The side project by Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello is one of the best selling and well known Sub Pop albums of all time, and with good reason. Created by sending tapes across the country through the USPS (clever name huh?), this album fuses Gibbard's vocals with Tamborello's electronic music skills amazingly well.
I actually chose this since Ben Arnold recommended Owl City to me, after which I had to listen to this instead. Owl City is nice, like way way too nice for my extended listening, but they are definitely fans of The Postal Service.
This album is a bit of a modern classic, if you havn't given it a listen, I highly recommend it.
A side project featuring a member of Vampire Weekend (Rostam Batmanglij) and a member of Ra Ra Riot (Wes Miles), this takes the sounds of each band and rams them through the electro-pop/Auto-Tune machine and produces something that is different but not all bad. While the entire album isn't fantastic, and at times I can't tell if they are mocking the Auto-Tune, there are some gems that can be pulled out.
The self titled album by Bombay Dub Orchestra is an chill electronic album with a world twist on it. While not the most complex album, it is great to use as background music for work or when friends are over. They also have a new album 3 Cities that is a little more complex, but to start out, I would recommend this one.
Movement in Still Life by BT is one of those early decade electronic albums that can actually still stand on it's own merit. While there is some cheesy electronic beats on some of the songs, it is worth looking past to find some fantastic tracks, such as Dreaming and Satellite. If have the need to relive some beats but not feel ashamed doing it, check this album out.
Odawas' The Blue Depths is a unique sounding album with subdued but complex music all combined with haunting vocals. This isn't for everyone, but if you can get into it, you will likely love it. I am still not sure it is what I like, but it is interesting enough to keep me coming back to check it out.