50 ballots! Countdown was supposed to start on Monday but I'll be working all Friday so I'm starting it right now. There were 10 ties in the top 100 so I'll be counting from 110 onwards to compensate.
Thanks to vahid for starting and organizing the first part of this poll and to everyone in here who sent in their ballots.
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 21:30 (9 months ago) Permalink
110. Luomo - The Present lover (145 points, 3 votes, 1 first place vote)Youtube: http://youtu.be/Zn8Blz-0-Gc
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 21:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
:)
― piscesx, Sunday, 19 August 2012 21:35 (9 months ago) Permalink
109. Mount Kimbie - Maybes (146 points, 5 votes)Youtube: http://youtu.be/9hTN19x1DyM
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 21:42 (9 months ago) Permalink
108. Junior Boys - Like a Child (Carl Craig remix) (147 points, 7 votes)Youtube: http://youtu.be/SupXEKd8m_w
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 21:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
oh yay! this is going
― Vagelis (The Reverend), Sunday, 19 August 2012 21:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
107. The Killers - Mr. Brightside (Carl Craig remix) (148 points, 4 votes)Youtube: http://youtu.be/EyUrH_IOgqI
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 21:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
Shit... that's Thin White Duke remix not Carl Craig remix. Sorry about that.
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 21:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
I most probably won't say much on this thread and it will get stuck in my bookmarks as I slowly work my way through each youtube but thanks for doing this moka, i think this is going to be fun. also the graphics look aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamazing.
― a hoy hoy, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:00 (9 months ago) Permalink
Thanks :)
The results are actually interesting for the most part. Even the top 10 has a couple of good surprises and it ended up being more unpredictable than I thought. I think you guys will be very pleased with the results in here.
Also some great discoveries to be made, like the next track which I've never heard before in my life but sounds amazing on my soundsystem:
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:06 (9 months ago) Permalink
106. Floating Points - Vacuum Boogie (150 points, 5 votes)Youtube: http://youtu.be/CfBoZhTanw0
also the graphics look aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamazing.
― a hoy hoy, Sunday, August 19, 2012 3:00 PM (8 minutes ago)
― contenderizer, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:09 (9 months ago) Permalink
105. Dj Mujava - Township Funk (151 points, 8 votes)Youtube: http://youtu.be/0l5-zQlgoEE
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
yessss
― Vagelis (The Reverend), Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
nice job on the images moka, damn
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:21 (9 months ago) Permalink
Well, they're all basically based on a template I made and I'm just tweaking colors here and there but thanks! Glad you all like them.
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:23 (9 months ago) Permalink
Township Funk should have been way bigger than it was imho.
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:24 (9 months ago) Permalink
I have mad love for the next one. Didn't break the top 100 but got 8 votes so I'm happy I'm not alone on it:
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:25 (9 months ago) Permalink
Moka raised the bar on poll images. When the EOY poll rolls around, I'm actually gonna have to put some effort into this shit! Wah.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:26 (9 months ago) Permalink
104. Invisible Conga People - Cable Dazed (152 points, 8 votes)Youtube: http://youtu.be/bzYelNRqegY
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:27 (9 months ago) Permalink
Ahh great we're going. :DTownship Funk is the first from my ballot to place, really happy to see it there even if it didn't make top 100.
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:35 (9 months ago) Permalink
103. Moodyman - Runaway (153 points, 4 votes, 1 first place vote)Youtube: http://youtu.be/vo1i-SAg09k (Starts at 2:41).
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:39 (9 months ago) Permalink
woop
― second only to popcorn (or something), Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:44 (9 months ago) Permalink
hey moka you couldn't put the year of the song release in there too please? i know it may be bothersome, especially with a genre that is all about shady white labels 3 years before things get popular etc. so feel free to ignore this but i'd just like to see when things were made. or maybe when the overall list is posted stick the year next to it then.
― a hoy hoy, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:45 (9 months ago) Permalink
Awesome pics Moka.
― Tim F, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:46 (9 months ago) Permalink
Sure thing a hoy hoy. Per your request I'll start adding year of release for the top 100.
Thanks Tim!
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:46 (9 months ago) Permalink
102. Cleptomaniacs - All I Do (Bump & Flex Dancehall Dub) (154 points, 5 votes)Youtube: http://youtu.be/QO_4fVv5W0I
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
BOOM
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
Wow! Totally had resigned myself to that one not making it anywhere.
― Tim F, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
101. Moody - Freeki Mutha F cker (155 points, 6 votes, 1 first place vote)Youtube: http://youtu.be/ukdVV-9cctE
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:54 (9 months ago) Permalink
Alright so those 10 were the bonus for the 10 tie-ins ahead. Great songs all around. Will give you a couple of minutes to digest those. Actual top 100 coming on up.
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 22:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
― Moka, Sunday, August 19, 2012 3:23 PM (35 minutes ago)
we do!
― contenderizer, Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:02 (9 months ago) Permalink
yahhh amazing
― Vagelis (The Reverend), Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:10 (9 months ago) Permalink
i like the pictures
― cestu, Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:11 (9 months ago) Permalink
OH SHIIIIIIIIIIT!
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:13 (9 months ago) Permalink
How did I forget to vote for Maybes!?
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
OMG, that version of "All I Do" is incredibly annoying.
Love the banners' design, tho.
― Eric H., Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:22 (9 months ago) Permalink
Ok, here we go! And we open with a tie.
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:23 (9 months ago) Permalink
99. Green Velvet - La La Land (157 points, 9 votes)Youtube: http://youtu.be/uDMVfFgykP8
99. M83 - Don't Save Us from the Flames (Superpitcher remix) (157 points, 5 votes, 1 first place vote.)Youtube: http://youtu.be/0aJypxFrVkU
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:27 (9 months ago) Permalink
the m83 is the first thing i voted for itl i think
― Lamp, Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:28 (9 months ago) Permalink
well it turns out i also voted for 'vacuum boogie' and 'present lover'
some thoughts so thoughtless
― Lamp, Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:33 (9 months ago) Permalink
Oh shit forgot to add the years. Green Velvet is 2001 and M83 2005.
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:33 (9 months ago) Permalink
98. Blawan - Getting Me Down (158 points, 5 votes)Year: 2011Youtube: http://youtu.be/sIkhewd69SE
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:36 (9 months ago) Permalink
I was sure a single first place vote would guarantee a spot here - I guess if the present lover got 1 1st place and two other votes on top of that there's tougher competition than I thought.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:36 (9 months ago) Permalink
Expected this one to fare much better considering it did good on the best 2011 tracks poll.
i didn't vote but i'm psyched. looks great Moka. there are already tracks i LOVE mainly TPL and Cable Dazed.
― jed_, Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:37 (9 months ago) Permalink
1st place vote means 50 points. According to my table there's 7 nominees fighting for a tie at 50 points. They're fighting for the 356th place!
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:38 (9 months ago) Permalink
7 number one votes that got no other votes? love ILM sometimes.
― jed_, Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:41 (9 months ago) Permalink
I think Getting Me Down was low down on my ballot but not 100%. Good tune anyway, I may have heard it a few too many times by now but can't really hold that against it.
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:45 (9 months ago) Permalink
97. Hatchback - White Diamond (Prins Thomas remix) (159 points, 6 votes)Year: 2007Youtube: http://youtu.be/zzOny-VHg7A (original mix since Prins Thomas version is not on the tube).
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:48 (9 months ago) Permalink
The banners are exquisite, yeah. I'd forgotten about "All I Do", need more Bump'n'Flex in my life. Lots of things resembling things I've voted for turning up, so can't complain.
― etc, Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
― jed
Actually from those 7 songs with 50 points only 3 of them are number one votes. The rest closed at 50 by chance.
― Moka, Sunday, 19 August 2012 23:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
cheers Moka.
― jed_, Monday, 20 August 2012 00:02 (9 months ago) Permalink
Here comes a triple tie.
― Moka, Monday, 20 August 2012 00:05 (9 months ago) Permalink
94. Still Going - Still Going Theme (160 points, 8 votes)Year: 2007Youtube: http://youtu.be/UBC65mVpcuE
94. The Field - Over the Ice (160 points, 6 votes)Year: 2006Youtube: http://youtu.be/BcCR8zwUdOY
94. Underground Resistance - Transition (160 points, 5 votes)Year: 2002Youtube: http://youtu.be/52q-K7HKumI
Cool! really looking forward to checking out stuff on this thread, i can allready tell there is going to be a lot of "why didn't i vote for that" moments for me. along with finding cool stuff that i missed first time around. And the graphics look great! thanks for making it happen.
― dsb, Monday, 20 August 2012 00:10 (9 months ago) Permalink
Caught up on all the youtubes now - from the ones that I wasn't familiar with before, I think Invisible Conga People - Cable Dazed is my favorite so far. Really the Killers & M83 tunes are the only ones that I'm not too keen on, so a pretty good start.Heading to bed now, will rejoin the fray after work tomorrow. Thanks again to Moka for the work on this.
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Monday, 20 August 2012 00:10 (9 months ago) Permalink
"Transition" should be much higher imo. but i didn't even vote for it as i thought it was pre 2000. it just feels like an all time classic.
― dsb, Monday, 20 August 2012 00:15 (9 months ago) Permalink
92. James Blake - CMYK (161 points, 6 votes)Year: 2010Youtube: http://youtu.be/sIkhewd69SE
92. Pepe Bradock - Path of Most Resistance (161 points, 5 votes)Year: 2009Youtube: http://youtu.be/sIkhewd69SE
― Moka, Monday, 20 August 2012 00:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
Oops wrong youtube links.
CMYK: http://youtu.be/rqScKIZaurEPATH OF MOST RESISTANCE: http://youtu.be/p44RLC4Y1lc
― Moka, Monday, 20 August 2012 00:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
Lots of ties in the lower end of this poll. Don't worry it evens out in the short term.
― Moka, Monday, 20 August 2012 00:20 (9 months ago) Permalink
90. Richard Davis - Bring Me Closer (162 points, 6 votes)Year: 2003Youtube: http://youtu.be/vz4Ty_bvI0w
90. Closer Musik - Maria (162 points, 6 votes)Year: 2002Youtube: http://youtu.be/4nIWFa9cU5Y
― Moka, Monday, 20 August 2012 00:29 (9 months ago) Permalink
Maria is so gorgeous. one of the tunes that defines Kompakt for me.
― dsb, Monday, 20 August 2012 00:37 (9 months ago) Permalink
Funny you say that, I also feel that way about it. Feels like the pinnacles of the whole Cologne sound to me.
― Moka, Monday, 20 August 2012 00:43 (9 months ago) Permalink
89. Studio - West Side (158 points, 5 votes)Year: 2007Youtube: http://youtu.be/po8e8nftgqI
87. STL - Something is Raw (164 points, 5 votes)Year: 2007Youtube: http://youtu.be/VXOojiv5qls
87. Booka Shade - Mandarine Girl (164 points, 5 votes)Year: 2006Youtube: http://youtu.be/C_LCL13iww4
― Moka, Monday, 20 August 2012 00:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
85. The Juan Maclean - Rocker (165 points, 5 votes)Year: 2005Youtube: http://youtu.be/ty9CfOzakPs
85. Alter Ego - Rocker (165 points, 5 votes)Year: 2004Youtube: http://youtu.be/uiwFATVWVgA
― Moka, Monday, 20 August 2012 01:14 (9 months ago) Permalink
LOL at the banner for "Mandarine Girl". SMH at "Rocker" beating it.
― Tim F, Monday, 20 August 2012 01:15 (9 months ago) Permalink
lol at mandarine pic
― ʘ (sic), Monday, 20 August 2012 01:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
lol at xpost
also poor Juan being co-opted
― ʘ (sic), Monday, 20 August 2012 01:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
84. Moodymann - J.A.N. (166 points, 7 votes)Year: 2001Youtube: http://youtu.be/z6Jb6XbRgUk
― Moka, Monday, 20 August 2012 01:22 (9 months ago) Permalink
This one is two great KDJ tracks in one. first bringing the abstractions and tense strings then dissolving halfway through into blissful rhodes jazz.
― dsb, Monday, 20 August 2012 01:30 (9 months ago) Permalink
Wow, awesome! Nice Sunday night surprise to find this rolling out. Love the images.
― toby, Monday, 20 August 2012 01:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
I need to catch up a bit, but we've already had my #8 and my #15.
― toby, Monday, 20 August 2012 01:35 (9 months ago) Permalink
82. Theo Parrish - Solitary Flight (168 points, 6 votes)Year: 2002Youtube: http://youtu.be/Qx0leJC88PQ
82. Basement Jaxx - Where's your Head at? (168 points, 7 votes)Year: 2001Youtube: http://youtu.be/a4hFwJm41h4
― Moka, Monday, 20 August 2012 01:35 (9 months ago) Permalink
Aight last one for the day:
― Moka, Monday, 20 August 2012 01:42 (9 months ago) Permalink
81. The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health (170 points, 7 votes)Year: 2006Youtube: http://youtu.be/617ANIA5Rqs
The gap between voting and now has made this more interesting, I think, as I'd forgotten which things got ruled out in my late cuts from 100 or so down to 50. Things I voted for that have ranked so far:
108. Junior Boys - Like a Child (Carl Craig remix) (147 points, 7 votes) [my #39]99. Green Velvet - La La Land (157 points, 9 votes) [my #37, mostly a vote for every time I've seen him live, though]98. Blawan - Getting Me Down (158 points, 5 votes) [my #8]94. Underground Resistance - Transition (160 points, 5 votes) [my #15, really surprised to see it this low]85. Alter Ego - Rocker (165 points, 5 votes) [my #24, no idea why I rated it so highly tbh except for nostalgia]
― toby, Monday, 20 August 2012 01:48 (9 months ago) Permalink
Solitary Flight was my number 9. Love this track, I only discovered it a couple of years ago. Such a great sample flip, I have probably listened to the Bladerunner OST hundreds of times and yet, when i heard Theo's take on it though instantly familiar i could not place the source. maybe because everyone samples like "these moments lost in time" or "tell me the first thing that cames into your head when i mention your mother" random SFX or even techier parts of the score, but in theos hands "memories of Green" takes on these like weary gospel vibes or something. rather than what i associate with bladerunner vibes.
― dsb, Monday, 20 August 2012 01:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
Blajuan
― The Reverend, Monday, 20 August 2012 01:55 (9 months ago) Permalink
junior boys like a child (carl craig remix)andpepe braddock path of most resistance
were on my ballot, but i love well over half of these tracks so far
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 20 August 2012 12:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
whoa, i'm so excited! here's an idea, moka: how about you do a search for each track on ILM and quote one or two interesting comments about the track? your graphics are great and all but without words it can feel dry. in fact, i'll do that myself if you give me the full results.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Monday, 20 August 2012 12:51 (9 months ago) Permalink
^ yeah I love this feature of old-school ILX polls
but it's a bit hard to feel anything about Moka's presentation is lacking when she's rescued the poll altogether and is blowing up the jpg game
― ʘ (sic), Monday, 20 August 2012 13:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
I liked Rocker a lot at the time but it feels kinda clunky now.
― Matt DC, Monday, 20 August 2012 13:21 (9 months ago) Permalink
never liked 'rocker' at all. made up 'over the ice' made it, even if relatively low, thought it may suffer from an axl vote-split.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Monday, 20 August 2012 13:35 (9 months ago) Permalink
rocker was always an annoyance
― coal, Monday, 20 August 2012 13:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
Mandarine Girl feels amazingly low actually but I suspect that In White Rooms or maybe even Body Language hoovered up some of its votes.
― Matt DC, Monday, 20 August 2012 13:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
love stl but i overplayed that one
― coal, Monday, 20 August 2012 13:51 (9 months ago) Permalink
xp. expecting 'in white rooms' top 30 tbh.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Monday, 20 August 2012 13:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
http://open.spotify.com/user/sp10000/playlist/5FJTVtqnzpjzfdBGj0UecW
this is a collaborative playlist so feel free to add entries from your collection to show where there are missing tracks...
― skip, Monday, 20 August 2012 14:16 (9 months ago) Permalink
i voted for 'in white rooms' over 'mandarine girl'
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 20 August 2012 14:43 (9 months ago) Permalink
I found it grating and then I liked it and then I got bored by it and now remember it with a fond nostalgia for a pre-Justice, pre-brostep grating wilful dumbness. saw them live a couple of years ago and they made a fun point of playing it as a medley in different styles, with different soundbanks and tempos, instead of doubling down on the simple aspects
expecting Body Language to make top 25.
― ʘ (sic), Monday, 20 August 2012 14:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
Durr good idea Ill see what I can do about it. Im having a busy day so next 20 tracks will be upped 8 hours or so from now
― Moka, Monday, 20 August 2012 15:54 (9 months ago) Permalink
Woah, didn't realise this had begun. Lots of things I don't know so far but I did vote Blawan as my number 2 or 3 - an unstoppable, highly effective tune that does a lot with so little.
― Julian Asshole (dog latin), Monday, 20 August 2012 16:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
Moka, please let me know if you need assistance. Just send me the next 20 results and I'll search the quotes in no time.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Monday, 20 August 2012 22:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
gotta echo the praise for these banners. really awesome.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Monday, 20 August 2012 22:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
oh just saw this thread! forgot to vote but already so much great stuff
― half-worm inchworm tapeworm (donna rouge), Monday, 20 August 2012 23:16 (9 months ago) Permalink
haha this dragged on for 2 months, how could you forget to vote?!
― second only to popcorn (or something), Monday, 20 August 2012 23:28 (9 months ago) Permalink
Damn got too much work today and didn't had the chance to post at all. Is it too late to start now?
I might need assistance to post the results, I have my mornings too busy at the moment and that's the time of day when ILM is more active. At this hour it's too late for us in America and too early for those in the UK.
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 03:31 (9 months ago) Permalink
We can always catch up on reactions
― your native bacon (mh), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 03:33 (9 months ago) Permalink
K, I'm only going to do 80 to 79 today and the next 30 tomorrow.
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 03:46 (9 months ago) Permalink
I meant to 71 :P
Do I have an audience?
you do!
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 03:46 (9 months ago) Permalink
but I'm watching a movie so I'll be in and out.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 03:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
I've seen the movie so don't judge.
Perfect. The next one has your comments!
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 03:51 (9 months ago) Permalink
oh that doesn't bode well
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 03:52 (9 months ago) Permalink
80. Dolle Jolle - Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje's Extra Døll Mix) (171 points, 6 votes)Year: 2008Youtube: http://youtu.be/LVHGfVdbi9o
I think everytime I've tried to make a mix in the last few years I've done everything possible to squeeze that Dolle Jolle track in there. It worked once, sort of!― Gukbe, Friday, November 5, 2010
just make the rule "music you would take mdma to"― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend)
yeah but on mdma i couldn't vibe to Dolle Jolle's "Balearic Incarnation" at all.― stay in school if you want to kiw (Gukbe), Thursday, April 19, 2012
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 03:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
80. Partial Arts - Trauermusik (171 points, 6 votes)Year: 2007Youtube: http://youtu.be/AGCFu7-LGI4
Partial Arts - Trauermusik So gorgeous. Funny to think that we all initially thought that Rex the Dog was Ewan Pearson, and now he and Al Usher are releasing on Kompakt. This is very much in the vein of Pearson's recent Resident Advisor mix - filled with gurgling micro sounds but otherwise it's gooily emotional, all shimmering trebly synth wavers and gently percolating basslines. It would sound perfect on the next Totalcomp in the "For Penny & Alexis" slot, except that in the second half it becomes crashingly/crushingly anthemic, building and building and becoming harder and harder (the beats actually begin to sound like thunder claps). There's not really a precedent for it: the closest thing i can think of is if you crossed their remix of Feist with Joakim's remix of Antena's "Camino Del Sol".― Tim Finney
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 03:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
Shite, the tie was actually for the 79th place. Sorry about that!
Love those two. Trauermusik was one of my noms and one of my highest votes.
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 03:59 (9 months ago) Permalink
Still never managed to work it seamlessly into a mix. I'm not very good at that sort of thing tho.
A beauty.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 03:59 (9 months ago) Permalink
78. Cosmos - Take Me With You (172 points, 5 votes)Year: 2002Youtube: http://youtu.be/JPwffIPQA1M (vocal)Youtube: http://youtu.be/5l9rkzIQPEU (instrumental)
PLEEEEEEEEEAAASE, I remember Tom Middleton (the guy who made it) doing some interview and calling it a "love record", I didn't really know what he meant but then I bought it. It gets better and better and better with each listen, it IS easily in the top 5 best house records of the year, it's a massive evolution for the French House sound, it's what Cassius should have done, it's what everyone should be doing! Instrumental version, vocal version, pick whichever but Cosmos MUST MUST MUST be in the Focus Group. It is a love record, it's just the most hopeful yet down to earth LIFE AFFIRMING record of the year I can't do it justice in writing but BELIEVE!
― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, October 12, 2002 4:30 PM
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 04:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
Ronan really loves that song, btw and in all its versions. He wrote more than half of the quotes I could find about the song.
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 04:20 (9 months ago) Permalink
Ronan is correct.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 04:24 (9 months ago) Permalink
This list is turning out beautifully, both in content and in presentation. Already a few stellar tracks with which I was unfamiliar. Thanks so much for rolling this out, Moka.
― azaera, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 04:31 (9 months ago) Permalink
77. Lindstrom & Christabelle - Baby Can't Stop (173 points, 6 votes)Year: 2009Youtube: http://youtu.be/jhWSkQc0qPA
Is "Baby Can't Stop" supposed to be a new "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough"? Why is Lindstrom just so goddamn hot?― Moles Rad (Moles_Read)
Baby Can't Stop sounds like Street Songs-era Rick James was reincarnated as a woman (this is a very good thing).― EDB, Monday, November 23, 2009
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 04:37 (9 months ago) Permalink
― azaera
You're very welcome! I had to do it, I knew this was going to be an interesting poll since I saw the list of nominees. Hard to pull and to please everyone, but the results and the amount of ballots received were worth it. I've found some great gems through it so far.
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 04:41 (9 months ago) Permalink
"Baby Can't Stop" was one of the last to make the cut from my ballot. I used the ridiculous excuse that it was too much of a straight-up pop song (that didn't stop me from including one or two others that fit the bill). It's really great though.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 04:48 (9 months ago) Permalink
76. Zed Bias - Neighbourhood (174 points, 5 votes)Year: 2000Youtube: http://youtu.be/VZScIt7DvCo
Bob I largely agree with what you're saying but I think you're wrong to hit at Zed Bias - as I think Jess said (or said something close to), what makes Bias interesting is how he pretty much sums up a lot of the sonic "arguments" that hardcore/jungle/ garage have *collectively* put forward over the last ten years - the house, hip hop, dub, ragga and techno elements are all present and correct, and neither the brilliance nor the novelty stems from unexpected genre-splicing, but rather from perfect execution eg. nothing in "Neighbourhood" was particularly *new* at the time of the release (has Bias ever really done anything that Steve Gurley, Dem 2 or Chris Mac didn't do first?), but each of the separate elements were so... ultimate, and then combined so perfectly, that it felt much more groundbreaking than perhaps it was.In fact what I found interesting with Bias in my '01 wrap-up article was how he takes splinter-sounds such as Zinc's breakbeat monotony and draws them back towards garage "proper", folding these outsider ideas back into 2-step's original luscious and sexy blueprint - his remix of "138 Trek" is a great example of this, and I think the same analogy could be drawn for Maddslinky vis a vis Landslide.
― Tim, Friday, August 2, 2002
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 04:51 (9 months ago) Permalink
^^^ big man tune
― Tim F, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 04:55 (9 months ago) Permalink
75. Rex the Dog - Prototype (175 points, 5 votes, 2 first place votes)Year: 2004Youtube: http://youtu.be/mYHFR7pKleU
biggest electro-house tune that i recently saw cause complete fucking mayhem at a dirty underground loft party: "prototype" by rex the dog.― tricky (disco stu), Wednesday, June 8, 2005
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 05:00 (9 months ago) Permalink
74. The Fives - What You Do (176 points, 6 votes)Year: 2011Youtube: http://youtu.be/QOcefsTgbhE
Straight-up song-of-the-year contender for me, and I've been thinking for ages it's far too good to sit unnoticed in the UK funky thread. Anyway, it Wut deserves its own thread then this does three times over. Something about the swell of the chorus, and those strings just does it for me... It sort of pushes the same buttons as Groovejet for me and I have no idea why, the sort of effortless melodic glide to it. Also it has that feeling of having always existed that funky vocal anthems occasionally throw up, see also In The Morning.
― Matt DC, Friday, October 29, 2010
Moreover in a lot of ways it's the imperfect amateurish enthusiasm of a lot of the funky vocal anthems that is so endaearing (though some of them def. could do with more work - "Round & Round" for instance has an awesome chorus but the verses definitely require some workshopping).Whereas "It's What You Do" is simply perfect, a burnished masterpiece. It's not at all endearing.
― Tim F, Friday, October 29, 2010
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 05:12 (9 months ago) Permalink
I don't know that one. I'm adding it to my list.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 05:20 (9 months ago) Permalink
72. DJ Koze - Don't Feed the Cat (177 points, 5 votes)Year: 2005Youtube: http://youtu.be/C7Iomxkpvgg
WOW the breakdown on that cats track where all the synths double up on top of each other and then the kick drum comes back... wow! It's like an ultra tuff Maurizio. Is the rest of the album similarly Speicher-esque?― oni0n_kid
the ending feels like being swarmed by bees― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, July 21, 2005
72. Sound Stream - Live Goes On (177 points, 4 votes)Year: 2008Youtube: http://youtu.be/VZScIt7DvCo
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 05:27 (9 months ago) Permalink
Oops wrong youtube link for SoundStream try this one:
http://youtu.be/vVzwQLv43iY
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 05:28 (9 months ago) Permalink
i've heard so few of these, this thread's going to be such a goldmine when i get around to systematically working my way through it.
― emo mcgee vs ricky hitler (Merdeyeux), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 05:31 (9 months ago) Permalink
70. Sticky feat. Ms. Dynamite - Booo! (178 points, 6 votes)Year: 2001Youtube: http://youtu.be/hnauS1rnDiI
When the re-release of "Booo!" by Sticky / Dynamite got higher in the charts than Strokes' last single, it reaffirmed my trust in the British pop-public. It didn't last for long: when the realisation that "Booo!" wouldn't be at number one for 34 weeks, I remembered the British public were stupid pricks again.― Anthony Yinoh, Monday, July 9, 2001
70. Superpitcher - Mushroom (178 points, 5 votes)Year: 2003Youtube: http://youtu.be/rPtyyMkxMRM
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 05:42 (9 months ago) Permalink
K that does it for today. Will try to post the following 30 tomorrow morning, or at least half of it in the morning, half at night.
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 05:43 (9 months ago) Permalink
"Don't Feed the Cat" should have made my ballot.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 05:44 (9 months ago) Permalink
Bitchin results so far!
― windjamm voyager (blank), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 05:44 (9 months ago) Permalink
so happy "take me with you" made it
― windjamm voyager (blank), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 05:45 (9 months ago) Permalink
woah, this is moving waaaay too fast. decided to play catch-up tonight cuz i'm unfamiliar with most of this stuff and wanted to use the results as a rough guide, but damn, so many epic tracks. thanks to skip for the playlist!
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 05:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
I was one of the #1 votes for "Prototype", mainly because at the uh dirty underground loft parties I threw mid-decade, it did indeed cause complete fucking mayhem (as did "Give Me Every Little Thing", my #2), and I always loved the "Who is Rex the Dog?" thread while it was still a mystery.
Incredibly glad "Neighbourhood" made it on; kicked off a lot of good mixes.
― etc, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 06:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
I was just thinking about how awesome "prototype" is earlier today. That riff is unstoppable. And he build is great of course.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 07:12 (9 months ago) Permalink
He=the
big fuck off electrohouse drums really are the best.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 07:13 (9 months ago) Permalink
dang can't complain about the results, these results are legit!
also nice work on the graphics moka, they are eye-popping and gorgeous
― the late great, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 07:24 (9 months ago) Permalink
didn't participate in the poll, but am enjoying the results immensely. hit the wall for tonight, but holy shit @:
108. Junior Boys - Like a Child (Carl Craig remix) - 5 minutes = <3105. Dj Mujava - Township Funk104. Invisible Conga People - Cable Dazed101. Moody - Freeki Mutha F cker - o shit90. Richard Davis - Bring Me Closer - when the strings come in!89. Studio - West Side - dunno about the vocals, but love the rest84. Moodymann - J.A.N. - one of my favorite things in all the world82. Theo Parrish - Solitary Flight - hey, i know this...80. Dolle Jolle - Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje's Extra Døll Mix)
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 09:15 (9 months ago) Permalink
Only just noticed this has started, expected there to be a link on the earlier thread. I've put on on now.
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 09:24 (9 months ago) Permalink
82. Theo Parrish - Solitary Flight - hey, i know this...― contenderizer, Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:15 AM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it contains sample from Blade Runner
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 09:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
yeah, was trying to be coy
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 09:35 (9 months ago) Permalink
does pipecock still post here? the deep house guy, not the other pipe cock guy
― Crackle Box, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 09:52 (9 months ago) Permalink
This list is fucking amazing so far. Love Trauermusik, It's What You Do, Mushroom and especially Take Me With You. Such an anthem.
I'm assuming that no one in their right mind was actually voting for the cobbled together vocal version of Take Me With You as opposed to the instrumental.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 09:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
no, pipecock doesn't post here anymore. cool list, glad Live Goes On made it, i had that one up pretty high on my list.
― jabba hands, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 10:32 (9 months ago) Permalink
live goes on was my #1 iirc, or def top 5 ish
― the late great, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 10:33 (9 months ago) Permalink
had take me with you, transition and township funk in the top 20
― the late great, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 10:39 (9 months ago) Permalink
la la land was much lower, and that's it for me so far
― the late great, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 10:41 (9 months ago) Permalink
― contenderizer, Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:35 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
ha! sorry for patronizing.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 11:21 (9 months ago) Permalink
― dsb, Monday, 20 August 2012 00:37 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Moka, Monday, 20 August 2012 00:43 (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I feel exactly this way but about 123 No Gravity.
Otherwise I find it interested that a lot of personally unexpected or unknown stuff has is here. That said, 6 of my votes have made it in so I'm pleased, I guess.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 11:23 (9 months ago) Permalink
So glad Richard Davis is here too. I initially voted for "This Time" but ultimately took it off because I figured no one else would. I've voiced my opinion that he's perhaps the most underrated producer of the 90s on ILM before so i'll leave it at that.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 11:25 (9 months ago) Permalink
Who's the other pipecock?
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 11:48 (9 months ago) Permalink
oh you are in for a treat
Tailpipe Man blog
― jabba hands, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 11:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
Had Solitary Flight at 34, It's What You Do at 27 and Neighbourhood at 15. Something Is Raw is one that I considered for and then excluded from my ballot but on a different day it would have probably made it, ditto with Mandarine Girl. Glad to see Booo make an appearance too.Finds - for some reason I was expecting to dislike the Knife tune but turns out it's excellent. Maria and Trauermusik are both lovely. Baby Can't Stop is pretty damn infectious.Really from 92 down to 70 I don't think there's anything I dislike. The Juan Maclean and Studio tunes could maybe be better than they are but they're not awful either, great stretch overall.
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 12:52 (9 months ago) Permalink
Ah, THAT pipecock, lol.
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 13:07 (9 months ago) Permalink
are you so sure they're not the same person?
― jed_, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 13:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
had live goes on on my list. baby can't stop and balearic incarnation just barely missed the cut.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 21 August 2012 13:20 (9 months ago) Permalink
Is anyone making a Spodify playlist of this? Because it's so frustrating, due to my browser issues, that I can't access YouTube videos at all.
― my god it's full of straw (White Chocolate Cheesecake), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 13:23 (9 months ago) Permalink
Spotify list = http://open.spotify.com/user/sp10000/playlist/5FJTVtqnzpjzfdBGj0UecW(Not used it yet so not sure what is or isn't on it).
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 13:28 (9 months ago) Permalink
Quite a trip revisiting some of these! Have heard most of these before it seems, which isn’t that surprising seeing as the ILM dance threads are pretty much the only place I find out about new dance music.
Booka Shade sound so much better than I thought they would after not listening to them for a few years! They were always a step ahead sound design wise, everything is so tidy; they had a real unique sound. Glad it still stands up, looking forward to listening to ‘Movements’ again in its entirety!
Hoping Floating Points ‘Love Me Like This’ places; although I do like ‘Vaccum Boogie’ it’s nothing on LMLT. Summer 2009! Rushing 2 Paradise, all those Terje/Leozero/ edits, everything on WEWW, Miura-everywhere, those first Disco Bloodbath parties, Say Yes @ The Star of Bethnal Green, Bill and Frank @ The Horse and Groom, seeing Greg Wilson play for the first time and hearing him drop his re-edit of Prisencolinensinainciuso the week it seemed to go ‘viral’ such a good time for London dancing
Seems I really don’t like pop-dance music anywhere near as much as I used to, all too busy, too cluttered. I think that’s one of the things I love so much about Luomo, that balance between pop and dub is perfect. The Detroit stuff continues to flaw me even though I’ve heard it all a billion times. Koze is still my favourite producer from Germany. Wish the drums on Township Funk didn’t sound so much like off the shelf drum samples.
Really enjoying this list so far!
― Crackle Box, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 13:31 (9 months ago) Permalink
Crackle Box, your great post reminds me of:
we all fell space since the loft era and the paradise garage. I fellspace and universe every time music gets kosmic and synthetic and shouts body and soul. Then from New york to chicago, over Detroit with gary numan's cars, italian and electronic european cerrone andmoroder things ... All the sounds are compressing and invite us togather, wherever we come from; that is all about with scando-med music. Travel all over the Whord by the extremities. North and south,black and white, find out what common is between krautrock and discoor the possible alliance of rythm. That music is utopic like the hippies were at least.Dreamy and psychedelic, background the Sun of the baléares and the everlasting scandinavian summer !― laure oth, Friday, September 16, 2005 11:51 AM (6 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Tim F, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 13:33 (9 months ago) Permalink
Awesome! Thank you Mr Andy M (and spotify user sp10000)
― my god it's full of straw (White Chocolate Cheesecake), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 13:37 (9 months ago) Permalink
it seems like a massive injustice that 'don't feed the cat' wasn't a massive 'geht's noch?'-type hit.
― your own personal cheeses (haitch), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 13:39 (9 months ago) Permalink
He had one come out on the Speicher series that was kind of proto Vitalic 'La Rock' which I wish I'd nommed / voted for; think it may have came out under the adolf noise alias, not sure.
― Crackle Box, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 14:00 (9 months ago) Permalink
La Rock was 2001? Jeez!! Turns out this came out a few years later, it's great anyway...
youtube.com/watch?v=gnpAEs22zCY (plz don't embed..)
