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xJesusFreakx
03/15/10, 09:33 PM
I think the last thread I created was that popular Selena Gomez and the Scene thread, so I might as well prove that I'm cool with this one. Seriously, though, I really like The Gorilla Variations. It's a far cry from my typical pop music, but there's something really pleasant about this album. When I want to chill to some really pretty background music/sounds, this is usually where I go. (I guess it originated as a soundtrack to some art piece about gorillas or something, thus the name, but then evolved into a whole album.) The artwork is nice, too:
http://static.boomkat.com/images/218646/333.jpg
I'm creating this thread to recommend it to others who might not be familiar with it, but I also have the self-centered agenda of wondering what some similar albums would be worth checking out, perhaps also by one of the people behind this project.

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briewer
03/15/10, 10:02 PM
I thought it said "Fenn O'Berg" at first and I got excited. But this is interesting. I like it.
briewer
03/15/10, 10:04 PM
Oh, you want artists that are similar to this? Well Four Tet, Fennesz, and the Books are the first couple that I think of off the top of my head.

EDIT- And I'll add Gas, Kammerflimmer Kollektief, Loscil, Oneohtrix Point Never(?), Pantha Du Prince, Tim Hecker, and William Basinski.
IntoTheSun
03/15/10, 10:06 PM
It sounded really familiar upon first listen in that, "I've heard this somewhere before" way. But it's pretty good. Balmorhea is sort of similar? I don't know. That's the feeling I get from it.
xJesusFreakx
03/15/10, 10:10 PM
Oh, you want artists that are similar to this? Well Four Tet, Fennesz, and the Books are the first couple that I think of off the top of my head.

There was a Four Tet thread (Yours? Vinh's? Todd's?) that I popped into a while back, and I liked what I heard, but I haven't taken a deeper look into them yet. I'll have to check them and the other two out. Thank you. Glad you're enjoying this.
briewer
03/15/10, 10:12 PM
There was a Four Tet thread (Yours? Vinh's? Todd's?) that I popped into a while back, and I liked what I heard, but I haven't taken a deeper look into them yet. I'll have to check them and the other two out. Thank you. Glad you're enjoying this.
Definitely Vinh's. And I added some more artists to that list.
IntoTheSun
03/15/10, 10:16 PM
There was a Four Tet thread (Yours? Vinh's? Todd's?) that I popped into a while back, and I liked what I heard, but I haven't taken a deeper look into them yet. I'll have to check them and the other two out. Thank you. Glad you're enjoying this.

I like Rounds and they have a 2010 release, but I haven't got that yet.
briewer
03/15/10, 10:17 PM
I like Rounds and they have a 2010 release, but I haven't got that yet.
There Is Love In You (his 2010 release) is definitely one of his weakest albums.
xJesusFreakx
03/15/10, 10:25 PM
It sounded really familiar upon first listen in that, "I've heard this somewhere before" way. But it's pretty good. Balmorhea is sort of similar? I don't know. That's the feeling I get from it.

I might have mentioned them to you before.

Definitely Vinh's. And I added some more artists to that list.

Woah, yeah, you did. Sweet. Thank you.
briewer
03/26/10, 08:33 AM
Bump?
xJesusFreakx
10/17/10, 08:51 PM
Bump because I'm listening to this right now, and I feel like randomly proving that I totally like cool music, too... sometimes... Anyways, I still haven't checked out anyone Brian recommended me in this thread yet, besides I think Four Tet a little, maybe. Yeah, I suck. I'm aware. I'll get on that eventually. I promise.
briewer
10/17/10, 09:29 PM
Shit, I forgot to download this. I guess we're even then, Tim?
cshadows2887
10/17/10, 09:36 PM
The song you posted is pleasant, but doesn't do much for me. I guess I just feel like there's not much to it. For some reason it makes me want to listen to Ravi Shankar. Is that weird?
xJesusFreakx
10/17/10, 09:38 PM
Shit, I forgot to download this. I guess we're even then, Tim?

You forgetting this one and me forgetting a bunch of yours? Sure, sounds good.

The song you posted is pleasant, but doesn't do much for me. I guess I just feel like there's not much to it. For some reason it makes me want to listen to Ravi Shankar. Is that weird?

I can see that.