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Title: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Be My Head on 28 Jul 2008, 21:48
Hey there, I've realized that I'm severely lacking in the Electronica/Techno department. So I've come for aid from you knowledgeable folks.

Basically I've only listened to a little bit, but so far I've enjoyed NIN's "The Perfect Drug" EP, Boards of Canada, and Aphex Twin.

I'd like it if you could throw out some recommendations based on that. I'm not looking for anything in the realm of "Dance Music", I want nothing that's oversimplified and meant to dance to. I'm looking for stuff that's more Avant-Garde and "out there".

Thank you in advance, I appreciate you guys taking the time to help me out.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: ThisIsOriginal on 28 Jul 2008, 22:24
daft punk(some),M83-lower your eyelids to die with me,Boards of Canada-dayvan cowboy,FisherSpooner-All we are,Whitey,Benny Benassi
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Be My Head on 28 Jul 2008, 22:31
Daft Punk is kind of boring for me.

Another one I forgot to mention is Venetian Snares, I like what I've heard of his stuff.

I'll check out the other ones you mentioned, though, and see if I like them.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: ViolentDove on 28 Jul 2008, 22:53
As far as stuff in a similar vein to Aphex Twin goes, check out Squarepusher.

As far as Venetian Snares goes, maybe check out Aaron Spectre//Drumcorps (http://www.aaronspectre.com/). Drumcorps is the more breakcore stuff (ie. more like Venetian Snares), Aaron Spectre is the dubstep side of things. Check out his mash-up of NIN's reptile with a whole bunch of heavy dubstep.

If you dig Boards of Canada, you might like DJ Krush. Similar downtempo style, not as warm and fuzzy, though. Also check out Cleptoclectics (http://www.myspace.com/cleptoclectics), and possibly Hermitude (http://www.myspace.com/hermitude) on a funkier tip.

Also, basically most stuff on Planet Mu, Warp, Hyperdub and Stones Throw record labels, and maybe Ninja Tune. In fact, go here (http://www.spannered.org/radio/1432/) and listen to a whole bunch of mixes from a whole bunch of people. Particularly the Kper mix, Quarta330's live mix, Aaron Spectre mix, Goth Trad, and um... pretty much everything actually, that site is fucking quality.

P.S. If you don't own one, buy a stereo with a sub or a good pair of headphones. Many types of electronic music have a heavy emphasis on the bass.







Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: McTaggart on 28 Jul 2008, 23:12
(http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9277/transeuropeexpress2ais5.jpg)
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: jimbunny on 29 Jul 2008, 00:04
I imagine there are very few people in the world who would not like Helios (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=69036995).

Also: Justice (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=19700933); Dan Deacon (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=5439084) (recently placed in the mediafire thread); and the aforementioned  M83 (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=39437318).

I'm curious. What on God's green earth would make you find Daft Punk boring, and Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin, and Nine Inch Nails not boring? Is it some kind of distaste for happiness?
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: McTaggart on 29 Jul 2008, 00:06
Probably less a case of boring and more of not wanky enough.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Daft pun on 29 Jul 2008, 00:18
Probably. Anyway, more stuff to listen to:

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
Dntel
Autechre
Röyksopp
Four Tet

And some more dance-ish stuff

Out Hud
Soulwax - Nite Versions
Pantha Du Prince
The Field
Nathan Fake
Gui Boratto
Matthew Dear
Ellen Alien & Apparat
Superpitcher
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: parm on 29 Jul 2008, 01:06
Underworld, biznitches. Specially "Dubnobasswithmyheadman" and "Second toughest in the infants". "Beaucoup Fish" is good, but not essential (apart from maybe Cups and Judder/King of Snake). You can pass on "A hundred days off", it's not so great.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Dimmukane on 29 Jul 2008, 08:16
Holy Fuck
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: imapiratearg on 29 Jul 2008, 08:20
Strategy.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: KvP on 29 Jul 2008, 08:58
I'm curious. What on God's green earth would make you find Daft Punk boring, and Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin, and Nine Inch Nails not boring? Is it some kind of distaste for happiness?
I'm pretty much the same as the OP, actually. I'd say it has more to do with the fact that Daft Punk is made for the dance floor, as is Soulwax or Justice or any of the "unce unce unce unce unce" brigade, whereas the artists mentioned (except for, uh, Nine Inch Nails I guess) are more suited for home listening, or maybe it's just better to say that you can't really dance to it. Aphex Twin's occasionally not averse to making music you can dance to, though.

