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Things I like : Kompakt-related artists like Thomas Fehlmann, Underworld, Aphex Twin (Selected Ambient Works 1 is a big fav of mine), Cybotron, Severed Heads, and, er, I guess thats it.
So, from that list, can anyone suggest any other intersting artists?
If you like Aphex Twin, I'd recommend Mu-ziq (or U-ziq). Personal friend of Mr. Richard D. James, and it shows. Good stuff though.
Hm... sounds like you might get into Autechre, Gus Gus, Orbital, Plastikman... to name a few...
Mr disco 99 wrote: Hm... sounds like you might get into Autechre, Gus Gus, Orbital, Plastikman... to name a few...
Ah yes, I should have mentioned Autechre too. Great stuff.
His Holiness, The Pope wrote: If you like Aphex Twin, I'd recommend Mu-ziq (or U-ziq). Personal friend of Mr. Richard D. James, and it shows. Good stuff though.
wicked! this sounds right up my alley.
Go for Autechre. Lot of pretentious knob-twiddling in there but they hit the right beat occasionally.
Try also Anthony Rother and Little Computer People.
El Jarvo wrote: Go for Autechre.
Went to see 'em in this place in Belfast, which was basically the sort of Village pub one might find up in the wilds of the North of Engerland...except, they had bolted on about 6 plush dining tables at one end of it, and a sort of bedroom sized bit with speakers at the other (erm The Front Page....does my description tally do you think Owens?).
Anyway, there was some overpaid record playing type on for sodding ages before them....I had SO nearly lost the will to live, and totally lost the will to drink, figuring that there was no sense in making all this endless standing around any trickier than it had to be.
So eventually they took over. Opening tune kicked in, absolutely amazing stuff. BUT, I noticed this HUGE flashing thing near them. I at first took it for a jukebox shell that some wiseass had shoved a sound triggered light into. I did a double take and the horrible truth hit me. I turned to whichever unfortunate mate of mine was beside me and remarked....."oh dear, that's a Community speaker and........" I was cut off with "shut up Steve, can you not just listen and enjoy without picking every minute detail apart" Had there been time, what I would have explained is that Community speakers are equiped with a rather nifty feature.....they have an overload disipation system, which not only gives you a bit of a margin for error on your levels, but warns you....because the excess power is shunted through a valve (as in vacum tube) or something, which lights up a little
So if we bear in mind that this particular one was in fact so bright it could very easily have been mistaken for a stage light (even by someone not as hammered as I), it becomes clear why I never got to explain ( at least not in time).
The noise was really good like a rifle crack with a slight sizzle after it. I've heard one or two big, REALLY big, soundsystems let go (and not by my hand either..weelllllll ;) )bit they usually trip out before anything really awful happens, and a blast of cold air and good kick get's em going again. But this, this was a tiny little rig, yet it FUCKED itself....voice coil melts and creates a total short accross the amp, which SHITES itself...fatally. I assume some asswipe had nailed the fuse holders or tinfoiled the fuses or something cos the magic smoke all got out of the amp and it wouldn;t work again 
Anyway, they lashed something up and continued quietly, which was a shame, because there really is a minimum level that is needed for electronic music....especially in the company of 150 smashed paddies.
But they were really good....not Orbital good or Orb good ( tho they are hardly techno and its all done with smoke, mirrors and a 24track HD recorder). And there, at last we reach the point of this post.
They are rather good live .....but not if they play in a pisshole where the house engineer is named Professor Bunsen...Beaker would have been better, really.
this has been another long and rambling but hopefully inoffensive post from Dr? It's not about how much bolox you can post, it's about how much bollox you can cram in A post. This post has been scanned for sanity by MICKnMIKE and come up clean, I bid y'all good morrow.
Doctor? wrote:
Went to see 'em in this place in Belfast, which was basically the sort of Village pub one might find up in the wilds of the North of Engerland...except, they had bolted on about 6 plush dining tables at one end of it, and a sort of bedroom sized bit with speakers at the other (erm The Front Page....does my description tally do you think Owens?).
Last time I was there, it looked like this:
goldie: not exactly techno, but drum 'n' bass. plus, he's fierce. as is roni size.
for mellow music i suggest air, particularly their album moon safari. sigur ros is on the mellow side, as well.
and of course you can't forget 808 state!
oh, i almost forgot: leftfield.
His Holiness, The Pope wrote: If you like Aphex Twin, I'd recommend Mu-ziq (or U-ziq). Personal friend of Mr. Richard D. James, and it shows. Good stuff though.
Mike Paradinas used to live down my road!
If you want a really cool Aphex-sounding track, try to find the song "House on Fire and Massacres All Over" by Keiichi Suzuki, from the score of the Kitano film "Zatochi." May be able to email it if you contact me.
