Essential Trip-Hop albums

metonymy · 01-17-2011, 04:13 AM

Uhh, My essential trip hop list is pretty done to death I suppose. I'd embed videos, but I don't think I have the post count enough to do so.

Zero 7 - Simple Things
Bowery Electric - Lushlife
Arms and Sleepers - Matador (is like fusion of trip-hop, post rock and ambient, so not sure if this counts)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Aphilas - Prisoners of the Planet(more ambient than trip hop)
Sneaker Pimps - Splinter (more alternative than trip hop, but has its moments)
Saltillo - Ganglion

6underground · 01-19-2011, 01:10 PM

I really think Red Snapper deserves another mention...

Reeled and Skinned is an essential album for me all-around.

dac · 01-19-2011, 10:01 PM

Cinephile's Memento is still one of the best things I've heard, Trip Hop or otherwise. Someone on here recommended that to me and I never got the chance to thank them, so if you're out there, thank you.

nervic · 02-09-2011, 01:18 PM

portishead - dummy (absolute classic)
tricky - maxinquaye (lyrically .... sabgiabgduinsjnuf a^%4a)
sneaker pimps - becoming x (also)
massive attack - blue lines and definitely new heligoland is worth listening to, as well as mezannine though
and of course bjork (especially her post and homogenic works)

enjoy dude

duga · 02-09-2011, 02:43 PM

Everybody Loves Irene's album On Second Thought, I Might Want to Change Some Things came out of nowhere for me. They are an Indonesian band that has been around for a couple years. It's nothing revelatory in the realm of trip hop, but damn is it addictive. Really addictive. Sadly, there is only one song in Bahasa, and it is my personal favorite on the album:

DoctorSoft · 02-11-2011, 03:22 PM

I really gotta get into this type of music, I think I'm gonna buy Massive Attack - Mezzanine

skorthase · 02-14-2011, 06:45 PM

Soon It Will Be Cold Enough by Emancipator
Filling Up The City Skies by Pretty Lights
The Garden by Zero 7
Lightweight Heavy by Fat Jon
Rock It Number Nine by Metaform
Metaphorical Music by Nujabes
Some of it's more like hip-hop or something else, but still good

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 02-15-2011, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by theuglyorgan

I really gotta get into this type of music, I think I'm gonna buy Massive Attack - Mezzanine

You haven't heard the album yet? OMG it's like essential.

anticipation · 02-15-2011, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by skorthase

Soon It Will Be Cold Enough by Emancipator
Metaphorical Music by Nujabes

neither of these are trip hop, but both are brilliant albums regardless of genre.

stillmans39 · 02-24-2011, 09:11 AM

can't believe how few mentions there have been for Tricky's debut 'Maxinquaye', the essential trip hop album, never bettered.

01-19-2011, 10:01 PM	#83 (permalink)
dac MB's Biggest Fanboy Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land Posts: 2,852	Cinephile's Memento is still one of the best things I've heard, Trip Hop or otherwise. Someone on here recommended that to me and I never got the chance to thank them, so if you're out there, thank you. __________________

02-09-2011, 02:43 PM	#85 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Everybody Loves Irene's album On Second Thought, I Might Want to Change Some Things came out of nowhere for me. They are an Indonesian band that has been around for a couple years. It's nothing revelatory in the realm of trip hop, but damn is it addictive. Really addictive. Sadly, there is only one song in Bahasa, and it is my personal favorite on the album: __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

01-17-2011, 04:13 AM	#81 (permalink)
metonymy Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 3	Uhh, My essential trip hop list is pretty done to death I suppose. I'd embed videos, but I don't think I have the post count enough to do so. Zero 7 - Simple Things Bowery Electric - Lushlife Arms and Sleepers - Matador (is like fusion of trip-hop, post rock and ambient, so not sure if this counts) Massive Attack - Mezzanine Aphilas - Prisoners of the Planet(more ambient than trip hop) Sneaker Pimps - Splinter (more alternative than trip hop, but has its moments) Saltillo - Ganglion

01-19-2011, 01:10 PM	#82 (permalink)
6underground Prozac Princess Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 198	I really think Red Snapper deserves another mention... Reeled and Skinned is an essential album for me all-around.

02-09-2011, 01:18 PM	#84 (permalink)
nervic Groupie Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 5	portishead - dummy (absolute classic) tricky - maxinquaye (lyrically .... sabgiabgduinsjnuf a^%4a) sneaker pimps - becoming x (also) massive attack - blue lines and definitely new heligoland is worth listening to, as well as mezannine though and of course bjork (especially her post and homogenic works) enjoy dude

02-11-2011, 03:22 PM	#86 (permalink)
DoctorSoft Rocket Appliances Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,335	I really gotta get into this type of music, I think I'm gonna buy Massive Attack - Mezzanine

02-14-2011, 06:45 PM	#87 (permalink)
skorthase Groupie Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2	Soon It Will Be Cold Enough by Emancipator Filling Up The City Skies by Pretty Lights The Garden by Zero 7 Lightweight Heavy by Fat Jon Rock It Number Nine by Metaform Metaphorical Music by Nujabes Some of it's more like hip-hop or something else, but still good

02-24-2011, 09:11 AM	#90 (permalink)
stillmans39 Groupie Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 10	can't believe how few mentions there have been for Tricky's debut 'Maxinquaye', the essential trip hop album, never bettered.