200 Greatest Dance/Electronic Albums
Submitted by enigmazach on Wed, 11/14/2007 - 08:30
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- Criteria: These albums were chosen for their musical impact, influence, and popularity. Mix compilations are not eligible.
- Trans-Europe Express (1977) - Kraftwerk
- Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1993) - Aphex Twin
- Blue Lines (1991) - Massive Attack
- Oxygene (1977) - Jean Michel Jarre
- Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978) - Brian Eno
- Phaedra (1974) - Tangerine Dream
- Autobahn (1974) - Kraftwerk
- Switched-On Bach (1968) - Wendy Carlos
- Endtroducing... (1996) - DJ Shadow
- Leftism (1995) - Leftfield
- Orbital 2 (Brown Album) (1992) - Orbital
- Dubnobasswithmyheadman (1993) - Underworld
- Dig Your Own Hole (1997) - The Chemical Brothers
- Homework (1997) - Daft Punk
- The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld (1991) - The Orb
- Screamedelica (1991) - Primal Scream
- Dummy (1994) - Portishead
- Irrlicht (1972) - Klaus Schulze
- Music for the Jilted Generation (1995) - The Prodigy
- Play (1999) - Moby
- Pretty Hate Machine (1989) - Nine Inch Nails
- Music Has the Right to Children (1998) - Boards of Canada
- Timeless (1995) - Goldie
- Homogenic (1997) - Bjork
- Tri Repetae++ (1995) - Autechre
- Maxinquaye (1995) - Tricky
- The White Room (1991) - The KLF
- Planet Rock (1986) - Afrika Bambaataa
- Violator (1990) - Depeche Mode
- Mezzanine (1998) - Massive Attack
- (Who's Afraid of) the Art of Noise! (1984) - The Art of Noise
- Remedy (1999) - Basement Jaxx
- Substance (1987) - New Order
- 76:14 (1994) - Global Communication
- Clear (1990) - Cybotron
- Bytes (1992) - Black Dog Productions
- Big Fun (1989) - Inner City
- New Forms (1997) - Roni Size & Reprazent
- Dare (1981) - Human League
- You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998) - Fatboy Slim
- Solid State Survivor (1979) - Yellow Magic Orchestra
- Moon Safari (1998) - Air
- Computer World (1981) - Kraftwerk
- The Fat of the Land (1997) - The Prodigy
- Front By Front (1988) - Front 242
- Richard D. James Album (1996) - Aphex Twin
- E2 E4 (1984) - Manuel Gottsching
- Second Toughest in the Infants (1996) - Underworld
- Frequencies (1991) - LFO
- Exit Planet Dust (1995) - The Chemical Brothers
- Future Days (1973) - Can
- More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art (1997) - Carl Craig
- Keep On Movin' (1989) - Soul II Soul
- Discovery (2001) - Daft Punk
- Lifeforms (1994) - The Future Sound of London
- Utd. State 90 (1990) - 808 State
- Experience (1992) - The Prodigy
- Innovator (1997) - Derrick May
- Rubycon (1975) - Tangerine Dream
- Autoditacker (1997) - Mouse on Mars
- U.F.Orb (1992) - The Orb
- Musik (1994) - Plastikman
- Incunabula (1993) - Autechre
- My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981) - Brian Eno & David Byrne
- Chill Out (1991) - The KLF
- Tango N' Vectif (1993) - µ-Ziq
- Hard Normal Daddy (1997) - Squarepusher
- Low (1977) - David Bowie
- Pills ‘n’ Thrills & Bellyaches (1990) - Happy Mondays
- Music for the Masses (1987) - Depeche Mode
- Faces & Phases (1997) - Kevin Saunderson
- In Sides (1996) - Orbital
- 1999 (1983) - Prince
- Debut (1993) - Bjork
- From Here to Eternity (1977) - Giorgio Moroder
- Classics (1996) - Joey Beltram
- Let the Music Play (1984) - Shannon
- 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979) - Throbbing Gristle
- Godfather of House Music: Trax Classics (2000) - Frankie Knuckles
- Suicide (1977) - Suicide
- Throbbing Punch (1994) - Wagon Christ
- The Pleasure Principle (1979) - Gary Numan
- 2X45 (1982) - Cabaret Voltaire
- Selected Ambient Works, Vol. 2 (1994) - Aphex Twin
- Cluster 71 (1971) - Cluster
- A South Bronx Story (2000) - ESG
- Silver Apples (1968) - Silver Apples
- Classic Fingers (1995) - Larry Heard
- Blade Runner (1982) - Vangelis
- Past Classics (1998) - Marshall Jefferson
- Neu! (1972) - Neu!
