Music to explore by
- Thread starter Limpooka
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If you have Spotify, there's a couple of playlists that I keep coming back to:
70s FM Radio Rider
and
The Robot Run
Since getting Spotify, I've discovered all sorts of new (to me) stuff that I really enjoy....exploration gives me plenty of time to listen too. One of these discoveries is Pale Green Ghosts - an album by John Grant. When I first listened to it, I thought it was very weird and fairly awful, but second and third time around its gotten under my skin and I love it.
Here's some other songs that I'd not heard before, and have come to love...
I know what I am - Band of Skulls
Elenore - Flo & Eddie
Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
Pound the Alarm - Nicki Minaj (!)
Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group
Make me believe in you - Curtis Mayfield
70s FM Radio Rider
and
The Robot Run
Since getting Spotify, I've discovered all sorts of new (to me) stuff that I really enjoy....exploration gives me plenty of time to listen too. One of these discoveries is Pale Green Ghosts - an album by John Grant. When I first listened to it, I thought it was very weird and fairly awful, but second and third time around its gotten under my skin and I love it.
Here's some other songs that I'd not heard before, and have come to love...
I know what I am - Band of Skulls
Elenore - Flo & Eddie
Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
Pound the Alarm - Nicki Minaj (!)
Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group
Make me believe in you - Curtis Mayfield
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Being something of an omnivore I'll try to keep to what I listen to most often, or things I come back to.
That is all for now, hopefully something strikes a chord. N.B: Some albums are harder to come by, especially in the case of HW:Cataclysm given there never was one, and with the source being lost there is at the moment of writing no hope of a remaster with a soundtrack release.
- Anything by Carbon Based Lifeforms. Example: MOS 6581
- Anything by Ratatat, but mostly their earlier albums. Example: Mirando
- The Voyager Recordings and Symphonies Of The Planets. Example: Rings of Uranus
- The Homeworld and Homeworld:Cataclysm soundtracks. Examples: The Sea of Lost Souls and Outskirts of Kadiir. Homeworld and HW:Cataclysm respectively. Cataclysm never saw a soundtrack release, so what's there is ripped from the game and using google should let you find the old community boards and wikis, which will point the way to it.
- Ben Jordan's album Pale Blue Dot. Example: Ascent
- Anything by Quadrophenia. Example: Crossfade of the album FIX
- Anything by Supercell. Example: 時間列車
- Anything by Kashiwa Daisuke. Example: Stella
- Most things by Huun Huur Tu. Example: A live recording, an hour and twenty minutes weee~
- Pretty much anything by GOGOL BORDELLO. Example: Super Theory of Super Everything
- What there is at present of the Subnautica soundtrack. Example: Maneuvers
- Anything by fromadistance, aka spctrm. Example: obscure
- Anything by the late Nujabes. Example: The album Metaphorical Music
- Most things by DJ Krush. Example: Beyond Raging Waves
- Anything ShibayanRecords. Example: (technically 3L) アナタガモトメルモノ
That is all for now, hopefully something strikes a chord. N.B: Some albums are harder to come by, especially in the case of HW:Cataclysm given there never was one, and with the source being lost there is at the moment of writing no hope of a remaster with a soundtrack release.
If you're a metalhead like me, but want to explore without hearing screaming that really just kill the atmosphere, try Cloudkicker. He has a good mix of soft/atmospheric rock and more heavy tracks, all instrumental.
Alternatively, for the dubstep fans, try Blackmill!
Alternatively, for the dubstep fans, try Blackmill!
I'm a big Peter Hammill / Van der Graaf Generatir fan so here are some of their songs relevant in either title or lyrics:
Peter Hammill
- EarthBound
- Event Horizon
- The Future Now
- Paradox Drive
- Planet Coventry
- Red Shift
- Solitude
- Still in the Dark
- Sunshine
- The Comet, The Course, The Tail
- Time to Burn
Van der Graaf Generator
- Darkness
- Pioneers over c
- Sci-finance
- Ship of Fools
Peter Hammill
- EarthBound
- Event Horizon
- The Future Now
- Paradox Drive
- Planet Coventry
- Red Shift
- Solitude
- Still in the Dark
- Sunshine
- The Comet, The Course, The Tail
- Time to Burn
Van der Graaf Generator
- Darkness
- Pioneers over c
- Sci-finance
- Ship of Fools
331Erock @Youtube.
I'm currently on a Dream Theater kick while exploring.
Floyd are an excellent choice although I much prefer their pre Wall albums.
Alternatively there is also Roy Buchanan Fly Night Bird, Alpha By Vangelis, The Horrors Get Carter, Led Zep Kashmir, Benson Arizona by Bill Tayler & John Carpenter, Riders On The Storm By The Doors and to finish off Jigalong By Peter Gabriel. Thats enough to be getting on with but I have a ton of others.
I'm surprised that there was only one of Holst's "Planets" mentioned. The others are great too, and have had a major influence on the part of sci fi / movie music that is done in a classical style e.g. Star Wars. I think a bit may have been picked up by whoever wrote the ED soundtrack as well...
Tune in to the eh, exciting new site of, uh, Wikipedia which will stream you what is apparently a free recording of it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Planets
Plus, anything by PDQ Bach
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Ooops, turns out the wikipedia recording kinda sucks. Well, it must be available else where too.
Tune in to the eh, exciting new site of, uh, Wikipedia which will stream you what is apparently a free recording of it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Planets
Plus, anything by PDQ Bach
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Ooops, turns out the wikipedia recording kinda sucks. Well, it must be available else where too.
http://tunein.com/radio/Rock-Klassiker-1067-s10668/
This radio station with classic rock is what I listen to mostly when exploring.
This radio station with classic rock is what I listen to mostly when exploring.
Just in case the VR thing doesn't already get you motion-sick enough. This made me laugh, though. Good video.
My all time favorite music to meditate to the stars and the (in)significance of the human element of the infinite cosmos.
[video=youtube;_hMw1C6fPt8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hMw1C6fPt8[/video]
[video=youtube;OUx6ZY60uiI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUx6ZY60uiI[/video]
[video=youtube;liTSRH4fix4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liTSRH4fix4[/video]
[video=youtube;EcR6j_JNwQs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcR6j_JNwQs[/video]
you rebel you.
[video=youtube;_hMw1C6fPt8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hMw1C6fPt8[/video]
[video=youtube;OUx6ZY60uiI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUx6ZY60uiI[/video]
[video=youtube;liTSRH4fix4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liTSRH4fix4[/video]
[video=youtube;EcR6j_JNwQs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcR6j_JNwQs[/video]
you rebel you.
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I just pop on Radio Sidewinder while I'm out in the black...not only do they have great tracks for playing Elite, but there's also the GalNet news updates to keep me informed while I'm far out from the bubble.