And I don't know why anyone would come to think that Boards of Canada is not happy music. It's just not as pumped full of plastic and stimulants as Daft Punk. Is it the fact that they don't use vocals at all? Is it the lack of eurodisco influence? The fact that they're not much fun on coke?

Anyway, Planet Mu is where you'd want to be looking. If you like NIN and Aphex Twin then Battles would be right up your alley, probably. The aforementioned Helios trades in the sort of warm ambiance that BoC excels at. You'd probably dig Coil, if you're not opposed to getting much gothier than NIN. Trentemoller's pretty chilled out. If you like ambient music at all you should track down William Basinski.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Jepser on 29 Jul 2008, 09:59
Don't forget Vitalic. And oh yes, Infected Mushroom perhaps. And :wumpscut: might be worth trying too?
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: BlakeJustBlake on 29 Jul 2008, 10:48
It sounds like you might be interested in some more Big Beat stuff like Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, Basement Jaxx, whoever said Justice I agree with them, maybe try DJ Tiesto, but that might not be your cup of tea. My advice as far as Electronica/Techno goes, just go listen to a bunch and find out which niche you fall into with it.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Be My Head on 29 Jul 2008, 13:05
Okay, I'm going to make a list of all of these, just so I don't forget anything. Thanks for all the recommendations again, I never would have discovered all of this on my own.

Also, I do own a decent stereo with a sub, as well as a nice pair of Sony Noise Cancelling headhpones.

Oh, and to the person who recommended DJ Shadow, I forgot I've already listened to Endtroducing, I thought it was all right but something sounded off to me in some of the songs, I couldn't quite enjoy it for some reason.

List:

M83
FisherSpooner
Whitey
Benny Benassi
Squarepusher
Aaron Spectre//Drumcorps
DJ Krush
Cleptoclectics
Hermitude
Kraftwerk
Helios
Justice
Dan Deacon
Dntel
Autechre
Röyksopp
Four Tet
Underworld
Battles
Coil
William Basinski
Vitalic
Infected Mushroom
:wumpscut:
Prodigy
The Chemical Brothers
The Crystal Method
Basement Jaxx
DJ Tiesto

I'll sample each of them and let you guys know which fit my tastes. Now, off to listen to some music....
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: ThisIsOriginal on 29 Jul 2008, 15:38
I also recently found:

The Presets
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: ViolentDove on 29 Jul 2008, 16:45
Man that list is hot.

I'll throw some cleptoclectics and hermitude up in the med!afire thread, on account of the fact they're local guys and you might not be able to find their stuff elsewhere.

Also, if you get into the Aaron Spectre, let me know, 'cause if you like dubstep I can recommend a shitload more artists. Same with drum n bass. Actually, maybe check out Dom and Roland as well to see if you dig it. He writes some nice techy drum and bass.

Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: LittleKey on 29 Jul 2008, 18:27
I am in violent sexy love with Oh No! Oh My!, Royksopp, Owl City, and Hot Chip.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: BlakeJustBlake on 29 Jul 2008, 18:54
I saw Oh No! Oh My! several months ago, I don't think I'd really call them Electronic or Techno.

However, I forgot, you should check out Ratatat.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Durin on 29 Jul 2008, 19:02
I'm going to be a total jerk and plug my own friend. He calls himself Pyroshock.
http://www.last.fm/music/Pyroshock
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=585476

I like it but I very well may be biased.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: dukkha on 29 Jul 2008, 22:46
Hmm, Boards of Canada and Aphex both roughly fall into the IDM tangent (although Aphex leans into Drill 'n' Bass and Ambient as well), while Venetian Snares tends towards Breakcore, so I'd probably recommend (off the top of my head, so I'm probably missing heaps)...

