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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I am looking to purchase an over-the-ear headphone under $100 for daily techno and deep house music listening. Which headphone would you recommend?
posted by likeapen
on Apr 4, 2013 -
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I like songs that evoke images of circuitry, complexity, and digital processes. What are some songs and artists that convey this feeling?
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posted by dephlogisticated
on Mar 18, 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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mnml ssgs closed shop this summer and now I have no mixes to listen to. What are some good mixes/websites in the vein of mmml ssgs?
posted by azarbayejani
on Nov 2, 2012 -
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In the mid-ninties, there was this techno song with a vocal instructing the listeners to raise up their hands, "raise them up." His voice was calm and could've been sampled from a movie (it was not like the more cliched sample of a dj or singer revving up the crowd, it felt almost religious). What was the name of this song?
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posted by history is a weapon
on Oct 24, 2012 -
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Here's a snippet of a minimalist techno track that has been rattling around my head earworm style for a month now. Can you tell me who it is? The linked track was part of a 2 hour DJ set I downloaded from Tumblr at some point in March. As to what blog it came from I have no idea and no amount of searching gets me any closer. Help! WARNING! CONTAINS EARWORM!
posted by merocet
on Jul 3, 2012 -
17 answers
I've spent years focused on studio electronica albums and am realizing that was a mistake. Having recently discovered Daft Punk's 2006 set from Coachella and deadmau5' 2009 set from The Roundhouse and been utterly, totally, completely blown away by both of them, I've decided that I need more live-recorded big beat in my life. What high-quality live recordings are considered "essential listening" for someone who wants to hear a legendary artist along these lines at their best?
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posted by TheNewWazoo
on May 15, 2012 -
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If I like this, what else might I like? I recently discovered Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaur, and am particularly enamored of
this track, titled "Garden."
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posted by Gilbert
on May 12, 2012 -
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Where can I find good techno this weekend (or any weekend) in New York City? A friend of mine is fond of high-energy techno, akin to "musical caffeine." I'd like to take her to a show she'd enjoy, but I know nothing at all about the genre. Are there any noteworthy events this weekend, or in the near future? Any venues that are reliably good, and where we wouldn't be the only folks in our late twenties? Particular artist names I should keep an eye out for?
posted by Mr. Excellent
on Oct 19, 2011 -
11 answers
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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What techno shows in Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal are worth seeing this summer?
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posted by MechEng
on May 9, 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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In older techno tunes, it was common have a single high-pitched note held for a really long time in songs (sometimes through the entire song). Electronica has a ton of terms, from "amen breaks" to "acid", but is there a word (or are there multiple commonly used words) for that note?
posted by Bugbread
on Jun 24, 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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MusicFilter: Techno version of Phantom of the Opera, please?
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posted by Ys
on May 6, 2010 -
6 answers
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 -
18 answers
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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Berlin-Leipzig-Amsterdam filter. Visiting all three for a conference on a record shopping (minimal, electro, german techno) and cool neighborhood finding adventure. Any ideas?
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posted by Smegoid
on Oct 22, 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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I've got a PC, and an EMU-49 key midi controller. I've also got an Audiophile 192 sound card with midi-in-out connections.
What I want to do is play some synths on the PC....
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posted by Thistledown
on Aug 2, 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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