Always felt like there was something I would enjoy in the EDM genre, but I haven't really found the right thing. But I recently got way into Lotus, a sort of combination of jam band / rock / electronic genres. Their stuff is fantastic, I need to spend some time digging through their influences and see if I stumble on some more electronic stuff that I like.
>Always felt like there was something I would enjoy in the EDM genre, but I haven't really found the right thing.
Did you try mix shows? The BBC Essential Mix is a really really good one playing since 1993. 2 hour show each week made by one performer. It's pretty much the only music I listen nowadays.
And unlike the iPlayer the BBC Sounds is not geolocked so it's really easy to access.
Lotus exists in generally the same sphere as STS9, Big Gigantic, GriZ, which are all kind of the "electronic" side of the festival jam band scene. The "organic" side of that is generally made up of bluegrass and classical jam bands like String Cheese Incident, Phish, and Umphreys McGee. Lets just say I went to a Lotus concert once and saw a lot of tie dye and flat-brim hats. If you're looking for more like that, try finding an Electric Forest lineup from the last 5 years or so. Hopefully that helps.
Absolutely, the whole jamband genre was something I was into before I ever heard lotus, and they've been a great intro into the more electronic side of things. Umphreys is also great at blending electronica type stuff with more traditional rock/metal sounds
Have you ever listened to Dopapod or Lespecial? They’re both really excellent bands. Man Man is not quite as electronic though they put on the best live show I’ve ever seen.
I really like their live album Escaping Sargasso Sea. They're incredibly tight live too, and recently pulled in Tim Palmieri for guitar - great fit for the band.
Bunch of recent shows available free on bandcamp too for a taste of modern Lotus
As far as I'm aware it is. He's been a great fit for Lotus. Replaced Mike Rempel around 2020.
I saw Lotus in February and they absolutely slayed. One of the tightest live shows I've ever seen. Stage lighting was also some of the most impressive I've witnessed. And Tim can friggin shred.
Meant to say "Kung Fu" instead of "Lotus" above lol, anyway I'm excited to check that out. Highly recommend his other bands which tend to play more on the East coast, and smaller festivals where he tends to drop in on random other sets late at night
