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I was pretty down a little while back and Shane from Napalm Death posted about the band Cardiacs. I checked them out and was blown away... their music can be manic and all over the place and also beautiful and uplifting. Often the songs are epic nine minute crescendos like the one below and those cheer me up the most. They are eclectic and definitely not for everyone but they certainly have made me happier since I discovered them. Sadly the frontman had a massive heart attack and stroke leaving a My Bloody Valentine concert In 2008 so they aren't making music anymore but they have a big discography and there's a lot to discover if you're into it.
 
 

Everyone should dig into Talking Heads and REM's discographies.
 
 
No one should listen to Phish.

Listen to Phish. Seriously. They’ve helped me with depression a lot. 
 
Start with A Live One. 
 
Just try it. 

This.  I think the rolling stone list of the top 500 albums would be a good place to go.  With no idea what you've heard, Its a fair list and a good place to mine for some new shit.  https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-156826/outkast-aquemini-2-155441/ 
 
and id argue the entire Beatles catalog is worth exploring, but they did hit their stride with rubber soul and after

Just started exploring some Latin, African, and other non western pop styles.  There’s so much to discover. I’m really digging some different African stuff across various genres, regions, styles, and eras - Fela Kuti, Basa Basa, Amadou and Mariam, Toumani Diabate, Ata Kak, and my fave, William Onyeabor. Picked up the Light in the Attic Erasmo Carlos reissues, plus a bunch of awesome other stuff from across the world. I love that there’s so much out there to explore. 

@swb brings up a great point. Digging into those artists may actually suit you better because those albums have been battle tested. Dig into (1991) My bloody Valentine - Loveless or hell the entire Beatles catalog post Rubber Soul 
 
A lot of music I find from reading/watching interviews of my favorite artists and seeing what they like

It's funny you should say that. I've just recently got into OSTs, but I've found I'm pretty fussy. I searched for ages looking for some ambient/electronic/synthy instrumental music but didn't really find anything that scratched that itch. I can only find stuff like that in soundtracks (The Knick, Mr Robot, Solaris, that kinda thing). Thanks for your reply.
 
Yeah I can really relate to things not meaning anything. I hadn't thought of trying 80s stuff. I'll give that a try. I'm sure there's loads of stuff I'm missing out on there tbh and I'm interested in electronic music too. Thanks for the pointers on where to start. I'll get listening. Thank you.

An even easier pass than that time I ate a Big Mac and a bag of prunes.

There's a Dinked edition of the Halloween vinyl in pumpkin orange and with a 12" art print.
 

 
John Carpenter - Halloween OST
+ Released: Friday 19th October
+ Exclusive Dinked Edition (No.2)
+ Limited to just 200 copies
+ UK Exclusive Pumpkin Orange vinyl.
+ 12" x 12" Art Print
 

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And maybe a few others.

Also available at Friendly: https://friendlyrecords.co.uk/product/kurt-vile-bottle-it-in-dinked-edition/
Jumbo: http://www.jumborecords.co.uk/music-item.asp?product_id=OLE11463
Pie & Vinyl http://pieandvinylonline.co.uk/shop/kurt-vile-bottle-matador-records-released/
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And maybe a few others.

Great low low price on a great record for ambient music fans:
 
Stray Theories 'All That Was Lost' new 2018 album: just $3.56 including shipping as an 'add-on' item through Amazon Prime.   This record is $20 everywhere else.  
 
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He thinks those went away when he single handedly defeated Napster and saved the music industry.

You should know by now that if you're questioning something, the answer is always YES.

Hey, just listened to it and quite like it! Thank you.

Check out the “Hereditary” soundtrack too.

I'm starting to realise what I like and what I don't. I like eerie sounding music, atmospheric, and sometimes chilled rather than in your face. I like piano/keyboard/synths with an eerie background. I suppose that's quite specific. I didn't like The Fountain because it sounded too 'clean' though I can't really describe what I mean by that. I don't like orchestral stuff unless it's minimal and I don't like dancey soundtracks or anything too up tempo. I really enjoyed most of It Follows but I didn't like the way it was quiet and then got loud. I just don't like that. I'm really fussy!
 
Anyway, just wanted to thank everyone again. I got Contagion, The Foreigner, Sicario, Moon, Dunkirk and Solaris in the mail today. Would have bought a lot more if they were available on vinyl. Cheers guys. (And I'm still accepting recommendations )

Thank you so much everyone. I've a ton of stuff to listen to now. Thank you for all the suggestions.

Ex-Machina score
 
Mogwai - Atomic
Mogwai, Trent Reznor, A. Ross - Before the Flood

Anything by Max Richter and Clint Mansell. 

Just listen to The Fountain before anything else.
 
All Clint Mansell is good though. Cliff Martinez too.

I'd also recommend checking out (just off the top of my head):
Dissasterpeace - Hyper Light Drifter Mick Gordon - Prey Ben Frost, Paul Haslinger - Rainbow Six Siege OST Ben Salisbury- Ex-Machina  Cliff Martinez - The Foreigner, Drive (Really anything by him) Jeff Grace - Cold in July Hans Zimmer- Blade Runner, Dunkirk Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Revenant  Nicholas Britell - The Big Short Jóhann Jóhannsson - Sicario, and an upcoming movie called Mandy  
If you want more orchestral:
Hans Zimmer - Batman Begins, Interstellar, Inception Junkie XL- Black Mass Max Richter- The Leftovers, Hostiles, Disconnect Olafur Arnalds - Broadchurch Gustavo Santaolalla - The Last of Us, Biutiful

It was never pressed sadly. A sequel to it is coming out next year. I’d bet it will get pressed eventually.

Just listened to that twice through on youtube. I really like it. I might pick this up. Thank you!
 
Wow, thank you! I've not listened to any of those, but I know what I'll be doing for the next few days. Nice one, thank you again.
 
Awesome, will give it a listen, thank you