Nominate The Best Electronic Music Artist Ever

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Posted by MaxC on Feb-17-2005 03:38:

Simon Posford not mentioned yet? Can't go wrong with who is arguably the icon of psytrance and it's ambient subgenre.

Posted by Floorfiller on Feb-17-2005 04:11:

Pete Namlook (70+ albums)

Tangerine Dream (100+ albums)

thought they should be on the list...even though the won't win...

plus i'd like to add votes for these already mentioned...

Underworld
Leftfield
Orbital
The KLF
Jean Michel Jarre
Vangelis
Oliver Lieb
Massive Attack
The Future Sound Of London
The Prodigy
The Chemical Brothers
Sven Vath
Kraftwerk

Posted by Jordan Stevens on Feb-17-2005 04:19:

orbital

Posted by Geoff on Feb-17-2005 04:31:

Sasha

Posted by Toufas on Feb-17-2005 04:32:

lool @ whoever nominated oakenfold....dont you mean andy gray and Steve Osborne ? :P

and for tiesto.....lol even suburban train was ronald's work....

Posted by idoru on Feb-17-2005 04:49:

Moby
As much as he's constantly incorrectly referred to as Techno, he has certainly done a lot for EDM. Having started producing in the late 80s, his music is as diverse as it gets. Go, Next is the E, Feeling so Real, Voodoo Child (both the alias and the track), Mobility and many others are considered timeless classics by many. In addition, the Guinness Book of World Records named his Thousand single as the "fastest song ever recorded."

Taking a look at his releases, it's evident that he's more than willing to experiment with sounds. Acid-House releases in his earlier career, under U.H.F. and Voodoo Child, Hard Rock with his 'Animal Rights' album, and various Ambient releases including God Moving Over the Face of the Waters.

In 1999 he released his ever-popular album 'Play.' The album broke yet another record for Moby, as every song on it was used in a movie or television soundtrack. The album samples works from cassettes that he purchased when visiting the Southern states, and is sure to be a classic.

And the others, for reasons previously mentioned...

Sasha
Digweed
Oliver Lieb
Orbital
Hybrid
Jean Michael Jarre

Posted by D-res on Feb-17-2005 05:58:

quote:
Originally posted by Floorfiller
...
Tangerine Dream (100+ albums)

thought they should be on the list...even though the won't win...
...

agreed

Posted by m2j on Feb-17-2005 06:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Spacey Orange
William Orbit just because he deserves to be on this list.

I agree all the way. William Orbits "Pieces In A Modern Style" is amazing, definitely the most relaxed and well done remakes of classical music.

My other choice would have to be Paul van Dyk. Simply because he is an excellent producer and dj. Personally I think he's the number one DJ/Producer in the world.

And also, Cosmic Gate because anything they touch turns into gold. Their productions, and remixes are all astounding.

Posted by varun on Feb-17-2005 06:15:

quote:
Originally posted by Ian^

Tony De Vit

+1

One of the father's of hard dance.

Posted by Cloud on Feb-17-2005 20:21:

M.I.K.E.
Orbital

quote:
Vangelis
<-Papathanasiou?Greek...Great artist.
Sasha
...

Posted by jussed on Feb-17-2005 21:47:

more pop type nominations?

Didn't go through the entire 8 pages of this thread but here goes some other suggestions that are more pop:

Erasure/Pet Shop Boys/Depeche Mode

They are bands for sure but heavily influenced my introduction to European dance music as well as those electronic sounds.

Future Sound of London.
Papua New Guinea alone should vault them into here.

U.N.K.L.E.
remix of Ian Brown - Fear is enough to bring chills to the spine without mentioning Reign or GDMFSOB.

Sander Kleinenberg
My Lexicon and Sacred are still stunning pieces of work.

Brothers in Rhythm (Seaman & Anderson)
ohh BiR.

Even Fatboy Slim for showing the commercial qualities of dance music and the importance of a hook that captures the imagination.

on a side note, who picks out the music for CSI? They are really forward with their use of electronic music on their show.

