Favorite music to spin to

Whats everyones favorite music to spin to (poi, staffs, whatever you do.)
i like the kind of... i dont want to say spiritual but that's the best way i can think of to describe it. that kind of music that is similar to trance, but not as monotonous, but im rambling hahaha. how about you out there? links would be appreciated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyT6abiGihk
heres an example of what i mean. anyone else?

Wow what a great thread to respond to! I could get into this... I try to stay away from the cliche "thump thump thump" house music, but sometimes it's unavoidable for spinning as it sets up your rhythm. Otherwise, female vocals are awesome, and sometimes downtempo is just killer for slower and more intricate dances.
Some Cocteau Twins with Massive Attack: (sublime vocals)
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHegemonShadow#p/f/12/7OwMgSeSIzk
Elsiane with her ultra unique voice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Occ6AdCyLy0
The sampled vocal genius of Holden and Thompson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFjtgMNIJcU
The resonant harmonic stylings of Taste Experience:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHegemonShadow#p/f/63/1mC6iA21QyY
I know when I'm truly in tune with the music and the fire when I close my eyes when I spin. It's definitely spiritual, and that's a difficult thing to admit coming from one who is scientific in nature - "If it can't be quantified, measured or otherwise studied, then it doesn't exist". This is spiritual. It's fulfilling. It's wonderful.

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Personally I find a bit of bogan rock my favourite. Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Motorhead and Led Zep to name but a few. Then I go and eat some pies and down a few VB's. Perfect night.....

Great thread btw

If you have a quick search you'll find LOADS of old threads on this topic.

Like this one... http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/link...dance-to-/1096/

It seems to be the most discussed topic ever on HoP.
:-)

A fresh one probably wont hurt though. I'm sure there's a lot of members here now who never saw the older ones.

My favorite band of this year is Gogol Bordello. Crazy good gypsy punk with violin and accordian FTW!

Wonderlust King
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnXRWycjiBg

American Wedding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4ORIIT-W80

Super Taranta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZZFqrvBflo
Anybody not familiar with this band should check them out! They have a great energy to them that a lot of bands today seem to lack.

I love medieval music, especially Corvus Corax and Cultus Ferox.
The music is full of energy and makes you spin like crazy
One of them is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QWS1xUkUaA&feature=fvst
or... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrRWH-p9WHw&feature=related
or... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy7iV68zRDI&feature=related

Be interested to hear what you guys think of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR1cK6O_ipc

good to spin to or not really?

Depends on whether you feel it or not...

I like it. Not sure it'd mesh with my own style, but I could see a really offbeat spinner working it.

I like using trance for a lot of spinning, my current favorite by far is Beyond the Senses by Astrix. ALso, I like it with some mainstream music, as some works well. I think Temperature by Sean Paul works great, a few Lady Gaga songs work great (Love Game, Poker Face, Bad Romance), unfortunately almost all of my favorite music except for a few songs don't work for poi. There is other things but don't feel like listing right now.

the dubstep....


been used for spinning for a while. i love it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXjK08brMuM

I agree with Poker face, its got that underlying four beat bass line that really helps me with timing. Though I dont really like the song or the genre

I never really liked it until I started spinning. I got some more music that would fit it, I listen to it while I spin and it growns on me, with the exception of some certain songs -.- ughh so many rappers, I got enough shortly wher I could just ignore the rap and get rid of it. (I have Billboard's #1 songs since 2000 because after meeting more people I am no longer the only one listening to music on my iPod)

yeah, my Ipod is filled with nonsense, I drive the bus to to the school camps I work on so Im required to provide entertainment. the amount of boybands and stuff I have is sickening

*vomit*

my omgihavetospinrightNOW song is "do your thing" by basement jaxx - it was in 'bend it like beckham' from memory...i just it!

Someone at the spin jam here keeps playing Kraddy, so I've developed a fondness for spinning to the songs "Android Porn" and "New World Empire". The ravers are contaminating my precious bodily fluids...

Chumbawumba fer sure.

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This is another song I've really been digging. Not sure if this is the kind of music most of you would like or if it's appropriate at all for spinning! It's upbeat and I think it has a great rhythm to it, it's a fun song as are a lot of theirs. Either way this song rocks my socks and maybe some folk out there will appreciate it....

