in color it's just a great album all rounded and really colorful, sleep sound was stuck in my top most played songs for a entirely month, it's just great, specially that sub bass line all the song
I think Porter Robinson deserves an honorable mention either for nurture or for worlds in an eventual part 2. Even if the production is not on par with the likes shown here, I feel his influence in the scene plus his side projects really earn him the place. Great video!
The production on Worlds is fantastic. The synths are glistening and pristine, with flourishes of game-like sounds, synth drum fills and use of vocaloid that give the album such a unique identity among it's contemporaries. Meanwhile, Nurture is kept fairly minimal in production, letting the lyrics and the melodies speak for themselves and conjuring a serene atmosphere. In these senses, I think the production is just as good as anything listed in the video
Love Bloom! Although I feel the tracks get kinda random in between. Solace & Surrender are great & much more consistent with their style. However, Innerbloom is THE ONE that stole my heart ❤
checked his discography, sounds bad tbf i know a lot of artists who makes such type of music but it sounds 10x times better (no negative towards Burial)
Arca absolutely deserves more credit. She has helped define the sound of electronic music over the last 15 years along with Nicolas Jaar, SOPHIE, OPN and FlyLo
There’s so many more great artist, I feel like Four Tet, The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Portishead, Massive Attack, Fatboy Slim all deserve honourable mentions for pushing the genre and making it accessible to wide audiences
Yes, along with Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, Jean Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Pet Shop Boys, OMD, Human League, Soft Cell, 808 State, and many many many more.
I had literally not heard of any of these, so thank you for introducing them to me. It is so hard to get out of the feedback loop of streaming platforms to find new discoveries, so I still really rely on places like this channel to help curate new discoveries.
on spotify, i recommend looking for new music by scrolling down on an artist’s page to see “similar artists”. its a mostly great way to discover new stuff
Here are some of my Favorites: Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song (Tech House, Art Pop) Soulwax - Nite Versions (Electroclash, Electro House, Dance-Punk, New Rave) Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport (Electronic, Neo-Psychedelia) Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (Synthpop, Bitpop) The Chemical Brothers - Surrender (Big Beat, Neo-Psychedelia) The Knife - Silent Shout (Electropop, Synthpop) Late of the Pier - Fantasy Black Channel (Dance-Punk, New Rave)
Finally, somebody mentioned Nite Versions. Such an amazing body of work. Of course everyone else on your list is great too, big fan of KLO and Chemical Brothers
Some albums that should be listened at least once : The Field - From Here We Go Sublime (amazingly done microsampled house) Autechre - Confield (way more unhinged than Aphex Twin, their discography is amazing) 808 State - 90 (creative old school house) Any Kraftwerk from Autobahn to Electric Café/Techno Pop (the robots before Daft Punk) The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole, Surrender and Further (their whole discog is amazing tho) Kaytranada - 99.9% (Flying Lotus if he did RnB) Boards Of Canada - Twoism, MHTRTC and The Campfire Headphase LCD Soundsystem - Self-Titled and Sound Of Silver Brain Eno - Another Green World (electronic classic) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Architecture And Morality, Dazzle Ships (creative synthpop) Floating Points - Crush (the first half is amazing and expressive IDM) Hudson Mohawke - Cry Sugar (not the best album pacing but creative production) Future Sound Of London - Dead Cities, Lifeforms (early 90s psychedelic ambient music) The Orb - U.F.Orb (same but more progressive) Soulwax - Nite Versions (incredible production with rock influences) Underworld - 1992-2002 (better than listening to their actual albums personally) Roni Size/Reprazent - New Forms (Jungle done right) The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land (that one big beat trio) Edit : Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillon (Electro Pop on Steroids) Fatboy Slim - Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars Massive Attack - Mezzanine I might have forgotten something, but I was really surprised to see no Chemical Brothers on this list considering that they are the british equivalent of Daft Punk. I have to say, In Colour was a great choice
I don't listen to much electronic music, but I heard M83's "Junk" a couple of years ago which I absolutely loved. I know that it wasn't very well received by critics, but personally I cannot get enough of it.
Here's some of mine that I would add! (excluding anything from Radiohead or Aphex Twin) 1) Nurture by Porter Robinson. He mixes the sounds of Japanese folk with euphoric dance pop so well. It's an album as cathartic as it is intimate and beautiful. 2) Skin by Flume for the otherworldly sound design and incredibly curated features. His mixtape Hi, This is Flume is totally up there as well. 3) Caribou, Our Love, for the playful sound of indie rock woven in with calming electronics 4) Machine Girl's Wlfgrl is up there as well, for taking various drum and bass genres and breathing new life into them for a fun and creative explosion of sound 5) M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, for the beautifully cinematic (yet not overdone) shoegazy production and painfully nostalgic lyrics.
He said at that start that Aphex and Radiohead were disqualified along with Daft Punk, as well as Björk and LCD Soundsystem. I'd add them too if it wasn't for that
Since you mentionned Bjork while talking about Sophie, I think you would have a field day if you try to dip your toes of Bjork's discography and how much she held the torch of artpop throughout 3 decades, especially with the release of her new album
Röyksopp’s Melody A.M. should’ve gotten some mention. Nothing else sounds quite like it, not even the duo’s other work. It shifts from dreamy, melodic soundscapes to slamming house beats seamlessly and is a hell of a ride throughout. One of the greatest downtempo records ever produced.
Fantastic video. There's loads I'd add to the list: Portishead - Dummy Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole, all their albums Bicep - Isles Jon Hopkins - Singularity Four Tet - There Is Love In You Bonobo - The North Borders, Fragments Justice's next two records are well worth a look, like 70s/80s era excess done with synths SBTRKTs debut Disclosure Dive by Tycho Moderat's debut Moon Safari and Talkie Walkie by Air The Warning by Hot Chip Melody AM by Royksopp Psychic by Darkside Fever Ray's debut and Silent Shout by The Knife Cassius - 1999
Yeah i can second your every entry on this list, nothing to add. Especially SBTRKT and Jon Hopkins as well as Bonobo and Moderat have been defining i'd say and i would have loved on of those four to be on the list.
