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Looking to listen to something high energy, recommendations pls

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Gonna have to go with My Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar for just the best bass drop in general. Like a whole new world. But it's not a headbanger or anything.

If you want a headbanger: Born Slippy by NUXX

There's also Livin' Loose by George Clanton with a legendary bass drop, but it's not very high energy, more like chilled out:

If you do want a bit more high energy:

Quicksand by Sweet Valley

If you want even more high energy and never heard of Sweet Trip, (or in general if you haven't heard of Sweet Trip), I highly recommend it.

It's one of those bands that you gotta listen to before you die because there's nothing quite like them out there, even if you don't end up liking them, the fact anyone makes music like this is pure enrichment of the human experience.

Tekka by Sweet Trip

Pro:lov:ad by Sweet Trip

Also if you like that song above, check out this fan-made music video by rigging a facegen AI to react to the beat of the music

If you want something more normal:

I wait for u (by the telephone) - Figurine

If modern electronic/rap is also okay: check out this, it's basically death grips but less over the top experimental:

Not that I'm anywhere by Cities Aviv

And as an extra non-EDM "epic bass drop" (well more like drums kicking in), I can't help but mention this:

Talking Distance by Soundbeam Sound Machine

and

Doomsday by Speedy Ortiz.

EDIT: sorry if that's too many! It was hard to narrow it down to so few of my all time favourites that fit the criteria or that I think OP will like!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

“The Chemical Brothers”

“Underworld - Born Slippy (Nuxx)”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Hahaha I always do this with chemical brothers because of "my chemical romance" which is a very different band, well spotted.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Chemical Brothers - Under The Influence has always been my go-to system tester. The song itself is meh, but a good system will rattle your bones listening to it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I was pretty confused for a moment reading this, thinking you were pumping music into your spinal cord or something then I realized it was speakers you're talking about haha

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You just sent my ADHD brain into the depths of my music library for 2 hrs. It's early morning and I have shit do do man, why would you do this to me? There are soo many I could list here, ranging from Dubstep to Drum and Bass, to Bass Music and Trap and almost every other kind of electronic music. Most Techno, especially Trance basically revolves around building up and dropping one big and epic drop.

Personal bias and nostalgia, but Rusko - Everyday (Netsky Remix) has to be one of the sickest bass drops of all time.

If we start listing Techno drops here, this thread would never end, so I'll refrain. Here's just one example: Space 92 & The Yellowheads - Planet X

The same is true for Wave music, but here's a taster: Deadcrow - GT1000

Disclosure, Eliza Doolittle - You & Me (Flume Remix) is a masterpiece in its own right. But this brass band live performance of the track restores my faith in humanity every time I listen to it.

Some honorable mentions in a similar vein:

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The Only Thing They Fear Is You from the Doom Eternal soundtrack.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Also in the vein of rock: Jesus Built My Hotrod (Redline/Whiteline version) - Ministry

1:30 in, hold onto your ass

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

If you haven’t heard this vocal cover, the lyrics AND the vocals go fucking hard

https://youtu.be/jsDWk8scCYs

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[–] WarmRegards 6 points 3 weeks ago

Dance Yrself Clean by LCD Soundsystem

Slow build, but when it drops...ooooh baby

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" by Propellerheads has an amazing bass drop in the middle of the song.

I'm also partial to "Empire Ants" by Gorillaz.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh boy I have to physically stop myself from posting half my library ._.

Some DNB if you like something fast
Rido, Counterstrike - Let It Roll
Mefjus & Emperor - Void main void
The Upbeats - Realm
Billain & Tasha Baxter - Breach

Or if you like slower, hard-hitting dubstep that'll spike your blood adrenaline:
Nitepunk - MTV
Elley Duhé - Immortal (Knoir remix)
Effin - Get It On
A lot more of this here

Or more colourful dubstep with euphoric melodies:
KERO - Operator
IMANU, The Caracal Project, Leotrix - Gaspin 4 Air
Au5 - Blossom
Haywyre - Insight

If you like something funkier...
Koan Sound - Meanwhile, In the Future
Skope - Get On Up
Dodge & Fuski - The Clap
Flavio - Wow
Rhodz - Night Landscape

For the heck of it, here's some eldritch beats to summon your favorite archdemons to:
Audeka - Primordial
Protostar - Scorpion Pit (Disprove remix)
Flukeluke - What Are You

Lastly, some unique stuff that's hard to categorize:
Kyra - Gunz
Pluvio - Significance Of None (Azuruk remix)
Ampzer - MC
Chee - Spit That
LoJ - Superhuman

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Terminal slam by squarepusher

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Flat Beat by Dr Oizo

The Vegas album by The Crystal Method

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My only complaint with Flat Beat is that the song never goes anywhere. Just the same, flat, unchanging beat for an entire five minutes and 25 seconds. I suppose that's the point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I don't disagree. There were better songs on the Analog Worms Attack album but that is the song I remember the name of having not heard it in a decade or more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh man, I had that phase in my teenage years where I was absolutely obsessed with all that EDM music. My tastes are more varied now but I still enjoy those absolute headbangers.

  • I.Y.F.F.E - Jurassic
  • Lock N Bounce - Illusions
  • Rameses B - Full Force
  • xKore - Full Russian
  • RIOT - Overkill

Monstercat Uncaged is still a great label to search through if you want more of this high energy stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Disco Pogo - Die Atzen

The entire song is about the drop. But damn, if it ain't worth the wait.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago
[–] pastermil 2 points 2 weeks ago

501 - Headrush

Purity Ring - Stardew

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

SEE YOU DROP - Ray Volpe

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

TheFatRat - Xenogenesis

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Bass Attack Bap by Georgia Anne Muldrow

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Attac Attac Sticky Sticky

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Electrodynamix

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Gravedigger (Eskimo Callboy Remix) by The Browning

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

D-Mode-D -- Oppression

Wouldn't exactly call it high energy, but man, that drop is fucking evil.

[–] JohnDClay 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Widor Toccata! I love it when the pedal comes back in, always makes me smile.

https://youtu.be/jtj300j129k/?t=3m19s

Sorry for the very different style

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Major Lazer Bad Boys remix

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I’m a fan of subsonics.

Here’s one from my recently liked songs.

https://youtu.be/vQVpjDIL-vg

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Are subsonics the bass sounds that are so low that you can't hear it but can feel it if the space is small enough?

I used to listen to some electronica that would move my cars subwoofers like crazy but you couldn't hear an audible base.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Listen to some Lorn for some other examples. I appreciate music you can feel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Bot of War, from the Astro Bot soundtrack. Let's just say the bass drop is memorable if you played the last 2 GOW games.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

It’s not a bass drop in the strictest sense but FUCK dude “Stone” by Mammoth WVH has a sludgy fucking breakdown with some of the most epic dramatic pauses in all of music and I can’t get enough of it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)