Feeding The Monkey....

[mr echo]

John Frusiante - The Empyrean.

Not EDM at all but a truly skilled (and different) album! JF is a true musical genius. Definitely worth a listen if you want some inspiration for new directions.

I would also recommend watching this interview with him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYZQcS_wKzs . This is by far the best explanation of creativity in music I have ever come across.

Hope this helps

[Crimsonghost]

Hutyluty, nice list, I'm going to get on itunes with that.

I'm not picky about genres at all as long is its EDM.

This is why you you are lacking inspiration...

I know what your saying but I listen to a lot of weird electronic stuff as-well. It's just I have always been into the art of what makes a good dance floor track since the first time I went to a club.

I agree with Brothulhu on this one. Even weird electronic stuff is still electronic music. Which, sonically, is going to use a similar pallet. Try branching out more into different genres. Look for simple stuff where the songwriting is what takes the spotlight, not the wall of sound. Try some classic rock if you want to hear some cool melodies. Blues and classical if you want to hear some emotion. Country (real country, not T Swizzle) if you want to learn about syncopation. And heavy metal. Because its good for you.

But back on topic.

I started listening to KOAN Sound recently which has been giving me some inspiration.

[hutyluty]

^don't listen to any of the things mentioned in the post above me

[Crimsonghost]

^don't listen to any of the things mentioned in the post above me

Oh?

[hutyluty]

[5415]

Young echo in general:
Gorgon sound:


Ishan sound:

Young echo collective

http://www.factmag.com/2013/06/10/fact- ... oung-echo/
Check out vessel and zhou also

Livity sound in general:
Alex coulton

Peverelist
Soundcloud
http://www.xlr8r.com/podcast/2013/06/peverelist
Kowton

Asusu etc.

New Qotsa Album


Hossam Ramzy
http://www.amazon.com/Shukran-Arigato/dp/B005EVT5LA

James Holden the inheritors

[titchbit]

Biggup gorgon sound

[Samuel_L_Damnson]

Hutyluty, nice list, I'm going to get on itunes with that.

I'm not picky about genres at all as long is its EDM.

This is why you you are lacking inspiration...

I know what your saying but I listen to a lot of weird electronic stuff as-well. It's just I have always been into the art of what makes a good dance floor track since the first time I went to a club.

I agree with Brothulhu on this one. Even weird electronic stuff is still electronic music. Which, sonically, is going to use a similar pallet. Try branching out more into different genres. Look for simple stuff where the songwriting is what takes the spotlight, not the wall of sound. Try some classic rock if you want to hear some cool melodies. Blues and classical if you want to hear some emotion. Country (real country, not T Swizzle) if you want to learn about syncopation. And heavy metal. Because its good for you.

But back on topic.

I started listening to KOAN Sound recently which has been giving me some inspiration.

classic rock does not have interesting melodies. They are all more or less the same and either incredibly normal or use the blues scale. BOMBACART

[Samuel_L_Damnson]

Oh yeh shit as breifly mentioned above, late nights mixtape by jeremih!

[skimpi]

Hutyluty, nice list, I'm going to get on itunes with that.

I'm not picky about genres at all as long is its EDM.

This is why you you are lacking inspiration...

I know what your saying but I listen to a lot of weird electronic stuff as-well. It's just I have always been into the art of what makes a good dance floor track since the first time I went to a club.

I would say like the same as others about dont just limit yourself to EDM (pls stop using that word) but also, if you want to be influenced by tunes that rock the dance, then dont look for albums lol, the best albums, even by people who make dance music, arent comprised of dance music tracks. An album full of club tracks is fucking shit lol

[bassbum]

Hutyluty, nice list, I'm going to get on itunes with that.

I'm not picky about genres at all as long is its EDM.

This is why you you are lacking inspiration...

I know what your saying but I listen to a lot of weird electronic stuff as-well. It's just I have always been into the art of what makes a good dance floor track since the first time I went to a club.

What about stuff that's not electronic at all?

Well I can normally listen to anything and appreciate it. I like and listen to a lot of different rock genres. I just like electronic music more and prefer to listen to it. But Wub if you have something amazing you want to share I will have a listen what ever it is.

[wub]

Non electronic stuff I'd recommend;

Lee Scratch Perry - Arkology
Miles David - Kind Of Blue
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Nas - Illmatic


Electronic stuff;

Brian Eno - Music For Airports
Vangelis - Bladerunner OST


But TBH those selections are really only reflecting my own tastes in what could be useful in beginning to 'broaden' your musical horizons. They are stepping stones, and by no means definitive.

[Crimsonghost]

Illmatic was such a good album. It really is a shame/joke what rap/hip hop has become today.

[bassbum]

Man I really want to check all this music out but I'm balls deep in this track I'm working on.

[wub]

Man I really want to check all this music out but I'm balls deep in this track I'm working on.

Hence why you posted on a forum, obviously.

[dooshbhag]

Why does it need to be EDM? So that you can pinch people's ideas?

[bassbum]

Why does it need to be EDM? So that you can pinch people's ideas?

How would you describe inspiration? If fact don't worry... that comment was so ridiculously stupid I CBA.

And Wub I take breaks from my projects to stop hearing fatigue among other things.

[wub]

Why does it need to be EDM? So that you can pinch people's ideas?

How would you describe inspiration?

Inspiration and theft are very different, IMO.

And Wub I take breaks from my projects to stop hearing fatigue among other things.

Cool.

[chekov]

Man I really want to check all this music out but I'm balls deep in this track I'm working on.

then why bother making this thread

[bassbum]

Why does it need to be EDM? So that you can pinch people's ideas?

How would you describe inspiration?

Inspiration and theft are very different, IMO.

You know what, some times I will hear a track I like so much that I want to make a track exactly like it. IMO though that's just human nature. Like I might see someone dressed a certain way and I want to buy some clothes like it. It's fun and I make music for fun.

To say that I want to listen to EDM just to steal Ideas is ridicules. I find the most pressure in EDM and could give several reasons why I do. Also getting inspired by a track is competently different to "pinching ideas". Some of my most original ideas have been spawned by a part in a track I'm listening to.

chekov... really, that comment was just as ridicules as Dooshbhag's. I was bored, had loads of free time and a bit of writers block. My muse kicked in anyway the day after I made this thread. so now I have a track to finish that I wont be able to stop thinking about and a few things have come up that I have had to deal with.

I made that post so people know I'm going to come back and listen to the music. I like to know if people like the music I send them so I wanted to let people know what I liked in the thread.