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

Tuomas, did it also go "ah ha yeah, ah ha yeah" during the 'chorus'?

Euphoria is def not my favourite House Crew tune but I still like it and I'm glad to see them represented.
Set You Free brings back bad memories of student nights full of semi-ironic dancing and general drunken arsehole behaviour, I'm sure if I'd first encountered it in a different context I'd be more sympathetic to it.

Also, backtracking a bit but Blue Room is way better than I remember it being. The Orb are hippie music really I guess, but the kind of hippie music that I can get on board with at least some of the time.

do people ITT actually have a problem with Eutow?

54. The Prodigy - Charly (Alley Cat Mix) (XL Recordings, 1991)
426 points, 7 votes, one 1st place vote.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/charly_zps28cb3d67.jpeg

http://youtu.be/38oABLOeMyI

Also, while I'm here, I think that the cat in "Charly" was gay. A revelation I know, but hey, I think it's true. Not only that, but he was a pedophile.

Think about it, why was the cat hanging around with a small boy. The cat sounded old, lets say at least 5. That would make him 35 in catty years. What a perv!!

I now finally see Liam's meaning behind the whole song. It was a political statement, the cat was John Major. He must be a Thatcher fan. Interesting shit.

― Dave McDermott, 18. lokakuuta 2001 3:00

Charly is my perosal favourite since it has THAT Sound.

― Omar, 7. tammikuuta 2002 3:00

nick's school disco list gets a lot of it but my school discos (i was 11 and went to big school in the autumn of '91) were... ravey/housey. things like cc penniston. there's no way they'd have played new order. the biggest tune of that year round the way was probably 'charly'.

― That one guy that quit, 30. huhtikuuta 2007 12:00

Tuomas, did it also go "ah ha yeah, ah ha yeah" during the 'chorus'?

Maybe... And I think the chorus might've been "you love will set me free", not "you". Do you know the tune?

Is that the first placing for the Prodge?

Yeah.

53. The Prodigy - Everybody in the Place (Fairground remix) (XL Recordings, 1991)
427 points, 8 votes.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/everybodyintheplace_zps5459028f.jpeg

http://youtu.be/UKmhlA2S2KU

On the dancing of Keith Flint in the video for "Everybody In The Place"...

Lol.

I'm guessing that Firestarter won't place.

^Like both of those Prodge placings but only voted for Charly.

"Charly" (Alley Cat Mix) changed my life, no joke

probably the most formative records I heard between the ages of 16 and 18 in the dance realm were that, "Weekend" by DJ Dick, "Dog Star Man/Helter Skelter" by Meat Beat Manifesto, "The Days of Swine and Roses" by My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, "Big Car" by Severed Heads and "Anastasia" by T99

Given the amount of rave-era stuff we've had already I'd say Out Of Space is a potential #1 though.

"Out Of Space" is such a weird, amazing record; I always think it's overrated until I actually play it, at which point I go "oh yeah, how did I forget how ridiculously good this is?"

probably the most formative records I heard between the ages of 16 and 18 in the dance realm were that, "Weekend" by DJ Dick, "Dog Star Man/Helter Skelter" by Meat Beat Manifesto, "The Days of Swine and Roses" by My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, "Big Car" by Severed Heads and "Anastasia" by T99
Hoping that Anastasia might still make an appearance.

52. Jam & Spoon - Stella (Dance Pool, 1992)
428 points, 7 votes.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/stella_zps4104a872.jpeg

http://youtu.be/8Eq0i187kvE

"Stella (Jam and Spoon mix)" is THE! BEST! DANCE! SONG! EVER!

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), 20. tammikuuta 2006 2:28

Stella is a wonderful track. See also Paul Van Dyke's mix of 'Flaming June'.

Trance feels like a part of my past. I often return to various elements of my record collection, but never the trance stuff. I sued to adore it. The other week I dug out a load of my old Gatecrasher compilations, but the buzz and the joy (on the whole) wasn't there. What it did provoke was a whole load of nostalgia. Loving trance was responsible for me getting my first job, so I feel I owe it a bit more love. Genre guilt.

