The Glitch Mob...

Ok so saying I wasn't going to talk about music so often was apparently patently false. Clearly I still very much have the soundbug and I don't think it's ever leaving.

For the past year or so I've been obsessively listening to The Glitch Mob's debut album "Drink The Sea". I think this might just be the greatest electronic album ever made. It's a bold claim I know and there are plenty of worthy competitors but this is the one I just keep coming back to over and over again.
The best description I can manage is rhythmic bass driven electronica with a hip hop edge. I'm aware that that's perilously close to nonsense but have a listen below and you'll see just how accurate it is.
They translate a lot of the agressive rhythms of rock and metal into glitching funky breaks without any of the posturing of musicians like Pendulum or Skrillex.
Few other musicians manage to make their music soaring, epic and completely dance-able as well. They're also seemingly appealing to a vast cross section of music fans. I've yet to meet anyone who's not into them once appropriately exposed to their music.

One thing I've found particularly interesting is their remixes and mix-tapes. They have a fairly prodigious output, possibly from their hip hop and breakbeat roots. While they only have one album they remix other artists extensively and have several incredible mix tapes (all of them available on their soundcloud page).
They succeed in remixing a wide variety of artists from rock to pop to indie to hip hop with the same level of dexterity and flourish that they pepper their own work with.
Further to this, they seem to be almost unremixable themselves. I've heard a few remixes they've done of their own work which are typically amazing. However, other musicians remixes of TGM seem to lack the same qualities and oomph that make TGM so appealing to me.

The Glitch Mob themselves are all accomplished musicians with the 3 core members edIT, Ooah and Boreta all having a background in hip hop, breaks and electronica. edIT I believe got his start as a DJ and jingle composer before moving toward creating his own work with his first major album Crying Over Pros For No Reason.
Released on acclaimed IDM/breakcore label Planet Mu, Crying Over Pros is another of my all time favourite albums from the first moments I heard it a few years ago, radically changing my perceptions of electronic music.
Ooah's Get Primal EP with LoBounce is another gem of a record that I've only recently discovered. More conventional in style but just as catchy and ear-worming as anything by TGM or edIT, it's definitely worth checking out.
I'm embarassed to say I know Boreta by reputation only but once I've churned thru all of Ooah's back catalogue I'll be sure to check him out as the aforementioned reputation is stellar.

I should get back to studying. Hopefully you'll find something you like here!