Brilliant! Thanks for introducing me to new albums. I listened to Sweet Trip a few months ago and I really loved it. I would love to see you make a video on 100 gecs/hyperpop!
I'm so happy that Against All Logic 2012-2017 was included! But I also feel like Jaar's debut album Space Is Only Noise deserves just as much credit or even more, hopefully it will get a mention in a part II
Great list - I'd definitely be putting in something from Bonobo if I did something like this, every album from Black Sands onwards is incredible in my opinion and I frequently revisit them for tonnes of different reasons
We need another list with these: Settle - Disclosure Santigold - Santogold M.I.A.- MAYA Basement Jaxx - Rooty Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles Four Tet - There Is Love In You Jessy Lanza - Pull My Hair Back Kelela - Take Me Apart Caribou - Our Love Random Album Title - Deadmau5 Honorable Mentions: Laurel Halo - Dust Shlohmo - Bad Vibes
Good list but you’re missing Oneohtrix point never, one of the most innovative and groundbreaking artists of the 21st century. Replica, r plus seven, and garden of delete are all fantastic
Seeing Boards of Canada getting mentioned on every video brightens me up. They're like one of my favourite artists ever period; and the rarities they've put out to public (A Few Old Tunes, BOC Maxima) and the undiscovered gems have been intrigued me for years about their overall sound pre-MHTRTC.
Huge thank you for putting literally all of the info in the description, including the over-publicized artists. My partner sent this to me really late last night and it was nice to get some info at a glance before I had time to come back and watch.
Something I appreciate is that you didn't just go with other super popular edm albums like Calvin Harris, David Guetta, or Zedd, but instead went with unique and interesting albums that deserve a ton of more love
This may be my opinion however almost all David Guetta, Zedd, Calvin Harris albums I've heard all suffered from aging production or sound. One More Love by David Guetta sounds very dated now.
@@mattiasantacroce7127 Oh i love tundra. Have you heard Tundra 4 by him? It's a similar song structure as Tundra and one of my favourite songs of his. Orchestral beauty
Other albums that could be mentioned are: 1 - The Fat of the Land / The Prodigy 2 - Dig Your Own Hole / The Chemical Brothers 4 - 76:14 / Global Communication 5 - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 / Aphex Twin 6 - Die Mensch-Maschine / Kraftwerk 7 - The Last Goodbye / ODESZA 8 - Black Sands / BONOBO
James Blake's self titled album is like no other. It's so intricate and delicate, his voice is amazing and distinctive, and the silences and spaces within the songs are so perfectly placed. I love that album dearly.
Boards of Canada is amazing. I got into creating electronic music from Geogaddi. Also, Velocity: Design: Comfort got me into faster genres (ie Drum and Bass). Currently, I make Ambient Jungle but I was heavily influenced by High Contrast’s High Society. That album would be on my top ten.
Still hurts me how dubstep's name got totally dragged through the mud thanks to Skrillex Et al. Mid 2000s was such an interesting time for dubstep, and not the awful hyper stuff most people associate it with. if you like Untrue, check out people like Kode9 (Hyperdub label head - who signed Burial) track - 9 Samurai Mala - album Mala in Cuba Loefah - tracks Mud, The Goat Stare The Bug - track Skeng, Poison Dart
you know skrillex did originly drag it through the mud but have you heard his new album quest for fire it takes alot of insparation from alot of the old uk dubstep days
some fantastic picks here! discovery is my favourite electronic album of all time, but cosmogramma is a 10/10 for me, and untrue, velocity: design: comfort and since i left you are all up there
“Immersion” by Pendulum should have gotten at the very least, an honorable mention. It is easily the best Drum & Bass album of the 21st century. I can hardly think of any modern-day D&B song that had actually left me speechless. It baffles me to see that there’s barely anyone making D&B like Pendulum anymore. It’s one of the few D&B albums that actually makes me feel like I’m going through a journey, and witnessing a satisfying end to it. “Encoder” is easily one of the best album closers ever. Period. Not to mention the amount of experimentation with sound, and genres in the album, you get an incredible dubstep song like “Set Me On Fire”, a house track like “The Island”, and a metalcore/D&B fusion with “Self vs Self”. Despite being different from the other tracks on the album, they all fit perfectly, and bring the album to bigger heights with their interesting sound. A lot of people still listen to the album, but it hardly feels like most modern-day D&B producers haven’t picked up on the lessons they could learn from Pendulum.
An album with zero skips. It’s a classic. Of pendulums albums, they really found ‘their’ sound by immersion. Hold your colour was very British jungle/garage type DnB with lots of samples. ‘In Silico’ (my favourite album) is where they were finding their feet to become that pendulum sound. With more vocals from Rob, they found that rock DnB flair. ‘The tempest’ is a fantastic album closer too. Immersion, with loud punchy guitars, pounding drums and tasty synths with some great features and Rob Swire singing his heart out. I also like that the final track, encoder, ends with a underwater swishing as if to say it’s over. And then their follow up track, Driver starts with the sound of water anda man gasping for breath as if to say ‘we’re back’
I'm torn about this. I much prefer Pendulum's older work, before they became a live band. Hold your colour is a great album and I never really liked what they did after that. It's weird, because I grew up on rock and metal, and am also massively into DnB, and produce it myself, but I just really don't like the crossover. I think a lot of producers have been heavily influenced by Pendulum, but the style of dancefloor DnB they were making back in the early to mid 2000's, while looked back on fondly, doesn't really fly in todays scene.
Thank you, yes. The latest Royksopp is incredible, Junior/Senior are amazing... everything they do is incredible. Hurry Up, We're Dreaming is peak M83 but on a recent re-listen, I feel it hasn't quite held up.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for mentioning both The Avalanches ‘Since I Left You’ and Jon Hopkins’ ‘Immunity’. Both records are electronica masterpieces.
