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Posted by: dandy* Feb 23 2021, 06:12 PM

Hi all - I've been building up my collection of dance singles and I'm looking for inspiration as to what to get next... ideas welcomed from all so tell us about your absolute favourites from years gone by.

Nothing too old though if you don't mind, the earliest I have at the moment is the Theme From S'Express and I don't particularly want to go any further back than that.

Posted by: Bjork Feb 23 2021, 08:28 PM

my 2 fav dance tracks as a kid

Krush - House Arrest


Soho - Hippychick

Posted by: dandy* Feb 23 2021, 09:39 PM

I’d forgotten all about House Arrest - good shout! That’s going straight on the to buy list

Posted by: lewistgreen Feb 23 2021, 09:41 PM

House Arrest is still an absolute go to for me regularly, love it so much

Posted by: dandy* Feb 24 2021, 11:28 AM

Here's what I've included within my collection so far - I've always been really interested in electronic music and I'm hoping to build it up to be a good representation of dance music over the years, I've probably focussed a lot on trance so far because of me being about 18 during that era - I feel like I could do with expanding other genres of dance now. Possibly even expanding into some earlier tracks that helped form dance music as we know it today. Similarly I'm light on tracks post 2000ish so I wouldn't mind recommendations from later eras also (despite the name of this forum!)

I'm steering away from indie-dance like Prodigy and Chemical Brothers at the moment simply because I have most of their albums already - although I may look to add a couple from those types of acts for the sake of completeness - plus they're very expensive usually which puts me off!!!

2 Bad Mice - Bombscare
808 State - Pacific
A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
Adamski - Killer
Afrika Bambaataa - Got to Get Up
Age of Love - The Age of Love
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Intro
All Seeing I - Beat Goes On
Alter Ego - Rocker
Altern 8 - Activ-8 (Come With Me)
Âme - Rej
Andy Stott - Ceramics
Apex Twin - Windowlicker
Armand Van Helden - Koochy
Armand Van Helden - You Don't Know Me
Ayla - Ayla
Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy
Barthezz - On The Move
Basement Jaxx - Do Your Thing
Bassheads - Is There Anybody Out There
BBE - Seven Days and One Week
Bedrock - Heaven Scent
Beloved - The Sun Rising
Beloved - Sweet Harmony
Benni Benassi - Satisfaction
Billie Ray Martin - Your Loving Arms
Binary Finary - 1998/1999
Bizarre Inc - Playing With Knives
Black Box - Ride On Time
Blue Pearl - Naked In The Rain
Blueboy - Remember Me
Bob Marley vs Funkstar De Luxe - Sun is Shining
Bodyrox feat. Luciana - Yeah Yeah
Brainbug - Nightmare
Bran Van 3000 - Astounded
BT - Flaming June
BT - Godspeed
BT - Mercury and Solace
Bucketheads - The Bomb!
C & C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
C & C Music Factory - Just a Touch of Love
Cappella - U Got 2 Let The Music
Carl Craig - Science Fiction
Cassius - Cassius 99
Cassius - Feeling For You
Cerrone - Supernature
Chad Jackson - Hear The Drummer (Get Wicked)
Chemical Brothers - Loops of Fury EP
Chemical Brothers - The Private Psychedelic Reel
Chic - Good Times
Chicane - Saltwater
Clivilles & Cole - Pride / A Deeper Love
Colonel Abrams - Trapped 97
Cornershop - Brimful of Asha
Crescendo - Are You Out There
Culture Beat - Mr Vain
Cut Copy - Hearts on Fire
Cygnus X - The Orange Theme
Daft Punk - Get Lucky
Daft Punk - One More Time
Dario G - Sunchyme
David Holmes - 69 Police
David Morales / The Face - Needin' U
De'Lacy - Hideaway
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Deep Dish - Flashdance
Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby
Delerium - Silence
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Digital Excitation - Pure Pleasure
Digitalism - Pogo
DJ Koze - Pick Up
DJ Mehdi - Signatune (Thomas Bangalter Mixes)
DJ Quicksilver - Bellissima
Djuma Soundsystem - Les Djinns
DNA feat. Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Doop - Doop !!!
E'Voke - Arms of Loren
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue 2001
Electrique Boutique - Revelation
Energy 52 - Café Del Mar
Enigma - Sadeness Part I
Erasure - Chorus
ETA - Casual Sub
Everything But The Girl - Missing
Faithless - Insomnia
Faithless - Salva Mea
Faithless - We Come 1
Fatboy Slim - Demons
Fatboy Slim - The Rockerfeller Skank
Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice
Felix - Don’t You Want Me
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes Remixes
Frankie Knuckles & Satoshi Tomiie - Tears
Fridge - Angel
Future Sound of London - Papa New Guinea
Gang Gang Dance - MindKilla
Gat Decor - Passion
Gil Scott Heron & Jamie xx - I'll Take Care Of You
Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams
Gloworm - I Lift My Cup
Goldbug - Whole Lotta Love
Goodmen - Give It Up
Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control
Gouryella - Gouryella
Greece 2000 - Three Drives on a Vinyl
Grid - Diablo
Guru Josh - Infinity
Hardrive - Deep Inside
Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor
Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid
Hybrid - Finished Symphony
Hybrid - Symphony
iio - Rapture
Inner City - Big Fun
Jam & Spoon - Find Me (Odyssey to Anyoona)
Jam & Spoon - Stella
Jamiroquai - Space Cowboy
Jaydee - Plastic Dreams
JDS - Nine Ways
Jessie Ware - Overtime
Josh Wink - Higher State of Consciousness
Junior Jack feat. Robert Smith - Da Hype / Stupidisco
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
JX - There's Nothing I Won't Do
Kenny Dope vs The Jungle Brothers - I'll House You
Kenton Slash Demon - Harpe
Kirsty Hawkshaw - Fine Day
KLF - 3AM Eternal
KLF - Justified and Ancient
KLF - Last Train to Transcentral
KLF - What Time Is Love
Kraftwerk - Tour de France
Krush - House Arrest (thank you bjork!)
Krystal Klear - The Division EP
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Extended)
Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch
Laurent Garnier - The Man With The Red Face
Layo & Bushwacka - Love Story
Le Prix & Johan Agebjörn - Watch the World Go By
Leftfield - Song Of Life
Leftfield/Lydon - Open Up
LFO - LFO
LFO - LFO (Remixes)
Lil' Louis - French Kiss
Livin' Joy - Dreamer
Madonna - Vogue
Madonna - Ray of Light
MANDY vs Booka Shade - Body Language
Mantronix - Got To Have Your Love
M|A|R|R|S - Pump Up The Volume
Mariah Carey - My All (Remixes)
Marshall Jefferson - The House Music Anthem
Mason - Exceeder
Massive Attack - Safe From Harm
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
MIA - Galang
Michael Moog - That Sound
Mighty Dub Katz - Magic Carpet Ride
Mike Koglin - The Silence
Missy Elliott vs Basement Jaxx - 4 My People
Missy Elliott vs Fatboy Slim - Gossip Folks
Moby - Go
Mory Kante - Yé Ké Yé Ké
Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes
Mousse T - Horny
Mr Fingers - Can You Feel It
New Order - Blue Monday
New Order - True Faith 94
Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On '95
Nina Simone - See Line Woman (Remixes)
Nomad - (I Wanna Give You) Devotion
Oliver $ & Jimi Jules - Pushing On
Orbital - Chime
Orbital - III
Orbital - The Box
Orbital - Nothing Left
Orbital - Radiccio 1
Orbital - Radiccio 2
Outlander - The Vamp
Panjabi MC - Mundian To Bach Ke
Paul Hardcastle - 19
Paul Van Dyk - For an Angel
Paul Woolford - Untitled
Peggy Gou - Once
Perfecto Allstars - Reach Up (Pig Bag)
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin (Remix)
Pet Shop Boys - So Hard
Pete Heller's Big Love - Big Love
Pete Lazonby - Sacred Cycles
Portishead - Glory Box
Praga Khan - Injected With a Poison
Praise - Only You
Prodigy - Charlie
Propellerheads - Take California
Propellerheads/David Arnold - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Push - Strange World
Quadrophonia - Quadrophonia
Rank 1 - Airwave
Raze - Break 4 Love
Rest Assured - Treat Infamy
Rex the Dog - Maximize
Rhythm is Rhythm - Strings of Life
Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death 1
Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death 2
Rob Dougan - Furious Angels
Robert Miles - Children
Robert Miles & Maria Naylor - One and One
Robyn with Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat
Roger Sanchez - Another Chance
Róisín Murphy - The Rumble
Róisín Murphy - Incapable
Róisín Murphy - Murphy’s Law
Roy Davis Jr - Rock Shock
Röyksopp & Robyn - Do It Again
Rüfüs - Innerbloom
Rui da Silva - Touch Me
Run DMC vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That
S-Express - Theme from S-Express
Safri Duo - Played-a-Live
Salt 'n Pepa - Push It
Salt Tank - Dimension
Sander Kleinenberg - My Lexicon
Sasha - Xpander EP
Sasha & Maria - Be As One
Sasha/Emerson - Scorchio
Seal - Crazy
Shamen - Move Any Mountain
Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode
Shamen - Boss Drum
Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme
SL2 - On a Ragga Tip / DJs Take Control
Snap! - The Power
Snap! - Rhythm is a Dancer
Soft Cell - Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go
Soul II Soul - Back to Life
Sounds - Tony the Beat (Rex the Dog mixes)
Source feat. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Bootleg)
Source feat. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (97 Mixes)
Space Brothers - Shine
Space Manoeuvres - Stage One
Special Request - Modern Warfare I
Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
Storm Queen - Look Right Through
System F - Out of the Blue
Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Todd Terje - Ragysh
Todd Terje - Strandbar
Tomcraft - Loneliness
Tori Amos - Professional Widow
UHF - UHF
Ultravox - Vienna
Underworld - Born Slippy [NUXX]
Urban Cookie Collective - The Key The Secret
Urban Shakedown - Some Justice
Utah Saints - Ohio
Utah Saints - Something Good
Veracocha - Carte Blanche
Wamdue Project - King of My castle
Watergate - Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (Heart of Asia)
Wildchild - Renegade Master 98
William Orbit - Barber's Adagio for Strings
Wiseguys - Start the Commotion
X-Press 2 - Lazy
Young Disciples - Apparently Nothin'
Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400

