i love electro pop

[ross g]

do Magnetic Fields count? nice retro equipment list...

and nice to see Killdozer mentioned on KVR! don't really see the description though... maybe if you added "and your finger pressing down on the vinyl" then it would be more accurate...

.g

midwestern guys my age who grew up with '70s rock and have a punk influence w/ a sense of humour, "grungy" guitar sound (like neil young w/crazy horse)...i was saying how techno was a descriptive term, now it's a genre...

house music: piano, horns, synth bass, soul/r&b vox loops

more "techno" :add a 303, all synth, not as much "real" instruments (samples)

back in the '80s in Chicago it was all house music, it was booming from all the cars, fri and sat nights the radio played the "mixes", now it's all hiphop/rap...not my cup of milk...now i hear "jack your body" and i get all sentimental...but back then i always gravitated toward the "techno" stuff, as i stated, i didn't know what a 303 was, i had worked with synths a bunch but i was more into guitar/punk at the time... i thought those 303 guys were f**king brilliant synth programmers (funny when you think about it)....they did have the feel though, and follow through counts the most...they did it first....

once again i lost my train of thought...not the first, won't be the last....

rg

[Steven West]

My good friend Neko sent me a CD of the music he likes in Sweden, and was amazed how Synth-Pop it all is! Postal Service, Kylie's sister, and slews of others all had these catchy hooky synth pop numbers that were reminiscent of 1983 all over again. And Neko's very good at Synth Pop with his own self and virtual creations.

Synth pop is alive and well and has simply progressed from Yaz to Kylie Minouge.

[ross g]

AMAZING! As i read this I am remaking Metro right now in a 00's elctroclash style (not hard since that song almost represents the same style)..

For an example of my other work in this area listen to:

I Lost My Robot



Also for some modern synthpop ish stuff check out A Touch of Class records. A little label run by a friend of a friend, Oliver Strumm.

http://www.atouchofclassusa.com

Another song you might like:

A Touch Of Class - Not You, Me!

hey lady j, i like the tune, put a smile on my face....my son'll LOVE it
i got me thinking about that song by Flaming Lips "Yoshimi vs. the Robots" or something, he really digs it...i'll play your song for him when he comes in from playing...too hot out for me

yeah, he was doing the robot to it, i had to play it twice! good fuckin' job..

rg

[Jbravo]

is anyone familiar with the Yellow album by A1 people? It's one of the best electro-pop albums ever and hardly anyone seems to know it (maybe because a lot of their other stuff is different or just not very good)

here's a review: http://www.inthemix.com.au/reviews/music/8800/

you can probably find loads more on the net

[ross g]

It never really died. It just passed from pop music consciousness and went underground. There is still a large synthpop scene today.

You could do worse than to poke around A Different Drum and pick up a few of their sampler CDs:

http://www.adifferentdrum.com/

Browse these Yahoo Groups:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Modern_Synthpop/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Synth-pop_Musik/

And keep an eye on:

http://www.synthpop.com/

i checked out a bunch of stuff off of A Different Drum and i have to say, no offense, uhhh, ...yuk...
that's always been my problem with "synth pop"... i guess i like "german synth pop" or "avante guarde synth pop" or"f**ked up synth pop"... i can't stand depech mode, and most of those groups had that affected singinging style that makes me cringe...i swear i'm not trying to offend anybody, but can't you hear the difference between "ricky's hand" and one of those dreamy dm songs? i like that "personal jesus" song ok, not my 1st choice but a perfectly fine song....i just remember around 1981 a bunch of great singles came out, good kind of more rock or punk feel, i thought my examples were illuminating, i don't know....i check out every lead i get people...

i might be the only hetero male who actually likes euro dance music, and some of that crap was on there, but that wasn't what i was talking about....

i dig electro pop with a rock/punk feel, i know there are others....


i'll get back to this...

rg

[Yagushi]

i dig electro pop with a rock/punk feel, i know there are others...

