ELECTROSHOCK

Classic: Super Discount - Prix Choc

Super Discount is Frenchman Etienne de Crécy, who is generally considered als the founding father of the French house scene (Cassius, Air, Alex Gopher, Mr. Oizo,...). Prix Choc is a track from the album Super Discount (1996).

DJ Kicks - Photek

Just before the official release of the first DJ Kicks mix in 2012, !K7 Records has put Photek's whole mix online. Photek has made a beautiful mix with bass music, house and quite a lot of retro influences. Listen for free.

 

Eclectro video yearmix 2011

Eclectro video yearmix 2011 from Renier Mouthaan on Vimeo.

Classic: Basement Jaxx - Jump N' Shout

Track by British DJ duo Basement Jaxx (Felix Buxton & Simon Ratcliffe), taken from their debut album Remedy. Excellent house music with funky bass and salsa rhythms.

Label: XL Recordings

Release date: 1999

Download 03 Jump N' Shout

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Classic: St Germain - Sure thing

Excerpt from the Tourist album (2000) by St Germain, an alias of French Ludovic Navarre. Jazzy house with Miles Davis & John Lee Hooker sample (from 'Harry's Philosophy', from The Hot Spot soundtrack).

 

Download 06 Sure Thing

 

FACT mix: Global Communication (+ aliases)

FACT mix 278 - Global Communication (Aug '11) by factmag

Listen here

Tracklist:

 
1. Global Communication – Obselon Minos
2. Reload – Ptyzh
3. Reload – The Biosphere
4. Jedi Knights – May The Funk Be With You
5. Secret Ingredients – Chicago Chicago
6. Jedi Knights – One For M.A.W.
7. Global Communication – The Way (Secret Ingredients Mix)
8. Jedi Knights – Catch The Break
9. Jedi Knights – Solina
10. Chameleon – Links

Classic: Röyksopp - So Easy

Opening track on Melody A.M., debut album of the Norwegian electronic duo Brundtland & Berge. Record label: Wall Of Sound Recordings, 2001.

Download 01 So Easy

 

FACT mix by good old jungle producer Photek

FACT mix 226 - Photek (Feb '11) by factmag

 

Track list:

 

1. Sueno Latino – Sueno Latino (DFC)
2. Mr. Fingers – Can You Feel It (Trax)
3. LFO – LFO (Leeds Warehouse Mix) (Warp)
4. Renegade Soundwave – The Phantom (Mute)
5. Easymo – Nightmare (D-Zone)
6. Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock (Tommy Boy)
7. Nightmares on Wax – Dextrous (Warp)
8. Leftfield – Not Forgotten (Hard Hands Remix) (Outer Rhythm)
9. Joey Beltram – Energy Flash (Transmat)
10. Meat Beat Manifesto – Radio Babylon (Nothing Records)
11. Liberty City – Some Lovin’ (Murk)
12. Funky Green Dogs from Outerspace – Reach for Me (Murk)
13. Reese & Santonio – Rock to the Beat (FFRR)
14. Richie Rich – Salsa House (FFRR)

Best dance track 2010: may we have your votes, please?