Mixmag ranks Top 50 Dance Tracks
Over the years, dance music has certainly come a long way. New genres keep popping up (almost as if out of thin air) and artists’ sounds are evolving right before our ears. Sometimes, keeping up with change is half the battle! But regardless of the chaotic shifts in taste and preference, a solid track never truly fades out. They stand their ground and overcome the erosive nature of time. Mixmag tallied up tens of thousands of votes to give us the Top 50 Greatest Dance Tracks of All Time! Thoughts?
1. Daft Punk - ‘One More Time’ [Virgin], 2000
2. Tiesto - ‘Adagio For Strings’ [Independance], 2004
3. The Prodigy - ‘Smack My Bitch Up’ [XL], 1997
4. Underworld - ‘Born Slippy’ [Junior Boys Own], 1995
5. Faithless - ‘Insomnia’ [Cheeky], 1995
6. Stardust - ‘Music Sounds Better With You’ [Roulé], 1998
7. Plastikman - ‘Spastik’ [Novamute], 1993
8. Paul van Dyk - ‘For An Angel’ [Deviant Records], 1998
9. Sasha - ‘Xpander’ [deconstruction/BMG], 1999
10. Fatboy Slim - ‘RIght Here, Right Now’ [Skint], 1999
11. The Chemical Brothers - ‘Hey Boy, Hey Girl’ [Freestyle Dust/Virgin], 1999
12. Delerium - ‘Silence (Tiesto remix)’ [nettwerk], 1999
13. Armin van Buuren feat Nadia Ali - ‘Feels So Good’ [Armind], 2011
14. Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner - ‘Sky and Sand’ [BPitch Control], 2009
15. Daft Punk - ‘Around the World’ [Virgin], 1997
16. Avicii - ‘Levels’ [Universal], 2011
17. Swedish House Mafia - ‘One (Your Name)’ [Polydor], 2010
18. New Order - ‘Blue Monday’ [Factory], 1983
19. Donna Summer - ‘I Feel Love’ [Casablanca/GTO], 1977
20. David Guetta - ‘A Little More Love’ [Ultralab], 2001
21. Above & Beyond - ‘Sun & Moon’ [Anjunabeats], 2011
22. The Prodigy - ‘Out of Space’ [XL], 1992
23. Energy 52 - ‘Café Del Mar’ [Eye Q], 1993
24. Deadmau5 feat. Kaskade - ‘I Remember’ [Mau5trap], 2008
25. The Prodigy - ‘Firestarter’ [XL], 1996
26. The Aztec Mystic - ‘Knights of the Jaguar’ [Underground Resistance], 1999
27. Benny Benassi - ‘Satisfaction’ [D:vision], 2002
28. Rhytim Is Rhythim - ‘Strings of Life’ [Transmat], 1987
29. Laurent Garnier - ‘Man With The Red Face’ [F Communications], 2000
30. Goldie - ‘Inner City Life’ [FFRR], 1995
31. Orbital - ‘Chime’ [FFRR], 1990
32. Moby - ‘Go’ [Outer Rhythm], 1991
33. Aphex Twin - ‘Window Licker’ [Warp], 1999
34. Robin S - ‘Show Me Love’ [Champion], 1993
35. The Future Sound of London - ‘Papua New Guinea’ [Jumpin’ & Pumpin’ Records], 1991
36. Noir and Haze - ‘Around (Solomun remix)’ [Noir Music], 2011
37. Massive Attack - ‘Unfinished Sympathy’ [Virgin], 1991
38. Justice - ‘Phantom Pt 2’ [Ed Banger], 2007
39. Armand van Helden - ‘U Don’t Know Me’ [Armed], 1999
40. Âme - ‘Rej’ [Defected], 2006
41. LCD Soundsystem - ‘Losing My Edge’ [DFA], 2002
42. A Guy Called Gerald - ‘Voodoo Ray’ [Rham!], 1988
43. Frankie Knuckles/Jamie Principle - ‘Your Love’ [Persona], 1986
44. Groove Armada - ‘Superstylin’ [Pepper], 2001
45. Josh Wink - ‘Higher State’ [Strictly Rhythm], 1995
46. Soulwax - ‘NY Excuse’ [Pias], 2005
47. Jaydee - ‘Plastic Dreams’ [R&S], 1992
48. Chase & Status - ‘Blind Faith’ [Ram], 2011
49. Age of Love - ‘Age of Love’ [Diki], 1990
50. Darude - ‘Sandstorm’ [16 Inch Records], 1999
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Mixmag Mix - 'Clever Title Like Deadmau5 Would Use' Mix
Knife Party - Mixmag ‘Clever Title Like Deadmau5 Would Use’ Mix
01 - Knife Party ‘Rage Valley’ (VIP)
02 - Jewelz & Scott Sparks ‘Toxic Rush’
03 - Jordy Dazz & Dannic ‘Fuego’
04 - Avicii ‘Silhouettes’ (Lazy Rich mix)
05 - Chuckie & Promise Land ft A Wilson ‘Breaking Up’ (B Brenes & T Romera mix)
06 - Swedish House Mafia ‘Save The World’ (KP mix)
07 - Rob Marmot & My Digital Enemy ‘African Drop’ (T Staar mix)
08 - The Loops Of Fury ‘Church Of Fury’
09 - Labrinth ‘Last Time’ (KP mix)
10 - Alvaro ‘Pay Attention To The Drums’
11 - Knife Party ‘Internet Friends’ (VIP)
12 - Excision ft Messinian ‘X Rated’ (Space Laces mix)
13 - MSD & Jillian Ann ‘Quiet Riot’ (Pegboard Nerds mix)
14 - ETC!ETC! & Brillz & Diplo feat Whiskey Pete ‘Bueller’ (vocal mix)
15 - Knife Party ‘Fire Hive’
16 - Monsta ‘Messiah’ (Alvin Risk mix)
17 - Knife Party ‘Centipede’
18 - Excision & Datsik ‘Deviance’ (Dirtyphonics mix)
19 - Knife Party ‘Bonfire’
Porter Robinson: Stadium EDM comparable to bad Pop music
A musician is entitled to draw the line when it involves the direction of his or her own music. Porter Robinson made his personal preference overtly known during an interview with DJ Mag after he gave his reasoning behind denying a remix proposal from pop icon Katy Perry. In the interview, he took a clear stand against the so called “Stadium EDM” sound. For those who are unaware, the term defines a particular style of music which is geared more towards arena-size performances. To some, achieving such a sound requires adjusting one’s music to fit the tastes of a mass market. To Porter, it simply means playing it safe instead of taking risks as a true artist. “Those kind of functional, club-focused EDM tracks that are created to make people jump in stadiums are as uninspiring to me as bad pop music,” says Porter.
