i feel like this era is really when electronic music entered the mainstream in forms that weren’t explicitly club-oriented dance music. the accessibility of production technology and the advent of streaming meant so many people were being exposed to music on their own that they could only have heard previously at raves and clubs, and then they had easy access to the technology to make it themselves if inspired. the possibilities for innovation were endless. in this era we saw: - the birth, rise to fame, and bubble burst of dubstep - the early pioneers of bedroom producing - bursts of indietronica, chill wave, and vaporwave - the golden years of OWSLA - french house/blog house some highlights of this era for me that seal the deal: - Burial - Untrue (2007) - Justice - Cross (2007) - Sweet Trip - You Will Never Know Why (2009) - LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (2007) and This is Happening (2010) - Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue (2009) and Silver Wilkinson (2013) - Passion Pit - Manners (2009) - Toro Y Moi - Causers of This (2010) - Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (2010) (and some of his unreleased stuff from before SMNS which I think is some of his best work personally…) - Nero - Welcome Reality (2011) - SebastiAn - Total (2011) - Hundred Waters - Self Titled (2012) and The Moon Rang Like a Bell (2014) - Reso - Tangram (2012) - Zedd - Clarity (2012) - Birdy Nam Nam - Defiant Order (2013) - Disclosure - Settle (2013) - Flume - Self Titled (2013) - Illangelo - History of Man (2013) - Phuture Doom - Self Titled (2013) - Sorrow - Dreamstone (2013) - Burial - Hiders (2014) - Clarence Clarity - Who am Eye (2014) - Mister Lies - Shadow (2014) - Mura Masa - Soundtrack to a Death (2014) - Porter Robinson - Worlds (2014) - Sylvan Esso - Self Titled (2014)
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Absolutely delighted to see Burial on here twice, I love him so much
Mar 16, 2025
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@JIMMEHGEEBS truly unparalleled, I love everything he puts out
Mar 16, 2025
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This analysis does not miss a beat, mad respect.
Mar 16, 2025
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The true hardstyle came out during this era too. Headhunterz, D-Block & S-Te-Fan, Noisecontrollers, Wildstylez. They were making true reverse bass hardstyle.
Mar 15, 2025
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@WAKEUPLMD showtek and noise controllers were dropping some heat it’s true
Mar 15, 2025
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You got it, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Hazyville by Actress, Los Angeles by Flying Lotus, Totems Flare by Clark So many futuristic movements converging on each other
Mar 14, 2025
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@MILKCRATE Warp Records on a generational tear
Mar 14, 2025
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@ROYALLMONARCH R&S Records were really killing it in the latter half of that time range too, Lone - Galaxy Garden... Life-affirming
Mar 14, 2025
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@ROMCOMCAT if you want electronic music recs ^^
Mar 14, 2025
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@ROYALLMONARCH thank you!!
Mar 15, 2025
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I consume a lot of music regularly, and a huge part of keeping a fresh diet of new listens going is having enough sources of recommendations that aren’t an algorithm that either 1) reinforces your existing listening patterns, keeping you stagnant in your tastes, or 2) platforms whoever paid enough to push their product to the top, serving you something that may not inherently be of inferior quality, but may not align with your tastes, may not be exciting beyond just being a new release, and realigns your current listening habits to be more in line with what the average user on the platform is also listening to — which socially might have benefits but which creates a homogeneity of consumption that can become bland since you’re listening to something really just because it’s the next product on the assembly line to have its public moment and not because anything about the music actually captured your attention. the current landscape of streaming is designed to keep you at an all you can eat buffet where you take what’s served to you, and as a result a lot of us have forgotten how to look at a menu and order. so what does taking a more active role in your own music curation look like? for me, it’s meant not using streaming as a primary listening platform. 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