Techno/Electronica

[Deigo]

SomaFM might suit your needs. Great variety of stuffs here.

[Ramor]

I usually just go to 1.FM and listen to their trance station. Found many good DJs by taking note of the artist/song of the ones I liked. I found good DJs there such as Paul Van Dyk, Tiesto, Cosmic Gate, and Ferry Corsten.

which is generally ok, but as you've probably seen here, a lot of the names flying around are generally the same ones (which isn't to say that their music isn't good, but it rather limits the variety that you're exposed to), which is why I was hoping to find maybe not as well known names? i suppose. Not taking the 'indie band' approach to things where you're hip if you're the only one who's heard of xyz band (or some stupid shit, I still don't get it), but I'm more just looking for smaller~ish bands/djs/groups who don't get to advertise as nearly as much here in the US as they possibly could other places in the world; in any case, if we could possibly stop relisting the following names it'd be good:

Tiesto
Armin Van Buuren (AVB)
Justice
Daft Punk
Ferry Corsten
MSTRKRFT
Basement Jaxx
Venetian Snares
Girl Talk (love this guy, had to miss his show last weekend because he was sold out D
Paul van Dyk
Pendulum
Deadmau5

They seem to have been listed a lot or would probably be known by anyone really interested in EDM anyway (at least that's my experience with talking to people who are, as exemplified by many of the posts here )

They Always Come back - Arnej

Missed that earlier, that was actually really really awesome, but since people seem to be listing stuff that they like I figure I might as well throw my .02 in:

Kissy Sell Out (Girl Talk~ish, mashups and whatnot)
DJ S3rl (HHC stuff)
Medic Droid
Crystal Castles (I know a few people on these forums are fans of theirs)
Royksopp (an aquired taste to be sure)
Markus Schulz
Utah Saints (older stuff is best imo)
JunkieXL (listed already?)
Gareth Emery
Talla 2XLC
Dj Slipmatt (or SL2 back with his days with DJ Lime)
David Guetta (listed I think, pop life is a great album imo, Guetta Blaster not as much, friend has a live set from Sensation i think, it's phenomenal)
DJ Icey
Lisa Lashes
DJ Irene

to name a few, and for anyone who hasn't already try hitting up a few of Ministry of Sound's stuff, they have some pretty cool CDs out there (which a lot of american stores carry) or you can torrent them, they're pretty common.

[Brien]

Got bored so I went through some of the bigelectro stuff on youtube, and I completely forgot about Boys Noize!

YouTube - Party Shank - Penis Vs Vagina (Lies In Disguise Remix)
YouTube - Hot Chip - Touch Too Much (Fake Blood Remix)
YouTube - Boys Noize - Shine Shine
YouTube - MSTRKRFT - The Looks 2006
YouTube - Justice - Stress (Auto Remix)
YouTube - Unknown Error - Shadows
YouTube - SebastiAn - Walkman
YouTube - Justice vs DJ Funk - Let there be light (Bounce Dat Ass mix)
YouTube - Justice - DVNO (Surkin Remix)
YouTube - Boys Noize - Oh! Oh
YouTube - Justice - The Phantom Pt. II (Soulwax Nite Version)

HOW could you forget boys noize! Yah really good stuff right here. Some additions:
YouTube - Digitalism - Pogo (Shinichi Osawa Remix)
YouTube - Mer du Japon (Remix by the Teenagers)
YouTube - Ladytron - Ghosts (Toxic Avenger Mix)

and get all you can of The Field.

[TacoTaru]

I didn't see them mentioned, but Holy Fuck is absolutely amazing. I just turn on their CD and get engrossed in it from start to finish.

Holy Fuck - Super Inuit
Holy Fuck - Lovely Allen
Holy Fuck on Channel M - 22min long

I highly recommend the last video even though it's a little long.

