I want to get into music like Aphex Twin or Autechre...

>What genres/artists should I listen to before to have some knowledge of the musical background?
everything ever made in history or you won't get it right. get listening!

That whole group of artists is generally called idm, 'intelligent dance music'. Dumbest fucking name in the world but a fun genre. Besides the big bois like Aphex and Autechre, I'd recommend Squarepusher, Boards of Canada, Plaid (personal favorite but generally overlooked compared to the rest), Venetian Snares and The Black Dog. They're all the biggest names in the genre. Basically anything under Warp records if you wanna explore further yourself though.

I'm aware that it's called IDM but I'm more curious if there are any artists/genres I should listen to before to have a better understanding of the music

Talking Heads

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>Talking Heads
Really? I have not listened to them much but what I heard seems to have nothing to do with any genre of electronic music

whoa, PLEB

Forget about Soiphex Twink, listen to Autechre only.

Oh, well as I understand it was really Aphex who pioneered the genre by being one of the first people to use synths and that to create 'heady' music, while before electronic was primarily for raves and pop and stuff. So I guess look into how electronic was used in the 80's if you really wanna get to it's roots? Or perhaps better yet, non-electronic 'heady' music.

question: how long have you been on Yea Forums

Who produced the majority of the good Talking Heads albums? There's your window into electronic music.

As long as you know what electronic dance music is, you'll get the point of them.

just start with Aphex Twin. listen to Selected Ambient Works 85-92

none. i listened and I liked what I heard, so I kept coming back. Now I'm pretty much addicted and i'd say at least 2-3 hours of my day consists of listening to all kinds of electronic subgenres

>So I guess look into how electronic was used in the 80's if you really wanna get to it's roots?
Can you name some specific genres/artists?
>heady
As in "demanding"?

Six years

Oh I should add, most electronic music I have listened to is industrial, ambient or progressive electronic, I don't know how much those influenced IDM

As in "not dance", I think user means.

Maybe try Kraftwerk or Jean Michel jarre, something like that?

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are you talking about what influenced them specifically, or just electronic music in general? i'd definitely check out what this user said: but check out Yellow Magic Orchestra too.

then take a listen to music from the late 80s acid house scene to get a sense of what aphex's peers were doing at the time and how his stood out.

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what do you mean "better understanding?" like, influences on those guys? just go to wikipedia if you want that. or look up old interviews, idk. if I were you I'd just listen to selected ambient works, it's accessible as fuck and very good, there's not much to really "understand."

>Plaid
New album just came out yesterday, plenty of good tracks.

For SAW Vol. 2, Eno. Apart from that, what said about late 80s acid house. I don't think YMO or Jarre were particularly influential on RDJ, but I can't be sure. Kraftwerk are essential anyway, so you may as well hear them now.

Anyone else only like his melodic songs and not the pure breakbeat/glitchy stuff?

If you're going to go that far back, you might as well throw in some kosmiche musique or some tape music. Who knows. maybe go all the way back to its roots in avant garde classical music in the early 20th century and work your way up through electronic music history to aphex twin from there.

Songs imply singing, you mean track or instrumental

>are there other plebs on Yea Forums?
of course

I listened to Kraftwerk, but only know Jarre by name. Thanks

Can you name some specific house artists? I know pretty much nothing about that genre

>what do you mean "better understanding?"
Well, from my understanding IDM is a more advanced and experimental form of earlier electronic dance music, so to me it sounds like being familiar with the music that came before would make me able to appreciate IDM more

I only listened to Eno's early rock albums (like Here Come the Warm Jets) but I'll listen to him more, thanks

I listened to Kosmische Musik but not much tape music, though there's probably quite a bit of overlap between the latter and industrial

He may be thinking of "Milkman".

>I only listened to Eno's early rock albums (like Here Come the Warm Jets) but I'll listen to him more, thanks
Oh I forgot, I listened to some of his work with Robert Fripp too which probably goes more into the direction you were referring to

The Eno you want is his ambient stuff, which really began the genre.

>though there's probably quite a bit of overlap between the latter and industrial
less than you'd think. Industrial was much later and inspired by tape music. Tape music has more roots in avant garde classical than anything. Despite providing the roots of electronic music, it has very little to do with aphex twin.
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not me no. I love almost everything he has done. his glitchy stuff has so much detail, that's where all the best ideas are at. And often times he'll bring in some of his best melodies along with the it. You just have to pay attention and try to discern all the different patterns and how the sounds all fit together to create a solid groove. Then you can start listening to individual layers in the tracks and see how they're manipulated throughout. Often times you'll start appreciating them even more once you realize how he's playing with the individual drum frequencies and meticoulously programming the tiniest of acid sounds to make it all work. It really is quite somethig if you're willing to put in the time and effort

Chris Clark, luke vibert, four tet

BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Wendy Carlos
Brian Eno
Steve Reich
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Mr. Fingers

cont.
Tangerine Dream
Kraftwerk
Phillip Glass
The Human League

>BBC Radiophonic Workshop
my nigger

I have the whole collection Rephlex released in 2003 if anyone wants it.

Hope this helps. These are actual people that predate Richard and might have informed or influenced him. The other people in this thread mainly named his contemporaries or disciples -_-

Please upload it. I would appreciate it very much.

just forget about background. put a blindfold on. throw your hand into a hat with every autechre and aphex album and pick one out then listen to it

Here you go.

BBC Radiophonic Workshop - Music From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop [2003, originally released 1968 & 1975] {320 mp3}
>early experimental electronic works from the iconic BBC sound effects studio featuring the likes of Delia Derbyshire, John Baker and David Cain
>this rip is of the 2002 CD reissues re-ordered according to the tracklisting of the Rephlex 4x10" vinyl release in 2003
sendspace.com/file/bpr9ng

Samples:
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Oh, and just a note: if you extract it and think "what the fuck is up with the filenames" don't worry; the metadata is correct for the 4 discs.

Listen to Venetian Snares

Thanks everyone

Thx kind user. Hope u have a great day

Damn John Baker stuff is wonderful.

drainabyte

Dumb fucking thread. Go listen to actual techno music first so you can get an idea

>I want to get into X
Why not just listen to what you enjoy naturally rather than trying to force yourself into liking something?

This. Its still has a dance music sound no matter how complex it tries to be.

Just jump into it, either you’ll like it or you won’t.

off the top of my head: they were all influenced in some way by acid house (hardfloor, fuse, kosmik kommando, early 808 state, trax records) and kraftwerk as well as the electro funk hiphop that came after (mantronix, afrika baambata). to a lesser extent modern classical/minimalism (philip glass, steve reich, stockhausen) and jungle (plug, suburban base records). to get more specific look up individual artists and what they put in their dj mixes.