Finntroll- Under Bergets Rot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfLP1gWyJV0

Finntroll is a Swedish folk/metal band that sings in Finnish, singing about Swedish mythology and folklore. They combine elements of humpa/polka music with their style and make plenty use of banjo and even jaw harp in some of their songs.

I've heard of them, I love that type of music, actually my current favorite band would have to be Equilibrium, if you know Finntroll you might know them

Not to be picky, but I think you got it backwards . They're a Finnish band singing in Swedish.

I'm going to look it up, because people have said it either way. I thought they were Swedes singing Finnish, then a Swede said they're singing in his native language, so wouldn't that make them Finnish. I know they're from one country and sing in the other's language because of how it sounds. I'm just confused at this point! But I guess you'd know more than anyone since it appears you're actually from that land! Either way it's pure awesomeness, they are a great band and I can't wait for their new album or to see them live. Hail the trolls!

Been really enjoying spinning to ambient/psychedellic stuff.

Lots of Shpongle, Younger Brother and Ozric Tenticals... Great stuff

Seeed- What You Deserve Is What You Get

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=17235553

Everybody check this out, this video is hilarious and might be good for spinning. Rap isn't my thing but this guy has funny videos, and hey, it's German so that makes it better!

Sound Tribe Sector Nine (STS9) is absolutely awesome. moe. and some Phish songs. Can't go wrong w/ GD as well. If you wanna break a sweat...try Bassnector...some of the best electronic music I have ever heard.

theater of tragedy...

Poi- Goa, Big Beat, and Electro are my preferred genres.

Staff- Downtempo, Alternative, and Industrial are preferred.

But for both my favorite group to spin to is Thievery Corporation!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmJ5MLhGxoI&feature=related <-One of my newer faves they have released.

It's only twenty one days into 2010 but this song is already my top contender for favorite song of the year. It's got that feel-good, upbeat vibe. I was spinning inside and had this on repeat for over an hour!

Finntroll- Solsagan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkVwA__Fk9g

And hey ReVo! You want to help a guy out and translate any of that for me that would be awesome. Your Finnish ears are needed!

Not bad, I like 'em. Been digging a lot of folk metal lately. If you like that kind of music, add Turisas to your roster.

Rasputin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdkBs0VCSX0

I have just recently gotten hip to Shpongle, Younger Brother, and Hallucinogen. Really great to spin too. You must check out Beats Antique also. These groups are like my flow finders.

I've been diggin' Perpetual Groove, Ghostland Observatory, Logistics, High Contrast...

With some jazz and random turkish bellydance songs thrown in occasionally.

Yea! Thats the stuff!
I also like spinning to Spiritchaser album from Dead Can Dance. Give that a try

right now my favorite thing to spin to is apocalyptica alot of their songs are great to plug in and get into

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7gHCL7sMVc&feature=related

Well if we're going for old school metal, we might as well dig up some Mercyful Fate from the vaults...

Subway to Sally

Hardcore techno, dance, house, tech-house, I've even spun to metal before. I must say that alternative, punk, and Emily Autumn have a nice flow though.

This...



Yay, Polski FTW!

Iacchus is my favorite group to spin to here is the only song i could find on youtube and its on a game ???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sWNyUlnXy4 and 3oh!3 is pretty good to

Psy trance all the way. Shpongle and infected mushroom my favs by far

Autechre. Their range of albums includes everything I could need to spin to. Especially the new album

metal all the way alestorm dethklok cradle of filth and devil driver cant forget rob zombie

i love the dubstep. but i also really enjoy the Amile soundtrack, and things in that same vein. any sort of complicated music that changes it up on you while still being repetitious gives you way more room to play!

YES! Metal!!! Behemoth, Type O, Pantera, Dimmu Borgir, King Diamond. Nothing like spinning fire to the Devil's music

I actually got to listen to Dubstep for the first time. Not bad, I can see why people are into them and how its great for spinning. Anyone out there ever heard of Fischerspooner? They have some good songs.

dubstep,house and trance (:

@Bren: Yeah, most dubstep is kinda "meh", but I've been digging some of the more energetic Bassnectar tracks lately. "Amorphous Form" and "Select Frequency" from Underground Communication are pretty fun. Never thought I'd develop a taste for music with a hip hop beat that wasn't Cannibal Ox or Blackalicious...

