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The LP’s title-track also contains a production trick wherein the bass drum is momentarily cut out before returning in full force for some added kick - a technique later popularised as “the drop” and repackaged in sterile, commercial releases that are a million miles from the revolutionary vitality of ‘Menergy’. John Hedges, who for a time ran the Megatone Records label Cowley founded alongside Marty Blecman, described Cowley’s apartment as a “mess of wires” that “didn’t look very safe”, commenting on the intricate and ingenious patching experiments Cowley undertook to achieve his range of synth sounds, long before you could just turn a dial on Ableton to add delay. Making lyrical references to same-sex attraction and bathroom hook-ups above glistening production, it’s an unabashed celebration of the gay scene that forged the culture, crackling with the vibrancy of the dancefloors housed within nightspots’ X-rated walls.Ĭowley devised numerous technical innovations to achieve this dazzling sound. In the 70s, Moroder and Summer’s ‘I Feel Love’ sparked the beginnings of hedonistic rave, and as the decade turned, Patrick Cowley’s Hi-NRG masterpiece signalled disco morphing into the ‘dance music’ phenomenon that has endured ever since. ‘Menergy’ drove dance music forward on an exultant wave of intangibles and precision, capturing the spiritual essence of the birth of clubbing culture in a set of meticulously-crafted tracks.
We called upon our bursting pool of contributors from over the years and our trusted members of staff to give an accurate representation of electronic music's evolution over the last four decades. Here we present the 50 most influential dance music albums of all time, no easy task to compile as you can imagine. Whatever your preference, we've been truly spoiled and when it comes to albums, there have been some true cornerstones of relevance that have not only got us dancing, but inspired and influenced the next wave of artists to bring forth something, new, exciting and progressive. How can you forget UKG rearing it's mischievous, bumping head or even that behemoth they call EDM taking over the minds of millions around the world. From the Summer Of Love, where acid house and ecstasy reigned supreme, to the birth of techno in light of political and social oppression. We've experienced not only a wealth of incredible electronic music over the last 40 years or so, we've seen it spur on cultural movements and define the lives of generations.
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