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I am trying to continue the process of broadening my musical horizon. I'm pretty open to most forms/genres of music, I'm looking for some good underground rock or hip/hop to get into. Any suggestions welcomed

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11-16-2012 , 01:53 PM

Vintage00

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idk if this is what you're looking for on the rock side of things, but here's one group that a few of my friends put together a few years ago. Kind of reminds me of Better than Ezra except with more active melodic lines and the kit player is ridiculous.

Going to see these guys tonight ftw!

lol 200 views, but w/e

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11-16-2012 , 02:00 PM

fancybone

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Electroswing.

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11-16-2012 , 02:18 PM

deuceFive25

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+1 for Parov Stelar.

I haven't bought any hip hop as of late but love the genre. IMO all the best stuff is going on 10 years old or older. People Under The Stairs, Pharcyde, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, the first Reflection Eternal album, older Roots stuff. I dunno, so much great stuff out there. Mos Def is good. Black Milk, Binary Star, Lyrics Born....

De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest are classic. Jurassic 5, Jay Electronica, Souls of Mischief, Hieroglyphics.

I'll stop there.

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11-16-2012 , 07:13 PM

Urban girl scout

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Jurassic 5 is awesome

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11-17-2012 , 11:31 PM

gambit8888

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Mos Def

Talib Kweli

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11-18-2012 , 02:16 AM

CBorders

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that ras kass track is the hottest of bunch lyrically, guy is the sickest on the planet.

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11-18-2012 , 10:18 AM

LoungingMcCoy

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Truckfighters are awesome!

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11-19-2012 , 06:09 PM

Urban girl scout

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My car has a 4 CD changer, here is what is in there
1. Sonic youth- day dream nation
2. Jack white- blunderbuss
3. Modest mouse - we were dead before we left
4. Black keys - brothers

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11-19-2012 , 11:07 PM

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deuceFive25

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Originally Posted by Urban girl scout

4. Black keys - brothers

Was also listening to this today. You should check out Blakroc, a Black Keys collaboration with a bunch of hip hop artists.

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11-19-2012 , 11:40 PM

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deuceFive25

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Probably my favorite track from the album:

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12-12-2012 , 10:48 PM

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PairDice

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first time poster in the studio...

id recommend frank ocean's channel orange. full album is on youtube. ive been listening to it non stop. im open to all music minus screamo and bluegrass, and this **** is fantastic. takes r&b to a new level.

i have to admit that i don't listen to much new r&b -- mostly just old stuff like sam cooke, the four tops, motown-ish, etc.

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12-13-2012 , 12:49 AM

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jmitchell42

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Originally Posted by PairDice

first time poster in the studio...

welcome!!

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12-18-2012 , 04:57 PM

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DLC44

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I find http://www.pandora.com an awesome site to discover new music. I have found numerous artists and songs on there that I would not have found otherwise. You can customize your station according to your favorite artists, genres, or songs, and it is completely free.

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12-20-2012 , 12:14 PM

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Urban girl scout

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I am going to check out that Pandora station. I appreciate all the bands and suggestions. I started getting into mastodon as well.

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12-21-2012 , 09:12 AM

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CocteauTwin

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Would you want to listen to foreign lang (Polish and Russian) hip hop? I could give you some links for that but some people hate listening to stuff in diff langs.

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12-21-2012 , 11:46 AM

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Urban girl scout

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I'm open to anything. That isn't really something I have thought about before but nothing ventured nothing gained right

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12-21-2012 , 12:23 PM

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CocteauTwin

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Ok cool, the guys are popular in their countries but probably never heard of outside of them, they might sound a bit mainstream for you if you're after something different.