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One record per post please: give everyone a chance.

Ideally but not necessarily machine-generated.

Celebrate the monogroove! Down with breaks!

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:29 (twenty-three years ago)

fingers inc. - "can u feel it?"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:31 (twenty-three years ago)

a guy called gerald - "voodoo ray"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:31 (twenty-three years ago)

daft punk - "one more time"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:31 (twenty-three years ago)

the rapture - "i need your love"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:32 (twenty-three years ago)

atomizer - hooked on radiation (mainly because i'm listening to it right now)

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:33 (twenty-three years ago)

donna summer - "i feel love"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - "Relax"

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Earth People (aka Pal Joey) - "Dance"

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:34 (twenty-three years ago)

"Ode To Joy" from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

"Bo Diddley" -- Bo Diddley.

Neu -- everything.

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:34 (twenty-three years ago)

JX - "Son Of A Gun"

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:34 (twenty-three years ago)

sneaker pimps - "spin spin sugar (armand's dark garage mix)"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:34 (twenty-three years ago)

new horizons - "slamdown"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:35 (twenty-three years ago)

nasenbluten - "cocksucker"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Human Resource - "Dominator"

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:36 (twenty-three years ago)

bam bam - "where's your child?"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:38 (twenty-three years ago)

josh wink - "higher state of consciousness"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:38 (twenty-three years ago)

cls - "can you feel it (dub)"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:38 (twenty-three years ago)

baby ford - "chikki chikki ahh ahh"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Green Velvet: "Answering Machine"

― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:39 (twenty-three years ago)

underworld 'born slippy (nuxx)'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:43 (twenty-three years ago)

technohead 'i wanna be a hippy'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:44 (twenty-three years ago)

new order 'blue monday'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:45 (twenty-three years ago)

stardust 'music sounds better with you'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Banbarra - "Shack Up"

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:45 (twenty-three years ago)

808 state 'olympic'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:45 (twenty-three years ago)

hardfloor 'acperience'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:46 (twenty-three years ago)

The Bells - Jeff Mills

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:47 (twenty-three years ago)

No Way Back - Adonis

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Wisdom To The Wise - Dave Clarke

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Minus - Rob Hood

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:48 (twenty-three years ago)

fuse vs lfo 'loop'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:48 (twenty-three years ago)

second phase 'energy flash'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Logic - "The Warning"

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:48 (twenty-three years ago)

german minimalism to thread

― damian_nz (damian_nz), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Kuvio 3 - Ohm

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Domina - Maurizio

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Lyot - Vainquer

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:50 (twenty-three years ago)

daft punk 'musique'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:51 (twenty-three years ago)

cassius 'the sound of violence'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:51 (twenty-three years ago)

moby 'go'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:51 (twenty-three years ago)

*thinks* Is "Billie Jean" considered 4/4? If so, that without question, but sometimes I miss these kinds of distinctions, I realize.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:51 (twenty-three years ago)

markus guentner - lost paradise

― damian_nz (damian_nz), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Underworld, "Push Upstairs"

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Lovecore III - Mike Ink & Walker

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Music People - Moodyman

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:52 (twenty-three years ago)

QFX - "Freedom"

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Bobby Konders - "The Poem"

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Scooter - "Move Your Ass"

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Eruption - "Don't You Want Me?"

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:54 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm going by a bassdrum occurring on every beat so i guess i wouldn't count 'billie jean' although my initial instinct was yes just because its so classic and the bass provides an equivalent drive to a monotonous bassdrum

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Love Explosion - Alden Tyrell

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:55 (twenty-three years ago)

white stripes 'seven nation army'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:55 (twenty-three years ago)

aphex twin 'tha'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:56 (twenty-three years ago)

No Pain No Gain - Heiko Laux

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:56 (twenty-three years ago)

laurent garnier 'the sound of the big babou'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:58 (twenty-three years ago)

lamb 'gabriel (mj cole mix)'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:58 (twenty-three years ago)

audio bullys 'the snow'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:58 (twenty-three years ago)

cj bolland 'the prophet'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 22:59 (twenty-three years ago)

alan braxe & fred falke 'time out'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:01 (twenty-three years ago)

de'lacy 'hideaway (deep dish mix)'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:02 (twenty-three years ago)

ten city - "that's the way love is"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:02 (twenty-three years ago)

the clash 'the magnificent seven'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:02 (twenty-three years ago)

lfo - "we are back"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:03 (twenty-three years ago)

basement jaxx 'rendez-vu'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:03 (twenty-three years ago)

pilldriver - "apocalypse never"

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:03 (twenty-three years ago)

underworld - jumbo

― damian_nz (damian_nz), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:04 (twenty-three years ago)

dj rolando 'jaguar'

(sorry about all the posts - so many great thud thud beats)

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:05 (twenty-three years ago)

every post on this thread is like a kick drum.

