Interactive poll 41b - Welcome to the machines!

Lewian wrote: I bought Evans & Hanselmann's Stonehenge album at the time, being a fan of electronic music, but I've got to say it disappointed me, and here once more the vocals ruin it for me. (It seems to get me you've got to be either a Peter Gabriel or Bjork, or rather do instrumentals... I'm very critical with voices. With some unpredictable exceptions.) Similarly X.I.O... well this is too cheesy for me. suitkees and I apparently can agree on the darker side of things, but when it comes to nice and beautiful music, give me Tangerine Dream over these day and night.

You see, I have my cheesy side too...

But if you like it darker and more atmospheric, you must know Kreng. If not, explore his work. It was Erik Skodvin who signed him to the Miasmah label for his first album: L'autopsie phénoménale de Dieu. It combines acoustic instruments, samples, electronics... Nils Frahm contributed to his second album, Grimoire. His third album, The Summoner, is as atmospheric but mostly acoustic/classical (a great album too!); this one was issued on the Sonic Pieces label. Miasmah and Sonic Pieces have joined their shops now, but be careful: there's a lot of good stuff up there, so your bank account may suffer a little...

Adrian Enescu - In Cerc (In Circles). 

ok, Wednesday it is. 

This is starting to drag a little bit. 

Some more things that are not yet on the playlist... haven't commented on anything by Psychedelic Paul yet.

This is good music though a bit too optimistic for my darker tastes. I prefer the Andy Pickford one, which has some interesting soundscapes before the melody comes in.

Awesome J.S. Bach cover version posted by Dr. Wu - not sure whether I'd vote for it but it's very worthwhile as a thing to do.

I bought Evans & Hanselmann's Stonehenge album at the time, being a fan of electronic music, but I've got to say it disappointed me, and here once more the vocals ruin it for me. (It seems to get me you've got to be either a Peter Gabriel or Bjork, or rather do instrumentals... I'm very critical with voices. With some unpredictable exceptions.) Similarly X.I.O... well this is too cheesy for me. suitkees and I apparently can agree on the darker side of things, but when it comes to nice and beautiful music, give me Tangerine Dream over these day and night.

Two further Nerolux suggestions... interesting project, but I like the first one most.

Simple Minds... similar as OMD, I never really liked them, as they were far too centered on their charismatic singer in my view. Here's an instrumental which I like quite a bit more than how I had them in mind. I'd prefer the OMD one though.

Anonymous Collective - not my cup of tea, particularly due to the in my ears unattractive vocals.

Meat Beat Manifesto - very slick, I like this!

Adriane in Wonderland - This sounds too "thick" for me, I miss some subtlety. (I have proposed a techno track, I know...) "Learning to Relax" by the same artist is quite a bit better in the first three minutes but then when the rhythm and singing starts it's too thick for me again.

Venetian Snares was the first artist I have already bought inspired by this poll. Magnificant Stumble is good, though I like the first one more.

Sensible Soccers - Yes, that's the opposite of "too thick", very nice lean music giving some sense of efficiency and avoidance of waste. Like the 5/4.

Banco de Gaia, Last Train to Lhasa - another artists where I like the first suggestion more, although this is creative and not bad.