ElectroMatters: Best Electronic Music of September 2026
Given September’s liminal nature, it’s no surprise that this month’s best electronic albums are such an eclectic brew. You’re sure to find your next fascination
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The 10 Best Electronic Albums of 2005
Jump back 20 years, listen to the best electronic albums of 2005, and hear the era’s state of the genre’s art. It was a highly innovative and influential time.
M83 Get Lost in the Synth Clouds of ‘Fantasy’
With a bloated runtime and a tendency toward monochromatic synth textures, M83’s ninth studio record Fantasy indulges one too many of the group’s clichés.
The 75 Best Songs of 2011
Nostalgia Alert! Jump back a decade and enjoy the best songs of 2011. They are headlined by a synthpop classic, a massive hit from a hot diva, pristine harmonies of a young band headed for greatness.
M83’s Ambitious But Inert ‘Digital Shades Vol. 2’ Underwhelms
M83's follow-up to 2007's ambient collection Digital Shades Vol. 1 lacks the ingenuity of his pioneering predecessors' output and the thrill-ride wonder of the genres he set out to salute.
M83 – “Holograms” (Singles Going Steady)
This M83 track with the time lapse visuals works nicely and is almost reminiscent of the Philip Glass/Godfrey Reggio Koyaanisqatsi project.
Governors Ball 2016: The Killers and M83 Embrace the Rain and Rock the Night
Not even a horrendous rainstorm could hold back Governors Ball from embracing thy inner festival animal.
M83: Junk
What connected on a deeper emotional level with Saturday=Youth is replaced by a chasm of wonder: what in good God’s name was the band’s central idea with Junk?
M83 – “Solitude” (Singles Going Steady)
With melodramatic orchestral flourishes and moody, winding synth detours, "Solitude" wears its cinematic ambitions on its sleeve.
M83: M83 / Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts / Before the Dawn Heals Us
This re-release of M83's first three albums paint a fascinating story of the band's rise to masters of catharsis-oriented synth-pop.
White Sea: In Cold Blood
Before this night is through, White Sea wants to do real bad things with you.