really like Thievery, I highly recommend you listen to the Federico Abuele album I listed above.

It's hard for me to remember some of the more housey stuff from Beat Blender. St. Germain was definitely among them. Check out "The Verve Remixed" series for classic jazz tracks turned danceable. Also you might like Blue Six - Beautiful Tomorrow. De Phazz - Death By Chocolate is jazzy, kitsch, and fun.

To add to what Zeromancer posted:

Fila Brazillia - Jump Leads, Maim That Tune
Les Hommes - The Mood is Modal
Federico Abuele - Gran Hotel Buenos Aires
Gotan Project - La Revancha del Tango
Lemon Jelly - LemonJelly.ky
DJ Krush - Jaku

My favorite Thievery Corporation albums are:
The Richest Man In Babylon
The Mirror Conspiracy
DJ Kicks

If you really like Thievery, I highly recommend you listen to the Federico Abuele album I listed above.

It's hard for me to remember some of the more housey stuff from Beat Blender. St. Germain was definitely among them. Check out "The Verve Remixed" series for classic jazz tracks turned danceable. Also you might like Blue Six - Beautiful Tomorrow. De Phazz - Death By Chocolate is jazzy, kitsch, and fun.

Thanks for your input....I'm getting a little discouraged as I really only like a few of the purchases made so far....though I did not expect to like them all. I also purchased a few you suggested. Richest man in babylon just now. Fila Brazillia, Cafe del mar. Still looking for federico Abuelle, Lemon jelly and gotan project,

On another note I realize music is a personal thing what one loves another may hate...I just reviewed Mark Farina , Connected ... didn't like it at all, the same repetative electronic beat in almost every song.
Slopho, Hotel sleep ...liked it O.K. slow and easy with a great female voice.
So far Theivery Corp is the only one I really love so I will try to find federico. Thanks Augy:music:

Thanks for your input....I'm getting a little discouraged as I really only like a few of the purchases made so far....though I did not expect to like them all. I also purchased a few you suggested. Richest man in babylon just now. Fila Brazillia, Cafe del mar. Still looking for federico Abuelle, Lemon jelly and gotan project,

On another note I realize music is a personal thing what one loves another may hate...I just reviewed Mark Farina , Connected ... didn't like it at all, the same repetative electronic beat in almost every song.
Slopho, Hotel sleep ...liked it O.K. slow and easy with a great female voice.
So far Theivery Corp is the only one I really love so I will try to find federico. Thanks Augy:music:
Can't go wrong with Thievery Corp. :thmbsp:

Can't go wrong with Thievery Corp. :thmbsp:

I loved them so much I already bought three of em. I also got Flunk Morning Star.... like it a lot and the Waldeck Balance of force album Like it a lot too. What others of these two artists are good???

Ambient Rock/Post Rock bands
The Severly Departed
http://www.myspace.com/theseverelydeparted

Lanterna
http://www.myspace.com/lanterna

Jakob
http://www.myspace.com/jakobmusic
^^ I just bought the double LP release of the album Solace and the sound quality is amazing.

Parhelia
http://www.myspace.com/parhelia

God Is An Astronaut - these guys rock!!! Awesome band from Ireland
http://www.myspace.com/godisanastronaut

Zero... cool stuff!

Zero... cool stuff!

So far my favorires are Theivery Corp, Waldeck, Really love these two ....Lanterna, Tosca, and Flunk. I think I lean more towards the dark side of this type of music. Augy:music:

another of my faves is Klaus Waldeck...

Of all I have received Waldeck is one of my favorites ....Kind of dark love it....which ones do you like??? Augy

Mamiffer - Hirror Enniffer
Genre - Piano Atmospheric Dark-ambient Experimental

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/09/16/134645.php
http://www.myspace.com/mamiffer

for ambient post metal/rock check out this blog
http://sirenssound.blogspot.com/

for ambient/techno/chill check out this blog
http://kapritska.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=50

dark ambient piano music with a beat
http://www.myspace.com/subheimmusic

Just remembered these guys:

Kruder & Dorfmeister - K & D Sessions
Gorillaz - Laika Come Home (Dub remixes of their self titled album. Not exactly dt, but in a similar vein. I happen to be big into dub.)

Reading/participating in this thread has turned me back onto dt/trip hop. I'm listening to a Pandora station that started with Nightmares on Wax. It has been really solid thus far.

