Pink Floyd-esque please.

Jay P

Righty, I adore Pink Floyd. Basically, they are the most amazing band who ever walked the earth as far as I'm concerned. The thing is, I really want some more psychadelic-type music.

My favourite songs include Us and Them, Echoes, Remember A Day, Interstellar Overdrive, and many others!

Basically, what I want is a similar style of music.... I dunno, this sounds very vague! If people could reccommend me some stuff based on my adoration of the Floyd. I'm onto their early/middle stuff, not so much the Waters period, ie The Wall and The Final Cut. I do like them, just not nearly as much as the rest of their stuff.

So yeah, suggestions please

Kess73

I mentioned them in a prog thread before but 200 Tons Of Bad Luck by Crippled Black Phoenix , has some PF vibes going through it, along with a lot of other bands.

Nea

Dunno if you are a Porcupine Tree fan but say this would suit your needs:)

kenon

Jay P wrote: »

Righty, I adore Pink Floyd. Basically, they are the most amazing band who ever walked the earth as far as I'm concerned. The thing is, I really want some more psychadelic-type music.

My favourite songs include Us and Them, Echoes, Remember A Day, Interstellar Overdrive, and many others!

Basically, what I want is a similar style of music.... I dunno, this sounds very vague! If people could reccommend me some stuff based on my adoration of the Floyd. I'm onto their early/middle stuff, not so much the Waters period, ie The Wall and The Final Cut. I do like them, just not nearly as much as the rest of their stuff.

So yeah, suggestions please

I've started listening to Sigur Ros a lot recently and find some of their songs to be spacey and slow tempo'd like Us and them and Echoes. Nice and simple, not very wordy.

This one was in Vanilla Sky I think and is an early favorite of mine...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ5Grncdjlc

D.Q

mastodon- crack the skye

heavier, but for the atmosphere and soundscapes, there isnt much better.

Kess73

Nea wrote: »

Dunno if you are a Porcupine Tree fan but say this would suit your needs:)

Actually on a PT vein, Steven Wilson's solo album "Insurgentes
" would fit the bill.

Jay P

Kess73 wrote: »

I mentioned them in a prog thread before but 200 Tons Of Bad Luck by Crippled Black Phoenix , has some PF vibes going through it, along with a lot of other bands.

I shall check them out, thank you

Nea wrote: »

Dunno if you are a Porcupine Tree fan but say this would suit your needs:)

Not exactly what I was looking for, but sounds intersting. I will also check them out.

kenon wrote: »

I've started listening to Sigur Ros a lot recently and find some of their songs to be spacey and slow tempo'd like Us and them and Echoes. Nice and simple, not very wordy.

This one was in Vanilla Sky I think and is an early favorite of mine...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ5Grncdjlc

Been there, love that

DieselQueen wrote: »

mastodon- crack the skye

heavier, but for the atmosphere and soundscapes, there isnt much better.

Also been there, love that Wrong angle completely though! It's too heavy!

waltersobchak

the only bands of can think of would be dream theater,because they have the epic prog influence of the floyd, but with a modern virtuostic edge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAZrY77-EIk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W70LZxzp2js

here they are doing a cover of Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiaGECY8LWw

Jay P

waltersobchak wrote: »

the only bands of can think of would be dream theater,because they have the epic prog influence of the floyd, but with a modern virtuostic edge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAZrY77-EIk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W70LZxzp2js

here they are doing a cover of Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiaGECY8LWw

No thanks. James LaBrie's voice bugs the crap oout of me. I love their instrumentals. And the cover of Dark Side of The Moon is woeful cos of the singer :mad:

damonjewel

Jay P wrote: »

Righty, I adore Pink Floyd. Basically, they are the most amazing band who ever walked the earth as far as I'm concerned. The thing is, I really want some more psychadelic-type music.

My favourite songs include Us and Them, Echoes, Remember A Day, Interstellar Overdrive, and many others!

