nomination and discussion thread for possible top 100 electronic dance tracks of the 00s

How do you define "dance" anyway? Tracks with a dance beat, or tracks that actually gets played at dance clubs? Because there's plenty of stuff (like IDM, minimal techno) that would fit the former definition but not the latter.

I'm going to be lazy and just link to this top 50 list I made at the start of 2011 (to be revised for when I actually vote): Techno/House Bobbins 2010

re-post with quotation marks removed

The Other People Place - Sunrays
Spirit Catcher - Key Generator
Villalobos - Easy Lee
T2 feat. Jodie - Heartbroken
DJ Sprinkles - Sisters, I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To
Felix da Housecat - Short Skirts
Nathan Fake - The Sky Was Pink (Holden Remix)
Chicane - Poppiholla (Original Club Mix)
Daft Punk - One More Time

How do you define "dance" anyway? Tracks with a dance beat, or tracks that actually gets played at dance clubs? Because there's plenty of stuff (like IDM, minimal techno) that would fit the former definition but not the latter.

and there's a lot of stuff that DJs will drop into a set that is blatantly not "electronic dance" but i think on the whole it's reasonably clear what we're voting for and hopefully outliers will just not get votes

What is jazz? Well, lady...

Electronic dance music (EDM) is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment. The music is largely created for use by disc jockeys and is produced with the intention of it being heard in the context of a continuous DJ set; wherein the DJ progresses from one record to the next via a synchronized segue or "mix".

yeah my Felix nomination is a cheat tbh but i love the fuck out of that album and he needs to be represented, in fact i'm gonna cheat again and nominate

Felix da Housecat - Nina

This is going to be the best poll ever, will try and nominate this evening.

I'm going to be lazy and just link to this top 50 list I made at the start of 2011 (to be revised for when I actually vote): Techno/House Bobbins 2010

― EDB, Friday, April 20, 2012 8:39 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'm copying it here so they're included when people use ctrl+f

1 Soul Capsule – Law Of Grace
2 Akufen – Skidoos
3 Luomo – Tessio
4 Farben – Beautone
5 Matthew Dear – Dog Days
6 Pantha Du Prince – Saturn Strobe
7 Alex Smoke – Chica Wappa
8 Jurgen Paape – So Weit Wie Noch Nie
9 Luciano – La Limonida de Pepe Bombilla / Amelie on Ice
10 Vladislav Delay – Huone
11 Deadbeat – Organ in the Attic Sings the Blues
11 Ricardo Villalobos – Easy Lee
12 Closer Musik – You Don’t Know Me
13 Polmo Polpo – Kiss Me Again and Again
14 Burial – Archangel / Broken Home
15 The Juan Maclean - Happy House
16 DJ Sprinkles – Ball’r (Madonna Free Zone)
17 Isolée – Schrapnel / Pillowtalk
18 LCD Soundsystem – Losing My Edge
19 Lawrence – Along the Wire (Superpitcher Remix)
20 Jichael Mackson – The Grass is Always Greener
21 Martin Buttrich – Full Clip
22 Hercules and Love Affair – Blind (Club Mix)
23 Dominique Leone - Clairevoyage
24 Partial Arts – Trauermusik
25 Metro Area – Miura
26 Matt John – Hawaii You
27 Peverelist – Junktion
28 Le Noir – Eleny (Radioslave Remix)
29 Rex the Dog – I Look Into Mid Air
30 Dave Aju - Anyway
31 Kalabrese – Auf Dem Hof
32 Ellen Allien – Sensucht
33 Petre Inspirescu - Le Crème Bonjour
34 Alex Under – La Bicicleta Son Para El Verano / Multiplicanciones D
35 Audion – Mouth to Mouth
36 Booka Shade – In White Rooms / Mandarine Girl
37 Oni Ayhun – OAR003 B
38 Narcotic Syntax – Cowabunga!
39 Lindstrom – I Feel Space
30 Ramadanman – Blimey
41 Hot Chip – Boy From School (Erol Alkan Remix)
42 Richard Davis – This Time
43 Delia Gonzales and Gavin Russom – Revelée (Carl Craig Remix)
44 Cobblestone Jazz – W/ Dump Truck
45 Chic Miniature – Escalando
46 Mari Boine – Vuoi Vuoi Mu (Henrik Schwarz Remix)
47 Mathew Jonson – Marionette
48 Nathan Fake – Dinamo / Undoing the Laces
49 Metaboman – Easy Woman (Robag Whrume Mix)
50 Sutekh – Untitled (Periods.Make.Sense. Track 8)

STL - Something Is Raw

TTUUUUUUNNNNNNEEEEEE

STL - Something Is Raw

TTUUUUUUNNNNNNEEEEEE

― Chewshabadoo, Friday, April 20, 2012 10:00 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

when that fucking synth creeps out, man...

