Music Production 🎹

the only place ive consistently heard nice rubato in electronic music is vaporwave. any other?

https://www.discogs.com/fr/release/232977-Terre-Thaemlitz-Oh-No-Its-Rubato/image/SW1hZ2U6NDQ2NDMyNjI=

Would this be an example??

https://youtu.be/COwOkeqwLPE?feature=shared

Ooh this is a really interesting question. I apologize in advance for not having enough formal music knowledge to write with: 

Although I can’t think of many examples off the top of my head, I do think it’s out there. And now you’re going to have me specifically listening for it. Which I’m excited to do.

I wonder if it’s more common in tape loop music. Because they do the thing where they drag out a loop’s tempo, and then stack other loops on top of that, to gradually make new rhythms. So perhaps tape music, or stuff that draws from tape music, is a place where it may be.

I also imagine there are examples in music that is just all keyboard synths. Since there’s a lot of similarity to classical piano music sometimes.

The best example I can think of is OPN. Which is obvious, like you say, with vaporwave. I guess Burial as well. But I think Burial does it in more of a controlled, mechanical way. Not so loose and expressive like OPN.

But now I’m on a mission to listen for it 🫡