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P&B's Top 30 Electronic Music Albums


Colin M

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Great thread Colin (and all those who contributed).

My Top 10

01 Underworld –Dubnobasswithmyheadman

02 The KLF – Chill Out

03 Keith Le Blanc – MajorMalfunction

04 Kraftwerk – Trans-Euro Express

05 Leftfield – Leftism

06 The Orb - The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld

07 Death In Vegas – Dead Elvis

08 Boards Of Canada – Music Has TheRight To Children

09 Can – Tago Mago

10 Brian Eno – Ambient 1 : Music ForAirports

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Underworld Dubnobasswithmyheadman 36

The Prodigy Music For The Jilted Generation 33

Daft Punk Homework 30

Air Moon Safari 28

Daft Punk Discovery 26

Leftfield Leftism 25

Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 85-92 22

Dj Shadow Endtroducing 21

Massive Attack Mezzanine 19

Depeche Mode Violator 17

The Prodigy Fat Of The Land 17

Boards Of Canada Music Has The Right To Children 16

Boards Of Canada Geogaddi 16

Lo Fidelity Allstars How To Operate With A Blown Mind 16

New Order Substance 16

Goldie Timeless 14

Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip Angels 13

Kraftwerk Trans Europe Express 13

The Chemical Brothers Dig Your Own Hole 13

Can Tago Mago 12

Carl Craig More Songs About Food And Revolutionary Art 11

Orbital Brown Album 11

The Orb Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld 11

Utah Saints Utah Saints 11

Big Bud Infinity + Infinity 10

Bjork Homogenic 10

Chicane Far From The Maddening Crowds 10

Eric Prydz Pryda 10

Herbert 100lbs 10

Polygon Window Surfing On Sine Waves 10

Aphex Twin Drukqs 9

Burial Burial 9

Dash Berlin The New Daylight 9

DJ Sprinkles Midtown 120 Blues 9

Flying Lotus Los Angeles 9

Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells 9

Paul Van Dyk Out There And Back 9

Primal Scream Screamadelica 9

Soulwax Nite Versions 9

The KLF Chill Out 9

6th Borough Project One Night In The Borough 8

Basement Jaxx Remedy 8

Chicane Behind The Sun 8

Death In Vegas Dead Elvis 8

Groove Armada Goodbye Country 8

Justice Cross 8

Keith Le Blanc Major Malfunction 8

KLF The White Room 8

Kraftwerk Autobahn 8

Laurent Garnier Unreasonable Behaviour 8

Luke Slater Freek Funk 8

Orbital Yellow Album 8

The Chemical Brothers Surrender 8

The Field From Here We Go Sublime 8

The Orb U.F.Orb 8

Trentemoller The Last Resord 8

Unkle Psyence Fiction 8

Altern8 Full On Mask Hysteria 7

Dangermouse The Grey Album 7

Front 242 05:22:09:12 Off 7

Justice Cross 7

Kraftwerk The Man Machine 7

Massive Attack Blue Lines 7

Metro Area Metro Area 7

Slam Alien Radio 7

Swayzak Snowboarding In Argentina 7

Tiesto Elements of Life 7

Two Lone Swordsmen Tiny Reminders 7

Autechre Quaristice 6

Blu Mar Ten Natural History 6

Brian Eno & David Byrne My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts 6

