I used to absolutely love the Trance scene, around 1997-2000, after which I got into Progressive, till maybe early last year? I absolutely despise what Progressive has turned into now, there are no borders between, tech, minimal, and progressive, it's as if the artists themselves cannot differentiate between the genres anymore. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE MAKING!! So progressed (pardon the pun) into a bit of Dubstep, and more electronica.
Seeing that I'm confined to only using one hand these days, if I'm not making stuff, I might as well share some stuff.
Anyways, enough of the negativity, here's some food to digest for your electronic consumption!
I don't know how to link youtubes, so bear with me here
From the old era:
1. No EDM thread is complete without sasha - xpander:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAJAIxaV7a8
2. Spooky - little bullet: from the same era
- northern exposure was where it was at back in the day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg95dW-0biQ
3. kirsty hawkshaw - fine day (james holden mix): i love james holden and hate him. Love him because he was a genius, hate him because he's hugely responsible for what progressive has become now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNjMMUKmoro
4. way out west - mindcircus: another oldie here! loved this track
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3_TIXE-UNg
5. robert miles - children: one of the all time best tracks i've ever heard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCbO-3hjPok
Now let's move a little closer in the past, into the progressive trance, progressive house scene, borderline tech house:
1. sasha - cloud cuckoo: okay, so this was still from a while ago, but this was my favourite track from airdrawndagger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVQwLiiylHU
2. digital witchcraft - fingerpaint: this is one of my favourite tracks, even now. digital witchcraft were amazing. everything they did... they had so much promise, but then ned sheppard decided to go electro with sultan, and the canadian crew, and it was all over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAA8fa0G3k4
3. eric prydz - deeper still: another talented bastard, who decided to go to the dark side as pryda :\
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZr0hYP_tcM
4. pole folder and cp - apollo vibes: okay, so it's from the bygone era, but this was a pure pure progressive track, no two ways about it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfTbvFal_I4
5. greyarea - one for the road (gabriel and dresden mix): amazing track
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGdJdpoya_o
6. peter martin - perfect wave: more progressive trance, than house, here, an oldie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VniW_A37l5U
7. dusty kid - moto perpetuo: some newer stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlRlqiXvyCw
8. moshic - am i stand on the right side: beautiful, melodic track from moshic's hiloola album
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwuL9PI1r50
9. bomb the bass - black river (gui boratto mix): I don't like gui boratto's track selections in his mixes, but man can this guy produce
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWRgqDcXmQI
10. ormatie - twisted turns: nice nice melodic and dark progressive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP4ezyh8opE
11. burial and four tet - moth: 2 dubstep djs decide that they want to produce some house. this is the result!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdTbgx5ZXSk
12. derek howell - it's all gravy baby (faskil mix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5zGAVmAlhE
13. gui boratto - les enfants: like i said, crazy talented producer!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxfkVKg8EiA
14. rennie foster - devil's water: some borderline tech/prog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1u-RlVyBvA
15. arthur deep - pine square: great new prog track, apologies for the stupidity before the track starts (in the video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7O8Dc0eKnk
and so, we move into what I listen to of late, dubstep, and all electronica, as well as experimental:
1. burial - shell of light: so far, burial's been my favourite dubstep artist. great style. I'm new to dubstep so i don't really know what's new and what's old, but this track is great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS2wE7BZel0
2. burial - distant lights: a different type of track by the same artist. love the beat in this track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBlKpshuIA8
3. ital tek - topaz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNqH1Kykv2Q
4. sub - skadi: more chilled out, still good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNedMGfqIrw
5. phaeleh - lounge: this is almost like dubstep deep house or something. fantastic track
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrxIrI_elS8
6. floating points - k&g beat: very melodic, very cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq6V644nS00
7. port royal - balding generation (losing hair as we lose hope)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpxUHmd5fj0
so that's the upbeat stuff (lol, i know, i'm getting old), this is the downbeat stuff
8. jhk & sarah goldfarb - never stop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8WFVewUvF8
9. younger brother - psychic gibbon: this is a strange one, it's not really electronica... it's... different. but good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d34hJwMhVto
10. errors - a rumour in africa: from their new album 'come down with me', these guys are amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZooYqW09F88
leaving you guys with an upbeat note there
Hopefully i didn't waste your time with this stuff hehe. Enjoy!