The Best Electronic albums of all time

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1		Can Tago Mago (1971) From embryonic to full blown Krautrock - that means lashings of electronica!
2		Tangerine Dream Phaedra (1974) The first real Ambient release. Lots of spooky sounding Mellotrons.
3		NEU! NEU! '75 (1975) The link between Krautrock and electronica - as we know it today.
4		Eno Another Green World (1975) Eno - the godfather of ambient synth.
5		La Düsseldorf La Düsseldorf (1976) More required listening for devotees of 70's German electro.
6		Jean Michel Jarre Oxygene (1976) Prog becomes truly electronic.
7		David Bowie Low (1977) His first real synth / ambient album. A side full of reflective textured tracks.
8		David Bowie "Heroes" (1977) Does this album really need an introduction? A companion piece to "Low".
9		Brian Eno Before and After Science (1977) OK - this is (probably) my favourite Eno album. Kind of proto-New Romantic on Side 1 whilst on Side 2 we get some lovely ambient music.
10		Kraftwerk The Man Machine (1978) Could have chosen Trans Europe Express or Computer World. A trilogy of seminal electronic muisc.
11		Klaus Schulze X (2005) When synths were huge in sound scale - and so was the ambition of this musician.
12		Tubeway Army Replicas (1979) The first synth artist with mass appeal - for a while anyway.
13		Gary Numan The Pleasure Principle (1979) Numan's best solo album. Check out "Cars" and "Complex".
14		The Human League Reproduction (1979) Name checked by The Undertones. An experimental, yet accessible album.
15		Talking Heads Remain in Light (1980) More help from Mr Eno. The best Talking Heads album.
16		Soft Cell Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981) Sleazy, amusing and rather bizarre synth act.
17		Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Architecture & Morality (1981) Great melodies, wonderful synth textures - great mellotrons / choral tapes.
18		Kraftwerk Computer World (1981) My favourite Kraftwerk album. Quite perfect - melodic and futuristic.
19		Japan Tin Drum (1981) Minimalist synths, and David Sylvian's haunting vocals.
20		The Human League Dare (1981) Great melodies, great sleeve, great production. Sold by the bucketload.
21		Yazoo Upstairs at Eric's (1982) Vince Clark did a lot for synth music ( although there won't be any Erasure on this list!) and Alison Moyet's voice was great.
22		Simple Minds New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982) Their best most electronic album. Before the pompous stadium rock kicks in.
23		Blancmange Happy Families (1982) I was really into this album in 1982. Loved "Living on the Ceiling" and "Waves".
24		Tears for Fears The Hurting (1983) Introducing the boys from Bath. Great tunes, early synths.
25		Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Dazzle Ships (1983) A futuristic, fractured album way before its time.
26		The Blue Nile A Walk Across the Rooftops (1984) Synth soul music - highly influential.
27		Brian Eno With Daniel Lanois & Roger Eno Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks (1983) His best and probably best know ambient release.
28		Manuel Göttsching E2-E4 (1984) Funky German dude - makes underground electronic classic!
29		Bronski Beat The Age of Consent (1984) Great tunes, and that high falsetto of Jimmy Sommerville.
30		The Art of Noise (Who's Afraid Of?) The Art of Noise! (1984) Trevor Horn, Anne Dudley in experimental mode.
31		Howard Jones Human's Lib (1984) Ok, take away that appualling 80's haircut, and you have some really good songs.
32		Robert Schröder Brain Voyager (1985) It may seem rather pretentious now - but I loved listening to this strange ambient album in 1985. (Especially - "The Inside of Feelings".)
33		Depeche Mode Black Celebration (1986) The first great Depeche Mode album.
34		Talk Talk The Colour of Spring (1986) Ok so its not strictly synth - but enough are used to give it that haunting woodwind kind of feel for the textures.
35		a-ha Scoundrel Days (1986) Very gifted song writers - dismissed initially as pretty boys of pop.
36		New Order Substance (1987) [Compilation] A compilation of all 80's New Order releases. Totally influential.
37		New Order Technique (1989) The missing link between 80' synth pop and 90's Brit-pop.
38		Depeche Mode Violator (1990) Their best album.
39		Enigma MCMXC a.D. "The Limited Edition" (1991) Electronic ambience fused with Gregorian chant.
40		Pet Shop Boys Behaviour (1990) All subtle and melancholic.
41		Massive Attack Blue Lines (1991) I think this counts as electronic!
42		Primal Scream Screamadelica (1991) Baggy, Brit-pop, dance electronica.
43		The Orb U.F.Orb (1992) Kind of air type music - very subtle.
44		Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992) Strange alien soundscapes.
