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Essential electronic albums

Twenty albums that built electronic music — from Kraftwerk and ambient pioneers to IDM, French house and UK bass.

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  1. 1Trans-Europe Express coverTrans-Europe ExpressKraftwerk · 19771977 · the source code
  2. 2Ambient 1: Music for Airports coverAmbient 1: Music for AirportsBrian Eno · 19781978 · ambient music, named and defined
  3. 3Power, Corruption & Lies coverPower, Corruption & LiesNew Order · 19831983 · post-punk plugs into the sequencer
  4. 4Violator coverViolatorDepeche Mode · 19901990 · synthpop's dark, perfect peak
  5. 5Selected Ambient Works 85““92 coverSelected Ambient Works 85““92Aphex Twin · 19921992 · IDM's foundational dream
  6. 6The Fat of the Land coverThe Fat of the LandThe Prodigy · 19971997 · rave crashes the rock charts
  7. 7Dig Your Own Hole coverDig Your Own HoleThe Chemical Brothers · 19971997 · big beat at full throttle
  8. 8Music Has the Right to Children coverMusic Has the Right to ChildrenBoards of Canada · 19981998 · nostalgia as electronic texture
  9. 9Moon Safari coverMoon SafariAir · 19981998 · downtempo's most charming hour
  10. 10Play coverPlayMoby · 19991999 · blues samples meet the chill-out room
  11. 11Since I Left You coverSince I Left YouThe Avalanches · 20002000 · thousands of samples, one daydream
  12. 12Discovery coverDiscoveryDaft Punk · 20012001 · house music falls in love with pop
  13. 13Untrue coverUntrueBurial · 20072007 · UK bass culture's ghost story
  14. 14✝ cover✝Justice · 20072007 · electro-house with rock muscle
  15. 15Swim coverSwimCaribou · 20102010 · liquid, organic dance music
  16. 16There Is Love in You coverThere Is Love in YouFour Tet · 20102010 · folktronica matured
  17. 17James Blake coverJames BlakeJames Blake · 20112011 · post-dubstep finds a voice
  18. 18Hurry Up, We're Dreaming coverHurry Up, We're DreamingM83 · 20112011 · synth-pop at IMAX scale
  19. 19Settle coverSettleDisclosure · 20132013 · UK garage's pop renaissance
  20. 20In Colour coverIn ColourJamie xx · 20152015 · rave memories in pastel