It seems 4/4 is the universal time signature for electronic music / techno / EDM. Is there a song or artist that uses any other time signature in a consistent way? As in not just a bridge or for special effect.
posted by msittig
on Apr 15, 2013 -
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What's the origin of
this sample from Sweet Nothing? Is it original to the song? I swear it sounds so much like something from the soundtrack of Hotline Miami. Is there a name for this type of beat/sound?
posted by gzimmer
on Feb 7, 2013 -
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Why hasn't contemporary pop music without vocals become mainstream top 40 in the US? Or, more specifically why do only the "Techno/electronic" songs with singers get on mainstream radio in the US?
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posted by sandmanwv
on Aug 15, 2011 -
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What is the origin of the "Give it to them" sample that was ubiquitous in early 90s techno?
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posted by yesno
on Aug 14, 2011 -
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Can you help me find a techno/electronica song I heard in a taxi in Armenia? The only lyrics were "Sex, Beer, Craving."
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posted by nestor_makhno
on Dec 30, 2010 -
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I like to listen to voices when I am trying to sleep. My OH likes trippy dancy techno.
What should we listen to together?
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posted by Neonshock
on Nov 4, 2010 -
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What is it called when a techno/similar artist mixes a song with chunks or samples of rock songs? What are some artists or songs that do this?
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posted by Diplodocus
on Sep 27, 2010 -
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Free, Creative Commons music that is danceable, esp. techno, electronica!
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posted by ts;dr
on Aug 3, 2010 -
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Was there an 80s techno or dance track featuring some spoken Russian with a guy talking about Sputnik? I was guessing M.A.R.R.S'
Pump Up the Volume, but none of the mixes I've found match, and my Google skills are failing me.
posted by Harald74
on Jun 11, 2010 -
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What song played during the big fight at the end of last Monday's episode of Chuck? (Link inside)
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posted by arniec
on Apr 27, 2010 -
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Help me find that Star Wars techno song! I'm looking for a track that fell off my psytrance/electro house Pandora station recently...
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posted by Ryvar
on Mar 12, 2010 -
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I'm looking for songs similar to
James Brown Is Dead. I don't know a lot about techno but I stumbled on this one last year and it's the best all time workout song for me. I have it at the start and finish of my workout. I'd really like to find other songs with a similar beat and feel to them that I could purchase online.
posted by Melsky
on Feb 1, 2010 -
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My husband mixes dance music using Fruity Loops. I want to get him some CDs for Christmas for samples -- particularly stuff that sounds like Fatboy Slim. Help?
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posted by heatherfl
on Dec 7, 2009 -
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Help me figure out the name/artist of the 8-bit techno snippet played on
All Things Considered today.
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posted by contessa
on Sep 14, 2009 -
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Techno in Vancouver? Is there such a thing? If no techno, how about a really good blues bar? Help me find it before September 6.
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posted by Unicorn on the cob
on Aug 28, 2009 -
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I've just moved into a lovely apartment in Frankfurt, Germany, only to discover that my neighbor likes to play loud techno music on his stereo at 1 a.m. I don't speak German. Help?
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posted by doctorpiorno
on Aug 14, 2009 -
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What is the musical technique called whereby the music starts slow/quiet, builds to an, um, climax, and then, um,
releases? This is most prevalent in dance/trance music. Examples within.
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posted by desjardins
on Aug 2, 2009 -
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I recently rediscovered the song "
Man, It's So Loud In Here" by They Might Be Giants, and the delicious juxtaposition of the New Order/Pet Shop Boys pastiche of the music and the sardonic treatment of club culture in the lyrics leads me to my question:
What are some other songs that sound like typical dance music but which have lyrics that are critical of dance music or club culture in general?
posted by murphy slaw
on May 16, 2008 -
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Does the Roland MC-505 produce TR-808 sounds using synthesis or samples? Is there anything that the TR-808 does that the MC-505 wont?
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posted by neilkod
on Feb 22, 2008 -
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Sometime during the 90's, there was a proto-techno group which I just can't identify. I remember a specific music video in which a large, comically dressed rabbit broke into a laboratory for some illicit purpose. The only thing I know about this group is that the singer is a heavyset black woman, and they sound kind of like Real McCoy or ATB. What is the name of the band?
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posted by tehloki
on Jun 7, 2007 -
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Help me find a techno song called "Around the World" which until now I had been convinced was by Daft Punk!
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posted by Phire
on May 29, 2007 -
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I am trying to identify a techno song I saw the video for a few times, for which I do not remember any lyrics or the artist's name. I do, however, remember several scenes from the video. Googling the more obvious descriptors has failed me.
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posted by timepiece
on May 5, 2007 -
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TechnoFilter: My friend once gave me a mix-tape made in the late 80s or early 90s that included this song. It samples Margaret Thatcher talking about "monopoly money", "modern warfare", etc. She doesn't remember who the song is by or what it's called, but was kind enough to record an MP3, which I doubt anyone will care about me posting:
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posted by qvtqht
on Apr 22, 2007 -
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Da Hool: Meet Her At The Love Parade (techno, 2001); trying to find a specific remix.
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posted by felix
on Sep 20, 2006 -
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Spurred on by what happened at
Czechtek, I'm trying to find more out about electronic musicians from the Czech Republic. The trouble is, I don't speak Czech.
Does anyone know of any great Czech producers, or of any web translation sites that reliably do Czech to English so I can do more research?
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posted by stokast
on Aug 6, 2005 -
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Where can I find extended electronic music sets online, or what CDs should I look for offline?
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posted by rkent
on Apr 28, 2005 -
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CDsearch!Filter: I was browsing the world section of the local indie record store a couple years ago, and they had an artist who put Hindu chants to these nifty techno beats. Sound familiar? [more to the inside]
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posted by calistasm
on Sep 13, 2004 -
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Long-winded and obscure "identify this recording" question for trance/techno experts. [MI]
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posted by Jimbob
on Sep 11, 2004 -
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[MusicRecommendationFilter] I'm looking for some new groups to listen to. I'm looking for bands that play "live" techno music. That is, music that sounds like techno but is played on live instruments. I know some bands dabble in this, but I'm looking for others. More description inside.
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posted by zpousman
on Jun 14, 2004 -
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[MusicTheoryFilter] I listen to techno music quite a bit and a little while back I realized that
every techno song had some sort of change every 32 beats (or some multiple of 32 beats) [MI]
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posted by freshgroundpepper
on Jun 3, 2004 -
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