The thread to discuss RA End of the Decade: Best trax, albums and mixes

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30. DJ Deep - City to City [BBE, 2005]
The French jock connects the dots between Detroit, Chicago and New York.

very happy this made it

Immer at No 1.

Omar-S at 49.

Joris Voorn, Surgeon and M.I.A. somewhere around the middles.

And no James Lavelle/Pat Mahoney....

no mayer fabric either

can't really argue with no's 1 & 2

interesting that there doesn't seem to be a mix that solely represents minimal at its peak. i'm thinking mid 00s stuff like kreucht & fleucht or pass your bedtime. not to say there's some kind of anti-minimal agenda at ra or anything, that would be ridiculous and unfounded. it's just that these are some of my favourite mixes ever

Volume two is like the third or fourth worst As Heard on Radio Soulwax mix.

no they're all equally as shit as each other i think you'll find

xxpost:but only one thats commercially available?

No Avalanches - 'Gimix', no etc.

xxxxpost: what about the Magda one (I haven't heart it, but from what I know of it)

I won a copy of the Omar-S fabric mix a month ago, but it hasn't arrived and I'm fearing if it ever will!

I can well accept Immer at #1, although I kind of prefer MM's Fabric mix.

And no James Lavelle/Pat Mahoney....

are you referring to james murphy and pat mahoney's fabriclive mix? cause that deserves to be here, totally. list is also strangely missing 'sarcastic disco' by dj harvey, which made FACT's list of the best proper albums of the '00s iirc

this list is pretty solid tho, i was definitely super stoked on at least half of these at one point or another

xpost: yup, the fabric live one... so, so great

oh yeah... i seee. Lavelle / Murphy.... my bad.

NO Eskimo volume 1...

or 2...

or 3...

no beatles - the red album

i'm so glad people stopped making those mixes that have like 80 different songs. it's like the equivalent of asking someone to make you a mix tape but instead they burn you cdrs of their entire hard drive

although de9 transitions is still an all time mix 4 me

and straight up detroit shit vol 4

Not a bad list at all. I think the biggest/most obvious absence (given Resident Advisor's focus) is M.A.N.D.Y. who should be there for at least one of the Get Physical 2nd Anniversary mix OR the first Body Language mix. But I guess 2004/2005 stuff is probably at a low-ebb of popularity after 5 years.

the get physical 2nd anniversary cd is one of my favourite mixes ever, but you hardly ever see it mentioned. is it only popular on ilx or...? maybe it's just overshadowed by Body Language which was much bigger i guess, but they cover pretty different ground imo.

but yeah it's a good list overall! no complaints about no.1 certainly.

I think the first M.A.N.D.Y. mix is underrated by virtue of also being a label comp - i.e. assumed to be less imaginative/diverse/technically impressive (though in practice this is not at all an issue with the mix.

Anyone know if a feature on singles or eps is coming up as well? Would love to read that one. Electronic acts tend to impress a whole lot more in single format.

Kreucht & Fleucht is definitely deserving of a spot. I'm also extremely partial to Sascha Funke - Boogy Bytes Vol. 02

love Kreucht and Fleucht. i haven't really heard enough of the mixes list to have an opinion on it as a whole, but i thought their 100 albums list was soo great. Rhythm and Sound, Akufen, and Other People Place in the top 20 feel like such unexpected but worthy choices (but then maybe i'm just not familiar enough with "dance canon"). i see their still repping for the Shed album, though, which i have listened to like 5 times and cannot get into for the life of me

wow some surprising omissions...fabric 13 as pointed out, but also superpitcher's today???

most underrated mix of the 00s might be:

http://www.plong.com/MusicCatalog%5CK%5CKiki%20-%20Boogybytes%20vol.1%5CKiki%20-%20Boogybytes%20vol.1.jpg

<3 <3 <3 <3 the moment it drops into "gazebo" is just the BEST RUSH EVER

^^ = my favourite.
Another personal favourite that's missing: Ewan Pearson's Sci.Fi.Hi.Fi. _1.
Other than that it's a solid list. More reflections when I have the time to read the blurbs.

