PEOPLE OF THE NATIONS, DANCING TOGETHER! It's the 1990s TOP 100 ELECTRONIC TRACKS poll results!

Re Foul Play that is

92. Ce Ce Peniston - Finally (Choice Mix) (A&M Records, 1991)
325 points, 6 votes.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/finally.jpeg

http://youtu.be/DK2fJWPEKaE

Someone should give CeCe Peniston Basement Jaxx's beeper number.

― James Blount (James Blount), 12. joulukuuta 2002 5:13

and vice versa

― James Blount (James Blount), 12. joulukuuta 2002 5:13

How come "Finally" by CeCe Peniston isn't on anybody's perfect songs list? Really, now.

― John Darnielle, 31. joulukuuta 2001 3:00

cuttin' a rug to your 12" of cece peniston's "finally" in your new apartment?

i do this on the reg, it's underrated

― Dark Noises from the Eurozone (Tracer Hand), 10. elokuuta 2011 23:26

Hello?! Ce Ce Peniston - "Finally" (even though it's still so damn annoying due to how inescapable the melody is once it gets in your heaf)

― V or maybe Vee, 1. joulukuuta 2002 23:40

Perhaps the most emblematic house single of the decade? Still a fab tune, anyway. Though I prefer the version with rapping, because, you know, I love 90s dance raps.

Show Me Love is more emblematic imo

Great to see this rolling out. Love all of these so far. Re: Like a Motorway, it's a shameless Hardfloor rip-off but so brilliantly done. 303 porn.

I was gonna say the exact same thing as Ismael

Finally >>> Show Me Love. Perhaps because I don't hear its influence in countless bad dance records.

91. Amira - My Desire (Dreem Teem Remix) (VC Recordings, 1997)
326 points, 4 votes, one 1st place vote.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/mydesire.jpeg

http://youtu.be/lvVIyKHXJ9U

Amira - My Desire (Dreem Teem Mix) The name says it all. "My Desire" does the whole yearning shtick as well as any indie record ever has, because it captures the texture as well as the narrative of the sentiment. For dancing with tears in your eyes.

― Tim, 11. helmikuuta 2001 3:00

People who wanted to vote for "Flowers' plz vote for "My Desire" instead. Thanks!

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), 10. syyskuuta 2004 11:48

this is fantastic

― deej, 29. marraskuuta 2007 22:49

Hadn't heard that one before, but it's really dope, so thanks for repping it, Tim!

Also, I believe that tune has the highest points-per-voter ratio in the whole top 100.

That's because it's one of the top five pieces of recorded sound

This poll is already so great! Thanks Tuomas.

No prob. I won't have time to post any more results today, but I'll continue tomorrow. If someone was disappointed with the very dancey top 91-100, there's some non-dance music too coming up next.

Voted for Super Sharp Shooter, Close Your Eyes & Open Your Mind rmx. Thought I'd voted for My Desire remix too but looking through my ballot apparently not, glad to see it show up anyway.

Just wanted to say thank you Tuomas for doing this! I found so many great music in albums poll, been looking forward to this one.

Right now I have Super Sharp Shooter stuck on repeat, I don't know if I can ever move to others, it's so great.

i should've voted for some acen, dunno why i didn't.

This poll is already so great! Thanks Tuomas.

― MikoMcha, Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:14 PM (2 hours ago)

I would have voted for "Finally" higher if it would have been the hit version

I like how slowly these tracks are being rolled out

90. The Sabres of Paradise - Smokebelch II (David Holmes Remix) (Sabres of Paradise, 1993)
331 points, 5 votes.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/smokebelch.jpg

http://youtu.be/4E7DKirMqQI

It's an interesting subject because there really are 'gateway' records which got former indie boys into dance. Orbital's "Halcyon" did it for loads of friends at University and the remix of Sabres' "Smokebelch II" was another one.

― Tom, 23. helmikuuta 2001 3:00

I don't know if I'd have Smokebelch so high, I love it and all but isn't it more the pinnacle of a beautiful old style piano breakdown rather than a massive seminal record in its own right?

― Ronan (Ronan), 22. marraskuuta 2002 13:20

sabres of paradise - smokebelch II

Prachtig! Ga 'em direct weer opzetten. De David Holmes-remix was de mooiste, meen ik me te herinneren.