His Holiness, The Pope wrote: If you want a really cool Aphex-sounding track, try to find the song "House on Fire and Massacres All Over" by Keiichi Suzuki, from the score of the Kitano film "Zatochi." May be able to email it if you contact me.
Is that an update of the blind samuri Zatoichi movies from the 1960's?
Mu-ziq were wicked.. Tango n' Vectif is one of those all time classic albums.
Just to chuck in a few names from the past, that you could check out:
LFO Future Sound of London Pentatonik Malmus Global Communication Banco de Gaia
Shellshocker wrote:
His Holiness, The Pope wrote: If you want a really cool Aphex-sounding track, try to find the song "House on Fire and Massacres All Over" by Keiichi Suzuki, from the score of the Kitano film "Zatochi." May be able to email it if you contact me.
Is that an update of the blind samuri Zatoichi movies from the 1960's?
Yep, it sure is. A good movie too.
And from Canada, The New Deal:
The best part, no knob twiddling, live 3 piece, drum, bass, keyboards. Saw these guys launch the new Mini in Toronto, cannot beat the energy, just stood there slack jawed watching the drummer, what a friggin machine!!!
His Holiness, The Pope wrote: If you want a really cool Aphex-sounding track, try to find the song "House on Fire and Massacres All Over" by Keiichi Suzuki, from the score of the Kitano film "Zatochi." May be able to email it if you contact me.
Hey pope! I would be stoked if you could email me that track. powergoalie (a) gmail (dot) com
I gotta thank all you folks for the suggestions. I can tell some recommendations are going to quickly become favourites.
Edit : 808 State and Mu-Ziq are particularly wicked!
Also, DR. that Autechre story is great. Too bad they'll never tour the hinterland.
Grell wrote:
His Holiness, The Pope wrote: If you want a really cool Aphex-sounding track, try to find the song "House on Fire and Massacres All Over" by Keiichi Suzuki, from the score of the Kitano film "Zatochi." May be able to email it if you contact me.
Hey pope! I would be stoked if you could email me that track. powergoalie (a) gmail (dot) com
Hey, I tried emailing it, but the attachment was too large for gmail to handle. If you have MSN messenger, I could send it to you through that.
if you like kompakt stuff you might like Apparat & Ellen Allien. get 'orchestra of bubbles". Geoff White - "questions & Comments" pretty, minimal stuff. Free dj download mixes on Phillip Sherburne's site. Villalobos :_ Alachofa - minimal tech house Mouse On Mars: fun, glitchy stuff - opened foe Aphex with Sneaker Pimps Mylo: Destroy Rock And Roll - moby-ish Death In Vegas: All - Dark techno(? I guess - one of my favorites. Isolee: house Midwest Product: warm, mid tempo stuff w/ live drums ...just to name a few.
as long as its not gatecrasher, i hate that shite. im a huge electronica enthusiast, what im listening to at the moment or are most likely to play.. rjd2,-chicken bone curcuit pendulum,-hold your colour
do check out some nz material... 'shapeshifter' and 'concord dawn'--theyre brilliant and inovative
ahhh underworld is mighty lovely we all agree,
aye U-ziq is good some stuff.Aphex ,Future Sound Of London etc.Lost touch with all that stuff latley though.Got some good Aphex live stuff somewhere.What was that track when there's a sample of some American girl going "i'm gonna welcome you to getting out party, AT MY HOUSE!" weird but cool
Burt Reynolds wrote: Banco de Gaia
You're recommend someone listens to MAYA? 
Seconds for Mu-ziq, FSOL and a recommendation for Boards Of Canada...
Snorri xxx
Von Monty's Express wrote: Miss Kittin
Good call, Monters!
"I'll beat that bitch with a hit!"
If you like Aphex Twin you may like Squarepusher and Chris Clark (who has recently shortened his recording name to Clark). They're both on Warp Records and they've both got new albums out shortly but you'll be able to listen to and buy more by them and lots of others at these sites:
Nearly forgot the grandfathr of Techno,Mr John Foxx with his keyboard buddy Louis Gordon. Last two CDs they've done together I'd recommend.PLEASURES OF ELECTRICITY makes a good Kraftwerk tribute,and their last one CRASH & BURN excellent.Couple of dodgy ones on it,but the rest of it's excellent.Particularly CRASH & BURN,RAY ONE RAY TWO,and DUST & LIGHT. TINY COLOUR MOVIES is a bit more instrumental and heavier going.but next month FOXX and GORDON have got a new one out together.
avoid shite like Digweed, Van Dyk, et al.
here is a list of forward thinking, minimalist techno:
Vadislav Delay Alva.Noto Farben Matmos Thomas Brinkmann Rechenzentrum Sutekh Ryoji Ikeda Super_Collider/Christian Vogel Matthew Dear Jan Jelinek Fennesz Pan Sonic
Font Page Bar eh. Only been there the once but it was a scary walking past the Kremlin Bar with Titti Von Tramp standing outside dressed in high heels and fish net tights 
