# CD Suggestions? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 1, 2001, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-suggestions/96331 "2001-12-01T17:14:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mandicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Mandicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mandicus)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-suggestions/96331/1 "2001-12-01T17:14:34Z")
Anyone know any good techno CDs? To give you an idea of what I like: I like Crystal Method’s “Vegas” CD, but not their new one. I also like Prodigy’s “Fat of the Land” and a couple of Propellerheads songs I’ve heard (“Take California” and, obviously, “Spybreak” :rolleyes: ). I know there’s a lot out there, so this is kind of a vague question, but I thought I’d try anyway. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![drgonzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@drgonzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drgonzo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-suggestions/96331/2 "2001-12-01T19:29:15Z")
leftfield’s “leftism”, instant classic underworld "Second Toughest in the Infants " …and maybe the otherworldly “fight club”-soundtrack by the dust brothers.(highly recommended) ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-suggestions/96331/3 "2001-12-01T19:50:36Z")
‘Techno’ is a pretty broad term; from the groups you mentioned, I’d recommend looking at big beat artists like Fatboy Slim, the Chemical Brothers, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Lo-Fidelity Allstars, Pepe Deluxe and Death in Vegas. Good albums: **You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby** by Fatboy Slim **Contino Sessions** by Death in Vegas **Music For The Jilted Generation** by The Prodigy **Dig Your Own Hole** by The Chemical Brothers (etc, etc) There’s also a huge number of big beat compilations out there: things like Fatboy Slim’s **On The Floor At The Boutique** , and some crossover albums like Primal Scream’s **Xtrmntr** or Daft Punk’s entire catalogue of retro-style big beats. ---
**Author:** ![Mandicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Mandicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mandicus)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-suggestions/96331/4 "2001-12-01T21:14:17Z")
Thanks for the suggestions! I’ll check some of those out. ---
**Author:** ![Fibonacci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Fibonacci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibonacci)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-suggestions/96331/5 "2001-12-02T15:58:57Z")
I’ve also been trying to navigate my way through techno/world trance/acid jazz/etc. shelves to find stuff I really like. There sure is a lot of stuff you have to filter through to find the nuggets you really like. I enjoy a lot of the travel series on [Six Degrees](http://www.sixdegreesrecords.com). I particulary love the Bob Holroyd cd, but the latin stuff is finding its way onto my player more and more too. The Traveler '99-'01 compilations are excellent as well for sampling a bunch of artists at a time. I also like St. Germaine and Propellerheads a lot as well. If anyone is familiar with these and can recommend something similar I’d appreciate the help in the search. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Swinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Swinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swinger)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-suggestions/96331/6 "2001-12-02T21:28:53Z")
I also recommend anything by Fatboy Slim or the Chemical Brothers, especially the CB’s Dig Your Own Hole and Fatboy’s You’ve Come a Long Way Baby. If you like Fat of the Land, I’m sure you’ll like these two albums as well. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-suggestions/96331/7 "2001-12-03T08:05:50Z")
Not really big beat, but **Let’s Get Killed** by David Holmes is excellent, as is **Prince Blimey** by Red Snapper, **Unreasonable Behaviour** by Laurent Garnier and **Avant Hard** by Add N To (X). ---
**Author:** ![Ooner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@Ooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ooner)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-suggestions/96331/8 "2001-12-03T10:31:27Z")
I can’t really recommend any CDs or specific artists, but you might want to check out [http://www.mp3.com](http://www.mp3.com) and their techno charts. It’s divided into quite a few subcategories so you can figure out what you really like, and I’ve found that a lot of unknown bands/DJs or whatever you call techno music makers are just as good as the popular stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@Big\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2001, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-suggestions/96331/9 "2001-12-03T13:54:05Z")
Daft Punk has a few good tracks.