gilded coral
There's this notion that electronic music is devoid of feeling and emotion, probably to do with the fact that people aren't actually playing physical instruments. I think that's really stupid. What are some of the more emotional electronic songs you've listened to?
Mine are probably these two:
https://open.spotify.com/track/5xcunlfaZvD9BDQsLONI7A
https://open.spotify.com/track/1odujngpVGkhjRXUEgGVr1
keen haven
this song always fills me with a weird nostalgic feeling of christmas when i was a child
it’s a hard feeling to describe but it kinda feels like dread. its a great song with an upbeat attitude but i always feel like something is wrong whenever i hear it..
zinc bane
What do you exactly expect from “emotional”. Having a hardtime coming up with anything specific because everything has a feeling so it feels like anything works.
thick tinsel
There's this notion that electronic music is devoid of feeling and emotion, prob...
this is definitely not gonna be the greatest in-depth thinking but the first person i thought of that made 'emotional electronic' music was definitely avicii. i used to produce a lot of edm back then and he undoubtedly inspired most of those works (which are probably long gone now) as i always had wanted to let listeners simply feel, while also getting into the zone when it came to the musicality of a song. i believe he's one of many other e(d)m artists who have debunked that concept and rather proved it otherwise but that's just my two cents.
narrow stag
https://open.spotify.com/track/2Bc4llhjJBW77I552RgA3L?si=c94d2ddee67046ba it would definitely have to go to this one for me
https://open.spotify.com/track/4hMWShv7tRCNuekpPFiHgH?si=ab7d3e0927ff4029 or this track - ive been really digging this
Ryuichi sakamoto dedicated this album over the feelings of his cancer returning
even without that context its a very bleak sounding album
gilded coral
this is definitely not gonna be the greatest in-depth thinking but the first per...
RIP
he was a legend
gilded coral
Ryuichi sakamoto dedicated this album over the feelings of his cancer returning
I REALLY need to listen to more of him
thick tinsel
o7
gilded coral
he's been on my radar for a while now
gilded coral
also that Imagine Drowning album 😭 Spotify recommended to me before but it just seems like an attention grab
gilded coral
adding artists they've sampled as features and using an extremely similar album cover to that Daughters album
gilded coral
he made the film score for revenant
never seen but I'll take your word for it lol
narrow stag
also that Imagine Drowning album 😭 Spotify recommended to me before but it just...
i thought it did a great job with a rich atmosphere it created
its almost a collab album w basically all the greatest ambient artists
Dysonence, Tim Hecker, Grouper, Celer, Hakobune, Conv, Pausal
all worked on it
gilded coral
my point is that they didn't
narrow stag
o ok
gilded coral
thats what I've heard anyway
I think they're just sampled
it's a common occurrence on Spotify
tiny artists adding huge artists as featured
so they could show up in their "Appeared On" sections
it happened with merzbow, c418, and a bunch of other big names
narrow stag
yea true
the album does have boring moments ngl
but it has some extremely high points
gilded coral
yea
twilit wren
https://open.spotify.com/track/0SeMmdPt7Ksu1fIAgnPIOG?si=yUKfqRzOSryf3fHA9F3LeA&utm_source=copy-link
This does not at all match the emotion in the other songs
But this silly lil song
Makes me smile every time i hear it
Also crazy to imagine everyone banding together
Just once
gilded coral
https://youtu.be/5M-CfgAG2n4
this is a banger wtf
zinc bane
that’s why i posted it
tight mason
There's this notion that electronic music is devoid of feeling and emotion, prob...
I completely agree with you on Halcyon and On and On... in fact many songs from Orbital have that "emotional" aspect that leaves you reflecting on your life when you finish.
With that being said, I'm here to contribute some songs to the thread:
https://open.spotify.com/track/2CH4mc6qWAI3ejAdqpON9B?si=c2aabf5388a5407e
Orbital's "Belfast" is near the end of their 1st self-titled and I have always found this song to be so captivating after the duo basically destroys you with the big beat style of the 90s...
https://open.spotify.com/track/5RQjC6zC0Jj166iNydg654?si=b244758c6f894469
Squarepusher's "Tommib Help Buss" is a quick song off of Ultravisitor, a much more personal and down to earth album from Tom that makes me feel happy to be alive and grateful for the people and things around me... Definitely gives me christmas vibes whenever I play it
https://open.spotify.com/track/21Phj46KeUHOWyZW9A9b7P?si=1b4de617263949d7
Possibly Aphex Twin's most notable song to date outside of Avril 14th and On, Alberto Balsalm gives me empty shopping mall vibes and additionally gives me the reminder that everything will be okay and to always keep pushing forward despite whatever adversity that you have. Similar things can be said about #3 (as mentioned by Meapers)
https://open.spotify.com/track/1aaIYTqoRDzRUilU2Q6vTe?si=0f5270a87ae34c2a
Burial's magnum opus "Archangel" is definitely the definite sad track for me in terms of dubstep and reminds me to of course, never be alone and that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
https://open.spotify.com/track/56p0LzMVbPMQU4Gf5rsK8e?si=bc91bf08a0604508
Autechre's "Garbage" EP is definitely one of their greatest releases to date and often goes unnoticed outside of the duo's unbelievable albums later in their career. "VLetrmx" is the last song on this EP and for a group notable for leaving emotion out of their music, it leaves me to reflect on my life and all the struggles that I've gone through along with where I've ended up now.
Curious to hear what others think 🙂
twilit wren
last three are some personal favs but i think everyone here can agree on that
ill listen to the other two real quick
keen haven
alberto basalm 
tight mason
last three are some personal favs but i think everyone here can agree on that
The bottom 3 are classics, some people may have never heard them before and they rightfully should because they are bangers respectfully
twilit wren
The bottom 3 are classics, some people may have never heard them before and they...
fr
top one has a lot to unpack lmfao
tommib help buss has a fun album cover
there's a lot to be read from it
im a huge fan
tight mason
top one has a lot to unpack lmfao
No doubt, but when it (Belfast) finishes its so satisfying especially after being sucked into an hour straight of just loud boomy sounds
tight mason
I meant Belfast in particular but the same could be said for the entire album too
Forgot that you guys can't read my mind...
twilit wren
tight mason
im a huge fan
I wish that the rest of Ultravisitor was like Tommib, but it unfortunately isn't which is why that track stands out in particular on the album
zinc bane
kamome sano ☺️
gilded coral
I completely agree with you on Halcyon and On and On... in fact many songs from ...
all of these are actually incredible tracks
actual classics
i think raver is more emotional than archangel to me
but man, the vibes in burial's tracks are immaculate
tight mason
i think raver is more emotional than archangel to me
Raver and Shell of Light are definitely more emotional now that I look at it, Archangel was a shameless plug to Burial's Untrue which is timeless
twilit wren
shell of light i danced to, i cried too.
hasty sandal
Easy answers.
https://youtu.be/6xml9It_PP4
https://youtu.be/TKqBTF4hSvI
worthy pumice
twilit wren
gilded coral
Easy answers.
https://youtu.be/6xml9It_PP4
https://youtu.be/TKqBTF4hSvI
are you really going to leave out Fine Night then
hasty sandal
are you really going to leave out Fine Night then
Well I haven't listened to it yet
So
hasty sandal
Thx
hasty sandal
are you really going to leave out Fine Night then
Meh
gilded coral
😔
hasty sandal
I don't like the vocals
gilded coral
understandable
rapid forge
goodbye to a world
zinc bane
good shit
