Somewhat New To Electronia...Could Use Advice
 

Hey all. I suppose I'll get right to the point- I can't see to put my finger on what all the genres of electronic music truly consist of- I love a lot of music, but my particular favorites have got to be those that are borderline progressive/heavy metal. Opeth, Agalloch, Amorphis, Tool, etc- if you've heard any of them in much detail you probably have a good idea the kind of sound I like. That being said I've recently become interested in some more electronic stuff and it seems I'm pretty into the heavier/darker sound just like my rock stuff...

Here's some songs I've really come to enjoy:

Orbital- Petrol
Fluke- Atombomb
Prodigy- Climbatize, Skylined, Claustrophobic Sting (This is probably my favorite electronic track, period)
Chemical Brothers- Private Psychedelic Reel
Future Sound of London- Dead Cities, Landmass
Also, while I'm not sure of what the songs were I've liked some Infected Mushroom & Astral Projection.

Drawing any parallels that you might suggest genres and/or specific artists/songs? Any suggestions are much appreciated.

Sounds like you like the Bigbeat/Dance side of Electronic. See you like Chemical Brothers--you might also like: 'Dig Your Own Hole' and 'Get Up on it Like This' tracks. You might also like Chrystal Method and some Fatboy Slim. Have you discovered last.fm yet? If not, go to Last.fm - Discover new music with free internet radio and the largest music catalogue online. You can search for groups you like and you will get a selection of similar groups with rankings of how similar. You can also put in particular songs, like Claustrophobic Sting and you will get a list of songs that are similar. It's a good way to explore. I don't think I can put up links in this forum until I have 25 posts, but I put in Claustrophobic Sting for you on lost.fm, and this is the list I get:
I'll mail you the link in case this doesn't post.
Claustrophobic Sting – Discover music at Last.fm
Probably not quite your taste, but have you found Aphex Twin and Kraftwerk yet? Two of my favorites for electronic. Might be worth a listen even if not quite what you are looking for.

...also check out LFO (there are two bands named LFO--steer clear of the pop boy band). Try the track "Freak" from latest album--plus their first album 'Frequencies' is great techno/acid house--I think picked up on Kraftwerk and influenced Aphex Twin and Chemical Brothers.

try Justice. i think thatll suite you well :)

My Vote: Crystal Method, Mars Complex

Aphex Twin is great for electronic sounds with a dark undertone, depends on your taste tho, definitely worth a shot!

infected mushroom and ohgr

best techno bands - hands down

Ohgr is great but not something I would even remotely consider techno.

Thread needs more Kraftwerk.

You might like Vitalic. He has his light side but there's definitely a dark undertone to his music. Here's one of his songs:

Here are some tracks for you:

From the album 'Metropol'


From the album 'Decksandrumsandrockandroll'


From the album 'Pressure Point':


From the album 'Bring Me the Head Of '

JUUSSSTTTIIICCCEEE!!:tramp:

+MGMT

Man, I love that song. I'm not that crazy about the album as whole but that's such a great track.

ANYTHING by DJ Tiesto, best DJ bar none IMO, heres a bunch of other track that I like check em out.

Tranceport 07 (Nalin & Kane Remix), Send Me An Angel - Paul Oakenfold
In Between, Dolce Vita - Paul Van Dyk
Heaven Scent (Bedrock Mix), Ecstasy - John Digweed
Kamasutra - Yahel
Nurega - Organic Audio
Strange World - Push
Summerfish (Scandall Sunset on Ibiza Mix)-Leonid Rudenko
La Noche - Coca & Villa
Calling the Angels (DJ Taucher Club Remix) - Paul Oakenfold
Days Go By - Dirty Vegas

I don't know if this is the right thread, but does anyone know some good (hardcore) techno blogs?

https://www.musicbanter.com/showthread.php?t=37162
CanwllCorfe created a pretty kickass list here , it should keep you busy for a while.

As far as genres:

Check out breaks, IDM, Drum & Bass, Triphop, Electronica, Ambient, ESPECIALLY progressive breaks, progressive house, experimental.

Been doing a lot of new listening lately and I've actually been gravitating less towards the heavier stuff and more towards the more mellow.

Ambient (especially the DI.fm ambient/chillout channels)
Psychadelic Trance
Downtempo
And of course *some* of the big beat (Chem Bros, Crystal Method, Fatboy) seems like they're really hit or miss IMO.

My most recent discovery is the album "Ott - Blumenkraft" really nice mellow bassy stuff.

If your enjoying the mellow stuff, check out ANY of the Cafe Del mar, Pure Moods, or Chillout albums for sure

Heres a few mellow songs you might enjoy:

Offshore [Ambient Mix] - Chicane
Oxygen - Jean Michelle Jarre
8:00am - Lazybatusu
Island Memories [Original Mix] - Lovers Lane
MUM - Green Grass Of Tunnel
The Moment [Original Mix] - Vargo