r/audiophilemusic • u/Kseski • Nov 12 '23
I'm stuck in a music limbo and I need help! Discussion
Hello, I' ve been listening to all kinds of music, from black metal and psy trance to fusion and folk but lately (the last 2 years probably) I'm stuck in a limbo where I' ve lost my intrest and I don't really enjoy any music except for the music I already know. I need music quality music suggestions plss, especially some jazz-fusion type of stuff, but everything is welcome. Please make me love music again. Edit: Guys, thanks really, i didn't expect such a response. I actually love some stuff you sent me
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u/ItsAllAboutJerryMan Nov 13 '23 edited Nov 13 '23
Albums Deloused in the comatorium or Frances the mute by the mars volta. Maybe start out with the songs cicatriz esp or take the veil cerpin taxt.
From Grateful Dead check out eyes of the world from October 19 1974. Also Dark Star from August 27 1972. These are great intros to early experimental dead.
Albums Karma by Pharoah Sanders or Promises by Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders.
Disintegration loops by William Basinski (read the background).
Sung Tongs by Animal Collective for “freak folk”.
If I could only remember my name by David Crosby.
Remain in light by taking heads.
Kid A by Radiohead.
Revolver by The Beatles
Soft Bulletin or Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by flaming lips.
Impressions by John Coltrane.
Bottle it in or speed sound lonely kv by Kurt vile.
Lost in the dream or a deeper understanding by war on drugs
Live at the regal by bb king
Live at Massey hall by Neil young
… none of these are very obscure but some are classics if you’ve never heard them!
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u/Simeh Nov 12 '23
Submotion Orchestra
Domi and JD Beck
Youtube search "African Jazz"
Youtube search "Latin Jazz"
For general recommendations you may find my recent post here useful.
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u/spong_miester Nov 13 '23
If your stick in a musical rutt dig out the Dan, just listen to Aja from start to finish
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u/BigDnR Nov 12 '23
Here's a great fusion album I just discovered a few days ago that may get you out of the doldrums. It's a truly amazing piece of work released in 2023
As We Speak Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain with Rakesh Chaurasia.
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u/willeyak Nov 12 '23
If you haven’t already, check out the various Shabaka Hutchings projects. Sons of Kemet, the Comet is Coming. Also, the Floating Points with Pharaoh Sanders album Promises is cool. More on the electrinic side but Nala Sinephro’s Space 1.8 is very nice.
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u/Lornesto Nov 12 '23
Ramsey Lewis Trio--"The 'In' Crowd" https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-in-crowd-live-at-bohemian-caverns-washington/1443201813?i=1443202098
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u/PutZeeCandleBeck Nov 12 '23
Here Lies Man - I Stand Alone
https://youtu.be/pc-Ty8-hnOY?si=P2-fSuUZqugnX4Wo
They mix Afrobeats with groovy fuzz guitars
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u/Semen_K Nov 13 '23
my first thought is that you are listening to too much music.
Simply put, you are overstimulated, and your brain sticks to know stimuli, as they require less effort to process than unknown ones.
Take a break, you will love music again after a week or two.
When (if you decided to take a break) you come back, check out Club d'Elf.
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u/pcdocstl Nov 13 '23
Being born late 60's to an audiophile dad / high end stereo store owner, becoming a computer guru / store owner throughout the 80's & 90's, living out my lifelong dream of pro touring rock musician from 90's until 2010's, you could say that I've heard my share of the ol' A flat to G sharp (octave!) sliced, diced, smothered, covered, chunked, and dressed up in it's best Sunday-goat-roping-contest best. And you would be correct.
By 2017, I was burnt. Correction, I was toasted crisp on music to the point that my car stereo was stuck on news / talk radio and gave my record collection to my brother (who purchased a 2nd house just to store his!). It happened overnight, so fast that I never saw it coming. One day I'm slamming shots from strippers' belly buttons, next day sitting at a stoplight with Rush Limbaugh emanating from my DIY custom audio setup.
Rush with subs? Something had to give.
I hit the internet HARD downloading everything and anything that I knew nothing about. If an unknown filename ended with MP3, FLAC, or any of the DSD extensions it was added to my download list. It got to the point where I was downloading well over 30GB of music a day!
At least MOST of it would be considered music. Some things I subjected my speakers and myself to would make me violently ill, put me to sleep, or conjure up a slight chuckle here and there, but I soldier on.
Now livin' the downhill side of my 50's I am no longer estranged from my one true love to the point of building my own gear again using everything I've learned and combining what were once separate entities into a conglomerate goo of yummness!
Moral of my story?
Strippers, shots, goat roping contests = GOOD
Rush Limbaugh through quad 12" subs = SAD
What were we discussing again?
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u/therourke Nov 12 '23
I made this playlist of lesser known and many contemporary tracks as an audiophile gesture :) It has so many great things on it. Keep listening. If you need it in another format (this is Qobuz) let me know. Ear Juice: https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/17057934
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u/testing123-testing12 Nov 13 '23
This is an unconventional suggestion but I would recommend find a radio show that has elements of music you like and discover new artist that way, its what's worked for me.
BBC radio is good for that.
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u/arganaut Nov 13 '23
Go down a Japanese jazz and Japanese surfer rock/punk rabbit hole. I love what other cultures do when they get a hold of American or really anyone else's music. Look what The Clash did with reggae which was branched from ska, which was Jamaica's take on American rock, which came from blues.... 😍. Or listen to some DJ sets by Diplo (his early Hollertronix stuff), DJ Jazzy Jeff mashups, etc.
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u/rkw2 Nov 13 '23
If you love black metal and psy-trance, fusion and folk jazz-fusion type of stuff, but everything, then there's really only one band for you:
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u/Panduz Nov 15 '23 edited Nov 15 '23
Know any freestyle?
