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| Originally posted by benh for prog..i say Chable & Bonnici - Ride is the track of the yr for me  |
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Icehouse - Don't Believe Anymore (Ivan Gough & Colin Snapes Mix)
Steve Porter - Definite Form
Van Bellen & Greed - City Lights
Kate Bush vs Infusion - Running Up That Hill
Sultan - Night Visions
Hybrid feat. Peter Hook - True To Form (John Creamer & Stephane K Remix)
James Holden - A Break In The Clouds
James Holden - The Wheel
Portishead - Roads (Sultan & The Greek Remix)
Starkid - Crayons (Scribblin On The Walls Mix)
* Hybrid feat. Peter Hook - True To Form (Original / John Creamer & Stephane K Remix)
* Unkle - In a State (Sasha Mix)
* Duncan Sheik - On a High (G&D's Love from Humboldt Mix)
* Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (Infusion Mix)
* Telepopmusic - Breathe (Markus Schulz Mixes)
And many more...
Progressive
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Cass - Mind Rewind (Satoshi Tomiie's Mind Blister Remix)
Catteneo Cass And Mangan - Hubbub (Nick Muir Edit)
Lemon 8 - Rambla (Remix)
Pure Orange - feel alive (Scumfrog Mix)
Sasha v Underworld - Cowpander
Roland Klinkenberg - Aeronautics (Steve Porter Remix)
Sean Q6 - Out in the Shed Original Mix
Subsky - Albino Benz and Mds Aurium remix
Sultan - Breathe and Fear (Original)
Timo Maas - Unite
Tomaz Vs Filterheadz - Sunshine (the Scumfrog Remix)
Way Out West - Muthafucka Mix 1
Shiloh - Will U Ever Come Around (Original Mix)
Yunus - Yunus - Underwater
Chris Fortier - Whateverisleft (Original Mix)
Avril Lavigne - Im With You Leama & Moor Dub
Maurice & Noble - Hoochie Koochie [Man] (I'm Ready Mix)
Vector 13 - Isis (Instrumental Mix)
Spooky - Andromeda
Layo And Bushwacka - It's Up To You [Lee Cabrera mix]
Kolo - Track One (Steve Porter Remix)
Echomen - Cure (Dragon Dub)
Luke Chable - Ride
Way out West - Apollo
House / Tribal
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Monkz - canga urania (Biscuit Remix)
Victor Calderone vs. Mauro MBS - Deep Dark Jungle (Unreleased)
Superchumbo - This Beat Is
X Press 2 - Strobe Light Silhouette
Breaks
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Jasp 182 - Millenium Dawn (nubreed mix)
Unkle - In a State (Meat katie and Elite Force Remix)
Cass - Kenjin (Infusion Mix)
Infusion - Dead Souls (evil nine mix)
Nubreed - Food For Thought (Dark Alley Remix)
Adam Freeland - We want your Soul
James Zabiela - Excited (Main Mix)
Hybrid - Higher Than A Skyscraper
Bedrock - Forge (Fretwell mix) - TonoG
Meat Katie - Next Life (Elite Force Remix)
Steve Porter - Vodka Cranberries (Fretwell's New Dawn Remix)
Z2 - Black Finished Chrome
jono fernandez - colours of conscience (fretwell remix)
Stir Fry - Breakin On The Streets (False Prophet Remix)
pretty much anything my infusion, personal pics from the bunch are
Kate Bush vs Infusion - Running up that hill
New Order vs Infusion - Blue Monday
Infusion - Girls are Cruel
Bjork - Pagan Poetry (Infusion Remix)
Infusion - Legacy (Junkie XL Remix)
Avril Lavigne - Im With You Leama & Moor Dub
Maurice & Noble - Hoochie Koochie Man
Blue Haze - Subtract
Blue Haze - Subtle Nature
I reall could go on for about 5 pages, as the quality of songs this year has been so high, as mentioned, infusion have produced brilliant songs, and i havnt disliked any of them, they have all been fantastic. Which can be backed up by my record collection and the number on infusion songs i have.
although i'm not a prog. addict i would say...
