brickhed
11.24.25 | im much more well versed in dungeon synth but ill give you a bit of everything i know
Underworld - dubnobasswithmyheadman
Techno
The Orb - The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld (Ambient House/Techno) ( I know you dont want any house but at least give the abridged version a shot)
Secret Stairways - Enchantment of the Ring
(dungeon synth on the more ambient side)
Autechre - Chastic Slide
(IDM with ambient influences) |
jrlikestodance
11.24.25 | I added a mix of everything you wanted
Drexciya - Neptune's Lair
Skee Mask - Resort
Two Lone Swordsmen - Swimming Not Skimming
Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica
Model 500 - Classics
Tim Reaper & Kloke - In Full Effect
Barker - Utility |
Hawks
11.24.25 | Portishead - Dummy
Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972
Michael Stearns - Planetary Unfolding
Kraftwerk - Computer World
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Anthony Naples - Fog FM
Skee Mask - Pool
Gas - Pop
Autechre - Quaristice
The Orb - Orbus Terrarum
Underworld - Second Toughest in the Infants |
arthropod
11.24.25 | Hmmm
I don't know much about electronic music, but:
A. The electronic releases I know:
CxTBxTCH - demo ep or something idk - glitch demo by one of us sputters, short and sweet.
Knights - Dark Matter - band also known as Infugue, classical-influenced and very electronic-driven space rock. Check Doomsday for reference.
Kombi - Nowy Rozdział - 80's electronic/synthpop, a Polish classic.
Savage (ITA) - Tonight - 80's italo disco, Only You and Don't Cry Tonight are still in frequent rotation on Polish radio stations.
The Birthday Massacre - Violet - electronic meets synthpop meets industrial, with traces of rock. Oscillates between upbeat poppy stuff and dark gothy stuff.
B. Two ambient releases I've listened to are Black Goat of the Woods by Black Mountain Transmitter and Scars of the Shattered Sky by Agalloch. Also, Themata by Karnivool has a lot of ambient undertones and I think the closer qualifies as a full blown ambient track.
C. I only know select songs by them, but:
- Vangelis was a renowned Greek electronic musician and composer, he authored the scores to Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner among others.
- Captain (Markus Kaarlonen) is a well known creator in the Amiga mod community, some of his synth works are Space Debris and Beyond Music. Currently he's the keyboardist in Poets Of The Fall, they're an alt rock band but have two predominantly electronic songs: Choice Millionaire (disco/techno) and Angel (synthpop).
- Daft Punk are an electronic staple but I can't name any song besides Instant Crush (which I recommend) even though I've probably heard them countless times on the radio.
Hope this helps. |
Christbait
11.24.25 | Zanias - Unearthed
Zanias - Chrysalis
Justice - Cross
Carpenter Brut - Trilogy
Lagrange Point (not really an established "band") has some fun synth covers of a few TOOL (Stinkfist, Pneuma, Weak and Powerless) and Meshuggah songs (Bleed, Rational Gaze) that I always enjoy coming back to.
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AlkemestRedux
11.24.25 | Lorn - Ask the Dust is a classic imo |
Calc
11.24.25 | naked flames- wall i was
6 hours of electronic music in one album! What more you need?!?! I've listened to it front to back 5 times. No foolin! |
LouBreed
11.24.25 | Onuka |
AlkemestRedux
11.24.25 | Oh also Pendulum - Hold Your Colour is a must |
BitterJalapenoJr
11.24.25 | Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children
Monolake - Hongkong or Gravity
Orbital - Brown or In Sides
B12 - Time Tourist
Fluke - Risotto
Micronism - Inside a Quiet Mind
Porter Ricks - Biokinetics
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Kimm
11.24.25 | Pendulum's new album Inertia also slaps.
Lorn - Ask the Dust [2] |
zakalwe
11.24.25 | Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust |
AlkemestRedux
11.24.25 | I'll have to check out the new Pendulum! I haven't been keeping up on dance music for a while but I should load up on some new songs. |
Rolling Girl
11.24.25 | Carpenter Brut - Trilogy [2]
Danger - Haven OST
Dance with the Dead - Loved to Death
Snail's House - Imaginarium
In Love with a Ghost - Playful Spirits |
Cyberduck
11.24.25 | Phil Western - Third Trimester
Enduser - From Zero
Code - The Architect |
Hyperion1001
11.24.25 | gotta get some true Detroit techno in your life. jr already recced drexciya which is my personal favorite but also check:
Robert hood - minimal nation
Terrence Dixon - far from the future vol. 1 2 and 3
galaxy 2 galaxy - galaxy 2 galaxy
Jeff mills - waveform transmission vol. 1
the other people place - lifestyles of the laptop cafe |
SuzyC
11.25.25 | Only some of Sarah Longfield's EPs are completely electronic, but they're as impressive overall as her indie rock EPs. |
Ladron93
11.25.25 | Perturbator is a nice pick. Even Lustful Sacraments. His latest album, Age of Aquarius, is good but not my personal fave.
