Hey, what genre of electronica would Crystal Method fall under? And others like Chemical Brothers? I LOVE these two groups. Plus, does anyone know what others out there,(in the electronica music world), that are like the Crystal Method and Chemical Brothers? I am VERY new to this genre. I love all kinds of music and really got into the Crstal Method and Chemical Brothers and that got me very interested in others.
I like and own cds of the Overseers and Dirty Vegas and Moby and fatboy slim as well. Any type of direction from those groups that you see I might be going to?
Any help would be great! Thanks.

They both fall under the breaks or big beat sound.
i couldnt give you many other artists because i am not a fan of that style.

Thanks.
"Breaks" and "Big Beat sound" cool. What is it about it you don't like?
What type do you like? Why?

Steve

Mainly dont like it because it is old.Became prevelant in the mid 90's and had its little splash.I had a chemical brothers album and it was cool at the time.The only artist that i really liked that came out from that period was the prodigy.

Really has not seen much of a renovation.There is a bunch of albums with that sound, but you would be better off just finding a certian handfull from the heyday of breaks.


I have been listening to electronic music for the majority of my life, i have listened to and enjoyed music in probabbly almost all sub-genres of electronic music.I couldnt even begin to pick one style that is my favorite, it would probabbly change week by week.

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That's cool. Thanks for the info.
There are so many different "sub-genres" though. I'd love to listen to all of them to see what other "types" I'd like besides the "breaks". I do think that IDM is more my taste since I don't go clubing anymore. Older and married. I just don't want to waste any time listening to any bad stuff when you or other "experienced" electronica people know what the "good stuff" is. I think I'd be very interested in some types of trippy ambient type of music. Stuff that let's you just sit back and trip out or chill out. Commercially succesful or not.

Thanks again.

There is SOOOO much that could fit into that criteria, i will try to think of a decent few for ya to checkout.

Thanks. I look forward to it.

Oh yeah, do you know any good sites that you can sample allot of the music?

Steve

myspace music, itunes, limewire XD

The Crystal Method and The Chemical Brothers are both excellent in my opinion. TCB reminds me of microhouse.

Found a new Crystal Method fan site when looking for information on the new album. Looks like they are working on content and starting a message board like the old one.

http://www.thecrystalmethod.org

Does anyone know of any other TCM-specific fan sites that are active?

On the topic of The Chemical Brothers, please listen to Surrender. I think that record is more of an electronic record than all their other ones. Previous records proclaimed a huge hip-hop sound, but Surrender is truly fantastic. Bernard Sumner guests on the record, as does Noel Gallagher for the 2nd time (I believe).

My album definer would have to be The Sunshine Underground.

I too like TCM, they are the right up there with the very best in Electronica. One of my TCM favs is "High Roller" from the Vegas album. Yes, its an oldie (1990s is old?) but its a goodie. I also like the Chemical Bros, e.g., "Hey Girls, Hey Boys". No doubt there are current big name artists who rise to this standard. I've also found lots of electronica goodies from relatively unknown artists on Myspace (a wealth of opportunity with many free downloads. For example, Hypothetical Theory or Devil, as he calls himself. Check out "The Kuru" and "Radio Ugly". - CW

www.myspace.com/hypotheticaltheory

www.myspace.com/chasw88

I recommend you check out Plump DJs and Midfield General if you like The Crystal Method.

Thanks, IsaacAshe. I did check out these two, via their myspace pages. Midfield General is not even close to TCM in style or appeal (at least to my ears). Plump DJs has a style similar to TCM, but all the numbers on their player sound pretty much the same, no real creative touch. - CW

What are the best Crystal Method albums to start with? I'm leaning towards "Vegas" but honestly it doesn't seem like they've gotten good reviews - still, I love Chemical Bros so I'm obligated to grab some~

Vegas is the best start for sure.