[Autopilot]

So electronica heads, what do you think are the best acts in Dance history?

For me my list has got to have;

Faithless
Leftfield
Orbital
Massive Attack
Soulwax
Groove Armada
Ulrich Schnauss

Just a bit of fun really following a discussion i was having last night

[Curly99]

To add to your list, which is basicly what I would choose,

Trentemoller
William Orbit
Unkle
DJ Shadow
Air
Bent
Zero 7

probably not dance acts as such and I'm sure there are other producers I could think of of I went through my cd collection.

Curly

[sdb123]

Surprised the Chemical Brothers never made it onto either of your lists.

[Curly99]

Originally Posted by sdb123

Surprised the Chemical Brothers never made it onto either of your lists.

So am I

I just forgot about them and I have all there albums..etc as well, they have done some excellent remixes.

Curly

[twogubs]

may aswell add Masters at Work

[krish]

I'd add ...

Underworld
The Prodigy
The Orb
The KLF/JAMs
Future Sound of London
Aphex Twin
Salt Tank
David Holmes
Apollo 440 / Stealth Sonic Orchestra
Daft Punk
Red Jerry (Felix / Hooj Choons label / Lost Tribe)
Rob Dougan
Martin Glover aka Youth
808 State

[Autopilot]

Can't believe i forgot DJ Shadow, he should have been near the top of my list.

[Autopilot]

Originally Posted by sdb123

Surprised the Chemical Brothers never made it onto either of your lists.

Got a bit of a love/hate relationship with TCB's. They have down some outstanding work, they have also done well cheesy dodgy stuff. Let me down a bit at Glastonbury.

[Bill Hicks]

So glad someone mentioned Masters at Work.

I'd like to add a few more.

Andy Weatherall for his production Inc Sabres of Paradise, and Primal Screams seminal Screamadelica!

YouTube - cafe del mar volumen 1 Sabres Of Paradise-Smokebelch 2

Arthur Baker and Bill Laswell for their pioneering old school Electro sound ala Afrika Bambataa, Timzone and some work with New Order.

YouTube - Arthur Baker - Breakers Revenge
YouTube - Afrika Bambaataa & John Lydon - World DestructionAfrika Bamb

Paul Oakenfold for practically inventing Trance!

YouTube - Paul Oakenfold - Southern sun - Official Video (HQ)

Underworld for producing Dubnobasswithmyheadman back in 92

YouTube - Underworld - Mmm Skyscraper I Love You

Nelly Hooper for his work with various artists in the 90's!

YouTube - Björk - Big Time Sensuality

[Tetlee]

Some great ones mentioned already, to add a few to the list:

Red Snapper(my all time live favourites)
Kraftwerk
Herbaliser
Alpha
Lamb
Spring Heel Jack
LTJ Bukem(under his various guises)
T-Power("self evident truth" alone means he has to go on the list)

Will probably edit again in a minute as my brain starts to wake up

[krish]

furthermore ...

Utah Saints (... U U U Utah Saints! )
Propellerheads
Roni Size / Reprazent
Moby

[SparkShot]

Brian Transeau (aka BT)

[soundstory]

Originally Posted by Autopilot

Got a bit of a love/hate relationship with TCB's. They have down some outstanding work, they have also done well cheesy dodgy stuff. Let me down a bit at Glastonbury.

Yes they did, could have been so much better

[soundstory]

Originally Posted by Tetlee

Some great ones mentioned already, to add a few to the list:

Red Snapper(my all time live favourites)
Kraftwerk
Herbaliser
Alpha
Lamb
Spring Heel Jack
LTJ Bukem(under his various guises)
T-Power("self evident truth" alone means he has to go on the list)

Will probably edit again in a minute as my brain starts to wake up

T-Power but no Shy-FX??

[Tetlee]

Originally Posted by soundstory

T-Power but no Shy-FX??

Just Marc Royal on his own for me, Shy FX(as an early jungle producer/dj) has put out some great tunes but was never too keen on their more commercial bouncy stuff they put out when they linked up. T-Powers Self Evident Truth of an Intuitive Mind album is an all time classic IMO!

[Hillskill]

Daft Punk for me. Would give my left arm to see them live. Theres a few vids of them at festivals playing "Around the World" then dropping into "Stronger Harder Faster"........gives me goosebumps ! Adam F is a fave of mine too !

[soundstory]

Originally Posted by Tetlee

Just Marc Royal on his own for me, Shy FX(as an early jungle producer/dj) has put out some great tunes but was never too keen on their more commercial bouncy stuff they put out when they linked up. T-Powers Self Evident Truth of an Intuitive Mind album is an all time classic IMO!

Fair enough !

[soundstory]

I've seen Soulwax as 2manydjs many many times & it's been a 50/50 overall.

When they are good they are very very but when they are bad........

I haven't forgiven them for eventually turning up at Matter on NYE, well NYD at 4.30 in the morning then playing a set which i can only describe as below average (and that's being generous).

However Fatboy Slim at Glastonbury 2005 on the other stage was just fantastic.

