A Place to Bury Strangers - A Place to Bury Strangers

Genre: Shoegaze, Indie
Year: 2007
About: Some noisy, angsty shoegaze. Within the heavy distortion are some pretty melodies though, and Oliver Ackermann's vocals scream unfulfilled teenage lust.
Sounds Like: My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, HEALTH
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Stars of the Lid Discography

Genre: Ambient, Drone
About: "Stars of the Lid is a duo specializing in drone-based ambient music. They list among their influences minimalist and electronic composers such as Arvo Pärt, Zbigniew Preisner, Gavin Bryars, and Henryk Gorecki, as well as Talk Talk (both bands have tracks named "Taphead"), post-rock artists Labradford, and ambient innovator Brian Eno. Their songs are largely beatless soundscapes, composed of droning, effects-treated guitars along with piano, strings, and horns; volume swells and feedback fill the gap of rhythmic instruments, providing dynamic movement within the songs. Their sound has been described as "divine, classical drone without the tedious intrusion of drums or vocals"."
Sounds Like: The Dead Texan, Brian McBride, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Oren Ambarchi, Aix Em Klemm
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Music for Nitrous Oxide (1995)

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Gravitational Pull vs. The Desire for an Aquatic Life (1996)

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The Ballasted Orchestra (1997)

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Per Aspera Ad Astra (1998)

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Avec Laudenum (1999)

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The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid (2001)

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And Their Refinement of the Decline (2007)

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Carte-de-Visite (2007)

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Do Make Say Think Partial Discography

Genre: Post Rock
About: In this guy's opinion, one of the most creative and influential bands in the post rock genre. "Do Make Say Think is a Canadian instrumental post-rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Their music combines jazz style drums, distorted guitars and wind instruments as well as a prominent use of the bass guitar."
Sounds Like: Fly Pan Am, Tortoise, A Silver Mt. Zion, Valley of the Giants, Set Fire to Flames
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Do Make Say Think (1998)

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Goodbye Enemy Airship, the Landlord is Dead (2000)

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& Yet & Yet (2002)

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You, You're a History in Rust (2007)

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Other Truths (2009)

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Tunturia - Maps

Genre: Post Rock
Year: 2007
About: Lush soundscapes and distorted guitars fill Maps with a gritty and fluorescent feel, yet has plenty of brilliant melodies to compliment this. One of my favorite Post Rock records, has a very strong emotional drive to each song.
Sounds Like: Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky, Do Make Say Think, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Ef, Caspian
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Songs of Green Pheasant Discography

Genre: Indie, Psych-folk, Post Rock
About: Simply beautiful, music for the thoughts. "Songs Of Green Pheasant is the work of Duncan Sumpner, a 30-year-old artist / teacher from Oughtibridge in Sheffield. His self-titled debut album was released on FatCat in August 2005, and drew widespread praise, gaining admiration from Devendra Banhart, mum, and Vetiver, and making many people’s lists as an outsider ‘album of the year’. What emerged on that record was something fragile, yet coherent and utterly charming. With a warm cloudy depth, sweet melodies and some gorgeous vocal harmonising, it was a set of simply beautiful, beautifully sung and played songs."
Sounds Like: Talk Talk, Grizzly Bear, Iron & Wine, The Skygreen Leopards
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Songs of Green Pheasant (2005)

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Aerial Days (2006)

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Gyllyng Street (2007)

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Deerhunter Discography

Genre: Psychedelic, Indie, Shoegaze

About: "Deerhunter is a band which formed in 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia. The band consists of Bradford Cox (vocals, guitar, piano), Moses Archuleta (drums, synths), Lockett Pundt (guitar, organ, vocals) and Josh Fauver (bass, vocals). The group began with the ambition of fusing the lulling hypnotic states induced by ambient and minimalist music with the klang and propulsion of garage rock. The band has weathered chaotic line-up changes, the death of a member, and much discouragement."
Sounds Like: Atlas Sound, No Age, Women, Wavves, Animal Collective
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Turn it Up Faggot (2005)

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Cryptograms (2007)


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Fluorescent Grey (2007)

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Microcastle (2008)

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Weird Era Cont. (2008)

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Rainwater Cassette Exchange (2009)

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Halcyon Digest (2010)

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Jesu Discography

Genre: Post-Metal, Shoegaze, Drone, Ambient
About: Justin Broadrick (of former Godflesh, Napalm Death, Final, and Techno Animal fame) claims that Jesu are not any of the genre's listed above, and that they make what he considers to be coherent and structured pop songs. By no means is any Jesu song a "pop" song, as every song is a different venture through the deep realms of drone and spacious metal. You can definitely hear all of Broadrick's various influences as each album defies many rules of the genre. Though they have not received much reception in the mainstream or underground universes, Jesu are a hidden gem that create incredible drone jams and metal epics.
Sounds Like: Godflesh, Isis, Pelican, Neurosis, Sunn O)))
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Heart Ache (2004)

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Jesu (2005)

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Silver (2006)

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Conqueror (2007)

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Sun Down/Sun Rise (2007)

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Pale Sketches (2007)

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Lifeline (2007)

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Why Are We Not Perfect? (2008)

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Infinity (2009)

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Opiate Sun (2009)

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Om Discography

Genre: Stoner, Doom, Psychedelic
About: Om formed in 2003 out of the rhythm section of Sleep, with music similar in structure to Tibetan chanting. In 2007, the band played a set in Jerusalem that lasted over 5 hours, which marked a first for a Doom Metal band performing in a very religious country. This is true bong-ripping music, with most tracks lasting well over 15 minutes and each consisting of addicting riffs and heavy, driving drums. Just listening to Om with a focused mind is enough to get you high.
Sounds Like: Electric Wizard, Burning Witch, Sleep, Shrinebuilder, Zoroaster
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Variations on a Theme (2005)

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Conference of the Birds (2006)

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Pilgrimage (2007)

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God is Good (2009)

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Pantha du Prince - This Bliss

Genre: Minimal Techno
Year: 2007
About: A very relaxing, beat oriented electronic album that's perfect for any stoner's music collection. Addicting beats and spacey synths mostly make up this "blissful" adventure through the universe.
Sounds like: Trentemoller, Lindstrom, Aphex Twin, Boxcutter, Ratatat
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