Posted by: Popchartfreak Feb 24 2021, 02:04 PM

KLF America: What Time Is Love is fab
Liza Minelli Love Pains
Bassomatic aka William Orbit Fascinating Rhythm
Cathy Dennis Just Another Dream
The Shamen Move Any Mountain
Haddaway Life
Sophie B hawkins Right Beside You (dance-ish)
Corona Rhythm Of The Night
Bowie/Pet Shop Boys Hallo Spaceboy
EBTG Wrong
Faithless Salva Mea
Dario G caranaval De Paris
Echobeatz Mas Que Nada
Cher Believe
Fatboy Slim Right Here Right Now
Bob Marley vs Funkstar Sun Is Shining
Sonique Feels So Good
Sonique Sky
Silicon Soul Right On


I'll stop there as I head into my clubbing years and the list would get very long, cough Sandstorm, cough Crying At The Discotheque, Murder On The Dancefloor, cough Starlight cough etc etc etc

Posted by: lewistgreen Feb 24 2021, 02:32 PM

A personal fave, the Kicks Like A Mule Mix especially

Posted by: Bjork Feb 24 2021, 03:40 PM

You got lots on that list, other 90s dance tracks I love are:
Olive - You're not Alone
Sonique - It Feels so Good

Posted by: fiesta Feb 24 2021, 03:50 PM

The course ready or not
Bobby D"ambrosso/Michelle Weeks moment of my life
Funky Green Dogs fired up
Allison Limerick where love lives
N-Joi anthem

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn Feb 24 2021, 04:00 PM

'Carte Blanche' is my favourite trance track of all-time.

Posted by: jAddy! Feb 24 2021, 04:38 PM

Nalin & Kane - Beachball
Cygnus X - Superstring
Xpansions - Move Your Body
Blank & Jones - Cream

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever Feb 24 2021, 08:34 PM

Agnelli & Nelson El Niño
QFX Freedom

Posted by: Jester Feb 24 2021, 09:09 PM

I would have to go with my holy 1995 trilogy:

Snap feat. Summer - The First, The Last, Eternity ('Til The End)



Grace - It's Not Over Yet



Jam & Spoon - Right In The Night (Fall In Love With Music)



These all take me back to the hot sunny summer of 1995

Posted by: dandy* Feb 24 2021, 10:01 PM

QUOTE(lewistgreen @ Feb 24 2021, 02:32 PM)

Posted by: Doctor Blind Feb 24 2021, 11:27 PM

Nothing too old?

Surely you could allow “Promised Land” by Joe Smooth ! I still listen to this absolute classic at least once a month, never fails to make me feel in a better mood instantly.

Posted by: Doctor Blind Feb 26 2021, 12:41 AM

You also need:



Rickie Lee Jones!

Posted by: dandy* Feb 26 2021, 08:39 AM

Promised land is a nice one, not sure I’ve heard that before but I like!

Out of the others listed by you kind folk, I’m most tempted to try to source N-Joi, Grace, Xpansions, Olive, The Shamen and Bassomatic

Posted by: fiesta Feb 26 2021, 10:14 AM

QUOTE(Doctor Blind @ Feb 24 2021, 11:27 PM)

Posted by: Dobbo. Feb 26 2021, 03:32 PM

QUOTE(dandy* @ Feb 26 2021, 08:39 AM)

Posted by: dandy* Feb 26 2021, 03:59 PM

Not sure!!! It clearly didn’t leave a lasting impression if I did

(just checked and I gave it nil points in the semi and final... which in itself is quite unusual for me as I usually point cumulonimbia)

Posted by: Doctor Blind Feb 26 2021, 08:44 PM

QUOTE(dandy* @ Feb 26 2021, 03:59 PM)

Posted by: Coldman Feb 26 2021, 08:56 PM

OK I will pick some of the more forgotten dance hits which I like which you can add to your list of classic dance singles if you want:

Here's the 'other' Felix hit which is forgotten compared to Don't You Want Me. The instrumental is a bit like Tomcraft - Loneliness in style but 11 years earlier.



This is often forgotten compared to Flaming June but it is a great early trance tune



Discovered this quite recently, it's certainly between the 90s eurodance and the emerging trance sound in style



The following the Covid-restrictions anthem!



This cover of the Fugees song is a bit of a tune and made the top 10 but the follow up, a cover of Chaka Khan's Ain't Nobody in a similar style of dance doesn't work quite as well imo.



I love the atmospheric background synths in this 2002 top 40 hit. This is the full dance mix version.



