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Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Jooooosh on 30 Aug 2005, 19:29
Anybody here like electronic music?
if so, list your favorite groups/artists

mine are:
The Chemical Brothers
The Crystal Method
Underworld
The Prodigy
DJkFX
The orb
Title: jup...
Post by: kiwibrombeer on 31 Aug 2005, 02:42
but in a rather different direction (calmer stuff)

as there would be:
- dzihan & kamien (though even finer in the 'instrumental version' as dzihan & kamien orchestra)
- kruder & dorfmeister
- waldeck
- aromabar
- tosca
- sofa surfers
(and a t.b.c. list of other vienna school artists)

if you like the notwist, you might be interested in console (that's the guy - Martin Gretschmann - that does the electronica for notwist; very good indeed, especially live)

else i'd go for 4 heros, the ubiquitous røyksopp, zero 7, Ladytron, and some good ol' trip-hop...
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: McTaggart on 31 Aug 2005, 03:02
The Chemical Brother, The Crystal Method, Underworld and the Prodigy are pretty much the only sort of electronic music I cannot stand. That and all that trance/house/dance crap. I'm more into Four Tet, SAW mode Aphex Twin and other dudes whos names I can't think of at the moment.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Bishop on 31 Aug 2005, 06:26
I was raised listneing to the Prodigy and the Chemical Brothers =D
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: salada on 31 Aug 2005, 08:36
HEY GUYS ANYONE INTO MUSIC WITH GUITARS?

COS I DIG IT




sorry
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: La Creme on 31 Aug 2005, 12:15
The Dust Brothers (aka The Chemical Brothers), Underworld, Lemon Jelly  (c'mon you know it;s just softcore electronica), and DJ Shadow.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Mister Ash on 31 Aug 2005, 13:40
Aphex Twin are good.. love Vol II of their Ambient stuff, Collide,
13mg, (Bon-Dage!)
Covenant,
God Module,
Panic DHH (Electronica with Guitars! how about that Salada?) Clock DVA.. thats about all i can remember off the top of my head...
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Garcin on 31 Aug 2005, 14:08
Heh, I feel like I'm being outed.  Here are my fave electronica artists by genre:

Turntablism
DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Invisbl Skratch Piklz

Instrumental Hip Hop
DJ Shadow, DJ Krush, DJ Spooky, DJ Food, RJD2

Lounge/Fusion/Trip Hop
Thievery Corporation, Supreme Beings of Leisure (only their first album), Massive Attack, Jazzanova, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Cinematic Orchestra, Smith & Mighty

Techno/Speed Techno
Underworld, Prodigy

IDM
Aphex Twin

House/Big Beat/Jungle
Daft Punk, Chemical Brothers, Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim

Ambient
Haujobb

Notice that there is an egregious amount of bleed-through between genres.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Johnny C on 31 Aug 2005, 15:01
Basement Jaxx and Fatboy Slim are KILLER.

Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin, Manitoba/Caribou - all awesome.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: toastyghost on 31 Aug 2005, 17:27
All mentioned so far, plus Boom Bip, Styrofoam, Khonnor, Battles (kind of electronic), and Julian Fane. As well as the obvious Album Leaf.

I too lean towards to calmer side of things, but I do have a fairly large collection of IDM and more experimental/hardcore stuff. It helps to live with someone who works for Boomkat Records; my house is literally stuffed full of vinyl featuring all kinds of electronica.

There's an amazing track called 'Hater'. Thats all thats written on the label, but I think its pretty recent. If I get a chance I'll ask him who it is.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Threatis on 31 Aug 2005, 20:58
BRING ON THE LIST

The Dust Brothers
Evil Nine
Neophyte
Boards Of Canada
Lemon Jelly
Prodigy
Diplo
Kid606
Bogdan Raczinski
Aphex Twin
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Kid Modernist on 31 Aug 2005, 21:19
I'm getting into this guy:

http://www.myspace.com/rogerodonnell
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: salada on 31 Aug 2005, 22:43
Quote from: Mister Ash
(Electronica with Guitars! how about that Salada?)


yeh, it's just that whenever this thread comes up (it seems to be second only in recurringness to the hip-hop thread), everyone seems to list this weird mix of bigbeat superstar commercial stuff (chemical brothers, fatboy slim, underworld, etc) and whatever pitchfork thinks is cool this month (boards of canada and a bit of aphex twin)*.

it seems to be the indie rock equivalent of mentioning clap your hands say yeah and coldplay in the same breath. that's kind of a shonky metaphor, but you get the idea.

and then there's my issue with the "electronica" genre -- it's such a laughably broad tag. i mean depending on your standards, you can put lemonjelly and kruder+dorfmeister in the same boat as guys like phthalocyanine and kid606 -- they're both broadly "electronica". i suppose people are doing the subgenre thing though, which kinda helps.

