Threadless T-Shirts - Profile for spiderflux

spiderflux aka spider has been a member since September 6, 2007, has scored 728 submissions, giving an average score of 2.23.

URL: http://home.avvanta.com/~spiderflux

Nov 15 '07 by spiderflux

30 Comments

Watch this

feed my ears please

i need music suggestions. i like lots of different types of music, but right now i'm looking for music that sounds like:

bauhaus
joy division
interpol
blonde redhead
franz ferdinand
the raveonettes
misfits
arcade fire (funeral)

if you're not familiar with any of these bands, that's cool, here are some other vague guidelines:

1. no whiny vocals. (yeah, i know arcade fire is sorta like that, but i got used to it)

2. sharp, wiry, jangly, or angular guitar sound.

3. it should have enough noise going on that i can't hear people shouting into their cellphones over my headphones. thanks in advance.

my ultimate quest is to find a modern band that sounds like bauhaus, but different.

phones on Nov 15 '07 at 6:24am

so...the raveonettes have a new album: Lust lust lust

but i guess you knew that so erm.......*runs away*

CLGrovo on Nov 15 '07 at 6:35am

if you like Tom Waits, try Mark Lanegan, if you haven't already.

spiderflux on Nov 15 '07 at 7:17am

phones : actually i didn't know that, i'm kinda out of the loop. best news i've heard all day, thanks

clgrovo : thanks, the name sounds familiar i'll check him out

spiderflux on Nov 15 '07 at 6:05pm

more?

mad cat on Nov 15 '07 at 6:09pm

easy.

The Ne'er Do Evers

blossompossum on Nov 15 '07 at 6:11pm

Were you looking for older Joy Division (more punk) or their post-punk sound from Unknown Pleasures and Closer? If you want the more punk sound, try listening to David Bowie's early records or Gang of Four. If not, maybe try Siouxsie and the Banshees' later albums? Early New Order? "Ceremony" is a really great song by them, it was actually a Joy Division song int he first place.

spiderflux on Nov 15 '07 at 7:13pm

thanks mad cat...

blossompossum : excellent suggestions, already familiar with those bands though, i love siouxsie & the banshees and 'ceremony' is a great song (i like both versions) what i'm looking for are people who have maybe followed in those footsteps without being mere copycats...thanks for the response though, nice to see someone knows those bands!

Geoff. on Nov 15 '07 at 7:17pm

try: At The Drive-In.

a little different than what you're into but i love them.

spiderflux on Nov 16 '07 at 7:50pm

not quite what i was looking for, geoff, but i appreciate the suggestion anyway...

anyone else?

Twiggyhall on Nov 16 '07 at 7:55pm

The Smiths??

Jesus & Mary Chain??

The The???

Old Depeche Mode - like the reaaaaly old stuff??

Hmmm... your music taste is really similar to what I listened to in high school - trying to thnk back - lol :D

spiderflux on Nov 16 '07 at 8:04pm

well, no, i'm not looking for old bands, necessarily. don't care when it came out, as long as it's good. if anything, though, i'd actually prefer newer bands who are doing similar music to the older ones, does that make sense?

what are you listening to now?

valorandvellum on Nov 16 '07 at 8:16pm

If you like Interpol, then you'll probably dig She Wants Revenge.

p.s. I'm no pirate! :-P

valorandvellum on Nov 16 '07 at 8:17pm

Also, check out Moving Units. They have a dancey rock vibe.

valorandvellum on Nov 16 '07 at 8:17pm

the czar on Nov 16 '07 at 8:18pm

We Are Scientists
The album is With Love and Squalor.

spiderflux on Nov 16 '07 at 8:19pm

wow, thanks i'll look into it...

i'm not either, anymore.

valorandvellum on Nov 16 '07 at 8:20pm

The Kissing Tigers are really really good too...

spiderflux on Nov 16 '07 at 8:31pm

the czar : thanks, haven't looked into them yet, but i will...

valorandvellum, those first 2 suggestions were pretty much spot on, just the type of guitar sound i'm looking for, thanks a ton.

ashley-jane on Nov 17 '07 at 10:08am

commenting on your design was my pleasure sir...

hmm i get to see misfits on the 28th im stoked... i would say to check out

*the kinison
the bravery
the strokes (duh)
*she wants revenge
sufjan stevens

i don't know if you're into the synth pop(ish) thing picking up
[like hellogoodbye] but...

the secret handshake
the girl in the green shirt

you can probably find the majority of these guys on www.purevolume.com

infact. just go there and do a browse by genre.

spiderflux on Nov 19 '07 at 3:27am

hey thanks ashley jane

ph33lth3lov3 on Nov 19 '07 at 3:33am

www.pandora.com
you type in songs, artists you like and they generate a playlist for you.

spiderflux on Nov 19 '07 at 4:20am

a co-worker told me about pandora a while ago, but i'd totally forgotten, thank you

10 days later

ashley-jane on Nov 29 '07 at 7:47am

any luck yet dude?

neon electric on Nov 29 '07 at 8:07am

You have supreme taste in music mister.
Maybe try The Jesus and Mary Chain as someone above recommended and also Howling Bells - they have a real 'Raveonettes' feel to them.

Also check out: Dappled Cities Fly, Band of Horses, LCD Soundsystem and The Klaxons

ashley-jane on Nov 29 '07 at 8:09am

ooh yeah the klaxons are awesome

spiderflux on Nov 29 '07 at 7:20pm

ashley-jane : yeah a little, been listening to 'she wants revenge' suggested by valorandvellum & neon electric, thanks to valorandvellum for providing what i guess is an entire album, by the way...i like some of it, the guitar sound is perfect. the guy's voice sounds really really familiar too. anyway i'm sorta picky though i guess.

neon electric : thank you. there's so much more i listen to i haven't listed here...i nearly worshipped the jesus and mary chain in my youth, psychocandy is one of the best albums ever made. just listened to the 4 demo tracks off the latest raveonettes album on their myspace (no i don't really like myspace) and i'll definitely have to pick up the cd if i have any money left this month.

thanks for the suggestions i'll finally have time to check them out this weekend...

spiderflux on Nov 29 '07 at 7:30pm

oh ashley-jane, noticed you suggested she wants revenge also, thanks.

3 days later

spiderflux on Dec 03 '07 at 4:28pm

i'm still looking, if anyone has any more suggestions...

d3d on Dec 03 '07 at 4:32pm

dare i suggest Silverchair-Young Modern? i never liked them until 2 albums ago and i consider this their best yet. it's got influences from everywhere and it's a great listen from start to finish.

spiderflux on Dec 04 '07 at 4:04pm

sure you can suggest anything, i'll check it out thanks...

You must be logged in to leave a comment.

I haven't submitted any photos. I guess I don't want free money.

→ All of my designs

i was grown in a vat in a secret underground laboratory off the coast of the aleutian islands. my favorite word is antediluvian. i even know what it means. i like the idea of grim jocularity, if not the reality. i invented the portable sumo wrestler. i once went through a cellar door to get an amish terrarium. i can't draw. but i still do.