| Artist | Title | Link |
| Michael Cassette | You Left So Suddenly | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWeKyyyCYYQ |
| Sneaky Sound System | Big (Oliver Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1acqm04yw3E |
| Gouryella | Tenshi (Transa Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSMy57Wvb90 |
| Cinnamon Chasers | Luv Deluxe (Diamond Cut Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQgewPISXzg |
| Underworld | Cowgirl (Tom Davison Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIwK4MyfQGk |
| Double Dee | Shining (Cicada Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQRrwo68L6c |
| Samantha James | Breathe You In (Eric Kupper Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cCiQ3eYGvU |
| Felix Da Housecat | Ready 2 Wear (UTern Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX_aKsGB2yU |
| Tesla Boy | Synchronizing | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IetyndFC8Q |
| Flashworx | One More Night in Tokyo (Odahl Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB5pSeKTkmQ |
| Russ Chimes | All I Need | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBhXO9igtoI |
For the end of 2023 I wanted to make a playlist of songs from what I consider to be one of the best moments in electronic music history. You can go to war with people over the different “golden ages” but for me personally, nothing will ever touch the period of time from 2008 to 2015 where there were hundreds of blogs sharing mp3s and turning people onto new music.
A few shoutouts:
- Hype Machine- This website used to be a reddit of trending music. All different genres clashing together with people creating a living leaderboard of what was the biggest song to hit the blogs
- Tracasseur- These guys rarely posted a song or artist that wasn’t worth listening too
- Et Musique Pour Tous – These guys were delivering deep/tropical house and nu-disco before it was cool
- Honorable Mentions to Aerial Noise, Dodselectro, Valerie, Binary, Discodust
Enjoy the playlist here
| Artist | Title | Link |
| The Midnight | America 2 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVAelZlPop8 |
| Tesla boy | Synchronizing | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IetyndFC8Q |
| 360 | Run Alone (96 Bulls Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3eZl5cRUpQ |
| Sellorekt La Dreams | Yacht | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmdCifglopE |
| Rain Sword | Heart of Light | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kurbs-UWq8 |
| Viceroy | Dream of Bombay (BitFunk) Remix | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhqYtu_WKRg |
| Moony | Dove | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBgip_VOfGQ |
| Moony | Flying Away | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yas85spBTw |
| Michael Cassette | Nevermore | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj6_W4F3__g |
| Samantha James | Breathe You In (Eric Kupper Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cCiQ3eYGvU |
| Evermore | Hey Boys and Girls (Diamond Cut Dub) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ04eN4HFAQ |
| LexiconDon | Heart Attack (Diamond Cut Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9kk6ZSYCME |
| Kamaya Painters | Endless Wave | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D5hE3ol7No |
***Previews of the songs available here https://music.apple.com/th/album/lost-tapes-vol-1/1719129717
Almost exactly 13 years ago (November 29th 2010) today Michael Cassette released his debut album Temporarity. Michael Cassette burst onto the scene with their Anjunabeats double single David/Zeppelin in 2007, but this wasn’t the beginning for this production team.
Before Michael Cassette, Finnish DJ Duo Erkka Lempiäinen and Matti Heininen had several projects, most notably Komytea but also included aliases like Squash84, JC1, Arrants, and Bluehouse Effect. Their first big break came in 2006 when Komytea’s Remix of Keep On by Supermodels from Paris was featured on Anjunabeats Volume 4.
From here Komytea’s catalog of remixes and originals continued to grow, but a spinoff project was born in 2007 with the above mentioned David, their first original track. Michael Cassette would go on to become a staple in the Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep world with countless singles and remixes for the likes of Above & Beyond, Super8 & Tab, BT, and many more.
It felt only fitting to share my favorite Michael Cassette tunes. This list was not easy and could have comprised of every single production.