I can well accept Immer at #1, although I kind of prefer MM's Fabric mix.
^^

on the kompakt mix front, another i would have loved to see get some love is speicher, the first one. major major eye-opener for me.

i bet taka taka barely missed the top 50 in the poll. that one meant a lot to me too. i kinda stopped buying mixes the latter half of the decade. probably something to do with the abundance and quality of mixes freely available here on the internets.

I'm kind of amazed that I own 2 of these!

I was thinking about Taka Taka also.

And I think Fleucht could earn a spot, but perhaps not Kreucht?

I'm also really regretting having not picked up Dixon's Body Language mix when I saw it on sale for $7 years ago.

That Omar-S CD better fucking arrive (this would be the second time I won a CD that never arrived).

looks like they might have limited it to one artist per entry, hence no fabric 13, speicher, taka taka...

love their one-page layout for these lists btw

Most surprising omission for me was Triple R- Friends. That and Fabric 13. Glad to see Kreucht & Fleucht and Kiki's Boogybytes mentioned here. The high placing for Magda had me scratching my head. Maybe I didn't spend enough time with it but I remember that mix boring me to tears.

Oh yeah, Friends. That deserves a spot (although to be totally honest, having heard bits of it I thought it was the best thing ever, but when I finally heard it in full I was kind of underwhelmed). I never bothered with Magda's since I was under the impression it was unremarkable.

Something that I'm not surprised isn't mentioned, but that I still LOVE is Freeform Five's Misch Masch.

ooh, forgot about friends

might not be a popular choice but ellen allien's fabric is huge if you ask me.

RA's Top 100 tracks of the decade now up: http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1145

Imma ask a mod to change the tread title to "The thread to discuss RA End of the Decade: Best trax, albums and mixes"

RA's Top 100 albums of the decade here: http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144

From the trax:

Woah surprised and pleased to see Miura at No 1!! and Theo/Carl Craig doing so well too!

Good to see all these included, but would have wished they placed higher:
Matthew Dear "Dog Days" J
uan Maclean "Happy House", Benga & Coki "Night",
Jürgen Paape - So Weit Wie Noch Nie
Luomo - Tessio [Force Tracks, 2001]
Larry Heard presents Mr. White - The Sun Can't Compare

WHERE IS ELLEN ALLIEN'S THRILLS >:(

even apart from that orchestra of bubbles is waaay too low - ellen doesn't get half as much respect as she needs to from certain types of dance head

don't you think it's wrong that the list of tracks doesn't contain:

-relevee (carl craig remix)
-camino del sol (joakim remix)
-the sinner in me (villalobos remix)

sorry, not wrong, but strange.

"hyph mngo" is the most overrated shit ever. i mean it's not even a bad tune or anything, just so deeply mediocre and inoffensive

