Album Releases by Genre
Heat
by Colder
October 25, 2005
Marc Nugyen Tan returns with a second album of 80s-influenced electronica.
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These Were The Earlies
by The Earlies
October 25, 2005
The half American, half English four-piece make their debut with an album that, like Manitoba's Up In Flames, combines organic and electronic elements from a variety of genres into a unique psychedelic stew.
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The Campfire Headphase
by Boards of Canada
October 18, 2005
Well, they certainly aren't the most prolific of artists, but the acclaimed Scottish electronica duo of Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin finally return with a third album.
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Playing The Angel
by Depeche Mode
October 18, 2005
Borrowing a page from late-80s to early-90s DM in terms of sound (and possibly even quality), the Ben Hillier-produced 'Angel' is the first Depeche Mode album to feature some David Gahan-penned songs in addition to the usual assortment of Martin Gore tracks.
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Shamelessly Exciting
by Jason Forrest
October 11, 2005
David Grubbs and Laura Cantrell guest on Forrest's latest cut-up offering.
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Gimmie Trouble
by Adult.
October 11, 2005
Adult.'s third LP finds Adam Lee Miller and Nicola Kuperus joined by a new guitarist, Sam Consiglio (Tamion 12 Inch).
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Witching Hour
by Ladytron
October 4, 2005
Jim Abbiss (Kasabian) produced this third album for the UK band, which finds them expanding slightly away their electroclash sound.
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Candy Ass
by Mark Eitzel
October 4, 2005
The American Music Club frontman's latest solo release, like 2001's 'Invisible Man,' finds him dabbling with electronica.
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Suckfish
by Audion
October 4, 2005
Audion is the dirty-minded techno alter-ego of Matthew Dear.
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Smash
by Jackson & His Computer Band
October 4, 2005
Four years in the making, French electronica producer Jackson Fourgeaud's debut disc includes vocals from guests Mike Ladd as well as several of Jackson's family members.
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The Past Presents The Future
by Her Space Holiday
September 27, 2005
Marc Bianchi's latest album of electronica-infused indie-pop was recorded in "extreme isolation" in California.
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The Antidote
by Morcheeba
September 27, 2005
The electronia outfit's fifth studio recording features new vocalist Daisy Martey (who replaces Skye Edwards).
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Tender Buttons
by Broadcast
September 20, 2005
Half the band has departed (replaced by a drum machine), but Broadcast's third LP still features the vocals of Trish Keenan and James Cargill's retro-electronic sound.
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One Way, It's Every Way
by Clue To Kalo
September 20, 2005
This is the second album of electronica-meets-indie-pop (falling somewhere between Manitoba and the Postal Service) from Mark Mitchell.
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Plat du Jour
by Matthew Herbert
September 13, 2005
Herbert's first disc in two years is a sample-driven concept album about the relationship of food to politics, society and celebrity. It is best consumed while reading the detailed album website, rather than as a stand-alone piece of music.
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We're Animals
by Numbers
September 13, 2005
The San Francisco electro-punk trio make their Kill Rock Stars debut with this third LP.
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Broken Ear Record
by Black Dice
September 6, 2005
This is the fourth album for the Brooklyn noise-rockers.
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Blitzkrieg Pop
by T. Raumschmiere
August 23, 2005
Berlin-based noiseman Marco Haas' third album as T Raumschmiere features vocals by Ellen Allien.
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Less Than Human
by The Juan MacLean
August 9, 2005
The latest DFA artist to create a buzz in the music press is former Six Finger Satellite guitarist John Maclean, whose "Less Than Human" is his full-length debut as The Juan Maclean.
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Maritime
by Minotaur Shock
August 9, 2005
This is the second album for electronica artist David Edwards, who has drawn acclaim for his mellow, cheerful sound.
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Resilience
by Kid 606
July 25, 2005
Miguel Trost Depedro's latest electronica release is a departure for him, as each track is more focused than on previous releases.
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The Understanding
by Röyksopp
July 12, 2005
The duo's second album is far more vocal-oriented, and darker, than their debut.
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Reads The Books [EP]
by Prefuse 73
July 12, 2005
This eight-song EP pairs Prefuse 73 with cut-up artists The Books, and reprises their first collaboration, "Pagina Dos," from the most recent Prefuse 73 full-length.
