Indie/Electronic music thread [Archive]

NOTKyle

01-17-2009, 07:57 AM

That's pretty good stuff, but I tend to get annoyed with music when it turns out to just be noise. It's only really enjoyable live.

I've been listening to Loscil a TON lately. It's relaxing but not boring, and perfectly put together.

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Datači

01-17-2009, 08:07 AM

I love ambiental and chillout stuff, but they don't always work for me. I have to be in a certain mood.

NOTKyle

01-17-2009, 08:12 AM

Me too for the most part.

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Datači

01-17-2009, 08:13 AM

Ever listened to Boards Of Canada?

NOTKyle

01-17-2009, 08:22 AM

Yeah they're really similar to Four Tet, but a little more relaxed.

PS this is my favorite band.

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Datači

01-17-2009, 08:28 AM

I love the video.
The main problem with indie music is that there's too much bands out there and it's kinda hard to find the good ones.

NOTKyle

01-17-2009, 08:31 AM

Last.fm and myspace are great tools. Myspace because bands are typically friends with bands that have a similar sound, and last.fm has an actual SIMILAR ARTISTS section under each band.

Datači

01-17-2009, 08:37 AM

Snatch

01-17-2009, 08:49 AM

yeah, but sometimes last fm recommends me the gayest shittiest music ever. Like Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

It's supposed to be similar to the national, the shins, interpol, vampire weekand and neutral milk hotel but i don't like it. at all.

Wolf Parade, Arcade Fire, Fleet Foxes, bla bla bla.

Pandora is decent if you want internet radio. At least for recommendations.

Oh, and believe it or not, the Genius thing on iTunes works. It doesn't always get you good comparables, but it finds other cool shit sometimes.

Snatch

01-17-2009, 08:54 AM

I live in Miami, so I never get to go to shows. But, hey, Yo Majesty is here on Tuesday, so there's that.

Datači

01-17-2009, 08:56 AM

The best indie show i've been so far is The National.

Snatch

01-17-2009, 09:01 AM

I saw CSS in New York at a free show, and that was by far the best concert that I've ever been to. Had nothing to do with hooking up with some girl who must've been a time traveling 19 year old Wynona Ryder.

Datači

01-17-2009, 09:04 AM

I missed tham at the Exit festival a couple of years ago.

Actually, i missed the whole festival.

moe_blunts

01-17-2009, 12:16 PM

I really like:

Venetian Snares
Shpongle
Squarepusher

For dark ambient, no one does it better than the artists on the record label Cold Meat Industry. I r a CMI fanboi fo sho'

Hulud

01-17-2009, 03:45 PM

not sure where to start... i listen mostly to electronic stuff... ambient, house, techno, mnml, love it all

anyone listen to the fabric mix cds? just got the new John Tejada one in the mail the other day -great stuff!

Pox

01-17-2009, 05:21 PM

The only cool thing about going to school in buttfuck Ohio is living near COLUMBUS ROCK CITY. Theres a pretty good local scene there right now. Everyone should Check out Times New Viking.

I've been listening to lots of Monotonix and The Carbonas recently. Good stuff.

nuclearjew

01-17-2009, 05:25 PM

Are they better than Green Day?

Claydon

01-17-2009, 05:28 PM

I have been getting some killer sets off of soundwave internet radio app on my iphone.

Euro trance ftw!

s0bv1ou5lyd3sprt

01-17-2009, 06:35 PM

Battles (I think it goes here)
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Hulud

01-17-2009, 06:47 PM

Battles fucking rock!

mongo

01-17-2009, 06:48 PM

atlas is a fucking killer song.

s0bv1ou5lyd3sprt

01-17-2009, 06:49 PM

A friend of mine was checking bands out before he went to Bonnaroo. I haven't stopped listening to them since.

Datači

01-17-2009, 10:11 PM

From the underated/overrated bands thread

Underrated: The National, Battles, Madrugada

I think mirrored is one of the best albums that came out in 2007.

Hulud

01-18-2009, 01:17 PM

anyone heard the new Animal Collective yet? i havent but have been hearing its pretty damn good.

Datači

01-18-2009, 01:19 PM

I heard of them, but not their music. Althoug a bunch of people i know went to their gig last month, they say they're great.

mongo

01-18-2009, 01:26 PM

i'm a pretty big sucker for poppy indie music. anything robert schnieder does is always worth whilte as far as i'm concerned.

