Various, Snap!, Rob 'N' Raz, Leila K, Mr. Lee, Natalie Cole, Guru Josh, MC Hammer, Soul II Soul, Mantronix, Wondress Hutchinson, E-Zee Possee, Kayo, Maxi Priest, Candy Flip

Chicago House

A drum machine, a cheap sampler and a church-raised voice — the blueprint every dance record still borrows.

Madchester

Guitar bands playing to a dancefloor clock: loose drums, wah pedals, 808s and a city on E.