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Ask HN: What one piece of music should everyone listen to?
I enjoy listening to new and interesting music, but it can be hard to find stuff that's unique.
Is there one song or one piece of music you think everyone should listen to because of how interesting / unique it is? I'm not necessarily looking for "good", but stuff that's just interesting or different in some way.
It doesn't need to be obscure, but by definition I'm not looking for anything too mainstream.
- Utkarsh_Mood 4y agoPat Metheney- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VVRRPUgvu4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VVRRPUgvu4
- kypro 4y agoThanks for sharing - this was interesting. I'll need to listen to this with some good headphones when I get the time because there's so much going on. It reminded me a bit of Bill Wurtz's music in a weird way too, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX-Qr8iNqm0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX-Qr8iNqm0
- kypro 4y agoI'm awful at this, but I suppose off the top of my head, Daniel Johnston's music is quite interesting if you've not listened to it before, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMPTDOXxttg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMPTDOXxttg He's fairly well known, but I love everything Jonny Greenwood does and he makes some really interesting stuff, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Sj5Ud-vZA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Sj5Ud-vZA
- belfalas 4y agoIt's not a new song at all but 'Portrait of Tracy' by Jaco Pastorius is a beautiful piece for electric bass. It makes heavy use of harmonics which was very unique at the time and is still unique today.
- ZYZ64738 4y agoSome suggestions: Hinkstep - Aldrig Mer https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xCk7ZH_fzCY https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xCk7ZH_fzCY Nachur - Cicada Sessions (sadly just three tracks ever made as far as I know) https://youtu.be/4z1ygc_nyJY?list=OLAK5uy_kjOlnCToH30pIfVIa2dFhoKIphEJLkPoY https://youtu.be/4z1ygc_nyJY?list=OLAK5uy_kjOlnCToH30pIfVIa2... and finally - even well known - lend an ear to Kruder & Dorfmeister (most tracks) https://youtu.be/ShWTcxqUqvw https://youtu.be/ShWTcxqUqvw Have fun
- code_Whisperer 4y agoTigran Hamasyan is a musical genius, and this is the most interesting and memorable piece I've seen/heard over the last couple of years. I still get chills whenever I watch it: https://youtu.be/z7j7bdEPSd0 https://youtu.be/z7j7bdEPSd0 (if interested, I post an eclectic pick like this each day over on counter.social under the tag #codesmusic, and almost never a mainstream piece)
- ZYZ64738 4y agoOh wow - thx for this one!
- code_Whisperer 4y agoThank YOU for the Hinkstep
- brudgers 4y agoSeeing as being good isn't a requirement. Why not make the music you want to hear?
- kypro 4y agoI try to, but I also like to listen to stuff I have no interest (or ability) to write. Here's something I've written though: https://www.whyp.it/tracks/67983/0004 https://www.whyp.it/tracks/67983/0004 And some influences which capture some of the elements I'm going for a bit better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBqVWHDd-9c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBqVWHDd-9c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiebq2ZG5u8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiebq2ZG5u8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQNZUdtn9nE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQNZUdtn9nE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I3efkVgUb4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I3efkVgUb4
- brudgers 4y agoThe first link to Honeysmack? Just watched his new interview of CJ Bollard last night. So I dialed up Bollard’s Horsepower while I made my oatmeal this morning. Recommend as something different. Enjoyed your track. Tthough it doesn’t fit my current playlist it was a great interlude. Thanks. Did you play all the parts yourself?
- tomcam 4y agoThe original “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft” remains an enduring classic: https://youtu.be/jJ4IUjjVfng https://youtu.be/jJ4IUjjVfng
- code_Whisperer 4y agoThat entire album is golden.
- tomcam 4y agoOne of the few perfect albums IMHO.
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- 0x54MUR41 4y agoI would suggest the music from. * Aurora Aksnes - she is a Norwegian songwriter and singer. What I like about her music is that it's unique and feels "ethereal" when you listen to it. I can't find something similar in the music industry. She mainly writes songs about human and nature. Even there is a song about "alien". Aurora's Runaway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_HlPboLRL8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_HlPboLRL8 is a good introduction to her music. * Federico Martelli - he is an Italian music producer. I find his music is so relaxing to listen to. Here is the example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXyxpiWJU5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXyxpiWJU5M. Enjoy!
- _spduchamp 4y agoI'd put Eliane Radigue's Trilogie De La Mort on that list. On enough listenings, it changes the way you perceive sound.
- 7373737373 4y agoThis specific rendition of Nightwish's "Ghost Love Score": https://youtu.be/47e_961OQWE https://youtu.be/47e_961OQWE
- gabrielsroka 4y agoArvo Pärt - Fratres for Cello and Piano https://youtu.be/v4XMjsYeMig https://youtu.be/v4XMjsYeMig
- btschaegg 4y agoEdit: As you can see, I'm hilariously bad at "one". But if you're searching for interesting music, you find some at every turn :) Tomek Kolczynski's OST for "Feist". I especially like "Playing with Fire". https://tomekkolczynski.bandcamp.com/album/feist-game-original-soundtrack https://tomekkolczynski.bandcamp.com/album/feist-game-origin... For its gimmick: Rameau: Le rappel des oiseaux ("Call of the Birds") https://youtu.be/IBRRRBG6Nzk https://youtu.be/IBRRRBG6Nzk Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition. Especially: Gnomus, Ballet of the Chicks in their Shells, Baba Yaga https://youtu.be/A1C1NiGWccA https://youtu.be/A1C1NiGWccA https://youtu.be/_HPtSftZ3b0 https://youtu.be/_HPtSftZ3b0 https://youtu.be/ISoSVmXXJuc https://youtu.be/ISoSVmXXJuc Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, for similar reasons: https://youtu.be/oZ5WMZUbKy4 https://youtu.be/oZ5WMZUbKy4 Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring: https://youtu.be/rP42C-4zL3w https://youtu.be/rP42C-4zL3w Edit: Oh, and Kenji Kawai's OST for Ghost in the Shell. Especially "Chant I". https://youtu.be/iTPNaUsjksM https://youtu.be/iTPNaUsjksM Edit 2: And Dave Greenslade & Patrick Woodroffe: The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony https://youtu.be/hRk0fbaTmhE https://youtu.be/hRk0fbaTmhE
- dangravell 4y agoI don't really think limiting to one piece of music is really appropriate for an art form that can affect us on so many dimensions but... The Rite of Spring.