[onestopshopcheappills]

AFX/Aphex Twin: Of course.
Bonobo: very chilled and relaxed, more trip hop than electronica
Daft Punk: ....awesome
Digitalism
The Go! Team: Indie meets electro meets cheer leading chants meets I don't even fucking know but they're awesome.
Justice: Seminal french house band. If you don't have their album srsly wtf.
Massive Attack: the original heavy beat masters, very soulful. probably the least dancy artists on this list however.
Squarepusher: also mentioned here before, has some very good trip hop tunes, very varied.

this^

[Norellicus]

I'm bad with genre classifications so I don't know if this "fits", but Juno Reactor is pretty close to a techno/trance/electronica sound and I <3s it, right up there with Tiesto and PVD imo.

[Django]

HOW could you forget boys noize! Yah really good stuff right here. Some additions:
YouTube - Digitalism - Pogo (Shinichi Osawa Remix)
YouTube - Mer du Japon (Remix by the Teenagers)
YouTube - Ladytron - Ghosts (Toxic Avenger Mix)

and get all you can of The Field.

Ladytron Lady's voice always makes me feel emo for some reason =(

[Kohan]

Kissy Sell Out (Girl Talk~ish, mashups and whatnot)
DJ S3rl (HHC stuff)
Medic Droid
Crystal Castles (I know a few people on these forums are fans of theirs)

Coincidentally, I specifically didn't mention Crystal Castles because I figured you'd heard of them. Did you like any of the chiptunes I recommended to you at all? I can tell you about more.

[#686578]

I dunno 'bout anyone else, but I just listen to random stuff on the internet from youtube, yahoo, all those other sites where you can stream music, and just start out with what I know and then listen to the related/suggested/etc songs and skip through those that suck and try to make a mention of those that dont. Then go and dig up the artist of those that I like.

[Hofofosho]

one site i go to whenever i wanna hear/watch a few mixes is dancetrippin.tv

[Ramor]

Coincidentally, I specifically didn't mention Crystal Castles because I figured you'd heard of them. Did you like any of the chiptunes I recommended to you at all? I can tell you about more.

Yeah definitely, the ones from the Commodore64 were pretty impressive, never had one myself so I'm not real familiar with it...but did Chris Huslbeck do the tune that Kernkraft 400 is based off of? (odd question, but I can't help but love that particular tune no matter how many times I hear it )

[Howard Roark]

I read local weekly indie newspapers from Toronto: Eye Magazine and Now Magazine and plus I have a few friends that send tips my way

AFX/Aphex Twin: Of course.
Boys Noize
The Chemical Brothers: More UK stuff.
Daft Punk
Digitalism
Girl Talk
Hot Chip
Justice
Kid606
Kid Koala
Klaxons
Massive Attack
Squarepusher

very essential listening there, also:

MGMT
The Knife
Chromeo
Tiga
Boards of Canada
Autechre
Caribou (formerly Manitoba)
Crystal Castles
The Crookers (remixes)
Kruder and Dorfmeister
Matmos (and pretty much anyone who has remixed Bjork)


some of these are considered electro if that makes any difference, but the lines are so blurry these days it's inconsequential to me

[Hofofosho]

btw, could anyone add some DnB to these lists? sure i listen to electronica/techno, but im more of a bass fan. last things ive picked up DnB were DJ Dara and Evol Intent.

[Howard Roark]

I could be wrong but isn't Tribe Magazine an ok source for artists like that? or Vice Magazine if you look closely

[Blabj]

DnB lists

Adam F.
Andy C
Calyx
Concord Dawn
Dieselboy
Dillinja
DJ Fresh
Ed Rush (usually accompanied by Optical)
Enduser (really dirty beats. pretty sick & unheard of)
High Contrast
LTJ Bukem (mentioned already)
Pendulum ( ^ )
The Prodigy
Subfocus
TC
Unknown Error

dogsonacid.com will have a massive compendium on their forums. I'd also suggest listening to live DJ sets w/ set lists and picking out songs you like the sound of, then getting a hold of their albums/singles. That's a very small list, but some pretty solid artists (mostly similar to pendulum, since most of them I've heard on pendulum sets lol...)

Example of the what.cd spider diagram of related artists to pendulum (similar to how most sites like pandora are)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ed_artists.png

[toonces]

yeah was gonna mention Radio1 essential mixes... just look all of them up. Most of them are great mixes.

[MF Perm tha Fineass]

If you like good dub basslines and very well produced DnB look for tunes or sets by Digital or Spirit, or even better anything done by both of them together.