- Ray of Light (1998) - Madonna
- Sonic Seasonings (1972) - Wendy Carlos
- Everything is Wrong (1995) - Moby
- Another Green World (1975) - Brian Eno
- Gonna Make You Sweat (1990) - C+C Music Factory
- Tubular Bells (1973) - Mike Oldfield
- Fear of a Black Planet (1990) - Public Enemy
- En-Tact (1990) - Shamen
- Paul's Boutique (1989) - Beastie Boys
- Amber (1994) - Autechre
- A Clockwork Orange (1972) - Wendy Carlos
- Beaucoup Fish (1998) - Underworld
- Headstates (1996) - Slam
- Moby (1992) - Moby
- Moondawn (1976) - Klaus Schulze
- The Downward Spiral (1994) - Nine Inch Nails
- Lamb (1997) - Lamb
- Faust (1971) - Faust
- 94 Diskont (1995) - Oval
- Tago Mago (1971) - Can
- BCD (1996) - Basic Channel
- Discography: The Complete Singles Collection (1991) - Pet Shop Boys
- Parallel Universe (1995) - 4hero
- MCMXC A.D. (1990) - Enigma
- Three Feet High & Rising (1989) - De La Soul
- The Man Machine (1978) - Kraftwerk
- Phone (1980-1981) / Turenas (1972) / Stria (1977)/ Sabelith (1971) (1988) - John Chowning
- Before and After Science (1977) - Brian Eno
- VIVISectVI (1988) - Skinny Puppy
- Black Street Technology (1995) - A Guy Called Gerald
- The Message (1982) - Grandmaster Flash
- Todd Terry's Greatest Hits (2000) - Todd Terry
- Stella (1985) - Yello
- Love's Secret Domain (1991) - Coil
- Snowflakes Are Dancing (1974) - Tomita
- Future Shock (1983) - Herbie Hancock
- Lust (1991) - Lords of Acid
- Mantronix: The Album (1985) - Mantronix
- Interstellar Fugitives (1998) - Underground Resistance
- The Land of Rape and Honey (1988) - Ministry
- Sabresonic (1993) - Sabres of Paradise
- Technique (1989) - New Order
- Flying High (1993) - Irresistible Force
- Head Hunters (1973) - Herbie Hancock
- Morning Dove White (1993) - One Dove
- Feed Me Weird Things (1996) - Squarepusher
- Ege Bamyasi (1972) - Can
- Iaora Tahiti (1995) - Mouse on Mars
- Microgravity (1992) - Biosphere
- Walking Wounded (1996) - Everything But the Girl
- Spanners (1995) - Black Dog
- Electro-Soma (1993) - B12
- Red Mecca (1981) - Cabaret Voltaire
- Planetary Folklore (1997) - As One
- The Secret Tapes of Dr. Eich (1996) - Paperclip People
- A Silent Introduction (1997) - Moodymann
- Better Living Through Chemistry (1996) - Fatboy Slim
- Trainer (1998) - Plaid
- Orbital (Green Album) (1991) - Orbital
- Another Side (1988) - Fingers Inc.
- Zoolook (1984) - Jean Michel Jarre
- Ima (1995) - BT
- Some Great Reward (1984) - Depeche Mode
- Too Young to Die (1995) - St. Etienne
- Dreamtime Return (1988) - Steve Roach
- Elements 1989-1990 (1996) - Psyche/BFC
- Post (1995) - Bjork
- 20 Years Metroplex (2005) - Juan Atkins
- Rooty (2001) - Basement Jaxx
- World Clique (1990) - Deee-Lite
- From the Mind of Lil' Louis (1989) - Lil' Louis
- Portishead (1997) - Portishead
- Second Annual Report (1977) - Throbbing Gristle
- Lunatic Harness (1997) - µ-Ziq
- Biokinetics (1996) - Porter Ricks
- Smoker’s Delight (1995) - Nightmares on Wax
- Chariots of Fire (1982) - Vangelis
- Apocalypse (1993) - Tod Dockstader
- Drum 'N' Bass for Papa/Plug EP's 1, 2 & 3 (1997) - Plug
- Electronic Meditation (1970) - Tangerine Dream
- Surfing on Sine Waves (1992) - Polygon Window
- Dr. Octagonecologyst (1996) - Dr. Octagon
- Discreet Music (1975) - Brian Eno
- Towards Thee Infinite Beat (1990) - Psychic TV
- Stalker (1995) - Robert Rich & Lustmord
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973) - Rick Wakeman
- I Care Because You Do (1995) - Aphex Twin
- Newbuild (1988) - 808 State
- Snivilisation (1994) - Orbital
- LP5 (1998) - Autechre
- Since I Left You (2000) - Avalanches
- Orblivion (1997) - The Orb
- Equinoxe (1978) - Jean Michel Jarre
- Rio (1982) - Duran Duran
- Permutation (1998) - Amon Tobin
- Radio-Activity (1975) - Kraftwerk
- Sheet One (1993) - Plastikman
- Heaven and Hell (1975) - Vangelis
- Idiology (2001) - Mouse on Mars
- New Age of Earth (1976) - Ash Ra Tempel
- LCD Soundsystem (2005) - LCD Soundsystem
- Timewind (1975) - Klaus Schulze
- Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks (1983) - Brian Eno
- The Well-Tempered Synthesizer (1969) - Wendy Carlos
- 1970-1973 (1999) - Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co.
