Music recommendations for my restaurant/bar

[Preroller]

The title says it all.
here's a sample of what I like to play and we'll go from there...

During dinner, I usually play 'nice' jazz nothing to crazy, Thelonious Monk & John coltrane live in NY, Kruder & dorfmiester, Abdulah Ibrahim, Sufjan Stevens, Feist, Miles, I have a few good jazzy mixes, and some random jazz.

I play a wide variety of stuff after dinner...Some indie bands...metric, arcade fire, Spoon, bloc pary etc...lots of deep house or any other mix that isnt ultra ravey for lack of a better term....or whatever else tickles my fancy. Anyways, just looking for some fresh stuff to check out...So, if you were enjoying some tapas and wine in Stratford, what would you like to listen to?

 

[Wiseman]

Jingle Cats

 

[Ditto Much]

Honestly I would love to see more downtempo,trip hop,melo hip hop.

 

[Flashy_McFlash]

I'd keep it downtempo and trip-hoppy without too many lyrics. If you play a lot of rock music with vocals, people will think they're at Jack Astors. Good call on the Kruder and Dorfmeister...I could be wrong but the last time we were at Canoe they were playing a K + D mix.

Try some of that 'barely there' downtempo like Nightmares on Wax.

 

[Amy_J]

Some hiphoppish instrumentals are always good to listen to. Some have that jazzy sound to them and some have a fairly melo beat and then there's others that have a more uptempo sound to them, but it's still not overwhelming.

 

[squirrely]

thanks to grey's anatomy, i'm hooked on the postal service and tegan & sara, but i agree that little to no vocals is generally best for background music.

 

[s1k]

you should look into stuff done by ravin, he's the guy that does buddha bar. but he has other comps that are way better, siddharta (sp?) and dinner in paris, and a few others. they are quite good

and cesa evoria and sade are both awsome for dinner (and sex)

 

[TECHno addict]

jojo flores' new release is fantastic.

its a double disc featuring a 'dinner' mix, and a 'dance' mix.

i believe it was actually made for a restaurant in mtl.

i forget what its called though.... global something. lol

tosca, and verve remixes would be good too.

 

[kuba]

second the tosca recommendation. also, try thievery corp's 'outternational sounds'. a little too much funk but can be good for later on in the evening?

 

[kuba]

LLORCA is a good option, and also any of the harry the bastard volumes 1-3.

 

[Preroller]

Keep em coming...

I have pretty much every Thievery Corp, Tosca, Zero 7 album...what you guys are suggesting is good stuff! FYI, our wine bar menu and wines are simelar to JK's wine bar, as is the atmoshpere if that helps...

 

[kuba]

bargrooves 1 thru 8?

hotel costes?

these can be $$$ at hmv because they're imports, and I don't know what the deal is with playing music that's been burned, but, if you can, hear them out.

 

[groovespinna]

I was in Fazooli's recently who have just remodeled. Loungey light piano house and downtempo. it was very nice.

 

[ladd]

throw in some nightmares on wax..

 

[noodle]

i'm hooked on the postal service QUOTE]


I just got hooked on these guys as well (as well as Death Cab for Cutie considering they have the same lead singer). LOVE them! Maybe not the best for back ground music because of the vocals, but not that bad considering they are kind of atmospheric sounding.

 

[Spinsah]

I find Slayer Unplugged to be a excellent dinner music.

Nothing like enjoying some veal medalions whilst the course to Reign On Blood is strummed soulfully on a flamenco guitar and the smashing drums relegated to subtle bongos.

 

[Skipper]

I don't have a suggestion for the music, but I am glad to hear your restaurant is coming along dave! exciting!

 

[bArHo]

jojo flores' new release is fantastic.

its a double disc featuring a 'dinner' mix, and a 'dance' mix.

i believe it was actually made for a restaurant in mtl.

i forget what its called though.... global something. lol

tosca, and verve remixes would be good too.

it was mixed live at Globe Restaurant where he has a residency there on Friday nights

 

[zoo]

You asked for it ...

