Looking For Songs That Have A Dark, Driving Beat
November 20, 2013 2:54 PM Subscribe
Working on a project and I'm looking for songs that have a dark, driving, ominous beat. Like a thunderstorm looming on the horizon if I could give it a visual.
I'm not looking for extremely mainstream music - (please no Madonna, etc)
Also, the newer the better, but I will take all suggestions. Instrumentals are good as well as lyrical.
Some examples:
The Black Angels - Prodigal Sun ( http://youtu.be/-Q1l4Sz4Hhg )
SOHN - Lessons - (http://youtu.be/e17iXDf0NGE - especially at 2:11 when the volume is increased, great example of the type of song I want although the vocals on this song are a little too "light" and not quite what I need)
Junior Boys - In The Morning, Parallel Lines
Dave Gahan - Kingdom
I'm not looking for extremely mainstream music - (please no Madonna, etc)
Also, the newer the better, but I will take all suggestions. Instrumentals are good as well as lyrical.
Some examples:
The Black Angels - Prodigal Sun ( http://youtu.be/-Q1l4Sz4Hhg )
SOHN - Lessons - (http://youtu.be/e17iXDf0NGE - especially at 2:11 when the volume is increased, great example of the type of song I want although the vocals on this song are a little too "light" and not quite what I need)
Junior Boys - In The Morning, Parallel Lines
Dave Gahan - Kingdom
Kanye West - Black Skinhead (starts after gratuitous snarling/barking dogs).
posted by carmicha at 3:10 PM on November 20, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by carmicha at 3:10 PM on November 20, 2013 [1 favorite]
Bot'Ox - Tout Passe, Tout Lasse, Tout Casse
Discodeine - Homo-Compatible
2:54 - Creeping (Maya Jane Coles Remix)
Prins Thomas - Mammut
posted by mykescipark at 3:34 PM on November 20, 2013 [1 favorite]
Discodeine - Homo-Compatible
2:54 - Creeping (Maya Jane Coles Remix)
Prins Thomas - Mammut
posted by mykescipark at 3:34 PM on November 20, 2013 [1 favorite]
Nine Inch Nails "The Perfect Drug"
From John Carpenter's Escape from New York, the "Chase Across the 69th Street Bridge"
posted by JDC8 at 3:51 PM on November 20, 2013
From John Carpenter's Escape from New York, the "Chase Across the 69th Street Bridge"
posted by JDC8 at 3:51 PM on November 20, 2013
Agalloch - Not Unlike the Waves
Primordial - Gallows Hymn, Heathen Tribes, As Rome Burns
posted by gueneverey at 4:07 PM on November 20, 2013
Primordial - Gallows Hymn, Heathen Tribes, As Rome Burns
posted by gueneverey at 4:07 PM on November 20, 2013
The Knife - Silent Shout
And lots of other stuff from The Knife.
posted by alexei at 4:20 PM on November 20, 2013 [1 favorite]
And lots of other stuff from The Knife.
posted by alexei at 4:20 PM on November 20, 2013 [1 favorite]
I love music like this, so I've got a bunch. But I'm at work so I can't give as much as I'd like — I'll drop in and out with some suggestions.
First off, Indian Jewelry. This is their track Lesser Snake; almost all of their music has this feel.
Black Mountain, the Vancouver rock band, does a lot of this.
Comsat Angels did some of this; Independence Day is a favorite.
posted by klangklangston at 4:41 PM on November 20, 2013 [1 favorite]
First off, Indian Jewelry. This is their track Lesser Snake; almost all of their music has this feel.
Black Mountain, the Vancouver rock band, does a lot of this.
Comsat Angels did some of this; Independence Day is a favorite.
posted by klangklangston at 4:41 PM on November 20, 2013 [1 favorite]
Swerker Corvus Corax. I love this song and also have the overwhelming feeling I need to find a place to hide rather than sit there enjoying the music.
posted by effluvia at 4:53 PM on November 20, 2013
posted by effluvia at 4:53 PM on November 20, 2013
Pink Floyd - One of These Days. (I'm not sure what's up with the linked video, but the music is there.)
posted by bink at 5:18 PM on November 20, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by bink at 5:18 PM on November 20, 2013 [1 favorite]
Mobthrow. See Rainwolf, Death Note, Desert City Rising
Some of the last Vatican Shadow album, like Enter Paradise
posted by Su at 5:18 PM on November 20, 2013
Some of the last Vatican Shadow album, like Enter Paradise
posted by Su at 5:18 PM on November 20, 2013
Simple Sister by Procol Harum. Once it gets going it doesn't let up. And that long, crazy bridge... and then the strings and horns!
