A chunk of a recent Metafilter thread





Speaking of pop-glitch, the new Notwist album (Neon Golden) is pretty good. Unfortunately, after repeated listens, I tend to ultimately find almost all of that stuff (Dntel included), pretty flat.


posted by Marquis at 1:11 PM PST on March 18










Sapphireblue: Here's Halou's website if you don't have it already. They're on Nettwerk these days. I have't heard their new album, only We Only Love You but it's beautiful. I've heard a ton of good things about the new album though.


posted by sigma7 at 1:45 PM PST on March 18










Someone gimme a list of the first five albums I should listen to.





I suggest Amon Tobin's Supermodified and Talvin Singh's OK. Also, Ninja Tune's Xen Cuts is a great 3 cd compilation of some of the label's stuff from over the years.


posted by Ty Webb at 2:17 PM PST on March 18










What about us poor pathetic unhip middle-aged losers who only know electronica through mitsubishi commercials? Someone gimme a list of the first five albums I should listen to.





a good place to start might be with the albums and artists listed in Grooves magazine IDM 2001 Year End Poll. Of course, these are all from last year, and electronic music tends to be pretty vital -- artists tend to revisit their sound from album to album. (Autechre is a pretty good example of this.) but it's a good start. there's also a small archive of web reviews there, and i'd also recommend picking up the magazine itself, which is really pretty good (except for it's gear reviews, grrr).





i'd make more assertions about the state of IDM/experimental/fuckall music but i don't spend an excessive amount of time trainspotting or well, reading the mailing lists, or all that and whatnot, and so i'm rather likely to be yelled at by a miffed nitpicker: "What? That's not glitchcore brokenbeat! That's coreglitch beatbroken!" also i'm just not that damn knowledgable, although occasionally i like to fake it. i will say this: it's got a nice beat, and you can dance to it.


posted by fishfucker at 2:29 PM PST on March 18










Someone gimme a list of the first five albums I should listen to





this is more techno / house than idm / electronica, but:





5 artists - 5 albums / 5 mix cds





Derrick May - Innovator / Mix-up vol 5 (aka Mayday mix)


Jeff Mills - The Other Day / Mix-up vol 2 (aka Liquid rooms)


Surgeon - Force and Form / Counterbalance Collection


Green Velvet (aka Cajmere) - Green Velvet / Techno Funk


Richie Hawtin (aka Plastikman) - Sheet One / Decks, EFX & 909


posted by inpHilltr8r at 2:44 PM PST on March 18










Aargh! The server ate my post. Oh well, take two.





Here's my sugeestion for a couple:


Warp Records - Routine


- compilation with Autechre, Boards of Canada, lots of other 'popular' IDM style artists


Ninja Tune Records - Xen Cuts


- great comp, more hiphop influenced


Thievery Corporation - Mirror Conspiracy


- not really electronica, but again a great intro into downtempo/acid-jazz





I also really like Tobin's IDM/jazz and Singh's tabla-infused electronica, mentioned above.


posted by sauril at 2:49 PM PST on March 18










I second The Notwist, which is only electronica to the degree that Console adds noises to the sounds of a three-piece band, but the results are enthralling, at least for a few listens. Even the reknowed Die Zeit likes them.





For laid-back mellowness, may I suggest the Gotan Project's "Revancha del Tango," which pleasantly combines classic tangos with beats. Air's "Moon Safari" is also nice in a background sort of way.





There's also a thriving sub-sub-culture of live techno jam bands, including Sound Tribe Sector 9, Disco Biscuits, Lake Trout, DJ Logic, and the New Deal.





Caveat: I have no idea if any of this stuff constitutes hip. Just thought I'd contribute some names worth plugging into Grokster.


posted by muckster at 4:43 PM PST on March 18










i like "telefon tel aviv" lots.


kinda pop-idm.


posted by juv3nal at 8:23 PM PST on March 18










Console's great stuff. A friend of mine played me 14 Zero Zero and I've been hooked ever since.


posted by sigma7 at 8:20 AM PST on March 19