I am also totally stoked for the handwringing and consternation when 'Idiotheque' wins this.

also FPing

ok, finally got the time to make my list.
ok, finally got the time to make my list.

Kassem Mosse – Untitled (Laid07)
Voices from The Lake – Meikyu
October – String Theory
Theo Parrish – Falling Up
Hercules And Love Affair – Blind
Moloko – Forever More (Francois K & Eric Kupper Vocal Mix)
Ricardo Villalobos – Sieso (in some releases it's labeled as Ichso so I'm really confused here!)
Kangding Ray – Pruitt Igoe (Fall)
Nina Kraviz – Ghetto Kraviz
Rrose – Waterfall
Todd Terje – Inspector Norse
Ben Klock – Subzero
Dettmann and Klock – Dawning (Revisited)
Soultourist – Turn Loose
Soultourist – Turn Loose (Dixon Edit)
Steffi – Yours feat. Virginia
Octave One – blackwater
Storm Queen – It Goes On (Vox)
Benoit & Sergio – Everybody
London Elektricity – Different Drum
Logistics – Murderation
Instra:mental – End Credits
Instra:mental – Watching You
Blondes – Moondance
Âme – Hydrolic Dog
Omar-S – Here's Your Trance Now Dance
Soundso – Untitled
Gunnar Wendel – 578
Gunnar Wendel – 578 (Omar S. Rude Boy Warm Mix)
Audion – Mouth to Mouth
Marcel Dettmann – Plain
Nôze – remember love
Julio Bashmore – Battle for Middle You
Reggie Dokes – Haiti
Shanks & Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate
DJ Gregory – Elle (Ame Remix)
The MFA – The Difference It Makes
Extrawelt – Zu Fuss
Oxia – Domino
Nathan Fake – Outhouse (main mix)
Roland Appel – Dark Soldier
Depeche Mode – The Sinner In Me (Ricardo Villalobos Conclave remix)
Ricardo Villalobos – Que Belle Epoque 2006
Joker – Tron
Loco Dice – Seeing Through Shadows
Lissa – Keong Racun
Vladislav Delay – Recovery IDea (Andy Stott remix)
Tensnake – Holding Back (My Love)
Shit Robot – Simple Things (Work It Out)
Sly Mongoose – Snakes And Ladder (rub n tug remix)
Partial Arts – Trauermusik
Studio – Origin (Shake You Down By The River)
Lullabies In The Dark – Iridium
Ribn – Mined
Seth Troxler – Aphrika
Alice Smith – Love Endeavor (Maurice Fulton Remix)
Ramadanman – Humber
Ramadanman - Work Them
Burial - Archangel
Todd Terje – Eurodans
Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas – Mighty Girl
Delinquent Feat. KCAT – My Destiny (Bassline Club Mix)
Delinquent Feat. KCAT – My Destiny
Sweet Female Attitude – Flowers (Sunship mix)
The Artful Dodger – Movin Too Fast
Nathan Fake – You Are Here
Petter – These Days (Sasha Involver remix)
Friendship Connection - All Is Just A Matter Of Time
Roman Flugel - Dishes And Wishes
Rndm - Hideaway Lane
T.Williams Feat. Terri Walker - Heartbeat [Mosca Remix]
Ksoul & Ra.H - Turning Point
Leron Carson - Red Lightbulb
Alton Miller - A2 from 20th Anniversary Of The Music Institute EP
Tin Man - Nonneo
Ican - Cambio
Mark E - For Love
Anton Zap - Captain Rush
Prosumer & Murat Tepeli - U & I
Omar S And Ob Ignitt - Wayne County Hill Cops
Emmanuel Jal - Kuar (Henrik Schwarz Remix)

i suspect

Moloko - Sing It Back (Boris Musical Mix)

might just be 2000, delete it if not

(the original track is def 1999 but i think the remix sneaks in)

nah sorry, delete, Discogs says it's 98/99

How are we defining "the 00s"? There are a few from last year in here.

