So I've been busy and distracted and haven't kept up with much going on in
the IDM world - or even the broader music world - for, well, probably a
couple years would be the honest thing to say.
And I have two questions:
1) I have a new Brit friend with whom I'd like to share some good
electronic music, whose response to such things is usually: "electronic
music? blech." I think he just hasn't heard much beyond pop house &
techno. Also he's exaggerating a bit. But anyway.
He has really broad musical tastes but tends to prefer alt rock/metal,
some I know & some I'm just getting into now through him: Evanescence,
Nightwish, Iron Maiden, Rasputina, The Dresden Dolls, as well as classic
Zeppelin, Queen, Bowie, ACDC, Pink Floyd etc.
So... what IDM/electronic would you think to share? My first thoughts are
dark Proem and Venetian Snares' "Rossz..." album, maybe some Autechre of
some kind, but... I feel also wrong & lost.
2) I'm just looking for recommendations for myself. What's been going on
lately? What's the good new music? Doesn't have to be just IDM, and though
I'm about to bore you with a short list of what I do like, it doesn't
necessarily have to match that, I'm open. I can say it shouldn't really be
the old Warp standards (Sqpshr & Ae jump to mind) as I *have* heard their
last couple albums and don't really care for it anymore.
So you can jump right into generously helping me out ;) based on that, or
wade on through my shortlist of likes:
Recently enjoyed: Venetian Snares (only Rossz album, rest not so fond of),
The Tuss, Yagya, Secede, o9, Secret Frequency Crew, NIN Year Zero &
remixes, Zoe Keating...
Favorites from the past couple years, including all their old stuff: most
from Merck Records (not so much Helios, Tiki Obmar, Tycho, Lateduster, 40
Winks), Bola, Proem (can't wait for his next), Funckarma/Quench/etc.,
Lackluster, Blamstrain, Saint Etienne, Jimi Tenor, Plaid, Amon Tobin
Also a fan of tons of other stuff, Scissor Sisters, Roisin Murphy,
Rasputina, Cake, cold techno (recent Monolake, Narita), house (from Daft
Punk to Basement Jaxx to Fierce Angel), dnb (covert ops & fokuz are cool),
1990s Autechre, B12...
I must also admit a weakness for Nuglah on youtube and also the "it's ok 2
b gay" video there, among other things. I'm a pretty shallow individual.
Thanks for any suggestions I reap. Feel free to turn this into an early
"best of 2008" thread as well.
Cheers,
Adam Piontek
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