Shimone is right but only scratching the surface.
Greg, much respect, but you're obviously not paying attention
to what is going on in electronic dance music and IDM.
Since around 1997 or so, there has been a continous electro revival that hasn't
stopped. Any reputable and intelligent DJ store has an entire section of
Electro (the clueless stores put it under 'breaks', but it is NOT breaks).
This genre is still producing plenty of solid work. Recommended: Satamile label
out of NYC. Bunker & Clone from Holland. Andrea Parker's Touchin' Bass label
from UK.
Probably 1/3 of all the vinyl I buy are electro releases, so i know a lot of the
names:
Andrea Parker
Bytecon
Anthony Rother
Silicon Scally
Manasyt
Adult.
Drexciya
DJ Godfather
Japanese Telecom
Decal
Aux 88
Octagon Man
Exzakt
Goudron
Perspects
Andrea Parker
Jackyl & Hyde
Mr. Velcro Fastener
Blotnik Brothers
Solvent
Lowfish
Legowelt
Steril
Orgue Electronique
Le Syndicat Electronique
& tons more. I have seen a number of these artists play live!!
A *lot* of IDM is influenced by electro, not just Autechre. Also, the spirit of
electro has crossed over to the point where there is electro-punk,
electro-house, electroclash & so on. Look at Peaches, Tiga, Miss Kittin &
others.
There are several websites on the net that cover electro in detail.
Respect to Hashim, Jonzun, Newcleus & Bambataa etc, but if you are looking for
electro from the 80s that is thinly produced, overly repetitive, and has a dude
rappin' over it, that's not where a lot of electro is at in 2005, and why
should it be, since the equipment is a lot better. look at
bootyhouse/ghettotech which is a cousin of electro for that older school flavor
though.
Godfather, Assault, Deeon & many others do that. Egyptian Lover is still going
strong from what I hear, too!
Hope this helps.
quoted 36 lines I've recently turned 30 and could just as easily say
> I've recently turned 30 and could just as easily say
> that nothing being produced today sounds like techno
> as I remember it back in the day. But what's the point
> of that? Electronic music evolves just like any other
> genre. Sure it doesnt sound the same as 10 years
> before - but then wherefore the intelligence? We'd all
> be bored to tears listening to 10 years of the exact
> same sound with nary a deviation. Electro good.
> Progress better.
>
> So let's see... How about Aux 88 or Drexciya for some
> electro listening? Or some of Suction Records output -
> Solvent, Lowfish, mmm.. goodie!?
>
> Shimone/Justes
> http://www.staticbeats.com
> http://www.jungle-life.com
> http://www.boomboombap.com
>
> --- Greg Hill <cameron69@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > electro? who in your opinion produces electro? I'm
> > in my 30s and my idea of
> > electro is stuff like Hashim, World Class Wreckin
> > cru, DJ Matrix, Freestyle,
> > Jonzun crew, Kraftwerk... nothing being produced
> > today in any type of
> > electronic music sounds like this stuff...the
> > closest would be Incunabula
> > from Autechre.
>
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