I've been trying to learn more about the history of electronic music and, after buying a few books and watching the "Modulations" documentary, decided to start listening with this album.My background is that I'm a big fan of microhouse (e.g., stuff on the Morr Music label; Luomo) and drone (e.g., Stars of the Lid, stuff on the Kranky label), and I've listened to lots of Brian Eno projects. Loved all of that and wanted to hear more.That being said, realize this anthology is the "real deal," so to speak. It's an excellent anthology with helpful notes, but you're not getting too much that's dreamy or melodic. Another way of saying this: you wouldn't find it in the "electronic" section at your local music store. You'd find it in the "experimental" section. This is primarily experimental noise.