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:12 (twenty-three years ago)

throbbing gristle: hot on the heels of love

― Myron Kosloff, Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Blackwater (instrumental strings remix) - Octave One

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:13 (twenty-three years ago)

How The West Was Won - Carl Craig

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Gravitational Arch Of 10 - Vapourspace

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:15 (twenty-three years ago)

system 7 - big sky city (carl craig mix)

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:16 (twenty-three years ago)

kmfmd - a drug against war

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:17 (twenty-three years ago)

dj hell - sprung aus den wolken

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:17 (twenty-three years ago)

capricorn - i need love / goodmen - give it up

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:26 (twenty-three years ago)

M1 - Electronic Funk

― jed_e_3 (jed_e_3), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Underground Resistance - Hi Tek Jazz

― jed_e_3 (jed_e_3), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:36 (twenty-three years ago)

boards of canada - nlogax

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Frankie Knuckles - Your Love

― colin o'hara (jed_e_3), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Daft Punk - Superheroes

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Tok Tok vs Soffy O 'Jean'

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Mr Oizo - Flat Beat

― jed_e_3 (jed_e_3), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:41 (twenty-three years ago)

amii stewart - knock on wood

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:41 (twenty-three years ago)

X102 - C-Ring

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:42 (twenty-three years ago)

le tigre - deceptacon (dfa mix)

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:43 (twenty-three years ago)

vitalic - la rock

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:44 (twenty-three years ago)

mr scruff - chipmunk

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Minos Pour Main Basse (Sur La Ville) - Le Patron Est Devenu Fou! (The Boss Has Gone Mad!)

okay i'll stop now, thanks and goodnight

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:46 (twenty-three years ago)

The Tamperer feat. Maya - "Feel It"

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Mousse T feat. Hot 'n' Juicy - "Horny"

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Uh, "Billie Jean" is in 4/4 time. It sure as heck ain't a waltz. It's about as perfect an example of 4/4 as you can get.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:52 (twenty-three years ago)

sylvester: you make me feel (mighty real)

― Myron Kosloff, Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Virtually all pop music is in 4/4 time. "4/4 beats" refers to something different, a strong kick on every beat a la disco, house, techno, trance (as opposed to a syncopated beat like a breakbeat).

― Angus Gordon (angusg), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:56 (twenty-three years ago)

in which case Wink's 'Higher State Of Consciousness' wouldn't count either unless jess meant the Dex & Jonesy mix

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Silly me. Dance music in goofy/obtuse musicological terminology shockah.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Thursday, 28 August 2003 23:58 (twenty-three years ago)

"Money" by Pink F...

Oh, sorry :-)

I think I'll go for "Let's Go To Bed" by The Cure (sure, it does meet with the criteria just listed by Angus Gordon)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 29 August 2003 00:02 (twenty-three years ago)

most unexpected poster ever!

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 29 August 2003 00:13 (twenty-three years ago)

WOO-HAH!!! GEIR HAS YOU ALL IN CHECK!

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Friday, 29 August 2003 00:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Siouxie & The Banshees 'Peek-A-Boo'

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 29 August 2003 00:19 (twenty-three years ago)

The Age of Love - The Age of Love

― Angus Gordon (angusg), Friday, 29 August 2003 00:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Moray kante/Hardfloor - Yeke Yeke

― jed_e_3 (jed_e_3), Friday, 29 August 2003 00:21 (twenty-three years ago)

PSYCHO KILLER

― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Friday, 29 August 2003 03:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Carl Craig-Jam The Box (Medium Mix)

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 29 August 2003 07:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Green Velvet - "Flash"

― Jacob (Jacob), Friday, 29 August 2003 08:52 (twenty-three years ago)

PJ Harvey - Working for the Man

― mei (mei), Friday, 29 August 2003 09:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Autechre - 6ie.cr

― mei (mei), Friday, 29 August 2003 10:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Cornelius-Drop

― Sorry I'm late (Barima), Friday, 29 August 2003 10:22 (twenty-three years ago)

luke slater-stomp

― robin (robin), Friday, 29 August 2003 20:51 (twenty-three years ago)

jurgen paape-so weit noch nie

― robin (robin), Friday, 29 August 2003 20:52 (twenty-three years ago)

dude, this is way more than 100 4/4 beats!

FIRE IN THE DISCO! FIRE IN THE TACO BELL!

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Friday, 29 August 2003 22:29 (twenty-three years ago)

we're up to about 105 i think

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 29 August 2003 23:15 (twenty-three years ago)

joey beltram - energy flash

― nick.K (nick.K), Saturday, 30 August 2003 00:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Chemical Brothers, "It Doesn't Matter" (aka "WHOMP WHOMP WHOMP WHOMP WHOMP WHOMP")

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Saturday, 30 August 2003 00:22 (twenty-three years ago)

armand van helden 'witchdokta'

― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 30 August 2003 06:23 (twenty-three years ago)

dave clarke 'winter (robert armani mix)'

― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 30 August 2003 06:26 (twenty-three years ago)

The Rapture-I Need Your Love

― Barima (Barima), Saturday, 30 August 2003 13:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Funk D' Void-Jack Me Off

― Barima (Barima), Saturday, 30 August 2003 13:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Slam - Positive Education

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Saturday, 30 August 2003 23:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Electric Six "Synthesizer"

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Sunday, 31 August 2003 00:52 (twenty-three years ago)

I haven't read this thread through but I'm sure no-one's mentioned Powder Productions' "Skyline" yet.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Sunday, 31 August 2003 09:00 (twenty-three years ago)

twenty-one years pass...

Reviving this to talk about 4/4 beats. It's funny how differently people react to them. I've always found them kind of energizing and soothing at the same time, the repetition gets meditative, all that. My wife who grew up on '90s indie and pop, plus show tunes, never had a house phase. The beats make her tense, even at low volume, like it's really distracting for her. Which I can totally understand, too. I actually like it as background music when I'm working, the pulse kinda helps me focus. I'd love to see brain scans of different people listening to different kinds of rhythms, I'm sure there's some difference in how people process them.

Also, somebody should make a playlist of this thread.

― Blitz Primary (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 22 October 2024 18:59 (one year ago)

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