Okay, so you may know I’m interested in starting a band. I figured I’d give ya’ll a little inspiration as to what I was envisioning. I’m normally inclined to make hip hop, but my favorite genre is electro house. What I really want to make is electro house / hip hop / funk / electronica / dance music.
On the popular side of things, the new Black Eyed Peas album, “The E.N.D.” and LMFAO’s album, “Party Rock,” are very similar to what I want to make. I included a few songs by them to provide an example of some of their music. LMFAO has a lot of better songs for example, but I picked this one because it’s mostly clean.
Black Eyed Peas — I Gotta Feeling:
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LMFAO — La La La:
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As far as electro house music is concerned, look up MSTRKRFT, Justice, Daft Punk, Bloody Beetroots’ “Romborama,” and other similar acts. As far as electro-funk, Chromeo is the best example I can think of, along with DJ Mehdi.
Anyways, there isn’t much, or maybe even ANY Christian music in this market. Justice is sometimes listed as Christian, but I don’t really see why. The closest I can find in the Christian music world is Family Force 5’s new remix album, “Dance or Die with a Vengeance.” Also, the upcoming Washington Projects album, titled “Light Up the Dark,” will be cool, but not really include as much electronica as I plan on using. For posterity’s sake as well as to big up the Washington Projects, here’s their latest single.
Washington Projects — Light Up the Dark:
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