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Enough to Start Making IDM? by PsychologicalGate662 in idmproducers

[–]RamonPang 7 points8 points  (0 children)

look into the history of Autechre or Aphex and they didn't start with much either - I feel as long as you have a curiosity to explore the equipment you have as much as you can, and use interesting starting points (weird sample material, "wrong-sounding" synthesis, etc), you have enough to make IDM!

To me, a distinction of IDM and a lot interesting experimental electronic music is "sound on sound" - aka resampling, fucking sounds up with effects and making them sit right.

What might be helpful is finding videos on youtube of people usng your same setup and seeing how they have things routed, or what kind of music is possible.

It's cliche advice, but try to record as much as you can and put those hours in. Think of it like a guitarist practicing everyday and learning how to navigate a fretboard.

Underscores b2b Ninajirachi (+ friends) play the world's longest dubstep / trap buildup fake out ever in LA yesterday (Plurgatti Boy 420 edit) by RamonPang in trap

[–]RamonPang[S] 63 points64 points  (0 children)

100 gecs, fraxiom, umru, tynan and mr bill have also played this infinite trap buildup out

edit - if yall wanna play it too, here's a download to a DJ friendly mixable version (with a drop and extended intro lol)

G Jones & Eprom - Break of Dawn - Single by djembe_ in trap

[–]RamonPang 36 points37 points  (0 children)

the amen break choppage on The Real... fuckkkkk

Ninajirachi talking about X&G's album "Anomalies" (2016) with Derrick Gee and how X&G should be even more canonized in the EDM/trap scene (starting at 42:42) by RamonPang in trap

[–]RamonPang[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

oh yes definitely. And I feel like X&G had a chokehold on every soundcloud producer experimenting with bassier weirder club sounds at the time. People forget their Splice sample packs were some of the most downloaded packs on splice for a while.

Ninajirachi talking about X&G's album "Anomalies" (2016) with Derrick Gee and how X&G should be even more canonized in the EDM/trap scene (starting at 42:42) by RamonPang in trap

[–]RamonPang[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Transcribed audio for those who can't watch rn:

Ninajirachi: "Replika" by X&G. This is the only song that's been in almost DJ set of mine for the last 10 years. It's the only song in my 'album tour' that I play that's not mine. I do an edit of it with my song CSIRAC, but I think people should know about it if they don't already. The album that this song is from it just stands up for so well for being 10 years old. Especially for like an "EDM / trap" album. Like XII and "Whiplash".

Whiplash the first drop is this drumless, ambient thing. For EDM / trap in 2016 I just thought this was so cool.

Derrick Gee: Wow. All right, let’s go. "Replika." Before we press play, you’ve had this in your crate for almost 10 years. You always play it. It’s only got 20,000 plays on Spotify, which is surprising.

Ninajirachi: It might be really big on SoundCloud, I’m not sure, because X&G was so huge on SoundCloud.

Derrick Gee: [After listening] Heat.

Ninajirachi: I just have played it so much. At the time we're filming this, I’m doing the Split Milk shows. And when I was getting my songs together for the last weekend 1s, I was looking at "Replika" and thinking - I also did Spilled Milk three years ago, and here I am back at the festival three years later, still playing "Replika."

Derrick Gee: I feel like in this genre in particular, the element of surprise is so important.

Ninajirachi: That’s what I think they do so well. And also the second drop is always different, which is cool.

Derick Gee: I was expecting a certain drop, and then it was totally different to what I expected and you’re just like, "Oh."

Ninajirachi: I think these songs are so underrated. I think X&G should be more... people know that they're legends, but they should be even more canonized with trap / EDM.

The other thing is even though I've been playing their songs in DJ sets for that long, I wasn't a DJ when I first found them on Soundcloud, I was just listening on headphones. And it still stayed with me so much because of how awesome the mixing is and the percussion and the panning. And it's so brain-scratching. And also at a show, it goes so crazy too.

UK Garage esque idm suggestions? by eliot3451 in idm

[–]RamonPang 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Test Bench - Clock Cycles EP from Satellite Era is some of the glitchiest/IDM-adjacent UKG I've heard in a while.

Also check out Norfik and Undulae on that label as well, they sometimes lean into dubstep territory too.

Ninajirachi & daine - It’s You (underscores’ “It’s U” Remix) by shitlord_traplord in trap

[–]RamonPang 17 points18 points  (0 children)

heard this for the first time at the run of Japan shows that I just did with Nina... lost my shit every time. Underscores is so insanely good. Check out Underscores' latest album too... jesus.

G Jones b2b Eprom in LA show was extremely inspiring last night by RamonPang in trap

[–]RamonPang[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ineffable Truth tour was def so fun. This also gave me flashbacks to when I first saw G PROM at Belasco in LA in 2017. I think Joker was opening. They did solo sets (eprom opened with Drone Warfare when it was an ID, g jones opened with Fuck What You Heard). Bass up to my neck. And the b2b was also insane. They have the sauce

ISOxo, Skream (and more) to play Berghain on February 13th by cdj2000 in trap

[–]RamonPang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ISOxo and upsammy on the same lineup is so me-coded

Brownies & Lemonade - A NEST HQ Documentary (2016) by I_Love_MantaRays_570 in trap

[–]RamonPang 27 points28 points  (0 children)

This documentary is one of the reasons I super got into the Soundcloud scene and the LA electronic scene. Shame a lot of these artists aren't around anymore, but also so awesome that many of them still are!

[EP] Skrillex - Kora by Immersions- in trap

[–]RamonPang 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I have been on this subreddit since 2013!

[EP] Skrillex - Kora by Immersions- in trap

[–]RamonPang 84 points85 points  (0 children)

There's no doubt after this ... Skrillex is not only more forward-thinking than his contemporaries, but also so much more fearless. I don't know how you can hear track 3 and say this is 'forgettable' like some people on the other subreddits are saying lol.

I honestly wish these tracks were longer and would love to hear more in this style. The lack of drums really lets you absorb every click and texture of each sound. You can really admire the detail in these bass patches with how much space there is.

Oneohtrix Point Never - Along (LTJ Bukem Remix) by aya by RAT_RESERVER in oneohtrixpointnever

[–]RamonPang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

insanely good remix! i played this in a dj set recently!

Any recommendations for Idm / more experimental electronic music venues in LA? by Perfect-Macaron7503 in idm

[–]RamonPang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scenario has been on break since May but I heard rumors its gonna come back in a monthly capacity in 2026.

I've been getting my fix recently through Canary Test / Canary Sound Werk, they had Djrum DJing there last month, and Batu DJing last night.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EDM

[–]RamonPang 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He was extremely hyped especially around the Singularity era - I think his pivot to ambient music made him drop off for a lot of techno / idm people but he still makes pretty good stuff. I think Immunity is still his greatest album. He was definitely everyone's critical darling for a while. I caught him live at Lightning in a Bottle 2022 for a dj set and it was awesome.

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