I think Finess got me started on this, but in the movie "Shaun Of The Dead" after Shaun's girlfreidn breaks up with him after having a few beers at the bar Shaun and his friend are listening to this FUNKY ass 80's song (I dont know what the name of it is). Their roommate makes them turn it off and his friend says that' "its electro!!".
In my little mind Im sayin "electro huh.. "

Anyway reccomend sum good stuff 2 me so I can have somethin 2 look 4!!
Probably wont be able 2 find it tho'

Also thank Cinne Cee for postin that cool pic on Deadstar's post

Off the top O my head my favorites would be:
"Five Minutes Of Funk" - Whodini
"Adventures OF Grandmaster Flash"
"Set It Off" -Strafe
"Rainforest" - Paul Hardcastle
...for examples..

u know..nothing fast, stuff I can do the ROBOT to. With those 'boop boop' sounds and old Jimmy & Terry snares and high uses of synth
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I recently made an '80s electro/new wave/hip-hop comp. It's a bunch of songs that don't really fit into any one category:

"Buffalo Gals" (Scratch Version) - Malcolm McLaren
"Beat Box" (Diversion One) - The Art Of Noise
"Club Underworld" (12" Version) - Cerrone
"Cavern" - Liquid Liquid
"Your Life" (Party Mix) - Konk
"Al Naafiysh (The Soul)" - Hashim
"Confusion" - New Order

"Get Off My Case" (Remix) - The Comateens
"The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight" (Dominant Mix) - Dominatrix
"Din Daa Daa" - George Kranz
"Don Quichotte" - Magazine 60
"White Horse" - Laid Back
"Tour De France" (French Version) - Kraftwerk
"World Destruction" - Time Zone
"I Wanna Be A Cowboy" - Boys Don't Cry

It flows together really well.

Alot of great b-boy songs were drum machine driven and fall under the umbrella of `80s electro.

Not everything on this mix is Electro, but check out this great mixtape from MPLS's own DeeJay Bird called B-boy Your Best!


tracklist:

West Street Mob - Break Dance Electric Boogie
The BBoys - Rock The House
DJ Chuck Chillout - Hip Hop on Wax
DJ Born Supreme Allah - Two, Three, Break
Sugar Hill Gang - Apache
Dominatrix - Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight
Two Sisters - B-Boys Beware
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Renegades Of Funk
Art Of Noise - Beat Box
Jellybean - The Mexican
Man Parrish - Hip Hop Be Bop
Newcleus - Jam On It
High Fidelity Three - BBoys Breakdance
Nairobi And The Awesome Foursome - Funky Soul Makossa
George Kranz - Trommeltanz-Din Daa Daa
Grandmaster & Melle Mel - White Lines
Arthur Baker - Breaker's Revenge
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Looking For The Perfect Beat
Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)
Run DMC - It's Like That
The Jonzun Crew - Pack Jam
Kraftwerk - Tour De France
The Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt

sextonseven said:

Ooooh yeah those are good, thanbk you. I will be tryin 2 download those others too

besides what has already been mentioned:

Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force "Planet Rock"
Planet Patrol "Play At Your Own Risk"
Masterdon Committee "Funk Box Party"
Jonzun Crew "Space Is The Place"
Aleem "Release Yourself"
Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five "Scorpio"
The Wreckin Crew "Surgery"
Freestyle "Don't Stop The Rock"
Cold Crush Brothers "Punk Rock Rap"
Warp 9 "Nunk"
Man Parrish "Boogie Down (Bronx)"
Jive Rhythm Trax "122 B.P.M."
Divine Sounds "What People Do For Money"
G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid "Play That Beat Mr. D.J."
Mantronix "Needle To The Groove"
T La Rock "It's Yours"
Time Zone "The WildStyle"

well, well, well, looks like you've come to the right place! i absolutely love electro! by the way, the song you were talking about from shaun of the dead was "white lines" by grandmaster flash and the furious five.

if you're looking for old skool electro then these are some people to check out.

afrika bambaataa
grandmaster flash
debbie deb
alisha
the first madonna record


if you're looking for new electro, check these artists out!

peaches
mount sims
fischerspooner
crossover
Har mar superstar (you can feel me)
adult.
ladytron

hope this helps!

by the way, bambaataa has a new cd out called "dark matter" it's really good and very electro! rock on!

