Sad / Depressing music

[J the TyranT]

Sometimes I like to chill out and listen to kind of "sad" stuff. Calms me down.. helps me crash out, lol.

Recommend me some bands BESIDES:

Anathema
Antimatter
Katatonia
Blackfield
Porcupine Tree

Just some pretty chill vibey shit like that.

 

[smy1]

My newest shit: http://www.faderhead.com/temp/SATO_ThePainOfKnowingYouDontHaveThem_Demo.mp3

 

[Kazrog]

Same here, I definitely have to have the "chillout" music, very much a part of the musical diet for me, and I dig all the bands you've listed. Check out Riverside. They're like the Polish Porcupine Tree.

I've also been getting into a band called Goblin from the 70s. Italian instrumental prog rock, kind of like Pink Floyd without the vocals. They did a bunch of horror movie scores for a director they were friends with, in fact most of their discography is scores. Opeth has totally ripped them off, you'll definitely hear the influence - which is great in my book, since Opeth is one of my favorite bands.

I am gradually tracking down more and more of Opeth's vintage vinyl influences. If anyone can recommend some more ambient/psychedelic 70s prog rock, I love the stuff and it would be appreciated.

 

[J the TyranT]

Good shit Shane... that's a quick response, too, lol.

Yeah, just like that... this is badass

 

[slashvanyoung]

You might wanna dig into some post-rock/hardcore/whatever stuff like Pelican (instrumental) or Isis (with vocals). Laid back, yet deep and somewhat driving. And if you got a very lenghty attention-span maybe some shoegazing stuff like Godspeed You! Black Emperor... Or maybe some stuff like Alcest? http://www.myspace.com/alcestmusic

There are some albums that drag me down in a good way:
- OSI - Free (Kevin Moore's singing works perfect for this)
- Social Distortion - White Light, White Heat, White Trash
- Everything from Alice In Chains (Temple Of The Dog and Mad Season are pretty laid back too)
- Dream Theater - Images And Words
- Devin Townsend's solo stuff (pre-Ziltoid)
- Everything from Down, especially Nola

 

[J the TyranT]

The lead guy from Riverside's side project Lunatic Soul is pretty sick shit, too

 

[J the TyranT]

I appreciate the recommendations Slash, but Shane's point on with his. More along the way of Antimatter and Anathema is what Im trying to find.

Thx though, man!

 

[DominikJW]

Clapton's - Tears In Heaven comes to my mind... but thats just one song tho

 

[slashvanyoung]

I appreciate the recommendations Slash, but Shane's point on with his. More along the way of Antimatter and Anathema is what Im trying to find.

Thx though, man!

Ah, ok. You're especially looking for that distinct sound...

Check out Moongarden: http://www.myspace.com/moongardenband

 

[Morgan C]

Dream Theater - Images And Words

Really? I always felt I&W was quite a happy album, considering it uses so many major key sigs (not a bad thing).


I find film music the most emotional, but thats just me. Check out "Gollum's Song" from the LOTR: Two Towers soundtrack. That is depressing, really. Amazing vocals. YouTube ain't great but it gives you an idea..
[ame]http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=p8T3IxGOHHY[/ame]

 

[J the TyranT]

Cool band, Slash. Thx

 

[slashvanyoung]

I am gradually tracking down more and more of Opeth's vintage vinyl influences. If anyone can recommend some more ambient/psychedelic 70s prog rock, I love the stuff and it would be appreciated.

You're probably already in love with King Crimson?

Really? I always felt I&W was quite a happy album, considering it uses so many major key sigs (not a bad thing).

It's mainly the contrast to Kevin Moore's lyrical style that makes it I guess. It's cheesy here and there yeah... but I really dig the atmosphere... and I severely miss it on their latter records.

 

[J the TyranT]

BTW, just to add to my own thread:

Mark Lanegan. Fucking badass

 

[Deadstar]

Check out Novembre, Klimt 1918(early stuff), This Misery Garden and an old side project of mine (recorded like shit, but i would like to know if u like the second song)
http://www.myspace.com/etherealdissonance

 

[iamandy]

when i want to chill out, i listen to:

Isis, Tool, Pelica, Jesu, Cavite, March Hare(seriously), bossk, and Russian Circles


check afew of them out if you haven't already

 

[J the TyranT]

Check out Novembre, Klimt 1918(early stuff), This Misery Garden and an old side project of mine (recorded like shit, but i would like to know if u like the second song)
http://www.myspace.com/etherealdissonance

yeah man... this is a sweet track

 

[Deadstar]

yeah man... this is a sweet track

thx, i forgot to mention Daylight Dies

 

[J the TyranT]

Somehow, I've heard of Daylight Dies

=P

 

[mr.L.]

I like this type of music a lot, but all the good bands that I know of in this genre have already been mentioned. Keep them coming however

If anyone can recommend some more ambient/psychedelic 70s prog rock, I love the stuff and it would be appreciated.

I can stongly recommend the following:

Alquin - The Mountain Queen
Bo Hansson - Lord of the Rings
Focus - Moving Waves
Mithrandir - For You the Old Women
Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra
Pentacle - La Clef des Songes
The early Antonius Rex and Jacula stuff for some necessary evil :Smokedev:

and of course the obvious stuff like:
Early Camel
Early King Crimson
Early Genesis

I also really like some of the more contemporary scandinavian bands with that 70's sound like Anekdoten, Anglagard, Landberk, Paatos, Morte Macabre, Dungen (actually anything with Reine Fiske in it ).

 

[kaomao]

I've also been getting into a band called Goblin from the 70s. Italian instrumental prog rock, kind of like Pink Floyd without the vocals. They did a bunch of horror movie scores for a director they were friends with, in fact most of their discography is scores. Opeth has totally ripped them off, you'll definitely hear the influence - which is great in my book, since Opeth is one of my favorite bands.

Listen to this guy Goblin was a great band. Too bad they were italians so english people didn't give a fuck about them.
They scored some movies of the one and only Dario Argento (horror thriller movies, a master if you're into old school thrillers).