Best electronic album of all time?

M83 – Before The Dawn Heals Us

And some other projects related to Global Communication

Reload – A Collection of Short Stories
Harmonic 33 – Music for Film, Television and Radio Volume 1

I’ve used Ganz Graf as a test track on a few very nice hifi systems, because it can separate the wheat from the chaff fairly quickly. Have also spent some quality time recently in our demo room caning loads of the stuff listed because we’ve got nice speakers in from our new partners, Focal. Retail cost, £63000 😯

Incredible video too!

there’s not enough bickering on this thread..

there’s not enough bickering on this thread..

That’s because there’s no riff raff. Big hitters don’t have time to listen to music don’t you know.

This is a great thread… in no particular order
Air, Moon Safari
Underworld, Second toughest in the infants
Portishead, Live at the Roseland NYC

couldn’t possibly pick just one album but Bomb the bass “Clear” must be one of my most played electronic albums of all time.
Loved that and The Prodigy’s “jilted Generation” played loud through headphones for night road riding on fast city/suburban roads.

For me Underworld Dubnobass is an album I have listened to for 20 odd years and it still sounds amazing.
Leftism and anything by Orbital are also top class.
But for me its a toss up between the first two fully mixed albums I listened to; Ministry of Sound Vol 1. and Renaissance.
Playing All funked up by Mother on the listening post in the local Virgin megastore was a defining moment of my youth. It was probably then that I realised I really liked dance music (having been a heavy metal and rap kid up to then).
I listened to the three mixes of Leftfields Song for life at the start of the Renaisance album round at a mates house and couldn’t get over how good the build up sounded before the moment the third mix of the song dropped…..

Excellent thread…looks like I’m going to set my decks up and get all my old vinyl out! 8)

How about Jaga Jazzist – A Living Room Hush and
DJ Hidden – The Later After (Good album but crap moniker!)

Underworld – Second Toughest in the Infants! Got it on now, would say my neighbours think their walls are about to come in!!!

so, on the back of this thread today I have listened to, for the first time:

Nitin Sawhney – beyond skin
two lone swordsmen
boards of canada

listened to a few others, but the three above really stand out. listening to underworld, second toughest in the infants before i go out, **** hell, can’t believe I’ve never heard it before, quality…

EDIT: thank the lord for spotify!

Some quality suggestions on here.

Venetian Snares – Rossz Csillag Alatt Született

Yes. Without question the finest Elgar-sampling intelligent D’n’B album about a Hungarian pigeon ever written. 😀 I love Detrimentalist too, completely bonkers and brilliant.

Fila Brazilia – Brazilification

Haha no way, I’ll mention this to my es GF… She’s been going out with Dave McSherry for about 3 years now iirc!

FB are ace, soundtrack to my student years they were along with a stack of other stuff on Pork. Oddly enough I think I’d also probably choose Brazillification as my favourite of theirs.

Got to add to the numerous votes for Leftism, Timeless, Dummy, Maxinquaye, Lifeforms, Second Toughest, Exit Planet Dust, Homework, Entroducing, Screamadelica. Not sure I could choose my favourite. So many good records, so little time to listen to them loud enough to do them justice…

(Having said that, a few months back my boy was in the car and something by Fila Brazillia came on. He said: “Make it louder daddy!” Good lad.)

I’ve just been fettling my bike for tomorrow, with a beer, and dubbobass on nice and loud. Not listened to it for ages. Cowgirl is still the best on it!! 🙂

Fab album.

It’s to pick just one, but Global Commnication’s 76:14 is probably my favourite electronica album, ever (& eternally evocative of riding long chalk droves on the Wiltshire/Dorset border, many summers ago…).

YMO must be in there some place.

“Try syncing all those synths up without MIDI, just working off triggers and CV? gates, then recording to recording to analogue in perfect time….these guys did! and it was 1979. Go figure…….”

Anyone mentioned some quality big beat yet?

Lo Fidelity Allstars – How To Operate With a Blown Mind?

Beaucoup Fish probably my favourite out of everything mentioned above.

Used to be heavily in to that French house or whatever it was called epitomised by daft punk (homework would be a close second as would super discount, oh I loved that album).

Also think bjork is seriously under rated. Esp homogenius.

+1 to the orbital, Moon safari, goldfrapp (well seventh tree & felt mountain)

Cabaret Voltaire should figure more strongly IMHO. 2×45 and red Mecca for me.

Also Pole.

Always goes nicely with the similarly sample-heavy (& sublime) Chillout by the KLF.

Earlier Kraftwerk is more interesting than later IMO.
Some of the stuff from Kraftwerk 2, for example. Once it gets moving at 2:00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enIYYDH41Yk

Hard to choose any album as the best.
On the list though:
FSOL – Lifeforms
Evan Marc – Emotional Ecology
Der Dritte Raum have made some great bouncy electronic stuff too

I’m also for Leftfield – leftism. Listened to it the other day and have to say it is still brilliant.

Going to have to read the whole thread and make a list as there’s lots of interesting recs listed.

