As you may or may not know im quite into my electro.
Im kind of into the whole in-organic nature of it, you don't need to be adept at playing a certain instrument, just have an ear for a tune and with in a few clicks of a mouse you are on your way to giving birth to that tune in your mind.
It's a genre that divides people. Like marmite. You can't either get lost in the music or just decide that it's just a load of noise for 5 mins.
Anyway im rambling.
So here are some of my favourite electro tracks.
Rocker - Alter Ego
This is probably as good example as any of songs that divide opinion. So it's a good one to start with. If you don't like this one, maybe it's best you don't proceed. Practically every part of this track sounds like it's drenched in filth. It's a dirty dirty record and it knows it.
Silver Screen Shower Scene - Felix Da Housecat.
Sums up the pretentious lifestyle of a fashion model that the track re-creates with the monotone delivery of the vocal. Plus that hook in the background will stick in your head for a long time. It's the sound of every Fashion TV catwalk show you have seen when trying to see if they are doing another one of those lingerie specials.
Emerge - Fischerspooner
Electroclash maybe have been a fad, but it had widespread appeal. As it became the more approachable side of electro. I would bet at least two people you know own the album. They probably never listen to it, but it's a conversation starter. If only that you don't get past the fact the singer was wearing cricket pads in the video. Regardless of their success their influence is still apparent today.
Da Funk - Daft Punk
The year is 1995. Im a 14 year old boy. With raging hormones and my mind wanting to do things to girls that the attractiveness of myself would not make possible. I go to HMV to spend some of my paper round money on some music, I rarely get cd's. Cassettes are much cheaper. But this cd I do buy as it was on offer. Im attracted by the bright cover and the word 'punk' I hear from the TV that punk is the sound of young angst. So a band called 'daft punk' must be perfect for a sarcastic child like me. I get home and hurriedly put the cd in the stereo in our dining room for the next five minutes the room is filled with driving bass, hard drums and a guitar riff that hasn't left my mind since. It immediately draws words of disgust from my parents. A love affair with two robot Frenchmen is born.
Music Sounds Better With You - Stardust.
I suspect a few of you already own this track. It's hard to believe that its 9 years old, as it still sounds as fresh now as it did then. Such an amazing track that sounds as much at home on a 'NOW' compilation as it would be being played at fabric.
Interesting fact, this track was made by Thomas Bangalter, who is one half of Daft Punk. Im assuming he did it in between 'Homework' a dirty hard house album and the pop of 'Discovery'.
Intro - Alan Brane & Fred Falke
Another example of French House. French house is where the money is at. Effortlessly cool. Their mistrust of British meat may anger us, and their police may look like storm troopers from the death star, but boy can they write a good hook-laden track. This track is another one with major cross-over appeal. I can imagine it has probably been used on a thousand holiday programmes "now here Kris Akabusi reporting on the decadent port of Monaco" or something.
So there are some examples. I hope they have aroused some interest. If not I hope you at least gave them a try. If not well why did you bother reading this far? I mean seriously I would have quit after the first paragraph if I didn't like the sound of it all. At least I didn't introduce you to the top 5 death metal tracks. Not that I like death metal. When all they scream or growl about is the oncoming hordes of demons, all I can think is that they are from Ipswich. Or that they are the same kind of people who hang outside shopping centres telling each other how society doesn't understand them and they don't want to conform, so they dress exactly the same as each and conform to another set of standards.
Anyway, have a week!
Im kind of into the whole in-organic nature of it, you don't need to be adept at playing a certain instrument, just have an ear for a tune and with in a few clicks of a mouse you are on your way to giving birth to that tune in your mind.
It's a genre that divides people. Like marmite. You can't either get lost in the music or just decide that it's just a load of noise for 5 mins.
Anyway im rambling.
So here are some of my favourite electro tracks.
Rocker - Alter Ego
This is probably as good example as any of songs that divide opinion. So it's a good one to start with. If you don't like this one, maybe it's best you don't proceed. Practically every part of this track sounds like it's drenched in filth. It's a dirty dirty record and it knows it.
Silver Screen Shower Scene - Felix Da Housecat.
Sums up the pretentious lifestyle of a fashion model that the track re-creates with the monotone delivery of the vocal. Plus that hook in the background will stick in your head for a long time. It's the sound of every Fashion TV catwalk show you have seen when trying to see if they are doing another one of those lingerie specials.
Emerge - Fischerspooner
Electroclash maybe have been a fad, but it had widespread appeal. As it became the more approachable side of electro. I would bet at least two people you know own the album. They probably never listen to it, but it's a conversation starter. If only that you don't get past the fact the singer was wearing cricket pads in the video. Regardless of their success their influence is still apparent today.
Da Funk - Daft Punk
The year is 1995. Im a 14 year old boy. With raging hormones and my mind wanting to do things to girls that the attractiveness of myself would not make possible. I go to HMV to spend some of my paper round money on some music, I rarely get cd's. Cassettes are much cheaper. But this cd I do buy as it was on offer. Im attracted by the bright cover and the word 'punk' I hear from the TV that punk is the sound of young angst. So a band called 'daft punk' must be perfect for a sarcastic child like me. I get home and hurriedly put the cd in the stereo in our dining room for the next five minutes the room is filled with driving bass, hard drums and a guitar riff that hasn't left my mind since. It immediately draws words of disgust from my parents. A love affair with two robot Frenchmen is born.
Music Sounds Better With You - Stardust.
I suspect a few of you already own this track. It's hard to believe that its 9 years old, as it still sounds as fresh now as it did then. Such an amazing track that sounds as much at home on a 'NOW' compilation as it would be being played at fabric.
Interesting fact, this track was made by Thomas Bangalter, who is one half of Daft Punk. Im assuming he did it in between 'Homework' a dirty hard house album and the pop of 'Discovery'.
Intro - Alan Brane & Fred Falke
Another example of French House. French house is where the money is at. Effortlessly cool. Their mistrust of British meat may anger us, and their police may look like storm troopers from the death star, but boy can they write a good hook-laden track. This track is another one with major cross-over appeal. I can imagine it has probably been used on a thousand holiday programmes "now here Kris Akabusi reporting on the decadent port of Monaco" or something.
So there are some examples. I hope they have aroused some interest. If not I hope you at least gave them a try. If not well why did you bother reading this far? I mean seriously I would have quit after the first paragraph if I didn't like the sound of it all. At least I didn't introduce you to the top 5 death metal tracks. Not that I like death metal. When all they scream or growl about is the oncoming hordes of demons, all I can think is that they are from Ipswich. Or that they are the same kind of people who hang outside shopping centres telling each other how society doesn't understand them and they don't want to conform, so they dress exactly the same as each and conform to another set of standards.
Anyway, have a week!
although it wasn't until discovery for me, and it was the leiji matsumoto cover of all things that first hooked me.