updated! (not everything, but ill try add the rest later)


1974
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kraftwerk - autobahn



1975
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brian eno - another green world


1977
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jean michel jarre - oxygène



1990
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cybotron - clear



1991
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the orb - the orb's adventures beyond the ultraworld



massive attack - blue lines


1992
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orbital - orbital II



black dog productions - bytes



biosphere - microgravity



polygon window - surfing on sine waves




1993
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aphex twin - selected ambient works 85-92



underworld - dubnobasswithmyheadman



1994
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aphex twin - selected ambient works, vol.2



portishead - dummy



plastikman - musik



the future sonud of london - lifeforms



global communication - 76:14


1995
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chemical brothers - exit planet dust



autechre - tri repetae++



tricky - maxinquaye



goldie - timeless



leftfield - leftism


1996
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dj shadow - endtroducing



aphex twin - richard d. james album






1997
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fennesz - hotel paral.lel



daft punk - homework



squarepusher - hard normal daddy


bola - fyuti



1998
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rae & christian - northern sulphuric soul



squarepusher - music is rotted one note



air - moon safari



boards of canada - music has the right to children



plaid - not for threes



mouse on mars - glam



1999
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basement jaxx - remedy



plaid - rest proof clockwork



2000
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dj food - kaleidascope



múm - yesterday was dramatic today is ok



amon tobin - supermodified



2001
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daft punk - discovery



fennesz - endless summer



stars of the lid - tired sounds of...



manitoba - start breaking my heart



basement jaxx - rooty



plaid - trainer



mouse on mars - idiology



2002
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dj/rupture - minesweeper suite



michael mayer - immer



arovane - tides





2003
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m83 - dead cities, red seas & lost ghosts


eluvium - lambent material


ulrich schnauss - a strangely isolated place




2004
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arovane - lillies







Recommended
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Fennesz - live in japan (2003)



enduser - run war (2005)


komeit - falling into place (2004)



manual - ascend (2003)



blue states - nothing changes under the sun (2001)



bows - cassidy (2001)



autechre - LP5 (1998)



laika - sound of the satellites



tricky - pre-millennium tension



gus gus - polydistortion










boards of canada - twoism (1995)



amon tobin - permutations (1998)



the future sound of london - papua new guinea (1991)



biosphere - substrata (1997)



underworld - second toughest in the infants (1996)



underworld - beaucoup fish (1999)



amorphous androgynous - tales of ephidrina (1993)



richie hawtin - decks, efx & 909 (1999)



autechre - incunabula (1993)



adam F - colours (1997)



polygon window - quoth (1993)



AFX - analogue bubblebath III (1992)



ed rush & optical - wormhole (1997)



808 State - newbuild (1988)



mantronix - mantronix: the album (1985)



yellow magic orchestra - solid state survivor (1979)



section 25 - from the hip (1984)



orbital - insides (1998)



add stuff by year. no mediocre/merely-good material pls. really super, or leave it out. ok? (you know the best way to do this is to abuse each other, of course). also, i know this is really broad (and the terms 'electronica' and 'classic' are kindda hazy/ subject to much controversy etc) but who cares. lets dig up those unheralded, hidden gems etc. (and i am esp. hazy on those earlier years)

i'll try and update the list as we go along. game???

Nice list, I've heard and like a great majority of those.

How about


Ulrich Schnauss - A Strangely Isolated Place



Air - Moon Safari



One of the BOC albums

I'd say all are considered classics

Also what about anything pre 1990

keep em coming.

also, for instance i know popish house like basement jaxx doesnt really file under "electronica" per se (or do they?? i got no clue) anyway feel free to twist and stretch that definition as you see fit

Nothing wrong with the Jaxx though

[anal]Entroducing... is '96.[/anal]

Second Moon Safari and BOC.


Laika - Sound Of The Satellites (1997)


Blue States - Nothing Changes Under the Sun (2001)

Zero 7 - Simple Thing (2001 UK; 2002 US... how can AMG not have a picture of this?)

I think Tricky's Pre Millenium Tension is pretty ace too, but i guess Maxinquaye is considered his 'classic'

Gus Gus?!

Don't get me wrong, I think they're aight but one of the best for that year?!


Must be included without a shadow of a doubt:

Underworld

good stuff. keep em coming, guys

yeah. gus gus was marginal. but since it came out in '97 and stuff i just included it anyway. feel free to disagree...

personally i don't like BOC (they kindda bore me) but i can certainly see what they do with their sound is unique, so yeah

edit: OH FUCK I FORGOT UNDERWORLD HOW COULD I

Sorry, but a lot of the records above are VERY mediocre.

I'll add these real genre defining releases......

Goldie - Timeless [1995]

Bola - Fyuti [1997]

Boards Of Canada - Twosim [1995]

Black Dog - Bytes [1993]

Plastikman - Sheet One [1993]

Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea [1991]

Biosphere - Substrata Vol. 1 [1997]

Future Sound Of London - Lifeforms [1994]

Underworld - Beaucoup Fish [1999]

Leftfield - Leftism [1995]

Plaid - Rest Proof Clockwork [1999]

Plaid - Trainer [2000]

Amorphous Androgynous - Tales of Ephidrina [1993]

Richie Hawtin & Pete Namlook - From Within Vol.1 [1994]

Autechre - Incunabula [1993]

Adam F - Colours [1997]

Polygon Window - Quoth [1992]

Polygon Window - Surfing On Since Waves [1992]

AFX - Anologue Bubblebath [1993]

Sl2 - Way In My Brain [1992]

Global Communication - 76:14 [1994]

Ed Rush & Optical - Wormhole [1997]

These are ALL essential electronic music releases that have influenced not only electronic music, but many of the indie bands and rock bands [notwist, radiohead, etc] out today.

-Dalen

nice topic....i've never dipped my toes into this genre past aphex/basement jaxx/tricky/massive attack/air.....

thx for the great suggestions....

next stop....borders/bestbuy/

also, add to 1990, an absolute rave classic...

Altern8 - Vertigo

good stuff

so call em out man, we dun wanna be too nice here.

of cuz, the author kinnda gets the final say haha

jesus might as well put some juan atkins on there if we're going to include everything.

who's juan atkins

ah, i didn't wanna do that. at the end of the day, it's opinion.

but, if we're talking -classics-, these should not be included IMO.....

tricky - pre-millennium tension
gus gus - polydistortion
laika - sound of the satellites
autechre - LP5
dj food - kaleidascope
bows - cassidy
blue states - nothing changes under the sun
manual - ascend
Fennesz - live in japan
eluvium - lambent material
komeit - falling into place

No love for Joey Beltram?

'Places'

i actually agree with most thsoe not been "classics". frankly i started this thread so i can hear some under the radar stuff. hmm, we'll see.

beltram "energy flash" is one of the best rave tunes EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

shit, anything on Transmat for that matter is classic.

Other artists to consider:

Paul Oakenfold (90's)
808 State
Kraftwerk
Sasha & Digweed
Amon Tobin
Jeff Mills
Carl Craig
Richie Hawtin (aka Plastikman)

derrick may

I'd add two Amon Tobin albums: Permutation (1998) and Supermodified (2000), both of which are off the hook. In fact I think i'm going to listen to them right now.

can somebody hook me up with a YSI of the new enduser? pleez?

Ditto on the Kraftwerk. (The Man Machine, 1978)
Portishead? Dummy is totally a classic if you'll let it in the genre.
Eno needs some seventies representation. Another Green World or Taking Tiger Mountain or summat.

Hah, iTunes genre sort wants New Order in there