# Looking for similar music styles...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-similar-music-styles/267233>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 2, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-similar-music-styles/267233 "2004-10-02T21:05:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-similar-music-styles/267233/1 "2004-10-02T21:05:15Z")

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Lately I’ve been listening to things like:

**Boom Boom Ba** by Matisse  
**Life in Mono** by Mono

I really like the sonic atmosphere they create. Could some of you please give me suggestions on other artists that would have a similar sound?

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**Author:** ![Freejooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-similar-music-styles/267233/2 "2004-10-02T22:28:27Z")

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Tricky - “maxinquaye”  
Portishead - “dummy” and self-titled  
Morhceeba - “big calm”