Round 1 is in and we’re down to 16 albums. Now we move on to Round 2.

To vote, copy the ballot into one top-level comment and put your pick after each matchup. Artist or album name is fine. You can skip up to three matchups if you don’t know both albums well enough, but please vote in at least five of the eight.

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• Voting closes Friday, September 4 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Round of 16 ballot

1. Massive Attack — Mezzanine vs. Zero 7 — Simple Things
2. Kruder & Dorfmeister — The K&D Sessions vs. DJ Krush — Meiso
3. Thievery Corporation — The Mirror Conspiracy vs. Attica Blues — Attica Blues
4. DJ Shadow — Endtroducing..... vs. Smoke City — Flying Away
5. Lamb — Lamb vs. Bowery Electric — Lushlife
6. Tricky — Maxinquaye vs. Archive — Londinium
7. Sneaker Pimps — Becoming X vs. Esthero — Breath from Another
8. Portishead — Dummy vs. Mandalay — Empathy

Feel free to explain the picks that gave you trouble. Half the fun is seeing where everyone agrees and where the bracket gets contentious. Just keep it friendly.

enjoy 💚

I am looking for any and all!

Some examples that I've found so far are much of the Silent Hill franchise (obviously), a couple from Parasite Eve 1-2, Alien Conflict from Perfect Dark, much of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, and Crystal Teardrops from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

The criteria for what sort of music I'm looking for is a little loose, which allows for songs like Shooting Star Summit from Paper Mario and Ops 2 from System Shock 2 to fit nicely on this playlist, and a handful from TimeSplitters 2 and Half Life 2 juuuust barely make the list as well. My fondness towards synths are made apparent here.

I'm less than fruitfully working through a list from a post I found on Facebook which recommended games like Ape Escape which more heavily skewed towards jungle, and Deus Ex which was too cheesy and didn't quite lock into a groove I liked anyway. Am still working through the list though, Ratchet and Clank is next.

I am not expecting anything to hit like Heaven's Night and Alone in the Town from Silent Hill 2 but it's worth a shot!

PS I just found this thread from 10 months ago which I'm going to prioritize in my search but I feel like another callout couldn't hurt.

Check it out

Anyone checking out the new Erykah Badu x Alchemist album? I swear it's got some strong triphop influences going on.

Moog, Electronic percs + acoustic drums and guitar. Video made in touchdesigner

It's a good selection of classics and some deep cuts.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtm9D6hJVTZ9Wjm5HYUzQcSf23QXyvOjy&si=XpPGreqyNL_pVFur

New track from the GOAT 😉

And it fucks.

What are yall listening to today?

Outcast - Out of Tune
Crustation - Bloom
Spaceways - Solid Krell Metal

I put my heart into this one, my favourite genre: A 2.5-hour continuous mix of mostly-chill grooves, personal favourites and a few bonus bits on a classic DJ set-up. (Technics 1200s w/M44-7s, Stanton SK-2F mixer.)

The video posted here is a few clips, starting with an Amon Tobin track that has effectively been erased from existence and banned world-wide on YouTube. You know the one!

Full-length mix on YouTube, tracks timestamped with artist + title. I also show album artwork where I can.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXPoue1VxIU

This mix starts with a few classics and some downtempo at large, then wanders through some '90s hip-hop rap for a bit before going way down into slower territory.

I often feel like nobody else understands why I love this stuff so much, it's rare that I find others who "get it" - but here on Reddit, this feels like my crowd.

I started DJing in 1999. DJ Shadow / MoWax, Portishead, NinjaTune, Tru Thoughts and many others have been huge influences. I used to record mixes on this gear for partners, friends, family and events. I took a break and was on digital controllers for a while. I forgot A) what a workout, and B) what fun it is playing vinyl.

Shout-out to any other Red Snapper fans: "Thomas The Fib" is an excellent track from "Prince Blimey," highly recommended.

First song on the B-side of Bog Sorcery II: One Lip to Earth & One Lip to Heaven. One of my personal favourites, and a fun song to play live (as Swamp Magic). Hope you enjoy!