Who are the new freaks?

[distaudio]

I also think you can't go past The Mars Volta from a rock perspective.

To go even freakier the Guitarists solo stuff is mad - Omar A. Rodriguez Lopez.

I give another vote for Mike Patton, Fantomas, Dub Trio and Secret Chiefs 3. Anything on the Ipecac label is usually off the planet.

Zu are awesome too. Remind me of an insane version of Morphine. (Due to the instrumentation of course)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUxl3bPUvHU

The Melvins have also done some crazy collaborations with Jello Biafra and Lustmord.

Telefon Tel Aviv are amazing but I'm sure everyone is aware of them..... (I think)

[3dot...]

^^^
Mars Volta is good...
but this album proves you still can...(break the mold)
(also a 'Warp' release)

[supamonsta]

Battles!! yes really original too

The mars volta I love too, I never listened to Omar Rodrigez solo works, though

Telefon Tel Aviv are amazing but I'm sure everyone is aware of them.....

I'm not... (I've seen this name here and there, but never listened to it)

[3dot...]

I also think you can't go past The Mars Volta from a rock perspective.

To go even freakier the Guitarists solo stuff is mad - Omar A. Rodriguez Lopez.

I give another vote for Mike Patton, Fantomas, Dub Trio and Secret Chiefs 3. Anything on the Ipecac label is usually off the planet.

Zu are awesome too. Remind me of an insane version of Morphine. (Due to the instrumentation of course)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUxl3bPUvHU

The Melvins have also done some crazy collaborations with Jello Biafra and Lustmord.

Telefon Tel Aviv are amazing but I'm sure everyone is aware of them..... (I think)

btw .. +1 for all of these...class acts..
the Melvins actually have a new album out..

but I think the OP wants stuff on the Electronic front..

[supamonsta]

but I think the OP wants stuff on the Electronic front..

electronic music is now so widely represented on the planet, in any genres and crossovers, that I don't see how any NEW REAL freak could get in...

but this opinion is probably just why I'm NOT a freak

[3dot...]

you're right..
I guess warp and ipecac are still at the forefront of the new..as far as labels go..
ninja-tune are still pretty cool as well..

[distaudio]

Telefon Tel Aviv are amazing but I'm sure everyone is aware of them.....

I'm not... (I've seen this name here and there, but never listened to it)

They are by far one of my favourite groups. They really got me into electronic music. Before that I was only ever into rock.

They completely changed the way I look at electronic music.

This is one of my favourite tracks. Gives me goosebumps when I drops.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad8mR9KO6l4

[squelcht]

Telefon Tel Aviv FTMFW!

Love the video you linked man - Never got to see that one

[distaudio]

Love the video you linked man - Never got to see that one

It's not the official video. I think it was just something that an A/V student knocked.

Quite good i think.

[supamonsta]

I'm listening right now to Ochre, reminds me a bit of Boards of Canada, 2 lone Swordsmen...

Really pleasant, but I would not call this artist a "freak"

I4ll check the others, thanks again

[distaudio]

I guess the meaning of "freak" requires clarification.

But I tend to agree with you supamonsta. Although I did purchase one of Ochre's albums.

[Cryptic UK]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Zq1I5_WAA

[plantaginate]

without joking, if there are new "freaks", AS FREAK AS APHEX TWIN OR SQUAREPUSHER WERE AT THEIR TIMES.... I really don't know who.

Warp releases are really cool, but nothing new under the sun IMHO. Aphex or Squarepusher were PIONEERS IMHO.

I don't see any new pioneer in electronic music for now, apart me, of course

i happen to agree with this.
it's been said by some that, that which can be done, has been done,
meaning that nothing new will ever be created, only building on the works of the past,
everyone in this thread has simply been saying who they like, \albeit it's new, but to me,
certainly not groundbreaking.

i don't know what can be ground-breaking these days.
with the prevalence of commercial and free vst's,
(i'm talking of the "glitch" vts, you know what i mean)
and the incessant need for joe blow to prove himself to jane and jack black,
i don't think the days of squarepusher and early aphex will ever rise again.

although aphex is clearly doing shit none of us can fathom,
he's a millionaire, has much time, much money, much access to whatever the fuck he wants

i guess in answer to your question, AFX is the guy that is the "new Freak".
interestingly he is the old freak too.

[supamonsta]

as the term "freak" was used by OP with Aphex Twin and Squarepusher as examples, I'd say "freak", here, means:

-really talented, creative (lots of releases, side projects, etc.)
-original / avant-garde, I mean, releasing stuff that is new, and that generates a whole bunch of (talented or not) followers, and even a whole musical genre or subgenre
-really technical, both in terms of musical theroy/practice/composition and gear technique (WTF, how do these guys sequence such rythmic patterns.????? lol, WTF, what plugins do they use? what, not plugin???? lol, WTF, squarepusher plays aLL this alone, even the guitars, drums, sequencing , etc....)


that doesn't mean all artists that were listed here are not talented IMO, but just that they don't match my understanding of the term "freak"

Meshuggah would match this definition 100%, but it's metal, not electronics...

cheers

[memes_33]

plus one for spoonbill - cool zappa-esque electronic/glitch act.
tipper is a geezer but is always one step ahead of the rest.
mochipet does some pretty fantastic shit, too, and experiments with many genres. check out his mashup of yes vs. nomeansno for some serious craziness.
i am way into this south american guy named cardopusher- his breakcore is funny & insane, & his dubstep tracks are money almost every time.
milanese, too- check out his newest album.
i love v-snares- he's been around forever, but noone else that i know of makes breakcore at 7/4 or 11/4 time signatures like he does.
flying lotus & that whole scene definitely have some forward-thinking shit going on. i really like nosaj thing's newest album. rustie too.