Compulsory Listening: Which ELECTRONIC albums?

[Cylob]

To start...

Luke Slater - Alright on Top
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf100/f185/f185923re2p.jpg

And the obvious:
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc800/c848/c84886hif20.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd200/d219/d21982v8027.jpg

[Mattress]

BT - Movement In Still Life
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre100/e180/e180367s5ya.jpg

Paul Oakenfold - Tranceport
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd300/d310/d310881xtp7.jpg

Kruder and Dorfmeister - The K&D Sessions
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd300/d323/d3235480814.jpg

Hybrid - Wide Angle
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre200/e278/e278171xjgg.jpg

Paul van Dyk - Out There and Back
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre100/e182/e182522s5ol.jpg

[HarsH]

i'd say

Fatboy Slim - Halfway Between the Gutter and ther Stars

and the soundtrack to "pi"

[Mr Jones]

http://www.wavemusic.com/media/pics/content/110.jpg

Francois Kevorkian FKEP & Beyond

[zootm]

strictly speaking not electronic (all the instruments are analogue), but it's the same kinda music:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000IAG8.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
add n to (x) - avant hard

and this is great too:
http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/drc900/c924/c92414c1504.jpg
the orb's adventures beyond the ultraworld

[Cylob]

Howdy HarsH.

Some great choices already, Avante Hard, K&D Sessions, Out There and Back. I'm investigating Francois Kevorkian (some sort of master mixer?). Knowing Mr Jones it's A+ stuff.

Adding:
Ladytron - 604
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre500/e541/e54141ztub6.jpg

Miss Kittin & the Hacker - First Album
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf100/f153/f15320qsgd7.jpg

[DJ Egg]

FSOL - ISDN
FSOL - Dead Cities
FSOL - Lifeforms
Dr Alex Paterson's Voyage Into Paradise
Golden Claw Musics - All Blue Revue
Floatpoint - Beam Error
Salaryman - Salaryman
Trauma Club - Headology
Horizon 222 - Through The Round Window
Horizon 222 - The Three Of Swans
Globo - Pro War
Capricorn - Lost In Jellywood
Headrillaz - Coldharbour Rocks
Speedy J - G Spot
Richard H Kirk - The Number Of Magic
Electronic Eye - Closed Circuit
Rasmus - Mass Hysteria
Sabres Of Paradise - Sabresonic II
Sabres Of Paradise - Haunted Dancehall
Depth Charge - Nine Deadly Venoms
Recoil - Unsound Methods
Sushi Club - Sushidelic
Makyo (anything by)
Woob - 1194
mu-Ziq - Tango 'n Vectif
mu-Ziq - In Pine Effect
Mouse On Mars - Vulvaland
Seefeel - Succour
Boards of Canada - Geogaddi
Further - 5 Further Journeys
Anubian Lights - Let Not The Flame Die Out
Dub Trees - Nature Never Did Betray The Heart That Loved Her
Hallucinogen - In Dub
The Infinity Project - Mystical Experiences
Shpongle - Tales Of The Inexpressible
Shpongle - Are You Shpongled
Digital Mystery Tour - Digital Mystery Tour
Celtic Cross - Hicksville
Banco de Gaia - Maya
Banco De Gaia - Last Train to Lhasa
Amaruvision - Light Energy Performance
Global Communication - 76 14
Mortal - Deco
David Holmes - This Film's Crap, Let's Slash The Seats
Irresistible Force - Global Chillage
Spacetime Continuum - Sea Biscuit
Biosphere - patashnik
Biosphere - Microgravity
Robert Musso - Transonic
Sounds from the Ground - Kin
Children of the Bong - Sirius Sounds
Most things by: Astralasia / Pete Namlook / Loop Guru

...and there's plenty more, but that's enough for now ;)

[Mr Jones]

Originally posted by Cylob
I'm investigating Francois Kevorkian (some sort of master mixer?). Knowing Mr Jones it's A+ stuff.


