Felix Da Housecat, Nicky Night Time, Nez, Panther Modern

Electroclash

Synths, sleaze and drum machines — the early-2000s moment when electro got a dirty mind.

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.