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Superhuman
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Superhuman
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10/19/2005 8:40 am
Try listening to the genuine musicians from the elsectro/techno scence. I admit 99% of that genre is garbage but there are excellent musicians in every style. The cool thing about techno is that it is on the forefront of technology, so if you are looking for new sounds and a complete new approach to composition check out the following short list:
Astralasia
Orbital
The Prodigy
TranceWave

If you are looking for modern composers from a movie score perspective, check out the greats. Not all of the work you will recognise and most you will not have "really" listened to:
John Williams
Nick Kamen
Hans Zimmer
Ennio Marconi
Jerry Goldsmith
etc.

Celtic fusion music, very interesting:
Also, check out "Afro Celt Sound System" http://www.afrocelts.org/
Really cool mix of live Irish music, tribal beats and techno sounds.
Another amazing traditional Irish band that play in a more modern framework (with traditional instruments only) is "Kila". These guys are really cool, especially check out the percussionist who plays the badhran (traditional hand held celtic drum) - he makes it sound like a whole kit - worth checking out.