Francois K was/is some shit hot DJ type from New York, came up thru the 70's and 80's

You might know him from some of his mix work on the Cure, Kraftwerk, or his production of Depeche Mode from the early 90's, in particular the Violator album, or any of the single mixes from the album, check out "enjoy the silence (bass line)" mix :up: , personally I don't think Violator would have been half the album it was without his production, the original Enjoy the silence on the album was mixed by someone else and it stands out like a sore thumb from the other 8 or 9 Francois K produced tracks, I replaced it on my burnt copy with a version mixed by him :D

Still producing, dj'ing and mixing today.

Check out his record label,
http://www.wavemusic.com

http://www.wavemusic.com/wave-artist/39

[Cylob]

:up: Cheers.

I notice his work's pretty sparse. Must be the time of day.

[Cylob]

I have just 3 albums from DJ Egg's list. Adding:

Underworld - dubnobasswithmyheadman (perhaps my favourite):
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf500/f555/f55500ig9ta.jpg

Also worth mentioning:
808 State - Ninety
808 State - Ex:El
Anthony Rother (any album)
Cybotron - Clear
Adult. - Resuscitation
Chicks on Speed - Will Save Us All
FC Kahuna - Machine Says Yes
Swayzak - Dirty Dancing
Leftfield - Leftism
Xymox - Medusa

[Mattress]

Way Out West - Intensify
Thievery Corporation - The Mirror Conspiracy

[Cylob]

Some more (an eclectic lot):

Faultline - Closer Colder
Laurent Garnier - Unreasonable Behaviour
Cassius - 1999
Lo-Fidelity Allstars - How to Operate With a Blown Mind
Aim - Cold Water Music
Console - Rocket in the Pocket
Alpinestars - B.A.S.I.C.
Swayzak - Himwari
Royksopp - Melody AM
The Shamen - Boss Drum

And of course,
Electronic - Electronic
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc400/c477/c47743wxv3v.jpg

[Mattress]

ahh yeah Royksopp, I still need to pick up that album.

[Twilightseer]

I would have to agree with Lifeforms by FSOL, best ambient-techno album ever. I would add a couple of records by The Orb "Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld" and "UF ORB" :)

My knowledge is limited in this area, though :(

[Cylob]

Originally posted by Twilightseer
I would have to agree with Lifeforms by FSOL, best ambient-techno album ever. I would add a couple of records by The Orb "Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld" and "UF ORB" :)


I haven't got any of those, I'll put them on my very long lost. I have the Orb/Blue Room and FSOL/Dead Cities. Neither is anything special.

Have you heard either Stranger or Michelle by Clan of Xymox Twilightseer? If you look at AMG you'll see where I'm coming from (if you like New Order or the Cure).....

[Ghoti]

A bit more "ambient" than "electronic", but I recommend Jonn Serrie (http://www.vipinfo.com/jonn/jonmusic.htm):
And the Stars Go With You
Flightpath
Planetary Chronicles I & II

Some great "sex" music:
Music to Disappear In - Raphael
http://www.valley-entertainment.com/images/link_HOS11005-1.jpg

Very tasty "Live" electronic music:
Tangerine Dream - Encore
http://www.germanrock.de/t/tangerine_dream/cover_encore.jpg

[laz]

Chemical Brothers - Exit plaet dust
DJ Sasha - airdrawndagger
Board of Canada - (any and all of their albums, they are all good)

[Rovastar]

SOme clasic albums listed in this thread:

Underworld - dubnobasswithmyheadman
FSOL - Lifeforms
Kruder and Dorfmeister - The K&D Sessions
Global Communication - 76 14


and adding

APhex Twin - Selected Ambient WOrks 85-92
Four Tet - Rounds

Royksopp *sigh* over hyped and over here. Dear me an average downbeat band with very good marketing. The first ablum release what was that 2 years ago now didn't get teh aclaim they felt it deserve and released it and realeased it and then released singel from liek 2 years ago. Then released remixes of these 2 year old tracks. SOld out completely. The next album will be the true test I guess they will do nothing decent just plenty of advertising.

