# Recommend Me Some Techno/Dance/Electronica/Trance/Rave Songs or Artists Please! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 6, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210 "2009-12-06T17:39:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/1 "2009-12-06T17:39:48Z")
Welcome to another music related thread by the much adored **Covered in Bees!** This time I am in search of new techno/dance/electronica/trance/rave songs and artists. And any other genre the following songs fall into. I have been hitting up Pandora a lot lately and most of the time it just gives me songs that are meh. I can listen to them, but nothing that really [makes me wanna jam](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=520694). Then there are the songs I give the thumbs down to in less than five seconds. And rarer still are the ones that I give the thumbs up to. Am I just being too damn picky? Here is a sampling of techno-ish (or whatever the fuck genre they are) songs that make me wanna jam and that I am looking for more of: _[All Around the World](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3WNU9PZKl8)_ -ATC _[Bacardi](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JoSI1wPib0) [Mojito](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RFxGn6C6ak)_ -Unknown _[Born To Be Alive](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVgM7qeAlko)_ -Patrick Hernandez (For the sake of your sanity, I recommend _not_ watching this video, just listen) _[Boten Anna](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYQUsp-jxDQ)_ -Basshunter _[Dota](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYQUsp-jxDQ)_ -Basshunter _[Everybody’s Free](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YgAw1G-4zY)_ -Aquagen _[Get Away](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6cz-iI1zOE)_ -MAXX _[Halcyon & On & On](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ENMnG2BaTA)_ -Orbital _[Maria (I Like It Loud)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVjeheaFfsM)_ -Scooter _[Mr. Brightside (Jacques LuCont’s Thin White Duke Remix)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSheh22KGQg)_ -The Killers _Satisfaction_ -Benny Benassi (Couldn’t find a video of the six minute long, bass heavy version I like, the others suck) _[Supadupafly](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3iS-Scve6c)_ -666 _[The Whistle Song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4aqA7h1oF8)_ -DJ Alligator Now, I have not by any means listened to these artist’s other works and yes that would be a good start, but I simply do not want to listen to every damn thing they’ve done to find a few more I like. Nor am I looking for any one magical mish mash of all the different sounds represented above. They are to merely illustrate the range of stuff I am interested in. For example, do all of Jacques LuCont’s remixes sound that way? Because his version of Mr. Brightside is easily in my top three favorite songs. Or do only a few of his songs sound that way or is it just that one? And other such related questions. So, little help? ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/2 "2009-12-06T19:00:09Z")
OK… My favorites are, Shpongle, Hallucinogen, Infinity Project, Cosmosis, Etnica, Plieadians, Entheogenic … Will probably think of more later. Should be easily Google-able. I’m more into psytrance and psybient than any other electronica styles. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/3 "2009-12-06T19:08:21Z")
How about some funny ones? [Sunday Afternoon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gx3nn6LS6g) by Jon Lajoie [Elektronik Supersonik](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp_PIjc2ga4) by Zlad! ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/4 "2009-12-06T19:35:32Z")
I’m not really big into Techno but I do like one album entirely that fits the “Get up and Jam” catagory as well. Daft Punk’s \*Alive \*(Live) CD. Just… great stuff in there and one of the few techno things i can stand. Also I’m a fan of Crystal Method’s _Name of the Game_ - the unedited version more than the edited music video version though. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/5 "2009-12-06T19:38:40Z")
> [@Oregon\_sunshine](#): > > OK… > My favorites are, Shpongle, Hallucinogen, Infinity Project, Cosmosis, Etnica, Plieadians, Entheogenic … Will probably think of more later. Should be easily Google-able. I’m more into psytrance and psybient than any other electronica styles. 😃 Yes I see. Something involving that many big words could easily destabilize time itself. And Jon LaJoie can do no wrong. I love his Everyday Normal Guy songs. ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/6 "2009-12-06T20:27:10Z")
I’m not as familiar with techno, but I know of some good house and electroclash and variants of those. I wasn’t originally into this kind of music but I hung out with people in college who were really into this kind of music and I’ve absorbed some of it. I’ve partied to a lot of these songs: House: **Daft Punk** [Technologic](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtdWHFwmd2o) [Harder Better Faster Stronger](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl6RJyZdBSU) (see also Kanye West’s [Stronger](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jzSh_MLNcY) [One More Time](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH-0s0pRleg) **David Guetta** [Love Is Gone](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beGjncfEPt8) [Stay](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv8oB18c6B4) [Money](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60ahvLeZh58) **Tiësto** [Adagio For Strings](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EaE0_gQLw0) [Traffic](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UItJn_4do88) Mash-up: **Girl Talk** What he does is take parts of a whole bunch of songs and combine them into one song, and he’s really good at it. Part of the fun of listening to his music is figuring out where the bits and pieces come from, and he draws from such a wide variety of music that you’re guaranteed to recognize some of it. I don’t have any specific tracks to recommend, but check out his [youtube channel](http://www.youtube.com/user/feedtheanimals?blend=1&ob=4#p/u/3/nNgurN_tK94) Electroclash: **ADULT.** [Nite Life](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI9n_21ObCU&feature=fvw) [Glue Your Eyelids Together](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMKWlenmdN4) **Ladytron** [Seventeen](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncl7New1czM) Those are the major ones I can think of. I might add more later. ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/7 "2009-12-06T20:29:41Z")