(and the way music's going these days, it'd be pretty uncommon for there NOT to be some sort of electronic somethingorother somewhere in the recording/production of it.)

all that said, though, some favourites:

silly glitchy stuff, IDM maybe, bordering on noise at times: venetian snares, kid 606, cex, shitmat, hrvåtski, guilty connector, epsilon, squarepusher, atari teenage riot, autechre

drum and basssss: evol intent, the enemy, paul blackout, spor, pish posh, dom+roland, bad company, pendulum, phobia, concord dawn.

downbeat, sort of hip-hop-ish stuff: prefuse 73, krush, blockhead, hermitude, dj cam, vadim, herbaliser, peace orchestra, kruder+dorfmeister, tosca, and, er, can't remember.

and, er, other people: amon tobin, aphex twin, BoC, chaos AD, and that's all i can think of and i want lunch.



*don't get me wrong, i like all of these people (with the possible exception of fatboy slim)
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Threatis on 01 Sep 2005, 01:00
see, the reason you'll see me fit so many weird ones together is I'm a Raver from way back who grew into more mature electronic music, but at the same time, kept a bit of my roots, like Dust Brothers, Neophyte, Ect.


not everyones jumping on the electronic bandwagon, some of us have been riding it for a while
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: maxusy3k on 01 Sep 2005, 14:00
Why has nobody mentioned Juno Reactor yet?
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: JLM on 01 Sep 2005, 17:56
Just off the top of my head:

Drum & Bass - Photek, Seba, Blame, ASC, Cable, Future Engineers, Blu Mar Ten

Downtempo - Jazzanova, Koop, Rae & Christian, Zero 7, The Funky Lowlives, Truby Trio, Vikter Duplaix, Moodorama, Tosca, The Dining Rooms, King Tubby, Thievery Corporation's first two albums, Eivind Aarset, Bugge Wesseltoft

House - Yukihiro Fukutomi, Ben Watt, Chris Duckenfield, Fred Everything, Alexi Delano (ADNY), Jori Hulkonnen, Jesper Dahlback (The Persuader), anything off of Svek records, Blue Six, Miguel Migs, Lisa Shaw, Herbert, Isolee

Techno - Aril Brikha, Theorem, Fluxion, Claudia Bonrelli, Mokira (Andreas Tilliander), Vladislav Delay, Richard Chartier, Lusine, Laurent Garnier, Mike Parker, Triola

"Indie" electronic - Lali Puna, The One A.M. Radio, Populous, Ladytron, Marc Hellner, The Album Leaf
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Jooooosh on 01 Sep 2005, 19:26
wow, i didnt know so many people here liked electronic music
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Garcin on 01 Sep 2005, 19:33
Quote from: maxusy3k
Why has nobody mentioned Juno Reactor yet?


Because the best thing they ever produced was the Mortal Kombat Theme Song?

Lots of new names in the above mentions (yay!)  

I'd add Mr. Scruff & The Magnetic Fields to the indie/electronica list, because they are both six shades of awesome.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Kid Amnesiac on 01 Sep 2005, 21:05
I enjoy lots of electronic artists:

Eluvium
Xiu Xiu
Aarktica
Fennesz
The Album Leaf
Hood
Keith Fullerton Whitman
Landing
Yellow6
Rothko
Four Tet
Aphex Twin
Stars of the Lid
The Dead Texan
Windy and Carl
M83
Dntel
Postal Service
Boards of Canada
+/-
Matmos
Alias & Ehren
65 Days of Static
Air
Aidan Baker
Jane
Bibio
Boy in Static
Manitoba/Caribou
Climax Golden Twins
Cyann & Ben
Hrvatski
Remote Viewer
Royksopp
Squarepusher
Tim Hecker
Vitalic
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: IronOxide on 02 Sep 2005, 06:27
The only type I can stand is Fatboy Slim. Y'know, because they're awesome.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: KharBevNor on 02 Sep 2005, 07:18
I love having lists totally different to everyone elses. I'll list purely/mainly electronic stuff, rather than fusion. My genres may well be of, especially if you are any sort of rivethead.

