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EDITORIAL > 10 ELECTRONIC DEBUT ALBUMS THAT MADE AN IMPACT
Avicii - True
Released: 13 September, 2013
Bringing new ideas to the table during his Ultra Music Festival
performance in 2013, fans and critics didn’t have the highest
of hopes for Avicii’s debut album ‘True’. Fast forward a decade
and it is looked back on as one of the most ground-breaking
albums in recent dance music history. Moving away from the
compelling sounds of his hits ‘Silhouettes’ and ‘Levels’, the
Swede took a more country-infused approach to the LP. The
result - ten genre and career defining recordings, including
legendary tracks such as ‘Wake Me Up’, ‘Addicted To You’, and
‘Hey Brother’ among others.
ELECTRONIC DEBUT Skrillex - Recess
Released: 14 March, 2014
ALBUMS THAT MADE Skrillex had already bolstered the “brostep” scene long before
his debut album with the release of acclaimed EPs such as
AN IMPACT ‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites’ and ‘Bangarang’. The output
of ‘Recess’ on OWSLA in early 2014 however, saw him firmly
establish himself as a pioneer within the industry, bringing us
BY: RYAN FORD
the pure genius of this eclectic 11-tracker. It featured stand-out
solo works and collaborations such as ‘Try It Out’ with Alvin Risk,
‘Dirty Vibe’ with Diplo, and ‘Ragga Bomb’ with Ragga Twins,
Ultimately, Sonny flaunted the extent of his versatility and truly
elevated his career with this, his first full-length project.
iven the nature of dance
music and how frequently
we are delivered music
by our favourite artists,
albums are somewhat of a
Grarity within the electronic
Daft Punk - Homework
scene. More often than not we are exposed to
singles, EPs and remixes. However, sometimes Released: 20 January, 1997
producers like to hone all their focus into a
There is no denying what impact French duo Daft Punk have
more substantial project like an LP (or two) at
had upon the dance music industry across the years. Their
certain stages of their careers.
journey had to start somewhere - propelled by the success of
their debut album, ‘Homework’, which was released on Virgin
That journey starts with a debut album - a
Records back over two decades ago, in 1997. Headed up by their
collective idea that often spawns a signature
unmistakable global hit ‘Around The World’, the album turned
sound or maybe even a movement. Often
heads to the French house scene. Featuring other esteemed
there is less pressure on a first release - an
productions such as ‘Da Funk’ and ‘Revolution 909’, the album
opportunity to trial and error - and with that
sold millions of copies within just a few years, landing it as one
we have received some of the most ingenious
of the most iconic albums of the late 90s and early 2000s.
dance music over time. For that reason, we are
compiling some of the finest electronic debut
albums that made a major impact on our
industry in the following selection…
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