― Crackle Box, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 14:16 (9 months ago) Permalink
84. Moodymann - J.A.N. (166 points, 7 votes)
honestly thought this would be like top 20
― Lamp, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 15:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
like in my head it is universally beloved here idk
it is in my mind one of the less exciting MM tracks, last night i was listening to amerika and it i think it's a better take on the theme
― the late great, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 15:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
Give me every little thing!
― skip, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 16:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
I'm a bit behind on the spotify playlist.
― skip, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 16:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
oh god, no way, "J.A.N." is all time. i mean, i don't really know, but that track! also, i don't see as how it's really all that thematically similar to "amerika" (beyond the spoken word bits oc), but maybe i'm missing something.
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 16:51 (9 months ago) Permalink
stuff that's floored me this morning, catching up w the rest of the countdown:
80. Partial Arts - Trauermusik 75. Rex the Dog - Prototype 74. The Fives - What You Do [lol, remember this from last year's year end poll, just great]70. Superpitcher - Mushroom [could listen to this forever]
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 16:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
well i think they do mine a similar vein of kdj beatcraft - particularly the "i'll just drop out the beats and flip around the loop a little, then vice versa, then chop between beat and loop and then let them play together" as well as the song being organized into a cluttered front end w lots of edits, stretching out into a groovy backend
i just think JAN has annoying noises
― the late great, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 16:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
and it's also just kind of a mishmash of older ideas
Seems I really don’t like pop-dance music anywhere near as much as I used to, all too busy, too cluttered.
― Crackle Box, Tuesday, August 21, 2012 6:31 AM (3 hours ago)
not sure that this is what you mean, CB, but though i've quite liked "we share our mother's health" and "where's your head at" in other contexts, i didn't enjoy listening to them in sequence here. they jumped out as irritatingly busy, impatient and aggressive.
understand that as a novice home listener, i'm certainly not fully understanding this music, but i'm loving the results anyway. thanks to everyone who participated.
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 16:58 (9 months ago) Permalink
there was a post i can;t find where i compare and contrast moodymann and theo parrish w/r/t minimalism and style
i think both amerika and jan exemplify the particular take on minimal i'm talking about, but i can't find that post!
― the late great, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 17:22 (9 months ago) Permalink
69. Crazy Cousinz - Inflation (181 points, 7 votes) Year: 2009 Youtube: http://youtu.be/8XW0Zgy9InYthe way everything's structured on Inflation is exquisite, working on that snare while those strings and whoops build&then perfect deployment of that xylophone (2009 has been the best ever year for synth xylophone&this is the peak). feels like a breakthrough, stylistically, or at least an awesome detour, i've never heard funky w/that space and tension before, and also it's banging. worthy of anyone's time.― ogmor, Friday, 29 January 2010
Think the reason Inflation is so great is that it's got a tempo and momentum that's just total peak time, especially the rising xylophones that correspond with the "wind up and wind up and wind up" in the Aidonia version. I could totally imagine it working in straight up commercial house sets and even in trance sets if need be. It's got a sort of homespun euphoric e-transcendence feel that you don't get much of in funky.― Space Battle Rothko (Matt DC), Sunday, 7 February 2010
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 19:39 (9 months ago) Permalink
68. DNTEL - This is the Dream of Evan and Chan (Superpitcher Remix) (182 points, 7 votes) Year: 2002 Youtube: http://youtu.be/9PVorE74HfA
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 19:43 (9 months ago) Permalink
had that shit top ten dreams for all time fuck it
― Lamp, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 19:44 (9 months ago) Permalink
gawwwd i just love that track
Inflation is such a versatile track.
― Here's that tenner I owe you, asshole (dog latin), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 19:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
67. The Knife - Silent Shout (184 points, 6 votes) Year: 2006 Youtube: http://youtu.be/d56LCOThdzMHere's the new Knife song, 'Silent Shout'. It's not great. Not when set next to Heartbeats. People I've played it to have variously described it as "a bit Jean Michel Jarre" and "spoo-ooky goth shit" and "that bloody keyboard bit makes me feel like I'm ill and I need to hold my nose to blow out my ears".― Affectian (Affectian), Saturday, January 7, 2006
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 19:58 (9 months ago) Permalink
67. Kerri Chandler - Bar A Thym (185 points, 5 votes) Year: 2005 Youtube: http://youtu.be/oNXXYWUfZjY'Bar A Thym' that is completely different than his deep house stuff. Pretty pumping techy-house with a floor-destroying filtered synth melody that just keeps intensifying the whole way through. It's the latest song I've been sufficiently moved enough by to run up and trainspot it. ― tylero (tylero), Wednesday, September 7, 2005 "Bar-a-thym" is definitely one of THE jump-up-and-down-oh-lawdy-I-can't-get enough-of-this tracks of this decade for me.― matt2, Friday, May 18, 2007 8:23 PM
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:13 (9 months ago) Permalink
If I'd voted (and I am dumb for not), probably 1/4th of my ballot would've been Kerri.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:23 (9 months ago) Permalink
lol that Silent Shout quote.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:23 (9 months ago) Permalink
I much prefer Kerri's 90s stuff to his stuff after, but Bar A Thym is all time.
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:43 (9 months ago) Permalink
65. Boards of Canada - In A Beautiful Place Out In the Country (187 points, 6 votes) Year: 2005 Youtube: http://youtu.be/zVWcptE6UAI
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
not dance music, but one of my favourite tracks of all time.
― Here's that tenner I owe you, asshole (dog latin), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
i'd completely forgotten how great Booo! was.
― Here's that tenner I owe you, asshole (dog latin), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:51 (9 months ago) Permalink
Funny it placed this high after I nommed it and there were complaints about it not being dance music. I didn't vote for it and asked that it was removed from the noms sheet but here we are. It would have broken into the top 50 if I had voted for it.
That said this song and that ep in particular is one of my favorite recordings of the past decade.
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:54 (9 months ago) Permalink
64. Larry Heard presents Mr. White - The Sun Can't Compare (187 points, 6 votes) Year: 2006 Youtube: http://youtu.be/tdIQTEYXDP4
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 20:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
Apologize for skipping quotes on a few of these but can't find any interesting ones. If you want to help me out digging youre more than welcome.
Thanking U ILM for Inflation.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:06 (9 months ago) Permalink
INFLATION FUCK YES.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:09 (9 months ago) Permalink
IABPOITC is from 2000 non?
― Here's that tenner I owe you, asshole (dog latin), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:13 (9 months ago) Permalink
not that it matters
― Here's that tenner I owe you, asshole (dog latin), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:15 (9 months ago) Permalink
Ah yes! typo sorry, also keri chandler is 66 not 67.
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
Really pleased to see Inflation show up, I had it as my number 5 but wasn't sure if it would make the rundown. Had Sun Can't Compare at 4 as well, would actually have expected it to place a little higher.
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
63. Thomas Bangalter and Dj Falcon - So Much Love to Give (190 points, 5 votes, 1 number one vote) Year: 2002 Youtube: http://youtu.be/z7Gg0RdEWQk
― Moka, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:44 (9 months ago) Permalink
Earlier on today I stuck on Neighbourhood for the first time in a while - I'd forgotten just how much of a fucking unstoppable groove it has. Good times.Catching up on a couple of bits just now. Love the vocal on the BoC track. In general I've been finding recently that I enjoy BoC a lot more than I used to.
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:45 (9 months ago) Permalink
I think it was here someone once wrote: "So much puke to hurl."
― Eric H., Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
But I kinda like it still.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:48 (9 months ago) Permalink
Oh it's this tune. Yeah I've never really liked it I'm afraid.
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
Thomas Bangalter is an ace name though.
― I Shall Be Re-Released (Mr Andy M), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
I mean, I can think of about 8 dozen other filtered tracks I like a lot more.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
Larry Heard track passed me by somehow. This is good!
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
Bah! Apparently you people hate joy. "So much love to give" is one of the all time greats. Like being beaten over the head with sunshine.
― bert streb, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 21:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
To much sunshine gives you painful sunburns and skin cancer that makes you DIE!
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 23:02 (9 months ago) Permalink
Just noticed the results are now coming in. This should be good. I didn't vote in this because I don't really know this stuff, but with my recent increased receptiveness to at least some of it, this should be a good list to check out.
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 23:07 (9 months ago) Permalink
Excellent graphics.
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 23:08 (9 months ago) Permalink
on track 90 and having so much fun with all the great music, thanks to everyone involved.
Internet at its very best.
― wolves lacan, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 01:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
I'm back! sorry for leaving you guys hanging. Will post more results in a min,
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:24 (9 months ago) Permalink
I'm back! sorry for leaving you guys hanging. Will post more results in a min,― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 12:24 (1 minute ago)
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 12:24 (1 minute ago)
― ʘ (sic), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:27 (9 months ago) Permalink
couldn't muster enough time and will to send my ballout, but so far i'm loving this list - prob 6 or 7 in here would definitely place, and there are some things i still have to listen. glad to know there's enough love for 'inflation' to place at 69.
also, props to moka for the graphics. they're lovely.
― rusty_allen, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:32 (9 months ago) Permalink
:-D
HIP HOP HOORAY
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:32 (9 months ago) Permalink
moka #1 w/ a bullet
67. Four Tet - Love Cry (192 points, 7 votes) Year: 2009Youtube: http://youtu.be/urOUJMTZdD8
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:33 (9 months ago) Permalink
Again having a hard time finding good quotes in the ilxor archives. You guys need to verbalize more your love for these songs.
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
haha that's cause these song suck >:-(
is blueski making the megamix right now or what
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:35 (9 months ago) Permalink
And thats a 62 not a 67!
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:36 (9 months ago) Permalink
61. Gui Boratto - Beautiful Life (194 points, 9 votes) Year: 2007Youtube: http://youtu.be/ajWPpl2sDl0
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:40 (9 months ago) Permalink
re
97. Hatchback - White Diamond (Prins Thomas remix) (159 points, 6 votes)
'White Diamond' is just so perfect, the airy light euphoria makes me feel like I'm floating. Yesterday it struck me just how much White Diamond reminds me of Orbital's Belfast, which has (or at least had, but I don't think it's changed) the same effect on me.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Discovered yesterday that the Hatchback album is really good for wandering round the Natural History Museum in London.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, December 17, 2008
i like driving my hatchback to the beach while listening to hatchback. then going for a little windsurf.
― cutty, Thursday, April 30, 2009
^^ you are a sorcerer
― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, April 30, 2009
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:41 (9 months ago) Permalink
Personally I prefer Atol but the appeal of 'Beautiful Life' is undeniable to me. The bass and synths remind me of New Order and the guitar riff that appears near the end (around 6:40 in this video) even sounds like a sample of them.
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:45 (9 months ago) Permalink
Reminding me of New Order is always a great thing in case I wasnt clear.
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:46 (9 months ago) Permalink
Beautiful Life is a favourite. I still listen to it on the reg. Also great for running.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
agh this is awesome but everything is moving so fast! so much good stuff in here tho, thanks again 2 moka for making this actually happen
― akadarbarijava (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 02:58 (9 months ago) Permalink
Actually thought "Beautiful Life" would be top 20 but my sense of what is "canon" is pretty off, which is why this poll is pretty exciting for me.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:01 (9 months ago) Permalink
60. Matias Aguayo - Minimal (Dj Koze remix) (198 points, 7 votes) Year: 2008Youtube: http://youtu.be/4wmyQl7yvSc
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:02 (9 months ago) Permalink
Another of my votes! Sexy.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:04 (9 months ago) Permalink
Two of the poppiest Kompakt singles back to back.
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:06 (9 months ago) Permalink
Looking back at my ballot now. "Beautiful Life" was my number 2, "Minimal" was 23.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:07 (9 months ago) Permalink
Yours was one of the last ballots I checked and I was so happy that your ballot helped Gui Boratto place inside the top 100.
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:10 (9 months ago) Permalink
we will need to spend some time coming up with those comment stacks for the tracks ... the comments are out there!
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:14 (9 months ago) Permalink
Next track I wouldn't really define as dance but dj's (specially kompakt dj's) loved closing their sets with it. Any wild guess?
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
59. Sebastien Tellier - La Ritournelle (201 points, 6 votes) Year: 2005Youtube: http://youtu.be/4wmyQl7yvSc
this is basically for driving next to a beach at dusk, probably in a really nice car and wearing a suit (seersucker? probably a one-button coat, cut low--no tie; the shoes are the most expensive part of the outfit anyway) with your chick next to you (in a really nice dress, hair up & back) and everything's blowing in the wind- max, Sunday, September 2, 2007
hi dere i did this tonite. we were wearing t-shirts though.― gr8080, Tuesday, September 4, 2007
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, I'm not sure how it's EDM. I love it, though, and I think the "Mr. Dan's Mix" is one of the best straight-up pop songs of the 00s.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:23 (9 months ago) Permalink
58. Aeroplane - Whispers (205 points, 6 votes) Year: 2010Youtube: http://youtu.be/HTkGXWk4Hbs
What I love about them as original producers - the sense that on every single occasion they're consciously trying to make the most enjoyable record imaginable. And their ability to mix pop-disco and e-transcendence and that sense of wide-eyed wonder without ever really coming over as twee or cloying or annoying. Whispers is my favourite single of this year by several light years.― Matt DC, Thursday, December 11, 2008
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:28 (9 months ago) Permalink
:DDD
i had 'beautiful life' in my top ten as well (at #9) but i dont have much to say about it its borderline corny i think but 'undeniable' i guess i like it most for its flaws, the way it sounds like the extended car commercials they play before movies now, they way it makes itself up out of its own exhilaration, its sortof ruthless
i had the prins thomas remix of 'white diamond' as my #8 which has the uncanny knack of making the cosmic out of the everyday
― Lamp, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:30 (9 months ago) Permalink
I feel like that bad album and the split of The Magician has really killed that brief wave of Aeroplane joy, but "Whispers" is still awesome.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:32 (9 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, Beautiful Life is corny. I thought that was the intention?
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:32 (9 months ago) Permalink
"Beautiful Life" is total hands-in-the-air transcendent cheese but boy does it earn it.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:33 (9 months ago) Permalink
The random moments of brilliance in Aeroplane's career are amongst the best things in any genre any decade. There's not that many producers with the same level of manic detail that they have.
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
"Dancing in the moonlight" bit slays.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:39 (9 months ago) Permalink
And seeing them at the height of their powers is one of the best nights I've ever had.
58. Fred Falke & Alan Braxe - Rubicon (206 points, 9 votes) Year: 2003Youtube: http://youtu.be/_qufNgKnJKU
hello everyone!I m very pleased to see you re talking about RUBICON!Alan and I really enjoy this track and we really had fun doing it!!the track will be release on the first week of january on labels , with 2 unreleased tracks on the B side: crystal city and arena....enjoy our music!!!! thanks a lot for supporting us!― fred falke, Monday, November 10, 2003
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:42 (9 months ago) Permalink
Alan Braxe 'Rubicon' & Paradise (Braxe & Romauld) 'In Love With You'
Hell yes ~puts shades on~
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:44 (9 months ago) Permalink
had no idea Fred Falke posted here.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:45 (9 months ago) Permalink
I think that was the only post he made?
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:46 (9 months ago) Permalink
I guess so but glad the dude googles his tunes.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:46 (9 months ago) Permalink
So much hotness, when the guitar lead fades in as the synth sweep peaks.. oh man. Then the beat's back.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
56. Akufen - Deck the House (207 points, 6 votes, 1 first place vote) Year: 2002Youtube: http://youtu.be/w7nNF0FJ3-I
what I love about 'Deck The House' is that I think he started off with an expert house chord sequence, then oriented the samples on top to compliment & harmonize with it to take it in more of a dissonant / Public Enemy direction, then subtracted the chord pads. The bass line points at the chords, the dozens of brief tonal stabs hint at the harmony & drive everything forward -- you can feel where the music should be, but the absence is disorienting, the only thing you can count on is the rhythm
― Milton Parker, Wednesday, October 29, 2008
It's on the Muzik Best of 2002 CD, it sounds like Lemon Jelly except crapper.― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, December 10, 2002 10:32 AM (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
It just needs some samples going "I CHALLENGE THEE" "TO" "A DANCING""CONTEST!""I'M GONNA EAT YOUR""UMBRELLA"Oh hahahahah, now hit me with a hilarious kung fu sample.― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, December 10, 2002 10:33 AM (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
How did I type "thee" there, that is so weird, I swore I'd written "you".― Ronan (Ronan)
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
I don't think I know the original mix but that guitar lick in DJ Koze's mix of "minimal" is so funked up yet supple and mirage-like
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
Oh damn "deck the house" rocks. Just so fun. Akufen live was one of the funnest, sweatiest shows I've been to.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:54 (9 months ago) Permalink
ronan otm
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:55 (9 months ago) Permalink
but when did he turn into eire pipe cox
I love when akufen throws down those bluesy/honkytonk harmonica "micro"samples on his deck the house type stuff. Just adds this awesome bit of swing and character.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:55 (9 months ago) Permalink
It's on the Muzik Best of 2002 CD, it sounds like Lemon Jelly except crapper.
loool
― Lamp, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
This: http://www.discogs.com/Marc-Leclair-Musique-Pour-3-Femmes-Enceintes/release/413309
Is superb post-Mille Plateaux type stuff by akufen. highly recommended. Not at all like Deck the house.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:58 (9 months ago) Permalink
56. Fischerspooner - Emerge (210 points, 9 votes)Year: 2000Youtube: http://youtu.be/6Y3m9vSdFbM
"Emerge" is sort of the modern-day "Sugar, Sugar" yes.― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Tuesday, March 11, 2003
Electroclash is fucking great! Fischerspooner's "Emerge" is electroclash, right? ― Mr. Snrub, Friday, May 14, 2004
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 03:59 (9 months ago) Permalink
55, not 56. I've been really screwing up the numbers today.
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:00 (9 months ago) Permalink
And I just realized that the 'emerge' version I have had on my ipod all this years isn't the actual single. Apparently I was only acquainted with the DFA remix after all.
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:01 (9 months ago) Permalink
US video link: http://youtu.be/M4uSTdJo4zk
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:01 (9 months ago) Permalink
DFA version the one I latched onto.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:02 (9 months ago) Permalink
I saw Akufen walk in to talk to people around the end of mutek this year! Fond memories of a dj set I saw him do at night, outside, near a lake years ago.
― your native bacon (mh), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:03 (9 months ago) Permalink
I love the original Emerge. Super sparse and perfect. Haven't listened to the album in forever but remember it being really good.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:04 (9 months ago) Permalink
I liked the second album, too. Judge me.
― your native bacon (mh), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:07 (9 months ago) Permalink
second album was better than the first, even if it had no 'emerge' holding it up
― detune two oscillators...than what (electricsound), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:11 (9 months ago) Permalink
I regret not voting but am happy to see so much stuff I would've voted for making the cut. I'm a little sad that "Transition" didn't make it higher; that's a really "big" song for me.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:11 (9 months ago) Permalink
xp, dang I need to check the second one out I guess. Don't remember hearing much about it, at the time.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:12 (9 months ago) Permalink
I want the rubicon DVD so bad. Not for the video really, just to have Rubicon ON DVD
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:14 (9 months ago) Permalink
yeah i really feel like transition should be much higher. I don't remember seeing it in the submissions (i thought it was like 98 or something or i would have voted for it top 10) does anyone know if it was added later in the post voting period, or i just missed it?
― dsb, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:17 (9 months ago) Permalink
I think I nommed it and I nommed fairly early from memory.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
oh well, good nom! such a classic.
― dsb, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
56. Ricardo Villalobos - Fizheuer Zieheuer (211 points, 9 votes)Year: 2006Youtube: http://youtu.be/H8_BAoVwoaM
I think I like Bitches Brew more than 'Fizheuer Zieheuer', it also has some horns on it.― Omar (Omar), Thursday, November 23, 2006
so, the promos of 'fizheuer zieheuer' have dropped and it's totally insane - i can't stop laughing whilst listening to it. it definitely lives up to the hype. a parping, dubbed out, industrial klanking balkan freak out. i've no idea how long it is but i felt it could have gone on a wee bit longer. :)― stirmonster (stirmonster), Friday, October 6, 2006
Fizheuer's context is firmly early hours; that's when Villalobos generally DJs (even in London he never starts before 5); the concept of dancefloor friendliness changes the later the hour, but at the same time it's not like you could ever rock a party with Duso.― a (rslvd), Tuesday, November 21, 2006
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:32 (9 months ago) Permalink
And that's a 54 not a 56 again.
53. Dj Koze - Brutalga Square (216 points, 7 votes)Year: 2004Youtube: http://youtu.be/w01bDZlzwYI
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:44 (9 months ago) Permalink
Love Fizheuer Zieheuer, love the way the drums drop in and out of time. Perfect for any occasion.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
by time I mean sync
Brutalga Square I could never get that into. Koze Comes Around got a lot of love but I wasn't able to warm up to it so much.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
Probably needs to be heard in the proper environment/context
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
52. Antena - Camino del Sol (Joakim remix) (217 points, 7 votes, 1 first place vote)Year: 2006Youtube: http://youtu.be/GQLnq3PsFZ8
Antena's "Camina Del Sol (Joakim Mix)" is just too big for words - it's like, trance revivalism meets Ame meets Carl Craig meets, I dunno, just skyscraping largesse. It's almost too big: the whole thing feels incredibly deliberate. But it would be pretty astonishing on the dancefloor.― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Sunday, October 1, 2006
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:54 (9 months ago) Permalink
Was the #1 vote you Tim?
I went to Las Vegas once and I swear one of the best moments I had there was hearing 'camino del sol' on a club. I don't know if that makes my Vegas trip lame or awesome.
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:55 (9 months ago) Permalink
That said I prefer the original one since I knew it first and I have more memories attached to it but the Joakim mix is huge.
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
Damn I need to hear that. The original is one of my favorite songs ever.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
joakim himself dropped 'camino del sol' remix when i saw him once. it was huuuuuuuge. as is he!
― your own personal cheeses (haitch), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:01 (9 months ago) Permalink
51. Studio - Life's a Beach (231 points, 7 votes)Year: 2007Youtube: http://youtu.be/8tePOOhNFWA
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:05 (9 months ago) Permalink
Shit, those handclaps on Life's a Beach. Best band since Junior Boys. Best band since the Shangri-Las for fucks sake.
― I know, right?, Sunday, August 5, 2007 2:47 AM (5 years ago) Bookmark
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:08 (9 months ago) Permalink
Oops actual 51 Track is LCD Soundsystem's Losing my Edge and this is 50.
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:08 (9 months ago) Permalink
Too many good quotes on that LCD song. Care to dig some for me while I arrange the image?
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:09 (9 months ago) Permalink
im fine w/skipping lcd soundsystem tbh
― Lamp, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:10 (9 months ago) Permalink
Despite adoring both "Life's a Beach" and "Losing My Edge", I didn't vote for either for fear that people would get angry with some interloper indie-ing up the proceedings.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:11 (9 months ago) Permalink
Alright here we go again:
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:15 (9 months ago) Permalink
51. LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge (223 points, 7 votes)Year: 2002Youtube: http://youtu.be/6xG4oFny2Pk
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:16 (9 months ago) Permalink
50. Studio - Life's a Beach (231 points, 7 votes)Year: 2007Youtube: http://youtu.be/8tePOOhNFWA
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:17 (9 months ago) Permalink
The lyrics are funny, the beat isn't as good as I was hoping, and it goes on a couple of minutes too long. But I like it.― Tom, Tuesday, July 23, 2002 12:00 AM (10 years ago) Bookmark
I played this for some record collector pals once and one of the more rockisty said something along the lines of "yeah this is pretty funny but it's more of a techno hipster thing, he's not referencing like, the sonics" right before "THE SONICS....THE SONICS...THE SONICS." A+, James Murphy.
― da croupier, Saturday, July 18, 2009 1:48 PM (3 years ago) Bookmark
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
I fucked up the Studio thing twice. I think that's my alarm call telling me to sleep. Until tomorrow then! Hope you're enjoying the countdown.
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
Thanks for all the effort you've put in Moka! This is great
― du mein bestie (micarl), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:44 (9 months ago) Permalink
^^^agreed, though listening to so many jamz late at night is not conducive to me sleeping
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:46 (9 months ago) Permalink
these are gooxd picks but transition was a top 10 for me too, surprised it ended so low
― the late great, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 05:54 (9 months ago) Permalink
thanks again, moka!
stuff i loved today:
69. Crazy Cousinz - Inflation [flute @ 1:19 hooked me]61. Gui Boratto - Beautiful Life [suppose this seems corny to many? it is, but so am i]60. Matias Aguayo - Minimal (Dj Koze remix) 59. Sebastien Tellier - La Ritournelle [not big on the vocals, but they're a blip, love everything else]58. Aeroplane - Whispers [i guess i like everything at this point...]53. Dj Koze - Brutalga Square50. Studio - Life's a Beach
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 06:06 (9 months ago) Permalink
not that i dislike the knife, boards of canada, LCD soundsystem and fischerspooner. i enjoy them all, but they're more familiar to me, and maybe seem to belong to a different storyline? i suppose the same could be said of studio and "la ritournelle", but i don't know them as well, so they took me by surprise.
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 06:08 (9 months ago) Permalink
I don't think I had ever heard that Antena remix before. It's pretty outstanding.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 06:09 (9 months ago) Permalink
'losing my edge' probably shoulda been 'beat connection' - although tom ewing (or ...someone) made the point back when it was new that the ignored b-side being better was true to classic single type so maybe it's appropriate.
― your own personal cheeses (haitch), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 06:32 (9 months ago) Permalink
"Beat Connection" is better, though I prefer "Yeah". Even so, "Losing My Edge" is more defining so I get it.
I can really listen to "Minimal" over and over again.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 06:36 (9 months ago) Permalink
Coz that music got no ballz got no funk
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 06:40 (9 months ago) Permalink
I fucked that up but it's in the spirit
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 06:43 (9 months ago) Permalink
no man i dig
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 06:44 (9 months ago) Permalink
word
― windjamm voyager (blank), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 06:48 (9 months ago) Permalink
I'm a weirdo who prefers the OG mix to Koze's.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 07:01 (9 months ago) Permalink
I like the Carnival vibez.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 07:02 (9 months ago) Permalink
No I prefer the original Minimal as well - swanee whistles!
A load more personal favourites in here, Whispers is still fantastic and its depressing that neither Aeroplane nor The Magician went further down that road. Inflation obviously amazing. So Much Love To Give is a pinnacle of a sound that's been done to death since but still, wow. I prefer the Terje version of Camino Del Sol but the Joakim one is huge on a dancefloor.
Genuinely surprised that Deck The House is rated so highly, especially on a par with Emerge.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 09:42 (9 months ago) Permalink
i love Deck the House. i've never really thought of it as being quirky/wacky, although i guess it is a bit! the lemon jelly dig hurts.
― jabba hands, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 09:59 (9 months ago) Permalink
It's the diddly acoustic guitar sample that prompts the Lemon Jelly comparison.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 10:06 (9 months ago) Permalink
yeah it's a fair point! i think i've always found the track too infectious to be bothered by the wackiness. milton parker nails it in that great post up there.
― jabba hands, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 10:43 (9 months ago) Permalink
i hope 'deck the house' showing up doesn't mean 'skidoos' won't place as it's different class. it probably does mean that tho :(
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 10:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
Skidoos was my #2 I think
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 12:02 (9 months ago) Permalink
― Moka, Wednesday, August 22, 2012 4:55 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
No, and i'm a bit surprised you're asking! Great tune though.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 12:22 (9 months ago) Permalink
I like basically everything so far. Even overrated stuff like Blawan.
This last stretch was a bit barren for me in terms of stuff from my list making it - all I had was Brutalga Square at #21.Still plenty of goodies though. Love Cry is easily one of my favourite Four Tet tunes, far and away better than most things I've heard from them. Aeroplane - Whispers and the Camino Del Soul remix are right up my street at the moment, Whispers especially. Life's A Beach I'm enjoying way more than West Side.
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 12:48 (9 months ago) Permalink
Fizheuer Ziheuer I almost voted for but I dunno, something about the length of it made it fit awkwardly with most other things on my list. It's kind of a classic anyway, obvs.
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 12:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
Even though I'm not like a raving Villalobos stan I'd be very curious as to how a poll of his tunes would pan out.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 12:51 (9 months ago) Permalink
lots of stuff i love but some v weird inclusions, that partial arts thing, i literally can't even remember what that sounds like. or "mushroom" for superpitcher seems an odd choice, though i don't know what one track of his i'd pick. the mfa remix i guess will probably feature.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 12:55 (9 months ago) Permalink
That Partial Arts tune is of an era of Kompakt tunes where I listened to them a fair bit at the time and then never again. This covers basically everything the label did from 2006 onwards mind.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 12:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
bit disappointed 'out there' wasn't on the noms list, that's my favourite of the studio tracks. might also have thrown a vote to either the kylie or shout out louds remixes. ailtough none of them really fit the brief to my mind.
xp. i voted for partial arts, kind of as a representitive of all those sparkly kompakt late 2000s tunes.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 13:00 (9 months ago) Permalink
To be clear I do think it's a great tune! But I had to think for a moment to remember what it was and was startled to see my own description quoted...
― Tim F, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 13:01 (9 months ago) Permalink
i always used to mix it up in my head with 'for penny and alexis'.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 13:05 (9 months ago) Permalink
fizheur fine at time but appeal wears off
― Tim F, Wednesday, August 22, 2012
for me - tia, samma, andruic, roric, frank mueller melodrom, defixia
― suare, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 13:09 (9 months ago) Permalink
Mushroom isn't my favourite Superpitcher but its probably one of the more widely heard ones, especially as its on Mayer's Fabric mix. Would be quite surprised if its the last Superpitcher tune we see here.
Trauermusik is marvellous in a widescreen summer headphones listening track but it's never made me want to actually dance and I couldn't imagine hearing it in a club, but at the same time that's not really the point of the tune. Think I prefer that 07-08 era of Kompakt to the ones immediately before and after it (obviously 00-02 is the best).
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 13:15 (9 months ago) Permalink
fizheuer's appeal does not wear off for me at all. i wouldn't listen to it over and over again, but every time i go back to it it's still entrancing. when making my list i listened to a ton of stuff that i have loved at some point but haven't heard in a while, but i only voted for things based on the effect that they have on me right now, rather than memories of how i enjoyed them, and fizheuer and a few other villalobos tracks totally surprised me. i don't identify as a raving villalobos stan, but i guess my list makes me look a bit like one.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 22 August 2012 13:17 (9 months ago) Permalink
I'm far from a Villalobos stan and didn't vote for anything here (except maybe Belle Epoque 06, can't remember) but Fizheur is fantastic.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 13:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
would have given my #1 to Losing My Edge. That Partial Arts track is silky smooth - anything else by them people recommend?
― skip, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 13:59 (9 months ago) Permalink
There's a follow-up called Telescope, which is pretty good, and maybe a couple of early non-Kompakt singles but not much else.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 14:05 (9 months ago) Permalink
Partial Arts was Ewan Pearson and Al Usher right? So search other stuff they did but not under that name, like their beautiful remix of Feist.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 14:10 (9 months ago) Permalink
'crusing' was ok. this is otm tho^^
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 14:15 (9 months ago) Permalink
Trauermusik is A+ kompakt gold! P.A. Never got close to that level of euphoric wonder, which is a shame - though pretty unfollow-up-able
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 14:59 (9 months ago) Permalink
It's unfollowupable, that is. I think it was 12 on my ballot.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 15:00 (9 months ago) Permalink
that feist mix is good, better than trauermusik!
i find myself (unfairly) switched off pearson's music after reading too many of his trite/pompous articles.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 15:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
I haven't really paid much attention to his stuff post-Cortney Tidwell remix but I remember being really surprised to find out he looks like an old lady from a UK soap.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 15:28 (9 months ago) Permalink
he's still done some great stuff since then, the junior boys and kelley polar remix (with al usher) were both excellent. agree about the tone of some of the writing tho. oh and his remix of 'am' by flowers & sea creatures is as good as anything he's done.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 22 August 2012 16:27 (9 months ago) Permalink
Al Usher's Lullaby for Robert and the Bogdan Irkuk remix are definite recommendations and pretty much in line with Trauermusik.
― Moka, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 16:32 (9 months ago) Permalink
That Partial Arts track is silky smooth - anything else by them people recommend?
'canopy'. the ritton rmx it's also quite good, iirc. but none of them really have that much to do with 'trauermusik'.
― rusty_allen, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 17:07 (9 months ago) Permalink
Short on time but ill give the next 10 a run.
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 02:41 (9 months ago) Permalink
3 of my favorite songs in the next 10 so pretty glad to roll them
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 02:42 (9 months ago) Permalink
49. Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (Frankie Knuckles remix) (233 points, 7 votes)Year: 2008Youtube: http://youtu.be/NZ6sLFDUPWg
i know im just jockin but that frankie knuckles remix with antony makes me want to go down on dudes, in a good way― max, Friday, January 25, 2008
I think (maybe with some time, to echo arguments made elsewhere on ilm these days) that knuckles remix might stand out as one of the better things to come out of H&LA. in context, it's proper garage, done like no other nowadays. it's lush, the production is both restrained and faultless. and I agree that tune is impossibly catchy!― blunt, Tuesday, February 12, 2008
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 02:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
48. Isolée - Schrapnell (235 points, 11 votes)Year: 2005Youtube: http://youtu.be/mBfhQisZDpg
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 03:07 (9 months ago) Permalink
Knuckles mix is bangin'
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Thursday, 23 August 2012 03:17 (9 months ago) Permalink
47. Omar S - Here's Your Trance, Now Dance! (245 points, 9 votes)Year: 2011Youtube: http://youtu.be/BYVyDXJB3Xc
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 03:25 (9 months ago) Permalink
Transcendent Beauty.
― dsb, Thursday, 23 August 2012 03:33 (9 months ago) Permalink
you linked to the remix which is also great. here is the original though:
― dsb, Thursday, 23 August 2012 03:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
46. Nathan Fake - The Sky Was Pink (Holden remix) (246 points, 9 votes)Year: 2004Youtube: http://youtu.be/6jmZTtFxcUg
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 03:42 (9 months ago) Permalink
45. Ellen Allien and Apparat - Way Out (251 points, 9 votes)Year: 2006Youtube: http://youtu.be/zxeQ85PYChc
In terms of pure sound, nothing in 2006 rivalled techno goddess Ellen Allien's collaboration with ex-boyfriend Apparat: these immaculately crafted tracks with their gorgeous textures and restless, propulsive rhythms made for some dizzyingly dreamy head music. This was the default Sunday morning record of 2006, the perfect accompaniment to sitting back, sipping tea and watching the sun rise as we came gently down; it was also the default DJing tool, with 'Way Out' an inevitable anthem at most parties. Its constant presence throughout 2006 - more than any other, this was an album I lived - was immensely satisfying. -lex pretend
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 03:45 (9 months ago) Permalink
Last two both made my shortlist.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Thursday, 23 August 2012 03:51 (9 months ago) Permalink
44. Theo Parrish - Falling Up (Carl Craig remix) (256 points, 8 votes)Year: 2007Youtube: http://youtu.be/AG-h27tajtg
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 03:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
Oops wrong image.
