BF2S Forums electronica for dummies (ie. me)

mtb0minime wrote:

Wreckognize wrote:

Justice -  †.  Meh

Justice is

I'm so disappointed I missed them when they were here last year

In listening to electronic music, it's all about subtlety, or at least the stuff I'm into. I would say it's safe to judge the more popular stuff (like Justice for example) the same way you would judge a rock or pop album.

But for IDM, or even trance, it's all about subtlety. Just sit back and let your brain dance. Note how the different percussion instruments/tracks play off each other, how the melodic synths play off each other and complement one another. Note how in the background there is something small going on that eventually gets bigger later on.

If you're going to listen to this stuff and want to get the most out of it, it's not something that you can just leave on in the background while you do other stuff. You absolutely must put on some headphones and just sit there and listen and that's it. Focus on the music and you'll notice a lot of cool stuff. Also, it's important not to skip around in the tracks. Put one on, and play it all the way through. The builds and breaks are even more emphasized and important when compared to the rest of the song. I've found that if I skip ahead to a major breakdown or sweet melody, I don't enjoy it as much whereas if I had just started from the beginning, it becomes all the more epic/uplifting/whatever. Same applies to a lot of these songs. You can skip around in the track and find that they sound the same for all 9 minutes or whatever, but if you listen to the entire thing all the way through, the subtleties and differences present themselves.

I highly recommend you give these 6 tracks a listen. Just do it, you won't regret it


repetitive, but subtle and ever-changing


best to listen to if you have the actual CD and not a crappy youtube-quality-esque version, but turn up the volume and just chill out, this is one of my favorites


probably the most melodic of the bunch (reminds me of u-ziq's "Hasty Boom Alert" on Lunatic Harness; here


incredible track that starts off with pumping machine beats and then moves into total ambiance, more of the percussion and synthesizers that complement each other


again, more harmonies and melodies going on, a lot of complementary stuff


not as melodic, more chill and ambient

okay, i got

autechre - amber
and
aphex twin - selected ambient works II

the first is really nice, like that a lot. the second I need to listen to much more, i don't really know what to think of it yet. it definitely caught me by surprise.

Last edited by Spark (2010-01-15 03:44:27)

seymorebutts443 wrote:

someone mind posting some good dub step djs for me? i need some good stuff to listen to while baked.

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 8#p2933408

and

2562 - Kontrol
16 Bit - Classical
Stenchman - Lil' Somethin' 4 Ya
Pinch - Qawwali
and anything by Loefah.

Or if you're looking for actual mixes by DJs:

Excision - Shambhala (2008)
Distinction - Grim Up North Vol.6
Joe Nice - The Mala Tribute (you can download it from sendspace)

Uzique wrote:

i wish i had the effort to post in this thread constructively but right now it's a mountain i cannot climb

poor you

Uzique wrote:

poor essays

fair enough

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

Bonobo

Very nice!