Marbles - Magic
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Apples In Stereo - Benefits of Lying (with your friends)
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Snatch

01-18-2009, 01:30 PM

I can't stand Animal Collective. Panda Bear was hear a few weeks ago, during Art Basel. Not my thing.

Quantum Leap

01-19-2009, 07:39 AM

Maps' album We Can Create hasn't left my rotation in quite a long time. It's one of the perfect mellow albums released in the past few years.

"To The Sky"
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NOTKyle

01-21-2009, 08:50 AM

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I gotta get around to upping both of the Tidy Ups albums someday.

Hulud

01-22-2009, 09:47 PM

I love ambiental and chillout stuff, but they don't always work for me. I have to be in a certain mood.

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Quantum Leap

01-26-2009, 02:18 AM

The Knife.

mongo

01-26-2009, 02:25 AM

interesting. anything else to tell us mr. pitchfork?

Quantum Leap

01-26-2009, 02:31 AM

So I happen to like a group that Pitchfork like? They had Radiohead at number 1 for the 90's...that means anyone that ever bought OK Computer is a Pitchfork stooge? Fuck you.

mongo

01-26-2009, 02:34 AM

that means it isn't indie. that means one of the top 3 music publications in any form of media gave it the highest ranking possible. yes, pitchfork did give radiohead #1 for the '90's list, but do you consider them indie? yeah, i didn't think so.

Quantum Leap

01-26-2009, 02:42 AM

Who ever said Radiohead was indie? This thread is Indie/Electronic music...If I'm not mistaken The Knife fall into both of those genres. I was making a point mentioning Radiohead, lets not make them the basis of our conversation.

mongo

01-26-2009, 02:45 AM

Quantum Leap

01-26-2009, 02:48 AM

I compared the two because you called me "Mr. Pitchfork". They were both given top accolades be Pitchfork, and if I'm not mistaken (I can't believe I used that phrase twice in a row) The Knife are signed to Rabid Records, a label they started themselves to distribute their music...which makes them very much an indie band.

mongo

01-26-2009, 02:51 AM

every label starts to distribute a band all on it's own. grow the fuck up.

Quantum Leap

01-26-2009, 02:57 AM

I should grow up? Good to know coming from a pedantic little fool overly concerned with bullying people.

Anyway, The Knife - Silent Shout is one of the greatest electronic albums I've come across. I was pretty burnt out on the whole "techno" thing since Dig Your Own Hole, but I've been pretty much obsessed with Silent Shout for 2 years now. I can't wait to see what they go for next.

PS. Their live show is amazing.

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mongo

01-26-2009, 02:59 AM

the knife-the knife>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the knife-silent shout

Quantum Leap

01-26-2009, 03:02 AM

"Their old shit is soooooo much better!"

Hulud

01-31-2009, 03:21 PM

i read the news on that site but i won't read their reviews. that website must be the most full of itself website on the internet. pretentious doesn't do it justice.

that being said i do like fleet foxes.

cowboy dan

02-01-2009, 01:17 PM

I am not really into Fleet Foxes, but have you ever listened to Blitzen Trapper?

They are sort of a folky indie band as well.

NOTKyle

02-02-2009, 08:54 AM

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So fucking good.

Snatch

02-02-2009, 09:25 AM

you compared the knife to radiohead in your argument. thus, you drew the comparison, not me. all i'm saying is, how can radiohead be #1 on a site and not be indie, and yet the knife can achieve the same status and stay indie? electronic, yes. indie, no. the knife, sufjan stevens, modest mouse, etc... have jumped the shark. get the fuck over it.

I know far more about music than you do. The Knife isn't mainstream (yet). The end.

Modest Mouse are all over TV and Radio. Sufjan Stevens and the Knife aren't.

Oh, and P.S. if he just heard about The Knife now, from Pitchfork, then he is a faggot, but it doesn't change my stance that the Knife isn't mainstream yet.

Snatch

02-02-2009, 09:29 AM

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So fucking good.

Saw them live at Art Basel. It's a fun show if you like to watch a band sit down, sometimes slightly rise up off their stool, and smile a lot.

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This was really popular for a while.

Snatch

02-02-2009, 09:32 AM

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Ok song. Sweet video.

420monk

02-03-2009, 01:59 PM

Goblin Cock (Rob Crow of Pinback)
http://www.myspace.com/goblincock

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NOTKyle

02-12-2009, 09:35 PM

I've been listening to Casiotone for years, but I just decided this is my favorite song.

