Rolling techno* albums thread for people who are clearly doing it wrong

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Ah, interesting.

neilasimpson, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 11:19 (four years ago) link

i might be wrong tho? maybe i just associate it with the height of the bobbins era, when pretty melodic minimal was king

karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 26 February 2020 14:06 (four years ago) link

yeah, I’d put them in there

mh, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 15:03 (four years ago) link

Feeling the Beatrice Dillon album on Pan even though I'm not normally a fan of IDMish music that's clearly inspired by music that's made for the dancefloor but isn't actually dancefloor-friendly itself

paolo, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 21:08 (four years ago) link

Lovely artwork too

paolo, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 21:08 (four years ago) link

Yeah that Dillon is excellent, need to spend some proper time with that but there were some stunning moments on first pass. That use of traditional instrumentation in a electronic music context made me think of the recent Floating Points but way more stripped down and spacious instead off being so overloaded with sounds.

ymo sumac (NickB), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 21:36 (four years ago) link

"i might be wrong tho? maybe i just associate it with the height of the bobbins era, when pretty melodic minimal was king"

I'm not sure either. I think there's a massive grey area between this thread and the bobbins threads and I'm not sure I totally understand the difference between them. Although I do find that I'm much more likely to find things I like, and that I would be more likely to dance to, and to listen to at home, here. I'd love to hear any of those colorseries tracks in a club but, despite my efforts, haven't ever done so. Same with Basic Channel tbh.

neilasimpson, Thursday, 27 February 2020 15:45 (four years ago) link

i've heard some pretty sweet dj sets integrating basic channel tracks, including a pretty awesome one by moritz von oswald!

mh, Thursday, 27 February 2020 15:54 (four years ago) link

I think there's a massive grey area between this thread and the bobbins threads and I'm not sure I totally understand the difference between them.


this thread is for albums, the bobbins thread is for tracks

brimstead, Thursday, 27 February 2020 21:57 (four years ago) link

also this thread is darker imo

brimstead, Thursday, 27 February 2020 21:58 (four years ago) link

what are we ashamed of? why can't we just say it? that's the house/techno thread, this is the electronica thread.

lukas, Thursday, 27 February 2020 22:02 (four years ago) link

techno thread versus teshno thread

mh, Thursday, 27 February 2020 22:30 (four years ago) link

“ this thread is for albums, the bobbins thread is for tracks”

I don’t think this was ever the case tbh

ed.b, Friday, 28 February 2020 00:44 (four years ago) link

damn really?

brimstead, Friday, 28 February 2020 01:12 (four years ago) link

it has albums in the name

brimstead, Friday, 28 February 2020 01:13 (four years ago) link

Yeah I thought this was basically for albums that aren’t dance floor oriented

karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 28 February 2020 01:19 (four years ago) link

+ vaguely techno related

karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 28 February 2020 01:19 (four years ago) link

AOEDM

ciderpress, Friday, 28 February 2020 02:29 (four years ago) link

Currently rotating:

Katie Gately
Vladislav Delay
Nathan Fake (Providence from 2017)
Against All Logic
Air Texture VII (Rrose and Silent Servant)

So much good shit right now

lukas, Friday, 28 February 2020 19:54 (four years ago) link

been listening to the second half of that Air Texture mix a lot this week

mh, Friday, 28 February 2020 20:02 (four years ago) link

"“ this thread is for albums, the bobbins thread is for tracks”

I don’t think this was ever the case tbh"

I think I'd always thought of the bobbins threads as for kinds of music that I might actually hear in clubs, whereas this thread is for music that I'd like to hear in clubs, and that would probably work really well in them, but more than likely wouldn't get played (which makes my posts about Donnacha Costello look a tad awry in retrospect). I think this thread is more dancefloor specific than being for electronica generally. I probably wouldn't post about autechre here, although they are clearly related to techno. I would post about Mouse on Mars. I no longer go to clubs.

neilasimpson, Sunday, 1 March 2020 21:52 (four years ago) link

I think this thread is more dancefloor specific than being for electronica generally.