- The Way Out Album for Children (1968) - Bruce Haack
- Tonto Rides Again (1996) - TONTO's Expanding Head Band
- Faust IV (1973) - Faust
- Replicas (1979) - Gary Numan
- Honorable Mentions:
- Abduction (1995) - Eat Static
- The Amazing New Electronic Pop Sound (1968) - Jean Jacques Perrey
- Anima (1990) - Gershon Kingsley
- Autumn (1980) - George Winston
- Bitches Brew (1969) - Miles Davis
- Classic Rockers (1995) - Augustus Pablo
- Classics (1995) - Model 500
- Closer (1980) - Joy Division
- Coeur de Verre (1977) - Popol Vuh
- Dark Side of the Moon (1973) - Pink Floyd
- Deep Forest (1993) - Deep Forest
- Dirty Mind (1980) - Prince
- Electronic Film Music (1992) - Vladimir Ussachevsky
- Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996) - Stereolab
- Ensembles for Synthesizer (1962) - Milton Babbitt
- Forgotten Gods (1993) - Suspended Memories
- Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics (1980) - Jon Hassell & Brian Eno
- Heroes (1977) - David Bowie
- Hex (1994) - Bark Psychosis
- Hits Unlimited (1995) - 2 Unlimited
- Hot Butter (1972) - Hot Butter
- Illustrated Musical Encyclopaedia (1984) - Ryuchi Sakamoto
- In a Silent Way (1969) - Miles Davis
- Innervisions (1973) - Stevie Wonder
- Kid A (2000) - Radiohead
- King Tubby's Special 1973-1976 (1989) - King Tubby
- Klopfzeichen (1970) - Kluster
- Kontakte (1959) - Karlheinz Stockhausen
- Laughing Stock (1991) - Talk Talk
- Live at the Paradise Garage (2000) - Larry Levan
- Lodger (1979) - David Bowie
- Loveless (1991) - My Bloody Valentine
- Manhatten Research, Inc. (2000) - Raymond Scott
- Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1996) - Tortoise
- Mix-Up (1979) - Cabaret Voltaire
- Moog Power (1969) - Hugo Montenegro
- Music for 18 Musicians (1998) - Steve Reich
- Music for Heavenly Bodies (1959) - Paul Tanner
- Music for Zen Meditation (1964) - Tony Scott
- Music in 12 Parts (1975) - Philip Glass
- Music of Edgard Varèse (1996) - Edgard Varèse
- Mwandishi: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1969) - Herbie Hancock
- No Pussyfooting (1973) - Fripp & Eno
- Odyssey 1992-2002 (2002) - Juno Reactor
- OK Computer (1997) - Radiohead
- One Nation Under a Groove (1978) - Funkadelic
- Rainbow in Curved Air (1967) - Terry Riley
- Reggae Greats (1984) - Lee “Scratch” Perry
- Revolver (1966) - The Beatles
- The Roots of the Moment (1988) - Pauline Oliveros
- Rot (1973) - Conrad Schnitzler
- Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980) - David Bowie
- Second Edition (1980) - Public Image Ltd.
