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Elentor: Dec 14, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Can someone recommend good Trip-Hop/Electronic Jazz bands like Bitter:Sweet, Lovage and Portishead?

I'm looking for something with a female singer, and with all that pompous elegant theme. Bitter:Sweet is my favorite band right now and I'm afraid I've already heard too much of their only two albums.

# ¿ Jul 24, 2009 06:12

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# ¿ Apr 23, 2024 11:59

Elentor: Dec 14, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Thanks for the suggestions, I took a look at the recommendations.

Imogen Heap - Really enjoyed it! Good stuff.
Goldfrapp - Didn't enjoy much for some reason.
Sneaker Pimps - Awesome, more like what I was looking for.
Zero 7 - Good, not for my mood right now. I'll remember it for when my mood changes though.
Shivaree - Holy poo poo amazing.
Psapp - Didn't enjoy.

Air - Really couldn't enjoy it. Thanks for the suggestion though!

Squarepusher - A bit too... I don't know. Experimental maybe? Thanks though

# ¿ Jul 24, 2009 18:42

Elentor: Dec 14, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

the posted:

Olive
Fischerspooner
Tricky

Olive... humm I'm mixed but I think it's good

Didn't like Fischerspooner.
And Tricky is awesome. Thanks!

quote:

The album 6 Underground is off of, Becoming X, is a classic in the genre and you should definitely get it. I like their other stuff too, but for some crazy reason they asked Kelli to leave after that and one of the guys sings. It's still good but it's a different sound.

You should also check out Morcheeba. They've been through several singers; Big Calm is generally considered their best, but most of their stuff is good. My three favorites are Big Calm, Who Can You Trust? and Dive Deep. The Antidote is decent but has a different sound and I don't like Charango very much.

Thanks, Morcheeba is great.

Man this thread has pretty much renewed my musical experience! I cannot thank you guys enough.

# ¿ Jul 26, 2009 05:45

Elentor: Dec 14, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Looking for stuff like she, particularly Electric Girl, or modern synthwave like Scandroid but with female vocals. Something like Hollywood Principle (Firework in particular might be one of my favorite electronic songs) works as well.

# ¿ Jun 20, 2018 09:29

Elentor: Dec 14, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Elentor posted:

Looking for stuff like she, particularly Electric Girl, or modern synthwave like Scandroid but with female vocals. Something like Hollywood Principle (Firework in particular might be one of my favorite electronic songs) works as well.

I have an itch for music, please help me scratch it.

# ¿ Jul 18, 2018 08:20

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# ¿ Apr 23, 2024 11:59

Elentor: Dec 14, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

signalnoise posted:

Okay, hard synth with female vocals, sure

To start, this is the earliest example I can think of for what Electric Girl sounds like to me, though it does not have female vocals, TaQ - schlagwerk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYffhzxBusc

But you could go even earlier than that if you wanna get into some 90's poo poo, Future Sound of London - We Have Explosive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc9l7pygQRo

For more voice, less hard, with female vocals, Sneaky Sound System - I Want Everything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnGtYP--w0k

For even more voice, even less hard, but more stabby synth, Capsule - I Wish You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYj0_dufXBk

Note that in the earlier 2000's, Capsule's sound was much more happy, which I assume was alleviated by Yasutaka Nakata producing for Kyary Pamyu Pamyu on top of his existing work with Perfume, so if you go that route, look at their later albums.

There's this French duo that has similarly rough, stabby synth, but leans towards more funky poo poo instead of just being crunchy, Jupiter - Mama Used To Say
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJxPPWVL_zk

But this is the poo poo I think you actually want, Machinedrum - Do It 4 U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytCLHXGmuHY

Thanks a lot, the moment I saw you recommending Sneaker Pimps I knew good stuff was on the way. Machinedrum and Capsule rocked. Jupiter was fat and dope and I like funky poo poo so it rocked as well. Sneaky Sound System ended up being the one that brought me right back to the days. I just listened to UFO and that's just great. So good. Can't thank you enough!

# ¿ Jul 18, 2018 21:27

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