Basically, what I want is a similar style of music.... I dunno, this sounds very vague! If people could reccommend me some stuff based on my adoration of the Floyd. I'm onto their early/middle stuff, not so much the Waters period, ie The Wall and The Final Cut. I do like them, just not nearly as much as the rest of their stuff.

So yeah, suggestions please

I have been a Floyd fan for 30 years, i first heard relics when I was 8 and was hooked on the weirdness of interstallar overdirve, and Eugene. I too have searched for a band that had a similar epic spacey sound.

Although Floyd are classed as prog rock they have very little in common with their contemparies. They didn't go for the fusion of classical/jazz/rock, weird time signatures, and virtuoso displays. Compare for example Rick Wrights playing to Keith Emerson or Rick Wakemen.

I actually think that bands like Air and Radiohead have more in common with Floyd than King Crimson, Genesis, ELP and such.

You're probably well familiar with Air and radiohead, however if you are looking for spaced out psychadelia then welcome to the Kosmische. You will most certainly get your fix with Krautrock

Agitation Free

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0NHdzcsPoY

Tangerine Dream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqWwbMdMrhQ

Kraftwerk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW9vf7U_lOQ

I can post more if you like this

Jay P

damonjewel wrote: »

I have been a Floyd fan for 30 years, i first heard relics when I was 8 and was hooked on the weirdness of interstallar overdirve, and Eugene. I too have searched for a band that had a similar epic spacey sound.

Although Floyd are classed as prog rock they have very little in common with their contemparies. They didn't go for the fusion of classical/jazz/rock, weird time signatures, and virtuoso displays. Compare for example Rick Wrights playing to Keith Emerson or Rick Wakemen.

I actually think that bands like Air and Radiohead have more in common with Floyd than King Crimson, Genesis, ELP and such.

You're probably well familiar with Air and radiohead, however if you are looking for spaced out psychadelia then welcome to the Kosmische. You will most certainly get your fix with Krautrock

Agitation Free

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0NHdzcsPoY

Tangerine Dream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqWwbMdMrhQ

Kraftwerk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW9vf7U_lOQ

I can post more if you like this

WOW! They are class. I had listened to Kraftwerk before, but never really got farther than The Model, and had heard of Tangerine Dream but never got around to checking them out. Seriously, thank you!

damonjewel

Jay P wrote: »

WOW! They are class. I had listened to Kraftwerk before, but never really got farther than The Model, and had heard of Tangerine Dream but never got around to checking them out. Seriously, thank you!

The Kraftwerk stuff comes from the little known album called Ralf and Florian, Kraftwerk1 and 2 are also of the same material. From Autobahn onwards the more electronic stuff that most people are familiar with comes in.

I'd make your way carefully back through Tangerine's collection. Phaedra and Rubycon are quite accessible compared to Zeit, Alpha Centauri, Electronic meditation and Atem. Which are fairly spaced out albums (Although I really like them).

Heres some more from the Kosmische

Amon Duul II

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcevGoyGUWQ

Ash Ra tempel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPoPM_IR9yY

Neu!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbAWBElA6dA

Popol Vuh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q19C220Vvo

Cosmic Jokers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz8bwrZNws8

robby^5

Jay P wrote: »

WOW! They are class. I had listened to Kraftwerk before, but never really got farther than The Model, and had heard of Tangerine Dream but never got around to checking them out. Seriously, thank you!

Kraftwerk are amazing and I'm a huge Pink Floyd fan, the greatest band ever.

I'd rank Die Mensch Maschine, Trans Europa Express and Computerwelt as Kraftwerks best albums and highly recommend them.

RayCon

Try Astra - The Wierding - it's got elements of Meddle era Floyd on it ...

http://www.myspace.com/astrasound

damonjewel

RayCon wrote: »

Try Astra - The Wierding - it's got elements of Meddle era Floyd on it ...

http://www.myspace.com/astrasound

Very nice, thanks for the link. Spaced out mellotrons and laid back jams.