IDM or related:
Detritus (particularly the album Fractured)
Somatic Responses
Autechre (Particularly Tri Repetae, they can lean towards glitch though)
Gridlock
Bitcrush (their latest album is ambient, but still great)
Scanner (also jumps between idm and ambient)
Subheim
Stendeck

Ambient or related:
Helios
Deaf Centre
Nest
Tim Hecker
Frost/Ben Frost
Hecq (Night Falls album, earlier were glitch)
Christopher Bissonnette
Eluvium
Muhr
Peter Broderick
Yasushi Yoshida
Tomasz Bednarczyk
Stars of the Lid

Breakcore or related:
CDataKill
Aaron Spectre/Drumcorps (as others have said)
Tarmvred
Datach'I

Glitch/Clicks (not really related, but if you like the others, you'll probably like this style):
Another Electronic Musician
I/O
TrenteMoller (a bit of a stretch perhaps)

Dubstep (the straight-forward stuff isn't great, but the more interesting stuff should be up your alley):
Burial
Ital.tec
Enduser
Boxcutter
Pinch
Fanu

Avant:
Contagious Orgasm
Lawrence English
Bernard Parmegiani
Philip Jeck
Pluramon

Instrumental Hip-hop (again, may fit within your tastes):
Blockhead
RJD2
Kid Koala
DDay One

Label wise, check out Planet Mu, Ad Noiseam, Hymen, n5MD, Miasmah, Room 40, Type, Warp (but that's very hit or miss these days), Kranky and the net labels are often good too (www.serein.co.uk, www.thinner.cc as examples)
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Daft pun on 30 Jul 2008, 01:39
...and the net labels are often good too (www.serein.co.uk, www.thinner.cc as examples)
Totally forgot about thinner, they have a huge assortment of free ambient/minimal. Good stuff.

Also be sure to check out Amon Tobin. His last album should be sufficiently quirky, earlier stuff is more drum & bass.

Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: parm on 30 Jul 2008, 02:23
I've we're plugging friends, I'm going to plug Oddskool (http://www.oddskool.com/), which is sort of glitchy electronicy stuff. I'm not sure what I'd compare him to - it's quite stripped down at times, and there's a lot of glitchy beats and rhythms. I like it a lot.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: est on 30 Jul 2008, 04:19
Holy Fuck

this, Amon Tobin and RJD2.

I could channel Jeph here and say "Ellen Allein, Mathew Dear and Audion" or I could just refer you to this other electronica thread halfway down the front page that I recently locked because it's kind of old and oh god we have so many of these fucking threads why can't you guys use the goddamn search function?: http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,17542.0.html

also: http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,8926.0.html and http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,9277.0.html and http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,16306.0.html
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: ViolentDove on 30 Jul 2008, 05:19
Maybe a stickied "asking for recommendations" thread would be useful?
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: est on 30 Jul 2008, 05:27
Perhaps!  But it'd also be useful for people to search for shit first based on what their own preferences are before trundling in with only a handful of posts and asking us to predict what kind of music they like.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: gardenhead_ on 30 Jul 2008, 06:56
The thing is most people think that the prediction is going to be unique to them and so want to post about it. That or they want to show off their e-penis or how "ecelectic" they are by posting a list of bands they like and asking for recommendations. So maybe if we had a recommendations thread stickied kind of like the blog thread in ILH. And maybe add somewhere in the rules that all requests for recommendations go in that thread?

I don't know, but these threads are getting really fucking annoying.

So that this post is actually contributing, I'm going to say Four Tet, specifically Rounds. Also seconding Kraftwerk.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: casull on 30 Jul 2008, 11:36
I really, really enjoy BT's This Binary Universe. It's really out there, (imagine dying computers thrown in a bucket with a full symphony and stirred with a chainsaw) but enjoyable, not weird-for-weirdness' sake.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: carrotosaurus on 30 Jul 2008, 13:16
Vladislav Delay.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Akeboshi on 31 Jul 2008, 20:58
Just my 2 cents, sorry if there are any repeats:

Armin van Buuren
Jes
Sunlounger
Gabriel & Dresden  (duh)
Dave Dresden's solo work  (a friend of mine in D.C. actually met with Dave and heard some unreleased solo stuff.  he says it's unbelievable, so keep an ear out for that)
Kaskade
Kid Koala  (more of a hip-hop influence)
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Jed on 01 Aug 2008, 01:38
Jori Hulkkonen
Mr. Pulsar

Also check out this site: www.kahvi.org It is dedicated mostly to electronic music and everything on the site is legal and free.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: ViolentDove on 01 Aug 2008, 16:32
Oh shit yeah, check out ten and tracer (http://www.tenandtracer.com/). He makes some sweet IDM, and releases a lot of stuff under creative commons. So you can go and download it for free!
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Hat on 04 Aug 2008, 06:59
Listen to Shit Robot
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: sroe on 07 Aug 2008, 07:58
If you haven't heard of them, try out Afro Celt Sound System (http://www.afrocelts.org/). They're a fairly eclectic (http://www.afrocelts.org/wst_page2.html) group of guys and gals ranging between an African master storyteller, a celtic vittuoso, a master dhol player...there's about 8 people total, and their sound is, well, it varies from track to track. Techno, with heavy celtic and african influences, obviously.

