Let's face it, there are moments when you stumble upon some drawn out ambience, trance, or what have you, that just doesn't cut it at all in terms of being "captivating". I'm all for minimalism and exploritory passages, but there are rare moments when I just wish the producer would vary things a bit, show a little more effort...

...so, what 5 electronic albums or songs really put you to sleep?

I'll need to think about this harder later...

Nearly everything I've ever heard by Klaus Schulze. True Story. Taint of German sentimentalism.

not a Schulze fan at all? How about his "Dark Side of the Moog" recordings with Namlook?

I like those. But I feel like Namlook was responsible for the weight of them. Most of his collaborations give you that sense. Like From Within, for instance. (My all time favourite namlook recording -- god I miss the opiate days, I used to sit around and listen to that album... i digress). It seems like Namlook does the final mixing for his collab albums.

Schulze's solo work is too sentimental, and very cheesy. But DTOSMoog 1 was great.

See, I've never heard any of the solo Schulze material (that I can recall), so i cannot really state an honest opinion about it.

I would have to say the new Funkstorung and Air albums top it off for me.

Yes, Talkie Walkie was a real dissapointment for me.

Fatboy Slim's recent album (halfway between the gutter and the stars) is kinda boring for me, as it's all kinda same-y, i only like Bird of Prey and unfortunately Weapon of Choice bugs me like hell nowadays.

All of Air's stuff and all of Ulrich Schnauss' stuff

Some Schulze is great, some Schulze is like the fruity side of Tangerine Dream.
I recommend The Essential Klaus Schulze 1972-1993. This is a great double-disc with some of Schuze's brightest moments, and none of the throw away tracks you'll find on his studio albums.

As for BORING electronic music, a true "TOP" 5 is hard to calculate because there is so much of it, and so many different kinds. Besides, my John Cage quote instructs me to keep listening until it's not boring! Anyway, here are 5 I find OVERRATED if not downright BORING:

1. Oval: System_isch (or pick any Oval CD for that matter, sorry Oval fans)
2. Richard Pinhas: Schizotrope--The Life and Death of Marie Zorn
3. Phill Niblock: Four Flutes (most, but not all, Niblock is tedious)
4. Tom Johnson: The Chord Catalogue (So long, and thanks for all the Linoleum samples)
5. John Oswald: Aparanthesi

A note Pinhas. I'm a big fan of fat analogue synth-rock of Richard Pinhas and Heldon. When they came over to the States, winter 1999, I missed the show because I had the flu. When the live album, Schizotrope, came out, I was glad I did.
It was nauseating drones of electronically processed guitar and French sci-fi writer Maurice Dantec hissing in French! Never mind that I'd interviewed Pinhas a few weeks earlier, and he explained the whole "Schizotrope" concept and the whole thing with philosopher Gilles Deleuze. Real esoteric egghead stuff you won't figure out from the the project unless you speak fluent French AND studied at the Sorbonne with Pinhas and Deleuze. Sheesh!

The new Phill Niblock, Disseminate, on Mode Records, is quite excellent, acutally.
John Oswald--OK, so western ears are prejudiced in favor of pitch, melody, and harmony. Oswald's album will help you appreciate what? Sitting around and waiting for something to happen!

'94 Diskont. Lets get real.

I'm sorry, I have to highly disagree with your number 1 response. Not all of the Markus Popp material is great, but as HD mentioned, 94Diskont is a damn classic. I actually like Systemisch and his collab on Dok.

The Phill Niblock reference I do agree with. It's hard for me to get into the guy. I think he has a DVD out somewhere that I might pick up and watch, but anything cd wise can stay in the fire.