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 03:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
i want to start a band that does a schrapnell cover.― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, June 23, 2005 5:11 PM (7 years ago)
"Falling Up" is the best remix I've heard in ages. Tremendous. Reminds me of Coil in places - dunno why exactly - but , damn - when's that new album coming?― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Thursday, February 9, 2006 2:04 AM (6 years ago)
Plus I still think the "Falling Up" remix is fucking boring!― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:39 AM (5 years ago)
I think the Holden mix of 'The Sky Was Pink' was the first tune to acquire this 'legendary' status without me really being aware of the track at the time. Things would never be the same!― Konal Doddz (blueski), Wednesday, August 9, 2006 1:51 PM (6 years ago)
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 23 August 2012 04:10 (9 months ago) Permalink
wow, that here's you trance remix is pretty nice. would be perfect for shifting from first gear.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 23 August 2012 04:16 (9 months ago) Permalink
Omg live band shrapnel cover I would die
― squicky chutzpah in the drug biz (jaymc), Thursday, 23 August 2012 04:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
43. Laurent Garnier - The Man With the Red Face (253 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote)Year: 2000Youtube: http://youtu.be/3UDzAv-twYA
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 04:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
I reccommend taking a peak at this live version of man with the red face:
http://youtu.be/KJkoBH68njQ
Also I think I fucked up the ranking and just realized. Laurent Garnier is actually 44 and Theo Parrish 43. Sorry about that :P.
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 04:22 (9 months ago) Permalink
42. Ricardo Villalobos - Easy Lee (257 points, 9 votes)Year: 2003Youtube: http://youtu.be/Nzxyw_XgMyU
easy leechemicalsghetto funkghetto funkghetto funkit's the crunkin my trunkeasy leenigga pleasechemicalsin my junkeasy leesherm and weedand echemicalsozs and keysrealest gsmushy beeschemicals― vahid (vahid), Thursday, June 9, 2005
I always thought it was:Easy Lee....Time to run....Killathon(I assume a 'killathon' is a charity mass murder event)― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Thursday, June 9, 2005
i remember being at a party (that i think philip sherburne was dj'ing the side room) and someone played easy lee, and my friend was pumping his fist singing along "eaasy leee, kill the poor, kill the poor, kill the poor, kill the poor, time to run in the streets." but i think those are not the correct lyrics.― phil-two (phil-two), Thursday, June 9, 2005
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 04:26 (9 months ago) Permalink
41. Justus Kohncke - Timecode (259 points, 9 votes)Year: 2004Youtube: http://youtu.be/H0d_NdN1zoc
Normally, I hate justus kohncke but 'timecode' almost makes up for his inherent shittiness.― :| (....), Saturday, January 15, 2005
Alright Mr. Gill- no joke- I've actually got the 'Timecode' 12" waiting for me right now in the mailroom at my work. Just arrived from Forced Exposure with some other stuff.*I need to know*Is there some magic dust on all of the 'Timecode' 12"s that makes you break down into some Otto's Irresistible Dance (oh shit! check that Old School reference!) type groove and fall madly in love with Justus or something?― jsoulja (jsoulja), Friday, August 5, 2005
this year for midnight i have done a massive clock sound collage and then at the stroke of midnight justus kohncke is going to take to the stage to perform 'timecode'.― stirmonster (stirmonster), Thursday, December 15, 2005
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 04:32 (9 months ago) Permalink
40. Todd Terje - Inspector Norse (260 points, 8 votes)Year: 2012Youtube: http://youtu.be/gHiqPG0526U
the first seconds of inspector norse always bring a smile to my face. can't remember the last time a song did that to me― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Friday, January 27, 2012
is the joke about inspector norse that there is a british tv show called inspector morse and so it's funny to name a song inspector norse because todd terje is from norway― (dayo), Sunday, February 5, 2012
This clip from the short film Whateverest follows Inspector Norse, the real life internet alias of Marius Solem Johanson, who has a penchant for dancing and drugs.― brony ver (s1ocki), Tuesday, June 19, 2012
I feel like I'm the guy in this video― owenf, Friday, June 22, 2012
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 04:43 (9 months ago) Permalink
Wait... is Easy Lee a play on Isolée or viceversa? Just looking at these two so close together I finally made the connection, don't know if it's accidental.
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 04:45 (9 months ago) Permalink
39. Faze Action - In the Trees (Carl Craig remix) (263 points, 8 votes)Year: 2008Youtube: http://youtu.be/98jlCkl_n_Y
I WAS THERE...when Faze Action released "In the Trees"― jeffery (jeffery), Thursday, January 5, 2006
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 04:55 (9 months ago) Permalink
A recap is in place:
39 faze action in the trees (carl craig remix)40 todd terje inspector norse41 justus kohncke timecode42 ricardo villalobos easy lee43 theo parrish falling up (carl craig remix)44 laurent garnier the man with the red face45 ellen allien & apparat way out46 nathan fake the sky was pink (holden remix)47 omar s here's your trance now dance48 isolée schrapnel49 hercules & love affair blind (frankie knuckles remix)50 studio life's a beach!51 lcd soundsystem losing my edge52 antena camino del sol (joakim remix)53 dj koze brutalga square54 ricardo villalobos fizheuer zieheuer55 fischerspooner emerge56 akufen deck the house57 alan braxe & fred falke rubicon58 aeroplane whispers59 sebastian tellier la ritournelle60 matias aguayo minimal (dj koze remix)61 gui boratto beautiful life62 four tet love cry63 thomas bangalter & dj falcon so much love to give64 larry heard presents mr. white the sun can't compare65 boards of canada in a beautiful place out in the country66 kerri chandler bar a thym67 the knife silent shout68 dntel (this is) the dream of evan and chan (superpitcher remix)69 crazy cousinz inflation70 sticky boo!71 superpitcher mushroom72 dj koze don't feed the cat73 sound stream livegoes on74 the fives it's what you do75 rex the dog prototype76 zed bias neighborhood77 lindstrom & christabelle baby can‚äôt stop78 cosmos take me with you79 partial arts trauermusik80 dolle jolle balearic incarnation (todd terje's extra dill mix)81 the knife we share our mother's health82 basement jaxx where's your head at83 theo parrish solitary flight84 moodymann j.a.n.85 alter ego rocker86 juan maclean give me every little thing87 booka shade mandarine girl88 stl something is raw89 studio west side90 closer musik maria91 richard davis bring me closer92 james blake cmyk93 pepe braddock path of most resistance94 the field over the ice95 still going still going theme96 underground resistance transition97 hatchback white diamond (prins thomas remix)98 blawan getting me down99 m83 don't save us from the flames (superpitcher remix)100 green velvet la la land101 moody freeki mutha fucker102 cleptomaniacs all i do (bump & flex dancehall dub)103 moodymann runaway104 invisible conga people cable dazed105 dj mujava township funk106 floating points vacuum boogie107 the killers mr. brightside (thin white duke remix)108 junior boys like a child (carl craig remix)109 mount kimbie maybes110 luomo the present lover
Inspector Norse! Felt it was too new to vote for but I'm happy to see it anyway. It just keeps coming!
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Thursday, 23 August 2012 04:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
Trying to think of other Carl Craig remixes might place.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Thursday, 23 August 2012 04:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
There were only 5 Carl Craig remixes (and one of his songs) in the noms and 3 have made it so far (Theo Parrish, Faze Action and Junior Boys).
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 05:01 (9 months ago) Permalink
Oh wait there's also two under the C2 moniker so that's actually 7 remixes.
― Moka, Thursday, 23 August 2012 05:02 (9 months ago) Permalink
REVELEE #1
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 06:07 (9 months ago) Permalink
THESE GUYS
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 06:08 (9 months ago) Permalink
Definitely prefer orig of falling up to CCs remix
― suare, Thursday, 23 August 2012 06:41 (9 months ago) Permalink
i felt the same way and probably do overall but the bass dynamics on the CC remix on a big-ass system is just ... sheesh
it's so fucking loud and deep you basically can't hear it on a home stereo, it just feels like he's rotating the dancefloor through the bass dimension
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 06:42 (9 months ago) Permalink
Definitely more into the original mix too, but I did like the remix at the time - massively overplayed though.
― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 23 August 2012 07:31 (9 months ago) Permalink
Big rush of stuff here I'd have expected to be higher, especially Sky Was Pink which I thought would be top 10.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 23 August 2012 07:54 (9 months ago) Permalink
I still hear Timecode played out a fair bit, feels like its really lasted in a way that not much else from that era has. That hook!
― Matt DC, Thursday, 23 August 2012 07:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
that's how i've felt about EVERYTHING that's placed on this poll, yet it seems like we've barely touched the dope track surface?
LA ROCK 01 might be contender for top 10
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 08:27 (9 months ago) Permalink
Given that Inflation, It's What You Do and Inspector Norse have placed here, I suppose there might be a fair few entries that placed in recent ILM annual polls.
Psychotic Photosynthesis had better place now that Here's Your Trance Now Dance! is in.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 23 August 2012 08:48 (9 months ago) Permalink
oh that'll be up there i'm sure
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 08:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
yes! 'in the trees' broke top 40, ended up my favourite out of several c2 mixes, only other one i voted for was 'gary'. love 'timecode' but always preferred 'elan' voted both.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Thursday, 23 August 2012 08:52 (9 months ago) Permalink
how you not vote for relevee
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 09:58 (9 months ago) Permalink
I haven't really been able to keep up with this poll due to being in the wrong time zone, but I am really enjoying the playlist. So many "Oh! Is THAT what that track is?" moments of putting a name to something I have heard out without knowing.
(Right now it's Zed Bias - Neighbourhood)
― my god it's full of straw (White Chocolate Cheesecake), Thursday, 23 August 2012 11:00 (9 months ago) Permalink
I remember being really surprised to find out he looks like an old lady from a UK soap.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, August 22, 2012 4:28 PM (Yesterday)Time for a new 'show me men who look like..' thread? ;)
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Thursday, 23 August 2012 11:54 (9 months ago) Permalink
Just catching up on this last run. Had Falling Up rmx as my #19 but a mid-table sort of placing feels appropriate for it. If we were to re-run the ballot I would def throw a vote to Timecode though, it's one of those tunes that I came to late, initially thought 'eh that's alright' but subsequently have found growing and growing on me.Had forgotten how much of a facemelter the In The Trees rmx is, nice.
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Thursday, 23 August 2012 11:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
Fairly substantial bias in favour of microhouse and post-microhouse (horrible fucking term but most of this isn't minimal per se). And Carl Craig. 03-04 electrohouse heavy hitters, deep house and minimal feel kind of under-represented so far.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:01 (9 months ago) Permalink
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 10:58 (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it ws a tough decision man and i could have stuffed my ballot full of c2 remixes but in the end i had to go with the two i'd bounced around the floor/my flat to the most.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:08 (9 months ago) Permalink
electrohouse and minimal no thank you
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:14 (9 months ago) Permalink
happy to see a certain couple of tiefschwarz remixes show tho.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:15 (9 months ago) Permalink
still think the "falling up" remix is boring.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
still think ... ah fuck it
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:20 (9 months ago) Permalink
"Solitary Flight" is where my Theo votes would've gone, for sure.
― Eric H., Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:27 (9 months ago) Permalink
still think the "falling up" remix is ridiculously exciting.
― jed_, Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:29 (9 months ago) Permalink
still think about you all the time
― suare, Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:30 (9 months ago) Permalink
Can't believe I loved her.
― Eric H., Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:30 (9 months ago) Permalink
thanks, suare.
― jed_, Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:31 (9 months ago) Permalink
all these lists are fucking wearying
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
The c2 remix I never got was In the Trees, though in general I've always found them a bit on the overrated side. I believe I voted for revelee, though, cause I mean, why wouldn't you!
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:39 (9 months ago) Permalink
wait, i'm listening to the video and it's not what i thought was the original. i've been listening to (Hercules Club Mix). in the dfa i claimed the original was 10 times better than the frankie knuckles version, i guess i'm claiming this one is.
― jaxon, Friday, January 25, 2008 6:19 PM (4 years ago)
but "blind" when played in a club (and preferably the "club mix") just sounds like it has come from outer space. the vocal makes me feel how i imagine it would be to be on opium. so warm inside!
the knuckles mix to me sounds like BAD funky / handbag house. hated that sound then, hate it now. mr. knuckles can do so much better.
― stirmonster, Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:38 PM (4 years ago)
now liveblog 3: the frankie knuckles mix
― Ronan, Tuesday, February 12, 2008 10:00 PM (4 years ago)
after 10 seconds of this I've decided a cup of tea would be more pleasing.
(I'm just bitter because I voted for the Club mix / love both Knuckles and H&LA but can't stand that remix)
― etc, Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:45 (9 months ago) Permalink
Falling Up remix might be the single track i heard played out most over the last decade, it seems like absolutely everyone played it. it's alright, not a particular personal favourite. wish i'd heard Relevee remix played nearly as often, but that one's more of a showstopper I guess.
― jabba hands, Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
I quite like the 'falling up' remix but prefer 'relevee' and 'in the trees' and probably 'like a child' too (which i didn't vote for). that big synth riff on 'in the trees', so classic.
― your own personal cheeses (haitch), Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:48 (9 months ago) Permalink
The Sky Was Pink remix is much better and more exciting than I remember it being.
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:55 (9 months ago) Permalink
I hated the Knuckles remix of "Blind" at first but eventually came to love it. Don't remember which version I voted for, though.
― squicky chutzpah in the drug biz (jaymc), Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:58 (9 months ago) Permalink
I never get the appeal of the frankie knuckles remix, too. It's OK but could've been made by a random soundcloud guy.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:03 (9 months ago) Permalink
the original mix of 'blind' was my fave. had a certain swagger to it.
i always liked that 'icelandic version' of 'the sky was pink' the best - more of a swirly laptop shoegazer thing though really.
― your own personal cheeses (haitch), Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:04 (9 months ago) Permalink
OG Blind > > Club mix > > > > > > > > Knuckles mix
Fairly substantial bias in favour of microhouse and post-microhouse
this bias came from who got involved in the noms thread, rather than reflecting sifted-down taste overall I think
― ʘ (sic), Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:30 (9 months ago) Permalink
Club Mix is the best b/c it's the one that sounds most like Adamski's "Killer".
― Tim F, Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:31 (9 months ago) Permalink
One of my favourite moments in self-googling was stumbling across a feminist blog takedown of a year-end write-up of "Blind" I'd done on the basis that I repressed its queer content.
― Tim F, Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:33 (9 months ago) Permalink
The club mix is the best version of Blind because it removes a lot of the superfluous ingredients - his voice, especially the "to see you now" bit, works so much more powerfully with more space around it. It's like he's singing to an empty club.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:46 (9 months ago) Permalink
As far as I can remember there's not much going on in the club mix either than beats, bass and vocals whereas the original is kind of cluttered and messy.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
YES to both the last two posts.
― Tim F, Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
It's like he's singing to an empty club.
Easy to understand why, given the context.
― Eric H., Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:55 (9 months ago) Permalink
sounds like I'm late to this party but I don't buy that the Frankie Knuckles mix of Blind is any better. The interplay of all the different sounds on the original is amazing, especially the repeating sixteenth notes and the brass. Without those repeating notes the track takes on a totally different and more laid back character. Frankie Knuckles might play better in a club though.
― skip, Thursday, 23 August 2012 14:12 (9 months ago) Permalink
Club Mix >>> Original >>>> Frankie Knuckles mix.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 23 August 2012 14:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
The right one won.
― Eric H., Thursday, 23 August 2012 14:45 (9 months ago) Permalink
Presuming you can see into the future and mean that the Club mix will place in the future, then OTM.
The club mix still blows me away, the other mixes are ok, I guess.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Thursday, 23 August 2012 15:08 (9 months ago) Permalink
this results thread and the related spotify playlist are one of the best things about my week, thank you so much, everyone
― your native bacon (mh), Thursday, 23 August 2012 15:10 (9 months ago) Permalink
I'll take either mix over the original, at any rate.
― Eric H., Thursday, 23 August 2012 15:10 (9 months ago) Permalink
I hear that!
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Thursday, 23 August 2012 15:11 (9 months ago) Permalink
always remembered the FK mix being best (and voted for it,) but i'll have to listen to the club mix again and compare, maybe i'm wrong
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 23 August 2012 15:23 (9 months ago) Permalink
i don't get "time code", sounds boring
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 23 August 2012 15:25 (9 months ago) Permalink
My new favorite discovery so far is the DJ Koze mix of "Minimal".
― skip, Thursday, 23 August 2012 15:37 (9 months ago) Permalink
xpost yeha they called that style micro house
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 17:03 (9 months ago) Permalink
I wonder how high 'Blind' would've placed if we'd only had one entry to vote for (voted for the original mix myself). Top 20, if not Top 10, I suspect. It seems a lot of us agree that it's crème de la crème.
― azaera, Thursday, 23 August 2012 17:22 (9 months ago) Permalink
much overrated track imo, i mean a good pop hook does not make a good house track
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 18:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
i should say decent pop hook + competent house production != god-like genius
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 18:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
it is a good track but the idea that it placed 50 places ahead of "live goes on" and "transition" is crazy to me!
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 18:51 (9 months ago) Permalink
i don't like it at all, the frankie knuckles mix is v by the numbers. not to mention antony's voice.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Thursday, 23 August 2012 18:58 (9 months ago) Permalink
'transition' however slays everything. placed it low teens, with hindsight maybe should've gone higher.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Thursday, 23 August 2012 19:00 (9 months ago) Permalink
The problem with Transition for me is that it's just too big a statement for almost anyone to get away with playing. If I was picking a UR from this period I'd go for Timeline.
― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 23 August 2012 19:09 (9 months ago) Permalink
Y'all are mad, the Knuckles Mix is sooooo lush and gorgeous. It just glides on air. Never like the Club Mix myself.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 23 August 2012 19:12 (9 months ago) Permalink
xp i'm not sure i really get that. but, hey, if 'transition' feels a bit, um, intimidating for the moment then flip it over and there's 'inspiration'!
― second only to popcorn (or something), Thursday, 23 August 2012 19:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
transition is intimidating like the percolator
if the crowd is not ready to MAKE YOUR TRANSITION then yeah it can got south and seem pretentious
if the floor is ready ... KABOOOM
see also "black water"
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 19:41 (9 months ago) Permalink
I understand what you're saying tho, like it has to be TIME for the percolator, and if it isn't.....
― The Reverend, Thursday, 23 August 2012 20:20 (9 months ago) Permalink
…It's time for the loose leaf ceylon.
― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 23 August 2012 20:21 (9 months ago) Permalink
that;s right rev
I get angry when people play Percolator and it's clearly not yet time for the Percolator. By people, I mean my often DJ partner Mike.
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Friday, 6 August 2004
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 20:35 (9 months ago) Permalink
similarly many people don't MAKE THE TRANSITION
if you're not MAKING YOUR TRANSITION when you play that song you're doing it wrong, it needs to be the EPIC OFFICIAL PEAK of your set no matter what
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 20:36 (9 months ago) Permalink
well, look at the relative DJ careers of Mike Simonetti and myself since 2004, then ask yourself how important it is to only play Percolater when it's actually time for the Percolator.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 23 August 2012 21:11 (9 months ago) Permalink
no matter how you spell it.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 23 August 2012 21:12 (9 months ago) Permalink
perc you later, losers!
* throws record at crowd *
― your native bacon (mh), Thursday, 23 August 2012 21:17 (9 months ago) Permalink
truth bomb is a truth bomb whether nobody hears it or not
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 21:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
death to false HIPSTER HOUSE
lol @ mh
― andrew m., Thursday, 23 August 2012 21:35 (9 months ago) Permalink
hmmm no berghain-ish techno so far...and probably there won't be one?
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 23 August 2012 22:27 (9 months ago) Permalink
Seems like the whole Berghain sound is kind of opposed to the sort of anthemic song of the season type tracks that make it in these lists. Excepting stuff like Yours by Steffi, how many Dettman tracks stand out as individual works of mastery?
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Thursday, 23 August 2012 22:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
dettmann-type tracks, that is.
yeah, I get what you mean. but I thought something like EQD would place.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 23 August 2012 22:40 (9 months ago) Permalink
all of them
and some of that EQD will place high i think
― the late great, Thursday, 23 August 2012 22:43 (9 months ago) Permalink
I think the only Shed I voted for, actually, was Well Done. That said, I would support seeing a handful of his stuff in the top 40.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Thursday, 23 August 2012 22:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
I'm doing penance for never having heard "Transitions" before today by putting it on repeat.
― etc, Thursday, 23 August 2012 23:40 (9 months ago) Permalink
I wonder how much of "Once In a Lifetime" I can sing along to it.
― etc, Thursday, 23 August 2012 23:42 (9 months ago) Permalink
none if you know whats good for you
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 00:06 (9 months ago) Permalink
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 00:07 (9 months ago) Permalink
i voted for well done and an EQD track, don't really expect to see either tbh
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 24 August 2012 01:46 (9 months ago) Permalink
eqd vote might get split, well done my son will not place
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 01:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
predictions for top ten anyone?
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 24 August 2012 02:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
42 ricardo villalobos easy lee43 theo parrish falling up (carl craig remix)46 nathan fake the sky was pink (holden remix)47 omar s here's your trance now dance
Had these as my numbers 6/7/12/5, pretty surprised that none of them were top 20 or even higher. In fact 6 of my top 10 have now appeared, and I suspect 2 of the ones that remain won't place, but at least one will be top 10.
― toby, Friday, 24 August 2012 02:20 (9 months ago) Permalink
yeah, i'm surprised easy lee and c2's falling up didn't place higher
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 24 August 2012 02:23 (9 months ago) Permalink
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar...
'One More Time', 'Miura', 'Rej', 'Tessio', 'I Feel Space'... Other possibilities: 'La Rock 01', 'OAR003-B'... ?
― azaera, Friday, 24 August 2012 02:59 (9 months ago) Permalink
Will there be a m_nus release?
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Friday, 24 August 2012 03:06 (9 months ago) Permalink
blood on my hands? psychotic photosynthesis? coma cat? reckless with your love? unfinished symmetry?
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 24 August 2012 03:26 (9 months ago) Permalink
38. Röyksopp - What Else Is There? (Trentemoller remix) (264 points, 8 votes)Year: 2005Youtube: http://youtu.be/zzOny-VHg7A
I think, for me, this one actually has everything the original had and more, like even the quiet bit is more deftly produced, something about the way the strings well up in the breakdown is so much more affecting, and I did like the original alot but it was a bit of a used style I thought, the Trentemoller one has this really weird dramatic, almost cinematic feel to the breakdown, which I didn't get in the original so much, good and all as it was.(then it has a ridiculously ott pay off!) ― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, October 25, 2005
I was thinking a while back that Andre Kraml's "Safari" had this secret property which brought the best out in its remixers, maybe this track has it too.― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Saturday, November 26, 2005
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 03:28 (9 months ago) Permalink
shit wrong youtube
here you go: http://youtu.be/u3njX4nSO5U
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 03:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
37. Todd Terje - Snooze 4 Love (264 points, 8 votes)Year: 2011Youtube: http://youtu.be/rQx5EAfirhc
If any 12 this year deserves it's own thread it's this one. both 'ragysh' and 'snooze 4 love' almost clinical in their perfection. 'bonysh' popped up on my ipod the other day and sounded like a great club tool also.― second only to popcorn (or something), Friday, June 3, 2011
It's driving me crazy how the portamento only kicks in on the top 2 notes of the arpeggio. Or maybe he's just put the two notes really close together and not quantized them. But it's a sound that is both jarring and yet slightly exciting, like, I listen out for it every time to see if I can work it out. Manages to be both expected and unexpected. Clever.― Karen D. Tregaskin, Monday, June 6, 2011
i only REALLY understood it when i danced to it at a party. and only when i couldn't put my finger on what it 'is' (trainspotting as self defense etc), i realized this is a proper unclassic dance anthem (of 'knights of the jaguar' proportions), but in EXTREME slow motion. it's totally fucking with temporality, i think. it's almost like it has managed to exist only through creating a loophole through time, escaping a nanosecond before the canon of the dance has completely closed.― cuteforce, Monday, June 6, 2011
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 03:41 (9 months ago) Permalink
Voted for this. No shame. Top stuff.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Friday, 24 August 2012 03:43 (9 months ago) Permalink
Oh btw, I forgot. Snooze 4 Love had 1 number one vote.
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 03:48 (9 months ago) Permalink
36. Daft Punk - Face to Face (275 points, 9 votes)Year: 2001Youtube: http://youtu.be/dKJfJMMsqX4
I think Face to Face by the dafties and Godd Edwards is the best pop song of the new millenium....any thoughts????― geeg, Saturday, July 13, 2002
The line in "Face to Face" on Daft Punk's 'Discovery' that goes "...when you finally get involved, face to face" makes the song seem for a second like some 80s after-school special about confronting a friend about his worsening drug habit.― Clarke B., Thursday, January 3, 2002
I also heard this yesterday. Sometimes, my revulsion at the tastes of the general population has detrimental consequences as, in this instance, it resulted in me missing this awesomeness.― hmmm (hmmm), Saturday, March 12, 2005
35. Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers (Sunship remix) (277 points, 9 votes)Year: 2000Youtube: http://youtu.be/dKJfJMMsqX4
. Any song that samples the famous Satie piano riff is automatically uplifting and gorgeous (for example: "Flowers (Sunship Mix)" )― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, January 15, 2004
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 03:52 (9 months ago) Permalink
I really love these last two tracks.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 03:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
I don't know what this track is but it sounds like The Spice Girls being mashed-up with a generic garage song. Must be a British thing.
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 03:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
They do get positive points for using Satie in the remix in a somewhat subtle way.
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 03:54 (9 months ago) Permalink
Never even noticed a Satie rip, the chords are the same yeah
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 03:54 (9 months ago) Permalink
This is why a nebulous Electronic poll is so problematic because of "sounds likemspiecegirls" crap
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 03:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
YES for flowers!
am I the only one who's lukewarm to snooze 4 love?
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Friday, 24 August 2012 03:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 3:53 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
A million points deducted from Moka.
― Tim F, Friday, 24 August 2012 03:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
sorry, Moka, I'm drunk
Xp lol yes
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 03:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
which satie song are you guys talking about?
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Friday, 24 August 2012 03:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
lol, at least give me time to listen to it properly. This is my first encounter with the song and it doesn't fit my current environment at all.
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 03:58 (9 months ago) Permalink
If you guys love it that much I'll give it another chance later.
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 03:59 (9 months ago) Permalink
In the right venue, "Face to Face" is my favourite song to dance to.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:00 (9 months ago) Permalink
Flowers is like the ultimate peak hour UKG song
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:04 (9 months ago) Permalink
34. Lifelike & Kris Menace - Discopolis (277 points, 9 votes)Year: 2005Youtube: http://youtu.be/5Ft8yL7VLR4
Lifelike and Kris Menace : Discopolis is this years Rubicon― fe zaffe (fezaffe), Tuesday, June 21, 2005
both the ass and the tune are absolutely amazing. imagine hearing this while planting your face in that.. pure bliss!― gr8080, Thursday, May 1, 2008
damn i just watched the discopolis video and now i want to change my vote― max, Thursday, May 1, 2008
lifelike and menace will never do anything that will top 'discopolis'.― haitch, Monday, May 5, 2008
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 04:05 (9 months ago) Permalink
I've never watched the Discopolis video before. Suddenly it makes sense why my non-electro friends were into the song so much.
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 04:06 (9 months ago) Permalink
Never saw the video, fucking love post French filter house forever.. The trance-ier the better. Not the best song by lifelike or menace tho but still awesome
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:08 (9 months ago) Permalink
Can't believe anyone would vote for that poncy " I feel Space" shit over this.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:10 (9 months ago) Permalink
I swear there has to be better discopolis endorsements on ilm than that shit
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:11 (9 months ago) Permalink
Lifelike needs a 3disc comp like menace, seriously
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:12 (9 months ago) Permalink
33. Herbert - Moving like a Train (Smith n Hack remix) (294 points, 10 votes)Year: 2006Youtube: http://youtu.be/xCUH_-wA8OU
i can't believe we haven't talked about the herbert mix ... holy shit, it's like the next level of beardo disco, the first update on the "kiss me again" template ... total shambolic overload.― vahid (vahid), Friday, January 19, 2007
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 04:12 (9 months ago) Permalink
I really need to round up smith n hack remixes
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
32. Girl Unit - Wut (295 points, 8 votes)Year: 2010Youtube: http://youtu.be/jbc-319VYlw
this is way closer to hip-hop chillwave than lex will ever admit― call all destroyer, Tuesday, October 26, 2010
i think the lack of bass is probably due to youtube quality...its function in dancefloor sets is pretty amazing - it really disrupts most of them, just because the sound palette is just so full-on compared to everything surrounding it, but that's not really a bad thing. i'd never say these were bangers as such - they just sound incredible on club speakers that magnify their largeness. people don't so much get down to them as raise their hands up.those synth noises sound like the producer's going out of their way make them to sound cheap and nasty.i don't get this in the slightest - yeah it's trebly but it feels so clean, and there are so many ingredients (plus a ton of echo) that all three tracks have this incredibly majestic feel for me - these really overwhelming waves of sound that sound particularly amazing on club speakers. i love how detailed they are - that twinkling motif on "wut", the synth melody coming in towards the end of "every time", the whistle mid-"showstoppa". a lot of the higher-end melodies owe quite a bit to the more abstract grime productions of the mid-00s, and there's a huge juke influence in the beats (esp "showstoppa").eh, i think it's pushing it call it any sort of flagship nightslugs release, it's good but there's easily other comparable releases.it's prob my favourite night slugs release so far - certainly the most distinct (and the most demanded - they weren't going to release this so soon after "irl" (girl unit's debut)) but it built up such momentum that they had to. kingdom's that mystic ep and velour's the velvet collection ep are prob my other two favourite NS releases - they're so different too, properly banging, dark techno and gorgeous, melodic woozy funk (one for dâm-funk fans, i think) respectively. jam city's "arpjam" should be huge when it's released too.whats' the story with this band? uk? new? do they have an album?one guy, often hilariously assumed to be an all-female group. this is his second single - the first, "irl", is ok, pretty different though. he's done an incredible remix of c.r.s.t.'s "the bells", not on youtube but it definitely has the large, ecstatic walls of synths that these do.― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Tuesday, October 26, 2010
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 04:22 (9 months ago) Permalink
Same here... the only thing of theirs I'd latched on to in the past was Falling Stars.
― azaera, Friday, 24 August 2012 04:23 (9 months ago) Permalink
"Wut" came pretty high up on that year's track poll, didn't it?
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:24 (9 months ago) Permalink
I think it won, even?
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 04:25 (9 months ago) Permalink
33. Herbert - Moving like a Train (Smith n Hack remix) (294 points, 10 votes)
yah trick yah
― hardhouse banter (tpp), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:26 (9 months ago) Permalink
31. Pantha du Prince - Saturn Strobe (297 points, 13 votes)Year: 2008Youtube: http://youtu.be/U66l7zg0pLE
here's Howard Skempton's utterly sublime "Lento" which Pantha used as the basis for "Saturn Strobe". it was good of him to give Skempton the entire writing credit for the track but a little shameful of him to mis-credit the track to "Robert Skempton" on the sleeve! i sent this to a friend of mine a while back and he messaged me tonight to say that it had just brought him to the verge of tears.― jed_, Thursday, June 19, 2008
I don't know *why* it works so well, possibly because the all the minimal house elements have been quietly slipped under the strings rather than one element grafted on top of the other, or because they seem to move together so well.Also, that bit around 5:19 when that hissing noise pans right across = like seeing the bright white lights bathing the dancefloor at 5am for a few seconds to allow everyone to put their hands in the air. It's beautiful.― Matt DC, Thursday, February 28, 2008
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 04:31 (9 months ago) Permalink
'moving like a train' remix was my #2!
there's not many of them! the italo overload take on 'easy lee' is fantastic.
― your own personal cheeses (haitch), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:32 (9 months ago) Permalink
Whoa that sounds amazing
What about Love Jam / Makin Love, that is the absolute bomb afaiac
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:36 (9 months ago) Permalink
That shit pounds and bangs and lifts you off the ground
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:38 (9 months ago) Permalink
30. Daft Punk (303 points, 9 votes, 2 number 1 votes)Year: 2001Youtube: http://youtu.be/mjli3hj0ZkM
For my money, a stone-cold classic. Have seen it described as a marriage between Supertramp and the Buggles -- it really doesn't get less hip than that. Really.― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Funny - first time I heard it I thought it was kinda crappy.Then I realised that it is in fact the apex of human cultural achievement - millenia of civilisation climaxing on one record.― doctorB, Wednesday, June 25, 2003
i seriously use this record as a yardstick for friendships― jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, June 25, 2003
It ripped up almost everything bangalter/daft punk/french house had ever done with just one song. In this sense the "they're joking around" thing may have some truth, ie they're setting out to rip whatever they've done before to pieces. But I don't think it alienated any fans either, despite the odd defected type.― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, June 26, 2003
digital love best song ever etc etc etc, because..."The vocoded voice only draws attention to the distance between *you* and her even more. She's never going to love you, for gods sake, you've got a stupid robot voice for a start.Perhaps my favourite part of Digital Love is the plaintive cry of "why don't you play the game?", dreaming just isn't enough, it has to be real, why can't she make it real? It feels unbearably sad."but its that sad that then says, fuck it, because the mitsu is just arriving into place, and you rush, and you say yeeeahhh― gareth (gareth), Thursday, June 26, 2003
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 04:41 (9 months ago) Permalink
I broke my pop song rules for "Digital Love". Just too great not to be celebrated anywhere people are celebrating things.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:42 (9 months ago) Permalink
I lied! I totally didn't vote for this. I should have though.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:43 (9 months ago) Permalink
http://soundcloud.com/borella/ricardo-villalobos-easy-lee-smithnhack
haha i just checked on discogs, and that and 'moving like a train' are the sum total of the smith-n-hack remix work. you could just throw in soundhack/stream i guess. i wish they'd do a bit more but then they don't really release bad records either. (well, the errorsmith LP is a pretty punishing listen.)
― your own personal cheeses (haitch), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:44 (9 months ago) Permalink
Yah I think smith won the smith vs hack poll here
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:46 (9 months ago) Permalink
Some of my all-time favorites have already gone by, and we've still got 29 to go! Fucking exciting.
― hot slag (lukas), Friday, 24 August 2012 04:52 (9 months ago) Permalink
damn moka this is the best poll roll out everywhere!!