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) - Beatles
- Shepherd Moons (1991) - Enya
- Singing Through/Vocal Compositions by John Cage (1991) - John Cage
- The Singles Collect (1999) - Skinny Puppy
- Soothing Sounds for Baby (1997) - Raymond Scott
- Spirit of Eden (1988) - Talk Talk
- The Stone Roses (1989) – The Stone Roses
- Talking Book (1972) - Stevie Wonder
- Transient Random Noise Bursts with Announcements (1993) - Stereolab
- Upstairs At Eric's (1982) - Yaz
- Essential Mixes/Compilations/Series:
- Ambient, Vol. 1: A Brief History of Ambient (1993) - Various Artists
- Artificial Intelligence (1992) - Various Artists
- Decks, EFX & 909 (1999) - Richie Hawtin
- Depth Charge, Vol. 1 (1995) - Various Artists
- Disco Boogie, Vol. 1 (1996) - Various Artists
- Dub House Disco (1993) - Various Artists
- Excursions in Ambience: A Collection of Ambient-House Music (1993) - Various Artists
- F.A.C.T.: Future Alliance of Communication & Tecknology, Vol. 2 (1997) - Carl Cox
- Happy2bHardcore (1997) - Various Artists
- History of House Music, Vol. 1: Chicago Classics (1996) - Various Artists
- History of House Music, Vol. 2: New York Garage Style (1996) - Various Artists
- In Memoriam Gilles Deleuze (1998) - Various Artists
- Journeys By DJ: 70 Minutes of Madness (1996) - Coldcut
- The K&D Sessions (1998) - Kruder & Dorfmeister
- Logical Progression, Level 1 (1996) - LTJ Bukem
- Machine Soul: An Odyssey into Electronic Dance Music (2000) - Various Artists
- MAW Records: The Compilation, Vol 1. (1998) - Masters at Work
- New Electronica, Vol. 1 (1993) - Various Artists
- New Electronica, Vol. 3 (1994) - Various Artists
- Northern Exposure: Expeditions (1999) - Sasha + John Digweed
- Objects d'A.R.T. (1996) - Various Artists
- The Politics of Dancing (2001) - Paul van Dyk
- Renaissance (1994) - Sasha + John Digweed
- Strictly Rhythm: The Early Years (1993) - Various Artists
- Trance Europe Express, Vol. 1 (1994) - Various Artists
- Tranceport (1998) - Paul Oakenfold
- Trax Records: The 20th Anniversary Edition (2004) - Various Artists
- The Trip Hop Test, Vol. 1 (1994) - Various Artists
- Warp 10+1: The Influences (1999) - Various Artists
- Yoshiesque (1999) - Deep Dish
Author Comments:
I'll be making some updates to the list soon. Feel free to make suggestions. =)
Nice list! Some of my favorites are in your Honorable Mentions.
Thank you! It took a good bit of research to compile this. Which are some of your faves?
Great list! I disagree with some, but we're never going to have the same opinions, I can see from the variety that you've considered all the different styles here, and taken your time to listen and research them all, well done!
Thanks for the kind words.
good list! I have a lot of those on my list as well.
Would you really consider the Stone Roses electronic? They really don't use anything electronic in their music.
Yeah, the Stone Roses' debut album is kinda iffy. The reason I included it is because it has very danceable elements typically found in rave and acid house music. And along with New Order and other British indie bands, Stone Roses helped define alternative-dance music.
I would have to agree with you in that Stone Roses is very danceable, and the whole Manchester scene was a predecessor to the rave scene in England. I have considered adding Stone Roses to my list actually.
Get a hold of Northern Exposure by Sasha and Digweed (I'd download, it goes for well over $75 for the real 2 CD set), and where is Faust - Faust?
I do have Northern Exposure and I love it. It's on this list by the way. And thanks for reminding me about Faust. It deserves an honorable mention.
Holy shit, prolific reviewing!
Nice list. Seriously, the scope of this thing is impressive.
Haha, thanks darktremor. Yeah, it took quite a while to compile this baby. I'm pretty confident I've got the majority (if not all) the classics.
Hey, a couple of suggestions and ideas for your otherwise amazing list:
1.Spicelab - A Day On Our Planet (for me the best electronic album ever, and at least should be in top 50 surely?)
2.If you thought a Pink Floyd album deserved a place, how about A Saucerful of Secrets or Piper at The Gates of Dawn over DSOTM?
3. White Noise - An Electronic Storm isn't for everyone, but certainly necessary listening to hear some proto-electronic avante guarde rock stuff.
4. Aglaia - 3 Organic Experiences, Very rare so I wasn't surprised at its omission, but I think you may really like it judging from your overall love of electronic music and ambient.
5.Hybrid - Wide Angle is some great breaktrance that you may want to put in 100-150th place.
6.Air Liquide - The Increased Difficulty of Concentration is a techno masterpiece and essential listening IMO.
