The Qobuz Ideal Discography

With the Ideal Discography you (re)discover legendary recordings, all whilst building on your musical knowledge.
Albums
Leftism 22
Leftfield
Electronic - Released January 1, 1995 | Sony Music CG
DJ-Kicks
Marcel Dettmann
Electronic - Released October 14, 2016 | !K7 Records
Genius Of Time
Larry Levan
Dance - Released July 1, 2015 | UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
Dark Energy
Jlin
Electronic - Released March 23, 2015 | Planet Mu Records Ltd.
Birdy Nam Nam
Birdy Nam Nam
Electronic - Released October 24, 2005 | Kif music
Dubnobasswithmyheadman
Underworld
Electronic - Released January 24, 1994 | UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
Felt Mountain
Goldfrapp
Trip Hop - Released September 19, 2000 | Mute, a BMG Company
Play
Moby
Electronic - Released May 17, 1999 | Mute, a BMG Company
Substances
Dj Cam
Trip Hop - Released October 1, 1996 | Inflamable Records
Immunity
Jon Hopkins
Electronic - Released June 3, 2013 | Domino Recording Co
Between Insides and its follow-up Immunity, Jon Hopkins worked with King Creosote on the charming Diamond Mine, which set the Scottish singer/songwriter's ruminations to backdrops that were half rustic folk and half evocative washes of sound. Immunity isn't nearly as acoustic as that collaboration was, but its gently breezy feel lingers on several of these songs: "Breathe This Air" expands from a pounding house rhythm into a roomy piano meditation that recalls Max Richter as much as Diamond Mine, while the title track -- which happens to feature King Creosote's vocals -- closes the album on a whispery note. This feeling extends to the rest of the album in less obvious ways; Immunity is often a more blended, and more expansive-sounding work than Insides, particularly on songs like the Brian Eno-esque "Abandon Window" and "Form by Firelight," which offers a playful study in contrasts in the way it bunches into glitches and then unspools a peaceful piano melody. Some of Immunity's most impressive moments expand on the blend of rhythm and atmosphere Hopkins emphasized on Insides: "Collider" uses sighing vocals courtesy of Dark Horses' Lisa Elle as punctuation for almost imperceptibly shifting beats and a heavy bassline that helps the track build into a moody, elegant whole; meanwhile, the aptly named "Sun Harmonics" turns Elle's sighs into something angelic over the course of 12 serene minutes. Despite these highlights, the album still reflects how Hopkins' polished approach is something of a blessing and a curse. Immunity shows how he's grown, in his subtle, accomplished way, as a composer and producer, yet its tracks occasionally feel like the surroundings for a focal point that never arrives. Even if it doesn't always demand listeners' attention, Immunity is never less than thoughtfully crafted. © Heather Phares /TiVo
Best of Electronic Disco (Deluxe Edition)
Giorgio Moroder
Electronic - Released May 20, 2013 | Repertoire Records
Rounds
Four Tet
Electronic - Released March 5, 2003 | Domino Recording Co
25 years old, his third solo album and first masterpiece. In Spring 2003, Four Tet secured himself as one of the United Kingdom’s unmissable electronic producers with Rounds, an entirely instrumental album in which some 300 samples are used! The most famous, that of Winter by Tori Amos on Unspoken, has since been dropped due to rights issues – the track has now been reworked. For the rest, Kieran Hebden rummaged deeply though the record trays, to places where others wouldn’t dare venture. This pays off with the surprising and tenacious sample from French 70s folk group, Malicorne, where the scarcely retouched loop from Le Bouvier features on the remarkable As Serious As Your Life, and would go on to be the object of an equally splendid remix by Jay Dee with Guilty Simpson that same year. Known for laying the foundations for the folktronica genre, Rounds is, from end to end, a muddle of drums, percussion, brass, bells and strings. It’s a truly industrious work that gives a rarely equalled sense of unity, from the nursery-rhyme-like My Angel Rocks Back and Forth to the hip-hop Unspoken. A masterpiece that’ll make your ears curl like no other. © Smaël Bouaici/Qobuz
The North Borders
Bonobo
Electronic - Released March 22, 2013 | Ninja Tune
The Fat of the Land - Expanded Edition
The Prodigy
Electronic - Released July 1, 1997 | XL Recordings
Wireless
Luke Slater
Electronic - Released October 5, 1999 | Mute
Tourist (Remastered Hi-Res Version)
St Germain
Electronic - Released May 30, 2000 | Parlophone (France)
Visions
Grimes
Electronic - Released February 21, 2012 | 4AD
Satyricon
Meat Beat Manifesto
Electronic - Released January 1, 1992 | [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue
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Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" - Sergei Prokofiev: October (excerpts) Kirill Kondrashin Gramophone Editor's Choice
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Bohuslav Martinů: String Quartets Nos. 2, 4 & 5 Kocian Quartet Gramophone Editor's Choice
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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: The Piano Trios Guarneri Trio Prague Gramophone Editor's Choice
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Janky Star Grace Ives Pitchfork: Best New Music
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Nothing To Declare 700 Bliss Pitchfork: Best New Music