[Cylob]

I liked Royksopp's album, at least 4 excellent tracks IMO. How can you not like Eple, Poor Leno or Remind Me?? It's how pop music should be.

[Rovastar]

*sigh* Oh well. BTW is your handle after the Electronica Artist Cylob on Aphex Twins Rephlex label (are they still there. *shrug*)

[Cylob]

Correct on both counts. I'm not into the band Cylob really, I just like one of their tracks ('Living in the 1980's') and their name. Most the the Rephlex stuff is just noise. Aphex Twin is total crap. I haven't heard any M-uziq stuff yet, it's not a priority.

[Mr Jones]

I'm amazed no one has mentioned the grad daddy of all Electronic groups, Kraftwerk.

Any of their early stuff should be right up there in any bleep bloopers collection, in fact they have a new album out right now, first in nearly god knows how many years ..

Tour De France Soundtracks..

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/5917082.JPG

Might have to have a bit of a sample of that later...

[Captain Bottles]

Whoever's mentioning Four Tet's Rounds over and over, good stuff. One of my favourite electronica albums of the year thus far.

[Cylob]

Originally posted by Mr Jones
I'm amazed no one has mentioned the grad daddy of all Electronic groups, Kraftwerk.
The new album (if you can call it that) is on my virtual shopping list. About 10 albums down. Should be worth a laugh.

[Captain Bottles]

I've heard it. It isn't bad, per se, but it's no more worth getting than, say, any other decent album - which, since we're judging by Kraftwerk standards, makes it more satisfying NOT to listen to. :(

Don't do it. You'll regret it.

[Mattress]

I don't care much for Kraftwerk, just because you're a pioneer of a genre doesn't automatically make you good.

[Cylob]

Originally posted by Mattress
I don't care much for Kraftwerk, just because you're a pioneer of a genre doesn't automatically make you good.

True, and most Kraftwerk albums IMO are patchy. But they have made some excellent tracks:
The Model
Pocket Calculator
Tour De France
Autobahn

To name a few. Computer World & Trans-Europe Express take a little getting into. But it's ultimately worth the effort.

[music_man_mpc]

Download - The Eyes of Stanley Pain
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000005DC3.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Album
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002HOF.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Aphex Twin - I Care Because You Do
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002HIK.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Venetian Snares - Songs About My Cats
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005B3Y9.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Squarepusher - Big Loada
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000DMOK.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Squarepusher - Go Plastic!
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005K9ZD.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Autechre - Tri Repetae++
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000003RHB.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Autechre - Draft 7.30
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000089HD9.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Plaid - Double Figure
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005JA1C.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Plaid - Trainer
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000516ZE.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Soulseek Records - Cen'Art
http://www.soulseekrecords.com/img/cover_slsk003_front.jpg
Soulseek Records - Compilation 001
http://www.soulseekrecords.com/img/cover_slsk001_front.jpg
Soulseek Records - One Minute Massacre V. 1
http://www.soulseekrecords.com/img/cover_slsk002_front.jpg

[Captain Bottles]

Originally posted by Mattress
I don't care much for Kraftwerk, just because you're a pioneer of a genre doesn't automatically make you good.

I'd say their two early albums were hit and miss, but Trans-Europe Express, Man-Machine, and Computer World are all incredible, and Autobahn is without flaw.

[Cylob]

Originally posted by Mr Jones
Francois Kevorkian FKEP & Beyond

I wondered why my HD was cluttered with Francois K stuff. I just remembered, it was this post. Cheers Jones, good taste as always.

Much to my frustration, I can't get a decent copy of his remix of Mulu/Pussycat. 10 corrupted copies outta 10.

[Cylob]

music_man - can you do something about that last image, it's stretched the thread.

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[music_man_mpc]

Originally posted by Cylob
music_man - can you do something about that last image, it's stretched the thread.

