Audiophile electronica/trance/house

sbrtoy · « **Reply #60 on:** 27 Dec 2007, 09:44 pm »

Surprised not more mentions of Goldfrapp, all of their albums have at least a few tracks that are very well recorded. Also another one is Hooverphonic, especially "The Magnificent Tree" album has a ton of depth and ambience effects. Nitin Sawhney has some great sounding tracks, Spark being my favorite, and also check out Bent, any of their albums but especially "Programmed to Love". Oh, and almost forgot, Cinematic Orchestra would fit as well, though they use mainly acoustic instrumentation it is very much within the genre...

Happy listening!

sorenj07 · « **Reply #61 on:** 27 Dec 2007, 09:51 pm »

Some excellently produced works:

Murcof's four albums Martes, Remembranza, Utopia and Cosmos. Minimal foundations with classical hints. Read any reviews and you'll see what I mean.

Anything by Trentemøller.

Early productions by Deadbeat.

Uusitalo is way out there but he's an ace producer, check out "Vapaa Muurari"

Stuff by Ulrich Schnauss, Boards of Canada and Carbon Based Lifeforms, for your lush ambient needs.

Imperial · « **Reply #62 on:** 31 Dec 2007, 12:01 pm »

Then there is the Belgian/Dutch group K3.
Very much fun electronica. But hehe...
Well, check them out and you'll figure out.. why I call them "fun".

But they do sound great! Hehe...

Blub, ik ben een vis... Well, they have a great Beat/Melodical sound!

Imperial

amadeus916 · « **Reply #63 on:** 4 Jan 2008, 06:42 pm »

Fun fun fun on the autobahn...

Imperial · « **Reply #64 on:** 14 Jan 2008, 10:04 pm »

Quote from: Imperial on 10 Dec 2007, 05:29 am

Quote from: Imperial on 30 Jan 2007, 12:28 pm

Of course the team "Star Gate" come from Norway. The hottest producers in USA now almost...
I like that!!! These guys are serious about their stuff! Hard working dudes!!! Yeah! Good stuff from Norway too you see!!!

Imperial

Stargate nominated for 5 grammy's. I love it when I'm spot on!!!
Yeah!!!

Imperial

And Stargate also got Hot song of the year 2007 With Beyonce !

Wow!

Imperial (Yup, I'm very much a patriot! )

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #65 on:** 18 Jan 2008, 04:16 pm »

Floating Beats- Dubdiver

Amelia Prunt · « **Reply #66 on:** 27 Jan 2008, 07:27 am »

As far as rich trance/dance music goes, DeepSky's "In Silico" and Oakenfold's "Travelling" are some of my favs.
Aphex Twin was mentioned before. Specifically, I would recommend "Selected Ambient Works 85-92." It's probably his most accessible album as well as one of the definitive ambient/IDM records out there.
Orbital is another group you can't go wrong with. There are mixed feelings about their album "The Altogether" but for my money it's one of the most creative and fun to listen to electronica albums I've heard.
For good downtempo techno, Massive Attack and Postal Service top the list, but I would add "Terra Firma" by Sounds From The Ground. It's a nice kind of jazzy/trip hop mix. Very good chillout/ambient music.

DeanSheen · « **Reply #67 on:** 29 Jan 2008, 01:10 am »

Can no longer resist.

You guys should check out the excellent German label Kompakt based in Cologne.

http://www.kompakt-net.com/

I've been rocking 2 recent releases from them the past 4 days:

CD 056
   GUI BORATTO
   CHROMOPHOBIA
   CD WITH13 TRACKS, 7 MORE THAN ON VINYL. INCL. BONUS AND SOME EARLIER TRACKS SUCH AS "GATE 7" (K2 019).

CD 057
   THE FIELD
   FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME
   AXEL WILLNER FROM STOCKHOLM PRESENTS HIS FIRST LP ON KOMPAKT. HE STICKS TO HIS STYLE AND COMBINES AMBIENT AND TECHNO SAMPLES. A REAL MASTERPIECE. TIP!

Mike B. · « **Reply #68 on:** 29 Jan 2008, 04:58 pm »

I am new to this type music. I listen to the local University radio station at bedtime some nights. One show had completely disrupted my sleep. It is a Dance/electronic music show and the music is contagious. I especially like the electronic music with all the out of phase stuff. Makes the whole room full of music.

Hicks · « **Reply #69 on:** 30 Jan 2008, 12:20 am »

Quote from: DeanSheen on 29 Jan 2008, 01:10 am

Can no longer resist.

You guys should check out the excellent German label Kompakt based in Cologne.

http://www.kompakt-net.com/

I've been rocking 2 recent releases from them the past 4 days:

CD 056
   GUI BORATTO
   CHROMOPHOBIA
   CD WITH13 TRACKS, 7 MORE THAN ON VINYL. INCL. BONUS AND SOME EARLIER TRACKS SUCH AS "GATE 7" (K2 019).

CD 057
   THE FIELD
   FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME
   AXEL WILLNER FROM STOCKHOLM PRESENTS HIS FIRST LP ON KOMPAKT. HE STICKS TO HIS STYLE AND COMBINES AMBIENT AND TECHNO SAMPLES. A REAL MASTERPIECE. TIP!

