The 100 Greatest IDM Tracks (Fact)

Source: Fact

Wikipedia says "Intelligent dance music (commonly IDM) is a form of electronic music that emerged in the early 1990s. It was originally influenced by developments in underground dance music such as Detroit techno and various breakbeat styles that were emerging in the UK at that time. Stylistically, IDM tended to rely upon individualistic experimentation rather than adhering to musical characteristics associated with specific genres of dance music".

Who are the most important IDM artists? And which are the most representative songs?  Fact men John Twells and Joe Muggs compiled a gorgeous Top 100, that I just translated on Spotify. Unfortunately, many tracks are not available on the service, especially in the 51-100 section of the chart. You can find all of them (via YouTube) on Fact, where you can also read some notes each song.

Enjoy!

Previously on the (not necessarily intelligent) dance side of Spotirama:

Progessive House - Best of 2004-2014 (Beatport, 2014)

Top 20 Dance Tracks of Last 20 Years (Pete Tong, 2011)

34 Greatest Trance Tracks (Fact, 2014)

THE 100 GREATEST IDM TRACKS

(Fact, 2014, from #1 to #100)

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Full list

Strikethrough songs (38/100) are not available on Spotify. Some songs may be not available in all countries.

1. Autechre - Flutter
2. Aphex Twin - On
3. Boards of Canada - Everything You Do Is A Balloon
4. Squarepusher - A Journey To Reedham (7.AM Mix)
5. u-Ziq - Brace Yourself Jason
6. Plaid - Object Orient
7. Arovane - Thaem Nu
8. Jega - Geometry
9. Speedy J - De-Orbit
10. Bola - Vespers
11. The Black Dog - Further Harm
12. Oval - Aero Deck
13. Phoenecia - Ruff Harmonizer
14. Pole - Stadt
15. Metamatics - Solange Jimenez
16. Hrvatski - Vatstep Dsp
17. Phonem - Currents (220v Offshore)
18. Pub - Overcome
19. MDK - Sound of Saturday
20. Machine Drum - Jewlea
21. Push Button Objects - Striffle
22. Brothomstates - Viimo
23. Venetian Snares - Fuck a Stranger in the Ass
24. Ad Vanz vs. Gescom - Viral
25. Dos Tracks - Waiting for the Host
26. Future Sound of London - You're Creeping Me Out
27. Solar X - Shoot My Heart
28. Casino Versus Japan - Local Forecast
29. Bogdan Raczynski - Samurai Math Beats
30. Isan - Paintchart
31. Leila - Sodastream
32. Yee-King - Goodnight Toby
33. Mouse on Mars - Bib
34. B12 - Telefone 529
35. Jan Jelinek - Tendency
36. Cristian Vogel - You and I
37. Beaumont Hannant - Heavenly
38. Gimmik - Wavefiles
39. Spinform - Nattflykt Genom C
40. Two Lone Swordsmen - As Wordly Pleasures Wave Goodbye
41. Wishmountain - Crisps
42. Monolake - Macau
43. Kid606 - Don't Sweat the Technics (Lexaunculpt Style)
44. Neuropolitique - Lost in the Supermarket
45. Link & E261 - Antacid
46. Higher Intelligence Agency & Biosphere - Midpoint
47. Richard Devine - Untitled 3
48. Cabbageboy - Donkey Kong
49. Baby Ford - Monolense
50. Prefuse 73 - Point To B
51. Matmos - California Rhinoplasty
52. Cocteau Twins - Seekers Who Are Lovers (Re-cycled by Mark Clifford)
53. Blectum for Blechdom - Right Time Right Place
54. Frog Pocket - Zippy Dressnga
55. Orlando Voorn - Armchair Education
56. Neotropic - Vacetious Blooms
57. Murcof - Memoria
58. Cylob - Rewind
59. Team Doyobi - Pigeon Man
60. Clatterbox - Bad Means Good
61. John Beltran - Ten Days of Blue
62. Stunt Rock - If I'm Not Sincere Enough, Please Let Me Now
63. Leafcutter John - Woktech
64. Nobukazu Takemura - Bright Time To Come
65. Kettel - Centercourt
66. Super Collider - It Won't Be Long
67. Apparat - Pressure
68. Geiom - Isene
69. Proem - Skylup
70. Herrmann & Kleine - Transalpin
71. Bedouin Ascent - Treading the Earth
72. Slowdive - In Mind (The 147 Take)
73. Bauri - Lakonia
74. Christ - Perlandine Friday
75. Alva Noto + Opiate - Opto File 1
76. Mr. Projectile - I Am Back
77. Eu - Somn
78. Cim - Reference
79. L'Usine Icl - Freak
80. Michael Fakesch - Rand (Version A)
81. Fizzarum - Phut of Plex
82. Quinoline Yellow - Eythyl Maltol
83. Lesser - Markus Popp Can Kiss My Redneck Ass (live)
84. Drome - Hoax! What Did You Got?
85. Aemic - ATM
86. Ulrich Schnauss - Nobody's Home
87. Mira Calix - Sparrow
88. Twerk - Geeky Minimal Sausage Party
89. The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa - S.O.S. (Surfing On Steam) (Bad Du Lunar Mix)
90. Telefon Tel Aviv - Farenheit Fair Enough 
91. Funckarma - Lawk
92. Himuro - Tonoma Shock (We Found a Flying Saucer Mix)
93. Adam Johnson - Anex
94. Freescha - Boyrgurl
95. Kit Clayton - Material Problem
96. Crunch - Grama
97. E.O.G. - Solid Liquid
98. The Marcia Blaine School For Girls - Sometimes My Arms Bend Back
99. Bisk - Experience
100. Jetone - Fukfunk