Your favorite Djs/producer

Adam X (he can be a jerk, but he spins a great, minimalist hard techno set), T1000, Frankie Bones, Front242 (Iknow, they're kinda industrial, but they are heavily tied to more mainstream dance music), Josh Wink (Philly represent!), Mike Pickering, Jack Dangers with or without Meat Beat Manifesto, Future Sound of London, Alec Empire... I could probably go on.... I am trying to focus on people who are traditional DJs as well as electronic musicians... I've been away from the club/rave scene (if it even exists anymore) since its heyday, so I have to think back.... I seldom listen to techno and related genres anymore, but I still have a ton of cool records in storage. I still enjoy listening to original 80s techno and electro like cybotron and the undeniable awesomeness of Afrika Bambata

its also hard to deny the English rock/acid-house crossover acts of my youth like Primal Scream and the Mondays

why are these some of my favorites? because I grew up partying to a lot of this music of course... go 90s

I'm not really in on this kind of music scene, but I would say that Daft Punk, are my favourite electronic musicians/dj/producers, whatever. They create great songs, filled with brilliant instrumentation, great electronic stuff, etc., and though they've transitioned lately from really electronic, EDM stuff, to jazzy, fusion, acid stuff, with electronic elements, it's still really good.

I just do NOT get the new stuff. I always said that when I was old I would be that coo dad who was open to all the new music, but I find the new EDM to be just as baffling as the new rock music. Don't grow up, kids. It sucks waking up in the morning every day and seeing a dinosaur in the mirror!

Also, the vibe has changed. With the death of rave culture the whole hippy/cyber-punk feeling has gone and has been replaced with a slicker, more clubby aesthetic. EDM when I was young was this dangerous, outlaw music played in warehouses for illegally assembled crowds and even the legal clubs and events were often raided by the law. I remember one time in 1999 me and a buddy were followed out of an outlaw party in the NJ pine barrens by state troopers ALL THE WAY TO THE PA BORDER! It felt like Bonnie and Clyde. Going out to dance was an act of total rebellion and you would find yourselves in these grimey, desolate places and have the time of your life for awhile. In Philly there was a monthly outlaw called God's Basement that started in an abandoned church basement, but eventually the police got hip to it and it started moving around through catholic schools, churches, any ecclesiastical space they could break into. They had a generator if needed. We would dance all night hoping not to here sirens approaching through the industrial wasteland of Philly's outlying neighborhoods. I was never as into the club thing. Too slick. Not punk enough. I hung out at clubs to get flyers for shows and meet bands and to hopefully catch wind of the next outlaw or if I was lucky pick up the map! The style of cool that EDM is selling is way more consumeristic and socially acceptable now. It used to be grime, raids, uppers and candy. Now its a lot more like modern hiphop with scantily clad little girls, bottles of Crystal and Cartier endorsements for the DJs. I miss the grime and I despise the glamour which probably has a huge psychological impact when I try to listen to the music. It also doesn't help that this is music for drug fueled dancing and I outgrew that behavior over a decade ago.

I should try listen to Garrix or Skrillex as a musician and check my nostalgia at the door.... but I won't

When you were younger? You can be younger than 15? I shouldn't make fun. I got my 1st 45s when I was like 6, but hell if I can remember being that young now or even where I put all my vinyl last time I moved....

"Hope I die before I get old..."

Shit. I forgot to die.

Sid Wilson.

Hehehe...

OK, joking, don't kill me.

Parov Stelar. He does something called Electro Swing, it's pretty impressive. I've been listening to "The Princess" album lately, been getting into it a little bit more and more. Haven't seen his live performances, but I expect them to be thrilling.