#90's electronic

[yodaprod]

Stacks of photo films in an electronics store near Shinjuku, Tokyo (1997)

#japan #tokyo #electronic #photo #1990s #90s #90's #1997

[rockstar-smash-or-pass]

trent reznor

#trent reznor #nine inch nails #NIN #Industrial rock #industrial #alternative rock #electronic rock #industrial metal #80s rock #80s metal #90's rock #90's metal

[myvinylplaylist]

Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under (1993)

Warner Home Video

Sire Records

#my vinyl playlist #madonna #warner home video #sire records #dance music #electronic music #live concert #90’s music #synth pop #vhs tapes #vhs #vhs aesthetic #album cover #album art

[randomvarious]

Chicago House Playlist

Alright, folks, here's something that's been a long time coming: a playlist of house tunes that came from the city that gave birth to the global phenomenon in the first place, and also kickstarted the whole evolution of electronic dance music as we currently know it. When house music began, most dancefloors had moved on from disco to a mishmash of post-disco, boogie, hi-NRG, dance-pop, synthy funk, electro, freestyle, and a whole lot of other stuff, but there was something different that started to brew itself into a movement during the mid-1980s among a predominantly black, gay crowd in the city where disco had first been symbolically murdered in 1979.

And eventually, it became known as house music, named after both The Warehouse, the place that the genre's godfather, Frankie Knuckles, would have residency, and the posters that would be hung up to advertise the venue's events, which referred to 'house parties' and 'house music.' The Warehouse would open up in the late 70s and close in the early 80s, but in 1983, Frankie would open up his own club, The Power House, which would then change its name to the Power Plant, and then change its name again to The Music Box, after another legendary house DJ, Ron Hardy, would take up residency there.

So, a lot of this playlist channels the greatness of some of those halcyon Chicago house days. And so much of it is just pure, primordial dance music bliss; lighthearted, unserious, super fun, revolutionary grooves. There was an amateurishness to a lot of it back then that gave it a significant level of goofy charm, and that's something that seems to have gotten mostly left behind as the music continued to grow into the 90s. Songs like "Move Your Body," by Marshall Jefferson, which opened with this rich and clanging, jauntily unpolished piano rag of sorts, was so infectious, and his plainly bad, but passionate singing voice that would follow that iconic intro couldn't help but be adored too. And the song on this playlist that currently comes after that one, "Love Can't Turn Around," by Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Jesse Saunders, is in much the same vein, as featured vocalist Darryl Pandy goes over-the-top berserk to start his second verse, making for another song that you really just can't resist 🥰.

Another total favorite of mine on here is one that was produced by Frankie Knuckles himself: "Let the Music Use You," by the Night Writers, which is a near-eight minute masterpiece that has a divine, string-pad-and-bell-laden beat that immediately shows you why Frankie was revered as such a master of his own craft. And that beat gets paired beautifully with Ricky Dillard's soft and tender, heartfelt vocals too.

And then there's Kevin Irving's "Children of the Night," which features his excellent, soulful voice on a beat that combines string pads with prickly electro stabs, and was made by Larry Sherman, the founder of the most important label in the history of Chicago house itself, Trax Records, which has also caught a lot of flak over the years for its shady business practices.

A couple more notes: first, be forewarned that the track that starts this playlist is another tremendous classic, "Mind Games," by Quest— which features the voice of Liz Torres and some great and dreamy freestyle-type synth work—but even though it's on Spotify, it is, unfortunately, pretty damn scratchy. Luckily, I was able to include a much cleaner version on the YouTube version of this playlist, though 😊. And second, I like to keep these playlists as chronologically ordered as possible, but I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out when Screamin' Rachael's "Bip Bop" was actually made. It has an aggressive male rap vocal on it that's reminiscent of Turbo B's on Snap!'s "The Power," so it could be from that early 90s period, but I really don't know. So I just put it at the end, where it will stay until I one day possibly figure out when it was actually created.