45		Pet Shop Boys Very (1993) Probably, their best songs are on this album.
46		Leftfield Leftism (1995) Urban dance - at its best.
47		Portishead Dummy (1994) Trip-hop meets electronica.
48		Global Communication 76:14 (1994) The best ambient album of the 90's.
49		Orbital In Sides (1996) The classiest dance act - at their peak.
50		Aphex Twin Richard D. James Album (1996) For those of you who don't know Carn Marth is a hill near Lanner, Redruth Cornwall. Nice view, nice music.
51		The Chemical Brothers Dig Your Own Hole (1997) That would be massive beats per minute then...
52		Prodigy The Fat of the Land (1997) I'm a fire starter - twisted fire starter etc etc.
53		AIR Moon Safari (1998) French cinematic beauty.
54		Boards of Canada Music Has the Right to Children (1998) Eerie, woozey and childlike. My favourite electronic release.
55		R.E.M. Up (1998) REM electronica - wonder who had forgotten about this!
56		The Chemical Brothers Surrender (1999) 90's dance - Hey Girl, Hey Boy, Superstar DJ's etc.
57		Groove Armada Vertigo (1999) Down tempo chill out.
58		Moby Play (1999) Sampled to death - Still great atmospheric electronica.
59		The Art of Noise The Seduction of Claude Debussy (1999) A fusion of musical styles - with a lot of electronica thrown in.
60		Chicane Behind the Sun (2000) It has Saltwater on it!
61		William Orbit Pieces in a Modern Style (2000) Chill out, that for the most part works.
62		Radiohead Kid A (2000) Radiohead do Warp records.
63		Saint Etienne Sound of Water (2000) Chill -out with a very English twist.
64		Biosphere Substrata² / Man With a Movie Camera (2001) Best appreciated in the freezing tundra of the North Pole - probably.
65		Goldfrapp Felt Mountain (2000) A film score for the James Bond movie that never was.
66		Ulrich Schnauss Far Away Trains Passing By (2001) Wonderful synth textures - with tunes that kind of worm into your brain!
67		Röyksopp Melody A.M. (2001) Norwegian winter ambience - great tunes as well.
68		The Human League Secrets (2001) How did I miss something this good!
69		Lemon Jelly Lost Horizons (2002) All bright and jolly fun.
70		Pet Shop Boys PopArt: The Hits (2003) [Compilation] The greatest synth pop act.
71		Aphex Twin 26 Mixes for Cash (2003) [Compilation] Cornish electronica at its best.
72		Four Tet Rounds (2003) Free form jazz kind of electronica.
73		Ulrich Schnauss A Strangely Isolated Place (2003) A sonic bubble bath of melody and invention.
74		The Killers Hot Fuss (2004) Taking synth stadium rock (tastefully) into the twenty first century.
75		Stars of the Lid And Their Refinement of the Decline (2007) Drone music. That is, lots of long chord progressions - using "otherworldly" and "glacial" sound textures. Probably good for those of a spiritual nature - or insomniacs.
76		Keane Under the Iron Sea (2006) Their strongest album - and lots of keyboard atmospherics to keep things interesting!
77		Ulrich Schnauss Goodbye (2007) Where shoegaze meets electronica in perfect harmony - especially where the ttiltle track is considered. Bliss!
78		The Field From Here We Go Sublime (2007) Simply, dance electronica at its best.
79		Burial Untrue (2007) Truly - dark and urban music.
80		Hot Chip Made in the Dark (2008) They remind me of the Buggles - Trevor Horn - late 70's look. They can dance though.
81		The Advisory Circle Other Channels (2008) Whole new ghostly genre - relating to lost childhood mostly.
82		Röyksopp "Junior" (2009) An unexpectantly joyful hour spent in the company of Norways favourite electro - pioneers.
83		Loscil Endless Falls (2010) Its all about that feeling you get when it is a very "close" rainy day.
84		Saint Etienne Words and Music by Saint Etienne (2012) This how perfect (Electro) pop should sound!
85		Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark English Electric (2013) An album that not only satisfies nostalgic cravings - but looks (succesfuly) to the future.
86		James Blake Overgrown (2013) Jazz meets electro-shock. Great Tenor voice - kind of if Nick Drake had access to electronica.
87		Daft Punk Random Access Memories (2013) 1970's disco rewired.
88		Jon Hopkins Immunity (2013) Minimalist and scratchy this may be, but Jon Hopkins deserves to be one of the best known names in electronic music.
89		Boards of Canada Tomorrow's Harvest (2013) Its the same old BOC but grainier.
90		Tycho Awake (2014) In a summer place.