― Niels Aalberts (Niels), 20. helmikuuta 2006 21:55

David Holmes 'Smokebelch remix' is trance surely - arpeggios!

― nebbesh (nebbesh), 13. elokuuta 2003 13:41

I think David Holmes is the only artist in the poll who got more votes for his remixes than his own tunes.

The highest rated remix in the whole poll made it to 10th spot, by the way. I guess that's bit of a spoiler, but now you can start speculating what it is.

I think David Holmes is the only artist in the poll who got more votes for his remixes than his own tunes.

this can't be true, surely?

if so *spoiler* 'show me love' for one isn't placing, unless ilm really likes 'put em high'.

Obviously I'm only counting artists who actually had some of their own tunes on the nomination list besides remixes.

Hmm, actually I was wrong, there is one other artist whose remixes got more points than original tunes.

wb tuomas :D

95. DJ Zinc - Super Sharp Shooter (Ganja Records, 1995)

TOO LOW

more remixes than own tracks sounds right for Holmes

i think i misread that anyway, it was early. frankly i'll be disappointed if that's not the only david holmes thing in this list.

Er, there already was another David Holmes remix at #99.

i should go back to bed obv.

no more david holmes tho pretty please.

want gritty shaker

This has been great so far! Thanks Tuomas

I've started a Spotify collaborative playlist, it's got most of the tracks so far, but for a couple I had to put in a different mix as I couldn't find the right one. Anyway, you can listen / add here

http://open.spotify.com/user/usingyourworlds/playlist/40ML9Rz2etb8olfNvNTece

Thanks for doing the playlist, I haven't had the time to look for these tunes on Spotify myself.

89. Global Communication - The Way (Secret Ingredients Mix) (Dedicated, 1996)
332 points, 6 votes.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/theway.jpg

http://youtu.be/kLVAiIqMIQc

The Way (Secret Ingredients Mix) is some pinnacle-of-recorded-sound shit for me so i guess i'll vote for SI. but really, everyone's a winner.

― unaustralian (jabba hands), 23. maaliskuuta 2009 0:38

i sold my The Deep/The Way on discogs recently. instant regret.

― jed_, 23. maaliskuuta 2009 15:31

Got to be Global Communication. On-selon mi-mos and The Way (Secret Ingredients mix) are two of my all times of the 90s.

― Chewshabadoo, 3. huhtikuuta 2012 2:24

88. DJ Shadow - Stem/Long Stem (Mo Wax, 1996)
335 points, 6 votes.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/stemlongstem.jpg

http://youtu.be/luL8ZG_IKbA

I've always been partial to "Stem/Long Stem".

― Gregory T (tubesocks), 3. kesäkuuta 2005 15:47

Always been v unimpressed with the guy in Stem/Long Stem: "I could just lay right down, I tell you children I could lay right down" - you could lay right down? Jeez, you must have it tough. Do you want a mug of Horlicks?

― ledge, 11. tammikuuta 2008 17:27

stem/long stem is the most killer after midnight, should've gotten more votes.

― the table is the table, 15. tammikuuta 2008 5:59

Wicked sleeve, never seen that before.

87. Boards of Canada - Turquoise Hexagon Sun (Skam, 1996)
336 points, 5 votes.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/turquoisehexagonsun.jpg

http://youtu.be/jRyYISMXbwc

Anyhow since getting my hands on MHTRTC all I wanted was more BoC stuff - there is something about their music that stops everything else cold. The whole childhood nostalga this is definitely there for me - on the first listen, without any idea of what to expect besides "they're on warp", I was taken straight back to 70's/80's marine wildlife/science documenary projections on the wall at schoool, as well as that wierd huge overpass somewhere in Ammerica with a million cars on it - remember that?

Anyway, MHTRTC has been in my daily travelling stash of tunes EVERY DAY since I got it, and has since been joined by IABPOITC and Geogaddi. It's like they are making music just for me - was nearly in tears when I first heard Turquoise Hexagon Sun, and again with Kid for today and IABPOITC itself. And as for Over the horizon radar - well, That was Kleenex time...

