IDM & Dub
Favorite Traits: E. Piano, Ambient FX, long release chain-compression on bass
Monday, November 14, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Lorn - Cherry Moon
Downtempo
I didn't hear this from Dirt or GTA, but supposedly they have used it. sweet.
Favorite Traits: bass and kick play, synth strings, lo-fi effects, unique harmonizing timbres
Friday, October 28, 2011
Starkey - Neck Snap
Ambient & Dubstep
Favorite Traits: synthetic string pad with filter effects, decaying subbass/bass, use of portamento
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Compound One - Get Loose (Landslide Remix)
Dubstep
Favorite Traits: Dub Organ, Falling Bassline, Ambient/Electro FX
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Starkey - Stars (Ital Tek Remix)
IDM & Dubstep
I realized I have yet to post ANY Ital Tek.
Favorite Traits: rich synthetic timbres, ambient FX, harmonic vocals
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Count Of Monte Cristal - Jungle Steppers
Oldskool & Dubstep
Favorite Traits: synth strings, hi-pass breakbeats, quick electrobass
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Amon Tobin - Bloodstone (King Cannibal Wolfen Remix)
Ambient & Dubstep
It's been a whole summer since the last post, sorry for the hiatus.
New formatting: multiple genre listings, favorite instead of all traits.
Favorite Traits: eerie ambiance, soloist strings, contrasting piano, unexpected oscillating bass
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Shuttle - Lion
IDM
Vocal FX remind me of Apparat, and the mix reminds me of Moderat (Big shock there).
Traits:Trance Leads, Vocal FX, dual electro basses, 2-step beats
Friday, June 3, 2011
Lymbyc System - Fall Bicycle (The Album Leaf Remix)
Post-Rock
Always reminds me of Pikmin.
Traits:electric kit, guitar FX, rhodes, synthetic instruments
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Nosaj Thing -- Coat of Arms (Boreta Remix)
Glitch Hop
Sweet mix with a bit of a theatrical sound.
Traits:glitch kit, filter FX, lead-bass mimicry, synth strings, distortion FX, vocal FX
Friday, May 6, 2011
Phutureprimitive - Kinetik
Intelligent Dubstep
Found these guys on Amazon on accident.
Sweet dubstep feelings with more complexity.
Traits:oscillating bass, arpeggiated electrobass, sidechain compression, dub beat, dub FX, synths, airy leads.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Adele - Hometown Glory (High Contrast Remix)
Liquid Drum N Bass
High Contrast has that unique ability to
create two contrasting emotions in one track.
Traits:bright drumkit, warp bass, filter/gating FX, reverb vocals.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Solar Fields - The Shard (Puzzle)
Ambient
Full Mix from actual game play, and not the downloadable version.
Traits: strong lead subbass, arpegiatted leads, airy drum FX, glitch kit.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Project Skyward - Blind
Ambient Techno
Project Skyward has some of the most atmospheric FX ever.
With the spaced out guitars and strong but soft beats,
the trance is overpowering.
Traits: ethereal vocals, synth strings, offbeat rim, soft female vocals, guitar FX
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Sasha - Mr. Tiddles
Ambient
Traits: repetitive bass note, synthetic guitar, trance pads, "ice cream" pad, electro FX, filter FX
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Calyx & Teebee - The Divide
Hardstyle DnB
Nothing feels quite like hardcore DnB
Traits:LFO controlled bass, distorted bass, off-beat snare, theatrical ritornello
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Flying Lotus - Galaxy In Janaki
Intelligent Hiphop 1
Traits: drumline kit, marching brass, ethereal vocals
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Starships - Eskmo
Glitchhop
Pretty sweet effects with a catchy melody.
Traits: compression out the hooza, glitch clap, dragging groove
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Boards of Canada - Everything You Do Is A Balloon
IDM
This song grew on me quickly, but was not an automatic hook.
This video happens to fit amazingly well... (Though not official)
Traits: trip-hop style beat, granular pads, lo-fi rhodes, lo-fi synth
Friday, March 11, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Mutt - Training Suite
Atmospheric D&B
Smooth DnB track.
Traits:off beat snare, lfo subbass, tonal drums, electric FX, filter FX
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Bjork - All is Full of Love (Chris.Su Remix)
Trance Drum N Bass
A very trancey dnb remix of Bjork.
Traits:off beat snare, bright drumkit, warp bass, trance pads, female vocals, hollow leads
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Kubiks & Lomax - Vegas (Remix)
Intelligent Drum N Bass 3
One of my favorite DnB tracks.
Traits: off beat snare, synth strings, ambient vocal effects, reverse FX, bell-like sounds, digiFX
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Starkey - Stars (Feat. Anneka)
IDM 9
I have been playing this song repeatedly all day.
Great vocals and a smooth glitch background.
Traits: dry kit, simple subbass, filtered pads, glitch FX, arpeggiated FX, noisy leads, female vocal
Monday, February 21, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Nebulo - Automnal
Ambient 2
Disabled
Traits: bell like percussion, distorted drums, subtle guitar use, ambient FX
Friday, February 18, 2011
Project Skyward - Into The Orion Nebula
Ambient Techno 1
Amazing ambient song, been stuck in my head all day.
While the main timbre of the song feels like a pad, it is evident
later in the song that at least some guitars are used.
Traits: ambient guitar effects, evolving pads, synth bass, heavy bright drums, spacey piano.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Telefon Tel Aviv - Your Face Reminds Me Of When I Was Old
Ambient 1
Maybe my professor is changing my tastes with his
hate towards chord progressions.
The song is in two movements.
