So, traditionally I've always been a rock music kind of guy, some variation into the weirder ends of indie such as the Fiery Furnaces but the thought of songs without much in the way lyrics was always iffy to me.
Over the last few years though I have noticed I've started to like quite a bit of electronic stuff a lot.
Through the entry level drug of Deutsche Niew Velle its happened.
Modern stuff still souns shitty to me but the likes of Kraftwerk, Grauzone and Black Devil I'm 'down with' as the kids said way back when.
So...any suggestions of good analogue eletronic music from back in the 70s and 80s?
Or am I alone in my weird new like.
Faust and Can are two Krautrock bands from 70's you might like.
If you don't have them already get Bowie's triptych (Low, Heroes, Lodger) and his later works Earthling and Outside.
Give Welle: Erdball some time.
Tangerine Dream perhaps.
5 Bowie albums seems a bit overkill. :huh:
Gary Numan - Telekon.
See why so many others cite him as such a huge influence.
Quote from: Lucidor on November 03, 2009, 04:14:10 PM
Give Welle: Erdball some time.
Yes.
Check Last.fm for similar bands. Myself I like bands like Feindflug, Heimataerde, Unternehmen Stahlklang, ...
Oh, and bauhaus! And Laibach (who were a direct influence on Rammstein).
I'll take notes from this thread.
I like this kind of music but it's not really popular here in belgium. At least with us youngsters.
Friends of mine also like Terminal Choice, Eisbrecher, ASP, and a couple other bands which I forget (and don't like).
Polyphonic Size
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F_uB-0D-gV8mY%2FSUHiGEbUA-I%2FAAAAAAAASH8%2F_y_Vg2Bmp6A%2Fs400%2Fpolyphonic%2Bsize&hash=55405c6279400ebebc521aea658b75602fd0e2fa)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp_PIjc2ga4
Gary Numan, OMD, Depeche Mode, Sisters of Mercy. More will come to me.
Klaus Schulze
Tangerine Dream
Ashra
Tomita
Kitaro
Sakamoto
Canarios
Pascal Languirand
Toy Planet
Mike Oldfield
Wendy/Walter Carlos
Neu!
Try KiEw
Not the kind of electronic music specificially requested, but while we're on the subject, I think this is some good stuff:
Röyksopp:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eFAgbcr9jM
The Knife:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrjwqXwyzNU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCqTsZwDi5k&feature=related
Justice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC0jSpUOUAg&videos=y0EIISGpmiA&playnext_from=TL&playnext=1
And I'll also take this as an excuse to link this great dancing to Detroit proto-techno, from 1982:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhE-0IDpkiM&feature=PlayList&p=C45597A135E79312&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=32
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 03, 2009, 06:06:07 PM
5 Bowie albums seems a bit overkill. :huh:
No such thing as too much Bowie. :cool:
(Except those Tin Machine albums.)
If you like OMD, then also try Howard Jones and Thompson Twins.
Dont think any of them used actual musicians.
OK, good so I'm not alone.
Some of those I've given time to in the past.
Bowie- I've got Heroes and don't like it too much, I far prefer his early stuff. Haven't heard the other two though.
Can, Neu- Meh. Somewhat OKish but too...proggy. Not too electronic. Not even too punky.
Others will be checked
There's also not to forget Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft, D.A.F.
You may also like Covenant and Einstürzende Neubauten.
Keine Ahnung
KaS Product
Mark Lane
Minimal Man
Throbbing Gristle
Kind of a blend between rock and electronic, but I'm fond of KMFDM.
Quote from: citizen k on November 03, 2009, 03:49:38 PM
Faust
Saw Faust live a couple of years ago. They were very good :mmm:
Cabaret Voltaire.
Popol Vuh.
Scritti Politti.
Oh and I love Neu :mmm:
Quote from: Tyr on November 03, 2009, 03:46:41 PM
So, traditionally I've always been a rock music kind of guy, some variation into the weirder ends of indie such as the Fiery Furnaces but the thought of songs without much in the way lyrics was always iffy to me.
Over the last few years though I have noticed I've started to like quite a bit of electronic stuff a lot.
Through the entry level drug of Deutsche Niew Velle its happened.
Modern stuff still souns shitty to me but the likes of Kraftwerk, Grauzone and Black Devil I'm 'down with' as the kids said way back when.
So...any suggestions of good analogue eletronic music from back in the 70s and 80s?
Or am I alone in my weird new like.
I don't know Grauzone, but Kraftwerk and Black Devil are fairly different styles of electronic music, though they're both great.
A lot of people are recommending Krautrock bands, which while great and German, aren't really that snyth-based in my experience. Neu! is one of my absolute favorite groups and represents everything great about 1970s West Germany, but they are exclusively guitar based, I think.
On the dance side, look into early 80's "hi-NRG" records. Virtually anything Patrick Cowley or Bobby Orlando produced is gold. On the rock/punk side, definitely Cabaret Voltaire, Suicide, the futuristic Bowie period, Tuxedomoon, Pere Ubu has some interesting synth elements. Soft Cell kind of straddling the line.