Best Ever Albums

Re: Comfort Zones...

Anonymous — Mon, 3 Sep 2012 12:27:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/03/2012 16:27

purple wrote:

Thanks purple! 😎

I'm already well into Flipper, Bad Brains and Circle Jerks but cheers for the others. Will have a listen in a little bit.

Re: Comfort Zones...

Anonymous — Mon, 3 Sep 2012 10:00:14 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/03/2012 14:00

lethalnezzle wrote:

I'd really like to get more into hardcore punk. I like a lot of what I've heard but am yet to immerse myself in it.

Re: Comfort Zones...

Xavygravy — Mon, 3 Sep 2012 05:30:47 GMT

Author: Xavygravy

Posted: 09/03/2012 09:30

CalamityCat wrote:

My comfort zone would be quite slow, light music in the grand scheme of things. I like music that makes me ponder or whim - whilst I really enjoy music from bands like Pearl Jam or Nirvana I don't really have the desire to turn my music up really loud and be all like "AAAWWW HEEEWWWLL YYEEEAAAH!"

I'd really love to explore some African music, but I'm not sure where to start.

The Lion King 😁

Re: Comfort Zones...

videoheadcleaner — Mon, 3 Sep 2012 04:05:18 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 09/03/2012 08:05

This thread kinda links back to this,

http://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4578

which contained this,

Thumbnail. Click to enlarge.

which I got from Zapruder.

Re: Comfort Zones...

Anonymous — Mon, 3 Sep 2012 03:39:18 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/03/2012 07:39

My comfort zone would be quite slow, light music in the grand scheme of things. I like music that makes me ponder or whim - whilst I really enjoy music from bands like Pearl Jam or Nirvana I don't really have the desire to turn my music up really loud and be all like "AAAWWW HEEEWWWLL YYEEEAAAH!"

I'd really love to explore some African music, but I'm not sure where to start.

Re: Comfort Zones...

Xavygravy — Mon, 3 Sep 2012 02:59:17 GMT

Author: Xavygravy

Posted: 09/03/2012 06:59

Zapruder wrote:

How about lowercase? Look up Forms of Paper by Steve Roden - it's an album that's consists entirely of the sound of paper being shuffled. Except, the sounds are played with in such a way that they sound absolutely nothing like paper. Makes for some pretty great ambient minimalism - if you're into that whole sort of shtick. I listen to it whenever I want to get some work done.

Also, you could check out some Japanoise. Look up Forgotten Land by Merzbow - which is pretty much the polar opposite of lowercase. Just make sure you have your speakers on low when you listen to him.

Nice recommendations. I like them both. �'�
This is a great thread you've got going here; also I look forward to your chart.

Re: Comfort Zones...

Anonymous — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 22:31:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/03/2012 02:31

My comfort zone is 4'33 by John Cage.

Re: Comfort Zones...

musicmanstu — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 22:20:45 GMT

Author: musicmanstu

Posted: 09/03/2012 02:20

I enjoy some renaissance music...its good celebration music. I would even go to a Renaissance Festival.
My comfort zone is very clearly Classic Rock and Heavy Metal.

Re: Comfort Zones...

musicmanstu — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 21:38:27 GMT

Author: musicmanstu

Posted: 09/03/2012 01:38

I enjoy some renaissance music...its good celebration music. I would even go to a Renaissance Festival.
My comfort zone is very clearly Classic Rock and Heavy Metal.

Re: Comfort Zones...

Anonymous — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 21:25:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/03/2012 01:25

Hey look Bacaie is back.

Comfort zone, Tibetan throat singing.

Re: Comfort Zones...

Anonymous — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 12:02:14 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/02/2012 16:02

Hip-Hop is my comfort zone. Also funk, jazz-funk, soul, neo-soul. And UK garage, deep soulful house, future garage, early dubstep. I'm also pretty comfortable listening to blues-rock, Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, indie pop.

I'd really like to get more into hardcore punk. I like a lot of what I've heard but am yet to immerse myself in it.

