No matter how much time and effort you put into expanding your electronic music collection and making sure you don't miss out on any essential albums or tracks, there's always a feeling that attempting to do more than scrape the surface is futile.
Here are a few tips on keeping up to speed, completing artist discographies and discovering lesser known gems:
Electronic music forums such as WATMM and Xltronic have passionate communities with members who discuss new releases.
Discogs is one of the most invaluable resources the internet has to offer, the absolute ultimate in discographies.
Last.fm is a fantastic place to discover artists, either from your own recommendations page, similar artist lists or specific genre lists.
Allmusic is a good place to discover artists and educate yourself on genres.
Wikipedia is a good place to get an overview of the many different genres and the most high-profile artists operating within them. Check out this list.
Resident Advisor has a regularly updated album reviews section.
For me, online stores Boomkat and Bleep are the best way to keep track of new releases. Essential bookmarks.
And finally, who could forget Ishkur's legendary Guide to Electronic Music, which is now sadly quite dated.
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