Wait a minute, what was that? Did I heard a prime opportunity to hype my favorite band in the whole world? Yes, I believe I did...

POLYSICS!

If you like your electro-pop with a healthy dose of sheer punk-rock insanity then Polysics is the way to go... They have a sort of "best of" CD called "Polysics Or Die!" which features 18 tracks from their various full-lengths, singles and EP's. It's a good, cheap introduction to the band if you've never heard them before.

[ross g]

i dig electro pop with a rock/punk feel, i know there are others...

Wait a minute, what was that? Did I heard a prime opportunity to hype my favorite band in the whole world? Yes, I believe I did...

POLYSICS!

If you like your electro-pop with a healthy dose of sheer punk-rock insanity then Polysics is the way to go... They have a sort of "best of" CD called "Polysics Or Die!" which features 18 tracks from their various full-lengths, singles and EP's. It's a good, cheap introduction to the band if you've never heard them before.

i'm googling now, my friend...

i was f**king around with my old dialup connection on the BBC and i heard, if i remember correctly, The Electric Moccasins of Doom (sp?)...and i was "that's the music i've been looking for"....


EDIT it's a Tim Lee Love remix of a song called "Neihbors" so who the f**k knows...couldn't get more than a sample....

on to the next proper googling...god i need a femme...

google google,

rg

[ross g]

i'm still trying to find a link to "polysics" music...i haven't a sample yet...they look cool..

(edit) if there is a link with some polysic music, please share....

now that i think of it...do they play kind of funky disco type music? i may have seen them awhile back, kind of familiar....


rg

[ironflippy]

Freezepop, only cuz they have a song with my name in it, "Here Comes A Special Boy"

^_^

[op519]

Maybe not your taste but check out
Legowelt as well.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~awolfe/sound.htm

I particularly like the track Fizzcaraldo for that old electro feel.

[Yagushi]

You can hear and see some Polysics clips here:
http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/eng/KS/Polysics/
Enjoy!

[ross g]

You can hear and see some Polysics clips here:
http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/eng/KS/Polysics/
Enjoy!

thanks..they are pretty funny, obvious devo influence....some electro but mostly punk/wave/guitar...but cool, lots of vocoder...i think i'd like to see the dvd stuff, they seem like they would be good live,it's not the band i saw before...i always like bands from japan live, i'd have to really think of the names, been awhile (well i remember boredoms, first one i saw...got me into it)

rg

[ross g]

Maybe not your taste but check out
Legowelt as well.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~awolfe/sound.htm

I particularly like the track Fizzcaraldo for that old electro feel.

it was ok, reminded me a bit of cabaret voltair, the one "globo" was weird with the vox, there was a good amount of full length songs too which was nice, dark, creepy kinda sounding...not too bad, i'd listen to it....

gotta start making some comps to listen to...

rg

[Yagushi]

i think i'd like to see the dvd stuff, they seem like they would be good live...

I actually saw them at a tiny "live house" in Shimokitazawa about a year ago. It was cool to finally see them after many failed attempts (and in their "native environment" nonetheless!) but they were sort of mellow that night... It was a wee bit of a letdown... But the "PippikippippiP in USA" DVD is great... In between songs there are interviews with their American fans whom are basically just drunken teenagers screaming things like "Polysics fuckin' kick ass, dude!"

[ross g]

yeah, i might pick the dvd up...i'm still looking for good sources of music streaming and such...i really liked LaunchCast that came with SBC Yahoo DSL but Yahoo's browser (basically IE) caused too many problems, and LC won't run under Firefox...if anyone has a link to a user customizable radio app that will run well on firefox, send 'er my way!

i found this site:

http://www.cannibalcaniche.com/forum/ca ... aniche.m3u

good stream of "experimental" electronics, contemporary (not classical elecrtronic from what i heard), the site is in french so i got no info...but the sounds are cool...

rg