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regarding electronic music, between the original 90s Warp stalwarts (Aphex, Autechre, Boards of Canada, Squarepusher), there should be quite enough music to busy yourself with. that's if you're not necessarily looking for something that sounds like sonic youth, but music or bands that make high quality music who've always been relatively 'under the radar', and who've been somewhat consistent for the last few decades.
you can't go wrong with Aphex Twin, his 00s work alone (Drukqs is peak) is totally worthwhile. you've got the Analord series (2005-06) along with the two Tuss eps (2007), which are pretty much timeless. similarly, there's Cylob, you can find most of his music on Bandcamp/iTunes. there's a certain pure-ness to Cylob's music, and he uses a lot of odd-sounding, microtonal tunings. With Aphex, you have Syro, which is 80% dope. it came out just last year, preceding a massive dump of unreleased tracks onto soundcloud, and two minor eps.
Autechre is a strange bird, some people can't stand their music post-Confield, but i believe albums like Draft, Untilted, Quaristice, and Oversteps are their best material. in this way they're similar to sonic youth, where people's opinions/'favorites' vary widely. try out ep7, or lp5.. or amber. each album is good.
Boards of Canada, they're not so active, but the music is excellent. not gonna try to 'sell' it or describe it here.. it's some special shit.
Mortte Jousimo, you mentioned Beefheart.. have you given U.S. Maple a chance?
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