― Johann Morton, 27. helmikuuta 2002 3:00

Sinewy electronic chillout music deeply informed by hip-hop and Robitussin. The beats are mesmerizing, the environmental flourishes in the samples are breathtaking, and "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" is just mind-boggling.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), 2. lokakuuta 2002 17:44

like being sprayed with giant windex bottles of hypercolor twinkle dust. like the turquoise hexagon sun is engulfing you. pleasant as it is, it's almost too much, too saturated, a day dream binge.

― Honda (Honda), 12. toukokuuta 2003 20:22

Boards of Canada - "Turquoise Hexagon Sun"
A man attempts to commit suicide by jumping off a cruise liner into the ocean. The music starts once he is underwater. At first there is only darkness, then we get subtle flashes of brightly colored fish. A glowing object in the distance comes closer, until we see that it is a beautiful mermaid, who pulls him into a cave in a reef, where he passes out.

― n/a (Nick A.), 10. kesäkuuta 2005 21:22

Wicked sleeve, never seen that before.

7" with "Heat version" iirc

Stem/Long Stem was one of my token not-really-dancey choices, nice.

YES to 'the way' and TOO LOW at the same time. just an undeniable track the way it pulls you in. layer on top of layer.

85. (tie) Bizarre Inc - Playing with Knives (Vinyl Solution, 1991)
336 points, 7 votes.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/playingwithknives.jpeg

http://youtu.be/KQuHvJh_LeA

I think that the Mixmag Live! Hardcore Techno Classics mix is not bad, especially as it contains "Playing with knives".

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), 31. elokuuta 2002 6:26

"Playing With Knives" is obv one of the all time classic rave tracks

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), 18. toukokuuta 2005 19:48

i spent last friday night at an altern-8 gig in london (sooo good). i dunno about 'i'm gonna get you' but i'm certain 'playing with knives' got played at least about four times. this thread has just reminded me of it all again and i'm a very happy bunny now indeed ;)
oh and CLASSICCLASSICCLASSIC obviously as if it needs to be said any more....

― peteflynn (piratestyle), 19. toukokuuta 2005 14:10

lots of Bizarre Inc - always thought they were kind of an underrated 90s dance act really.

the three most underrated 90s dance albums IMO:

T99 - Children of Chaos
Eon - Void Dweller
Bizarre Inc - Energize

Don't know how I missed this, but so far the results suggest my ballot would've been with the crowd.

85. (tie) The Source featuring Candi Staton - You Got the Love (Truelove Electronic Connections, 1991)
336 points, 7 votes.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/yougotthelove.jpeg

Original video with crappy sound.

Longer mix with much better sound.

The Source's "You've Got The Love" bass line

The other mix with a hardcore break and gospel pianos is also amazing.

Loving the overall raviness of this list so far

This feels too UK-centric so far. Not necessarily a bad thing.

Loving the overall raviness of this list so far

― formerly EDB (ed.b), Wednesday, December 12, 2012 6:04 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Good lists chewshabadoo and dsb tho I never understand why people pick losing control over city on the edge of forever (or his mix of the rock wade track!)

And good to see the kenlou but the other side is even better!

