Björk - Pluto | 1997

Björk co-produced this track with Mark Bell from LFO and I think it’s probably the most industrial techno version of Björk that I heard when I first started listening to her in my teens. An aggressive punch from the kick punctuates a generally noisy and abrasive composition. Björk sings, "Excuse me, but I just have to explode, this body." It’s an exorcism in a track.

‍

‍

Miss Kittin and The Hacker - Flexibility | 1999

I discovered electro indirectly through Miss Kittin (and maybe Afrika Bambaataa), so I find it difficult to choose my most favourite and influential Kittin-associated track. 'Flexibility' was the first track I heard that married that Italo-disco-Moroder-synth with squelchy electro beats, topped off with her distorted lo-fi deadpan vox. I think this is why electroclash was so exciting - there is so much occurring in a track derived from various corners of the music scene. It has a punk kinda energy that I embrace.

‍

Capricorn - 20 Hz | 1993

I get tingles on my neck just thinking about this track being played on a big ass, quality rig. Ah! Crystalline marimba meets thundering tribal drums and a progressive bass line that you can picture yourself riding. A perpetual anthem that will always elevate your audience to great heights.

‍

Orbital - Lush 3-2 | 1992

Sensual Hardcore Techno Rave. Orbital are a root for so much of the music I love and I can hear how this particular track has influenced so much of what I like to DJ, from harder faster techno, to the acids and even some EBM!

‍

Claude Young  - Nocturnal | 1995

I first saw Claude Young at a rave in Melbourne and was pretty obsessed. Not only do I feel validated by the title of this track, the steady bubbling acid and panning hi hats busy your brain whilst you’re being battered by the kick. It’s such a jam!