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mooface:
basically italy has a severe lack of indie music.  it's a bit depressing, actually.  i've been trying to explain to a friend over there what exactly indie music is but he's all "nurrr it's all crap nurrrr".

the thing is, i think he's confusing indie with emo, haha.  the only indie music he's heard me listen to is softer stuff like iron & wine while i'm studying.  (yes, i know iron & wine isn't emo.  but cut him some slack, he's doing the best he can to sort through all the american sub-culture that i'm throwing at him.  he's very confused. :P)

anyways... as to the point i'm trying to get at.  he's also really into house/techno music.  so i figured if i could find some indie bands with that sort of sound, i could expose him to something indie he'll actually like.  personally, i'm more of a pop/rock person so i don't know anything about electronic music.  at all.  so i was wondering if any of you had some suggestions that i could bring back to europe with me? :)

thanks!

nescience:
FRENCH FRENCH FRENCH!

Air, Daft Punk, M83, Phoenix, Hypo, Les Rhythmes Digitales, Zoot Woman.

From the rest of the world, you could try latter-era Boredoms (like Vision Creation Newsun), Saint Etienne, LCD Soundsystem, Junior Senior, the Avalanches, Ladytron, the Go! Team, the Rapture, Annie, Junior Boys, Adult., or something on Bpitch Control like Ellen Allien, or maybe more downtempo stuff like Medicine, Tujiko Noriko, Cornelius, Four Tet, Daedelus, Autechre, etc.  You could even go the fucked-up route and start right in on the Aphex Twin or MB or Wolf Eyes.  "YOU WANT INDIE??  HOW ABOUT EARFUCK???!?!??!"

Anyway, most all of this can be found on iTunes store.  Just listen to the samples to get an idea of the electronic / house aesthetic that these artists have.

Paper Beats Rock:
Hmm, you could consider Postal Service to be electro-indie and since they are immensly popular (most played track on LastFM since, like, forever) there's a reasonable chance that you're friend might like it.  Thing is it's not at all similar to house or techno music.

I'd go with LCD Soundsystem as mentioned above, particularly Tribulation, that song is awesome.  Throw in maybe some Tom Vek or Clor as well and if he doesn't have a problem with excrutiatingly cute japanesque twee you could try Freezepop.

Chikinki are a little more on the rock side but they might do.  When they played at my SU they ended the last song of their set with three minutes of frenzied drum and bass, it was weird.

E. Spaceman:
Royksopp and I'll second Annie, Postal Service and Air

The Thief:
Ladytron. Let me say this again. Ladytron.

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