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Strand Of Oaks

Timothy Showalter 7 albums picked

Strand of Oaks is the rock project by songwriter and producer Timothy Showalter. Originally from Indiana, he currently resides in Austin, Texas. His music has been classified as rock and folk, as well as folk rock.

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What Strand Of Oaks said · 7 records

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Promises (feat. London Symphony Orchestra)
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, London Symphony Orchestra & Sam Shepherd ·2021
"this is floating points, pharaoh sanders, and the london symphony orchestra. this album is a temple. it's a temple of so many things it's a place where I can go and just kind of hide for a while and hide in a wonderful beautiful world that seems endless."
Watch this moment 0:51
Third
Portishead ·2008
"Portishead's Third, this album is a real mystery and the best kind of mystery and the best kind of albums that have an entire world that are in there for you... there's such a tension, there's such a kind of claustrophobic feeling within the album but also such catharsis and moving energy."
Watch this moment 1:44
Silent Tongues
Cecil Taylor ·1974
"it feels electric the entire record and you sweat you feel every note that cecil plays and it's a wonderful thing when you have someone like cecil taylor sound tracking all of your anxieties all of your fears."
Watch this moment 3:23
Big Fun
Miles Davis ·1974
"Let's listen to this Miles Davis album... I was not aware of what has quickly become my favorite Miles Davis album and it is Big Fun. This album is... I can't even explain it you just need to get it you need to find it and you need to buy it on record most importantly because that's where it should be heard."
Watch this moment 4:47
Native Dancer
Wayne Shorter ·1975
"Wayne Shorter, Native Dancer, and this album is really approachable and really funky and beautiful but the first song in particular, 'Punta de Arria,' is the most beautiful song I've ever heard... I want that in my life to be everything, the standard I want set in my life for the love that I want to give people."
Watch this moment 5:43
Scientific Dub
Scientist ·1981
"Thank you Scientist for being there for me for so many moments when I just needed his music... I definitely like never expected to be moved to like cathartic tears while listening to dub music but on this particular album, Scientist does this particular song 'Taxi to Baltimore Dub' which I believe is the Nina Simone song."
Watch this moment 7:11
The Köln Concert 50
Keith Jarrett ·2025
"Keith Jarrett has changed my life. He's changed my life; I'm not the same person before Keith Jarrett entered my life. In particular, the record that changed that... this album opens with a few of the most beautiful notes I've ever heard in my life."
Watch this moment 9:04
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