my paper electronic heart will bleed

Electronic music has come a long way since its introduction in 1898. Yes I kid you not, the first electromagnetic thingamajig was used alongside orchestras and the like. However they were often cumbersome and hence inconvenient to use. The great-grandfather of modern synthesizers could look like this:














While the wonders of modern technology have evolved into something a little more familiar:














Lamb - Gorecki

Presenting another electronic dynamic duo, this time hailing from England. Their blend of trip-hop with drum & bass turns out to be pretty good ear candy indeed. Get this ready for the car stereo, the moody soundscape interspersed with laid back beats and backed with the signature lo-fi sound, the listener gets wrapped up and taken on a musical trip; hence the term trip-hop.

Propellerheads - Spybreak!

This track should be familiar to most, it was the musical backing for the orchestra of gunplay and acrobatics in the elevator lobby shootout scene from The Matrix. If it sounds somewhere in between Fatboy Slim aka Norman Cook and acts like Crystal Method and The Chemical Brothers, you ain't far off the mark. This type of electronica is generally christened 'Big Beat' and characterised with intense basslines and pulsating beats that bop along pretty quick.

Portishead - Sour Times

Another trip-hop number, another English band, another great song.

Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams

More than 2 decades old this song may be, but it serves as the bonus track for today. Don't laugh, we have it on good knowledge that most of you secretly sing along to this in the shower or when you think no one's looking. Enjoy.