I enjoyed the list. I will give the sugestions a try. Personally I have always enjoyed James Blake James Blake thoroughly. Same with In Colour. And SOPHIE. Omg. I guess Leak 04-13 by Jai Paul fits, and also Bon Iver's 22, A million too. But these are probably already know by your viewerbase. Gallows by DRAMA is very cool and funky with soothing vocals. Through the Walls by WhoMadeWho is to me a great electronic rock album with a mesmerising vocal. And even though it is a well-known album, GENERATIONWHY by ZHU is just so incredibly well produced it deserves a shout out, on my list
been listening to sweet trip for the last week and I absolutely love it. Untrue and James Blake are in my top 20 Albums of all time. Only heard Flying Lotus and Sophie, I liked them but havent spent as much time on them as the others. Sure thing I'll listen to the others here, u seem to have a great taste!
Forgot: Mount Kimbie's Krooks and Lovers is also Goated. And if you like a less known suggestion, Cid Rim woth his new Album Songs fpr Vienna is also a gem. Thx spotify algorythm
Great video! Discovered some new albums to listen to 😊 For part 2, I think Mura Masa self-titled debut album deserves a mention. Although I like Soundtrack to a Death much more Also Kaytranada 99.9%!
I’m so glad I found your video! I’ve been trying to find flying lotus for so long! I heard them in a playlist but was to busy to add it to my lists, and so it got lost in the algorithm. Thank you!
You know that almost all the albums on the list are ground breaking? Reborn is not even Kavinsky’s best. It’s a good album, it’s just not in the same level as these.
If you make a part 2 i would definitely include both Madeon and Porter Robinson. Both of their 2-album discographies are super fresh-sounding and they each amplify different aspects of electronic music in super unique ways.
Jon Hopkins' Immunity is my favourite album of all time - I'd have been interested to hear your thoughts on it but top 12 doesn't have the same ring. If you were looking to explore different angles of electronic music, I would always point to Nils Frahm or Bonobo (particularly Migration).
Here go some more!! • Porter Robinson - Worlds • Basement Jaxx - Rooty • The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land • M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming • AIR - Talkie Walkie • Mont Duamel - Sunshine • Purity Ring - Shrines • The Postal Service - Give Up • Royksopp - Melody A.M. • Oliver - Full Circle
I got some electronic albums you may like, if you end up listening to those albums I hope you end up liking them! The albums are: Flume - Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape) Porter Robinson - Nurture Madeon - Good Faith Justice - Audio, Video, Disco. Skrillex - Quest For Fire Flux Pavilion - .wav Baauer - PLANET'S MAD DROELOE - A Matter Of Perspective Madeon - Adventure Porter Robinson - Worlds I really hope you end up liking these albums!
BURIAL deserves all the recognition he can get. UNTRUE is a fucking masterpiece and one of the best albums in underground electronic scene. Also honorable mentions you should have included: EPROM, Alix Perez, G Jones, OfTheTrees
great takes, some albums that would need to appear in a part 2, in my humble opinion, would be: Flume - Hit this is Flume ODESZA - A Moment Apart Digitalism - JPEG TEED - When The Lights Go KOAN Sound - Polychrome
So glad you mentioned flying lotus he's seriously one of my favorite and one of the most unique producers. Another edm artist that I think deserves appreciation would be kaytranda
I feel like Schwefelgelb is an artist duo not too talked about. A really refined old school techno sound, especially with Das Ende vom Kreis. Heard someone perfectly describe it as “what the electronic artists of the 70’s might have envisioned the genre would sound like years later”.
The Ineffable Truth by G Jones is the best electronic album of the last decade imo. a perfect blend of EDM/IDM with incredible sound design and it’s an album that just flows so perfectly. no skips!
Wow I love all the albums everyone is sharing! Gonna add some albums I love to the list: Grant - Cranks Lone - Reality Testing Leon Vynehall - Music for the Uninvited Paradis - Recto Verso Ross from Friends - Family Portrait Mount Kimbie - Crooks and Lovers DARKSIDE - Psychic
This video opened my eyes to a lot of really great music that I'm gonna check out. If I had my own list, I'd include Moon Safari - Air and Maybe I'm Dreaming - Owl City
Thanks for making me go back and listen to In Colour properly. Its one of those albums that i know a heap of tracks off of, but realised I had never listened to in its entirety.
Gonna add some more suggestions to this list! The descriptions are maybe a bit wanky but hopefully paint a good picture of what the music sounds like and why I love it. All of these are 10/10 in my opinion, I really recommend just listening to each record in full (but I'll add some recommendations for where to start, too) Talaboman - The Night Land: Varied mix of hazy, dreamlike, almost shamanistic downtempo/techno with achingly beautiful melodies. (check: Safe Changes, Loser's Hymn) Daniel Avery - Drone Logic: Brilliantly crafted bleepy bloopy techno with lots of drama and a really distinct sonic profile. Kinda makes you feel like you are stepping inside the mind of an awakening machine intelligence (check: Naive Response, Drone Logic) Skee Mask - Compro: Utterly sublime and intricately detailed ambient techno with next level sound design, as broken as it is stunningly beautiful (check: Flyby VFR, Via Sub Mids) Dauwd - Theory of Colours: Would vaguely file this under "house" but in practice it's a lot more interesting and unique than that. Richly textured, precious and delicate music like a crystal gleaming in the light that might break as soon as it's touched (check: Macadam Therapy, Unconscious)
Sweet list, love it! I would add: Crystal Castles - S/T (Dance-Punk, Synth-Punk) Crystal Castles - II (Witch House, Dance -Punk) The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land (Hardcore Techno, Big Beat) Porter Robinson - Nurture (EDM) Leftfield - Leftism (Outsider House, Tribal House) Daphni - Cherry (Tech House, Microhouse) System F - Out of the Blue (Uplifting Trance) I Hate Models - Totsuka No Tsurugi (Techno, Tech Trance) Everything but the Girl - Temperamental (Liquid Drums and Bass, Alternative/Contemporary R&B)
“Untrue” is an incredible record, front to back. Without doubt, one of the best bloody electronic albums. In terms of its feel, it’s unrivalled. Just grimy, rain-soaked London streets at nighttime. So gorgeous, man.
