Electro was the original techno music. Although electronic sounds were becoming more and more common by the late 70s in both disco and new wave, the critical turning point was when Bronx DJ Afrika Bambaata mixed Kraftwerk's "Trans Europe Express" over rap lyrics and hip hop beats.
In 2009, electro remains a poorly understood corner of the electronic music world, doubly confusing because the term has been used and reused to mean different things to different people. Artists as diverse as Fischerspooner and Cut Copy have been branded "electro," and for many it just means a poppier version of the techno sound. But the original electro lives on both in the classic records of artists like Model 500 and Underground Resistance, in the production techniques of IDM acts like Clark and Autechre, as well as with a new breed of electro artists, existing mostly in the underground, such as Clatterbox, Andrea Parker and Bitstream. This mix by BASSLINEFM is a trip through the many facets of electro, showcasing tracks out of both current productions and the 80s and 90s.
1. Cynthia Stern - Follow (Warlock Mix) 2. Wee DJs - 80 3. Bass Junkie - Sub-Mission (Control The Bass) 4. AUX 88 - Rated AUX 5. Shiver - Subsonic Soundscape 6. Hrdvsion - Love's Duel 7. Clatterbox - Control Freak 8. Vicarious Bliss - Theme From Vicarious Bliss (Dave Clarke Remix) 9. Underground Resistance - Electronic Warfare 10. Silicon Scally - Dissolve (Weemix) 11. Point B - Split 12. Clark - The Magnet Mine
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