The best synth records from Scandinavia is in my personal taste the Argon Lp Kone Kertoo and the Lp from Organ - Nekrofiilis, Finland must be in the list!
But Switzerland? guyers, yello, what else even came from la Suisse?
And even if they tie on third place, they’re still two countries so you made a Top 11 list. Easy to get confused I suppose
I was thinking about the Eastern European stuff, but I guess there’s not a lot of absolute top notch items, although Czechoslovakis and Jugoslavia had more than their share of good stuff…
[quote author=“malegys”][quote author=“ton”][quote author=“obscure”]Based on Quality and Quantity
Can anybody explain to me what’s the use of making this list of countries ?
Are we promoting nationalism, patriotism etc. ?
Ton
I thought that minimal synth genre was just about all of that.. :D
Not just minimal synth is all about that.
Life is all about that but since life is changing I am against this way of looking at things.
I rather promote more holistic views. That’s why I commented here.
Since there was a tie its still a top 10. Those two countries are technically at the same rank.
Switzerland- Grauzone, Starter, Vyllies, Yello, Guyers Connection, and many more obscure greats.
Ton,
My ranking is my ranking. Its definitely not about nationalism or patriotism, because I am the last person to promote any of that. It is just about being neurotic, and categorizing what countries you think are great in terms of minimal synth records.
When I said what do you think? I was asking for others top 10’s. I’d like to hear them whether they are slight variations on my own or completely different. So far the only outcrys were for Finland, and against Switzerland. I don’t own the Argon or Organ records so I can’t argue against that. I can only say that that is only two bands though that are top notch from that country so does Finland deserve to make it to the list. And if so where should Finland go, and what country should be removed.
UK or USA on #1 is a very difficult choice, a close race IMO.
Germany is relatively low ranked because in spite of the massive output i’m not a huge fan of the NDW synth music, and the neurotic “saal 2” type of minimal synth.
Netherlands is ranked relatively high because of patriotic and nationalist sentiments.
[quote author=“reactorlgtn”]And according to Spartak: Norway 1 point!
Obsteve: Actually, I didn’t remember that any of those were Swiss, apart from Starter which I didn’t even know were Swiss.
Of course, then Noise Boys is also Swiss. Point taken!
It was a close call between denmark & norway oy! also japan shouldnt be underestimated, dangerous outsider!
Actually, I thought dc-p was danish (although released on a swedish label)...anybody know?
oy, i’m sure you can distinguish between both dialects
i’m wondering though stephen, why you put canada and australia so high? even both combined they wouldnt be in my top 3.
And if it werent for the seminal ceramic hello lp i wouldnt have put canada in my top 10 at all. refresh my mind what amazing minimal synth canada has outside CH & IKO (which is overrated anyways IMO)?
curious for your favorite countries oy, spill the goods!
refresh my mind what amazing minimal synth canada has outside CH & IKO
my dear Spartak, where is your mind ??? but ok, Anna is here to assist: all-time best ever top notch over the top album: Cold War Night Life by no other than RATIONAL YOUTH - how could you ever forget ????
refresh my mind what amazing minimal synth canada has outside CH & IKO
my dear Spartak, where is your mind ??? but ok, Anna is here to assist: all-time best ever top notch over the top album: Cold War Night Life by no other than RATIONAL YOUTH - how could you ever forget ????
as well as the early stuff by PSYCHE
haha I was waiting for that! ok not really my top band to be honoust marc
But if i take into account the importance of bands, like kraftwerk, DAF, LD and perhaps cluster, germany would rank much higher (#1)!
Bunny and the Lakers
Bobby and Synthia
Ceramic Hello
Ohama
E
Iko 83
Psyche
Rational Youth
Class Info
Kinetic Ideals
Breeding Ground
and many more…..........
Australia-
Systematics
Makers of the Dead Travel Fast
Early Severed Heads
Mindless Delta Children
Ungrateful Children
Nervous System
No Actresses
Est
Metronomes
and many more…...........
This is sheer speculation to Oysteins list.
1. NORWAY
2. NORWAAY
3. NORWAAAY
4. NORWAAAAY
5. NORWAAAAAY
6. NORWAAAAAAY
7. NORWAAAAAAAY
8. NORWAAAAAAAAY
9. U.S.(only because of League of Nations)
10. NOR (MOTHER F___________G) WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYY!!!!!!!
BEEEEEEE- ATCHHEESS!!!!!!!!
Total speculation based solely on the fact that he works for the Norwegian governement, and is the only gangsta rap lover to run a nationalistic minimal synth label.
He can correct me if I’m wrong.
And if you want to laugh, here is an opportunity to, because I just made a joke.
what I really don’t like about most of all that uk stuff which turned out to be a favourite of many is that it sounds to me like good old pop songs with choruses, bridges, etc. just played on analogue keyboards.. as I’m more on the weird side of things, I surely love the analogue sounds coming from the continent much much more..
anyway my all-time favourite bands are DI6 and Joy Division, both from England
ps. speaking of the swiss bands how could one forget Schaltkreis Wassermann!