2000 to present day somebody decided upthread

redshape - what's on moog mind
redshape - ultra
redshape - munch
redshape - plonk
function - disaffected
Sydenham & Ferrer - Sandcastles
spencer parker - yogoto
radio slave - RJ
simon baker - plastik
Shed - Well Done (033472-edit)
Wax - 10001 B1
Wax - 30003 B
horizontal ground - 2.01
horizontal ground - 1.02
EQD - Equalized #001 B1
Slowhouse - 03 B2
Rustie – After Light
John Roberts – Pruned
Blawan – Getting Me Down
Claude Vonstroke – Who's Afraid Of Detroit?
Larry Heard Presents Mr. White – The Sun Can't Compare
Move D & Benjamin Brunn – Honey
Petre Inspirescu – Evar
Sascha Dive – Deep In Rhythm
Agoria – Les Violons Ivres (Super remix)
Tiger Stripes – hooked
Lawrence – Spark
slowhouse - 03 A1
Frozen Border - 03 A1
kassem mosse - workshop 08 A1
kassem mosse - 12 A1
Chymera – Arabesque
Deadboy – Wish U Were Here

I mean: kassem mosse - workshop 12 A1

Okay, here's a revised nomination list, I removed all the beatless/ambient/etc stuff, if this is supposed to be a "dance" poll. I still don't why it should be limited to dance, but it's up to you to decide.

Αλλού - Όνειρα
Ada - At The Gate
Ada - Maps (Michael Mayer & Tobias Thomas Mix)
All Saints - Chick Fit (Kissy Sell Out's Excellent Adventure Remix)
Barbara Morgenstern - 37°
Barbara Morgenstern - Gute Nacht
Barbara Panther - Unchained
Burnt Friedman - Das Wesen Aus Der Milchstrasse
Château Flight - Prism
Chymera - Valerian (Orlando Voorn Mix)
DeepChord Presents Echospace - BCN Dub
Drexciya - Astronomical Guidepost
Drexciya - Soul of the Sea
Dub Trees - Butterfly Trilogy
Eat Static - Mondo A Go-Go!
Ellen Allien - Zauber
Etienne Jaumet - For Falling Asleep
Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) (DJ Hell Vienna Mix)
Gudrun Gut - Monika In Polen
Hell - Control
Herbie Hancock - Kebero Pt. 2
Jahcoozi - BLN
Kami-Sakunobe House Explosion - B2B
Laurent Garnier - Greed (Part 1+2)
Lumukanda - Electric Deluxe
Masters At Work - Backfired
Mico - Black Words
Mico - Signal Found
The Modernist - Kangmei Pt. 1 & 2
Monolake - Aligning The Daemon
Monolake - Ice
Monolake - Infinite Snow
Monolake - Ping
Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure
Neil Landstrumm - She Took A Bullet Meant For Me
Norma Jean Bell - Nobody
Paul Kalkbrenner - Castanets
Pole - Winkelstreben
Processory - Trickle Down
Readymade - Bold
Robert Lippok & Barbara Morgenstern - Kaitusburi
Shifted Phases - Lonely Journey Of The Comet Bopp
S.I. Futures - I Like That (Brand New)
Srkkpjt - KLB
Steve Bug - Electric Blue
Takkyu Ishino - Creatures Of The Night
Two Lone Swordsmen - Solo Strike
Voices From The Lake Feat. Donato Dozzy & Neel - S.T. (VFTL Rework)

Btw, after this is over, would people be interested in a 90s electronic music poll? I could run that, if there's enough interest.

i dont see why it should be limited to music tbh there are loads of great books and films that should be in this poll, also some amazing bagels ive eaten the last 2-3 years particularly

Great point.

To elaborate: everyone knows there's a lot of overlap between electronic "dance" music and "non-dance" music, plenty of producers have released both, plus it's sometimes hard to tell if a track is supposed to be "dance" even if it has a beat. So this kind of artificial division feels weird, unless we limit this to actual stuff that people dance to at clubs; but in that case, many of the nominations here wouldn't apply. So I think it'd make much more sense to just have a general "electronic music" poll.

Btw, after this is over, would people be interested in a 90s electronic music poll? I could run that, if there's enough interest.

― Tuomas, Friday, April 20, 2012 11:02 AM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

not a bad idea. I expect a trance heavy list from you, lol.

Laurent Garnier - Sound Of The Big Babou

Obvious but unmentioned so far:

Hot Chip - Over and Over
The Knife - Heartbeats (Rex the Dog Remix)
Par-T-One - I'm So Crazy
Hatchback - White Diamond (Prins Thomas Remix)
DJ Rolando - Knights of the Jaguar
Azzido Da Bass - Dooms Night (Timo Maas Remix) (German release late 1999 but broke in 2000)
Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Intro/Running
Justice - DANCE
LCD Soundsystem, "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" (Soulwax Shibuya re-remix)
Lindstrom - The Contemporary Fix
Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar + Saturate

Tok Tok vs Soffy O – Missy Queen’s Gonna Die
Covenant & Ellen Allien – Bullet
Tiga – Shoes
Donae’o – Party Hard
Freeform Five & Mylo – No More Conversations
Familjen – Det Snurrar I Min Skalle
Riot In Belgium – La Musique

Chelonis R. Jones – I Don't Know? - Better make this the Justus Kohncke remix.

