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The Official NeoGAF Groundbreaking Electronic Music Thread
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daviyoung said:
Thanks, I have some Bent, Nightmares, and Swayzak, so I know you're on the right track. I'll try the rest out.
To Joel, I guess the Digitalism, Simian, Thunderball stuff is nu disco. I didn't even know that was a genre. Someone suggested RJD2 and it was TOO disco, or too funky. It was too something. Also, I assumed everything was electro, guess not.
I tried to list a mix of artists, as I do a lot of BOC, Kiln, Mum, Helios, Tycho, quiet ambient stuff at night. By day, its a lot of bouncier stuff like Daft Punk, Mux Mool, and Castles etc.
Also currently digging Ott, Younger Brother, Blutech, Sounds From the Ground. Most of that stuff is, I dunno, spacier. I have no idea what genre its considered.
fludevil said:
Psychill. Younger Brother is fantastic, so's anything by Simon Posford though. I'm not sure if he's still producing though.
If you haven't checked out Shpongle or Blue Planet Corporation or anything from Twisted Records do it now!
daviyoung said:
Ok, I knew I was going to see Shpongle, and I'll have to give it another try. First attempt it seemed too weird, all over the place. I like my beep boops a little more structured. Heading for Twisted Records NOW.
Psychill. That fits perefectly, and is also my new superhero name.
Johnlenham
Member
I forgot how good Justice's album is.
AWOLNATION - "Sail" (Party Supplies Remix)
This kid is on fire. Gonna go to the Fool's Gold BBQ on Sunday and check him out.
This kid is on fire. Gonna go to the Fool's Gold BBQ on Sunday and check him out.
Patrick Bateman
Member
Patrick Bateman said:
The album is very good, a little more vocal than I like, but as long as I skip Forrest Gump, it doesn't overwhelm me.
I picked up the Take, Kona Triangle and Tokimonsta last night off Amazon.
@davi Yep Shpongle was much too ... argh, something. All over the place. Too psychedelic maybe. So weird that Younger Brother sounds completely different.
I also don't understand the Justice love. It sounds like more generic Daft Punk to me.
Any suggestions for more Sci-Fi sounding stuff? Midtempo, spacier sound? (Zero One, Blutech, etc)
New podcast!
The Boomcast.
Ep #1 features French Fries and The Town and is chalk full of pure ungerground club bangers. The only thing this puppy needs is a fucking track list. God damn!
http://soundcloud.com/clekclekboom/the-boomcast-1-french-fries
The Boomcast.
Ep #1 features French Fries and The Town and is chalk full of pure ungerground club bangers. The only thing this puppy needs is a fucking track list. God damn!
http://soundcloud.com/clekclekboom/the-boomcast-1-french-fries
Patrick Bateman
Member
Alucrid said:
hypem.com?
fludevil said:
Hmm, I have no idea. Jesper Kyd and Jon Hopkins maybe? Di.fm have a Space Dreams channel, give that a go. It's mostly ambient synth stuff, from what I've heard.
Alucrid said:
Happens too often to me. Usually I can remember the mix, re-listen and jot down a time for the song. Then I can try and find a tracklist for it.
talkinghead
Neo Member
fludevil said:
There's a recently released space-ambient compilation from the ukrainian label Sentimony.
http://www.sentimony.com/sencd010.htm
I bought it a while ago, i think it might be your taste.
Poimandres
Member
fludevil said:
I love this style of music.
Saafi Brothers (Supernatural and Midnight Children in particular), Shulman, Solar Fields, Zero Cult, Hibernation, Invisible Allies, Phutureprimitive. All of these are great psychill artists.
For spacey sci-fi/chill sort of stuff that doesn't quite fit that mold...Bola (the album Soup especially!), Arovane, Esem, Dryft, Quench, Plaid and the father of sci-fi synthery Jean Michel Jarre.
I've got a lot of stuff like this, so anything that jumps out in particular let me know and I'll find more in that vein.
Might as well link this mix I made. It's kind of in the same style: http://www.filedropper.com/atmosphericspaces
Spectacular Dr Dawg
Member
I hate to be that guy but there's no electro in that list. Electro is an actual genre and it doesn't sound anything like Daft Punk or Justice.joelseph said:
Aux 88 - Electro/Techno
Anthony Rother - Genstruktur
Ectomorph - Satori
Drexciya - Aquarazorda
Mr Velcro Fastener - Bend
I hope you don't take offense. I just think that it's a shame that this genre gets overlooked because people associate electro with Daft Punk and Justice
Johnlenham
Member
But isnt "Electro" just short for Electronic Music, which they all clearly are?!