Carl Craig Landcruising 6

Daft Punk Alive 2007 6

Ferry Corsten L.E.F. 6

Kid Carpet Casino Royale 6

Leftfield Rhythm and Stealth 6

Orbital Insides 6

Portishead Third 6

The Prodigy Experience 6

Theo Parrish Parallel Dimensions 6

Timewriter Diary Of A Lonely Sailor 6

Above and Beyond Group Therapy 5

Bachelors Of Science Science Fiction 5

Boards Of Canada The Campfire Headphase 5

Burial Untrue 5

Chemical Brothers Exit Planet Dust 5

Deadmau5 Random Album Title 5

Gene Farris This Is My Religion 5

LCD Soundsystem Sound Of Silver 5

Tangerine Dream Rubycon 5

The Field Yesterday and Today 5

The Shamen Boss Drum 5

William Basinski Melancholia 5

Above and Beyond Sirens Of The Sea 4

David Holmes This Film's Crap Let's Slash The Seats 4

Drexciya The Quest 4

Future Sound Of London Lifeforms 4

Machinedrum Room(s) 4

Pendulum Hold Your Colour 4

Roni Size New Forms 4

The Avalanches Since I Left You 4

4Hero Two Pages 3

Depeche Mode Some Great Reward 3

Dreadzone Second Light 3

Drexciya Neptune's Lair 3

Felix Da Housecat Kitten The Glee Glitz 3

Kaskade Dynasty 3

Kraftwerk Computer World 3

Markus Schulz Scream 3

Pantha Du Prince This Bliss 3

Plastikman Sheet One 3

Saint Etienne Foxbase Alpha 3

Sheep On Drugs Greatest Hits 3

2 Many DJs As Heard On Radio Soulwax Vol. 2 2

Akufen My Way 2

Dash Berlin #musicislife 2

David Holmes Let's Get Killed 2

Gary Numan The Pleasure Principle 2

Infected Mushroom Legend Of The Black Shawarma 2

Plastikman Musik 2

Vitalic OK Cowboy 2

Zomby Dedication 2

187 Lockdown 187 1

Add N To X Add Insult To Injury 1

Bjork Debut 1

Brian Eno Ambient 1: Music For Airports 1

Four Tet There Is Love In You 1

Hot Chip The Warning 1

Maps Turning The Mind 1

Modeselektor Monkeytown 1

Neu! Neu! '75 1

Sander van Doorn Eleve11 1

Soundclash Republic The Birth Of Shiva Shanti 1

The Hacker X Live 1

The Knife Silent Shout 1

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There's some fucking cracking albums on that list! Didn't for a minute think I'd see a drexciya album anywhere near that list. I was humming and hawing between the quest and neptunes lair if either person had chosen either way it would have made the top 30. Fantastic number one which I've recently re bought after it was lost in a haze of party's in the 90s. Pretty much the same as a lot of albums on this list, probably explains why everyone got shite Xmas presents this year. Cause Colin made me spend all my money on CD's!

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I was sure I'd voted for one of The Fireman albums. Must have bumped it for something else.

And I realise now I didn't mean to vote for Bjork's Debut, I meant Post. Fanny.

You had Fireman at no 18 (you submitted 20 just in case), so it didn't technically qualify.

On Substance, we decided that although it gathers singles, it is generally considered as an album by many people (I think maybe because some of the tracks aren't on any of the proper albums).

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So I was the only person that voted for Slam - Alien Radio and Basement Jaxx - Remedy? Quite surprised by that.

I was pondering Headstates by Slam, didn't take to Alien Radio in the same way.

Was delighted to get to write about Herbert but as the votes came in, I was hoping that Drexciya, Burial, Theo Parrish and Autechre would slip in as well. Just too many good albums to choose from really.

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My top 10 so far in no particular order as they are better in their own way....

1) Daft Punk - Homework

2) Gene Farris - This is my Religion.

3) Laurent Garnier - 30

4) Jeff Mills - Waveform Transmissions Series.

5) Ian Pooley - Merdian

6) Dave Angel - Tales of the Unexpected.

7) Joris Voorn - Future History.

8) Carl Craig - More songs about food and revolutionary art.

9) Neophyte - Not Enough Middle Fingers.

10) E-Dancer - Heavenly

Compilation Mixes....

1) Laurent Garnier - Excess Baggage

2) Jeff Mills - Exhibitionist

3) Ian Pooley - Excursions.

4) Crydamoure - Waves 1 & 2.

5) Dave Angel - Trance Lunar Paradise.

6) Carl Cox - FACT 1 & 2.

7) Dave Angel - X-mix-4

8) Dave Angel - 39 Flavours of Tech Funk.

9) Fuse - Dave Clarke.

10) Fuse - Deetron

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I thought I would bump this thread after spending a most enjoyable few hours adding these albums into a Spotify playlist whilst reading Colin's reviews. (I did add Burial's first album as a personal highlight in place of Herbert which wasn't available)

I must agree with what most have said on this and the top 30 hip-hop thread that you have a real talent for reviews Colin, you owe it to yourself to try to pursue this further if you do enjoy it.

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I thought I would bump this thread after spending a most enjoyable few hours adding these albums into a Spotify playlist whilst reading Colin's reviews. (I did add Burial's first album as a personal highlight in place of Herbert which wasn't available)

I must agree with what most have said on this and the top 30 hip-hop thread that you have a real talent for reviews Colin, you owe it to yourself to try to pursue this further if you do enjoy it.

Thanks very much for your kind words :) I have certainly enjoyed doing these two threads, although the pace at which the hip hop one is going indicates I don't have as much time for it as I did two years ago!

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