Ultimate Electronica Mixtape
 

I've been asked by someone at work to produce for them a mixtape/cd of some great dance music. It can't be anything too commercial (so your Born Slippys, Insomnias and Plastic Dreams etc. are ruled out) and I'd like it to be fairly recent (since 2000). It can't be too hard (no gabba etc.) and no dubstep. And it's got to be cool.

This is what I've come up with so far:

Aphex Twin/Squarepusher/Vibert etc. (though I don't want it to be a best of Warp/Rephlex compilation!)

Some of the funkier stuff from Venetian Snares

Some Electro, think Etienne De Crecy, Miss Kittin

A bit of Minimal, Hawtin, Villalobos, Kompakt type stuff.

Mathew Johnson's Marionette (I love this song)

BUT.... what else am I missing? What are you're favourite electronic tunes? Any decent recent remixes of classic songs? Help me out here!

cheers
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Gregor Tresher - Full Range Madness

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Slam - Azure

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The 'nothing much and something more' mix (2 CDs) by Richie Hawtin and Troy Pierce has some real contemporary gems, imo.

Also, 'sci.fi.hi.fi mix Vol. 3' by Alex Smoke as well as 'Misch Masch Vol. III' by DJ Hell might prove inspirational.

Misch Masch III, CD 2, track 1 is a sexy disco uber-killer: Grace Jones - I've seen that face before (DJ Hell Remix).

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i'm not good at much in life. but one thing I am good at is making mix tapes for people. the key ingredient is empathy. this person you're making the mix for: how do they see the world? how do they see themselves? sounds cheesy, but it works.

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Magda, Marc Houle & Heartthrob cuts are the best, IMO.

My advice: I like a lot Detrimentalist from Venetian Snares, don't hesitate to put Eurocore MVP or Satjban on your compilation.

+ Radio Slave - Grindhouse (Dubfire "Terror Planet" Remix)

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If you don't think it's going too far back Joey Beltram - Energy Flash is what jumps right into my head when I think Ultimate Electronica Mixtape.

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is your goal to educate or to entertain?

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primarily to educate, but in an entertaining way if that makes sense?
thanks for all the replies so far, keep em coming!

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I haven't got any tips right now.. but I know I'd love to hear the tape when it's done. ;)

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Well, I finished it. It's not mixed as I haven't had time but the tracklisting is as follows.
In the end, I didn't really stick to the rules so much, and there's a bit too much Warp stuff on there. Also now it's done I can think of a few tracks I'd like to substitute for others.

1. Sally Shapiro - I'll Be By Your Side - Discokaine 2005
2. DMX Krew - You Can't Hide Your Love (Hidden Love Mix) - Rephlex 1997
3. Joey Beltram - Energy Flash - R&S 1991
4. Orbital - Chime - FFRR 1991
5. The Black Dog - Northern Electronic Soul Part 1 - Soma 2009
6. Underworld - Pearls Girl (Edit) - Wax Trax 1996
7. DJ Hell - Hellracer - International Deejay Gigolos 2009
8. Jeff Mills - The Bells - Axis 1996
9. LFO - LFO - Warp 1990
10. Squarepusher - My Red Hot Car - Warp 2001
11. Dice Man - Polygon Window - Warp 1992
12. Boards of Canada - Roygbiv - Warp 1998
13. Mathew Johnson - Marionette - Wagon Repair 2005
14. Aphex Twin - Girl/Boy Song - Warp 1995

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Did you actually put it on a tape? Because that would be pretty awesome.

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Looks like a great compilation of classics and touchstone tracks :)

Hoefully, the listeners get inspired and it did serve some educational value into the tradition of electronic music, along with some more current, groundbreaking cuts.

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Who's the "faggot" Matthew Johnson refers to in his recording somewhere in one of his releases.

And, honestly, I didn't take personally myself, just never cared for his stuff much.

Just curious, if anyone knows.