Music that sounds like 'Spirit of Eden' and 'Laughing Stock'

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Vocals kind of remind me of Hollis but the backing is subdued grainy electronic stuff. Really kinda feeling it tonight.

my dreams in the hell-pits (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 20 February 2018 10:26 (six years ago) link

wow, i missed the whole sibelius revive. yeah, i've thought sibelius and hollis were similar myself, was thinking about adding a para about it to my classical list

ziggy the ginhead (rushomancy), Tuesday, 20 February 2018 14:00 (six years ago) link

not feeling this Jabu at all and hope this isn't indicative of where BEB are heading

And I love Hollis, Raime, and, err, Portishead, but no

Paul Ponzi, Tuesday, 20 February 2018 21:09 (six years ago) link

two weeks pass...

maybe more colour of spring but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nupLGtgADKw

scoff walker (diamonddave85), Sunday, 11 March 2018 22:27 (six years ago) link

it's obviously tighter and more groove-based, but i actually thought last year's grizzly bear album hit on a similar jazzy naturalism that Spirit Of Eden (and probably Colour Of Spring more) really pinned down. didn't get a lot of critical attention because of the Great Indie Crit-Flip Of 2017, but imo it's one of the best things they've ever done.

austinb, Sunday, 11 March 2018 23:10 (six years ago) link

i agree.

akm, Monday, 12 March 2018 01:33 (six years ago) link

"the Great Indie Crit-Flip Of 2017"

Please summarize in your own words below

Evan, Monday, 12 March 2018 03:35 (six years ago) link

lol kinda flippant coinage but plenty of white dude bands who had had critics riding for them and arguably creating their commercial viability in the late 2000s/early 2010s released albums in 2017 to noticeably more tepid coverage. thinking dirty projectors, fleet foxes, grizzly bear, real estate, cloud nothings, destroyer, arcade fire, the shins, to some extent fleet foxes. only the national and lcd soundsystem albums seemed like they really poked above the fray across the board.

some of those albums were obviously just bad, but a few at least were bad or "not great" in ways that felt like wouldn't have been pointed out by the same outlets a decade ago—especially the cloud nothings and dirty projectors albums, to my ears. cosmopolitan renderings of interiority don't have the same cachet they used to.

austinb, Monday, 12 March 2018 03:47 (six years ago) link

five months pass...

I would say that large sections of the, rather good, new Necks record fit the criteria nicely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE8g2W0mWOY

MaresNest, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 10:46 (five years ago) link

I know what you mean, there is a resemblance in the sound. But firstly it is quite repetitive like all Necks songs I have ever listened to. And secondly there is no tune in the piece above. As it is common for The Necks but not for Talk Talk. But I agree that track is about the best I have ever heard by The Necks.

Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 22 August 2018 20:25 (five years ago) link

That Lo Moon clip upthread though really sounds like a reincarnation of Talk Talk. The singer has got a similar high voice as Mark Hollis, there is a warm & delicate chamber music feel with a strong hook. Yes!

Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 23 August 2018 19:52 (five years ago) link

two years pass...

Tamara Lindeman really gave me the shivers today:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/OJ9SYLVaIUI

walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Saturday, 17 October 2020 17:45 (three years ago) link

This little soundtrack snippet came up on my mp3 player and I thought it sounded like it could be something from late Talk Talk or Hollis's solo album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zGJryq4-G4

Brainless Addlepated Timid Muddleheaded Awful No-Account (Pheeel), Saturday, 17 October 2020 19:40 (three years ago) link

what is it, pheel? i'm getting an error message.

pleased to see that rain tree crow was mentioned early on. surprised that there's not been mention of sylvian's nine horses project though.

Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Sunday, 18 October 2020 15:59 (three years ago) link

ha I saw this thread bumped and thought "bet it's The Weather Station"

The album entire is gorgeous btw

flamboyant goon tie included, Sunday, 18 October 2020 19:18 (three years ago) link

"Beautiful People" by Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke has a big Mark Hollis vibe.

fetter, Sunday, 18 October 2020 22:04 (three years ago) link

Wow @ that Weather Station track! Album due Feb, according to Amazon UK.

Alex - the Pheeel link is to #findfrank, a solo piano piece from the Stephen Rennicks 'Frank' (Sidebottom) soundtrack.

Supposed Former ILM Lurker (WeWantMiles), Monday, 19 October 2020 15:54 (three years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq5X2G5qKQI

ufo, Sunday, 25 October 2020 00:19 (three years ago) link

https://youtu.be/vIaznyD076c

vmajestic, Monday, 26 October 2020 18:58 (three years ago) link

one month passes...

thanks for the loma track, that's absolutely amazing. 100% late talk talk. a beautiful build-up, even the small noisy bits remind me of them. and her voice is phenomenal. the rest of the album though doesn't click with me at all.

walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 26 November 2020 20:08 (three years ago) link

i meant the atonal bits of the woodwind instruments.

walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 26 November 2020 20:18 (three years ago) link

That's weird, because the rest of the album is totally of a piece with that track.

joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Thursday, 26 November 2020 20:34 (three years ago) link

really? then i have to give it another go.

walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 26 November 2020 20:40 (three years ago) link

two months pass...