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Multiply
by Jamie Lidell
June 28, 2005
One half of the electronica outfit Super_Collider, producer Jamie Lidell returns with a second solo album that finds him in an unlikely new role: that of a soul singer.
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I Thought I Was Over That: Rare, Remixed And B-Sides
by Lali Puna
June 28, 2005
The title tells the story of this two-disc set, which includes remixes by Dntel, Boom Bip and Two Lone Swordsmen.
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Angel Milk
by Télépopmusik
June 21, 2005
Angela McCluskey and Deborah Anderson lend their voices to the French chill-out trio's sophomore record.
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Collaborations
by Sinéad O'Connor
June 21, 2005
'Collaborations' culls tracks from throughout the singer's career, finding her partnering with artists such as Massive Attack, Peter Gabriel, Bono, Moby and more.
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Another Day On Earth
by Brian Eno
June 14, 2005
Eno sings! And while those words are sure to excite fans of the bald one's 70s classics such as 'Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy),' his first vocal album in 15 years is much closer in sound and mood to more recent efforts as well as the final handful of tracks on 'Eno Box II: Vocals' (the latter's "Under" even appears again on this disc).
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Thrills
by Ellen Allien
June 7, 2005
The Berlin-based techno producer returns with her third artist album.
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Anniemal
by Annie
June 7, 2005
This debut full-length by the Norwegian singer is preceded by quite a bit of critical buzz on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Minimum-Maximum [Live]
by Kraftwerk
June 7, 2005
This 2-disc set was recorded during the band's 2004 world tour.
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Wearemonster
by Isolée
June 6, 2005
Frankfurt, Germany IDM artist Rajko Mueller (who records under the name Isolee) drew critical acclaim for this, his second LP and first in five years.
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j.a.c.
by Tosca
May 31, 2005
This is the fourth album for the duo of Richard Dorfmeister (of Kruder & Dorfmeister fame) and Rupert Huber. Vocals are handled by a variety of guests, including Chris Eckman (The Walkabouts).
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Everything Ecstatic
by Four Tet
May 31, 2005
Kieran Hebden's fourth Four Tet album dispenses somewhat with the "folk" portion of his folktronica sound, resulting in a more beat-driven effort.
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Demon Days
by Gorillaz
May 24, 2005
When the comic supergroup's 2001 debut sold an astounding 6 million copies worldwide, a sequel became necessary. Hence 'Demon Days.' Returning leader Damon Albarn (Blur) and new producer Danger Mouse are joined by guests Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays), Ike Turner, MF Doom, De La Soul and Dennis Hopper.
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Satan's Circus
by Death in Vegas
May 24, 2005
The duo's fourth album departs from previous outings, taking an all-instrumental (and guitar-free) approach rather than relying on guest vocalists. Think Kraftwerk and you won't be too far off.
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And Everything Else
by Nobody
May 17, 2005
Indie hip-hop/electronica producer Nobody (aka Elvin Estela) teams with Prefuse 73, Mia Doi Todd and members of Beachwood Sparks on his Plug Research debut.
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Headphones
by Headphones
May 10, 2005
This new side project for Pedro The Lion's David Bazan finds that group's guitars replaced with synthesizers.
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13 & God
by 13 & God
May 3, 2005
13+God is a collaboration between German rocktronica outfit The Notwist and American indie-rappers Themselves. Also guesting are members of Ms. John Soda, Lali Puna, and cLOUDDEAD; basically, if they're on Morr Music or Anticon, you'll find them here.
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The Milk Of Human Kindness
by Caribou
May 3, 2005
'Human Kindness' is the latest disc of psychedelic electronica from Dan Snaith, who formerly recorded under the name Manitoba (before a threatened lawsuit from a similarly-named artist caused the switch to the similarly-Canadian Caribou).
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Our Thickness
by The Russian Futurists
May 3, 2005
Mathew Adam Hart's quirky one-man bedroom-pop band (think Magnetic Fields) returns with a third album.
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Untilted
by Autechre
April 19, 2005
The experimental electronica duo of Rob Brown and Sean Booth return with eight new tracks.
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D.U.M.E. [EP]
by Adult.
April 12, 2005
The duo take a break from their own Ersatz Audio label with this six-song mini-album for Thrill Jockey, which features slightly more human-sounding vocals from Nicola Kuperus.