! I forgot a funny one. [Jizz In My Pants](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4). Not only is the video hilarious, but it’s a great song. If you haven’t seen it don’t let the name scare you away. It’s really good. ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/8 "2009-12-07T00:20:17Z")
Electric Universe is really good too, just listening to their album “Stardiver” tonight! 🙂 Anyway if you take my recommends seriously it’s all hypnotic and awesome trance. Good luck!! ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/9 "2009-12-07T00:35:49Z")
Infected Mushroom - Great buttrocking but still musically complex stuff. Fluke - Risotto is a great album. Amon Tobin - Funky Trippy Jazzy sound ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/10 "2009-12-07T01:04:41Z")
This is a must-see video: [The Robots](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXa9tXcMhXQ) by Kraftwerk ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/11 "2009-12-07T01:53:57Z")
I don’t normally listen to techno, but let’s see… [The O Parts](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZU8xWDH68w) from The World Ends With You [Pleather for Breakfast](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSfbb3WHClE) from No More Heroes [Short Circuit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTvPg89TIMI) from Tales of Legendia (this one’s a bit more orchestral than the other two) ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/12 "2009-12-07T03:38:18Z")
Some good “older” techno like Crystal Method’s _Vegas_ (which I think is fantastic) and maybe Prodigy’s _Fat Of The Land_. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/13 "2009-12-07T04:59:42Z")
SUN Project. Hands down! Hallucinogen and Infected Mushroom too. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/14 "2009-12-07T05:53:13Z")
I really liked Underworld before they became more electronica, but it turns out that I like them in their electronica incarnation, too - [Born Slippy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbPkxg69KAs) [Cowgirl/Rez](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WY1qn-k9qE) Their original sound - [Underneath the Radar](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Ck53D63Xs) (just for the hell of it - this doesn’t seem to be the album version, though). ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/15 "2009-12-07T07:18:07Z")
A couple recent threads on this subject: [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=527085) & [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=537196). > [@Oregon\_sunshine](#): > > OK… > My favorites are, Shpongle, Hallucinogen, Infinity Project, Cosmosis, Etnica, Plieadians, Entheogenic … Will probably think of more later. Should be easily Google-able. I’m more into psytrance and psybient than any other electronica styles. 😃 Yes. I’ll also second Daft Punk, Underworld, Kraftwerk, Infected Mushroom & Tiësto. I’ll add: Chemical Brothers Ferry Corsten Armin van Buuren Above & Beyond Rabbit in the Moon Midival Punditz Sasha Fatboy Slim Moby Junkie XL BT Solarstone Groove Armada Banco de Gaia Kaskade Paul Oakenfold (early stuff) ---
**Author:** ![SuntanTigerTamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SuntanTigerTamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanTigerTamer)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/16 "2009-12-08T02:25:59Z")
You’re gonna thank me for this: > **[Mishka](https://mishkanyc.com/)** > > Shop the largest selection of clothing, accessories and more directly from Mishka. Free shipping on all US orders over $100. There are 14 mixes, all free and legal, on this page by different electronica DJs. I would suggest the Jack Beats, Major Lazer, Klever, and Ninjasonik mixes. The Trouble & Bass mix is also quite fantastic. Also, if you are an iTunes user, subscribe to the Mad Decent podcast. Diplo and Co. are always blessing us with amazing new mixes. Try their Kill Yourself Volumes 1-4 Halloween podcasts and the Diplo/Major Lazer Essential Mix that they put out not to long ago. Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/17 "2009-12-08T02:37:09Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Some good “older” techno like Crystal Method’s _Vegas_ (which I think is fantastic) and maybe Prodigy’s _Fat Of The Land_. [electronica geek]Crystal Method is not techno, it’s big beat.[/electronica geek] Any album by Crystal Method is highly recommended. Prodigy is good if you like the old school electro sound. I’m not a huge fan of it but Fat of the Land is their best album. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanTigerTamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SuntanTigerTamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanTigerTamer)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/18 "2009-12-08T02:41:21Z")
Oh, also try out Crookers’ Mad Decent mix, which can be found here: [http://www.maddecent.libsyn.com/index.php?post\_id=363550](http://www.maddecent.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=363550) ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/19 "2009-12-08T03:03:36Z")
[1,000 Cigarettes - MSTRKRFT](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap286UhKQVo) [Ghosts N Stuff - deadmau5](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7ArUgxtlJs) [Bring The Noise Remix - Public Enemy vs Benny Benassi](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ADMgFhD8Yc) [Skylight - Overseer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eXz4bJuxHE) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210/20 "2009-12-08T03:25:05Z")
Anyone who’s played NFS: Underground should be familiar with these. [“Fortress Europe” - Asian Dub Foundation](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMXKt99W61A) [“Doomsday” - Overseer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHsfPIzcuxg) [“BT” - Kimosabe](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZYvrXXOiac) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-techno-dance-electronica-trance-rave-songs-or-artists-please/520210.md?page=2)