10 best oldschool electro songs

1. Bambaataa - Looking for the Perfect Beat (Instrumental)
2. Unknown Dj & Three D - Beatronic
3. Imperial Brothers - We come to Rock (Dub)
4. Two Sisters - Scratch This
5. Nairobi - Makossa Jam (Instrumental)
6. COD - In the Bottle
7. Two Sisters - B-Boys Beware (Dub)
8. Guru - Who You Stealin' From (Dub)
9. Tina B- Honey to a Bee (Dub)
10. Hashim - Al-Naafiysh

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1. King Kut - DJ Cheese & Word of Mouth
2. Life on the Street - MC Crash
3. The Party Scene - The Russell Brothers
4. Buffalo Girls - Malcolm Maclaren
5. Boogie Down Bronx - Man Parrish
6. Jam on It - Newcleus
7. Fast Life - Doctor Jeckyll and Mr Hyde
8. One for the Treble - Davey DMX
9. 2,3, Break - DJ Born Supreme Allah
10. Bambaataa's Theme - Africa Bambaataa

Are mine, all the orginal versions...

Synergy - Project 5
Fat Boys - Beatbox Is Rocking
The Russell Brothers - The Partry Scene
G Force feat Ronnie Gee - Feel The Force
Unknown DJ - Let`s Jam
DJ Born Supreme Allah - 2,3,Break
The B-Boys - Stick Up Kid
Freestyle - Don`t Stop The Rock
Egyptian Lover - My House On The Nile
DJ Matrix - Feel My Bass

in no particular order

here's mine, though it's more miami bass than electro...

VSF - Velocity Speed Force
Der Mer - Fall Out
D.E.F. & DJ Three D - Def Momentum
MC Chief & Sexy Dancer - Beef Box
DJ Magic Mike, Vicious Bass - Come on (rock freak)
The 2 Live Crew - Get It Girl
MC Shy D - Shy D Is Back (Fred Sanford)
The Future - Nuclear Holocaust
Byron Davis & The Fresh Krew - My Hands Are Quicker
MC A.D.E. - Da Train
Bass Patrol - Faking No Moves
Segment 2 - Cold Pump that Body
Dynamix II - Give the DJ A Break

in no particular order :

unknown dj - let's jam
egyptian lover - my house (on the nile)
malcolm mc laren - world famous
rusty p & the sure shot 3 - breakdown new york style
key matic - breakin in space
cod - in the bottle
globe & whiz kid -play dat beat
awesome foursome - monster beat
chris "the glove" taylor - itchiban scratch
kool rock steady - power move[fresh mix]

Quote from warrenschofield;21267

MANIPULATOR. the cover alone IS electro.

oh yes!!! forgot it in my top ten, how only I could???? an awesome piece of music!!!

i did another not realizing i had already .

Hello all...can't find an introduction post so I guess this would be a good place to start..I'm 42 and live in west yorkshire..this puts me at the right age where old school electro is concerned.I remember Tim Westwood on pirate radio(LWR) playing Yello's Live at the roxy,people sending in their mixes(streets ahead),buying expensive imports(Divine Sounds was I think a £5),hearing Newcleus in the 6th form at school..and body popping at work on my lunch break..haha great times indeed..Normally I'm very forward thinking in my music tastes,really liking tech/minimal house,dj mixes etc..however I keep coming back to electro,and of course have got the shiny new NU Electro comp...I come down on the side of the beats and dj/scratching side of things,but can take or leave rappers..so I guess I'm in the right place..Here's some stand out tunes that stick in my memory..all fairly obvious,some not technically electro I guess but here goes

1..Cybotron..Clear
2..Byron Davies and the fresh krew..My hands...
3..Jonzun Crew..Pack Jam
4..C.O.D..In The Bottle
5..Pretty Tony..Jam The Box
6..Newtrament..London Bridge(Vocoder version)
7..Divine Sounds..What People Do For Money
8..Original Concept..Can You Feel It
9..Man Parrish..Hip Hop Be Bop
10..Chris "The Glove" Taylor..Reckless
11..Jazzy Jay..Son Of Beat Street
12..Arthur Baker..Breakers Revenge

Is the Newtrament track..London Bridge,the vocoder version available on any cd release..I have the instrumental on cd but am struggling to find this version ?Thanks in advance for any info

Newcleus - Computer Age (Push the button)
Rusty P & SST - Breakdown (NY Style)
Midnight Star - Electricity
Dynamix II - Just give the DJ a break
Jonzun Crew - Electro Boogie Encounter
Arthur Baker - Breaker's Revenge
AB & SSF - Looking for the perfect beat
Hashim - Al Naafiysh (The Soul)
Shannon - Let the music play
Davy DMX - One for the treble

Can't afford to omit COD's "In the bottle" and Cybotron's "Clear, which probably are my all time favorites.

Posts like yours help making EE incredible.
Man, neva heard this song in my entire life until now.
One should notice that living in a third world country in the 80's forced us to dig only limited releases. There was no access to import records and there was no internet.
This song should be reissued, cause it's great!
Paz,

TyDoZ

Quote from kaos;21458

Scandalous that no-one has mentioned the greatest Electro tune of all time :

Synergy - Project 5

Junge, yes, heard it a couple of times, at b-boy battles here in my town.
I love the snare/clap. Signature sound for the Jonzun Crew and New Edition.
Great tune bro!
Peace.

Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force - Looking For The Perfect Beat
Globe & Whiz Kid - Play That Beat Mr.DJ
Rapologists - The Hip Hop Beat
Captain Rock - To The Future Shock
Man Parrish - Man Made/Hip Hop Be Bop
Key-Matic - Breakin In Space
Freeez - IOU(Megamix)
Arthur Baker - Breakers Revenge
Freeez - Pop Goes My Love
Grandmixer D.St - Crazy Cuts
Shannon - Let The Music Play
Newcleus - Jam On It
Warp 9 - Light Years Away
Tyrone Brunson - The Smurf

Loads missing and not in order, but these were some of the life changing tunes for me...

My second/third visit here, so saying hello as well!

Edit; Release Yourself by Aleem, should of been in the list

this is a question you can't answer imo...great lists here of great electro tunes..if i list now Tunes from Africa Bambaataa, Newcleus, Warp 9, WCWC i just would double the posts before..

so i will add:

MC Fritz & The P-Rockers '87. one of the best imo.

and another personal favourite of me: Star Studded Strutters-Neckwork '83...xtremley funky and vocoder
aswell..this is what i call "Electro Funk"

Extra Funk Factory-Fantasy -1984..killer

Planet Rock - Soul Sonic Force
Electric Kingdom - Twilight 22
Numbers - Kraftwerk
Egypt Egypt - Egyptian Lover
Al Na Fish - Hashim
Computer Age (Push the Button) - Newcleus
Don't Stop the Rock - Freestyle
Murda Rock - Reggie Griffin
Scorpio - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
Computer Power - Jamie Jupiter

i've forgotten this tracks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKytTwssyRU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR7tZpUnqsA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwojnzsTTo8

few more to add,
not neccesary our top 10 once we cant decide a top 10

and a freestyle