Mushroomhead and Sepultura still win, though.

Band: Faithless
Songs: Either 'God is a DJ' or 'We come 1'

If you havent heard of them, I suggest you check out "16 bit", a London Duo that make some pretty sweet plates. They have a pretty good mix of fast and slow stuff, and although it might be considered a little tame by some, its still great spinning music.
I also have the Amélie soundtrack, bloody good stuff that.

heavy metal/ hard core or some thing with good beat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2XpfKAlWE4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wKFpByU7DA
And then there's Basshunter: Dota, I can Walk on Water, and a couple others
Beyond the Senses: still my favorite song, I don't spin to it that often anymore and I'm finally developing my own style for the song, which I am requiring myself before I perform with it.
I forgot All I Ever Wanted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYXqRQNlmlw
Saltwater - Chicane
Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz
Satisfaction - Benny Benassi
I Wanna Be Like You (King of the Swingers) - The Correspondents
Fire - Scooter
Agni Kai - The Track Team: This one suited well for staff Even where it came from has to do with fire XD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpxQ0-KBMkY

Prodigy... breathe, diesel power, invaders must die ... it doesn't really matter... Prodigy all the way

its lame , i know , but i love spinning to 3OH!3, just because theyre absolutely ridiculous, they make people laugh, and its very upbeat . very easy to spin to . However, it is my dream to one day make a choreographed fire dance to Thriller .

i love gogol . wonderful band ahahah .
i love start wearing purple and harem in tuscany .
wonderful

just about anything with good RYTHM not so much for "beats" cuz they seem to take over my spinning... i.e. power metal and metalcore but many more too

The only dubstep that I can listen to is Mt Eden's dubstep remixes.
Other than that, I love listening to house, uplifting trance, techno, and chiptune.

Chiptune is by far my favorite to spin to though. Favorite one:

im liking alot of this stuff, im not so much for the metal stuff, but i love how i saw someone say "my omgmustspinNOW song" because i have those too, i read that and saw my own words hahaha.

+1 for Shpongle and Ozric Tentacles..

have to add Eat Static to the list tho, especially the album Abduction

addicted to Wax Tailor lately, love spinning to it as well

Autechre sounds interesting, but haven't tried it yet

edit -- forgot Tricky

Yeah the Amélie soundtrack is amazing. Whenever that's playing it feels like magical, wondrous things should be happening even if you are doing the most boring everyday tasks.

Gogol Bordello will receive my endless praise. They make violins and accordions sexy and soulful.

@Handy Andy don't feel bad if you like 3oh3!. It's totally pop but its fun and hey at least people are familiar with them!

This is my favorite spin track right now and honestly get lost in seriously hardcore breakbeat from the old school! I think my next fire video will be set to this song I fell in love with way back as a freshman in high school.

Breaks unleash that hard, tribal, primitive rawness for some reason!

I am so choreographing to this song:

I saw Glitch Mob at Spring Massive and I must say I like this Fidget music quite a bit! All those irregular beats will help with all your techiness.

They work especially well when you stall and toss all over the place.

I know my spinning music choices are kind of a one trick pony, but every time I hear something new I really dig, it keeps being from edIT or the Glitch Mob

Hell yeah midkiff this is an awesome track. wish i could find more of it

Pendulum, Aphex Twin, Chrispy (My fav dubstep DJ), Future Nurses (Local Psytrance DJs), Crystal Castles, and MC Chris.

well triptician i found the whole album on youtube this guy also has a website where you can download the whole album for free also check out usedtobecool my soul in a sock this is the same guy from iacchus but is breakcore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBGQd8rFA_o this is iacchus Dissociation my favorite track by them

cheers will check that out for sure!

I personally enjoy spinning to dubstep or trance, basically anything with a good beat.

I'd say any medium speed trance. Van Dyk, ATB, etc.

Just got back from the Sunday leg of the decibel festival and have someone new I'm a fan of that is *not* related to the Glitch Mob: Mary Anne Hobbs. Great, throbby, grimy dubstep. Three acts on before her, and she was the first one to really get the crowd riled up. Aces.