"live goes on" is still better than everything posted here so far
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 04:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
29. Mandy vs Booka Shade - Body Language (305 points, 9 votes)Year: 2005Youtube: http://youtu.be/QvO70IpQtDc
SO GOOD! Booka Shade I love you. MANDY I love you. 'Body Language' please be on loop in my head until further notice. Luciano I like you but please don't be so dry and techy.― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, October 23, 2005
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 04:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
Love jam/making love is the absolute jam afaiac
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 05:00 (9 months ago) Permalink
Are the absolute jams, I mean
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 05:01 (9 months ago) Permalink
so many songs from 2005
― Lamp, Friday, 24 August 2012 05:04 (9 months ago) Permalink
it was a.) a really good year or b.) the year ilxors were tearing up the club scene
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Friday, 24 August 2012 05:05 (9 months ago) Permalink
So many wannabe hipsters
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 05:08 (9 months ago) Permalink
So many people with bad tastes.
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 05:09 (9 months ago) Permalink
So much pain
2005 its like what
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 05:10 (9 months ago) Permalink
so many sons from 2005 is likenh grand canyon
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 05:11 (9 months ago) Permalink
so many posts
― Lamp, Friday, 24 August 2012 05:15 (9 months ago) Permalink
27. Azari & III - Reckless with your Love (305 points, 9 votes)Year: 2009Youtube: http://youtu.be/aMEhf9iw55M
27. Omar S - Psychotic Photosynthesis (305 points, 9 votes)Year: 2008Youtube: http://youtu.be/cpuke_gCGcg
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 05:17 (9 months ago) Permalink
Last ties in the poll.
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 05:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
26. Vitalic - Poney Pt. 1 (305 points, 9 votes)Year: 2001Youtube: http://youtu.be/F52dx9Z0L5k
its like........I KNEW I liked dogs and lasers separately, but I figured "two great tastes that don't go so great together", right??? WRONG.― Sloths B. Creepin (Adrian Langston), Friday, January 20, 2006
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 05:36 (9 months ago) Permalink
TOO LOW
― detune two oscillators...than what (electricsound), Friday, 24 August 2012 05:37 (9 months ago) Permalink
I'm leaving the countdown for tonight. Have to sleep. Top 25 until next week!
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 05:38 (9 months ago) Permalink
I feel like Vitalic vote would be split between that and La Rock.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Friday, 24 August 2012 05:39 (9 months ago) Permalink
Thanks Moka! Looking forward to the rest.
Here's the Poney Pt. 1 video (aka birds) on vimeo. If there's one video in this thread that deserves to be watched in high quality, this is it:
http://vimeo.com/4182352
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 05:40 (9 months ago) Permalink
otm
― the dilettante escape plan (electricsound), Friday, 24 August 2012 05:41 (9 months ago) Permalink
And the recap (it ignores ties, though):
26 vitalic poney pt 127 azari & iii reckless for your love28 omar s psychotic photosynthesis29 mandy vs booka shade body language30 daft punk digital love31 pantha du prince saturn strobe32 girl unit wut33 herbert moving like a train (smith n' hack remix)34 lifelike & kris menace discopolis35 sweet female attitude flowers (sunship mix)36 daft punk face to face37 todd terje snooze 4 love38 royksopp what else is there (trentemoller mix)39 faze action in the trees (carl craig remix)40 todd terje inspector norse41 justus kohncke timecode42 ricardo villalobos easy lee43 theo parrish falling up (carl craig remix)44 laurent garnier the man with the red face45 ellen allien & apparat way out46 nathan fake the sky was pink (holden remix)47 omar s here's your trance now dance48 isolée schrapnel49 hercules & love affair blind (frankie knuckles remix)50 studio life's a beach!51 lcd soundsystem losing my edge52 antena camino del sol (joakim remix)53 dj koze brutalga square54 ricardo villalobos fizheuer zieheuer55 fischerspooner emerge56 akufen deck the house57 alan braxe & fred falke rubicon58 aeroplane whispers59 sebastian tellier la ritournelle60 matias aguayo minimal (dj koze remix)61 gui boratto beautiful life62 four tet love cry63 thomas bangalter & dj falcon so much love to give64 larry heard presents mr. white the sun can't compare65 boards of canada in a beautiful place out in the country66 kerri chandler bar a thym67 the knife silent shout68 dntel (this is) the dream of evan and chan (superpitcher remix)69 crazy cousinz inflation70 sticky boo!71 superpitcher mushroom72 dj koze don't feed the cat73 sound stream livegoes on74 the fives it's what you do75 rex the dog prototype76 zed bias neighborhood77 lindstrom & christabelle baby can‚äôt stop78 cosmos take me with you79 partial arts trauermusik80 dolle jolle balearic incarnation (todd terje's extra dill mix)81 the knife we share our mother's health82 basement jaxx where's your head at83 theo parrish solitary flight84 moodymann j.a.n.85 alter ego rocker86 juan maclean give me every little thing87 booka shade mandarine girl88 stl something is raw89 studio west side90 closer musik maria91 richard davis bring me closer92 james blake cmyk93 pepe braddock path of most resistance94 the field over the ice95 still going still going theme96 underground resistance transition97 hatchback white diamond (prins thomas remix)98 blawan getting me down99 m83 don't save us from the flames (superpitcher remix)100 green velvet la la land101 moody freeki mutha fucker102 cleptomaniacs all i do (bump & flex dancehall dub)103 moodymann runaway104 invisible conga people cable dazed105 dj mujava township funk106 floating points vacuum boogie107 the killers mr. brightside (thin white duke remix)108 junior boys like a child (carl craig remix)109 mount kimbie maybes110 luomo the present lover
― Moka, Friday, 24 August 2012 05:48 (9 months ago) Permalink
Re: Saturn Strobe
Also, that bit around 5:19 when that hissing noise pans right across = like seeing the bright white lights bathing the dancefloor at 5am for a few seconds to allow everyone to put their hands in the air. It's beautiful.― Matt DC, Thursday, February 28, 2008
That moment has brought a tear to my eye on more than one occasion. To me, it really embodies the spirit of raving in the 90s. Feeling connected to everyone and everything around you. Of course it's cheesy, but who cares.
― azaera, Friday, 24 August 2012 06:08 (9 months ago) Permalink
lol
Fanfares > > > > > Poney > La Rock
― itt: i forgot that he yells at a butt (sic), Friday, 24 August 2012 06:28 (9 months ago) Permalink
wao
48. Isolée - Schrapnell 46. Nathan Fake - The Sky Was Pink (Holden remix) [favorite since "mushroom"]44. Theo Parrish - Falling Up (Carl Craig remix) 43. Laurent Garnier - The Man With the Red Face 42. Ricardo Villalobos - Easy Lee [fucking LOVE this]41. Justus Kohncke - Timecode 40. Todd Terje - Inspector Norse 34. Lifelike & Kris Menace - Discopolis [damn i just watched the discopolis video and...]33. Herbert - Moving like a Train (Smith n Hack remix) [knew this was 4 me w/in abt 5 seconds]26. Vitalic - Poney Pt. 1
― contenderizer, Friday, 24 August 2012 06:29 (9 months ago) Permalink
vitalic video is the best thing a person has ever done
for tumblr whites amirite?
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 06:36 (9 months ago) Permalink
this is funny
― windjamm voyager (blank), Friday, 24 August 2012 06:38 (9 months ago) Permalink
this is just as good as the vitalic vid:
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Friday, 24 August 2012 06:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
holy smokes, that's a thing. more O_O than XD, but yeah. the color balloons, red drop, brickfingers, yes.
track's way, way better, too. that gonna show up later on?
― contenderizer, Friday, 24 August 2012 07:04 (9 months ago) Permalink
nah, I don't think the track will show up. it's less celebrated than the two moodymann tracks above. (correct me if I'm wrong)
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Friday, 24 August 2012 07:12 (9 months ago) Permalink
sconies?
― contenderizer, Friday, 24 August 2012 07:13 (9 months ago) Permalink
young dem sconies is from 1997, right?
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Friday, 24 August 2012 07:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
oh :(
this is why i didn't vote
― contenderizer, Friday, 24 August 2012 07:22 (9 months ago) Permalink
'Wut' is a decent enough hip-hop instrumental but come on it does not belong in this company, sounds kinda flimsy and cheap in comparison to a lot of the rest of this list.
― Matt DC, Friday, 24 August 2012 07:23 (9 months ago) Permalink
wut??
(can't help it)
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Friday, 24 August 2012 07:26 (9 months ago) Permalink
That Trentemoller remix of Royksopp really felt like the last hurrah of really bombastic big-room electrohouse as a credible thing. The build in the middle of that track is so preposterously over the top you can almost feel the rest of Europe going "maybe time to pack it in and do something else after this?" It's amazing by the way.
Body Language felt huge and kinda omnipresent at the time, without the particular big-shiny-bubble sound of the main hook I'm not sure it would have anywhere near the same appeal for me, but at the time it was just exciting to see a Get Physical track get so huge. A couple of years on I saw Booka Shade play it at a festival in Portugal and the crowd sang along like it was Seven Nation Army at a football stadium.
2005 was a.) a really good year or b.) the year ilxors were tearing up the club scene
05-07 was probably peak clubbing time for me. If anything I had a bias towards slightly earlier tracks in this poll though.
― Matt DC, Friday, 24 August 2012 07:33 (9 months ago) Permalink
Still love Discopolis as well - amazed it wasn't a proper chart hit with a video that pervy.
― Matt DC, Friday, 24 August 2012 07:36 (9 months ago) Permalink
I had to watch a 3+gb file of the Discopolis video over and over for work once
― itt: i forgot that he yells at a butt (sic), Friday, 24 August 2012 07:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
35 sweet female attitude flowers (sunship mix)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't even realise this was this decade, but anyways, ::cartwheels::
― my god it's full of straw (White Chocolate Cheesecake), Friday, 24 August 2012 07:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
this is a good example of crowd sourcing a canon! nice work hive mind!
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 08:52 (9 months ago) Permalink
it's not a canon I like but it sums up the gestalt of ilx pretty well
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 08:54 (9 months ago) Permalink
and only about 1/3 of the songs are bad so by ilx standards great result for a dance poll
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 08:55 (9 months ago) Permalink
lose the internet hardman thing, it's unconvincing.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Friday, 24 August 2012 09:31 (9 months ago) Permalink
Another great run of tunes. I had Flowers rmx at #47 and Psychotic Photosynthesis at #40. PP is another one that I would place a lot higher were we to do the poll again though, it's become a really important tune for me so I'm happy that it's ended up with a decent place. Nice to see something involving Trentemoller show up as well, I had Polar Shift on my list but suspect it won't make it now.
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Friday, 24 August 2012 10:07 (9 months ago) Permalink
I really hate Poney though, sorry I just couldn't let that pass.
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Friday, 24 August 2012 10:08 (9 months ago) Permalink
Pretty sure Vahid embarked upon this poll expecting to dislike at least half of it so I read that post as him being relatively even-handed and complementary.
This feels like a very ILM canon but equally one that's very recognisable to someone who went dancing a lot in the mid-00s despite its blindspots (Berghain techno, mersh house, most of the first couple of years of the decade)
― Matt DC, Friday, 24 August 2012 10:20 (9 months ago) Permalink
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― just sayin, Friday, 24 August 2012 10:26 (9 months ago) Permalink
^^^^ sayin
― Tim F, Friday, 24 August 2012 11:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
xpost: otm otm otm otm otm!
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Friday, 24 August 2012 12:37 (9 months ago) Permalink
i never really got "wut", i mean i like it but i don't really even hear it as dance music, its more like drive around feeling cool and cinematic music. also the video for "poney" is amazing but the song doesn't belong anywhere near this high up in the list.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 24 August 2012 14:28 (9 months ago) Permalink
Royksopp/Trentemoller - mehSnooze 4 Love - Terje has done better than this but an undeniable jamFace to Face - interesting and apt inclusion. It's a bit repetitive but the hook/chorus section is pretty much perfect. I love that small moment of space that occasionally pops up in the second repetition. Even the verse is effective - maybe Daft Punk's best-structured pop track.Flowers - on one hand sounds kind of dated and like a gussied up boring R&B track, on the other hand I could see myself getting really into this after 4 or 5 listens and internalizing the production.Discopolis - fantastic production but seems to be missing something.Saturn Strobe - take THAT, Love Cry (though I still like Love Cry better). Saw him live, one of my favorite shows of the last few years.Wut - I listened to this a lot last year - the cheap/flimsy comments have some merit.Digital Love - this probably would have been my #2 overall. Still sounds fresh despite having heard it hundreds of times and that little orgasmatron segment near the end still rocks.Body Language - fun track, can't think of anything to say about itReckless - this is maximalism I can get behind, great chorus, good vocals, still space between the different elementsPoney - after having a musical falling out with these guys, rediscovered them a few months ago and remembered why I liked them in the first place. Propulsive groove, good use of pacing to make it easier to listen to.
― skip, Friday, 24 August 2012 15:59 (9 months ago) Permalink
LOL at that Smith n Hack Herbert remix. That's awesome.
― skip, Friday, 24 August 2012 16:06 (9 months ago) Permalink
i have been catching up with this list all day and it has been so joyous
― v for viennetta (c sharp major), Friday, 24 August 2012 16:10 (9 months ago) Permalink
I have never actually heard 'Bring Me Closer' outside the confines of Mayer's Fabric mix and the bit near the end when the strings and the beats build is amazing.
― Matt DC, Friday, 24 August 2012 16:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
Surprised to see no Cobblestone Jazz or even Mathew Johnson yet.
― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 24 August 2012 16:55 (9 months ago) Permalink
ronan you must be joking
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 18:38 (9 months ago) Permalink
I should've said - it's not my canon
Marionette will probably place, although I've been through the list and there's only about 15 tracks that are no-brainers to make the list.
― Matt DC, Friday, 24 August 2012 19:40 (9 months ago) Permalink
india in me / dump truck!
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 19:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
two i kinda forgot about, used to fucking love dump truck
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 19:54 (9 months ago) Permalink
something a bit unlovable about mathew johnson tracks idk. remember when r.a.(?) banged on like his speicher track was the greatest tune of all time?
― second only to popcorn (or something), Friday, 24 August 2012 19:57 (9 months ago) Permalink
fifth element
― cestu, Friday, 24 August 2012 20:01 (9 months ago) Permalink
No Mr G tracks i guess
― cestu, Friday, 24 August 2012 20:02 (9 months ago) Permalink
you askin?
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 20:18 (9 months ago) Permalink
the thing about johnson tracks is the extra 5-10 minutes of padding. no dude, you're not remaking mouth to mouth. there is only one audion track like that. you need to get over it and edit your acid jams down to 3-4 minutes, then we won;t poop on yr albums.
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 20:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
jonson even
i keep watching this over and over again but i can't tell if it's the official video for u askin - http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=cnPowEsUrn0
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 20:20 (9 months ago) Permalink
might watch a few more times to make sure
super wicked track, i thought p sherbet said it was his pick that year
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 20:23 (9 months ago) Permalink
nice neighborhood
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Friday, 24 August 2012 20:32 (9 months ago) Permalink
I was sort of joking, vahid, nbd.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Friday, 24 August 2012 20:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
Is any Audion going to place? Love that stuff.
― your native bacon (mh), Friday, 24 August 2012 21:03 (9 months ago) Permalink
Mouth to Mouth, surely.
I really hope One More Time and Miura won't be in the top 5. It'd be so boring.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Friday, 24 August 2012 23:00 (9 months ago) Permalink
One More Time
well it would be interesting to interrogate each and every person who gave that track a #1 vote
slowly
― hot slag (lukas), Friday, 24 August 2012 23:01 (9 months ago) Permalink
why? why would you even post that?
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Friday, 24 August 2012 23:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
just find it bizarre that people are really into that track
i choose violence
― hot slag (lukas), Friday, 24 August 2012 23:29 (9 months ago) Permalink
Wow! What an incredible list! SERIOUSLY.
???
― MikoMcha, Friday, 24 August 2012 23:30 (9 months ago) Permalink
Also, coming back from drinks and dancefloors, but I don't get how anyone could "hate" Poney. I understand that there might be a stigma attached to it, but this track was devastating. That whole EP is total classic.
― MikoMcha, Friday, 24 August 2012 23:33 (9 months ago) Permalink
yeah that ep CHANGED THE GAME
everyone at that point was like ah well, machinic techno music was a nice thought, on to "r&b music on ecstasy" and "basement jaxx style vomit all pop in a sink w/ a drum machine"
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 23:45 (9 months ago) Permalink
vitalic took that "techno is history" thing down hardcorrrre
the only real criticism is that they're structurally very "my first techno track"
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 23:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
intro intro intro intro build build build build climax climax climax breakdown repeat done
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 23:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
poney pt 1 esp egregious
BUT keep in mind at the time people were glazing over with all the smoothly pounding drum loop swedish mafia stuff and were majorly skeptical that techno could, uh, bang or whatever
― the late great, Friday, 24 August 2012 23:51 (9 months ago) Permalink
I remember really appreciating the pure force of the track, even with its predictable structure. On drugs with with a friend, circa 2003 - "there's just so much energy."
― MikoMcha, Saturday, 25 August 2012 00:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
I'm thinking of La Rock btw.
― MikoMcha, Saturday, 25 August 2012 00:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
"r&b music on ecstasy"
this is the best kind of music btw
― The Reverend, Saturday, 25 August 2012 01:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
yeah yeah so says yung lex
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 01:39 (8 months ago) Permalink
does jam city's "aqua box" count?
Where's Hyph Mngo going to place? Top 15?
― azaera, Saturday, 25 August 2012 01:54 (8 months ago) Permalink
#1 w/ a bullet
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 01:54 (8 months ago) Permalink
j/k that will be michael mayer and superpitcher's minimal pasta w u (abi 82 mix)
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 01:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
That's what's weird about Vitalic, I think I heard La Rock first at a Dave Angel gig!
There was a lot of very obtuse and dark techno around too, it's not just the fault of Basement Jaxx etc.
And there were other people making that Italo inspired catchy techno, loads of them.
Still unsure anything touches the Poney EP as a perfect fusion of brutality and directness. Like, those tracks are so populist, they demand to be danced to.
I saw him play live in a 100 capacity basement back then and it's probably the craziest I've ever seen a venue.
He played for about an hour and at the end you were at the opposite side of the club to where you started, thinking "where are my friends? what just happened?"
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Saturday, 25 August 2012 08:10 (8 months ago) Permalink
Does anyone remember the Poney EP from 2001 itself? I sort of remembering it working its way into consciousness over the next year or two.
Dance music in general and techno in particular wasn't very fashionable around then but the EP worked its way up as a techno Trojan horse within electroclash really. Like the missing link between Laurent Garnier and big room electrohouse and then frankenhouse as much as anything.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 25 August 2012 11:19 (8 months ago) Permalink
???Haha I knew I'd get called on that. In fairness I just gave it a listen back and it's quite a bit less irritating than I remember it being, and def less irritating than La Rock. I dunno, TLG said it better than I can with 'the only real criticism is that they're structurally very "my first techno track"', it just feels a bit clumsy and grating.
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Saturday, 25 August 2012 11:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
Also Matt OTM, to me Poney and esp La Rock sound a lot like the sort of 'frankendance' stuff that people here would usually give short shrift to. Don't want to make too big a deal of this though, or overstate how much I dislike them.
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Saturday, 25 August 2012 11:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
that's rubbish
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Saturday, 25 August 2012 12:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
got no time for 'frankendance' if by that you mean the type of thing annie mac might play. but 'la rock 01' was is and always will be an undeniable monster of a tune and nothing like that.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Saturday, 25 August 2012 12:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, I always saw Vitalic as the kind of supreme exception to the rule of 00s French electrohouse shittiness. That said, La Rock > Poney
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Saturday, 25 August 2012 14:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
Frankendance not a thing (if really a thing at all) til after Justice. Vitalic fitted well with Electroclash-tagged shit at the time at least the faster stuff like 'I Dance Alone' plus maybe other either side of the rushier techno stuff ('Diabla', Beyer mix of 'Ignition Key').
― nashwan, Saturday, 25 August 2012 14:48 (8 months ago) Permalink
Uh... I didn't actually say Vitalic was frankendance (Poney wasn't, even later Vitalic isn't really). Poney is a signpost on the way there in the way that a lot of later noisy maximalist electrohouse is, and Justice probably had Vitalic in mind when they were making Waters of Nazareth but really when you look at Vitalic's understanding of dancefloor dynamics there's no comparison.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 25 August 2012 14:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
At this point I'll unapologetically lobby for some electrohouse and love that shit, but I also wish there was more Berghain-style, Downwards label-eqsue stuff that made it to the results.
If that makes me an outlier, so be it.
― your native bacon (mh), Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
IMO that stuff will be in the 10s poll
and also tbf which norman nodge track would you pick? NN8.0, NN7.4 or NRE?
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
i will actually be surprised if function's variance edit doesn't place
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:12 (8 months ago) Permalink
Very true, I have to honestly say I've done most of my listening in the last couple years even if a lot of the material came out in the 00s it wasn't widely listened to.
― your native bacon (mh), Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
i know i would pick native rhythm electric
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
berghain 02 was 2010
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:16 (8 months ago) Permalink
oh shit no, my bad, it was 08!
still, this doesn't exactly sound like "the 00s" in my head the way electroclash does, it sounds contemporary, not dated like vitalic, which is maybe why it doesn't belong anyway
http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Sb95kgA1UOo
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
I also keep forgetting that Downwards comp was... 93-97.
;_;
― your native bacon (mh), Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
lol @ the youtube comments, mr. subtle
OK, what the hell mix is that NN one on that I have listened to a lot lately?
― your native bacon (mh), Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:19 (8 months ago) Permalink
berghain 02
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:20 (8 months ago) Permalink
i've used it on one of mine but i'm assuming it's not that one
adam marshall for LWE? silent servant for mnml ssgs?
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
ohh, berghain 02 is the mix, too, I was only seeing the vinyl single on discogs. yeah, I have been listening to that dettman mix
― your native bacon (mh), Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
also a lot of mnml ssgs mixes! lots of good ones.
if you can play two copies of native rhythm electric at once it is a treat (even in youtube)
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
25. Tensnake - Coma Cat (317 points, 14 votes)Year: 2009Youtube: http://youtu.be/uZSO6qQqpqc
Tensnake is extremely hooky. Everytime I hear somebody mention M-Cat I get the Coma Cat vocal replaying in my head― I am using your worlds, Sunday, April 25, 2010
kind of amazing how many times i've heard "coma cat" played out this year, and i really don't even go out that much. is this just random coincidence or are sf disco nights actually indicative of this song sorta blowing up ???― a lagoon par la mer (psychgawsple), Monday, April 26, 2010
this track has basically the most perfect hook ever.― skip, Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Coma Cat just feels like one of those timelessly perfect house records, like Chime/Voodoo Ray level perfect. It sends dancefloors into states of ridiculous grinning euphoria.― Matt DC, Wednesday, January 26, 2011
― Moka, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
p you want them 4-8 seconds apart (6 is really nice)
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
tensnake sux yawn
Gonna take the opportunity that you guys are rather active over here to post the remaining 5 before the top 20.
― Moka, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
Didn't vote for Coma Cat but I'm glad it made the list (wasn't really in doubt I guess).
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
24. Audion - Mouth to Mouth (318 points, 10 votes)Year: 2006Youtube: http://youtu.be/GcwcxuugE0Y
― Moka, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
YAYAYA
not quite as good as MUND ZU MUND but i don't think enough people have heard that one
i just ... i never "got" stuff like "coma cat" or "timecode" or pantha du prince or "trentemoller's polar express to tweeland". it just seems so middlebrow pretty.
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
I know this is a fairly selfish request but at some point once the countdown is finished I would love some kind of history lesson on 00s bobbins and how everything fits together. I've looked up a few of the old threads on here and they've given me some sense of how things developed but I still feel like I don't have the whole picture.
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
awwww deeee aaaaaahhhhn
― your native bacon (mh), Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
hahaha
you want a history lesson or a culture war andy m?
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
"well first there was dance music, then poptimist britishes, gay german yoga dudes and trust fund party photographer showed up and almost killed it for everyone!"
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
23. Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (324 points, 11 votes)Year: 2008Youtube: http://youtu.be/Fb8S51M2GAc
OK, I've listened to "Blind" 20 times today. It's the harmonies on that "I feel blind" that get me each time (something that gets lost in the Frankie Knuckles remix), and the beat right after that where the horns come in and I imagine all the dry ice around the dance floor going whoooosh and all the shirts coming off.― Eazy, Monday, February 18, 2008
Yes! Blind was like a revelation of sort, it's like what he was born to do. A voice with oomph like that has it's place, and where it was before wasn't it.― mehlt, Tuesday, February 12, 2008
― Moka, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
xpost Particularly interested in the German side of things (microhouse, minimal, Berghain techno, when and how the changes came in between them, what all the key tunes/people/places/events were) but also would like to know about the electroclash>electrohouse>franken/bloghouse narrative too. And any points where the two met, e.g. as I understand it around 04-05 minimal and electrohouse were played in sets together and had some overlapping stylistic elements, right?
Didn't like Mouth To Mouth when I first heard it but it's grown on me. Blind I'm not familiar with, will give it a listen.
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:36 (8 months ago) Permalink
22. Basement Jaxx - Romeo (326 points, 12 votes)Year: 2001Youtube: http://youtu.be/LU4Y3A3oJRM
― Moka, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:50 (8 months ago) Permalink
Bloody hell not heard that one in years.
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
21. Ricardo Villalobos - Dexter (331 points, 13 votes)Year: 2003Youtube: http://youtu.be/h0i1Szq6GM8
If someone had played "Dexter" for me, and told me that it was a remix of Joy Division's "Heart and Soul", I'd have have believed it without question. What a beautiful and original track. (I believe there's an entire ILM thread on this track)― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, August 3, 2004
― Moka, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
Ok, see you next week!
romeo ugh
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 16:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
Romeo is amazing fuiud. Total pop song though.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Saturday, 25 August 2012 17:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
Romeo is surprisingly low! I'd expected that to be top 10. Probably says more about voter demographic though.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 25 August 2012 17:19 (8 months ago) Permalink
The Isolee comment earlier about covering the song with a band reminded me of Dexter -- the Two Lone Swordsmen remix is them covering it.
― your native bacon (mh), Saturday, 25 August 2012 18:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
...which was paired with a Joy Division cover at the end of Weatherall's fabric mix.
― your native bacon (mh), Saturday, 25 August 2012 18:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
mouth to mouth has aged pretty poorly
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 25 August 2012 18:36 (8 months ago) Permalink
nah it's still a beast imo.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Saturday, 25 August 2012 18:49 (8 months ago) Permalink
romeo is fucking awesome if you're a girl in a jetta singing it
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 20:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
otherwise be very ashamed
what if you're in the jetta en route to getting laid?
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 25 August 2012 20:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
because that's how i feel every time i listen to that track.
I Gave You Away is better than Mouth To Mouth. Discus.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Saturday, 25 August 2012 20:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
if you're getting laid to romeo you're essentially a briny
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 20:46 (8 months ago) Permalink
hahahaha or a brony
you need some SET YO BODY FREE SET YO BODY FREE
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 20:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
i just wasn't made for these jaxx
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Saturday, 25 August 2012 20:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
goddammit, fucked my bookmark
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Saturday, 25 August 2012 20:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
Vahid's death to false pop-dance crusade would be more convincing if he didn't listen to so much namby pamby post-dubstep.
― Tim F, Saturday, 25 August 2012 21:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
hahahaha
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 21:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
if i didn't drive around in a jetta that year singing romeo
srsly though i always much much much preferred their "straight house bangers" like set yo body free and flylife, even at the time, as rtc said "womp womp wot it do"
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 21:48 (8 months ago) Permalink
my favorite track on that was actually the one SR compared to wings
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 21:49 (8 months ago) Permalink
and breakaway but the real news was PLUG IT IN PLUG IT IN *snaps at waist with wrists crossed, into windmill snaps*
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 21:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
and lucky star (dilinja remix)
― the late great, Saturday, August 25, 2012 9:48 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
When all is said and done so do I, over the years "Same Old Show" has become my favourite Jaxx tune I think. But I still think "Romeo" is a great tune.
― Tim F, Saturday, 25 August 2012 21:54 (8 months ago) Permalink
there's also anything that says "brixton" in the title, the raw shit, and anything called "jaxx nite dub", uh, like that one ronnie richards thing jess and crabbe played in every set that sounds like they're throwing cymbals and kettle drums over the decks at your head
― the late great, Saturday, 25 August 2012 22:06 (8 months ago) Permalink
yeah Breakaway was total Prince-Not-Prince and amazing. Lucky Star blew my mind bitd too.
this sounds amazing pitched up real fast
― piscesx, Saturday, 25 August 2012 23:01 (8 months ago) Permalink
"Breakaway" is straight fire. The actual best Jaxx track.
― Eric H., Saturday, 25 August 2012 23:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
i'm starting to fear that my number 1 isn't going to make it and i genuinely believe it's the best tune of the 00s :( it begins with a 'q'.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Sunday, 26 August 2012 17:42 (8 months ago) Permalink
No idea, but thank you for reminding me of a very important Q track for the 90s poll!
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Sunday, 26 August 2012 17:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
now i have no clue, 'q' by kenny larkin?
― second only to popcorn (or something), Sunday, 26 August 2012 18:01 (8 months ago) Permalink
It ends with ou Vadis
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Sunday, 26 August 2012 18:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
i see it now.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Sunday, 26 August 2012 18:35 (8 months ago) Permalink
Set Yo Body Free is their best tune. Tho I like Just 1 Kiss (forget how they titled this) and If I Ever Recover for their restrained house mode.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Sunday, 26 August 2012 18:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
quo vadis is not a 90s track?!?
― the late great, Sunday, 26 August 2012 19:04 (8 months ago) Permalink
http://www.discogs.com/G-Man-Quo-Vardis/master/224640
― the late great, Sunday, 26 August 2012 19:05 (8 months ago) Permalink
oh oh oh that's not what he's talking about, sorry
that's what EDB's talking about right, but not or something
That Ronnie Richards thing is filthy. Must dig out that Jon Carter 7 mix next time I'm home, he became woeful but was a great dj "in his day".
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Sunday, 26 August 2012 19:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
YES jon carter
― the late great, Sunday, 26 August 2012 19:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
wonder if dubtribe will place
Missy Queen's Gonna Die should be number 3.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 26 August 2012 19:48 (8 months ago) Permalink
@lategreat http://www.discogs.com/Jon-Carter-7-Live-1/release/227394
looking at that tracklist brings back some serious memories. this was first place i heard "jaguar" too.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Sunday, 26 August 2012 19:53 (8 months ago) Permalink
No, I mean Quo Vadis by G Man alright, but I was referring to the 90s poll, since that track is indeed from the 90s.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Sunday, 26 August 2012 20:01 (8 months ago) Permalink
i got one of those on ur recommendation garda waaaaay back when it came out, love the second half of the both discs to death ... let the bass roll!!!!
remember this one
http://www.discogs.com/Jon-Carter-Viva-Bugged-Out/release/1466293
that was my dubtribe reference
― the late great, Sunday, 26 August 2012 20:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
definitely aged more poorly but still a sweet treat
but yeah, that #7 mix ... my life muzik, dooms night, west street mob, luv stuff, harvey's remix of ulysses, women beat their men, two right rongans, frankie bones, tony rohr, dj hmc
brutal selection!
― the late great, Sunday, 26 August 2012 20:06 (8 months ago) Permalink
It gives me a vivid BEING A TEENAGER flashback. My copy is prob scratched to bits.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Sunday, 26 August 2012 20:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
womp womp what it do what it do
― the late great, Sunday, 26 August 2012 20:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
looking forward to Sandstorm winning this
― Blue Collar Retail Assistant (Dwight Yorke), Sunday, 26 August 2012 23:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
hmm, close call, that was from 99/00 so it barely makes the cut
― your native bacon (mh), Sunday, 26 August 2012 23:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
DA RUDE
― the late great, Sunday, 26 August 2012 23:48 (8 months ago) Permalink
^^ DO YOU SEE?
i was talking to some girls at the liquor store and you know what they said
TIESTO IS THE BOMB BITCH
its like a secret code
sorry i don't know where that came from
Wondering how it all ends...
― MikoMcha, Monday, 27 August 2012 21:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
Actually I'm thinking I'll never post the top 20 so you'll just have to wonder what made it and in which order.
― Moka, Monday, 27 August 2012 22:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
I for one am looking forward to the parody top 5 entries.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Monday, 27 August 2012 22:12 (8 months ago) Permalink
I just had a premonition that paris would be number 1.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Monday, 27 August 2012 22:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
if by paris you mean daft punk you're probably right
― the late great, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 00:00 (8 months ago) Permalink
― itt: i forgot that he yells at a butt (sic), Tuesday, 28 August 2012 00:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
When is this concluding again?
― azaera, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 03:57 (8 months ago) Permalink
Well I'm doing 12 hour work shifts right now (working in a big advertising agency sucks time-wise) but I an post idk 5 entries till Friday.
Want me to do 20 to 16 right now?
― Moka, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 04:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
I wanted to post in the morning so everyone can join in but it's going to be virtually impossible for me right now unless I do it on a Saturday or Sunday.
― Moka, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 04:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
Sure! Whatever works best.
― azaera, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 04:44 (8 months ago) Permalink
hit us
― itt: i forgot that he yells at a butt (sic), Tuesday, 28 August 2012 05:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, let's do it!
― MikoMcha, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 06:36 (8 months ago) Permalink
go moka
― the late great, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 07:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
Alright. I'll do this.
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 02:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
Bring It!
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 02:36 (8 months ago) Permalink
20. The MFA - The Difference it Makes (Superpitcher remix) (342 points, 13 votes)Year: 2004Youtube: http://youtu.be/w0QjZO3zkyA
Both the original and the superpitcher remix are wicked. Such a blissful and complex pentatonic octave synth. Musical Sehnsucht if I ever heard one.― Moka, Thursday, September 25, 2008
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 02:38 (8 months ago) Permalink
Awesome. Glad it made the top 20.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 02:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
19. House of House - Rushing to Paradise (345 points, 11 votes)Year: 2009Youtube: http://youtu.be/1GLJ7-SO4Ag
how in god's name did it take so long for someone to use "house of house" as a band name― forksclovetofu, Friday, January 29, 2010
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 03:06 (8 months ago) Permalink
I voted for it, but I'm still shocked at how high it has placed. I always lumped it in with that Aeroplane Mixmag mix.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 03:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
18. Booka Shade - In White Rooms (363 points, 10 votes)Year: 2005Youtube: http://youtu.be/f5N9r8SgeSc
Booka Shade's grooves you can hear precisely how each component relates to one another, and when aspects of that change. It makes for very alert listening: the minute changes in "In White Room" especially sends prickles across my skin.― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Saturday, April 22, 2006
In White Rooms just feels so classic, like people will be playing it for years.― CDDB (Dan Deluca), Monday, July 10, 2006
I listen to 'In White Rooms' and I feel kinda wistful and excited but i can't analyze why. is it the chord changes? the structure? the sounds themselves?music is much more direct and mysterious than film (to me)― Good Dog (Good Dog), Monday, July 10, 2006
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 03:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
Thought 'in white rooms' was a sure contender for the top 10 in this poll.
