I keep coming back to this Aphex Twin tune off his recent Syro album, which I'd overlooked until now. It appeals to my love of fat analog synth bass, creamy pads, crunchy beats, jazzy chords and that dark, uneasy atmosphere which Richard James has off to a tee.
Recently I came across these dudes, Brandt Brauer Frick, a Berlin based trio who play techno-inspired grooves but with real instruments and a nicely skewed sense of harmony. Well worth a listen to.
I've been hearing this one a lot played in Starbucks and it grew on me, turns out it's the Unknown Mortal Orchestra. I have no idea if it's in the charts or not because I don't follow that sort of thing. Anyway it's a nice tune with a crunchy production and I like it.
I looked into the band on Spotify and was pleasantly surprised, some of their stuff has a lo-fi late 60's feel, almost like The Mothers....