One of my trance favourites from 2003

Posted by: Colm Feb 27 2021, 10:19 AM

I think I may have to reply to this in installments

Posted by: gooddelta Feb 27 2021, 10:54 AM

For trance, I'd add my favourite song/remix ever, plus these other gems:









Also, this great trio of house hits from 1999:

Posted by: dandy* Feb 27 2021, 11:12 AM

QUOTE(Colm @ Feb 27 2021, 10:19 AM)

I think I may have to reply to this in installments

Posted by: gooddelta Feb 27 2021, 12:31 PM

QUOTE(dandy* @ Feb 27 2021, 11:12 AM)

Posted by: Colm Feb 27 2021, 02:25 PM

Are you building up a vinyl collection?

Also, if you're including Praise - Only You as dance you're casting your net very wide. This brings in a lot more sub-genres than I had originally included in my head.

I'm working on a list - some will be slightly smaller hits that came early in genres or early in the careers of bands that became huge. Some will be personal favourites that haven't been mentioned yet. I'll mark them accordingly.


The following stuff is purely to prompt you. I'm not declaring that they are all essential dance choons

Some rave stuff....

Posted by: Colm Feb 27 2021, 02:36 PM

From the Dance Number 1s of the 90s thread

1990

1990-01-06 Rob 'n' Raz featuring Leila K - Got To Get (1 Week)
1990-01-13 49ers - Touch Me (3 Weeks)
1990-02-03 Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K - Get Up (Before the Night is Over) (3 Weeks)
1990-02-24 Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me (5 Weeks)
1990-03-31 Snap! - The Power (5 weeks)
1990-05-05 Adamski - Killer (6 Weeks)
1990-06-16 Chad Jackson - Hear The Drummer (Get Wicked) (1 Week)
1990-06-23 Snap! - Ooops Up (3 Weeks)
1990-07-14 FAB ft. MC Parker - Thunderbirds Are Go (3 Weeks)
1990-08-04 DNA ft. Suzanne Vega - Tom’s Diner (5 Weeks)
1990-09-02 Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart/What is Love? (4 Weeks)
1990-09-30 Twenty 4 Seven featuring Captain Hollywood Project - I Can't Stand It (1 Week)
1990-10-07 Technotronic - Megamix (4 Weeks)
1990-11-04 Black Box - Fantasy (5 Weeks)
1990-12-09 Snap! - Mary had a Little Boy (5 Weeks)

1991

1991-01-13 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (1 week)
1991-01-20 The KLF ft. The Children Of The Revolution - 3A.M. Eternal (Live At The S.S.L.) (4 weeks)
1991-02-17 Nomad ft. MC Mikee Freedom - (I Wanna Give You) Devotion (2 weeks)
1991-03-03 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (2 weeks)
1991-03-17 Quartz introducing Dina Carroll - It’s Too Late (3 weeks)
1991-04-07 N-Joi - Anthem (2 weeks)
1991-04-21 Gary Clail On-U Sound System - Human Nature (1 week)
1991-04-28 The KLF ft. The Children Of The Revolution - Last Train to Trancentral (Live from the Lost Continent) (3 weeks)
1991-05-19 Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (4 weeks)
1991-06-16 LaTour - People Are Still Having Sex (2 weeks)
1991-06-30 Incognito ft. Jocelyn Brown - Always There (2 weeks)
1991-07-14 C + C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Things That Make You Go Hmmm… (2 weeks)
1991-07-28 The Shamen - Move Any Mountain (Progen ’91) (4 weeks)
1991-08-25 The Prodigy - Charly (3 weeks)
1991-09-15 Oceanic - Insanity (5 weeks)
1991-10-20 2 Unlimited – Get Ready for This (5 weeks)
1991-11-24 Altern-8 - Activ-8 (Come with Me) (1 week)
1991-12-01 The KLF ft. Tammy Wynette – Justified and Ancient (6 weeks)


1992

1992-01-12 The Prodigy - Everybody In The Place (2 weeks)
1992-01-26 2 Unlimited - Twilight Zone (4 weeks)
1992-02-23 Opus III - It’s A Fine Day (2 weeks)
1992-03-08 The KLF - America: What Time Is Love? (2 weeks)
1992-03-22 Ce Ce Peniston - Finally (3 weeks)
1992-04-12 Altern 8 - E-Vapor-8 (1 week)
1992-04-19 SL2 - On A Ragga Tip (2 weeks)
1992-05-03 KWS - Please Don't Go/Game Boy (7 weeks)
1992-06-21 Utah Saints - Something Good (2 weeks)
1992-07-05 Smart E's - Sesame's Treet (2 weeks)
1992-07-19 Snap! - Rhythm is a Dancer (8 weeks)
1992-09-03 The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode (5 weeks)
1992-10-18 Bizarre Inc ft. Angie Brown - I’m Gonna Get You (2 weeks)
1992-11-01 Rage - Run To You (1 week)
1992-11-08 The Shamen - Boss Drum (1 week)
1992-11-15 Undercover - Never Let Her Slip Away (1 week)
1992-11-22 Heaven 17 - Temptation [Brothers In Rhythm Remix] (3 weeks)
1992-12-13 The Shamen - Phorever People (4 weeks)

1993

1993-01-10 Snap! - Exterminate (3 weeks)
1993-01-31 2 Unlimited - No Limit (9 weeks)
1993-04-04 Sybil - When I'm Good And Ready (1 weeks)
1993-04-11 Sub Sub featuring Melanie Wiliams - Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) (3 weeks)
1993-05-02 2 Unlimited - Tribal Dance (5 weeks)
1993-06-06 Haddaway - What Is Love? (8 week)
1993-08-01 Urban Cookie Collective - The Key: The Secret (3 weeks)
1993-08-22 Culture Beat - Mr. Vain (5 weeks)
1993-09-26 M People - Moving On Up (4 weeks)
1993-10-24 Cappella U Got 2 Let The Music (2 weeks)
1993-11-07 Culture Beat - Got To Get It (3 weeks)
1993-11-28 The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin' (Sure is Pure Remix) (1 weeks)
1993-12-05 M People - Don't Look Any Further(4 weeks)

1994

02-01-1994 D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better (9 Weeks)
06-03-1994 Doop - Doop (6 Weeks)
17-04-1994 Tony Di Bart - The Real Thing) (5 Weeks)
22-05-1994 Maxx - Get-A-Way (3 Weeks)
12-06-1994 The Prodigy - No Good (Start The Dance) (1 week)
19-06-1994 The Grid - Swamp Thing (7 Weeks)
07-08-1994 Maxx - No More ( I Can't Stand It) (1 Week)
14-08-1994 DJ Miko - What's Up (3 Weeks)
04-09-1994 Corona - Rhythm Of The Night (1 Weeks)
11-09-1994 Whigfield - Saturday Night (9 Weeks)
13-11-1994 The Real McCoy - Another Night (1 Week)
20-11-1994 Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (4 Weeks)
18-12-1994 Rednex – Cotton Eyed Joe (7 Weeks)

1995

1995-02-05 N-Trance - Set You Free (3 Weeks)
1995-02-26 Alex Party - Don’t Give Me Your Life (3 Weeks)
1995-03-19 The Outhere Brothers - Don’t Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) (6 Weeks)
1995-04-30 Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game (K-Klass Mix) (1 Week)
1995-05-07 Livin' Joy - Dreamer (3 Weeks)
1995-05-28 Baby D - I Need Your Loving (Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime) (4 Weeks)
1995-06-25 The Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom (7 Weeks)
1995-08-13 The Original - I Luv Baby (3 Weeks)
1995-09-03 Berri - The Sunshine After The Rain (1 Week)
1995-09-10 N-Trance ft. Ricardo Da Force - Stayin’ Alive (5 Weeks)
1995-10-15 Josh Wink - Higher State Of Consciousness (1 Week)
1995-10-22 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) (11 weeks)