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Lost And Safe
by The Books
April 5, 2005
The third release for the acclaimed cut-and-paste outfit features an expanded vocal role for guitarist Nick Zammuto.
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Odyssey
by Fischerspooner
April 5, 2005
Linda Perry and Susan Sontag (!) penned songs for the dance duo's belated sophomore release, which also features production from Tony Hoffer and Mirwais.
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Arular
by M.I.A.
March 22, 2005
This short but wildly eclectic debut album from Maya Arulpragasam, a Sri Lankan-born, London-based artist and daughter of a Tamil Tiger revolutionary, is preceded by enormous buzz in both the U.K. and the U.S.
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Hotel
by Moby
March 22, 2005
The latest from the New York-based techno guru eschews samples for live instrumentation and vocals (by the bald one himself), and is backed by a second disc of ambient works.
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Surrounded By Silence
by Prefuse 73
March 22, 2005
Scott Herren's latest Prefuse 73 album features about as many guest appearances as you can fit on a single compact disc, including contributions from The Books, El-P, Ghostface, Aesop Rock, Broadcast, RZA, Beans and Café Tacuba.
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Press The Spacebar
by Chicks On Speed
March 22, 2005
This self-released follow-up to '99 Cents' finds the German group joined by Spain's The No Heads.
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The Needle Was Traveling
by Tarwater
March 22, 2005
'Needle' is the Morr Music debut for the German duo of Ronald Lippok (who is also in To Rococo Rot) and Bernd Jestram.
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10th Avenue Freakout
by Fog
March 22, 2005
Andrew Broder's third Fog album reprises the song "Hummer" from a recent EP of the same name, and adds 12 new tracks. It's both more vocal-oriented and (at times) more electronic than earlier efforts.
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Human After All
by Daft Punk
March 15, 2005
The French electronica duo's third LP is closer in sound to their first than to 2001's 'Discovery.'
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Exquisite Corpse
by Daedelus
March 15, 2005
The fourth album for the Los Angeles-based electronica producer finds him joined by guests MF Doom, Mike Ladd and Prefuse 73.
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The Cloud Making Machine
by Laurent Garnier
February 22, 2005
The noted French DJ and producer returns with his first album since 2000's 'Unreasonable Behaviour.'
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The Cosmic Game
by Thievery Corporation
February 22, 2005
Perry Farrell, The Flaming Lips and David Byrne guest on the Washington D.C. duo's fourth artist LP.
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Out Of Breach (Manchester's Revenge)
by Mu
February 8, 2005
The Sheffield, England husband and wife electronica duo of Maurice Fulton and Mutsumi Kanamori attack various aspects of pop culture on this second funny, angry and strange release, which features song titles such as "Paris Hilton" and "Stop Bothering Michael Jackson."
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Push The Button
by The Chemical Brothers
January 25, 2005
Q-Tip and Tim Burgess (The Charlatans) guest on the UK dance duo's fifth full-length.
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Before The Dawn Heals Us
by M83
January 25, 2005
The French electronica outfit (now down to a single member, Anthony Gonzalez) return with a follow-up to their much-loved 2003 breakthrough, 'Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts.'
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'64 - '95
by Lemon Jelly
January 25, 2005
The English duo's third album is composed entirely of samples from their personal record collections, falling between the years 1964 and 1995.
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Chaos Theory: Splinter Cell 3 [Soundtrack]
by Amon Tobin
January 25, 2005
The DJ/producer takes his jazzy, cinematic drum'n'bass beats to the videogame world, scoring the latest sequel in the Tom Clancy Splinter Cell franchise.
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Nothing's Lost
by Styrofoam
November 30, 2004
What happens when you team Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard with a cutting-edge electronica artist? Sure, you have the Postal Service, but you also have this new full-length from Arne Van Petegem's Styrofoam, which features multiple contributions not only from Gibbard, but also from Valerie Trebeljahr (Lali Puna), Andrew Kenny (American Analog Set), Markus Acher (The Notwist) and rapper Alias.
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One
by Dirty Vegas
November 30, 2004
The UK dance trio returns with a sophomore release, adding more guitars into the mix in the process.
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White People
by Handsome Boy Modeling School
November 9, 2004
The second disc for Prince Paul and Dan The Automator finds the producer pair joined by Cat Power, RZA, Jack Johnson, Julee Cruise and Pharrell Williams.
