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posted by [personal profile] purplecthulhu at 11:10pm on 25/01/2008
As some of you may have noticed on the writing blog, I've been listening to Miranda Sex Garden a lot while I've been writing. It seems to work well in providing an inspiration pump while not being so distracting that I get put off.

Unfortunately I seem to have everything they ever produced so I'd be interested to have your recommendations for anything that's similar. Once I would have used Pandora to do this, but the evil RIAA and it's clones in Europe have forced them to block anyone from outside the US.

So, dear flist, your mission is to suggest things like MSG that I might like.
Mood:: 'frustrated' frustrated
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posted by [identity profile] makyo.livejournal.com at 11:53pm on 25/01/2008
Oh no, the rotters - I got round it before by just telling them a suitable zip code, but it looks like they've caught on to that, and have implemented something slightly more sophisticated.

I like what MSG I've heard (Madra, Iris, and the 'Gush Forth, My Tears' single) and I presume you're already aware of the Mediæval Bæbes. I'm particularly fond of early choral music myself and can recommend vast swathes of the stuff if that's the sort of thing you're after.
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posted by [identity profile] purplecthulhu.livejournal.com at 12:36am on 26/01/2008
If I knew how to spoof my IP number I'd do it...

It's more the later stuff I'm after - more Iris and Suspira than Madra. Madrigals and the like I have elsewhere, including the MBs (who were great live the one time I saw them).
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posted by [identity profile] makyo.livejournal.com at 01:21am on 26/01/2008
last.fm has a list of 'similar artists' - I've no idea how accurate this claim is, but it might be a good place to start.
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They do indeed ...

posted by [identity profile] the-magician.livejournal.com at 01:37am on 26/01/2008
The Shroud, Faith and the Muse, Mediaeval Baebes, Die Laughing, Love Spirals Downwards ...

... Last.fm points out that the lead singer of MSG moved on to the Medieval Babes and

"In 2006 Ben Golomstock released a solo album under the name Stories From The Moon which featured members of Miranda Sex Garden, Mediæval Bæbes, Queen Adreena, Colt, etc. which highly reprized the traditional MSG sound."

You could also try "Dead Can Dance"

or look at the list of similar artists at http://www.last.fm/music/Miranda+Sex+Garden/+similar
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Pandora and Last.fm

posted by [identity profile] the-magician.livejournal.com at 01:38am on 26/01/2008
I too got dropped this month as part of the purge of UK IP addresses :-( ... but Last.fm is the closest I've found to a replacement service.
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posted by [identity profile] purplecthulhu.livejournal.com at 10:48am on 26/01/2008
Going through that list right now! Some good matches there - thanks!

I've not come across last.fm before - I can see I'll be visiting it more.
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posted by [identity profile] a-d-medievalist.livejournal.com at 12:06am on 26/01/2008
I'm in the US -- want me to go there and ask?
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posted by [identity profile] purplecthulhu.livejournal.com at 12:34am on 26/01/2008
Sadly it's a little more complicated than just getting a list. Pandora plays things it thinks are similar and you rate these to refine the search. It's really rather good, and you might want to try it yourself, but the music playing that makes it uniquely useful is also why it's blocked.

It's www.pandora.com if you want to try it.
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posted by [identity profile] mrsnazz.livejournal.com at 09:57am on 26/01/2008
Another vote for Dead Can Dance.
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posted by [identity profile] purplecthulhu.livejournal.com at 10:18am on 26/01/2008
DCD I already have some of - but good point!
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