you were right the first time DDD - wrong as well as strange

xp

100. Kabale und Liebe & Daniel Sanchez - Mumbling Yeah [Arearemote, 2007]
99. Pendulum - Vault [Obsessive Recordings, 2003]
98. Aeroplane - Caramellas [Eskimo Recordings, 2007]
97. Sebbo - Watamu Beach (Moritz von Oswald Rework) [Desolat, 2008]
96. Samim - Heater [Get Physical Music, 2007]
95. Halo Varga - Future! [Hooj, 2000]
94. Joker - Digidesign [Hyperdub, 2009]
93. Afefe Iku - Mirror Dance [Yoruba Records, 2008]
92. Johnny D - Orbitallife [Oslo Records, 2008]
91. DJ Zinc - 138 Trek [Phaze:One, 2000]
90. Junkie XL feat. Saffron - Beauty Never Fades [Roadrunner Records, 2002]
89. John Tejada - Sweat on the Walls [Poker Flat Recordings, 2004]
88. Radiohead - Idioteque [EMI Records, 2000]
87. Konflict - Messiah [Renegade Hardware, 2005]
86. Recloose - Cardiology (Isolée Remix) [Playhouse, 2004]
85. Squarepusher - My Red Hot Car [Warp Records, 2001]
84. Matthew Dear - Dog Days [Spectral Sound, 2003]
83. Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Intro [Vulture Music, 2000]
82. Bent - Always (Ashley Beedle's Mahavishnu Remix) [Excession, 2000]
81. DJ Koze - I Want to Sleep [IRR, 2008]
80. Cobblestone Jazz - India in Me [Wagon Repair, 2006]
79. DJ Marky & XRS - LK [V Recordings, 2002]
78. DJ Mujava - Township Funk [Warp Records, 2008]
77. Saints & Sinners - Pushin Too Hard [Bedrock Records, 2000]
76. Juan Maclean - Happy House [DFA Records, 2008]
75. Rhythm & Sound - Free for All (Soundstream Remix) [Burial Mix, 2006]
74. Akufen - Deck the House [Force Inc., 2002]
73. Djuma Soundsystem - Les Djinns (Trentemøller Mix) [Emotiva, 2006]
72. Paul Woolford Presents Bobby Peru - Erotic Discourse [2020 Vision, 2006]
71. Felix Da Housecat - Silver Screen Shower Scene (Thin White Duke Remix)[City Rockers, 2002]
70. Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At [Atlantic Jaxx, 2001]
69. Shackleton feat. Vengeance Tenfold - Death Is Not Final [Skull Disco, 2008]
68. Luciano & Quenum - Orange Mistake [Cadenza Records, 2003]
67. Benga & Coki - Night [Tempa, 2007]
66. Dølle Jølle - Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje's Extra Døll Mix) [Permanent Vacation, 2008]
65. Der Zyklus - Formenverwandler [International DeeJay Gigolo Records, 2001]
64. Underground Resistance - Transition [Underground Resistance, 2001]
63. Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Remix) [Mute, 2004]
62. Drexciya - Under Sea Disturbances [Tresor, 2002]
61. Josh One - Contemplation (King Britt Funke Remix) [1-Off Recordings, 2001]
60. Tiga & Zyntherius - Sunglasses at Night [City Rockers, 2001]
59. Minimal Man - Make a Move [Trelik, 2000]
58. Martin Buttrich - Full Clip [Planet E, 2006]
57. Jürgen Paape - So Weit Wie Noch Nie [Kompakt, 2002]
56. The Avalanches - Since I Left You [Modular Recordings, 2000]
55. Luomo - Tessio [Force Tracks, 2001]
