Can you help me find other pieces of "dark" music to enjoy?
I am looking to expand my collection of music that I consider dark and epic. There's something about the following songs/pieces that I get a thrill from, and I'd like to find others. I've created several pandora channels from these leads, but none have hit just the right feel. Can you recommend others in the vain of the following?
I don't care what genre, as long as it captures the same "mood". I also care little for lyrics, I just tune them out when I listen and please, ignore any attached video, I'm only linking for the music
I would say that the entirety of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' "Let Love In" album would suit you, as well as a few other random Nick Cave songs--a lot of their stuff is a bit spare and might not have the "wall of sound" aspect that I think you're getting at, but you might give the "Henry's Dream" ( and "The Good Son" (esp. "The Ship Song") albums a listen as well, and also check out the earlier track "The Mercy Seat". posted by padraigin at 8:18 PM on November 20, 2010
Godspeed You Black Emperor tend to push the "dark" and "epic" buttons for me.
there's supposed to be a ! somewhere in that band name posted by brennen at 8:19 PM on November 20, 2010 [1 favorite]
You're clearly going in the right direction because I already love Nick Cave. I would say Do You Love Me? (Part 1 and Part 2) would be the best example of the mood I'm aiming for. posted by lizjohn at 8:26 PM on November 20, 2010
My Bloody Valentine has a number of songs in that vein. Example: Sometimes
Mostly because I just listened to it since was on my mind after seeing the trailer for the new Darren Aronofsky movie. posted by supercres at 8:31 PM on November 20, 2010
Earth, "The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull" and "Hex; or Printing In The Infernal Method"
Sunn0))), "Monoliths and Dimensions"*
*Must be listened to on headphones at ear-bleeding volume, might be deemed unlistenable since it sounds like glaciers calving and/or a television tuned to static playing in a dark and empty room. posted by BitterOldPunk at 8:50 PM on November 20, 2010 [2 favorites]
my two personal favs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqQktg9brDY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rItAZUsGLA posted by sleslie at 10:09 PM on November 20, 2010
Since you dig Nick Cave, I am going to assume you already have Dirty Three on your playlist... but the soundtracks Nick & Warren did for Assassination of Jesse James & the Proposition are also great. posted by haplesschild at 10:29 PM on November 20, 2010
For dark, emotional lyrics, Bang Bang Bang or Fast Car by Tracy Chapman are some of my favorites.
For power of singing, I would have to say that Sinnerman by Nina Simone and Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday are both extremely moving. posted by slavlin at 11:00 PM on November 20, 2010
Slowdive - Souvlaki Space Station album
Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (Listen to the the title track) posted by guybrush_threepwood at 12:20 AM on November 21, 2010
Also:
Low - I Could Live in Hope (see track 4, Sunshine)
I don't like the rest of the album, but Could've Moved Mountains from Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upwards by A Silver Mt Zion is also quite dark.
Scott Walker - Tilt; The Drift; Climate of Hunter; first four tracks on the Walker Brothers Nite Flights. posted by porn in the woods at 9:30 AM on November 21, 2010
Opeth is mainly a death metal band, but people not acquainted with the genre seem to love their lighter acoustic stuff. The vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt was with Katatonia for a while. Some more excellent (mostly non-metal) tracks by Opeth:
The album "First Utterance" by 60s folk group Comus is incredibly dark. If you get a chance, put it on and listen all the way through. It's a story about the hunter goddess Diana (symbol of purity and virginity) going into the woods and being seduced (and ultimately raped) by the young god Comus (son of Bacchus and Hecate). The album sounds strange at first, but it grows on you quickly.
Diana
Lyrics: "Diana, Diana, pick your feet up. Lust bares his teeth and whines. For he's picked up the scent of virtue, and he knows the panic signs..."
Another metal band who took a foray into non-metal music (and ultimately departed entirely from it) is one of the bands you mentioned; Ulver. To me, some of their darkest stuff is from the album Kveldssanger.
posted by kiltedtaco at 8:15 PM on November 20, 2010