Best electronic music act ever

[SerenityNigh]

Voted A N Other

Not just because I don’t know half the acts in that list

Nor because I think Radiohead did as much for “electronica” using their analog devices as many of the others have

But mostly because “ever” is a very, very long time.

 

[magicjuan]

Tuuuuuuuune

The sounds of my early yoof.

Reproduction and Travelogue , aren`t fashionable anymore, as people just think of the Human League, as " Don`t you want me baby ".

But they`re both belting albums, real dark synth and just Phil Oakey, as he hadn`t split from the rest who become Heaven 17 / the girls hadn`t joined yet.

In saying that, I love the Dare album too. ( the Sound of the Crowd etc )

Have you heard Gary Numan`s new album - Savage ( songs from a broken world ) ?.

It`s a cracker and reminds me very much of the early Human league

prefer this version to the produced one. Have you seen the doc on Sheffield music with Chakk and others?

 

[magicjuan]

 

[Philw]

I went for the Bends, disappointed at no Radiohead on toast option though!

Haha, one of my fave scenes/episodes that!

SL2


and what?

Choooooon!!

 

[Boba Fret]

 

[COYBL25]

prefer this version to the produced one. Have you seen the doc on Sheffield music with Chakk and others?

Spot on, the "unpolished " versions are deffo better than the cleaned up versions.

I saw that doc ages ages ago. It was really well put together and made you realise how much top "electro " came out of Sheffield during that period.

Most people don`t think of the Human League, as anything other than the Dare album and stuff after that, when there`s so much more to them.

 

[aberonn]

 

[COYBL25]

You can pretty much take your pick with Jean Michel Jarre albums really, most are very listenable.

Seen him live a couple of times years ago.

Best one was in the docks in East London tripping off my head, the light show was something else

 

[.....!]

This was very, very good live...

 

[.....!]

Top one. nice one, get sorted.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Best Artists

Massive Attack
Jon Hopkins
Burial
Amon Tobin
Aphex Twin
Boards of Canada
Apparat
Bonobo
Four Tet

Best Albums

Burial - Untrue
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Trentemoller - The Last Resort
Aphex Twin - Selected ambient works
Amon Tobin - Out from outwhere
Goldie - Timeless
Boards of Canada - Music has the right to children


In b4 someone mentions an “EDM” artist and I get trigggered.

Agreed on almost all your best artists list.

For me the best electronic album of all time is Burial - Untrue. It genuinely changed my life (gaaaaaay).

Best live act for me is Four Tet. His recent live show in London blew me away.

 

[longers]

This was very, very good live...

I went to the ISAM 2.0 show in Hammersmith Apollo a few years back, was friggin awesome.

 

[magicjuan]

Their early stuff as nexus 21 is amazing

 

[dholliday]

Best Albums

Burial - Untrue
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Trentemoller - The Last Resort
Aphex Twin - Selected ambient works
Amon Tobin - Out from outwhere
Goldie - Timeless
Boards of Canada - Music has the right to children

yeah, best album lists are fun. I'll stick to 7 then:

1. Psykovsky - Tanetsveta (psy-trance in an avant-garde style, mesmerising, addictive. I know all 2+ hours of it by heart, every sound is in the right place. 2nd only to Pink Floyd's The Wall as favourite longform musik ever. Best track: Aura Leta)
2. Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generation (still sounds like it was made in the future. Best track: Speedway)
3. Harmonia - Musik von Harmonia (actually made in deep space. Best track: Sehr Kosmisch)
4. Derango - Tumult (pure psychedelic power, better than a workout at the gym! Best track: Deranged)
5. Juno Reactor - Shango (eclectic & epic. Best track: Badimo)
6. Tangerine Dream - Rubycon (it's one big atmospheric piece, feel those juicy arps)
7. Staruha Mha - Fires (this musician has a dark tragic story, but he left us with magical forest ambience. Best track: Arashamf)

 

[jtl60]

Pet Shop Boys