Also worth checking out…
some Cabaret Voltaire
some of Tangerine Dream
if you like ambient, Steve Roach

soulwax – any minute now.. or was it nite versions..? awwwwwwwesome

I’ve got the original Renassiance triple mix on CD. It dropped in price as soon as they released the remastered version a few years ago (with different tracks due to licensing in a few places).
I don’t think the whole mix is as good as people say it is. Some great moments for sure, but very much of the time.

I love prog house from mid 90s though.

Reload – A Collection of Short Stories
Yes – got that.
Just listening to this on Youtube the other day…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEl0LPoL0qc

Loads of great stuff already mentioned. Adding anything I’ve not heard of before to a list.

One I like a lot:
Seefeel – Quique and the other album that they did

Seefeel:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hShJaN_aKeA
Seefeel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyuoAMmPtCQ

This thread just keeps on giving!

Monkey Mafia – Shoot the Boss (amazing at T in The Park)
Slam – Alien Radio(a modern classic)

Someone said LFO. Brilliant!

Shut down – awesome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYYd9g4h5Iw
Also Kombat Drinking, Physchadelik and Butterslut tracks.

Some great moments for sure

The bit where Bladerunner meets Inner City…

A couple of other good albums from the early-mid 90s:

Spooky Gargantuan

Sven Väth Accident in Paradise

The Infinite Wheel The Infinite Wheel

Still listen to ’em regularly.

tomstickland – Member
I’ve got the original Renassiance triple mix on CD. It dropped in price as soon as they released the remastered version a few years ago (with different tracks due to licensing in a few places).
I don’t think the whole mix is as good as people say it is. Some great moments for sure, but very much of the time.

I love prog house from mid 90s though.

I didn’t know they’d released it again.

I listened to Sasha’s Involver today and it got me revved up, I’ll have to dig out my renaissance CDs and them an airing.

Also already mentioned…
System 7 – major fan of trippy dippy Steve Spillage plus electronics.
Dare I say it, Shamen did a few ok things amongst the novelty records.
The Orb, of course

Derr Dritte Raum. Not classic really. But some great bouncy grooves with 303s and stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHC5DUKSqVU

Famous for Hale Bopp: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T5aav3_1YI

My list of new stuff is about 25 lines long now. Off to listen.

Rennaisance triple mix – yes they remastered it in about 2009. That made the original drop in price, so I picked an original up on CD for around £20 rather than the £70+ that it had got to.

I’ve got most of the Northern Exposure and Global Underground mixes from Sasha and Digweed and then onto Transitions. Gradually got a bit bored with the minimal stuff that Digweed got into, though still some great moments in it. Too much of an acquired taste and even then I’m not sure.

No mention of Faithless yet – Outrospective.

Probably for another discussion thread this one…

I’ve been doing a lot of Youtube research recently. I’ve trawled through a lot of trance from the last few years. Conclusion: most of it is a bit tedious I’ve found a few things worthy of consideration though.

I rate this:
Alex Pich – Tinctures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ05H3AX6_w

And this: Alex M.O.R.P.H. redlight dub of Shivers
Properly messy and acidic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5lE3bvIeic

PVD – Nothing but you (Super8 and Tab remix)
2:25 onwards, helps that the vocals are properly beautiful I suppose
very long build.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDOm6GRUJ4k

Update on mid 90s prog house really.

Also from my youtube favourites list:
Kissy Sell out – Redrinkulous.
Can’t knock this for beered up optimism. First DJ/producer that actually excited/interested me after months of looking at the same old stuff.

System 7 – Berimbou http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouLZ1_u-Gqw
The Orb vs Wendy and Lisa – Staring at the sun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQO1jT50dx4&list=FLz-k5nwe1_Oml0euF2WpwWg&index=169&feature=plpp_video
Shamen – Monoriff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5HEfmrJH8s
Chris Coco – 8088 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0Ak_WE7Ts8
Chris Coco – Heavy Mellow (Jon Hopkins mix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SjxfOAEGeY
Jon Hopkins and Ulrich Schnauss both worthy of investigation
Robert Babicz – Pink Trees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StdFy0Et3lg&list=FLz-k5nwe1_Oml0euF2WpwWg&index=147&feature=plpp_video
Pawas – Rainy Days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fosrGPn_bYo&list=FLz-k5nwe1_Oml0euF2WpwWg&index=11&feature=plpp_video

One classic bit of Italio house. Listented to this several times a night for a while.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4QBpDcGPWc

I’ll get me coat

Too many to think of, however one that has always stayed in the Car has been Layo and Bushwacka – Low Life – 2000.

This takes me back…..

Not an album, although Unkle and Evil Nine have produced some great albums, however i thought i would share this as i believe its worthy, judge for yourself……………………………………………

Many of my favourites already mentioned +

Trans global underground – dream of a 1000 nations

Dreadzone – 360degrees

New Order, Power, Corruption & Lies

Substance is a compilation so I don’t count that

-10 for Leftism. I just don’t think it’s aged well and have removed pretty much all of it from my iPod.

Totally forgot about one of my all time favourites

moodymann – black mahogani

+1 for Power, Corruption & Lies!

Good call that man.