54. Stylus Trouble - Sputnik One [Junior London, 2002]
53. Hot Chip - Boy from School [EMI Records, 2006]
52. Heartthrob - Baby Kate [Minus, 2006]
51. Junior Boys - Like a Child (Carl Craig Remix) [Domino, 2007]
50. Noisia - The Tide [Vision, 2005]
49. Moodymann - Freeki Motherfucker [KDJ, 2008]
48. Justice vs. Simian - We Are Your Friends [Ten Records, 2006]
47. Radio Slave - Grindhouse Tool (Dubfire Planet Terror remix) [Rekids, 2008]
46. Ferrer & Sydenham - Sandcastles [Ibadan Records, 2003]
45. Vitalic - Poney Part 1 [PIAS, 2001]
44. Blaze presents UDA feat. Barbara Tucker -
43. Tony Lionni - Found a Place [Ostgut Ton, 2009]
42. Green Velvet - La La Land [Music Man Records, 2001]
41. LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great [DFA Records, 2007]
40. Mylo - Drop the Pressure [Breastfed, 2004]
39. Layo & Bushwacka! - Love Story [XL Recordings, 2002]
38. Chicken Lips - He Not In [Kingsize Records, 2000]
37. Kerri Chandler - Bar a Thym [NRK Music, 2005]
36. Technasia - Force [Technasia, 2000]
35. Larry Heard presents Mr. White - The Sun Can't Compare [Alleviated Records, 2006]
34. The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers [DFA Records, 2002]
33. Theo Parrish - Solitary Flight [Sound Signature, 2002]
32. Carl Craig - Sandstorms [Planet E, 2004]
31. Kings of Tomorrow - Finally [Defected Records, 2001]
30. The Knife - Silent Shout
29. Roots Manuva - Witness (1 Hope)
28. Claude VonStroke - Who's Afraid of Detroit? [Dirtybird, 2006]
27. Shackleton - Blood On My Hands (Ricardo Villalobos Apocalypso Now Mix) [Skull Disco, 2007]
26. St Germain - Rose Rouge
25. M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade - Body Language [Get Physical Music, 2006]
24. Fischerspooner - Emerge
23. Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo
22. Funk D'Void - Diabla
21. Lindstrøm - I Feel Space
20. Audion - Mouth to Mouth
19. Skream - Midnight Request Line
18. Hercules & Love Affair - Blind
17. Dntel - (This Is) The Dream Of Evan And Chan (Superpitcher Kompakt Remix) [Plug Research, 2002]
16. Mathew Jonson - Marionette
15. Moodymann - J.A.N.
14. The Other People Place - Sorrow & A Cup of Joe [Clone Records, 2002]
13. Daft Punk - One More Time
12. Omar-S - Psychotic Photosynthesis
11. Theo Parrish - Falling Up (Carl Craig Remix) [Third Ear, 2005]
10. Nathan Fake - Sky Is Pink (James Holden Remix) [Border Community, 2004]
09. Ricardo Villalobos - Easy Lee [Playhouse, 2003]
08. Pépé Bradock - Life [Atavisme, 2001]
07. LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge [DFA Records, 2002]
06. Newworldaquarium - Trespassers [Delsin, 2000]
05. Burial - Archangel [Hyperdub, 2007]
04. Octave One feat. Ann Saunderson - Blackwater [Concept Music, 2001]
03. Âme - Rej [Innervisions, 2006]
02. Laurent Garnier - Man With The Red Face [F Communications, 2000]
01. Metro Area - Miura [Environ Records, 2001]

