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Nominate The Best Electronic Music Artist Ever
I am looking for people to nominate an artist or two that they feel should be seriously considered when discussing the best electronic music artist of all time. With this information, I want to create a poll and a tournament of voting to see whom TAs consider the best of the best. This poll has been held before, but never with nominations from the TA general population, so Im opening the floor.
Rules for nominations:
*Minimum one artist album (5 tracks or more)
*Must be connected in some way to the production of electronic music.
*Artist must receive at least three (3) nominations to move into first round voting.
*Nominations must be accompanied by a short statement providing evidence of why this artist should be considered the BEST ever. Lists of your favorite artists will likely be ignored (unless no other choice is given).
Nominations will be accepted until February 25th at 12:01 AM EST (Eastern Standard Time)
Here are some nominees I expect to include in the voting:
Richard D. James (Aphex Twin)
Oliver Lieb
Raja Ram (1200 Mics) & Simon Posford (Hallucinogen) as Shpongle
Brian Eno
Tijs Verwest (Tiesto)
Brian Transeau (BT)
Mike Truman, Chris Healings (& formerly Lee Mullins)(Hybrid)
Tom Jenkinson (Squarepusher)
Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons (The Chemical Brothers)
Ralf H�tter and Florian Schneider Esleben (Kraftwerk)
Armin van Buuren
Ferry Corsten
Dr. Dre
Boards of Canada (Michael Sandison, Marcus Eoin)
orbital
Paul van Dyk
autechre
Venetian Snares
�-Ziq
Sven Vath
James Holden
Alexander Coe (Sasha)
John Digweed
Art of Noise
The Orb
Nick Bracegirdle (Chicane)
Way out West
I think Leftfield deserve to be added to the list.
If Tiesto wins this I'll cry.
Underworld. From Born Slippy to Cowgirl, Pearl's Girl to Dirty Epic... their unique sound can never be put inside a genre box. Live, they are surreal, surpassing all boundaries of music.
Discussion over. Underworld wins.
i nominate banco de gaia
amazing ambient dub/tribal house/whatever...
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Main Releases:
You Are Here
10 Years
Igizeh
The Magical Sounds Of Banco De Gaia
Big Men Cry
Maya
Live At Glastonbury
Last Train To Lhasa
How Much Reality Can You Take?
Singles & EPs:
Obsidian Remixes (Single)
I Love Baby Cheese Remixes (Single)
Compilations:
Six Degrees Remixed
Cinematique
Six Degrees 100
Desert Grooves
Celtic Beats
Tantra Lounge
Locations: Global Underground Sampler 4
Arabian Travels: A Six Degrees Collection
Swaraj: Future Asian Beat
Motion: A Six Degrees Dance Collection
Asia Lounge: Asian Flavoured Club Tunes
One A.D.
Planet Electrica
Asian Travels
Traveler '00: A Six Degrees Collection
Planet Electrica: Protection
Earthdance
Traveler '99: A Planetful Of Grooves
Elastic
Pi (Soundtrack)
The Complete Dubnology (Box Set)
Dubnology
Northern Exposure Sasha And John Digweed
Synthetic Pleasures Vol. 1
Feed Your Head Vol. 1
Transmissions From The Planet Dog
Trance Europe Express 3
One A.D.
Excursions In Ambience
Other:
Motion 2: A Six Degrees Dance Collection
Asian Travels 2: A Six Degrees Collection
Motion: A Six Degrees Dance Collection
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I think he meets minimum release requirements...
heres a little somthing about him:::
His productions are amazing... so much variety in what he does and everything he's released, i've loved. If you havent heard, get your ass out and listen.... omgggzz
My nominations:
Chemical Brothers
The Prodigy
Talvin Singh
BT
Crystal Method
Jean Michael Jarre
Underworld
Prodigy
Orbital
William Orbit just because he deserves to be on this list.
Re: Nominate The Best Electronic Music Artist Ever
Philip Glass.
From early entrance into a Bachelors of Music program at the age of 14, to his studying of counterpoint with Nadia Boulanger (
), he has worked with an incredible variety of artists, ranging from Ravi Shankar Brian Eno to David Bowie.
