IDM (or Intelligent Dance Music) often gets a bad rap for being masturbatory and unnecessarily obscure. However, a few special acts can transcend the norm and create true feeling through electronics. Such is the case with Vancouver’s Teen Daze. Check out some of our favorite songs below including a cover of fellow Vancouverite’s Japandroids.

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DOWNLOAD: Teen Daze – Wet Hair (Japandroids Cover)

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DOWNLOAD: Fol Chen – The Holograms (Teen Daze Remix) [via: kaaate]

BONUS: The conceptual gem “Driving Home from the Beach (The Feeling of)” embodies its title perfectly.

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DOWNLOAD: Teen Daze – Driving Home from the Beach (The Feeling of)