I'm going to go back further to stuff that maybe isn't 'this-listy'
at first listen, if at all:
1. Jesus and Mary Chain "Psychocandy" (1985) -- the record that put the
first nail in 80s new wave pop's coffin. Dark, noisy, raw, nihilistic
and utterly riveting. Still.
2. My Bloody Valentine 'Tremelo' EP (1991) -- when this came out it was
sui generis. You didn't know what the fuck it was, except you liked it.
MBV made vagueness an artistic quality.
3. Reload "A Collection of Short Stories" (1993) -- perhaps the first modern
electronic concept album. At turns dark and industrial, and sublimely
lush.
4. Muziq "Tango N Vectif" (1993) -- This album still rules. Melodic and
Noisy, a perfect lo fi shot across the bow. With it's companion, the criminally
delayed "Bluff Limbo", they cast a giant shadow across anyone trying to
work in popular electronic music since.
5. Seefeel 'Quique' (1994) -- the missing link between indie rock and
electronic music. Reich-loopy, dubby, ineffably blunted.
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