― Anna (Anna), 20. maaliskuuta 2005 19:46

if you don't like early 90s trance you don't deserve to live

― Sven Bastard (blueski), 17. maaliskuuta 2005 2:46

Are we talking Jam & Spoon "Stella"?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), 17. maaliskuuta 2005 3:04

JA. PLOOS EIN TECHNOTRANCE, ICHT LICHTEN R&S VS EYE Q

― Sven Bastard (blueski), 17. maaliskuuta 2005 3:10

argh I hate making lists because I invariably forget something, like "Unfinished Sympathy" and "Pro-Gen"

I miss the days when trance was this evocative, cosmic dance music instead of the adolescent-car-window-rattling stuff (that Finnish clubbers call "wiener trance") that it later turned into. Jam & Spoon, Cosmic Baby, Sven Väth, Oliver Lieb, Marusha, Lazonby, that was my shit when I was 15.

of course, my favorite Väth song was his least trancey ("L'Esperanza")

L'Esperanza is pretty trancey! At least compared to the harpsichord tracks on Väth's debut album, or the stuff he does nowadays.

the single mix was way more progressive house in the vein of "Papau New Guineau"

Anyway, speaking of "wiener trance"...

51. Darude - Sandstorm (16 Inch Records, 1999)
436 points, 6 votes.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/sandstorm_zpse3a3afd6.jpeg

http://youtu.be/XrlOyuVKzH4

it might come down to everyone getting their shallow simplicity kicks from different places, but I do believe that there are people out there who won't accept shallow simplicity kicks unless they have indie cred attached; personally, I prefer PROPER pop music, and dance music you can actually dance to. Like 'Sandstorm' by Darude.

― The Lex (The Lex), 26. heinäkuuta 2003 4:34

I rememeber one night when
I was supporting the lovely Jayne ( does the y stand for Yorkshire?) in the
horrible club Reds for her Nepal trip. Kirsty Cameron came in and we chatted
quite amiably. Then a rather small but muscular man started attempting to
break dance to some cheesy Ibiza tune like The Launch or Sandstorm by
Darude. I strated to laugh a little and lo andbehold, an hour later she was
snogging him in a corner and getting mighty carried away as well. I was
shocked, she was a sociologist!

― Robbie Lumsden (Wallace Stevens HQ), 12. elokuuta 2004 15:44

I am utterly emotionally drained from Real Life stuff. I have 5 hours. I am theoretically on the home straight. This was not how I wanted this weekend to go. Fuck home straights. I am angrier, this time.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), 13. maaliskuuta 2005 5:08

Coffee brewing. When it hits I shall play hard house from Lex and see if I still feel this way. It may not be too late.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), 13. maaliskuuta 2005 5:17

SANDSTORM

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), 13. maaliskuuta 2005 6:53

Hahahahahaha greatest break ever! It just, like, goes quiet for a really long time.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), 13. maaliskuuta 2005 6:53

Sandstorm has saved my degree.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), 13. maaliskuuta 2005 7:00

I am so glad that "Sandstorm" helped!

Darude, enabling Oxford essays since 2001.

― The Lex (The Lex), 13. maaliskuuta 2005 23:34

yay!

The cat in "Charly" was Kenny Everett, by the way

hahahaha I never knew the name of this track (re: "Sandstorm")

it's fucking excellent

50. Cajmere - Coffee Pot (Percolator Mix) aka Percolator (Clubhouse Records, 1992)
437 point, 7 votes.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/percolator_zpsf8f431d9.jpeg

http://youtu.be/2S-Ti1Aqx1c

"IT'S TIME FOR THE PERCOLATOR. IT'S TIME FOR THE PERCOLATOR."

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), 10. heinäkuuta 2003 22:34

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. We did Mash-up Percolator and O Superman at the Coral Room once to great, yes suprisingly unappreciated, effect.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), 6. elokuuta 2004 10:20

I saw him a couple weeks ago in grant park. Don't walk, run to see him, etc. It was amazing, intense...like all of chicago came out to hear him play the percolator.

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), 11. syyskuuta 2004 21:54

it's time for the percolator

YES.

How the hell did I forget to vote for this though?

