Preamble: I need to buy some more electro, but
at ~16-20 USD per album I need to invest wisely.
I know there was an electro thread on here a
couple months ago and I paid close attention.
But I have some follow-up questions I'm looking
for any advice on.
Just for the record, I generally prefer dark, deep
Teutonic electro (Anthony Rother's _Simulations-
zeitalter_ is my favorite electro LP) over tinny,
empty-sounding Detroit stuff like what I've heard
of Ectomorph, Drexciya, and I-F (maybe not from
Detroit). Bear in mind I haven't heard much from
any of those. And I'm just nuts about vocoding.
(1) Where do I start with the Ersatz Audio label?
Is Le Car _Auto Biography_ a great album, or just
not bad? Any opinions on V/A _Sounds of Tomorrow_?
Worth 18 bucks to a hard-for-cash college student?
(2) Two mixed releases on Interdimensional
Transmissions have gotten a lot of acclaim: V/A _From
Beyond_ and I-F _Mixed up in the Hague_. I got I-F's
3X12 on IT and it really didn't do anything for me.
And I haven't been terribly impressed with other IT
releases. Should I bother with either of these CDs?
Are any other IT releases a cut above the rest?
(3) I'm told the SCSI label releases solid tunes.
Is the Carl Finlow _Electrocide_ LP or V/A _Galactic
Equator_ LP a good place to start?
(4) Any tips on getting into continental dark electro
labels like Murdercapital, Viewlexx, Psi49Net (other
than the LP), or Clone? Should I avoid any of those?
(5) To Dopplereffekt or not to Dopplereffekt. I
haven't heard any of this (unfortunately I can't use
programs like Napster). Is it essential to a small
electro collection? Or is it just more of that
tinny 4/4 Detroit style I can afford to live without?
(6) Any other electro tracks/albums you'd recommend?
Please keep in mind I'm really looking for diamonds
in the rough, so I encourage a high standard of
criticism.
(7) Spelunk, SCSI, Breakin', Clear, Clone, Data-
physix, Direct Beat, Disko B, Elektrolux, Ersatz
Audio, Gigolo, Interdimensional Transmissions,
Kanzleramt, Murdercapital, Psi49Net/7th City,
Rephlex, Viewlexx, Studio !K7, Tresor... Who's
releasing the finest dark electro? I don't know
anything about the late Clear label...did they
release danceable, vocoded electro? Or were they
more on the experimental side?
Thanks if you looked at these questions. I know
it all ultimately boils down to taste but I'm
just looking for guidance.
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