About getting discouraged, and buying things you don't end up liking...well I highly recommend sampling things first. We can give you directions on where to look, but it is ultimately up to your tastes what you like. Try listening to the samples on Amazon.com. Type the artists we mention into Pandora, and see where the station takes you. Download (gasp!) a couple of MP3s (gasp!) to get a feel for what a particular artist/album is like. If you don't take interest in what you hear, go on to the next artist.

Just remembered these guys:

Kruder & Dorfmeister - K & D Sessions
Gorillaz - Laika Come Home (Dub remixes of their self titled album. Not exactly dt, but in a similar vein. I happen to be big into dub.)

Reading/participating in this thread has turned me back onto dt/trip hop. I'm listening to a Pandora station that started with Nightmares on Wax. It has been really solid thus far.

About getting discouraged, and buying things you don't end up liking...well I highly recommend sampling things first. We can give you directions on where to look, but it is ultimately up to your tastes what you like. Try listening to the samples on Amazon.com. Type the artists we mention into Pandora, and see where the station takes you. Download (gasp!) a couple of MP3s (gasp!) to get a feel for what a particular artist/album is like. If you don't take interest in what you hear, go on to the next artist.

Thanks for the first suggestion K&D sessions..... Gorrilaz I already have one. I started listening to samples on amazon and other places but thats when my computer caught a virus that crashed it. It cost me a few hundred and a few days of time without it. I need my computer for work as I am a photographer and everything is done on computer now. I'd rather buy the cd and if I dont like it I can always sell it on e-bay. I know music is a personal thing and don't expect to like everyone someone suggests. I hope I didn't offend anyone that made a suggestion as well. I appreciate all of them!! Augy:music:

The Dining Rooms--- um, The Gotan Project---um, trippy and psych-y, try Bright Black Morning Light--umm, lemme think.....

Thumbs up on the Dining Rooms suggestion bought #2 and absolutly love it......Please suggest some others from the same artist or even similar sounding artists please. Thanks Augy:music: Is bright black morning light a Gotan project album or a different artist altogether???

Zero... cool stuff!

Hey Zero..... thanks for all the great suggestions....I bought two Lanterna and love em both also Got God is an astronaut , moment of stillness...I think they are very similar .....anyway what albums by god are good..... I want more. Also loved waldeck, bought three of his,think thats all he has but I am not sure. Bought all of theivery corp. Oh Yea...The dining rooms what others are good besides number two. I also got a couple Cafe del mar but havent got them yet...I still have a lot more coming....Thanks Augy:music:

Thanks for the first suggestion K&D sessions..... Gorrilaz I already have one.

Laika Come Home is very different from any other Gorillaz album. Like I said, it is dub remixes of songs from their self titled album. The tracks are totally taken out of context, and reworked into a result nearly unrecognizable from the original. If you aren't familiar with dub, look into it a little. Read the wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dub_music, listen to some. You might find you like it. :)


I started listening to samples on amazon and other places but thats when my computer caught a virus that crashed it. It cost me a few hundred and a few days of time without it.

Hmm, I would say it's highly unlikely that you got a virus from Amazon. :scratch2: Artist MySpace pages are great for samples as well.

Laika Come Home is very different from any other Gorillaz album. Like I said, it is dub remixes of songs from their self titled album. The tracks are totally taken out of context, and reworked into a result nearly unrecognizable from the original. If you aren't familiar with dub, look into it a little. Read the wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dub_music, listen to some. You might find you like it. :)



Hmm, I would say it's highly unlikely that you got a virus from Amazon. :scratch2: Artist MySpace pages are great for samples as well.

I agree I think Amazon and my space are fairly safe....I think I got it from a link I got from an ebay selection. I bought another of your reccomendations Federico Abuele Hotel Gran something. I know I like the theivery and you said they are somewhat similar. I will look into your above suggestion as well. Thanks for all Augy:music:

Hey Zero..... thanks for all the great suggestions....I bought two Lanterna and love em both also Got God is an astronaut , moment of stillness...I think they are very similar .....anyway what albums by god are good..... I want more. Also loved waldeck, bought three of his,think thats all he has but I am not sure. Bought all of theivery corp. Oh Yea...The dining rooms what others are good besides number two. I also got a couple Cafe del mar but havent got them yet...I still have a lot more coming....Thanks Augy:music:
Glad that you like Lanterna and God Is An Astronaut.
Those are some of my favs.

Galactic ?

http://www.fogworld.com/galactic/lp_cover/lp_cool1.gif

wolfgang voigt's GAS project - just re-issued

more like what you listed in the first post - Fila Brazilia's maim that tune

nightmares on wax have likely already been mentioned?