10 best oldschool electro songs

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Extra Funk Factory-Fantasy -1984..killer

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Really liking this one is it hard to turn up?

Twilight 22 - Electric Kingdom
Hashim - Al Naafyish (The Soul)
Cybotron - Clear
Egyptian Lover - Dance
Jamie Jupiter - Computer Power
Wordl Class Wreckin' Cru - Planet
World Class Wreckin' Cru - (Horney) Computer
Afrika Bambaataa & SoulSonic Force - Looking For The Perfect Beat
Captain Rock - Cosmic Blast
Imperial Brothers - We Came To Dub

Wonderful days...

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and a freestyle

i think this is early freestyle too, nice arthur baker track

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Jeez this is tough ! Mine in no particular order: I could've picked some lesser known titles, but these are the ones that I have never tired of listening to over the last 20 something years.

1. Running (Instrumental) - Information Society

2. On the Upside - Xena

3. Jam on it - Newcleus

4. Al Naafiysh - Hashim

5. I.O.U - Freez

6. Beat Freak - Bobby Broom

7. Nineteen - Paul Hardcastle ( forgetting samples, the beats, bassline and mastering are seriously DOPE )

8. Frantic Situation - Bam & Soul Sonic

9. Bambaata's Theme (ORIGINAL 12" MIX) - Bam (didn't like the version on 'Beware, The Funk is Everywhere' as much)

10. Play at your own Risk - Planet Patrol

some old classic faves in no real order

dance -egyptian lover /85
boogie down bronx - man parrish / 84
wild style - time zone / 83
rockin it -mc flex/fbi crew / 84
rockit - herbie hancock / 83
the beat is mine - hardrock soul movement / 86
hittin hard - dj flash / ? /as i had it on mixtape in 88 ,its 88 or earlier
scorpio - melle mel and furious 5 / 82( well ahead of its time)
world class - world class wreckin cru / 85
reggie griffin - mirda rock / 82
tom browne (with maurice starr of jonzun crew) - rockin radio / 83
sylvestser - rock the box / 84
get some - pretty tony / 85
tour de france remix - kraftwerk / 83 / (great poppin track)
pac jam - jonzun crew / 83
cyberian nights - twilight 22 / 84
planet rock - afrika bambaata /soulsonic force / 82
looking for the perfect beat(instrumental - afrika bambaata /soulsonic force / 83
my hands are quiker than the eye - byron davies / 85
clear - cybotron
r9 - cybotron
magics wand - whodini (production by thomas dolby) -/82
19 (the final) -paul hardcastle

early 80s was a great era for music i.m.o

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early 80s was a great era for music i.m.o

The best.

Far to many to list and make a top ten.

# THERE ARE TOO MANY GREAT TRACKS FOR A TOP TEN !

# MY RESPECT TO ALL THESE ARTIST !

Unknown Force - Females

probably illest track for old school league

OLDSCHOOL ELECTRO??...YES IT IIIIS
THIS IS SOMETHING OF THE BEST :

1.- CLI-N-TEL --------------------------------------- "Its time to jam"
2.- WILLESDEN DODGERS ------------------------- "Jive Scratch Trax"
3.- TROIDS ------------------------------------------ "Boogie Troids"
4.- GENERAL JO ------------------------------------- "Base Rock"
5.- DEATH COMET CREW --------------------------- "At the Marble Bar"
6.- MMC QUEE OF RAP & THE NEW GENERATION - "Pump it"
7.- RHYTHM MAKERS LTD. -------------------------- "Unicicle searching rap"
8.- BOBBY STRINGER ------------------------------- "The Sarge"
9.- M-4 SERS ----------------------------------------- "Won't stop"
10.- LEMON LIME ------------------------------------- "Hollyweird Game"

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Hello...Beagle,,,Ataski, BHOSE, etc........I was on the old site(name Droid34). Started posting way back at age 34....now 40 and still listen to this stuff! Anyway, I will be posting on occasion, but nothing like 5-7 years ago....not many people on here from the West Coast(bay area), so I have to represent!!! To hard for me to name a top 10, but I will try(I think I have done this at least 5 other times, but its been a while now)....No particular order(besides Hashim!:))

1. Hashim-THE SOUL
2. Dj Matrix-Its time To rock(why has nobody listed this!?!?) Some of the best Oberheim strings I have ever heard!
3. WOrld Class Wreckin Cru--JUICE
4. Soul Sonic Force--Looking for the perfect beat
5. Jonzun Cru--Space is the place
6. Freestyle-Don't Stop the Rock
7. Jam The Box-Pretty Tony
8. Unknown DJ-Let's Jam
9. Dynamix 2- Bass Generator
10. Kid Frost-Terminator

so hard to answer...i could make a top 100 of it, but if you ask only for 10 tunes, here are 10 Tunes i can hear every time again..

Star Studded Strutters-Neckwork - Eron 1983
MC Flex & The FBI Crew - Rockin It -Posse 1984
Mo-Jo - Jump Stomp & Twist -Jam The Box 1984
Kid Frost - Terminator -Electrobeat 1985
Rich Cason & The Galatic Orchestra - Space Connecion 2012 -Rappers Rapp 1985
Kold Krush Kru - We Like 2 Jam -Cash On Delivery 1988 *very rare!
Man Parrish feat. Freeze Force Crew - Boogie Down (Bronx) -Sugarscoop 1984
Matrix - It's Time To Rock -Jam City 1988
West Coast Crew - We Are The Crew - KMA 1985
Dynamic Breakers - Dynamic -Sunnyview 1984

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..and we need to add this here.

Verycheri - 69 Cancer Sign -Zakia 1983..not mentoined yet in this topic, but in my oppinon its a timeless electro bomb

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..and we need to add this here.Verycheri - 69 Cancer Sign -Zakia 1983..not mentoined yet in this topic, but in my oppinon its a timeless electro bomb

Great track, I just picked this up recently.

They did another 12 didn't they? Whats it like?

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Great track, I just picked this up recently. They did another 12 didn't they? Whats it like?

Ultra sonic break dance

Top tune pal.

The 12" i have is DJ copy and has both tracks on it.

Vericheri Ultra Sonic Breakdance

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Ultra sonic break danceTop tune pal.The 12" i have is DJ copy and has both tracks on it.

Thanks a lot Kaos mate.

Another one added to my wants list!

Off the top of my head(in no particular order)& what I still listen 2(since first came out):-
We Come To Rock(Whiz Kid/! Mix)-IMPERIAL BROTHERS.
Al Naafiysh(Side B,track 1)-HASHIM(not badly cut Cutting version!).
Girls-EGYPTIAN LOVER.
Hip Hop Be Bop(even Rams Horn Mix)-MAN PARRISH.
Planet Rock-AFRIKA BAMBAATAA(not overly played vocal!).
Music Non Stop-KRAFTWERK.
Homecomputer-KRAFTWERK.
B Boys Breakdance(Instrumental)-HIGH FIDELITY THREE.
We're Rocking The Planet-HASHIM.
Jam On Revenge-NEWCLEUS.

i Love all the Post keep it up.