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Tiger My Friend
by Psapp
November 2, 2004
This is the debut album for the London-based electronica duo, who blend their minimalist, experimental tendencies with more organic elements, including vocals (think of a more playful version of Mum).
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Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Soft Pink Truth?
by The Soft Pink Truth
November 2, 2004
A side project for Matmos' Drew Daniel, The Soft Pink Truth here offers (in their own, unique way) a variety of punk covers, including songs by the Angry Samoans, Minor Threat and Die Kreuzen.
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99 Cents
by Chicks On Speed
November 2, 2004
The all-girl German group's third disc includes collaborations with Peaches and Miss Kittin, plus a remake of the Tom Tom Club's "Wordy Rappinghood."
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Return To V
by Roni Size
November 2, 2004
There's at least one guest vocalist on each of the 18 tracks on this latest solo outing from electronic producer Roni Size.
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Dark Matter: Moving At The Speed Of Light
by Afrika Bambaataa
October 26, 2004
The legendary DJ and musician's first studio album in four years includes an appearance from Gary Numan.
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Never Never Land
by UNKLE
October 26, 2004
U.N.K.L.E. is the pet project of Mo'Wax label head James Lavelle, whose successful 1998 album 'Psyence Fiction' included notable contributions from DJ Shadow, Thom Yorke and Badly Drawn Boy. Guests this time out include Josh Homme (Queens Of The Stone Age), Robert "3D" del Naja (Massive Attack), Brian Eno, Ian Brown (Stone Roses), Mani (Stone Roses/Primal Scream) Joel Cadbury (South) and Jarvis Cocker (Pulp).
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Shock City Maverick
by Beans
October 19, 2004
The second solo LP from Beans features production work from Global Communication's Mark Pritchard.
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Kpt.Michi.Gan
by Kpt.Michi.Gan
October 5, 2004
Michael Beckett's third release combines experimental noise with somewhat more conventional guitar-based songs (complete with vocals).
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Palookaville
by Fatboy Slim
October 5, 2004
Damon Albarn and Bootsy Collins guest on Norman Cook's fourth Fatboy Slim album, which includes a cover of "The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band.
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Burned Mind
by Wolf Eyes
September 28, 2004
Their first Sub Pop release finds the noisy Detroit band as a threesome, with founder Nate Young joined (as he has been since 2000) by Aaron Dilloway and John Olson.
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City
by Client
September 21, 2004
Martin Gore and members of The Libertines guest on the electro-pop duo's second effort.
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Last Exit
by Junior Boys
September 21, 2004
This is the first full-length release from the hard-to-pin down Canadian synth-pop trio led by Jeremy Greenspan.
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Night On Fire
by VHS or Beta
September 21, 2004
The Louisville, KY retro-electronica outfit, who drew numerous Daft Punk comparisons with their 2002 EP 'Le Funk,' have transitioned into a dance-punk sound with this full-length debut.
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Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
by The Prodigy
September 14, 2004
Once one of the top dance/electronica acts in the world, The Prodigy topped the UK charts in 1997 with 'The Fat of the Land' and then... nothing. Until now. After their 2002 comeback single "Baby's Got A Temper" flopped, Prodigy leader Liam Howlett scrapped the album in progress, jettisoned vocalists Keith Flint and Maxim Reality, and took a second stab at recording, enlisting Liam Gallagher, Twista and Juliette Lewis to sing, rap, and howl over what eventually became 'Always Outnumbered.'
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Wet From Birth
by The Faint
September 14, 2004
Mike Mogis produced this fourth album for the dance-inducing Nebraska indie rockers. Azure Ray's Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor add vocals on several tracks.
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Radical Connector
by Mouse on Mars
August 24, 2004
The German elecronica duo of Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner are back with their first LP in three years, combining distorted vocals and samples with their glitchy yet melodic--and sometimes even humorous--instrumentation.
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Juxtaposition
by Radian
August 24, 2004
The third album for the Vienna-based electronica-infused post-rock trio was recorded partially in Austria and partially with John McEntire in Chicago.
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Ariels
by Bent
August 16, 2004
The English duo, who normally rely on sampling and electronics, turn to live instrumentation for this third LP.
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Blue Album
by Orbital
August 10, 2004
After 15 years and six albums, the brothers Hartnoll are calling it quits with this final release. Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance) guests on one track, with The Sparks collaborating on another.
