the "metallica" of "electronica"

[fable]

in regards to longevity, showmanship, drama, and being able to break out of "underground club stardom" to full on world domination, and still holding on to a shred of legitimacy?

is there any artist/s that could even fit this description???

[Genotype]

You aint heard nothing yet.

[decypher]

Yeh man big up the Genotype massive, this guy is gonna blow up with his Aggasiz parties in the snow/rain.

Anyways all shitting aside, maybe Chemical Brothers or Crystal Method? I would say Prodigy but there last albulm sorta hit the shitter.

[Genotype]

Its AGASSIZ, and we party rain or shine, get a huge tarp, rent a hall.
Light a big giant fire, pallets, they work great.
Do what it takes... Rave, for fucksakes.

[Genotype]

Yeah, snow too.
this winter in Hemlock Valley...
Snow-ball.

[decypher]

This one person psytrance-DNB fusion freezing cold outdoor party sounds pretty sweet.

[Genotype]

Yup one person, at least thats all it takes to get the party started...

It is gonna be fun, maybe not hundreds of people, but an excellent turn-out nevertheless.
KEGZAKILLINWEBESWILLINRAVINANDACHILLINUB ILLIN!

[~god~]

prodigy?
daft punk?
chemical brothers?


Fuck, none of these would really fit. Metallica was only good before they really got recognized. heck, I still even listen to anything up to the black album. Hate the new shit!!
my fav: the garage inc.

[Genotype]

Metallica was only good before they got big....

Im sure you would say that to their faces.

I dont think you would.

Metallica Rules!
Forever trust in who you are!
Nothing else matters!

[~god~]

say what?

[esoter1c]

Come to daddy is harder than anything MeCrapicca ever made.

I never liked anything after Master of Puppets.

Then they got the gay guy in the band to put his blood and spunk on the cover of "Load", fuckin' gross.

While I'm @ it Pantera sux.

Wanna hear some real metal ? Try Ministry, TV1 & TV2 sooooooo sick.

Someone's gotta mix the 2 Ministry TV songs together for the ultimate track !

Think I'll go play with traktor now........

[stephen_c]

i 'm gunna make a DnB remix of enter sandman.

[ebbomega]

Whoever said Aphex Twin is right on the money.

Moby maybe?

Fatboy Slim has been producing under a bunch of different names since the early 90s (anybody remember Mighty Dub Katz - Magic Carpet Ride? Shit, they used to play that on Z95.3), not to mention the stuff he came out with under his current nomer (He had one album as Fatboy Slim before You've Come A Long Way Baby and that's when he really took off). Chemical Brothers too had Exit Planet Dust before they hit it huge with Dig Your Own Hole, not to mention all the time they spent doing Live PA as the Dust Brothers (until they realized the name was taken and changed it...)

Big Beat heavyweights would seriously be the big ones... Daft Punk, too, though I'd sooner just mention Thomas Bangalter as he's had a lot of success under his other projects as well (Ooo Baby, I feel right... Music sounds better with you....).

Yeah, Prodigy too, their last album sucked, but they've been around for about a decade and a half now, and Metallica wasn't exactly giving us much decent most after 15 years...

[dabbler]

prodigy. but they aren't gay

[-evil-duerr-]

^ LOL !!! good point man!

Originally Posted by ebbomega

Fatboy Slim has been producing under a bunch of different names since the early 90s (anybody remember Mighty Dub Katz - Magic Carpet Ride? Shit, they used to play that on Z95.3), not to mention the stuff he came out with under his current nomer (He had one album as Fatboy Slim before You've Come A Long Way Baby and that's when he really took off)

I liked Norman Cook's 'Freakpower' shit. stuff like "no way" and "can you feel it"...
and have good memories with "Tripping on Sunshine" , under the Pizzaman title.


In response to the thread. i definately have to agree with the guys who said aphex twin and chemical brothers !

[ebbomega]

Hah. I managed to get a copy of Trippin' On Sunshine a couple years ago on the Simply12 label, who've been reissueing a lot of the "classic" electronic stuff from the 90s. Put out stuff like Future Sound Of London, Underworld, some old moby stuff... It's pretty wicked.

Cook has always been a wicked producer. I haven't really had a chance to listen to Palookaville yet but I really liked his last one.

[esoter1c]

He's a bit farther down the line than most in advancement.

I think he's gonna be the next big Richard D.

Definitely waaaaaay ahead.

If you look at his Cred. and skill , he's set to blow up the mainstream.

When I said Richard D. James, I should've said Squarepusher also.

When I was like 15 10 years ago I saw come to daddy on much, I flipped.

I pretty much ran to the record store for it.

I still think one day the metal kids will wake up to shit like this.

http://www.richard-devine.com/ <-------MY new hero, 707.