Traits: Minimalist drums, FM bells, filtered oscillators, ambient guitar
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Proem - Deepmagix
IDM 6
Traits: quick decay bass, little echo drums, woodwinds, subtle piano, wind FX
Monday, February 14, 2011
Armin van Buuren - Not Giving Up On Love
Trance 2
Traits: four2floor, electro bass, synth lead pad feel, airy effects, heavy delay and reverb.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X
Trip-hop 1
Sorry it has been a couple days, it was a busy weekend.
Back in action.
Enjoy the ill downtempo feel of Trip-hop.
Traits: warped/filtered bass, subtle piano ,alien FX, airy female vocal
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Rusko - Jahova
Dubstep 4
Old school dubstep that was influence more by dub
compared to the more modern electro vibes.
The ethereal vocals are bound to make this song get stuck in your head.
Traits: heavy reggae/dub influence, wobble bass, synth orchestra hit, synth strings, ethereal vocals,
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Bachelors Of Science - Song For Lovers
Liquid Drum & Bass 1
A beautiful remix of United by The Intruders.
This track mixes beautiful strings with grooving drum and bass.
Traits: bright off-beat snare, hi-hat roll, groove bass, string orchestration, oldie style vocals, rhodes-type keys.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Lusine ICL - Sustain (Funkstörung remix)
IDM 5
A beautiful "headnodic" beat featuring lots of distortion on the drumkit.
While the first half has a sweet bounce,
The second half features a theatrical emotional experience.
Traits:
stutter drums, hi-hat roll, single tone sub-bass, electronic ambient FX, evolving theatrical pad.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Vekta - Stutter
Glitchstep 1
A dark atmospheric dubstep track with glitch kits and effects.
The newer sounds of electro-induced dubstep are pretty standard,
but the traveling hi-hats and dark FX give new light to the genre.
Traits: wobble bass, heavy snare & kick, dark ambient FX, glitch kit, traveling hi-hats, airy piano.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Venetian Snares - Öngyilkos Vasárnap
IDM 4
A thrilling remix of a remix.
This old Hungarian suicide song was remixed by Billie Holiday in 1941.
Traits:
warp sub-bass, studdered beat, distored brass FX, lo-fi vocals.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (Noisia Remix)
Dubstep 3
While the dubstep move is on the rise,
Skrillex has recently come into the scene for his heavy style.
Well good ol' D&B will always be more hardcore thanks to Noisia.
Traits: heavy snare, gritty wobble bass, trance synth, filtered distorted lead.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Nalin & Kane - Cruising [Denis the Menace Remix]
Trance 1
This track is a perfect song for cruising (no kidding...)
Roll down your window and crank up the dBs.
Traits: trance beat, low synth lead, female vocals, ethereal vocals, beach ambiance.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Comaduster - To Hide To Seek
IDM 3
Comaduster is one of the sound engineers at Bioware, and one of his
songs was put into Mass Effect 2 at the Eternity Bar on Ilium.
Traits: glitch kit, prevalent sub-bass kick, airy vox pad, distorted synth lead, electronic FX
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Kit Clayton - Material Problem
Minimalism 1
Minimalism is a beautiful style that makes every sound count.
Atmospheres are not created with pads, dub FX, or etheral vocals,
but the instruments of simple glitches and tones dance about.
Traits: short note bass, simple tone bass, electronic/glitch kit, simple tone lead.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Boxcutter - Silver Birch Solstice
IDM 2
Silver Birch Solstice is a beautiful blend of both organic & electric elements;
the rhodes and bass form a great canvas that the drums and flute rip across.
Enjoy sitting back loving the mood while your body itches to dance.
Traits: filtered drum FX, groove synth bass, rhodes, shakuhachi, dub FX
Friday, January 28, 2011
Benga - Always Swinging
Dubstep 2
While dubstep has gotten popular, these newer renditions have
intertwined with higher frequency basses acting as both melody and bass.
Benga's track reminds you of its dub/reggae roots.
Traits: wobble bass, synth strings, staccato organ notes, dub FX.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Big Bud - Noodles
Intelligent D&B 2
Big Bud is one of the best at filling drum & bass with atmopshere.
This wonderful track contains both an exciting dance floor beat
and a smooth mental ride.
Traits: classic D&B beat, groove sub-bass, synth strings, sax riffs, piano riffs, congas,and male etheral vocals.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Proem - When Things Fall Apart
IDM 1
The smoother side of IDM includes easy listening ambient works.
Proem's amazing atmospheres blend well with his complex glitch beats.
Traits: glitch kit, groove bass, vox pad, delayed synth FX, mallet instruments, etheral vocals.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Blu Mar Ten - If I Could Tell You (Stray Mix)
Drumstep D&B 1
A sweet remix of Blu Mar Ten's "If I Could Tell You"
Drumstep is an interesting form of D&B that incorporates a two-step feel;
Drumstep is an interesting form of D&B that incorporates a two-step feel;
Check out Blu Mar Ten's soundcloud for a repertoire of remixes. Here
Traits: two-step beat, synthetic kit, short bass notes, electro bass ,vox pad, delayed lead.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Grand Unified - Dig So Deep
Intelligent D&B 1
A smooth jazzstep drum and bass composition;
While Grand Unified's other works are a brighter form of D&B, similar to High Contrast,
this work has a smoother texture that allows the drums to take a step back.
this work has a smoother texture that allows the drums to take a step back.
Traits: light bright drums, short bass notes, synthetic string pad, calm rhodes, saxophone.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Little Dragon - Twice (16 Bit Remix)
Dubstep 1
An interesting take on dubstep using a more ambient feeling song as its base.
While the rest of 16bit's works include the heavier style, this remix is a soothing mix.
Traits: lite glitchy hi-hats, strong noisy clap, strong sub-bass, layered vocals, soothing piano.
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