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sob3k
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States7572 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-30 06:35:07
April 30 2011 02:13 GMT
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This post has been inspired by countless messages/posts/threads and blogs. You know, the classic "I don't really listen to any electronic music but I heard a few songs and I wanna get some good stuff but I don't know anything and I hate X genre."

There are a lot of these posts. Everytime I see one I am inspired again to go through my music library and suggest music and link youtube videos, just because I am a compassionate guy and I want people to know that there is a whole world of amazing music out there that isn't boring untz untz untz. Well, I ended up doing this so often that I decided to sort of standardize the entire experience. I want to create a little "Intro to Good Electronic Music" guide for people who are interested to take a look at and find something they appreciate.


IMPORTANT SERIOUS BUSINESS!


1. This sampler is just music I like, I am not intending to be a guide to every major and minor artist or say that anyone or any genre not mentioned is crap or poop or whatnot. This guide's only intention is to serve as my electronic music enthusiast response to people asking for suggestions.

2. I am not concerned with the deep technicalities of genre for this guide. I will classify music in the sampler only to the most basic level needed to navigate the electronic community.


The way this sampler will work is this: I will list several large genres that the music I am experienced with generally falls into, and under each genre I will post some personally suggested artists and one or two examples of their tracks. I recommend you check out each genre. There is a large variety of music here and hopefully you'll find at least something that strikes your fancy. If one genre really isn't doing it for you then just move on.

PROTIP: closing the spoiler stops the youtube videos


Electro


When people say electro they almost always mean electro house. This is an absolutely enormous genre with some really far out artist calling their stuff electro. As a house genre these tracks will have the standard steady 4:4 beat. I like my electro pretty aggressive and partystyle, so if thats not what you're looking for skip this section. NOTE: The long drum intros in some songs are called the "mix-in", they are there to allow for easier transitions when DJing, you can skip them without guilt.

ARTISTS

Wolfgang Gartner
Aggressive stuff with lots of instruments and fast cuts.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_rQ6Av0gMY


Feed Me
Same guy as Spor (DnB artist), great party music with excellent bass. Older music is very hard.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDtw7Iyz5HI



Lazy Rich
As party music as you can possibly get without dying of alcohol poisoning. Newer track are more complex.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LcWuh3CmhY&hd=1




Redial
Uplifting music with some great retro flavor.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDT35gEReqg




The Subs
Crazy catchy music, batshit insane live show.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJMuEB5hFdc


Danger
More retro styled stuff, sort of got some old game soundtrack elements.
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Dilemn
Awesome French electro, classic french filter flavor.
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Mille
Someone posted this guy in this thread...AMAZING, such catchy riffs and variations out the ass. LOVE IT.
+ Show Spoiler +





John Lord Fonda
Epic and sort of sad...great production.
+ Show Spoiler +




Knife Party
Two of the dudes from Pendulum's new electro-step/party music project....SO GODDAMN COOL!
+ Show Spoiler +





OVERWERK
Sometimes electro sometimes a bit slower, tons of arpeggios and good stuff
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Rr6wbqpAg


PrototypeRaptor
Bizarre name, really catchy stuff with some classical themes sometimes.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1SpFtOYLKo


DistanTT
Supposedly like 12 years old or something, very snappy mastering, some videogame influence
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D32iHUX1Lys




Also check out:
F.O.O.L
+ Show Spoiler +

Trampboat
+ Show Spoiler +
Taking the fastcuts style even choppier

Parov Stelar
+ Show Spoiler +

DEFEAT
+ Show Spoiler +

Neus
+ Show Spoiler +



Hip-Hop


Yes, this is a genre apart from rap. There is actually tons of great stuff out there. I prefer more chill and melodic tracks generally. Sampling is common in this genre, if it goes boom......chik.....boomchik, you are reasonably safe calling it hip-hop.

ARTISTS

Pretty Lights
Gotta be number one, produces a massive amount of wonderful quality tunes, all free to download.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrRNV4Z3zok



Blue Sky Black Death
Since I prefer instrumental, their latest album Noir was amazing.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFbkoHTk1Dw


Man Mantis
Pretty indie still, great old analog sounds, even got a little bit of ratatat style. Not on youtube but you can still listen!
+ Show Spoiler +

http://manmantis.bandcamp.com/track/lost-parade <Listen to me!




