100 Favourite 00s Instrumentals

  1. Studio – Out There
  2. Archigram – Carnaval
  3. Ryan Teague – Prelude 1
  4. Duplex – Late Night Cycling
  5. Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Rubicon
  6. Akufen – Skidoos
  7. Justice – Genesis
  8. Broadcast – Dave’s Dream
  9. Royksopp – Royksopp’s Night Out
  10. Hystereo – Winters In The City
  11. Chaz Jankel – Call Me (Bonus Dub)
  12. Daft Punk – Aerodynamic
  13. Plone – On My Bus
  14. I:Cube – Chicago Sur Seine
  15. The Avalanches – Live At Dominoes
  16. Burial – Raver
  17. Jona – Yellowstone
  18. Luomo – Synkro
  19. Ulrich Schnauss – On My Own
  20. Doves – Firesuite (Noise Version)
  21. Vitalic – You Prefer Cocaine
  22. Boards Of Canada – Sunshine Recorder
  23. Rufige Kru – Beachdrifta
  24. Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Penthouse Serenade
  25. The Streets – Streets Score
  26. Primal Scream – MBV Arkestra
  27. LFO – Blown
  28. GusGus – Attention
  29. u-Ziq – Johnny Maastricht
  30. Booka Shade – Mandarine Girl
  31. Slagmalsklubben – Sponsored By Destiny
  32. Digitonal – Ana Kata
  33. Wax Stag – Short Road
  34. Kraftwerk – Chrono
  35. Lemon Jelly – ‘90 aka Man Like Me
  36. Bent – Exercise 1
  37. Boards Of Canada – Amo Bishop Roden
  38. Ellen Allien – Open
  39. Laurent Garnier – The Man With The Red Face
  40. Hudson Mohawke – Trace
  41. Air – Radian
  42. Alan Braxe & Kris Menace – Lumberjack
  43. David Holmes – 69 Police
  44. Ellen Allien & Apparat – Do Not Break
  45. Juan Atkins – Idea 1
  46. Delia Gonzales & Gavin Russom – Relevee
  47. Drexciya – C To The Power Of X + C To The Power Of X = MM = Unknown
  48. Mylo – Muscle Cars
  49. Wookie – Scrappy
  50. Richard X – Rock Jacket
  51. Zongamin – Jungle Shiver aka J Shivers Theme
  52. Solenoid – Suspiriorum
  53. Jaguar Woman – Dance Of Energies
  54. Mogwai – 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong
  55. Ame – Rej
  56. Max Sedgley – Happy
  57. luke.envoy – Gamma
  58. Secret Circuit – Roll
  59. Patrick Alavi – Power
  60. Roots Manuva – Highest Grade Dub
  61. Meanderthals – Andromeda (Prelude To The Future)
  62. Surkin – White Knight Two
  63. Lifelike & Kris Menace – Discopolis
  64. Simian Mobile Disco – Scott
  65. Audio Bullys – Face In A Cloud
  66. Joy Orbison – Wet Look
  67. Plaid – Squance
  68. Scan X – The Soul
  69. Dexter – D-Funked
  70. Way Out West – The Fall
  71. Flying Lotus – Parisian Goldfish
  72. Gonzales – Real Motherfuckin’ Music
  73. Sasha & Darren Emerson – Scorchio (Late Nite Dub)
  74. Funk D’Void – Diabla
  75. M83 – Couleurs
  76. Stacey Pullen – Vertigo
  77. Cosmos – Take Me With You
  78. Casino Versus Japan – It’s Very Sunny
  79. Yonderboi – A Thousand Bells
  80. Thomas Fehlmann – Gratis
  81. Strategy – Future Rock
  82. The Presets – Aeons
  83. Reverso 68 – Piece Together (Part 1)
  84. John Tejada & Arian Leviste – Faux Obsolete
  85. Vitalic – Fanfares
  86. Philippe Cam – Unicef Christmas Card
  87. Sasha – Fundamental
  88. The Other People Place – You Said You Want Me
  89. Midwest Product – Still Love In The Midwest
  90. Orbital – Meltdown
  91. Cassius – Au Reve
  92. Deadly Avenger – Day One
  93. Wiley – Shanghai
  94. SI Futures – Eurostar
  95. Fairmont – Gazebo
  96. Cobblestone Jazz – Dump Truck
  97. DJ Bone – Knowhere
  98. Kerrier District – Disclix
  99. Pearson Sound – Wad
  100. Mr. Scruff – Sweet Smoke