Votes,

1) Genaside II - Narra Mine
2) Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Play VIP Mix)
3) Joey Beltram - Energy Flash
4) The Mover - Nightflight (Nonstop to Kaos)
5) Underworld - Rez
6) Armand van Helden - Flowerz
7) Vainqueur - Lyot (Maurizio Mix)
8) Carl Craig - At Les
9) I-f - Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass
10) 4 Hero - Mr Kirk's Nightmare
11) Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
12) Origin Unknown - Valley of the Shadows
13) Remarc - R.I.P. (Remarc Remix)
14) Daniel Wang - Like Some Dream I Can't Stop Dreaming
15) Blame - Music Takes You (2 Bad Mice Remix)
16) Acen - Close Your Eyes
17) Jam & Spoon - Stella
18) Green Velvet - Flash
19) Underground Resistance - The Final Frontier
20) Foul Play - Open Your Mind (Foul Play Remix)
21) Ability II - Pressure Dub
22) Daft Punk - Musique
23) Sneaker Pimps - Spin Spin Sugar (Armand's Dark Garage Mix)
24) Photek - Ni Ten Ichi Ryu
25) Eon - Spice
26) Autechre - Flutter
27) Goldie presents Metalheads - Inner City Life
28) The Age of Love - The Age of Love (Jam & Spoon Watch Out for
Stella Club Mix)
29) Koenig Cylinders - Carousel
30) LTJ Bukem - Atlantis (I Need You)
31) Isolée - Beau Mot Plage
32) Azzido da Bass - Dooms Night (Timo Maas Remix)
33) The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
34) Djum Djum - Difference (Steng Mix)
35) Seefeel - Time to Find Me (AFX Fast Mix)
36) Wookie - Down on Me
37) Moloko - Sing it back (Herbert's Tasteful Dub)
38) Dillinja - Warrior
39) 88.3 - Wishing on a Star (Urban Shakedown Full Vocal Mix)
40) The Chemical Brothers - Loops of Fury
41) 187 Lockdown - Gunman
42) Coco Steel & Lovebomb - Touch It (Original Mix)
43) DJ Crystl - Warp Drive
44) My Bloody Valentine - Soon (The Andrew Weatherall Mix)
45) CJ Bolland - Horsepower
46) Groove Chronicles - Stone Cold
47) Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
48) The Prodigy - Charly (Alley Cat Mix)
49) Da Hool - Meet Her at the Love Parade
50) St Germain - Alabama Blues (Todd Edwards Vocal Mix)
51) Antonio - Hyperfunk
52) LFO - LFO (The Leeds Warehouse Mix)
53) Durban Poison - Babylon Timewarp
54) Dillinja - The Angels Fell
55) Christopher Just - I'm a Disco Dancer
56) Deep Blue - The Helicopter Tune
57) U.S. Alliance - All I Know (Dem 2's Grunge Dub Mix)
58) Tears of Velva - The Way I Feel
59) Bizzy B - Slowjam
60) Adam F - Circles
61) X-101 - Sonic Destroyer
62) Doolally - Straight from the Heart
63) Pépé Bradock - 5500
64) Alex Reece - Pulp Fiction
65) Moby - Go
66) Artful Dodger presents Craig David - The Rewind
67) Moodymann - I Can't Kick This Feeling When It Hits
68) Orbital - Halcyon On and On
69) Liberty City - Some Lovin
70) Splash - Babylon
71) KMA - Kaotic Madness
72) Basement Jaxx - Fly Life
73) The Prodigy - No Good (Start the Dance)
74) Sasha - Xpander
75) Doc Scott - Drumz ’95 (Nasty Habits Remix)

^ tears of velva:D

Ha.

(:/)

Thanks suare, but everyone has different tastes of course. City on the edge of forever is very good, but I don't think it was in the nominations, and after almost none of my nominations placed in the 00s poll, I thought I'd rather boost other tunes nominated by other people this time around. Losing Control is by far the better tune to dance to though.

If you know The Bounce, take a listen to this too: http://youtu.be/3DdO2Mq9ZNQ

The remix of Nothing To Fear has barely left my bag over the last 3 years.

I'm on a phone can't play the track you linked, what is it?

The remix of Nothing To Fear has barely left my bag over the last 3 years.
--Chewshabadoo

Always so pricey:(

I thought a repress was on the cards but don't know if that ever happened / is going to happen

I think I got lucky and found a slightly crackly one for £10 a few years back, and used the old PVA glue trick to clean it.

The linked track is basically a remix MAW made, they then used the rhythm track from that as the basis of The Bounce.

As Losing Control was my number one pick, I’m going to put a link here. Always smashes the dancefloor in my experience.

youtu.be/6RZotWBdvmM

Thanks Tuomas. My ballot:

