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Had a bit of a nostalgia moment at the weekend, first night at the Arches in what must be 20 years, with  the Glasgow duo, Slam, at the wheels. Absolutely amazing night and many trips down memory lane.  The age demographic was 40’s and 50’s (and beyond) with absolutely banging techno, music from 1992 when slam started their night at the Arches until it ended in 2015. All very bizarre, everybody even managed a late night! 

Got talking to some friends about important (to them) music from their younger years, artwork that provoked thought or just amazing albums. So wanted to open the discussion, what’s your favourite dance/electronic album and which album had the best artwork..


 
Posted : 27/10/2024 7:43 pm
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Orbital, Insides.


 
Posted : 27/10/2024 8:04 pm
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Best album and best artwork. No coincidence that the same people did both

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Posted : 27/10/2024 8:08 pm
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crpop42


 
Posted : 27/10/2024 8:10 pm
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Another absolute corker! Artwork and album

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Posted : 27/10/2024 8:10 pm
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Leftfield, Leftism.

And pretty much any Orb .


 
Posted : 27/10/2024 8:26 pm
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David Holmes’ stuff was always making an effort on the artwork but I’d plump for Screamadelica. Looks like a Corona virus 30 years ahead of time.


 
Posted : 27/10/2024 8:51 pm
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And pretty much any Orb .

It was all Designers Republic, wasn’t it?

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Posted : 27/10/2024 9:06 pm
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Posted : 27/10/2024 9:15 pm
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I mean these are all albums i love, so the covers look great to me


 
Posted : 27/10/2024 10:34 pm
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Moderat

Various Production (I've got a piece by this fella on my bedroom wall)


 
Posted : 27/10/2024 10:46 pm
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Guru_Josh_Infinity_Album_Cover


 
Posted : 27/10/2024 11:03 pm
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one of my faves... but there are many including Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, OMD etc...


 
Posted : 27/10/2024 11:19 pm
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Can you tell what it is yet?


 
Posted : 27/10/2024 11:47 pm
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IMG_1063


 
Posted : 27/10/2024 11:57 pm
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Always loved the inner sleeve art work on Prodigys MFAJG Screenshot_20241027_230837_Chrome


 
Posted : 28/10/2024 12:10 am
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Always loved the inner sleeve art work on Prodigys MFAJG

Yeah but we know who won that little battle.


 
Posted : 28/10/2024 12:16 am
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@hot_fiat - good call! I bloody love all their artwork. I’ve got this big A0 print of KY, signed by them both.

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Posted : 28/10/2024 12:36 am
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@hot_fiat - came here to post that again.

In all honesty other than that and Snivilisation I can't think of any electronic album covers I particularly like.


 
Posted : 28/10/2024 12:37 am
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Tosca Dehli9 - should have posted this to the downtempo thread as well.

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Posted : 28/10/2024 12:49 am
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Posted : 28/10/2024 1:06 am
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+1 for the Lemon Jelly cover with the fields as my fave, even though I only have it on CD (which still gets played regularly)

But the Screamadelica cover may be the most iconic.

Slam are still banging it hard then OP? I remember seeing them BITD and it wasn't quite what we were expecting when Positive Education was still an anthem everywhere.


 
Posted : 28/10/2024 9:45 am
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There's a German label called Life & Death - some of their earlier stuff was gorgeous black & white drawings. They've changed now, but I  love these. (sorry if not nostalgic enough for ya!)

Still have some nice coloured ones


 
Posted : 28/10/2024 10:07 am
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I liked this FFWD album, but had to be in the right mood for it.cover_54151514102008-2148278638


 
Posted : 28/10/2024 10:35 am
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Future Sound of London Dead Cities, some nicely strange artwork in the pamphlet R-35401-1197393631.jpeg-3983609441


 
Posted : 28/10/2024 10:43 am
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I liked this FFWD album

Same here! Some of Fripp's work on that is incredible, but it's a once in a blue moon listen for me.


 
Posted : 28/10/2024 10:47 am
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+1 for the orb, Used to try and emulate the Orb graphics a lot in the nineties. +1 for orbital (pre middle of nowhere!).

The Headz2 part B album on Mo wax awesome compilation great painterly cover

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Posted : 28/10/2024 2:09 pm
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Bomb The Bass

into the dragon

(I have up trying to post an image, if anyone else can it'd be appreciated)


 
Posted : 28/10/2024 2:24 pm
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Seeing as we've already had Lemon Jelly, I'm going to go for some Jon Hopkins.


 
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Posted : 28/10/2024 3:41 pm
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Never listened to the full Bomb the Bass album before, even though Don't Make Me Wait was one of the tracks that got me into dance music.

Awesome stuff 🙂


 
Posted : 28/10/2024 4:25 pm
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Purge


 
Posted : 28/10/2024 4:53 pm
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Or...

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Undecided!


 
Posted : 28/10/2024 4:55 pm
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Posted : 28/10/2024 6:06 pm