Jam On It - Newcleus
Magics Wand - Whodini

All The Stuff featured on the Streetsounds Electro albums are great too but those two above are special.

WildheartXXX said:

Yeah, good call!!

They are not the easiest LP compilations to come by, mind you:





Love that cover art too

/\/\/\/\ That's a pretty definitive series.

Browse the info and tracklists here.

Add Twilight 22's "Electric Kingdom" and "Siberian Nights" to the mix as well.

todd305 said:

Yup

todd305 said:

Thanks for sparking my memory on this song, it was one of my early favorites.

I'm Shocked no one said
Ollie and Jerry's "Breakin(THere's no stopping us)



Honorable mentions:
Shannon - Let the Music Play
Ice T- Restless
Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt
Zap and Roger - DO Wa Ditty

dancerella said:

Thank you every1. I think I have a new found love for music again for this upcoming month

paisleypark4 said:

I really think you should track down that mix-cd from Minneapolis' DEEJAY BIRD!

CinisterCee said:

Since I live here, I may as well look 4 it in Let It Be Records dontown today and listen 2 the whole album

Soulchild82 said:

Damn I couldnt think what the name of it was for the life of me, but I was remembering the video. Thank you.

Soulchild82 said:

That's just a regular dance-pop song to me.

paisleypark4 said:

I downloaded it and it wasnt it, wel it was the part he was singing to himself, but I meant the song that they were dancing to on record in the apartment

sextonseven said:

I gotta get that Malcolm McClaren stuff on cd!

rockwilder said:

"Madam Butterfly" is another great song.

sextonseven said:

Yeah,I used to have all of that stuff.Dammitt!!You're making me have to spend more money!!You,guys on here are incredible!!I'm like a crack fiend.

Mantronix fits somewhere in between Electro and hip hop.I ordered 2 of their cd's:This Should Move Ya and Best of Mantronix.

Hey,what is the cd with Buffalo Gals on it? I saw Duck Rock,but I don't remember that being the tape I had.Was there another one with just the hip hop stuff?I remember it being an ep,perhaps with just the electro stuff and not the world music. I may be wrong.Was it The Supreme Team?

rockwilder said:

Sorry, all my stuff is 12" vinyl singles.

sextonseven said:

I wish I had sum coo Electro 12" singles, I never knew who was who and what is what tho' The only real one I have is "Sound Chasers" / "Rainforest" by Paul Hardcastle that is all scratched up.

Here's a few I could think of off the top of my head. I held back on a lot of them like "Planet Rock" and "Electric Kingdom" because you wanted some that weren't too too fast.

Raygunomics - Project Future
Nunk (New Wave Funk) - Warp 9
Bedrock - Glass
Take A Chance - Nuance
19 - Paul Hardcastle
Party Rock - P Crew
The Smurf - Tyrone Brunson
Sticky Situation - Tyrone Brunson
Freak-A-Zoid - Midnight Star
Operator - Midnight Star
Electricity - Midnight Star
We Are The Jonzun Crew - The Jonzun Crew
Total Control - Dynamic Breakers
We Are Whodini - Whodini
Breakdance (Electric Boogie) - West St. Mob
Let's Dance - West St. Mob
Joystick - The Dazz Band
Invasion - Ray Parker, Jr.

vainandy said:

Thank you man. I knew U was gonna post sooner Or later. Im downloading everybodys suggestions (titles that look good and hearing samples of em). Ill be sure 2 be checkin these too man. I just made me a elektro song today 2 get it out my system!

paisleypark4 said:

You post this yet?