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Maybe I'm mistaken about doom metal. The question I have is what genre am I thinking of? I know some of the bands I sampled were from Norwegian and Sweden. I can't remember the names of them though.

You may be right in that they are speed or power metal but at the present time I'm not sure.

I know some of the bands I sampled were from Norwegian and Sweden. I can't remember the names of them though.

Sounds more like Black Metal. And that can be a heavy bite to swallow. My beloved one started into it by listening to Gorgoroth and was amazed by this sound at once. I got slowly into it, because I've started with Hard Rock (like Guns'N'Roses, AC/DC or Alice Cooper) and good ole Heavy Metal (like Judas Priest, Metallica, Pantera, etc.) when I was about 12 - 13 years old. I've been listening to Death and Thrash Metal since about 1996/1997, but the harsh nordic voices I started to like around 2001, 2002 or so. Before that, it was stuff like Cradle of Filth or Dimmu Borgir, which aint considered as Black Metal at all, at least not from purists. But you have to begin with something, and those bands helped me a lot. ;)

Of course, there are lots of other sub-genres of Metal, like Pagan/Viking/Folk Metal (eg. Equilibrium, Thyrfing or Finntroll) or IDM (Industrial Death Metal, eg. like Six Feet Under or Fear Factory).

cu, w0lf.

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Maybe I'm mistaken about doom metal. The question I have is what genre am I thinking of? I know some of the bands I sampled were from Norwegian and Sweden. I can't remember the names of them though.

What you really should try out is the music Aborym is creating. On the one hand, they're making 'classic' Black/Death Metal, but then, they mix it perfectly together with 90s techno, electro and industrial. Sometimes they sound more like Velvet Acid Christ than some rather weird Metal project.

Also a good choice is ...And Oceans, which started as a standard Metal band but mutated during their next few albums into a pure electro group - finding back to their roots with their last album entitled 'Cypher'. I've been on their website just a few minutes ago and it looks like as if they're going to produce a new album (the mentioned and last one has been out since 2002), which is great. When listening to the album, you may notice it's shifting from Metal over to techno and industrial, which culminates in the last track, which is harsh noise sound.

BTW: They've got an awesome website! ;)

cu, w0lf.

Fuck off the 30 seconds posting limit!

This post was edited by ginsterbusch on Oct 03, 2005.

I just have to say that last night, when the evening was really painful because I was worrying about so much, and so vulnerable...the DJ asked me what I would really like to hear. We don't usually get to pick. I drew a blank. I said,"Well you've already played the Bjork song...how about some Robert Miles? You know music that makes me feel like I am smoking a joint, since I can't smoke one until I get home?" He said he knew exactly what I meant, and said he'd play Robert Miles and some Chemical Brothers (not 'Galvanize', but the popular one that came before that...you know the one with the video of the train speeding up and slowing down). I hear that, and I am on the pole spinning like a kid, upside down, watching the lights overhead, not noticing the people. I feel so alive...

My mind is made up...not like my bed, which is a mess.

Comment 1:

Robert Miles is amazing. Landscape, In The Dawn and Princess of Light are absolutely euphoric. I like to listen to it at work (not exactly the place you listen to dance music, as co-workers call it "Gay Bar Music(TM)"), and it makes the day go by so much faster.

Comment 2:

Galvanize is the first song I heard from Chemical Brothers, and I decided I wouldn't want to hear anymore.

Comment 3:

All of you guys need to take a very long look at artists like ATB, BT (Holder of Second Favourite Song: Communicate), 4 Strings (Holder of Favourite Song: Revelation), Ayla, Ferry Corsten, and Tiesto (Holder of Third Favourite Song: Flight 643). Also worth noting, while not exactly in that euphoric trance category, are Chicane (one of my all time favourites), Oakenfold (Nixon's Spirit rocks yer' sox!), Telepopmusik, Massive Attack, and Moby.

I should be ashamed of myself.

Galvanize is the first song I heard from Chemical Brothers, and I decided I wouldn't want to hear anymore.

Mind you, their style has changed considerably from the song I was thinking of...the change could be compared to the level of change that U2 made back in the 80s...they sound nothing like the original. I sort of liked Galvanize, and the video to it highlights 'clownin' and 'crunkin', which were popular for a minute...but I love the old song. That was classic, and goes well with Robert Miles. Trust me...very, very different compositions.

I love ATB! I love BT...as a matter of fact, I think they originally composed one of my favorite Paul van Dyk remixes: 'Flaming June'. I looove that song...and 'Remember Me'...I've never listened to Ayla, Ferry Corsten, Tiesto, or Chicane...but Oakenfold, Telepopmusik, Massive Attack and Moby, I have. I also like Rabbit in the Moon...the stuff from five years ago...still love it. And Sasha and Kaistar.

I will give the others a 'listen to'...Thanks.

My mind is made up...not like my bed, which is a mess.

Oo!

I can't wait to try some of these artists you spoke of. I love hearing new and different EDM. Anyway, nice to see ya, chic. :D

I should be ashamed of myself.

I think they originally composed one of my favorite Paul van Dyk remixes: 'Flaming June'.

I just got Paul Van Dyk's latest double cd entitled "The Politics of Dancing 2". What a great album! His work has grown on me in the last month or so because I got to hear a live set he did at Energy 2003. That set was quite possibly the best trance live set I've ever heard.

A very good drug indeed. :)

I completely agree with your observations and understanding of what music is.

I tend to see it this way, music is a type of food. With our ears we eat this food, and as the saying goes, you are what you eat.
The food then as it's digested, feeds and nourishes or has the same effect as junk food.

My favorite ear food is classical music. :)
I love several different venus of music, among the indigenous music of different cultures, especially aborginal music, it's like really exquisit perfectly ripened oranges and stawberries and other tasty juicy fruits.
I love jazz, it's kind of like eating really great soul food that you can melt into while your mouth does the cha cha cha.

My recient exploration of metal, heavy metal, punk, grunge and pop is a bit harder to define.
Alot of it is harder to digest, simply due to the volume of certian instruments that drown out others, making it sound more like chaos rather than a blend of sound.
My reaction to the music tells me whether or not it's good for me.
And I'm sure, that with your understanding of what music is, that will make sense.
I've listened to several bands, and what they produce makes me angry, and if I keep listening I find myself going from that to livid and after that I find all I want to do is damage.
Not so good.

With this same thought in mind, have you ever noticed what sounds in nature your drawn to?
What rythems of nature bring rest and peace to you?
It's all sound waves.

Sound waves and light waves have been proven to affect humans at the cellular level.

I believe when a person listens to something that sooths them over and over, it's because they are experieincing a deficit and it's the body's way of filling the need.

Just a few thoughts.

With this same thought in mind, have you ever noticed what sounds in nature your drawn to?
What rythems of nature bring rest and peace to you?
It's all sound waves.

Yes running water, not out of a tap but in a river and not anything like the Mississippi but small creeks that have rapids and rocks to break up the sound and make it audible.

The rolling and constant sound of ocean waves is another soothing and relaxing sound.