Hello,
ok... let's try to make a list of electro tracks, from early
influences till latest releases:
this is what I have or know myself... and of course it won't
be close to complete.
it includes... electro-boogie, electro-funk, electro-hip-hop,
electro-dance and electro-techno.
1977:
Kraftwerk "Trans Europa Express"
(and of course much more Kraftwerk... I just heard TEE again
and it has a great slow electro beat... "Planet Rock" is
based on TEE!)
1981:
Kraftwerk "Numbers" (Kling Klang/Electrola)
1982:
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force "Planet Rock" (Tommy
Boy)
Reggie Griffin & Technofunk "Mirda Rock" (Sugar Hill)
1983:
Cybotron "Clear" (Juan Atkins, Deep Space Music)
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five "Scorpio" (Sugar Hill)
Newcleus "Jam on revenge (The wikki wikki song)" (Sunnyview)
Melle Mel & Duke Bootee "Message II (Survival)" (Sugar Hill)
Torch Song "Prepare to energize" (W.Orbit, I.R.S.)
West Street Mob "Break dance - electric boogie" (Sugar Hill)
1984:
Beat Box Boys "Give me my money" (BMC)
Chris the Glove Taylor "Itchiban Scratch" (JDC Rec./Electrobeat)
C.O.D. "In the bottle" (Emergency Rec.)
I.M.S. "Non Line" (Emergency Rec.)
Man Parrish "Techno Trax" (Importe/12)
The Beat Boys "Be Bob Rock" (Sugartscoop)
1985:
LL Cool J "Rock the Bells" (CBS)
Mantronix "Bassline" (10 Records)
Model 500 "No Ufo's" (Juan Atkins, Metroplex)
Original Concept "Can you feel it" (Concept+Rick Rubin, CBS)
R.J.'s Latest Arrival "Shakles" (Arrival/Alva Music)
Roxanne "Rap you own Roxanne" (Mary Hill Music)
The Egyptian Lover "Girls" (Typge Music/BMC)
The Unknown D.J. "808 Beats" (ARS Rec.)
1986:
Bionic Force "The Age of the Atom" (Westside Music)
Information Society "Running" (Tommy Boy)
Mantronix "Who is it" (10 records)
Raze "Jack the Groove" (Groove Street)
1987:
Mad Mike "Twista" (Underground Resistance)
1991:
AUX88 "Let's Dance" (430 West)
Nightmares on Wax "A Word of Science" (Album, WARP)
1993:
AUX88 "Bass Magnetic" (430 West)
1995:
Audiotech "Phase 2" (Juan Atkins, Metroplex)
AUX "The D.J." (Direct Beat)
1996:
AUX88 "Electrotechno" (Direct Beat)
Brunchbox #1 (Raw Elements)
Jedi Knights "New School Science" (Universal Language/Evolution)
some others (where I don't know the year of release):
Hashim "Al Naayfiysh (the soul)" (Cutting Records)
Dynamix II feat. Too Toughtee "Just give the DJ a break" (Crysalis)
Simons Harris "Bass (how low can you go)" (fffr)
Maggotron "Welcome to the planet of bass" (Jamarc/Pandisc)
Future Shock "Just go" (Sound Check/Next Plateau Rec.) -> 1987?
and some more from Dr. Giggles:
quoted 8 lines jive rythym tracks-jive
> jive rythym tracks-jive
> warp 9-light years away
> Paul Hardcastle-Asylum
> Key West-Kasso
> Slack-Slack
> One more shot-C Bank
> Funky Soul Makossa-Awesome 4some
> Nonline-IMS
further credits should go to:
Herbie Hancock, George Clinton, The Art of Noise,....
a good compilation of 1995 "Electro Bass Sound of Detroit"
can be found on the "Origins of a Sound"-CD (Sumberge SVE4).
and what do you think about MIAMI BASS?
cya
harald
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