Peace Orchestra
Jazzanova
MJ Cole
St Germain
Remy Shand
Telefon Tel Aviv
4 Hero
Herbert
Roisin Murphy
Miguel Migs
Lazy Dog
Naked Music
Blue Six
Layo & Bushwacka
Cassius
Fila Brazilia
Nuspirt Helsinki
Terranova
1 Giant Leap
Massive Attack
Morcheeba
Everything But The Girl
Frou Frou
Morel
Dirty Vegas
Bah Samba
Lamb
Pulp
DJ Food
Mad Professor
Mr Scruff
Nightmares on Wax
Prefuse 73
Herbaliser
DNTEL
Lali Puna
Ms John Soda
Adam F
A Guy Called Gerald
Gus Gus
Moloko
Lemon Jelly
Portishead
Groove Armada
Lal
Tricky
Erykah Badu
Junior Boys
Four Tet
Manitoba
Morgan Geist
Two Lone Swordsmen
Saint Etienne
Bent
Blaze
Alex Gopher
Etienne De Crecy
Mouse On Mars
Daedelus
Afterlife
Howie B
Kingg Britt
Mark Rae
Yoshi Suna
B. Fleischmann
Casino vs Japan
Moonstarr
Jazztronik
Sneaker Pimps
Fridge
Sea & Cake
Animals On Wheels
Madlib
Sixtoo
Dixon
Blockhead
RJD2
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Amadou et Martin
Atjazz
Bebel Gilberto
Camille
Chateau Flight
Devendra Banhart
Erik Satin
Esthero
Fennesz
Flanger
Imogen Heap
Joakim
Meshell N'Degeocello
Oumou Sangare
Planet Funk
RZA
Vlatko Stefanovski
Vikter Duplaix
Xploding Plastix
Roy Ayers
Mark Farina
Gilles Peterson


Have fun.

 

[kuba]

You asked for it ...

Peace Orchestra
Jazzanova
MJ Cole
St Germain
Remy Shand
Telefon Tel Aviv
4 Hero
Herbert
Roisin Murphy
Miguel Migs
Lazy Dog
Naked Music
Blue Six
Layo & Bushwacka
Cassius
Fila Brazilia
Nuspirt Helsinki
Terranova
1 Giant Leap
Massive Attack
Morcheeba
Everything But The Girl
Frou Frou
Morel
Dirty Vegas
Bah Samba
Lamb
Pulp
DJ Food
Mad Professor
Mr Scruff
Nightmares on Wax
Prefuse 73
Herbaliser
DNTEL
Lali Puna
Ms John Soda
Adam F
A Guy Called Gerald
Gus Gus
Moloko
Lemon Jelly
Portishead
Groove Armada
Lal
Tricky
Erykah Badu
Junior Boys
Four Tet
Manitoba
Morgan Geist
Two Lone Swordsmen
Saint Etienne
Bent
Blaze
Alex Gopher
Etienne De Crecy
Mouse On Mars
Daedelus
Afterlife
Howie B
Kingg Britt
Mark Rae
Yoshi Suna
B. Fleischmann
Casino vs Japan
Moonstarr
Jazztronik
Sneaker Pimps
Fridge
Sea & Cake
Animals On Wheels
Madlib
Sixtoo
Dixon
Blockhead
RJD2
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Amadou et Martin
Atjazz
Bebel Gilberto
Camille
Chateau Flight
Devendra Banhart
Erik Satin
Esthero
Fennesz
Flanger
Imogen Heap
Joakim
Meshell N'Degeocello
Oumou Sangare
Planet Funk
RZA
Vlatko Stefanovski
Vikter Duplaix
Xploding Plastix
Roy Ayers
Mark Farina
Gilles Peterson


Have fun.

Did you write this out or is this all within your hard drive?

Wow. Great artists!

 

[Preroller]

That should keep me busy for a couple weeks...thanks zoo!

 

[Skipper]

Hey Dave, aside from the music discussion, I'd love to hear some more about your new place! Pics, menus, etc? I think as long as you don't tell us how to get there it won't be considered spammy Seriously, would love to see how a tribe-influenced resto/bar looks!

edit: forgot to sign sarah out, this is Mark Rude1

 

[zoo]

I just wrote it now after taking a look through a cd binder and a few directories on my hard drive.

 

[Rude1_247]

Dave, on the deeper side of things check out Late Night Alumni and Members only (two projects involving Kaskade and/or Kaskade's production partners), they get overlooked but have some absolutely beautiful songs (espescially LNA who have branched out beyond the house sound and do some pretty incredible ballad/dinner music). The typical Lazy Dog, St. Germain, and Cafe Del Mar compilations will do you well on the chill, deep, downtempo tip. Also, if you're just playing CDs, check out the Budha Bar series of compliations, a lot of eclectic tracks from across the globe that you won't hear anywhere else and would totally work for a tapas bar. Trying to keep the suggestions on the border of mainstream so you don't have to do too much work to get the music.

 

[graham]

throw in some nightmares on wax..

yeah, smoker's delight