This is what I'm talking about if you're unfamiliar with click hop. It sounds like tennis shoes in a dryer to some but I like it.
"rRan" by Pronto. Video by Michael Lascarides from Pronto on Vimeo.
But sometimes you need something that sets the mood. To this end I highly recommend soundtrack albums - the more emotional the movie or similarly tonal the better. I really liked the "Me And You And Everyone We Know" soundtrack because it's the sound I like and it has emotionally charged songs on it.
Every now and then I'll break the no lyrics rule and put on a specific song because the words have relevant meaning or the mood is just right. Usually though I put that on and take it off as soon as it's over. It's too hard to write dialogue when someone's talking to you.
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Ah, writing music! I love to talk writing music. Especially when I'm trying to avoid writing.
ReplyDeleteElectronica, IDM, Click-Hop, Ambient works well for me. Ambient especially. It has a transportive quality that makes the real world dissolve so I can spend time in my fake one. Here's four Ambient desert island albums (apologies if I'm preaching to the choir):
Brian Eno - "Apollo (Atmospheres and Soundtracks)"
Future Sound of London - "Lifeforms"
Biosphere - "Substrata"
Aphex Twin - "Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2"
Speaking of soundtracks, I've become a big fan of Cliff Martinez. His scores for "Traffic," "Narc," and "Solaris" are really strong. Imagine if Brian Eno was still good and scoring soundtracks.