I've recently began lisgtening to Air and seem to just love every Cd they've made. I was wondering if I could get some suggestions of other bands to listen to that would probably satisfy my taste.
The first thing that comes to mind is "Ladytron - 604"; they have 3 albums and and they are all very good. It sounds most like "Walkie Talkie" FYI... but other than them.. I can't really think of anything! They do have a unique sound.
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Posts: 118 | Location: Chicago | Registered: 19 May 2004
Also Bonobo, Alex Gopher, Bent, Fujiya & Miyagi, Underworld, Supreme Beings of Leisure, Lamb, Goldfrapp, Blonde Redhead, St. Germain, The Concretes, Sofa Surfers.
If you check out a few of these groups out on www.last.fm and also check out some of their similar artists, you'll find what you're looking for.
Posts: 127 | Location: New York | Registered: 18 September 2007
I have always enjoyed dark electronica, from Joy Division to Portishead, the dreamier the better. I heard this band for the first time through a friend, this album 11i, and it starts out on a nice pace. The vocalists sounds like Virginia Macolino from Berlin. Trip-hop, mostly, then it goes into drum and bass territory and breakbeat, then on to psychedelic guitar fuzz, jazz, and industrial. I like the percussion and production tricks. 4/5..:righton:
Black Moth Super Rainbow are often compared with Air because of their use of vocoded/effects-laden vocals, they also utilize a lot of synths and groove-heavy drumbeats (although their synths are more vintage analog sounding a la Boards of Canada). Still, I think you would enjoy their stuff.
Their latest album is called Dandelion Gum and might be their best release so far.