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Looking for examples of melodic, polyphonic electronica
Hi everyone
I am trying to write an academic paper on listening to polyphonic music and I am going to give a talk on these ideas next week. Rather than just finding some classical piece or other I thought it would be nice to use an example from electronic music. Does anyone have any pieces they would recommend?
What I am looking for is..
Something with multiple polyphonic melodies –two at the very least, but the more complex the better.
These melodies should be clearly hearable rather than buried in the mix
A definite focus on melody rather than full chords (arpeggios are fine)
Something where the beat is not too obtrusive: some percussion is fine, but I would prefer something without a banging 4/4 kick.
Any thoughts?
I was thinking of something by orbital –Girl with the sun in her head? – or something else with a 90s ambient techno vibe.
Comments
Do you mean where the polyphony arises from complementary melodies, like in a choral piece?
Sounds like Orbital to me.
Maybe some early FSOL too.
Love this tune. If Im to die. It will be on Mercury. Not from Mercury.
https://roelfuncken.bandcamp.com/track/textures
Maybe Clifford Gilberto:
Deliver the Weird
Or
I wish I was a Motown Star
Pretty complex
Not quite electronica, but there’s synths, it’s complex and almost completely made up of melodies.
Would Erasure serve you well? Vince Clarke is pretty amazing.
Caribou People Eating Fruit
Check out the artist, martin nonstatic
Read the OP and was immediately reminded of this wonderful little interlude by Max Tundra..
Multiple Polyphonic melodies? Could you explain that a little more? I can think of instances of multiple melodies that overlap (ala counterpoint) but they’re generally monophonic. Do you mean something like two+ overlapping choral parts, each with its own harmonies?
My first thought was the Gentle Giant Octopus album.
Don't know if it meets the criteria of: "multiple polyphonic melodies"
But I've always liked Gentle Giant's style of using multiple melodies.
Thanks everyone, I’ll go through all the recommendations today. And for the people who were asking, yes I just meant multiple melodies simultaneously, didn’t mean to write “multiple polyphonic melodies”.