The CLASSIC Techno Song?

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: Nik
I like Better Off Alone. I also like Starry Eyed Surprise.

yeah, for some reason better off alone is a classic, Its so simple, yet good

 

[Steve]

I consider New Order techno, granted I have a broad definition of techno.


I think Bizarre Love Triangle is the classic techno song, but my favorite is True Faith.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: dartworth

Originally posted by: SSP
In my HS, it was ATB - Dont stop

I wouldn't call 1999 classic...

New Order has been around since the late 70's early 80's...never really thought of them as techno..

same with ATB...that's not techno...

New Order started in 1980 when the lead singer of Joy Division commited suicide in 1979. They evolved quickly into techno. Blue Monday stands as the greatest techno dance song of all time.

Perfect Kiss is also a great song by them.

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: EGGO

Originally posted by: n7

Originally posted by: digitalsnare
lets hope KeyserSoze doesnt find this... he'll go ape sh!t with all the pop-techno here!

I am laughing seeing the replies in here, since about 99% is far from being techno.

Techno is actually a specific electronica genre, not the entire electronica genre.

That being said, i am not much of a techno expert, but i do know my trance

Was just going to say the same. Good classic trance would be Sasha - Xpander. =0D

Yes, very true.

I am excited, as Sasha is playing here on Thurs.

He plays prog now, not trance, but it's still good

 

[dudeman007]

Sandstorm no doubt. I still love that song. Amazing piece of music.

 

[thegimp03]

List of classic songs I remember...large range in years...(maybe early to late 90s)???
Amber - Sexual
Amber - This is Your Night
Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone
Daft Punk....
Zombie Nation....
Haddaway - What is Love
La Bouche - Be My Lover
La Bouche - Tonight is the Night
Real McCoy - Another Night
Scatman...lol

 

[wfn]

my nominations would be (in no particular order, but all of them antems imo):

chemical brothers - block rockin' beats (dig your own hole 1997)
armand van helden - the funk phenomena (old school junkies 1996)
the prodigy - out of space (the prodigy experience 1992)
juno reactor - high energy protons (transmissions 1993)
fatboy slim - the rockafeller skank (you've come a long way, baby 1998)
apollo 440 - raw power (electro glide in blue 1997)
orbital - p.e.t.r.o.l. (in sides 1996)
future sound of london - we have explosive (dead cities 1996)
freestylers - don't stop (we rock hard 1998)
josh wink - higher state of consciousness (left above the clouds 1996)
propellerheads - take california (decksandrumsandrockandroll 1998)
fluke - atom bomb (risotto 1997)
crystal method - busy child (vegas 1997)

 

[geckojohn]

Call on Me

 

[cirthix]

if you are going for classic as in, really old, kraftwerk-pocket calculator is one. i like terminator, red dawn, pretty much all the astral projection stuff

 

[notfred]

Someone zip up all these songs and send me the whole playlist

 

[jst0ney]

so many good songs but its impossible to have a defining song. I like Bron Slippy. Saw underworld do that song live. It was amazing.

 

[Lorn]

Classic techno = Drexciya.




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[Babbles]

Strongbad's mix.

 

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: Babbles
Strongbad's mix.

lol, so true

 

[TallBill]

Dunno, but out of all the songs so far, Da Funk is my favorite

 

[flyingboujanero]

Definitly Strongbad techno song. Watch out for The Cheats light switch rave too

 

[andylawcc]

omg, this is high school nightmare all over again !

anyway, me vote for Better Off Alone...

 

[alexeikgb]

9 P.M. by ATB

 

[Sheepathon]

only one person has mentioned Kraftwerk.....wtf?!?

 

[Doggiedog]

Running by Information Society

I Beg your Pardon by Kon Kan

Oh L'amour by Erasure

Stuff by the Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, etc.

Also, like others have mentioned Bizarre Love Triangle which is probably the #1 of all time.

Edit: A lot of those songs you guys put up are way too new to be considered classics. I'd take out anything within 10 years at the minimum.

 

[Juice Box]

I suppose Kerncraft could also be considered classic..... Whoa oho oh oa

 

[LukFilm]

All wrong. Correct answer is U96 - Das Boot. Most of the song above aren't even techno in it's true sense of the word, though everyone's definiton of techno is different.

 

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: LukFilm
All wrong. Correct answer is U96 - Das Boot. Most of the song above aren't even techno in it's true sense of the word, though everyone's definiton of techno is different.

I want to call it Electronic music, as to not limit what ppl think counts

 

[Doggiedog]

Also, Sadness by Enigma

Dancing in Heaven by Qfeel.

Gosh, I'd have to go through my record collection again. I used to DJ 15-20 years ago.

 

[Juice Box]

wow, Born Slippy is actually a pretty good song I think