Best Electronic Albums of 2012
The best electronic albums of 2012. The electronic genre encompasses many different styles and artists, so to make it easier for you to find the best electronic music, we’ve picked the top 20 albums released in 2012. All of these albums were reviewed by us here at Sputnikmusic.
1. Beach House – Bloom
2. Burial – Kindred EP
3. Chromatics – Kill For Love
4. Death Grips – The Money Store
5. Grimes – Visions
6. How To Dress Well – Total Loss
7. Julia Holter – Ekstasis
8. Laurel Halo – Quarantine
9. Lone – Galaxy Garden
10. Mount Eerie – Clear Moon/Ocean Roar
11. Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica
12. Planningtorock – W*
2012 was an interesting year for electronic music. We saw a lot of new artists emerge, such as Flume and Cyril Hahn, as well as some established artists like Justice release amazing albums. Here is a list of the top electronic albums of 2012:
Flume – Flume
Justice – Audio, Video, Disco
Mogwai – A Wrenched Virile Lore
Cyril Hahn – Perseids EP
Tycho – Dive
Kimbra – Vows
Chromatics – Kill For Love
The Best Electronic Albums of 2012.
In 2012, electronic music has become so ubiquitous that even rap is full of synths and drum machines, but there are still plenty of artists who are doing something new and exciting with the form.
Here, in alphabetical order, are ten of the best.
* Actress R.I.P. (Honest Jon’s)
* Amon Tobin ISAM (Ninja Tune)
* Clark Iradelphic (Warp)
* Death Grips The Money Store (Epic)
* Flying Lotus Until The Quiet Comes (Warp)
* Matthew Dear Beams (Ghostly International)
* Oneohtrix Point Never Replica (Software/Mexican Summer)
* Teengirl Fantasy Tracer (R&S/True Panther Sounds)
* Tycho Dive (Ghostly International)
* A Winged Victory for the Sullen Saturnus (Kranky/Erased Tapes)
Each week, I receive tons of music from artists hoping to be featured on the site. This year, Electronic music started to dominate my inbox. Every week there were at least a few electronic albums that I really enjoyed, so I made a point of keeping track of them. What follows is a list of my favorite electronic releases of 2012.
01) Bicep – Vision Of Love
02) Bullion – You Drive Me To Plastic
03) Cid Rim – The Contour
04) Clark – Fantasm Planes
05) Ejecta – Dominae
06) Factory Floor – S/T
07) Gold Panda – Half Of Where You Live
08) John Talabot – Fin
09) Koreless – Yūgen EP
10) Lone – Galaxy Garden
11) Machinedrum & Azealia Banks – 212
12) Mike Q & Sinjin Hawke – Warriors EP
13) Nautiluss – Turbine EP (Hemlock Recordings
1. Cheetah EP – Chromatics
2. Bloom – Beach House
3. Get Color – !!!
4. R Plus Seven – Oneohtrix Point Never
5. Immunity – Jon Hopkins
6. Lost In The Dream – War On Drugs
7. Crave – !!!
8. Settle – Disclosure
9. Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
10. All Day – Girl Talk
01. Mount Kimbie – Crooks & Lovers
02. Shlohmo – Bad Vibes
03. James Blake – James Blake
04. Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma
05. Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica
06. Teengirl Fantasy – Tracer
07. Grimes – Visions
08. Nicolas Jaar – Space is Only Noise
1. [The 2 Bears – Be Strong](http://open.spotify.com/album/3mvnqz3NhJZnHG6PcTkLj2)
2. [Daphni – Jiaolong](http://open.spotify.com/album/0r0rjKQQsU6BeXU6i0x6l8)
3. [Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the Sun](http://open.spotify.com/album/2kOvNIqV3FwKZo7Df2e1u5)
4. [Tricky – False Idols](http://open.spotify.com/album/4BtjKpSgS8VFdooeMbk9N9)
5. [Com Truise – In Decay](http://open.spotify.com/album/51GcY5ct9OtRbEtW0euVgY)
6. [John Talabot – Fin](http://open.spotify.com/album/4xI2W8aYExZT