This lovely piece from the new Gaze is Ghost record is giving me slight TT notes.

https://gazeisghost.bandcamp.com/track/wild-geese

Maresn3st, Friday, 29 January 2021 13:28 (three years ago) link

This is gorgeous, as is the other track - thanks Maresn3st

technopolis, Friday, 29 January 2021 14:09 (three years ago) link

NP - I'm excited to hear this album when it emerges.

Maresn3st, Friday, 29 January 2021 15:12 (three years ago) link

Yeah, I quite liked that.

pomenitul, Friday, 29 January 2021 15:13 (three years ago) link

gaze is ghost v lush

nxd, Monday, 8 February 2021 16:02 (three years ago) link

Lilys - Eccsame The Photon Band (1994) often gets miscategorized as "shoegaze" but has this huge Spirit of Eden (esp. the demos of) sound as well as a heaping dose of Japan/Sylvian sprinkled on top.

Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 8 February 2021 16:24 (three years ago) link

I feel like the drums on that record might be the controversial element there, though. I could see people feeling like it undermines the quiet moments. Had mixed feelings at one point, but for me they really give the record a unique sound.

Evan, Monday, 8 February 2021 17:01 (three years ago) link

think i'm their main cheerleader on ilm, so it would be v remiss of me not to say that zelienople put out yet another great album last year called 'hold you up'. it's all good but this is the closing track off it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JlfYpHgtjo

would a nit be nice? (NickB), Monday, 8 February 2021 18:20 (three years ago) link

Zelienople are in some respects my Platonic ideal of a band but I always seem to forget about them. Just listened to Hold You Up and it's predictably gorgeous.

Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 09:29 (three years ago) link

Matt Christensen is sounding weirdly reminiscent of Adam Granduciel on the whole record.

Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 09:31 (three years ago) link

Oh I love this (Zelienople)

flamboyant goon tie included, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 13:56 (three years ago) link

that weather station album is finally out and is really good!

diamonddave85​​ (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 17:59 (three years ago) link

Matt Christensen is sounding weirdly reminiscent of Adam Granduciel on the whole record.

― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, February 9, 2021 4:31 AM (eight hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

I thought "wait, who is that?" then as soon as I hear the first syllable of vocals in the above song, instantly "oh yeah that guy"

Evan, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 18:26 (three years ago) link

two months pass...

surprised that there's not been mention of sylvian's nine horses project though.

Just stumbled on this and thought of this thread. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5hp4nIJd-8

Legitimate Interest (Noel Emits), Sunday, 2 May 2021 19:00 (two years ago) link

I feel that unearth, one of the great and most consistent users of RYM, has basically his whole taste built around Talk Talk.
https://rateyourmusic.com/list/unearth/eternal-recurrence/1/

Nabozo, Sunday, 2 May 2021 19:07 (two years ago) link

I only got to 150 but good grief that’s a dull list.

Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 3 May 2021 05:06 (two years ago) link

It's auto-generated from 5-star reviews in Mojo.

henry s, Monday, 3 May 2021 15:26 (two years ago) link

breathtakingly curious about user unearth's thoughts on women

John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Monday, 3 May 2021 16:24 (two years ago) link

Careful, there might be a list

Evan, Monday, 3 May 2021 16:26 (two years ago) link

So his taste is drastically different than most people who would be reading a message board thread about Talk Talk?

Chris L, Monday, 3 May 2021 16:59 (two years ago) link

idk let's magnify the boring and poll it

John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Monday, 3 May 2021 17:04 (two years ago) link

last few comments aren't really in the spirit of this great thread tbh and a bit unnecessary

is the need to feel superior to someone that pressing, really

"Spaghetti" Thompson (Pheeel), Monday, 3 May 2021 23:26 (two years ago) link

the internet took "hey we like the same things, let's be friends!" and mutated that into "i only like you if you hate the same things as me."

Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 3 May 2021 23:38 (two years ago) link

although, yes: i am automatically suspicious of any rate your music user.

Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 3 May 2021 23:38 (two years ago) link

nine months pass...

Modern Nature's Annual from last year (or was it the year before?). Their new album Island of Noise is perhaps more like Mark Hollis

fetter, Tuesday, 22 February 2022 21:06 (two years ago) link

two months pass...

So uh, this was just released today:

https://mellotone.net/collections/held-by-trees

It's now on streaming platforms but no non-lossy digital downloads are available yet.

doug watson, Friday, 22 April 2022 14:54 (one year ago) link

Listening to this now. It's nice - like morning vacation music. Reminds me a bit of All India Radio's vibe.

the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Friday, 22 April 2022 15:22 (one year ago) link


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