A solid list. I dont think I could compile a list like this without including UNKLE, DJ Shadow, Simian Mobile Disco, Cassius, Portishead, Massive Attack, Disclosure and Bicep.
Fascinating list as so are other Commenter lists. So much music to appreciate. Anyways, i find the selected song snippet used for Against All Logic has a very early 80s Funk element.
Great list and glad to add some to my list to discover. Some albums in the genre I highly recommend are : - Weval : The Weight - Rone : Tohu Bohu - Birdy Nam Nam : Defiant Order
@@ThePedroAPB I think they're genuinely one of the best to ever do it. The Weight is masterful and the new album is almost as good. Crazy how they're so unknown
If you ever make a part 2, here's some other albums to consider Nurture by Porter Robinson Inside Out by Tourist (or any tourist album for that matter, love the dude) Louie by Kenny Beats 99.9% by kaytranada Hi This Is Flume by Flume Causeres of This by Toro Y Moi (such an underrated of his, rlly great blend between early 2010's indie and electronic with plunderphonic elements)
Aussie here, Since I left you, The Avalanches is fucking amazing! So good to listen to the whole album on a journey! also, yes to Jon Hopkins! I saw him play Immunity in Berlin at Bi Nuu, under a train station, incredible! So good, I had a friend say it was her “get shit done album”❤
I had no idea how much I needed this video
and this video only covers music past 2000. the '90s are peak electronic
There simply won't be enough love for an amazing record like Cross by Justice
It’s so goood
I have Justice “Cross” on cd. It’s good, but I was blown away by this album on vinyl..
Justice rules
Average at best
It’s so fucking good.
Oil of every pearl's un-insides is my fav electronic album of the past decade. Just so ahead of it's time, so influencial in pop music and culture.
wrote this before watching the vid, you gave it a #2. YES. WE STAN TASTE IN THIS CHANNEL.
The transition from It's Okay To Cry to Ponyboy rewired my brain chemistry
So happy to see In Colour by Jamie XX talked about! It's fantastic!
drop your lastfm asimo
In life, there’s roadblocks
“I wish I loved myself as much as I loved Since I Left You” is my favorite Middle 8 line ever
In Colour will always be legendary and hold a special place in my heart. Jamie xx needs to release a sophomore album already.
Dude’s been teasing us with singles and remixes.
Jamie confirmed his next LP comes out this year
in color it's just a great album all rounded and really colorful, sleep sound was stuck in my top most played songs for a entirely month, it's just great, specially that sub bass line all the song
I think Porter Robinson deserves an honorable mention either for nurture or for worlds in an eventual part 2. Even if the production is not on par with the likes shown here, I feel his influence in the scene plus his side projects really earn him the place. Great video!
Nurture is beautiful
Porter Robinson the G.O.A.T
The production on Worlds is fantastic. The synths are glistening and pristine, with flourishes of game-like sounds, synth drum fills and use of vocaloid that give the album such a unique identity among it's contemporaries. Meanwhile, Nurture is kept fairly minimal in production, letting the lyrics and the melodies speak for themselves and conjuring a serene atmosphere. In these senses, I think the production is just as good as anything listed in the video
Nurture is the most deserving, I think. Sadly, Virtual Self EP is not an album so it wouldn’t count.
@@thrownstair Def agree. Nurture is my all time favorite album. I've listened to it an unhealthy amount of times alongside its live counterpart.
Solid list! Some personal favorites I would add:
1) M83 - Hurry Up, Were Dreaming
2) Disclosure - Settle
3) Rufus Du Sol - Bloom
Love Bloom! Although I feel the tracks get kinda random in between. Solace & Surrender are great & much more consistent with their style. However, Innerbloom is THE ONE that stole my heart ❤
I feel like Hurry Up, We're Dreaming should have definitely been part of this list imo. At least an honorable mention.
Rufus du sol is so slept on!
I'd personally add Daniel Avery's "Ultra Truth" to this list!
Hell yes, love me some Disclosure.
Burial truly is one of the most important electronic artists as of today. Truly my no. 1 all time electronic artist.
Only Discovered him fairly recently and I’m entranced
checked his discography, sounds bad tbf
i know a lot of artists who makes such type of music but it sounds 10x times better (no negative towards Burial)
@@CamelliaFlingert SUCH AS??
@@denno445 Rhino Betatron or Alydian for example
Arca absolutely deserves more credit. She has helped define the sound of electronic music over the last 15 years along with Nicolas Jaar, SOPHIE, OPN and FlyLo
OPN 👌
Underrated comment
There’s so many more great artist,
I feel like Four Tet, The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Portishead, Massive Attack, Fatboy Slim all deserve honourable mentions for pushing the genre and making it accessible to wide audiences
Yes, along with Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, Jean Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Pet Shop Boys, OMD, Human League, Soft Cell, 808 State, and many many many more.
Underworld as well
I would add Sebastian-Total
Yeah, but except Four Tet all of them would also fall into the P.O.P. category.
as THE big beat fan, I gotta say Fatboy Slim is nowhere near The Chem Bros of Prodigy. someone like Lo Fidelity Allstars is closer to that level imo
I had literally not heard of any of these, so thank you for introducing them to me. It is so hard to get out of the feedback loop of streaming platforms to find new discoveries, so I still really rely on places like this channel to help curate new discoveries.
on spotify, i recommend looking for new music by scrolling down on an artist’s page to see “similar artists”. its a mostly great way to discover new stuff
Im also new, but rym has been more helpful in helping me find musics that are similar to what I like
Here are some of my Favorites:
Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song (Tech House, Art Pop)
Soulwax - Nite Versions (Electroclash, Electro House, Dance-Punk, New Rave)
Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport (Electronic, Neo-Psychedelia)
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (Synthpop, Bitpop)
The Chemical Brothers - Surrender (Big Beat, Neo-Psychedelia)
The Knife - Silent Shout (Electropop, Synthpop)
Late of the Pier - Fantasy Black Channel (Dance-Punk, New Rave)
Very solid list. Kelly Lee Owens is a gem.