1. Hardfloor – Acperience 1
2. CJ Bolland – Horsepower
3. Orbital – Halcyon + On + On
4. Underworld – Rez
5. Chemical Brothers – Hey Boy Hey Girl
6. Galaxy 2 Galaxy – Hi-Tech Jazz
7. Paperclip People – Throw
8. Sabres of Paradise – Smokebelch II (David Holmes Remix)
9. Roy Davis Jr - Gabriel
10. Future Sound of London – Papua New Guinea
11. Daft Punk – Da Funk
12. Basement Jaxx – Fly Life
13. Origin Unknown – Valley of the Shadows
14. The KLF – What Time Is Love? (Live at Trancentral)
15. My Bloody Valentine – Soon (Weatherall Mix)
16. Winx – Higher State of Consciousness (Tweekin’ Acid Funk)
17. Orbital – Belfast
18. Mory Kante – Yeke Yeke (Hardfloor Mix)
19. Utah Saints – Something Good
20. Sub Sub – Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use)
21. Alex Reece – Pulp Fiction
22. Orbital – Lush 3-1
23. Slam – Positive Education
24. 69 – Desire
25. Sabres of Paradise – Wilmot
26. Aphex Twin – Windowlicker
27. Reload – The Biosphere (Global Communication Remix)
28. Omni Trio – Renegade Snares (Foul Play VIP Mix)
29. Isolee – Beau Mot Plage
30. Air – Le Soleil Est Pres de Moi
31. Saint Etienne – Only Love Can Break Your Heart (A Mix)
32. MJ Cole – Sincere
33. Underworld – Spikee
34. Tori Amos – Professional Widow (Armand Van Helden)
35. DJ Zinc – Super Sharp Shooter
36. Lo-Fidelity Allstars – Battle Flag
37. Prodigy – No Good (Start the Dance)
38. Leftfield – Open Up (Full Vocal Mix)
39. Prodigy – Out of Space
40. Everything But the Girl – Missing (Todd Terry Mix)
41. Billie Ray Martin – Your Loving Arms
42. Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You
43. Underworld – Mmm Skyscraper… I Love You
44. Azzido Da Bass – Dooms Night (Timo Maas Remix)
45. Warp 69 – Natural High
46. Saint Etienne – Like a Motorway (David Holmes Mix)
47. Age of Love – Age of Love (Jam & Spoon Mix)
48. Renegade Soundwave – Renegade Soundwave (Leftfield)
49. De’Lacy – Hideaway (Deep Dish Mix)
50. Depth Charge – Shaolin Buddha Finger
51. Armand Van Helden – U Don’t Know Me
52. DJ Sneak – U Can’t Hide From Your Bud
53. Michael Moog – That Sound
54. Joey Beltram – Energy Flash
55. The KLF – 3AM Eternal (Live at the SSL)
56. The Source feat. Candi Staton – You’ve Got the Love
57. Madkatt Courtship – My Life Muzik
58. BBG – Snappiness
59. Primal Scream – Don’t Fight it Feel It
60. Lamb – Gorecki
61. Aphex Twin – Ageispolis
62. The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds
63. Wildchild – Renegade Master (Fatboy Slim Old Skool Mix)
64. Marshall Jefferson vs Noosa Heads – Mushrooms (Salt City)
65. Aztec Mystic – Jaguar
66. Fatboy Slim – Praise You
67. Lionrock – Packet of Peace (Chemical Brothers Remix)
68. LFO – LFO (The Leeds Warehouse Mix)
69. Roni Size/Reprazent – Brown Paper Bag
70. The Grid – Floatation
71. Orbital – Are We Here
72. Micronauts – The Jag
73. Kenny Dope & the Bucketheads – The Bomb
74. T-Power – The Mutant Remix (Rollers Instinct)
75. Green Velvet – Flash

Most of that actually made the poll!

been catching up on the polls i missed and this is incredible. listened to every tune. that fucker at #2 was so great, can't believe i've never heard it before. is there a spotify playlist anyone has handy, i must have missed it scrolling.

Thanks for doing this Tuomas

The spotify playlist is now up to date here http://open.spotify.com/user/usingyourworlds/playlist/40ML9Rz2etb8olfNvNTece

tytytytyty

I'd just like to reiterate that you all should be fucking ashamed of yourselves for not placing "Gypsy Woman".

Unfortunately something happened to that playlist cos it had a lot more tracks on it but somehow the majority of them got deleted off it, still not sure if it was some fuckup on my part

I'd just like to reiterate that you all should be fucking ashamed of yourselves for not placing "Gypsy Woman".

Well, la da dee la da da to you too.

I think I prefer Surprise these days.

Rev, if I'd been able to vote there would have been 3 votes for "Gyspy Woman"