Posted by Max Thomson on Feb-17-2005 22:00:

dj shadow (& the unkle crew)
radiohead
sasha + digweed
brian eno
leftfield
dr dre
hybrid
charlie may

Posted by kopi_luwak on Feb-17-2005 22:03:

quote:
Originally posted by Max Thomson
dj shadow (& the unkle crew)
radiohead
sasha + digweed
brian eno
leftfield
dr dre
hybrid
charlie may

+Brian enno,But I still thinking vangelis is the most important of all them,he is so talented,made almost any genre,and god just listen to blade runner music or his direct album,he can be really electronic or really instrumental,the man is a genious.
Kopi =o.

Posted by SYSTEM-J on Feb-18-2005 13:17:

quote:
Originally posted by Max Thomson
radiohead

Huh?

Posted by Sand Leaper on Feb-18-2005 13:33:

Shocking that Juan Atkins hasn't gotten more attention. The man invented techno for crying out loud.

Ian Pooley
Alec Empire
Torsten Fenslau
Dave Clarke
Ed Rush & Optical
Goldie
Gabriel Le Mar
X-Dream
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Ken Ishii
Mike Paradinas (�-ziq)
Photek
Charles Webster
George Fleming-Saunders (Solar Quest)
Jochem Paap (Speedy J)
Tangerine Dream
Tom Jenkinson (Squarepusher)
Woody McBride (DJ ESP)

Posted by arecebo on Feb-18-2005 13:55:

quote:
Originally posted by Toufas
well.....i am gonna move it up a lot....pink floyd....do they count?

Pink Floyd
I was just about to suggest them as well. I was just watching their "live at pompey" documentary earlier today and its funny because they mentioned being criticized for using electronic sounds and not using 100% live instruments, saying they weren't real musicians... Sounds a lot like the criticism EDM recieves nowadays.. I doubt electronic music would be anywhere near where it is now if it wasn't for their experimentation in electronic sounds.

I also recommend Sasha, not only for his amazing productions (xpander, airdrawndagger, etc..) but his consistently flawless mixing and creative mixed cds (GU13, involver)

Posted by twisted on Feb-18-2005 20:06:

Honorable Mention: Karlheinz Stockhausen, Steve Reich, Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream, Phillip Glass, and Klaus Schulze...

Posted by rainbow_marble on Feb-18-2005 20:27:

WHERE THE FUCK IS MANNY FRESH ON THE LIST !!?!?!?!?!?

My vote goes to BT. Most talented. Liam Howlett ranks too.

Posted by kopi_luwak on Feb-18-2005 21:04:

How I could forgot!
BACK STREET BOYS!

Being Sarcastic,just in case no one noticed .....:P.
Kopi =o.

Posted by nwopper on Feb-18-2005 21:42:

Rollo
The Prodigy
Kraftwerk

Posted by aloep on Feb-18-2005 21:56:

quote:
Originally posted by kopi_luwak
How I could forgot!
BACK STREET BOYS!

Being Sarcastic,just in case no one noticed .....:P.
Kopi =o.

Posted by ZxZDeViLZxZ on Feb-18-2005 22:01:

Lucid Strings Aka Dj Sars aka Acid Theory Aka Harmonic Dreams Aka Tripping Starfish aka digitally rooted.

Reason: setting a standard for production invoation never really seen by many producers.

now for a real nonimation james holden. james holden has to be one of the most brillant producers however some fo the most brilliant producers to combine would ahve to be the making of hybird. who alone show true innovation to the scene.

Posted by TranceGiant on Feb-19-2005 01:31:

Junkie XL
Simon Posford
Richie Hawtin
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+all the legends already mentioned before

Posted by Cildainie on Feb-19-2005 01:53:

Ritchie Hawtin!!!...Simon Berry, Michel Cretu, JM Jarre, Rhys Fulber, R.Hall("moby"....grrr...I hate it when adults force u to call them by pet-names...), Orbital, Chem Bros and Daft Punk (commercial but still good!! The only ones who kept their kewlness intact after squeezing through the portal into poopy commercialism!)

Posted by sstranger1 on Feb-19-2005 03:36:

I think Talla 2XLC should also be on the list. This guy has been around for at least 20 years, as a DJ and producer. I really enjoy his productions with early German techno groups like Moskwa TV, Microchip League, Robotiko Rejekto, Pluuto, Two of China to his elctro/industrial band Bigod 20.

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