Nice, been meaning to check out The Field album. I've got a couple of the Pop Ambient Kompakt collections and there is some good stuff on them.

mizzuno · « **Reply #70 on:** 30 Jan 2008, 12:38 am »

Quote from: Mike B. on 29 Jan 2008, 04:58 pm

I am new to this type music. I listen to the local University radio station at bedtime some nights. One show had completely disrupted my sleep. It is a Dance/electronic music show and the music is contagious. I especially like the electronic music with all the out of phase stuff. Makes the whole room full of music.

Try some Chicane productions they tend to be very airy. If you like the out of phase stuff, try Art of Trance- Madagascar. Remember when you try different artists the sound/style can vary greatly depending on the remix(er).

Imperial · « **Reply #71 on:** 8 Feb 2008, 10:15 pm »

Quote from: Imperial on 14 Jan 2008, 10:04 pm

Quote from: Imperial on 10 Dec 2007, 05:29 am
Quote from: Imperial on 30 Jan 2007, 12:28 pm

Of course the team "Star Gate" come from Norway. The hottest producers in USA now almost...
I like that!!! These guys are serious about their stuff! Hard working dudes!!! Yeah! Good stuff from Norway too you see!!!

Imperial

Stargate nominated for 5 grammy's. I love it when I'm spot on!!!
Yeah!!!

Imperial

And Stargate also got Hot song of the year 2007 With Beyonce !

Wow!

Imperial (Yup, I'm very much a patriot! )

And right now Stargate has 2 of the 3 top songs on Billboard 100 !!!
Yooooo man!!! (The reason for me being such a fan is that they are "in the family!! ok.. !!

)
I want you guys to understand that this is the BIGGEST musical effort by any norwegian artist/group/producers EVER!!!
They have been making no.1 hits now for 18 months running (In the US of A)... That is pretty insane!!!

Imperial

Imperial · « **Reply #72 on:** 14 Jun 2008, 11:36 pm »

Armin van Buuren's new Album Imagine is quite amazing actually!

It is LOVELY!!!!

Imperial

ecramer · « **Reply #73 on:** 15 Jun 2008, 04:21 am »

woops thought i was in the metal thread

Imperial · « **Reply #74 on:** 7 Jul 2008, 10:17 pm »

I'm not sure if Imogen Heap is known to the lot of ya...
but she's about 2 weeks now into production of her new album!
Oooo! I can't wait!!

She's got this vblog and stuff, I'm sure if one would come up with a great idea for
a song, who knows, one might get it on her album! That would be cool!

So, niahahah!

Imperial

Bemopti123 · « **Reply #75 on:** 7 Jul 2008, 10:55 pm »

Quote from: Imperial on 31 Dec 2007, 12:01 pm

Then there is the Belgian/Dutch group K3.
Very much fun electronica. But hehe...
Well, check them out and you'll figure out.. why I call them "fun".

But they do sound great! Hehe... Blub, ik ben een vis... Well, they have a great Beat/Melodical sound!

Imperial

It is Heresy to have acts suchs as Goldfrapp and Boards of Canada to be mentioned along k3...sorry Imperial, they SUCK.

Imperial · « **Reply #76 on:** 8 Jul 2008, 08:30 am »

Well. They are a product of what could be regarded as the Dutch/Belgian version of Disney Channel.
As I said...

They are fun... that's about it really!!
Uhm, So, Niahahah

Anyway, I never said I was a conservative musiclover..

Gawdon Bennet! But, I'll admi' ter thinkin' what Alison Goldfrapp is abaaaht as posh a diva as they come really. OK? Soooooo...
You know what Alison would say if asked to comment on K3...
"Flippin Ick!"

You know, Goldfrapp has such a unique style that when she does a cover version,
they don't say it's a cover, they say it's a Goldfrapp... Diva all the way man, Diva all the way that woman!

Imperial

grenamc · « **Reply #77 on:** 11 Jul 2008, 08:01 am »

If you like House/Trance and also World music, you have to check out Cheb I Sabbah.

"Le Kahena"

"Devotion"

You might also check out Peace Orchestra

Yes that is a real bandaid.

I adore M83, a French Electronica band, but they would not be for everyone. Check out "Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts" if shoegazer/My Bloody Valentine does anything for you. It is like MBV filtered through a Moby production.

Hopefully these weren't mentioned yet.
-Michael

amadeus916 · « **Reply #78 on:** 16 Jul 2008, 11:38 pm »

M83 - Dead Cities is a classic...Such an amazing album. Just the fullest, lushest electronic sounds ever. Every song is epic in it's on right. Have you listened to M83's newest album? Very different from Dead Citites, but it grew on me. An unmistakably 80's era sound, but a good handful of songs still work rather well for me.

Vapor Audio · « **Reply #79 on:** 16 Jul 2008, 11:54 pm »

Here's a freebie for you guys. This is a big .rar, I think it was like 3.5 gig. But it's 4 cd's in .wav that a good friend of mine mixed up. I really enjoy his mix, it has smooth transitions, everything is mixed on key ... and uses killer material.

Enjoy!

http://torn.tranceverse.com/chris/chris.touch.mixes.2.rar