I just dont know what to think anymore
I just dont know what to think anymore
Poimandres
Member
Johnlenham said:But isnt "Electro" just short for Electronic Music, which they all clearly are?!
I just dont know what to think anymore
No my friend, I can see how you might come to that conclusion but definitely not!
"Electro" is a sizeable genre unto itself so it just won't do as a catch all. Perhaps the term "electronica" might suit?
Johnlenham
Member
daviyoung said:
Thats what I thought, Like someone said to me a week back that this guy they were going on a date with is into "progressive house".
So many bloody names for som many genres!
And to celebrate my works internet filter now misses youtube!
Stardust - Music Sounds Better with You just because its a tune from days gone by!
These days, I think "electro" is short for electro-house. At least, that's how I've learned to think of it now, anyway.Johnlenham said:But isnt "Electro" just short for Electronic Music, which they all clearly are?!
I just dont know what to think anymore
Edit: Choon! Fucking love that track.
Something from the same era
Johnlenham
Member
I must have missed quite abit from that era as I was fourteen/fifteen at the time washing pots and pans in the back of a pub when I first heard it along with Daft punk!
Spectacular Dr Dawg said:
No offense taken friend. In my opinion, the umbrella term "Electro" is used for "Electro-house" which in my opinion is definitely on the list. What I think you are posting is electronica and techno. And for the record, I personally don't like Daft Punk or Justice or electro or techno. =)
Johnlenham
Member
joelseph said:
Youtube comments crack me up
"My favourite lyric is "i may funinloneno nooow I payy phone do lone dee lone Zobi dombi dombi dome" "
Dont like Daft punk though..
Johnlenham
Member
Cant stop listening to this "mix tape" or whatever else they call it
The Weeknd - Thursday
I have nothing else even remotley close to The Weeknd in my music collection and yet I still really like it.
The Weeknd - Thursday
I have nothing else even remotley close to The Weeknd in my music collection and yet I still really like it.
Spectacular Dr Dawg
Member
That's real electro but the line between electro and early detroit techno is pretty blurry. "Proper" techno however is completely different. Electronica actually isn't a genre and was just a buzz word made up by journalists to describe bands like The Prodigy.joelseph said:
Sorry for being a genre nazi
Spectacular Dr Dawg said:That's real electro but the line between electro and early detroit techno is pretty blurry. "Proper" techno however is completely different. Electronica actually isn't a genre and was just a buzz word made up by journalists to describe bands like The Prodigy.
Sorry for being a genre nazi
Tis all good, I am just happy to see more peeps in here discussing the music. =)
Johnlenham
Member
Oh sorry I meant I had both of them but no other artists like it.Slizz said:
House of ballons will forever be assosiated with driving back from Glastonbury half asleep/half still high.
Though I think I would probbaly cherry pick songs from both and make some kind of House of Thursday mix tape.
Spectacular Dr Dawg
Member
Dryft are incredible and so is gridlock (his band before he started Dryft)Poimandres said:
@Poimandras and Daviyoung; thanks for the suggestions. Can't check it from work, but I'll peruse your suggestions on Spotify tonight.
Also, Spotify. Wow. I just got on last night thanks to another GAFfer, and I wont be listening to Amazon samples anymore.
I was surprised when Joelseph lumped my list into "electro" nu-disco as well. Genre names are important to me only for finding like minded listeners and new music, so its helpful to find some agreement.
For instance, what would you call AWOLNATION? House? Because that happens to be most of the elctronic I don't like, where it just sounds like the same groove through the whole song with changeups here and there. I guess its a more DJ sound. I dont mind that for ambient or drone, but I need a little more structure in my uptempo stuff.
I am really enjoying this Kona Triangle. Looks like I have to try some Lone too, same guy.
Also, Spotify. Wow. I just got on last night thanks to another GAFfer, and I wont be listening to Amazon samples anymore.
I was surprised when Joelseph lumped my list into "electro" nu-disco as well. Genre names are important to me only for finding like minded listeners and new music, so its helpful to find some agreement.
For instance, what would you call AWOLNATION? House? Because that happens to be most of the elctronic I don't like, where it just sounds like the same groove through the whole song with changeups here and there. I guess its a more DJ sound. I dont mind that for ambient or drone, but I need a little more structure in my uptempo stuff.
I am really enjoying this Kona Triangle. Looks like I have to try some Lone too, same guy.