Yo.I wanted to make this to share with you guys some truly amazing tracks, and moreover, some of the best flipping genre's going around. From Glitch to Lounge to IDM, there's really a lot that many of you have yet to discover (myself included!). So, I wanted to share with you guys some of my favorite picks, and if you guys want more, I'll post more.There are quite a few music genres out there. To name a few, and really this list is by no means exhaustive, there's
Trance, Dubstep, Drum and Bass, Chill, Trip Hop, Funk, IDM, Breaks, Techno, Minimal, Tech House, Microhouse, Hard Trance, Psy Trance, Progressive Trance, House, & Electro. So, because I don't love them all, I'll probably just start (and probably finish off with, depending on how lazy I am) the ones that I'm most fond of.
Those are namely Glitch, Trip Hop, Funk, Chill/Lounge, and a little bit of breaks.
Glitch: These tracks are... unique. Moreso than other genres, they don't follow a beat. Some would say it's a hard genre to dance to, because there is no solid 4/4 kick drum in the bass coordinating moves. Rather, the whole genre is dictated by the subtle swing in just about every sound. It's basically like the song is collapsing upon itself, but in such a profound way that it manages to keep on going. It's by far my favourite genre, and I wanna share some of the best of the best with you.
The Owl and the Penguin by Mind Tree - Current favourite track, discovered it today. Hard to appreciate unless you're a glitch fan already, I think.
Evidence's remix of Sia's Breathe Me - A good introduction to the genre; a simple break beat and glitched out vocals makes it easy to follow and appreciate.
Funk Blaster by Koan Sound - You really can't go wrong unless you hate all electronica, because this is funky as hell. An old time fave.
The Glitch Mob's Palace of the Innocents - Not their most known track, but it really summarises what glitch is. By expansion, all of their stuff is really simple glitch that's still really good quality - kind of like your deadmau5 of the progressive house world.
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The Glitch Mob because if they can't sell it to you, no one can.
Acid Wolfpack by Coyote Kisses is just crazy. Check it out.
I'll move on.
Trip Hop: This genre is like a grungy, dark, and evocative version of hip hop. I think anyone can appreciate this - it's like listening to the stereotypical 'sad song', but it's not as you know it. Do you like the House MD theme? That's Trip Hop.
House MD theme, otherwise known as Teardrop by Massive Attack - always a stunner
Paradise Circus by Massive Attack - Massive attack just owns this genre. They do it so well. Kinda glitchy and spacy, great vocals.
Roads by Portishead LIVE PERFORMANCE - this is a thrilling piece of music, and it shows just how down to earth it is. Portishead pretty much invented Trip Hop.
Dayvan Cowby by Boards of Canada - This is more IDM than trip hop, but still a great example
Now, my problem herein lies in differentiating trip hop from chill. I guess there are different kinds of chill. A lot of different kinds of chill. But it all really falls under the same category. Feel free to debate if you're in the know, but I would split chill up into a few different classifications - IDM, downtempo, upbeat, and lounge. I have stacks and STACKS of Chill tracks of all different sorts. It makes a friggin fantastic genre to study to as background music, and just to have going with guests over. It sets the mood right.
Lounge Chill:Breathe by TelepopmusikHatoa by Bonobo bonus points for figuring out the time signature even if you're not a music head. It's not 4/4. Count the beats in each cycle, and bask in it's glory.
Stay the Same by BonoboDowntempo Chill:Porcelain by Moby an old school classic. Moby STILL managed to headline at Summadayze this year after an amazing career. Heads up - this guy created the Bourne Identity theme song, legit.
Destiny by Zero 7 A beautiful track with a great film clip
Freddie Joachim's Splendour I dunno. This is funky. So it belongs in IDM.
IDM Chill:Lounge Chill:Anything by Armada Lounge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBzM8lhnCxcI'll fill in the rest later. I'm too lazy to do this now. But let me know if you like what you hear!!
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