come here for music recommendations.

[afterstasis]

portishead and supreme beings of leisure are the only two i can say are really of any interest to me whatsoever. the rest i've heard has done nothing for me.

[Gowienczyk]

but what is it?

What Stasis said isn't wrong, just throw out the alt rock element in his definition and it wouldn't be far off. There's lot's of trip-hop out there and some lean to doing more jazz-pop and other more hip-hop and then there's those that focus on the soundscapes over the hip-hop or jazz-esque base of the sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FmognvrztU - jazz/pop lean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdPtzhnwKSs - hip-hop lean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmzHRGoKca0 - soundscape lean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVjgRlto8PI - soundscape lean

If you listen carefully you should be able to hear the root sound and similarities.

[berkthgar]

Stasis, I thought you liked Emancipator as well?

[afterstasis]

Stasis, I thought you liked Emancipator as well?

nope, you must be thinking of another stasis.

[berkthgar]

Damn, there's so many of you it gets confusing

Any hardcore/metalcore bands that can touch Converge when it comes to sheer intensity? (aside from Trap Them)

[afterstasis]

Damn, there's so many of you it gets confusing

Any hardcore/metalcore bands that can touch Converge when it comes to sheer intensity? (aside from Trap Them)

catharsis, gehenna, kiss it goodbye, deadguy, unruh, his hero is gone, tragedy, etc.

[Gowienczyk]

Stasis-- any more cool stuff like PEE, Heavy Vegetable, etc?

[afterstasis]

Stasis-- any more cool stuff like PEE, Heavy Vegetable, etc?

aside from thingy, not really... someone needs to revive that sound.

[Gowienczyk]

aside from thingy, not really... someone needs to revive that sound.

The whole math rock-inspired indie rock sound is just so infectious, I'm almost convinced PEE does it better than Heavy Vegetable.

[Shangfu]

Ok, couple questions/recommendations...:
Anyone here heard Factrix? Is it worth buying? Having a hard time to find anything by them but as they are an old Industrial Records band from 70's i'm interested.

Good starting points for 23 Skidoo and Esplendor Geometrico, if anyone here knows them?

Thanks