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 03:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
17. Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo (369 points, 11 votes)Year: 2010Youtube: http://youtu.be/Hqb4c7SJqBc
"Hyph Mngo" (which won Resident Advisor's poll) is the "cross the board anthem" you have when there were no cross the board anthems and no one sub-scene big and exciting enough for that not to matter - it's dance music critics looking for a record that seems best (or least worst) able to play the role of "telling the story of 2009 dance music" and pushing it as such.― Tim F, Wednesday, January 20, 2010
I suppose Hyph Mngo is the track that feels like it would work as well in big fields as it would in dark and grimy basements. It's appeal is pretty obvious (and I don't even like it that much).― Space Battle Rothko (Matt DC), Wednesday, January 20, 2010
It took me a short while to completely get into this post-dubstep piece of disco-ball fluff, but I love it. Who on earth said it was abrasive upthread? This is smooth as silk!― village idiot (dog latin), Wednesday, June 30, 2010
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 03:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
16. Vitalic - La Rock 01 (377 points, 11 votes)Year: 2001Youtube: http://youtu.be/hqzugVkOt_Y
That Vitalic track La Rock is fucking unholy genius. God it just comes from underground somewhere and explodes. I want to scream like an animal everytime it kicks in and I'm walking down the street. I swear today I was listening to it with the volume cranked up and the bass fx all on on my discman, that riff just rolled into action and I was crossing the street, I had to restrain myself. I wanted to jump in the air I'm telling you, I kind of punched my fists together, I physically had to do SOMETHING.Moments like that are what music is all about I guess. For me, anyway.― Ronan, Thursday, June 6, 2002
I can still vividly remember the first time i heard it. i was at the free st. kilda street festival, which included a daytime techno party on a grassy knoll by the sea. it was called 'barina beatz' after its sponsor. the dj was inside a tipi. i was with a non- techno-loving, in fact techno-sneering, friend, so we were kind of standing on the sidelines and i was tapping my feet sadly. but then this monstrous track arrived with its ever-unstable zooming and the pounding drums, and i tried to restrain myself but it just kept getting louder and louder...― minna, Thursday, June 6, 2002
i got a speeding ticket because of that song. well a warning. but still. i blame vitalic.― gman59, Wednesday, July 7, 2010
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 03:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
15. Oni Anyhun - OAR003 B (401 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote)Year: 2009Youtube: http://youtu.be/Y20xhvbDZBc
If all DJ sprinkles stuff is technically 2008, I guess that just makes OAR003B the best track of the year :)(and curse everyone who bought it up on forced exposure before I could!)― EDB, Wednesday, December 23, 2009
only listened to it 3 times but i'm prepared to say it's an instant classic and one of the best house records i've heard in years. almost brought a tear to the eye.― or something, Friday, December 25, 2009
One of the things I love about this track is the "live" feel, which I assume I'm getting mostly from the reverb on the synths, plus the dissonance between the melody and the bass. Sounds a little like the best minidisc bootleg of all time, and makes me picture somebody with a rack of gear up on a platform - red light, white room - rocking back and forth as he tweaks his controllers and taps out his rhythms.― This part of the sentence is even dumber. (lukas), Wednesday, January 6, 2010
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 03:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
14. Cortney Tidwell - Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ewan Pearson Objects in Space Remix) (407 points, 14 votes)Year: 2007Youtube: http://youtu.be/j8ggbs7Z1P8
More moody Knifey stuff, this time with a bit of a Bjork influence too. Keeps you guessing and doing things you don't expect it to.― village idiot (dog latin), Wednesday, June 30, 2010
who is cortney tidwell herself? from the original i'm thinking some kind of wispy, gauzy singer-songwriter. voice is - lazy comparisons alert - somewhere between liz fraser and bjork. the guitar line which pearson threads through the first few minutes really reminds me of something - massive attack? - but the way it builds on that is quite incredible, blossoms would be a better word.― lex pretend (lex pretend), Sunday, January 21, 2007
I'm a year late, but this is blowing my mind. I've listened to it ten times in a row.― Tape Store, Sunday, March 23, 2008
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 03:44 (8 months ago) Permalink
^^ ok first one where i'm really putting my smirk on
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 03:49 (8 months ago) Permalink
mfa should've been higher, that track is so epic
13. Black Leotard Front - Casual Friday (420 points, 13 votes)Year: 2005Youtube: http://youtu.be/h7u3Po15_L8
I find the first couple of minutes to be annoying in a really awesome way.― adam (adam), Monday, March 28, 2005
Bonjour... Bonjour... Comment allez-vous! Oh goddess what a turn-on...I can picture Delia being all Southern belle-ish and waving her hands in time with rhythm and gah...― What we want? Sex with T.V. stars! What you want? Ian Riese-Moraine! (Eastern Ma, Monday, March 28, 2005
song of the decade!!!― jed_ (jed), Friday, July 15, 2005
Work for the single "Hey Coach" and more tracks for the full length album will continue this March!!!― jed_, Monday, February 27, 2012
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 03:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
Not feeling the love on "Oni Anyhun," but the rest of the top 20 is so far so good.
― Eric H., Wednesday, 29 August 2012 03:55 (8 months ago) Permalink
Casual Friday is the business. Figured it would be an easy top 10.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 03:57 (8 months ago) Permalink
Tidwell feels like a classic ILM track.
xxpost lol, pretend I didn't just put quote marks around that
― Eric H., Wednesday, 29 August 2012 03:57 (8 months ago) Permalink
12. The Knife - Heartbeats (Rex the Dog remix) (431 points, 14 votes, 1 first place vote)Year: 2009Youtube: http://youtu.be/bn7_4jNSD7U
the genius of "Heartbeats" is that it is euphoric and melancholic simultaneously, it makes the resulting awkwardness sound like the most amazing emotion. the Rex remix is all about the euphoria though.― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, February 20, 2005
he original is a lovely synth pop thing, but there's a remix by Rex the Dog that's even better and makes me wish I still went clubbing as often as I used to. It's bloody fantastic, I'm sharing the love.― Anna (Anna), Friday, August 6, 2004
so the rex remix is nice, no doubt, but it sounds a little afraid to be anything other than 'heartbeats' pt.2. it's got the same super-clipped vocal manipulation tension building that 'heartbeats' did (the only kind rex can do?), but the chorus is appropriately hand-in-the-air, so i'm happy enough. even if the sorta eastern-european sounding melody makes the whole thing feel a bit like a latvian trance record...― jermaine (jnoble), Saturday, May 13, 2006
don't really see how anything could be better than that rex the dog mix. that minute and fifteen seconds between choruses is excruciatingly anticipalicious.― m. (mitchlnw), Monday, August 23, 2004
Okay, having just heard this Rex the Dog mix, it is officially the Best Thing Ever. It's like the post-electroclash "Take Me With You".I think generally though Rex the Dog has a slightly more camp feel than Ewan Pearson. This is not a bad thing.― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Saturday, August 28, 2004
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
I think I accidentaly linked to an edited version of the remix so here it goes in longer format:
http://youtu.be/1MtjgVQemcM
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
How did I forget to vote for "In White Rooms"/Booka Shade? I don't know the '09/'10 stuff that's turning up in the top 20 overly well, or hadn't realised how canonised things like "Hyph Mngo"/"OAR003 B" had become.
Pleased but surprised "Casual Friday" placed as highly as it did; above where I'd put it in my ballot due to the presumed disapproving glare of V4hid re: already having three other DFA-related tracks ranked highly.
― etc, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:05 (8 months ago) Permalink
11. Burial - Archangel (438 points, 14 votes, 1 first place vote)Year: 2007Youtube: http://youtu.be/IlEkvbRmfrA
Archangel is the only Burial record I ever want to listen to these days, maybe the only one I really wanted to hear at the time, probably the only one you really need, and yet I still go back to it time and time again.It's got exactly the right euphoric-melancholic balance you want in the best dance music as well, I remember Ripperton playing it in the middle of a set of ultra-dry minimal and it was like he'd suddenly sprayed the place with water. Amazing record.― Vulvuzela (Matt DC), Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Matt DC kind of OTM about "Archangel", although I like "Unite" too. Saying it's the only track one needs by Burial is doing an injustice to the man's oeuvre (which is genius as a whole), but yeah, it's a transcendent track which sits next to "Hyph Mngo", retaining a kind of cool euphoria that only usually translates through house and trance music. The rest of his stuff is great, but it's the ardkore continuum version of something like Sunn O))), where it works better as aural texture to soundtrack your day-to-day life rather than something hooky you can play at a party. "Archangel" is both.
― village idiot (dog latin), Tuesday, July 6, 2010
archangel is the archetypal burial song. everything else is just a clone or a prototype for it......i love the way it doesn't sound like anything else out there but his own works so when you campare the rest of the album or other tunes of his to it, they're found wanting― pollywog, Monday, December 17, 2007
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
This run is killin' it.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
Top 10 will have to wait because I'm hungry! Maybe tomorrow. Who knows?
You want me to post it right now? Or do you prefer to wait?
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
Now, before everyone posts it for you.
― Eric H., Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:16 (8 months ago) Permalink
I seriously doubt anyone in here will get it 100% right. There's a couple of dark horses in there. Or at least there's two in there that I would never had guessed they were ILM canon.
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
i can't believe "casual friday" was that high. haven't thought about that track in years. if watussi's "if all we had was love" doesn't make the top ten, i wonder what black hole it got sucked into. i know "happy house" is coming. the version at the double door in chicago...
― zingzing, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:35 (8 months ago) Permalink
10. Daft Punk - One More Time (469 points, 15 votes, 2 first place votes)Year: 2001Youtube: http://youtu.be/FGBhQbmPwH8
One of the best singles of the last ten years, instant classic/constant 'grower' etc etc. I LIKE the 'overly' long break in the middle - delayed gratification pushed to its limits, and when the beat does comes in ..."celebrate and dance so free". The lyrics are wonderful too, so simple, so perfect - how else could it be said?― Andrew L, Monday, May 7, 2001
My first real exposure to it was through the album, and initially it felt like a dud single tacked on at the start. Before long I found out I was wrong! 'Discovery' has shaken up my musical world this year, and now "One More Time" makes just perfect sense as a single or an opener to the album. The beats on this track are great - at first listen very simple, but after repeated exposure they push on and break down at exactly the right moments.― Dr. C, Tuesday, May 8, 2001
Despite being Daft Punk's first release in about five years, (in my opinion a band who have done for same dance music in the 90's that the Smiths did for indie in the 80s) surrepticiously released without promo or publicity, they don't make a fuss. It's hardly representative of the Album, more of a interface between Discovery and Homework. It's for the dance floor, and that's where it's best judged. That it stands up as a track on it's own is a testament to their versatility, but it is also exists to be mixed, between between similar tracks, part of something else. I think their triumphancy carries us through the break, but like so much of the Roule output it's also there to be used by DJ's- (eg Alan Brake's Vertigo). The lyrics compliment the beat, it's brute hedonism. But as far as the vocal inflections go, it's down to taste, but as Stardust said pretty plainly"The music sounds better with you"― K-reg, Tuesday, May 8, 2001
"One More Time" and "Face To Face" are the only two songs released so far this year that can bring tears to my eyes - "One More Time" in particular is to me much heavier with meaning than I think a lot of people give it credit for. Still, it surprises me that no-one has yet mentioned the absolute best moment of the song - those bars just before breakdown where the phasing goes briefly, gloriously psychedelic.― Tim, Wednesday, May 9, 2001
This is one of the best records ever made, I think. It came up on the other thread as a song that's emotionally effective but you can't tell why - but I can tell why, it's sad and yearning and defiant and uplifting all at once, that slight strain in his voice like a battery that's running down, a party that's almost over, it's the perfect end of night song for that reason. Every time I hear it its a reminder that I'm getting older, that pleasure is finite but that's all the more reason to seize on it. It's a wonderful record.― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Friday, January 23, 2004
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:36 (8 months ago) Permalink
Interesting to see this thread were I lifted the quotes from:
Taking Sides: Daft Punk's 'One More Time'
Those were the positive ones but more than half of the posters are dissing on Discovery and this song. I still remember Discovery was looked down on by most music critics when it came out. Most of them ended up having a change of heart in the following years.
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:38 (8 months ago) Permalink
This was another early anti-Discovery thread:
Daft Punk - Ha!
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
I expected it to be higher, but I'm glad it's only at number 10 because there's some stupid part of me that never wants the obvious, canon songs to top polls, even if it totally deserves to.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:46 (8 months ago) Permalink
9. Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane remix feat. Au Revoir Simone) (483 points, 19 votes, 1 first place vote)Year: 2008Youtube: http://youtu.be/3_oUogAKF8I
I love it when things you learn on a thread make you go back and listen to a record in a completely different way. Like, I hadn't even noticed the Kompakt influence but it's really there. I'm not used to 00s indie dance records sounding this expansive. When you listen to the Rapture or Hot Chip the sound is always endearingly ramshackle, and there's a sense of a "hey this is cool noise" approach to electronics.Where Friendly Fires differ is there's a sense that they really appreciate why certain sounds in techno work the way they do - I'm thinking of the second half of Lovesick in particular, and the whole of Ex Lover. Also those huge pads on Jump In The Pool and Paris sound like they're consciously trying to recreate the "ahhhhhhhhhhh" feeling you get when you hear the lusher Kompakt stuff played on a huge sound system at 5am, except tethered to this tight punk-funk song structure with clattering drums and cowbells and whistles.― Matt DC, Friday, 5 December 2008
Considering ILM had no thread about Friendly Fires at all until I started one in December, that is placing astonishingly high. It's probably artificially high seeing as they're conflated votes for two completely different records, the Aeroplane/Au Revoir Simone version is a cover really.That said, I love both versions unreservedly. The original is what I've wanted mainstream indie to be like for most of the 00s, the swell in the chorus really fits with the total unabashed excitement in the lyrics. "One day we're gonna live in Paris... you'll find me that French boy I'll find you that French girl... and every night we'll watch the stars coming out for us" and then there's that huge Kompakt rush in the chorus - it totally fits with that feeling of "yes I'm going to do something fucking exciting!"And the Aeroplane remix is just the best fake Saint Etienne song ever, and it has that big Balearic payoff in the second half.― Holy Suffering Gobi Desert Clit Nun (Matt DC), Friday, February 6, 2009
ronan, have you heard the friendly fires remix? surely it's like the best end-of-night close your eyes and smile tune ever. i got the dj in the place i work to play it on friday night when the place was empty and i swear i was getting rushes while cleaning down the bar! anyways going to see them in liverpool next month and i'm soooo excited.― or something, Sunday, January 25, 2009
I would love to hear a remix of the friendly fires remix that was about 45 minutes long.― Plaxico (I know, right?), Sunday, January 25, 2009
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
Sorry to dissapoint Gukbe but the top 3 is pretty canon and predictable maybe. In a good way of course.
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:48 (8 months ago) Permalink
I doubt I'll be disappointed. If my number one is up there I'll be thrilled. Daft Punk/"One More Time" is such a crossover though, and if I were to make a playlist of the best tracks from this countdown I think it would interrupt the flow.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:50 (8 months ago) Permalink
Work for the single "Hey Coach" and more tracks for the full length album will continue this March!!!― jed_, Monday, February 27, 2012― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:52 (48 minutes ago) Bookmark
there's yr classic ilm
i know "happy house" is coming. the version at the double door in chicago...― zingzing, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:35 (5 minutes ago) Bookmark
yes, this should be the video imo, official one is only for an edit anyway
― itt: i forgot that he yells at a butt (sic), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:50 (8 months ago) Permalink
glad One More Time didn't top it
― itt: i forgot that he yells at a butt (sic), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
too
― itt: i forgot that he yells at a butt (sic), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
Happy to see Paris, but that track is really locked into a specific time for me. Real ILM love-in for Aeroplane for a while there.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:53 (8 months ago) Permalink
8. Âme - Rej (505 points, 17 votes, 1 first place vote)Year: 2007Youtube: http://youtu.be/JgBLAA7eCC0
the high end of "rej" is like a pointillist painting of a cloudless, starry night sky― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, July 1, 2010
Ah Rej - a real creeper of a track. Kind of infamous for being a "nothing" tune, until you hear it in a darkened room at Plastic People at full volume.― village idiot (dog latin), Thursday, July 1, 2010
ow do people know what the name of a track is? I mean, you go out with your on-the-pulse mate and you hear a load of excellent tunes and want to know what they are... How do you find out?
"Hey this is wicked, what's this one called?" "Oh it's called 'Rej' by Ame" "Huh?" "Ame - 'Rej'" "Armrage?" "NO! Ame - 'Rej'" "What about this one? This is ace!" "This is 'Fizheuer Ziheuer' by Ricardo Villalobos" "Fizzo Zeeo? Retardo Eat A Horse?"...
Of course you could ask when you get home, but trying to hum the tune to 'Doppelwhipper' when your on a comedown is no mean feat...― the next grozart, Thursday, March 15, 2007
Definitely not a electro house track ... but the track of the moment (of the year?) for me is ...."Rej" by Âme.I wouldn't expect Sonar Kollektiv releasing such an amazing track. Intense, deep, classic stuff!!― ifeelspace, Thursday, November 3, 2005
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:55 (8 months ago) Permalink
even though i know everybody loves 'paris' there's still something about it that makes it feel like it's ~my song~ in the way i could with some forgotten track by some obscure 70s singer songwriter or something like that, so having aeroplane drop it in his dj set a couple of nights ago and having the room explode and a hundred people sing along was pretty crazy and beautiful.
― tubular, mondo, gnabry (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:00 (8 months ago) Permalink
7. Delia Gonzalez & David Russom - Relevee (Carl Craig remix) (516 points, 15 votes)Year: 2006Youtube: http://youtu.be/Ai1sfPKq2gk
Both times I heard Carl Craig's remix of Relevee out were amazing dancefloor moments for me. The song I enjoyed playing out was Ada's Each and Everyone. We should have our own 00's dance tracks poll.― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, February 18, 2010
carl craig relevee is pretty holy shit the first time you play it for anyone― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Wednesday, July 1, 2009
one of my favourite albums of the decade. would love to have heard a remixed version of the whole thing, the carl craig version of 'relevee' doesnt get old at all― vain_bowers, Saturday, August 15, 2009
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
^ this is one of the two dark horses in the top 10 (at least for me). Love this remix but had no idea it was that important over here.
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:04 (8 months ago) Permalink
6. Mark E - R&B Drunkie (518 points, 16 votes)Year: 2009Youtube: http://youtu.be/5zPC5Vz2jAY
So this is a thread for people who wish they were Theo but aren't nearly as good? Exciting. R&B Drunkie is my jam tho, I also had to pick up the JJ 12" to mix in with it.― pipecock, Friday, May 1, 2009
i like both, i keep the Janet 12" next to R&B Drunkie in the box. i have been playing the Janet much more often recently.― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr)
I could still dance to "Rnb Drunkie" for hours if I had the chance to.― ha ha ha ha jack my swag (boxedjoy), Friday, September 9, 2011
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
... and that was the other one.
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
See? You wouldn't have guessed these two made it to the top 10? or would you?
David Russom ?!
Neither of these seem at all like dark horses to me! OTOH I have no idea if I've ever heard "Paris" (but Aeroplane mostly passed me by).
― toby, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:16 (8 months ago) Permalink
x-post I would have thought at least Relevee was a lock for top 10 (although I only had it as number 18) and the Mark E thread here is pretty popular.
― toby, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
I imagine my numbers 1/2 are still to come in the top 5. Haven't paid quite enough attention to what else is left to have a clue about the other 3, though.
― toby, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:19 (8 months ago) Permalink
i was getting real shitty until those showed up
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
5. Metro Area - Miura (574 points, 19 votes, 2 first place votes)Year: 2001Youtube: http://youtu.be/jT9IPPuNDyg
Disco stripped back to its funk roots. The way its builds (in an almost too polite way) and only offers the smallest of peaks - At around the 4th and 5th minute is where it happens with 5 seconds of Philly style strings, and then Miura just getting back to its business. This trick makes me just play it on loop.― Tannenbaum Schmidt, Sunday, November 15, 2009
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
4. The Juan Maclean - Happy House (588 points, 16 votes, 3 first place votes)Year: 2008Youtube: http://youtu.be/NfJYtbGPgQs (full 12 min version)
so excellent― The Reverend, Sunday, February 3, 2008
Juan always left me colder than a witch's tit (except for GMELT and his live show, which was good enough to stand out as exemplary in my mind despite being the last act I saw before Daft Punk at Coachella), but this is just something else. I'm %10000 fine with zero update factor in light of Nancy's performance and All That Piano.― jamescobo, Saturday, February 2, 2008
This track is indeed, excellent, so excellent. In fact, I'm now listening to it, sped up by 24%, with old rave tracks on top of it, to hear what it would sounds like as an actually happy house song. The question now is why?― mehlt, Monday, February 4, 2008
song rocks most because of the wang― J0rdan S., Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Having listened to the BiS rip of this about a million times, the last 3 mins of the full version are a nice suprise.― jng, Friday, March 7, 2008
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:42 (8 months ago) Permalink
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― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
3. Jürgen Paape - So Weit Wie Noch Nie (644 points, 18 votes)Year: 2002Youtube: http://youtu.be/LQWuNTlY6_M
Ger: Wir hören ein Singen im Raum,Eng: We hear singing in the room,Ger: Wir jagen die Monotonie,Eng: We hunt/chase the monotony,
Ger: Wir machen aus Stunden ein Jahr,Eng: We make out of hours a year,
Ger: Und Mondschein aus unserem Haar,Eng: And moonlight out of our hair,
Ger: Wir fliegen so weit wie noch nie.Eng: We fly farther than ever before.
― nader (nader), Tuesday, November 16, 2004
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
I totally missed this track. I don't think I've ever heard it.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:55 (8 months ago) Permalink
2. Luomo - Tessio (729 points, 23 votes, 3 first place votes)Year: 2000Youtube: http://youtu.be/DeQchIQOL6I
I should point out, despite finding it depressing, I think it's one of the best singles I've heard this year and lyrically astounding in the context of the actual music.― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, November 11, 2003
I have already told mrs Adam I want this song played at my funeral! Just because! I listen to it almost every day!― a real live British pub hooligan (nordicskilla), Sunday, June 26, 2005
Tessio remains my fave, being the my introduction to him. I hadn't heard House beautiful as this since Blaze's "Basic Blaze" album. For a guy that spends too much time in a suit, this stuff is life-affirming.― Nik (Nik), Friday, March 14, 2003
That's funny Jed because when I listen to the album the re-recording of "Tessio" sounds quite out-of-place with the rest of it, missing the sense of harmonious unity which very strongly characterises the best tracks - "The Present Lover" (although again it's v. slightly inferior compared to the version on Digital Disco), "Could Be Like This", "What Good", "Shelter". If I were basing an assessment of the two albums on comparing the two versions of "Tessio" I would have to agree with you; as it is I love them pretty much equally.You're right though that length is sort of the point: trying to reach for a sort of becalmed tantric intensity. And certainly on both albums the nuances of the groove shift so much over the course of a track that an evaluation of whether they "do much" is entirely based on the zoom of your aural lens - from outerspace earth looks pretty non-eventful too...― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, November 12, 2003
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yay for #3! "So Weit Wie Noch Nie" is the epitome of sweet, sad house music! Also, the genius sample should shut up anyone who thinks German is an ugly language. The way the the end of the second vocal line reverbs – "Wir jagen die Monotonie - tonie - tonie - tonie..." – is nothing short of sublime.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:57 (8 months ago) Permalink
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
And here it is, ILM's most loved 'electronic dance' track of the past 12 years:
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
1. Lindstrom - I Feel Space (775 points, 27 votes, 2 first place votes)Year: 2005Youtube: http://youtu.be/i7_edU9T2Ho
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:04 (8 months ago) Permalink
Good work! My number 1. You can blame me. It gets me every time.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:05 (8 months ago) Permalink
well...ok
― andrew m., Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:06 (8 months ago) Permalink
I had fun doing this. Hope you enjoyed it and found something worthwhile in here. Also sorry if I chose weird hours to publish the winners, I've been having a busy month. Here's the full list of results:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0ArHM5vPIjnrqdHFRUmQzdGtSOVBtcml1Y1RhZGFSVmc&output=html
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:07 (8 months ago) Permalink
If Tessio had won the poll we would have had Luomo at both ends. Think about it.
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:08 (8 months ago) Permalink
haha that's soo not my quote.
anticlimactic #1 in my eyes but can't argue with that.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
The three versions of "Blind" had ~688 points if added together, which would have secured it #3; the two versions of "Flowers" had ~375, bumping it up to #17.
Wouldn't have guessed most of this top 10; can't complain and I've already discovered some pretty big blind spots. Thanks so much, Moka/TLG!
― etc, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:19 (8 months ago) Permalink
For a while Jurgen Paape had the top spot. I think most of the voters got confident about it placing at the top and it got affected by it. Noone gave it a 1st place vote and from what I recall half of the ballots that had the song gave it less than 20 points.
I'll do heresy against these results but I've never really understood the appeal of 'I Feel Space'. I don't see it working on a dancefloor (or at least it failed miserably that one time I heard it on a club) and it's not layered enough to be 'trip' music. I love Lindstrom and I think the track is ok but I would never rate it top 10 of the 00s.
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:19 (8 months ago) Permalink
My number one, too. Did I miss it, or did Dexter not place?
― toby, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:20 (8 months ago) Permalink
(also, looking back at my ballot, due to a c+p error I think I voted for "Poney pt 1" twice, heh)
xp Dexter's #21.
― etc, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:20 (8 months ago) Permalink
eww
― check my slipknot shred on youtube (blank), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
Definitely heard it working at Fabric back in the day, fwiw.
xp thanks, totally missed that!
I don't think I know the Juan Maclean track, either. Surprised to find two things in the top ten that I don't know!
― toby, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
Anyhoo, speaking as a casual observer I think this might be one of my favorite polls on ILM, results-wise. There were lots of pleasant surprises throughout, a couple of things I overlooked and which I've kept repeating all week, the top 10 wasn't all that predictable and overall I didn't really hate any of the songs that made it.
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
Oh yeah, there were some ballots that had double-votes and song that were not on the noms list. I didn't count those. (Which means I did count the higher vote and removed the lower double).
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
I really hate the lyrics/vocals of tessio. I mean, the vocal production or w/e soundsamazing of course, but the words are so terrible.
― check my slipknot shred on youtube (blank), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
i'm trying to write a "most overhyped record of year" thing about this for my neglected blog, but i barely even understand why people are hyping this in the first place, which is making it really hard to explain how it's been over-hyped.OK "i feel space" is fine (if you missed out on faze action and yellow sox and the rest of the great lost first and second wave of space-disco on nuphonic and u-star and versatile and discfunction and repap in the first place) but this album ... GAH ... it really IS fila brazilia all over again!
― vahid (vahid), Thursday, 5 January 2006 10:34 PM (6 years ago) BTW in one month it is the TENTH ANNIVERSARY of the release of faze action's "in the trees", dig it out if you need to (although i've always had it on hand for the TEN YEARS) and it'll take your head off.that single is ETERNAL and PERFECT like the first NEU album or like "in the light of the miracle". we'll see if people remember lindstrom a year from now.
also, while you are at it, dig out yellow sox "flim flam", another space disco track from ten years ago that ruins all nu-nu-space-disco pretenders.
― vahid (vahid), Thursday, 5 January 2006 10:40 PM (6 years ago)
― etc, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
I don't believe that anyone intentionally voted for the OG "Flowers" - it wasn't even released as a single. Could this have been a mistake of someone accidentally nominating the original and then people accidentally voting for it?
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
we'll see if people remember lindstrom a year from now.
as usual this is always the silliest prediction to make.
how is a Janet Jackson edit a landmark 00s dance track lol
― check my slipknot shred on youtube (blank), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:29 (8 months ago) Permalink
7 and 8 are otm. Aeroplane are total hacks.
― check my slipknot shred on youtube (blank), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
― check my slipknot shred on youtube (blank), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 6:29 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Given the rise of edits culture in the second half of the 00s this actually makes perfect sense to me.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 6:28 AM (6 minutes ago)
Guilty as charged - turns out the version I know / thought was the original is, in fact, an edit of the Sunship mix - thank poorly labelled bargain-bin garage/2-step cassettes/CDs and Slsk for me being under this impression for over a decade. I actually can't seem to find the original "Flowers" to see what it sounds like - the version on both the SFA album and the single is the Sunship remix.
― etc, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:37 (8 months ago) Permalink
yeah I assumed it was the sunship rmx as well
xp interesting point
― check my slipknot shred on youtube (blank), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:46 (8 months ago) Permalink
yeah but i still think faze action and yellow sox are better than windstorm
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
lindstrom
it would not have been a silly thing to say if people had forgotten about lindstrom tim
Yeah ok I'm definitely down with R&B junkie being the highest ranked edit here, now that I think of it in that way.
― check my slipknot shred on youtube (blank), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
late great otm re windbagstrom
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 6:47 AM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Even though I can agree with "In The Trees" being better, like anyone was ever going to forget the most "overhyped record of the year".
I feel the same about "Hyph Mngo" (vis a vis, oh, say, DJ Abstract's "Touch") but I still expect it to top lots of retrospective "dance tunes of 2009" lists in the future.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 07:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
i am not sure i know that track though the name rings a bell, I think maybe i heard oneman or fourtet play it
stfu
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 07:42 (8 months ago) Permalink
OK, this has been a very fun (and very very ILM) list, and the Spotify playlist has lightened my days immensely.
Thanks for compiling and posting, Moka!
I feel bad now that I didn't vote, but I feel quite happy and comfortable with that number one.
― my god it's full of straw (White Chocolate Cheesecake), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 07:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
i made a youtube playlist, if anyone doesn't have spotify: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5D929515B2E7016D&feature=mh_lolz
― rent, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 08:01 (8 months ago) Permalink
Great rollout Moka.
Surprised to see how many I know. Must have been keeping up better than I thought.
Do we get to see individual ballots at any point?
― bidfurd, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 08:26 (8 months ago) Permalink
can't believe happy house was so high, really just doesn't even register for me.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 08:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
Really, I wouldn't have been surprised if it was (I shouldn't have bought a british laptop cause now I have no idea where the number symbol is on this keyboard) 1.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 08:42 (8 months ago) Permalink
Wow, I'm really not hugely that familiar with a lot of the top ten.
― Remember you can talk to me any time, asshole (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 08:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
Lol, my number one was 331 with a bullet. :D
― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
Can we have a complete rundown yet please?
― Remember you can talk to me any time, asshole (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:12 (8 months ago) Permalink
Oh I see - it was posted above. My bad. My number 1 was 356
― Remember you can talk to me any time, asshole (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
Were any of those MFA votes (including the first place vote) supposed to be for the remix? Not sure I've ever heard the original, guess it could also be really good?
Agreed that all of the Flowers votes were surely for the remix, though.
― toby, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
Is it okay to post our ballots then? Here was mine. I take it "Body Rock" comes under the banner of verboeten non-house/techno tracks which was why I seemed to be the only person who voted for it.
DOG LATIN'S BALLOT1 andy c & shimon body rock2 blawan getting me down3 daft punk digital love4 girl unit wut5 friendly fires paris (aeroplane mix)6 kingdom mind reader7 tensnake coma cat8 todd terje inspector norse9 laurent garnier sound of the big babou10 burial archangel11 autofire succotash wish12 fischerspooner emerge13 mosca bax14 lcd soundsystem losing my edge15 justice vs simian we are your friends16 ame rej17 royksopp what else is there (trentemoller mix)18 2000f & j kamata you don't know what love is19 mylo drop the pressure (rex the dog mix)20 james blake cmyk21 sebastian tellier la ritournelle22 tucillo disco en paradiso23 ricardo villalobos fizheuer zieheuer24 frankie valli beggin' (pilooski edit)25 joy orbison hyph mngo26 kelley polar here in the night27 crazy cousinz inflation28 extrawelt zu fuss29 luomo tessio (vocalcity version)30 luke vibert i love acid31 runaway brooklyn club jam32 the knife heartbeats (rex the dog remix)33 X-press 2 lazy34 actress hubble35 boards of canada in a beautiful place out in the country36 nathan fake the sky was pink (holden remix)37 robag wruhme thora vukk38 royksopp poor leno39 adult. hand to phone40 cortney tidwell don't let stars keep us tangled up (ewan pearson‚äôs objects in space remix)41 daft punk something about us42 darkastar aidy's girl is a computer43 dj mujava township funk44 fuzzy logik feat. egypt in the morning45 golden boy with miss kittin rippin kittin46 justice dance47 teengirl fantasy cheaters (john talabot classic vocal refix)48 rustie ultra thizz49 major lazer pon de floor50 the other people place sunrays
― Remember you can talk to me any time, asshole (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
woops, sorry about not separating artists/tracks
― Remember you can talk to me any time, asshole (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
I'm surprised that no one else besides me voted for Ellen Allien's "Sehnsucht"! To me that tune is massive, clearly better than that Ellen Allien & Apparat tune that placed (which is not bad itself). Was there no ILM buzz about that tune? I remember when I played Berlinette for the first time, and "Sehnsucht" came on, I was like "holy shit, this is epic!". Even though the rest of the album is good too, it never quite reaches the same heights.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
my number 1 came 291st :( who else voted for 'quetzal'?
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:26 (8 months ago) Permalink
xpost Goes to show that with dance music very often the consensus is that there's little consensus - whether a track lifts you or not is often entirely down to subjectivity and setting.
― Remember you can talk to me any time, asshole (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
Oh yeah, here's my ballot:
1. Eric Prydz - Call on Me2. All Saints - Chick Fit (Kissy Sell Out's Excellent Adventure Remix)3. Acid Washed feat. Barbara Panther - Snake4. Ellen Allien - Sehnsucht5. Etienne Jaumet - For Falling Asleep6. Sydenham & Ferrer - Sandcastles7. Jahcoozi - BLN8. Αλλού - Γυμνή Φωτογραφία9. Mico - Signal Found10. Jürgen Paape - So Weit Wie Noch Nie11. Op:l Bastards - Scorpius12. The Chemical Brothers feat. Q-Tip - Galvanize13. Srkkpjt - Klb14. Norma Jean Bell - Nobody15. Ada - Maps (Michael Mayer & Tobias Thomas Mix)16. Dan Electro - Down Is the Power17. Barbara Panther - Unchained18. Chymera - Valerian (Orlando Voorn Mix)19. DJ Sprinkles - Sisters, I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To20. Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure21. S.I. Futures - I Like That (Brand New)22. Steffi feat. Virginia - Yours23. Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) (DJ Hell Vienna Mix)24. Drexciya - Soul of the Sea25. Burnt Friedman - Das Wesen aus der Milchstrasse26. Two Lone Swordsmen - Solo Strike27. Sydenham & Ferrer - Sandcastles (Afterlife Mix)28. The Modernist - Kangmei Pt. 1 & 229. Nina Simone - See-Line Woman (Masters at Work Remix)30. Steve Bug - Electric Blue31. Acid Washed - General Motors, Detroit, America32. Masters at Work - Backfired33. San Proper & Steven de Peven - Hupsers & Kletsers for Life (Original)34. Crazy Cousinz - Bongo Jam35. Takkyu Ishino - Creatures of the Night36. Ada - At the Gate37. DJ Mujava - Township Funk38. Benny Benassi - Satisfaction39. Laurent Garnier - Greed (Part 1+2)40. Hell - Control41. Robert Lippok & Barbara Morgenstern - Kaitusburi42. Readymade - Bold43. Gudrun Gut - Monika in Polen44. Chateau Flight- Prism45. Kami-Sakunobe House Explosion - B2B46. Donae'o - African Warrior47. Dub Trees - Butterfly Trilogy48. Shifted Phases - Lonely Journey of the Comet Bopp49. Barbara Morgenstern - 37 Degrees50. Lumukanda - Electric Deluxe
The biggest surprise for me was that "Sandcastles" didn't place, I thought that one was locked for the top 100.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
How surprising.
xpost
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:29 (8 months ago) Permalink
~sarcasm~?
