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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 1866786" data-attributes="member: 2205">What exactly does &quot;old skool&quot; mean in this regard?&nbsp; I mean, groups like Covenant, VNV Nation, Assemblage 23, Apoptygma Berzerk, Neuroticfish, etc. that are the new face of former EBM, now futurepop sound pretty old school to me.&nbsp; In fact, in some ways that's a bit back to their old EBM roots; Front 242 and Ministry used to be a lot more melodic and synthpop-like than a lot of people give them credit for.I mean, I'm a fan of the old mid to late 80s Wax Trax! bands and the guys like them, naturally, but the new brand of Futurepop is just about my favorite music these days.Then again, I was always a synthpop fan as well, so I tend to like a little bit more melody, a bit of catchiness, etc. along with my music, not just noise and angst, and danceability.I'm still kicking myself that I missed Apoptygma Berzerk's Harmonizer and Starsign tours when they came through Detroit a few years ago.&nbsp; Came with VNV Nation and Beborn Beton respectively.Oh, and speaking of straddling the lines between EBM, electro, synthpop and what have you, anyone here listen to Neuroactive?&nbsp; Those guys rock.For &quot;old school&quot; I'm all over Front 242, Nitzer Ebb, Front Line Assembly (although they're still around), Split Second and the like, but I really dig the newer guys.Can't go wrong with the Headhunter 2000 2-disc set, though.&nbsp; A nice fusion of old and new.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 1866786, member: 2205"] What exactly does "old skool" mean in this regard? I mean, groups like Covenant, VNV Nation, Assemblage 23, Apoptygma Berzerk, Neuroticfish, etc. that are the new face of former EBM, now futurepop sound pretty old school to me. In fact, in some ways that's a bit back to their old EBM roots; Front 242 and Ministry used to be a lot more melodic and synthpop-like than a lot of people give them credit for. I mean, I'm a fan of the old mid to late 80s Wax Trax! bands and the guys like them, naturally, but the new brand of Futurepop is just about my favorite music these days. Then again, I was always a synthpop fan as well, so I tend to like a little bit more melody, a bit of catchiness, etc. along with my music, not just noise and angst, and danceability. I'm still kicking myself that I missed Apoptygma Berzerk's [i]Harmonizer[/i] and [i]Starsign[/i] tours when they came through Detroit a few years ago. Came with VNV Nation and Beborn Beton respectively. Oh, and speaking of straddling the lines between EBM, electro, synthpop and what have you, anyone here listen to Neuroactive? Those guys rock. For "old school" I'm all over Front 242, Nitzer Ebb, Front Line Assembly (although they're still around), Split Second and the like, but I really dig the newer guys. Can't go wrong with the Headhunter 2000 2-disc set, though. A nice fusion of old and new. [/QUOTE]

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