If I really like this song , what other songs am I likely to like?

June 2, 2023 6:13 AM

If I like VOYAGER - "Promise" - Perth Symphony Orchestra X INNEKA (Electric String Version), what other songs am I likely to like?
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries to Media & Arts (6 answers total)

I assume you've looked up Inneka? There seems to be a fair bit of their electric strings over a backbeat stuff - here's one, a little faster, and here's one, a little darker.

Upbeat poppy violin is Lindsey Stirling's whole thing - you'll find plenty to amuse you there.
posted by restless_nomad at 7:17 AM on June 2, 2023 [1 favorite]

Investigate the works of the Kronos Quartet.
posted by zadcat at 8:13 AM on June 2, 2023

Apocalyptica, specifically their Metallica covers.

Also, thanks for posting this! I love the original song and this is really wonderful.
posted by rednikki at 8:45 AM on June 2, 2023

There seems to be an entire sub-genre of all-female electric string ensembles with added backbeat. Not sure if any of these might suit you (they strike me as unsubtler than the example track) - Bond: Victory, Shine; Amadeus: Carmen (Habanera), Andaluzia; Asturia Qurtet: Palladio; Fortissimo Electric Quartet: Bravo; Spinphony Electric String Quartet - Zambra. Etc.!
posted by misteraitch at 10:28 AM on June 2, 2023

I think you would like Perpetuum Mobile by Penguin Cafe Orchestra. It has piano in addition to strings, and I think it’s one of the most beautiful, energetic pieces of music I’ve heard. The name refers to a perpetual motion machine, and the unusual time signature contributes to the feeling of that perpetual motion.
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 2:59 PM on June 2, 2023 [1 favorite]

I'm a big fan of a British electric cellist named Jo Quail who uses looping and effects pedals to make herself into a one-woman orchestra. Many of her pieces are atmpspheric and ambient, but there are some that really stomp, including Laurus and Adder Stone.
posted by Pallas Athena at 2:41 PM on June 3, 2023