Darkwave/Ambient/Dungeon:
(late) Burzum
Dreams of Dying Stars
Lacrimosa
Miners of Moria
Mortiis
Starchamber

EBM:
E Nomine
Front 242
Gothminister
Neuroticfish
VNV Nation
Wolfsheim
:wumpscut:

Folktronica:
Patrick Wolf

Goa/Acid/Whatever:
Crystalline Effect
Infected Mushroom
Lords of Acid

Industrial:
Angelspit
Deathstars
Dread Conveyor
Foetus
G/Z/R
Hanzel und Gretyl
(old) Killing Miranda
(old) KMFDM
Kompressor
Ministry
OhGr
Throbbing Gristle

Noise:
Cement Voltage!
Merzbow
Navicon Torture Technologies
Whitehouse

Synths/Musique Concrete:
Cornelius Cardew
Delia Darbyshire

(And a load of eighties synthpop with unfortunate outfits)
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Garcin on 02 Sep 2005, 07:49
Wow, that's a lot of industrial.  I remember being into :wumpscut: for a little while.  Which leads me to ask who would win in a fight:

Rudy Ratzinger

(http://www.nndb.com/people/661/000044529/ratzinger-sm.jpg)

or that other Ratzinger fellow.

Battle of the Ratzingers!  Tonight on Pay per View!
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: öde on 02 Sep 2005, 09:27
Cosmic Gate
DJ Teisto
Chemical Brothers
Infected Mushroom
Basement Jaxx

And some others I can't remember because I'm blinded with fury because of the stupid air horn that one of my neighbours has.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: MilkmanDan on 07 Sep 2005, 18:49
Well that's all very well, but clearly not enough people are listening to Fennesz, Lusine or Q-Burns Abstract Message. I suggest you rectify this problem as soon as possible. Sub-genre wise they're kinda ambient-noise / IDM and just IDM respectively.

Also, there's a ton of amazing electronica and noise from before laptops were invented. Because, you know, Electronic doesn't mean computers. The 1950's and 60's had some fucking insane stuff made with tape loops and broken pianos being hit with hammers and shit. Some of it's musique concrete, and some of it's just crazy. Get some Karlheinz Stockhausen in your life. You know it makes sense.

Also, now I think about it, I don't recall anyone putting 000, Apparat, Arovane or Acid Techno. That last one is a genre by the way. Mmm, Dave the Drummer and Umek.

Finally, WHAT THE SHITTING MOTHERFUCK? ONLY ONE PERSON PUT AUTECHRE!
Jesus Christ people, how are you not listening to Autechre at every single oportunity? Fuck Aphex Twin, Autechre are the kings of IDM.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Garcin on 08 Sep 2005, 00:30
Autechre are pretty awesome.  But that's nothing compared to not one person so far listing . . .

KRAFTWERK!

WTF?!  Minimum-Maximum is fucking insane.  Like, religion insane.  When the robots have taken over, they will listen to Kraftwerk.  Because robots are awesome .
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: TheLoweringTide on 08 Sep 2005, 01:05
Autechre is quite amazing.  Probably my favorite "pure" IDM act (whatever that means).

Gotta love Squarepusher for insane drill'n'bass.

Lately I'm in love with abstract hip-hop (aka anything on Ninja Tune).

Um...other than that I think pretty much everything I like has been mentioned.  I'll chime in if I think of anything else.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Garcin on 08 Sep 2005, 01:08
<3 Squarepusher & Ninja Tune.  Somewhere a man is sending me a package right now.  In the package is One Night in Bangkok.  What a nice man!
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Se7en on 08 Sep 2005, 02:58
Goldfrapp is the closest i get to electronic music, and most people would call that synth pop i guess.

