Here it is, don't hate on me because I don't have Pink Floyd up here. These are recommended for any adventurous listener.
Since a lot of these may not be familiar to everyone, I'll provide the genres
20. Autechre - Confield
electronic, idm, experimental
Emotionless, mechanical, and academic, this is the sound of a distant future where the robots have long taken over and have installed their own, purely functional, yet soulless, society.
19. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
indie rock, 90s college soundtrack
One of the many reasons Modest Mouse was one of THE indie rock bands in the 90s.
18. Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
shoegaze, indie rock, drone, time to hang yourself-core
This album is a 2 hour long volcano of depression, and ends with that volcano exploding and consuming the earth with lava.
17. The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
quirky prog-pop
Long songs, crazy time signatures and structures, baffling and fun lyrics.
16. **** Buttons - Street Horrrsing
drone, noise, hardcore
Noisy drone with hardcore vocals and epic ear shaking production.
15. Indian Summer - Discography
compilation of all this band's tracks. 90's hardcore, emo
When people say they hate screamo/hardcore, most of them have never experienced the goldmine that was harcore music in the 90s.
14. Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right to Children
idm, electronic, analog synths
Sounds like having extreme nostalgia about childhood on cough medicine feels like, but warmer.
13. John Coltrane - The Olatunji Concert
jazz, free jazz
One of the more experimental and soul shattering live jazz recordings.
12. Godspeed You!Black Emperor - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!
post-rock, 20+ minute tracks of epic crescendos
This is the soundtrack of America's decay as seen by the band, without using lyrics.
11. Boards of Canada - Geogaddi
electronic, idm
Just as nostalgic sounding as MhtRtT, but a bit darker and more disorienting.
10-1 coming soon
Since a lot of these may not be familiar to everyone, I'll provide the genres
20. Autechre - Confield
electronic, idm, experimental
Emotionless, mechanical, and academic, this is the sound of a distant future where the robots have long taken over and have installed their own, purely functional, yet soulless, society.
19. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
indie rock, 90s college soundtrack
One of the many reasons Modest Mouse was one of THE indie rock bands in the 90s.
18. Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
shoegaze, indie rock, drone, time to hang yourself-core
This album is a 2 hour long volcano of depression, and ends with that volcano exploding and consuming the earth with lava.
17. The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
quirky prog-pop
Long songs, crazy time signatures and structures, baffling and fun lyrics.
16. **** Buttons - Street Horrrsing
drone, noise, hardcore
Noisy drone with hardcore vocals and epic ear shaking production.
15. Indian Summer - Discography
compilation of all this band's tracks. 90's hardcore, emo
When people say they hate screamo/hardcore, most of them have never experienced the goldmine that was harcore music in the 90s.
14. Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right to Children
idm, electronic, analog synths
Sounds like having extreme nostalgia about childhood on cough medicine feels like, but warmer.
13. John Coltrane - The Olatunji Concert
jazz, free jazz
One of the more experimental and soul shattering live jazz recordings.
12. Godspeed You!Black Emperor - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!
post-rock, 20+ minute tracks of epic crescendos
This is the soundtrack of America's decay as seen by the band, without using lyrics.
11. Boards of Canada - Geogaddi
electronic, idm
Just as nostalgic sounding as MhtRtT, but a bit darker and more disorienting.
10-1 coming soon