Recommend me some (mostly) instrumental sequencer records with dance beats (no Italo)

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There was some discussion on this Sandbox thread about electronic music with long, rolling synth loops a la Tangerine Dream:

http://beta.ilxor.com/sandbox/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?action=showall&boardid=142&threadid=1547

There were some good suggestions on the thread, but basically I like this kind of music the best when it's married with dancey beats (it doesn't have to be actual club music, but it has to have some kind of beats). So it'd be nice to hear some recommendations in this vein. I'm looking mostly for instrumental stuff, though I don't mind some limited vocal bits. It can be old school synth disco, like Kebekelektrik, or newer stuff with retro sounds, like Alex Moulton or Acid Washed, or even trance, like Cosmic Baby. The only exception is Italo disco; I know there are plenty of Italo tunes like this, but most Italo tunes have always sounded kinda cold and detached to me. So I'm looking for something a bit "warmer", though still synthetic, if you get what I mean...

Any recommendations?

Tuomas, Friday, 10 February 2012 09:31 (thirteen years ago)

just getting this out of the way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUiA0UOKIlc

the greates (crüt), Friday, 10 February 2012 11:16 (thirteen years ago)

this is good one ebm vibes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vZtQ5Izcqg

Crackle Box, Friday, 10 February 2012 11:27 (thirteen years ago)

great example of the serge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z_ckZF8Xug&

Crackle Box, Friday, 10 February 2012 11:30 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzC9EmfL4aw

Mark G, Friday, 10 February 2012 11:34 (thirteen years ago)

put a donk on laurie spiegal

Crackle Box, Friday, 10 February 2012 11:42 (thirteen years ago)

I've heard the Manuel Göttsching album, but the guitar solos kind of ruin it for me. I don't rock guitar in my electronic music.

I'll check into the other recommendations once I can listen to them, thanks! And keep them coming!

Tuomas, Friday, 10 February 2012 11:50 (thirteen years ago)

"I don't like rock guitar"

Tuomas, Friday, 10 February 2012 11:51 (thirteen years ago)

i'd be pretty surprised if you hadn't already heard this:

Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom - Revelee (Carl Craig Mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJlSAEkKYKo

the original version is beautiful and has more detailed synth loopiness, but the beat is just barely there

and more gavin russom:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2XdOBRVSc0

karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 10 February 2012 12:36 (thirteen years ago)

etienne jaumet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfGmoXU2heg

karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 10 February 2012 12:36 (thirteen years ago)

etienne jaumet's full length album, night music, is really great, was mixed by carl craig.

karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 10 February 2012 12:40 (thirteen years ago)

I have the Gonzalez & Russom album, and while I like their sound, I think it'd be better with beats. Have to check out that Carl Craig remix.

Tuomas, Friday, 10 February 2012 12:50 (thirteen years ago)

Etienne Jaumet sounds like the sort of thing I'm looking for... Is the rest of his solo album similar to this track?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3PyLvrWZvc

Tuomas, Friday, 10 February 2012 12:54 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=433npk56ahE

full album version is 11 minutes.

mark e, Friday, 10 February 2012 12:55 (thirteen years ago)

yeah, the album has a pretty consistent vibe throughout

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karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 10 February 2012 12:56 (thirteen years ago)

Okay, I'm sold, will order Night Music. Thanks for the recommendation!

Tuomas, Friday, 10 February 2012 12:58 (thirteen years ago)

this is basically a jean michel jarre tune with a beat on it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch_077dGQhk

some of the other stuff on the force of nature album III fits the bill too, but most of it is non-sequencer dubby disco

jabba hands, Friday, 10 February 2012 13:17 (thirteen years ago)

I've heard the Manuel Göttsching album, but the guitar solos kind of ruin it for me

get your hands on the carl craig (paperclip people) re-edit of 'e2-e4' -- it's perfect. pitched up + kick drum + no noodly guitar solos

geeta, Monday, 13 February 2012 21:40 (thirteen years ago)

there's also basic channel's 'e2-e4 (basic reshape)' which ventures further into pure abstraction

geeta, Monday, 13 February 2012 21:43 (thirteen years ago)

http://soundcloud.com/stonesthrow/the-minimal-wave-tapes-vol2-philippe-laurent-distortion

the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Monday, 13 February 2012 21:43 (thirteen years ago)

I think I have that "E2-E4" remix somewhere on my computer, have to check it out. Thanks for all the other recommendations too.

Tuomas, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 10:03 (thirteen years ago)

one month passes...

Absolutely loving this.

http://soundcloud.com/caribouband/sets/emeralds-jiaolong002-does-it

Super Receptor (Barnaby, Hardly), Thursday, 15 March 2012 21:17 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqP21JgRbgo

tanuki, Thursday, 15 March 2012 21:21 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kdxk3qMYhs

Hungry4Games (crüt), Wednesday, 28 March 2012 10:53 (thirteen years ago)

three years pass...

Didier Bocquet is pretty good at this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPsVZPyTVns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTmr9HTmHPM

small doug yule carnival club (unregistered), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 16:19 (nine years ago)

(...except they don't really have dance beats. I thought there was a catch-all thread for stuff that sounds like Tangerine Dream, but this isn't it)

small doug yule carnival club (unregistered), Tuesday, 22 March 2016 16:22 (nine years ago)


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