Anarcrusan-In My Mind (Undertouch mix)
Nikos Diamantopoulos(niki d) - The message (christo z mix)
Thats a great tune but its starting to get a little overplayed. I'm currently really digging James Harcourt "Hysteria".
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| Originally posted by benh for prog..i say Chable & Bonnici - Ride is the track of the yr for me |
I was bored, so....
... I made a top 30. I put a fair bit of thought into this (I didn't just choose 30 tracks at random) so here goes:
30) Sasha � Cloud Cuckoo (Luke Chable Remix)
Luke Chable Get a fair bit of hype on these boards and elsewhere, but this is the only thing he's done that I can genuinely say I've "loved" (with the exception of last year's Lo-Step - Roots). Take a beautiful melody and integrate it with some deep, pounding beats and you've got yourself a winner.
29) The Silencers � Rollin and Controllin (Original Mix)
I like everything these guys do (even if it all does sound a bit samey) but this is the best of the 4-5 original productions these guys have put out so far. If "techy-breaks" were a real genre, these guys would be its kings.
28)Elisa � Time (Planet Funk Remix)
Made famous on the Deep Dish - Toronto GU and an almost instant classic. Planet Funk (especially with their more recent stuff) have managed to acheive what most fail to do: acheive mainstream appeal while still maintaining anthemic, underground cred status (see also, "Who Said?"). This is a fairly simple track (a catchy vocal atop a grinding beat) but undeniably addictive.
27) Spork � Freak Like Me (Sander Kleinenberg Remix)
No top 30 of anything prog would be complete without a mention of Sander K and - for me - this is the best thing he's put out this year (yes, that includes everything the 4 Seasons 3 EP). Funky and very catchy. Everybody now:
"Freak in the morning, freak in the evening, ain't no other freakin freak like me...."
26) Jamez � Energy of Life (Humate Remix)
If only all trance tracks were this well made. Build-up of the year and good use of the vocal. Typical Humate.
25) Kris B � Last Minute Flight (Original / Blackwatch)
Couldn't split between the two remixes, so I included them both. Original mix has that cool sounding synth thing going at the end, while the Blackwatch mix has a more spacey, laid-back feel to it. Both class mixes though.
24) Kenny Hawkes � Play the Game (Mazi & Joshua Collins Remix)
The track that almost got me addicted to tech-house music. Bouncy, druggy beat and very cool female vox.
23) Dimas � Signs and Portents (Original Mix)
A more recent candidate, but a worthy one nonetheless. What trance and tribal would sound like if they merged.
22) Panis Box � C�est La Vie (Mechanique Fear Remix)
A very dark, techy-proggy track that - for some reason - I just can't get enough of. Won't be everyone's cup of tea, but I can't stop listening to it.
21) James Benitez � Starchaser (Paranoid Jack Remix)
A melodic trance track with a very eerie, sinister feel to it. Has been caned by many of the big DJs.
20) Morjac � Stars (Lee Cabrera Mix)
Big-room prog-house music. If this doesn't make you want to dance, you have no taste whatsoever. 
19) God Within � Raincry (Vance Musgrove Mix)
A late candidate for most beautiful track of the year. Down-tempo breaks track that everyone here should appreciate.
18) Inkfish � Acting Out (White Label Mix)
There were some other remixes of this released later on in the year, but this one (the one with possibly best vocal sample of the year) is clearly the best.
17) Ictus � The Look (Chris Lake Dirty Breaks Remix)
If the year had ended much earlier, this may have been a candidate for number one. A very well produced, dubby, slightly melodic breaks track.
16) Momu � The Dive
See description for number 19. Absolute class.
15) Futureshock � Pride�s Paranoia (Eric Prydz Remix)
Arguably not a progressive track (definitely more on the housey side of things) but given that Futureshock produce kinda proggy music and that the other mixes were kinda proggy, it's good enough for me to include here. Great build-up with the Futureshock vocal, and the funkiest sound this side of Olav Basoski. If it isn't in any way progressive, then it is definitely, at least, the house track of the year.
14) Junkie XL � Tennis
Possibly the best produced track that I've ever heard. All the elements fit so cleanly with each other that it is just a charm to listen to. Another track I just cannot stop listening to.
13) Massive Lust � Never (Danny S Remix)
Another late contender. This is about as "phat and phunky" as they come and it uses a very cool vocal well as well. The other remixes of this track are good too, but - for me - this is the pick of the bunch.
12) UNKLE � Eye For an Eye (Force Mass Motion vs Dylan Rhymes Remix)
In a good year for breaks, this track's probably the best of the lot. Tough as nails but with a nice build-up/interlude and the Silencer boys have another winner.
11) Agoria � L�Onzieme March
First caned by Danny Howells, but then adopted by many other big-name DJs, this is the track that first put Agoria on the map. Original sounds that verge on straight-up techno and a roof-lifting build-up make it work in so many different types of sets.
10) Prassay � Kruisin�
An unassuming late-night house track that has been caned by all the housier prog DJs. Takes a few listens, but definitely grows on you.
9) Simms Welt � Disco Sucks (Original Mix)
If there was a track released with more dance-floor destroying potential than this one this year, I'd like to hear it. This is "massive" with a capital "fuck-off".
8) Salt Pervert � 5AM Soho (Different Gear K Hole Mix)
The "coolest" track of the year. I love the vocal and the twisted, druggy beat (hence the "K Hole" reference) gives this one a real sinister edge. Great track to start a set with.
7) Dave Gahan � Dirty Sticky Floors (Lexicon Ave Mix)
Another instant classic. This is the best and most dancable of the remixes.
6) Maurice and Noble � Hoochie Koochie
Was released a long time after it was first played out, but it was worth the wait. A haunting guitar rift and an uplifting melody makes this one of the more instantly lovable tracks of 2003.
5) Steve Porter � Definite Form 2 (Jumpin� Dub)
Fairly simple track, but the beat makes it work so effectively. "Jumpin" Dub is right.
4) John Creamer � Lift Up the Needle (Ellis Dee Remix)
First heard in Danny Howell's Redlight set, and it took even the GU lads a while to ID, but by then I was already in love with it. Don't know what it is about it - it's a fairly simple track with a fairly simple vocal - but it's real dancefloor material. Also served as the inspiration for my new Custom text.
3) Schatrax � Mispent Years (Silicone Soul Remix)
More proof that the simple things in life are often the best (tm Kellogs). It's become staple fodder for late-night DJs everywhere, and if you've ever witnessed a progressive set, chances are you've heard this track as well.
2) The Greek � Alive (G-Pal Remix)
I fell in love with this track straight away. I don't normally go for shmultzy vocals, but his manages to be uplifting and emotional without becoming even remotely cheesy or unbearable. Absolutely beautiful.
1) Kate Bush vs Infusion � Running Up That Hill
First heard it in a Dave Seaman set back in March, took me two months to track down and it has instantly become one of my all time favourites. Uplifting and relentlessly driving - the classic big-room party tune. 'Nuff said.
best breakbeat tunes:
chable & fernandez - before you break on me
way out west - apollo
so meny !
prog fucking owned...
on the top its beautiful things g and d unplugged
but dont forget stuff like:
on a high
running up that hill
a break in the clouds
do what u want
but there's a lot of more great stuff by luke chable , sander k etc
Halogen vs bluephase - on a bridge, Tune of the year.
Kate Bush vs Infusion - Running up that Hill
Adam Freeland - We Want Your Soul (Infusion remix)
Age of Love - Age of Love (Wrecked Angle remix)
The ones I've been listening to a lot and still listen to:
Hybrid feat. Peter Hook - True To Form (Original Mix)
Kate Bush vs. Infusion - Running Up That Hill
Unkle - In A State (Sasha Remix)
Plus more recent ones:
Finley Quaye & William Orbit - Dice (Layo and Bushwacka! Missing You Mix)
Sarah McLachlan - Fallen (Gabriel & Dresden/Satoshi Tomiie Mixes)
Digital Witchcraft - Fingerpaint
So many great ones this year, this is just a very small part
One of the best Breaks tracks from 2003:
The Roc Project feat. Tina Arena - Never (Johnny Budz Breaks Mix)
*prepares to be flamed*
Long time lurker, first time poster. Few tracks I'm addicted to at the moment:
Origene - Sanctuary (Origene's Inversion Mix)
Philippe Van Mullem - Canopy (Progressive Mix)
Markus Schulz Presents Elevation - Clear Blue
Sweet aureal orgasms to be had for sure. 
