Reconcilers' Electronic Music thread

Ever since i heard " The Model " by Kraftwerk as a 10 year old boy , I've been hooked.
Up until then , I'd been hearing my mums' Elvis records which to me , were traditional and a bit " meh ".
I loved the new sounds of synthesizers , and even at that young age , i knew they would be gamechanging.
It wasn't until i heard " people are people " and then " master and servant " by Depeche Mode , that i really sunk my teeth into the idea that I could make electronic music myself.
The seed was planted , but it took a long time to germinate , and it was only around 1999 that the technology was available for a musician to have a computer-based-studio , or a " DAW " ( digital audio workstation ) as they are now known.

Without such Luminaries as Robert Moog , The Art of Noise , Jan Hammer , Juan Atkins , Derrick May , Vangelis , Aphex Twin , Jean Michel Jarre , Tangerine Dream , where would music in general be ??

So , a guitar will always just be a guitar , and , as good as it sounds , its a 1 trick pony.
A synthesizer however , is a chameleon and can be whatever you want it to be , and now that the technology is inventing things like the Yamaha Tenori-on , the Monome , the Novation Launchpad , and even iphone apps where you can program a synth or have a basic rudimentary multitrack studio , its clear that electronic music is very much STILL leading the way.

To start the ball rolling , I'd like to introduce you to my music

the2ndmouse.wordpress.com...

I havent arrived , but i've definitely left.

so , your thoughts about electronic music .............



ps. If you make electronic music , please link it

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Hi Reconciler, you have some very interesting tracks that I will explore further. You are very prolific.

Nice work!

This is a song I released circa 1980 MCA 618


I wrote and performed guitar and vocals and provided melody for synth played by the very talented Richard Bailey.

I got involved in electronic music back then but mainly as a vehicle for my songs as opposed to a purist synthesizer project. I still love electronic music but have moved more towards acoustic these days. I figured that when the SHTF that will be all that is left.

Quality of reproduction a bit dodgy but this was all analogue

hi there!
i'm checking out your music, i've always been in love with electronic music, it's my life force

check out mine here soundcloud.com...
and here www.last.fm...

I just make music magically, I have no knowledge of notes and stuff.

will post back once i've checked out your stuff

also you might like a label i'm involved with www.cactusisland.net...

S+F
Hi, and thanks for the thread.

Nice tunes too, though it will take a while for me to get through them all.

(Edit to add.....Actually, F******G superb tunes)

I think we have a similar approach to our electronica.
I like to make odd noises, and try to put them in a more accessible context, and although I've done quite a lot of pure electronica, most of my uploaded stuff is more songy.

My influences are pretty much the same as yours, but I do use a lot of guitars too, as that is my first instrument.
I always wanted to be a synth player, but in the '70s when I started playing, synths were way too expensive, so I just got into making weird noises on my guitar, and anything else.

I first saw a synth on a programme in England called 'Top of the Pops', where Brian Eno was playing a VCS3 on a Roxy Music track called 'Pyjamarama'.
My eyes nearly popped out of my head, and I spent months trying to find out what it was, as hardly anyone had even heard of one then, and those who had were totally against them as 'the Devil's instrument'.
I remember Queen always used to say on the back of their album sleeves that 'No synthesisers were used in the production of this music.'

I still find it difficult to find people who are into the same stuff as myself, especially ones who want to play it, so I do all my own programming, playing etc.

Anyway, check out mi choons here........

www.soundclick.com...

Great to get a good response so quickly. Wasn't sure how much interest there'd be here. Its great to come on a site like this and find other musicians , but specifically those who willing to take the leap into the unknown and explore beyond the known limits of our sonic understanding.

I'll get a listen to your links soon.....currently downloading a big file and my bandwidth is fragile and tied up , but will listen later on.
Thanks again

These are some of my favorite more electronic tracks.


Isolee - Beau mot plage



Aztec Mystic - nights of the Jaguar

something more recent

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Just checked out your tracks , very nice, some really interesting tunes and nice production. I like your little logo too, looks cool.

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You guys should get your tracks over to Nef, so he can play them on ATS Live, get a bit more exposure.

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Thanks.

Will do.
Off to check it out now.