Why not go and buy some random Classical/Opera/Jazz/Blues/Folk/60s/70s rock music etc. Even if you think you may not like it, there is a lot of brilliant music about. It will expand your horizons. I am happy to give you recommendations if you would like to.
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Electronic(a) you say ?
Air - Moon Safari
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 1 & 2, Richard D. James Album,
Apparat - Walls
Autechre - Tri Repetae
Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children, Geogaddi, Campfire Headphase
Brian Eno - Music For Airports
Burial - S/T, Untrue
Daft Punk - Homework, Alive
Dan Deacon - Spiderman of the Rings
Ellen Allien - Berlinette, Stadtkind
Ellen Allien and Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles
Four Tet - Rounds
Future Sound Of London - Lifeforms
The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
Hot Chip - The Warning
Justice - Cross
LFO - Frequencies
Kraftwerk - Autobahn, Trans-Europe Express
The Knife - Deep Cuts, Silent Shout
Massive Attack - Blue Lines, Mezzanine
Modeselektor - Hello Mum!, Happy Birthday!
Nightmares on Wax - Smokers Delight
The Orb - Adventures Beyond the Underworld
Orbital - II, In Sides
Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Plaid - Double Figure
Squarepusher - Music is Rotted One Note, Hard Normal Daddy
Tricky - Maxinquaye
Air - Moon Safari
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 1 & 2, Richard D. James Album,
Apparat - Walls
Autechre - Tri Repetae
Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children, Geogaddi, Campfire Headphase
Brian Eno - Music For Airports
Burial - S/T, Untrue
Daft Punk - Homework, Alive
Dan Deacon - Spiderman of the Rings
Ellen Allien - Berlinette, Stadtkind
Ellen Allien and Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles
Four Tet - Rounds
Future Sound Of London - Lifeforms
The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
Hot Chip - The Warning
Justice - Cross
LFO - Frequencies
Kraftwerk - Autobahn, Trans-Europe Express
The Knife - Deep Cuts, Silent Shout
Massive Attack - Blue Lines, Mezzanine
Modeselektor - Hello Mum!, Happy Birthday!
Nightmares on Wax - Smokers Delight
The Orb - Adventures Beyond the Underworld
Orbital - II, In Sides
Panda Bear - Person Pitch
Plaid - Double Figure
Squarepusher - Music is Rotted One Note, Hard Normal Daddy
Tricky - Maxinquaye
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Awesome suggestions there, imo the ambient albums by Aphex Twin aren't that good though. Richard D. James album kick some ass.
Ha, can't believe someone mentioned Person Pitch (never mind dan deacon!).
If we ever meet, I shall buy you a pint.
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On the electronic side, I'd recommend these artists:
Amon Tobin (get everything of his, seriously)
Shpongle (same again, get everything)
The Cinematic Orchestra (All albums are great, very cool stuff indeed)
Murcof (Martes and Utopia are highly recommended, but may take time to appreciate)
Steve Roach (Dreamtime Return ~ minmalist/ambient heaven)
Alio Die (Suspended Feathers ~ truely magical ambient album; must have)
Bohren & Der Club Of Gore (Black Earth ~ Slow, dense, menacing, minimalist jazz)
The Infinity Project
Ohm-g (excellent for chilling out)
Susumu Yokota (Sakura experimental, slightly odd, but excellent once it sinks in)
Ulrich Schnauss (very beautiful, uplifiting electronica)
Vidna Obmana (The River Of Appearance ~ Ambient masterpiece imho)
Orbital (Orbital 2 (Brown Album) very beautiful, dreamy IDM)
Aphex Twin (not sure about the harder stuff, but his Selected Ambient Works are excellent)
Brian Eno (Get Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks if only for "An Ending (Ascent)")
Portishead (Dummy ~ peerless trip-hop classic)
Ilya (They Died For Beauty is amazing trip-hop, hard to describe though)
Bent (One of my favourite artists, try all albums, in particular Ariels)
DJ Shadow (Entroducing is simply a must for any electronic/hiphop fan)
Red Snapper (Making Bones and OAITSRS are must haves imho)
Unkle (Psyence Fiction is highly recommended; similiar to DJ Shadow)
Ryukyu Underground (awesome, oriental influenced dance music)
Jaga Jazzist (What We Must more rock than his previous albums, but all the better)
William Orbit (Strange Cargo To Hinterland is a beautiful album, almost like dream)
Amon Tobin (get everything of his, seriously)
Shpongle (same again, get everything)
The Cinematic Orchestra (All albums are great, very cool stuff indeed)
Murcof (Martes and Utopia are highly recommended, but may take time to appreciate)
Steve Roach (Dreamtime Return ~ minmalist/ambient heaven)
Alio Die (Suspended Feathers ~ truely magical ambient album; must have)