Ronald Jenkees
This guy was a Youtube sensation a few years ago, then dropped off the map. His first album wasn't very good bu the second is great.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRnZtn1a9bM



Little People
Not much to say, they rock. (chillishly)
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK5I4cTkL-E


The Glitch Mob
I'll put these guys in the hip-hop section. Amazing group, older stuff is more glitchy and aggressive, newer stuff is all their own style.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv2J18MQRQI




Haywyre
Awesome dude, unsigned and releases amazing free albums usually either instrumental hip-hop or dubstep. I'm putting him here.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgYSVs5SDKQ&hd=1



Guts
Nice sample based instrumental stuff, chill
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EE12GidB5o



Tycho
Had some nice stuff in the past, but the latest album, Dive, is pure sex, a must listen release. No all in the hip-hop tempo range but its got a similar feel
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuGO6WHcruU




Also check out:
RJD2
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKJeLG8-M5I



Dubstep


Many people think dubstep is shit. There IS a lot of shit dubstep, but here is also tons of amazing dubstep that can be tons of fun. Please don't discount entire genres just because some of the fans and artists are morons. Dubstep elitists call everything aggressive and loud brostep and flame it, I have no time for people like that. There is great chillish dubstep and great angry dubstep, you just have to find it. We'll start with a few chiller artists and move progressively into the harder music.

ARTISTS

Phaeleh
Minimal and gorgeous as fuck.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh4brL7PC2E


Mimosa
Great mastering and sound design, superclean sound.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqyGGW3-bMU&hd=1



Matta
Getting harder now.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmKK41aYNB4


Robokop
So much stuff going on, nice soft edged sound.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Lais0y988



Feed Me
Yes, he does dubstep too, and its awesome.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-ymuFzsnwU


16bit
This dude does all sorts of stuff, some of It I like a ton, some not, but thats ok.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGDqM5jE2cg



Skism
Some cool tracks, he's got a signature bass sound that sounds great on nice subs. We're getting pretty hard now.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uRGOIbGAA0


Dodge and Fuski
Mark my words these guys are the next big thing in dubstep. Amazing variety of sounds. If you get bored listening to a D&F track I don't know what to tell you.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50m9KAoRjR4



Skrillex
Somehow Skrillex has become the posterboy for terrible pop dubstep probably entirely because he was signed by Deadmau5's label. I don't care though, I listen to ALOT of music, indie and mainstream, and Skrillex makes great electro and dubstep. Absolutely nothing to hate on here.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSeNSzJ2-Jw


Torqux & Twist
Now we are entering the absurdly heavy territory, awesome pump up music.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzLZ0N2DJfE&hd=1



Broken Note
This is about as hard as you can get. My posterboy artist for heavy dubstep with actually a lot of variation that won't bore you.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnDIzHndGl4



Ajapai
Now the actual musicality starts to break down and we just end up with a bunch of cool noises really loud. Still fun if you're in the mood.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPN6pSHrLpk&hd=1


Blackmill
And back to liquid, much prettier and more melodic than ajapai . Need a bit of help mastering but hopefully that will improve.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAFjgpuWREM&hd=1


Troublegum
Really cool dude actually has some bass sounds that arent totally played out yet!
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoyN7t4b_8E&hd=1


Fonik
Wow, this is some dense shit! Crams a melody in there too, I have no idea how. Really neat.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez2MXmhW6pM


Timeline
Very unique dubstep artist, keeps a very cool interplay between melancholic and not through strange tracks. Mastering isn't perfect but I just keep coming back to his music.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQdPY2VBmJU

http://www.beatport.com/track/left-behind-original-mix/3029593
^^^listen to me



Also check out:
Mark Instinct
+ Show Spoiler +

Statix
+ Show Spoiler +

Akira Kiteshi
+ Show Spoiler +



Psytrance/Goa


You know, like Infected Mushroom, except I find IM pretty boring....I haven't been able to add much psy to my library as most of it is pretty repetitive stuff you have to be on X to enjoy. But I have found a few artist who impress me. This stuff is great driving music. Beware the Mix-ins again.

ARTISTS

Space Buddha
Yeah, I really would just describe him as Infected Mushroom on ADD meds, switches up melodies like Tiger Woods does pancake waitresses.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgofUuXxycc



Vibe Tribe
Good Stuff too can sometimes get a bit silly but I still like it.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t46Qx-03MeU




The Synthetic Dream Foundation
Epic Orchestral Psy? Yeah, its pretty unique.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmwOunZKCAc



Breakbeat and DnB


According to wikipedia "characterized by the use of a non-straightened 4/4 drum pattern (as opposed to the steady beat of house". Basically a more natural sounding beat you could play on a drumset. Usually people call it Breakbeat if its around 125BPM, and it turns into Drum and Bass if sped up past 150. We'll start with Breakbeat and speed up into DnB.

