Music

Future Sound of London - ISDN

Check out some mixed tapes, this is one of my faves - https://www.mixcloud.com/Hallucin8/thee-o-sunset-on-venus/

Iglooghost!

If I had to recommend one artist, it would definitely be this. I've never heard anything like it. Chaotic, lighthearted, masterfully crafted beats and percussions, and a lot of heart. There's also a little world built around the music with alien creatures and their own languages.

Igorrr is great. Boards of Canada. very good. Aphex Twin was my favorite thing for like a year. and very recently i've been enamoured by Patricia Taxxon. its queer as fuck furry art, and it makes me cry every time i listen. the texture of her sound is really intricate, it feels tactile to me. lots of super well crafted sound synthesis. i like it alot.

Burial - Untrue

Boards of Canada - the entire discography

For something fresh I don't see listed: Vegyn - Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds

Thanks very much for all of the recommendations, everyone! I have lots of musical exploration ahead of me!

I’d highly recommend these - they’re not all strictly electronic but I feel there’s overlap at least:

• Sasha - Scene Delete
• Jon Hopkins - Immunity
• Daniel Avery - Drone Logic
• Bonobo - Black Sands
• BT - This Binary Universe
• Boards of Canada - Tomorrow’s Harvest
• Hugo Kant - Far From Home
• Bicep - Bicep
• Sub Focus - Sub Focus

Bonobo spans genres but he’s probably my favourite artist right now. His Late Night Tales entry (not electronic) was one of the best albums I’ve ever heard.

I've been lurking kbin for a few weeks now, and finally a question I can't help myself but register to answer!

And my answer is -

Infected Mushroom

They've been, and still are, making electronic music, specifically PsyTrance, for 25+ years. Their music is phenomenal.

I've actually just sorted through their discography file on my pc (life is going down the drain and I need the distraction, plus their music provides such an escape, my mental health would seriously be even worse without them) and am now listening through my final playlist, and it's over 360 tracks, and I couldn't pick a single favourite! But I also don't want to infodump on you, so I'll limit myself to 5 tracks and try to give you a good sample of their work:

Release Me is from their first full album and is still one of my top most played.

It's Behind Me Now to contrast, is one of my favourites from their most recent album.

Bust a Move - a masterpiece really. Their own remix of it and Bliss's remix are as good as the original, which isn't something I say lightly.

Cities of the Future is always good to lift the mood.

And I'll leave you with a taste of their more mellow side with Animatronica, though I can't help myself and will also sneak Shakawkaw and I Wish in under that category, sorry, I couldn't help myself lol

Seriously though, the number of tracks that didn't make the playlist is probably in single figures, and many of those are because the music personally brings up bad memories, not that it isn't good to listen to, so it's a deep and fantastic rabbit hole to dive in to - enjoy!

Oh, and just to edit in a bonus fact: they've said things like "We think music should be available for everybody. We don’t care about album sales. We’re big supporters of illegal downloads and shit" on several occasions!

Pretty much any hallucinogen album

I'll throw in a few:

• Four Tet (Rounds is generally regarded as amazing, I am a big fan of Sixteen Oceans)
• Caribou (each subsequent album is more intricate than the previous)
• Kuedo
• SBTRKT
• Sepalcure
• Autechre
• Chapelier Fou
• Kid Koala

Deadmau5 - While 1 < 2 Absolutely excellent, huge pallet.

Mat Zo - Illusion of Depth (2020) Another great, through composed album.