creepy/scary music recommendations?

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creepy/scary music recommendations?

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hi everyone, i'm looking for really creepy/scary music recommendations, i've just had a recent obsession lately with creepy things for some reason and i'd like to listen to more of this stuff, any suggestions?

i'm looking for spooky experimental music, like ambient, drone, noise etc. but honestly i'm open for any and all genres/styles. thanks!
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My first suggestion would be to submerge yourself in some Caretaker. (Especially in the Dark)

http://thecaretaker.bandcamp.com/
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ShammenDelly wrote:My first suggestion would be to submerge yourself in some Caretaker. (Especially in the Dark)

http://thecaretaker.bandcamp.com/
ahh yesss i've listened to "An empty bliss beyond this World" a lot and i really enjoyed it, i've been meaning to check out the rest of their stuff, thanks for reminding me!
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sleep wrote:
ShammenDelly wrote:My first suggestion would be to submerge yourself in some Caretaker. (Especially in the Dark)

http://thecaretaker.bandcamp.com/
ahh yesss i've listened to "An empty bliss beyond this World" a lot and i really enjoyed it, i've been meaning to check out the rest of their stuff, thanks for reminding me!
I love his work, I've been haunted ever since hearing it, though moments of beauty shine through.

Have you dived into the works of Coil? Its hard to pick Coil tracks to start someone on a Coil binge. This one has haunted me ever since I heard it when I was a teenager, that phone conversation is quite eerie, and it always makes my hair stand.

Who'll Fall -

Oh and have you heard of Zero Kama? Music made solely out of Human Bones and Skull! :twisted:

Starlit Mire -
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Yeah, empty bliss is good stuff. Quite a convincing atmosphere. I can see he was going for the shining there.

Some of aphex is quite unsettling (rubber johnny comes to mind).

So I guess the op is really on a geogaddi roll lately? :)
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ShammenDelly wrote:
sleep wrote:
ShammenDelly wrote:My first suggestion would be to submerge yourself in some Caretaker. (Especially in the Dark)

http://thecaretaker.bandcamp.com/
ahh yesss i've listened to "An empty bliss beyond this World" a lot and i really enjoyed it, i've been meaning to check out the rest of their stuff, thanks for reminding me!
I love his work, I've been haunted ever since hearing it, though moments of beauty shine through.

Have you dived into the works of Coil? Its hard to pick Coil tracks to start someone on a Coil binge. This one has haunted me ever since I heard it when I was a teenager, that phone conversation is quite eerie, and it always makes my hair stand.

Who'll Fall -

Oh and have you heard of Zero Kama? Music made solely out of Human Bones and Skull! :twisted:

Starlit Mire -
jeez that zero kama song is so unsettling...... god, thanks though i really like it. (plus that coil song is pretty interesting also)
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I don't know if this is creepy as much as it is...unsettling?

You're gonna carry that weight.
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OverTheHorizonRadar wrote:I don't know if this is creepy as much as it is...unsettling?

yeah i've already listened to some swans, and i like what i've heard so far. this is a pretty nice track to revisit though thanks!
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When I'm in this mood, I like to listen to Akira Yamaoka's work from the Silent Hill series, particularly the 2nd installment's soundtrack

http://youtu.be/QFvt2cNSOaM?t=3m24s
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Think there are a few other similar threads you can search out, but in the meantime, my own personal choice would be this guy...

Elegi

He's been too quiet for a while now, sadly

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Oh and Owl Splinters by Deaf Centre too. Required listening frankly.

Anything by Svarte Greiner too.
Actually, the whole Miasmah label is worth a root around.
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ONTHE88 wrote:When I'm in this mood, I like to listen to Akira Yamaoka's work from the Silent Hill series, particularly the 2nd installment's soundtrack

http://youtu.be/QFvt2cNSOaM?t=3m24s
yeah i've been listening to akira's silent hill & silent hill 2 soundtracks for the past few days, they're really really great!
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Well there's always some classic Krzysztof Penderecki

Then there's this which I haven't checked out fully yet, but it's definitely some unsettling shit. Been on my list for awhile of things to buy. Recommend reading the description at the bottom; some very interesting stuff.
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ice cream truck and merry go round music. freakin creepy!
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I was going to say Penderecki but someone already beat me to it.
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ultrablue123 wrote:Then there's this which I haven't checked out fully yet, but it's definitely some unsettling shit. Been on my list for awhile of things to buy. Recommend reading the description at the bottom; some very interesting stuff.
This is right up my alley. Reminds me of Pye Corner Audio Transcription Services and that Scarfolk blog conceptually.
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maybe not entirely "creepy," but I find that lots of múm songs have that sort of dark, demented aesthetic to them.

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the most unsettling thing I've ever heard in my life is this one:



This because the sound and the story behind. I tried to sleep with it once but I couldn't, its just too much...
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A good place to start might be to search t'internet for dark ambient.

I bought 'Cold Summer' by Lull recently, which I like -



These are also pretty creepy tracks (in my opinion) (first is a very creepy video as well) that I've randomly come across -





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