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rachmiel · Post by **rachmiel** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:40 am

greetings all 'round. :-)

i'm doing some writing about groove-based electronic music (from krautrock on up to now). by "groove-based" i mean music whose personality is defined largely by its groove/beat.

i would love to get your feedback on the subject. und so i ask unto you:

what are your top 10 (20, whatever) groove-based pieces of all time? the pieces that are landmarks in your groove development, that made your groove ear what it is today?

thanks for your help,

rachMiel

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:51 am

Hey rachMiel!

hmm..let's see here..in no particular order:

Tricky - Maxinquaye
Tricky - Premillenium Tension
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Portishead - Dummy
Portishead - self titled
Sneakerpimps - Becoming X
Meat Beat Manifesto - 99%
Depeche Mode - Violator
Crystal Method - Vegas
Death in Vegas - Dead Elvis
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Yep, that'll work for me

ciao, Rick!

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:54 am

or were you wanting individual tracks?

stale bread · Post by **stale bread** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:54 am

P-Funk
James Brown
Sly Stone
HipHop
Curtis Mayfield

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:11 am

I'd have to have a memory to be able to list anything. A few albums that I am able to recall:

Herbie Hancock - Headhunters
Neu! - Neu!
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
Miles David (Bill Laswell reconstruction) - Panthalassa
Cowboy Junkies - Trinity Sessions (groove of a different sort)
DJ Vadim - USSR Repertoire
DJ Food - A Recipe for Disaster
Durutti Column - LC (again groove of a different sort)
Stereolab - Mars Audio Quintet
Sun Ra - Space is the Place
Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star (listening to it as I type)
Merzbow - Door open at 8 am
United Future Organization - 3rd Perspective
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Geto Boys - Uncut Dope (I picked the 'best of' just to get "Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta in there)

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:13 am

Couldn't think of any Dub albums specific, but a lot of the dub platters from the 70s, top stuff.

rachmiel · Post by **rachmiel** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:13 am

> or were you wanting individual tracks?

individual tracks would be best. but groups/albums are also fine.

rick

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:17 am

rachmiel wrote:> or were you wanting individual tracks?

individual tracks would be best. but groups/albums are also fine.

rick

picky, picky..

Steve, I was *this* close to naming 'Lay it down'..

dystonia_ek · Post by **dystonia_ek** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:25 am

Can
Throbbing Gristle
DAF
Public Enemy
Meat Beat Manifesto
Jeff Mills
Rob Hood
Basic Channel
Panasonic
early +8/Probe stuff
Aphex Twin
Venetian Snares
Xanopticon

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:27 am

Individual tracks are an entirely different story, then..

*deep breath*

Godflesh - Don't bring me flowers
Sneakerpimps - Fuel
Dead can dance - Indus
Black Sabbath - 1st half of 'The Writ'
Scorn - The End
Scorn - Deliverance
Tricky - Christiansands
Massive Attack - Rising Son
Alice in Chains - We die young
Celtic Frost - Dethroned Emperor
Depeche Mode - Never let me down
Portishead - Mysterons
Garbage - Drive
Alice Cooper - Hallowed be thy name
Cowboy Junkies - Common disaster

*I gave myself a 2 minute time limit*

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:33 am

its a well documented fact i have no groove

but i enjoy

CAN-especially tago mago album
throbbing gristle-20 jazz funk greats
primal scream-XTRMNTR

hmmm perhaps this is why i have no groove,im finding this so difficult

CypherOne · Post by **CypherOne** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:36 am

no groove here, but reading sickle's list reminds me that I really must dig out my Tricky CD so I can listen to his cover of 'Black Steel' again - awesome.

seldom · Post by **seldom** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:52 am

groove... deary me, i could go on for so so long on groove.

but, a few tidbits that haven't been mentioned. ok, one that has been mentioned. herbie hancock's headhunters is groove. of course george clinton et al has/have more groove than anyone should know what to do with.

mozelsi - sunshine. oh good lord yes.
a tribe called quest - sucka nigga (ok, borrowed grooves but borrowed so well)
jazzanova - coffee talk. now that's syncopation.
fila brazilia - the speewah
ian o'brien - moonlight
calibre - fire & water b side. that bassline.

i'll stop myself here.

Whoomph · Post by **Whoomph** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:20 pm

Oh I s'pose I might aswell mention it, ....amongst about a million/gazillion others the ubiquitus "Amen Break" has got ot be one of the most used/abused of all breaks. I first heard it used with the lyrics of "wishing on a star" mashed up with it.
IMO it's still useable.

foosnark · Post by **foosnark** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:22 pm

Sicklecell666 wrote:Tricky - Maxinquaye
Tricky - Premillenium Tension
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Portishead - Dummy
Portishead - self titled
Sneakerpimps - Becoming X
Meat Beat Manifesto - 99%
Depeche Mode - Violator
Crystal Method - Vegas
Death in Vegas - Dead Elvis

I have the last 8 of those. Maybe I should check out Tricky

hunting for groove