Top Ten Electronic/alternative Albums

My list leans a little more toward the electronica/ambient/space than it does alternative, however these are what I feel are essential discs (many mentioned here already) --

Eno - Apollo* , On Land
Steve Roach - Dreamtime Return*, Magnificent Void
Tangerine Dream - Rubycon, Stratosfear
Michael Oldfield - Tubular Bells*
Constance Demby - Novus Magnificat
Budd/Eno - The Pearl*
Harold Budd - Lovely Thunder*
Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene, Zoolook*
Talking Heads - Fear of Music
Eno/Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Laurie Anderson - Mr. Heartbreak
Peter Gabriel - Passion *
John Serrie - And The Stars Go With You*
Aphex Twin - Ambient Works, Vol. 2*
Philip Glass - Koyaanisquatsi *
Global Communication 76:14
Michael Brook - Cobalt Blue*
Biosphere - Substrata
James Johnson/Robert Scott Thompson - Forgotten Places
Sylvian & Czukay - Plight & Premonition*
Patrick O'Hearn - Indigo, Between Two Worlds, Ancient Dreams*
Popol Vuh - Tantric Songs/Hosianna Mantra
Pixies - Dolittle
Radiohead - The Bends, Kid A, OK Computer, Hail to the Thief
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Moby - Play
Orbital - Snivelization

* Particularly well-recorded

Of course, I'm sure I've left off some gems. But there are more than enough here to keep one's ears busy for quite a while.

Cheers,
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Aphex twins, Orb, Massive attack, Air , K and D and other good mentions above.

I think some of you missed
Future Sound of London- Lifeforms, Dead cities, The issness, The Otherness, ISDN - Good recordings too
Autechre- All albums
Plaid- Newer ones
Aphex twin- Druqks, 26 for cash
Amon Tobin
Orbital's final album
Kraftwerk

Marakanetz,you have me interested in Fish for Fish,do you know where i can get it?thanks

I looked for Fish for Fish too and no luck.

Raytheprinter are you really a printer? Do you own a printshop? I am just curious as I have worked in printing for about 17 years and when the shop I worked for closed down I was scrambling to get back on my feet. I was in pre press and now helping in the shop at a very nice place...

I too luv jazz.rock.blues and have experimented w/ electronica...as such I tend to get into those with elements of jazz

Among them by far the best I've heard is the Cinematic Orchestra...stunning stuff. St.Germain's "Tourist" is also quite good. Two others I love are Caia (the Magic Dragon) and Kruder Dorfmeister (The K&D Sessions).

For alt rock, check out

Dada: Live Official Bootleg (though perhaps it ain't alternative per se)
Opeth: Damnation (heavy metal alt band goes unplugged)
Soda Stereo: Sueno Stereo (Latin alt!)
Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream (a classic)
Moke: Carnival
Incubus: Morning View