I think this is a lovely stupid thing to argue about. Starting with the birth of Techno & House, so no Kraftwerk and shit. Groups count as a single person. Here's my try at a list.

01 Richie Hawtin
02 Sven Väth
03 Tiesto
04 Goldie
05 The Prodigy
06 Paul Oakenfold
07 Frankie Knuckles
08 Daft Punk
09 Aphex Twin
10 UR
11 MK
12 Phuture (for one fucking track)
13 Tom Middleton
14 Juan Atkins
15 Kevin Saunderson

People that didn't quite make it into the list:
Basic Channel, Larry Levan, Adonis, Marshal Jefferson, Armin, EL-B, DMZ, The Chemical Brothers, LTJ Bukem, Derrick May, The Black Dog

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Why is Tom Middleton on there?

Also, should Tiesto and Oakenfold both be on there? I would say if we were to pick just one of the two, it should be Oakenfold. But I don't know, maybe there could be a case for having both...

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Originally posted by Vector A Why is Tom Middleton on there? Also, should Tiesto and Oakenfold both be on there? I would say if we were to pick just one of the two, it should be Oakenfold. But I don't know, maybe there could be a case for having both...

His material on Evolution as well as "76:14" served as a major blueprint for Ambient, Techno and IDM. Although maybe someone else is more deserving, not shure.

As for Tiesto and Oakenfold, I think they both deserve to be on there, though Oakenfold obviously is more important in the bigger picture. And I forgot about Pete Tong, that guy totally belongs on the list.

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1.Karlheinz Stockhausen
2.Kraftwerk
3.Daft Punk
4.The Chemical Brothers
5.Vangelis
6.Giorgio Moroder
7.Brian Eno
8.Moby
9.Larry Levan
10.The Belleville Trio (Atkins,May, Saunderson)
11.Frankie Knuckles
12.Ron Hardy
13.King Tubby
14.Leftfield
15.Boards Of Canada

really this is futile because so many are omitted and i can't really give a proper order. the music nerd in me is fighting.

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Originally posted by Woony His material on Evolution as well as "76:14" served as a major blueprint for Ambient, Techno and IDM. Although maybe someone else is more deserving, not shure.

Ambient isn't dance music. But I'll take your word for it about the techno influence, since I don't know my techno as well as other stuff.

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Originally posted by zyklon-jay 1.Karlheinz Stockhausen 2.Kraftwerk 3.Daft Punk 4.The Chemical Brothers 5.Vangelis 6.Giorgio Moroder 7.Brian Eno 8.Moby 9.Larry Levan 10.The Belleville Trio (Atkins,May, Saunderson) 11.Frankie Knuckles 12.Ron Hardy 13.King Tubby 14.Leftfield 15.Boards Of Canada really this is futile because so many are omitted and i can't really give a proper order. the music nerd in me is fighting.

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Starting with the birth of Techno & House, so no Kraftwerk and shit

Reading is hard And I've always thought BoC are pretty unique and didn't influence anyone a whole lot.

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no mention of Orbital, Underworld?

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Originally posted by fredjan no mention of Orbital, Underworld?

Good calls. I've never been into most of the popular 90s groups so I'm kind of discriminatory against them

By the way, order doesn't matter. Mine has a random order, too.

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Originally posted by Woony Good calls. I've never been into most of the popular 90s groups so I'm kind of discriminatory against them

fair enough.

BoC influenced a lot of people, but I'm not sure most of them would be best classed under dance music.

01 Kraftwerk

fuck you

Being a big Richie Hawtin fan myself, how come you chose him as your #1?