LCD soundsystem is great, because its funny. Musically, its the worst thing ever though.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: soak on 08 Sep 2005, 14:57
Boards of Canada - Awesome

I brought A Beautiful Day ... on a whim and it was just the most expressive piece of electronic music I've ever heard. They transcend genres and should be listened to by everyone.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: KharBevNor on 08 Sep 2005, 16:20
I always found Boards of Canada kind of at an annoying mid-point. Not really proper ambient music, so you can't play it in the background, and not really that much fun to concentrate listening to.

As far as things that aren't really electronic goes, I'm in love with the side of post-metal that incorporates electronic elements, as well as industrial metal. By which I mean, for example, ...And Oceans, Aborym, Ewigkeit, Contrastic, The Berzerker, old Fear Factory, Count Nosferatu Kommando, Red Harvest, Cynic and of course Ulver, who are full on 'proper' electronic music nowadays.

And bloody brilliant too.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Pikka Bird on 08 Sep 2005, 17:02
Hmmm... I guess I listen to some of the more straightforward stuff like Aphex Twin, Chemical Brothers, Prodigy and some more, but the stuff I actally really enjoy a lot are some more trip-hop-ish things, namely a Danish/British/Japanese band called Blue Foundation. Their style might be described (though it really shouldn't) as Massive Attack-esque trip-hop with a bit more creativity put into the beats and a lot better vocals (both the MC and the female lead).
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: JLM on 08 Sep 2005, 18:21
Quote from: Moiche
Autechre are pretty awesome.  But that's nothing compared to not one person so far listing . . .

KRAFTWERK!


Yeah I don't know why I forgot to mention them.  That show was easily one of the best I've ever been to.  

Quote from: MilkmanDan
Well that's all very well, but clearly not enough people are listening to Fennesz, Lusine or Q-Burns Abstract Message.


I neglected to mention Fennesz, though I did find Venice to be one of the more choice releases of last year. Q-Burns Abstract Message is a much more interesting DJ than he is a producer.  None of his albums have ever really impressed me, though I do remember enjoying his sets at Supersting 2 and the Winter Music Conference a few years ago (the latter performed with Lisa Shaw, which made it that much better).

 I really don't like labelling something "Intelligent Dance Music," as if all other dance music is retarded or something.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: TheLoweringTide on 08 Sep 2005, 19:48
I don't really like labeling something "Intelligent Dance Music" as if it were dance music.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: salada on 09 Sep 2005, 00:49
it's not really intelligent.
you can't really dance to it (i prefer to spasm).
and it isn't really music (sometimes, and depending on your standards).

but it's still 11 kinds of awesome.



ps. house music is retarded though.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: tute666 on 12 Sep 2005, 05:07
DnB/Jungle:
Aphrodite, Aphex Twin, Photek, Junglefunk

TripHoppish:
massive attack, bjork, Dj Shadow, Portishead, Tricky

trance/etc:
Dj Tïesto, The Crystal Method, Fatboy Slim

Now, Artist i have seen live and were totally blown away:
Junkie XL.  ZOMG
Tiga
Ferry Corsten
Judge Jules

Experimental shit:
Venetian Snares  ZOMG.
Atari teenage riot.  digital hardcore (?)
Bajofondo Tangoclub.  you've probably never heard this.  electronica/tango fusion.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Not An Addict on 12 Sep 2005, 07:12
I just picked up the Plump DJs' Eargasm. Check it out if you're into breakbeat. It's good breakbeat, too, not the usual '90s-action-movie-soundtrack stuff like the Crystal Method.

With electronic music (and what a broad category that is, but whatever), I tend to pledge allegiance to individual tracks rather than specific artists. Still, I have a thing for Underworld, the Prodigy, Daft Punk, Bjork, the Sneaker Pimps, Propellerheads, and Chemical Brothers if I'm in the mood.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: denmark exists on 12 Sep 2005, 10:43
i know this isnt strictly electronica, but has anyone heard that new album by Alarm Will Sound, the one where they do a 22 peice orchestra acoustic versions of Aphex Twin. i think its pretty damn good, apart from a couple of tracks (meltphace 6 especially), but their version of '4' is brilliant
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: salada on 12 Sep 2005, 17:16
i've been looking for that for a while. apparently there's a version of omgyjya switch7 on there, and i'd love to hear that.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Kid Modernist on 12 Sep 2005, 18:29
I don't like naming something "Intelligent Dance Music" because it reeks of pretention.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: nihilist on 12 Sep 2005, 20:59
Not a big fan of IDM or industrial.  Or anything angsty/gothy.

