music that makes you think of thief?

Gothik on 21/10/2006 at 18:51

Some of the early Delerium albums, such as:
Faces, Forms, and Illusions
Morpheus
Syrophenikan
Stone Tower
Spiritual Archives
Euphoric
Spheres I & II

contain much "Dark Ambient" material. From the album Semantic Spaces onwards they were far more into Techno/Ambient. Still great, but not really "Thiefish" as their earlier albums were.

Kanditter on 21/10/2006 at 19:41

A thread about thiefsy music has to have Tristania in it somewhere ... so here it is.

Thiefsy highlights:

On the album Widow's Weeds:
track 1 - Preludium
track 6 - Angellore (just the intro)
track 8 - Wasteland's Caress (this intro would do great as ambient music in Thief)
track 9 - Postludium (used by Raetsel in the video for the FM "Masque of the Red Death")

On the album Beyond the Veil:
track 3 - A Sequel of Decay (the choir bits)
track 4 - Opus Relinque (the intro and the other quiet parts)
track 7 - Simbelmynë
track 9 - Heretique (most of it)

On the album World of Glass:
track 2 - Wormwood (the choir bits at the beginning and end)
track 10 - Crushed Dreams (the intro?)
And other bits I forgot.

On the album Ashes:
Some bits here and there could be thiefsy.

YouTube Linky Linky:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx-BlEd3wIo) Vampire Hunter D - Tristania - A Sequel Of Decay
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNjLQ_xp3gk) Tristania heretique
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-ccVi_S6Q8) Tristania - Equilibrium

june gloom on 22/10/2006 at 02:25

wow. that VHD video is as good as another one that used nevermore's dreaming neon black.

more specifically, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdsZd05ugI4) this one.

Andarthiel on 22/10/2006 at 04:39

Quote Posted by Kanditter

Ah yes I forgot to mention Tristania

Very dark music, perfect for Thief especially the more electronic and gothic ones.

june gloom on 22/10/2006 at 06:54

ooh ooh, i've got a couple.

ulver has a few songs that are very thiefy. some of their "new ulver" era songs have the kind of ambient feel of thief, and the lyrics often fit as well.

look up the album "lyckantropen themes". while it's totally lyricless and was actually a soundtrack for a short film (which i really would like to see) it has a thief feel to it throughout the whole album. at times i also get a strong deus ex vibe, too- it's almost dark and dystopian.

another one would be the song gnosis, off the metamorphosis EP.

(http://www.metal-archives.com/viewlyrics.php?id=32724) lyrics.

one more song, called deamon painter,this one by arcturus (consider it a "sister" band to ulver, as they share a few members, past and present, including two vocalists)

(http://www.metal-archives.com/viewlyrics.php?id=652545) lyrics.

xxcoy on 22/10/2006 at 18:05

Quote Posted by themetalian

Blind Guardian's album art sometimes reminds me of Thief. For example, take a look at the cover of their simply titled "Live" album (released in 2003), and you taffers will know what I mean.:p

Agreed.

Subway to Sally's Latin "Accingite vos" was used for the German thief2-version and StS are still one of my favorites. I don't like everything they do, but some of their's are great songs. I didn't find some version of Accingite vos you might listen to online, so I'll have to give you some other examples.

(Just listen. ;) Didn't find any other files.)

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkE2Epj_frg)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01bXvJBC18w)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lqq-EbjXyQ)

newton on 23/10/2006 at 12:59

Some of the stuff by (http://brainwashed.com/wc/) Windy & Carl has a Thief vibe around it. Especially the 22 minute title track from the (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/23201/Windy_and_Carl_Antarctica) Antarctica album. Same could be said about Moya from (http://brainwashed.com/godspeed/) GYBE's Slow Riot For New Zero Kanada EP.

Highly recommended.

Quote Posted by dethtoll

look up the album "lyckantropen themes". while it's totally lyricless and was actually a soundtrack for a short film (which i really would like to see) it has a thief feel to it throughout the whole album.

Dr Sneak on 23/10/2006 at 20:37

The Batman Begins soundtracks make me think of the City in Thief.:thumb:

LastWithPaganBlood on 29/10/2006 at 00:12

Either Cradle Of Filth Or Dimmu Borgir, possibly into eternity

DarkFlow on 29/10/2006 at 02:05

I just saw the Blair Witch Project and the music (if you can all it that, it's mostly ambient-type stuff) you hear during the end credits totally reminded me of Thief. Probably primarily because it was ambient-type stuff, but it sure as hell worked.