1996

1996-01-07 Baby D - So Pure (2 Weeks)
1996-01-21 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) (1 week)
1996-01-28 Technohead - I Wanna Be a Hippy (3 Weeks)
1996-02-18 Robert Miles - Children (5 Weeks)
1996-03-24 Prodigy - Firestarter (4 Weeks)
1996-04-21 Lisa Marie Experience - Keep On Jumpin' (2 Weeks)
1996-05-05 Klubbheads - Klubbhopping (1 Week)
1996-05-12 JX - There’s Nothing I Won’t Do (3 Weeks)
1996-06-02 Robert Miles - Fable (1 Week)
1996-06-09 Livin’ Joy - Don’t Stop Movin’ (3 Weeks)
1996-06-30 Reel 2 Real - Jazz It Up (1 Week)
1996-07-07 Underworld - Born Slippy (Nuxx) (3 Weeks)
1996-07-28 Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix) (6 weeks)
1996-09-08 Stretch 'N' Vern presents Maddog - I'm Alive (2 Weeks)
1996-09-22 BBE - Seven Days and One Week (2 Weeks)
1996-10-06 The Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun (2 Weeks)
1996-10-20 Faithless - Insomnia (3 Weeks)
1996-11-10 Robert Miles ft. Maria Nayler - One & One (1 Week)
1996-11-17 Prodigy - Breathe (4 Weeks)
1996-12-15 Robert Miles ft. Maria Nayler - One & One (3 Weeks)

1997

1997-01-05 Tori Amos - Professional Widow (It’s Got To Be Big) (4 Weeks)
1997-02-02 The Orb - Toxygene (1 week)
1997-02-09 Apollo 440 - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dub (1 Week)
1997-02-16 Daft Punk - Da Funk (1 Week)
1997-02-23 Sash! - Encore Une Fois (4 Weeks)
1997-03-23 B.B.E. - Flash (1 Week)
1997-03-30 The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats (1 Week)
1997-04-06 DJ Quicksilver - Bellissima (3 Weeks)
1997-04-13 Orbital - The Saint (1 Week)
1997-04-20 DJ Quicksilver - Bellissima (1 Week)
1997-05-11 Olive - You’re Not Alone (3 Weeks)
1997-06-01 Rosie Gaines - Closer Than Close (1 Week)
1997-06-08 Ultra Naté - Free (3 weeks)
1997-06-29 Sash! featuring Rodriguez - Ecuador (2 Weeks)
1997-07-13 Gala - Freed From Desire (5 Weeks)
1997-08-17 Dannii Minogue - All I Wanna Do (1 Week)
1997-08-24 Gala - Freed From Desire (1 Week)
1997-08-31 DJ Quicksilver - Free (1 Week)
1997-09-07 Tina Moore - Never Gonna Let You Go (2 Weeks)
1997-09-21 Dario G - Sunchyme (3 Weeks)
1997-10-12 Sash! ft. La Trec - Stay (4 Weeks)
1997-11-09 PPF Project ft. Ewan McGregor - Choose Life (2 Weeks)
1997-11-23 Prodigy* - Smack My Bitch Up (1 Week)
1997-11-30 Gala - Let A Boy Cry (3 Weeks)
1997-12-21 PPF Project ft. Ewan McGregor - Choose Life (2 Weeks)

1998

1998-01-04 BT - Flaming June (1 Week)
1998-01-11 Bamboo - Bamboogie (4 weeks)
1998-02-08 Encore - Le Disc Jockey (1 Week)
1998-02-15 Camisra - Let Me Show You (1 Week)
1998-02-22 Cornershop - Brim Full of Asha (Normal Cook Remix) (3 Weeks)
1998-03-15 Run-DMC Vs Jason Nevins - It’s Like That (7 Weeks)
1998-05-03 The Tamperer ft. Maya - Feel It (4 Weeks)
1998-05-31 Mousse T Vs Hot ’n’ Juicy - Horny (2 Weeks)
1998-06-14 Dario G - Carnaval De Paris (1 Week)
1998-06-21 Mousse T Vs Hot ’n’ Juicy - Horny (2 Weeks)
1998-07-05 Karen Ramirez - Looking For Love (2 Weeks)
1998-07-19 Echobeatz - Mas Que Nada (1 Week)
1998-07-26 Mousse T Vs Hot ’n’ Juicy - Horny (1 Week)
1998-08-02 Apollo Four Forty - Lost in Space (1 Week)
1998-08-09 Sash! feat. Tina Cousins - Mysterious Times (1 Week)
1998-08-16 Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (4 weeks)
1998-09-13 T-Spoon - Sex on the Beach (4 Weeks)
1998-10-11 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin' (1 Week)
1998-10-18 Spacedust - Gym and Tonic (2 Weeks)
1998-11-01 Touch and Go - Would You…? (1 Week)
1998-11-08 The Tamperer ft. Maya - If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better (2 Weeks)
1998-11-22 Vengaboys - Up and Down (7 Weeks)

1999

1999-01-10 Fatboy Slim - Praise You (3 Weeks)
1999-01-31 Armand Van Helden feat. Duane Harden - You Don't Know Me (2 weeks)
1999-02-14 DJ Sakin & Friends - Protect Your Mind (For the Love of a Princess) (3 Weeks)
1999-02-07 Vengaboys - We like to Party!(The Vengabus) (3 Weeks)
1999-03-28 Mr. Oizo - Flat Beat (3 Weeks)
1999-04-18 Phats & Small - Turn Around (1 Week)
1999-04-25 Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now (2 Weeks)
1999-05-16 Phats & Small - Turn Around (2 Weeks)
1999-05-23 Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate (4 Weeks)
1999-06-20 Vengaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom! (1 Week)
1999-06-27 ATB - 9 PM (Til I Come) (4 Weeks)
1999-07-25 DJ Jurgen presents Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone (5 Weeks)
1999-08-29 Shaft - (Mucho Mambo) Sway (1 Week)
1999-09-05 DJ Jean - The Launch (1 Week)
1999-09-12 Vengaboys - We're Going to Ibiza (1 Week)
1999-09-19 Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da, Ba Dee) (3 Weeks)
1999-10-10 Ann Lee - 2 Times (5 weeks)
1999-11-14 Paul Van Dyk - Another Way / Avenue (1 Week)
1999-11-21 Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle (2 Weeks)
1999-12-05 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David - Re-Rewind The Crowd Say Bo Selecta (2 Weeks)
1999-12-19 Cuban Boys - Cognoscenti vs Intelligentsia (1 Week)
1999-12-26 Artful Dodger ft. Craig David - Re-Rewind The Crowd Say Bo Selecta (3 Weeks)

Posted by: Doctor Blind Feb 27 2021, 03:13 PM

I concur that the Rave album that Colm put together is excellent - I've sent to a few my friends (with Colm's permission) who also enjoy that type of music and it all got the thumbs up. Now looking forward to his next compilation House Explosion (1987-1989).

Posted by: Colm Feb 27 2021, 03:23 PM

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Posted by: Colm Feb 27 2021, 03:24 PM

I think Now That's What I Call Synth-Pop12" will come out before Now House Explosion.

