what's your fail-safe?

Mad_EP · Post by **Mad_EP** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:39 am

Don't know about you lot... but if I listen to too much electronic music (especially if only in one genre), I feel crusty... like I need to break out and reset myself.

Now obviously any classical or jazz recording will do that within seconds...

...but out of curiosity, what Pop/Rock/Rap bands help break you out of whatever derivative funk you might be in and reset yourself?

I know it is a hard question to narrow down, but for me I would probably say...
- Jane's Addiction
- Mr. Bungle
- Public Enemy

Almost anything I need to feel is usually well-covered by those 3...

You?

Astral · Post by **Astral** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:45 am

Rob Dougans' Clubbed To Death. Hits the reset button nicely.

Basic A · Post by **Basic A** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:46 am

Primus / Les Claypool
The Grateful Dead
The Toasters
The whole damn Marley family.
Anything Oi!/Punk related...

Hiphop count as electronic? Old school esat coast, some newer stuff, some newer uk stuff like sway n shit...

Sooo much more then just electronica though, you have too, uh?

abZ · Post by **abZ** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:50 am

I don't think there is anything specific for me. I turn to 70s rock a lot tho. Maybe some Steely

Motorway to Roswell · Post by **Motorway to Roswell** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:56 am

The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Jimi Hendrix
Caravan
My Bloody Valentine
Elliott Smith
Spacemen 3
Eels
Sun Ra

A lot of other stuff too but these are the first that spring to mind.

meer · Post by **meer** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:03 am

i only listen to yelle, ladytron and boy crisis.

ninjadog · Post by **ninjadog** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:07 am

Ween
Mix Master Mike
Aphex Twin
Misfits
Plastikman

shortinos · Post by **shortinos** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:24 am

collige · Post by **collige** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:27 am

Any go-go band
UGK
Three Six Mafia
The Distillers

Mad_EP · Post by **Mad_EP** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:32 am

ninjadog wrote:Ween
Aphex Twin
Plastikman

kinda missing the point when I am talking about getting away from electronic artists...

hehe/

Sharmaji · Post by **Sharmaji** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:33 am

nick drake.

Dub_Fiend · Post by **Dub_Fiend** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:44 am

Umm... Usually one of these bands;

Oceansize
Reuben
Sigur Ros
Biffy Clyro (the older stuff)

And then if I wanna chill then I'll probs whack on some Liquid D'nB, my mix of choice is normally Hospital Mix Vol. 5, the one mixed by London Elektricity... deep stuff

Dub Fiend

macc · Post by **macc** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:46 am

Wayne Shorter
Andrew Hill
Alan Shorter's 'Orgasm'
Jimi Hendrix
James Brown
Miles Davis of course
Slint

Wrigzilla · Post by **Wrigzilla** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:55 am

Godspeed You! Black Emperor
The Beatles
Skinnyman
Sonic Youth
King Crimson

legend4ry · Post by **legend4ry** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:23 am

Beth Gibbon's "Out Of Season" (such a beautiful album plus all the loud hisses and production mistakes make it perfect!)

Other mentions..

The Cure - A Forest (single)
Babyshambles - Down in Albion (album)
Anything by Joy Division.

Lots of brit pop/indie and post-punk in general.

ruckus49 · Post by **ruckus49** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:48 am

legend4ry wrote:
The Cure - A Forest (single)

DEMZ · Post by **DEMZ** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:17 am

Love a bit of prog rock/metal

-Tool
-A perfect Circle
-Something with weird time sigs like messhuggah
-Coltrane
-Thelonious Monk
-Benny Greb
-MILES DAVIS

Just to name a few

legend4ry · Post by **legend4ry** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:20 am

ruckus49 wrote:
legend4ry wrote:
The Cure - A Forest (single)

narcissus · Post by **narcissus** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:06 am

The Beatles
Parliament
Crowded House (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCqsG1t7RoU)
The All American Rejects
Pantera
Ray Charles
James Brown
Katy Perry
Radiohead

yellowhighlighter · Post by **yellowhighlighter** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:22 am

i guess like a lot of people here the overwhelming majority of the music that i listen to is electronic. if i need a break from that i listen to some hardcore punk, my bloody valentine, nirvana, or hip-hop as it's probably my favourite genre even though i don't listen to enough of it anymore.

btw isn't hip-hop electronic music?

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