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Datači

02-13-2009, 12:25 PM

So, what do you think of the new Franz Ferdinand album?

mongo

02-13-2009, 12:28 PM

meh.

Datači

02-13-2009, 12:29 PM

I kinda like it better than their previous albums.

Datači

02-13-2009, 12:30 PM

This festival is gonna kick ass

http://www.t-mobileinmusicfestival.com/en

mongo

02-13-2009, 12:30 PM

fair enough. i never liked any of their shit.

Snatch

02-13-2009, 12:45 PM

Going up to New York for a court date in March, but gonna make the most of it.

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Genius

02-13-2009, 08:30 PM

It appears Glass Candy was something that was stuck to Kraftwerk's shoe. And not in a good way.

Datači

02-14-2009, 07:57 AM

That was worse than coldplay

NOTKyle

02-16-2009, 09:48 PM

I saw A Hotel Nourishing (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=262042430) about a year ago, and just rediscovered them tonight. I love the utter lack of a consistent style through every song.

mongo

02-16-2009, 09:51 PM

i'm going to see a.c. newman live on the 21st or 22nd (i for get what one). i actually like his solo shit more than his np shit.

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Archetype

02-16-2009, 09:53 PM

So, what's the deal with all these [/YOUTUBE] posts that don't work?

black japan

02-18-2009, 09:33 PM

Genius

02-20-2009, 08:47 PM

Love the part around 3:30. Sorry if these guys are big on Pitchfork. I don't read Pitchfork, so I don't know. They're indie to me.

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Datači

02-20-2009, 08:56 PM

NOTKyle

02-26-2009, 01:26 AM

The new Say Hi album is fucking weak. Color me dissapointed.

Datači

03-03-2009, 12:23 PM

Which one of you is willing to listen to some good music, but you won't understand shit they're saying?

Datači

03-03-2009, 12:30 PM

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misterfatt

03-03-2009, 12:35 PM

i've heard rumors that crystal castles has something scheduled to drop in april. does anyone know if it's going to be an EP or LP?

mongo

03-03-2009, 12:41 PM

i heard it was just going to be a 5 song ep. 2 of them will just be remixes. but that's just what i read on pitchfork. their shit is wrong about 1/3 of the time.

misterfatt

03-03-2009, 12:53 PM

any word on the tracks? it'd be nice to have actual studio recordings of "baptism" and "yes no," which they've performed at almost every show they've done in the last year.

youtube took down the split versions of their glastonbury performance, but you can sift through the whole versions to check out the songs in quesiton.

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English Bob

03-11-2009, 02:32 PM

I'm into Wagon Christ in a big way;

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Also Prefuse 73 are pretty damn sweet;

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If you're a fan of Boards of Canada and you're into more chilled out stuff then you can't do better than Ulrich Schnauss;

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Datači

03-11-2009, 04:45 PM

Love the part around 3:30. Sorry if these guys are big on Pitchfork. I don't read Pitchfork, so I don't know. They're indie to me.

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I finally got to listen to them, and i'm not impressed. I don't see what's the big deal.

btw, great post english bob.

English Bob

03-11-2009, 05:25 PM

Cheers, this thread's great, i've discovered at least 3 excellent new groups just reading through it.

s0bv1ou5lyd3sprt

03-11-2009, 05:40 PM

Been listening to a lot of Two Gallants lately
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Genius

03-11-2009, 05:52 PM

That's not half bad.

English Bob

03-14-2009, 06:44 PM

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Not sure if they belong in here or not, but i just got introduced to these peeps the other day. They've been around for a couple of years, but i only just heard of them. Anyway, they're called Simian Mobile Disco and they're an English production/remix group, they've got an old-school disco vibe going on that i thinks pretty sweet. You may hate them, but there you go.

Hulud

03-15-2009, 01:14 AM

not really into SMD too much but James Ford does production for Last Shadow Puppets and Klaxons among others. (i really liked the LSP cd from last year)

mongo

03-15-2009, 02:09 AM

You fools ever listen to a band called "pacific"? Great disco pop shit.

mongo

03-18-2009, 01:09 PM

yes plz.

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Genius

03-19-2009, 04:25 AM

Look, I realize that I'm rather late on the Andrew Bird train, but I heard him play a show live at the XM Studio on channel 43, and this was just fucking gorgeous.

