Top 10 Fave Dance Acts

[Poppette]

Just curious what are your fave dance acts, anything from house, garage, techno, ambient, fluffy house, deep house, acid house, drum n bass, euro techno, hardcore ... anything i missed out??  

[Aceman]

mmm, mine? Dirty Dancing

[Rob]

Popette..for the uninitiated (and that definitely includes me) can you give me a run down of the differences between the various types of music you are alluding to

ta

Rob

[Scouser]

Got to be...

Odysey...D.I.S.C.O

[Poppette]

Sorry Rob, the different genres of Electronica Dance is difficult to explain in words but here are examples:

ambient eg orbital, Brian Eno, KLF
drum n bass eg Lamb, Tricky & Squarepusher

garage eg artful dodger, azzido da bass, pier piper

house eg basement jaxx, Altern-8, Roger Sanchez

techno eg aphex twins,daft punk, dave clark

trance ef BT, jam & spoon

euro house (usual appeal to the bengkids) eg Sash, 2 Unlimited, most Italian house like Picotto Mauro

Hardcore eg Joey Beltram, Prodigy, SL2, Smart E

Nu Jazz eg Bartholomaus & Raabstein
styles crossover one another like tech-house and there can also be one style from different region like Detroit techno or Chicago techno. Confusing huh? Even the best of dance followers get their styles crossed.  

[Poppette]

saint andrew, get your ar*e in here  
wot's your top 10 dance ever??!!

[IluvBritain]

this is how it's properly done kids!! Don't mind if i put the fave song for each dance act, Poppette  

1. shamen - boss drum & move any mountain
2. prodigy - charlie says
3. M People - mvin on up
4. KLF - What Time is Love
5. Livin Joy - Dreamer
6. Babby D - I Need Your Lovin
7. Basement Jaxx - Romeo
8. Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun
9. Fatboy Slim - gangster trippin
10. Anything by Artful Dodger  

[jason]

not in any order:

1. BT
2. Chemical Bros
3. Spiller
4. Basement Jaxx
5. Lamb
6. Orb
7. Underworld
8. Fragma
9. Phats & Small
10. tough tough ... Praga Khan

[JLC]

Poppette said the magic word... Lamb.

Personally I go for heavy rock, drum'n'bass, and acid jazz. Combinations are especially appreciated. (Check out the latest by Tool)

Might I add Propellerheads and Red Snapper into the consideration by the drum'n'bass crowd?

PS: Do any of the Aussie contingent know of Rob D? He did "Clubed to Death" off the Matrix soundtrack. Love it dearly, but there appears to be no info available on him, other that being a part of the Aus spinning scene? Info?

[Poppette]

I heard about Tool but dunno wot they sound like ... been mentioned a few times in the Orbital website i frequent.  

Ah Propellerheads!!

[Egbert]

how about:

Tap dancing
Ballroom
Charlston (what's that fit into??)
Old jazz
Soft Shoe shuffle

Sorry - I'm not sure what language you're talking - I'm only 13 years old...

[Titchmarsh]

Fred Trueman on 45 pints - poetry in motion

[winsorboy]

I don't think we are talking about the different types of dance but the different syles of CLub Dance. U know, all that rave you hear at the clubs, nothing to do with chacha, lindy hop, square dance or the mash potato. Hahhaaaaa......  

Here's what gets me on the floor:
Spiller
Jeremy Healy
Moby
Modjo
Tool
Aphex Twin
Squarepusher
Chemical Brothers
M People & don't s****er, S Xpress.  

[Saint Andrew]

Poppette,
I knew you couldn't resist asking me so ok here goes: (might take some listening to the old tapes first)

1. BT
2. Sasha (DJ)
3. Eat Static
4. Morcheeba
5. The Jam
6. Stone Roses
7. Basement Jaxx (live)
8. Ultramarine
9. Sven Vath
10.Hardfloor

I know the Jam and Stone roses arent really dance, but they have to feature in my top ten of any type of music.

[PaulN]

Rob,

I'm with you.  Not only do I need explaination of the dance step, but I need decoding of all these (alleged) bands and songs.

My life-box is getting smaller again.