Prodigy were the shit back in the early 90s.  Then again, I liked their latest album as well.  Chemical Brothers...  Seen them six or seven times at this point, they never dissapoint.  Fatboy Slim needs to stop churning out the crap.  Tiesto/Chokenfold/<insert big-name DJ here> can all suck my wang.  They've been recycling the same tired old shit for years now.

Way Out West/Nick Warren/Jody Wisternoff/Hybrid, they are some good stuff.  Shiloh also churn out some nice beats.  Talla 2XLC, The Thrillseekers, Blank and Jones, some random AvB, Westbam, Taucher.  UNKLE.  Timo Maas.  M83.  AMON TOBIN 4 LYFE. Junkie XL. ATB's old stuff. Basement Jaxx. Old Moby.  Old BT. Daft Punk.

That about covers it for now.  :)
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: aekastar on 12 Sep 2005, 21:41
Quote from: toastyghost
It helps to live with someone who works for Boomkat Records.


*jealous*
I order from there sometimes, but considering the conversion charge and such, it's not always worth purchasing there often.  I do get the newsletter and listen to the clips each week though.


Quote from: KharBevNor
Kompressor


KOMPRESSOR DOES NOT DAAAANCE!

---

Some electronica I enjoy:
-ditto Autechre, Boards of Canada, Caribou/Manitoba, Fennesz, Khonnor, Hood (really, I don't consider them completely electronic), M83...
-most of what's on morr
-alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto (well, 'insen'... it grew on me in its minimalistic piano / loops)
-berg sans nipple (hard to put down in a genre; it has that film noir / IDM vibe I guess)
-dntel (glitch pop)
-efterklang (glitch pop)
-Everything But The Girl (electropop)
-Fog (turntablism / later, electropop vibe)
-Four Tet (IDM)
-jan jelinek (Lost Recordings I've found I like best... the Jazz loops one was alright for background noise)
manyfingers (IDM)
-The Notwist (electropop/folk)
-Out Hud (dance/funk)
-Ultramarine (folk techno)

I'm sure there's more I'm missing... lots of crossover sorts...
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: denmark exists on 13 Sep 2005, 10:02
Quote from: salada
i've been looking for that for a while. apparently there's a version of omgyjya switch7 on there, and i'd love to hear that.


yea that song is pretty damn good, i havent properly heard the original though, so i dont really have much to compare it to. so i dont know if the original is better
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Mister Ash on 13 Sep 2005, 17:27
this is a little late Khar, but i think i've got at least one CD by nearly all bands/groups/people you mentioned... (the last 2 threw me)

that kinda freaked me out....

(didn't mean to drag this back up... but thought it was worth it..)
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Oldschoolstylee on 14 Sep 2005, 15:10
Amon tobin
Autechre
µ-Ziq
Abakus
Biosphere
Boards of canada
Dj krush
Dj shadow (endtroducing is the best album ever)
Earth nation
Electric universe
Etheogenic
Four tet
Future sound of london
Global communication
Hallucinogen
Leftfield
Lemon jelly
Mad professor
Massive attack
Orbital
Quantic
RJD2
Royksopp
Shpongle
Soft cell
The herbaliser
The orb
ToneKroup
Underground resistance
Union Jack
William Orbit
Zero 7
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: KharBevNor on 14 Sep 2005, 16:51
Quote from: Mister Ash
this is a little late Khar, but i think i've got at least one CD by nearly all bands/groups/people you mentioned... (the last 2 threw me)


I doubt you could have a Dread Conveyor CD, as far as I know Dire's never put together a proper concrete real-world relase. But as for the others: rock.

