ambinate Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiowar Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 this question is way too vague to answer. I'd say check out ishkur's guide to find what you are looking for and go on from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambinate Posted August 26, 2007 Author Share Posted August 26, 2007 I dunno, man, wouldn't this be like asking for good bands to start with in any genre? Like if I had said "I wanna start listening to metal," people could say Sabbath or Metallica or whatever...unless I'm misunderstanding something here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I would have figured that with the advent of the internet and digital formats, all music was electronic these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambinate Posted August 26, 2007 Author Share Posted August 26, 2007 This is in fact a thinly veiled attempt to find out what music really is in the digital age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I'm guessing the genre you're looking for is Melodic Electronica. It's not really a mainstream electronica genre, but it's the closest I could think of that could match your description. I suggest you check out the british electronica artist Plaid, who have a quite typical Melodic Electronic sound, might be a bit too avant-gardist for your taste though =P Edit: Also, Aphex Twin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mage Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 BT, 'nuf said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiowar Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I dunno, man, wouldn't this be like asking for good bands to start with in any genre? Like if I had said "I wanna start listening to metal," people could say Sabbath or Metallica or whatever...unless I'm misunderstanding something here. electronic music isn't really a genre, really the comparison here would be you saying "I wanna start listening to guitar". OK, but that doesn't really describe any particular style. But you did say you were looking for upbeat, zircon type stuff, and a good place to start with that would be guys like the Chemical Brothers, Crystal Method, Pendulum, etc. but really check out ishkur's guide because it's a good way to find out what you're looking for also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkspast Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 BT is good, Darude is alright, hes the guy that did Sandstorm. Zircon and SGX have a 3 for $15 deal and there stuff is pretty good as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I write reviews periodically of electronic music I think is exceptional, which you can find at: www.myspace.com/zirconst In the blog section. I've done 4 or 5 different reviews so far, not a bad place to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shining Mirage Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Well there's Orbital, due to their ambient side of electronic. And then there's BT, like Black Mage stated. This is way too vague to answer, but I could give a few artists for you to check out. Thievery Corporation DJ Shadow B-Flat Moby (I guess?) Suisse Modular ...I mean, just go from what everyone here gave you and just venture out. Only you would know what appeals to you. Hope that helps... (somewhat) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 BT is good, Darude is alright, hes the guy that did Sandstorm. Zircon and SGX have a 3 for $15 deal and there stuff is pretty good as well. Darude sucks. I would advise starting with zircon too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nec5 Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Try ZLAD. 10 characters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Effef Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Darude sucks.I would advise starting with zircon too. Darude was good back in the day, bu there are much better choices now: Daft Punk BT Ferry Corsten Armin Van Buuren Stylophonic The Crystal Method Stoneface & Terminal Randy Boyer SGX there are a bunch of others i cant remember now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum4n After All Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Effef Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 lol i totally forgot about Daft Punk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum4n After All Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Don't forget JUSTICE. JUSTICE is cool. Also Soulwax. But Soulwax's last album though. And possibly good ol' Dirty Vegas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambinate Posted August 26, 2007 Author Share Posted August 26, 2007 Thanks a lot for the replies and recommendations so far, I'm gonna start checking it out. I found Ishkur's Guide, and holy shit! I thought metal had gone wild with genres and classifications, but this is a new level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Thanks a lot for the replies and recommendations so far, I'm gonna start checking it out.I found Ishkur's Guide, and holy shit! I thought metal had gone wild with genres and classifications, but this is a new level. You ain't heard nothing yet until you've heard Pirate Metal. =P On a more serious note, I don't think you can actually compare the two like that. I'd say comparing 'Rock' and 'Electronica' would be fairer, and even then I'm not really sure. I once heard someone saying that there is really no such thing as electronica, as the whole genre is way too broad to grasp within one word, and IMO the same goes for rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trygon Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I'm fond of Venetian Snares, personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lime Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Two things. 1. Daft Punk and Zircon are win 2. Big Jesus sig is big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambinate Posted August 26, 2007 Author Share Posted August 26, 2007 Pirate metal is the bomb, as is Star Wars metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Darude was good back in the day, bu there are much better choices now:Daft Punk BT Ferry Corsten Armin Van Buuren Stylophonic The Crystal Method Stoneface & Terminal Randy Boyer SGX there are a bunch of others i cant remember now I agree with just about everything on this list. The only groups that I can't reccomend are those which I'm not familiar with (Stoneface & Terminal, Randy Boyer, Stylophonic.) I suggest cheking them out anyway. Other than that, check out OverCoat's free music thread. You're bound to find lots of techno, trance, D&B, and more melodic music there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Old DJ Shadow. OLD DJ SHADOW. His new stuff is ew. Also daft punk and a lot of what SGX has is good times. Dunno about this zircon fellow though. Who's he? Some noob? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Already been recommended a few times, but SGX is good stuff. I'm gonna go ahead and recommend Blaqk Audio. It's good stuff too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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