Posted by: Colm Feb 27 2021, 04:49 PM

Some others worthy of consideration that may not have already been mentioned in this thread

Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up
Inner City - Good Life
Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis
M.A.R.R.S - Pump Up the Volume
Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam
Steve Silk Hurley - Jack Your Body
Jam and Spoon - Find Me
U.S.U.R.A.– Open Your Mind
Robin S.– Show Me Love
Raze - Break 4 Love
Lil Louis - French Kiss
Mory Kante - Yeke Yeke
Jeff Wayne - Eve of the World (Ben Liebrand Remix)
Gouryella - Gouryella
Together - Hardcore Uproar
Lucid - I Can't Help Myself
Basement Jaxx - Red Alert
Beloved - The Sun is Rising
Daft Punk - Around the World
Orbital - Chime

Posted by: Coldman Feb 28 2021, 06:32 PM

QUOTE(Colm @ Feb 27 2021, 02:36 PM)

Posted by: dandy* Feb 28 2021, 06:34 PM

Thanks for those huge lists of inspiration Colm! I am indeed building up a dance vinyl collection - not too much like Praise tbh but I stumbled across it cheap and couldn't resist! I've decided I'd like to own a collection of singles that have some sort of importance and, as dance music is rarely found in album form, I thought dance was the way forward - plus it's probably the genre that has moved the most during my lifetime so a lot of the tracks hold very specific memories for me too - it's basically a lockdown project to keep me sane!!!


I've trimmed the list from your dance #1s list to these that I'll aim to get at some point:

1990-03-31 Snap! - The Power (5 weeks)
1990-06-16 Chad Jackson - Hear The Drummer (Get Wicked) (1 Week)
1991-01-13 C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (1 week)
1991-04-07 N-Joi - Anthem (2 weeks)
1991-05-19 Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (4 weeks)
1991-07-28 The Shamen - Move Any Mountain (Progen ’91) (4 weeks)
1991-08-25 The Prodigy - Charly (3 weeks)
1991-11-24 Altern-8 - Activ-8 (Come with Me) (1 week)
1992-02-23 Opus III - It’s A Fine Day (2 weeks)
1992-04-12 Altern 8 - E-Vapor-8 (1 week)
1992-07-19 Snap! - Rhythm is a Dancer (8 weeks)
1992-09-03 The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode (5 weeks)
1993-06-06 Haddaway - What Is Love? (8 week)
1993-08-01 Urban Cookie Collective - The Key: The Secret (3 weeks)
17-04-1994 Tony Di Bart - The Real Thing) (5 Weeks)
13-11-1994 The Real McCoy - Another Night (1 Week)
1995-04-30 Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game (K-Klass Mix) (1 Week)
1997-05-11 Olive - You’re Not Alone (3 Weeks)
1997-07-13 Gala - Freed From Desire (5 Weeks)
1997-11-23 Prodigy* - Smack My Bitch Up (1 Week)
1999-04-25 Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now (2 Weeks)
1999-07-25 DJ Jurgen presents Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone (5 Weeks)
1999-11-21 Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle (2 Weeks)

Plus these from your final list too:

Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up
Inner City - Good Life
Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis
M.A.R.R.S - Pump Up the Volume
Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam
Robin S.– Show Me Love
Lil Louis - French Kiss
Mory Kante - Yeke Yeke
Together - Hardcore Uproar
Basement Jaxx - Red Alert
Beloved - The Sun is Rising
Daft Punk - Around the World
Orbital - Chime

Posted by: Colm Feb 28 2021, 06:44 PM

Glad I could help.

I'm building up my 12" collection of synth pop, rave, trance and general dance. I only purchase if I see them in a charity shop or record fare. I like the buzz I get from that rather than getting them off the net.

Posted by: dandy* Feb 28 2021, 06:47 PM

Do you have a list of what you have? I love a good list.

Posted by: Colm Feb 28 2021, 07:01 PM

It's not a very big list maybe 30 12"s.

Posted by: dandy* Feb 28 2021, 07:14 PM

I've just extended the definition of classic dance even further than Only You to include 'Raspberry Swirl'

Posted by: Coldman Feb 28 2021, 07:36 PM

QUOTE(dandy* @ Feb 28 2021, 06:34 PM)

Posted by: dandy* Feb 28 2021, 07:41 PM

So sorry, I didn’t see that 00s list - thank you for that as I’m much less familiar. Will take a look now

Posted by: Popchartfreak Feb 28 2021, 07:43 PM

Colm's Now album has some fab dance choons: Rozalla, Utah Saints, Baby D, KLF, U96, Prodigy* (though I'd go obvious with Firestarter), RAF, Source especially....


(* which gives me an opportunity for another anecdote repeat - a few years back I was clubbing at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern Duckies on Sat nights and they put on Smack My Bitch Up just as an elderly gentleman (it's a very mixed crowd of ages, but not the very young) with a walking cane in one hand and a pint in the other managed to squeeze past me and gyrating others to find the only empty spot by the steps he could stand and enjoy. "Legend" I thought, not letting disability and age stop him going out! )

Posted by: dandy* Feb 28 2021, 07:52 PM

These are my faves from the 00s list - bold I already have, italics are the one I'll be prioritising getting...

Scanty Sandwich - Because Of You
Chicane (feat. Bryan Adams) - Don't Give Up
Moloko - The Time Is Now
Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby
Sonique - It Feels So Good
Spiller (feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor) - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 (DJ Gius Remix)
Delerium (feat. Sarah McLachlan) - Silence (Remixes)
Daft Punk - One More Time
Rui Da Silva (feat. Cassandra) - Touch Me
M&S presents The Girl Next Door - Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna)
Fatboy Slim - Star 69 (What The F**k) / Weapon Of Choice
Roger Sanchez - Another Chance
iiO - Rapture
X-Press 2 (feat. David Byrne) - Lazy
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
Tomcraft - Loneliness
Benny Benassi presents The Biz - Satisfaction
The Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme
Michael Gray - The Weekend
Soul Central (feat. Kathy Brown) - Strings Of Life (Stronger On My Own)
The Chemical Brothers (feat. Q-Tip) - Galvanize
Bob Sinclar (feat. Gary Nesta Pine) - Love Generation
Tom Novy (feat. Michael Marshall) - Your Body
David Guetta vs. The Egg (feat. Chris Willis) - Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)
Fedde Le Grand - Put Your Hands Up For Detroit
Booty Luv - Boogie 2Nite
Mason vs. Princess Superstar - Perfect (Exceeder)
The Chemical Brothers - Do It Again
Groove Armada (feat. Mutya Buena) - Song 4 Mutya (Out Of Control)
Robyn & Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat (I just ordered this earlier today, I can't believe I didn't get this sooner - me of all people!!!)
Freemasons (feat. Bailey Tzuke) - Uninvited
Utah Saints - Something Good '08
Eric Prydz - Pjanoo
Guru Josh Project - Infinity 2008
Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite
Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone
Chase & Status (feat. Plan B) - End Credits

Posted by: Coldman Feb 28 2021, 08:07 PM

We actually had a debate on the 00s dance forum before declaring With Every Heartbeat as dance because it obviously is very synthpop too. It being thread contributor Lenny/Midge's favourite song ever played a bit of a role in us allowing it to be dance #1 on the thread!

