This has not been easy, but here ya go.
Psychic TV – Force The Hand Of Chance - this had to be included as it was the album that led me from synth-pop bands that i loved to (Depeche Mode, New Order and the like) to TG, Coil and the whole World Serpent roster and beyond. So a very important album for me, although PTV's 2nd album, Dreams Less Sweet, is as good, maybe even better.
Death In June - Nada! Spaghetti western-esque folk electronica from 1985. The beginnings of neofolk and Douglas Pearce, although superb throughout his DIJ career, has not bettered it.
Faust & Tony Conrad – Outside The Dream Syndicate - an album i can have on endless repeat ad nauseum. Endless plodding drone.
Neu! – Neu! 75 - the best of Neu's output, for me.
Teardrop Explodes – Kilimanjaro - my introduction to the world of Julian Cope and the first album i knew all the words to. I couldn't decide what Copey album to include (waaaaay too many favourites), so this will do.
Nurse With Wound – Spiral Insana - just utterly beautiful and odd - could have chosen countless NWW titles, but this is the a stand out.
Daevid Allen – N’Existe Pas - as with Julian Cope and the Teardrops, i couldn't decide whether to include this or Gong's Camembert Electrique. Camembert is another album that led me to various Canterbury/prog/kraut bands, but i couldn't leave out this Deavid Allen solo album from 1978 - it's a mix of everything - psych, avant garde, folk, and even bluegrass - bizarre and fucking wonderful.
Kraftwerk – Techno Pop (Electric Café) - a relative newie on me - it was the only Kraftwerk album i hadn't heard until the reissues came out a couple of years back - too many bad reviews. Wow, how wrong i was to ignore it.
La Dusseldorf – Individuellos - i like the 2 other La D albums, but this is something else.
The Orb - Live 93 - a monster 2CD/4LP monster slab of live Orb from 1993. As with Neu! 75, i can happily have this on repeat for hours on end.
I originally put a list together of 30+ albums i cannot live without (and that only included 1 album per artist!). As i said, i have far too many Julian Cope favourites, NONE of which are included above. Various Coil titles (Gold Is The Metal, Worship The Glitch, Black Light District etc), Throbbing Gristle (oh how said i am not to include them - Live At The Factory, Manchester May 1979, Heathen Earth, TGCD1), The Rolling Stones – Their Satanic Majesties Request, Steve Hillage - Rainbow Dome Musick, The Who – The Who Sell Out, Zoviet France – What Is Not True, 23 Skidoo – The Culling Is Coming, Lee Perry – Kung Fu Meets The Dragon, The Upsetters – Super Ape, Mike Oldfield – Ommadawn, Funkadelic –Maggot Brain, The Residents – 3rd Reich n Roll, Ivor Cutler - Prince Ivor, Can – Unlimited Edition, The Fall – Slates, Depeche Mode - Black Celebration, Shock Headed Peters – Not Born Beautiful, Zappa/Mothers – We’re Only In It For the Money, Richard H Kirk - Time High Fiction, Foetus – Hole and The Kinks – Village Green Preservation Society amongst quite a few others. Ok enough from me. Sorry.