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yeah, I was wondering if that would annoy anyone . . . just a sec.

edit: hmmm it seems to be too late to edit that post (i don't see why they have this restriction). Anyway how to I contact an admin to get it changed aroung here?

edit 2: I'm going to ba away from my comp for a while so if an admin sees this feel free to remove the last image I posted above, the one that stretches the thread. thanx!

[zootm]

good recommendations, music_man_mpc :up:

[Mr Jones]

Fixed,

In future, it's better to post links to images rather than big ass images, think of the kids on dial up...

We have the restriction for safetys sake, what's to stop someone starting a flame war, calling someone every name under the sun and then editing out all the bad stuff once someone complains about it.

3 Hours is in my opinion way to long to let people edit things, 15 minutes max if I had my way, gives you time to post, review and correct any mistakes you might have made.

[music_man_mpc]

Originally posted by Mr Jones
In future, it's better to post links to images rather than big ass images, think of the kids on dial up...

There are people still on dialup?? :eek: :weird: :igor: :( :hang:

Sorry to sound insensitive, but I've completely forgotten what it was like when download times were an issue. :p

[dylman]

The Prodigy: Music For The Jilted Generation
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000026XSY.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Mogwai: Young Team
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000023XD7.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Loads of good stuff in this thread. :)

[Cylob]

And I thought Mogwai was a rock band.

[zootm]

mogwai are somewhere in between, if i remember. i haven't heard them in ages, though.

[Merlin]

Heh, everything I was going to say has already been said.

I'll re-iterate Royksopp's Melody AM as a good choice. Then there's Daft Punk's second album, Discovery. It just feels and sounds good. I'm also a fan of Surrender by the Chemical Brothers. :up:

I recognise some of these other names from when I used to trawl the house / ambient sections of the record shops with Jonno. We'd just spin random rare vinyl on the decks all afternoon, I hardly ever bought anything, :blah:

[Rovastar]

I will re-iterate again Royksopp's are an average downbeat/pop combo. Why is it the album had to be re-released (haha I do laugh when they were on best newcomer albums last year. The album came out teh year before.). There are a lot better of that genre. COmpare to more of the genre like dZihan & Kamiens 'Freaks and Icons' of about the same period...or anything from Klein Records, etc, etc

[Cylob]

Originally posted by Rovastar
There are a lot better of that genre. COmpare to more of the genre like dZihan & Kamiens 'Freaks and Icons' of about the same period...or anything from Klein Records, etc, etc

I haven't heard of these. Is there any likelihood of getting their material (otherwise it's just names). I don't think anyone said Royksopp were the best thing since sliced bread, just a quality pop band. Melody AM is a quality album, you could do alot worse. I would consider it one of the decent releases of 2002, a must-have in my collection.

[Cylob]

The Ultimate ELECTRONIC Compilation: Add a track to the list, eventually there'll be 10 (very varied) songs:

1. Ladytron - Another Breakfast With You

[music_man_mpc]

2. Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy

[Rovastar]

Originally posted by Cylob
I would consider it one of the decent releases of 2002, a must-have in my collection.

LOL that is one of my points it was 2001

[zootm]

3. Add N To (X) - Metal Fingers In My Body

[yodajim]