Top notch post Renegade - I can tell you like your music 
And with guys like
Luke Chable
Infusion
Ivan Gough & Colin Snapes
Nubreed (& Danny Bonnici)
Jono Fernandez
Bluephaze
Vance Musgrove
I think we can safely say: Year of the Aussies!
For breakbeat:
Underworld - Cowgirl (Atomic Hooligan Mix)
Sultan & Tone Depth ft. Heroic - Back To You (Original Mix)
ooooohhhhh mmmmmyyyyy ggggggggggggggggggooooooooooooooodddddddddddddddddddddd
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| Originally posted by Tweak Top notch post Renegade - I can tell you like your music And with guys like Luke Chable Infusion Ivan Gough & Colin Snapes Nubreed (& Danny Bonnici) Jono Fernandez Bluephaze Vance Musgrove phil k I think we can safely say: Year of the Aussies! |
Re: I was bored, so....
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| Originally posted by Renegade ... I made a top 30. I put a fair bit of thought into this (I didn't just choose 30 tracks at random) so here goes: 30) Sasha � Cloud Cuckoo (Luke Chable Remix) Luke Chable Get a fair bit of hype on these boards and elsewhere, but this is the only thing he's done that I can genuinely say I've "loved" (with the exception of last year's Lo-Step - Roots). Take a beautiful melody and integrate it with some deep, pounding beats and you've got yourself a winner. 29) The Silencers � Rollin and Controllin (Original Mix) I like everything these guys do (even if it all does sound a bit samey) but this is the best of the 4-5 original productions these guys have put out so far. If "techy-breaks" were a real genre, these guys would be its kings. 28)Elisa � Time (Planet Funk Remix) Made famous on the Deep Dish - Toronto GU and an almost instant classic. Planet Funk (especially with their more recent stuff) have managed to acheive what most fail to do: acheive mainstream appeal while still maintaining anthemic, underground cred status (see also, "Who Said?"). This is a fairly simple track (a catchy vocal atop a grinding beat) but undeniably addictive. 27) Spork � Freak Like Me (Sander Kleinenberg Remix) No top 30 of anything prog would be complete without a mention of Sander K and - for me - this is the best thing he's put out this year (yes, that includes everything the 4 Seasons 3 EP). Funky and very catchy. Everybody now: "Freak in the morning, freak in the evening, ain't no other freakin freak like me...." 26) Jamez � Energy of Life (Humate Remix) If only all trance tracks were this well made. Build-up of the year and good use of the vocal. Typical Humate. 25) Kris B � Last Minute Flight (Original / Blackwatch) Couldn't split between the two remixes, so I included them both. Original mix has that cool sounding synth thing going at the end, while the Blackwatch mix has a more spacey, laid-back feel to it. Both class mixes though. 24) Kenny Hawkes � Play the Game (Mazi & Joshua Collins Remix) The track that almost got me addicted to tech-house music. Bouncy, druggy beat and very cool female vox. 23) Dimas � Signs and Portents (Original Mix) A more recent candidate, but a worthy one nonetheless. What trance and tribal would sound like if they merged. 22) Panis Box � C�est La Vie (Mechanique Fear Remix) A very dark, techy-proggy track that - for some reason - I just can't get enough of. Won't be everyone's cup of tea, but I can't stop listening to it. 21) James Benitez � Starchaser (Paranoid Jack Remix) A melodic trance track with a very eerie, sinister feel to it. Has been caned by many of the big DJs. 20) Morjac � Stars (Lee Cabrera Mix) Big-room prog-house music. If this doesn't make you want to dance, you have no taste whatsoever. 19) God Within � Raincry (Vance Musgrove Mix) A late candidate for most beautiful track of the year. Down-tempo breaks track that everyone here should appreciate. 18) Inkfish � Acting Out (White Label Mix) There were some other remixes of this released later on in the year, but this one (the one with possibly best vocal sample of the year) is clearly the best. 17) Ictus � The Look (Chris Lake Dirty Breaks Remix) If the year had ended much earlier, this may have been a candidate for number one. A very well produced, dubby, slightly melodic breaks track. 16) Momu � The Dive See description for number 19. Absolute class. 