Bit of a Devin fanboy here. I don't think any album apart from Dark Matters and Physicist would score lower than a 7.5/10 for me
The most important part of Devin's music to me is that almost every album is a very good representation of his emotional state and views of life during the time it was made. In my opinion, this is very audible in the music and is also the main reason why Devin's music sounds so authentic. This very much influences my rankings of his albums, of course.
1.
Ocean Machine 2.
Terria - These two are perfect.
3.
Ki4.
Deconstruction - Both masterpieces, but not quite as good as #1 and #2. These two swap places in my rankings constantly.
5.
Casualties of Cool- Brilliant album, though it used to be higher in my rankings.
6.
Accelerated Evolution - Had Away and Random Analysis been better songs, this album would probably have been #3 for me.
7.
Ghost - One of the most peaceful albums I've ever heard, love it.
8.
Infinity - Ants pulls this one down quite a lot; a few songs here are among Devin's best for me.
9.
Addicted - Definitely the best of the "DTP style albums" (the other three Epicloud, Z2 and Transcendence), but it doesn't have the same emotional depth as some other Devy albums for me.
10.
Synchestra - Only has a few individual songs that really stand out (Gaia, Pixilate, Judgment),but as a whole, it works extremely well.
11.
Transcendence - It's a bit too early for me to really rank this still, but I think it's a really good album, even though it has the same sound as Epicloud, Z2 etc. The title track is not that good, but the rest is really good stuff.
12.
Epicloud - My first Devin album; I like it even though it sounds very alike to Addicted.
13.
Sky Blue - Sounds very similar to Addicted as well, but I just like it less than Epicloud. The slight melancholic vibe saves it from being lower.
14.
Ziltoid the Omniscient - Has a few flaws, but I love the concept. Story-wise, I like how there's only a rough overlying 'idea' of a story, and how there are a lot of serious undertones even though the story is so silly.
15.
Physicist - Bad production is my main problem with this one; apart from that, it has a few songs which are forgettable for Devin's standards, but Namaste, Jupiter, Kingdom and Planet Rain are definitely among Devin's better songs.
16.
Dark Matters - I only really like a few songs on here, and the direct storytelling makes it really feel like a musical with (to me) very little underlying emotional depth.