There are some good recs in here, a few I'd never heard of. I won't rehash the DJ Shadow and Massive Attack recs, though I do like both of them.
Some stuff that hasn't been mentioned in this thread or wasn't acknowledged if it was:
Blue Sky Black Death released a new album this year called NOIR that shot straight up to my favorite trip hop album of all time, topping their last full on trip hop album (Late Night Cinema) which was near perfect to begin with.
In a similar vein, The New Law - High Noon. Definitely an album that requires a full listen all the way through.
Emancipator was mentioned, but someone disagreed that he was trip hop. I definitely think he fits in the genre, and he makes amazing music imo.
Emancipator also made some beats for a Seattle rapper named Sadistik--it's a producer/rapper combo that fits perfectly.
Thievery Corporation released a new album recently called Culture of Fear that I think is really great.
Laika's album Sounds of the Satellites is a neat downtempo/trip hop mix
Saltillo
more to come
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