Sorry if it seems like I'm nitpicking, just trying to help make a great list even better!
I agree with those. I'd also recommend:
Ricardo Villalobos - The Au Harem D'Arccimede
Ricardo Villalobos - Alcachofa
Isolee - Rest [this is a highly recognized classic]
Isolee - We Are Monster
Luomo - Vocalcity
Matthew Herbert - Around the House [as is this one]
Matthew Herbert - Bodily Functions [and this one...]
Matthew Herbert - Scale
Kompakt - Total 3
Kompakt - Total 4
Richie Hawtin - DE9: Transitions
Richie Hawtin - DE9: Closer to the Edit
Tiesto - In Search of Sunrise
Plastikman - Consumed [and this one...]
Sasha & Digweed - Northern Exposure [make sure you're getting number 1, CD 1]
The Notwist - Neon Golden [also a widely regarded classic...]
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People [and this...]
Biosphere - Substrata [and this...]
Biosphere - Shenzou
The Field - Sun & Ice
Monolake - Hong Kong [and definitely this]
Amon Tobin - Bricolage [and definitely, definitely this]
And Steve Reich and Terry Riley so low? And Where is the first Northern Exposure? As AsColdAsIce mentioned, only Expeditions is on there, and I think the first one is really superior.
Otherwise, great list.
Trans-Europe #1? I like your style!
Thanks! Any other album wouldn't make sense.
Yeah; it's not my highest-rated Kraftwerk album (that would be Man-Machine) but it is definitely the most important. Electronic music arguably owes more to that album than anything else. Maybe the technology used to make it was deeply rooted in the 70's, but the ideas turned out to be very ahead of their time.
One album you may be interested in is Haroumi Hosono's Cochin Moon album. Hosono was the founder of Yellow Magic Orchestra, where the idea was to make exotic music using electronics, so the sound would be similar to Kraftwerk or Cluster but the rhythms would be familiar. Cochin Moon was inspired by a trip to Bollywood and the rest of the Middle East and captures the feel of Arabian music quite well; but it's all synthetic. It's an album that's been growing on me with every listen; maybe not one of my favorites, but it's very interesting and doesn't really have any parallels (except maybe the first YMO album).
Glad you agree. And thanks for the Hosono recommendation. I'll be sure to check it out.
I totally forgot about Phaedra. Haven't heard it in years. Love that song!
Have you heard Balance 005 and Involver?
As for NE Expeditions, NE1 and NE2 are much better imo.
Yes, Phaedra is epic. One of my favorite classic electronic LPs, for sure. No, I haven't heard either Balance 005 or Involver yet. I'll get to them one of these days!
It's too much so if you ask me. At college I had a room with bad piping or something that would cause a loud clanking or dripping noise at night that I simply could not sleep through. So I turned to music, figuring I could absorb the entire works of Tangerine Dream in my sleep...it had the right atmosphere but was ultimately too interesting for me to fall asleep with it on. I think "ambient" can be misleading...
Haha...I agree with you.
OMG... it's just so awesome....I couldn't agree with your choices more!
Welllll... I might sneek some Moloko in there, but that's just me =)
Think I'll go scroung up my copy of dubnobasswithmyheadman, haven't listened to that in ages!
lol. Glad you approve of the list! Yes, go listen to some Underworld... NOW!
OMG Underworld! I'm going to relisten to that right now!
Your list is suffering from one fundamental flaw. No. New. Music. There's not a single album on this entire list that was released after 2000 there has been A LOT of great forward thinking artists in the last 9 years that you've completely omitted. Take Burial's Untrue it is both beautiful and completely breath taking both in its scope and emotional impact. Pendulum's Hold your colour was a creative masterpiece coupled with production values which were years ahead of the albums time (most producers are STILL trying to emulate the tones found on Girl in the fire) Also Blank Wave arcade by the Faint was an instant classic for its ability to get even the most jaded of scenesters off of their bar stools and onto the dance floor. Danny Byrd's SuperSize, Radiohead Kid A (It should be a hang-able offense that this album isn't even mentioned) Give up By the Postal Service Play it loud By far to loud the list gos on and on.
Get with the times man ;)
Petey,
Thanks for the suggestions. Hold Your Colour is actually a great suggestion that I'll consider. Untrue is also a magnificent album with plenty of acclaim, but it's a little too soon to tell what kind of influence it may have. Most of the other albums you mentioned aren't significant enough to be considered. Oh, and Radiohead's "Kid A" actually is listed under the honorable mentions.