Notable Releases:
Music With Changing Parts
Music In 12 Parts
Einstein On the Beach
Music In the Form of A Square
Music In Similar Motion
Music In Contrary Motion
Music In Fifths
Two Pages
Film Scores:
The Thin Blue Line
A Brief History of Time
Mishima
Powaqqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi
What I like most is his perfect sense of minimalism, the pure simplicity of sound that he transforms into simply magnificent composistions.
-Caleb
ps. if anyone stupid like avb or tiesto wins i am going to commit suicide, i mean seriiously, we're talking about real music here guys!
I 2nd Sasha and BT
Hard to choose but i'd pick
BT
- BT has done so much allover the scene, from more poppy stuff to wicked acid, just like his albums vary between slightly housier stuff (Ima) to dreamy trance & breaks (ESCM) to hiphopish breaks (MISL) to a bit more mainstream, almost pop/rock style tracks (ET) and not forgetting his soundtrack of Monster.
- Isn't afraid to try something a little different every once in a while (for example has produced Britney & N'Sync).
- His producing skills are out of this world, he knows his arranging and editing of productions, how to make tracks interesting and good
- All his albums are simply being loved.. ehh.. amazing.
Oliver Lieb
- The man of a million aliases can vary even more than BT without going too much into mainstream.. from calm ambient to hard bangin' techno, weird industrial explorations and everything in between.
- Has yet to fail me with his works so far.
- L.S.G. - Rendezvous In Outer Space, just the right amount of ambient, trance and other flavours thrown in.
Orbital (Paul & Phil Hartnoll)
- The brothers which have rocked the more twisted area of my mind ever since the beginning of the 90s.
- Make bleeps and beeps interesting in some mysterious way, always been truly loyal to their unique style and sound.
- Their livesets are one of the best i've ever seen.
- Most of their productions won't open in the first listen but need a more thorough listenin 'sessions' and then you can fully hear & understand their world of sounds & ideas.
- Some albums are even a bit too much on the experimental side but the first one, 'Green Album', has the timeless chilled breaks track Belfast and Chime, their first huge hit.
- Their career as Orbital was incredible, started officially with Chime in 1989 and finished with One Perfect Sunrise last year.
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| Originally posted by fLipp Underworld Prodigy Orbital |
you guys know you can nominate artists that arent on the list right...
the ones on the list are the ones that will most likely already be included. i think tribus looking for otheres....
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| Originally posted by D-res you guys know you can nominate artists that arent on the list right... the ones on the list are the ones that will most likely already be included. i think tribus looking for otheres.... |
Lange, although he hasn't released any albums. The following songs are the reasons:
Productions:
Follow Me
Remixes:
Agnelli and Nelson - Everyday
Atlantis vs. Avatar - Figi
DB Boulevard - Point of View
DJ Sakin - Protect Your Mind
Ian Van Dahl - Reason
Lost Witness - Red Sun Rising
Lost Witness - Happyness Happening
the Morrighan - Remember (To The Millenium)
Pet Shop Boys - New York City Boy
Space Brothers - Heaven Will Come
Honorable mention goes to:
Drifting Away, Don't Think It Feel It, Will I (Lange Mix), Sureal - Always On My Mind
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What about his productions under the Firewall guise like Sincere and Kilimanjaro?
While he may be lurking in the dark for some time, he has always been one of my favourite artists and most of those productions and remixes are all from the span of only a few years.
For a more complete list of his productions, including a number I didn't mention click the following link
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Lange
SOLAR STONE
I believe these two have a brilliant production technique.
Have always released quality tunes under every guise they have been under, Young Parisians' have some great originals!! Beautiful pianos.
They have been ever constante with their releases (not talkin bout colabs) and haven't nessasarilly stuck to the formuliac stuff.
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"Seven Cities"
"Solarcoaster"
"Day by Day"
"Release"
"Destination"
"Like a waterfall"
"U write the rules"
"Jump the next train"
All of there "After Hours" Rmxes
Daft Punk
Releases:
Homework (CD)
D.A.F.T. (DVD)
Discovery (CD)
etc.
Sasha and Digweed (Northern Exposure !)
Prodigy
BT and Oliver Lieb for sure
if you read interviews with trance producers you realize that most of them gives credits to BT and Oliver Lieb since they've pioneered the scene and been a huge inspiration source for many.
truly outstanding producers.
