it does not all sound the same!
Sep. 26th, 2003 07:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anotheranonFor anyone who wonders what I listen to (Flash plugin required - MANY music samples, worth the wait!) Do read the descriptions; many are funny and somewhat accurate.
Highlights:
House->Techno Dance: One of the first things I heard in this genre; most folks who were paying attention in the late '80s/early '90s have probably heard at least one of these.
House->Classic, House->Acid, Breakbeat->Electro, and Techno->Classic: must hears if you're new to this.
Hardcore->Rave: the Belgian hoover cast a shadow over my sophomore year of college and the summer before - Hell at the Masquerade every Sunday! All the cheesy greats, including "James Brown is Dead"! Also check Hardcore->New Beat.
Techno->Hard Acid: Oh pain, oh joy! This is fantastic to drive to!
Trance->Hard: London in 1998 - Escape from Samsara at the Fridge
Trance->Dark: didn't know it was called this, but I like it, gloomy, melodic and harsh
Breakbeat->Big Beat: "Dance music for straight white guys" :P I jest, but this is probably the most commercially accessible genre, at least in the U.S. - it's got a beat, but enough "rock" so it's not entirely alien
Downtempo->Ambient: My sister still hates me for the Orb's "Pulsating Brain" - that 10 minute remix is just so beautiful
Downtempo->Worldbeat: Closest to what I listen to now, but not quite right. IMHO this genre is better represented at Global-Trance.co.uk.
Anyway, helps give me an idea of what's out there, as I lost track about 6 years ago and have never quite been able to catch up again. And before you say it - yes it's repetitive (especially these samples which go in nice loops that never miss a beat), but it's real venue is the dance floor, where it sounds utterly perfect.
I do wonder though - where are my beloved 808 State? Orbital? A Guy Called Gerald? The Grid? Joey Beltram, for pity's sake?
Highlights:
House->Techno Dance: One of the first things I heard in this genre; most folks who were paying attention in the late '80s/early '90s have probably heard at least one of these.
House->Classic, House->Acid, Breakbeat->Electro, and Techno->Classic: must hears if you're new to this.
Hardcore->Rave: the Belgian hoover cast a shadow over my sophomore year of college and the summer before - Hell at the Masquerade every Sunday! All the cheesy greats, including "James Brown is Dead"! Also check Hardcore->New Beat.
Techno->Hard Acid: Oh pain, oh joy! This is fantastic to drive to!
Trance->Hard: London in 1998 - Escape from Samsara at the Fridge
Trance->Dark: didn't know it was called this, but I like it, gloomy, melodic and harsh
Breakbeat->Big Beat: "Dance music for straight white guys" :P I jest, but this is probably the most commercially accessible genre, at least in the U.S. - it's got a beat, but enough "rock" so it's not entirely alien
Downtempo->Ambient: My sister still hates me for the Orb's "Pulsating Brain" - that 10 minute remix is just so beautiful
Downtempo->Worldbeat: Closest to what I listen to now, but not quite right. IMHO this genre is better represented at Global-Trance.co.uk.
Anyway, helps give me an idea of what's out there, as I lost track about 6 years ago and have never quite been able to catch up again. And before you say it - yes it's repetitive (especially these samples which go in nice loops that never miss a beat), but it's real venue is the dance floor, where it sounds utterly perfect.
I do wonder though - where are my beloved 808 State? Orbital? A Guy Called Gerald? The Grid? Joey Beltram, for pity's sake?
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Date: 2003-09-26 04:47 pm (UTC)I remember not too long ago playing a song for someone who commented that they didn't care for it because it was repetitive and was too bass-heavy. I pointed out that that was exactly what made it so great, heh.
Speaking of bass-heavy, at the Delerium show the other night they had it cranked up so high that the fabric of my pants was vibrating.
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Date: 2003-09-26 05:10 pm (UTC)Also just realized that the opening screen has links to the instruments that make these specific sounds - now I know what's responsible for the ubiquitous "hoover" of 1992-3!