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PORTISHEAD - DUMMY (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Portishead – DummyYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1994, Electronic, Trip Hop, Bristol, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Came out of Bristol’s post–Wild Bunch ecosystem alongside Massive Attack/Tricky, but stayed separate from their crews and press circuits. Media Narrative: Helped popularize “trip-hop” as a press term, which the band regularly pushed back on in interviews. Album Art: The c...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: MGMT – Oracular SpectacularYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2007, Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Brooklyn, NYCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Cut with producer Dave Fridmann, who pushed maximal sessions and weird textures—an outside hand shaping how their college-project songs scaled up.Media Narrative: The band later distanced themselves from being defined by the big hits, creating a long-running “audience vs int...
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Title: Björk – VespertineYear/Genre: 2001, Art PopCondition: New Cultural Facts: Written while ...
Title: Björk – VespertineYear/Genre: 2001, Art PopCondition: New Cultural Facts: Written while Björk was retreating from mainstream attention after intense press scrutiny around her film work and earlier albums. Built with laptop producers like Matmos and experimental programmers, it became a key early-2000s meeting point between electronic art music and pop. The Vespertine tour used small ensembles, choirs, and custom music boxes, staged in theaters and opera houses instead of arenas t...
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The Postal Service – Give Up (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Postal Service – Give UpYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2003, Electronic, Indie Pop, Seattle, WACondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Built by mailing files back and forth—an early-2000s “remote collaboration” workflow that later became normal across the industry. Band Drama: It was never meant to be a full-time band; the one-off nature fed the long gaps and the “will they ever do more?” mytholo...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Parquet Courts – Wide Awake!Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2018, Rock, Post-Punk, Brooklyn, NYCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Produced with Danger Mouse, an outsider to the NYC guitar scene—his role was tightening structure and pacing more than “capturing a live take.” Scene Ecology: A Brooklyn DIY band making a big “festival-era” statement without leaving the small-venue lineage that built their a...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Washed Out – Purple NoonYear/Genre/Sub-Genre: 2020, Electronic, ChillwaveMatrix #: SP-1365Condition: New Cultural Facts: Georgia-based one-person project that came up in the late-2000s blog/MySpace era, when “bedroom” releases could go global overnight. Arrived in 2020, when coastal imagery and nostalgia became a coping language during lockdown-era isolation and screen fatigue. Part of the post-recession ...
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Drab Majesty – Modern Mirror (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Drab Majesty – Modern MirrorYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2019, Rock, Post-Punk, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Notable Myths: Deb Demure is a constructed persona—Drab Majesty treats the project like a “character” with its own mythology, not a typical frontman story. Scene Ecology: Came up through L.A.’s modern goth/post-punk circuit—small clubs, darkwave bills, and label nights acting as the s...
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Mitski – Bury Me at Makeout Creek
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Mitski – Bury Me at Makeout CreekYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2014, Rock, Indie Rock, New York CityCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Recorded quickly with Patrick Hyland on a small-budget, tight-team workflow—minimal voices in the room, maximum control. Scene Ecology: Rooted in the SUNY Purchase ecosystem where Mitski learned DIY touring and self-releasing before larger indie infrastructure arrived...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Vangelis – SpiralYear/Genre/City: 1977, Electronic, Paris, FranceMatrix #: AFL1-2627Condition: VG+ Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Created during Vangelis’ Paris period, using his custom Nemo Studios setup that emphasized live, real-time recording over overdubs. Media Narrative: Released as electronic music was entering pop-adjacent spaces, helping position Vangelis beyond experimental circles. Scene Ecolog...
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Brian Briggs – Brian Damage (STAFF PICK)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Brian Briggs – Brian DamageYear/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1981, Electronic, New WaveMatrix #: BRK 699Condition: EXC+ (would be NM if the cover looked better) Cultural Facts: Brian Briggs was studio alias of engineer John Holbrook, who’d worked at IBC Studios in London and major rock sessions before this side project. Holbrook also worked for EMS, the UK synth company—an engineer stepping out from the control-room w...
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Title: Klaus Schulze – TimewindYear/Genre: 1975, ElectronicMatrix #: ORL 8175Condition: VG++ (pla...
Title: Klaus Schulze – TimewindYear/Genre: 1975, ElectronicMatrix #: ORL 8175Condition: VG++ (plays great, very light wear) Cultural Facts: Recorded as two side-long pieces, conceived as a tribute to Richard Wagner and his Bayreuth years. Schulze had already passed through Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel, bringing that German experimental pedigree into his solo work. The album earned awards in France and helped cement the “Berlin School” synth approach among European electronic musici...
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Tomita – Tomita's Greatest Hits (Copy)
Title: Isao Tomita – Tomita's Greatest HitsYear/Genre: 1980, ElectronicMatrix #: R253955Condition...
Title: Isao Tomita – Tomita's Greatest HitsYear/Genre: 1980, ElectronicMatrix #: R253955Condition: NM (vinyl spotless; light edge wear on cover) Cultural Facts: Released in 1980 on RCA’s Red Seal line, aimed at hi-fi listeners and classical collectors curious about synthesizers. Compiles Tomita’s earlier Moog-based interpretations of European composers, treating them like “sound demos” for home stereo systems. Arrived during the boom in quad and high-fidelity LPs, making it a common tes...