| Artist | Title | Link |
| Club 84 | Sophie (MC Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3U__bDFB9o |
| Michael Cassette | Shadow’s Movement | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7V_uX1hDuQ |
| OceanLab | Come Home (MC Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBDgkEVfXKA |
| Michael Cassette | Ghost in the Machine | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M20c7mpHSk |
| Michael Cassette | Through the Windows | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7NemYkKjm8 |
| Michael Cassette | Cyan Child | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yZ5K4JIHPs |
| Michael Cassette | Memories | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMItpjjDGXY |
| Michael Cassette | Zeppelin | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48HsjAXa_2s |
| Michael Cassette | Summer | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjUdGeench4 |
| Michael Cassette | Carpe Diem | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ant-dt7OrtU |
And some honorable mentions
| Chris Reece & Dinka | Autumn Leaves (MC Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVxmiLiuflg |
| Komytea | Exit | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWLLNSEaYmY |
| David Lynch | Good Day Today (Erkka Remix) | https://soundcloud.com/erkka/david-lynch-good-day-today |
| Komytea | Professional Killers (Jerome Isma-ae & Daniel Portman Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-lbPbFvFLs |
| Michael Cassette | David (Allende Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1j7YHr2itg |
| Komytea | Afghanistan | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9G-qO8raT0 |
Also, Cassette recently had a live DJ set at The Cove during Anjunadeep Explorations June 6th 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzdjmxdKe0c&t=55s
Tracklist here: https://www.1001tracklists.com/tracklist/wcpj1s1/michael-cassette-the-cove-anjunadeep-explorations-dhermi-albania-2023-06-08.html
| Artist | Title | Link |
| Golden Boy & Miss Kitten | Rippin Kitten | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTYJZtnUuF0 |
| Chemical Brothers | Come With Us (Fatboy Slim Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTuWvM_-EfU |
| DJ Shadow | Changeling | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p–tqVejRvU |
| Blaqk Audio | Snuff on Digital | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi-m3PG2Nlg |
| Crystal Castles | Kerosene | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR2QIJdtgiU |
| Crystal Castles | Sadist | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UXMhJKc-dk |
| Herve | Zombies | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv_Ss8WYtns |
| Fake Blood | Mars | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iODdvJGpfIA |
| Bloc Party | Hunting for Witches (Crystal Castles Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRKgfCiOu3s |
| Pendulum | Granite | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h17WaF6alVY |
| Rusko | Hold on (Sub Focus Remix | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymKDXgHJnMQ |
| Artist | Song | Link |
| Ferry Tayle | L’Acrobat (Andy Blueman Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4HoZxehSKE |
| Lost Tribe | GameMaster | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bboe1FRs2nI |
| Rank 1 | Airwave (ATB Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQlE7EoAibA |
| Minimalistix | Close Cover | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYNZUeXsgUU&t=60s |
| Aly & Fila vs. Bjorn Akesson | Perfect Red | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeGuSaf2sbQ |
| Saltwater | The Legacy (AlphaZone Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfkGLQTC3GU&list=LL&index=27 |
| Humate | Love Stimulation (Paul Van Dyk Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=632PB_lGL7g |
| Armin Van Buuren | Touch Me | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QYGmaMV3_Y&list=LL&index=61 |
| Super8 & Tab | Perfect Day (Gareth Emery Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgk48iBssSw |
| Super8 & Tab | Bliss | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVXL829Py3M |
| Dash Berlin | Never Cry Again (Jorn Van Deynhoven Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0_HNGBzIME |
| Bjorn Akesson | Xantic (Aly & Fila vs Bjorn Akesson Remix) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1C9Zuh-sLw |
My most listened to songs in April of 2021
| Artist | Title |
| Bonnie McKee | American Girl (Oliver Remix) |
| Club 84 | Sophie (Michael Cassette Remix) |
| Chromatics | Shadow (Maceo Plex Remix) |
| Bobina ft. Betsie Larkin | You Belong To Me (Jorn Van Deynhoven Remix) |
| Smith & Pledger | Forever (Vocal Mix) |
| Darren Hayes | Talk Talk Talk (Penguin Prison Remix) |
| Penguin Prison | A Funny Thing (Monarchy Remix) |
| Passion Pit | Eyes as Candles |
| Steve Perry | Foolish Heart |
| Kenny Chesney | All The Pretty Girls |
| Dua Lipa | Love Again |
| Gareth Emery | Sansa |
| Jeanne Mas | Johnny, Johnny |
| Pokemon Silver/Gold/Crystal | National Park |
My 15 most listened songs in January, 2020
| Artist | Song | |
| Kaste | Desert Eagle | |
| Mitch Murder feat. Kristine | Feel the Air | |
| SelloRekT/LA Dreams | Yacht | |
| Power Dress | Constellations | |
| Trevor Something | Enjoy The Silence | |
| Fear of Tigers | The Adventures of Pippi Longstrump | Human Contact Remix |
| Dynatron | The Pulsating Nebula | |
| Star Sailor | Four to the Floor | Thin White Duke Remix |
| M83 | Midnight City | Alcala Remix |
| 4 Strings | Turn It Around | Sandler Instrumental Mix |
| Lazerhawk | Arrival | Mitch Murder Remix |
| ED. | Starcruiser | |
| Lustral | Everytime | Nalin & Kane Remix |
After much thought, pain, and indecisiveness, I have finally put together my top 100 favorite electronic tracks released from 2010-2019. This was not an easy task. This decade offered so many tunes, and so many deserve to be on this list.