good to see these

66. Dølle Jølle - Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje's Extra Døll Mix) [Permanent Vacation, 2008]
35. Larry Heard presents Mr. White - The Sun Can't Compare [Alleviated Records, 2006]

100. Prosumer & Murat Tepeli - Serenity [Ostgut Ton, 2008]
99. Arovane - Tides [City Centre Offices, 2000]
98. Lucien-N-Luciano - Blind Behaviour [Peacefrog, 2004]
97. Drexciya - Harnessed the Storm [Tresor, 2002]
96. My My - Songs for the Gentle [Playhouse, 2006]
95. Miss Kittin & The Hacker - First Album [International DeeJay Gigolo Records, 2001]
94. Quiet Village - Silent Movie [Studio !K7, 2008]
93. Benga - Diary of an Afro Warrior [Tempa, 2008]
92. Sasha - Airdrawndagger [Arista, 2002]
91. The Bug - London Zoo [Ninja Tune, 2008]
90. Nathan Fake - Drowning in a Sea of Love [Border Community, 2006]
89. The Chemical Brothers - Come With Us [Virgin Records, 2002]
88. Nightmares on Wax - In a Space Outta Sound [Warp Records, 2006]
87. Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain [Mute, 2001]
86. William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops [2062, 2002]
85. Lawrence - The Absence of Blight [Dial Records, 2003]
84. Panda Bear - Person Pitch [Paw Tracks, 2007]
83. Royksopp - Melody A.M. [Virgin Records, 2002]
82. Bruno Pronsato - Why Can't We Be Like Us? [Hello? Repeat, 2007]
81. James Holden - The Idiots Are Winning [Border Community, 2006]
80. Aphex Twin - Drukqs [Warp Records, 2001]
79. Farben - Textstar [Klang Elektronik, 2002]
78. Apparat - Walls [Shitkatapult, 2007]
77. Ricardo Villalobos - Thé Au Harem d'Archimède [Perlon, 2004]
76. Laurent Garnier - Unreasonable Behaviour [F Communications, 2000]
75. Dizzee Rascal - Boy in Da Corner [XL Recordings, 2003]
74. The Mole - As High as the Sky [Wagon Repair, 2008]
73. Felix Da Housecat - Kittenz & Thee Glitz [City Rockers, 2001]
72. Horsepower Productions - In Fine Style [Tempa, 2002]
71. Aril Brikha - Deeparture in Time [Transmat, 2000]
70. Vladislav Delay - Multila [Chain Reaction, 2000]
69. Layo & Bushwacka! - Night Works [XL Recordings, 2002]
68. Tiga - Sexor [PIAS, 2006]
67. Studio - West Coast [Information, 2006]
66. Closer Musik - After Love [Kompakt, 2002]
65. Skream - Skream [Tempa, 2006]
64. St Germain - Tourist [Blue Note, 2000]
63. Cut Copy - Bright Like Neon Love [Modular Recordings, 2004]
62. Portishead - Third [Island Records, 2008]
61. D-Bridge - The Gemini Principle [Exit Records, 2008]
60. Moritz Von Oswald Trio - Vertical Ascent [Honest Jon's Records, 2009]
59. Melchior Productions - No Disco Future [Perlon, 2007]
58. Basement Jaxx - Rooty [XL Recordings, 2001]
57. Monolake - Polygon_Cities [Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music, 2005]
56. Plastikman - Closer [M-nus, 2003]
55. Pantha Du Prince - This Bliss [Dial Records, 2007]
54. Björk - Vespertine [One Little Indian, 2001]
53. Isolee - We Are Monster [Playhouse, 2005]
52. Recloose - Cardiology [Planet E, 2002]
51. The Streets - Original Pirate Material [679 Recordings, 2002]
50. Vitalic - OK Cowboy [Different, 2005]
49. Deepchord Presents Echospace - The Coldest Season [echospace detroit, 2007]
48. Ellen Allien & Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles [BPitch Control, 2006]
47. Martyn - Great Lengths [3024, 2009]
46. Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Insen [Raster-Noton, 2005]
45. Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye [Domino, 2006]
44. Theo Parrish - Sound Sculptures [Sound Signature, 2008]
43. Gui Boratto - Chromophobia [Kompakt, 2007]
42. Efdemin - Efdemin [Dial Records, 2007]
41. Fennesz - Endless Summer [Touch, 2001]
40. Commix - Call to Mind [Metalheadz, 2007]
39. Matthew Dear - Asa Breed [Ghostly International, 2007]
38. Radiohead - Kid A [EMI Records, 2000]
37. Ulrich Schnauss - A Strangely Isolated Place [City Centre Offices, 2003]
36. Newworldaquarium - The Dead Bears [NWAQ, 2007]
35. The Rapture - Echoes [DFA Records, 2003]
34. Move D & Benjamin Brunn - Songs from the Beehive [Smallville Records, 2008]
33. Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald - ReComposed [Deutsche Grammophon, 2008]
32. Infusion - Six Feet Above Yesterday [BMG, 2005]
31. Prefuse 73 - Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives [Warp Records, 2001]
30. DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 Blues
29. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
28. Trentemøller - The Last Resort
27. Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
26. Matias Aguayo - Are You Really Lost
25. Burial - Burial
24. Fever Ray - Fever Ray
23. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
22. Justice - Cross
21. Mylo - Destroy Rock and Roll
20. Moodymann - Silence in the Secret Garden [Peacefrog, 2003]
19. Hot Chip - The Warning
18. Shed - Shedding the Past
17. Convextion - Convextion
16. Herbert - Bodily Functions
15. The Other People Place - Lifestyles of the Laptop Café [Warp Records, 2001]
14. Hercules & Love Affair - Hercules & Love Affair [DFA Records, 2008]
13. Luomo - Vocalcity
12. Akufen - My Way
11. Boards of Canada - Geogaddi
10. Rhythm & Sound - w/ The Artists [Burial Mix, 2003]
09. The Knife - Silent Shout
08. Booka Shade - Movements
07. The Avalanches - Since I Left You [Modular Recordings, 2001]
06. Gas - Pop [Mille Plateaux, 2000]
05. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem [DFA Records, 2005]
04. Daft Punk - Discovery
03. Burial - Untrue [Hyperdub, 2007]
02. Metro Area - Metro Area
01. Ricardo Villalobos - Alcachofa [Playhouse, 2003]

all the ones that aren't my favourites should be taken off this list and thrown in the sea and replaced with the ones that are my favourites.

right now that could be sound stream's love jam

this thread making me rediscover all my favourite 00s trax in a big way

No Alex Smoke anywhere here! No Chica Wappa, no Incommunicado
I'd have like to see more Isolee tracks also, also: Ball'r and Saturn Strobe.

