Five 'desert island' albums

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#213

Archspire - Relentless Mutation*
Autechre - Untilted
Boards of Canada - Old Tunes Vol. 2
Curve - Doppelgänger
Opeth - Still Life

*not an economical choice at 30 mins 40 seconds, but I listen to this album so, so often…

Honorable Mentions:
Autechre - Quaristice
Boards of Canada - Old Tunes Vol. 1, Geogaddi
Death - Spiritual Healing
Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
KMFDM - Symbols
The Prodigy - Their Law: The Singles 1990 - 2005
Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X
Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair

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#214

Tough one but if I could only have 5 forever:

  1. Jean Michel Jarre - Equinoxe
  2. Led Zeppelin - III
  3. Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds
  4. Nirvana - Nevermind
  5. Leftfield - Leftism
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#215

with you all the way on Equinoxe!! that’s one of my five. the other four would be:

John Maus - We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves
Grooverider Presents: The Prototype Years
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Vangelis - Blade Runner

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#216

Yes.

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#217

Beatles- Abbey Road

Souls Called Mischief- 93 till infinity

Marvin Gaye- Trouble Man

ATCQ- Midnight Marauders

The Doors- Strange Days

That’s today’s mood, the list would probably be different tomorrow.

#218

Neil Young- Harvest
Four Tet- Rounds
The Postal Service- Give Up
REM- Fables of the Reconstruction
J Dilla- Donuts

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#219

This thread becomes a very nice overview of good albums and an inspiration to listen to new ones! Thanks all!

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#220

Burial - Untrue
Biosphere - The Senja Recordings
Tangerine Dream - Sorcerer OST
Peter Gabriel - Birdy
Mingus - The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady

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#221

Miles Davis - Live Evil
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
Tool - Lateralus
Portishead - Third

If it was 10:

Radiohead - In Rainbows
Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Kruder & Dorfmeister - The K&D Sessions
John Coltrane - Blue Train

If it was 15:

PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
The Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver

If it was 20:

Ornette Coleman - New York is Now!
Suzanne Vega - Nine Objects of Desire
Metallica - …And Justice for All
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Aphex Twin - Drukqs

And on and on and on

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#222

No Code – Pearl Jam
Piano Sonatas – Beethoven
Kid A – Radiohead
Spokes – Plaid
Envane – Autechre

Honourable mentions if I had more options:
Takk – Sigur Rós
In Rainbows – Radiohead
El Diablo – Will Haven
Untrue – Burial
Portishead – Portishead
The Planets Suite – Holst
Adrenaline – Deftones
Evil Empire – Rage Against the Machine
A Retrospective – KRS One
Tragic Epilogue – Antipop Consortium

This is so difficult tho. I want things that have longevity that warrants repeat listening but also emotion to have a good cry from time to time, as well as inspiring lyrics (hence the Pearl Jam inclusion) during tough times, but also immersive stuff to make the world okay for a little while. Anyway, that’s where I’m at today.

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#223

Ah! But I forgot BoC and The Beatles and Elliott Smith and… fuuuuuuck

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#224

Yes.

#225

Mr Blobby The Album - Mr Blobby
Huggin’ An’ A’ Kissin’ - Bombalurina
Party Party: 16 Great Party Icebreakers - Black Lace
Morrissey - I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
Party Party 2 - Black Lace

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#227

I’m very surprised. :innocent:

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#228

Only five @craig

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#229

I wish I had never seen this thread. It’s killing me

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#230

Carl Craig - More Songs About Food And Revolutionary Art
Manuel Göttsching - e2e4
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown
Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother

#231

Scientist - Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires
FSOL - ISDN
Access to Arasaka - Geosynchron
Boards of Canada - Geogaddi
Slayer - Reign in Blood

#232

Patrick Watson_Love Songs For Robots or Wave or …
Eluvium_False Readings On
Murcof, Vanessa Wagner_Statea
Harmonium_Les Cinq Saisons
Trentemoller_The Last Resort
Nils Frahm (Anything)

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#233

LTJ Bukem - Promised Land Vol. 1
Daft Punk - Homework
Legion of Green Men - Floating on Shallow Water
The Beatles - Sgt Pepper
A Tribe Called Quest - People’s Instinctive Travels