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| The song "Clap Your Hands" samples which classic 70s disco constellation? | Dance Music Quiz
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Chic. Few other artists from the disco era have been so frequently sampled as Nile Rodgers' and Bernard Edwards' project Chic.
| This British trance producer/DJ recently released his first own artist album, and has written several music sound tracks, including a big-scale thriller featuring John Travolta. Who is he? | Dance Music Quiz
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Paul Oakenfold. Oakenfold's status has largely diminished in the UK, but he remains one of the big names of dance music in the USA.
Jaques LuCont. Jaques LuCont, better known under his Les Rhythmes Digitales alias, is not French like the others, he's British. Francois Kevorkian is French, although he has lived in the States since the mid-70s.
| They first rose to notoriety with their "What Evil Lurks" EP back in 1991, and had a huge club hit the same year with the anthemic "Charly". Hits over the years have been, among others, "No Good" and "Voodoo People". Who are they? | Dance Music Quiz
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Prodigy. ...and we've all been waiting for another album since 1997's "Fat Of The Land".
| His real first name is Quentin, but he calls himself Norman. He's recorded under the names Beats International, Mighty Dub Katz and Pizzaman. Which alias is he most known by? | Dance Music Quiz
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Fatboy Slim. One of the UK's most wealthiest musicians, he reportedly made more than £7.000.000 in 1999.
| Ben Watt has remixed Sade and Maxwell, among others, but with which duo has he gained the most recognition? | Dance Music Quiz
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Everything But The Girl. 'Everything But The Girl' (Ben Watt and Tracy Thorne) started out with a more organic, melancholic pop sound, before going electronic in the mid 90s.
f. Techno god Richie Hawtin, another bald dance guru, is based there.
| Moby started his musical career in a hardcore punk band. What were they called? | Dance Music Quiz
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Vatican Commandos. Moby later revealed his punk rock past with his "Animal Rights" album.
| What is the title of the Twin Peaks-sampling hit that Moby released in 1995? | Dance Music Quiz
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Go. Let's leave Moby for now.
KLF. Probably the first and last time we'll ever hear country queen Tammy Wynette in a dance track.
| Armand Van Helden collaborated with which 'intellectual' rapper on the track "Full Moon"? | Dance Music Quiz
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Common. Sounding almost like a hip-house revival, "Full Moon" samples Sylvia Striplin's disco classic "Give Me Your Love", with Common laying smooth flows on top of a mid-paced house beat.
| This New Jersey-based duo has remixed luminaries such as Angie Stone, Jody Watley and Mary J Blige, but is best known for their own deep NY garage productions, and their Manhattan nightclub Shelter. What's their 'high-tempered' band name? | Dance Music Quiz
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Blaze. Responsible for classic dance tracks such as "My Beat" and "Do You Remember House?", Josh Milan and Kevin Hedge form the duo Blaze, which have almost become a quality certificate in the house music scene.
| 'Little' Louie Vega and Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales form which production duo? | Dance Music Quiz
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Masters At Work. True legends, with productions spanning over 15 years, and ranging from latin to afrobeat, from hiphop to house, from Brazilian beats to jazz funk.
Sandstorm. Darude's title track to his semi-mainstream release "Sandstorm" has become so overplayed that many DJ's refuse to play it. I personally love the track.
Dark Angel. "Dark Angel" is the only song listed by VNV Nation. When I DJ it is always played within the first half hour. "Till The End Of The World" is by Apoptygma Berzerk, "Mind Phaser" is by Frontline Assembly, and "Strap Me Down" is by Leatherstrip.
Zero. Even though all these bands listed are Christian bands, the only techno band listed is in fact Zero.
The Hacker. She did several CD's under Miss Kitten and The Hacker.
| Now for a Sigue Sigue Sputnik, question since they are partially responsible for the early to mid-eighties electro scene with the release of their debut CD. Which CD is their debut? | Techno,Electronic And Dance Music Variations
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Flaunt it. They were one of the very first electro bands ever and also one of the most unusual. They also were featured on "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and can now be heard on the "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" video game, but were sadly left off of the soundtrack.
New Order. Joy Division helped push the gothic scene alongside bands like The Cure and Bauhaus, but came to a shocking end with the death of their singer. The remaining members went on to form New Order and helped shape the world of synth pop.
Kosheen. Though all are fairly unknown here, Kosheen is the one with the releases of "Hungry" and "Empty Skies".
Kylie Minogue. Kylie teamed up and did "Can't Get You Outa My Head" while New Order played the background music from "Blue Monday", later remixed and released as a DJ only single, "Can't Get Blue Monday Outa My Head". It has become a dancefloor favorite. Orgy covered "Blue Monday" on their debut CD.
Army Of Lovers. Army Of Lovers was the correct answer.
Digital Underground. Digital Underground told us all about the "Humpty Dance"... Humpty! Spelled with an umpty... EU showed us how to do "Da Butt".
Naughty By Nature. Naughty By Nature did the track "O.P.P.".
Sadeness Pt 1. Enigma has released many singles but the first was "Sadeness", of which the CD version is slightly different then the single version.
N Trance. N Trance was one of the first bands to combine electronic and rap music together.
DJ Skribble. The "MTV Music Generator" had DJ Skribble as the spokesperson and appeared in a very funny commercial as well.
Funkmaster Flex. The sequel to the "MTV Music Generator" had Funkmaster Flex as the spokesperson.
Dream FM. He was also a producer; his records included "Feelings of Desire", which he recorded with the late MC Ruff, and "Give Yourself To Me".
DJ Slipmatt. His number plate has the letters SL2 in it.
Scott Brown. "M8" magazine, like "Mixmag", turned its back on the hardcore scene when it went into decline.
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