Hybrid - Wider Angle
Hybrid - Morning Sci-Fi
Hybrid - Remix & Additional Production
Leftfield - Leftism
Underworld - Everything Everything
Starecase - First Floor
Orbital - Brown Album
Orbital - Work
Futureshock - Phantom Theory
BT - Movement In Still Life
Satoshi Tomeii - Full Lick
XPress2 - MuzikizuM
Cybotron - Clear
Layo & Bushwacka - Low Life
Freeland - Us & Then (Something like that I forget)
Basement Jaxx – Remedy
The Chemical Brothers – Surrender
The Maddkatt Courtship – I Know Electrikboy
Underworld – Beaucoup Fish
Macy Gray – On How Life Is
Moby – Play
TLC – Fanmail
Layo And Bushwacka – Lowlife
Presence – All Systems Gone
Orbital – The Middle Of Nowhere
Air – Moon Safari
Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come A Long Way Baby
Deep Dish – Junk Science
Danny Tenaglia – Tourism
Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty
Massive Attack – Mezzanine
Lo-Fidelity Allstars – How To Operate With A Blown Mind
Rae & Christian – Northern Sulphuric Soul
UNKLE – Psyence Fiction
Faithless – Sunday 8pm
Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
Roni Size/Reprazenr – New Forms
The Prodigy – The Fat Of The Land
Daft Punk – Homework
Ettienne De Crecy Presents.. – Super Discount
Luke Slater – Freak Funk
Common – One Day..It’ll All Make Sense
Tuff Jam – Underground Frequencies
Erykah Badu – Baduizm
Bentley Rhythm Ace – Bentley Rhythm Ace
David Holms – Lets Get Killed
Primal Scream – Vanishing Point
Portishead – Portishead
Dave Angel – Globetrotting
Wu-Tang Clan – Wu-Tang Forever
Various – V Classic
Bjork – Homogenic
Future Homosapiens – Moonrock
Faze Action – Plans And Designs
Ballistic Brothers – Rude System
Underworld - Second toughest in the infants
Fugees - The Score
Orbital - Insides
Everything but the girl - Walking wounded
Dave Clarke - Archive one
Dimitri from Paris - Sacre blue
CJ Bolland - The analogue theater
Tricky - Pre-millenium tension
Lionrock - An instinct for detection
Various - Logical progression
A tribe called quest - Beats, rhymes and life
Fila Brazillia - Black market gardening
Genaside II - New 4 for the haunted
The future sound of London - Dead cities
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
Enforcers - Above the law
Fatboy slim - Better living through chemistry
Various - Central heating
T. Power - Waveform
Slam - Headstates
Tricky - Maxinquaye
Ballistic Brothers - London Hooligan Soul
Goldie - Timeless
St Germain - Boulevard - The Complete Series
T.Power - Self Evident Truths Of An Intuitive Mind Dave Angel - Tales Of The Unexpected
Coldcut - 70 Minutes Of Madness
Joey Beltram - Places
Massive Attack vs Mad Professor - No Protection
Sound Patrol - Sweetened, No Lemon
Raekwon The Chef - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Buju Banton - Til' Shiloh
Black Dog - Spanners
The Advent - Elements Of Life
Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust
Bjork - Post
Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
Heights Of Abraham - Electric Hush
Vanessa Daou - Zipless

[apola_anamisha]

I hate electronic albums.
SOUND POLLUTION!

[corkhead0]

So what are you doing in this thread then?

[Namelessv1]

Originally posted by apola_anamisha
I hate electronic albums.
SOUND POLLUTION!

WTF? Why did you post in this thread just to complain?

[apola_anamisha]

You can't do monopoly business.........if you can complain 'bout boy-bands.........I've every right to say something(true) against electronic music.

[Namelessv1]

Those threads were open topic music threads. If you make a "boy-band" specific thread, I'll ignore it. There's no goddamn reason for the post you made here.

[apola_anamisha]

May be you'll but what 'bout others........i got the lesson from the very first post I made here

Defend boy-bands (http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152564)

So its my turn now:D

[Cylob]

I know why you don't like electronic music - it's too sophisticated.:p

Back on topic:

Alpinestars - B.A.S.I.C.
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf600/f697/f69706s23i1.jpg

[superunknown]

http://cover09.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/440/448177.jpg
Miguel Migs (Nude Tempo series)
- best chill out artist ever

Crystal Method
Thievery Corporation
Prodigy
New Order
Depeche Mode
Everything But The Girl
Morcheeba
Kraftwerk

[orac]

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc800/c856/c85643b70p2.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd100/d101/d10177wloul.jpg

http://website.lineone.net/~home_james/electronic/images/electronic_remastered.jpg

New Order - Blue Monday

http://www.worldinmotion.net/neworder/discography/singles/1983/BlueMonday12.jpg

[ScorLibran]

I've sought out a lot of E music to sample in the past month or so, and discovered I've got a very narrow taste for what I like. The ones I've had for a while tend to be my favorites. A lot of the stuff I didn't own but listened to made it clear to me why I didn't own it. :eek:

I guess the best way to describe what I look for is what I consider the "character" of the music. That's not to say there's no character (or even less character) in the E music I don't like...it's just that I like a certain type of character.