***UPDATE*** A good friend has put the majority of these tracks on a soundcloud playlist. Cheers to RV
1-100 Below.
| Artist | Title | Year | Genre | |
| 1 | Crystal Castles | Vietnam | 2010 | Electronic |
| 2 | Electric Youth | Fade Away | 2011 | Electropop |
| 3 | Impulsive Drive | Blue Skies (Bjorn Akesson Remix) | 2011 | Trance |
| 4 | Hey Champ | Cold Dust Girl | 2010 | Electropop |
| 5 | Yelle | Que Veux Tu (Madeon Remix) | 2011 | Electropop |
| 6 | Way Out West | The Gift (Gui Boratto Remix) | 2010 | Progressive House |
| 7 | Grum | Turn It Up | 2010 | Electropop |
| 8 | Filo & Peri | This Night (Max Graham Remix) | 2010 | Trance |
| 9 | Above and Beyond | Thing Called Love (Album Mix) | 2011 | Trance |
| 10 | Netsky | Memory Lane | 2010 | Drum N Bass |
| 11 | Com Truise | Glawio | 2011 | Synthwave |
| 12 | Penguin Prison | The Worse It Gets (RAC Remix) | 2011 | Electropop |
| 13 | All We Are | Let EM Riot | 2011 | Electropop |
| 14 | Grum | U | 2015 | Progressive House |
| 15 | M’Black | Heartbreak (Diamond Cut Remix) | 2010 | Synthwave |
| 16 | Mille | Crysteena (Fear of Tigers Remix) | 2010 | Synthwave |
| 17 | Carpenter Brut | Looking for Tracy Tzu | 2013 | Synthwave |
| 18 | Viceroy | Dream of Bombay (Bufi Remix) | 2013 | Tropical House |
| 19 | Michael Cassette | Ghost in the Machine | 2010 | Progressive House |
| 20 | Ratata | Clarence (Montauk Remix) | 2010 | Progressive House |
| 21 | Dash Berlin | Never Cry Again (Jorn Van Deynhoven Remix) | 2010 | Trance |
| 22 | Tiesto | Feel It In My Bones | 2010 | Trance |
| 23 | Crystal Castles | Suffocation | 2010 | Electronic |
| 24 | Holy Ghost | Wait and See (Flight Facilities Remix) | 2011 | NuDisco |
| 25 | Gareth Emery | Sanctuary | 2010 | Trance |
| 26 | Super 8 Tab with 7 Skies | Rubicon (Yotto Remix) | 2015 | Progressive House |
| 27 | Visitor | Coming Home | 2012 | Electropop |
| 28 | Lessov | Skyscraper | 2010 | Progressive House |
| 29 | Way Out West | The Gift (Logistics Remix) | 2010 | Drum N Bass |
| 30 | Droid Bishop | Lost In System 7 | 2013 | Synthwave |
| 31 | Samantha James | Waves of Change (Kaskade Remix) | 2010 | Progressive house |
| 32 | Bobina & Betsie Larkin | You Belong to Me (Jorn Van Deynhoven Remix) | 2011 | Trance |
| 33 | Bondax | Giving It All | 2013 | NuDisco |
| 34 | Tesla Boy | Dream Machine (Silent Gloves Remix) | 2014 | Synthwave |
| 35 | Michael Cassette | Through The Windows | 2010 | Progressive House |
| 36 | Crystal Castles | Celestica | 2010 | Electropop |
| 37 | The Naked and Famous | Young Blood (Sound of Arrows Remix) | 2013 | Electropop |
| 38 | Neon Indian | Halogen (I Could Be A Shadow) | 2011 | Chillwave |
| 39 | Visitor | Love (Club Edit) | 2010 | Synthwave |
| 40 | Washed Out | Great Escape | 2013 | Chillwave |
| 41 | Way Out West | We Love Machine (FM Attack Remix) | 2010 | Synthwave |
| 42 | ED. | Wherever You Are | 2016 | French House |
| 43 | Hey Champ | Face Control | 2010 | Electropop |
| 44 | Chilly Gonzalez | You Can Dance (Gemini Club Remix) | 2011 | Electropop |
| 45 | Grum | Through The Night | 2010 | Electropop |
| 46 | Memoryhouse | To The Light House (MillionYoung Remix) | 2013 | Chillwave |
| 47 | Electric Youth | Right Back to You | 2011 | Electropop |
| 48 | The Golden Filter | Hide Me | 2010 | Electropop |
