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As the title of the thread suggests, I'm starting to get into some psychedelic/ambient/noise/downtempo stuff recently. Thus, I'm looking for suggestions as to good bands to check out.

I've already heard Animal Collective, Deerhunter, and MGMT. Are there any other very awesome bands I should be listening to? I'm up for anything ranging from instrumental electronica (sort of Holy Fuck-ish) to fuzzy noise rock (in the My Bloody Valentine style).

Thanksh.

Check out The Jesus and Mary Chain`s Psychocandy for a MBV type experience. Check out The Dirty Projectors for a more Animal Collective esque experience, with more of a traditional instrumentation, mind you.

I don`t know if you`ve heard Neutral Milk Hotel; very standard kind of folk-y stuff, although brilliant in its own right, with psychedelic lyrics. Their album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea is among the best ever.

Psybient:
Shpongle - Nothing Lasts... But Nothing Is Lost
Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden
Entheogenic - Spontaneous Illumination

Downtempo:
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain
Portishead - Dummy

Noise:
Merzbow - "Frog" Remixed and Revisited
Kazumoto Endo - While You Were Out
Prurient - Pleasure Ground

Would I make a mistake in suggesting The Mars Volta?

Psybient != Psychedelic Rock.

If you enjoy MGMT, Empire of the Sun is an excellent choice.

Holy. Balls.

I have been looking so long for some psybient, but had no idea what it was called, thus the closest I got was...well, Ray Lynch. :S
I do love Lynch, though.

Thank you.

Thanks for the suggestions guys, looks like I'll be busy this weekend.

hairscapades wrote:Psybient:
Shpongle - Nothing Lasts... But Nothing Is Lost
Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden
Entheogenic - Spontaneous Illumination

Downtempo:
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain
Portishead - Dummy

Noise:
Merzbow - "Frog" Remixed and Revisited
Kazumoto Endo - While You Were Out
Prurient - Pleasure Ground

I love MassiVE Attack and Portishead, I would like Goldfrapp, oui?

=w= wrote:

hairscapades wrote:Psybient:
Shpongle - Nothing Lasts... But Nothing Is Lost
Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden
Entheogenic - Spontaneous Illumination

Downtempo:
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain
Portishead - Dummy

Noise:
Merzbow - "Frog" Remixed and Revisited
Kazumoto Endo - While You Were Out
Prurient - Pleasure Ground

I love MassiVE Attack and Portishead, I would like Goldfrapp, oui?

The quality of more recent Goldfrapp is questionable but you'd like Felt Mountain.

Further noise recommendations:
Kevin Drumm - Sheer Hellish Miasma
Hijokaidan - Noise From Trading Card
Masonna - Ejaculation Generator

Also, if you are in any way shape or form interested in noise rock, Mainliner - Mellow Out is utterly essential.

=w= wrote:I love MassiVE Attack and Portishead, I would like Goldfrapp, oui?

You'd love Goldfrapp. All three of those are favourites of mine.

Kablizzy wrote:

=w= wrote:I love MassiVE Attack and Portishead, I would like Goldfrapp, oui?

You'd love Goldfrapp. All three of those are favourites of mine.

Yay I'll be checking out Goldfrapp as soon as I get a chance. I think I may be in a situation similar to squibbles'.