Swans - The Seer

Public Service Broadcasting - Race To Space.

Go! (From the album)

The whole album is just them playing music to sound bytes from the space race era.

I discovered Hirasawa Susumu through his work on the Paprika soundtrack and later his other albums thanks to the magic of Youtube. I'm not even sure how to describe it, it's a whole world. There's this album (Kyusai no giho). I'm not a big fan of japanese music otherwise, but this ? I've never heard anything remotely like this. And it seems so coherent, so... mature, in a way.

Great idea for a thread btw, will have to peruse the replies

Waltari - Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony in Deep C

One of the first collaborations of a metal band with a classical orchestra. That kind of stuff became more commonplace later, but this mix of death metal, classical music and all kinds of other influences remains unique to this day.

Miles Davis On the Corner

The Velvet Underground & Nico

Boards of Canada Music has the Right to Children

KOAN Sound - Polychrome. Everything these guys do is amazing but I feel like this album in particular has an unmatched vibe.

Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape

The consequences album by Godley and creme. I don't think I've ever found another fan haha

Laurie Anderson Mister Heartbreak https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Heartbreak

Alek and the Drummer - May a Lightning Bolt Caress You

The dwarf fortress soundtrack slaps so much harder than it has any right to

https://youtu.be/W2Df3_k9PGM?si=H7nKAV94ixSLNJZU

Deep Forest

Veil of Imagination by Wilderun

Music by Cavelight by Blockhead. My fav stoned album of all time, probably.

DJ Krush: Code 4109

DJ Shadow: Endtroducing

Works of art

Televisions Marquee moon

KNOWER FOREVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2F0oTqfL3E

Not sure if it fits the assignment, but the first two Human League albums from the 70s (Reproduction and Travelogue) are analogue synth brilliance. If you can find the expanded version of Reproduction with the Dignity of Labour EP & flexidisc conversation added, even better.

Glass swords by Rustie. Incredible album and very unique.

Some of my favorites are

“Trust” by LOW

“October Rust” by Type O Negative

“Welcome Oblivion” by How to Destroy Angels

“Dusk” by The The

and more recently “DECIDE” by Djo

Red Gone Wild (redman). Incredible piece of art. There are layers upon layers of instruments perfectly mastered. And redman is firreee.

Formless by Gridlock made me an IDM convert.

Porcupine Tree - Staircase Infinities 1994 album remastered in 2008. Also Piped Link

Some more modern/mainstream ones:

I love Janelle Monae and the Archandroid albums are fantastic.

Alt-J, we saw them live and my kids said "I just want to lay on the ground and listen", and that's a pretty good description of it.

AWOLNATION, the music is heavy but nice to sleep to, it is dreamy in some way.