For the past few months I've become invested in two very distinct music channels - Confused Bi-Product of a Misinformed Culture and Stoned Meadow of Doom (and its sister channel). Not every upload from these channels is to my tastes, of course, but I was taken aback by how many genres of music I enjoyed, especially ones that I had previously rejected or simply never encountered before. The connection I formed with these genres went beyond workout/walking music, and became very cerebral.
The purpose of this thread is to reach out and find more channels that could help expand my mind and tastes even more than I already have. I'll also post some of my personal favorites from the aforementioned channels so others can see what I'm talking about.
Confused Bi-Product of a Misinformed Culture
One of their more recent uploads at the time of writing, and already one of my personal favorites. Features a lot of Arabic or Arabian-inspired music, both instrumental and lyrical. Good for ambiance.
A mix I often put on repeat during stream downtimes. Bit of a roller-coaster in themes, but the ups and the downs are what make it memorable. Also excellent focus music.
This one is interesting. Similar in a superficial manner to The Villain, but deviates quite a bit. I hadn't encountered this style of music prior to this mix, so that may be why I like it so much. Not sure what to call it, but I normally have it on for ambiance or stream downtime.
I originally didn't like this mix too much because of how silly the songs sounded to me, but upon further inspection it's grown on me quite a bit. Definitely worth checking out, even if it doesn't seem like you'd like it. Not quite ambient and not quite focus music either.
Stoned Meadow of Doom
My first interaction with SMoD came from this album. I listened to it while working on a map and thought nothing of it. During my second listen, however, I felt like I had taken mushrooms. The music made me incredibly light-headed and was about the closest I've ever come to 'tripping'. It hasn't had the same effect on me since but it is one of my favorite instrumental metal albums even so.
This album has some serious riffs in it. I used it as focus music, but the vocals and general noisiness of the album might distract some people. Though I'd struggle to call the vocals 'harsh', they definitely have presence to them, and the album is in general very pleasing music to listen to, albeit incredibly comfortable for me given my musical background. Nothing mind-expanding for me - instead, this upload was a nice reminder of my formative years, while still being very good in its own right.
As the title implies, this upload is a slow, monstrous beast. I found the release good for ambiance. The instrumentation is familiar but the orchestration is something else, and that's what made this particular release memorable.
Duel is a pretty solid band in general. I was surprised to find music like this mixed in with the slower-paced releases SMoD typically features, but it was great focus music for me. Ultimately, albums like this are a good way for me to reconnect with the rock and metal that I don't much listen to otherwise.
I have looked into Epicuros for a short time, though they don't appear to be nearly as active as the other channels. I may take a look at their backlog, as well as the ever-present Senmuth's. If anyone here has similar recommendations, please share them!
Just got through listening to this upload from SMoD (Brother O' Brother - "Neon Native"). It's slow-paced blues rock with a couple faster segments, and sports soulful vocals reminiscent of early jazz outfits. A real standout track, in my opinion, is 'White Noise', a very evocative song that wouldn't be out of place in a movie somewhere down the line. Overall I enjoyed the listen, but only a few tracks really sucked me out of what I was doing to force me to check the track listing, which is to be expected of this kind of music. No complaints there.
Electric Octopus - "Driving Under the Influence of Jams" Four hours of groovy '70s mellow jazzy-rock. Insert more stoner/hippie buzzwords if you like. It's exactly what it looks like on the tin, but that doesn't stop it from being radical.
Whoopie Cat - "Whoopie Cat" A cute little 34-minute album of blues-inspired ballads, with some thoroughly enjoyable rock moments. Great vocals, great instrmentation. A solid record overall.
Deaf Radio - "Alarm" Powerful music with a fair bit of anthem-like vocal variety. 40 minutes of "good shit".
The Devil and the Almighty Blues - "II" The 48-minute sophomore album. Is it better than the first? It's certainly more mellow at times, and I think The Devil evolved quite a bit between the two releases.
Stonila - "Between Two Worlds" Beautifully-crafted otherworldly instrumental album that spans 44 and a half minutes. Give 'er a spin.
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Elder - "Reflections of a Floating World" An hour of meandering yet cogent, intense yet mellow, synonym yet antonym stoner rock/metal. There's a surprising amount of variety in this album, yet it feels wholesome and consistent at the same time. Good for ambiance.
The Spacelords - "Liquid Sun" With a name like 'The Spacelords', I was expecting tales of bizarre trips in musical form. I'm not quite sure if that's what I got out of this 44-minute stoner metal release, but it's pretty damn solid nonetheless.
Black Pussy - "Power" A sexy 39-minute stoner rock album from a band that pulls no punches and is unapologetically honest with its themes.
Fabricantes - "La Selva Incrustada" This 51-minute Argentinean release reminds me a bit of Tool's instrumentation and Soundgarden's vocals. It's heavier than both bands, however, which makes it exceptional workout music despite its at times slow pace.
DOOM 2016 OST This caught me off-guard. I've been chipping away at a let's play of this game for the past month or so in between all the other stuff I've been working on, and the music is just as satisfying as the game is. The genre morphs between extreme metal and industrial/electronic. Highly recommended.
Oh_Man shouted: yeah i'm tryin to go through all the greatest hits and get the runs up on youtube so my senile ass can appreciate them more readily
You should do my Delirus map too; it's a little cocky to say but I still think it's actually just a good game lol
[2024-4-20. : 8:20 pm]
Ultraviolet -- Goons were functioning like stalkers, I think a valk was made into a banshee, all sorts of cool shit
[2024-4-20. : 8:20 pm]
Ultraviolet -- Oh wait, no I saw something else. It was more melee style, and guys were doing warpgate shit and morphing lings into banelings (Infested terran graphics)
