Musical change-ups
Mar. 27th, 2012 03:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drwexTwo well-known names dropping new music, and a couple changes of pace from other names you might know.
http://soundcloud.com/gossip_music/perfect-world
Beth Ditto and her trio Gossip (http://www.epitonic.com/#/artists/the-gossip) were generally called "dance punk" for their previous work. This single is from their upcoming new album and it's way more pop-influenced than their past stuff, though it still has a definite dark/goth side to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnE4UCZJepQ
xKore came up in one or the other of the dubstep discussions that have been floating around. This is not heavy wub, but it's definitely within the sphere of "dubstep-influenced." It's vocal-free, with interesting rhythms and a heavy electronica influence that is really non-typical. You sort of have to listen for yourself - if there was such a thing as "electro-step" this would be it.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/03/the-cult-for-the-animals.html
The Cult are back! Yes, that ("She Sells Sanctuary", "Fire Woman") The Cult. They may have aged but you couldn't tell it from this track. It's still got the sound I remember from 25 years ago, with pounding piano, rough male vocals, and a sound that comes half from punk and half from old-school heavy metal. If you liked them before you'll probably love this track and if you've never heard their sound this is not a bad introduction.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/03/leftfield-tourism-full-album-stream.html
Speaking of people who are back, can I give you Leftfield? APC calls them "one of the greatest electronic acts ever" which I think is a little bit of hyperbole but not entirely. According to Wikipedia, the Crystal Method's Scott Kirkland shared that view and he ought to know. The stream here is their entire new album, recorded live. I remember them being better live back when I first stumbled across them. They were also the first act I ever found via those "if you like X then you'll like Y" links which led me from Orbital to Leftfield and yes, I do like that sort of expansive, near-spacey, instrumentally rich, samplelicious electronica.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/03/little-boots-in-budapest.html
Little Boots (http://www.littlebootsmusic.co.uk/) has yet to turn 30 but she's already known for her writing and proficiency on multiple instruments. Her singing isn't half bad either. Here she shows her chops as a DJ, with a 45-minute party mixtape that's very Euro-club. Lots of electronica, lots of deep bass beats, but none of the floor-clearing party banger stuff that's common in DJ sets these days. Her mixing is textured and low-key, which contributes to the set's different feel.
http://soundcloud.com/gossip_music/perfect-world
Beth Ditto and her trio Gossip (http://www.epitonic.com/#/artists/the-gossip) were generally called "dance punk" for their previous work. This single is from their upcoming new album and it's way more pop-influenced than their past stuff, though it still has a definite dark/goth side to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnE4UCZJepQ
xKore came up in one or the other of the dubstep discussions that have been floating around. This is not heavy wub, but it's definitely within the sphere of "dubstep-influenced." It's vocal-free, with interesting rhythms and a heavy electronica influence that is really non-typical. You sort of have to listen for yourself - if there was such a thing as "electro-step" this would be it.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/03/the-cult-for-the-animals.html
The Cult are back! Yes, that ("She Sells Sanctuary", "Fire Woman") The Cult. They may have aged but you couldn't tell it from this track. It's still got the sound I remember from 25 years ago, with pounding piano, rough male vocals, and a sound that comes half from punk and half from old-school heavy metal. If you liked them before you'll probably love this track and if you've never heard their sound this is not a bad introduction.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/03/leftfield-tourism-full-album-stream.html
Speaking of people who are back, can I give you Leftfield? APC calls them "one of the greatest electronic acts ever" which I think is a little bit of hyperbole but not entirely. According to Wikipedia, the Crystal Method's Scott Kirkland shared that view and he ought to know. The stream here is their entire new album, recorded live. I remember them being better live back when I first stumbled across them. They were also the first act I ever found via those "if you like X then you'll like Y" links which led me from Orbital to Leftfield and yes, I do like that sort of expansive, near-spacey, instrumentally rich, samplelicious electronica.
http://audioporncentral.com/2012/03/little-boots-in-budapest.html
Little Boots (http://www.littlebootsmusic.co.uk/) has yet to turn 30 but she's already known for her writing and proficiency on multiple instruments. Her singing isn't half bad either. Here she shows her chops as a DJ, with a 45-minute party mixtape that's very Euro-club. Lots of electronica, lots of deep bass beats, but none of the floor-clearing party banger stuff that's common in DJ sets these days. Her mixing is textured and low-key, which contributes to the set's different feel.
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2012-03-28 04:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-28 04:55 am (UTC)I'm looking forward to having some time to really listen to all the links you've put up lately.