Industrial Music

[Ermz]

Ever since I first started 'getting' music, industrial has been one of my favourite genres. Since I never dived headlong into it, assuming that most of it died along with the 90s, I just KNOW there's a ton of music in the genre I've missed.

Any band or CD suggestions you guys can throw my way would be appreciated.

Here's the sort of aesthetic I dig:





[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cGwv6lXun4&t=2m[/ame] (middle bridge section only)



Throw something my way!

 

[SocialNumb]

I thought there might be some "Industrial Music" in this thread.

The sound track get's kinda close. I guess some of what you posted could be considered industrial rock/metal so your thread still makes sense.

For anyone seeking out new and old "Industrial Music" and all it's subs.

http://www.violentplayground.dk/forum

http://www.idmforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=133

And now for some "Industrial Music":

 

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[Nuno Filipe]

Try Ministry and NIN, they are the most influential bands in that style.

 

[Rogueleader]

Industrial/Metal Hybrid, but I'm a big fan of The Project Hate.

 

[DanLights]

Not industrial, More electronic, but I guess this could be a good place to post it. I was into this kind of stuff heavily for a while

 

[SocialNumb]

Glad to see someone posted my all time favorite Skinny Puppy.

In that vain:

Dead When I found Her (note, some songs have dist. old school metal style guitars)



Chrysalide



OHGR

 

[DanLights]

I'm liking this thread already.

 

[SocialNumb]

Digging this right now.

 

[SocialNumb]

Yes!

 

[P-E]

Tbh any fan of industrial should listen to a bit of Killing Joke, the same way every metalhead should listen to Black Sabbath :

 

[Ermz]

Thanks for all the suggestions. Been making my way through them.

Should've mentioned that I've never been a fan of the 'classic' artists in the genre like NIN or Ministry. Usually the grungy, noise elements of the music kept me at bay. I generally like composed music with electronic elements, rather than the basic, abrasive elements that seem to typify the genre. So far none of the stuff put up is quite what I'm after, but 'Dead When I Found Her' seems quite cool in its own way. Some of the mixes in the genre are ridiculous. Ditching natural instruments always seems to allow for bigger sounds.

 

[Ermz]

Just found this!



Awesome! Now if only I can find it without the vocals...

Apparently I like a genre called 'Aggrotech', whose existence I only found out about a few hours ago. The black-metally distorted vocals aren't the best genre cliche, but musically this stuff is just spot on. The Die Sektor 'To be Fed Upon' album is some of the best electronic music I've ever heard.

 

[smy1]

Ermz: you are on the path to utter mediocrity If you like the Die Sektor song, listen to Combichrist's "Everybody Hates You" album. It's like Die Sektor, just better in every regard (songwriting, productions, vocals).



You might also like Soman who is pretty much the king of more techno oriented dancy industrial sounds:



There's shittons of aggrotech out there, but it all suffers from the horrible whispery pitch-shifted vocals (they aren't really distorted but use a pitch shifter set to -9 and +9 L/R).

 

[Ermz]

Was hoping you'd chime in, Sami. As an extension, would you have any suggestions for someone looking to create patches, and come to terms with the sounds used on albums like the Die Sektor one? Both in terms of where to learn, and also what gear/plug-ins to experiment with.

I'm no big fan of the aggrotech vocal style, that's for sure...

 

[bassguy]

Psyclon Nine, either on crwn thy frnctr or we the fallen is great.

Angelspit aren't bad if you get over the sameness of their lyrical content

You'd probably really like synapscape actually with the stuff you mentioned you like

 

[smy1]

Ermz: everyone has been using Vanguard and Sylenth, really.

In the end the typical hard electro stuff is mainly a 4/4 kickdrum with a snare on 2 + 4 and some distorted percussion under a 16th-note Access Virus bassline. Over that there'll be a trancy lead sound and a vocal sample. Then the whole thing is repeated (including lead variations and breakdowns) for 6-7 minutes. Best example is the "godfather of harsh electro" Johan van Roy (aka Suicide Commando):



Literally every synth on the market can produce these sounds. The trick is to use a multitude of distortion plugins on various settings on literally everything. Andy (the main guy in Combichrist) told me that he purposely clipped every channel when mixing the tracks on the "Everybody Hates You" record.

 

[Nuno Filipe]

Ermz, by the video that you posted I think you may like this:




Vnv nation are quite mainstream. Assemblage 23 not really. But this last track of Vnv nation might be one of the best electronic shit I ever heard. Some people call this future pop but it´s just a ridiculous designation IMO.

 

[smy1]

Nuno: the designation "Future Pop" was actually coined by VNV Nation, Covenant and Apoptygma Berzerk in order to distinguish themselves from traditional industrial and goth - and thereby not be stigmatized and shunned by mainstream media. The idea didn't work as all bands of that genre are still categorized under "goth".

 

[~BURNY~]