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yeah definitely her track Jeanette is what got me into electronic music (without vocals) got the Album on Vinyl today :)
Finally, somebody mentioned Nite Versions. Such an amazing body of work. Of course everyone else on your list is great too, big fan of KLO and Chemical Brothers
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yeah it's quite something i wish there would be more electronic music out like this
Also fuck buttons abrasive yet brilliant first album, street horrsing... Not for everyone, but rewards an open minded listener
Boards of Canada - Geogaddi is a masterpiece album. It's beautiful and terrifying at the same time! ❤
Love that album. I got into making electronic music partly because of the song Alpha and Omega.
Geogaddi is such a great album. It's one of my favorite albums.
That album scares me lol
@@GodEmperor_ Which makes it perfect for Salad Fingers!
my favorite album of all time. just insanely good
Some albums that should be listened at least once :
The Field - From Here We Go Sublime (amazingly done microsampled house)
Autechre - Confield (way more unhinged than Aphex Twin, their discography is amazing)
808 State - 90 (creative old school house)
Any Kraftwerk from Autobahn to Electric Café/Techno Pop (the robots before Daft Punk)
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole, Surrender and Further (their whole discog is amazing tho)
Kaytranada - 99.9% (Flying Lotus if he did RnB)
Boards Of Canada - Twoism, MHTRTC and The Campfire Headphase
LCD Soundsystem - Self-Titled and Sound Of Silver
Brain Eno - Another Green World (electronic classic)
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Architecture And Morality, Dazzle Ships (creative synthpop)
Floating Points - Crush (the first half is amazing and expressive IDM)
Hudson Mohawke - Cry Sugar (not the best album pacing but creative production)
Future Sound Of London - Dead Cities, Lifeforms (early 90s psychedelic ambient music)
The Orb - U.F.Orb (same but more progressive)
Soulwax - Nite Versions (incredible production with rock influences)
Underworld - 1992-2002 (better than listening to their actual albums personally)
Roni Size/Reprazent - New Forms (Jungle done right)
The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land (that one big beat trio)
Edit :
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillon (Electro Pop on Steroids)
Fatboy Slim - Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
I might have forgotten something, but I was really surprised to see no Chemical Brothers on this list considering that they are the british equivalent of Daft Punk. I have to say, In Colour was a great choice
I too was surprised not to see any Chemical Brothers. Or Fatboy Slim for that matter.
From here we go sublime is absolutely amazing fav techno album oat
Chemical Brothers are arguably “B.O.B.”.
Cry Sugar is wonderful. I’d also add Bubba to your Kaytranada mention
Based list. I applaud your taste my friend
@@8thFurno Oh how did I forget Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars, definitely one of my favorites electronic albums
I don't listen to much electronic music, but I heard M83's "Junk" a couple of years ago which I absolutely loved. I know that it wasn't very well received by critics, but personally I cannot get enough of it.
I would put Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts easy on the list.
I really enjoyed junk too!!! Really creative stuff and cool sounds throughout
Absolutely, especially Walkway Blues
Here's some of mine that I would add! (excluding anything from Radiohead or Aphex Twin)
1) Nurture by Porter Robinson. He mixes the sounds of Japanese folk with euphoric dance pop so well. It's an album as cathartic as it is intimate and beautiful.
2) Skin by Flume for the otherworldly sound design and incredibly curated features. His mixtape Hi, This is Flume is totally up there as well.
3) Caribou, Our Love, for the playful sound of indie rock woven in with calming electronics
4) Machine Girl's Wlfgrl is up there as well, for taking various drum and bass genres and breathing new life into them for a fun and creative explosion of sound
5) M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, for the beautifully cinematic (yet not overdone) shoegazy production and painfully nostalgic lyrics.
Based list. Wasn't able to get into porter tho
He said at that start that Aphex and Radiohead were disqualified along with Daft Punk, as well as Björk and LCD Soundsystem. I'd add them too if it wasn't for that
@@jacoblacey7851 Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts > Hurry up we’re dreaming
I think if your picking a flume record you have to pick hi this is flume
Personally I would actually add hi this is flume instead of skin
Deffo think that Jai Paul's album is worth a mention as well! Honestly been one of the most eye opening and inspirational albums Ive ever heard
Jon Hopkins is a legend as far as I’m concerned. happy to see him get a mention
I smoked weed with john Hopkins
Open Eye Signal is the pinnacle of electronic music for me. Or at least one of them
Should've been more than an honourable mention. His stuff smokes most of what's on this list.
In Colour has been on repeat since it came out in 2015. Such a pretty album, cant wait for his next rumored album!
Shocked me when i saw it came out 8 years ago.
Since you mentionned Bjork while talking about Sophie, I think you would have a field day if you try to dip your toes of Bjork's discography and how much she held the torch of artpop throughout 3 decades, especially with the release of her new album
Some artists I would have at least as honorable mentions:
Four Tet, Bonobo, Floating Points, Caribou, Andrew Ashong, Nu Genea, Nightmares on Wax
Love those first 4. Gotta try the others. 🙏
@@Middle8 nightmares on wax is pretty cool
nu genea are from my hometown! they slap
Loved the video!! I trink Flume‘s mixtape deserves a shout as well!
Absolute legends for making this video. Something I’ve been needing for a long time
Röyksopp’s Melody A.M. should’ve gotten some mention. Nothing else sounds quite like it, not even the duo’s other work. It shifts from dreamy, melodic soundscapes to slamming house beats seamlessly and is a hell of a ride throughout. One of the greatest downtempo records ever produced.
Royksopp is fkn excellent
Fantastic video. There's loads I'd add to the list:
Portishead - Dummy
Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole, all their albums
Bicep - Isles
Jon Hopkins - Singularity
Four Tet - There Is Love In You
Bonobo - The North Borders, Fragments
Justice's next two records are well worth a look, like 70s/80s era excess done with synths
SBTRKTs debut
Disclosure
Dive by Tycho
Moderat's debut
Moon Safari and Talkie Walkie by Air
The Warning by Hot Chip
Melody AM by Royksopp
Psychic by Darkside
Fever Ray's debut and Silent Shout by The Knife
Cassius - 1999
Jon Hopkins GOATed. some of the craziest textures in electronic music
Also loved moderats 2nd too
Yeah i can second your every entry on this list, nothing to add. Especially SBTRKT and Jon Hopkins as well as Bonobo and Moderat have been defining i'd say and i would have loved on of those four to be on the list.