Bohren & Der Club Of Gore (Black Earth ~ Slow, dense, menacing, minimalist jazz)
The Infinity Project
Ohm-g (excellent for chilling out)
Susumu Yokota (Sakura experimental, slightly odd, but excellent once it sinks in)
Ulrich Schnauss (very beautiful, uplifiting electronica)
Vidna Obmana (The River Of Appearance ~ Ambient masterpiece imho)
Orbital (Orbital 2 (Brown Album) very beautiful, dreamy IDM)
Aphex Twin (not sure about the harder stuff, but his Selected Ambient Works are excellent)
Brian Eno (Get Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks if only for "An Ending (Ascent)")
Portishead (Dummy ~ peerless trip-hop classic)
Ilya (They Died For Beauty is amazing trip-hop, hard to describe though)
Bent (One of my favourite artists, try all albums, in particular Ariels)
DJ Shadow (Entroducing is simply a must for any electronic/hiphop fan)
Red Snapper (Making Bones and OAITSRS are must haves imho)
Unkle (Psyence Fiction is highly recommended; similiar to DJ Shadow)
Ryukyu Underground (awesome, oriental influenced dance music)
Jaga Jazzist (What We Must more rock than his previous albums, but all the better)
William Orbit (Strange Cargo To Hinterland is a beautiful album, almost like dream)
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On the rock/metal side:
The Gathering (Early albums were metal (clean female vocals), new albums are more progressive, electronic influenced rock; one the best bands ever imho. How To Measure A Planet? is my favourite.)
Tool (Really there is nothing else that can compare. Heavy, complex, trippy rock/metal that can be harsh at times, but othewise, infinitely beautiful (e.g. the track "Reflection" on Lateralus). All four studio albums are highly recommended though Ænima and Lateralus are my favourites)
Isis (Post metal, has some harsh vocals but it's used more as an instrument since the lyrics are non-existent. Very epic, crushing, sludgy metal and I defy anyone not be blown away after listening to Panopticon from start to finish)
God Is An Astronaut (Very beautiful dreamy instrumental post-rock; highly recommended listening to any of the albums)
Rosetta (Progressive, Post-rock/metal with a very ambient spaced out vibe. Has screaming vocals like Isis but it's used to great effect and doesn't sound out of place. The Galilean Satellites and Wake/Lift albums are highly recommended).
Russian Circles (Get Enter; similiar post rock/metal as above but equally good)
65daysofstatic (Fall Of Math ~ experimental/math rock, very complex, intense and hugely moving at times.)
Kayo Dot (Choirs Of The Eye ~ Progressive/avant-garde rock. Words fail to describe this, only five songs but every second is magical)
Sigur Rós (Ambient, electronic post-rock. Odd vocals, but used more as an instrument. The music is simply breath taking though; Ágætis Byrjun, ( ) and Takk are highly recommended)
Battle Of Mice (Only recently discovered this band, but I think Day Of Nights is amazing. Sort of sludgy post-rock with weird sexy schizophrenic Björk style female vocals)
Porcupine Tree (Alternative/progressive rock. Can't really say much except In Absentia, Stupid Dream and Deadwing are great albums, excellent musicmanship)
Anathema (Progressive rock like Porcupine Tree (although earlier albums were sort of doom metal). Slightly depressing at times, but very beautiful nonetheless; Alternative 4, A Fine Day To Exit and A Natural Disaster are good starting points)
Dredg (Alternative rock/metal. Leitmotif and EL Cielo are excellent. They can be very intense (with some shouty lyrics) or very mellow and dreamy. Very unique and talented band)
Indukti (Check out the album S.U.S.A.R. Album that is sort of like a combination of Tool and Porcupine tree but with a violin. Highly recommended)
Katatonia - (The Great Cold Distance ~ Similiar to the above but heavier and more metal than rock. Clean vocals but their earlier albums were much more rooted in doom metal)
Opeth (Normally melodic death metal but Damnation is a very mellow and melancholic acoustic album with cleanly sung lyrics. Very talented musicians and singer, though Opeth do have a certain style that's not to everyones tastes, but still it's worth a try.)
Pelican (Bruising, instrumental post-rock/metal. Australasia is a sligtly odd album as it sounds like a bunch of stoned guys just thrashing away from start to end (except track track 5), but for some reason it's addictive; has this weird rythmic style that sounds awesome to me ... worth a try, you might like it)
Boris (Heavy Rocks ~ downright, awesome stoner rock/metal, lol)
So much more amazing stuff out there, you just have to be prepared to experiment a little more and accept there is a heavier, darker side to life.
