forums - What track/artist made you get into dance music?

Mine were tracks by 808 State like Pacific 202. Later when I was going out it was, N-Joi with Playing with Knives. I can remember the first time I heard both of them like it was yesterday.

The first piece of vinyl I got was Electric Avenue when I was four years old. Then I got into Stevie Wonder when I was about 6. Although this may not be classified as 'dance' music, both of these artists played a part in its development.

Stuff like...

LA Style - James Brown Is Dead.
Prodigy - No Good, Start the Dance/Charlie/Voodoo People/Jericho
JX - You Belong To Me

I discovered dance music (non commercial stuff) on a community station called PBA-FM... show called Saturday Break I think?!
Then it was dreaming daises etc on 3D.

Didnt really listen to dance music until this guy started playing it for me over msn one night and after hearing it I preferred it much better than the other music I was listening to at the time.
But the track that got me into dance music was Tukan- Light a rainbow.

Originally it was a tape i got in '88 called NOISE. I totally forget any track on it but that was the first official dance music tape i purchased. While its considered hip hop, i was originally influenced by Public Enemy and NWA back in my 'texta work' days in the late 80's.
My earliest memory of a track name would be 'Dont you want me' by Felix (now known as Rollo from Faithless).
The DJ who most influenced (did my head in) would have to have been Brendon, back in the early days. Good work mate, cheers.
But by far i have to reflect on the scene itself.... The music was great and all but back in the early days it was the people aswell, everyone was friendly and there were not as many wankers as there is today... I guess the best of a good thing cannot last forever.

Stuff I heard at LeRox like:

Quadraphonia
Everything on Reactivate records "reactive your state of mind"
Flash - Fix
The Feeling - Oxy "on the moon"
Moby GO GO GO!!!

Joey Beltram - energy flash, and my style, and mentasm etc...

umm....

Quantum Leap - Dread !!! "INSOMNIA!!!" oh my god...

The first record I ever bought was Rotation EP - Juice records. White label..

"Playing With Knives" was by Bizarre Inc.

For me it was Public Enemy - yes hip hop is dance music. "Yo! Bum Rush The Show!"

Joey Beltram - My Style.. now that was actually "My Sound".

The first 'techno' record I bought was "Straight Trippin" by Terrace on Djax Up Beats.

I have to say thanks to Georgie Knight, Cam, GT and Trist J for my tastes.

Cosmic Baby first got me into trance back in 1990 & its been all down hill from there.

Cosmic Baby.. For me, if only he continued his work with Jonzon as Veinmelter. That was the shit, not his airy fair trance. I remember seeing him in Adelaide and being bored to tears.

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Originally posted by a_618allstarr
"Playing With Knives" was by Bizarre Inc.

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House Pimps- Zulu Nation
Snap- Power
Black Box- Fantasy

+ anything else played at the ark...

lenny d & dj paul also did me damage as a youngster

Speaking of the Ark, I remember when I saw Carl Cox and Trevor Rockliffe there, and I thought Rockliffe shat all over Cox.

Still do.

A well timed combination of the crystal method and nrg.

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Originally posted by wench
Dreams by Quench

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Quadrophonia, would have to be the first i recognise, i can't count the number of copies of the cd single with the cover splint into four squares of yellow, red, green and blue i used to see in the school yard.
then i got handed a tape of triple j's club escape whcih along with dreaming daisies and later lunacy became weekly staples.
funniest memory was seeing the likes of Danny Nightingale and Toby Quinn get up on this brick block and just go nuts to techno during lunch times.

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Originally posted by AndrewWilson
Quadrophonia, would have to be the first i recognise, i can't count the number of copies of the cd single with the cover splint into four squares of yellow, red, green and blue i used to see in the school yard.
then i got handed a tape of triple j's club escape whcih along with dreaming daisies and later lunacy became weekly staples.
funniest memory was seeing the likes of Danny Nightingale and Toby Quinn get up on this brick block and just go nuts to techno during lunch times.

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Humanoid by Stakker Humanoid

another tune that was a big turning point was

Total Confusion by Homeboy Hippie ad a Funky Dread

Also thrived on Frank De Wulf's tunes.. especially Cubes

well liquid was my first party ..so .. I'd have to say Dream Frequency turned me to the darkside !

Originally posted by wench
Dreams by Quench

I remeber seeing them live at Heaven back in 94 I think it was, damm, when they dropped Dreams, I got shivers all over me, it tore the fucken roof down

CJ and Sean never got it any better after that !!

Mine would have to be:

Let me show you - carisma, Honey child - Benedict Brothers, The night train - Kadoc






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Live like you'll never die
Love like you've never been hurt
Dance like no one is watching

I got into Dance music through the likes of Happy Mondays and the cure (well... their Mixed Up album ) and Art of Noise.

First rave I went to featured Adelaide Band BLISS and Hip hop Outfit Finger Lickin' Good, Featuring Groove Terminator on the turntables!

I think Jeff Mills was there... I can't remember

first "techno" stuff I listened to was stuff like quadraphonia...

Mills didn't come out here till 97/98.

when i was going through school i learned to play guitar and was vocally in the "fucken computer music crap" whingeing group, but inside i was a traitor, living in denial, trying to beat down the real me struggling to get out and dance to some well wikkid beats, so every now and then i would be enticed by the beat, the groove, the flair and fun of top40 randoms like the Shamen (i saw MrC two years ago and i've not seen anything quite like the shwo he did at the Metro in Syders) and other various shtuff, and may i say i'm not proud, but i certainly ain't embarassed

paul and 618, good to meet and see you both at gas last night kiddies