Yeah okay that scans, we have moodz and I guess various idm/experimental threads for the rest.

lukas, Tuesday, 3 March 2020 19:09 (four years ago) link

feel like this fits the spirit:

https://hausofaltr.bandcamp.com/album/a-new-dawn-hoa007

Vapor waif (uptown churl), Tuesday, 3 March 2020 19:35 (four years ago) link

Still blown away by Nathan Micay's album from last year, Blue Spring. Has a good deal of diversity but still feels like a world unto itself. Something to get lost in. Here's the title track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UbUQ2VuS3M

Indexed, Tuesday, 3 March 2020 23:04 (four years ago) link

ERP's Exomoon is an electro belter. More than likely good on dancefloors in some parts; 101% excellent at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loo5LfF4uLc

It's probably best to avoid leaving the house in order to listen to Yagya's Rhythm of Snow, on Force Inc. originally

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GYY6JJTuo4

neilasimpson, Wednesday, 4 March 2020 18:34 (four years ago) link

Actually, that Yagya record isn't anywhere near new. Do we need a separate thread for Rolling techno* albums thread for people who have previously been clearly doing it wrong (or have I missed that somewhere)?

neilasimpson, Wednesday, 4 March 2020 19:14 (four years ago) link

As a perennial electro dilettante, I tend to find one or things a year I like that scratch the itch for me. The Beatrice Dillon one is the one for me so far this year, I've had it going on a loop all week. Perfect music to work and write to.

Feel free to recommend other things I'd like if I like that!

Belated cosign for the Beatrice Dillon. It's making me think of some Hessle Audio and other things I can't quite place: possibly Steve Reich, Dawn of Midi. I can't quite make out how it's made.

Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 10 March 2020 21:09 (four years ago) link

thanks for the Yagya neil

lukas, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 22:32 (four years ago) link

this reissue of Move D & Benjamin Brunn "Let's Call It A Day" getting me there

darker sound palette than Songs From The Beehive but still v v chill and atmospheric

lukas, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 00:00 (four years ago) link

this reissue of Move D & Benjamin Brunn "Let's Call It A Day" getting me there

darker sound palette than Songs From The Beehive but still v v chill and atmospheric


Yeah this is one of my most listened to albums this year, I’m on 30 plays already. There is so much great stuff in Move D’s back catalogue but this is a real highlight. I think I probably prefer it to Beehive.

toby, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 08:26 (four years ago) link

This is absolutely hitting the spot tonight. The title track is blissful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I_PI2e3m54

Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 24 March 2020 20:22 (four years ago) link

Like a soothing bubble bath

Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 24 March 2020 20:43 (four years ago) link

So do I post about Traumprinz here or in the bobbins thread? I feel he's perhaps a bit borderline between the two

octobeard, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 21:03 (four years ago) link

Is there a new Traumprinz?!?!?

Frederik B, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 10:41 (four years ago) link

Post it everywhere!

Frederik B, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 10:41 (four years ago) link

three weeks pass...

https://sepehr.bandcamp.com/album/shaytoon

too good

karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 17 April 2020 22:16 (four years ago) link

whoa!

Corduroy Stridulations (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 18 April 2020 13:57 (four years ago) link

thirded!

arresting perfect pulse record. whole thing is great and thoughtful, Neophyte Delight alone, beeing to me at least, soty material

knife sharpening tips (gaudio), Saturday, 18 April 2020 14:24 (four years ago) link

whoa high praise, i'm excited to hear it.

i've been really enjoying Genuine Silk by Soela, out this week on Dial Records

https://soeladial.bandcamp.com/album/genuine-silk

Papa Triste (Thee Macallan 18 Year), Saturday, 18 April 2020 20:47 (four years ago) link

Yeah, the sepehr album is great

Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 20 April 2020 01:02 (three years ago) link

Another shout out for the Soela LP. Nothing groundbreaking but flows very nicely and deep as f**K.

millmeister, Tuesday, 21 April 2020 20:04 (three years ago) link

I’ve listened to the Beatrice Dillon Workaround album a few times in the background a fee times since it came out and latched on to a few moments but today I gave it a go on headphones and it cracked wide open for me and it is sosososososo good, like my favorite thing this year so far.

i am a horse girl (map), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 03:58 (three years ago) link

Like, lowkey just reinventing dub techno and creating the most funky, danceable beats ever made at 150 bpm and being very cool and casual about it

i am a horse girl (map), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 04:07 (three years ago) link

new yaeji mixtape belongs in the thread. poppy technoid goodness thru & thru.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95TkNvl4FlA

davey, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 09:57 (three years ago) link

Heading back to Workaround for another listen - thanks.

studyplenty, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 16:13 (three years ago) link

One of my favorites of the year so far, Andrea - Ritorno

https://iliantape.bandcamp.com/album/itlp06-andrea-ritorno

octobeard, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 22:19 (three years ago) link

Though it's more juke/jungle/jezebel beat focused. But who knows which thread is the right one lol

octobeard, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 22:21 (three years ago) link

i think someone mentioned that Soela LP upthread? i'm digging "It's Around Us, It's Everywhere", "Power of Mind" and "Hold On" for club play, should club play ever be a thing again.

davey, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 23:55 (three years ago) link


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