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― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 1 October 2004 22:36 (nineteen years ago) link
I'm really trying to branch out, to expand my musical loves and knowledge and obsessions, and I've been having a tiny bit of luck with it thus far. I've, obv, discovered that Franz Ferdinand are TOTALLY "my speed", and have recently come to the realization that Division of Laura Lee are totally "my speed" as well. I'm also a HUGE HUGE HUGE "New Wave"/New Romantic fanatic, as many of you already know, and I won't even bother to mention the artist I know the most about and adore the most. So, what would you guys recommend for me, either new music-wise or "new to me" music-wise? The more obscure the better!
― Ever-Ready Daisy Chain (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 2 October 2004 06:10 (nineteen years ago) link
Basement Jaxx - Flylife (Brixton Remix)Ronnie Richards - Missing You (Jaxx Dub)Azzido Da Bass - Doom's Night (Stanton Warriors Remix ft. Slarta John)Reel 2 Reel - I Like To Move ItBlazing Squad - Standard Flow (DND Remix ft. Elephant Man)
― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Saturday, 2 October 2004 06:35 (nineteen years ago) link
what's up with this thread being totally abandoned? is there another one i should be using? ilm is always good for random song recommendations if nothing else
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 29 August 2016 15:09 (seven years ago) link
yellow magic orchestra - light in darkness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__2IJ1UsCDY
simple minds - theme for great cities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJDx-1L3V9U
― The Pingularity (ledge), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 10:05 (four years ago) link
the first one made me think of Japan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhm-EqcPta0
― koogs, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 10:19 (four years ago) link
(but maybe not that one. there are some instrumental tracks of theirs, but i can't remember the names)
― koogs, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 10:21 (four years ago) link
never been that into japan but will try their instrumentals - 'quiet life' might be the exact midpoint between the ymo track and 'planet earth' by duran duran :)
― The Pingularity (ledge), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 10:34 (four years ago) link
The bass on the YMO track reminds me of the bass on Eno's Another Green World. Percy Jones credits
― ilm jive mind (FlopsyDuck), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 13:24 (four years ago) link
surprisingly, having never heard it before in my life, Theme for Great Cities was on the radio last week. and this week he played a track that had been directly inspired by it.
Manic Street PreachersDreaming A City (Hugheskova)
( it's about an hour into this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0007b6s just after the session version of Being Boiled)
― koogs, Monday, 5 August 2019 10:20 (four years ago) link
Hmm, that's way too rawwwk. I think the main appeal of the YMO thing (which Theme for Great Cities doesn't totally capture) is slow and moody synths over frenetic drums. I've been scouring playlists of 80s and modern synth instrumentals but finding that juxtaposition is hard. Closest I've come might be Stewart Copeland's theme to The Equalizer! (Even then only the first bit.)
― The Pingularity (ledge), Monday, 5 August 2019 10:39 (four years ago) link