Grimes ‎– Visions

Title: Grimes – VisionsYear/Genre: 2012, Electronic / SynthpopMatrix #: CAD3208Condition: ...

Title: Grimes – VisionsYear/Genre: 2012, Electronic / SynthpopMatrix #: CAD3208Condition: (New Cultural Facts: Created by Claire Boucher (Grimes) over three weeks of isolation in Montreal using GarageBand and a keyboard. Released by 4AD, it marked her breakthrough into international indie and electronic circles. The album’s DIY origins and unconventional production process became emblematic of early-2010s internet pop culture. Updated: 2/24/23 CK | 5/30/24 ob 1

Bjork - Vespertine

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...

The Flaming Lips ‎– Yoshimi Battles The Pink Ro...

Title: The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles The Pink RobotsYear/Genre: 2002, Alternative RockCondit...

Title: The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles The Pink RobotsYear/Genre: 2002, Alternative RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded by the longtime Oklahoma City psych weirdos in the wake of The Soft Bulletin’s critical success, pushing them further into concept-album territory. Partly inspired by Japanese musician Yoshimi P-We of Boredoms, who contributed percussion and lent her name to the album’s loose sci-fi narrative. Arrived in the early 2000s CD era but later became one of the key...

Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (Staf...

Title: Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works 85–92Year/Genre: 1992, ElectronicCondition: New Cultur...

Title: Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works 85–92Year/Genre: 1992, ElectronicCondition: New Cultural Facts: Early compilation of tracks Richard D. James reportedly recorded in Cornwall between his teens and early twenties. Issued on Belgian label R&S Records offshoot Apollo, helping connect UK bedroom electronics with the emerging European ambient/techno scene. Became a cornerstone release for 1990s IDM culture, circulating heavily on cassette and vinyl among DJs, ravers, and experim...