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Post by Laurence on Feb 21, 2007 12:20:27 GMT 1
What music do you listen to when you want to feel spiritual? Do you feel music can help you feel closer to God (rather than singing about chipshops)?
I'm thinking that their are some records/artists that can achieve that aim. Top of the list for me would definitely include Radiohead's OK Computer, some Moby, Mercury Rev, Coldplay's latest X & Y and loads of classical music. There's a fantastic Christian band called Delirious that had a few top 20 hits but never made it huge but they really have things to say.
What other recommendations do you have?
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 21, 2007 12:36:17 GMT 1
i dont feel spiritual but i do listen to Radiohead, Moby and Mercury Rev so i can suggest similar artists
i recomend "Rich Mullins - Awesome God"
or "Songs for Worship - Lord I lift your name on high"
i also listen to kula shaker, "Tattva" and "govinda" are quite spiritual with a fair bit of Hindu mysticism
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Post by Laurence on Feb 21, 2007 12:53:04 GMT 1
Wow - I remember Kula Shaker and I love the song 'Shower Your Love'. Didn't the lead singer try and go all Nazi though?
Rich Mullins - will definitely check out.
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Post by Thor on Feb 21, 2007 13:14:45 GMT 1
There are some Mariah Carey tracks that make me think there must be a God. Is that what you mean?
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Post by Laurence on Feb 21, 2007 13:20:11 GMT 1
I guess so - I suppose you mean 'Make it Happen' - probably the only tolerable Mariah song.
I was more thinking of songs which you can feel God's presence - I'm already a theist.
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Post by greendemon on Feb 21, 2007 13:24:56 GMT 1
gregorian chant
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Post by Thor on Feb 21, 2007 13:26:06 GMT 1
I guess so - I suppose you mean 'Make it Happen' - probably the only tolerable Mariah song. I was more thinking of songs which you can feel God's presence - I'm already a theist. Oh I was thinking more along the lines of O Holy Night, but that too
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Post by Laurence on Feb 21, 2007 13:31:47 GMT 1
gregorian chant That became huge worldwide in the 90s didn't it. Lamb are an extremely spiritual trip hop band from Manchester - Dandy's a huge fan (where the hell is he btw ?)
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Post by greendemon on Feb 21, 2007 13:37:57 GMT 1
did it?
there's a french band called era who do sort of gregorian chant/religious music, but with beats and things... i don't have any of their music though. i just have a CD i bought years ago for when i had to do a presentation in school on the black death - still listen to it quite a bit; it's really soothing actually...
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Post by Laurence on Feb 21, 2007 15:27:27 GMT 1
Gregorian chant as plainchant experienced a popular resurgence during the New Age music and world music movements of the 1980s and '90s. The iconic album was Chant, recorded by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos, which was marketed as music to inspire timeless calm and serenity. It became conventional wisdom that listening to Gregorian chant increased the production of beta waves in the brain, reinforcing the popular reputation of Gregorian chant as tranquilizing music.[54
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 21, 2007 19:37:30 GMT 1
Wow - I remember Kula Shaker and I love the song 'Shower Your Love'. Didn't the lead singer try and go all Nazi though? Rich Mullins - will definitely check out. well the swastika was an ancient hindu sign for peace and he said how he loved it only for nme to turn it into he is a nazi. so to take the p*ss he released "sound of drums" on hitlers birthday, that was also taken the wrong way ofcourse and was public suicide in the end
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Post by Admin on Feb 22, 2007 11:16:09 GMT 1
Bad career move!
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 22, 2007 13:03:49 GMT 1
very bad lol, that was a good 8 year ago now
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Post by Laurence on Feb 22, 2007 13:08:06 GMT 1
Where does the time go - it only seems a couple of years ago.
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Post by Admin on Feb 22, 2007 13:32:46 GMT 1
Time flies when you get older
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Post by dandyhighwayman on Feb 25, 2007 16:02:25 GMT 1
Interesting topic idea.
My initial thought is of Sigur Ros whose Hopelandic lyrics have a tendency to allow you to mould them into what you would like them to say. The otherwordly music helps greatly too as it's so epic and haunting.
Obviously classical music (especially Allegri's Miserere mei, Deus) but I'd say electronic music can have a surprisingly similar effect. Radiohead's Kid A or OK Computer are both albums that can just transport me to another level while listening, the same could be said of the likes of Nathan Fake, Greg Davis and Bjork (Vokuru is stunning).
The connecting element is that all of these works are just that, works. They're not just individual songs but a collection that have been thought out to actually provide the listener with an experience or journey. I'd even go as far as to add Enigma in there!
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Post by dandyhighwayman on Feb 25, 2007 16:04:46 GMT 1
In fact, definitely Enigma come to think of it as I used to do my Tai-Chi exercises to their debut album!
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Post by Laurence on Feb 26, 2007 10:37:08 GMT 1
Nathan Fake - interesting name.
I have always stopped short of buying a Sigur Ros album but will get one - which do you recommend?
I'll think I'll pass on Enigma though ;p
Don't think I mentioned Talk Talk (obviously their Spirit of Eden album but in fact all their songs are like that. I would have to say that they are my favourite 80s band).
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Post by greendemon on Feb 26, 2007 19:10:12 GMT 1
i think the gregorian chant album i have is very similar to the one you mentioned, homesy. it's definitely by the same group of monks anyway. further to what people have been saying about less obviously spiritual albums, here are a few in that vein that really seem to go beyond music... "asleep in the back" - elbow (dark and beautiful... sheer atmospheric magic. shouldn't surprise anyone ) "kid a" - radiohead (i don't really find "ok computer" that spiritual, apart from possibly the more spine-chilling songs like "exit music" and "climbing up the walls") all sigur rós albums (my favourite and i think the best one to start with is "takk..." - you've probably heard most of it on the TV by now anyway it's lovely to listen to on cold sunny days at this time of the year) "loveless" - my bloody valentine "you forgot it in people" - broken social scene "a storm in heaven" - verve (might be the most soothing music i know, actually - check out "already there", "a beautiful mind" or "virtual world" and you'll see what i mean)
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Post by Laurence on Feb 27, 2007 10:34:22 GMT 1
Oh I remember Loveless - one of the tracks 'To Here Knows When' sounds like a very loud hoover over some murmuring. I have to rebuy it.
I never finished my top 100 albums but when I do I'll say how I think OK Computer is spiritual. I do love Kid A but it's just a bit short IMO.
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