From Mxyzptlk Sent Sun, Apr 26th 1998, 18:53
From Mxyzptlk Sent Sun, Apr 26th 1998, 18:53
Andrew Scott Wells wrote:
> >Back in the day there was Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, and Bomb
> Squad-produced
> releases that
> >had me headed in the direction of the IDM vibe, plus early eighties
> technopop stuff
> >like the Eurythmics. IDM as it is started with "Computer World" if
> ya ask
> me...took
> >a while for everyone else to catch up.
>
> Yeah, but it wasn't called IDM back then, SO THERE! ;)
> Seriously, though, which releases from that bygone era
> (pre-little-fluffy-clouds) would you recommend most? I don't think
> there's
> been a discussion like this on the list for a while, so I'm starting
> one up
> again. Audience participation is strongly encouraged. Just try to
> place an
> emphasis on stuff I can actually FIND nowadays without having to take
> out a
> loan. You can respond privately if you want, but I imagine there are a
> lot
> of other people out there who would love to have been into the scene
> back
> then, only they had not yet reached the age of reason. So, for them,
> please
> post to the list.
> Do it for the children.
Electric Cafe - Kraftwerk (also, the Tour de France 12"...impossible to
get, sorry)
Eno is a given.
Technodon - YMO ...a title I seldom see discussed here and while a 1993
release and not easy to find, I find completely BRILLIANT. More along
the lines of your query would be the earlier YMO releases.
LOTS of the Bill Nelson stuff...from late Be-Bop Deluxe to Red Noise to
his volumes of solo work.
Tin Drum- Japan
Geez...that whole NY electro scene with Afrika Bambaata, John Robie and
a cast of thousands ("One More Shot" !)
....I'm having difficulty with just how far back I'm supposed to go
here...or just what parameters to set up as I wander through the
backroads of my (considerably aged) memory. I'm restraining myself from
mentioning things I consider seminal like James Brown or Ein. Neubauten
and all of the early industrial stuff 'cuz I don't hink that's what you
want. I think I'll wait for this to develop if ( it does) before I start
to ramble. I was working in music retail in the late 70s-early 80s, so I
can bore you all to death with this kind of crap.
jeff
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