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--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "elle_webb <elle_webb@h...>" 
<elle_webb@h...> wrote:
> Thanks for the wonderful list - it's given me some new music to 
look 
> for!
> 
> Here's some comments:
> 
> > *IDIOMATIC ELECTRONIC MUSIC*
> Anything by Morton Subotnik - his stuff is sure to turn off anybody 
> but the hardcore "electronic music" fans.
> 
> BT - Bryan Transeau - BT's a dance music/electronica artist that is 
> worthing checking it. He's done pop trance, soundtracks, and remix 
> type work. I include him here because if you listen closely, the 
> sound that he builds his rhythm section from are very much out 
there -
>  they often remind me of Morton Subotnik's sounds, but with dance 
> beat.
> 
> > *ELECTRONICALLY-REALIZED CLASSICAL*
> This whole genre seems to be dead! I think that the opportunistic 
> junk put out in the 70's set back this area a great deal. 
> 
> Two recent recordings of interest are:
> 
> Operatica - Lord Vanger
> This recording is of opera standards backed with electronica/world 
> beat music. Mildly cheesy, but it's nice to hear some classic works 
> rethought.
> 
> Pieces in a Modern Style - William Orbit
> These are fairly respectfull, conservative electronic reworkings of 
> classical standards.
> 
> 
> > *ELECTRONIC POP*
> Thief - Tangerine Dream
> This is a great album with a few 8-10 minute pieces that are 
> precursors to a lot of the electronica that has been created in the 
> last 10 years or so. Just about any of their albums up to the mid 
> 80's is worth getting. After that, at least in my opinion, they 
lost 
> their experimental sound and their music sounds bland and overly 
> sequenced.
> 
> Blade Runner - Vangelis
> There is an official soundtrack now. It is different from the 
> bootleg, and is a classic album of its type. Avoid the orchestral 
> version of this music at all cost!
> 
> Other good Vangelis albums are Opera Sauvage, China, & Spiral. 
> 
> > "Elements" Mychael Danna 
> Danna's music is very likable, because it has serious use of 
> electronics within a fairly traditional context. He's very 
prolific. 
> His soundtrack work is memorable. His cd's for Hearts of Space are 
a 
> good place to start with him.
> 
> 
> > *POP ELECTRONICS*
> QE2- Mike Oldfield
> If you like his early stuff, you'd probably like QE2. Also, 
Ommadawn 
> is one of his best works - it's long and heavily influenced by the 
> minimal style, but it's got a lot of depth to it.