Great track selection, gave the good people what they wanted !!

[super-saint]

Originally Posted by Bill Hicks

Paul Oakenfold for practically inventing Trance!

[g8tecrasher]

Originally Posted by Bill Hicks

Paul Oakenfold for practically inventing Trance!

Im sorry but




He may have brought it to the masses with this Goa Essential Mix but he in no way invented it

You've got to put Justice on the list Cross is the best electronic album probably this century and Waters of Nazareth is a work of pure genius

[Autopilot]

Originally Posted by Gaz Lear

Im sorry but




He may have brought it to the masses with this Goa Essential Mix but he in no way invented it

You've got to put Justice on the list Cross is the best electronic album probably this century and Waters of Nazareth is a work of pure genius

Agreed. Oakenfold was one of a few that commercialised it, but no way did he invent it, there was years of trance before i was on the scene properly.

[Palladio]

Another vote for Andrew Weatherall.

Countless brilliant and original mixes in the 90's

[g8tecrasher]

Originally Posted by soundstory

I've seen Soulwax as 2manydjs many many times & it's been a 50/50 overall.

When they are good they are very very but when they are bad........

I haven't forgiven them for eventually turning up at Matter on NYE, well NYD at 4.30 in the morning then playing a set which i can only describe as below average (and that's being generous).

However Fatboy Slim at Glastonbury 2005 on the other stage was just fantastic.

Great track selection, gave the good people what they wanted !!

Other way round for me 2manydjs gave me the best night I've ever had in 12 years of clubbing. Last April at the empire in Middlesbrough they destroyed the place.3 hrs of the best music I've ever heard. Whereas fatboy slim gave me one of my worst at the wireless festival last year. He was so smashed he could barely walk and the whole set was prerecorded

[soundstory]

Originally Posted by Gaz Lear

Other way round for me 2manydjs gave me the best night I've ever had in 12 years of clubbing. Last April at the empire in Middlesbrough they destroyed the place.3 hrs of the best music I've ever heard. Whereas fatboy slim gave me one of my worst at the wireless festival last year. He was so smashed he could barely walk and the whole set was prerecorded

He was?? I was there and didn't notice !

Mind you it did sound well mixed (not the norm for Norm!)

I thought Deadmau5 was fantastic before him.

The prob with Soulwax was that they'd played two other venues that night, clearly greedy & going for the $$$$$'s

[g8tecrasher]

Originally Posted by soundstory

He was?? I was there and didn't notice !

Mind you it did sound well mixed (not the norm for Norm!)

I thought Deadmau5 was fantastic before him.

The prob with Soulwax was that they'd played two other venues that night, clearly greedy & going for the $$$$$'s

Where abouts where you? we were in the middle about 50ft back and he was gurning all over the place could barely walk at some points and had to be pointed towards the decks when he wandered off stage. I know he was treated for alcohol abuse but it was a lot more that night

My problem with deadmau5 was that it seemed like the warm up set from hell. Started really well dropping all those daft punk samples then just went into the warm up set from hell. Then he'd play the same daft punk samples and repeated until end

2manydjs earnt stupid money NYE private helicopter all over the country as they did Birmingham and Newcastle I believe. When they are on form they are probably the best DJ's you could ever want. Not to serious just pure party music the same as Groove Armada

[Barney Rubble]

Paul Oakenfold, Andy Weatherall, Giles Peterson, Carl Cox, Danny Rampling, John Digweed.

Love or hate them they have been around since the the 1980's playing out and producing, trying to innovate and be creative, pushing the boundaries of dance music (albeit some times missing the mark).

From Acid House throught the Trance days to progressive house, house, techno or wherever they have branched out and tried to make their niche.

But 2 Many DJ's are good and innovative as are Justice, but time will tell if they are just a electro house mash up band, can they change with the times or will they be just a fad?

BTW if you like 2 Mnay DJ's try Street life DJ's podcast ... it just rocks.

BT is a great too

[Vipen]

4 Hero

I like a bit of Hybrid too

[SteveAWOL]

Well pretty much all the greats have already been listed but a couple of other honourable mentions:

Coldcut
Goldie

[Wyatt71]

Being a bit of a fan of goa/trance fan I'd have to go with ....

Astral Projection

YouTube - Astral Projection live 1

Astrix

YouTube - astrix live in japan

plus the likes of Juno Reactor, Infected Mushroom, Space Tribe, Sphongle, Dark Nebula.

I've really enjoyed listening to "The Last Days Of Gravity" by Younger Brother recently ....

YouTube - Younger Brother - All I Want

[niceguy235uk]

Originally Posted by Palladio

Another vote for Andrew Weatherall.

Countless brilliant and original mixes in the 90's

And another vote here.

I am in the process of transferring all my vinyl to MP3 and just dug out some of his sublime remixes.

One of his best IMO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa-gae5vD18

He did some of his best work when he was, shall we say, intoxicated.

Also, Justin Robertson, Felix Da Housecat.

And of course, Slam:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKAwCYddrBk