quote:After disco’s popularity waned in the early ’80s, dance music went underground, but it bounced back in the ’90s, kicking off a new golden age of club sounds with universal appeal. Much of that energy came from house and techno, as chart-smashing acts like Soul II Soul, Deee-Lite and Technotronic turned pumping chords, gospel-inspired vocals and other soulful staples into enduring, universally beloved anthems. In many ways, this renewed the popularity of disco’s spirit of liberation: Music with deep roots in America’s black and gay communities was suddenly topping charts across the U.S. and Europe. Those early crossovers paved the way for the mainstreaming of dance culture proper: The Prodigy and Chemical Brothers lured rock fans out of the mosh pit and into the clubs with their slyly aggressive tactics, while niche styles like trip-hop, big beat and even IDM made superstars out of artists like Massive Attack, Fatboy Slim and Aphex Twin.
Tracklist:
01. C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
02. Ace of Base - All That She Wants
03. The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats (Single Version)
04. Black Box - Everybody Everybody
05. Technotronic, Felly - Pump Up The Jam (Edit)
06. Snap! - The Power
07. Underworld - Born Slippy (Nuxx / Remastered)
08. Deee-Lite - What Is Love?
09. Soul II Soul, Caron Wheeler - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)
10. Basement Jaxx - Rendez-Vu
11. Josh Wink - Higher State of Consciousness (Tweekin Acid Funk Mix)
12. Byron Stingily - Get Up (Everybody) (Mousse T. Remix)
13. The KLF - America: What Time Is Love?
14. Robin S - Show Me Love
15. Orbital - Chime (Live)
16. Daft Punk - Da Funk
17. Leftfield - Phat Planet
18. Deep Forest, Márta Sebestyén - Marta's Song (feat. Márta Sebestyén)