We're at replacement rates in the scene, in the last 6-8 years there hasn't been one new face that's able to live up to the standards once set by the best to do it.
Outside of the modern examples Scatmother, Pissoir Rouge (both being dormant / done), M.I.A. it has been the old faces or previous projects who set the standard carrying the flame. Everyone who's worth knowing has been in the scene for around a decade or longer. Where are the new projects that have material that would be considered "canon"?
Litmus test, for listing any projects. If the project's made a song better than the one attached, I'm all ears.
Maybe a good forum rule would be an instant ban when someone starts "Power Electronics is dead" thread. The previous one is here: https://special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=13463.0
Quote from: Manhog_84 on Today at 09:45:25 AMMaybe a good forum rule would be an instant ban when someone starts "Power Electronics is dead" thread. The previous one is here: https://special-interests.net/forum/index.php?topic=13463.0
Besides the point, the original thread linked has listings of people who have been around for a decade if not more (or not even really PE). Where are the new faces that have came up within the last 6-8 years. Yes someone who's been around the block can start a new project anonymous or not and we can label it "modern PE" with it still capturing a new sound but genuinely are there any newgens that are worth noting?
Considering the ceiling of what previous artist who are considered "peak" or "best in the game" have set, where's the projects that maintain a similar shape in the 2020's that haven't been around or even push the sound further? It seems like most you can find now a days are trying to sound like a replica strain of a previous artist, GO / Taint / Brethren etc. but never coming close to actually producing the levels of work that can make them sound just as good if not better. It's hard if not impossible to find a new face / project with "aura" that actually carves a lane or does something that isn't reinforcing previous tropes. How many years will we have to wait until we get another modern project that actually shapes this genre forward and could be considered up there with "the greats"?