Electronic Music Fans - What's Your Bag?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around participants' preferences and experiences with electronic music, including various artists, genres, and personal involvement in music production or DJing. The scope includes theoretical appreciation, personal anecdotes, and technical aspects of music creation.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express their fondness for artists like Kraftwerk and Vangelis, noting their influence on electronic music.
  • There is mention of Detroit as a birthplace of techno music, with references to key figures like Derrick May and Model 500.
  • One participant shares their experience with DJing and attempts at music production, indicating a struggle to achieve desired sound quality.
  • Another participant discusses their initial foray into composing comedic songs and experimenting with music editing software like Audacity.
  • Participants discuss the learning curve associated with music production software, particularly Cubase, and express varying levels of comfort with music editing.
  • Some participants express a preference for music that is "rough around the edges," contrasting it with the polished nature of much electronic music.
  • There are mentions of industrial music as a grittier alternative to traditional electronic music, with suggestions for artists like Aphex Twin.
  • One participant reflects on their past experiences producing music and shares links to artists they enjoy, such as Horace Andy.
  • Another participant discusses their current recording setup using Cakewalk and a modeling pedal, indicating a focus on demo quality.
  • Massive Attack is highlighted as an influential group, with connections made to dub music and recommendations for minimal dub artists.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a range of musical preferences and experiences, with no clear consensus on the merits of electronic music versus other genres. Some appreciate the genre, while others prefer music with more human imperfections. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the subjective qualities of electronic music.

Contextual Notes

Participants' statements reflect personal tastes and experiences, which may not encompass the full spectrum of electronic music. There are varying definitions of what constitutes "rough around the edges" music, and the discussion includes subjective interpretations of genre characteristics.

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Any Electronic Music Fans here? If so what's your Bag?
 
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I'm not fanatical about any particular music, but I like Kraftwerk and van Gelis (sp?). Oh yeah, and some Randy Newman.
 
Kraftwerk is great...

What I find interesting is that the best electronic music ideals were born and raised in Detroit, yet I bet you most people here wouldn't have heard of many of the composers of the initial Detroit Electronic Soul..

For Example:
Derick May, Model 500, Underground resistance...

These people gave birth to the sound of "techno" Music which Europeans mostly killed, but some progressed it..
 
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Anttech, do you do any composing on the PC yourself?
 
No I don't compose but I do DJ, (and a self admited audiophile) I used to and still do sometimes DJ on Internet Radio stations...

I have close friends who are published artist

I have tried creating some tracks using rebirth 303 Cubase and fruitly loops... But the sound I produced was never what I liked

Zooby, you are a bit of an Artist, do you compose?
 
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Zooby, you are a bit of an Artist, do you compose?
I had just started playing around composing some more or less comedic songs before I discovered PF a couple years ago. That was on an electronic keyboard. I was working on The Zoobie Canatata, but it fell by the wayside when I first got obsessed with this place.

I have a proper computer now, and could do midi, I believe, with the keyboard. I was playing around with the Audacity music editing software the other night, and was pretty impressed by what you can do.

I was going to ask what software you liked for this.
 
Cubase is amazing.. steap learning curve but a very good music app
 
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Cubase is amazing.. steap learning curve but a very good music app
Steep learning curve, eh? Maybe I'll wait till I get good at the Audacity before I check out the Cubase. The other night was the first time I ever played with any music editing. I was really intrigued and enjoyed it, and I'm a little leary of getting sucked into it just now when I've pretty much decided to get a better handle on the digital camera and photo editing.
 
heh... once you get the bug there will be no turning back
 
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I'm not fanatical about any particular music, but I like Kraftwerk and van Gelis (sp?). Oh yeah, and some Randy Newman.
Vangelis. I loved his soundtrack for Bladerunner but haven't listened to much else by him.

Mostly I don't care for electronic music. I prefer music that is "rough around the edges" and most electronic music doesn't really have that. I've found that I enjoy some industrial music though. It still lacks the human imperfection but it's grittier and I find it to be an acceptable substitute.
 
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Vangelis. I loved his soundtrack for Bladerunner but haven't listened to much else by him.

Mostly I don't care for electronic music. I prefer music that is "rough around the edges" and most electronic music doesn't really have that. I've found that I enjoy some industrial music though. It still lacks the human imperfection but it's grittier and I find it to be an acceptable substitute.

Electronic music can be VERY rough arround the edges.. If you want to know some stuff then let me know.. Industrial is very hard techno, kind of inbetween techno and Hard metal I suppose. But there is much better stuff than that out there ;-)

Look up some Aphex Twin stuff, he does very nice ambient stuff, and rough than rough techno/ Jungle music.
 
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Ah yes, the electronica. Brings up fond memories when I used to produce, and the sleepless nights. Needless to say most of my stuff sucked and I don't like it. Right now I am listening to http://carboninside.com/angel.swf"

This guy (Horace Andy : http://xa9.xanga.com/5d885566d513116368020/b11778546.jpg ) is freaking awesome
 
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I am getting into recording with the computer. I have a couple of cheap programs: Cakewalk and another one I can't think of right now. I play my guitar into a modeling pedal, into my soundcard. The quality is fair, not great, but okay for demos and playing with arrangements.
 
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Massive attack are great... I'm currently listening to Laurent Gariner -- Acid Effiel

Horrace ehh? You like reggae, nice.. Massive Attack are heavily influenced by Dub.. I recently came into possesion of some amazing minimal dub by a german outfit called "rhythm and sound". If you like Dub you love them, amazing organisation and very minimal at the same time
 

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