― Remember you can talk to me any time, asshole (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
Well i thought if ILM had come to any conclusion it's that consensus is arbitrary at best and that we're all different.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 10:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
Sure, but maybe more so in a poll such as this.
― Remember you can talk to me any time, asshole (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 10:12 (8 months ago) Permalink
How was Revelee hitting the top 10 a surprise? That's a total canonical anthem.
Had a sneaking suspicion that I Feel Space might win, although I might have put money on Rej.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 10:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
It's ilx canon, but not really anywhere else isn't it?
― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 10:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
No Justice is the best justice.
Thought I Feel Space might be top 5, but totally did not expect it to actually win.
― Roz, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 10:44 (8 months ago) Permalink
― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:34 AM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Exactly. This is why I'm really not surprised.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 10:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
I agree the Falling Up remix has wider awareness but Relevee felt huge at the time, I heard it all over the place.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 10:49 (8 months ago) Permalink
11 autofire succotash wish
― Remember you can talk to me any time, asshole (dog latin),
― Crackle Box, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 11:53 (8 months ago) Permalink
Here's my mostly non-ilx-canon choices, from number one down to fifty:
der zyklus - formenverwandlerstl - something is rawthe other people place - sorrow & a cup of joemoody - freeki mutha fuckerkerri chandler bar a thymsound stream - "live"goes onlevon vincent woman is the deviltheo parrish - solitary flightnebraska - this is the wayjohn heckle - the 4th dimensionslowhouse - 03 a1rhythm and sounds - free for all (soundstream remix)surgeon - east light (track a2)tevo howard - everyday house music (extended original mix)shake - simpaticotobias. - dialherbert - moving like a train (smith n' hack remix)cobblestone jazz - fifth elementlegowelt - disco routada - the red shoesmark e - r&b drunkieunderground resistance - transitionphotek - mine to givethe knife - heartbeats (rex the dog remix)wolfram feat. haddaway - thing called love (legowelt remix)daphni - ye yejoy orbison - hyph mngolevon vincent man or mistressmartyn - all i have is memoriesmoodymann - it's too late 4 u and memoodymann - j.a.n.james lavonz - mash up da venuecobblestone jazz - wcobblestone jazz - india in meoni ayhun - oar003 bcrazy cousinz - inflationlegowelt - sark island acidsticky - boo!burial - archangelcloser musik - one two three (no gravity)omar s and ob ignitt - wayne county hill copsoctober - string theorymathew jonson - marionetteomar s - psychotic photosynthesisshystie - pull it (ill blu remix)a made up sound - reworkpepe braddock ghostmetro area - miuraquarks - i walk (superpitcher schaffel mix)cooly g - love dub
― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 11:53 (8 months ago) Permalink
Inredibly surpised no Mathew Jonson made the 100, even though I'm not a huge fan, at the time he seemed to be massive on ILX.
― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 11:55 (8 months ago) Permalink
xpost yeah well. nommed as a joke and then i thought "someone's gonna have to vote for it"
― Remember you can talk to me any time, asshole (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 11:57 (8 months ago) Permalink
man, no love for "unfinished symmetry"
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 29 August 2012 12:46 (8 months ago) Permalink
I take it "Body Rock" comes under the banner of verboeten non-house/techno tracks which was why I seemed to be the only person who voted for it.
Simpler and correct explanation is it's shit.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
it really is horrendous, like the great-grandad of every shit novelty dubstep tune.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
I love it, fuck you all.
― Remember you can talk to me any time, asshole (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
lolz
here's mine. not one of my top 3 made it:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------From: wells✧✧✧@hotm✧✧✧.c✧✧To: t✧✧.essent✧✧✧.m✧✧.7✧@gm✧✧✧.c✧✧Subject: 00s electronic dance pollDate: Wed, 30 May 2012 23:56:48 +0000
display name: or something 1. los hermanos - quetzal2. josh one - contemplation (king britt funke mix)3. dubtribe soundsystem - do it now4. audion - mouth to mouth5. faze action - in the trees (c2 remix)6. moloko - forever more (fkek vocal mix)7. golden boy & miss kittin - rippin kittin8. oni ayhun - OAR003B9. lindstrom - i feel space10. justus kohncke - elan11. cortney tidwell - don't let stars keep us tangled up (ewan pearson objects in space mix)12. royksopp - what else is there? (trentemoller remix)13. akufen - skidoos14. the juan maclean - tito's way (reverso 68 mix)15. vitalic - la rock 0116. agoria - les violons ivres17. lifelike - sequencer18. dolle jolle - balearic incarnation (todd terje mix)19. UR - transition20. the field - over the ice21. daft punk - face to face22. dj koze - brutalga square23. felix da housekat - what does it feel like (royksopp mix)24. laurent garnier - the man with the red face25. booka shade - in white rooms26. sascha funke - mango27. dennis ferrer - son of raw (loco dice mix)28. chelonis r jones - i don't know29. pepe bradock - life30. chymera - arabesque31. alter ego - gary (c2 mix)32. green velvet - la la land33. the mfa - the difference it makes (superpitcher mix)34. carl craig - sandstorms35. partial arts - trauermusik36. phonique - the red dress (tiefschwarz mix)37. spektrum - kinda new (tiefschwarz mix)38. cosmos - take me with you39. hatchback - white diamond (prins thomas mix)40. my my - swiss on rye41. isolee - schrapnell42. gwen stefani - what you waiting for (jlc twd mix)43. pantha du prince - saturn strobe44. luciano - octogonal45. justus kohncke - timecode46. luomo - tessio47. todd terje - ragysh48. antena - camino del sol (joakim mix) 49. archigram - carnaval50. sally shapiro i'll be by your side (tensnake mix)
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
that bit at the top wasn't meant to happen.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:26 (8 months ago) Permalink
pretty though
― Remember you can talk to me any time, asshole (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:29 (8 months ago) Permalink
nice list or something.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
Looking at the full results, I was the sole voter for 7 out of my top 10 tunes. :( I guess my tastes just doesn't match with ILX's... Well, at least someone else voted for "Call on Me" and "Sandcastles".
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
Good job, Moka. I'm looking forward to listening to some of the ones I don't know, which includes six in the top 20. (Highest unfamiliar track for me is Mark E, whom I've never even heard of -- assuming it's not the ILXor, lol).
― Sandy Denny Real Estate (jaymc), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:36 (8 months ago) Permalink
My ballot:
1 luomo the present lover2 roll deep green light (ill blu remix)3 daft punk digital love4 crazy cousinz inflation5 james lavonz mash up da venue6 cosmos take me with you7 sweet female attitude flowers (sunship mix)8 booka shade in white rooms9 the fives it's what you do10 the killers mr. brightside (thin white duke remix)11 katie pearl & davinche mr dj12 m.a.n.d.y. our world (our music)13 the mfa the difference it makes (superpitcher remix)14 2raumwohnung ich weiss warum (t. raumschmiere remix)15 ada lovelace16 shakedown at night17 aeroplane whispers18 michael mayer amabile19 alice smith love endeavor (maurice fulton remix)20 luomo tessio (vocalcity version)21 the detroit experiment think twice (henrik schwarz remix)22 the streaks the feeling (post rave dub)23 zed bias jigga up (ring the alarm)24 ame rej25 toddla t take it back (dillon francis remix)26 valerie m tingles 2000 (artful dodger remix)27 the knife heartbeats (rex the dog remix)28 vikter duplaix looking for love (bugz in the attic remix)29 crazy cousinz bongo jam30 cleptomaniacs all i do (bump & flex dancehall dub)31 black leotard front casual friday32 david howard ft. jhay palmer u & i33 beyonce ring the alarm (freemasons remix)34 freeform five perspex sex (ewan pearson's hi-nrg remix)35 london dodgers down down biznizz36 recloose cardiology (isolée remix)37 dj t freemind38 ill blu time to get nasty39 missy elliott lose control (jacques lu cont remix)40 manhead doop (reverso 68 remix)41 geeneus ft. katy b as i42 armand van helden conscience43 royksopp what else is there (trentemoller mix)44 daniel taylor m.o.r.d. (loco dice remix)45 ricardo villalobos ichso46 rub who said that47 mala left leg out48 luciano octogonal49 par-t-one i'm so crazy 50 marcos cabral & shux a lifetime groove
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:37 (8 months ago) Permalink
xp thanks Tim, likewise.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:38 (8 months ago) Permalink
here's mine:
1 chaton plus91 ahead 3.5 (john daly version)2 shackleton blood on my hands (ricardo villalobos remix)3 cottam sunrise sunset4 eqd equalized #005 b5 mark e r&b drunkie6 ricardo villalobos fizheuer zieheuer7 theo parrish falling up (carl craig remix)8 redshape unfinished symmetry9 studio life’s a beach!10 ricardo villalobos dexter11 doctor dru & adana twins juicy fruit (calm down winter bootleg)12 azari & iii reckless with your love13 mariah carey h.a.t.e.u. (chew fu stop hatin' mix)14 newworldaquarium trespassers15 sound stream "live"goes on16 runaway brooklyn club jam17 dj sprinkles grand central part 1 (mcde bassline dub)18 shed well done (030 edit)19 delia gonzalez and gavin russom relevee (carl craig remix)20 mathew jonson marionette21 tensnake coma cat22 storm queen it goes on (vox)23 moritz von oswald watamu beach rework24 omar s psychotic photosynthesis25 seany mac one of those days26 friendly fires paris (aeroplane mix)27 body language social studies (plastic plates remix)28 black leotard front casual friday29 julio bashmore battle for middle you30 thomas bangalter & dj falcon so much love to give31 claude vonstroke who's afraid of detroit?32 st germain rose rouge (rhadoo edit)33 booka shade in white rooms34 nina kraviz i'm gonna get you35 soul capsule law of grace36 walter jones i'll keep on loving you37 kingdom mind reader38 steffi yours feat. virginia39 hercules & love affair blind (frankie knuckles remix)40 levon vincent late night jam41 sandwell district variance (function edit)42 pepe braddock path of most resistance43 melchior productions ltd. water soul44 floating points love me like this45 petar dundov oasis46 jose gonzalez killing for love (todd terje brokeback mix)47 alice smith love endeavor (maurice fulton remix)48 junior boys like a child (carl craig remix)49 big strick 100% hustler (omar s remix)50 dinky horizontal
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:46 (8 months ago) Permalink
would change it up a little bit now after noticing tracks that i missed, but w/e
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:48 (8 months ago) Permalink
The individuals lists will prove the serious research material, methinks.
01 Soul Capsule – Law Of Grace02 luomo – tessio (vocalcity version)03 Akufen – Skidoos04 jurgen paape – so weit wie noch nie05 Pantha Du Prince – Saturn Strobe06 Farben – Beautone07 the juan maclean - happy house08 Alex Smoke – Chica Wappa09 DJ Sprinkles – Ball’r (Madonna Free Zone)10 Oni Ayhun – OAR003 B11 Luciano – Amelie on Ice12 Burial – Archangel 13 Matthew Dear – Dog Days14 Ricardo Villalobos – Easy Lee15 Martin Buttrich – Full Clip16 Tensnake - In the End17 Isolée – Schrapnel18 Lawrence – Along the Wire (Superpitcher Remix)19 Booka Shade – In White Rooms 20 Closer Musik - One Two Three (No Gravity)21 Partial Arts – Trauermusik22 Hercules and Love Affair – Blind (Club Mix)23 Chic Miniature – Escalando24 Jichael Mackson – The Grass is Always Greener25 Cobblestone Jazz – W26 dntel – (this is) the dream of evan and chan (superpitcher remix)27 Narcotic Syntax – Cowabunga!28 Mari Boine – Vuoi Vuoi Mu (Henrik Schwarz Remix)29 Audion – Mouth to Mouth30 floating points – vacuum boogie31 Metro Area – Miura32 Shed – Well Done (033472–edit)33 Lindstrom – I Feel Space34 azari & iii - into the night (prince language remix)35 ellen allien and apparat - do not break36 Peverelist – Junktion37 Bubble Club – Violet Morning Moon (Dr. Dunks Remix)38 Djuma Soundsystem – Les Dijnns (trentemoller remix)39 Still Going - Still Going Theme40 Booka Shade - Mandarine Girl41 Mathew Jonson - Typerope42 Petre Inspirescu – Le Crème Bonjour43 Ramadanman – Blimey44 Machinedrum - Come145 Herbert - Moving Like A Train (Smith N' Hack Remix)46 Sepalcure - Love Pressure47 Mathew Jonson – Marionette48 Agoria - Les Violons Ivres 49 Rex the Dog – I Look Into Mid Air50 dølle jølle – balearic incarnation (todd terje's extra døll mix)
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 13:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
yeah good list or something, shouldn't be too surprising a of that would make up my own, had i done one. still too overwhelming to think about.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:12 (8 months ago) Permalink
a lot of that i meant
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
jaymc, you are in for a treat with that one.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
I've never even heard of the track or artist for #3. I've always been pretty disinterested in Euro stuff tho.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
xxp if you'd voted we may have got 'quetzal' in there!
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:26 (8 months ago) Permalink
Always much preferred Paape's "Joe Le Taxi" for Hanayo.
― Eric H., Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
I first heard "So Weit Wie Noch Nie" on the Erlend Oye DJ Kicks mix -- I imagine a lot of other dilettantes did as well.
― Sandy Denny Real Estate (jaymc), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
REV THAT IS APPALLING.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
Had a few things that no one else voted for. Sorry for lack of stuff from the first half of the decade, I just wasn't listening to dance music at the time :/
the juan maclean happy houseroyal p between usmark e r&b drunkiejennifer hudson spotlight (quentin harris remix)enur calabria 2007hercules & love affair blind (frankie knuckles remix)t2 feat. jodie heartbrokengirl unit wutcrazy cousinz bongo jammajor lazer pon de floorhouse of house rushing to paradise (walkin these streets)d malice gabryelle refixramadanman work thembasement jaxx right here's the spotdaft punk face to faceroy davis jr gabrielle (large joints remix)lindstrom & christabelle baby can‚äôt stopkingdom mind readerjuan maclean give me every little thingdennis ferrer hey heykw griff you big dummyblack leotard front casual fridaycrazy cousinz do you minddaft punk one more timebasement jaxx romeofedde le grand put your hands up for detroitjoy orbison hyph mngoblawan getting me downblackcoffee turn me onfuzzy logik feat. egypt in the morning2000f & j kamata you don't know what love isdj rashad in da club before eleven o'clockazari & iii reckless for your lovetensnake coma catcooly g love dubthe fives it's what you dosweet female attitude flowers (sunship mix)silkie beautythe bug skengricardo villalobos fizheuer zieheuergeeneus ft. katy b as idonae'o african warriorcrazy cousinz inflationazari and ii hungry for the powerafefe iku mirror dancemala aliciafish go deep the cure and the cause (dennis ferrer remix)donae‚äôo party harddrake ft. alicia keys fireworks (deadboy's tearjerking slomo house remix)dj sprinkles ball'r (madonna free zone)
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:29 (8 months ago) Permalink
― Tim F, Wednesday, August 29, 2012 7:28 AM Bookmark
Lol my never having heard of that track or lack of interest in the Eurolands?
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
You should check it out, you're in for a treat too. If you expect it to be some stereotypically Teutonic stuff, it's not.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
So glad "RnB Drunkie" placed. Wasn't expecting it as we got into the top 10.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
Not having heard "So Weit Wie Noch Nie". Amazing track.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:33 (8 months ago) Permalink
― Sandy Denny Real Estate (jaymc), Wednesday, August 29, 2012 1:36 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
you'll be pleasantly surprised that he IS indeed an ILXor. correct me if i'm wrong.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:40 (8 months ago) Permalink
?!
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:40 (8 months ago) Permalink
also the guy out of the Fall, right?
― Remember you can talk to me any time, asshole (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:41 (8 months ago) Permalink
Durrr, you're wrong.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
1 ame rej2 house of house rushing to paradise (walkin these streets)3 ricardo villalobos easy lee4 audion mouth to mouth5 oni ayhun oar003 b6 mikkel metal victimizer7 lucio aquilina magic m8 luomo what good9 dj koze brutalga square10 sandwell district variance (function edit)11 drexciya astronomical guidepost12 faze action in the trees (carl craig remix)13 drexciya under sea disturbances14 luke vibert i love acid15 moodymann runaway16 luomo tessio17 ricardo villalobos fizheuer zieheuer18 jurgen paape so weit wie noch nie19 dj sprinkles sisters i don't know what this world is coming to20 dj koze don't feed the cat21 claude vonstroke who's afraid of detroit?22 legowelt sark island acid23 cortney tidwell don't let stars keep us tangled up (ewan pearson‚äôs objects in space remix)24 dj hell je regrette everything (superpitcher mix)25 moodymann j.a.n.26 surgeon east light (track a2)27 justus kohncke elan28 justus kohncke timecode29 sutekh untitled (periods.make.sense. track 8)30 omar s psychotic photosynthesis31 isolee pillowtalk32 andy stott massacre33 partial arts trauermusik34 rhythm and sound poor people must work (carl craig remix)35 rhythm and sound free for all (soundstream remix)36 ricardo villalobos ichso37 richard davis bring me closer38 scsi when she said goodbye39 t.raumschmiere monster truck driver40 akufen deck the house41 theo parrish falling up (carl craig remix)42 laurent garnier the man with the red face43 vitalic poney pt 144 michael mayer love is stronger than pride45 chelonis r. jones i don't know? (justus kohncke remix)46 gui boratto like you (supermayer remix)47 kelley polar here in the night48 superpitcher happiness (michael mayer remix)49 shackleton blood on my hands (ricardo villalobos remix)50 lfo freak
― Crackle Box, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 14:48 (8 months ago) Permalink
kinda surprised not to see 'the cure and the cause (dennis ferrer rmx)' on any list - especially in tim's ballot. surely it would've been top 10 if i had the time to finish mine - tho i seriously doubt my votes to uk funky tunes would make any difference, tbh. the number of tracks i never heard in the top 20 is kinda surprising to me, also.
all in all, it's a fairly great list, really looking fwd to see some more individual ones.
― rusty_allen, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:01 (8 months ago) Permalink
^^ meanwhile rev posted his - rather great - list with 'the cure and the cause'. some of his choices that didn't place were in my draft too :
royal p - between usenur - calabria 2007d malice - gabryelle refixfuzzy logic ft. egypt - in the morninggeeneus ft. katy b - as imala - aliciadrake ft. alicia keys fireworks (deadboy's tearjerking slomo house remix)
my greatest contender for nr. 1 would probably be hardhouse banton's rmx of 'turn it around'
― rusty_allen, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:10 (8 months ago) Permalink
1 rex the dog prototype2 metronomy how say3 lopazz blood (tiefschwarz remix)4 antena camino del sol (joakim remix)5 art department we call love (dj harvey remix)6 nathan fake dinamo (dominik eulberg remix)7 cajmere say you will8 four tet sing9 redshape shaped world10 the knife we share our mother's health11 four tet love cry12 ada happy birthday13 tim toh sexual campfire14 matthew dear little people (black city)15 theo parrish falling up (carl craig remix)16 cajmere midnight17 recloose (ft. joe dukie) dust18 mylo paris 40019 tiga pleasure from the bass20 vector lovers electrosuite21 cortney tidwell don't let stars keep us tangled up (ewan pearson‚äôs objects in space remix)22 the age of selfishness wakako'ka23 mario basanov lonely days24 basement jaxx romeo25 caribou odessa26 lcd soundsystem losing my edge27 fuckpony ride the pony28 gui boratto archipelago29 invisible conga people cable dazed30 daft punk face to face31 quarks i walk (superpitcher schaffel mix)32 dapayk and padberg close up (falko brocksieper remix)33 motor city drum ensemble love34 awanto 3 & tom trago good old days35 black leotard front casual friday36 luke vibert negresco37 frivolous red tide38 azari & iii reckless for your love39 miss kittin & the hacker frank sinatra40 matmos steam and sequins for larry levan41 todd terje snooze 4 love42 mark e r&b drunkie43 the field over the ice44 bob holroyd african drug (four tet remix)45 cobblestone jazz w46 derrick l carter where ya at now?47 royksopp eple48 donnacha costello 6.349 floating points people's potential50 nathan fake the sky was pink (holden remix)
― I've been to Suffolk (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
woah! never knew this. love "joe le taxi" so much. amazed that i didn't vote for it.
― andrew m., Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
mine, top 10 then rest
Voigt & Voigt-RoxyOmar S-Psychotic PhotosynthesisMichael Mayer-Love is Stronger Than PrideMetro Area-MiuraDJ Koze-Brutalga SquareForce of Nature-Black MoonVitalic-La Rock 01Archigram-PadreReinhard Voigt-How We RockDavid Carretta-Vicious Game
Demon vs. Heartbreaker-You Are My HighOmar S-The Further You Look the Less You Will SeeSuperpitcher-MushroomDJ Koze-Don't Feed the CatTogether-TogetherLen Faki-Rainbow Delta (Sydenham remix)Archigram-CarnivalFaze Action-In The Trees (Carl Craig remix)Richard Davis-Bring Me CloserFindlay Brown-Losing the Will to Survive (Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve mix)Vitalic-Poney Pt. 1Heiko Voss-I Think About YouVitalic-FanfaresKZA-Le Troublant Acid6th Borough Project-Do it to the MaxLos Jugaderos-What You Doing to This GirlFerenc-ZambombaDaft Punk-One More TimeLuomo-Tessio (Vocal City version)Together-So Much Love To GiveMiss Kittin & The Hacker-Frank SinatraAwanto 3 & Tom Trago-Good Old DaysNathan Fake-The Sky Was Pink (Holden remix)Omar S-Here's Your Trance Now DanceCottam-1AAndres-New For UPeter Visti-DollyDntel-(This is) The Dream of Evan and Chan (Superpitcher remix)Rekid-Next Stop ChicagoGabriel Ananda-Ihre Personliche GlucksmelodieRicardo Villalobos-Easy LeeMark E-R&B DrunkieDonato Dozzy-GolDJ Bone-No Sleep (True to da Roots)Force of Nature-SequencerHerbert-Moving Like a Train (Smith n Hack remix)Eddie C-OrganizedCloser Musik-One Two Three (No Gravity)Blackstrobe-Chemical Sweet GirlAlan Braxe & Fred Falke-Rubicon
― andrew m., Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
my ballot:
1. Lindstrøm - I Feel Space2. Gui Boratto - Beautiful Life3. Black Leotard Front - Casual Friday4. Dolle Jolle - Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje's Extra Dill Mix)5. The Juan Maclean - Happy House6. Daft Punk - One More Time7. Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane Mix)8. Ame - Rej9. Vitalic - La Rock 0110. The Killers - Mr. Brightside (Thin White Duke Remix)11. The Knife - Heartbeats (Rex the Dog Remix)12. Girl Unit - Wut13. Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - Mighty Girl14. The Juan Maclean - Give Me Every Little Thing15. Booka Shade - In White Rooms16. Cortney Tidwell - Don't Let the Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ewan Pearson's Objects in Space Remix)17. Luciano - Amelie on Ice18. Body Language - Social Studies (Plastic Plates Remix)19. Lifelike and Kris Menace - Discopolis20. Ada - Maps21. Aeroplane ft. Kathy Diamond - Whispers22. Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix)23. Matias Aguayo - Minimal (DJ Koze Remix)24. Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom - Relevee (Carl Craig Remix)25. The Field - A Paw in the Face26. Tensnake - In the End (I Want You to Cry)27. Todd Terje - Snooze 4 Love28. Lifelike - So Electric29. Nathan Fake - Dinamo30. Ellen Allien - Come31. Burial and Four Tet - Moth32. Mandy vs Booka Shade - Body Language33. Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Alan Braxxe Remix)34. Shocking Pinks - Cutout (Lee Douglas Remix)35. Sally Shapiro - I'll Be By Your Side (Tensnake Remix)36. Phonique - The Red Dress (Tiefschwarz Remix)37. Booka Shade - Night Falls38. Metro Area - Orange Alert (DFA Remix)39. Luciano - Octogonal40. Closer Musik - Maria41. Still Going - Still Going Theme42. Phoenix - Lisztomania (Classixx Version)43. Le Tigra - Deceptacon (DFA Remix)44. Teengirl Fantasy - Cheaters (John Talabot Vocal Refix)45. House of House - Rushing to Paradise (Walking These Streets)46. Hot Chip - Boy from School (Erol Alkan Remix)47. Caribou - Odessa48. Tensnake - Coma Cat49. Classixx feat. Jeppe - I'll Get You50. Trentemoller - Polar Shift
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
Disapproving a bit of One More Time, which is a classic track but about 3 minutes too long and so overplayed...always find myself clicking skip when it comes up on shuffle.
Great comment about how "Paris" feels like YOUR track. I Feel Space is fantastic of course but not even sure it's my favorite Lindstrom track - then again, going through Feedelity Affair it's hard to pick another one that's more deserving. I'd probably have voted for Another Station. Tessio would have been a fitting #1.
― skip, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
Didn't have a ballot but now kind of want to make one.
― Eric H., Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, I didn't vote and I'm generally happy with this top 100.
Curious, though. I can't get to Google Docs from work; is there anything like "Bay of Figs" in the list?
― your native bacon (mh), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:37 (8 months ago) Permalink
Here's my lolindie list:
1. Friendly Fires ft. Au Revoir Simone, “Paris (Aeroplane Remix)”2. Metro Area, “Read My Mind”3. Jurgen Paape, “So Weit Wie Noch Nie”4. The MFA, “The Difference It Makes (Superpitcher Remix)”5. Chelonis R. Jones, “I Don’t Know?”6. Ellen Allien and Apparat, “Way Out”7. The Field, “A Paw in My Face”8. Luomo, “The Present Lover”9. Kelley Polar, “Here in the Night”10. Sebastian Tellier, “La Ritournelle”11. Studio, “Life’s a Beach!”12. Metro Area, “Miura”13. Jacques Greene, “Another Girl”14. The Juan Maclean, “Happy House”15. Royksopp, “Poor Leno”16. Burial, “Archangel”17. Lindstrom & Christabelle, “Baby Can’t Stop”18. Gwen Stefani, “What You Waiting For (Jacques LuCont Remix)”19. Jose Gonzalez, “Killing for Love (Todd Terje Brokeback Mix)”20. Todd Terje, “Snooze 4 Love”21. Luomo, “Really Don’t Mind”22. Gui Boratto, “No Turning Back”23. Four Tet, “Love Cry”24. Hercules and Love Affair, “Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix)”25. Booka Shade, “Night Falls”26. Wallis Bird, “Counting to Sleep (Reverso 68 Remix)”27. The Field, “Over the Ice”28. Gui Boratto, “Beautiful Life”29. Rex the Dog, “I Look into Mid-Air”30. Lawrence, “Spark”31. Death from Above 1979, “Black History Month (Alan Braxe and Fred Falke Remix)”32. James Blake, “CMYK”33. Lindstrom, “I Feel Space”34. Mylo, “Drop the Pressure”35. Morgan Geist, “Most of All”36. Ada, “Maps”37. Coldplay, “Talk (Jacques LuCont Remix)”38. Whitest Boy Alive, “Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix)”39. Fischerspooner, “Emerge”40. Lykke Li, “Little Bit (Loving Hand Remix)”41. Cortney Tidwell, “Don’t Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ewan Pearson Remix)”42. M83, “Don’t Save Us from the Flames (Superpitcher Remix)”43. Isolee, “Schrapnell”44. Michael Mayer, “Amanda”45. Dntel, “This Is the Dream of Evan and Chan (Superpitcher Remix)”46. Ricardo Villalobos, “Easy Lee”47. Digitalism, “Pogo”48. Azari & III, “Reckless (With Your Love)”49. Heiko Voss, “I Think About You”50. Justus Kohncke, “Elan”
― Sandy Denny Real Estate (jaymc), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:38 (8 months ago) Permalink
31. Death from Above 1979, “Black History Month (Alan Braxe and Fred Falke Remix)”
Good one
― skip, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:42 (8 months ago) Permalink
Fish Go Deep was in my list, at least until it got down to 60, but on the day it didn't quite make it. On another day it probably would.
― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:44 (8 months ago) Permalink
Thanks tlg and Moka, really enjoyed this poll. Even if I didn't get around to actually submitting a ballot.
― hot slag (lukas), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
slooowly making my way through this countdown...that Floating Points track at 106 is superb!
― Michael B Higgins (Michael B), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 16:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
seconding the thanks to tlg and moka. also really enjoying the ballots, i'm curious to see tlg's, moka's, durr's... did lex vote in this?
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 29 August 2012 16:10 (8 months ago) Permalink
Oops missed the big finale. Here's my ballot anyway (with asterisks by the ones that placed because I'm a wee trainspotter like that):
1. Mala – Left Leg Out2. Joker and Ginz – Purple City3. DJ NG ft Katy B – Tell Me4. Larry Heard presents Mr White – The Sun Can’t Compare (*)5. Crazy Cousinz – Inflation (*)6. Donaeo – African Warrior7. Cleptomaniacs – All I Do (Bump & Flex dancehall dub) (*)8. Afefe Iku – Mirror Dance9. The Bug - Skeng10. T Williams ft Terri Walker – Heartbeat (Mosca remix)11. Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom – Relevee (Carl Craig remix) (*)12. D-Malice – Gabryelle refix13. Ame – Rej (*)14. Levon Vincent – Man or Mistress15. Zed Bias – Neighbourhood (*)16. Moodymann – It’s Too Late 4 You and Me17. DJ Mujava – Township Funk (*)18. Royal P – Like That19. Theo Parrish – Falling Up (Carl Craig remix) (*)20. Horsepower Productions – Gorgon Sound21. DJ Koze – Brutalga Square (*)22. Spektrum – Kinda New (Tiefschewarz remix)23. M.A.N.D.Y. – Our World (Our Music)24. Omar S and Ob Ignitt – Wayne County Hill Cops25. Kassem Mosse – Workshop 03 A126. Peverelist - Junktion27. The Fives – It’s What You Do (*)28. Shystie – Pull It (Ill Blu remix)29. Virgo 4 – It’s A Crime (Caribou remix)30. Cassy – Idle Blues31. Fuzzy Logic ft Egypt – In The Morning32. Ill Blu – Time To Get Nasty33. Trentemoller – Polar Shift34. Theo Parrish – Solitary Flight (*)35. Dennis Ferrer – P2 da J (Tiger Stripes remix)36. Shed - Estrange37. Dettman & Klock – Dawning (revisted)38. Luciano and Quenem – Orange Mistake39. Martyn - Vancouver40. Omar S – Psychotic Photosynthesis (*)41. Melchior Productions - Chocante42. Ben Klock – Subzero43. Zed Bias – Jigga Up (Ring The Alarm)44. Black Strobe – The Abwehr Disco45. Ramadanman – Work Them46. Zomby – Spliff Dub (Rustie remix)47. Sweet Female Attitude – Flowers (Sunship mix) (*)48. DJ Rashad – In Da Club Before Eleven O’ Clock49. The Artful Dodger – Moving Too Fast50. Matthew Dear – Dog Days
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 16:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
My ballot (which I would certainly change now after more thought, but still).
1. lindstrom i feel space2. ricardo villalobos dexter3. thomas bangalter & dj falcon so much love to give4. fischerspooner emerge5. omar s here's your trance now dance6. ricardo villalobos easy lee7. theo parrish falling up (carl craig remix)8. blawan getting me down9. daphni ye ye10. together together11. daft punk one more time12. nathan fake the sky was pink (holden remix)13. todd terje snooze 4 love14. luomo tessio (vocalcity version)15. underground resistance transition16. omar s psychotic photosynthesis17. ricardo villalobos fizheuer zieheuer18. delia gonzalez and gavin russom relevee (carl craig remix)19. dj koze brutalga square20. lfo freak21. skream midnight request line22. phantom ghost perfect lovers (unperfect mix)23. kassem mosse workshop 12 a124. alter ego rocker25. mandy vs booka shade body language26. four tet love cry27. pantha du prince saturn strobe28. closer musik one two three (no gravity)29. kassem mosse workshop 08 a130. cortney tidwell don't let stars keep us tangled up (ewan pearson‚ objects in space remix)31. shackleton blood on my hands (ricardo villalobos remix)32. vitalic la rock 0133. girl unit wut34. vitalic poney pt 135. lcd soundsystem losing my edge36. golden boy with miss kittin rippin kittin37. green velvet la la land38. mathew jonson decompression39. junior boys like a child (carl craig remix)40. the knife heartbeats (rex the dog remix)41. mathew jonson marionette42. sweet female attitude flowers (sunship mix)43. jurgen paape so weit wie noch nie44. felix da housecat silver screen shower scene (thin white duke)45. ame rej46. pinch qawalii47. gui boratto beautiful life48. burial archangel49. shed estrange50. m83 run into flowers midnight fuck remix by jackson
― toby, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 17:01 (8 months ago) Permalink
Didn't vote for I Feel Space but I have no complaints with it winning. Even the top 10 had tunes that were new to me which is cool.
― Invisible Bongo Band (Mr Andy M), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 17:04 (8 months ago) Permalink
relevee was a HUGE track that year
IIRC sven vath played it to death in Ibiza as did the whole circoloco dc10 crowd
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 19:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
it's like the ketamine Detroit connection
So happy with the results from this poll.
― MikoMcha, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 20:00 (8 months ago) Permalink
was fulling expecting the fake top 10 to include the olde yakity sax-revelee rickroll.