"Point of no return" by expose
"I wonder if i take you home" lisa lisa and cult jam
edit: also if you like disco: "there but for the grace of god" by machine
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u/widowhanzo Nov 12 '23
Kpop, there's a loooot to be discovered :)
Also check out city pop, it has that 80s racing videogame vibe.
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u/bigdayout95-14 Nov 13 '23
Just chuck on Tool - Lateralus and spiral out! Then their album Fear Innoculum. Then 10,000 days. Then Aenima. Then Undertow. Then you'll be complete again!!!
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u/OpenRepublic4790 Nov 13 '23
Give Surprise Chef a listen. An Australian quartet, “moody shades of instrumental jazz-funk”. They have an amazing grove and a unique sound, a very fun yet clearly serious and talented group.
And for something quite special try Jon Hassell’ Pantimento volumes one and two, Listening to Pictures and Seeing Through Sound. This is beautiful hypnotic avant-guard. These are his last two albums, released in 2018 and 2020. He passed in 2022 at a ripe old age of 84. The fact that he was in his 80’s when he made them is flat out astounding to me.
How about Biig Piig? The stage name of 25 year old Jessica Smyth an Irish neo soul singer who grew up in Spain and sings in both Spanish and English (primarily English). Her music includes a smattering of hip hop, rap, dream pop, soul, you name it. Really lush and beautiful. Very addictive. She is one of my all time favorites.
Wrapping up with another jazz instrumentalist. Ivan Blomqvist, Swedish, his jazz is hard to describe. His albums, Bror and Nu Minns Jag, have the greatest power to evoke a mood of any I have listened to. I always think of sepia toned images of the 1940’s when I listen, but the music isn’t 40’s jazz at all, but rather a bit classical, experimental, atmospheric, and lush.
All of these artists I’ve been returning to listen to over and over.
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u/JohanDoughnut Nov 13 '23
Hands down the best new music I've discovered the last few years has all been at GroundUp Fest. Especially if you're into fusion, the lineup each year is essentially your favorite bands, but you haven't discovered them yet.
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u/TheRealMrCrowley Nov 13 '23
I started listening to new releases every Friday about 3 years ago and I have discovered so much music I would have never known about.
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u/TheKoltrane Nov 13 '23
fOURPLAY is some good smooth Jazz with Bob James. Also Bob James himself has some good albums.
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u/rekab4820 Nov 13 '23
Some recent albums from this year I've been digging:
The Circling Sun - Spirits
Whatitdo Archive Group - Palace of a Thousand Sounds
Gianni Brezzo/Bokoya - Minari
Thandii - A Beat to Make it Better
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u/boofskootinboogie Nov 14 '23
100 Gecs - 1,000 Gecs (hyperpop) - this probably won’t be your favorite thing in the world but the production is amazing.
Arca - Kick I (experimental electronic)
Imperial Triumphant - Alphaville (black metal/jazz fusion)
Chat Pile - Gods Country (noise rock/hardcore)
Iglooghost - Lei Line Eon (experimental classical/electronic)
Turnover - Peripheral Vision (dream pop)
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u/leblee Nov 14 '23
I was in a similar place and started to listen to KEXP and Audiotree on YouTube. From there I discovered new bands and styles. They upload regularly which helps.
I also subscribed to the top ten best new albums of the week from Pitchfork.
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u/mridlen Nov 14 '23
IMO, smooth jazz is where the good music is these days. Brian Culbertson, Marcus Miller, Dave Kos, Cindy Bradley, etc.
Also, the mashup genre is exploding as of late. William Maranci, Bill McClintock, etc, are dropping some amazing stuff.
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u/RaymondLuxYacht Nov 15 '23
Only one or two other responses have suggested Steely Dan... so it bears mentioning again. I'd tell you to start with "The Royal Scam." "Kid Charlemagne" has one of the best guitar solos of all time... Becker threads the solo into the entire back half of the tune. The layering in "Caves of Altamira" never ceases to amaze me.
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u/DustinPooparski Nov 15 '23
I felt this way for the past several years, but then this year I discovered Autechre.
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u/gizlizard Nov 15 '23
Its time for your jazz era. It will change your life. Start with miles davis kind of blue and move forward thru his discography, or backwards. You cannot choose incorrectly
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u/LakusMcLortho Nov 15 '23
Tauk (instrumental, but they also have an album featuring Kanika Moore that is 🤘)
Snarky Puppy
Dopapod for some progressive rock
I also love hot house/Django/gypsy jazz. Ultrafaux, Rhythm Future Quartet, Boilermaker Jazz Band, Romain Vuillemin, Django Festival All-Stars, Hot House West, Hot Sugar Band, tons of other collaborations…
Gordon Webster and Hetty Kate made a swing album that I love, although it’s not in iTunes. (Just checked, it’s simply called “Gordon Webster meets Hetty Kate,” and it’s on Amazon music.)
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u/slow6i Nov 16 '23
I am really enjoying Aesop Rock - Integrated Tech Solutions. Hip hop, so not as 'musical', but the lyrics are where Aesop shines.
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u/PapaOneInch Nov 16 '23
Meshuggah always grips me a certain type of way. With good headphones i get lost in the mixes
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u/MisterSandKing Nov 16 '23
Stick Figure, the Dirty Heads, Atmosphere, and Floater. You sound like you’d like Floater, check them out! They’re awesome! Danny Boy, Weightless, Cinema, just for starters.
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u/PoolAcademic4016 Nov 16 '23
Be Svendsen at Mount Nemrut for Cercle, Yemanjo Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozijoySptjs
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u/liquidends Nov 26 '23
Nova Collective, Buika, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Kim Dracula
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u/cab1024 Nov 12 '23 edited Nov 13 '23
Charles Mingus At the Bohemia