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by Maxster

Maxster | 27 Mar '08, 19:06 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Electro

Does not have great albums, only incredible singles. Most pre 1993 or so electro is absolutely incredible though.


Holden 'Idiots Are Winning'

Pantha Du Prince 'This Bliss'


Radiohead - Kid A

woo electro yeah!


MGMT

is hardly electro but has silly synth noises, it might count.

Otherwise, get Myth Takes.


Maybe Electronic....

Im a noobie in music i just like it if it sounds good


Electro

is much more hip hop orientated than electronic music. It has only the beats, funk and hip hop and is completely different to electronic style music.


Ugh.

You're right. What would you say !!! is?


thats rubbish

electo comprises of so many forms, its not all hip hop and funk


Now I know next to nothing

But I'm pretty sure neither of those are electro.


a list of artists/labels

vitalic
soulwax (nite sessions)
miss kittin
felix da housecat
alter ego
justice

ktisune maison and dfa mixes are good too


I agree with those

but if your after some darker stuff grab some Dave Clark World Service mix CD's one disc techno one side electro the first one had radiohead on it and some real beasts


Yes,

the Dave Clarke World Service CDs are amazing.

It's worth tracking down the original Streetsounds series for old school electro, some incredible music. Quite hard to find now, but you can pick up some tracks from compilations. It's more single than album orientated though


just looked dave clarke up

and 1 is not for sale... anyone know where to get or have a link?


I'm no help sorry

I got that one years ago, maybe 7 years I dunno. Ebay?


Good call on Felix/Kittin and Kitsune.

To original poster: Really, it depends what sort of electro you're after, natch. Most people on here seem to have recommended the slicker stuff, whereas I tend to favour the "made entirely on a Casio keyboard and produced for five pence approach", as demonstrated very well by Gravy Train!!!!.

A lot of people dismiss electroclash as being passe. Ignore them, they're missing out on some delicious stuff. Ladytron, Peaches and Fischerspooner still get people making shapes now, and rightly so.


if this counts....

i'll go with:

Air - Moon Safari.


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i'd say that's electroninca.. to light for electro (good album of course) :)


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"electronica" wouldn't be very descriptive though, would it?

i guess you'd call diverse acts as bogdan raczynski, autechre, global goon, ed dmx and mouse on mars "electronica", but they sure don't have much in common with moon safari.

"electronica" is what "indie" has become; you know, anything is "indie".


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aye... genre names are a pain :)


Vitalic - OK Cowboy

There is a subtle electro-pop/electro/electro-house/electronica spectrum though which leads to debates about what's what and what should be in each genre. Of course we could just listen to music rather than get into semantical debates, but luckily for us with verbal diarrorhea, and bad spelling, that ain't never going to happen, when is this sentence going to end?


just saw Vitalic

on Saturday... was great!!! prefer him at festis tho - type of music that goes well with a few thousand jumping people :)


ah, am jealous! I wanted to see him in Dublin on Sun night

but we kind of killered ourselves from the three previous nights and had flight back to London at stupid o clock.
Meh me.


hey there RK

i did keep an eye out for ya at SE1 on thurs. :)


Ahhh

I love this album so much. He better hurry up with a new one though!


^This

listened to it the other day, it's still ace!

Maybe throw in the Chemical Sweet Girl EP by Black Strobe.


check out

two lone swordsmen - tiny reminders (stunning record!!)
phoenecia - brownout
jega - spectrum
dmx krew - we are dmx
any plaid, gescom or drexciya record

sample some ace rephlex artists by listening to the braindance coincidence compilation!


The Black Neon

The Knife
Bunny Rabbit


dese r good

metronomy - pip paine
cut copy - bright like neon lights
vitalic - OK Cowboy (^^)
chemical brothers - surrender (best album by dem)


YES DMX KREW!!!

they don't get anywhere near enough love


how about...

Chromeo
Hot Chip's DJ Kicks album
Diplo


how could i

forget Cut copy?!!!


shinichi osawa - the one

is a great album, quite varied, and starts with a cracking cover of star guitar.

id also recommend the danger ep and the bugged out boyz noise suck my deck mix which is quite 2manydjs and had a load of great tunes and and very well mixed too


modeselektor

both their albums are great.


^ trudat


My Mixes are Electro

are very electro too... here's a sneak peak at my new one.. just waiting for the cd cover to get done to post properly (any/all feedback graciously recieved). under my new Dj name too :)

Psychocandy 1

1 Trentemøller - Moan (Trentemøller Remix)
2 Annie - Heartbeat (The Field Remix)
3 Hot Chip - Shake a Fist
4 Burial - Archangel (Boy 8-bit Remix)
5 Tiga - Far From Home (Digitalism Remix)
6 Felix da Housecat - Like Something 4 Porno (Armand Van Helden Remix)
7 Cicada - The Things You Say (Invasion Remix)
8 Riot in Belgium - La Musique (JBAG Re-Edit)
9 Justice - Phantom Pt. II (Soulwax Nite Version)
10 New Young Pony Club - Get Lucky (MSTRKRFT Remix)
11 Simian Mobile Disco - It's the Beat
12 Colder - To The Music (Optimo Espacio Mix)
13 LCD Soundsystem - Get Innocuous! (Soulwax Remix)
14 The Chemical Brothers - Electric Battle Weapon 9 (Segue Remix)
15 Cut Copy - Going Nowhere (Digitalism Remix)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WHEB7P7O

i'll get around to a webpage soon to post them all up (this is my 5th)


That sounds pretty mainstream electro

But definitely my sort of thing.