As for post-2000 albums on the list, you just may have missed:
54. Discovery (2001) - Daft Punk
160. Rooty (2001) - Basement Jaxx
190. Idiology (2001) - Mouse on Mars
192. LCD Soundsystem (2005) - LCD Soundsystem
Look a little harder next time, man. ;)
I'm just going to assume you haven't heard Shpongle?
Because the album "Nothing Lasts...but Nothing is Lost" is undoubtedly one of the greatest achievements not only in electronic music, but in all music of the last couple of decades. I would argue it is the most innovative sound anywhere in the world right now.
Seriously, listen to it, and you'll understand why it should be near the top of the list.
If I were to put any Posford release on the list, it would probably be Hallucinogen's Twisted. Thanks for the suggestion all the same.
I agree, Posford should be on there somewhere - Twisted and Are You Shpongled? were huge albums in the respective genres. The list is pretty accurate, albeit a little mainstream - IMO, Moby should not be on there at all. Leftfield should be higher, that was THE British dance album that everyone drew their influences from, even though I know most of the top 10 are hugely influential albums also.
But most of it is spot on, and very good job!
Love your list! Really makes me think, consider and reconsider. Sure we can all nit-pick here and there, we can all locate gaps and omissions or think some items may not belong. We've all got our own lists, right? As a long-time techno/trance listener who would also want to include Sasha and Digweed's N.E. trilogy way up high, you know what I would pick as #1? Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon. Why? I consider it the first Trance album and pretty near perfect. In 73 I was 14 and hanging out in my older brother's room as usual when he hands me his headphones and says "here listen to this" (he would never just offer something like that). It was DSOTM and it changed my life forever. It eventually led me into Trance many years later. And if you listen to something like S & D's Northern Exposure and DSOTM back-to-back you realize that The Floyd had it all figured out back in '73.
Cheers.
Thanks a bunch, pugwash. It's cool you mention Dark Side; I've actually got it listed under the honorable mentions. It's indeed very electronic and quite influential, as you noted.
good list; lots of good choices. I'm an "old" 60's/70's rock and roll guy so not real familiar with some of the groups and recordings. I appreciate the time you took to produce a list a semi-newbie electronica fan like me can check out. You hooked me when I saw Byrne/Eno MLITBOG. I was a bit surprised Crystal Method - Vegas didn't make the list. One other, if I may offer a suggestion would be King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King.
Actually, Vegas may make the next revision of the list. I didn't consider it before because it didn't get the best of reviews, though it is one of the defining albums of the whole '90s "big beat" movement. It'll probably be included somewhere... just not sure where as of yet.
ITCOTCK uses a bit of electronics, though I'm not sure if it's a crucial selection for the list.
Thanks a bunch for checking out the list, Maccuill. I'm glad you appreciate the time and effort I put into it. =)
I've been raving about the album Era of Diversion by Evol Intent lately. Could you give it a listen and tell me if its just me or is it really good? Also Driving Insane by Black Sun Empire. Both are DnB but with diverse influences.
Are any of the albums on this list DnB? If you could, putting genres next to each album would be useful, well atleast for people like me who explore a genre at a time :)
Btw are you on Soulseek?
karan129,
I'd be happy to check out those albums as I'm always looking for new music to enjoy. The jungle/drum n bass albums on this include:
23. Timeless (1995) - Goldie
38. New Forms (1997) - Roni Size & Reprazent
67. Hard Normal Daddy (1997) - Squarepusher
108. Lamb (1997) - Lamb
114. Parallel Universe (1995) - 4 Hero
121. Black Street Technology (1995) - A Guy Called Gerald
137. Feed Me Weird Things (1996) - Squarepusher
170. Drum 'N' Bass for Papa/Plug EP's 1, 2 & 3 (1997) - Plug
Honorable Mention: Logical Progression, Level 1 (1996) - LTJ Bukem
All of these are essential listening.
No, I'm not on SoulSeek.
Thanks for taking the time to sift out the jungle/DnB albums. I see you have some breakcore on in Hard Normal Daddy. You might have already checked out these albums, but spinmedown16 and sljiva recommended some breakcore and I have to admit its really good. The best would be...
The Flashbulb - Kirlian Selections
Venetian Snares - My Downfall (Original Soundtrack)
edit: Stakka & Skynet - Clockwork album is also worth a listen. Its nowhere near good enough for this list, but it has a few good tracks such as Timelines, 9000 series, Decoy.
2 words - Ninja Tunes.