Favourite non-dance electronic tune of the moment?

VEGANGELICA · 04-27-2010, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

I feel the same way as you about dubstep...some tracks are great, some are just not appealing at all.

And also about Eskmo. I hadn't heard the song San Francisco before, and it's pretty good. I also could do without the vocals, and that's my complaint about the 2 or 3 other songs of his I've heard. Some even use an autotune-like effect that really turns me off. The vocals are much less annoying in this song (unless they get worse later on, I only listened to about half).

Agreed. I didn't make it through some of Eskmo's songs that were heavy on vocals, which I find annoying even in "San Francisco."

The fact that you only listened to half of "San Francisco" raises another issue I have with some of these songs: they go on way too long. Listen to 1 minute of the song and you know everything that is coming. I prefer songs to have some surprises in them, unless I am using them as background music (as is the case with Eskmo's).

sidewinder · 04-27-2010, 02:35 PM

Yeah I agree some dubstep songs go on far too long and reveal everything they have to offer early on. The same can be said about many types of music, which is ok sometimes, but if that's the case for a particular song they need to watch the length.

Sometimes I'll pause an album to check out a song online, and will skip around rather than play the whole thing. So it's not always because a song drags or anything.

Freebase Dali · 05-03-2010, 10:39 PM

This. Absolutely this:

VEGANGELICA · 05-04-2010, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

This. Absolutely this:

Pleasurable! And what a wonderfully weird video, Freebase!

At first, while listening to the tinkling bells in the beginning of the song, I thought the song would only be able to be described simply as "xylophone and doorbell meet drums." Then, around 2:05, it started to get much more perturbed and violent, all the way to the end! I liked the transition and powerful ending the best.

Freebase Dali · 05-04-2010, 12:23 AM

I am absolutely enamored with that song at the moment. Downloading every album I can.

CanwllCorfe · 05-04-2010, 07:30 AM

VEGANGELICA · 05-04-2010, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

I am absolutely enamored with that song at the moment. Downloading every album I can.

"Herr Bar" off Clark's Body Riddle album made me curious to hear more of his music. Another song of his that I especially enjoy (of those I've heard so far) is "Violenl." Despite its somewhat repetitive beat, I like the variety of rushing, grating sounds and the way the song becomes more chaotic and frenzied near the end.

However, I think a main reason I like this song is that it uses a sound similar to one of my FAVORITE SOUNDS EVER!!!...the springy sound that Hocus the rabbit makes in the "Frosty the Snowman" TV special:

Clark - Violenl (you can hear the springy sound I like at 1:22 and 1:49, 1:52, 1:55, etc.)

Frosty the Snowman (You can hear Hocus the Rabbit's springy hopping sound FOUR EXCITING TIMES beginning at 2:50!)
(Anyone who makes experimental music, please include this springy sound in a song! Hint hint, FD.)

Bulldog · 05-04-2010, 10:56 AM

I go through long patches of listening to little to no electronica - a bit like me and reggae. I come to my senses again every so often though.

Anyway, I'm digging some Arovane (aka Berliner Uwe Zahn) like ditches at the moment, particularly this little number;

^ Pretty cool minimalist/down-tempo IDM-type stuff.

sidewinder · 05-04-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

This. Absolutely this:

That's what I like to see...some Clark love!!!

I haven't seen that vid, will watch it shortly.

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

At first, while listening to the tinkling bells in the beginning of the song, I thought the song would only be able to be described simply as "xylophone and doorbell meet drums." Then, around 2:05, it started to get much more perturbed and violent, all the way to the end! I liked the transition and powerful ending the best.

Clark is definitely known for some twists and turns within his songs. Check this one out:

VEGANGELICA · 05-04-2010, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

Clark is definitely known for some twists and turns within his songs. Check this one out:

Wow, sidewinder, "Totem Crackerjack" certainly does have a lot of twists and turns! It sounds like 83 songs spliced together and is stuffed with almost a bewildering variety of sounds, which made me enjoy listening to it.

I'll have to listen again to see if I think the its "stream of consciousness" feel (in which one sound leads to the next, and that to the next, without much reference to the first sound) makes the song feel too uncohesive to me.

I liked the playful, childlike quality of the tinkling notes (like those of a zanza) which are not always placed right on the beat. This must be intentional, since he places every sound where he wants it, I assume. I think that's in general what I like about non-dance electronica: since the songs aren't just repetition of the same beat or sound over and over from beginning of the song to the end (usually), I really sense the feeling of the musician having strong intentions and control (but also wildness) behind the song.

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Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	This. Absolutely this:

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Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	I am absolutely enamored with that song at the moment. Downloading every album I can.

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Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	I go through long patches of listening to little to no electronica - a bit like me and reggae. I come to my senses again every so often though. Anyway, I'm digging some Arovane (aka Berliner Uwe Zahn) like ditches at the moment, particularly this little number; ^ Pretty cool minimalist/down-tempo IDM-type stuff.