Less repetitive electronic music?

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Absolutego dijo:
His singles, where he pairs with a vocalist, are good entry-level stuff. I've added the Veldt to the mix because the guy in question is also a Bradbury fan, and I think that's a good starter point for the rest of deadmau5's tone.
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That's true I guess. I forgot about that Rob Swire version of Ghosts n Stuff. I tend to avoid music with lyrics in general because I generally just listen to music at work and lyrics are too distracting.

Ironically though, I'm not really a fan of The Veldt because I found it... well... too repetitive.
 
Absolutego dijo:
His singles, where he pairs with a vocalist, are good entry-level stuff. I've added the Veldt to the mix because the guy in question is also a Bradbury fan, and I think that's a good starter point for the rest of deadmau5's tone.

Yeah, I added Kalimba to the list. Foreign Beggars might be a bit too abrasive for him, but I definitely like them. He reacted pretty negatively to Wiley. I think British rapping from London might be too much a bridge for him to cross, he only really likes Tricky, and even then, only because he works with Massive Attack. Forged by Fire totally works as an intro to Gaslamp Killer for him - I may very well PM you.

Seriously, thanks guys. I was scrolling through like ten different Metafilter threads and only getting IDM recommendations, this has been a huge help!
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Fair point, Foreign Beggars and most UK Grime is pretty abrasive, didn't realize your friend was a pussy lol
 
Absolutego dijo:
These have been awesome, everyone. I know "non-repetitive" is a big ask with the genre, I'm just trying to get him to dip his toes into things. This is a dude who mostly listens to prog rock/jazz/backpacker rap (think Common Market).
Even the stuff I don't think will work for him I've added to my own "scope out" list.
@Robert Sanvagene that's literally the only Daft Punk record I can get him to listen to, and he likes that song because Omar Hakim did the drums lol
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Jazzy DnB maybe? Still can be a bit "repetitive," but isn't as drawn out as Trance music. My personal favorite is this take on the L.A. Noir theme.
Absolutego dijo:
His singles, where he pairs with a vocalist, are good entry-level stuff. I've added the Veldt to the mix because the guy in question is also a Bradbury fan, and I think that's a good starter point for the rest of deadmau5's tone.
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The Veldt is one of my favorite tracks, but I don't think someone who finds electronic music too repetitive would take well to deadmau5 (outside of maybe "Where's the Drop")
 
Honestly, I'm a pretty big fan of DnB but I usually steer clear of recommending it to people. This is from experience of trying many times and seeing pretty visceral repulsion on their faces. More than not it causes them to stop trying anything else on my playlist.
 
Without knowing any of his other musical preferences or specific elements he either loves or loathes, my two biggest starting suggestions would be Blasterjaxx and KAAZE.


Blasterjaxx has some hit or miss tracks, but the sheer versatility they possess makes it very hard to not find at least one of their songs to be a good listen.
^ "Monster", considered 'progressive orchestral EDM', and has a sort of melancholic vibe to it.

^"Children Of Today", classed as 'progressive house', but actually has lyrics that one could call poignant.

^"Phantasia", a 'big room' track, but also has some background orchestral elements to keep a listener interested. And the bridge is nice.
(Plus that MV is gorgeous, art-wise.)


Now, KAAZE is...kind of odd, for his genre. Dude's heavily into the classic rock scene, and is a very well-rounded musician in his own right (he can play a lot more than just Fruity Loops on a MacBook). He does a lot of songs on his own, has ties to some of the best vocalists in that scene, creates some unique sounds and hooks with non-synth instruments, and has some legitimately great covers/complete remakes of some old classics from beloved rock musicians.
But mostly, where he's actually a musician who started out with playing drums and piano, he actually knows proper song structure instead of just seeing how many different sounds he can fit over a kick.
^"People Are Strange", an excellent EDM rendition of the ol' classic by The Doors.

^"Devil Inside Me", collab between KAAZE and, the master of 'India: The Sound', KSHMR. Heavy on the bass, but has a distinctive flow to it so it feels like a full song instead of one solid beat.

^"Chain Me Up", entirely produced by the man himself with a solid vocalist, falls into the 'progressive' subgenre. Has some really solid violin work as the main focus.

^"The Evil Folk", probably one of the best uses of the "Streets Of Cairo" melody made in recent years.


And lastly, just two other EDM songs that actually have some build and differences throughout.
"In The Dark", a song by The MVI, who is also rather versatile in what music they release. They're always very hit or miss, but figured no harm in the suggestion.

^"Do Bad Well", solely done by KSHMR with vocals by Nevve. Rather theatrical climax with some Ol' West charm.
 
From the album Wunjo by Giles Reaves. The track "Sowelu" has some sleighbell-like effects that is quite seasonal.

Some classics of the genre:
808 States.


Future Sound of London


YMO


And my favorite member of the YMO, the amazingly versatile and musically resourceful Hosono Haruomi


 
Michael Whalen's Nightscenes was a one-of-a-kind project: innovative electronic timbres outline the lonely sentimentality of city dwellers and their yearning for connection. It was very well-received, but the planned follow-up was scrapped. This is the final track of the original issue (the new issue has two "bonus" tracks that are closer to Whalen's commercial style and are better left out)

Whalen cites Steve Hillage as one of his influences of Nightscenes, and you can check how much affinity there are between them.
 
Good stuff so far. If your friend sort of has any kind of nostalgia for the late 90's or early 2000's he will really want to check out Color box's Train to Chroma City . Though I could understand if this was too repetitive for him. If he's into prog you could also recommend him the album Stratosfear, very much an early 70's prog rock album but heavy, almost exclusive, use of synthesis for all the instruments. I'd consider that electronic imo.
 
crystal water's surprise
deee lite's world clique.

80-90s my life with the thrill kill kilt
 
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I'll throw out some suggestions. But all electronic based music is pretty repetitive by its nature imo.
 
Absolutego dijo:
These have been awesome, everyone. I know "non-repetitive" is a big ask with the genre, I'm just trying to get him to dip his toes into things. This is a dude who mostly listens to prog rock/jazz/backpacker rap (think Common Market).
Even the stuff I don't think will work for him I've added to my own "scope out" list.
@Robert Sanvagene that's literally the only Daft Punk record I can get him to listen to, and he likes that song because Omar Hakim did the drums lol
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He's into prog rock, jazz, and finds EDM too repetitive, but you're trying to find some EDM for him. Damn man, that's a tall order. Seems like that cuts out just about everything with an abrasive sound, and the more abrasive side tends to be the less repetitive one.

You could always have him poke around Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music and see what he gravitates towards, and then get back to us: http://music.ishkur.com/
 
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