Minimal - 4 on the Floor = ???

lordkook · Post by **lordkook** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:25 pm

Been thinking about this for a while, and it just struck me that you all are probably the best people to ask.

I love almost everything about minimal. I love the shuffle, I love the sounds, I love the cleanliness of production and the way the parts interact. I love the weirdness of it. What I'm getting tired of, through, is the 4 on the floor with the off-beat hihat. Sure, at 1am after a few drinks I'll still dance my ass off to it, but as a listener sometimes I wish producers would occasionally eschew the 4 on the floor and mix it up a little. I've heard hardly anything like this, and I'm hoping some of you have and can recommend some artists / tracks to me.

What I'm looking for is all the delicious aspects of danceable minimal with a broken beat. I'm not looking for IDM. I'm looking for tracks I can spin, so stuff thats tied up in a fully mixed "concept LP" (like some of Lorin of Bassnectar fame) isn't especially helpful unless theres an unmixed counterpart. I don't think I'm looking for dubstep, either, but if there's examples in any genre, please do let me know.

A decent example of what I'm talking about is "Ghost Floppy" by Michal Ho, or "Exit the Laugh" by Kilowatts.

Thanks in advance. I hope this stimulates some conversation.

Robot Criminal · Post by **Robot Criminal** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:46 pm

ric y martin - froebel 1792 maybe

lordkook · Post by **lordkook** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:30 pm

[quote="Robot Criminal"]ric y martin - froebel 1792 maybe :)[/quote]

If it's this :

http://www.plong.com/page_pid_81_artist ... ang_2.aspx

then that sounds pretty four on the floor still :o

livecollective · Post by **livecollective** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:43 pm

Bassnectar and mnml dont mix...

aut.t.n · Post by **aut.t.n** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:50 pm

luka & lazo: dust no.4 - mo's ferry 027
the 3 original tracks match your description

louderbach: enemy love - underline
some broken beat tracks, and a brilliant LP anyway

pilooski: digital catastrophee - omerta
a little bit on a (french) electro tip, but good rockin tracks which fit in mnml sets

lusine icl: chao ep - mental.ind.records
this might be called idm, but it could still be interesting. a very good ep anyway, if you like it, check more by lusine on ghostly etc. his stuff fits very good with mnmnl, soundwise.

lordkook · Post by **lordkook** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:22 pm

[quote="livecollective"]Bassnectar and mnml dont mix...[/quote]

Obviously. But Lorin has produced some pretty slippy IDM breaks that could almost fall into the realm of the stuff I'm looking for.

lordkook · Post by **lordkook** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:29 pm

[quote="aut.t.n"]luka & lazo: dust no.4 - mo's ferry 027
the 3 original tracks match your description

louderbach: enemy love - underline
some broken beat tracks, and a brilliant LP anyway

pilooski: digital catastrophee - omerta
a little bit on a (french) electro tip, but good rockin tracks which fit in mnml sets

lusine icl: chao ep - mental.ind.records
this might be called idm, but it could still be interesting. a very good ep anyway, if you like it, check more by lusine on ghostly etc. his stuff fits very good with mnmnl, soundwise.[/quote]

Awesome, thanks!

Dust No. 4 and Screenings are great! Rare Error was a little floaty for my taste.

I had completely forgotten about Louderbach until now, and you're right, the whole EP is fantastic. I'm definitely getting it as a listening album. The broken beat tracks are a little subdued / dark for what I usually spin, though.

I wasn't able to find the specific Pilooski you mentioned. I'll look more when I get home.

Lusine I love, and had forgotten I have a few tracks that keep away from strict 4 on the floor. I will revisit them.

Again, thanks!

fl0w · Post by **fl0w** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:43 pm

DNCN - Tawp
T++ - Space Pong (especially the intro)
M:I:5 - To Rococo Rot Vs. M:I:5 (and almost anything by M:I:5)
Dettinger - Totentanz
Forcept 1 - FORCEPT1:FR:01:V1

Maybe that's still too 4 to the floor