I like all these lists, not least because I don't know a lot of the stuff on them--more to catch up on. It makes me feel better to realize that this is probably the case for a lot of people, even others who voted in the polls.

yeah, and at least Kid A didnt make No 1 on the albums!

even others who voted in the polls

oh i presumed these were staff lists

they've gotta be staff lists, they're all one artist per entry

yeah, they're RA Staff polls

I'd like to see individual lists.

Although it's not without its idiosyncrasies, I'm amazed at how much I don't know from the tracks list, especially with earlier 00's stuff, and I'm unearthing some huge tracks, like Man with the Red Face, mmmmnhmn.

Yeah Man with the red Face is great. Love the video. They started making a youtube playlist of the tracks (it's in the first few cmments) and I've been listening to it all afternoon. Some really good stuff on there!

oh didn't realize you contribute to RA, sorry Matos. big up whoever went with the one-page layouts. <3

yeah was pleased "the man with the red face" charted so high. one of those tracks that is guaranteed to make a party full of people completely lose

it

it's got that slightly manic, unhinged quality that seems to be absent in techno of late

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdKCSKsaTU4

is the best track on that list btw

and I'm ever so glad I discovered Aeroplane - Caramellas

My favorite of the lists is definitely Mixes--just a higher percentage of stuff that suits my tastes, of the stuff I know. But I like them all; they really kind of expand my understanding of what the site's proclivities are, or more to the point, were. I'm kind of surprised by all the Global Undergrounds--I think I'd largely written them off as passe once I'd gotten more into Kompakt et. al., so it'll be interesting to see/hear what I've missed. Definitely interested to contend with everything here, especially stuff I was never that hot on at the time (Druqks, for starters).

the man with the red face is great yeah - reminds me a bit of this in a way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vACvafOvq0

I can't see the Lex's image but I guess it must be for Kiki's Boogybytes going by later comments... and yeah. That mix is AWES goosebump stuff.

I don't really care where Ellen places (although I like her to place on these things!) but ffs I wish people would give BERLINETTE a bit more recognition???

and yeah... that Magda placing (esp. above DE9 #2????), it's got a great start and end that CD but erm.... try staying awake through the aimless, funkless, jamming around in search of a direction/groove/tune superextended middle section. Any live set of hers smokes it to a crisp, and tbh, I usually find live mixes/podcasts much inferior to properly thought through mix cd's.

I scanned the mix list really but hmmm... I don't remember Live @ Weetamix being on there?????? someone was calling for the Scifihifi of his (which is good too but not A+++) but really, if you had to buy one Luciano CD ever, or at least one absolute top 5 classic "minimal (c)00's" mix... well ummm jeez it's not a hard choice is it?

nice to see this: 67. Studio - West Coast [Information, 2006]

surprised "seeing through shadows" didn't make it. great track.

hahaha I voted for Live @ Weetamix (as an album not mix)

it's got that slightly manic, unhinged quality that seems to be absent in techno of late

― anita bonghit (rionat), Saturday, January 30, 2010 6:01 AM (12 hours ago) Bookmark

yeah! same could be said of the best new-to-me track i've discovered off that list, Stylus Trouble - Sputnik One. madness. although i think maybe i did hear this at some point, the breakdown triggered a vague memory flicker..

Stylus trouble was Pete "big love" Heller wasn't it?

Good to see blackwater rate highly as that's a classic that no one knows....

it's got that slightly manic, unhinged quality that seems to be absent in techno of late

― anita bonghit (rionat), Saturday, January 30, 2010 6:01 AM (12 hours ago) Bookmark

the manic unhingedness is made very apparent here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NObp8ACKfMk

This RA tracks list is my favorite 2000s end-of-decade list yet. So much great previously-unknown stuff I've discovered.