I never expected OOEPUI to be featured. I love this album. RIP SOPHIE
Brilliant! Thanks for introducing me to new albums. I listened to Sweet Trip a few months ago and I really loved it. I would love to see you make a video on 100 gecs/hyperpop!
I'm so happy that Against All Logic 2012-2017 was included! But I also feel like Jaar's debut album Space Is Only Noise deserves just as much credit or even more, hopefully it will get a mention in a part II
I am so glad that some of them were already in my rotation but now I found some new artists thx
Great list - I'd definitely be putting in something from Bonobo if I did something like this, every album from Black Sands onwards is incredible in my opinion and I frequently revisit them for tonnes of different reasons
he’s an astonishing artist
We need another list with these:
Settle - Disclosure
Santigold - Santogold
M.I.A.- MAYA
Basement Jaxx - Rooty
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
Four Tet - There Is Love In You
Jessy Lanza - Pull My Hair Back
Kelela - Take Me Apart
Caribou - Our Love
Random Album Title - Deadmau5
Honorable Mentions:
Laurel Halo - Dust
Shlohmo - Bad Vibes
Good list but you’re missing Oneohtrix point never, one of the most innovative and groundbreaking artists of the 21st century. Replica, r plus seven, and garden of delete are all fantastic
Yeahhh OPN is really missing here
Seeing Boards of Canada getting mentioned on every video brightens me up. They're like one of my favourite artists ever period; and the rarities they've put out to public (A Few Old Tunes, BOC Maxima) and the undiscovered gems have been intrigued me for years about their overall sound pre-MHTRTC.
Finally someone giving VDC the recognition it deserves!
It's a shame the way they ended -- but even Valerie has said to continue to enjoy the music. So I shall.
@@Middle8 based
Huge thank you for putting literally all of the info in the description, including the over-publicized artists. My partner sent this to me really late last night and it was nice to get some info at a glance before I had time to come back and watch.
Something I appreciate is that you didn't just go with other super popular edm albums like Calvin Harris, David Guetta, or Zedd, but instead went with unique and interesting albums that deserve a ton of more love
This may be my opinion however almost all David Guetta, Zedd, Calvin Harris albums I've heard all suffered from aging production or sound. One More Love by David Guetta sounds very dated now.
Great video! I'm glad you include albums like In colour and Since i left you. A respectable list.
Squarepusher (Feed Me Weird Things)
and
Venetian Snares (Rossz Csillag Alatt Szuletett) deserve a mention in part 2
definitely! venetian snares is amazing
Hard agree on Feed me weird things, Tundra is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I've ever heard
@@mattiasantacroce7127 Oh i love tundra. Have you heard Tundra 4 by him? It's a similar song structure as Tundra and one of my favourite songs of his. Orchestral beauty
Venetian Snares 💚
That's always a favorite
Shout out to death's dynamic shroud! Those guys are making some mind blowing electronic music
Other albums that could be mentioned are:
1 - The Fat of the Land / The Prodigy
2 - Dig Your Own Hole / The Chemical Brothers
4 - 76:14 / Global Communication
5 - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 / Aphex Twin
6 - Die Mensch-Maschine / Kraftwerk
7 - The Last Goodbye / ODESZA
8 - Black Sands / BONOBO
I was looking for this comment! Add Leftfield’s ‘Leftism’, another classic.
James Blake's self titled album is like no other. It's so intricate and delicate, his voice is amazing and distinctive, and the silences and spaces within the songs are so perfectly placed. I love that album dearly.
Boards of Canada is amazing. I got into creating electronic music from Geogaddi. Also, Velocity: Design: Comfort got me into faster genres (ie Drum and Bass). Currently, I make Ambient Jungle but I was heavily influenced by High Contrast’s High Society. That album would be on my top ten.
Thanks for the video! Jus listened to Geogaddi and Since I Left you and these have definitely become some of my favorite records ever!
Still hurts me how dubstep's name got totally dragged through the mud thanks to Skrillex Et al.
Mid 2000s was such an interesting time for dubstep, and not the awful hyper stuff most people associate it with. if you like Untrue, check out people like Kode9 (Hyperdub label head - who signed Burial) track - 9 Samurai
Mala - album Mala in Cuba
Loefah - tracks Mud, The Goat Stare
The Bug - track Skeng, Poison Dart
you know skrillex did originly drag it through the mud but have you heard his new album quest for fire it takes alot of insparation from alot of the old uk dubstep days
Awesome list! Happy you included VDC. I would also give a shout-out to “I’ll Try Living Like This” by death’s dynamic shroud.
Dude, words cant describe how good that first "Avalanches" album is.
BIG RESPECT FOR TALKING ABOUT 2012-2017!!!!
My favourite
some fantastic picks here! discovery is my favourite electronic album of all time, but cosmogramma is a 10/10 for me, and untrue, velocity: design: comfort and since i left you are all up there
“Immersion” by Pendulum should have gotten at the very least, an honorable mention. It is easily the best Drum & Bass album of the 21st century. I can hardly think of any modern-day D&B song that had actually left me speechless. It baffles me to see that there’s barely anyone making D&B like Pendulum anymore. It’s one of the few D&B albums that actually makes me feel like I’m going through a journey, and witnessing a satisfying end to it. “Encoder” is easily one of the best album closers ever. Period. Not to mention the amount of experimentation with sound, and genres in the album, you get an incredible dubstep song like “Set Me On Fire”, a house track like “The Island”, and a metalcore/D&B fusion with “Self vs Self”. Despite being different from the other tracks on the album, they all fit perfectly, and bring the album to bigger heights with their interesting sound. A lot of people still listen to the album, but it hardly feels like most modern-day D&B producers haven’t picked up on the lessons they could learn from Pendulum.
An album with zero skips. It’s a classic.
Of pendulums albums, they really found ‘their’ sound by immersion.
