Just getting into this genre lately, and would appreciate some recommendations for good CD's.

So far I have

Flunk - For Sleepyheads Only
Thievery Corp. - Outernational Sound
Zero 7 - Simple Things

Looking for others...

Jem - Finally Woken
Zero 7 - When It Falls
Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See
Massive Attack - Mezzanine

Arch Enemy - The Dead Bury Their Dead

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Thanks for the advice, i'll keep that in mind

Can't go wrong w/any Thievery Corp. Check out www.cdbaby.com they have a ton of great trip hop/chill bands and very cheap CD's. Check out Brahm, it's a VERY good CD.

Endtroducing

good call deltron, although I prefer "private press".

i've always liked portishead also- especially the live disc

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It's a guilty pleasure for me, but I freaking love Zero 7's Simple Things. Wow, I could listen to "Destiny" till my ears bled.

Also have dug some Boards of Canada and Massive Attack. OK I feel better having gotten that off my chest.



Us And Them - The Pink Floyd Experience
http://www.usandthemband.com

I highly, highly recommend Kruder & Dorfmeister's DJ Kicks record. It dabbles in both downtempo and d&b, but it's nothing short of phenomenal. You can snag a used copy on Amazon for <$9 or from http://www.allofmp3.com for less than that.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000013EH/

Carboot Soul by Nightmares On Wax is worth it for the first track ( "Les Nuits" ) alone.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00007L9O8/

If you're into independent artists, A Few Things To Hear Before We All Blow Up by Williamson is a beautiful record, and you can name your price for it: http://magnatune.com/artists/williamson/

I think I've got every Thievery Corporation album out and The Outernational Sound is probably their best... if you like it, check out The Mirror Conspiracy.

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lol Ditka

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Arch Enemy - The Dead Bury Their Dead

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Yeah I suppose that Scandanavian metal counts as Triphop lol.

I saw Arch Enemy in Nov 2003 with Slayer, Hatebreed and Skinlab in Austin, it was a pretty good show. I of course went to see Slayer, as I havent missed a Slayer tour since er .. 90?

Portishead, Massive Attack, and Jem are all very good. I'll have to check out some of these others mentioned.

archive - most ppl like the 2nd album, but i liked the female singer on the first album better

smoke city - mainly the first album....2nd album is great, but a bit of a different genre

canidas - hard to find, but the most depressing stuff i've ever listened to

violet indiana - singer from mono's other band

amstrong - have only heard a couple of things, but very relaxing

the last album by bowery electric - lushlife i think

crustation - pretty cookie cutter trip hop

fila brazilia - more of the dj kicks late night stuff

laika - some great songs and some not so great songs, singer can get on my nerves

mandalay - another generic cookie cutter band, but still nice

market - very original sounding ny band that isn't around anymore

pelican city - mostly instrumental stuff, can find it on mp3.com

some of puracane's stuff - big day is a great song....reminds me of what old sneaker pimps would've sounded like with a less annoying singer

silverman - all over the map for me

smith & mighty - halfway b/w the dj kicks type stuff and thievery corp

some of soulstice & supreme beings of leisure - gets a bit too "diva" at times

suvome - unique sound, pretty dark, not so easy to find. unreal america is fantastic

or just go to http://www.triphop-music.com/

clips and bios for pretty much everything listed (or will be listed) in this thread

i picked up jem over lunch. it'd better be good.

havent really followed trip hop lately..

but I like..

Royksopp
Erlend Oye/ Kings of Convenience
Thievery Corp
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Verve Remixed I & II (great remixes from classic jazz tunes)

etc etc

Air - Moon Safari
Kruder & Dorfmeister - The K&D Sessions
Tosca - Suzuki

Flunk's cover of Blue Monday is pure sweetness. Listening to their 'For Sleepyheads Only' album is almost like smoking a joint through your speakers.

Alot of these are more noise pop, than trip-hop.

Morcheeba - Who Can You Trust - pretty much a Portishead rip-off, but still a good album. Their later albums were much more poppy.

And Deltron nailed it with Entroducing.

I didn't even know this type of music was call trip hop. The only time I ever heard that phrase was in High Fidelity when Jack Black lists it as one of the genres they carry while talking to Lenny Kravitz's ex-girl.

The Garden State Soundtrack introduced me to Zero7 and Thievery Corporation, and I really dig them. I got a couple of their CDs from iTunes. I'll have to check out the others mentioned.

http://www.soma.fm/

Listen to the Groove Salad stream. Most of those artists are in the down-tempo genre.

Thievery Corporation's "Richest Man in Babylon" is an excellent album.

I also picked up the recent UNKLE album and it's pretty good too.

The Ninja Tune record label has a lot of good artists too.

Here are some that I like. Some are more hip-hop then trip-hop, good stuff either way.

Mylo
Dizzee Rascal
RJD2
Diverse
Eyedea And Abilities
Aesop Rock

recently I've been digging these dance anthems
Deep Dish - Flash Dance
Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme
and all Timo Maas mixes

Thanks for posting that link dave99ag. Some seriously good stations there.

I picked up Thievery Corporations new(er) album The Cosmic Game this week and it is fantastic. Those guys have not put out a single mediocre record.

I would like to just chime in to say that Maise's taste in trip hop is supreme and you should listen to him.

Saint Etienne is pretty good along with some of the others that have been mentioned. I Am The World Trade Center has shown promise as well.

New Theivery Corporation album is very good. They have it on allofmp3.com as well.

I liked thier Mirror Conspiracy album better though, I think it had more stand out tracks.

Endtroducing is in my top 10 favorite albums of any genre. It's incredible. It may take 3 or 4 listens to truly enjoy.

It's been awhile since I found some good stuff in this genre, I'm definately going to check ot some of these sugestions.

That massive attack: mezzanine is a great cd.
Also try Burger/ink
try Boards of canada
try DJ krush
try Alpha
try Languis

Don't forget Goldfrapp. Or, just take the Star Trek theme and mix it with the James Bond theme, and you'll be pretty close.