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| If Future Garage Is A Thing...
...then these are my favorite 10 releases. Some people hate the term "Future Garage" and I kind of understand why, but we can rall agree it's better than "Post-Dubstep", right? I never really get into genre arguments because on some level I'm happy to have rthem because it helps me dig through the internet to find more stuff I like. The common denominator here is thumping, but rsubdued bass, altered vocal samples and a general feeling of melancholy. Some use it for the train ride home from the club, rothers use it to go to another place while lying in their bed in the dark with some headphones on. | | 1 |  | Burial
Untrue
Anyone who ever does a list like this probably starts with this so maybe this is kind of a weak first
pick, but everyone loves this album for a reason. The perfect album for a rainy night all alone in
your bedroom. Headphones on, in the dark. | | 2 |  | Swarms
Old Raves End
Three guys who each were very good at what they did and they play off each other about as well
as three electronic musicians can. Stumbleine (we'll get to him later) cleary handles samples and
some guitar work. The combined result is at times blissful and at other times a come down, but it
all works. | | 3 |  | Volor Flex
Tramp
When this first came out and was free on Bandcamp, it was straight up listed as a Burial "tribute
album". Lots of people worship at the altar of Burial, at least VF was being honest about his
inspiration. Besides the fact it is 100% derivative, it's... good. He does a really, really good job of
copying Burial and it makes for a good listen. | | 4 |  | Burial
Kindred
Look, if I was making this list 100% honest, the first 4 (at least) on this chart would be Burial. Instead, I
tried to include at least a few other artists. This is my favorite EP from Burial and the two bookend
tracks his longest (at the time) and when Burial extends himself to tracks this long, he gets better and
more interesting. Other artists who drag out the length of their songs tend to get boring, Burial has
never been that. | | 5 |  | Stumbleine
Drifting Youth
Maybe this shouldn't be included here, but I am NOT making a chillstep or chillwave or whatever the
hell this is. I think this fits well enough to be included here.
Similar to Swarms in that there is this constant feeling of blissed out tracks with lush production and
layer upon layer of sound. This differs from other stuff on this list due to some of the sequences
that could almost be considered the electronic version of dream pop. This is the disc that made me
okay with listening to Beyonce sing. | | 6 |  | Nocow
Ruins Tape
Another complete Burial copycat, but like Volor Flex, he does it really well. Moonlight Flight is
probably one of the best tracks this genre's had and the rest of what's here is very solid, even if it
nevers matches the quality of Moonlight Flit. | | 7 | | Lung
Afterlife / Time
While "only" a single, the A and B side of this release is about as good as you'll find in the Future
Garage world. Afterlife is considered a genre classic and with good reason. Some of the best
vocal samples found among similar artists and that "after the club" feeling, the reason for this kind
of music existing. | | 8 |  | Holy Other
Held
Another release that probably doesn't exactly fit here, but it's close enough. This is like R&B if you
chopped and screwed every single vocal part and made somehow managed to put real emotion
behind it. There's just something about the way this "feels" which is so subjective, but the way this
feels is pretty fantastic. | | 9 |  | Lapalux
Nostalchic
Closer to Stumbleine than Burial. Kind of a blissful, chill feeling here with more unaltered vocals than
an other release here, but the best track "Gurrrrlll" has vocals pitch and time shifted to perfection. | | 10 | | Irrelevant
I'll Be OK
No standout tracks here, but works really well as an entire listen. One of the more melancholy albums
on the list (which is saying something, because these all have a decent dose of melancholy), another
great release to put on in the dark with some headphones and let the entire thing playout. | |
PappyMason
01.27.15 | Zomby's 'Dedication' would fit pretty nicely here. | BobbbyLight
01.27.15 | I've liked several of Zomby's tracks but I've never had an entire release from him click for me. Natalia's Song would be on my list of favorite tracks, if I did that. | BobbbyLight
01.27.15 | Okay, find, melonade. I'll keep your excellent contribution to this. I love people that ask why people "care about this shit" when they cared enough to click to let us know how much they hate it. | danielito19
01.27.15 | melonade is a shit user, dw about it
good list, check submotion orchestra | Ryus
01.27.15 | submotion orchestra [2]
2 is much better than 1 imo but some good choices | PappyMason
01.27.15 | Scuba - Triangulation, and DjRum - Mountains, are also pretty good.
I was a big fan of Mount Kimbie's 'Crooks & Lovers' when it came out, but I haven't listened to it in ages... It's worth checking out though if you haven't.
Machinedrum - Room(s), too. | BobbbyLight
01.27.15 | I do like that Scuba release, it's my favorite from him. Just doesn't crack my top ten. Need to check out
DjRum and give Submotion Orchestra another chance. Tried Machinedrum many times and he was another artist
that just never clicked for me. | someguest
01.27.15 | I'm pretty sure only regular garages are still needed. | BobbbyLight
01.27.15 | Have fun parking your future car in that regular garage, bro. | glassg7
01.27.15 | this dude hasn't made a list since '09 damn | Ryus
01.27.15 | welcome back homie | BobbbyLight
01.27.15 | I have a harder time than a lot of people articulating my thoughts into words which is why I rarely write reviews/do lists.
Just listened to Submotion Orchestra (checked out Fragments) and it comes across to me more as trip-hop than anything else. I think that's the fault of having non-distorted, mostly clean vocals. When I hear female vocals over most electronic music my brain says "trip-hop". | danielito19
01.27.15 | not really what you're looking for, but try listening to Objekt. all of his singles rule, though they might be too close to dubstep banger territory for you.
Cactus/Porcupine is a fuckin' masterpiece though. | Lord(e)Po)))ts
01.28.15 | some good albs on here i will check out the couple i havent heard | Phlegm
01.28.15 | 9 doesn't belong for sure, but yeah I suggest you check out Mount Kimbie's C&L | BobbbyLight
01.28.15 | 5, 8 and 9 are stretches for what falls into Future Garage. I think they have enough elements to be included even if they don't fit perfectly. | Deviant.
02.02.15 | None of this falls into future garage |
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