Delia Darbyshire might be more recognisable to you if you think 'Dr Who Theme'.
Title: Some sources of electronica...
Post by: blooflame on 15 Sep 2005, 20:51
Try the Opsound Open Pool.... there's a lot of electronica/ambient music, and it's all freely downloadable under Creative Commons license..

http://www.opsound.org/opsound/pool.html

My favorite there is an ambient version of an Ellington piece, by Binary Beats:

http://www.binarybeats.com/ambient/mp3/1000-caravan.mp3

Also, if you can find it - check out an old Moog synthesizer album, Age of Electronicus by Dick Hyman, a jazz keyboardist. This was done in the late 60s/early 70s. It has Moog covers of some stuff from Beatles, James Brown, and others, along with some originals. Kolumbo is one of the good original tracks.  I bought my LP when it was new of course; I've since digitized it but I don't know where to get a  CD copy of it (If I find it, I'll post it here). I did find a site with a snippet of Kolumbo:

http://www.delicado.org/musicaltaste/sounds/679.mp3

Enjoy
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Martin on 16 Sep 2005, 06:49
Squarepusher, Aphex Twin, Jaga Jazzist, Autechre, Venetian Snares, Múm and in my opinion one of the greatest electronicaacts ever; Ulver from Norway. A really great band.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: KharBevNor on 16 Sep 2005, 08:54
The great thing about Ulver is that they achieved such electronic success after creating some of the greatest forest metal of all time. Not to mention that they almost certainly kicked off all post-black metal.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: amok on 16 Sep 2005, 10:39
normal electronica, IDM, techno and the like (I suck hard at electronic genres)
Squarepusher, Aphex Twin/Polygon Window, Venetian Snares, Autechre, Jaga Jazzist, Mr Scruff, Four Tet, mu-ziq, Underworld, Robert Miles, the Orb, Orbital, blah blah etc

futurepop/synthpop/ebm/whatever this stuff's called these days + industrial
can't be fucked to make an exhaustive list of every decent artist I have on my computer so the main ones would be:
Angels & Agony, Apopygma, Assemblage 23, Cesium:137, Mind.In.A.Box, Syrian, B!Machine, Wolfsheim, [SITD], Funker Vogt, Neuroticfish, VNV Nation, NamNambulu, Seize, The Azoic, Covenant, Grendel, Ivory Frequency, Icon Of Coil, Combichrist, Iris, Blutengel, Echo Image, Endanger, Absurd Minds, Mesh, Fairlight Children, The Echoing Green, F242, Frontline Assembly, KMFDM, :Wumpscut:, Velvet Acid Christ (far too repetitive and boring most of the time but he's got a few good tunes), Imperative Reaction, Xotox, Config.Sys, Coil, Nitzer Ebb

That's what's on my playlist atm anyway. s'all good
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: öde on 16 Sep 2005, 14:58
Quote from: Moiche
Autechre are pretty awesome.  But that's nothing compared to not one person so far listing . . .

KRAFTWERK!

WTF?!  Minimum-Maximum is fucking insane.  Like, religion insane.  When the robots have taken over, they will listen to Kraftwerk.  Because robots are awesome .


I didn't mention Kraftwerk? Beat me, for I have failed.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Garcin on 16 Sep 2005, 15:07
Deal.  Head or chest?
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Martin on 16 Sep 2005, 15:10
Quote from: KharBevNor
The great thing about Ulver is that they achieved such electronic success after creating some of the greatest forest metal of all time. Not to mention that they almost certainly kicked off all post-black metal.


I know, they are such a great band. Bergtatt is in my opinion the greatest black metalalbum ever recorded. I love it. And Kraftwerk is facken awesome.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: KharBevNor on 16 Sep 2005, 16:05
Quote from: amok
Neuroticfish


Fuck YES

*Listens to 'Bomb'*

Quote from: amok
The Echoing Green


Are they nam,ed after that poem by that guy? it's a great poiem
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: morca007 on 16 Sep 2005, 17:52
Electronica is largely foreign to me, but I do know A few things I like:

http://www.djriotradio.com/?section=albumography&title=Omega-5
Omega-5, a trance album by DJ riot, a portland OR DJ, I got it from his posting on a forum I frequent.