The Gathering (Early albums were metal (clean female vocals), new albums are more progressive, electronic influenced rock; one the best bands ever imho. How To Measure A Planet? is my favourite.)
Tool (Really there is nothing else that can compare. Heavy, complex, trippy rock/metal that can be harsh at times, but othewise, infinitely beautiful (e.g. the track "Reflection" on Lateralus). All four studio albums are highly recommended though Ænima and Lateralus are my favourites)
Isis (Post metal, has some harsh vocals but it's used more as an instrument since the lyrics are non-existent. Very epic, crushing, sludgy metal and I defy anyone not be blown away after listening to Panopticon from start to finish)
God Is An Astronaut (Very beautiful dreamy instrumental post-rock; highly recommended listening to any of the albums)
Rosetta (Progressive, Post-rock/metal with a very ambient spaced out vibe. Has screaming vocals like Isis but it's used to great effect and doesn't sound out of place. The Galilean Satellites and Wake/Lift albums are highly recommended).
Russian Circles (Get Enter; similiar post rock/metal as above but equally good)
65daysofstatic (Fall Of Math ~ experimental/math rock, very complex, intense and hugely moving at times.)
Kayo Dot (Choirs Of The Eye ~ Progressive/avant-garde rock. Words fail to describe this, only five songs but every second is magical)
Sigur Rós (Ambient, electronic post-rock. Odd vocals, but used more as an instrument. The music is simply breath taking though; Ágætis Byrjun, ( ) and Takk are highly recommended)
Battle Of Mice (Only recently discovered this band, but I think Day Of Nights is amazing. Sort of sludgy post-rock with weird sexy schizophrenic Björk style female vocals)
Porcupine Tree (Alternative/progressive rock. Can't really say much except In Absentia, Stupid Dream and Deadwing are great albums, excellent musicmanship)
Anathema (Progressive rock like Porcupine Tree (although earlier albums were sort of doom metal). Slightly depressing at times, but very beautiful nonetheless; Alternative 4, A Fine Day To Exit and A Natural Disaster are good starting points)
Dredg (Alternative rock/metal. Leitmotif and EL Cielo are excellent. They can be very intense (with some shouty lyrics) or very mellow and dreamy. Very unique and talented band)
Indukti (Check out the album S.U.S.A.R. Album that is sort of like a combination of Tool and Porcupine tree but with a violin. Highly recommended)
Katatonia - (The Great Cold Distance ~ Similiar to the above but heavier and more metal than rock. Clean vocals but their earlier albums were much more rooted in doom metal)
Opeth (Normally melodic death metal but Damnation is a very mellow and melancholic acoustic album with cleanly sung lyrics. Very talented musicians and singer, though Opeth do have a certain style that's not to everyones tastes, but still it's worth a try.)
Pelican (Bruising, instrumental post-rock/metal. Australasia is a sligtly odd album as it sounds like a bunch of stoned guys just thrashing away from start to end (except track track 5), but for some reason it's addictive; has this weird rythmic style that sounds awesome to me ... worth a try, you might like it)
Boris (Heavy Rocks ~ downright, awesome stoner rock/metal, lol)
So much more amazing stuff out there, you just have to be prepared to experiment a little more and accept there is a heavier, darker side to life.
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Anything from Pink Floyd.
I would suggest any Floyd newcomer to buy Dark Side of the Moon before going near any of their early or late works.
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true, but you have to give them credit for coming up with some new ideas - even if some of them did suck
Anything by Dinosaur Jr/J.Mascis.
Taster here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6WLkyxySA0
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In addition to some of the excellent suggestions from titaniumx3 I'd recommend:
- Jens Gad/Achillea - part of the team behind Enigma
- Aural Planet - "Acoustic Plantation Releases"
- Carbon Based Lifeforms - "Hydroponic Garden"
- Kruder & Dorfmeister - "DJ Kicks" - two guys in a studio with a lot of vinyl and red wine
- Leftfield - "Leftism" is a classic in my book
- Nils Petter Molvaer - "Khmer" (Norweigan-ambient-Jazz-trumpet ... nuff said!)
- Calexico - especially the album "Feast of Wire", fantastically varied (starts with a waltz!)
- Breaks Co-op - "The Sound Inside" - Zane Lowe makes up one third of this outfit
- Rival Schools - "United By Fate"
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Try some Ludovico Einaudi (Spelling may be a bit off) brilliant instrumental/classical music, any album at all really but you could just get the collection album (echoes I think it is, has a big Classic FM stiker on it).