Listen to the list via YouTube playlist (98 full tracks available as I write this – ‘69 Police’ and ‘Chrono’ are represented by a live ‘cover version’ by another act and a live extract respectively)

That’s the first of five end-of-decade music lists I’ve written focussing just on tracks. It’s taken a while to put together including the mixes (see below), uploading the tracks to YouTube that weren’t already on there and the proposed subsite designed to link all the lists together nicely. But I’m hoping to get the other lists out by the end of the month still…

The Instrumentals Mix

To go with the list and YouTube playlist there’s an epic 3 part mix featuring all of the 100 plus a few extra tunes that just missed out. Just follow the zshare links to listen online or download the audio.

00-09 Instrumentals Part 1 (of 3)
 Simian Mobile Disco – Scott (2007)
Lemon Jelly – Man Like Me (2005)
Zongamin – Jungle Shiver (2003)
Gang Gang Dance – Dust (2008)
Subway – Sexy Moments (2001)
Gonzales – Real Motherfuckin’ Music (2000)
Flying Lotus – Parisian Goldfish (2008)
GusGus – Attention (2003)
Max Sedgley – Happy (2003)
The Detroit Experiment – Think Twice (2003)
Mylo – Muscle Cars (2004)
Stacey Pullen – Vertigo (2000)
Reverso 68 – Piece Together (Part 2) (2004)
Lifelike & Kris Menace – Discopolis (2005)
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Penthouse Serenade (2000)
Justice – Genesis (2007)
Richard X – Rock Jacket (2003)
Deadly Avenger – Day One (2001)
Chaz Jankel – Call Me (Bonus Dub) (2005)
Luomo – Synkro (2000)
Subeena – Boksd (2009)
Delia Gonzales & Gavin Russom – Relevee (2006)
Air – Radian (2001)
Digitonal – Ana Kata (2008)
The Karminsky Experience Inc. – Departures (2003)
Prefuse 73 – Perverted Undertone (2003)
David Holmes – 69 Police (2000)
Boards Of Canada – Sunshine Recorder (2002)
Meanderthals – Andromeda (Prelude To The Future) (2009)
Röyksopp – Röyksopp’s Night Out (2001)
Roots Manuva – Highest Grade Dub (2002)
Primal Scream – MBV Arkestra (2000)
Cassius – Au Rêve (2002)

00-09 Instrumentals Part 2 (of 3)
 The Streets – Street Score (2002)
Wookie – Scrappy (2000)
Pearson Sound – Wad (2009)
Audio Bullys – Face In A Cloud (2003)
Daft Punk – Aerodynamic (2001)
Wax Stag – Short Road (2007)
Kerrier District – Disclix (2004)
Archigram – Carnaval (2003)
Patrick Alavi – Power (2004)
Akufen – Skidoos (2002)
M83 – Couleurs (2008)
Alan Braxe & Kris Menace – Lumberjack (2007)
The Avalanches – Live At Dominoes (2000)
Mr. Scruff – Sweetsmoke (2002)
Ellen Allien & Apparat – Do Not Break (2006)
Plaid – Squance (2001)
Midwest Product – Still Love In The Midwest (2002)
Burial – Raver (2007)
Fairmont – Gazebo (2006)
Strategy – Future Rock (2007)
Âme – Rej (2005)
Sasha – Fundamental (2002)
Booka Shade – Mandarin Girl (2005)
Jona – Yellowstone (2006)
Cobblestone Jazz – Dump Truck (2006)
Slagsmålsklubben – Sponsored By Destiny (2007)
I:Cube – Chicago Sur Seine (2005)
DJ Bone – Knowhere (2007)
LFO – Blown (2003)
Thomas Fehlmann – Gratis (2002)
John Tejada & Arian Leviste – Faux Obsolete (2003)
Sebo K – Horizons (2006)
Duplex – Late Night Cycling (2002)
The Other People Place – You Said You Want Me (2001)
Juan Atkins – Idea 1 (2004)
Drexciya – C To The Power Of X + C To The Power Of X = MM = Unknown (1999)

