The 16 "Electronic" (i.e. Ambient Techno, Drum n' Bass, Breakbeat, etc.) Albums to Purchase for Those Who Primarily Listen to Rock Music but Want to See What All This D.J. Crap is About
Submitted by ekovacs on Fri, 08/20/2004 - 10:24
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- 1. Music Has the Right to Children, Boards of Canada
- 2. The Orb's Adventures Beyond Ultraworld, The Orb
- 3. Entroducing, D.J. Shadow
- 4. Selected Ambient Works: '85-'92, Aphex Twin
- 5. Not For Threes, Plaid
- 6. The K & D Sessions, Kruder and Dorfmeister
- 7. Iaroa Tahiti, Mouse On Mars
- 8. One Word Extinguisher, Prefuse 73
- 9. Tri Repetae, Autechre
- 10. Selected Ambient Works: Vol. II, Aphex Twin
- 11. Lifeforms, Future Sound of London
- 12. Soundz of the Asian Underground, Various Artists
- 13. New Forms, Roni Size
- 14. Freefloater, Higher Intelligence Agency
- 15. 76:14, Global Communication
- 16. Tiny Reminders, Two Lone Swordsmen
- Note: I didn't include Air, Kraftwerk, Bjork, Massive Attack, Stereolab, Broadcast and other (excellent) artists of this ilk because these guys, to me, just seem to have melodic pop as their ultimate goal and just happen to incorporate electronic elements to achieve that goal.
- The artists on this list, in contrast, are more "hardcore" electronic. They care more about making beats, mixing records, and painting with abstract sounds than in achieving some sort of analog synth-fueled pop perfection.
An awesome idea for a list, and especially beneficial to someone like me, but could you perhaps pick out 10 SONGS I should try, or one song from each album here, or something?
Maybe I'll do that - some from each genre. It seems to be my skill around here...
and a much needed and much appreciated skill, too!!!
Thanks.