ARTISTS

Zircon
Good old Zircon. Very melodic.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve3KHazMIT0


Plump DJ's
Good stuff with some retro flavor.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTywjxix2c


DaVip
One of the many extremely talented russian breaks artists. Pump up track master.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ44BJZa71g



Mars
Yay russians!
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G9SCqs3wk
I'm sneaking in a dubstep track they did together, really just slow breaks right?


The Crystal Method
The ancient masters, veterans of countless movie soundtracks! Actually really really good!
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELAMEj59XlY


BreakbeatBuddha
Can anyone guess what genre he produces?
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlNJU4o_OIU&hd=1


MOVING INTO DRUM AND BASS


Receptor
Insanely talented, makes every genre from DnB to solo piano and does it well. Also Russian.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl-KbsAE0_o&hd=1




B-Complex
One of the premier artists in the Liquid DnB subgenre (generally more uplifting and melodic).
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0prFicLgXxw



Telemetrik
Released a bit of stuff then kind of dissapeared...nice tho.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr_kOavSAl8


Fourward
One of my favorites that nobody seems to know about.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXL6fo52cFY


State of Mind
They make a lot of boring stuff but a few tracks are gold.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQEDygzhpJQ&feature=related


Spor
Same dude as Feed Me, dear lord this man is talented.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru48xfuTzTg&hd=1

^GORGEOUS


Mind Vortex
Great production and hard as well as jazzier tunes.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As3XbUe_8iM&hd=1


Also check out:
Shock One
+ Show Spoiler +

Kubrak
+ Show Spoiler +

Randomer
+ Show Spoiler +



Progressive House Mini-Section



Incognet
Its pretty rare for me to find prog house that doesn't bore me. This guy is good.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEMSFI8nD2c


Deadmau5
Yes, Deadmau5. I haven't really liked his more recent forays into electro, but his older progressive tracks are occasionally sublime.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5fqEsOS64c


Atlantis Ocean
Woohoo, new prog house! I love these guys I just discovered, keep enough variation to maintain interest and very pretty melodies. I love some nice house to realx with.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5QqhkmG0CI&hd=1




Unclassified


This is not to say you COULDN'T cram this into a genre, mostly I just don't feel like it. If I haven't found anyone else who really sounds like an artist or the artist doesn't stick to a genre they are going in here. Also maybe I'll stuff a few artists who I don't have enough of their genre to make a real section.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ALL THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS


Royksopp
Love love love these guys, making everything from happy party tunes to the deepest melancholy.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klxai9aaxUw





Trentemoller
oh my god, listening to this mans music with headphones on while lying in your dark bed is the closest thing i'll ever have to a religious experience.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNtOB3P4UZU



Siriusmo
Awesome warm sound and lovely happy music.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdSIyz3qyds



Ott
This dude has a genre, its dub and its amazing.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSQ6zQV5xpI



Noisia
Didn't put them in a genre because they do whatever they want. EARGASMS
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INhzlIz4QXA



Amon Tobin
Probably some sort of musical genius, goes out and records stuff and them makes music ranging from extremely experimental to dope ass beats. Jazzy.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jaRA6nGyUg




Vibrasphere
They call themselves psychadelic something, but I call it astoundingly beautiful and relaxing music.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfhI7oPhqQo


Ten Madison
This guys does all sorts of stuff, his latest album has some world flavor, great.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZj4tfpRvAI



Beats Antique
Speaking of world flavor, Beats antique are like belldancing music with sick bass.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9nPKhXZEsQ




Long Arm
Completely unknown Russian dude create amazing instrumental jazz/hip hop. HE SHOULD NOT BE UNKNOWN.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCK_8F6t_H4&hd=1


Moderat
Collab audiovisual project between Apparat and Modselektor, heartbreakingly minimal yet not boring. I would sell both my kidneys to see them live.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoxUiqUpkw4


Jon Hopkins
Amazing piano mixed with glitches and samples so clean you could eat off them. The Album Insides is a MUST HAVE, listening to it while watching a sunrise is a MUST DO.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNa1AZpmndA



Allure
He claims its electro, we don't believe him but we don't really care either.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sj683lrVrI&feature=related


Faux Pas
Kind of like charming hipster stuff but all nice because there are no whining vocals.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQDB7fn9a5E