For your listening pleasure:
Mojave (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfgBz89sxMA)
Riding the Waves (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4heQyu1bijs)
Persistence of Memory (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmh1cZQuXk)

Now, I don't know if Persistence of Memory is originally theirs, so please correct me if I'm wrong, but it's a pretty cool video anyway.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: McTaggart on 07 Aug 2008, 08:47
This is my favourite album right now. Might not really fit in with the op's idea, but electro-pop is close enough especially when it's this good.

(http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/4479/ladytron604cover7wt.jpg)
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: ViolentDove on 07 Aug 2008, 20:00
They're touring here in september/october. Maybe I will go!
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Hat on 07 Aug 2008, 21:03
Actually I just want to clarify, are you strictly looking for electronic ambient/IDM type music, or are you looking for any kind of electronic music that isn't just a thumping 4 on the floor type of music that needs pills to be listened to? There is some good stuff that still falls into the catagory of "danceable" that is still really quite interesting. Check the mediafire thread to see if the Grafton Primary EP is still up, that is a great album. I might download Ponyloaf's first album as well, really kind of dark, almost industrial in a lot of ways but strangely ballin' and excellent for upbeat parties in the same vein.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Ax on 07 Aug 2008, 22:20
I love me some Fuck Buttons.

Pendulum is more mainstream, club-like stuff, but their BBC Essential Mix is Phenomenal.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: ViolentDove on 07 Aug 2008, 22:47
Ew, Pendulum.

Seriously, if you're after drum and bass, there's a whole bunch of better producers out there.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Hat on 07 Aug 2008, 23:14
Actually I really like their latest album, because it didn't really worry too much about actually being drum and bass and just tried to rock.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Mister Arkadin on 08 Aug 2008, 04:57
Suicide? Not sure if they're what you're looking for, though.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: MrBlu on 08 Aug 2008, 08:27
Crazy Frog. :-D
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Steel_Town_Erick on 08 Aug 2008, 12:47
Acumenation
An Albatross
Angelspit
Celdweller
Covenant
EC8OR
GOTO80
Grendal
Grim Faeries
Klutæ
Leæther Strip
ohGr
Pitbull Daycare
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: MrBlu on 08 Aug 2008, 16:21
Celdweller
Say what now?
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Dimmukane on 08 Aug 2008, 19:13
Yeah, he ain't looking for all that industrial-type stuff.


OP: do not check out Celldweller.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Viperidae on 09 Aug 2008, 12:07
This is useful, pretentious, and comprehensive. For artists, less so, but for genres, it helps.

http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/ (http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/)

Just sticky this, please.

Note: It's a little dated atm, but ver3 is coming 'soon.'
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: KvP on 09 Aug 2008, 12:19
Hey, don't knock Celldweller. Dude has colorful hair, and he makes club jamz.

Although, seriously, being subjected to a Pitbull Daycare show was about the worst thing that ever happened to me. And believe, some pretty terrible things have been done to me.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Hat on 09 Aug 2008, 18:50
That Ishkur guide is actually one of the least pretentious explanations of the various subgenres of electronic music you'll ever hear, it's quite aware of the arbitrariness of a lot of the distinctions and doesn't have a lot of airs like most serious electronic music fans you'll meet.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: bbqrocks on 15 Aug 2008, 06:12
Surely some of them subgenres are unneeded..About 4 seem to be pretty much 'hardstyle'. And he missed breakcore too, I think. But still, it is a damn good explanation.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Be My Head on 16 Aug 2008, 12:07
OP: do not check out Celldweller.