49. Azzido da Bass - Doom's Night (Timo Maas Remix) (Club Tools, 1999)
437 points, 7 votes, two 1st place votes.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/doomsnight_zps6f949033.jpeg

http://youtu.be/giwMVWR5ETA

Maybe it's not so much homogeneity as compulsive hybridisation creating a much more fluid continuum of musical styles. When Simon Reynolds enthuses about "Doom's Night" being lapped up by any number of different scenes (progressive, trance, breakbeat, garage, dancehall) it sounds a bit nostalgic but I also think it represents an increasing trend. How long will it be before a hip hop fan will basically be into house and drum & bass as well by implication?

― Tim, 2. elokuuta 2001 3:00

Maybe UK ga-RIDGE has a future in the U.S. after all: Saw a commercial last night featuring a computer-assisted infant hula-hooping with a Michelin tire to "Doom's Night." Very odd.

― scott p., 3. lokakuuta 2001 3:00

What's baffling about Maas is that his remix of "Doom's Night" is both the most popular *and* the most clever thing he's done, so why does none of his other material sound much like it? Burbly bass + slippery beats = better schtick than most. He should, heh, schtick with it (sorry).

― Tim, 22. tammikuuta 2002 3:00

Azzido Da Bass - Dooms Night (Timo Maas Remix)

Having Darude place where it did essentially destroys all credibility of this message board. Totally embarrassing result, imo. Call me elitist/rockist/whatever. Totally expect Scatman to finish Top 10 now.

48. Roy Davis Jr. feat. Pevin Everett - Gabrielle (also known as Gabriel) (Large Records, 1996)
438 points, 7 votes.

http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u641/Lixenixen/gabrielle_zpsf4234c54.jpeg

http://youtu.be/Y31vj4ft2Tw

Roy Davis Jrs Gabriel

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Why diss Scatman??

oh there are plenty of reasons to diss Scatman

I kind of see the point even though I love that Darude track; if you're gonna go cheesy, you might as well go the Smart-E's/Alpha Team route, or The Movement

"Gabriel" and "Percolator" both untouchable.

I hadn't heard Gabrielle/Gabriel before, but it's an amazing tune, so deep and beautiful! Once I finished playing the Youtube I just had to buy it on Amazon immediately.

As for "Sandstorm", I'm not gonna defend that one; it might've had some minor novelty value once, but hearing that staccato riff a kazillion times has made me hate it deeply. And though the video is the only one in this countdown that was shot in my hometown, even that doesn't save it as it only shows touristy postcard locations.

But seriously: what are these reasons to diss Scatman?

As a fun, novelty dance track, there's nothing wrong with Scatman. Same with Sandstorm. However, on a countdown of top 100 electronic tracks, giving place to gross, cheesy, formulaic shit like Sandstorm is detrimental to the legitimacy of the entire list. Again, only my opinion. Maybe you're a big cheese lover and can't wait for the Haddaway and Stakka Bo tour to hit your town.

"detrimental to the legitimacy", you say.

Not really, but Haddaway and Stakka Bo both had tunes that I like ten times better than Sandstorm... Unless you hate Eurodance in general, I can't see why you would diss Haddaway either. His tunes were totally legitimate club music back in the day, not even novelty stuff, if that's what you don't like.

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I DJ'd in the early/mid 90s and played all sorts of cheesy Eurodance. Scatman, Haddaway, Stax of Joy etc. There's nothing particularly wrong with it but it's shocking to me that the community that posts here rates Sandstorm above any one of the tracks that finished lower. Again, your opinions may vary.

Haddaway had a pretty "credible" comeback the other year, Wolfram feat. Haddaway 'Thing Called Love' (Legowelt Remix), if that's what concerns you.

It's probably for the best I didn't vote in this, I would have campaigned heavily for "Speed Racer"

still hoping to see "James Brown Is Dead" and "Dildo", too

I have been enjoying this thread immensely but finding out about PERCULATOR (how could I not know?) has taken this to some hitherto unknown level of awesomeness.

Far more peed off about Doom's Night's placing than Sandstorm's if I'm being honest.

… I probably wouldn't place Sandstorm in my Top 5000 though.

I have been enjoying this thread immensely but finding out about PERCULATOR (how could I not know?) has taken this to some hitherto unknown level of awesomeness.

have you gone down the Green Velvet rabbit hole yet?

In calumerio's house, it is now truly time for the Perculator.