In Hindsight, These are the Really Solid Electronica/Triphop Pieces
Posted by: Markus on 25 August 2004
null(do you hate those genre classifications as much as I do?)
With the passage of time and some opportunities to dig back into some of the older pieces in my collection I sometimes find that pieces that I used to think were wonderful are, in hindsight, not so important. Other pieces sometimes stand up remarkably well. So the purpose of this thread is to invite those who enjoy various types of electronica/triphop to post those pieces which have stuck with them over time.
To kick things off my first nominees are:
1. Label-wise, i really like Ninjatune. Also some stuff on tru-thoughts and Mo Wax.
2. I like the Xen Cuts compilation still. And Mo Wax Heads 1 and 2, a & b.
3. Tosca, Peace Orchestra and Kruder and Dorfmeister still sound fresh.
I know these statements are too general to be of much value at this time but I'll be getting more specific when I have a little more time to think about it. But I wanted to get this thread started because a lot of the ninjatune stuff has been reissued and I want to pick some of the best pieces up while they are still around...
Markus
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Posted on: 26 August 2004 by Bhoyo
The K&D Sessions not only holds up superbly, it is also the best soundtrack for a shagfest. Now there's a thread.
Banco De Gaia are a bit hit and miss, but I still enjoy the compilation, 10 Years.
Davie
Posted on: 26 August 2004 by Tim Jones
Ninja Tune are consistently pretty good. That Zen compilation (and the remixes...) are fab. The Funki Porcini stuff holds up OK and so do Coldcult. Mo Wax things seem just a bit too laid back for me.
Aphex Twin is the bloke that really impresses me most in the long term. Of the two volumes of 'Selected Ambient Works', for example, the first has always sounded lovely, while the second (deeply frightening) one has grown on me lots, as has 'drukqs'.
Tim
Posted on: 27 August 2004 by garyi
Consistentyl good is Ninja and Warp and rarely have I had bad news on either of these labels.
Herbaliser and Cinematic Orchestra are still visited reguarly. I must say though I never got to grips with Aphex, although I may revisit.
Stuff I never liked to start would be things like Global Communication and Boards of Canada.
I also think Fila Brazilla are excellent and continue to produce great misx albums of other music.
Posted on: 27 August 2004 by sideshowbob
Throbbing Gristle & Nurse With Wound are probably still my favourite electronic groups. Some of these records are now over 25 years old and they still sound ahead of their time. Nothing whatsoever to do with triphop however.
-- Ian
Posted on: 27 August 2004 by Simon Perry
Twin - listened to Richard D James album the other day and it is brilliant, but I could add a whole load of other stuff of his
Tricky - Maxinquaye. His only really decent album but I think the best Trip Hop album of all time.
Boards - Music has the right to children
Where do people recommend I start with Ninja Tune?
Simon
Posted on: 28 August 2004 by Markus
Simon,
Where to start with Ninjatune? A few years ago they put out a triple-cd compilation called Xen Cuts, on their tenth year anniversary. And budget priced, to boot. IN the states it costs something like $16. It is very good. The more recent Zen releases mentioned above are probably also worth picking up though I have not done that yet.
Ninja tune seems to have had a consistently keen sense of musical merit and much of their catalogue I've heard is really solid.
Oh, as I said at the top if this thread, here is one of my recommendations, after putting it on this morning--dj food's "a recipe for disaster".
More later...
Markus
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Posted on: 01 September 2004 by Tim Jones
DJ Food's "Dusk" (on the end of the Coldcut Journeys by DJ) is possibly my favorite piece of electronica ever. Didn't think much of the recent 'Kaleidoscope' release though...
Agree with Ian about TG. Had "20 JF Greats" on yesterday and musically literate friend thought it was a new release.
Other than that I'm afraid someone's got to mention Kraftwerk. Why oh why oh why didn't they use "Showroom Dummies" on the end of the recent "Dawn of the Dead" remake?
Tim
Posted on: 02 September 2004 by kid spatula
kraftwerk, brian eno, aphex twin, sqaurepusher, the orb, alec empire, carl craig, autechre, B12, kenny larkin, mike ink, lfo, venetian snares... and those are just the ones i can think of right now.
ninjatune and mo wax are patchy at best. hmmm. rephlex define the term, but deserve respect for releasing the wierdness *and also for reissuing 808 state's "newbuild" - if only for "flow/coma")*
don't listen to the future sound of london, biosphere, sphongle (omfg) and mouse on bloody mars.
Posted on: 07 September 2004 by --duncan--
Right now I'm listening to 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Beats' (Unkle). Damn fine it is too.
duncan
Email: djcritchley at hotmail.com
Posted on: 07 September 2004 by Markus
Yes, I like the "Do Androids dream..." set. Kind of wish they'd made some attempt to provide track dividers rather than simply having one huge track on each disk. But the mixes are imaginative enough, tho' not necessarily to my taste. Quite a bit of rock in there.
Have you heard "Never Never Land" or "Big Brother is Watching"? I have not heard them nor read any opinions about them. My guess is that they are along the lines of the Androids release.
Markus
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