Electric/Electro

[Samilktray]

If we're going to be pedantic - which I am - the real electro genre comes from the 1980's and originated in the US; a sort of hip-hop and funk fused by totally electronic instrumentation, in particular the Roland series of drum machines and bassline synths. Planet Rock by Africa Bambaataa is your reference point, but dance music has evolved organically for 30 years and so it's hard to put a start and end point on electro.

It spawned, or at least inspired, early US techno - another hard-to-pin-down genre; Derrick May/Rythim Is Rythim for example... which in turn influenced the UK techno scene, and acts like early Nightmares On Wax, Scientist and LFO.

Bookend all of that lot with Kraftwerk at the very beginning and acid house and the more chilled out balearic sounds like Sueno Latino at the other and you've got a huge melting pot of sounds that are still very relevant today, if you listen carefully and ignore the identikit euro-house sub-Eric Prydz shite that clogs the airwaves.

For the pure electro sound, look up some Mantronix or Man Parrish; even Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five or early Run DMC for the more commercial angle. A lot of the aforementioned still sounds really good today. Even when you hear Hot Chip or Friendly Fires, you can get the Bambaataa/Planet Rock influence.

Id of never thought of Run DMC being Electro influenced or whatever, would of thought more rock.

Shall have to go back n listen to some of there stuff now to see if I notice it.

[Nationwider]

Id of never thought of Run DMC being Electro influenced or whatever, would of thought more rock.

Shall have to go back n listen to some of there stuff now to see if I notice it.

Fair comment. I think on Raising Hell, there's electronic and rock influences. Just watched "It's Tricky" on YouTube. Quality!

[Samilktray]

Fair comment. I think on Raising Hell, there's electronic and rock influences. Just watched "It's Tricky" on YouTube. Quality!

Love 'Hit It Run'

Sampled a silly amount of times aswell, great track.

[Lillehamring]

If we're going to be pedantic - which I am - the real electro genre comes from the 1980's and originated in the US; a sort of hip-hop and funk fused by totally electronic instrumentation, in particular the Roland series of drum machines and bassline synths. Planet Rock by Africa Bambaataa is your reference point, but dance music has evolved organically for 30 years and so it's hard to put a start and end point on electro.

It spawned, or at least inspired, early US techno - another hard-to-pin-down genre; Derrick May/Rythim Is Rythim for example... which in turn influenced the UK techno scene, and acts like early Nightmares On Wax, Scientist and LFO.

Bookend all of that lot with Kraftwerk at the very beginning and acid house and the more chilled out balearic sounds like Sueno Latino at the other and you've got a huge melting pot of sounds that are still very relevant today, if you listen carefully and ignore the identikit euro-house sub-Eric Prydz shite that clogs the airwaves.

For the pure electro sound, look up some Mantronix or Man Parrish; even Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five or early Run DMC for the more commercial angle. A lot of the aforementioned still sounds really good today. Even when you hear Hot Chip or Friendly Fires, you can get the Bambaataa/Planet Rock influence.

um, well, if we're going to be really pedantic kraftwerk weren't even close to the 'very begining' - i mean were talking karlheinz stockhausen, now, but going even further back the theremin was invented in the 20s or something and you can hear so much of it and other electronic music in the soundtracks of horror and sci-fi films from the 50s...

not that that is what this thread is about, but interesting to see what a massive history electronic music has...

[SOCCERROO FOX]

Some crap from Australia

Never heard of em

[Uncle Monty]

um, well, if we're going to be really pedantic kraftwerk weren't even close to the 'very begining' - i mean were talking karlheinz stockhausen, now, but going even further back the theremin was invented in the 20s or something and you can hear so much of it and other electronic music in the soundtracks of horror and sci-fi films from the 50s...

not that that is what this thread is about, but interesting to see what a massive history electronic music has...

To be even more pedantic i think that it is a well known fact that Jesus was a main exponent of electro

[StanSP]

Never heard of em

Seriously?