Duly noted

Also, I think I've got more than enough stuff to check out now, I'll simply discover whatever else I like through my usual way (checking out artists associated with ones I like already)

Thanks to everyone who recommended stuff ; )
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: johnny5 on 09 Sep 2008, 16:55
i fucking love electro/techno/trance/house whatevs. it's harder for me to like a whole album though because this genre seems so single based? maybe that is how i perceive it, but if you're lookign for a more trance feel, try dj tiesto, deep dish, andain...
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Be My Head on 09 Sep 2008, 18:27
Because this thread absolutely needed to be bumped :|

Yeah, anyways, I'm always interested in listening to new music, but I thought this thread was kinda dead.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: spekt on 11 Sep 2008, 08:21
May i suggest the labels UR or Plus 8 ( the m-nus stuff is eh).

Some of my fav

higher intelligence agency
legion of green men
anything on the fax label or warp records
basic channel

Some new Detroit/Sheffield stuff that is decent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NofP-W6Qo3k
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: 3Z3VH on 13 Sep 2008, 15:41
Future Sound of London (Especially their ISDN album) and Nightmares on Wax (I recommend the Carboot Soul album as a starter) really belong on that list.  Oh yeah... and Telefon TelAviv.  Pretty much any of their albums are pure aural gold.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: FH on 13 Sep 2008, 18:19
If you're looking for something that is just upbeat and catchy, I have to suggest United State of Electronica.  I've been listening them quite a bit lately, and they just sound really happy sounding.  They only have one album, but it might be worth looking into.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: aflowerchild on 07 Nov 2009, 13:47
I enjoy some Eurotrash techno myself-Basshunter.

I would suggest that you check out Ratatat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBedwedu01k ).
Very good stuff, for both mellow (electronica meets rock) and some dance.

However any chance I could get some recommendations for Basshunter-ish musicians?
Thnx.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Lhefriel_Medies on 07 Nov 2009, 16:57
I would try Egadz! and Azeda Booth. I haven't seen them mentioned and they really should be, and seem to fit in with the music that you tend to listen to.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: JD on 07 Nov 2009, 17:01
OOO and Zero 7 maybe?

oh and Moderat, it would be rather silly if they weren't mentioned.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: KvP on 08 Nov 2009, 13:09
That Ishkur guide is actually one of the least pretentious explanations of the various subgenres of electronic music you'll ever hear, it's quite aware of the arbitrariness of a lot of the distinctions and doesn't have a lot of airs like most serious electronic music fans you'll meet.
It's been a year but I'ma call foul on this one. The Ishkur guide, while comprehensive, is awash in the same speechifying that you'll find from any serious electronic music fan. Everybody's got their little cubby hole in the expanse of the genre. You just replace "pretention" with "populism" and you end up with this guy whinging about how even though Trance is total bollocks now it's really great, you have to appreciate its roots, and at the same time talking shit about William Basinski or Stars of the Lid and questioning whether they even make music. If you're going to get into whether or not something is actually music, you should not be given a website that is even remotely considered authoritative by anyone.

Really the whole rift between clubrats and headphone kids, hip hop-derivative fans and electro-derivative fans is pretty funny. Musical politics.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: onewheelwizzard on 20 Nov 2009, 19:30
I thought it was pertinent to mention in this thread that I uploaded the new Shpongle album in the mediafire thread (one page behind the current page).  It's fucking awesome.  If you want the word "psychedelic" associated with your electronic music at all, it's basically first on the list of stuff you should listen to.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: JD on 20 Nov 2009, 19:38
They remind me of Beats Antique.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: scrubadub on 22 Nov 2009, 05:47
My kind of thread, I have nearly all of what is being listed.

Apart from the dubstep, because dubstep is shit. Invented in Croyden which is right near me and one of the scrattiest Chav ridden place in Greater London, every tune has the same damn bass line WAGGAWAGWAGWAG and sounds nearly exactly the same.

My addition will The Flashbulb AKA Flexe
His music varies greatly between albums, breakcore, ambient (not my thing), classical. He's one of the few people who can make good chilled breakcore tracks.

An example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbd4od64neI&feature=PlayList&p=48C217E36F776DD1&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=49)

Echoing casull, BT has some very good tracks.
Rose of Jericho (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sLRMAkc2aM)

and lol Pendulum... although I have seen them live.
For the best DnB check out anything on the Hospital Records label, my favorite being High Contrast.

bogdan raczynski who's on Aphex Twins label also has a few good tracks.

