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From:
c. bailey
To:
idm
Date:
Wed, 20 Apr 1994 04:27:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:
The IDM Top Traxx of All Time*
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*As voted by _YOU_ the people. Well, after a week of ballots (sorry to everyone in the UK that missed it), three essays, three exams and my net account suspended.... I proudly present to you all, the most comprehensive chart of IDM traxx of this week!!! Now, before I get to the actual countdown, an explanation of sorts is in order. a) This was not like compiling the Top 25 Heavy Metal songs (or any other genre for that matter) As you all expected ( and some so graciously informed me) everyone has their own faves. So what was to be the Top 25 quickly became simply "The Top" because there weren't even 25 songs that received more than one vote. So, to be fair to everyone's votes, and to be true to my original intentions of compiling the best of the best, I decided to include them all, with the tracks receiving more votes coming higher up the list. Oh yeah, and b) some people just _couldn't_ narrow it down to three songs so they entered their Top 3 albums, just to screw everything up. Well, I guess I can understand that. But it still screwed things up ;) Alright, enough BS, heres the scoop, full of suprises I'm sure: Where there are numbers in brackets indicates total # of votes. Trax were awarded 3pts for 1st place, 2pts for 2nd and 1pt for 3rd place votes. 808 Drumroll please............... #1. Future Sound of London: Papua New Guinea (4) #2. Aphex Twin: On (incl.reload, mu-ziq and d-scape mixes) (3) #3. Future Sound of London: Expander (2) tie. Black Dog Prod.: Object Orient (2) #4. Orbital: Semi-detached (on Trans Europe Xpress) (2) tie. AFX: Analog Bubblebath (2) " Black Dog Prod.: Seers & Sages " Dreamfish: Hymn " Aphex Twin: Xtal " Orbital: Sunrise " AFX: .215061 " Black Dog Prod.: Carceres Ex Novum " Ken Ishii: Samsara " Sun Electric: O'locco " AFX: Isopropophlex " Moby: Next is the E (synth mix) " Black Dog Prod.: Clan (Mongul Hordes) " Polygon Window: Polygon Window " Space Cube: Mental Terror " Aphex Twin: Tha " Mu-ziq: phi*1700 [uv] " 3MB & Model 500: Jazz is the Teacher " CJ Bolland: Mantra #1 " System 7: Desir " Psychic Warriors ov Gaia: Obsidian (full-length) " Sine: Modulate " Aphex Twin: "match sticks" (from SAWII) #5. LFO: Freeze tie Black Dog Prod.: Sharp Shooting on Saturn " Aphex Twin: Shotkey 7th Path " The Orb: A Growing Pulsating Brain....(Loving You) " Speedy J: r2d2 " Moby: Go (rainforest mix) " Thunderground: Illegal Rush " CJ Bolland: Inside Out " Speedy J: Jackpot " Vaporspace: Gravitational Arch of 10 " Ongak: Mihon No.3 " It's Thinking: Afterglow " Aphex Twin: Ptolemy " LFO: El Ef Oh! " T-1000, Level A & Sean Deason: Sentinels " Black Dog Prod.: The Crete that Crete Made " Mu-ziq: Sonic Fox " Aphex Twin: Italic Eyeball " Reload: Le soleil et la mer " Orbital: Lush3.1/3.2/Impact/Remind " Higher Intelligence Agency: Spectral " Tranquility Bass: Mya Yadana " Black Dog Prod.: Bytes " Orbital: Belfast (2) #6. XON: Midnight Express tie AFX: track 8 from Analog BBbath 3 " Sandoz: Digital Lifeforms " Another Fine Day: Wild Spirit of Song " Mu-ziq: u-ziq theme " N-Joi: Malfunction " Air: Chaque ligne de ta peau fut aimee " Tribes of the Moon: Life's a Bitch " The Grid: Crystal Clear " Sven Vath: Accident in Paradise " Ultramarine: Light in my Brain " Amorphous Androgynous: Fat Cat " Plastikman: Plasticity " Sheep On Drugs: Track X " Catalyst: The Chamber " Plastikman: Plasticine " Model 500 & Red Planet: Search Your Feelings " Human Mesh Dance: Sunflower " Insanity Sect: Choctaw Ridge " The Orb: Blue Room (rmx 2 on UFOrb bonus CD) " Mu-ziq: Tango 'N Vectif Apearing in no particular order: Rhythim is Rhythim: Strings of Life Orbital: Chime Aphex Twin: Didgeridoo And of course, the _Albums_ that were voted for: #1. Reload: Collection of Short Stories (2) tie Aphex Twin: Selected Ambient Works II (3) #2. Mu-ziq: Tango 'N Vectif (2) #3. Red Planet 1 tie Mystic Institute: Ob-selon Mi-nos And, as a special Bonus, the top 5 albums, as per votes for trax on those albums: #1. Future Sound of London: Accelerator (6) #2. Black Dog Productions: Bytes (5) #3. Aphex Twin: SAWI (4) tie Mu-ziq: Tango 'N Vectif (4) #5. Black Dog Prod.: Temple of Transparent Balls (3) Well, that's it folx!! I just printed it up what you sent me. Thanx for all the votes, now it's time to find all these "essential" trax :) Any complaints can be directed to the stars. Crispin | \|/ -- * -- peace, love and trance cbailey@julian.uwo.ca /|\ |