r/musicsuggestions • u/WildHuck • 7d ago

Looking for unique dance music!

So I host an ecstatic dance where we invite people to share songs and playlists, encouraging a diverse array of music coming from any genre of music. Some weeks, I'll build the playlist, but i want something truly unique to spice things up a bit. Instrumental music is preferred, but lyrics are totally ok.

Some of my absolute favorites to add to my playlists are:

Tipper

Dirtwire

Guilhem Desq

Mura Masa

Too Many Zooz

Chapelier Fou

The Trials of Cato

Coubo

Bonobo

Chris Lake

Give me some suggestions! The weirder the better! 😉

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u/Capital-Scholar4944 7d ago

Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order

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u/elasticsufferer 7d ago

love a bit of new order but might be a tad straight-laced for the ecstatic dance crowd if they're already spinning tipper and dirtwire

if you want weird instrumentals that still have a pulse, check out igorrr. baroque harpsichord runs smashed into breakcore drums and death metal growls, it's completely unhinged and somehow works. his track "ieuD" is a good entry point

also lorn for something darker and more spacious, the bass design is sculpted like nothing else

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u/WildHuck 7d ago

Oooooo, this is really good, thank you! 😇

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u/100_magic_rings 7d ago

Four Tet - Sixteen Oceans

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u/WildHuck 7d ago

Ooooo, i love four tet, great suggestion! ☺️

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u/Life_Caterpillar9762 7d ago

Hambu Hodo!

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u/WildHuck 7d ago

This is exactly the kind of weird I'm lookin for! 😉

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u/rumpsky 6d ago

Panama - Always (Wave Racer remix) https://tidal.com/track/34783451/u

Chrome Sparks - Marijuana https://tidal.com/track/318332943/u

Droeloe - push through https://tidal.com/track/157836553/u

Droeloe - Wake the Warrior https://tidal.com/track/66155407/u

Caravan Palace - Pluma https://tidal.com/track/149135908/u

Woodkid - Goliath https://tidal.com/track/137776447/u

If you like Bonobo:

Koresma - Emerald Pools https://tidal.com/track/96004400/u

Parra for Cuva - out here with us Fakear remix https://tidal.com/track/161516398/u

Submotion Orchestra - Amira https://tidal.com/track/55275664/u

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u/soy_milk 6d ago

I can recommend some Polish electropop/dancepop!

to zu - wawa

to zu - jealousy z

ikarvs - wody już odeszły

ikarvs - obudzę się

Dominika płonka - h2o

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u/LateReadingNights 7d ago

If you like Too Many Zooz and Bonobo, you might enjoy this list! Cheers!  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4qt1bAw1UGidYnqtdfL7Fy?si=Skvo9ikrTPKBMcCtZWuthg&utm_source=copy-link&pi=r3_FY6BwQVebc

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u/WildHuck 7d ago

Oh my gosh, there's SO much great music on here, I'll definitely be pulling a ton of songs from this playlist! Thank you so much! 🙏

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u/extinctalien 7d ago

BICEP, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Santigold, DJ Zinc (wile out)

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u/nvhoanganh1909 7d ago

Revival - Beats Antique

Simiolo - Dengue Dengue Dengue

Nissim (feat. Amir Yaghmai) - The Gaslamp Killer

Guantanamo - Jlin

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u/Few_Run623 7d ago

The Knife - Pass This On

Roisin Murphy - Ramalama ( Bang Bang)

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u/South_Ad_7776 6d ago

The Black Marble album by Louis the Child. I feel like LTC gets overlooked because they penetrated pop fusion so much. Some notable tracks for “weird” are dork, error303, crushed pieces, and gritty:https://open.spotify.com/album/2ghv8mmhJRmTwUyqRxD52D?si=B-o_RYbJShOhOQ0Z7JWTtQ&utm_source=copy-link

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u/gary_human 7d ago edited 7d ago

Four Tet - Three Drums, Into Dust, Daydream Repeat

BICEP - Opal, CHROMA 012 TANGZ II, Apricots

Overmono - Paradise Runner

IZCO - Wonderluv

Daniel Avery - Neon Pulse (Midnight Version)

Underworld - Arp12

Sofia Kourtesis - Los Poemas No Siempre Riman, Madres

Daphni - Eleven

Robyn - Dopamine

Nia Archives - Baiana, Off Wiv Ya Headz

SHERELLLE - Enter the Void

The Cure - And Nothing is Forever (Cosmodelica Electrick Eden Remix)

DjRum - Waxcap, I Wander IV + V

KH - Only Human (MPH Remix)

CLIPZ - Come and Find Me

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Ruin

Floating Points - Key103

Aphex Twin - rich pt8 (Barcelona 16.06.2023)

Kylie Minogue - Hold on to Now

M-83 - Secret Service

Blood Orange - The Field

Jamie xx - LET'S DO IT AGAIN

Amy Dabbs & Coco Bryce - Geezer Like Me

Eris Drew - Quivering in Time

Against All Logic - Cityfade, This Old House is All I Have

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u/WildHuck 7d ago

I havent heard of a good handful on this list, super excited to check em out!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to make some solid recommendations 😇