As far as House goes I heard some decent 16bit Lolita's tunes at this club the other night, checked out a few more of their tracks over the weekend and dig quite a few.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: amok on 22 Nov 2009, 10:31
16 Bit Lolitas are excellent, Anjunadeep is a great label.. although I prefer the -beats tracks, trance being my thing.

Every tune on Anjunadeep:01 is an instant classic though.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Be My Head on 22 Nov 2009, 10:34
Yay for bumping ancient threads

My addition will The Flashbulb AKA Flexe
His music varies greatly between albums, breakcore, ambient (not my thing), classical. He's one of the few people who can make good chilled breakcore tracks.

An example[/url
 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbd4od64neI&feature=PlayList&p=48C217E36F776DD1&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=49)

That's not too bad
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: scrubadub on 22 Nov 2009, 11:17
Gotta give a Flashbulb album a listen through to get him really, style changes from track to track. Hardcore breakcore and classical tracks on the same album sometimes, I actually like the classical ones which is a genre I've never paid any attention to. Not counting StarWars.

Amok, if trace is your thing have you ever heard of Terra Ferma?
The Adventures of... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeUYJBGyT8Y) from the album of the same name.
I had to add this one to >_> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CVGjTlMwBQ&feature=related)
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Zingoleb on 22 Nov 2009, 12:01
Hey, hey, I have a question? Yes, I do!

Okay, this seems to be fairly electronica based because I haven't seen it in any other genre. Okay, you might see artists collaborating on a song, but what does it mean when they're 'versus'? I'm curious because on this Matrix soundtrack (or maybe Matrix Revolutions, too lazy to check right now), it has a song by "Juno Reactor vs. Don Davis" and then also some songs by "Juno Reactor AND Don Davis". What's the difference?
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: rynne on 22 Nov 2009, 12:32
If I see "vs." I tend to think it's a remix as opposed to a collaboration.  I'm thinking specifically of 21st Circuitry's The Remix Wars series (e.g., Wumpscut vs. Haujobb) and Techno Animal Versus Reality.  That being said, I can't imagine that's a hard-and-fast rule to anyone.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: öde on 22 Nov 2009, 12:48
every tune has the same damn bass line WAGGAWAGWAGWAG and sounds nearly exactly the same.

Really?
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: scrubadub on 22 Nov 2009, 14:56
every tune has the same damn bass line WAGGAWAGWAGWAG and sounds nearly exactly the same.

Really?
All the songs are built around the wobbler effect.
WAGWAGWAGWAG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycjd-J4xrGg).
And it's the music of Ketamine retards.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: öde on 22 Nov 2009, 15:14
Gosh, it's like the genre has conventions and structures and it's like no-one ever does anything new with it ever.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: scrubadub on 23 Nov 2009, 03:59
You don't have to agree.
It's true that they do express wagwagwag in many different ways, I could almost listen to this track (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOSESeSkVI0) at home.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Zingoleb on 23 Nov 2009, 04:40
The new post-dubstep band: Mogwagwagwag
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Mr. Doctor on 23 Nov 2009, 07:43
Kent is usually rock/pop but the new album called Röd has a lot of electronica... and It's pretty nice.

Here's a nice song with an awesome video. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7dafJ5D8i0)
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: öde on 23 Nov 2009, 08:50
Maybe it's just because you were using onomatopoeia I don't really hear in a lot of tracks.

Try these on for size, they're infinitely better than the first track you linked to and better than Chase & Status:

Burial & Four Tet - Moth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdTbgx5ZXSk)
Burial & Four Tet - Wolf Cub (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1AdPdx8fPw) (doesn't even have the wagwagwag sound as far as I can tell)
Kode 9 & Spaceape - 9 Samurai (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaU-pnassYM)
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: onewheelwizzard on 23 Nov 2009, 10:07
This song is dubstep that is not wobbletarded, and it is fucking awesome (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT7dVSUE84k)
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: the_pied_piper on 23 Nov 2009, 10:21
I found some soundtrack songs in my library yesterday and some of them are pretty great:

Fischerspooner - Emerge (Junkie XL remix) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQJqUmap16U)
Andy Hunter - Go (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6kEnSvvzQ4)
Aphrodite - Wobble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOIhhx53X6k)
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: scrubadub on 23 Nov 2009, 10:37
Is that Burial & Four Tet stuff really dubstep? So chilled, it sounds really similar in style to some progressive house tunes I've heard example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic2Q-G0BEFQ&feature=PlayList&p=F95DA93BFD99F977&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=10)

This song is dubstep that is not wobbletarded, and it is fucking awesome (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT7dVSUE84k)
Not bad, reminds me of raga jungle.

