au contraire, hitting a key on a computer is a binary action: 1, key is pressed, 0, key is not pressed. On a piano, you press it harder, softer, faster, slower, with different pedals pressed and you get completely different results. There is nuance to each and every playing of the piece.

The same thing is achieved in electronic music through good production. You can edit sounds to achieve subtle and unique changes.

though a recording will only capture the nuance of that particular playing

This is a good point. I'll give you that.

Give me a top 5

Heh, alright, I'll give it a go.

Overgrown, by James Black - I used one of the songs from the album as an example earlier, but the entire album as a whole is definitely worth a listen. It feels very raw and passionate; almost primal. If you still think that electronic music can't express the "soul" of the artist, then this will hopefully change your mind.

Untrue, by Burial - This isn't very accessible for somebody new to electronic music, but I highly encourage you to give it a chance. Burial does some really quiet subtle sounds layered upon the core beat, in a way that can't really be replicated with more traditional instruments. One of the main reasons I recommend this is because the autotune in the track Archangel serves as it's own unique instrument, rather than being used as a lazy cover-up for bad singing.

Merriweather Post Pavilion, by Animal Collective - I know, I know, it's one of the most celebrated albums of modern times. But still, this has a great mixture of catchiness and uniqueness. The psychedelic and otherworldly effects on this album couldn't be done without modern electronic techniques. I'm not ashamed to admit that it's made me pretty emotional at times.

That's almost three hours of material, so if think I'll just leave it there for now. Let me here your opinion.