These albums encompass a diverse range of styles and composition methods, from pop and electronica to space music and experimental.

1. Portishead: Third (Mercury)
2. Furt plus: Equals (PSI)
3. Robert Rich/Ian Boddy: React (DIN)
4. Matmos: Supreme Balloon (Matador)
5. The League of Automatic Music Composers: 1978-1983 (New World)

	Portishead Strange, often dreamy, but always pushing the boundaries of pop music in the right directions.
	FURT PLUS Acoustic instrumentalists are subjected to extreme sampling and processing by this impressive English duo.
	ROBERT RICH/IAN BODDY A concert recording that demonstrates why these two are masters of electronic music and sound design.
	MATMOS A lighthearted disc composed using Cycling '74 Max and vintage hardware synths.
	THE LEAGUE OF AUTOMATIC MUSIC COMPOSERS Computer network pioneers with a chiptune and glitch aesthetic.

EMPOLL

What sampler software do you use the most? a) Ableton Sampler, b) Apple EXS24, c) Digidesign Structure, d) E-mu Emulator, e) MOTU Mach Five, f) Native Instruments Kontakt, g) Propellerhead NN-XT, h) Steinberg HALion, i) Tascam GigaStudio, j) Yellow Tools Independence, k) other.

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