Piper: Junkie XL does a decent Still Alive (Mirror's Edge) remix to, although I prefer this Teddybear (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnX5Q2bLgd4) one.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: öde on 23 Nov 2009, 12:18
Yeah, it's dubstep (the moth track certainly is), Burial just has a more mellow, haunting sound. It's all to do with time signatures and shit as well, so I hear.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 23 Nov 2009, 13:16
I found some soundtrack songs in my library yesterday and some of them are pretty great:

Fischerspooner - Emerge (Junkie XL remix) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQJqUmap16U)
Andy Hunter - Go (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6kEnSvvzQ4)
Aphrodite - Wobble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOIhhx53X6k)

You played SSX 3 didn't you
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: the_pied_piper on 23 Nov 2009, 14:06
You played SSX 3 didn't you?

Yep. The SSX games all had pretty good soundtracks but 3 was one of the best. I think On Tour was slightly better though.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 23 Nov 2009, 14:34
Yeah there really isn't many bad songs in that game
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: scrubadub on 23 Nov 2009, 17:12
XGRA: Xtreme G Racing Association (http://videogametunes.net/game/extremeg4xgra.html) has one the best electronica soundtrack of any game I've heard.
Lots of BT tracks, but apart from that has these two gems. Proactive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VbAWpj8aoc) The Rush (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OcKeW0DfQ0)

(btw Proactive makes for an awesome Audiosurf level)
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: amok on 26 Nov 2009, 14:45
You played SSX 3 didn't you

Is that the one that has the Paul Oakenfold remix of The Faint on it? That track is the SHIT. And the random Fatboy Slim track too.

Awesome game, awesome soundtrack.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: the_pied_piper on 26 Nov 2009, 17:34
You mean this one?

The Faint - Glass Danse (Paul Oakenfold remix) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo9g7crTStU&feature=related)
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 26 Nov 2009, 18:24
Yeah that was the one

It also had the first song I ever heard by Royksopp (I think it was remixed by Junkie XL)
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Scarychips on 26 Nov 2009, 20:22
Now I feel like playing SSX 3, Guys. Thanks a lot.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: the_pied_piper on 27 Nov 2009, 06:12
Yeah that was the one

It also had the first song I ever heard by Royksopp (I think it was remixed by Junkie XL)

It was a Röyksopp track, Poor Leno, but the remix was by Silicon Soul not Junkie XL.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: StaedlerMars on 27 Nov 2009, 06:23
Holy shit I remember that song from mtv days way back when. I've been thinking about that song once in a while, casually wondering what its name was and by who it was.

It's like something within me has finally been laid to rest.

Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 27 Nov 2009, 10:55
It was a Röyksopp track, Poor Leno, but the remix was by Silicon Soul not Junkie XL.

Thanks dogg it was that Fischerspooner song Junkie XL remixed now that I remember
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: 20 jazz funk greats on 27 Nov 2009, 19:02
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRzgFdQ88yY
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: KvP on 27 Nov 2009, 19:41
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRzgFdQ88yY
Why would you do that to such a good song :[
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Yayniall on 27 Nov 2009, 19:44
Kommen sie bitte und listen to Kraftwerk
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: 20 jazz funk greats on 27 Nov 2009, 20:04
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_KJaPqI_fI
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: StaedlerMars on 29 Nov 2009, 05:16
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl8ewHTdZLE
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: doombilly on 30 Nov 2009, 08:01
Eno, Brian Eno (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Eno)
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: Touch Me Im Sick on 30 Nov 2009, 10:11
I posted Pop Ambient 2009 (from Kompakt) in the mediaf!re thread. You guys should check it out. Great ambient stuff, very wintery sound to it.
Title: Re: Electronica/Techno
Post by: KvP on 07 Dec 2009, 18:50
New Pantha Du Prince wheeee (http://www.roughtraderecords.com/panthaduprince)