Link

is here - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WHEB7P7O

(not obvious above)


The download keeps cancelling itself

When my internet momentarily disconnects and then reconnects for a while. I'll download it another time (I saved the link in my bookmarks).


I'm nabbing that!

Cheers.


Only mainstream as far as electro goes, though.

With the exception of NYPC/SMD/LCD/Hot Chip/Chemical Brothers, I don't recall any of the others making it big.

Inhabiting DiS does have the curious effect of making one lose perspective of what "mainstream" actually is, mind you...


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I think saying this is mainstream is a bit harsh... it is the most accessible mix i've done tho...

do let me know your thoughts all - I can it :)


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i can TAKE it i meant :)


Luke Slater

- Alright on top


^^^^^^^^^

Holy shit yes, this is a great album. Vocals by him out of The Aloof if anyone's mind stretches back that far.

His mixes are well worth checking out as well.


Luke Slater's Fabric Mix

Currently £3 in Fopp, bargain fans


i would say

the knife - silent shout. a fucking tremendous album


newbuild

newbuild by 808 state, certainly electronic, whether its electro i dont know, but what i do know is that its a classic.


Tiga!


I think there's a lot of confusion

between 'electro' and 'electronica' here.

Not that I'm a genre facist, just sayin'. Also, two of these below are almost certainly more techno and hiphop then electro but WHO CARES EH:

Aux 88 - electro boogie
Drexciya - the quest
DMX Krew - we are DMX
Mantronix - the album

Also check out Cybotron and Model 500


Defo

Booka Shade

Felix's Kittenz and the Glitz is a pretty seminal work....

Peaches, of course. Maybe Chicks on Speed too?


oh and

bits of Neon Neon! :)


SMD attack decay susstain release

it's pretty funky, listening to it at the mo actually, so there


Sorry purists

If I've got this all wrong (I'm just a small town girl in an affa big city) BUT

Start here:

Tiga - You're gonna want me

Then:

Justice - Cross OR SMD - Attack Decay Sustain Release

Then: Maybe have a rummage around some Kitsune stuff

Then for some old stuff:

Cabaret Voltaire (but not the 90s stuff - it's pap).

Then:

Have a lie down

It's just a wee suggestion, I don't profess to be an electro/electronica expert, more of an electrician really


Digitalism - Idealism

Obvious really.


not all strictly 'electro'

felix da housecat - kittenz and thee glitz
felix da housecat - devin dazzle and the neon fever
vitalic - ok cowboy

ellen allien/ apparat - orchestra of bubbles
gui boratto - chromophobia

for 2001-3 electro compilations Futurism #1 and #2 both very good


Gui Boratto

good shout.


And...

anything on Kompakt, really...

Bleepy whooshy minimal stuff, though, largely. Electronic, if not electro..


.

whatever the toktok vs. soffy o album was called, also


Tripper

by Efterklang. Its combines super electronic glitchiness with bleakly beautiful melodies.


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Explain?

Or are you just going to be all smug?

I think most people have pointed out that its not "strictly electro". But really, who gives a crap eh.


ok..

It's like someone asking for metal or post rock reccomendations, and then people just listing any album with a guitar on.


Any

Proper Electro recommendations, then?


I don't really listen to electro now

I don't know if you can download the Streetsounds compilations anywhere.
Try Cybotron, Mantronix, Drexciya (old stuff).
For something more recent DMX on Rephlex.


Hey! You stole my

recommendations!


Ha!

Sorry, it wasn't intentional. I see now that other people had recommended Streetsounds as well. Oh well, at least we're in agreement.


most of it's not remotely electro though is it

I mean, Efterklang and Air? They're about as electro as fucking R.E.M.

It's silly to get too caught up in electronic music genres because there's so much crossover - but some people seem to be listing any album they like that's not bog standard indie rock and might have been made with a synth or computer.


Genres

I'd be surprised if the original request was for pure/genuine/authentic electro.

Could be wrong, though.


^ agreed

smugness can fuck off


The dudonio asking the advice said:

"Maybe Electronic...."


oh..

I didn't see the MGMT reply was from the original poster. Apologies. Carry on...


Oh yeah

Kissy Sell Out good new electro-ish bloke. Not sure if he's released much more than singles though...


Remixes mainly

but a couple of his own decnet 12", same as Felix Cartal, who's probably the better of the two.


Felix Cartal

Hadn't heard but investigating now. Good call, by the sounds of it...


Maybe

The Knife's first album? The second was more electronic than electr though.

Isolee? Or is that micro-house or whatever the feck you call it.