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Married duo Northern Valentine orchestrate hypnotic
works of polar drone, and The Distance Brings Us Closer Together is
their latest opus out on Silber Records. Take a gander at the
Indieville
review of the album, and enjoy this list of what they consider the top ten (well, twelve)
crucial records! --
  
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Hi Matt,
Here is our list of ten crucial recordings that we came up with.
We have 10 artists (though we lumped 2 albums together under the
same artist a couple times because it was difficult to narrow it to just
one). Hope this works:
Wendy Carlos - "A Clockwork Orange Soundtrack"
It can be considered the template for most electronic music that we
have today.
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Pink Floyd - "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn"
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Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here"
"Piper" is simply one of the greatest psychedelic records ever put out.
"Wish You Were Here" is a masterful concept album with an eerie,
personal gravity.
It has perfect flow from start to finish.
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sigur rós - "ágćtis byrjun"
There are so many overwhelming emotions and images that are conjured by
listening to this album...it's otherworldly.
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Depeche Mode - "Violator"
Nine songs, perfectly timed, perfectly executed.
Synth-pop at its finest.
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Brian Eno (w/ Daniel Lanois and Roger Eno) - "Apollo: Atmospheres
and Soundtracks"
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Brian Eno - "Music for Airports"
These are the ultimate realizations of Eno’s ambient trials.
They carry an unshakable gorgeousness and a deep emotional resonance.
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My Bloody Valentine - "Loveless"
Completely changed the way music could sound. Made it clear that noise
and pop music could be married and that things were going to be different
from that point forward.
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Windy and Carl - "Antarctica"
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Windy and Carl - "Consciousness"
These are two of the most beautiful albums ever recorded.
Pure, simple and layered in sound. The sound takes you away.
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Stars of The Lid - "Tired Sounds of..."
It's all about the sounds between spaces; the textures more than the
colors.
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The Olivia Tremor Control - "Black Foliage, Volume One"
A masterpiece of sound collage, experimentalism, pop music and theme.
Lo-fi, complex, thoughtful and 100% addictive.
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Boards of Canada - "Music Has The Right To Children"
Like listening to a bunch of memories from a time when you really
enjoyed everything in life. Catchy, nostalgic repetitions that you want to
hang onto forever.
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