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mongo

03-19-2009, 04:26 AM

meh, he's a one trick pony in my book. good, but it gets to be old after a while.

Quantum Leap

03-23-2009, 02:13 AM

Lately I've been obsessed with the album OUTROSPECTIVE by Faithless.

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Datači

03-23-2009, 03:38 PM

I'm gonna see this guy live for the second time now and i can't wait. He's the best Croatian artist that i know of.

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moe_blunts

03-24-2009, 05:52 PM

Any recommendations for psy-trance or goa?

Datači

03-24-2009, 05:59 PM

No.

Datači

03-24-2009, 06:00 PM

I kid, I kid. Try Infected Mushroom or Juno Reactor.

moe_blunts

03-24-2009, 06:29 PM

know infected mushroom. getting some juno reactor. let me tell you my favs already.

love astral porjection, shpongle, hallucinogen, ott, koxbox etc....so shit in that vein.

Datači

03-24-2009, 06:30 PM

Juno Reactor. Yes.

Datači

04-02-2009, 02:31 PM

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moe_blunts

04-15-2009, 05:46 PM

I know it happened in January, but I just found out that Charlie from Telefon Tel Aviv died. What happened? Anyone know?

Hulud

04-17-2009, 06:45 PM

suicide i think, day their latest album came out

dnegreiro

04-22-2009, 02:28 PM

AWESOME thread. anyone ever heard of delta spirit?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O59k1Dr44NU

mongo

04-22-2009, 02:31 PM

anyone ever hear of "[YOUTUBE ][/YOUTUBE ]"?

dnegreiro

04-23-2009, 12:49 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSKWGKYr2sQ

I tried... dunno how to do this

dnegreiro

04-23-2009, 01:01 AM

FlipHKD

04-23-2009, 02:28 AM

Anyone else dig themselves some Empire of the Sun.

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Luke Steele is weird as shit though.

gonna go see Animal Collective in June!!

dnegreiro

04-23-2009, 11:13 AM

Hulud

04-25-2009, 02:37 PM

Anyone else dig themselves some Empire of the Sun.

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Luke Steele is weird as shit though.

gonna go see Animal Collective in June!!

i quite like that Empire of the Sun album, need to give it another listen or two to form a full opinion.

AC in may for me

dnegreiro

04-26-2009, 09:14 AM

empire of sun is pretty sweet. they remind me of mgmt. but they're very different

s0bv1ou5lyd3sprt

05-05-2009, 09:38 PM

Just saw a Bacardi Mojito commercial with Matt & Kim playing in the background. Thought it was kinda weird.

Genius

05-10-2009, 07:23 PM

When all is said and done, maybe the best record of the year. I love this more and more every time I hear it.

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Datači

05-10-2009, 07:24 PM

Last year was so much better for music than this one.

Genius

05-10-2009, 07:28 PM

The year before was even better.

Datači

05-10-2009, 07:29 PM

True. Arcade Fire's Neon Bible and The National's Boxer came out in 2007. I wanna go back :(

moe_blunts

05-31-2009, 09:48 AM

of Montreal is a really interesting band.

cptracks

06-03-2009, 01:50 PM

HUMANLAB all the way!!!!!

Pox

06-03-2009, 02:23 PM

of Montreal is a really interesting band.

I saw them live and it might have turned me (temporarily) gay

Hulud

06-06-2009, 01:26 PM

i'm diggin the Phoenix album

Genius

06-06-2009, 01:42 PM

It's pretty good. Very catchy.

moe_blunts

06-10-2009, 12:41 PM

I'm going on a Breakcore binge. Xanopticon for the mother fucking win!

mongo

06-10-2009, 01:14 PM

clues new self titled album is really fucking amazing. if you were/are a unicorns fan in the least bit, i'd check it out. they are an alden penner (the dude who formed the unicorns) band. many similar themes to "who will cut our hair when we're gone?", however, a different feel. definetly more laid back. brendan reed (ex-member of arcade fire) is also a member. it's pure fucking win. probably my second favorite album so far this year.

leafsmack0

06-22-2009, 02:15 PM

Dan Deacon's Bromst is exceptional, better than the last album Spiderman of the Rings. I highly suggest it for people that dig any kind of electronic, it's very upbeat stuff.

moe_blunts

07-17-2009, 09:07 PM

Can someone recommend me some interesting indie that's not too samey and has good vocals. I really like of Montreal (especially Hissing Fauna) and Arcade Fire's Funeral...