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume 2 is my fave ambient album from him.
As for recs:
Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
Saigon Blue Rain - Oko
Banshee - FABLES
Mareux - Nonstop Romance
Daniel Avery - Tremor |
unclereich
11.25.25 | This has been on repeat for me: https://youtu.be/fI4kPSO7CNA?si=VN5sSEEwmg-2UnmN |
RunOfTheMill
11.25.25 |
Nice, this got a lot of replies. I'm starting with the stuff brickhed, jr and hawks rec'd, thanks so much guys. I'm hoping this will unlock a new obssession for me
fwiw I have listened to Carpenter Brut (Trilogy might be the best synthwave album out there?), Massive Attack (I hadn't really considered it electro, but I suppose it fits the bill!) and Kraftwerk. Lots of names I've never even heard of before tho, so I'm excited!!!
I'll report back soon! |
budgie
11.25.25 | not rly my genre but these two EPs i adore and jam all the friggin time
https://innerworksrecords.bandcamp.com/album/1987
https://teendaze.bandcamp.com/album/four-more-years |
iswimfast
11.25.25 | endtroducing... |
RunOfTheMill
11.25.25 | I realise I wiped my ratings, but I had endtroducing as a 5 |
Avagantamos
11.26.25 | xanopticon - psicicite |
RunOfTheMill
11.26.25 | Hold Your Colour by Pendulum is amazing. Great rec Alkemest & Kimm |
RunOfTheMill
11.28.25 | Really enjoying the Underworld recs, the Tim Reaper & Kloke album was great as well. I listened to Pop by Gas and fell asleep, but it was wonderful?! |
Hawks
11.28.25 | Nice!!! |
jrlikestodance
11.28.25 | If you dug the Tim Reaper record I suggest going down a rabbit hole of his EPs next. Legit tons of material to dig through I've barely scratched the surface myself. I think he's doing a great job keeping underground and old school jungle/D&B sounds alive. He also does his NTS residency once a month which is also loaded with tons of great music |
RunOfTheMill
12.02.25 | I definitely will do that jr. Sorry to say that I didn't like the Drexciya record anywhere near as much. Unfortunately found it rather annoying, maybe I wasn't in the right headspace for it at the time, idk |
Hyperion1001
12.02.25 | Drexciya is the best band of all time so definitely try again. |
jrlikestodance
12.02.25 | Def don't give up on Drexciya. They're legends |
Emim
12.02.25 | Phutureprimitive - Kinetik
Magic Sword - Volume 1
Dance With the Dead - Near Dark
Kavinsky - Nightcall |
Hyperion1001
12.02.25 | neptunes lair is fairly esoteric, maybe try some of their 12" tracks. this one is widely considered one of their best tunes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS11OjP08uc |
Cyberduck
12.04.25 | He wouldn't be wrong to think they simply sound fairly generic. |
naughtcturnal
12.04.25 | Vatican Shadow - 20th Hijacker |
Sharenge
12.04.25 | "Saddam's 911 Shrine" is peak techno ambiance |
Hyperion1001
12.04.25 | if you’re calling Drexciya generic I consider those fighting words. |
RVAHC13
12.04.25 | Where’s Dev when you need him |
AlkemestRedux
12.04.25 | Glad you liked the the dnb! This is one of my all time favorite dnb mixes' https://on.soundcloud.com/rR0O2zqJezRlqvLHwk |
RunOfTheMill
12.05.25 | Folks I'm sorry to say Autechre is maybe not my thing. Does he have more accessible stuff? I have to give Chiastic Slide another go, but I went through all of Quaristice and it was laborious. A lot of the tracks feel like ideas or concepts and don't go much of anywhere. A collection of beep boops that worm around my brain like a dental drill. I need something to anchor myself onto, a steady beat or groove...
I really enjoyed Oneohtrix Point Never and The Orb tho, will check out more by them |
jrlikestodance
12.05.25 | Autechre, especially their later stuff is very experimental and definitely an acquired taste. I love almost all their work that I've heard, but albums like Amber and Tri Repetae are definitely more accessible. Maybe try those |
Sharenge
12.05.25 | yeah do their first three LPs |
rabidfish
12.05.25 | Some of my all time fav tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2qLD9c3Gq4 (Burial)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIdimVDuSEU (Frankie Knuckles)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLxDRePUwEY (808 State)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXHKo0lwi3U (Soul Capsule)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUQ6AxqZCTM (The Extremist)
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Cyberduck
12.07.25 | Autechre are far more experimental than anything on this list. If OP actually wants to hear something at least vaguely resembling Prodigy he should try Skinny Puppy's Bites and VIVIsectVI records, as well as Spor's Anachronic mix for good Drum N' Bass. This track from one of their collaborators is also pretty cool:
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=klAE-SixmgA&si=SCarr4XAIZNC3ycu |
