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From: CLARDAV
II thought the last two MeatBeat releases were phenomenal
with
multiple-layered textures and actual songs!! Can anyone
recommend some
other releases that fall in that territory?
For "actual songs" that are kind of IDM like, check out:
Emergency Broadcast Network (EBN) - "Telecommunications Breakdown" -
Apparently most of the music on this band's album was done by Jack
Dangers of Meatbeat. Not all great, but some really nice stuff on this
record.
Underworld - Their vocals remind me of 70's-80's art-rock. Epic themes.
Laika "Silver Apples of the Moon" - Really nice sophisticated beats and
melodies. This is the woman who was the good half of from Moonshake.
Their new album came out last week and its not as great as Silver
Apples.
Moloko - "Do you like my tight sweater" - I just got this and it's
really cool. There's this woman singing these funky almost scat-like yet
funny lyrics on top of . It's kind of goofy in some ways, but never
annoyingly so.
Mad Professor vs Massive Attack - "No Protection" - The Prof remixes the
entire Massive Attack "Protection" album. Kickz the shit out of the
original. Real trippy and HARD HARD HARD.
On Now: StereoLab "Emperor Tomato Ketchup" OLV26 (sounds like the
soft-moog arpeggio breakdown from KW's Autobahn!)
And of course theres all that trip-hop (massive attack, tricky,
portishead) that I'm sure the few single minded purists on this list
will hate even more than the stuff I've listed above.
-Chris Fahey