https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/genres/electronica/Latest entries for the tag ElectronicaenThu, 19 Oct 2023 15:26:30 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sextile-rocking-the-synths/Formed in 2015 by Brooklyn duo Brady Keehn and Melissa Scaduto, LA-based Sextile began life as an “occult-inspired” post-punk band, with the line-up quickly expanded through the addition of bassist Kenny Elkin and guitarist Eddie Wuebben. Initially compared to psychobilly surf rockers The Cramps, their album A Thousand Hands was…Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:26:30 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sextile-rocking-the-synths/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loraine-james-gentle-confrontation-and-forward-motion/Loraine James gets restless when she makes music. “Sometimes I get this spark. With an album I like to dedicate a few months to writing it and then move on. I don't like things sitting.” Perhaps this is why she’s been so active lately. The London producer has released three…Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:46:05 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/loraine-james-gentle-confrontation-and-forward-motion/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/emeka-ogboh-the-city-is-the-composer/There’s been a lot of talk about Emeka Ogboh since he entered the music world. Following a move to Berlin, the Lagos, Nigeria-born sound and installation artist began listening back to old field recordings he’d amassed of his hometown and adding music to them. He shared some of these compositions…Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:59:35 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/emeka-ogboh-the-city-is-the-composer/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/complex-drum-programming-with-ned-rush/As Ned Rush explains in his latest tutorial video, one of the best things about electronic drums is the ability to modulate your percussive tones to create dynamic, morphing patterns. Starting with the Drum Synth devices, Rush creates a simple MIDI pattern with Chance applied to select notes, and then…Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:32:03 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/complex-drum-programming-with-ned-rush/TutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/marysia-osu-harp-jazz-angel-sound-and-beyond/The harp is having a moment. There’s new Warp signing Nala Sinephro who combines harp and modular synth, Chicago’s Brandee Younger who records with beat scientist and drummer Makaya McCraven, and now, Londoner Marysia Osu. The harpist-beatmaker is an embedded part of London’s producer-inspired jazz scene: she played with rising…Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:21:17 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/marysia-osu-harp-jazz-angel-sound-and-beyond/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-mad-zach/Mad Zach uses homemade samples to piece together a heavy, futuristic hip-hop beat. The San Francisco producer quickly maps out a dynamic arrangement using external synths, Instrument Racks, ghost tracks for automation and the expressive power of MPE.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:49:21 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-mad-zach/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-keychee/Keychee builds up a hard-stepping hit of hip hop-flavored funk using drum layering, automated envelopes, sidechain compression and master effects chains. The end result is a textured, dynamic track layered with rich synth hooks, all created in the box.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:56:02 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-keychee/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-underbelly/Underbelly structures his track composition around different energy levels. Organization is key as he shows us how he builds Instrument Racks and navigates his library, but equally important is the sound design involved in making a killer bassline.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:47:59 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-underbelly/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/minor-science-language-sampling/Photo credit: Cecilia Corsano-Leopizzi Second Language, the debut LP by Berlin-based musician Angus Finlayson, aka Minor Science, is one that focuses on recycling, development, and complex shifting of states. Sonically, it’s a welcome return to IDM, with complex, dynamic and agile beats interspersed with inventively used samples. As a former…Thu, 13 Aug 2020 09:13:48 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/minor-science-language-sampling/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/body-meat-blending-worlds/Christopher Taylor in studio. Photo by Beth Town When Philadelphia-based electronic musician Body Meat (Christopher Taylor) dropped his seventh album Truck Music last year, listeners could hear the deft and acrobatic fusion of genres like trap, glitch, Chicago footwork and R&B. Truck Music is a sliced and chopped genre patchwork,…Thu, 07 May 2020 09:46:16 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/body-meat-blending-worlds/ArtistsDownloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/download-live-set-rob-garza-thievery-corporationgarza/Fans of downtempo electronica, dub, and trip-hop will be no strangers to Rob Garza’s productions. The US artist, hailing from Washington, DC, is widely known for his work with Thievery Corporation, formed in 1995 and today one of America’s most forward-thinking, politically conscious, and acclaimed duos. Over the course of…Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:48:25 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/download-live-set-rob-garza-thievery-corporationgarza/ArtistsDownloadsTutorials