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Anything
by Martina Topley-Bird
July 27, 2004
The former Tricky collaborator was nominated for the UK's Mercury Music Prize for her solo debut 'Quixotic,' which arrives in the U.S. a year later re-sequenced, re-designed, and re-titled (as 'Anything'). Included (as on the original version) is a collaboration with Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan, as well as tracks recorded with Tricky and David Holmes.
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Alphabetical
by Phoenix
July 27, 2004
This is the second album for the French synth-rock outfit, who attracted some international acclaim with their 2000 debut 'United.'
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Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
by M83
July 27, 2004
The second release from French electronica duo M83 takes shoegaze classics such as 'Loveless' as an inspiration, with synths taking the place of guitars.
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Nostalgialator
by Mike Ladd
July 26, 2004
The producer (a college English professor in his former life) behind the fictitious hip-hop outfits The Majesticons and The Infesticons returns with a disc recorded under his own name. It's not the third installment in the -icons series (that will come later), but a standalone album that veers into multiple genres and moods.
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Bicycles & Tricycles
by The Orb
July 13, 2004
Yes, for those of you keeping score at home, Alex Paterson is indeed still recording as The Orb, with 'Bicycles' marking the once trailblazing electronica group's sixth studio release.
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Sorry I Make You Lush
by Wagon Christ
July 13, 2004
Wagon Christ is the alter-ego of prolific English electronica artist Luke Vibert (who also records under his own name and Plug).
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Space Settings
by Headset
June 29, 2004
'Space Settings' is the debut from the hip-hop side project for Jimmy Tamborello (Postal Service, Dntel), who along with Plug Research artists Allen Avanessian, Daedelus and John Tejada (plus Thomas Fehlmann), provides the musical backdrop for an array of MCs that includes Beans and Rocmon.
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The Soundings
by Blue States
June 14, 2004
Andy Dragazis' third Blue States album is a major departure, adding vocalist/guitarist Chris Carr and drummer Jon Chandler to the mix and moving well away from the chill-out vibe of the previous two discs.
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From The Double Gone Chapel
by Two Lone Swordsmen
June 1, 2004
The electronica duo of Andrew Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood return with 12 new tracks, featuring both vocals (from Weatherall) and live instrumentation (from Tenniswood) and departing significantly from the techno of past albums.
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I Com
by Miss Kittin
June 1, 2004
Born in France and now residing in Berlin, Miss Kittin (aka Caroline Herve) has provided vocals for a variety of electronica producers, including Felix Da Housecat and The Hacker. Here, she works with producers Tobi Neumann and Thies Mynther.
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Devin Dazzle And The Neon Fever
by Felix Da Housecat
May 25, 2004
The producer and electroclash artist returns with a proper follow-up to 2001's 'Kittenz and Thee Glitz.' Guest vocalists include the titular Neon Fever as well as James Murphy (the DFA).
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The Greater Wrong Of The Right
by Skinny Puppy
May 25, 2004
A reunited Nivek Ogre and cEvin Key return with their first Skinny Puppy album in eight years, with Ken Marshall (Tool) producing. (Apparently, their brand of hardcore political industrial noise is only needed during Republican administrations.)
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Hotel Morgen
by To Rococo Rot
May 18, 2004
The Berlin-based trio (who share a member with the band Tarwater) continue to mix electronica with post-rock on their first album in three years (and first for Domino).
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
by The Streets
May 18, 2004
Mike Skinner returns with the inenviable job of following up his genre-smashing debut 'Original Pirate Material,' which was an enormous critical and commercial hit in the UK and paved the way for the success of later acts such as Dizzee Rascal.
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Kesto (234.48:4)
by Pan Sonic
May 18, 2004
The number in the title indeed refers to the total running time of the Finnish electronica duo's latest album, which consists of a whopping four CDs of all-new ambient experimental music.
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Bright Like Neon Love
by Cut Copy
May 18, 2004
This debut by Australian Dan Whitford mixes retro-synth pop with some guitars and live instrumentation.
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Fulfilled/Complete
by Broken Spindles
May 4, 2004
This is the second solo disc for Faint bassist Joel Petersen. Mike Mogis produces.
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Summer Make Good
by Mum
May 4, 2004
On their third full-length, the Icelandic band Mum continues to blend pastoral electronica with the distinctive vocals (think The Cranes as a comparison) of Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir.
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