Posted by: dandy* Feb 28 2021, 08:29 PM

It definitely was classed a dance single at the time, albeit a very synth pop styled one and obviously Robyn wouldn't really be dance nowadays - I think Kleerup had generally focused solely on dance music though.

Posted by: Colm Feb 28 2021, 08:41 PM

QUOTE(Popchartfreak @ Feb 28 2021, 07:43 PM)

Posted by: Colm Feb 28 2021, 08:44 PM

QUOTE(dandy* @ Feb 28 2021, 07:14 PM)

I've just extended the definition of classic dance even further than Only You to include 'Raspberry Swirl'

Posted by: Doctor Blind Feb 28 2021, 09:21 PM

QUOTE(Popchartfreak @ Feb 28 2021, 07:43 PM)

Colm's Now album has some fab dance choons: Rozalla, Utah Saints, Baby D, KLF, U96, Prodigy* (though I'd go obvious with Firestarter), RAF, Source especially....
(* which gives me an opportunity for another anecdote repeat - a few years back I was clubbing at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern Duckies on Sat nights and they put on Smack My Bitch Up just as an elderly gentleman (it's a very mixed crowd of ages, but not the very young) with a walking cane in one hand and a pint in the other managed to squeeze past me and gyrating others to find the only empty spot by the steps he could stand and enjoy. "Legend" I thought, not letting disability and age stop him going out! )

Posted by: Colm Mar 1 2021, 10:42 PM

My 12" collection

Dance
Adamski - Killer
Atlantic Ocean - Waterfall
Black Box - Ride On Time
Blue Pearl - Naked in the Rain
Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy, Hey Girl
Daft Punk - Aerodynamic
Daft Punk - Around the World
Grace - Not Over Yet [Perfecto Mixes]
Orbital - Satan [Live]
Snap! - Rhythm is a Dancer
The Shamen - Boss Drum
The Shamen - Hyperreal
Tori Amos - Hey Jupiter/Professional Widow

House
A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
Bomb the Bass - Beat Dis
Hit House - Jack to the Sound of the Underground
Jeff Wayne - Eve of the War [Ben Liebrand Mix]
Krush - House Arrest
Krush - House Arrest [Mixes]
Lil Louis - French Kiss
Mory Kante - Ye Ke Ye Ke
S-Express - Superfly Guy
S-Express - Theme from S-Express

Rave
Felix - Don't You Want Me?
KLF - 3AM Eternal
KLF - Last Train to Trancentral
KLF - Last Train to Trancentral [Mixes]
KLF - What Time is Love?
Nomad - (I Wanna Give You) Devotion
Quandrophonia - Quandrophonia
Rozalla - Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)
The Prodigy - No Good (Start the Dance)
The Prodigy - Out of Space
Together - Hardcore Uproar
Utah Saints - Believe in Me
Utah Saints - Something Good
Utah Saints - Something Good '08 [White label]
Utah Saints - What Can You Do For Me?

Synth Pop/Electro Pop
Bronksi Beat - Smalltown Boy
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Desireless - Voyage Voyage
Erasure - Blue Savanah
Erasure - Love to Hate You
Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
Eurythmics - You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart
Holly Johnson - Love Train
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
New Order - 1963-95
New Order - Blue Monday x2
New Order - Confusion
New Order - Here to Stay [Remixes]
New Order - Perfect Kiss
New Order - Regret
New Order - Round and Round
New Order - Round and Round [Remixes]
New Order - Run 2
New Order - Shellshock x 2
New Order - Singularity
New Order - State of the Nation
New Order - Subculture
New Order - Temptation
New Order - True Faith
New Order - True Faith [Remixes]
New Order - True Faith '94
New Order - Tutti Frutti
New Order - World (The Price of Love)
Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
Pet Shop Boys - It’s a Sin
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
Pet Shop Boys - So Hard
Pet Shop Boys - What have I Done to Deserve This?

Trance
BT - Flaming June
Chicane feat. Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up
Delirium - Silence
DJ Sakin & Friends - Nomansland (David's Song)
Jan Johnson - Flesh
Motorcyle - As the Rush Comes
Paul van Dyk - For an Angel
Rui da Silva - Touch Me
Safri Duo - Played Alive (The Bongo Song)
System F - Out of the Blue
Three Drives - Greece 2000
Veracocha - Carte Blanche
William Orbit - Barber's Adagio for Strings [Ferry Corsten Mix]

Other
Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
Enigma - Sadness (Part 1)
Orbital - The Box
Massive Attack - Protection

Posted by: dandy* Mar 2 2021, 01:44 PM

Oooooo you have As The Rush Comes! I want that but it's always so expensive and I haven't quite convinced myself I should spend that much yet.

Posted by: Colm Mar 2 2021, 02:35 PM

Only 1 of that whole list was purchased off the internet - True Faith. Everything else I found in second hand music shops (I got Killer in an Oxfam), at record fairs or as gifts from a mate.

I love the buzz of finding something on my 'to buy' list in a shop.

Posted by: Doctor Blind Mar 2 2021, 04:48 PM

That's an amazing collection Colm, I'm incredibly jealous! I agree that half the fun of collecting these (now obscure) records is the challenge of the hunt to try and find them. “As the Rush Comes” was an early Doctor Blind #1 from Jan 2004 - knocked off by Franz Ferdinand (“Take Me Out”).. if nothing else I was eclectic!

This morning I had 6Music on in the office at work and they played “In Yer Face”, “Playing With Knives” and “Dominator” back-to-back.

It was very distracting!!

Posted by: Colm Mar 2 2021, 05:08 PM

QUOTE(Doctor Blind @ Mar 2 2021, 04:48 PM)

Posted by: dandy* Mar 2 2021, 05:30 PM

QUOTE(Colm @ Mar 2 2021, 02:35 PM)

I love the buzz of finding something on my 'to buy' list in a shop.

Posted by: Colm Mar 2 2021, 06:20 PM

I'm not that picky. My copy of Hey Jupiter/Professional Widow is in tatters. I prob only spent €1 on it.

I would say half my stuff comes from the record fair that we have here, a few times a year. It is a UK one so it's most likely one that travels around the UK too before coming to Dublin. I've bled them dry of all the 80s stuff that I want. They didn't seem to be replenishing very much theas few times I went. There's a really good shop in Belfast too. That's where I got double pack of the two House Arrest 12"s.
I've managed to find all the Now's on vinyl from 10 to 19.

Posted by: dandy* Mar 2 2021, 07:02 PM

I love going into record stores, always have. As a kid I'd spend an hour in the local independent one every Monday scouring the racks to see what I wanted to spend my money on.

I have to limit myself these days as I end up buying things that I don't even want that much just because they are there. In some ways online buying makes me more focussed - although I totally get what you mean about stumbling across something you've wanted for ages.

I find the knack online is to find shops that don't specialise in the type of music you're looking for. I picked up Tori's Professional Widow for £10 in mint condition - yep it's quite a lot but I've seen it selling for waaayyyy more than that so it's almost an investment, albeit one I will never sell

Posted by: Bjork Mar 2 2021, 10:17 PM

Joins the love club for Motorcycle-As the Rush Comes!!!!! one of the best dance songs ever!

