Best electro/pop reference records

[Ermz]

Can you guys list a few for me? Preferably the 'holy grail' if there is an electro/pop equivalent to 'Stabbing the Drama'.

Be nice to get one in amongst all the rock and metal.

 

[plague_rider]

Electro Pop... any examples??

I'm thinking of like, Pet Shop Boys?? Does the Lady Gaga stuff count as electro pop?? (love the synth sound she uses)

 

[xFkx]

Imogen Heap

 

[Ermz]

Yeah I meant stuff like Lady Gaga, Britney etc. Just that pop stuff that's very synth/sample oriented.

 

[Melb_shredder]

Personally... and I'm almost sad to admit this... But the best produced synth/ electro stuff is the underground Euro stuff I listen to on occasion lol. Shits all over the american stuff..

And knowing you Ermz, I imagine you're after stuff that really tests your system like the STD mix where you get a full range of lows and highs and everything in between right?..

I'll say this with utmost respect for Andy, but I think the difference is the clear almost cheap system friendly mix you get from Andy's stuff, versus the more intended for full range mixes you are starting to enjoy more recently.

That's how I can describe the Euro electro stuff compared to the brittany/ gaga mixes..

Good luck with it


Can't believe I just wrote all that

 

[Sweetnothing]

I use different songs to test some things.
For space in the mix, I love Wolfsheim - Kein Zuruch, you can listen to the reverb tails clearly
For thunderous bass, I like to listen to Kelis - Trick me, that bass is almost on the "too much" ballpark, but it doesn't woof.
For overall production, I loved Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Read my lips and Madonna - Confessions on the dance floor.

 

[Deus.exe]

Any Depeche Mode album is the pinnacle of electro-pop at the time of it's release.

 

[Sweetnothing]

Any Depeche Mode album is the pinnacle of electro-pop at the time of it's release.

I'm a big depeche mode fan, but I wouldn't consider any of their latest releases a "reference record"
However, violator still sounds great today

 

[::XeS::]

Keisha? Also Timbaland productions have a great sound

 

[gabriel g.]

Metro-station, digitalism, neptuns, justin timberlake, attack attack( )

 

[plague_rider]

Joy Division, New Order (blue monday is great for referencing)

Check out a band called Angelspit's 100% for not so poppy but really electro stuff

 

[AboutBlank]

For atmospheric sounds try "Air", french guys, on an outstanding level (in that genre).

 

[findingthesound]

listen to Phoenix 1901 and all the album. They just won a grammy.

 

[TheDriller]

Bat For Lashes - "Two Suns"

Hot Chip - "Made In The Dark"

Little Boots - "Hands" (fairly typical of modern synth-pop production)

 

[Mikaël-ange]

Britney Spears-In the zone of course
Toxic for a go to song (in therm of production of course)

Or check Tony Maseratti production list for cool stuff related Erm

 

[Raptor7]

Massive Attack, Faithless, any of the Buddha Bar and Cafe del Mar collections

 

[Seth Munson]

I love Mike Green's productions in this area

 

[plague_rider]

Massive Attack - Teardrop - probably the most amazing ambient song i've had on my KRKs

 

[motomoto]

^fuck YES

Teardrop rules

 

[Ermz]

Thanks!