Help me find music that makes me feel small and insignificant. [more inside]
posted by Christ, what an asshole on Aug 17, 2009 - 53 answers

Can you recommend any live music venues in Tokyo? I'm interested in seeing local bands, particularly instrumental 'post-rock' and electronic music. [more inside]
posted by carnival of animals on Aug 3, 2009 - 4 answers

Music recommendations in a very particular vein (well, maybe two): 1. Do Make Say Think and A Silver Mt. Zion collide in a near-fatal accident, the honorable Steve Reich presiding. What (band) results from this impossibly gorgeous union? 2. Rachel's is exquisitely beautiful, yet I've found nothing in the world like them. Is there anything, anywhere at all, that manages to sound something like Rachel's and something like Arovane's "Tides" album? I think it would blow my mind... If it isn't immediately obvious, I like post-rock with purpose, and BEATS. If you can't answer either question, throw me something exciting and intriguing in that vein worth checking out :) [more inside]
posted by dmaterialized on Aug 18, 2008 - 48 answers

Can anyone recommend bands along the lines of Wolves in the Throne Room, Agalloch, Drudkh, or Moonsorrow? Lengthy atmospheric stuff with a post-rock approach to song construction but lots of traditional black metal touches: shrieks, tremolo, buried melodies, etc. Sometimes there are certain shoegaze elements, like distant female vocals. They don't necessarily have to write songs about nature!
posted by nicolas léonard sadi carnot on Apr 1, 2008 - 18 answers

I would love to know what song this is. [Direct Link to 4.7 MB mp3] [Caution at work, song gets louder] [more inside]
posted by churl on Mar 9, 2008 - 7 answers

What modernist classical music should I listen to? I am a big fan of Sigur Ros, especially Takk and (), and I'd like to listen to something similar. I also like Amnesiac by Radiohead quite a bit. [more inside]
posted by KokuRyu on Nov 25, 2007 - 44 answers

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - East Hastings: "They have a large barge with a radio antenna tower on it, that they would charge up and discharge." Where's this from (if anywhere)? I've looked around several places that weren't here including Google and no one could answer.
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim on Dec 7, 2005 - 13 answers