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Blurring the edges
BloodsportBloodsport by Sneaker Pimps
Buy new: £7.98
'Trip-hop' favourite but otherwise off the normal radar
Light and MagicLight and Magic by Ladytron
Buy new: £18.85 / Used from: £3.47
Electro-synthy notquitepop
Return to CentralReturn to Central by Bis
Buy new: £22.49 / Used from: £22.40
Dance-pop (again v. synth and sooo not what you're thinking)
KK by Kula Shaker
Buy new: £1.49 / Used from: £0.09
Indian influenced psyc-rock
Don't Give Me NamesDon't Give Me Names by Guano Apes
Buy new: £5.24 / Used from: £5.86
Pop-rock girl band. Sounds like it should be the theme to some giant-robot anime
Gran TurismoGran Turismo by The Cardigans
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.01
Pop-rock and spooky edged
LeftismLeftism by Leftfield
Buy new: £4.58 / Used from: £1.30
Took my time to get into this. Either you truely appreciate its greatness or haven't heard of it
The Fat of the LandThe Fat of the Land by The Prodigy
Buy new: £7.25 / Used from: £2.39
The perfect merging of rock and dance
MatrixMatrix by Original Soundtrack
Buy new: £13.49 / Used from: £2.67
Good introduction to many many bands
XtrmntrXtrmntr by Primal Scream
Buy new: £4.54 / Used from: £3.85
Don't forget to check out the Massive Attack Remix of title track Exterminator
Origin of SymmetryOrigin of Symmetry by Muse
Buy new: £5.47 / Used from: £3.19
Overblown without going overboard, "Sci-fi" rock with good pop credentials
Version 2.0Version 2.0 by Garbage
Buy new: £4.35 / Used from: £2.00
"Hardcore pop-rock?" Works on many levels
Mezzanine: Limited EditionMezzanine: Limited Edition by Massive Attack
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.90
My favourite album. Dark and Trippy doesn't do it justice
Without You I'm NothingWithout You I'm Nothing by Placebo
Buy new: £4.37 / Used from: £1.95
Occasionally a bit too dark and depressing, but if you like that sort of stuff \o/
Rust in Peace: Remastered & ExpandedRust in Peace: Remastered & Expanded by Megadeth
Buy new: £4.52 / Used from: £3.95
Like Metallica but cheesier and more fun/less serious and some would say better
NymphoNympho by Armand Van Helden
Buy new: £9.48 / Used from: £8.05
Don't be fooled by the crummy CD singles releases. This album is a shade darker than its rivals as you scratch under the surface
Just BeJust Be by Tiesto
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.49
A perfect introduction to the artist and genre for those who think they might like dance music but are too afraid to try
DirtyDirty by Sonic Youth
Buy new: £3.24 / Used from: £1.99
Sonic Youth's trans-grunge experimental music without the 15 minute noise tracks
ResistResist by Kosheen
Buy new: £4.35 / Used from: £1.20
Electronica / not quite dance music? Perhaps up tempo electro-synth music again with darker edge
GorillazGorillaz by Gorillaz
Buy used from: £2.80
Pick-and-Mix music, a remarkable number of the tangental experimenting works remarkably well
White PonyWhite Pony by Deftones
Buy new: £4.52 / Used from: £2.75
Moody? Whiny? A touch more sophisticated and deeper than Korn or similar "New Metal" contemporaries
Dig Your Own HoleDig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers
Buy new: £4.00 / Used from: £1.40
Turn off the lights and turn on the strobe and marvel at the 8 munites of genius that is Elektrobank
Richard D. JamesRichard D. James by Aphex Twin
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £5.98
No other artist can better be described as "WTF!?" Not for those with short attention spans