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 5:50 PM on November 20, 2013
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 5:50 PM on November 20, 2013
Golgotha Tenement Blues by Machines of Loving Grace.
posted by BrashTech at 5:53 PM on November 20, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by BrashTech at 5:53 PM on November 20, 2013 [2 favorites]
A lot of recent Radiohead, plus Thom Yorke's solo stuff and Atoms For Peace.
posted by supercres at 7:00 PM on November 20, 2013
posted by supercres at 7:00 PM on November 20, 2013
When you said "a dark, driving, ominous beat" I immediately thought of this track: Midland - Tape Burn
posted by windbox at 7:11 PM on November 20, 2013
posted by windbox at 7:11 PM on November 20, 2013
Angel by Massive Attack.
posted by kjs4 at 7:32 PM on November 20, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by kjs4 at 7:32 PM on November 20, 2013 [3 favorites]
The run Lola run soundtrack
Atmosphere by joy division
posted by piyushnz at 7:37 PM on November 20, 2013
Atmosphere by joy division
posted by piyushnz at 7:37 PM on November 20, 2013
"Tupelo" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. "Dark, driving, and ominous" is kind of their modus operandi.
posted by Harvey Kilobit at 8:35 PM on November 20, 2013
posted by Harvey Kilobit at 8:35 PM on November 20, 2013
Clinic - Walking With Thee
Amon Tobin - Proper Hoodidge
Ciccone Youth - Macbeth
Sneaker Pimps - Think Harder
Boards of Canada - Eye-Ear
posted by EarthwormGin at 9:10 PM on November 20, 2013
Amon Tobin - Proper Hoodidge
Ciccone Youth - Macbeth
Sneaker Pimps - Think Harder
Boards of Canada - Eye-Ear
posted by EarthwormGin at 9:10 PM on November 20, 2013
Maybe "The Drug" by Royksopp or "Stratus" by Billy Cobham.
posted by leibnizgasse44 at 4:24 AM on November 21, 2013
posted by leibnizgasse44 at 4:24 AM on November 21, 2013
A CLASSIC that I think fits your needs quite well.
posted by Ted Maul at 5:00 AM on November 21, 2013
posted by Ted Maul at 5:00 AM on November 21, 2013
Response by poster: Thank you so much everyone! And if anyone drops in on this Ask after I'm posting this, I will be checking back in, so feel free to post away! :)
posted by christiehawk at 8:34 AM on November 21, 2013
posted by christiehawk at 8:34 AM on November 21, 2013
Like Klangklangston, I'm a total sucker for this kind of music too. Some suggestions:
Bavarian Druglords, Goldsoul.
Teeth of the Sea, Black Strategy.
Gnod, Tron.
Terminals, Something Dark.
Woodsman, In Circles.
Public Service Broadcasting, Signal 30.
posted by Sonny Jim at 10:16 AM on November 21, 2013
Bavarian Druglords, Goldsoul.
Teeth of the Sea, Black Strategy.
Gnod, Tron.
Terminals, Something Dark.
Woodsman, In Circles.
Public Service Broadcasting, Signal 30.
posted by Sonny Jim at 10:16 AM on November 21, 2013
The entire album Ghost Tropic by Songs: Ohia has this ominous feel for me, although the beat is sparser than in your examples.
Maybe the best two for your purposes:
Not Just a Ghost's Heart
The Body Burned Away
posted by Aquinas at 12:38 PM on November 21, 2013
Maybe the best two for your purposes:
Not Just a Ghost's Heart
The Body Burned Away
posted by Aquinas at 12:38 PM on November 21, 2013
Mark Lanegan Band - The Gravedigger's Song. This song was released in 2012, so it's pretty new. Mark Lanegan will be singing the soundtrack to the apocalypse.
posted by cnc at 3:18 PM on November 21, 2013
posted by cnc at 3:18 PM on November 21, 2013
Placebo's reimagining of Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill
posted by brushtailedphascogale at 5:20 PM on November 21, 2013
posted by brushtailedphascogale at 5:20 PM on November 21, 2013
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posted by neilbert at 3:06 PM on November 20, 2013 [1 favorite]