Any Metalheadz sets from the mid-90's up until the early century will also be great. DnB took a nasty turn into the noise sound so alot of the guys I used to DJ with turned away from it the last few years.

But some classic stuff to look for are sets by Andy C, Shimon, Dillinja, Zinc. There's so many subgenres in every genre of dance music you have to listen to quite a few different artists of the parent genre to get a feel for what you like.

If you really like bass and dub check out some Dubstep. Go to SubFM.com for streaming audio or dubstepforums.com for recorded mixes.

But for sure look outside of the headliners and common names dropped regarding dance music and you'll find some solid stuff to hang onto.

[Venga]

DnB lists
Adam F.
Andy C
Calyx
Concord Dawn
Dieselboy
Dillinja
DJ Fresh
Ed Rush (usually accompanied by Optical)
Enduser (really dirty beats. pretty sick & unheard of)
High Contrast
LTJ Bukem (mentioned already)
Pendulum ( ^ )
The Prodigy
Subfocus
TC
Unknown Error

Dude are from england as you have a great taste in dnb, apart from that sellout "band" known as pendulum, who are neither dnb, techno or electro but more closer to rock as a genre.

As for techno and electro, boyz noize are very very good, as said above.

If you want something new try some dubstep - YouTube - Caspa & Rusko - Bread Get Bun

DNB wise, check out DJ Hazard, DJ Hype, two big names in the london dnb clubs.

[Raiko]

Am I the only person who thinks Boyz Noize are complete wank? I saw him at Pressure's 10th in the Arches in Glasgow, and the night was absolutely electric til he came on, then everyone started leaving lol

[Kohan]

Yeah definitely, the ones from the Commodore64 were pretty impressive, never had one myself so I'm not real familiar with it...but did Chris Huslbeck do the tune that Kernkraft 400 is based off of? (odd question, but I can't help but love that particular tune no matter how many times I hear it )

Nah, he didn't. Have you heard the original tune before? It was done by a programmer who designed both the game "Lazy Jones," and its soundtrack -- the title is "Stardust." The original song is honestly pretty simplistic, with minimal instrumentation and variety.

All righty, now we're gonna get into another favorite chiptune artist of mine. These ones use a lot of regular synth too, and can be considered trance some of the time, pop during others. Since they genre hop, chiptune/electronica may be the best way of classifying them. Their lyrics may seem unusually simple at times, but I enjoy them regardless -- English isn't their first language, anyway. Their name is Thermostatic, and I think their most recent album, "Humanizer," is the best, but the first is great too.

One of the tracks that hooked me on them: YouTube - Thermostatic - "The Box (Radio Edit)

This is considered their "essential," must-listen song: Thermostatic – So Close So Near – Listen free and discover music at Last.fm

One more release from their first album: YouTube - Metal Skin - Thermostatic

All right, this guy isn't chiptune, but I usually recommend him to anybody interested in electronica who I know also likes videogames. Although, his style has reminded me at times of artists like Joe Satriani, if they started playing on a keyboard rather than a guitar. It's interesting, because practically all of his tracks come of him just freestyling something, and he has definite talent. Makes all his own stuff. His stuff is upbeat, yet ambient, although it varies at times -- anyway, just listen and see if you like. His name is Ronald Jenkees.

Get ready to meet the friendly Mr. Jenkees: YouTube - "stay crunchy" - messin with an e-piano sound

This one is very chiptune style: YouTube - "Throwing Fire" -- Re-Uploaded (better audio this time!)

I would not be surprised if he got some serious pro work sometime soon, as bands have noticed his personal blog and have given him attention, including (as mentioned in the latter video) Papa Roach inviting him to their studio to check things out and watch them work on a new song. Now, his songs don't sound like theirs at all, but several artists just love to groove to his work and think he's really talented. Someone is bound to pick him up sooner than later.

That's enough for now, hopefully you like them too. Another way I find new artists is by listening to the DJs I like, picking out the mixed tracks I enjoy best, and then seeing who else has them in a mix. That's always worked out well for me, although that's tougher to do with chiptune (not because there isn't a lot of it, but simply because there is -- lots of wannabes out there).