So I listen to alot of electronica. I do enjoy trance/bigbeat/breakbeat stuff. However, I generally tend to swing in the downtempo/chillout/idm direction, especially when it comes to purchasing albums. Therefore, if you enjoy slower electronica of any kind, BUY THESE ALBUMS:

NUMBER 6
Symbion Project - Immortal Game

Symbion Project has some insanely awesome downtempo beats on Immortal Game. Moreover, the sound is extremely diverse across the entire album. Very sexy if you're looking for a great album w/o redundancy of texture.

NUMBER 5
Apparat - Walls

Apparat is SOOO GOOD. This album contains everything from trip-hop beats, to experimental indie, to straight up rhythmic IDM. A great buy for someone who's looking to tap into more electronica.

NUMBER 4
Loess - Wind and Water

Wind and Water is a sick ambient album that I could listen to for days. It's perfect for studying, working, or idly focusing on some task. The subtle noise effects and evocative instrumentals make Wind and Water a must have!

NUMBER 3
Chris Clark - Empty the Bones of You

Hooray IDM. Chris Clark has been one of my favorite artists for as long as I can remember. I especially enjoy this album (it was my first!) due its heavy bass, extensive use of dissonance, and a really dark, hard gritty sound.

NUMBER 2
Secret Frequency Crew - The Forest of Echo Downs

The Forest of Echo Downs is my #1 recommendation for someone who doesn't listen to much electronica. It has a nice range of smooth beats, with a surprisingly large use of brass instruments in their songs (atypical of most electronica). Some pieces are more slow and contemplative, while others are fast-paced energy beatdown music.

MY NUMBER 1 FAVORITE ALBUM
Trentemoller - The Last Resort

Trentemoller is the most genius musician of all time. He spends an extraordinary amount of time sculpting each individual sound in his pieces, resulting in the deepest, most unique sound i've ever heard. Every single one of his songs is littered with subtle noise effects, a healthy deep bass, sexy high end pitches, all tied together with interesting melodic structures. I love EVERY song on this 13 song album, a true rarity in music nowadays. Absolutely anyone who has EARS needs to purchase this album immediately. Trentemoller Fightiiiinng~~!!!

Dante08

Singapore4138 Posts

May 10 2008 16:26 GMT

What is electronica?

grobo

Japan6199 Posts

May 10 2008 16:34 GMT

I see you're a bit of an IDM fan which is cool.

Agree with most of your list but i still haven't heard Symbion Project - Immortal Game, will look it up.

Scaramanga

Australia8091 Posts

May 10 2008 16:37 GMT

dissapointed not seeing daft in there

LordWeird

United States3411 Posts

May 10 2008 16:42 GMT

So is it all Electronica, or can I expect to hear influences from other genres?

I'm trying to broaden my horizons a bit more, so don't think i'm being elitist or something <_<

Day[9]

United States7366 Posts

May 10 2008 16:53 GMT

On May 11 2008 01:42 LordWeird wrote:
So is it all Electronica, or can I expect to hear influences from other genres?

I'm trying to broaden my horizons a bit more, so don't think i'm being elitist or something <_<

Electronica is the EXTREMELY broad term for anything generated w/ electronic/synthesized sound. So, electronica contains trance, techno, big beat, breakbeat, chillout, downtempo, idm, drum n' bass, house etc etc etc

Day[9]

United States7366 Posts

May 10 2008 16:55 GMT

On May 11 2008 01:37 Scaramanga wrote:
dissapointed not seeing daft in there

i don't think daft punk is very good. they don't have a very sophisticated sound imo

perisie xx

429 Posts

May 10 2008 17:05 GMT

http://thepiratebay.org/details.php?id=3295236

dream upon waking I and II (search it sumwhere) might interest you, there are some GODLY tracks on the 4 cds

http://www.btmon.com/Audio/Music/A_Dream_Upon_Waking_II_-_Indie_Electronica_Pop_Ambient_Folk_a.torrent.html
no seeds here but

/disc 1/01 Purify.mp3 6.6 Mb
/disc 1/02 In Space.mp3 3.9 Mb
/disc 1/03 Tale From Black.mp3

...omg so many awesome tracks u need them all

large variation (some indie, many vocal)

a lot u can youtube so do that

very worth it, i might make a list of utube links again sumtime coz every1 must hear!

SayaSP

Laos5494 Posts

May 10 2008 17:06 GMT

Hello Day[9] please make lists for everything please I want to see them :O

LightRailCoyote

United States982 Posts

May 10 2008 17:09 GMT

#10

WOOOOO Apparat.

i only know about half the cds here, and it's vastly different from my list, but still some pretty solid stuff here.

By any chance, do you listen to Animal Collective?

perisie xx

429 Posts

May 10 2008 17:13 GMT

#11

i also recommend dling huge torrents of DI.com chillout (oh there are none.)

i HOPEfully have a cd full of old di chillout which is simply MASTERFUL ... somewhere, itll b like 6 yrs old but u reminded me to look for it =D

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24492 Posts

May 10 2008 17:51 GMT

#12

wow the art for #3 is soooo cool

dronebabo

10866 Posts

May 10 2008 17:54 GMT

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Jusciax

Lithuania588 Posts

May 10 2008 18:26 GMT

#14

Listening Apparat now and damn it's good even tho i don't listen this type of music much.
Downloading others atm, thanks for sharing!

nofAcedAgent

United States952 Posts

May 10 2008 18:29 GMT

#15

We have pretty simmliar tastes.. some great albums there..

Day[9] Check out this mix - I think you might appreciate it [ambient/minimal/techhouse]:

Anders Ilar RA podcast

Cheers to trentemoller

I think my only gripe on the album was the 2nd track titled Vamp. Thought it disrupted the flow.. (i think that was the track anyway) edit: it was. yeah and it reminds me of 'the beautiful people' that bothered me too..haha)

EDIT:

On May 11 2008 03:26 Jusciax wrote:
Listening Apparat now and damn it's good even tho i don't listen this type of music much.
Downloading others atm, thanks for sharing!

If you like the music, support the artist and purchase the CD.