What's the classical equivalent of electroswing?
October 14, 2010 12:41 PM Subscribe
It's been a while since the hive mind has recommended music that blends classical with contemporary sounds. I'm looking for whatever is to classical what electro-swing is to jazz. Techno is too cheesy. William Orbit is too chillout. Wendy Carlos is too frenetic and ancient. A Touch Of Beethoven is too disco. Waltz Darling by Malcolm McLaren is too 80s pop. Is there anything since the posts in 2008 that blends orchestra with beats in a way that might work on a dancefloor today?
Vanessa Daou?
posted by infinitywaltz at 12:54 PM on October 14, 2010
posted by infinitywaltz at 12:54 PM on October 14, 2010
Two you might like:
Tomas Barfod ft Fredski - March On Swan Lake [Original mix]
Solomun & Stimming - Feuervogel [original mix]
posted by ellieBOA at 1:19 PM on October 14, 2010
Tomas Barfod ft Fredski - March On Swan Lake [Original mix]
Solomun & Stimming - Feuervogel [original mix]
posted by ellieBOA at 1:19 PM on October 14, 2010
Hector Zazou is a good one, and he's worked with Vanessa Daou (and Bjork).
posted by klangklangston at 1:43 PM on October 14, 2010
posted by klangklangston at 1:43 PM on October 14, 2010
Some of Moby's music is heavy on string sections.
posted by tomtheblackbear at 2:42 PM on October 14, 2010
posted by tomtheblackbear at 2:42 PM on October 14, 2010
Rob Dougan - most of his material is like this. Unfortunately (for us) he now runs a vineyard in France and hasn't released anything for a few years.
posted by wackybrit at 4:01 PM on October 14, 2010
posted by wackybrit at 4:01 PM on October 14, 2010
Best answer: The best of this genre may yet to be done.
Not exactly answering the conditions, but if you are not afraid of a bit of retro-disco-cheese-factor, then there will always be the Hooked on Classics series.
posted by ovvl at 6:55 PM on October 14, 2010
Not exactly answering the conditions, but if you are not afraid of a bit of retro-disco-cheese-factor, then there will always be the Hooked on Classics series.
posted by ovvl at 6:55 PM on October 14, 2010
It may well be too 80's pop, but if you find anything better than McLaren's Death of Butterfly, lemme know.
I thought the soundtrack to Mr & Mrs Smith was pretty interesting.
posted by Bron at 8:12 PM on October 14, 2010
I thought the soundtrack to Mr & Mrs Smith was pretty interesting.
posted by Bron at 8:12 PM on October 14, 2010
Deutsche Grammophon has a series called "ReComposed" that has well-selected contemporary electronic music producers (Carl Craig, Moritz Von Oswald, Jimi Tenor, Matthew Herbert) working with DG recordings. Here's a NY Times review. Might be worth checking out.
posted by alb at 6:42 AM on October 15, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by alb at 6:42 AM on October 15, 2010 [1 favorite]
There was also a cd of trance records played by an orchestra called Classical Trancelations.
posted by empath at 7:44 AM on October 15, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by empath at 7:44 AM on October 15, 2010 [2 favorites]
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posted by Jairus at 12:46 PM on October 14, 2010