Other things that come to mind:

Djuma Soundsystem - Les Dijnns (trentemoller remix)
trentemoller - polar shift
josh one - contemplation (king britt remix)
still going - still going theme
julio bashmore - ribble to amazon
skream - midnight request line
Joy Orbison - Swims
wighnomy bros - my gloomy head
cosmic sandwich - cosmic sandwich + dominik eulberg remix
dinky horizontal
pangaea - router
2562 - aquatic family affair / this is hardcore
mala - anti-war dub
kode9 - 9 samurai
the bug - poison dart / skeng
pinch - qawalii
shackleton - blood on my hands (og)
zomby - spliff dub 9rustie remix)
untold - dante (or is it sweat I'm thinking of?) / anaconda
joker - digidesign
joker and ginz - purple city / stash
martyn - right?Star!
appleblim and peverelist - over here
scuba - lights out
function - untitled (that really bleepy track on the Sandwell district sampler 12)
gabriel and the coutu-dumonts - they only come out at night
gui boratto - archipelago

6th borough project - planets (there's so many revenge 6th B project stuff, but I guess edits are an iffy grey area)

whew, I should get back to work...

"Knights of the Jaguar" seems to be '99, much as i love it

Oh is it? I suspect lots of my 2000 favourites had their first release in 1999.

Hard for me to narrow down all the Ewan Pearson remixes I gorged on in the mid-00s but maybe these four:

Cortney Tidwell – Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ewan's Objects In Space Remix)
Seelenluft Feat. Mixmaster Michael Smith – Manila (Ewan Pearson Remix) (original is also great)
Freeform Five – Perspex Sex (Ewan Pearson's Hi-NRG Remix)
Goldfrapp – Ride A White Horse (Ewan Pearson Disco Odyssey Parts 1 & 2)

Kelis - Trick Me (Tiefschwarz Mix)

I know so little about this genre; I am totally going to enjoy this

(not voting; just checking stuff out)

Chris Korda - When It Rains
Romina Cohn - The Night

Femi Kuti - Beng Beng Beng [Chateau Flight Remix]

Hot Chip - Over and Over
― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Friday, April 20, 2012 12:03 PM (30 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

sorry that's not eligible.

Rodamaal Feat. Nicinha - Música Feliz (Alex S Classic Club Mix)

sorry that's not eligible.

yay

closer musik - maria. glad I remember this. too beautiful to be excluded.

What fun. It's like the days of the Jungle Committee all over again.

I'm not familiar with Hot Chip, but I listened to that song on Youtube, and it sounds like a rock tune with a drum machine and some synths; there's an electric guitar, electric bass, rock vocals, even some "real" percussion (I think). So I guess it'd be a stretch to call it "electronic music".

But, IMO, to avoid dispute, people should be able to nominate what they want; I'm sure the voting process will weed out rock songs and other shite like that.

are Sweet Female Attitude – Flowers (Sunship mix) and Sweet Female Attitude – Flowers the same song?

MORE!

Henrik Schwarz, Âme & Dixon - Where We At
gabriel ananda - doppelwhipper (live)
minilogue - girl from botany bay
marc houle - bay of figs
tobias. - street knowledge
the field - over the ice
Luciano & Salif Keita - Yamore (Remix)
Melchior Productions - Different Places
Alexi Delano & Xpansul – Echolocation
martyn - natural selection
johnny d - orbitalife
the mole - baby you're the one
ricardo villalobos - minimoonstar shackleton remix)
Wax 20002 A
Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts 3 / 4
azari and ii - reckless with your love / hungry for the power
shocking pinks - dressed to please (echospace remix)
shocking pinks - dressed to please (deepchord remix)
darkastar - aidy's girl is a computer
fantastic mr fox - sketches (sbtrkt remix)
floating points - vacuum boogie
mosca - bax
scb - loss

melchior - in the spirit
melchior - deep down
melchior - chocante

martyn - vancouver
martyn - Natural Selection
martyn - Suburbia
martyn - All I Have Is Memories
martyn - Velvet
martyn - shadowcasting
martyn - Twenty Four
Crazy Cousinz Ft Kimona - I See You

Someone likes Martyn!

Sweet Female Attitude – Flowers is a 90s Slow Jam isn't it, so I'm guessing they mean the 2-step remix.

I meant the Sunship mix when I nominated the song, I just couldn't remember what the remix was called, so those nominations are the same thing