Favorites from my collection:

The Chemical Brothers ~ Surrender (1999) <--- (My current favorite of all...reeks of "character" ;) )
The Chemical Brothers ~ Dig Your Own Hole (1997)
The Crystal Method ~ Vegas (1997) (I consider this "PowerElectronica")
Fatboy Slim ~ Better Living Through Chemistry (1996)
Fatboy Slim ~ You've Come A Long Way, Baby (1998) (My first FBS album...I was hooked immediately, although his debut album is my favorite of all his work.)
Fatboy Slim ~ On The Floor At The Boutique (1998)
Fatboy Slim ~ The Fatboy Slim/Norman Cook Collection (2000)
Kraftwerk ~ Computer World (1981) (Too nerdy for company to hear, but I listen when alone pretty often. :) )
Lo Fidelity Allstars ~ How To Operate With A Blown Mind (1998)
Lo Fidelity Allstars ~ On The Floor At The Boutique (1999)
Ozric Tentacles ~ Jurassic Shift (1993)
Prodigy ~ The Fat Of The Land (1997)
Synergy ~ Games (1979) (I bought this LP when it was brand new. My first foray into E music. Electronica before Electronica was cool. Larry Fast is an absolute genious.)
Synergy ~ Audion (1981)

And two others I own but don't like so much:

Fatboy Slim ~ Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars (2000) (Sounded a little like N.C. was going for a radio single...somewhat disappointing. "You've Come A Long Way" was edging in that direction a little, and after Illuminati, I haven't heard anything new from him I liked much at all.)
Paul Oakenfold ~ Tranceport (1997) (Everything after the first song was like I was listening to the same track over and over. Guess I got spoiled by sheer variety of tracks on The Chemical Brothers albums.)

[Cylob]

The Chemical Brothers & Fatboy Slim are entirely disposible. The Lo-Fidelity Allstars lost the plot after How to Operate With A Blown Mind.:( Shame, tracks like Lazer Sheep Dip Funk are top-notch.

I'm moving away from techno and into electro.

The Faint - Danse Macabre
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00006S20M.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Crossover - Fantasmo
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005UO4T.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Japanese Telecom - Virtual Geisha
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005Q684.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[ScorLibran]

Originally posted by Cylob
The Chemical Brothers & Fatboy Slim are entirely disposible.
I agree entirely. Except I would replace the word "disposable" with "timeless". :D I guess my main disappointment was Paul Oakenfold. I heard several people say "Oh, he's the originator of modern techno...the standard others try to reach". I was left flat by him. I'm just glad there's much better out there.

I also agree that Lo Fidelity Allstars are weak after Blown Mind, and a good portion of Blown Mind itself is forgettable even. The rest of electronica and techno I've heard (pretty much everything people have recommended to me in the past six months) just doesn't match what I'm looking for. I'm cursed with being too finicky and selective. :)

[Cylob]

Originally posted by ScorLibran
I'm cursed with being too finicky and selective. :) Who says it's a curse? Music's a very personal thing.

Paul Oakenfold probably is the originator of modern techno, for that he should be taken out and shot.:D

[ScorLibran]

Originally posted by Cylob
Paul Oakenfold probably is the originator of modern techno, for that he should be taken out and shot.:D
Amen. :)

A lot of my respect goes to Larry Fast. He created his electronica with 25+ year old technology compared to what we have now. Back when a computer would crowd a small room. Kraftwerk is great for the same reason.

[Cylob]

Yes. Viva la pioneers!

Paul Oakenfold's just an ugly moose on Mount Kraftwerk, his genre's the rest of the herd. That style of techno will die out in due course. It's just a small insignificant part of electronica.

