robopop 2007-11

[forclosure]

actually i think danja may have been the real mastermind behind this not timbaland

around that time yeah he did alot of the work some people ride for Timbo's Shock Value album but as somebody who fell in love with his beats when he was working with Missy and Magoo and them while some of those beats might be good they just don't compare

 

[maxi]

max b was a fan of robopop

 

[version]

This was 2002,

 

[woops]

This was 2002,

bladerunner as fuck

 

[maxi]

This was 2002,

thats wicked i remember seeing that video on top of the pops at the time. sounds way better now

yeah there are probably tons of tunes that could be early proto examples. Madonna 'Music' is another.

but the core of this sound is something quite specific that was happening around 07-09 in particular. 4x4 tight clipped 808-adjacent drums with emphasis on the electronic conga tom. (although sometimes more of an R&B or electro rhythm). trance synth riff. ambient pads. r&b influenced vocals, with slight autotune or other weirdo vocal manipulation. lyrics and overall vibe directed towards glamour and fun but often with a strangely introverted element to the verses

 

[version]

bladerunner as fuck

Yeah, that sequence at 0:34's basically the aerial shot of the police station in BR;

 

[linebaugh]

This was 2002,

Wow

 

[woops]

Yeah, that sequence at 0:34's basically the aerial shot of the police station in BR;

obviously the models are from another future timeline but that stuff's basically taken wholesale

 

[bassbeyondreason]

 

[bassbeyondreason]

Pardon the paedo.

 

[bassbeyondreason]

Don Omar's iDon had a lot of this vibe, and was some vague sci-fi concept album. This could also go in the midi horns thread:

 

[maxi]

love this song

 

[maxi]

i came across this one then realised this guy is loop da loop of speed garage fame

cant believe it's the same guy that made this

 

[maxi]

this keri hilson album is another touchpoint

good video. a duet but timbaland and keri h are never in the same room. instead he's watching her face on a gigantic screen from a shady room. digital surveillance as dating ritual

 

[maxi]

I'm here wishing you would stop by my place
But the only time we talk is on MySpace
By the way, have you found my replacement?
She should be the one on this spaceship
Waking up, reaching for you when you're not there
You got me in another galaxy, I'm out there

 

[luka]

why were you in Brussels though? that's what i want to know. seems suspicious. good thread otherwise.

its very clunky chunky music in comparison with the Timbaland era that preceded it you get the same thing with garage
into grime, slinky little numbers becoming harry lime clunkers

 

[luka]

adavanced robotics supplanted with heavy machinery
robocop vs ed 209

 

[catalog]

not sure i fully 'get' this thread yet, but seen as you are posting a few keri hilsons...

how about


i never followed cher lloyd's career but there something about this performance

 

[luka]

 

[luka]

not sure i fully 'get' this thread yet

these threads are always tricky becasue what they describe is only ever an idea imperfectly realised in the material universe