90s & 00s

"Dummy" is the debut album of the English band Portishead, released in 1994. The album is a blend of various genres such as trip-hop, jazz, and electronica, and features the haunting vocals of lead singer Beth Gibbons.

Listening to the remastered box set of Massive Attacks's debut album 21 years after its initial release is like reading an old William Gibson novel that describes the then-near future, which is now the present, with unsettling precision.

Mezzanine is like no other album that has come before, or since. It's timeless and genre-defying, yet it's also the best example of late 90's trip-hop any British music act could have produced. Massive Attack's use of samples and the sheer mix of musical genres they spanned was visionary, peerless and inspirational.

After years of obscurity, Pulp shot to stardom in Britain with 1994's His 'n' Hers.

Jeff Buckley was an American singer and guitarist whose unique voice, spanning four octaves, launched him to semi-celebrity, and onto legend. In 1994, Buckley released his first album Grace, composed of ten tracks.

OK Computer', Radiohead's third album, is the bombastic follow-up to 1995's sleeper hit 'The Bends', which left critics and listeners as impressed with the band's ability as they were curious about their potential.

Moon Safari' is the debut studio album by the French duo Air, released in 1998.

The Bristol-based trip-hop pioneers had, potentially, a huge task on their hands to follow up the hugely influential 1991 debut album ‘Blue Lines.’ But they managed it with apparent ease, delivering a record that would end up in a Rolling Stone list of the ten coolest albums of all time. Co-producing with Nellee Hooper, the Massive Attack collective delivered another masterstroke by utilising guest musicians and vocalists throughout the album, as they had on ‘Blue Lines.’ This time, without Shara Nelson, they included Nigerian singer-songwriter Nicolette, Jamaican reggae veteran Horace Andy and, perhaps most memorably, Tracey Thorn of Everything But The Girl on the title track, which became a UK top 15 single. Credit: udiscovermusic

Long before the likes of Daft Punk and Air, Ludovic Navarre, better known as St Germain, was breaking new ground as one of the original french dance artists.

Gaining traction in the UK clubs, that single, plus its follow-up, ‘Feel Free’, found Soul II Soul soundtracking the “Second Summer of Love”, and their third single, ‘Keep on Movin’’, finally got people dancing up and down the country as the band’s burgeoning fanbase went overground. Taking the group into the Top 5, ‘Keep on Movin’’ was followed by ‘Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)’, whose infectious groove reached the UK No.1 spot and went Top 5 across the Atlantic. As these singles’ parent album, Club Classics Vol. One, became a UK chart-topper and a US Top 20 (under the name Keep on Movin’), Soul II Soul set the pace for British soul music, inspiring countless homegrown acts that have followed. Marking its 35th anniversary, the album now returns to vinyl in a picture-disc edition featuring the group’s signature Funki Dredd logo.

Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches was Happy Mondays commercial peak, both a No.4 victory and a benchmark album in history. 

Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition) celebrates the original album’s 30th anniversary.

"The Stone Roses" is the debut studio album by the British rock band The Stone Roses, released in 1989. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest albums in British music history.

1997's OK Computer turned the rock world on its ear by bringing visionary neo-prog rock touches to a britpop format.

Reissue of the classic debut album.

The Brand New Heavies revisit their seminal 1994 album ‘Brother Sister’ for its 30 year anniversary.

It’s hard to believe that Saint Etienne’s debut album Foxbase Alpha turns 25 this year but the good news is that it still sounds as fresh, vibrant and relevant as the day it was released.

Sometimes a single is released that reaches such dizzying heights of success that it becomes a pinnacle of the decade they're indelibly tied to. Groove Is In The Heart by dance-house trio Deee-Lite is one such single.

A Funk Odyssey is the fifth studio album by English funk band Jamiroquai. The album was originally released on 3rd September, 2001.

Stereolab's fourth full-length, Emperor Tomato Ketchup marked the point where the band evolved from a purely underground phenomenon to an important pop group capable of selling albums while keeping their hipness and integrity intact.

So Tough was Saint Etienne's second album.

So Tonight That I Might See' sticks close to the ground staked out by its predecessor, though with no less success. 'Wasted' moves insistently down the twelve-bar road to nuanced, snarling guitar embellishments.

This was their fifth album and features lush lounge and jazz textures, it showcases the band's most complex set of rhythms yet. 

Coloured vinyl reissue of Neneh’s second album – first UK reissue on vinyl since its release in 1992. 

The Richest Man In Babylon’ is the third studio album by American electronic music duo Thievery Corporation. It was first released in 2002 by ESL Music.

Pickled Eggs & Sherbet’ is the sole album by English electronic group The All Seeing I - the production trio of Dean Honer, Jason Buckle and Richard Barrett (aka DJ Parrot).

One of the cult acts of the heyday of London clubland in the early 1990s, The Ballistic Brothers consisted of future X-Press 2 members Ashley, Rocky and Diesel, alongside David Hill and Uschi Clansen.

Portishead's third LP...

Originally released in 1996, Come Find Yourself is the debut album by New York’s finest, Fun Lovin’ Criminals.

This album further refines Stereolab's talent for obsessive one-chord drones mated with krautrock-style rhythms.

This was their fifth album and features lush lounge and jazz textures, it showcases the band's most complex set of rhythms yet.

Republic is the sixth studio album by the English rock band New Order.