15) Futureshock � Pride�s Paranoia (Eric Prydz Remix) Arguably not a progressive track (definitely more on the housey side of things) but given that Futureshock produce kinda proggy music and that the other mixes were kinda proggy, it's good enough for me to include here. Great build-up with the Futureshock vocal, and the funkiest sound this side of Olav Basoski. If it isn't in any way progressive, then it is definitely, at least, the house track of the year. 14) Junkie XL � Tennis Possibly the best produced track that I've ever heard. All the elements fit so cleanly with each other that it is just a charm to listen to. Another track I just cannot stop listening to. 13) Massive Lust � Never (Danny S Remix) Another late contender. This is about as "phat and phunky" as they come and it uses a very cool vocal well as well. The other remixes of this track are good too, but - for me - this is the pick of the bunch. 12) UNKLE � Eye For an Eye (Force Mass Motion vs Dylan Rhymes Remix) In a good year for breaks, this track's probably the best of the lot. Tough as nails but with a nice build-up/interlude and the Silencer boys have another winner. 11) Agoria � L�Onzieme March First caned by Danny Howells, but then adopted by many other big-name DJs, this is the track that first put Agoria on the map. Original sounds that verge on straight-up techno and a roof-lifting build-up make it work in so many different types of sets. 10) Prassay � Kruisin� An unassuming late-night house track that has been caned by all the housier prog DJs. Takes a few listens, but definitely grows on you. 9) Simms Welt � Disco Sucks (Original Mix) If there was a track released with more dance-floor destroying potential than this one this year, I'd like to hear it. This is "massive" with a capital "fuck-off". 8) Salt Pervert � 5AM Soho (Different Gear K Hole Mix) The "coolest" track of the year. I love the vocal and the twisted, druggy beat (hence the "K Hole" reference) gives this one a real sinister edge. Great track to start a set with. 7) Dave Gahan � Dirty Sticky Floors (Lexicon Ave Mix) Another instant classic. This is the best and most dancable of the remixes. 6) Maurice and Noble � Hoochie Koochie Was released a long time after it was first played out, but it was worth the wait. A haunting guitar rift and an uplifting melody makes this one of the more instantly lovable tracks of 2003. 5) Steve Porter � Definite Form 2 (Jumpin� Dub) Fairly simple track, but the beat makes it work so effectively. "Jumpin" Dub is right. 4) John Creamer � Lift Up the Needle (Ellis Dee Remix) First heard in Danny Howell's Redlight set, and it took even the GU lads a while to ID, but by then I was already in love with it. Don't know what it is about it - it's a fairly simple track with a fairly simple vocal - but it's real dancefloor material. Also served as the inspiration for my new Custom text. 3) Schatrax � Mispent Years (Silicone Soul Remix) More proof that the simple things in life are often the best (tm Kellogs). It's become staple fodder for late-night DJs everywhere, and if you've ever witnessed a progressive set, chances are you've heard this track as well. 2) The Greek � Alive (G-Pal Remix) I fell in love with this track straight away. I don't normally go for shmultzy vocals, but his manages to be uplifting and emotional without becoming even remotely cheesy or unbearable. Absolutely beautiful. 1) Kate Bush vs Infusion � Running Up That Hill First heard it in a Dave Seaman set back in March, took me two months to track down and it has instantly become one of my all time favourites. Uplifting and relentlessly driving - the classic big-room party tune. 'Nuff said. |
Renegade great post mate, I wish more people would put the effort into their posts / charts like you've done there. I've been working on a similar one that I'm going to post at the end of the year to include any late comers (i.e Before You Beat my Box which I've just discovered and am hammering)
The MFA - The Difference It Makes
yummmmmmmmmmmm 
Renegade: Awesome post bud
Thanks for the kind words guys. Time for a top 100 progressive tunes of all time chart perhaps? 
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| Originally posted by Renegade Thanks for the kind words guys. Time for a top 100 progressive tunes of all time chart perhaps? |
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