So over the weekend I finally sat down and did something I'd been intending to do for a year and a half, or longer, which is:
 
Generation Ecstasy
A 6CD "box set" based on Simon Reynolds' book
 
Disc One
1.      Kraftwerk: “Trans Europe Express” (6:52)
2.      Donna Summer: “I Feel Love (12 Inch Extended Mix)” (8:13)
3.      Loose Joints: “Is It All Over My Face (Larry Levan Mix)” (6:56)
4.      The It: “Donnie (Ron Hardy Mix)” (8:09)
5.      Pierre’s Pfantasy Club: “Dream Girl (Ralph Rosario Mix)” (8:49)
6.      Rythim Is Rythim: “Strings of Life” (6:05)
7.      Photon Inc.: “Generate Power (Wild Pitch Mix)” (8:46)
8.      Ten City: “Devotion” (6:51)
9.      Lil Louis & the World: “French Kiss (The Original Underground Mix)” (5:18)
10.  M/A/R/R/S: “Pump Up the Volume” (4:06)
11.  A Guy Called Gerald: “Voodoo Ray” (4:24)
12.  Happy Mondays: “Step On” (5:17)
 
Disc Two
1.      Nightmares on Wax: “Aftermath” (4:36)
2.      Unique 3: “The Theme (Unique Chill Mix)” (7:30)
3.      Nicolette: “Waking Up Remix” (5:01)
4.      Beltram: “Energy Flash” (5:47)
5.      T99: “Anasthasia” (4:35)
6.      Shaft: “Roobarb & Custard (Dr. Trip & Bob Bolts Mix)” (5:42)
7.      A Hippy, a Homeboy & a Funky Dread: “Total Confusion” (3:53)
8.      Messiah: “There Is No Law” (3:59)
9.      NRG: “I Need Your Lovin’” (4:00)
10.  SL2: “On a Ragga Tip” (5:06)
11.  The House Crew: “Euphoria (Nino’s Dream)” (6:46)
12.  DHS: “House of God” (7:39)
13.  Hardkiss: “3 Nudes (Having Sax on Acid)” (8:23)
14.  Juno Reactor: “High Energy Protons” (6:28)
 
Disc Three
1.      Aphex Twin: “Analogue Bubblebath 1” (4:46)
2.      The Grid: “Floatation” (5:31)
3.      Orbital: “Halcyon + On + On” (9:27)
4.      The Age of Love: “The Age of Love (Watch Out for Stella Club Mix)” (6:46)
5.      Acen: “Close Your Eyes (Optikonfusion!)” (6:03)
6.      DJ Hype: “Weird Energy” (4:54)
7.      Nasty Habits: “Here Come the Drumz” (5:08)
8.      Underground Resistance: “Jupiter Jazz” (4:32)
9.      Drexciya: “The Bubble Metropolis” (6:56)
10.  F.U.S.E.: “F.U. 2” (5:50)
11.  Carl Craig: “At Les” (8:06)
12.  Dark Comedy: “War of the Worlds” (6:37)
 
Disc Four
1.      Resilient: “1.2” (8:37)
2.      Renegade ft. Ray Keith: “The Terrorist” (6:03)
3.      Phuture Assassins: “Roots ’n’ Future” (5:54)
4.      Shy FX & UK Apachi: “Original Nuttah” (5:13)
5.      Bjork: “Cover Me” (2:06)
6.      Bjork: “Cover Me (Dillinja Mix)” (6:22)
7.      Sperminator: “No Woman Allowed” (3:35)
8.      Party Animals: “Have You Ever Been Mellow” (3:08)
9.      Hixxy & Sharky: “Toytown” (4:47)
10.  Tilt!: “Hell-E-Copter” (6:25)
11.  The Horrorist: “One Night in N.Y.C.” (4:14)
12.  Wink: “Higher State of Consciousness (Tweekin’ Acid Funk Mix)” (6:15)
13.  The Crystal Method: “Busy Child (Club Mix)” (7:27)
14.  Tricky: “Aftermath” (7:38)
 
Disc Five
1.      Depth Charge: “Depth Charge” (5:47)
2.      DJ Shadow: “Lost & Found (S.F.L)” (10:06)
3.      DJ Vadim: “Headz Still Ain’t Ready” (5:55)
4.      Gravediggaz: “Diary of a Madman” (4:33)
5.      Ghostface Killah: “Daytona 500” (4:40)
6.      Omni Trio: “Renegade Snares (Foul Play VIP Mix)” (6:31)
7.      Apollo 2: “Atlantis (I Need You) (L.T.J Bukem Remix)” (7:26)
8.      Alex Reese: “Pulp Fiction” (6:13)
9.      Roni Size & DJ Die: “Music Box” (5:10)
10.  DJ Zinc: “Super Sharp Shooter” (6:41)
11.  Trace & Nico: “Squadron” (7:24)
12.  µ-Ziq, “Hasty Boom Alert” (5:14)
 
Disc Six
1.      Burger-Ink: “Twelve Miles High” (11:22)
2.      Luke Vibert: “Music Called Jazz” (5:22)
3.      Mouse on Mars: “Saturday Night Worldcup Fieber” (4:21)
4.      We: “Magnesium Flares” (7:00)
5.      Alec Empire: “Hard Like It’s a Pose” (3:29)
6.      The Bucketheads: “The Bomb!” (5:29)
7.      Daft Punk: “Da Funk” (5:29)
8.      Underworld: “Rez” (9:57)
9.      Green Velvet: “The Stalker (I Am Losing My Mind)” (10:02)
10.  The Fabulous Baker Boys: “Oh Boy” (4:41)
11.  The Chemical Brothers: “The Private Psychedelic Reel” (9:28)
 
(special thanks to Mike Daddino)