At least we know there are still producers out there who try to gauge each opportunity as a means to further develop their artistic vision rather than a way to bank on popularity.
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The Prodigy are Greatest Dance Act of All Time | The Prodigy Fanboy - Liam Howlett Keith Flint & Maxim Reality
theprodigyfanboy.comThe results are in! From September to December last year, you voted in your tens of thousands to decide who was the greatest dance act of all time.
The poll was embraced by fans from Birmingham to Buenos Aires – acts campaigned fiercely, heated debate ensued and all of our expectations were exceeded by your response to the poll.
And now the wait is over. Below is a list of your top twenty greatest dance acts of all time, including the all important winner.
In a closely run battle, we can now reveal that The Prodigy have emerged victorious, pipping robotic legends, Daft Punk, into second place by a very tight margin.
[MIX-DNB] Random Movement Vs Unquote for Mixmag
USA’s Random Movement goes head to head with Russia’s Unquote for the first in a series of DJ Deathmatches, brought to you by Mixmag. The ethos here is two DJs from the same genre go up against each other in a winner takes all mix-off. Some seriously deep tracks in the mix here from both camps, although we are heavily biased to our Numero Uno Awful Aural DJ - RANDOM MOVEMENT! Check the mixes below and visit the page at Mixmag to register your votes.
1. Sevin & Pennygiles - Last Words (dub) 2. Technicolour - Centerfuge (Spearhead) 3. Flaco - Down (Innerground) 4. Aquasion - Off In The Cut (dub) 5. Random Movement - I’ll Tell Ya (That Woman) (Innerground) 6. Level 2 & DJ Chap - Sky Is The Limit (Liquid V) 7. Loz Contreras - Sienta (dub) 8. Seven - Riding it - (dub) 9. Loz Contreras - Rocking You (dub) 10. Pennygiles - Momentary Switch (dub) 11. DJ Chap - Seven Lines (dub) 12. Krakota & Judda - Sooty (Integral) 13. J Dilla - King (Sinistarr Remix) 14. Random Movement - See You Again (Runnin’) (Phuzion) 15. Aquasion - Days Of Our Lives (dub) 16. Dave Owen & Jaybee - I Don’t See Nothin’ Wrong (dub) 17. Command Strange & Intelligent Manners - Feel The Same (dub) 18. Technicolour & Komatic - Ever After (dub) 19. Sevin - Tonight (Rubik) More about the artists: Random Movement Ever since climbing onto the soulful drum ‘n’ bass vibe 9 years ago, Random Movement, aka Mike Richards’ production skills and DJ technique have pushed him to the forefront of State-side drum ‘n’ bass. His unique sound has been spread worldwide, with performances at major clubs and festivals across 4 continents. Along with his album Lucky Guess (released this year on Innerground) Random Movement’s soulful, smooth, deep and jazzy vibes have landed releases on Innerground, Liquid V, CIA, Integral, Bassbin, Creative Source, Spearhead, Horizons, Wesbay International and more. Between tours, production, a weekly live radio show on Bassdrive.com, and a monthly podcast, things are continuing to be very productive for this very prolific producer. His uplifting d ‘n’ b style and great personality are not something to be missed live.
Unquote Saint Petersburg based electronic music producer Vsevolod Ermakov aka Unquote started in making music in 2007. Influenced by the likes of Exit Recordings and Spectrasoul, and working with his sometime collaborator Mr Sizef, it wasn’t long before he realised that he wanted to break the mould with a new soulful and deeper sound. He first appeared on Hospital’s “Future Sound Of Russia” compilation in 2007, before going on to sign exclusively to Hospital’s experimental offshoot label Med School. His single “Hide Your Tears Because We Are In Heaven” was released last year, followed up by his recently released debut artist album “Reverberation Box” which is out now on 12” vinyl / CD / digital download
Mixmag's top 20 greatest dance acts of all time
1. The Prodigy
2. Daft Punk
3. The Chemical Brothers
4. Faithless
5. Deadmau5
6. Plastikman
7. Underworld
8. Fatboy Slim
9. Orbital
10. Moby
11. Leftfield
12. Kraftwerk
13. Pendulum
14. Depeche Mode
15. Justice
16. Basement Jaxx
17. Groove Armada
18. The Shamen
19. Above & Beyond
20. The KLF
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