electro: search & destroy

Cybotron: Allys of my mind

Kraftwerk: Computer Welt

everything by Drexciya

everything by Dopplereffekt

Man Parrish: Man-Made (probably my favourite electro track of all time)

Autechre: Amber

Jedi Knights: Noddy Holder

Jonzun Crew: Space is the Place

Mantronix: Needle on the Groove

I will come back to this thread later!

I found a series of compilations recently that puts Priority's Electro Funk series to shame. It's Rhino's Street Jams: Electric Funk. I even found a reasonably-priced boxed set of parts 1-4 at my local MediaPlay. These CDs clock in at an average of over 70 minutes each. The cuts are classic '80s electro, early underground dance music at its finest. For those of you who don't know, electro was a short-lived Kraftwerk-inspired genre that formed the basis for modern techno, hip hop, Miami bass, and countless other sub-genres.

Back to the compilation though--this series has many of the greats, including Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force, Cybotron (Juan Atkins), The Egyptian Lover, Channel One (Atkins again), Free Style, and Grandmaster & Melle Mel. Plus there's cuts like "Rockit" by Herbie Hancock, "When I Hear Music" by Debbie Deb, and "Let the Music Play" by Shannon. The tracks are full length and mastered at the correct speeds. There's no cheesy studio mixing to cut off intros and outros. The liner notes are extensive, including photos of several artists. Two recently-produced megamixes are also included; they're a little melodramatic, but they help hype up the material in the spirit of the era. Overall, if you want to know where modern electronic music is coming from, this is the series to check out. --Jacob Arnold

Review Source: Gridface

Available to order from Tower Records USA

CD £13.99 + postage

Track Listing 1. Walking on sunshine 2. Don't make me wait 3. White lines (don't don't do it) 4. Hip hop be bop (Don't stop) 5. Rockit 6. Smurf 7. In the bottle 8. London bridge is falling down 9. Al Naafiysh (The soul) 10. Magic's wand 11. Wildstyle 12. Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the wheels of steel

Something brand spanking new to recommend: Bolz Bolz - take a walk this track has been played a lot by Joh Kennedy on Xfm in London. It is massive stomper of an electro track. Due out next week!

Chink y Records

BOLZ BOLZ. Take A Walk - Paul Daley Remixes. (Longhaul) Ltd 12" £4.49 "Take a walk fuses a retro sound with the warmth and depth of Detroitian moods and grooves resulting in a powerful string driven track. After hearing the track Leftfield's Paul Daley asked to do a remix and here it is, the maestro chose the electrofied approach mixing the original strings with his downright infectious beats.

by the way an album was also released earlier this by Bolz Bolz:

Bolz Bolz - Human Race (Feis) German Import

anyone heard the new warp record.. THE OTHER PEOPLE PLACE : Lifestyles of the laptop café

something to do with drexiya .. sounds like it could be very good..

Musique compacte vol 1 -- Viewlexx Vcd/13

My brother reckons it's very Detroit-y, but I don't know enough about Detroit to compare (of course, this is where I go into my 'duh, I'm an indie kid, isn't that where the White Stripes are from?' stupor)

Also, look for Aux 88 and UR for some Detroit style electrofunk.

Streetsounds - Uk Fresh: Hip Hop/Electro Collection
http://www.streetsonline.co.uk/common/product.jhtml?pid=30062038
released march 15th

1 Paid In Full 31 Because I Like It Like That
2 Clear 32 Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble
3 It's Like That 33 Magic's Wand
4 Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) 34 Mr Big Stuff
5 Buffalo Gals 35 He Cuts So Fresh
6 White Lines 36 Capt. Rock To The Future Shock
7 Rock It 37 The Show
8 Jam On It 38 Break Dancin' - Electric Boogie
9 Confusion 39 Roxanne, Roxanne
10 Planet Rock 40 Alice
11 The Message 41 The Smurf
12 Hip Hop, Be Pop 42 Mission Impossible
13 Axel F 43 One For The Treble (Fresh)
14 Breakin' There's No Stopping Us 44 Amityville (The House On The Hill)
15 The Bronx 45 In The Bottle
16 Fast Life 46 Jam On Revenge
17 Fresh 47 Let The Music Play
18 Just Buggin' 48 Light Years Away
19 808 Beats 49 On The Upside
20 South Bronx 50 Electric Kingdom
21 It Takes Two 51 Cold Getting Dumb
22 Hold It Now Hit It 52 Breakers Revenge
23 Can You Feel It 53 Rock The Bells
24 Rebel Without A Pause 54 Two, Three Break
25 Let's Go Go 55 Me Myself & I
26 Egypt, Egypt 56 Pack Jam
27 It's My Thing 57 No Sell Out
28 King Of Beats 58 Just Stay Stet
29 (Hey You) The Rock Steady Show 59 Beatbox
30 I'm The Packman

heard 'Automan' for the first time the other day on one of speculator's old mixes: so good (and pretty funny, but great beyond that). buying 'Destination: Earth' now, also the 'Hip Hop Be Bop' album.

Had a look at this list, and I realize I have hardly heard any of those albums in the top 100 there. Those few I have heard I all love though, so probably should check out more of it: http://rateyourmusic.com/customchart?page=1&chart_type=top&type=album&year=alltime&genre_include=1&genres=electro&include_child_genres=t&include=both&origin_countries=&limit=none&countries=

only like 6 of those are 'electro'

the use of at least some electronic instrumentation = 'electro'. A reasonable list tho.

no Newcleus thread so...

Chilly B passed away, only 47
http://cosmicrockdontstop.blogspot.com/2010/02/rip-chilly-b-of-newcleus.html

let us jam on it in his honour

finally on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBUfuk85UN0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDMqR8mdOYw