Re: Comfort Zones...

Anonymous — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 11:47:20 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/02/2012 15:47

My Comfort Zones are Indie and Alternative rock (Really don't know what they actually mean), Prog, Classic Rock, Post-Rock, Shoegaze, Ambient and . . .

Also you might want to check out a distinct genre of "World Music" (meaningless though) from Azerbaijan and Iran and also Xinjiang (called Mugham in Azerbaijan, Muqam in Xinjiang (Kashgar) and Traditional Music in Iran):

Link

Link

Link

Link

Link

Link

Link

Re: Comfort Zones...

Anonymous — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 11:04:34 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/02/2012 15:04

the main thing I'm uncomfortable with are aggressive drone and operatic metal (not looking for recs for these though). I guess my comforts are indie-pop and post-rock. here's some world music for some of my favorite instruments:

kora - this piece is good, but this shit can be slowed down and become more psychedelic than anything ever

Link

mbira - really lighthearted, happy instrument that occasionally sounds bittersweet

Link

the drummers of burundi - the greatest African influence on popular music

Link

and it wouldn't be world music without gamelan, but here's some Balinese instead of Javanese

Link

Re: Comfort Zones...

Hayden — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 10:04:13 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 09/02/2012 14:04

Hello there 😄 Stay for a bit. Have some tea. Make a chart while you're at it!

Comfort zone: Hip-hop, jazz, synth pop, indie rock, classic rock, post-punk, psychedelia, folk, punk

Outside comfort zone: Country, Noise, Techno, Death Metal, Trip-hop, Math Rock, Dance Pop stuff.

Stuff that I want to get into: Krautrock, music from Asia & Africa, Sludge, Post-rock, Trip-hop, Soul.

Yeah.[/quote]

Re: Comfort Zones...

Anonymous — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 07:46:01 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/02/2012 11:46

Very cool. I look forward to your chart. 😄

Re: Comfort Zones...

Zapruder — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 07:41:29 GMT

Author: Zapruder

Posted: 09/02/2012 11:41

The Poe wrote:

^ Have you ever tried Ryoji Ikeda, Bernard Parmegiani, or Li Jianhong?

Bernard Parmegiani I have in my backlog. I don't even know why. I dl'd an album of his from a sharethread a while back.

Ikeda - he sounds interesting. Looked up Ikeda's profile on Last and his description seems pretty interesting. As for Jianhong - I like how rhythmic the harsh noise he makes is. There are some very nice textures in the content I've listened to by him.

Re: Comfort Zones...

gussteivi — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 07:37:58 GMT

Author: gussteivi

Posted: 09/02/2012 11:37

Zapruder wrote:

For jazz check out Kind of Blue and A Love Supreme if you haven't already.
Also check out:

Charles Mingus - The Black Saint & Sinner Lady
Charlie Parker - Boss Bird
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
Nina Simone Sings the Blues
Ahmed Abdul Malik - Jazz Sounds of Africa
and some Herbie Hancock

I highly recommend all of those.

As for hard rock, check out Kyuss.

Thanks for the recs, Zapruder (and weedygonzalez).

I have heard a few of those and the rest will be listened to in time, but I've decided to start with jazz that is based around the piano (which is another comfort zone of mine): Bill Evans, Brad Mehldau, Keith Jarrett etc.

Also you should make a chart.

Re: Comfort Zones...

videoheadcleaner — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 07:36:00 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 09/02/2012 11:36

Slowly getting into dark ambient. Only really listened to Lustmord and SPK.

Any other recommendations Zapruder?

Re: Comfort Zones...

Facetious — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 07:32:17 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 09/02/2012 11:32

Borve Baunehoj wrote:

My comfort zone is limited to music that sounds good

Re: Comfort Zones...

Anonymous — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 07:31:28 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/02/2012 11:31

^ Have you ever tried Ryoji Ikeda, Bernard Parmegiani, or Li Jianhong?