― andrew m., Wednesday, 29 August 2012 20:33 (8 months ago) Permalink
yakity sax (C2 reconstruction)
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 20:55 (8 months ago) Permalink
you know we'd all love that
― your native bacon (mh), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 20:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
If I'm following Rev's template correctly (bold for didn't place, bold+italics for only vote):
01 rex the dog prototype02 juan maclean give me every little thing03 grace jones williams blood (aeroplane remix)04 metro area miura05 felix da housecat silver screen shower scene (thin white duke)06 ada i love asphalt07 dondolo dragon (shit robot remix)08 superpitcher heroin09 ricardo villalobos dexter10 faze action in the trees (carl craig remix)11 lsb original highway delight (mungolian jet set's miami camp mix)12 hercules and love affair blind (club mix)13 lindstrom i feel space14 justus kohncke timecode15 beyonce ring the alarm (freemasons remix)16 luomo tessio (vocalcity version)17 martini bros dance like it is ok18 michael mayer & reinhard voigt unter null19 black leotard front casual friday20 borneo & sporenburg boys in shorts21 vitalic poney pt 122 zed bias neighborhood23 black dice smiling off (luomo remix)24 eric prydz call on me25 black strobe the abwehr disco26 todd edwards shut the door (healed from within dub)27 herbert moving like a train (smith n' hack remix)28 richard davis bring me closer29 mri tied to the 80s30 crazy cousinz bongo jam31 shit robot triumph32 jurgen paape so weit wie noch nie33 shakedown at night34 sascha funke when will i be famous?35 the knife heartbeats (rex the dog remix)36 kelley polar here in the night37 roy davis jr gabrielle (large joints remix)38 vitalic poney pt 1 {duplicate; I think this was supposed to be Closer Musik's "You Don't Know Me"}39 toddla t take it back (dillon francis remix)40 chelonis r jones black sabrina41 james lavonz mash up da venue42 swayzak ft adult. i dance alone43 jens lekman sipping on the sweet nectar (bogdan irkuk's love nectar mix)44 the faint the conductor (thin white duke remix)45 basteroid against luftwiderstand46 todd terje inspector norse47 sweet female attitude flowers48 friendly fires paris (aeroplane mix)49 2raumwohnung ich weiss warum (t. raumschmiere remix)50 metope ft ada lifedriver
― etc, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 20:57 (8 months ago) Permalink
If I'm following Rev's template correctly
u got it
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 21:49 (8 months ago) Permalink
many kudos to Moka - for the whole effort, but esp for the banner/placard graphics. A new ilx polling highmark imo!
my ballot, #1-50 - bold for didn't place
daft punk - digital lovejurgen paape - so weit wie noch nieisolée - schrapnelthe knife - heartbeats (rex the dog remix)hercules and love affair - blindvitalic - la rock 01royksopp - eplehouse of house - rushing to paradise (walkin these streets)the juan maclean - happy houseazari & iii - reckless for your lovelcd soundsystem - tribulations (tiga remix)audion - mouth to mouthmatthew dear - dog daysjustice vs simian - we are your friendslcd soundsystem - losing my edgeluomo - tessio (vocalcity version)vitalic - poney pt 1alan braxe & fred falke - rubiconjoy orbison - hyph mngothe field - over the icethe knife - silent shout!!! - me and giulani down by the schoolyardboards of canada - in a beautiful place out in the countryfriendly fires - paris (aeroplane mix)lindstrom - i feel spacest germain - rose rougethe rapture - sister saviour (dfa mix)the streets - weak become heroes (ashley beedle remix if original doesn't count)fischerspooner - emergeavalanches - since i left youburial - archangelfour tet - love cryhot chip - boy from school (erol alkan remix)junior boys - like a child (carl craig remix)goldfrapp - ride a white horse (ewan pearson disco odyssey parts 1 & 2)le tigre - deceptacon (dfa rmx)pet shop boys - minimal (tocadisco's sunday at space mix)lcd soundsystem - daft punk is playing at my house (soulwax shibuya remix)drexciya - astronomical guidepostmatmos - steam and sequins for larry levanmodeselektor - kill bill vol 4delorean - seasunjames blake - cmyktensnake - coma catricardo villalobos - dexterakufen - deck the housebeautiful swimmers - swimmers groovejoker - tronbasement jaxx - romeodaft punk - face to face
― Broney, Pt. 1 (Pillbox), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 22:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
pet shop boys - minimal (tocadisco's sunday at space mix)
you're probably the only ever person i've come across that likes this
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 22:16 (8 months ago) Permalink
tbh, listening back to it, I think I got the toscadisco mix confused w/ the 'telex heaven' mix.
― Broney, Pt. 1 (Pillbox), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 22:50 (8 months ago) Permalink
well then i'm on my own again
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 22:50 (8 months ago) Permalink
I was going to post the Coldplay remix that someone nommed as a joke entry in the top 10 but completely forgot about it.
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 22:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
Here's my ballot:
the mfa - the difference it makesgui boratto - atolellen allien & apparat - way outmilanese - caramel cognacmikkel metal - victimizerpaul kalkbrenner - gebrunn gebrunnadult. - hand to phonedntel - (this is) the dream of evan and chan (superpitcher remix)invisible conga people - cable dazedquarks - i walk (superpitcher schaffel mix)burial & four tet - mothricardo villalobos - easy leecloser musik - mariashackleton - death is not finallifelike - so electricjimmy edgar - i wanna be you stdjoy orbison - hyph mngopantha du prince - saturn strobepartial arts - trauermusikmount kimbie - maybesburial - archangelbooka shade - in white roomsenur - calabria 2007boy 8 bit - suspense is killing medj koze - i want to sleepellen allien & apparat - do not breakflying lotus - tea leaf dancersfriendly fires - paris (aeroplane mix)golden boy with miss kittin - rippin kittingui boratto - beautiful lifejunior senior - move your bodylegowelt - disco routlifelike & kris menace - discopolismajor lazer - pon de floormatias aguayo - minimal (dj koze remix)max tundra - mbgateminilogue - the girl from botany baypachanga boys - timepantha du prince - saturn strobeshed - estrangesoulwax - ny excusethe mfa - the difference it makes (superpitcher remix)the field - a paw in my facesuperpitcher - heroingabriel ananda - ihre personliche glucksmelodie (dominik eulberg remix)rekid - next stop chicagoalan braxe & fred falke - rubicongeyster - under the fuse of love (lifelike remix)daft punk - digital lovemy my - fast freeze
― Moka, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 22:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
btw I nommed saturn strobe twice so I lost those 13 points in nothing.
nah, I like the toscodisco mix as well - there is a promo comp w/ about eight or so mixes of that track & most of them are good-to-great imo.
the original track is my favorite latter-day PSB single by a fair margin
― Broney, Pt. 1 (Pillbox), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:01 (8 months ago) Permalink
here's my (depressing) ballot
falling acid - tin mansoundstream - live goes onlaurent garnier - man with the red faceoctave one – blackwaterdelia & gavin - relevee (carl craig remix)mark e - r&b drunkiejoy orbison – hyph mngodj cole medina - buffalo bill (og mix)audion - mouth to moutheqd - equalized #001 b1sandwell district - variance (function edit)skudge - convolutionlosoul - liescassius - sound of violenceherbert - movie like a train (smith'n'hack)lifelike and kris menace - discopolisvitalic - la rock 01cosmos - take me with youdj mujava – township funkunderground resistance - transitionpaul woolford - erotic discoursestill going - still going themedetroit grand pubas – sandwichesrecloose - cardiology (isolee remix)theo parrish – falling uplevon vincent - late night jamradio slave - secret basecosmic sandwich - cosmic sandwichcottam - sunrise sunsetgreen velvet - la la landfaze action - in the trees (carl craig remix)shackleton - blood on my hands (ricardo villalobos remix)legowelt - disco routmetro area - miurammm - nous sommesthe other people place - "sunrays"freeform five - perspex sex (ewan pearson remix)dj rolando - knights of the jaguarriot in belgium – la musiquejustice - dancejustice vs simian – we are your friendsjurgen paape - so weit wie noch niecajmere - say u willuntold - anacondalfo - freakcoldplay - talk (jacques lu cont)big strick - 100% hustler (omar s remix)antena - camino del sol (joakim remix)hanayo - joe le taxithe chemical brothers - it began in afrika
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
this poll is an nadir for ilm dance tweeness
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:04 (8 months ago) Permalink
hatersgonnahategifetcetc
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:04 (8 months ago) Permalink
britishes getting all "omg this tune perfectly encapsulates the ear to ear grin of going whooooosh with your uni mates in a muddy field"
maybe it needed more Justice though
i would rather listen to justice than all this aeroplane shit
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:05 (8 months ago) Permalink
idk complaining that people find a music that is more-or-less designed for a very specific purpose and setting really great in at that very specific purpose and setting seems a bit ??
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:07 (8 months ago) Permalink
i don't see anthing wrong witht aht
oh but it's DESIGNED to be SHITTY!
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:09 (8 months ago) Permalink
i mean, whatsherface who did that FRIDAY FRIDAY song was designed for a specific purpose and setting too
your poptimist philosophy is soft like babyshits
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:10 (8 months ago) Permalink
if y'all europeans could learn to JACK THEIR BODY TO THE BOX instead of sitting around all red-faced and grinny in fields then maybe your birth rates would catch up to ours
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
I read an article the other day saying the US birthrate has declined to be on a par with Europe's.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
cause we're listening to toro y moi and double shadow and grimes, that would make your birthrate decline too
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
my list of nebulous best 00s w/e
01 lindstrom - another station (todd terje remix)02 henrik schwarz - leave my head alone brain03 lamborghini crystal - rollerblading through a virtual world04 cassius - sound of violence05 noisia - the tide 06 sex worker - the rhythm of the night07 studio - life's a beach!08 hatchback - white diamond (prins thomas remix)09 gui boratto - beautiful life10 ricardo villalobos - enfants (chants)
11 daft punk - one more time12 sally shapiro - anorak christmas13 jacques renault - tuxedo dance 14 pink skull - oh, monorail!15 theo parrish - space station16 matthew dear - deserter (four tet remix)17 dntel - (this is) the dream of evan and chan (superpitcher remix)18 malvoeaux – targets19 cos/mes - natural lifespan (acid mix)20 alan braxe & fred falke - rubicon
21 blondes - moondance22 thugfucker - disco gnome (tale of us remix)23 aaliyah - 4 page letter (cfcf remix) 24 moodyman - j.a.n.25 dj sprinkles - sisters i don't know what this world is coming to26 john talabot - my old school27 carl craig & moritz von oswald - berlin meets ny28 pole folder - for one moment of glory29 innergaze - shadow disco 30 luomo - the present lover
31 m83 - don't save us from the flames (superpitcher remix)32 akfuen - deck the house 33 eric prydz - call on me34 seth troxler - aphrika35 beautiful swimmers - swimmers groove 36 teengirl fantasy - portofino37 booka shade - mandarine girl38 todd terje - ragyish39 ellen allien & apparat - way out40 legowelt - disco rout
41 floating points - vaccuum boogie 42 horizontal ground - 2.0143 ital - ital's theme 44 !!! - me and giulani down by the schoolyard 45 ame - rej46 felix da housecat - silver screen shower scene (thin white duke remix)47 jose gonzalez - killing for love (todd terje brokeback mix)48 justice - d.a.n.c.e.49 miss kittin & the hacker - frank sinatra 50 lindstrom - i feel space
― Lamp, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
freeform five - perspex sex (ewan pearson remix)
should've turned in a ballot to vote for this one, sorry everyone
― hot slag (lukas), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:20 (8 months ago) Permalink
i'm just trolling btw
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
― hot slag (lukas), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 11:20 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
feel like this tune is at the dead center of vahid's jack vs europe dichotomy.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
making european music
― Lamp, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
to me that just sounds like a latter-day green velvet production
― the late great, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:37 (8 months ago) Permalink
maybe w some spacious k-house influence
Poll results are fine by me, feels very heavily weighted towards the old bobbins threads but that's not unexpected or unpleasant.
― Josiah Alan, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
Wasn't really expecting a Moodymann track to walk away with #1, I Feel Space was a surprise though.
― Josiah Alan, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
mmm - nous sommes
totally forgot this one
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
tlg u voted for 1999s 'knights of the jaguar' u loon.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Thursday, 30 August 2012 00:05 (8 months ago) Permalink
ah well
― the late great, Thursday, 30 August 2012 00:20 (8 months ago) Permalink
99 was already the 00s
would be great to get all these banners on a tumblr or a site somewhere for ease of linking/appreciation. really i just dig the ~~class~~
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Thursday, 30 August 2012 00:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
Who wants to start a Tumblr for it? This is not me volunteering.
― Josiah Alan, Thursday, 30 August 2012 00:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
03 grace jones williams blood (aeroplane remix)
If this was nommed it would have been top 20 I reckon
Was it the TWD? I can see that not being a joke – ignore or put up with Coldplay dude’s keening vocals and you’ve got a lush, stately Kraftwerk cover by JLC at the end of his imperial period
this was going to happen for the 2010 year-end and still hasn't
― itt: i forgot that he yells at a butt (sic), Thursday, 30 August 2012 01:01 (8 months ago) Permalink
Really? I like it, but I've always thought of it as a bit "lol Tuomas."
― Sandy Denny Real Estate (jaymc), Thursday, 30 August 2012 01:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
it's not as *spits* indietwee as Paris, but it's about as great and with a MUCH better original song
― itt: i forgot that he yells at a butt (sic), Thursday, 30 August 2012 01:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
tumblr only lets you put up 10 pics per post and i also screwed up but until someone does better: http://ilxpolls.tumblr.com/
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Thursday, 30 August 2012 02:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
That Partial Arts tune is of an era of Kompakt tunes where I listened to them a fair bit at the time and then never again. This covers basically everything the label did from 2006 onwards mind.― Tim F, Wednesday, August 22, 2012 8:57 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Tim F, Wednesday, August 22, 2012 8:57 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yep.
Wish I had found the time to vote.
What no "I Remember House"?!?
― Andy K, Thursday, 30 August 2012 02:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
Kinda weird and discouraging seeing how little overlap my ballot has with most of those here even though a bunch of my votes managed to place. :/
― The Reverend, Thursday, 30 August 2012 03:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
Rev if it makes you feel better i adore every single one of the tunes in your list except for a handful of post-dubstep ("Wut", "Hyph Mngo", "Getting Me Down") which are only in the "good" category for me.
I think a key reason your ballot is quite different is you seem to have less than ten tunes from the first half of the decade.
(my own ballot seems about evenly split between first half and second half)
― Tim F, Thursday, 30 August 2012 03:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, like I said earlier, I wasn't listening to dance music at all until around 2005 or so.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 30 August 2012 03:41 (8 months ago) Permalink
that jacques lu cont remix of "talk" is an amazing tune
they played it two weeks ago and at "last-party-ever" thing for a bar that got shut down (with a weekly electrohouse schedule) and it turned the floor into a sweatbox!
― the late great, Thursday, 30 August 2012 03:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
Now that this poll is over, you can nominate stuff for the upcoming 1990s electronic music poll. The deadline for nominations is September 15th:
1990s electronic music poll (tracks and albums): nomination thread
― Tuomas, Thursday, 30 August 2012 06:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
my (predictable) ballot:
1. luomo tessio (vocalcity version)ricardo villalobos siesoinstra:mental watching youkassem mosse untitled (laid07)loco dice seeing through shadowspartial arts trauermusiksoultourist turn loose (dixon edit)marcel dettmann plainsweet female attitude flowers (sunship mix)burial archangelhercules and love affair blindmartyn all i have is memoriesomar s here's your trance now dancetheo parrish falling upoxia dominoricardo villalobos que belle epoque 2006blondes moondancecloser musik mariadepeche mode the sinner in me (ricardo villalobos conclave remix)dolle jolle balearic incarnation (todd terje's extra dill mix)floating points vacuum boogiesoundso untitledhouse of house rushing to paradise (walkin these streets)vladislav delay recovery idea (andy stott remix)nathan fake outhouse (main mix)octave one blackwaterstl something is rawsteffi yours feat. virginiathe mfa the difference it makesdelinquent feat. kcat my destinydave aju crazy place (luciano remix)tensnake holding back my loveaeroplane caramellasantena camino del sol (joakim remix)audion mouth to mouthben klock subzerochymera arabesquedon williams orderly kaosextrawelt zu fusstodd terje eurodansoni ayhun oar003 broland appel dark soldierspencer parker yogotofriendly fires paris (aeroplane remix)t2 feat. jodie heartbrokenthe artful dodger movin too fastdeadboy wish u were herericardo villalobos fizheuer zieheuerheartthrob baby katenoze remember love
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 30 August 2012 07:41 (8 months ago) Permalink
Disappointed that nobody else voted for the DJ Harvey remix I had at number 5 (apart from the person who told me about the track in the first place):http://soundcloud.com/crosstownrebels/4-art-department-we-call-love
― I've been to Suffolk (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Thursday, 30 August 2012 07:49 (8 months ago) Permalink
Here are two (very different tracks) I'd have placed very highly on my ballot if I'd remembered to nominate
― Remember you can talk to me any time, asshole (dog latin), Thursday, 30 August 2012 08:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
1 - gabriel ananda : ihre personliche glucksmelodie2 - royksopp : what else is there (trentemoller mix)3 - ame : rej4 - lindstrom : i feel space5 - fairmont : gazebo6 - mandy vs booka shade : body language7 - justus kohncke : timecode8 - delia gonzalez and gavin russom : relevee (carl craig remix)9 - michael mayer : amanda10 - black strobe: the abwehr disco11 - booka shade : in white rooms12 - cosmos : take me with you13 - the knife : heartbeats (rex the dog remix)14 - aeroplane : whispers15 - tensnake : coma cat16 - ellen allien & apparat : way out17 - rex the dog : i look into mid air18 - lullabies in the dark : iridium (superpitcher remix)19 - the fives : it's what you do20 - the killers : mr. brightside (thin white duke remix)21 - partial arts : trauermusik22 - crazy cousinz : inflation23 - lost'n'alive : feels like love (tiefschwarz remix)24 - luomo : tessio (vocalcity version)25 - missy elliott : lose control (jacques lu cont remix)26 - superpitcher : mushroom27 - nathan fake : the sky was pink (holden remix)28 - sebastian tellier : la ritournelle29 - fischerspooner : emerge30 - cortney tidwell : don't let stars keep us tangled up (ewan pearson's objects in space remix)31 - lifelike & kris menace: discopolis32 - my my : fast freeze33 - daft punk : digital love34 - tucillo : disco en paradiso35 - dennis ferrer : hey hey36 - booka shade : mandarine girl37 - dolle jolle: balearic incarnation (todd terje's extra dill mix)38 - donae'o : african warrior39 - vitalic : la rock 0140 - freeform five : perspex sex (ewan pearson's hi-nrg remix)41 - dj t : freemind42 - friendly fires : paris (aeroplane mix)43 - laurent garnier : the man with the red face44 - pantha du prince : saturn strobe45 - daft punk : one more time46 - fuzzy logik feat. egypt : in the morning47 - phonique : the red dress (tiefschwarz remix)48 - superpitcher : happiness (michael mayer remix)49 - shystie : pull it (ill blu remix)50 - sally shapiro : i'll be by your side (tensnake remix)
― Matt DC, Thursday, 30 August 2012 09:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
In retrospect I madly underrated Inflation and overrated that Killers remix.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 30 August 2012 09:04 (8 months ago) Permalink
i wouldn't be surprised if you have the closest ballot to the actual results
― the late great, Thursday, 30 August 2012 09:05 (8 months ago) Permalink
I am simultaneously annoyed about that and annoyed about 'Gazebo' not placing.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 30 August 2012 09:10 (8 months ago) Permalink
pedestrian ;-)
― the late great, Thursday, 30 August 2012 09:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
Read through my ballot and I'm shocked "watching you" didn't place. That track is sex for the ears. (forgive the cliche)
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 30 August 2012 09:26 (8 months ago) Permalink
So anyway folks:
http://www.factmag.com/2012/08/30/i-love-music-compiles-top-110-electronic-dance-tracks-of-the-00s/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 30 August 2012 21:49 (8 months ago) Permalink
hahaha which ilxor wrote that?
― direct references of (seandalai), Thursday, 30 August 2012 21:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
Hey we're on Fact! Glad you guys liked the images enough to make a tumblr of it :) They look great all organized like that. Thanks Gukbe!
Here's
― Moka, Thursday, 30 August 2012 22:54 (8 months ago) Permalink
I don't know what that 'here's' is doing in there.
Very cool, props to Moka and the late great for the getting this thing all the way through to completion.
And whoever did the tumblr too.
― Josiah Alan, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:04 (8 months ago) Permalink
Oh hey, Gukbe. Thanks, guess I needed to read more of the thread.
― Josiah Alan, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:08 (8 months ago) Permalink
And me for the initiative? Just kidding.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:09 (8 months ago) Permalink
I'm not going to bother reposting my ballot, since it's already up on the other thread and was perhaps slightly too whimsical/spur of the moment.
― Josiah Alan, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
Listening to this list on Spotify has lead to me to believe that ILX really loves arpeggios. A lot. And pop vocals.
And 80s references. Sounds about right.
― Josiah Alan, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
who doesn't love arpeggios?
― second only to popcorn (or something), Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:20 (8 months ago) Permalink
Drummers?
― Josiah Alan, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:20 (8 months ago) Permalink
True kvlt deep house heads? Those who pray at the church of JACK?
― Josiah Alan, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
i pray at the church of jack and while i'm down there i'm all over the arpeggios.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, I'm trying to think of what the exact opposite of Geir would be. Somebody who likes completely rhythm based dance music?
― Josiah Alan, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:26 (8 months ago) Permalink
Anyway I'm picking up on a bunch of Kompakt stuff that I missed the first time round, and its all good by me.
― Josiah Alan, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
i think, god willing, we're all the opposite of geir.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
I just thought it was interesting how of a piece everything sounds.
The things that really stick out sideways are like Basement Jaxx and Zed Bias.
― Josiah Alan, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:38 (8 months ago) Permalink
Somebody who likes completely rhythm based dance music?
Sup.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:49 (8 months ago) Permalink
Congratulations Rev, you are the Anti-Geir.
― Josiah Alan, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:50 (8 months ago) Permalink
I did get that unfailingly polite man to tell me to fuck off once.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
I was going to say Osunlade or something but I think even he likes arpeggios.
― Josiah Alan, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
― the late great, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:54 (8 months ago) Permalink
Or perhaps he cynically deploys them for use in the lucrative Euro-man market.
― Josiah Alan, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:54 (8 months ago) Permalink
u know kraftwerk liked some arpeggios
― ayonanas (Matt P), Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:55 (8 months ago) Permalink
fuck those guys they suck
― the late great, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
would you rather listen to neon lights or acid tracks i thought so
Uh, tough question. I think I've listened to Neon Lights about 3 or 4 times a week for the last 6 months.
― Josiah Alan, Thursday, 30 August 2012 23:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
Although recently I've been leaning on Tour De France a little more.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:00 (8 months ago) Permalink
ok now imagine doing that with acid tracks and how much more awesome that would be
actually imagine a lamonte young style installation where acid tracks plays over and over and over again
― the late great, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:01 (8 months ago) Permalink
(as if that's not an arpeggio either)
― the late great, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
Maybe this impression of the list is reinforced by Spotify not having most of the Detroit tracks.
It seems like the list gravitates towards a maybe a more trance friendly sound?
Like the disco stuff is sort of trancy, the Kompakt stuff is trancy, etc.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:04 (8 months ago) Permalink
acid trax humms along in the back of me somewhere constantly but then so do a lot of things.
xp. this concept of trancy makes no sense of me whatsoever, do you mean euphoric?
― second only to popcorn (or something), Friday, 31 August 2012 00:05 (8 months ago) Permalink
no sense 'TO' me.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Friday, 31 August 2012 00:07 (8 months ago) Permalink
he means "euro"
― the late great, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:08 (8 months ago) Permalink
OK if you use Kraftwerk as a sort of quintessentially European form of dance music, heavily informed by the classical tradition.
Its where a lot of Italo comes from, EBM, Trance Europe Express.
Trancy meaning music that isn't explicitly Detroit or Chicago influenced and more in line with Moroder or Kraftwerk.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:08 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, I know how influenced by Kraftwerk and Moroder the Detroit techno guys were.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
ITALO might actually be the word we're looking for!
― the late great, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yeah I think italo is the least misleading way to describe it.
― Tim F, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:12 (8 months ago) Permalink
a lot of this stuff has the wide-eyed optimism of italo that i don't pick up in all but the most classicist house music
― the late great, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
i should say classicist chicago house music (stuff like early frankkie knuckles ...) but even that i find has this subliminal anxiety about it that's not always there in italo
― the late great, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
There is quite a difference between I Need Your Love and Tarzan Boy. Its true.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:16 (8 months ago) Permalink
you mean "i want your love"?
― the late great, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
tom g • 2 hours ago −That's their number 1? I mean it's a good enough track but where's the drama, the tension, the je ne sais quoi about it?
where's your je ne sais quoi, ilm? show me it
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 31 August 2012 00:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
X-post Yeah, I Want Your Love. Jamie Principle song, you know what I mean.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:26 (8 months ago) Permalink
i don't know what
― jed_, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:26 (8 months ago) Permalink
Which is actually just called Your Love. I must be pretty distracted today, not a good song to forget the name of.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
I guess the midway point between those two would be Domino Dancing or something else off that Pet Shop Boys record.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 00:29 (8 months ago) Permalink
i was thinking of chic's "i want your love" - celebratory, but mournful cause gays don't get none in the 70s
― the late great, Friday, 31 August 2012 01:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
OK, too many dance tunes with requests for love, loving, lieben.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 01:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
Tarzan Boy and Your Love could well be my #1 and #2 in the 80s electronic dance poll if it ever happens.
― direct references of (seandalai), Friday, 31 August 2012 01:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
An 80s dance poll around here could be pretty contentious, strong opinions are had and a canon is by no means completely established.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 01:20 (8 months ago) Permalink
The goth contingent vs. the house heads vs. the ravers vs. synth pop aficionados. There could be bloodshed.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 01:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
And that's discounting whether or not hip hop is electronic dance. I'm not sure if I'm ready to decide which is better: Madonna, Schoolly D or Shriekback.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 01:38 (8 months ago) Permalink
just letting you all know right now that my ballot is
1. Strafe - Set It Off2. Strafe - Set It Off3. Strafe - Set It Offetc.
― The Reverend, Friday, 31 August 2012 01:48 (8 months ago) Permalink
but which version?!
― ogmor, Friday, 31 August 2012 02:42 (8 months ago) Permalink
i can't believe i forgot to nominate and vote for "International Snootleg."
― andrew m., Friday, 31 August 2012 05:09 (8 months ago) Permalink
did somebody mention italo? Plenty of anxiety in Italo!
― dan selzer, Friday, 31 August 2012 07:37 (8 months ago) Permalink
but seriously folks, the italo with the biggest influence on chicago/detroit and later european, techno, is pretty dark/melancholy/anxious stuff. A far cry from the pop hits.
Totally up for an '80s dance poll - electro/b-boy flavoured hiphop would be most welcome.
― This Is... The Police (dog latin), Friday, 31 August 2012 08:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
― the late great, Friday, August 31, 2012 12:11 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
how about an italo megapoll??
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Friday, 31 August 2012 09:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
Tuomas is going to run an Italo poll as part of the neverending ILM Ballot Poll series.
― direct references of (seandalai), Friday, 31 August 2012 09:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
Italo poll absolutely!
― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 31 August 2012 11:26 (8 months ago) Permalink
I think my 80s dance music poll ballot would look suspiciously like Mixed up The Hague.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 11:42 (8 months ago) Permalink
In Der Hague, gah. Bedtime.
Maybe allow seventies stuff as well, if only because it could include italo and kraftwerk and stuff.
― This Is... The Police (dog latin), Friday, 31 August 2012 11:44 (8 months ago) Permalink
and Jethro Tull
― I've been to Suffolk (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 31 August 2012 11:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
I could see maybe a 78-88 poll, that would cut off most of rave proper and allow later disco in.
Don't really feel like disco and rave belong to the same era, at least not when we're talking classic Chic sort of stuff.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 11:54 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yeah that would make sense. Do things like 'Killer' and 'Got To Have Your Love' count as electro? Serious question.
― This Is... The Police (dog latin), Friday, 31 August 2012 11:55 (8 months ago) Permalink
I don't know, I don't feel like policing a hypothetical poll. I was born in the 80s but only 6 in 1990.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 11:57 (8 months ago) Permalink
― Tim F, Friday, 31 August 2012 11:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
Also a disco poll coming up iirc.
― direct references of (seandalai), Friday, 31 August 2012 12:00 (8 months ago) Permalink
Eighties dance music is a really big umbrella, you could have people arguing about the relative merits of Into The Groove vs. Sharevari.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 12:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
And weren't there just 10 odd 80s polls?
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 12:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
Would it be very different from a nineties or noughties poll?This is something I noticed about the '00s poll and the '90s poll - although we've been talking about the homogenisation of rock and dance in the '00s, the results from that decade seem to tend almost entirely towards "serious" club tracks whereas the '90s one seems to be going down a more pop-oriented route.
― This Is... The Police (dog latin), Friday, 31 August 2012 12:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
I guess that I just don't know what all would make sense to include, is Clan of Xymox electronic dance music? Skinny Puppy?
Having a hard time seeing a poll that includes everything from EBM to Miami Bass and Latin Freestyle as anything but a little fractured.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 12:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
https://twitter.com/feedelity/status/241522272425365504
― tubular, mondo, gnabry (Merdeyeux), Friday, 31 August 2012 13:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
The circle is now complete.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 31 August 2012 13:16 (8 months ago) Permalink
eerily similar to sentiment at start of this poll
― andrew m., Friday, 31 August 2012 14:04 (8 months ago) Permalink
I voted for "I Feel Space", but agree with these comments on the FACT piece:
tom g • 21 hours ago −That's their number 1? I mean it's a good enough track but where's the drama, the tension, the je ne sais quoi about it?
floranz • 20 hours ago −Better than Resident Advisor's but Tessio would have been a better choice for #1 in my opinion
― azaera, Friday, 31 August 2012 18:44 (8 months ago) Permalink
― The Reverend, Friday, 31 August 2012 19:29 (8 months ago) Permalink
i feel zzzzzzz
agreed, it's a boring #1. i like it, but couldn't bring myself to vote for it, sounds kind of nu-disco by the numbers at this point.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 31 August 2012 19:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
Can't imagine why a group poll of a decade's worth of nebulously defined dance music would end up with an anodyne, lowest-common denominator pick.
― hot slag (lukas), Friday, 31 August 2012 20:00 (8 months ago) Permalink
cute https://twitter.com/feedelity/status/241629515170869248
― ogmor, Friday, 31 August 2012 20:35 (8 months ago) Permalink
It's a serious contender or my favourite track of all time.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Friday, 31 August 2012 21:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
And this poll turned out pretty coherent despite that, virtually no dubstep etc.
I feel that 80s dance cultures were if anything even more intensely tribal than they are today.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 31 August 2012 22:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
I'm no huge dubstep fanboy but I would have liked more dubstep in these results! Down with 4x4!
― The Reverend, Friday, 31 August 2012 22:37 (8 months ago) Permalink
oopz i tried to get 'solitary flight' and accidentally started downloading the entire music folder of slsk user 'doglatin'. maybe i should've and made a monstrous ilm thread judging it one track at a time.
― tubular, mondo, gnabry (Merdeyeux), Friday, 31 August 2012 22:41 (8 months ago) Permalink
― The Reverend, Friday, 31 August 2012 22:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
some of the stuff on this list is mind-boggling to me...like "Full Clip" not making it? and nothing by Stephan Bodzin? or Luciano?
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Friday, 31 August 2012 22:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
i mean actually, "Full Clip" not making it feels criminal when there's some stuff on here which is....nowhere near as massive....or as ubiquitous in its time.
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Friday, 31 August 2012 22:53 (8 months ago) Permalink
or, let's say....the Ingrosso Re-Edit of "Swimming Places."
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Friday, 31 August 2012 23:01 (8 months ago) Permalink
Bodzin zux, but no Full Clip is out and out egregious!
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Friday, 31 August 2012 23:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
No Full Clip or Luciano one of the huge pluses of this poll to be frank.
― Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 1 September 2012 00:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
Is that the real Lindstrom? If so, is this the first time an ILM poll winner links back to us? What a swell dude. As cool as it is, I still find it hard to dance to I Feel Space, though.
― Moka, Saturday, 1 September 2012 01:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
first, Bodzin doesn't suck.
second, "Liebe Ist" is a great track. we even had a thread on the album Stephan Bodzin _ Liebe Ist
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Saturday, 1 September 2012 03:07 (8 months ago) Permalink
also Chewshoobadoo, what do you mean? you voted for all these crap Aeroplane tracks, i presume?
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Saturday, 1 September 2012 03:09 (8 months ago) Permalink
xxp yep, real lindstrom. if we try really hard we could get a tweet from carly rae for the 2012 tracks poll.
― tubular, mondo, gnabry (Merdeyeux), Saturday, 1 September 2012 03:09 (8 months ago) Permalink
i will say: Lindstrom is one of the nicest people i have ever interviewed. except for when i interviewed Azari & III, it was definitely the interview that felt most like a casual conversation rather than some other sort of thing.
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Saturday, 1 September 2012 03:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
also, i approve of "I Feel Space" at the top.
consensus on that thread kind of explains why bodzin doesn't show up here...
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 1 September 2012 03:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
eh, whatever, i like Bodzin...
also, just realized: nothing from Dandy Jack & the Junction SM record. "Arabs in the Dessert" would've been on my list.
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Saturday, 1 September 2012 03:26 (8 months ago) Permalink
Bodzin's sound has not dated well and I think most people understand what I'm saying here.
I can't recall a Luciano track that stands out. I mean his original track, not colab or remix.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Saturday, 1 September 2012 04:07 (8 months ago) Permalink
it's funny then, because at least 50% of these tracks won't be remembered in a couple of years, either.
also anyone with ears can hear that "Liebe Ist" is a fucking rad track.
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Saturday, 1 September 2012 04:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
Awesome Luciano standalones or collabos off the top of my head:
OctagonalBomberosOrange MistakeStone AgeMother, Madre & Mere
― Tim F, Saturday, 1 September 2012 04:46 (8 months ago) Permalink
amelie on ice!
― your native bacon (mh), Saturday, 1 September 2012 04:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
"I mean his original track, not colab or remix."
― du mein bestie (micarl), Saturday, 1 September 2012 05:57 (8 months ago) Permalink
micarl., the reason why that argument doesn't stand up, to me, is that there are tons of remixes on this list! and luciano has done some rad remixes.
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Saturday, 1 September 2012 06:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
i think, though, that some of my problems with some of the tracks here is that they are explicitly "dance" tracks, and while i am very invested in dance music, i am more invested in "electronic" music.
thus, this remix of Salif Keita by Luciano, which ranks as one of my favorite remixes of the past ten years or so. it's so gorgeous, so lush, so ....
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Saturday, 1 September 2012 06:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
anyway, that was my way of saying, "sorry for being cantankerous."
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Saturday, 1 September 2012 06:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
also four of the tunes I listed were original standalone tunes.