I believe you are encouraging people to nominate at the moment, not looking for people to say who their favourites are, right?
If that is the case, he are a few from me, not necessarily my favourite artist of all time, but artists I believe have made considerable contribution to the electronic music scene. I'll add a few more later if I get time.
Sasha (Alexander Coe):
Edit: Oops I didn't notice him on your list sorry.
Leftfield (Neil Barnes & Paul Daley):
It was a shock when leftfield split up ahead of their long awaited 3rd album, which only makes those two earlier albums, Leftism and Rhythm & Stealth so much more desired. Some of their classics will be listened to for many years to come, and still cause such a stir when played on a dancefloor.
Artist Album: Leftism
Massive Attack:
A pioneer of the Trip Hop phenomenon, they have produced 4 timeless albums that will stand out in anyone�s collection. Their music is something that will be remembered for it�s darker aspect, but they have continually pushed out the classics in a span of time that encompasses over 10 years.
Artist Album: Mezzanine
Quivver (John Graham):
John Graham arrived on the scene with his early A&M classic Twist & Shout. Also a part of Tilt in their earlier days, John Graham released some exceptional work of his own under such names as Quivver, Space Manoeuvres and Stoneproof. Also, remix contributions of BT classics, and earlier classics of Led Zeppelin and Culture Club, John Graham will be remembered as one of the great producers.
Artist Album: N/A
Laurent V�ronnez aka Airwave
Best Trance Producer in the World today imo
Alises: Blue Velvet, Cloud 69, Cosmic Junkie, Green Martian, The, Indoctrinate, L-Vee, Lolo, Lounge, The, Magnetix, Meridian, North Pole, Nova (12), PLG, Symphony Of Drums, V-One, V-Three, V-Two, Velvet Girl, Worf, Yamakasi
In Groups: Fire & Ice, Planisphere
http://www.djairwave.com/sites/djairwave/index.htm
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Airwave
Oliver Lieb
Methane
Phoolish
Testified
Dimension
URLs: http://www.franken.de/users/tursa/O...ieb_discog.html
http://www.drizzly.de/content/artists/olieb/olieb.htm
http://www.oliver-lieb.de/
Aliases: Alpha Omega (4), Ambush, The, Archon, Ecano, Genetix (2), Gobiman, Ivan, L.S.G., Mark III, Mindspace, Multiplicity, Paragliders, Phools Inc, Radical Impression, S.O.L., Smoked, Snakemen, Spicelab, Strike (5), Superspy
In Groups: Antimon, Arte Bionico, Azid Force, Chateau Ciel, Deep Vision, DP-SOL, E.S.P. (2), Force Legato, Force Staccato, Freddy Spins, Infinite Aura, Java, Metrixx, Mirage, Paragliders, Psilocybin, Sentinel, Sunseekers, The, True Minds Feat. B.K. Swift
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Oliver+Lieb
Turbotrance
Michael Cretu as Enigma 
of the top of my head -
Some album releases:
MCMXC A.D.
The Cross Of Changes
Voyageur
Some tracks:
Sadness Pt. 1
Age of Loneliness
TNT For the Brain
From East to West
Age of Innocence
Mea Culpa
I don't know if Enigma was revolutionary or not, but I nominate them simply because I enjoy the music so much. I can listen to their tracks beside musical masterpieces like Moonlight Sonata and Sheherazade.
Cygnus X (Matthias Hoffmann aka AC Boutsen & (formerly) Ralf Hildenbeutel))
Art Of Trance (Simon Berry)
Infected Mushroom
Tijs Verwest (sorry ?
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He just make the best music (IMHO) 
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| Originally posted by D-res you guys know you can nominate artists that arent on the list right... the ones on the list are the ones that will most likely already be included. i think tribus looking for otheres.... |
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| Originally posted by Steve Stephano I believe you are encouraging people to nominate at the moment, not looking for people to say who their favourites are, right? |
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Tijs Verwest (sorry ? ) He just make the best music (IMHO) |
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| Originally posted by tribu No need to be sorry. Tijs is certainly one of Electronic music's biggest names and worth of a nomination at least. |
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