Surely Daft Punk are one of the greatest Electro bands?!

And would anyone count Klaxons as Electric? If so, that should be near the top of the list.

[Jay]

a late arrival into my collection last year was the neon neon album and I love it!!

it has a very 80's electro feel about it

other than that it seems you have caused quiet a stir with genre definition but I have never been one for sticking to one genre so some great electronic albums in a wide range of styles are..

These are not confined to "electo" but are bloody good albums with an electronic sound to them

Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours

Neon Neon as above

Leftfield Leftism an all time classic in my opinion

Metronomy - Nights out

The Postal Service - Give up

Coldcut - Sound Mirrors

Fujiya & Miyagi

Hot Chip - The Warning or Made in the Dark

you can't go wrong with any of them albums in my book

[Lillehamring]

Electro is a pretty wide spectre.... But a few suggestions:

The Knife - Swedish duo, different. Hate/love kind of thing.

I hate, missus loves

To be even more pedantic i think that it is a well known fact that Jesus was a main exponent of electro

nah, he was strictly a soul boy

[MC Prussian]

Here's some of my favs (classification as pure "electronica" is of course debatable):

Benji Hughes - A Love Extreme

The Black Ghosts - The Black Ghosts

Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours

Free Blood - The Singles

Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna

The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead

Hexes & Ohs - Bedroom Madness

Holy **** - LP

Jim Noir - Tower Of Love

Junior Boys - Last Exit/So This Is Goodbye

LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem

Manitoba - Up In Flames

Max Tundra - Parallax Error Beheads You

Morphologue - Midnight Nevertheless

Poni Hoax - Poni Hoax/Images Of Sigrid

Woodhands - Heart Attack

RJD2 probably classifies as an Electronica artist, too (some of his tracks come close to that genre).

And what about Zero 7...?

[Libertine]

And what about Zero 7...?

[SOCCERROO FOX]

Seriously?

Surely Daft Punk are one of the greatest Electro bands?!

And would anyone count Klaxons as Electric? If so, that should be near the top of the list.

Thats why im surprised there Australian?

Also The presets are maginifecent, i've mentioned them before but they are truly awesome

[Lillehamring]

i like electronic music, but a lot of it i find a bit inaccessible, anyone recommend anything kinda light and jazzy?

[Lillehamring]

also, guys, let's not leave the awesome 5-star out of this thread...

okay, it's very pop, but very electric!

[Daggers]

[Big Ol' Bob]

Check out The Presets.

[Uncle Monty]

I didn't know there were that many people into electronic/a. I've been thinking it for a while now, and i reckon in about two or three years most of the music will be electric based in the opposition of guitar bands which re=emerged from the fall out of the eighties nineties dance movement. Swings and roundabouts, there needs to be a completely new innovative sound

I vote for cow bell!

[Chromophobia]

another vote for Justice, LCD Soundsystem, The Knife. Depeche Mode did some good stuff. And Daft Punk, they're great.

Go for Cut Copy and M83 for electro with shoegaze stylings.

[Libertine]

Go for Cut Copy and M83 for electro with shoegaze stylings.

Yeh, like that kind of thing. I recommend Frou Frou.

[StanSP]

Iglu & Hartly.

Best song is In This City.

[Joe.]

Iglu & Hartly.

Best song is In This City.

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So no.

[Head Honcho]

Check out Burma and Roots by a great Aussie duo called Lo-Step and anything mixed by Pillow One.

Also

The Forth

Trevor Rockcliffe

Green Velvet

James Holden

Breeder

[Libertine]

The Rentals are kind of New Wave/Rock electro style.

Led by Matt Sharp who was the original bassist in Weezer. Check 'em oot. Awesome.

Good friends with Blur.

[Fez of Mahrez]

Listened to Saturdays = Youth (M83) 3 times all the way through today. Just suited my mood, brilliant album.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

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So no.

Couldn't agree more.

Woeful they are.