Trip hop song with male vocalist stuck in my head
October 2, 2012 9:36 PM Subscribe
Downtempo/Trip Hop/Chillout song stuck in my head in a huge way. It's something I've heard dozens of times before but now, of course, I can't identify it. It's got a male vocalist, possibly British-sounding. The song is somewhat popular - it may be on a bunch of compilations and chillout/downtempo internet radio stations.
3/4 of the way through it, there's a 'break' with a sweeping low-pass to high-pass filter. For a downtempo song, it gets pretty intense.
I've searched a bunch of top lists on iTunes and rdio but can't find this song. It's killing me!
3/4 of the way through it, there's a 'break' with a sweeping low-pass to high-pass filter. For a downtempo song, it gets pretty intense.
I've searched a bunch of top lists on iTunes and rdio but can't find this song. It's killing me!
Response by poster: None that i can remember...I tried humming a few bars into soundhound but no dice :/
posted by neilkod at 9:39 PM on October 2, 2012
posted by neilkod at 9:39 PM on October 2, 2012
Response by poster: I know I'm not making things easy but lets hear some suggestions. I don't think it's Air, Massive Attack, UNKLE because I've been combing their catalogs for two days. And male trip hop vocals are somewhat hard to come by.
posted by neilkod at 9:42 PM on October 2, 2012
posted by neilkod at 9:42 PM on October 2, 2012
So what do you know about it? Male vocalist, possibly british, downtempo or something, break with a sweeping filter.
That's not very much to go on. Can you hum some of it for us?
posted by aubilenon at 9:48 PM on October 2, 2012
That's not very much to go on. Can you hum some of it for us?
posted by aubilenon at 9:48 PM on October 2, 2012
Response by poster: @aubilenon I think it's been out for a few years. Sorry I don't have more to go with but I think this is a landmark Trip Hop song given by the number of plays it gets on Groove Salad and other internet stations.
posted by neilkod at 9:51 PM on October 2, 2012
posted by neilkod at 9:51 PM on October 2, 2012
How about the tone? Warm? Dark? Smoky? Trancy? Melodic? Crunchy?
The term "trip-hop" got pretty overused when trip hop was big. I guess I'll just try to think of things like Air, Massive Attack, and UNKLE.
It's actual lyrics and not samples, right? Sung, rather than rapped?
posted by aubilenon at 10:04 PM on October 2, 2012
The term "trip-hop" got pretty overused when trip hop was big. I guess I'll just try to think of things like Air, Massive Attack, and UNKLE.
It's actual lyrics and not samples, right? Sung, rather than rapped?
posted by aubilenon at 10:04 PM on October 2, 2012
Something by Tricky? Maybe "Hell is Around the Corner"? It was on the Maxinquaye album, but it also received significant airplay because of the Transporter 3 soundtrack.
Some of the beats/samples are VERY similar to Portishead (without Beth Gibbons' vocals, of course), so you might have heard some of the samples from there, as well.
"Hell is Around the Corner" has a female chorus, but the majority of the vocals are Tricky. It might not be your song, but it might be a good place to start. (The album).
posted by Master Gunner at 10:04 PM on October 2, 2012
Some of the beats/samples are VERY similar to Portishead (without Beth Gibbons' vocals, of course), so you might have heard some of the samples from there, as well.
"Hell is Around the Corner" has a female chorus, but the majority of the vocals are Tricky. It might not be your song, but it might be a good place to start. (The album).
posted by Master Gunner at 10:04 PM on October 2, 2012
Response by poster: @aubilenon the lyrics are sung, definitely not rapped. It's melodic and maybe a little melancholy but not too much.
@MasterGunner definitely not Tricky/MA. Not as dark as Tricky's music either.
posted by neilkod at 10:16 PM on October 2, 2012
@MasterGunner definitely not Tricky/MA. Not as dark as Tricky's music either.
posted by neilkod at 10:16 PM on October 2, 2012
Ah... then perhaps Sneaker Pimps post-Kelli Dayton.
After "Becoming X", they didn't make too big a splash, but some of their tracks from Bloodsport got decent airplay.
posted by Master Gunner at 10:20 PM on October 2, 2012
After "Becoming X", they didn't make too big a splash, but some of their tracks from Bloodsport got decent airplay.
posted by Master Gunner at 10:20 PM on October 2, 2012
It may not be what you're looking for, but this search has gotten me listening to the K&D Sessions again. Man those are great.
posted by aubilenon at 10:22 PM on October 2, 2012
posted by aubilenon at 10:22 PM on October 2, 2012
Response by poster: @MasterGunner nope, not post-Kelli Sneaker Pimps. Ironically, though, is that 6 underground came on after this song finished playing yesterday. I didn't have my phone with me otherwise I would have Shazam'd it :/
posted by neilkod at 10:27 PM on October 2, 2012
posted by neilkod at 10:27 PM on October 2, 2012
Moby maybe? That song from The Beach has been everywhere for years.
posted by mannequito at 10:41 PM on October 2, 2012
posted by mannequito at 10:41 PM on October 2, 2012
God I love Porcelain (that Mannequito linked) but if that's it "maybe a little melancholy" would have been a pretty enormous understatement.
posted by aubilenon at 10:44 PM on October 2, 2012
posted by aubilenon at 10:44 PM on October 2, 2012
Warm Sound by Zero 7?
posted by mykescipark at 11:53 PM on October 2, 2012
posted by mykescipark at 11:53 PM on October 2, 2012
Could it be Faithless - Insomnia? (I can't get no sleep...)
posted by zer0render at 2:08 AM on October 3, 2012
posted by zer0render at 2:08 AM on October 3, 2012
Don't know how famous or popular it is, but the first track that came to mind from that description was Telefon Tel Aviv - At the Edge of the World You Will Still Float.
posted by anthom at 5:11 AM on October 3, 2012
posted by anthom at 5:11 AM on October 3, 2012
Seconding Aubilenon: Gus Gus sounds like a possibility. Polydistortion was an amazing album.
Polyesterday
Believe
Gun
or maybe a DJ Shadow track? Or David Holmes?
How long ago do you first recall hearing it?
posted by snuffleupagus at 8:46 AM on October 3, 2012
Polyesterday
Believe
Gun
or maybe a DJ Shadow track? Or David Holmes?
How long ago do you first recall hearing it?
posted by snuffleupagus at 8:46 AM on October 3, 2012
I was wondering if it could be something by Thievery Corporation, Talvin Singh, Groove Armada, or Deadmau5, but I don't have any song suggestions, mainly because I don't know what low-pass/high-pass filter means, sorry.
posted by désoeuvrée at 12:17 AM on October 4, 2012
posted by désoeuvrée at 12:17 AM on October 4, 2012
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posted by ocherdraco at 9:37 PM on October 2, 2012