Hold your colour was very British jungle/garage type DnB with lots of samples.
‘In Silico’ (my favourite album) is where they were finding their feet to become that pendulum sound. With more vocals from Rob, they found that rock DnB flair.
‘The tempest’ is a fantastic album closer too.
Immersion, with loud punchy guitars, pounding drums and tasty synths with some great features and Rob Swire singing his heart out.
I also like that the final track, encoder, ends with a underwater swishing as if to say it’s over. And then their follow up track, Driver starts with the sound of water anda man gasping for breath as if to say ‘we’re back’
I love Pendulum, I'm waiting for their new track to be released.
I'm torn about this. I much prefer Pendulum's older work, before they became a live band. Hold your colour is a great album and I never really liked what they did after that. It's weird, because I grew up on rock and metal, and am also massively into DnB, and produce it myself, but I just really don't like the crossover.
I think a lot of producers have been heavily influenced by Pendulum, but the style of dancefloor DnB they were making back in the early to mid 2000's, while looked back on fondly, doesn't really fly in todays scene.
Some of my favourites you haven't mentioned:
Royksopp - The Understanding
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Caribou - Our Love
I love caribou. They should be respected moar
Thank you, yes. The latest Royksopp is incredible, Junior/Senior are amazing... everything they do is incredible.
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming is peak M83 but on a recent re-listen, I feel it hasn't quite held up.
100% agree with The Understanding, it's a perfect album!! I keep getting back and caught again in repeat even if it's almost 20 years old, omg...
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for mentioning both The Avalanches ‘Since I Left You’ and Jon Hopkins’ ‘Immunity’. Both records are electronica masterpieces.
I really like the fast pace of the video. Precise opinions and no time wasted
THANK YOU for mentioning sweet trip 🙏 It’s my favourite album of all time
I enjoyed the list. I will give the sugestions a try. Personally I have always enjoyed James Blake James Blake thoroughly. Same with In Colour. And SOPHIE. Omg.
I guess Leak 04-13 by Jai Paul fits, and also Bon Iver's 22, A million too. But these are probably already know by your viewerbase.
Gallows by DRAMA is very cool and funky with soothing vocals.
Through the Walls by WhoMadeWho is to me a great electronic rock album with a mesmerising vocal.
And even though it is a well-known album, GENERATIONWHY by ZHU is just so incredibly well produced it deserves a shout out, on my list
been listening to sweet trip for the last week and I absolutely love it. Untrue and James Blake are in my top 20 Albums of all time.
Only heard Flying Lotus and Sophie, I liked them but havent spent as much time on them as the others. Sure thing I'll listen to the others here, u seem to have a great taste!
Forgot: Mount Kimbie's Krooks and Lovers is also Goated. And if you like a less known suggestion, Cid Rim woth his new Album Songs fpr Vienna is also a gem. Thx spotify algorythm
YES, Velocity Design Comfort is one of my favorite albums of all time along with their follow-up YWNKW. Total shame what happened with Sweet Trip.
Great video! Discovered some new albums to listen to 😊
For part 2, I think Mura Masa self-titled debut album deserves a mention. Although I like Soundtrack to a Death much more
Also Kaytranada 99.9%!
hopefully some Four Tet or Caribou as well
@@thegabagool Yes! Can’t believe I forgot Four Tet and Caribou
Also Bicep, way too many good artists out there
I’m so glad I found your video! I’ve been trying to find flying lotus for so long! I heard them in a playlist but was to busy to add it to my lists, and so it got lost in the algorithm. Thank you!
Love Boards of Canada! Geogaddi is a masterpiece, my favourite of theirs.
So happy to see SOPHIE, Burial & Flying Lotus on this list! All 3 of those albums have been so important in my life. I couldn't recommend them enough!
There's this album you have to listen to since I think it fits this list easily: Reborn by Kavinsky. I can't recommend it enough.
A good portion of that album is co-produced by one half of Justice too
@@sgm3488 I am aware of that, and it's friggin awesome.
You know that almost all the albums on the list are ground breaking? Reborn is not even Kavinsky’s best. It’s a good album, it’s just not in the same level as these.
@@sgm3488 wowowowowow
If you make a part 2 i would definitely include both Madeon and Porter Robinson. Both of their 2-album discographies are super fresh-sounding and they each amplify different aspects of electronic music in super unique ways.
And my boy Flume! He changed the game... way too many times for EDM.
thanks for saying this! Love both of these artists and their vision and unique feels in their music
A lot of good takes in this one.
As a fan of electronic music... this list is legit
Jon Hopkins' Immunity is my favourite album of all time - I'd have been interested to hear your thoughts on it but top 12 doesn't have the same ring.
If you were looking to explore different angles of electronic music, I would always point to Nils Frahm or Bonobo (particularly Migration).
Jon Hopkins has made some of the best electronic songs ever. just stunning
Here go some more!!
• Porter Robinson - Worlds
• Basement Jaxx - Rooty
• The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
• M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
• AIR - Talkie Walkie
• Mont Duamel - Sunshine
• Purity Ring - Shrines
• The Postal Service - Give Up
• Royksopp - Melody A.M.
• Oliver - Full Circle
Since I left You by The Avalanches, is definitely one of those albums that is one of its kind.
These videos where you just recommend music you really like are probably my favorites you do, great vid!
I got some electronic albums you may like, if you end up listening to those albums I hope you end up liking them!
The albums are:
Flume - Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape)
Porter Robinson - Nurture
Madeon - Good Faith
Justice - Audio, Video, Disco.
Skrillex - Quest For Fire
Flux Pavilion - .wav
Baauer - PLANET'S MAD
DROELOE - A Matter Of Perspective
Madeon - Adventure
Porter Robinson - Worlds
I really hope you end up liking these albums!
BURIAL deserves all the recognition he can get. UNTRUE is a fucking masterpiece and one of the best albums in underground electronic scene. Also honorable mentions you should have included: EPROM, Alix Perez, G Jones, OfTheTrees
Great collection of albums!
