Nowadays there is a fair amount of electronica on YouTube that really helps me with working existence. And this is, as of today Tuesday, the early part of the work week, so I'm in the soup. Some sort of musical accompaniment has to soothe the increasing annoyance I feel that, given the increasing foreboding we feel at the system's ultimate doom, we're still trapped within it! (Yeah OK the Moore video begins at 8:30, and yes, I recognize that this is a strategy of adaptation. This is what I have right now.)

So for instance Tycho:

You might also enjoy this album by Yppah:

And then this song by Four Tet is catchy:

Now, going back to 1998, I'm still fond of this retro album:

And if any of you are at all intimidated by the idea of posting your own favorite electronica in the comments section to this diary, remember that this song is also, technically at least, electronica:

And this is also electronica, courtesy of the late great Isao Tomita, who died last year.

In that vein, perhaps one exciting period of early electronic was the late Seventies, in which we had Ultravox:

And also Gary Numan -- the recording is 2003 though the song is Seventies:

And then you have anthro-electronica: my favorite is Jon Hassell:

OK I've skimmed the surface -- now it's your turn.