New to the genre. Can someone provide some recommendations? I've come up with some things I like (Thievery Corp.) by virtue of listening to Pandora but I'm sure there is a lot mroe out there.
I second Portishead, Tricky and Massive Attack. I would add Morcheba who had at least a couple of great Trip Hop LPs. Check out "Trigger Hippie" by Morcheba.
Here are some of my favorites from someone who has listened to this stuff from the beginning: Massive Attack-Mezzanine Peace Orchestra-Peace Orchestra Kruder & Dorfmeister-The K&D Sessions The Sabres Of Paradise-Haunted Dancehall DJ Shadow-Endtroducing Portishead-Dummy Tricky-Maxinquaye Mo' Wax Records stuff from 93-98 esp. those Headz comps Luke Vibert-Big Soup Wagon Christ-Throbbing Pouch Nightmares On Wax-Smoker's Delight DJ Krush-Strictly Turntablized Depth Charge-Nine Deadly Venoms DJ Food-Recipe For Disaster Fila Brazillia Skylab-#1
I like a new band out of the UK called Burial. Hard to find in vinyl but well worth seeking out. Has a very nocturnal feel to it, like driving around the inner city at 2:00 am in the morning. One of the better 2008 "finds" in my collection.
As already posted, Massive Attack's "Blue Lines" set the template for this music and Portishead's "Dummy" followed in its path. Both our essential CDs to have in your collection.
Nitin Sawhney has produced some nice mid decade work that also stands out. I especially like "Prophesy."
In addition to the above suggestions, I would also recommend Lamb, Hooverphonic, Olive, STS9, and my current favourite, The Cinematic Orchestra. Check out their recent album - Ma Fleur and also Every Day.
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