Bonobo
Hmm, pretty chill, Melodic with a capital M. Excellent. Lots of real instruments.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYZA7pn6WM4


Unicorn Kid
Chiptunes! You know, its like old gameboy music, except orders of magnitude better. The happiness and nostalgia combine for maximum effect!
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOP5kIzaWQE



Abakus
Chill, gorgeous, simple but varied.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wrqozz_90o&hd=1


Govinda
Combination of middle eastern influences, live instruments and sick bass. Forgive 240p youtube vid.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymvNV_Os9Hg


Floex
More Russians making impeccably mastered jazzy IDM stuff.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuafNJBr-h0&hd=1


Kalya Scintilla
Eastern influenced semi-minimal bass music, impeccably mastered and super sick, highly recommended.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIoaqTwZZM8&hd=1


Hinkstep
Not sure how to describe this guy, its definitely not dubstep despite his name, very clean, dubbish, deep bass, beautiful understated melodies. You may think meh if you just listen, but lie down with some headphones and really concentrate and its gorgeous with perfect song structure.
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgIR-fmnUzE&hd=1








Oh my god im done.


There it is, all my musical knowledge and suggestions(i'm sure I forgot all sorts of stuff lol) condensed in a post.

Hopefully a few people will be exposed to some great music that they otherwise never would have known about!

Feel free to contact me via PM if you want any other assistance related to finding certain artist or whatever connected to the music. I have access to pretty much every electronic release and can help you obtain them no problem. Also if one of the youtube links breaks or something.
In Hungry Hungry Hippos there are no such constraints—one can constantly attempt to collect marbles with one’s hippo, limited only by one’s hippo-levering capabilities.
youngminii
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Australia7514 Posts
April 30 2011 02:15 GMT
#2
SO MANY SONGS

<3
lalala
xLethargicax
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States469 Posts
April 30 2011 02:24 GMT
#3
I was about to CURSE you for not having Jon Hopkins on there. Then I saw Insides and yes, FUCK YES. I LOVE THAT ALBUM.

Also as a personal request, can you pleeeeease add telefon tel aviv?



Instant classique. Great lists! We have quite similar electronic tastes. Also, Nujabes for hip-hop!
sob3k
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States7572 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-30 02:32:20
April 30 2011 02:30 GMT
#4
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On April 30 2011 11:24 xLethargicax wrote:
I was about to CURSE you for not having Jon Hopkins on there. Then I saw Insides and yes, FUCK YES. I LOVE THAT ALBUM.

Also as a personal request, can you pleeeeease add telefon tel aviv?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYnmP8HOZ00

Instant classique. Great lists! We have quite similar electronic tastes. Also, Nujabes for hip-hop!


I'll listen and add stuff if I like it in a bit, I have to wash some moldy windows right now
In Hungry Hungry Hippos there are no such constraints—one can constantly attempt to collect marbles with one’s hippo, limited only by one’s hippo-levering capabilities.
AbstractVoid
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States127 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-30 02:52:01
April 30 2011 02:42 GMT
#5
So I'm not the only one who loves Parov Stelar? :D Nice music taste it is the perfect music to just chill out and focus on something. I constantly listen to Parov Stelar or Deadmau5 or many of these artists when I am playing SC2 or trying to finish homework. I don't know how my musical tastes have become so erratic, but good meaningful music is something we can all enjoy and it looks like I am not the only one with these ideas. If I see something I feel needs to be added I'll edit this post.

EDIT: For Parov this is needed + Show Spoiler +
Parov Stelar- The Flame
Gatsbi
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1134 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-30 03:01:22
April 30 2011 02:47 GMT
#6
Dude I fucking love you for putting Vibrasphere on there, seriously I could apply your Trentemoller (who is a fucking genius in his own right) description about a religious experience to Vibrasphere too (listen to Tierra Azul or Breathing Place with your eyes closed with headphones on in a dark room, woooooooooow). It's too bad Vibrasphere broke up recently.

Jon Hopkins, Royksopp, Blue Sky Black Death, omg I know like 99% of the artists you posted and they're all ones I listen to on a regular basis. You have fucking brilliant taste in music. Only thing I don't listen to a lot anymore is electro, and maybe dubstep too. Can't believe you posted Ott and Little People, I don't know anyone else who knows them!

