Favorite Lyricists in Electronic Music

Words are very
unnecessary
They can only do harm

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Many great ones posted already…

Agreed with @Scot_Solida … Edward Ka-Spel (Legendary Pink Dots, Tear Garden) is probably the greatest for me, up there with Leonard Cohen.

Nivek Ogre’s lyrics are often obscured by processing and the sheer power of his delivery, but has written some incredible lyrics over the years IMO.

Who else… The Knife?

LCD Soundsystem

Crystal Castles

Severed Heads

Portishead

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Depeche Mode

Anne Clark!

Sleeper in Metropolis

Obviously the 90’s Technoploitation had to tip its hat to her…

Wallies

I’m divided on the exploitation of her works by the 303 apocalypse…
OurDarkness

Daylight
In bad dreams
In a cool world
Full of cruel things
Hang tight
All you
Nothing like a big bad bridge
To go burnin’ through

Lorn - Acid Rain

https://youtu.be/nxg4C365LbQ

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Best lyrics

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Im not sure if best nor Electronic. But i count Bon Iver/Justin Vernon as both.
absolutely love the way they have evolved over the years, each album has sonically and lyrically gone from strength to strength.

Bon Iver - 22 (OVER S∞∞N) [Bob Moose Extended Cab Version] - Official Video - YouTube

I have two suggestions:

DoseOne and Why? (cLOUDDEAD)

Here’s some footage from the amazing Mush tour:

Graham Lewis (Wire etc)

This is “Only One I” from his 1980s solo project, He Said:

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