I just checked and I have 3 different 12" for Tori Amos Professional Widow,
one from UK with PW/Hey Jupiter (Professional Widow Armands Star Trunk Funkin Mix, Hey Jupiter Dakota Verson, Talula-BT Synethasia Mix)
one from UK with PW remixes (Mr Roy Cosmic Cottage Mix, Mr Roy 7" Edit, Armands Star Trunk Funkin Mix, Just Da Funk Dub)
and one from US with PW remixes (Armands Star Trunk Funkin Mix, Just Da Funk Dub, MK Mix,MK Vampire Dub)

Posted by: TheSnake Mar 2 2021, 11:35 PM

QUOTE(Bjork @ Mar 2 2021, 10:17 PM)

Posted by: Jade Mar 2 2021, 11:42 PM

I'm way too late to provide any inclusions that won't already be here but just wanted to say that I loved reading through this topic

I built on my very small dance singles collection a bit just before lockdown hit! My biggest local independent record store is great for dance, the owner was really helpful and even ordered in Basement Jaxx - 'The Singles' for me after he could see me buying a couple of their singles in there *.* must resist the urge to buy job lots of dance singles now I think I'll just stick to buying a couple whenever I visit the independent stores as I go down enough vinyl rabbit holes online as it is.

For now I just have:

Artful Dodger - Movin' Too Fast (feat. Romina Johnson)
Basement Jaxx - Jump n' Shout
Basement Jaxx - Oh My Gosh
Chocolate Puma - I Wanna Be U
Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now (yellow vinyl + a CamelPhat remix one too)
Jean Jacques Smoothie - 2 People
Meck - Thunder In My Heart Again (feat. Leo Sayer)
Paul Hardcastle - 19
The Prodigy - Out of Space
Room 5 - Make Luv (feat. Oliver Cheatham)

Quite 2000s heavy right now. Definitely want to build on 90s in the future.

Also sharing the 'As The Rush Comes' love...

Posted by: TheSnake Mar 2 2021, 11:45 PM

The Chocolate Puma one is a great choice Jade, I knew it when I was a child in the form of Follow The Leader by Nigel and Marvin, a childrens party fave back then.

Posted by: dandy* Mar 3 2021, 08:46 AM

Annoyingly there are quite a few comparatively recent inclusions I’d like but simply can’t get. Kiesza’s Hideaway for example doesn’t ever appear to have had a 12” release.

Posted by: Jade Mar 3 2021, 09:47 AM

I evidently have 0 self control so I ended up getting a couple of essentials on eBay that were quite cheap (Crescendo - Are You Out There + Layo & Bushwacka - Love Story) watching some 90s + 00s stuff - mostly from the Positiva label - especially hoping to get a couple that aren't on Spotify. Then I must stop for now...

QUOTE(TheSnake @ Mar 2 2021, 11:45 PM)

QUOTE(dandy* @ Mar 3 2021, 08:46 AM)

Posted by: dandy* Mar 3 2021, 09:48 AM

Jade... it's a very slippery slope as I've found out this year

ALTHOUGH I must say that Are You Out There sounds phenomenally good on wax

Posted by: Jade Mar 3 2021, 10:14 AM

yes I can see this spiraling quite easily - I'll keep an eye on the rest of what I'm watching on eBay but vow to not add anything else for real this time and leave the rest of the experience with independent stores.

I do plan to complete my Now collection eventually (so up to 35 on vinyl) so that should have me covered with a lot of early 90s anyway at least!

So excited to hear that on vinyl, what a song

Posted by: Colm Mar 3 2021, 12:36 PM

ok, so here's a thing.

While going through my 12" to make my list I disregarded a few things. Mainly because I didn't think they suited this thread.

And now, as part of this conversation I see Jade mention Crescendo - Are You Out There and then Dandy* comment on it. This arose my curiosity so I googled it. It turns out that it was one of the ones I ignored. A mate gave it to me and I assumed it was rubbish so I never listened to it, or knew what it was.

I guess I should add the other ones I ignored

Candyflip - Strawberry Fields Forever
Chemicals Bothers - Galvanize (which I loath - it was a gift)
Crowded House - Fingers of Love [numbered 10"]
Deep Forrest - Sweet Lullaby
Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well (purchased for Power Ballad Night)
Fleetwood Mac - Big Love
House of Love - Shine On
Lady Gaga - Just Dance [mixes]
Lifelike - So Electric
London Beat - I've Been Thinking About You
Madonna/Daft Punk - mash up (can't remember which songs) [white label]
Manic Street Preachers - A Design for Life [Record Store Day] x 2
Orbital - Funny Break gift
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Skrillex - Bangarang gift
T99 - Anasthasia gift
Tori Amos - China
Underworld - Jumbo gift
UNKLE feat. Ian Brown - Be There

Posted by: Colm Mar 3 2021, 12:40 PM

QUOTE(Jade @ Mar 3 2021, 10:14 AM)

Posted by: dandy* Mar 3 2021, 12:46 PM

...but do you like it now you're no longer ignoring it?

Posted by: Colm Mar 3 2021, 12:52 PM

I've just been told to listen to Symphonic Variation which I am doing. It's ok.

Posted by: dandy* Mar 3 2021, 12:55 PM

I think I personally prefer the original, the bass is better on it and it doesn't have the vocals.

Posted by: Colm Mar 3 2021, 12:56 PM

The bass is very strong in the original.

Posted by: Jade Mar 3 2021, 01:43 PM

QUOTE(Colm @ Mar 3 2021, 12:40 PM)

Posted by: Colm Mar 3 2021, 02:10 PM

Well done. I dont think I will bother with any of them after 20.

Posted by: dandy* Mar 3 2021, 04:28 PM

I'm now tempted to extend this topic further back in time... what do people think are the essential electronic tracks of the 80s and earlier that helped to shape electronic music?

So far I've probably gone with some obvious ones but I have:

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes
Ultravox - Vienna
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
Salt n Pepa - Push It
Soft Cell - Tainted Love


Kraftwerk are an obvious omission but haven't settled on which to get yet.

Posted by: coi Mar 3 2021, 04:36 PM

If we're going really far back, Oxygene by Jean-Michel Jarre surely? (And obviously Kraftwerk are an essential in that category!)

Posted by: TheSnake Mar 3 2021, 05:54 PM

QUOTE(dandy* @ Mar 3 2021, 04:28 PM)

Posted by: TheSnake Mar 3 2021, 06:35 PM

QUOTE(Colm @ Mar 3 2021, 12:36 PM)

Posted by: Colm Mar 3 2021, 06:36 PM

I only listed it because I have it.

Posted by: TheSnake Mar 3 2021, 06:44 PM

QUOTE(Colm @ Mar 3 2021, 06:36 PM)

Posted by: Colm Mar 4 2021, 07:55 AM

I suppose. My brother gave it to me as a Christmas present a few years ago.

Posted by: Popchartfreak Mar 4 2021, 08:38 AM

QUOTE(Colm @ Feb 28 2021, 08:41 PM)

But Firestarter wasn't a rave tune

If you have Dropbox I can send you the mp3 pack, artwork and all.

It only took me 4 years to make it

Posted by: Popchartfreak Mar 4 2021, 11:11 AM

QUOTE(Doctor Blind @ Feb 28 2021, 09:21 PM)

Posted by: Popchartfreak Mar 4 2021, 11:18 AM

QUOTE(Bjork @ Mar 2 2021, 10:17 PM)

Posted by: dan :: G Mar 4 2021, 11:24 AM

surely As The Rush Comes is far too well known for BJSC!! it was even voted the 45th best dance song ever last time I ran such a http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=226384&st=120

Posted by: Popchartfreak Mar 4 2021, 11:34 AM

QUOTE(dandy* @ Mar 3 2021, 04:28 PM)

Posted by: Popchartfreak Mar 4 2021, 11:47 AM

QUOTE(dan :: G @ Mar 4 2021, 11:24 AM)

Posted by: dan :: G Mar 4 2021, 11:51 AM

It does seem to be very fondly remembered by trance fans at least, if not the general public, and clearly there's a few of us on the forum.

