I’m watching “The real reason algorithms are bad for art” by Digging the greats and can’t remember the last time I asked real humans for recommendations for music. At one point, he is going around asking people of artists/albums that they recommend. I thought that was a cool idea. Then I thought, what if I asked lemmy/mastodon/ect and see what you all recommend?
Who is your favorite artist and what song/album would you recommend?
I’m looking to expand my horizons a bit.
I’ll start.
There’s a local band called the red coats. I think they only have one album. I can’t find a Bandcamp link but their music is here should you like to hear them. My wife and I saw them live at tiny little shops.
Jello Biafra from the Dead Kennedys and the members of Ministry, two of my favourite bands, collaborated and made some truly amazing heavy music. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lard_(band)
Or if you’re in the mood for something a little more chilled out you can’t go wrong with Portishead. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portishead_(band)
I got really into industrial my freshman year of highschool, then I got really into punk my sophomore year. I still remember the day I discovered Lard. Went to the record store and heard Forkboy playing on the PA. I was like, that Jello, but not the Dead Kennedy’s. I asked the guy at the counter who it was and ended up leaving the store with both of their albums. They are still in my regular rotation of albums.
Yea Jello Biafra is a highly underrated musician. He’s done a lot of other varied collabs over the years.
This one from the album he made with Mojo Nixon is also amazing. Maybe use headphones if you’re out in public, especially in the USA https://youtu.be/7T7EUSQGxXY
Probably Janelle Monae - Archandroid. I love Afrofutrist funk like (Parliament-Funkadelic). It appeals to my 2 identities as a space nerd and the funkiest of the funky. Archandroid was sort of the peak of her sticking close to that genre. (Her three early works called the Metropolis Saga — Metropolis, an EP, Archandroid, and The Electric Lady — form a whole story.) The albums have multiple Suites like classical works so the themes change even within the albums. But Archandroid is my favorite part. And you can totally nerd out on it forever and still find new things.
Artist: BONES Album: WITHERED
This is one of my favorites, i enjoy the dungeon core vibe.
I don’t know if I can pick a favorite artist, my tastes are too varied. There’s a ton of good suggestions in this thread, so a couple album recommendations I have that I don’t see are:
Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire II
Rheostatics - Melville
Rammstein - Mutter - Spieluhr
Chopin - Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9 № 1
REM - Monster - Bang and Blame
Jon Lajoie - You Want Some of This? - Show Me Your Genitals
Pearl Jam - Yield - Push Me Pull Me
Lindemann - Frau und Mann - Knebel
Ария - Химера - Вампир
Gamma Ray - Power Plant - Empress
Kurban - İnsanlar - Yine
Crowded House - Together Alone - Nails in my Feet
If someone couldn’t find at least one song on that list that they like, I’d be very surprised.
One of the few bands that have stuck with me for years, I give you Foreign Air. I recommend their album Hello Sunshine, most of them are bangers. My favourite songs include Your Touch and Hello Sunshine Pt 2.
Neko Case in either her solo career or with The New Pornographers. The voice of God with red hair. I would listen to Brill Bruisers by TNP or Middle Cyclone by Neko…
Older rock: Red hot chili peppers- Zephyr song, or, Dark Necessities.
Goofy/fun: Ninja sex party (NSP)- Parent’s house
The problem for me with suggesting music is that I really like all my music so I just want to recommend it all. There’s too many to suggest!
Dark Necessities just came out a few years ago. Blood Sugar Sex Magic is still my favorite album from them, and that you can safely call older rock, although I’d categorize it more as funk.
Country Curious by Lola Kirke
Suffer in Heaven by Chelsea Grin
Hard Groove by The RH Factor
Empress Rising by Monolord
Old RockHounds Never Die by Odetta Hartman
Barefoot Surrender by Barefoot Surrender
Yours Until the War is Over by Amigo the Devil
Science Fiction by Church of the Cosmic Skull
Bilo IV by David Maxim Micic
Quiet World by Native Construct
More Power. More Pain. by Gideon
Here are some of my favorites in no particular order from no particular genre that aren’t generally well known as far as I am aware. I hope you enjoy some of them!
I dont have favorites but I’d recommend the following
The Gets/Gilberto album. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getz/Gilberto
Also Coltrane for lovers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coltrane_for_Lovers
Bee Gee’s greatest hits https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_(Bee_Gees_album)
Also Thievery Corporation’s discography
And if you want hip hop I’d recommend BlackThought of the roots, MF DOOM, a tribe called quest and Nas…
You can never ever go wrong with the Miles Davis album, Kind of Blue.
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned Dire Straights, On Every Street.
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
Picking a favorite artist is hard, but I recently got a CD for the For Squirrels album Example a few days ago. Absolutely in love with it, every single song on it. Especially the CD version of Mighty K.C., which feels like an extended version of what plays during the official music video on yt.
Can’t say who’s my favorite, but they’re definitely up there.
“Srontgorrth” by Nagelfar. If you really want to expand your horizon. Lol