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Thanks! You know me, I'm super critical of it, but I'm glad other people dig it!

I'm starting to really enjoy spinning primarily to Breaks and old school Hip-Hop (not Rap, Hip-Hop). Brings out a flow I'm really feeling.

lol i love spinning to tupac, now if i could only learn to crip walk and spin poi at the same time haha.

My perfect song that shows the feeling of my flow in action is Call me Manana by Scooter. Also "Manana" has the little squiggle over the first "n" I just don't have a key for it.
There's actually two versions, this is the one I like.

I loved Tupac, when the west coast entered the hip-hop world with G-Funk and I was really into it I learned so much about Funk by finding out what they were sampling. East Coast has always sampled rock early on and worked with splicing a breakbeat in, but Tupac, Dr. Dre, Snoop, NWA, and Public Enemy were the reason I discovered Parliament Funkadelic, Sly and The Family Stone, Earth Wind and Fire, George Clinton, and a ton of other amazing music from before I was born.

Funk is awesome to spin to BTW, great for accentuating stalls or going slow and big!

Iconic and epic, if it weren't for G-Funk I never would have linked this (I love the fashion too BTW so influential!):

lol that video scream drugs. good music
im gonna spin to some funk tommorow for the first time see how it goes. thanks for introducing me to funk

If they had CL back in the day they could have totally posted in the personals section and got the funk!

That is the name of the game!!!

poi without music is just not complete
i just fell in love with the techno remix of Imogen Heaps, Hide and Seek. dont know why but that song brings out so many emotions that i cant even describe.
and jazz is legit dude

I found some cool tribal music and dubstep on this site.
Just click play at the upper left hand corner to listen to it.

No link...

the music i spin the most on is gorillaz the old albums
if i have to say a song it would be "we are the last living souls"
but i also did a show on belial-the hourglass rose that was awsem that was the first time i got in "flow-mind"

i was flowing like hell didn't kno where i was and yet i perfectly new it i was spinning like i was the he best one in the world and then suddenly the fire went out and poof i was back on earth ( little of topic XD °

SKRILLEX Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
RONALD JENKEES Stay Crunchy
BORETA Bubblin' in the Cut

Anything that I hear and I see spinning to it.

I love bassnectar matisyahu Lotus and jam bands but this is great i want to make a routine to spin to this someday when i get better.
Bulb- Breeze
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTn9Nbax1IU

Shpongle, Bassnectar, STS9, Excission, Halliconogen, Infected Mushroom, Astral Projection, and anything heavy and dub steppy. That my preference.

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I like to spin to a band called Combichrist , other than that I also enjoy tribal drums and some other technoish stuff

Junkie XL - More

or

Junkie XL - City in Dust

Goldfrapp

Music of Eminem will spin every one. No doubt of it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U

Hey everyone!
I feel like certain music contains melodies and tempo changes that facilitate flow and creativity; I like to play something rhythmic and driving, but usually playful or sensual.

Enjoy

Jel - All Day Breakfast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huC5MGMjZFc

The Flashbulb - Undiscovered Colors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgoAgYR4584

Force of Nature - Mist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qng-MjjRLds

Commix - Painted Smile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQBvDraxruo

Netsky - Eyes Closed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7QYjTM-2_4

Mazzy Star - Into Dust (John O'Callaghan Deep Dream Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkgq6u7YAA0

Got into Heyoka recently. Slow, grooving, dubsteppy trip hop = yum.

I finally made a playlist with the music that I use to spin poi

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/playlist/Poi/51925793?src=5

Hello,

I'm partial to live drummers that can play dynamically as I agree.. it really has to be able to change tempos or at least feel that way you can play with things like pendulums and then go into weaves etc.

LOL
I don't think I have ever spun my poi more joyfully.. Hamster Dance FTW.

recently discovered the joy of hip-hop poi. spinning to Nas is fun.

Anything with a beat seems to work quite well
It helps me count rotations

I've only been spinning a month or two so I'm still working on transitions and everything but when I spin to this everything just falls together. It's helpful when I can't get something or I get frustrated I put this on and flow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj7ONtmpxI8

another good slow flow song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kRBt6K1VMY

love me some trance

I don't know which remix you like but you should definitely check this one out: Hide and Seek Ozo Remix
Also, Roksonix does a great dubstep remix and Afrojack's Watcha Say remix will blow you up lol


Yes please! Also love his Wind Blows remix.