Your Hip-Hop section should be called 'Trip-Hop' cause that's the actual genre, but I know you said you don't really care about naming the genres closely. Pretty Lights was one of the best shows I've ever been to.

edit:

should add an atmospheric DnB section with artists like LTJ Bukem, Source Direct, Artemis etc etc from Good Looking Records. Great genre

Also love that you didn't add a trance section, zzzzzz boring poppy euro vocal trance is BORING
"IF WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW IS MORE THAN WHAT YOU HAVE KNOWN. THEN YOU HAVE NOT KNOWN ANYTHINIG YET." - Rev Kojo Smith
jambam
Profile Joined June 2010
United States324 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-30 03:02:56
April 30 2011 03:00 GMT
#7
Paroz Stelar is absolutely incredible. I just found them a few days ago and I have been listening to them nonstop. Its perfect for playing games like Starcraft or Blchampions. Awesome thread. Thank you for this.
LambtrOn
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States671 Posts
April 30 2011 03:02 GMT
#8
This is a quite a nice write up. Have you considered adding Booka Shade to the progressive house section?
DivinO
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4796 Posts
April 30 2011 03:04 GMT
#9
Sick thread, yo. Well done.
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sob3k
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States7572 Posts
April 30 2011 03:07 GMT
#10
On April 30 2011 11:47 Gatsbi wrote:
Dude I fucking love you for putting Vibrasphere on there, seriously I could apply your Trentemoller (who is a fucking genius in his own right) description about a religious experience to Vibrasphere too (listen to Tierra Azul or Breathing Place with your eyes closed with headphones on in a dark room, woooooooooow). It's too bad Vibrasphere broke up recently.

Jon Hopkins, Royksopp, Blue Sky Black Death, omg I know like 99% of the artists you posted and they're all ones I listen to on a regular basis. You have fucking brilliant taste in music. Only thing I don't listen to a lot anymore is electro, and maybe dubstep too. Can't believe you posted Ott and Little People, I don't know anyone else who knows them!

Your Hip-Hop section should be called 'Trip-Hop' cause that's the actual genre, but I know you said you don't really care about naming the genres closely. Pretty Lights was one of the best shows I've ever been to.

edit:

should add an atmospheric DnB section with artists like LTJ Bukem, Source Direct, Artemis etc etc from Good Looking Records. Great genre

Also love that you didn't add a trance section, zzzzzz boring poppy euro vocal trance is BORING



Trip-hop usually imples downtempo

Hey I got into electronica on trance!...oh so long ago.. I would actually love to find some actually interesting trance, it has elements I still love, but nobody seems to be making it
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Gatsbi
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1134 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-30 03:26:32
April 30 2011 03:25 GMT
#11
On April 30 2011 12:07 sob3k wrote:
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On April 30 2011 11:47 Gatsbi wrote:
Dude I fucking love you for putting Vibrasphere on there, seriously I could apply your Trentemoller (who is a fucking genius in his own right) description about a religious experience to Vibrasphere too (listen to Tierra Azul or Breathing Place with your eyes closed with headphones on in a dark room, woooooooooow). It's too bad Vibrasphere broke up recently.

Jon Hopkins, Royksopp, Blue Sky Black Death, omg I know like 99% of the artists you posted and they're all ones I listen to on a regular basis. You have fucking brilliant taste in music. Only thing I don't listen to a lot anymore is electro, and maybe dubstep too. Can't believe you posted Ott and Little People, I don't know anyone else who knows them!

Your Hip-Hop section should be called 'Trip-Hop' cause that's the actual genre, but I know you said you don't really care about naming the genres closely. Pretty Lights was one of the best shows I've ever been to.

edit:

should add an atmospheric DnB section with artists like LTJ Bukem, Source Direct, Artemis etc etc from Good Looking Records. Great genre

Also love that you didn't add a trance section, zzzzzz boring poppy euro vocal trance is BORING



Trip-hop usually imples downtempo

Hey I got into electronica on trance!...oh so long ago.. I would actually love to find some actually interesting trance, it has elements I still love, but nobody seems to be making it


Yeah you are right, trip hop does usually imply downtempo. I just think of hip hop being heavily vocally influenced, with the rhymes and stuff being the main focus. So it doesn't seem right to me to call guys like Pretty Lights or Little People hip hop. Anyways, who really cares about genres. You should add Nujabes to that section though, he was brilliant. Feather, Luv Sic. Part 3, and Lady Brown are amazing songs.

edit: I did get into electronica on trance too, haha. but i cant really stand the stuff lately.
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LaSt)ChAnCe
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States2179 Posts
April 30 2011 15:50 GMT
#12
i'd like to see your opinion on ulrich schnauss - my pandora channel plays them about as much as it plays royksopp, though they definitely play different styles
Belgo
Profile Joined September 2009
United States721 Posts
April 30 2011 15:59 GMT
#13
Breakbeat could be also defined as a style using breaks, which was a point in the song where the drummer would play on his own. It's also the basis to hip jop/rap.

