5ive wanted to name their new album XL.

Some crap....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060516/en_music_eo/19033

Yes I have.
Question: Have you heard any other electronica than Radiohead-ish? anything from labels like Mego, Intr_version, 12k, Charizma or Touch?

Idioteque actually has some pretty cool metric conflict going on between synthesizer and percussion. As a song that uses elements of electronica, it's great.

And it's cool that they sampled the computer piece by that Princeton fellow, but I'm skeptical about the Tristan chord thing that saoq brought up. I don't really hear it in the sample they used. Hasn't it been transformed beyond recognition? And isn't it only recognizable in context?

i'm not sure if i like the idea of an album arranged by nigel godrich. WHOOOOOOOOOSH!!!!!!!!1111111111111 SHWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!1111 WHOOSHYWHOOWHOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!111

noumenal> I can't really explain it - i have no real musical background. but i remember that when i first heard idioteque, for some reason i instantly connected it w/ the tristan thing.

but i agree, idioteque is a fine song.