well, i personally am a fan of the whole ersatz audio/adult sound, although
it seems as though you're shying from the more aggressive/robotic side and
leaning on the more synth-pop side. i too thought was pretty indifferent on
the skanfrom release, not really too into it. you probably won't get much
out of the miss kitten collaborations, esp the hacker, if you aren't into
adult, although i prefer the hacker's style over ersatz in general.
you might, however, check out the "rippin kittin" 12" from golden boy and
miss kittin, or even possibly the full length "or" which deviates from the
new wave revival and opts more for straight-ahead italo-disco stuff.
some other items i've picked up that i highly recommend:
waldorf "you're my disco" (a touch of class usa) very very cheesy but
totally fun. worth it for the cover photograph alone... a lot of other
things on this american label are equally ridiculous and worth looking into.
not to be confused with the far less ridiculous (and more credible) german
label of the same name....
legowelt "wirtschaftswunder" (bunker) really great italo stuff. much better
than the "pimpshifter" 12" which, although not bad, left me wanting
something more
antonelli electr "me, the disco machine" (italic) my favorite schwander
release, not as pop but really smooth tracks. worth it for "automatic music"
and "i don't want nobody else but you"... like giorgio moroder crossed with
new order, although that comparison might be too easy.
mathias schaffh?user "hey little girl" (ware) really great remake of the
icehouse track, with a feather-light guest vocal line. like erasure meets
kompakt.
northern lite "trusting blind" and "treat me better" (frauenfunk and city
rockers, respectively) really nice mix of new wave and contemporary sounds,
vocals and all
toktok vs. soffy-o "missy queen's gonna die" (bpitch control) essential!!!
get the 10" first, then if you want more pick up the 12" of remixes which,
although not as good as the original, are still worth it
little computer people "electro pop" (psi49net) if you didn't like the track
on the a.rother electro commando comp, you might not like this, but i think
it's stellar!
catnip "word to the bird" (stilleben) hear it and believe that this was made
in 2001 and not 1985, haha. collaboration between legowelt and luke
eargoggle, need i say more?
smash tv "electrified" (bpitch control) this has gotten mixed reviews on the
list but i personally love it. yes, the vocals are cheesy (and new wave
wasn't?), the sounds are decimated to hell, it sounds like an atari locked
inside a mirrorball, bit a lot funkier. i highly highly recommend this
release. if you are looking for a taste without getting the full length, the
"I love you now" 12" that preceded it is great (3 tracks of the 4 are on the
full length, though)
linda lamb "hot room" (gigolo) this is pretty good, lightweight vocal pop on
the gigolo label...
on a side note, i've been really hooked on David Carretta lately, starting
first with his ubiquitous "Vicious Game" single (on the Domination 12") and
then backtracking to his Gigolo full length (Le Catalogue Electronique) and
some of his harder Thrust releases. If anyone has not checked out the
Domination 12" but is into the whole Gigolo schtick, I highly recommend
doing so, right away.
also, the Electronicat release on Angelika Koehlermann is top notch, very
dirty, coked-up studio craziness. Think 808s, guitars, feedback, vocals that
meander between English and French.... and you've scratched the surface.
i just ordered the new CD by Travelogue on Plastiq Musiq which sounds pretty
good. very 80s new wave influenced stuff..... also the new 12" by creme de
menthe called "plastique" looks to be great.
anyway,
hope this mishmash of namedropping helps...
matt
quoted 45 lines so i seem to keep buying more and more electro & synth pop lately. i'd
>so i seem to keep buying more and more electro & synth pop lately. i'd
>like some recommendations on where to go from here.
>
>i just picked up 2/3 of the new Disco Nouveau comp on Ghostly
>International. (apparently the third record was short pressed or
>something?) anyway, i just love this comp. in particular, the tracks by
>legowelt, solvent, daniel wang, ectomorph and lowfish are just amazing. i
>like the production on the dmx krew track, but i'm not a big fan of the
>vocals there.
>
>i also recently picked up soviet's "we are eyes, we are builders" and i've
>been listening to it quite a bit. the vocals are dead on depeche mode with
>nice production - drum machines, synths, occasionally some guitar. it's a
>damn good album. definitely very retro-y though. (perhaps that goes
>without saying for synth pop?)
>
>other stuff i like:
>
>both releases on device entertainment recordings (gique & carl a finlow)
>the datathief 12" on Orange (though, except for the last track, i think
>it's a little harder than what i'd like to spin)
>le syndicate electronique - dissidence (invasion planete) (i like the
>slightly industrial feel of this record)
>
>stuff i'm ambivalent about:
>
>skanfrom - hand picked fragments
>anthony rother presents electro commando 1 welcome to psicity
>
>stuff i don't really like:
>
>adult - entertainment
>adult - hand to phone remixes (but i think i only listened to this record
>one, perhaps another listen is in order?)
>
>
>i'm probably forgetting some other records i own, but you get the idea.
>
>so, if you basically thought solvent was the best synth pop out there,
>where, besides suction, would you look for synthpop?
>
>and as far as electro goes, it seems i probably like it a little on the
>smooth and poppy side. any thoughts?
>
>i want my robot disco!
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