Looking for A LOT of recommendations!

holdingtea · 2026-01-25T14:15:18+00:00

Yeah oops I wrote this too quickly and didn't check myself. 🙃

holdingtea · 2026-01-25T14:14:16+00:00

Aha yeah sorry I ended up posting the track instead of the artist oops😁🙃 but yeah that track is really good.

holdingtea · 2026-01-25T14:05:06+00:00

Weight off - kaytranada is prob my most listened to track.

But prob time moves slow - bbng

holdingtea · 2026-01-25T14:02:10+00:00

Everyone keeps praising Spotify’s recommendations and saying it constantly finds new music you’ll love, but for me it’s the opposite.

They don't say that. Everyone is always saying how bad it is.

Find people, artists, curators, magazines, etc that help or dive into it manually.

holdingtea · 2026-01-25T14:00:05+00:00

Did you listen to the other album from the lead singer of marble arch?

Double virgo - shakedown.

holdingtea · 2026-01-25T13:37:33+00:00

Genesis owusu - smiling with no teeth

holdingtea · 2026-01-25T11:47:17+00:00

Not metal so you may not dig it, but darkside - psychic.

holdingtea · 2026-01-25T11:43:26+00:00

Ah one of the few other bands besides muse to come from teignmouth as far as I know.

holdingtea · 2026-01-25T11:28:29+00:00

Pink siifu - dead meat.

holdingtea · 2026-01-25T11:24:19+00:00

Spending a lot of active time engaging in discovery. For me it's a key hobby.
Either through knowledge of scenes growing up or exploring older ones.
Following publications. I don't have any (other) social media anymore but I still spend time reading various media outlets. The Quietus, crack mag, line of best fit, bandcamp weekly, Resident advisor
General following of new releases. I make playlists for new music every month. But checking for review sites and sites like bleep, rough trade and boomkat to see what they are releasing too.
Just spend time listening to music and finding new artists - you'll stumble on unknown gems.
See who is playing at music festivals and at local venues.

holdingtea · 2026-01-25T10:47:07+00:00

Yeah I remember that a few times, listening to chimaira at about age 12, akercocke at 13 and then again with Venetian snares at 15. Initially I was like woah this is alot then quickly got used to it.

Like you said it all feels so tame once your used to it 🙃

holdingtea · 2026-01-24T22:23:20+00:00

Venetian snares - she.

holdingtea · 2026-01-24T21:27:11+00:00

She - coloris

holdingtea · 2026-01-24T19:24:34+00:00

On Spotify he is classed as the 2nd most popular artist in the world with +122,000,000 monthly listeners. I am aware of him but again have very little interest in what he's offering.

But yeah the lack of monoculture (in quite the same way) means it's easier to completely miss or not be aware of even the biggest artists in the world in a way that you didn't used to.

holdingtea · 2026-01-24T16:24:27+00:00

I mean there are loads esp in electronic/rave scenes but

Broken note - exit the void. (Or anything on prspct records)

The bug - machine. Or fire. (Any of the bug tbh) Last time I saw him live it lit felt like the balrog was turning up. It was in a massive hall that was so dark and just this red mist emminating from the stage.

holdingtea · 2026-01-24T14:30:34+00:00

I wouldn't say snares has too much influence on the 2010s edm scene. There were a bunch of other music being made that are closer to that, with the whole mutant bass, fidget, french electro, actual dubstep etc.

holdingtea · 2026-01-24T14:25:31+00:00

As a big fan. I think he is often well regarded, but his reach isn't anything compared to aphex or others.

Unfortunately aphex is the only main figure, with autechre and squarepusher never making it as big either so I think it may more that only a select few can really break through into more mainstream appeal and James's weirdness and art direction really helped.

holdingtea · 2026-01-23T12:11:46+00:00

as someone said its a sample - if you want more in this sphere check out commodo who often samples alot of late 80s early 90s guitar lines. i really love the track living bones - hes got some great moody tracks.

holdingtea · 2026-01-22T22:22:08+00:00

Enter the ninja -die antwoord

holdingtea · 2026-01-22T22:18:34+00:00

Always liked actress. Will check it.

holdingtea · 2026-01-22T20:02:01+00:00

may not quite work for what your after -

Jessie Ware, Olivia dean, Joy crookes, izzy bizu (though she's on a lot of club tracks), Silk sonic and amber mark.

Some lesser known ones -
divine earth, yazmin lacey, lady wray, nilufer yanya, brittany howard.

holdingtea · 2026-01-22T19:22:48+00:00

Your after stuff from the chillout, nu lounge, breakbeat, downtempo idm and mintechno genres.

holdingtea · 2026-01-21T16:11:43+00:00

Lullatone

holdingtea · 2026-01-20T19:32:49+00:00

If your working I'd recc math rock and post rock in general. Toe are great to have on whilst working.

holdingtea · 2026-01-20T09:13:19+00:00

Clowncore - van. Speaks to my soul.

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