QBLA Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 https://bleep.com/st...lectronic Music Bleep's guide to Electronic Music is a 55 track compilation charting the historical emergence of electronic music by looking at landmark tracks from the 1930s up to present day. Our aim with this selection of music is to show the length and breadth of the medium, providing a snapshot of the genres forms and styles, and the development of the artform. Whilst there are omissions and compromises that we have had to make, we hope that we achieve our aims and we do some justice to the variety of music that we love. This compilation developed out of a project to create a Facebook timeline charting the development of electronic music from the late 19th Century until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logakght Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 neat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBLA Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 OH SNAP! I'm listening to William's Mix by John Cage right now! I made a track for my next album that kinda resembles this... only with beats and other sounds and melodies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Pretty shitty list Good idea though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBLA Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 Not enough skinny jeans for you? I kid brothaman! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Not enough skinny jeans for you? Haha, not nearly enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Pretty shitty list Good idea though Agreed although it's pretty much impossible to make a non-shitty list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goDel Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Pretty shitty list Good idea though Agreed although it's pretty much impossible to make a non-shitty list. Yeah, but I'd be seriously interested to see what the WATMM collective could come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Good guide to get people into electronic music I suppose. Although no Tangerine Dream and no Kraftwerk (regardless of how neat Bruce Haack was) seem like kind of major misses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptowen Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Yeah, but I'd be seriously interested to see what the WATMM collective could come up with. every track would be from the early 90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goDel Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Pink Floyd's On the run? (1973!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBLA Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 Yeah... lack of Kraftwerk and Steve Reich is kind of odd. Being that they are pretty much big influences. Hell even early Orb and FSOL isn't there? A lot of omissions in the compilation, but a good listen none the less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganus Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 no raymond scott or wendy carlos = bad list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 looks intereting. Dont recognise a lot of them, dunno if thats good or bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logakght Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 kraftwerk is in the timeline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Yeah, but I'd be seriously interested to see what the WATMM collective could come up with. How 'bout this one from Awepittance - http://forum.watmm.com/topic/64556-fluorescent-grey-antique-electronic-synthesizer-greats-1955-1984-pt-1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Good guide to get people into electronic music I suppose. Although no Tangerine Dream and no Kraftwerk (regardless of how neat Bruce Haack was) seem like kind of major misses? Yeah... lack of Kraftwerk and Steve Reich is kind of odd. Being that they are pretty much big influences. Hell even early Orb and FSOL isn't there? A lot of omissions in the compilation, but a good listen none the less. Yeah these are exactly the problems that would emerge in such a list attempt. Maybe licensing and ownership issues - i.e. those artists aren't in the Bleep catalog... Nonetheless, looks like a good sampler. Probably excellent for people trying to find their way and what they like within electronic musics many genres and styles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBLA Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 Yeah, but I'd be seriously interested to see what the WATMM collective could come up with. How 'bout this one from Awepittance - http://forum.watmm.c...1955-1984-pt-1/ Did he ever release the 1985 - ? yet? I think I remember him saying he was working on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blekmedel Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Yeah... lack of Kraftwerk and Steve Reich is kind of odd. Being that they are pretty much big influences. Hell even early Orb and FSOL isn't there? A lot of omissions in the compilation, but a good listen none the less. No Wendy Carlos as well. This list could most definitely have been better. Not bad for being limited to using just the bleep digital catalog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roksen Creek Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Am I missing something with Charanjit Singh? Maybe because I'm from the same ethnic background as him, I can see past the mystique. All he did was take ragas, which are unbelievably beautiful and powerful in their original form, and mutilate them using the latest electronic equipment he could get hold of at the time, and put some disco beats in, the type that were extremely popular in Bollywood music at that time, and earlier. It sounds really tacky to me and I'm not surprised it flopped because I'm sure most Indians would find it tacky. Is it because of the sound production? I guess that is quite impressive for the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalogueCreamPie Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Likely that Kraftwerk didn't allow one of their tracks to be used. I think Georgio Moroder should be on there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crono3 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Scottish duo, Boards of Canada, release their timeless debut on Warp Records and Skam. ‘Music Deserves The Right To Children’ receives rave reviews throughout the international music press - sparse melodies, analogue synthesizers and fragmented speech set the blueprint for one of electronic music’s best loved groups. ""Roygbiv” is an acronym for the sequence of hues in a rainbow. (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green Blue, Indigo ,Violet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptowen Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Am I missing something with Charanjit Singh? I think most of the hype boils down to OMG PREHISTORIC ACID because he used a 303 before it was cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBLA Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 LOL... i read that too thinking WTH? Ditto on Georgio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roksen Creek Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Am I missing something with Charanjit Singh? I think most of the hype boils down to OMG PREHISTORIC ACID because he used a 303 before it was cool Yeah, I thought that might be the case. It's quite embarassing really, the album to me is cringeworthy and he seems clueless in interviews. I bet he can't believe his luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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