| 49 | Visitor | RNB | 2012 | Synthwave |
| 50 | Du Tonc | Darkness | 2013 | Electropop |
| 51 | Olympic Ayres | Magic (Luke Million Remix) | 2013 | Synthwave |
| 52 | Cut Copy | Need You Now | 2011 | Electropop |
| 53 | Roosevelt | Fever | 2016 | Electropop |
| 54 | Darius | Hot Hands | 2014 | Chillwave |
| 55 | Tourist | Placid Acid | 2012 | Chillwave |
| 56 | Rain Sword | Heart of Light | 2012 | Synthwave |
| 57 | The Midnight | Los Angeles | 2014 | Synthwave |
| 58 | Alexander Popov | Vapour Trails (Shingo Nakamura Remix) | 2010 | Progressive House |
| 59 | Home Video | Every Love That Ever Was (Montauk Remix) | 2010 | Progressive House |
| 60 | Super8 Tab | Bliss | 2010 | Trance |
| 61 | George & Jonathan | Jamn | 2014 | Synthwave |
| 62 | The Midnight | Sunset | 2016 | Synthwave |
| 63 | Temper Trap | Fader (Adam Freeland Remix) | 2010 | Electro House |
| 64 | Cosmonaut Grechko | Headphone girl | 2012 | Synthwave |
| 65 | Holy Ghost | Changing of the Guard | 2013 | Electropop |
| 66 | Above and Beyond | Love is Not Enough | 2011 | Trance |
| 67 | Washed Out | Eyes Be Closed | 2011 | Chillwave |
| 68 | Penguin Prison | Don’t Fuck With My Money (Penguin Prison Club Remix) | 2011 | Electropop |
| 69 | Moonboots | C.Y.S. | 2014 | NuDisco |
| 70 | Droid Bishop | In My Delorean | 2014 | Synthwave |
| 71 | Blaqk Audio | First to Love | 2016 | Electropop |
| 72 | FM Attack | Lost Angeles | 2013 | Synthwave |
| 73 | Darren Hayes | Talk Talk Talk (Penguin Prison Remix) | 2011 | Electropop |
| 74 | Ellie Goulding | Lights (Fear of Tigers Remix) | 2010 | Synthwave |
| 75 | Visitor | We Leave Tonight | 2016 | Electropop |
| 76 | FM 84 | Running in the night | 2016 | Synthwave |
| 77 | StarSmith | Lesson One | 2011 | Synthwave |
| 78 | Neon Indian | Polish Girl | 2011 | Chillwave |
| 79 | Carpenter Brut | LA Venice Bitch 80’s | 2012 | Synthwave |
| 80 | Panama | Always (Classixx Remix) | 2014 | Electropop |
| 81 | Hayden James | Permission To Love | 2013 | Chillwave |
| 82 | Crystal Castles | Intimate | 2010 | Electronic |
| 83 | Carpenter Brut | Paradise Warfare | 2015 | Synthwave |
| 84 | Breakbot | One Out of Two (Oliver Remix) | 2012 | NuDisco |
| 85 | Man Without Country | Closet Addicts Anonymous | 2012 | ShoeGaze |
| 86 | Fear of Tigers | Revenge of the Tripods | 2012 | Synthwave |
| 87 | Electric Youth | Faces | 2011 | Electropop |
| 88 | Goldroom | Angeles (Acquarium Remix) | 2011 | NuDisco |
| 89 | Yuksek | On a Train (The Magician Remix) | 2011 | NuDisco |
| 90 | Sneaky Sound system | Big (Oliver Remix) | 2011 | NuDisco |
| 91 | DaftSide | Beyond | 2013 | French House |
| 92 | Envotion | The Last Wave | 2011 | Progressive House |
| 93 | FM Attack | Magic | 2013 | Synthwave |
| 94 | Deadmau5 | Polaris | 2017 | Progressive House |
| 95 | Moonwalk | Miami Hell | 2013 | Progressive House |
| 96 | DGTO | Moonrise | 2012 | Electro House |
| 97 | The Swiss | Elouisa | 2013 | NuDisco |
| 98 | Washed Out | It All Feels Right | 2013 | Chillwave |
| 99 | Penguin Prison | Fair Warning (Penguin Prison Club Remix) | 2011 | NuDisco |
| 100 | Above and Beyond | Alchemy | 2011 | Trance |
| HM | Crystal Castles | Sadist | 2016 | Electronic |
| HM | Gareth Emery | Long Way Home | 2014 | Progressive House |
| HM | Crystal Castles | Affection | 2012 | Electronic |