Awesome thread though!
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Axonn
Profile Joined April 2010
Croatia287 Posts
April 30 2011 16:14 GMT
#14
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On April 30 2011 11:24 xLethargicax wrote:
I was about to CURSE you for not having Jon Hopkins on there. Then I saw Insides and yes, FUCK YES. I LOVE THAT ALBUM.

Also as a personal request, can you pleeeeease add telefon tel aviv?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYnmP8HOZ00

Instant classique. Great lists! We have quite similar electronic tastes. Also, Nujabes for hip-hop!


amazing song indeed sir

OP great thread and HUGE for Trentemoller

How about mentioning Prodigy's electronic music and Pendulum for DnB?
Shagg
Profile Joined September 2010
Finland825 Posts
April 30 2011 16:45 GMT
#15
Epic thread thanks for op!
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konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66159 Posts
April 30 2011 17:51 GMT
#16
holy shit i love this thread so much, parov stelar is AWESOME.

you just found me my new favourite study song. <3
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fly.stat
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States449 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-30 18:20:08
April 30 2011 18:14 GMT
#17
I love love love that you mentioned Danger, but why only those two songs?

Here's 2 songs that are not only sick, but have awesome videos made for them by fans:

(Make sure they're in 480p and turn it up!!!)





And two more incredible instrumentals for good measure, these are some of my favorites:

BIG tunes here, just GIANT!! ahh, I love it.

http://soundcloud.com/2emedanger/l-roux-rmx-instrumental

http://soundcloud.com/2emedanger/estelle-armageddon-boy-rmx-instrumental

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MacroHeroWanabe
Profile Joined August 2010
France26 Posts
April 30 2011 19:26 GMT
#18
You just made my day bro, and I have to say it was pretty shitty untill i found your thread !
Lot of love for you for giving so many eargasms <3
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Cofo
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States1388 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-30 19:30:01
April 30 2011 19:28 GMT
#19
This awesome Sob3k, thanks so much! I actually just recently stumbled on a lot of this stuff myself (Feed Me, Zircon, Parov, Little People), and I've been looking for similar awesomeness. This thread delivers!

It's also nice to have them categorized a bit. As someone who's relatively new to the gigantic umbrella of the "electronic" genre, it's really hard to classify what I like.
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sob3k
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States7572 Posts
April 30 2011 20:30 GMT
#20
On May 01 2011 00:50 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:
i'd like to see your opinion on ulrich schnauss - my pandora channel plays them about as much as it plays royksopp, though they definitely play different styles


In the future if anyone thinks there is an artist I may not have heard who is great, just post a link to one or two songs you think exemplify them. This makes it much easier for me to find the good stuff.

Schnauss I hadn't heard, seems like very nice ambient and I'll go get some of his stuff for my library. I kind of avoided putting ambient stuff on this sampler as I think most people who are getting into electronic aren't looking for it (Subheim/Kuba/Brian Eno/Northcape). If they ask and like some of the crossover material I can suggest it

On May 01 2011 03:14 fly.stat wrote:
I love love love that you mentioned Danger, but why only those two songs?




I only posted like 2 songs for each artist. Just something I thought would describe his style....otherwise the list would get overwhelming.

On May 01 2011 01:14 Axonn wrote:
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On April 30 2011 11:24 xLethargicax wrote:
I was about to CURSE you for not having Jon Hopkins on there. Then I saw Insides and yes, FUCK YES. I LOVE THAT ALBUM.

Also as a personal request, can you pleeeeease add telefon tel aviv?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYnmP8HOZ00

Instant classique. Great lists! We have quite similar electronic tastes. Also, Nujabes for hip-hop!


amazing song indeed sir

OP great thread and HUGE for Trentemoller

How about mentioning Prodigy's electronic music and Pendulum for DnB?


While The Prodigy are pioneers and have some great sounds I cant wholeheartedly recommend them, I think a lot of there material is pretty repetitive. Pendulum isn't mentioned as a combination of being so well knows people will find them anyway, and the fact that I actually don't really like most of their DnB material, I much prefer their crossover stuff. I could have put them in unclassified but the list was getting a bit loooong.

In Hungry Hungry Hippos there are no such constraints—one can constantly attempt to collect marbles with one’s hippo, limited only by one’s hippo-levering capabilities.
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