Didn't go through the entire 8 pages of this thread but here goes some other suggestions that are more pop:

Erasure/Pet Shop Boys/Depeche Mode

They are bands for sure but heavily influenced my introduction to European dance music as well as those electronic sounds.

Future Sound of London.
Papua New Guinea alone should vault them into here.

U.N.K.L.E.
remix of Ian Brown - Fear is enough to bring chills to the spine without mentioning Reign or GDMFSOB.

Sander Kleinenberg
My Lexicon and Sacred are still stunning pieces of work.

Brothers in Rhythm (Seaman & Anderson)
ohh BiR.

Even Fatboy Slim for showing the commercial qualities of dance music and the importance of a hook that captures the imagination.

on a side note, who picks out the music for CSI? They are really forward with their use of electronic music on their show.

dj shadow (& the unkle crew)
radiohead
sasha + digweed
brian eno
leftfield
dr dre
hybrid
charlie may

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Originally posted by Max Thomson dj shadow (& the unkle crew) radiohead sasha + digweed brian eno leftfield dr dre hybrid charlie may

+Brian enno,But I still thinking vangelis is the most important of all them,he is so talented,made almost any genre,and god just listen to blade runner music or his direct album,he can be really electronic or really instrumental,the man is a genious.
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Originally posted by Max Thomson radiohead

Huh?

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Ian Pooley
Alec Empire
Torsten Fenslau
Dave Clarke
Ed Rush & Optical
Goldie
Gabriel Le Mar
X-Dream
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Ken Ishii
Mike Paradinas (µ-ziq)
Photek
Charles Webster
George Fleming-Saunders (Solar Quest)
Jochem Paap (Speedy J)
Tangerine Dream
Tom Jenkinson (Squarepusher)
Woody McBride (DJ ESP)

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Originally posted by Toufas well.....i am gonna move it up a lot....pink floyd....do they count?

Pink Floyd
I was just about to suggest them as well. I was just watching their "live at pompey" documentary earlier today and its funny because they mentioned being criticized for using electronic sounds and not using 100% live instruments, saying they weren't real musicians... Sounds a lot like the criticism EDM recieves nowadays.. I doubt electronic music would be anywhere near where it is now if it wasn't for their experimentation in electronic sounds.

I also recommend Sasha, not only for his amazing productions (xpander, airdrawndagger, etc..) but his consistently flawless mixing and creative mixed cds (GU13, involver)

Honorable Mention: Karlheinz Stockhausen, Steve Reich, Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream, Phillip Glass, and Klaus Schulze...

WHERE THE FUCK IS MANNY FRESH ON THE LIST !!?!?!?!?!?

My vote goes to BT. Most talented. Liam Howlett ranks too.

How I could forgot!
BACK STREET BOYS!

Being Sarcastic,just in case no one noticed .....:P.
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The Prodigy
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Originally posted by kopi_luwak How I could forgot! BACK STREET BOYS! Being Sarcastic,just in case no one noticed .....:P. Kopi =o.