I remember this girl I used to work with when I was 14/15 gave me a cassette tape. I didn't listen to EDM at the time, but this song always stood out to me.
I never knew who the hell it was, until today. Great track!
Dec-02-2011 13:36
stevö
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2009
Location: floriduh
M.A.R.S. - Pump up the volume. I was in middle school. I loved the video on mtv.
Dec-02-2011 14:42
Vector A
Your petrochemical arms
Registered: Apr 2011
Location: U.S.
The first one I ever heard? No idea, but the first one I liked enough to remember was probably either "Children" by Robert Miles, or Orbital's "Halcyon + On + On," when I was maybe eleven years old. Didn't learn who did either of those tracks until five or six years later, though.
I had probably heard some eurodance stuff even earlier than that on the radio (Haddaway, Deee Lite, etc.), but I don't remember loving any of it like I did Robert Miles and Orbital.
Dec-02-2011 14:44
Mr Game+Watch
Luka Luka * Night Fever
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Long Island, NY
Would Harold Faltemeyer - Axel F count?
If not, probably one of the many freestyle/dance-pop songs popular on 80's NYC radio... Information Society - What's On Your Mind was one of the first cassettes I've ever purchased. Or something like Paula Abdul/Janet Jackson... first stuff that I remember hearing that was specifically called "dance music" was C&C Music Factory, Snap, and 2 Unlimited. And first straight-up house tune was Madonna's Vogue.
My parents were of the MTV generation, so popular music has been with since a very early age. I think I was either 3 or 4 years old when I first heard Underworld - 'Born Slippy'.
First EDM track I actually heard, well I thought it was one 45 minute long track since I was a n00b. But it was just one of DJ Czech's mixtapes. The one that starts out with the quote from Snatch? Fack trying to remember... Oh yes! Hooked on Phonics. My brother gave me both tapes as a xmas present. I still have them
Then it all started from there. After I switched to Trance in the year 2006-2007 orso I had to do alot of past track finding that were released in the late 90's and early 00's, because I had no idea this type of music existed pre-2001.
Dec-02-2011 17:35
Adam420
Trance Free Since 2003
Registered: Jul 2008
Location: Montreal, QC
quote:
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Same. My Dad had it on some pop hits cassette and I used to make him rewind the tape over and over back to that track.
Yea that's definitely one of the earlier ones for me I must have been like 4 at the time.
Also:
Culture Beat - Mr. Vain
Snap! - Rhythm is a Dancer
Corona - Rhythm of the Night
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.