This playlist is ordered as chronologically as possible and links are provided below to songs that have been posted about previously in order to give them more context:

Quest - "Mind Games" Marshall Jefferson - "Move Your Body" Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Jesse Saunders - "Love Can't Turn Around" On the House - "Pleasure Control" Housemaster Boyz - "House Nation" Ralphi Rosario - "You Used to Hold Me" Night Writers - "Let the Music Use You" Dalis - "Rock Steady" Kevin Irving - "Children of the Night" Bam Bam - "Where's Your Child?" Paul Johnson - "3rd Dimension (Remixed by Armando)" Screamin' Rachael - "Bip Bop"

And while there are some incredible moments in that Spotify playlist, I still have way more Chicago house music to show you in the YouTube version. Some tracks that stand out in this bonus crop are the first one, the silly and campy "Undercover," by Doctor Derelict, which has about 3,500 plays on YouTube across a couple uploads; another one from Frankie Knuckles, which is a rare remix of his very popular "Baby Wants to Ride" that has ~31.6K plays, and features some political opining from vocalist Jamie Principle, and even a detouring interpolation of "America the Beautiful" in its second half (😆); and then one from a later era of Chicago—'99, to be exact—called "Testing & Balancing," by Jimminy Cricket, aka James Curd, that has around 170 plays and liberally samples from Al Green's soul classic, "Love & Happiness."

Doctor Derelict - "Undercover" Jungle Wonz - "The Jungle" Steve "Silk" Hurley - "House Beat Box" On the House - "Ride the Rhythm"Libra Libra - "I Like It" Paris Grey - "Don't Make Me Jack" Liz Torres - "Can't Get Enough" Frankie Knuckles - "Baby Wants to Ride" On the House - "Let's Get Busy" Mister Lee - "Come to House" Jimminy Cricket - "Testing & Balancing"

And this playlist is also on YouTube Music.

So, with the Spotify version of this playlist, we currently have 12 songs that total an hour and 16 minutes, and with YouTube, we're at 23 songs that total 2 hours and 24 minutes. Clearly, there are a whole lot more goodies in that YouTube one.

And if you want a Chicago house playlist that's a bit shorter, I have one that's made of stuff that's solely from the 80s too.

1980s Chicago House: Spotify / YouTube / YouTube Music

Enjoy!

More to come, eventually. Stay tuned!

Like what you hear? Follow me on Spotify and YouTube for more cool playlists and uploads!

#house #house music #chicago #dance #dance music #electronic #electronic music #music #80s #80s music #80's #80's music #90s #90s music #90's #90's music #playlist #playlists #spotify #spotify playlist #youtube #youtube playlist #youtube music #youtube music playlist #Spotify

[possible-streetwear]

#lords of acid #the lords of acid #Dance Music #dance #electronic #electronics #electronic band #electronic music #electro #acid house #new beat #belgië #belgium #belgique #80s music #80's #80s aesthetic #80s #80s dance #80s bands #90s #90s aesthetic #90s music #90s dance music #90s dance

[dankalbumart]

...I Care Because You Do by Aphex Twin Warp Records 1995 IDM / Ambient Techno / Experimental / Acid Techno

#idm #intelligent dance music #ambient techno #techno #experimental #experimental music #acid techno #dance #dance music #electronic #electronic music #music #90s #90s music #90's #90's music

[fortunaestalta]

#artists on tumblr #alternative #fantasy art #watercolor #acrylics #pen & ink #original work close-up #done mid-90's #pencil #no electronic tech

[norepetitivebeats]

The KLF: Beyond The Band That Burnt £1,000,000 I New British Canon

If you’ve heard of the KLF, you probably know them as a band that burnt a million pounds. But that is only the conclusion to their story. The journey that led them to the Isle of Jura on that fateful August morning in 1994 is even more fascinating.

A journey that includes getting sued by ABBA, gaining a number one single in the guise of a talking car, pioneering at least one genre of dance music and becoming one of the most successful singles bands of the early 90s. They were two men compelled by the forces of chaos to spread as much confusion as possible and they transformed that into a pop career. This is New British Canon and this is the Story of The KLF.

#klf #dance music #electronic music #rave #ambient #1990s #1990's #90s #90's #music production #documentry #bill drummond #jimmy cauty #Youtube

[eightiesfan]

#Tiger #tiger watch #lcd games #electronic games #80s games #80's games #80s #1980s #90s

[90s-2000s-barbie]

Dear Diary… Keychain by Tiger Electronics (1997) 🔑

#dear diary #keychain #y2k #1997 #tiger electronics #tiger #dear Diary… #electronic #electronics #old tech #toys #toy #90s #1990s #90s nostalgia #90's #90s kid #1990s aesthetic #1990s fashion #y2k nostalgia #y2k aesthetic #00s #2000s kids #2000s kid #00s kid #2000s #2000s nostalgia #2000s style #y2k style #pink

[yodaprod]

Tamagotchi (1996)

#たまごっち #tamagotchi #toys #electronic #toys r us #1990s #90s #90's #1996

[eternvlsound]