I feel Dial 'M' for Monkey by Bonobo should be mentioned, it's really a masterpiece
8:18 argument got me to listen to the album. "its a must listen for those with ears"🙏
This is an amazing list! If there is a sequel totally include something by oneohtrix point never
great takes, some albums that would need to appear in a part 2, in my humble opinion, would be:
Flume - Hit this is Flume
ODESZA - A Moment Apart
Digitalism - JPEG
TEED - When The Lights Go
KOAN Sound - Polychrome
YES i thought I was the only person mentioning Polychrome. unbelievable that this album even exists
So glad you mentioned flying lotus he's seriously one of my favorite and one of the most unique producers. Another edm artist that I think deserves appreciation would be kaytranda
These are all fantastic records. Great list man.
What a fantastic list! Can't wait to dive into some of these projects
I LOVE your videos! If you are digging music and a bunch of info about music this is the channel for you. Fantastic!
I feel like Schwefelgelb is an artist duo not too talked about. A really refined old school techno sound, especially with Das Ende vom Kreis. Heard someone perfectly describe it as “what the electronic artists of the 70’s might have envisioned the genre would sound like years later”.
The Ineffable Truth by G Jones is the best electronic album of the last decade imo. a perfect blend of EDM/IDM with incredible sound design and it’s an album that just flows so perfectly. no skips!
Wow I love all the albums everyone is sharing! Gonna add some albums I love to the list:
Grant - Cranks
Lone - Reality Testing
Leon Vynehall - Music for the Uninvited
Paradis - Recto Verso
Ross from Friends - Family Portrait
Mount Kimbie - Crooks and Lovers
DARKSIDE - Psychic
Thank you for talking about velocity design comfort it’s such an underrated album and does get talked about enough I love it
This video opened my eyes to a lot of really great music that I'm gonna check out.
If I had my own list, I'd include
Moon Safari - Air
and
Maybe I'm Dreaming - Owl City
Where's Aphex Twin?
Literally the first "P.O.P Artist" listed in the video at 0:35
Thanks for making me go back and listen to In Colour properly. Its one of those albums that i know a heap of tracks off of, but realised I had never listened to in its entirety.
Gonna add some more suggestions to this list! The descriptions are maybe a bit wanky but hopefully paint a good picture of what the music sounds like and why I love it. All of these are 10/10 in my opinion, I really recommend just listening to each record in full (but I'll add some recommendations for where to start, too)
Talaboman - The Night Land: Varied mix of hazy, dreamlike, almost shamanistic downtempo/techno with achingly beautiful melodies. (check: Safe Changes, Loser's Hymn)
Daniel Avery - Drone Logic: Brilliantly crafted bleepy bloopy techno with lots of drama and a really distinct sonic profile. Kinda makes you feel like you are stepping inside the mind of an awakening machine intelligence (check: Naive Response, Drone Logic)
Skee Mask - Compro: Utterly sublime and intricately detailed ambient techno with next level sound design, as broken as it is stunningly beautiful (check: Flyby VFR, Via Sub Mids)
Dauwd - Theory of Colours: Would vaguely file this under "house" but in practice it's a lot more interesting and unique than that. Richly textured, precious and delicate music like a crystal gleaming in the light that might break as soon as it's touched (check: Macadam Therapy, Unconscious)
Sweet list, love it! I would add:
Crystal Castles - S/T (Dance-Punk, Synth-Punk)
Crystal Castles - II (Witch House, Dance -Punk)
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land (Hardcore Techno, Big Beat)
Porter Robinson - Nurture (EDM)
Leftfield - Leftism (Outsider House, Tribal House)
Daphni - Cherry (Tech House, Microhouse)
System F - Out of the Blue (Uplifting Trance)
I Hate Models - Totsuka No Tsurugi (Techno, Tech Trance)
Everything but the Girl - Temperamental (Liquid Drums and Bass, Alternative/Contemporary R&B)
“Untrue” is an incredible record, front to back. Without doubt, one of the best bloody electronic albums. In terms of its feel, it’s unrivalled. Just grimy, rain-soaked London streets at nighttime. So gorgeous, man.
A solid list. I dont think I could compile a list like this without including UNKLE, DJ Shadow, Simian Mobile Disco, Cassius, Portishead, Massive Attack, Disclosure and Bicep.
Loved this idea for a video
Fascinating list as so are other Commenter lists. So much music to appreciate. Anyways, i find the selected song snippet used for Against All Logic has a very early 80s Funk element.
Love this video! A year now after first watching it and it got me into my favorite albums
Great list and glad to add some to my list to discover.
Some albums in the genre I highly recommend are :
- Weval : The Weight
- Rone : Tohu Bohu
- Birdy Nam Nam : Defiant Order
weval are being slept on...
@@ThePedroAPB I think they're genuinely one of the best to ever do it. The Weight is masterful and the new album is almost as good. Crazy how they're so unknown
@@jakcasey2048 yes dude, yes indeed,
I had a chance to see them live, and they're as good as you'd expect
If you ever make a part 2, here's some other albums to consider
Nurture by Porter Robinson
Inside Out by Tourist (or any tourist album for that matter, love the dude)
Louie by Kenny Beats
99.9% by kaytranada
Hi This Is Flume by Flume
Causeres of This by Toro Y Moi (such an underrated of his, rlly great blend between early 2010's indie and electronic with plunderphonic elements)
Hi This Is Flume is great but I've come to love Big Fish Theory by Vince Staples just as much if not more, for that kind of electro-pop-rap-fusion
@@unhelpfulrevelations7989 big fish theory is sooo good as well
Oh wow! I loved a lot of these as a kid. Thanks for this list!
Fantastic list that could be improved slightly with some Mount Kimbie
I’ve heard every album from # 7 and up except number 2. Will definitely check it out if it’s held as high as some of the greatest albums of all time
Wish this got more views this is a great video concept and great execution
Aussie here, Since I left you, The Avalanches is fucking amazing! So good to listen to the whole album on a journey! also, yes to Jon Hopkins! I saw him play Immunity in Berlin at Bi Nuu, under a train station, incredible! So good, I had a friend say it was her “get shit done album”❤