| HM | Washed Out | Amor Fati | 2011 | Chillwave |
| HM | FM Attack | Corazon | 2013 | Synthwave |
| HM | M.O.O.N. | Dust | 2015 | Synthwave |
| HM | Mega Drive | I Am The Program | 2013 | Synthwave |
| HM | Holy Ghost | It Must Be The Weather | 2013 | Electropop |
| HM | Grum | Lose Control | 2019 | Progressive House |
| HM | Holy Ghost | Okay | 2013 | Electropop |
| HM | Miike Snow | Paddling Out | 2012 | Electropop |
| HM | Grum | Running | 2019 | Progressive House |
| HM | Fear of Tigers | Secret Library of the Orchard Room | 2016 | Synthwave |
| HM | LazerHawk | So Far Away | 2012 | Synthwave |
| HM | Silent Gloves | So Real | 2013 | Synthwave |
| HM | The Golden Filter | Solid Gold | 2010 | Electropop |
| HM | Washed Out | You and I | 2011 | Chillwave |
| HM | Tegan and Sara | Alligator (Kevin St. Croix Remix) | 2010 | Electro House |
| HM | Housse De Racket | Roman (Oliver Remix) | 2011 | NuDisco |
| HM | Penguin Prison | Golden Train (Penguin Prison Remix) | 2011 | NuDisco |
*HM denotes honorable mention
- Crystal Castles – Vietnam — Crystal Castles is loved by many and hated by many. This song claimed the #1 spot because it is timeless. The song gets under your skin, it makes you feel uncomfortable. It is haunting, addicting, and one of the best original pieces of electronic music ever written.
- Electric Youth – Fade Away — A simple song. Nothing over the top, no intense sound layering, just a catchy tune that you can not stop singing/humming. Electric Youth ditched this sound for a more dramatic, slow vibe, something that I wish did not happen.
- Impulsive Drive – Blue Skies(Bjorn Akesson) — Trance to the average listener sounds the same. Fast BPM, similar synths, but this track I always come back too. Bjorn Akesson took the original version of this song and made it into a masterpiece.
- Hey Champ – Cold Dust Girl — From the very beginning of this song, you are hooked. Electropop catchy goodness, a song I would love to hear in a live setting.
- Yelle – Que Veux Tu (Madeon) — If you hadn’t heard of Madeon in 2010, you for sure have heard of him now. This song was peak Madeon – Happy, uplifting, and the ending comes too quick. I miss this Madeon.
- Way Out West – The Gift (Gui Boratto) — An old classic was given a fresh new take thanks to Brazil’s Gui Boratto. A great song to play late at night when things wind down. Relaxing but engaging.
- Grum – Turn it up — Here is electric youth again. This song screams 80’s, and is as catchy as Fade Away, if not catchier. Grum has flourished into a progressive house wizard, but the 80’s Grum sound will always be his best.
- Filo & Peri – This Night (Max Graham) — This song was remixed dozens of times, but the Max Graham remix is the best of the lot. The breakdown to buildup with the piano makes this song timeless.
- Above & Beyond – Thing Called Love (Album Mix) – Group Therapy was Above & Beyond’s Sophomore album, and it stacked up to Tri-State very well. So many songs on this album are memorable, but Thing Called Love will go down as one of the best contemporary vocal trance songs of the decade.
- Netsky – Memory Lane — I do not listen to drum n bass a lot, but this track defies genres. The synths in this song are awesome, and this is THE song for highway driving, snowboarding, running, etc.
Happy Jams 