And Fatboyslim..... LIVE. Yeah, I'm having a hard time navigating electronica, it is so foreign, anyone reccomend some trance?
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Simulacra on 16 Sep 2005, 21:30
I've found DJ Tiesto to be a pretty solid reccomendation for trance.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: amok on 17 Sep 2005, 06:59
Quote from: KharBevNor
Quote from: amok
Neuroticfish


Fuck YES

*Listens to 'Bomb'*

Quote from: amok
The Echoing Green


Are they nam,ed after that poem by that guy? it's a great poiem


1. Bomb is one of the greatest EBM anthems ever :)

2. I'm not sure really, they're an awesome band though. Download "The Story Of Our Lives", it's their biggest song (The "Epic Mix" if you can get it, but any version kicks ass)
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: salada on 17 Sep 2005, 10:19
maybe i'm wrong here (and maybe i'm a little drunk), but everything anyone's ever called EBM comes off as some really, really weak, depressing, boring 4/4 trance with someone monotonously droning over the top of it about how shite their life is and how black their soul is.

...so someone tell me that EBM and i got off on the wrong foot, and give me a solid recommendation.

please?
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: KharBevNor on 17 Sep 2005, 10:42
Well, I'm not primarily an electronic music fan, and as such I can't really be expected to have much in the way of taste. Hell, I'm not even sure of the precise definition of ebm*. I probably have a far too wide definition of it. All I know, from my philistine, uneducated, heathen position, is that it rocks the cock off Aphex Twin. If you really want something 'innovative' or whatnot that I've always considered EBM, try :wumpscut:, specifically the tracks 'Funeral Diner', 'Black Death [French Concept]', 'Default' and 'Fear in Motion'. I think those deviate somewhat from your description anyway.


*Given that I technically make EBM music**, this is a pretty sorry state of affairs.

**or at least I think I do...
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: amok on 17 Sep 2005, 10:57
Please note that as I mentioned above, my definitions suck cock. For a more solid definition of EBM and other genres, look up www.allmusic.com, I've been told their genres are pretty much spot on.

However, it tends to be used to describe the "heavier" and usually somewhat older stuff (there's a common notion going around at the moment that EBM is "dead", and indeed that's the URL for Neuroticfish's website so whether they make the stuff or not is debatable)

Anyway, recommendations for stuff which I feel fairly safe in describing as EBM:

Frontline Assembly - Anything from "Civilisation", esp. Maniacal and Psychosomatic
Front 242 - Headhunter v3.0
Advance and Follow/PTF-era VNV Nation - Cold and Joy are good songs to start with
KBN's recommended :Wumpscut: tracks, as well as Capital Punishment
Early Funker Vogt counts too, I think.

The more techno/trancy stuff tends to be called Futurepop (coined by one of the guys in VNV, I believe) or just dark synthpop. To be honest though, to me it's all the same kind of stuff. I never bothered much with genres. Heavy guitar music is "metal", medium is "rock" and light is "indie". Stuff that goes "beep" is "synthpop" and stuff that goes "beep thudda thudda bang" while some angry German guy shouts at me is "industrial". ;)
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: KharBevNor on 17 Sep 2005, 11:08
EBM is just down somewhere in my mind as 'industrial wot is dancey'.

I generally just loathe the idea of listening to anything whose genre has the word pop in it, though I know  I do. In my mind, 'pop' is anathemic to the whole goth/gothic/cyber/darkwave aesthetic. I don't even care if it's supposed to be ironic or something. I liken calling a song 'poppy' or saying a band has 'pop sensibilities' to calling a painting 'nice' or 'pretty', ie utterly damning criticism.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: McTaggart on 18 Sep 2005, 01:54
It depends whether it's poppy like Belle and Sebastian and The Fiery Furnaces or poppy like Kylie. I take my definition of pop as something generally light and catchy.

Bringing it back on topic: How awesome is synthpop? Ladytron are so much more awesome than I remember.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: Delph on 19 Sep 2005, 06:51
I have no clue if they qualify as electronica, but I'm bloody well gonna list them anyway :p Depeche Mode!
The single of the new album sounds at least remotely promising that it won't be such an utter piece of junk like Exciter...