I personally love house, techno, trance, and the occasionaly dubstep for spinning. I like songs that change it up every once in a while and that are surprising, and with great build-ups so I can get in the mode and kill it. lol Also love when the song has an uplifting feeling.

Right now I am loving "Drowning" by Armin Van Buuren (Avicii Remix)

"Shocking Silence" by Benny Benassi

"Falling Anthem" by DJ Bad Boy Bill

And for a different, dubstep-y feel, "Hey Boy Hey Girl" by The Chemical Brothers (Coven Dubstep Remix)

I like spinning to Psy trance,drumming and lately pagan folk most stuff by Omnia

new awesome son g to spin to

I love to spin to EBM music such as VNV Nation, The Cruxshadows, The Azoic, Covenant, Pyclon Nine, Flesh Field, etc. Great beats, brilliant for putting moves together and dancing with them.

this thread is so much not discussion

favorite music to spin to (at the mo not spinning really)

Lately Shpongle and DJ Ephixa have been my favorites XD

anything. dubstep, drum and base, liquid, psybient. Juno reactor is a big favourite. Rock.

here is dragula by rob zombie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6pft4DkjpY

and a slightly more polished limitless happy pills score track!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKkysEM5MXk

comments appreciated (especially critical feedback)

Papadosio for sure. if you havent heard em, they're definitely worth checking out...caspa and rusko tend to be great or really any dubstep but i'm kinda gettin tired of spinning to dubstep.

although I'm more of a rock and risch /scottisch folk kind of guy I mostly spin to techno types of music. it just suits it better

@FireTom Absolutely love Caravan Palace and electroswing in general. You'll probably really dig this as would I hope most people would.

At the moment I'm digging swinging to a bit of Lostep



And Captain Ahab =D

vocal trance

Bliss N Eso.
Good for not just spinning, but everything!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, Skrillex, and anything else except Jazz, Classical, Country and Pop.

well some dubstep my main dub artist is definatly glebstar, hes good and i like kinda tribal, natural sounding stuff like phaeleh, he does some pretty cool choons. One of my favs is 'plink' i found it on a poi vid actually and yes im mainly a poi spinner so most of these would be poi songs, but i spose it could fit with almost any form of juggling

I'm trying to learn to E Nomine I don't know if it matters to ya'll but they are German. They have some great music and the videos are pretty good too. Das Omen, Das Tier In Mir Wolfen, and my fave Vater Unser.

Squirrel Nut Zippers, DeadMau5, Caravan Palace (thanks to Firetom for suggesting on this thread) and Royal Crown Review at the moment.

I've actually been spinning to this (and giggling the whole time) lately:

I haven't found my preferred sound to spin to yet. ^^; But I'm hoping to get a playlist together so I can just spin away in my own little world. ;p

Quoted for truth, love Caravan Palace! I did a Belly dance/Flapper fusion workshop and she recommended Caravan Palace, have enjoyed their music ever since. Also enjoying Beats Antique, I really like Rising Tide, Voodoo (feat. Bassnectar) and Beauty Beats for spinning.

Wondering what anybody's favourite tracks from OC Remix might be?

Dubstep and electronic for me
bassnectar (lights remix is amazing), flux pavillion, Pretty Lights and of course I get daft punk in every once in awhile!!!

Ellie Goulding - Lights (Bassnectar Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGlIDlOqurA

(Double love !!!)
Daft Punk - Solar Sailer (Pretty Lights Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPbbVfTxEQY&feature=related

I feel I should update..

Australian Hip-Hop ftw!

Hilltop Hoods, Drapht, Horrorshow, Urthboy, Mantra, Funkoars etc, etc.

And after Soundwave, a bit of Slipknot, Electric Horse, Karnivool etc.

this is one I just found this morning, the reference to the fireflies in the sky and the earth spinning slowly just sent my brain into full poi swing lol.....hope you enjoy it as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq5qS20Qtsk

I prefer Hip hop because I listen to it very often and it’s my favourite.