00-09 Instrumentals Part 3 (of 3)
 Philippe Cam – Unicef Christmas Card (2002)
Chemical Brothers – Electronic Battle Weapon 5 (2001)
Funk D’Void – Diabla (2001)
Cosmos – Take Me With You (2002)
Sasha & Darren Emerson – Scorchio! (2000)
Ellen Allien – Open (2003)
Surkin – White Knight Two (2008)
Way Out West – The Fall (2000)
Laurent Garnier – The Man With The Red Face (2000)
Vitalic – Fanfares (2004)
Solenoid – Suspiriorum (2004)
Wiley – Shanghai (2003)
Joy Orbison – Wet Look (2009)
Secret Circuit – Roll (2009)
luke.envoy – Gamma (2006)
Ryan Teague – Prelude 1 (2005)
Dexter – D-Funked (2005)
SI Futures – Eurostar (2002)
Scan X – The Soul (2002)
Hystereo – Winters In The City (2004)
Jaguar Woman – Dance Of Energies (2006)
Vitalic – You Prefer Cocaine (2001)
Ulrich Schnauss – On My Own (2003)
Kraftwerk – Chrono (2003)
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Rubicon (2003)
The Presets – Aeons (2008)
Boards Of Canada – Amo Bishop Roden (2000)
Yonderboi – A Thousand Bells (2000)
Bent – Exercise One (2000)
Studio – Out There (2006)
Rufige Kru – Beachdrifta (2001)
Commix – Be True (2007)
Cut La Roc – Freeze (2000)
u-Ziq – Johnny Maastricht (2003)
Broadcast – Dave’s Dream (2000)
Orbital – Meltdown (2001)
Mogwai – 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong (2001)
Doves – Firesuite (Noise Version) (2000)
Hudson Mohawke – Trace (2007)
Casino Vs Japan – It’s Very Sunny (2000)
Plone – On My Bus (1999)
Aphex Twin – Nanou 2 (2001)

All that and still no Lindstrom & Prins Thomas or Villalobos – how uncool. I admit there’s a huge amount of genres (no metal or heavy rock, not much if any MC-less hip-hop, nothing from Asia or Africa or Central & South America…tut tut), subgenres and important figures missing but there always will be. It’s a personal list with many of the entries holding high sentimental value.

Remixes have not been included as I’ll be listing (and mixing) those separately. I’ve allowed the late Nite Dub of ‘Scorchio’ though because it’s a mix by the original tracks’s own co-producer.

A few of the tracks here DO contain vocals but only brief recurring samples or just lines too brief, minimal or undiscernable (e.g. the choir on Ryan Teague’s ‘Prelude 1′) to really qualify as actual written songs that would merit an entry on a lyrics website or whatever.

At least two of the tracks were originally released in 1999. Plone’s ‘On My Bus’ is taken from their album ‘For Beginner Piano’ released in September 1999. September is my personal cut-off point – anything released before then wouldn’t qualify e.g. no Isolee ‘Beau Mot Plage’. The Drexciya track is from their album Neptune’s Lair released at the very end of the 90s – too late to ever be considered for inclusion on the vast majority of 90s lists probably even now. They just feel more right on a 00s list than a 90s list to me…if we are to divide periods of time in this way (logic and reason aside).

A further rule prevents the same artist appearing more than three times in the list and I’ve not included more than one track from the same album or EP – so a lot of great stuff missed out just because it wasn’t my favourite track on the album.

December 7th, 2009 by Steve as Music, mp3, youtube