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Title: Synergy – GamesYear/Genre: 1979, ElectronicMatrix #: PB-6003Condition: EX Cultural Facts: ...
Title: Synergy – GamesYear/Genre: 1979, ElectronicMatrix #: PB-6003Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Games was recorded by synthesist Larry Fast, who worked as a touring keyboardist for Peter Gabriel and engineered much of his early solo material. The album was one of the first fully electronic records to experiment with digital sequencing alongside analog synthesizers like the Moog Modular and Polymoog. Its tracks were used as demo material by synthesizer manufacturers in the early ’80s, h...
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Talking Heads – Slippery People / Making Flippy...
Title: Talking Heads – Slippery People / Making Flippy Floppy (Remixes)Year/Genre: 1984, New Wav...
Title: Talking Heads – Slippery People / Making Flippy Floppy (Remixes)Year/Genre: 1984, New Wave Matrix #: 9 20143-0 ACondition: Near Mint, no flaws, perfect. Cultural Facts: Released during the Stop Making Sense era, these remixes reflected Talking Heads’ peak fusion of art rock and funk. “Slippery People” was remixed by Steven Stanley, who worked closely with Grace Jones and Compass Point All Stars. The 12” format targeted club DJs, signaling the band’s deeper integration into dance...
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Title: Four Tet – Pink Year/Genre: 2012, Electronic Matrix #: TEXT032LP Vol. 003Condition: Near ...
Title: Four Tet – Pink Year/Genre: 2012, Electronic Matrix #: TEXT032LP Vol. 003Condition: Near Mint/ like new Cultural Facts: Pink compiled several 12” singles released between 2011–2012, marking Four Tet’s bridge between club music and his experimental roots. Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) used samples from his live DJ sets to shape the record, blending house and techno minimalism. Released on his own Text Records label, emphasizing independence from major electronic imprints. Recommend...
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Harold Faltermeyer – Axel F Theme
Title: Harold Faltermeyer – Axel F ThemeYear/Genre: 1984, SynthpopMatrix #: MCA-52536Condit...
Title: Harold Faltermeyer – Axel F ThemeYear/Genre: 1984, SynthpopMatrix #: MCA-52536Condition: Near Mint 7" 45RPM Cultural Facts: Composed for the film Beverly Hills Cop, the instrumental became a global hit and a symbol of 1980s electronic production. Faltermeyer, a protégé of Giorgio Moroder, used analog synths like the Roland Jupiter-8 and ARP Odyssey. The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a defining piece of 1980s pop culture. Price Suggestions:NM: $8–$...
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Tonto's Expanding Head Band – Zero Time
Year/Genre: 1971, ElectronicMatrix #: SD 18123Condition: VG+ Plays perfectCultural Facts: Creat...
Year/Genre: 1971, ElectronicMatrix #: SD 18123Condition: VG+ Plays perfectCultural Facts: Created by Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil, it showcased the massive TONTO synthesizer, one of the first multitimbral polyphonic synths. The duo later collaborated with Stevie Wonder, shaping the sound of his classic 1970s albums (Music of My Mind through Innervisions). Released on Embryo/Atlantic, the album became a touchstone for early electronic experimentation.Price Suggestions:NM: $60–$75V...
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Title: Herbie Hancock – Sound-SystemYear/Genre: 1984, Jazz-Funk / ElectroMatrix #: FC 39478Condit...
Title: Herbie Hancock – Sound-SystemYear/Genre: 1984, Jazz-Funk / ElectroMatrix #: FC 39478Condition: NM perfect!Description: Released in 1984, Sound-System followed Herbie Hancock’s success with Future Shock and continued his exploration of electronic instruments and urban rhythms. Recorded in New York and Los Angeles, the album blended jazz-funk with electro production techniques, reflecting the growing influence of hip-hop and digital technology in mainstream music. For collectors, it repr...
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Title: Jean-Michel Jarre – ÉquinoxeYear/Genre: 1978, Electronic / AmbientMatrix #: PD-1-6175Condi...
Title: Jean-Michel Jarre – ÉquinoxeYear/Genre: 1978, Electronic / AmbientMatrix #: PD-1-6175Condition: VG (Plays well)Description: French composer Jean-Michel Jarre helped popularize electronic music worldwide in the late 1970s with expansive, synthesizer-driven works. Équinoxe, recorded in Paris and released in 1978, followed his breakthrough Oxygène and continued his exploration of atmospheric soundscapes tied to natural and cosmic themes. Arriving during the rise of electronic instruments ...
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10.03 MOVING SHADOW 12" Drum n Bass - Omni Trio
Year/Genre: 1993 Drum & Bass / ElectronicMatrix #: N/ACondition: VG++ plays well with amen br...
Year/Genre: 1993 Drum & Bass / ElectronicMatrix #: N/ACondition: VG++ plays well with amen breaks for daysDescription: Omni Trio, a UK-based project, helped define early ’90s drum and bass with 10.03 Moving Shadow. This limited edition 12" showcases intricate breakbeats, deep basslines, and atmospheric textures that influenced the emerging jungle and D&B scene. A landmark in British electronic music, it captures the experimentation and energy of the era, making it a prized collectible...
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