Posted by: Colm Mar 4 2021, 12:19 PM

QUOTE(Popchartfreak @ Mar 4 2021, 08:38 AM)

Yeah drum n bass/rock I guess

4 years is a lot of effort, that shows more commitment than I have ! Thats very kind of you to offer that (you should get Now to do a special edition! ) and I appreciate it muchly , but I pretty much have them all already, just spread out a bit over Now CD's and vinyl/CD singles. If my backlog of unplayed CD's wasn't in the 100's I'd def have it to have them all in one handy place though!

Posted by: Popchartfreak Mar 4 2021, 06:22 PM

QUOTE(Colm @ Mar 4 2021, 12:19 PM)

It took 4 years because I am lazy and I left it alone for long periods.

I make these, not so that I can have the tunes, but for a few other reasons. So that I can create a Now that never existed, sequenced in a way I think that would suit an official edition and so that I can get better at graphic design trying to replicate the official releases.

I have Now Trance [Club mixes], Now Synthpop [Extended] and Now Dance Explosion (which focuses on dance music from 1987 to 1989) in the works. Check back in 2023

Posted by: dandy* Mar 4 2021, 06:25 PM

I love Colm's fictional now series, the way he does the artwork for them is great... I was actually thinking they would make great threads for this forum Colm!

Posted by: dandy* Mar 4 2021, 06:25 PM

ps I still find it really odd calling you Colm and not Tony.

Posted by: Jade Mar 4 2021, 06:37 PM

'Now Synthpop' fills me with a lot of excitement!

Look what arrived today btw:



<3

Posted by: dandy* Mar 4 2021, 06:46 PM

Wonderful I love that track and yours is nicer than mine as I've got a promo version with a typical plain sleeve with stickers

Posted by: TheSnake Mar 4 2021, 08:53 PM

QUOTE(Jade @ Mar 4 2021, 06:37 PM)

'Now Synthpop' fills me with a lot of excitement!

Look what arrived today btw:



<3

Posted by: Doctor Blind Mar 4 2021, 09:57 PM

QUOTE(Jade @ Mar 4 2021, 06:37 PM)

'Now Synthpop' fills me with a lot of excitement!

Look what arrived today btw:



<3

Posted by: dandy* Mar 4 2021, 10:37 PM

Ordered a few more old ones that I felt were essential in one way or another... (thank you Snake for some of your suggestions )

Chic - Good Times
Blondie - Heart of Glass
Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric
Talk Talk - It's My Life
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Kraftwerk - Computer Love / The Model
Visage - Fade To Grey
Erasure - A Little Respect
Desireless - Voyage Voyage
Yazoo - Don't Go / Situation
Bronski Beat - Small-town Boy
Propaganda - The Nine Lives of Dr Mabuse
Prince - 1999 / Little Red Corvette
Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (not sure whether this quite counts really but I like it!)

Posted by: coi Mar 4 2021, 10:38 PM

Great choices!

Posted by: Jade Mar 6 2021, 04:08 PM

A couple more arrivals today including the first of quite a few from the Positiva label! *summons Rich*

QUOTE(dandy* @ Mar 4 2021, 06:46 PM)

Wonderful I love that track and yours is nicer than mine as I've got a promo version with a typical plain sleeve with stickers

QUOTE(dandy* @ Mar 4 2021, 10:37 PM)

Ordered a few more old ones that I felt were essential in one way or another... (thank you Snake for some of your suggestions )

Chic - Good Times
Blondie - Heart of Glass
Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric
Talk Talk - It's My Life
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Kraftwerk - Computer Love / The Model
Visage - Fade To Grey
Erasure - A Little Respect
Desireless - Voyage Voyage
Yazoo - Don't Go / Situation
Bronski Beat - Small-town Boy
Propaganda - The Nine Lives of Dr Mabuse
Prince - 1999 / Little Red Corvette
Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (not sure whether this quite counts really but I like it!)

QUOTE(TheSnake @ Mar 4 2021, 08:53 PM)

QUOTE(Doctor Blind @ Mar 4 2021, 09:57 PM)

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn Mar 6 2021, 07:12 PM

I absolutely adore the original Kings of Tomorrow track (Finally) from 'Love Story'

Posted by: Doctor Blind Mar 10 2021, 11:05 PM

QUOTE(Jade @ Mar 6 2021, 04:08 PM)

I'm afraid I did not as I didn't even know that song existed until now I feel like I can't even blame the #32 peak as 'Love Story' in its original form only peaked a couple of places higher. Still some dance gems for me to find. Just checked it out though and it's a bit of a tune

Posted by: gooddelta Mar 11 2021, 12:29 AM

QUOTE(Jade @ Mar 6 2021, 04:08 PM)

A couple more arrivals today including the first of quite a few from the Positiva label! *summons Rich*

Posted by: Doctor Blind Mar 21 2021, 04:44 PM

I don't know who did it, but some absolute star has uploaded the original music video for Gat Decor. It may say 2021 on the calendar but it's 1992 again in my house today!!

Posted by: The. Snake. Mar 27 2021, 05:35 PM

QUOTE(dandy* @ Mar 4 2021, 10:37 PM)

Ordered a few more old ones that I felt were essential in one way or another... (thank you Snake for some of your suggestions )

Chic - Good Times
Blondie - Heart of Glass
Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric
Talk Talk - It's My Life
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Kraftwerk - Computer Love / The Model
Visage - Fade To Grey
Erasure - A Little Respect
Desireless - Voyage Voyage
Yazoo - Don't Go / Situation
Bronski Beat - Small-town Boy
Propaganda - The Nine Lives of Dr Mabuse
Prince - 1999 / Little Red Corvette
Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (not sure whether this quite counts really but I like it!)

Posted by: Doctor Blind Apr 14 2021, 08:22 PM

6Music are having a 90s day tomorrow from 5am: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/schedules/bbc_6music/2021-04-15 - nothing but 1990s all day. Yeah they may play some indie stuff but they do play a lot of alternative dance sometimes, and I would hope they at the very least play Livin’ Joy’s “Dreamer”.

Mel C on the air from 1530: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000vbjw

Posted by: Jade Apr 14 2021, 08:31 PM

Thank you for the heads up! Still working at home so I'll put it on in the background *.*

Posted by: TheSnake Apr 14 2021, 08:35 PM

QUOTE(Doctor Blind @ Apr 14 2021, 09:22 PM)

Posted by: Doctor Blind Apr 14 2021, 09:51 PM

QUOTE(Jade @ Apr 14 2021, 09:31 PM)

QUOTE(TheSnake @ Apr 14 2021, 09:35 PM)

Dreamer's maybe a bit cheesy for Radio 6Music I would have thought.

Posted by: dandy* Mar 20 2022, 01:53 PM

So I’m ready to expand into disco now but I’m not at all knowledgeable about the genre, albeit I do enjoy quite a lot of the music when I hear it

Hit me with lists please people!

Posted by: fiesta Mar 20 2022, 02:50 PM

Alot of the best disco from acts such as Earth Wind & Fire, Chic, KC & the Sunshine Band etc was sampled / covered alot in the 90s. Some of my faves you may not know are-
T Connection Do what you wanna do
Brass Construction Movin