Also worthy of special mention, Frank Klepacki for excellence in the field of awesome music. (Like the entire Command & Conquer soundtrack with the exception of Generals) you can listen to high quality versions of all his songs at http://www.frankklepacki.com

Further more:
Apoptygma Berzerk
Delerium
Front Line Assembly
KMFDM, though I mostly stick to WW3, I find a lot of the early cd's too repetetetetetetetive
Switchblade Symphony
The Cynic Project (some of their songs can be downloaded at http://www.tcpmusic.com/
Blue Man Group
Front 242
Skinny Puppy
New Order
and various game soundtracks esspecially the soundtracks of Unreal Tournament, UT2003. Both Ragnarok Online and The Sims 2 have some very catchy tunes as well.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: amok on 19 Sep 2005, 06:57
Oh jesus, kill me now. How did I forget Delerium?
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: 1patheticloser on 19 Sep 2005, 10:37
Quote from: Delph

KMFDM, though I mostly stick to WW3, I find a lot of the early cd's too repetetetetetetetive

Then new album, Hau Rock, is really good. I never got around to WW3, because the few prior to it (XTORT, ADIOS) were pretty lame.

Also, I loves me some Squarepusher and Plaid. I'm quite surprised the lack of Squarepusher in this thread (except Martin). It's like Richard D. James spent a few months listening to nothing but jazz. And I highly recommend Plaid to everyone here. This is the group I automaticly think of when I hear the term IDM.

And, to join the list bands crew:  Daft Punk, Massive Attack, Tricky, Bjork (if she counts here), Aphex Twin, Autechre, Boards of Canada, Wagon Christ, Zero 7.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: amok on 19 Sep 2005, 11:42
Wagon Christ is fucking awesome. Ninjatune put out some great stuff :D

WWWIII is so far superior to Xtort it's hard to believe you're listening to the same band. Give it a chance ;)
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: KharBevNor on 19 Sep 2005, 12:02
You're not really listening to the same band...

I dunno, I thought WW3 was a sorta dodgy album. Some good tracks, but a lot of it didn't really do much for me. I'd rather have Angst tbh. 'Last Things' and 'Bullets, Bombs and Bigotry' were very good tracks though.

And what's particularly wrong with XTORT?
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: kid_militia on 19 Sep 2005, 14:18
In the chiptunes subgenre:

> AY Riders
->> Factor 6
->> Gasman
->> X-agon
->> Yerzmyey
> firestARTer
> i, cactus
> Role Model
> rugar
> xik
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: amok on 19 Sep 2005, 14:48
KBN are you gonna go see KMFDM live in October?
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: 1patheticloser on 19 Sep 2005, 15:11
Quote from: KharBevNor

And what's particularly wrong with XTORT?

Nothing in particular. It just wasn't as good as Nihil or Angst. Power kicks a hell of a lot of ass, I'll grant you that. But then again, listening to Hau Ruck and Nihil sounds like different bands. Different bands that kick ass.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: KharBevNor on 19 Sep 2005, 15:15
Quote from: amok
KBN are you gonna go see KMFDM live in October?


Nope. Didn't even know they were playing anywhere. I'm booked out gig-wise. It's first come, first served when you live on the Isle of Wight. Nowhere is simple to get to.
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: amok on 19 Sep 2005, 15:44
Ah, fair enough, that is a bugger.

London is Sunday 30/10 at Scala if you change your mind :)
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: elcapitan on 21 Sep 2005, 02:00
Some stuff I like:

BT (consistently chunky, musically subtle housey stuff. Amazing remixes, too).
Juno Reactor (reliably awesome psytrance).
Shpongle (something of an acquired taste, but amazing).
Deep Dish (yes, I know Flashdance pisses you off. It pisses me off too. I care about the other 9 and a half years of brilliant house).
Danny Howells (solid tech-house, and he went off live).
Propellerheads (Echo And Bounce. Enough said.)
Layo & Bushwacka (decent breaksy house, with a few absolute gems)
Aphex Twin (and I've been a fan for years, so don't call me a bandwagon-jumper).
Crystal Method (phat beats).
The Freestylers (lovely, danceable breaks).
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: southern_dan on 21 Sep 2005, 03:01
M83        probally one of the best electronica ive heard in a long time big fan... :D
Title: Electronica Anyone?
Post by: amok on 21 Sep 2005, 10:23
I love me some M83 :) see the "song of the moment" thread...

New additions to my list: Spetsnaz, OVNI, Neikka RPM, Nebula H and Mono Chrome are all awesome. :D