Various, Sterling Void, D Mob, Gary Haisman, Beats Workin', Frankie Knuckles, The Cookie Crew, The Cookie Crew, Electra, Salt 'N' Pepa

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.