Is This Love? (CompuSex) - 1994 DaYeene

#v a p o r w a v e #vaporwave #vaporwave aesthetic #vaporwave art #vaporart #a e s t h e t i c #aesthetics #retro computing #retro aesthetic #90s aesthetic #90s nostalgia #90s #vintage computer #electronic music #euro house #1990s #90s music #synth pop #dayeene #cyber aesthetic #cybercore #cyber y2k #cyberspace

[myvinylplaylist]

Madonna: Justify My Love VHS Video Single (1990)

A co-production with Propaganda Films

Published by Miss Bessie Music ASCAP

From the album "The Immaculate Collection"

Warner Music Video

Sire Records

#my vinyl playlist #madonna #sire records #trip hop #electronic music #pop music #90’s music #compact disc #vhs tapes #vhs #vhs aesthetic #album cover #album art

[randomvarious]

1990s Breakbeat Playlist

Alright, updating this 90s breakbeat playlist this week with a total fuckin' banger from 1997 that I originally discovered on a terrific DJ mix by France's Dimitri From Paris called Monsieur Dimitri's De-Luxe House of Funk, which was released as part of UK electronic music bible Mixmag magazine's Mixmag Live series back in '97. That mix itself, which is one of my favorite mixes of all time, is more in a nu-disco/garage house vein, but the one breakbeat tune it does have is phenomenal, and thankfully, it's also on Spotify 🤘.

The "Sun Barrio Break Mix" of Tokyo musician Takada's "Ola-Le," that was done by London's own legendary Ashley Beedle, is a beautifully layered, over seven-minute, sweat-inducing workout, which includes a sweet and jaunty Latin keyboard riff as its crowning melody, and then delivers a super satisfying electric guitar solo on the back half after the breakdown too 😌. And get this, folks: it only has ~8,200 plays on Spotify! Way too low!

Takada - "Ola-Le (Ashley Beedle's Sun Barrio Break Mix)"

Now, I added that one to the YouTube version of this playlist as well, but this week's update comes with another new track for that YouTube playlist too, which can't be found on Spotify. I first discovered it on a comp that was put out by the legendary German label, Harthouse, which was co-founded-and-run by trance pioneer Sven Väth. In its early days, Harthouse was primarily a trance and hard trance outfit, but in their final phase, they had broadened their horizons, and in 1996, they released a showcase of some North American electronic artists who hailed from the west coast, spanning from the Los Angeles area all the way up to Vancouver. And Vancouver is where we find this exclusive YouTube add this week.

The song, an unpredictable piece of breakbeat psychedelia called "Slog," is from Pacific Rhythm - The First Wave, and is by a very prolific guy named Phil Western, who went under the name of Cap'm Stargazer for this one. With this track, Western takes us on an under-five-minute journey through a dark forest of sorts, with an alternating slate of complementary drum breaks that get surrounded by a cycle of changing and reverberating ambient sounds and synth tones. A creative and lively gem that's currently sitting at just under 1,000 plays on YouTube.

Cap'm Stargazer - "Slog"

And this playlist is also on YouTube Music.

So, here's where things now currently stand with this playlist: we've got 14 songs on Spotify that end up totaling 79 minutes, and over on YouTube, we've got 32 songs that end up totaling almost three whole hours! So, if you want something that plumbs the depths of what Spotify has to offer from its breakbeat catalogue, feel free to check that one out, but if you want something that goes much, much deeper, then the YouTube one is for you 😊.

Expect way more Harthouse-and-Monsieur Dimitri's De-Luxe House of Funk-posting with these Sunday playlist installments in the coming weeks.

Enjoy!

More to come, eventually. Stay tuned!

Like what you hear? Follow me on Spotify and YouTube for more cool playlists and uploads!

#breakbeat #dance #dance music #electronic #electronic music #music #90s #90s music #90's #90's music #Spotify

[possible-streetwear]

#front 242 #industrial ebm #old school ebm #harsh ebm #ebm #electronic #electro #belgië #belgique #belgium #front242 #electro body music #80s music #80s #80's #electronics #80s rock #80s nostalgia #1980s #eighties #80s ebm #90s ebm #90s bands #90s music #gigposter #gig posters #gig poster #poster art #poster design #flyers

[dankalbumart]

Namlook V by Namlook FAX [phone] Ambient / Trance / Ambient Techno

#ambient #trance #ambient techno #dance #dance music #electronic #electronic music #music #90s #90s music #90's #90's music