Why do male vocals work in Rock Music but Not so well in EDM

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Posted by l�cid on Sep-16-2004 22:30:

i prefer male vocals over female vocals. maybe because i'm female, but i just find male vocals so dark and mysterious in many songs.

in addition to many of the great male vocal songs people posted...

Stereomovers - Soul Sweeper (MV's Back In The Day Mix)
Depeche Mode - I Feel Loved (Danny Tenaglia Remix)
Amoebassasin - Piledriver (Greyed Out Summer Mix)
Amoebassasin - Speedway Revisited <--- 2nd to last song in Oakie's EM in China... omfg i love that song
Tears For Fears - Mother's Talk (Greed Remix)
any Hybrid song with Adam Taylor's vocals

and i especially love Ben Lost's voice.

Posted by rainbow_marble on Sep-16-2004 23:09:

why doesnt it work? ian brown owns... the amoeba assassin lyricist owns. most female vocals is cheese trash that only idiots enjoy. i think male lyrics work. :/

Posted by Dave Piazza on Oct-09-2004 13:04:

Ok here are some of my fav. I promised to reveal:

Dave Gahan - Dirty Sticky Floors ( Junkie XL Vocal Remix)
Bossanova - Stonecold (Afterburn Remix)
Kyau vs. Albert - Velvet Morning ( Mirco De Govia Remix)
Pirate - Leaving the Sun (Original)
Dogzilla - Your Eyes
Wolfshiem - Wundervoll (Blank and Jones Remix)
Paul Van Dyk - Thats Life
Deepest Blue -Shooting Star
The Cure, Remix By SFB - In Between Days
Peter Gabriel - Darkness
Philippe B - Like You Do
Josh Gabriel - Alive

Posted by itsTrueSonic on Oct-09-2004 13:18:

male vocals do work with EDM songs, but it has to have some 80s pick up beat to it .. if not, then it's not going to work.

stuff like depeche mode, tears for fears, pet shop boys works. also doesn't it seem like european accent male vocals work better than any other accent in EDM songs. a coincidence that EDM was originated in Europe ?

hahahahhaa

Posted by G_Hewitt on Oct-09-2004 13:33:

yeah,i prefer female vocal!so soft...so smooth...so beautiful...
but, recently i found Keo - Close Enough (Noel Sanger Remix) was excellent!!!!!~~~~~it's male vocal....

Posted by cosmicstar on Oct-09-2004 23:39:

Maybe because Trance fits more with girls together!

Posted by trak_one on Oct-10-2004 00:06:

quote:
Originally posted by J:\Digital
I find that male vocals work with EDM... just harder styles... Hard Trance/House... DnB, hardstyle, hardcore.. etc.. where female vocals work best with more melodic, uplifting Trance...

Well put my friend!

Posted by Icesotope on Oct-10-2004 07:37:

Its ok to used in some EDM genres mainly Big Beat

Posted by Dave Piazza on Oct-10-2004 08:21:

quote:
Originally posted by itsTrueSonic
a coincidence that EDM was originated in Europe ?

I'm not totally sure about this statement. I thought EDM originated in the USA in the 70's and progressed in the 80's into forms like house music. house music was the building block for EDM in europe.

Is this inaccurate?

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