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- Dec 29, 2020
I'm personally obsessed with songs of this category, songs that drastically change halfway through and surprise you, or they just ascend/descend in an eargasmic way. I've seen a gay-ass Reddit thread or two covering these kind of songs, but it seems like you guys have way better tastes here. Genre doesn't matter, neither does tone. Lyrics, no lyrics -- all is permissible. As you will see, my list is all over the place.
I'll start with the ones I've curated over the years, embedded as links in order to surpass the media limit and to not take up too much space. I'll specify whether a song is longer than ten minutes too. I'll find the highest quality links I can. Some of these are mellower examples, might even be disappointing, but it fits the criteria as long as it builds properly.
For the sake of longevity, PLEASE include the artist's name and title in case the videos vanish from YouTube. There're so many old music threads on this website that only lead to dead links.
If I come up with any others, I may add them to the list. Please help it grow with your interesting additions.
I'll start with the ones I've curated over the years, embedded as links in order to surpass the media limit and to not take up too much space. I'll specify whether a song is longer than ten minutes too. I'll find the highest quality links I can. Some of these are mellower examples, might even be disappointing, but it fits the criteria as long as it builds properly.
For the sake of longevity, PLEASE include the artist's name and title in case the videos vanish from YouTube. There're so many old music threads on this website that only lead to dead links.
SWANS - Just A Little Boy [10:00+]
Bloodborne OST - Moon Presence -- Bone-chillingly awesome and under three minutes long.
AWOLNATION - Run -- Meme song, but it counts.
Misty Edwards - People Get Ready [10:00+] -- Cool song if you like Jesus being portrayed in a badass, almost war-mongering light.
Herbst9 - Napissunu Mutumma [10:00+] -- Absolutely engrossing and it tells a story with few words.
Muse - Collateral Damage -- Chopin's Nocturne is interspersed throughout this song, which I like.
TOOL - Invincible [10:00+]
Clint Mansell - Death is the Road to Awe (The Fountain OST) -- A transcendent, moving experience. It's so beautiful it induces a weird sleepiness in me.
GOWNS - White Like Heaven -- Pretty sure this song is about a drug bender and it does a good job of portraying it, therefore, it's more of a difficult-listening song. It goes off the rails.
Árstíðir - Lost in You -- Not particularly surprising, but it swells beautifully.
Mick Gordon - Hellwalker (Doom OST) -- Had to.
Chelsea Wolfe - Twin Fawn -- Hits way harder than expected.
Saar - Stutter Divine -- Most of this album is very "wait for it" so this was a tough decision. Please give this dude some love. No one knows about him.
Peter Gundry - Invocavi Maledictus Ventis -- I had to timestamp it within the full album because I couldn't find any lone uploads of it on YouTube, but Peter Gundry's music is fucking magical. In a similar vein, I recommend He Who Desires 'cause it "crescendos" so beautifully at the end, if that's the right word.
Deftones' Rosemary and Phantom Bride have outros that take heavier turns.
DJs From Mars - Beethoven vs. Chemical Brothers -- This is a shitposty mashup, but it very well fits.
Fiona Apple - Regret -- The rawness and anger of the vocals is startling on the first listen.
Regina Spektor - Open -- This one gives me anxiety.
Rob Dougan's Furious Angels and his famous Clubbed to Death.
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy -- Lyrically surprising.
Nicole Blackman - Christian's Calling -- This is spoken word (technically not a song) but its ending is notably unsettling.
If I come up with any others, I may add them to the list. Please help it grow with your interesting additions.
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