I've never heard of Larry Fast. I have heard of Larry Tee.....:)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf800/f806/f80697jxffr.jpg

Larry's a mountain lion. He'd rip a moose to shreds in 4 or 5 seconds.

Is it medication time again?

[ScorLibran]

Here's (http://synergy-emusic.com/lfbio.html) the bio on Larry Fast. And here's (http://synergy-emusic.com/) his SYNERGY project web site. He didn't only help to pioneer the electronic music style, but he also invented several of the technologies used since the mid-70's to modern day. He started by building custom synthesizer modules for Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman, and worked with several early electronica bands. Then he embarked on his SYNERGY project, which is still ongoing (last album was in 2002).

I only have two Synergy albums, but I really want the whole collection (10 in all, I think). My recommendation for a first-purchase to anyone interested would be Games (1979), as this album has the first released instance of Larry's digital synthesis work. Give it a listen. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/recs/radio/krex/-/album/B000009CM8/ref=pd_krex_dp_a/002-5420452-4056842) ;)

(And here are some samples from Audion (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/recs/radio/krex/-/album/B000009CM9/ref=pd_krex_dp_a/002-5420452-4056842) (1981), too.)

[danbrusca]

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Work 85-92
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II
Aphex Twin - Richard D. James
Aphex Twin - Drukqs
Arovane - Tides
Astrobotnia - Part 01
Autechre - Incunabula
Autechre - LP5
Autechre - Confield
Boards Of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children
Four Tet - Pause
Markant - Infam
Plaid - Double Figure
Pole - 3
:zoviet*france: - Digilogue

[ozloi]

i dont know albums so ill just go with groups...
Trancecontrol
Cosmic Baby
E-nomine
DJ encore f. Engelina

those are my faves that i dont think have been mentioned...no point mentioning shit that has already been thrown out there...

[ScorLibran]

Originally posted by Cylob
The Ultimate ELECTRONIC Compilation: Add a track to the list, eventually there'll be 10 (very varied) songs:

1. Ladytron - Another Breakfast With You
This was a good idea...that fell to the wayside, so I'm bringing it back. :)

Summary so far...

1. Ladytron - Another Breakfast With You
2. Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy
3. Add N To (X) - Metal Fingers In My Body

And my own contribution...

4. Ozric Tentacles - Pteranodon

[Cylob]

Good stuff ScorLibran.:)

Only 6 to go and I can burn my very own Music O Rama compilation CD.:D We may have 10 tracks in time for next christmas.

[zootm]

Originally posted by apola_anamisha
You can't do monopoly business.........if you can complain 'bout boy-bands.........I've every right to say something(true) against electronic music.
a lot of boy-band music is based on electronic music. justin timberlake comes particularly to mind. he has a lot of watered-down electronic beats and things on his backing track.

[Cylob]

But it's not electronica though.:D You can dress a boy-band up in whatever you like but as soon as the mouth opens.... it's in that sad genre alone.

What really irritates me is AMG still classes it as rock. Yeah right.

[zootm]

i'm just saying, that boy-band fans can't really criticise electronica, when it's the music that theirs rips off so much.

[Cylob]

Boy band fans are in no position to criticize anything.:D

Filth.:down:

[Doktor]

I must admit I am far much more into punk-rock-hard-core stuff, so I might be a bit offtopic and my electonica-favourites considered as shitty, but I'll give it a try:

Prodigy - Fat of the land
http://www.lyrics.com/p/prodigy/the.fat.of.the.land.jpg

Chemical brothers - Surrender
http://www.rock.********images/chemical.JPG

Faithless - Sunday 8pm
http://www.townsend-records.co.uk/acatalog/faithlesssunday8pm.jpg

Ecstasy of St.Theresa
http://live.atlas*****images/eost_plakat.jpg

[systrum]

cylob - cylobian sunset
velocette - changes in the rhythm of life
console - pan or ama
bola - soup
monolake - cinemascope
b12 - time tourist
push button objects dirty dozen
****** versus japan - go hawaii
3mb featuring juan atkins - 3mb featuring juan atkins