framheim Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 hmmm, i've absolutely no idea. it was probably something cheesy like ultrasonic or bass generator when i was twelve on tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessHolly Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 really? i wouldn't have thought of the mighty chk chk chk as electronic. i always just regard them as a funk band. in the truest sense of the word' date=' except they use some electronic sounds as well. i know they got lumped in with the punk funk stuff but they're more than that, they're all about the groove. ah chk chk chk. how i love them so.[/quote']I'd have never really thought so either until my copy had an "Electronic" sticker on it and they stack it under "Electronic" in Virgin on Oxford Street. I guess it doesn't really matter, more stuff gets lumped in as Electronic than it does Emo. Tut tut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 did you know that "Emo" is actually Greek for "shite"..tis a fact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 yeah i love Amorphous Androgynous...i was always a bit confused' date=' is that the name of the album by FSOL or a side project kind of thing?? Mountain Goat is beautiful............Aphex Twin Ambient Works album is also still a firm favourite of mine from the day i bought it till now...god thats over 10 years ago!!sharon[/quote']Amorphous Androgynous was the side project, 'Tales of Ephedrina' was the album, forgot to put that on my list, it has really good arabic bazzar samples from 'The Man who would be King' (Sean Connery and Michael Caine). A really good whole listening experience. as for the Twin, 'Ambient Works Vol 1' has to be his most complete coherent work. Ah, 'Ptolemy'Also. Most of the Mo Wax output til 97ish (still looking for a copy of their seminal Jazz Hip Jap album- Japanese acid jazz hip hop stylee, got Krush on it and loads of ace bizarre stuff. if any one has it get in touch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer_eldritch Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Tangerine dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyHunter Alister Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 A few albums that haven't seen mentioned, but are well worth looking out for:Guy Called Gerald 'Black Secret Technology'Brian Eno 'Thursday Afternoon'LFO 'LFO' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzdiablo Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 I'd have never really thought so either until my copy had an "Electronic" sticker on it and they stack it under "Electronic" in Virgin on Oxford Street. I guess it doesn't really matter' date=' more stuff gets lumped in as Electronic than it does Emo. Tut tut.[/quote'] that's probably 'cos their lp was put out by warp over hereand hmv were too lazy to listen to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pop-notmyface Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 squarepusher, defacto, aphex twin and the rapture (do they count?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 A few albums that haven't seen mentioned' date=' but are well worth looking out for:Guy Called Gerald 'Black Secret Technology'Brian Eno 'Thursday Afternoon'LFO 'LFO'[/quote']fuck yeah i forgot about LFO! They're second album is also worth checking out and A Guy Called Gerald was deffo one of the best electronica artists i've seen live (4 synths, two vocals, samplers and drum machines), in fact i shall dig out his automanikk album today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Storm Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 LFO and TRICKY DISCO were probably the first electronic/dance artists i heard actually....thats when i was 17 and just getting into my rave (eek!) /dance era and going to Fever...in fact talking of Fever, did anyone else go there in the early 90's?!...hahaha 'yeah right, i wasnt even born' you all say!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 LFO and TRICKY DISCO were probably the first electronic/dance artists i heard actually....thats when i was 17 and just getting into my rave (eek!) /dance era and going to Fever...in fact talking of Fever' date=' did anyone else go there in the early 90's?!...hahaha 'yeah right, i wasnt even born' you all say!!! [/quote']sadly not, as I was ONLY INTO DEATH METAL...how I laugh now, at how blinkered and ignorant I was...but no, you can't tell a young person to think outside the box, they have to find that out themselves.(ps, I still listen to death metal to date, but I also have other forms of music that make me happy now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 and i forgot to mention that soft cell were the sleaziest electronica act ever, so much more to them than a fantastic run of hit singles.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sundaram Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 LFO and TRICKY DISCO were probably the first electronic/dance artists i heard actually....thats when i was 17 and just getting into my rave (eek!) /dance era and going to Fever...in fact talking of Fever' date=' did anyone else go there in the early 90's?!...hahaha 'yeah right, i wasnt even born' you all say!!! [/quote']I went to the under 18's nights at Fever. I took my first tab of acid in there one evening... and then stayed away from my friends for two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 which begs the question was it the drugs, your friends or the music?acid did me no favours, it turned me into a vegetarian for three years after a bad trip (long story!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 (faves, not that i've bought much from the electronica genre are:) asa chang (also for the skatting, cutnpaste vocals). susuma yokota. mum. matmos.bought and hated cinematic orchestra. now THAT'S elevator music. no acid tales, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Stu Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Pretty awesome... I call it electronica but if you know better then have a go! He does some mental stuff with classical music too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Giles Walker Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Anybody using the term 'electronica' is automatically disqualified for being unimaginative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Anybody using the term 'electronica' is automatically disqualified for being unimaginative.Anybody not making an alternative suggestion is also disqualified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Stu Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Anybody using the term 'electronica' is automatically disqualified for being unimaginative.Yeah but if I called it bluesy indie-glitch I'd sound like a right prick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oedo 808 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 I discovered this earlier today:http://www.myspace.com/crystalcastles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Giles Walker Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Yeah but if I called it bluesy indie-glitch I'd sound like a right prick.Only to people who think it is okay to use 'Electronica' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Stu Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Only to people who think it is okay to use 'Electronica'So, every fucker will think I'm a prick then.I also reference 'triphop' and 'hardbag' as genres best left under the umbrella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3CR816 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 I discovered this earlier today:Crystal Castles on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music DownloadsThey get a lot of shit, and both members are by all accounts arseholes, but I can't stop listening to their album. I love it and I'm sorry. No. I'm not sorry. I just love it. It's fast, distorted, glitchy, bassy, thick, sick, neighbour-annoying. It's the album all my years listening to punk, industrial, electroclash, house and indie were leading up to. It's the terminal record. What do I do now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfer_Rosa Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 They get a lot of shit, and both members are by all accounts arseholes, but I can't stop listening to their album. I love it and I'm sorry. No. I'm not sorry. I just love it. It's fast, distorted, glitchy, bassy, thick, sick, neighbour-annoying. It's the album all my years listening to punk, industrial, electroclash, house and indie were leading up to. It's the terminal record. What do I do now?I like them too, they're pretty ace live. Although your right that it's not really cool to like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabston Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Best Electronic MusicCan't believe no-one's mentioned the madness that is Venetian Snares, a different league from anything else - you can almost feel your brain adapt as you become familiar with his music, extremely prolific aswell with probably at least 20 albums, any newcomers should start with the Chocolate Wheelchair or My Downfall albumsSquarepusher's also on another level, probably one of the most stunning arrangers of music and a shit-hot bassist too - recommend Music Is Rotted One-Note, best electronic album of the 90's along with Boards Of Canada's Music Has The Right To Children (I won't hear a bad word said against them grrr lol, their music oozes beauty) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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