[mapleleaf4ever]

Yellow Magic Orchestra

[esoter1c]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

Yellow Magic Orchestra

I thought you were joking !

[gratia]

Originally Posted by dabbler

prodigy. but they aren't gay

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA! nice.

ps...i hate metalica..like HATE. i don't really know why...but as far back as i can remember i have disliked this band with an utter loathing. i just hear buddy's voice and want to break the radio. can't stand it. i think possibly i associate the sound with bad happenings/bad people from my childhood that i don't want to remember. damn that mind association.

[fable]

Originally Posted by dabbler

prodigy. but they aren't gay

pfft! gimme a fucking break, kill em all/and justice for all - gay!? but prodigy not!? that makes not one bit of fucking sense. Prodigy aka one fantastic producer, and a bunch of dancers!? Ill be honest fat of the land was sic but prodigy probably ranks up beside metallica for moments of gayness! Although Kirk hammet is actaully gay, so i guess youre actaully right in a way?

maybe i should of gone with the "ministry" of electronica a la a lp comperable to "a mind is a terrible thing to taste" or even "jesus built my hotrod" and perheps even skinny puppy, or nitserebbe, or....wait a minute, why am i not just listening to them? gotta run......

[~god~]

hammet is gay??

i always thought Lars was

[automatic]

(number in brackets=uk chart position)

Housemartins - Caravan Of Love (No. 1) 1986

off of Housemartins LP "London 0 Hull 4" released 1986 (No. 3)

...subsequent LPs charted No. 8 and No. 9 respectively, and they had a slew of singles charting in the top 20 during the 80s.

why should you care?

"Where Are They Now?"

The artist formally known as Quentin hasn't been a shrinking violet since the demise of the 'Martins. Hull's Fourth Best Band's bassist has had a string of hits in many different guises. Norman had been into dance music throughout his time with the band and had DJ'ed regularly going right back to his Redhill College days. It was no surprise then, when he released his first single with MC Wildski, 'Blame It On The Bassline' which made a very respectable number 29 in July '89 . Meeting ex-Grange Hill actress, Lindy Layton, in a Brighton club resulted in the formation of Beats International who then topped the UK charts with a cover of the SOS Band's Soul Weekender classic 'Just Be Good To Me' in March 1990. A number one album followed ('Let Them Eat Bingo') but the disastrous critical and commercial performance of second LP, Excursion On The Version, left Norman looking for musical pastures new. Between 1991 and 1993, he set about expanding his entries in the Guinness Book Of British Hit Singles to Jonathon King levels, recording singles under the names MC Wildski, Feelgood Factor and most notably Pizzaman. This pop-house project was quite succesful, scoring top 40 hits with 'Sex On The Streets', 'Happiness' and the Ibiza anthem 'Trippin' On Sunshine'.

In 1993 Norman formed his second band, the rare groove flavoured Freakpower, with charismatic Canadian singer/trombonist Ashley Slater. After Levi's used 'Turn On Tune In Drop Out' in one of their legendary ad's, Norman found himself in the top 10 again, as the laid back track made number 3 in March 1995.

After finding time to release a couple of classic singles under the Mighty Dub Katz banner ('Just Another Groove' - a fantastic disco-house hybrid and the latin ska of 'Magic Carpet Ride') on his own Southern Fried House label, Norm metamorphosed into yet another creation, Fatboy Slim. In 1996, just as house music was disappearing up its own rear end, Norman along with Skint records boss Damien Harris (with a little help from the Chemical Brothers) spawned the monster we now know as 'big beat'. Harnessing the feelgood party vibe of house and the uplifting rhythms of hip hop, this musical mongrel dominated the UK dance scene for a couple of years at the end of the last decade. The first Fatboy Slim set, 'Better Living Through Chemistry' released in early '97 was not the huge commercial triumph of previous undertakings but nevertheless paved the way for the album which would define the Fatboy sound. 'You've Come Along Way, Baby' turned Norman Cook (or at least his Fatboy Slim alter ego) into a household name. Preceded by the hip hop twang of the worldwide hit 'Rockerfeller Skank', the LP was a heady brew of acid house, hip hop and goofy samples becoming the soundtrack to a million fratparties and even more advertising campaigns!

Norman released his third Fatboy Slim longplayer entitled 'Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars' in 2000. In a conscious move away from the good time grooves of its predecessors, its more mature sound could probably be attributed to Mr Cook's newly found domestic bliss - he had just become a father. With contributions from Macy Gray and samples from Jim Morrison of the Doors, it certainly discards the Fatboy formula in favour of something darker and more satisfying. Still DJing (his Normstock concerts on Brighton beach have made headlines and not always for the music), Norman Cook is one half of a celebrity couple with ex-ladette TV presenter Zoe Ball. They are married with one child and live in Brighton.

[(val)Liam]

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