― Tim F, Saturday, 1 September 2012 06:29 (8 months ago) Permalink
I actually like Bodzin, but, pretty much:
And yeah, Luciano deserves some sort of spot somewhere.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Saturday, 1 September 2012 06:57 (8 months ago) Permalink
Bodzin's basic blueprint (robot-goth moroder) still seems pretty influential on a lot of the stuff playing in more underground gay clubs, I find.
I suppose its deliberate torpidity now would strike many as very mid-00s.
Wish I could find the 2006 Bodzin DJ set i used to listen to with stuff like "SL Mirage" and "Atlas" and "Miranda" etc. on it, felt really massive at the time.
― Tim F, Saturday, 1 September 2012 07:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
Arguably one of the upshots of the return of "proper" techno has been the almost writing out of history of that slower hard busted-machine tech-house sound that seemed (to me) so fresh and vital throughout the mid-00s - Bodzin's sound was the more minimal-influenced tail-end of this but I really think of it taking off in about 2002/2003 with Areal, Sender, some Sami Koivikko.
I remember tunes like Misc's "Momentum" and Basteroid's "Against Luftwiderstand" were absolutely massive for me - very much in a EBM vein but too meticulous and inventive in their production values too seem retro - which ironically is probably why all this stuff now seems really "off its time".
― Tim F, Saturday, 1 September 2012 07:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
sorry, "of its time" I mean.
2004 so pre-Bodzin, but this mix was enormous for me, I wish I still had it:
http://www.tribemagazine.com/board/dj-mixes/81986-lo-fi-glitchy-drug-beats-matt-coleridge-solution-radio-12-07-04-a.html
― Tim F, Saturday, 1 September 2012 07:40 (8 months ago) Permalink
okay so that mix sums up a lot of what i like about that period of music, too.
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Saturday, 1 September 2012 08:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
(as in it doesn't download any longer, which is sad, but i know these tracks nonetheless)
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Saturday, 1 September 2012 08:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
when you guys start talking about minimal and tech-house and whatever is when my eyes glaze over :/
― The Reverend, Saturday, 1 September 2012 08:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
Do you like any more techno-oriented stuff rev?
― Tim F, Saturday, 1 September 2012 09:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
All this talk of mid decade tech house makes me want to go listen to Ripperton or something on Connaisseur again.
― Josiah Alan, Saturday, 1 September 2012 09:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
Sass: absolutely not, I don't even think I knowingly heard any of the Aeroplane stuff in this poll before the countdown. I hadn't realised Orange Mistake was 03, that's not too bad, but Luciano is soo ridiculously overrated on here, alongside a lot of other big-room minimal schminimal. If you want to see who I voted for, my votes are postd up thead though.
― Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 1 September 2012 10:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
Luciano is hilariously bad, vagabundos lol
― suare, Saturday, 1 September 2012 10:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
I hadn't realised Orange Mistake was 03, that's not too bad, but Luciano is soo ridiculously overrated on here, alongside a lot of other big-room minimal schminimal.
This from the guy with four Mathew Jonson/Cobblestone Jazz tunes in his ballot.
― Tim F, Saturday, 1 September 2012 12:06 (8 months ago) Permalink
Also keep in mind that mental groove era early luciano is often a lot better than the Cadenza stuff he's known for too.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Saturday, 1 September 2012 12:08 (8 months ago) Permalink
Hahahah, good call Tim. I think I hadn't listened to those Cobblestone Jazz tracks for a long time and they were just working for me when I polled. If you polled me again today I'd probably only have one Cobblestone in there and no Jonson.
― Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 1 September 2012 12:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
Although, I'd probably only say India In Me was minimal. 5th Element most certainly isn't, and Marionette is straight-up prog really.
― Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 1 September 2012 12:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
No jonson is pretty o_0 though, c'mon, marionette! typerope!
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Saturday, 1 September 2012 13:10 (8 months ago) Permalink
The only Jonson tunes I considered voting for were "Dump Truck" and "Typerope" and in the end neither made the cut. Not because they're not good enough, but the sheer glut of stuff I was in love with from that era means it's difficult to rep for it all properly.
Most annoyed at myself for leaving off "Ihre Personliche Glucksmelodie".
― Tim F, Saturday, 1 September 2012 13:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
It sounds familiar that track, good pick.
― Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 1 September 2012 13:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
― Tim F, Saturday, September 1, 2012 2:30 AM Bookmark
Cybotron's "Clear" is about as far into techno as I've ever gotten :/
― The Reverend, Saturday, 1 September 2012 18:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
so no, not really.
― The Reverend, Saturday, 1 September 2012 18:26 (8 months ago) Permalink
1) Luciano's Sci.Fi.Hi.Fi mix is still a great document of a very specific time in electronic dance music.2) Luciano's "Octogonal" is still a really great, menacing slice of minimal.3) Anyone who put Cobblestone Jazz on their ballot can't talk shit about the "boring minimal" or whatever of the md-2000s. Cobblestone Jazz were, by far, the most overrated producers of that whole period.
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Saturday, 1 September 2012 20:54 (8 months ago) Permalink
and Rev, do you like UR stuff? Juke? Old Green Velvet or Cajmere?
Romanthony?
Nu Groove stuff?
― for reasons of sass (the table is the table), Saturday, 1 September 2012 20:55 (8 months ago) Permalink
Juke, yeah (but more the ghetto house-y end than the footwork-y end). Cajmere, yeah. Romanthony, eh. Not really that up on the other stuff.
― The Reverend, Saturday, 1 September 2012 21:35 (8 months ago) Permalink
I don't really think of Juke or Cajmere or Romanthony as "techno" tho.
― The Reverend, Saturday, 1 September 2012 21:39 (8 months ago) Permalink
Marionette (both sides) is sick
― blank, Saturday, 1 September 2012 22:39 (8 months ago) Permalink
Luciano doubters need to check his lp on peace frog
― blank, Saturday, 1 September 2012 22:40 (8 months ago) Permalink
It's not especially minimal
― blank, Saturday, 1 September 2012 22:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
― The Reverend, Saturday, September 1, 2012 6:25 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I think there's a lot of techno and stuff that sounds more like techno (than house or dubstep or w/e) that rhythmically is quite interesting and would chime in well with the other dance music you like, even when adhering rather deliberately to a 4X4 beat (and i've rather deliberately chosen an example of such):
Separately but connected, a lot of minimal was really house but with a lot of the same kind of ideas about rhythm as a lot of post-dubstep you like:
― Tim F, Saturday, 1 September 2012 23:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
that metope tune is fucking incredible. bomb tune.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Saturday, 1 September 2012 23:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
I know! I've always thought it was a bit underrated - Areal was one of those labels whose aesthetic (sonically, visually) was so strong that it was really hard for any artist other than Ada to define themselves separately during that era, and a consequence of that is that IME people tend to remember the Areal sound but not the individual tunes.
Which is an odd outcome given how idiosyncratic a lot of it was on a tune by tune level, and the fact that producers like Metope and Basteroid sound pretty different to one another.
― Tim F, Saturday, 1 September 2012 23:38 (8 months ago) Permalink
First track didn't do anything for me, second one was really good tho.
― The Reverend, Sunday, 2 September 2012 08:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
You might really like some of the techno on the edges of broken beat like Titonton Duvante.
― Josiah Alan, Sunday, 2 September 2012 08:09 (8 months ago) Permalink
Some of the artists on Delsin, maybe even Aardvarck?
― Josiah Alan, Sunday, 2 September 2012 08:10 (8 months ago) Permalink
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Nx1ova5BSG8#!
― Josiah Alan, Sunday, 2 September 2012 08:19 (8 months ago) Permalink
― Josiah Alan, Sunday, 2 September 2012 08:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
Also I thank the ILM massive for not voting any Claude von Stroke into this poll.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Sunday, 2 September 2012 08:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
OMG, we forgot Who's Afraid of Detroit!
― Josiah Alan, Sunday, 2 September 2012 08:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
Actually I'm pretty fine with zero fidget house in this poll. Some sounds we just shouldn't go back to.
― Josiah Alan, Sunday, 2 September 2012 08:35 (8 months ago) Permalink
Sass, sorry if I hit a nerve, just not feeling Luciano these days.
― Chewshabadoo, Sunday, 2 September 2012 11:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, Luciano, what happened?
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 2 September 2012 11:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
I suppose the relative lack of non-Villalobos mid-00s minimal in this poll reflects quite how tracky a lot of it was and I suppose there isn't that much consensus around it. I mean records like Full Clip and Seeing Through Shadows were great but difficult to hold in the same sort of affection several years on as a lot of the stuff in this poll. I suppose that accounts for the preponderance of grinny big field music in this poll.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 2 September 2012 11:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
Luciano's always been more chameleon-like/bandwagon jumping than he's given credit for - people always associate him with minimal for obvious reasons but there are sets from as late as 2005 that are totally maximalist and banging.
The inclusion I really don't get in this poll is that Still Going track, I mean it's not actively bad or anything but I've no idea what aspect of it would make someone vote one of the best of the decade.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 2 September 2012 12:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
Luciano had that really great DJ set of minimal goes deep house set around 2005-2006... trying to find it.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 2 September 2012 12:10 (8 months ago) Permalink
But seriously, that album was a real wtf moment for me. Cadenza had an awesome run imo probably up until around Los Updates album or the Mirko Loko one, sometime around mid-2008.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 2 September 2012 12:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
Oh yeah, that album, and the lead up up to it, was definitely like a moment of lost innocence for me. Why Cadenza? Why?
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Sunday, 2 September 2012 12:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
Although the digital/organic vitalist artwork should have already set off some signals, I suppose. It always had the potential to devolve into jazzy/latin-based 'sophistication', or a general weird Euro-fetishism of exotic alterity...
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 2 September 2012 12:19 (8 months ago) Permalink
Miko my favourite Luciano minimal into deep house sets are actually 2007 - Silo Belgium and Kristal @ Bucharest. Do you mean one of those?
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 12:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
That's it! The Silo one, that was great. Somehow lost it between laptops.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 2 September 2012 12:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
I'll upload it somewhere. It's a classic.
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 12:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
I gave it a sympathy vote bcz Spaghetti Circus wasnt nommed
― itt: i forgot that he yells at a butt (sic), Sunday, 2 September 2012 12:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
I like the Still Going track a lot, more than Spaghetti Circus, but wouldn't have voted for it given the massive amount of other material on DFA and there's probably better examples of this neo-disco vibe anyway (Metro Area or Todd Terje, for instance).
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 2 September 2012 13:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
This was a fun thread to read, love the images!! here's my ballot
1 M83 Don't Save Us From The Flames (Superpitcher Mix)2 Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom - Relevee (Carl craig remix)3 Friendly Fries - paris (Aeroplane Mix)4 Chelonis R Jones - I Don't Know5 Royksopp - What Else Is There (Trentemoller Mix)6 Justus Kohncke - Timecode7 Luomo - Tessio (Vocalcity)8 Phantom Ghost - Perfect Lovers Unperfect Mix)9 Psychonauts - World Keeps Turning (Highfish & Zander Mix)10 Rick Poppa Howard - Do What You have To11 Lindstrom - I feel Space12 Mathew Jonson - Typerope11 Amp Fiddler - Faith (Jazzanova Mix)14 Mayer/Auayo - Slow15 Midi Rain - Always16 Metro Area - Miura17 Ricardo Villalobos - Easy Lee18 Geiger - Cocain-E19 Henrik Schwarz - Where We At20 Larry Heard presents mr white - The Sun can't Compare21 Superpitcher - Irre22 Lawrence - Spark23 Lifelike & Chris Menace - Discopolis24 Gui Boratto - No Turning Back25 Abe Duque - What Happened?26 Ada - Each and Everyone (Blindhouse Mix)27 Richard Davis - Bring Me Closer28 Mari Bone - Vuoi Vuoi Me (Schwarz Remix)29 todd terje eurodans30 The MFA - the Difference It makes (Superpitcher Mix)31 Isolee - Pillowtalk32 Black Leotard Front - Casual Friday33 The Shortwave Set - Now Til 69 (Aeroplane Mix)34 closer music - One Two Three ( No Gravity)35 Gui Boratto - Like You (Supermayer Mix)36 Lindstrom & Prins Thomas _ Mighty Girl37 Dondolo Dragon (Shit Robot Mix)38 Underworld - Crocodile (Ame Remix)39 ada - The Red Shoes40 Ricardo Villalobos - Dexter41 Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (Frankie Knuckles remix)42 Dj Koze - I Want To Sleep43 Green Velvet - Shake And Pop44 The Knife - Heartbeats (Rex The Dog Mix) 45 voigt & voigt - roxy46 Margo - la Baumette (Broker/dealer Mix)47 polmo polpo - kiss me again and again48 John Tejade Sweat (On The Walls)49 wighnomy brothers - Hide You hide you im schrankwand gewand50 Gabriel Ananda - Ihre Persönliche Glucksmelodie
― JacobSanders, Sunday, 2 September 2012 14:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
"Still Going Theme" always seemed like second-tier DFA to me.
― The Reverend, Sunday, 2 September 2012 18:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
cobblestone Jazz were, by far, the most overrated producers of that whole period.
yeah but - like, say, audion - they also produced two of the best tracks of that whole period
― the late great, Sunday, 2 September 2012 20:39 (8 months ago) Permalink
I don't disagree but I think if you look at any of the top two tunes of most of the big minimal producers - not just Villalobos or Luciano but also Eulberg, Ananda, Trentemoller, Holden, Loco Dice, even Minilogue - they'd be amazing tunes.
The idea of boring, interchangeable big room minimal schmininal has an appealing truthiness to it but it's always the "other stuff" we're talking about when we invoke it.
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 21:35 (8 months ago) Permalink
No females in that list because the only one with a big enough rep was Magda, whose productions mostly underwhelmed me. Some amazing producers with smaller reps obv.
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 21:37 (8 months ago) Permalink
otm w/ Magda, the very definition of solid, effective, but ultimately uninteresting minimal. Actually, there was this moment where a series of producers came around (Mathew Jonson would be one of the more redeemable examples, someone like Max Cooper [for instance] less so) who perfectly articulated what I thought I wanted from 'minimal', but who ultimately delivered something with no tension or character somehow...
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 2 September 2012 22:05 (8 months ago) Permalink
the best cobblestone jazz and audion tracks were much better than the best of all those dudes except eulberg and holden and villalobos ... i know because i'm listening to kreucht & fleucht
did safari and pele bloss not place?
"even minilogue" made me LOL but i guess that means i need to know which tracks you're talking about
― the late great, Sunday, 2 September 2012 22:10 (8 months ago) Permalink
Nah I love "Dump Truck" and "Typerope" and "Mouth to Mouth" but I reckon "Ihre Personliche Glucksmelodie", "Doppelwhipper", "Bomberos", "Octagonal", Holden's "Safari" remix and Loco Dice's remix of Daniel Taylor's "M.O.R.D." were all >>
Trentemoller didn't have a tune that was better but "Physical Fraction" is pretty close, and I have started many a homemade comp with "Prana".
Minilogue's best tune was their remix of Jaia's "Orchestra 2.0" IIRC, the highpoint of minimal qua trance.
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 22:19 (8 months ago) Permalink
I guess generally I'm a maximalist not a minimalist which probably influences my choices and preferences here - even my favourite Jonson tunes are the ones that balanced out hooky tune with lots of mutable internal development (whereas a lot of his tunes fell on other side of that line and hence seemed either slightly monomaniacal or slightly formless).
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 22:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
One of the things that made me sort of turn against Jonston early on was this all Mathew Jonston mix I downloaded from Mark Consumption in 2004, where the mix from one to the other ultimately sounded transition-less and tension-less. Probably unfortunately, since ultimately I loved hearing those tunes out mixed with material that came from a different sonic palette.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 2 September 2012 22:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yes I had the exact same reaction to that mix!
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 22:37 (8 months ago) Permalink
there was this weird sense that Jonson was the producer who people who thought they were above minimal would make allowance for, which I found odd given few big producers were more "guilty" of most of the sound's key "crimes".
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 22:40 (8 months ago) Permalink
It was also weird how Jonson was associated with early mutations of dubstep at that time. Not just from the Consumption mixes, but some bloggers iirc.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 2 September 2012 22:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
Although maybe I could just be associating it with those mp3s of course! It's been a while...
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 2 September 2012 22:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
Was it just that dubstep bloggers liked him and "decompression" had a vaguely syncopated beat? That had always been my assumption but maybe there was something more going on.
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 22:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
Man you know what Metope tune was really amazing that I had totally forgotten about? "Libertango". Just listened to Koivikko's 'Hot Pepper' mix again and the way it ends on this so great. Love metope's machine whiplash grooves.
Though I guess maybe he's still too brittle to click with Rev.
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 22:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
The last few tracks on Hot Pepper are so good. I remember thinking of how ground-breaking it sounded at the time. This demented electro-techno-minimal stomping sound. Also the first time I think I heard maximalist-minimalism...
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 2 September 2012 23:06 (8 months ago) Permalink
...which kind of then bled into electrohouse after.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 2 September 2012 23:07 (8 months ago) Permalink
Also Beeze & Schmidt's "Meander" into Osborne's "Graphite" is some pinnacle of funky minimal ("Meander" actually sounds like a remix of "Da Funk").
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 23:10 (8 months ago) Permalink
There was another really good set of mixes kicking around that time, a blog I've forgotten about, but was mixing tracks like Motiivi:Tuntematon, 1939 w/ things like Yoshimoto, Du What U Du (Trentemøller Mix). Have to dig out my old HD for those proto-electrohouse mixes.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 2 September 2012 23:12 (8 months ago) Permalink
my top 10 minimal would be like: fizheuer, pele bloss, safari, india in me, mund zu mund, dinamo, cosmic sandwich ... uh
― the late great, Sunday, 2 September 2012 23:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
Have you heard that "M.O.R.D." remix Vahid?
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 23:20 (8 months ago) Permalink
son of raw loco dice version, dub kult's on and on and guy gerber stoppage time
― the late great, Sunday, 2 September 2012 23:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
no what's that and who's it by?
was just listening to kreucht & fleucht, so good
Is it just me or are all of your faves looooong ass tunes.
All very "let me take you on a journey... Into sound...."
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 23:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
Daniel Taylor - "M.O.R.D. (Loco Dice Remix)"
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 23:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
His best tune alongside the son of raw remix.
why yes tim, they are, that's why i was listening to so much radio slave at the time
― the late great, Sunday, 2 September 2012 23:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
Not a criticism! It just struck me seeing them listed together like that.
Obv long ass was a minimal m.o. at the time.
― Tim F, Sunday, 2 September 2012 23:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
We should do a POX of funky percussive minimal (a la Dinky's "Horizontal") and other techno for Rev.
― Tim F, Monday, 3 September 2012 01:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
good life (luciano)
not so much minimal anymore as shading into rainforest maximal
he would like safari (holden) i bet
― the late great, Monday, 3 September 2012 01:07 (8 months ago) Permalink
as well as houle's "bay of figs", son of raw, luciano's "good life" and misc. "ballet"
― the late great, Monday, 3 September 2012 01:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
Is the "on and on" Guido Schneider remix too dry? Amazing percussion on that.
Schneider releasing a tune called "As Dry As I Can Be" was a great guilty lol of minimal.
― Tim F, Monday, 3 September 2012 01:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
Dunno about Houle, he's pretty rigid for rev's tastes? Like I get that he's funky in a techno sense but I think you need to have already internalizedmachine beats to view him that way?
― Tim F, Monday, 3 September 2012 01:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
Curious to know what techno post oh 2007 (that's not actually like industrial post-dubstep or something, though that too I guess) people think fit into this category.
― Tim F, Monday, 3 September 2012 01:16 (8 months ago) Permalink
rev likes mike q?
― the late great, Monday, 3 September 2012 02:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
ballroom rigidity is different to techno rigidity though, there's still that snare-heavy stepping vibe however muscularised.
― Tim F, Monday, 3 September 2012 02:26 (8 months ago) Permalink
First person to spring to my mind is S Max who always had a more loose syncopated feel, than much of the mid-00 crossover house/techno sound.
http://www.discogs.com/S-Max-Lovebombing-EP/release/1109518
Since 2007 he's been leaning more towards that post-dubstep techno sound: http://soundcloud.com/wholemeal-music/s-max-promo (a mix, but with plenty of his own stuff)
― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 3 September 2012 09:04 (8 months ago) Permalink
Rev was the first person to introduce me to Mike Q.
I've had 'Solitary Flight' on a loop (on my stereo and in my head) all weekend. However the only version I seem to be able to find sounds like it was recorded in a bin. Is this normal?
― This Is... The Police (dog latin), Monday, 3 September 2012 09:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
LOL, well I think you've nailed the Detroit House sound. That style always sounds great on a club sound system though.
― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 3 September 2012 09:57 (8 months ago) Permalink
It should sound like this anyway:
― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 3 September 2012 09:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
dog latin - is it better than 192 kbps?
tim what about BRUTALga square?
― the late great, Monday, 3 September 2012 20:04 (8 months ago) Permalink
LOL ask Rev but I think not.
― Tim F, Monday, 3 September 2012 20:49 (8 months ago) Permalink
I think something more like this:
― Tim F, Monday, 3 September 2012 20:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
Or maybe something like this:
― Tim F, Monday, 3 September 2012 21:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
Maybe we should start a separate thread for this - not just for Rev but to explore this line of reasoning.
― Tim F, Monday, 3 September 2012 21:08 (8 months ago) Permalink
i'm confused about what this strand we're looking for is...
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Monday, 3 September 2012 21:19 (8 months ago) Permalink
but, as ever, an excuse to post youtubes of yore is hardly needed
we're looking for funky, bass-heavy, percussive minimal tracks with a "take you on a journey" vibe that are slightly inferior to but approaching the quality of radio slave, particularly the ones tim and rev hate
― the late great, Monday, 3 September 2012 21:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
haha nice try vahid:
(a) I don't think they need to be "take you on a journey"
(b) I love Radio Slave but I don't think Rev would at all
Basically Ronan, Rev thinks he doesn't like techno/tech-house/minimal, but gets with house and uk funky and post-dubstep and etc. and is always talking about how he likes grooves that are primarily driven by percussion (rather than, say, arpeggios). So I was brainstorming tunes I think he would like, esp. after he loved Dinky's "Horizontal" (but didn't care for Metope's "Selvsyn") which I posted upthread.
― Tim F, Monday, 3 September 2012 21:29 (8 months ago) Permalink
minimal tracks with a "take you on a journey" vibe that are slightly inferior to but approaching the quality of radio slave
at what point did you think this was about you, anyway?
― Tim F, Monday, 3 September 2012 21:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
this is the first thing i think of, hasn't aged well, used to love this though, it's a eulberg remix, not labelled that clearly here:
actually listening through i'm enjoying it still.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Monday, 3 September 2012 21:33 (8 months ago) Permalink
another one... the secret "gehts noch?"
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Monday, 3 September 2012 21:36 (8 months ago) Permalink
god that used to go down so well in clubs.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Monday, 3 September 2012 21:37 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yeah I was trying to think of an appropriate Eulberg tune too. That one's great! Not certain if I've heard it before. Possibly too boshing for Rev (I think he might turn his nose up at anything with big tearing bass riffs, but perhaps not), I'm not sure.
Meanwhile MikoMcha here's the Luciano Live @ Silo, Belgium mix:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/3od2xm
I will also upload the Krystal Bucharest live set shortly as I always think of that as "part 2" to this.
― Tim F, Monday, 3 September 2012 21:40 (8 months ago) Permalink
always all about me tim, solipsism get into it
― the late great, Monday, 3 September 2012 21:41 (8 months ago) Permalink
this attempt to blow rev's mind has sparked quite the discussion. only half joking. being reminded of some good things i overlooked then because it was often just off what i wanted to hear. did enjoy a bit of matthew jonson at the time, but the only one i return to is the speicher mentioned above (not by name tho) "dirt road and the boat from soundwave" with the mole. so fantastic still, and one i can't believe i didn't vote for. probably place high if i was to vote again today.
― andrew m., Tuesday, 4 September 2012 03:35 (8 months ago) Permalink
hell let's listen shall wehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XwroX3vdK9M#!
― andrew m., Tuesday, 4 September 2012 03:36 (8 months ago) Permalink
interesting list, wish there were a few more big room type joints in it tho
my fav jacques lu cont is def his gwen stefani remix, surprised that didnt get a mention. and my mindgarden favorite is his remix of "sex & sun" but im kinda lonely on that one
i think this is much better than prototype
Dancing in Chicago gave me v different experiences than this, the 2000s would have been all about dennis ferrer and instead of that mark e edit it would be an edit of bill withers "Harlem" and there's no WAY "Mirror Dance" wouldn't be there, or this white label of natalie cole:
― The rain in Spin circles mainly on the mansplain (D-40), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 07:54 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, I was actually quite surprised that Prototype placed instead of the (in my opinion FAR superior) I look into Mid-Air
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 07:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
Frequency > Prototype too
― itt: i forgot that he yells at a butt (sic), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 07:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
my Kompakt choices would be v different from the ones that made it probably. i think the ultimate Superpitcher is "Heroin," i like him at his most enervated
― The rain in Spin circles mainly on the mansplain (D-40), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 08:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
theres also a whole circle of cheesier club classics that i think i associate more w/ when i went out dancing ... green velvet's "shake & pop", Classixx "i'll get you," simian mobile disco's "it's the beat" (i preferred "I Believe" but at the time "It's the Beat" was the bigger club song)
― The rain in Spin circles mainly on the mansplain (D-40), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 08:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
thing is, w/ all this stuff i was getting into old stuff at the same time. so a track like
might as well have been 'new' or like a Still Going joint to me.
― The rain in Spin circles mainly on the mansplain (D-40), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 08:29 (8 months ago) Permalink
oh yeah roisin murphy's "let me know" would have to make it !
― The rain in Spin circles mainly on the mansplain (D-40), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 08:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
oh well sorry for monday morning quarterbacking
i assume cut copy was too indie pop for teh dance massive? ill admit that i would have voted bob sinclair's "world hold on". maybe i should just make a list
― The rain in Spin circles mainly on the mansplain (D-40), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 08:33 (8 months ago) Permalink
tim f otm re: Shakedown "At Night"
other songs I'm surprised not to see:
modjo "lady (hear me tonight)"xpress 2 "lazy" (except in dog latin's list)"groovejet""lola's them"
im sure theres more if i think abt it but w/e
in the 2-cheesy-but-cmon-its-still-better-than-[zing!] category, deepest blue 'deepest blue'
― The rain in Spin circles mainly on the mansplain (D-40), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 08:46 (8 months ago) Permalink
ill admit that i would have voted bob sinclair's "world hold on"
not gonna lie, i would have voted for 'love generation' if i'd remembered it existed
― v for viennetta (c sharp major), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 08:57 (8 months ago) Permalink
Lady would def be in my top 100 tunes. Also etienne de crecy's "am I wrong"!
― Tim F, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 08:57 (8 months ago) Permalink
whats everyone's take on this as a moodymann track?
― The rain in Spin circles mainly on the mansplain (D-40), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 09:08 (8 months ago) Permalink
You mean that he originally put it out as a KDJ track in 1999?
He's done that pretty often hasn't he.
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 09:16 (8 months ago) Permalink
I voted for "At Night", and probably would have voted for "Lady" if I'd seen it - there's a bunch of 99-00 stuff which I think will slip between the two decade-in-dance polls. There's some frankendance/Modular/indieclash stuff I certainly danced to last decade (begrudgingly or not), but it didn't seem to fit. Not sure what kind of catchment something like Kavinsky would fall under.
re: Rex the Dog, he had a fairly much flawless run for a little while - that dub of Depeche Mode's "Photographic" (and the uh associated "Since U Been Gahan" via DJ Earworm) was way better than it needed to be.
― etc, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 09:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
Been listening to a lot of these entries this week. Some I like well enough, many I must admit I find a bit of a snooze. That Still Going track is the epitome of snooze in my book - much duller than Spaghetti Circus. Other tracks I can't stand because they've been used in one too many TV adverts or DVD menus etc, although that's no fault of the track itself. I didn't really see what was so impressive about I Feel Space personally. I'd heard it a few times before and, well it's a nice little tune but it didn't blow my mind or anything. Oh well, sorry for the negativeness. There's plenty of stuff here that I do like too.
― This Is... The Police (dog latin), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 09:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
re:recorded in a bin upthread, you could check out some of these
http://www.discogs.com/artist/STL/-Releases/-Singles-EPs
― suare, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 09:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
i wish i'd had time to participate in this when it was going. i have time to think about a list now! :(
anyone got a handy link to the whole top 110?
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:10 (8 months ago) Permalink
this reminds me of that month a year or two ago when i had to bail on two separate weddings of close friends because i was broke. three months later i had more than enough money to travel abroad but they'd already got married and i'd missed it
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
http://ilxpolls.tumblr.com/
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:12 (8 months ago) Permalink
omg
embracing this list so hard
this list is my LIFE
wait
*kicks out daft punk*
*raises "way out" to the top spot*
ok that's better
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
WHY DID I HAVE TO HAVE SO LITTLE SPARE TIME WHEN YOU WERE ON THIS THING ;_; ;_;
i'm sure i'll now begin thinking of everything you overlooked in my absence today
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:16 (8 months ago) Permalink
WELCOME BACK
― v for viennetta (c sharp major), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
i worried for a while you were going to hold out and just not check this thing
― v for viennetta (c sharp major), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
TO GET THE QUIBBLING STARTED where are "washing up (tiga mix)" and "kinda new (tiefschwarz mix)"
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:19 (8 months ago) Permalink
i have to be all or nothing with these lists. if i can't fully commit to a list i have to pretend it doesn't exist for my own sanity. i realise this is perhaps an odd take on "sanity" but IT WORKS 4 ME
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:20 (8 months ago) Permalink
smh at "romeo" being the highest placed b jaxx track or indeed present at all, it's so shit
irl fistpump at "emerge" placing, WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU ELECTROCLASH. but where oh where is "rippin kittin"?
yessss @ "the sun can't compare" and "what else is there"
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
I agree with Matt that a lot of this list feels like it's tracking personal history - and in particular ILX history - in a way that the 90s list is unlikely to.
Funny to think that rolling dance music threads only started in 2004. I looked to see what threads we first talked about "At Night" in and it was splayed across all sorts of threads. I like to think that's a tune that would gotten a big ILX crossover if we had had the rolling/polling infrastructure we have now.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
Funny to think that rolling dance music threads only started in 2004
the year i moved to london and started raving in earnest!
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:37 (8 months ago) Permalink
Just want to point out that Daft Punk are at #10 rather than #1, it's the layout of the page that's a bit odd. #1 is 'I Feel Space'.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:42 (8 months ago) Permalink
Why ARE they laid out like that anyway?
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:44 (8 months ago) Permalink
I remember there was a rolling dancehall thread in 2003 that got a lot of action.
What I think ignited the dance threads in 2004 (in addition to you moving to London and starting to rave in earnest) was the sense of everything converging that year. I think arguably the "Kinda New" remix was the moment in this regard.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:44 (8 months ago) Permalink
xp yeah i know, if i'd thought daft punk were number one i would have been much more displeased
and yet "kinda new" is absent HMMMMMMMM
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
an ilx search i just did suggests that the rolling threads all started in 2004 -- but i guess there were threads that were rolling before they became "rolling threads"
Matt, i think the layout is like that because that's how tumblr automatically lays out images, with the first one full-size and the rest stacked. So if the tumblr-creater had put them in 1-10 rather than 10-1, Lindstrom would be biggest.
i like the way it's come out because one more time might not be the best but it is still BIGGEST
― v for viennetta (c sharp major), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
This is the thread I was thinking of:
What are people's favourite dancehall rhythms of the year or so...
― Tim F, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 10:54 (8 months ago) Permalink
well, there's another morning lost to the youtube k-hole
― v for viennetta (c sharp major), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 11:32 (8 months ago) Permalink
That dancehall thread was amazing - one of the first "I'm living in a golden age of music" moments via ILx. Lex, I wish you'd voted; I probably wouldn't have been the only vote for "I Love Asphalt"! I do wonder if Tiefschwarz & the Pearson Freeform Five remix were victims of the frankendance that followed in their wake and were unjustly tarred w/the same brush.
― etc, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 13:09 (8 months ago) Permalink
Tumblr wouldn't let me just stack them up evenly for whatever reason. I use Chrome, and the way they're set up you can click on the big one and it will bring up just the picture and you can just arrow through them in order. Clearly that isn't working for everybody.
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 15:53 (8 months ago) Permalink
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, September 4, 2012 4:16 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
including w/ one of the results on this list. J.A.N. dropped in '97
― The rain in Spin circles mainly on the mansplain (D-40), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 18:55 (8 months ago) Permalink
oh man CZR's "Bringin the Funk" & "Release" would both make it for me too
i should really do my own list
― The rain in Spin circles mainly on the mansplain (D-40), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:00 (8 months ago) Permalink
duh
― The rain in Spin circles mainly on the mansplain (D-40), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
Oh man, I am listening to the AMAZING Joris Voorn Balance mix and it's like: 00's Minimal? shit is REAL.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:41 (8 months ago) Permalink
Hadn't realised J.A.N. was 1997. I guess we need to vote again then. I'm sure everyone fine with that, right?
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
.…it's taken me several hours to think of this. But he's a Cheeki Motha Fucker.
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 23:06 (8 months ago) Permalink
Meanwhile MikoMcha here's the Luciano Live @ Silo, Belgium mix:http://www.sendspace.com/file/3od2xm
Thanks! :D
― MikoMcha, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 23:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
LOL @ Dissensus bafflement at this list
god I'm glad ILM shaped my taste in dance music
― lex pretend, Friday, 7 September 2012 13:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
god, i always forget dissensus still exists
― thomp, Friday, 7 September 2012 13:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
i didn't mean to go there, someone linked me :(
there only seem to be about three people on it anyway
― lex pretend, Friday, 7 September 2012 13:28 (8 months ago) Permalink
Was going to say, I thought you were boycotting them.
Both Dissensus and ILX have informed my dance tastes, but the Dissensus I used to be interested in hasn't existed for a long while.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 7 September 2012 13:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
And I'm not overly surprised that not many people here voted for the Digital Mystikz.
― Josiah Alan, Friday, 7 September 2012 13:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
I like the dude who sticks his head above the parapet and is all "maybe we are a bit too nuum-centric after all" and then everyone pulls rank and starts handwringing over what should be allowed in their own poll.
― Matt DC, Friday, 7 September 2012 17:54 (8 months ago) Permalink
i like this dude:
'Fairground' by Simply Red.UK Funky avant la lettre
UK Funky avant la lettre
― v for viennetta (c sharp major), Friday, 7 September 2012 20:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
Epic trolling?
― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 7 September 2012 20:40 (8 months ago) Permalink
xpost Benny B singlehandedly keeping dissensus real.
― Tim F, Friday, 7 September 2012 23:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
god,