SOUNDTRACK FOR "B.P.M."
The “soundtrack” of B.P.M. is actually more of a mixtape for the book, rather than a set list for a club night. Clocking in at nearly four hours, it could be a decent (and very diverse) night’s set, but I selected these songs more to accompany the many moods and happenings of B.P.M., rather than be a real-time soundtrack. It also serves one of my greatest loves; exposing people to new music and letting them in on the diversity and energy of dance and electronic music. Like any good mixtape, it takes you on a journey through the familiar and the new.

You can sample, purchase and download all of this music through iTunes as four collected “iMixes” that I’ve created for this book. I've broken them down into four mixes just over an hour each that should each fit on a standard 74 minute CD Rom for easy burning. Click HERE for the links to the iTunes iMixes.
Click HERE for PDF files of the offical CD covers for the B.P.M. soundtrack, designed by Paul Sizer.

1. Wowie Zowie (Featuring Edgy) 4:57 Superchumbo
2. Pacific 202 5:38 808 State
3. This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) 4:57 Talking Heads
4. Dael 6:40 Autechre
5. Pump Up The Volume 4:07 M/A/R/R/S
6. Music Is The Victim 3:02 Scissor Sisters
7. Better Things 4:14 Massive Attack
8. Hip Hop Be Bop (Original Version) 5:36 Man Parrish
9. Come Into My World 4:32 Kylie Minogue
10. Poison Arrow (Single Version) 3:23 ABC
11. Rockit 5:27 Herbie Hancock
12. Walking on Sunshine (Radio Edit) 4:51 Rockers Revenge
13. Dark Beat (Murk Monster Mix) 9:23 Oscar G. & Ralph Falcon
14. Love Is Gonna Save Us 5:05 Benny Benassi & The Biz
15. Walking Wounded 6:05 Everything But The Girl
16. How Does It Make You Feel? 4:38 AIR
17. Boogie on Reggae Woman (1982 Musiquarium Version) 4:56 Stevie Wonder
18. Groove Is In The Heart 3:52 Deee-Lite
19. True Faith (The Morning Sun Extended Remix) 9:01 New Order
20. Atomic Dog [LP Version] 4:46 George Clinton
21. Elements 7:37 Danny Tenaglia
22. Go (Radio Edit) 3:38 Moby
23. Days Go By 7:08 Dirty Vegas
24. Missing You 5:07 The Beloved
25. Hey U 4:54 Basement Jaxx
26. Rize Up 4:09 The Chemical Brothers
27. Say Hello 4:35 Deep Dish
28. In This World 4:03 Moby
29. Happy (Spiritual South Go Happy in Rio Mix) 6:45 Max Sedgley
30. Work to Do 10:52 Sander Kleinenberg
31. Madskillz-Mic Chekka 5:36 BT
32. The Downtown Lights 6:31 The Blue Nile
33. Once In a Lifetime (2006 Version) 4:18 Talking Heads
34. Rapture (Original Extended) 6:50 iiO
35. Rock Your Body, Rock 5:15 Ferry Corsten
36. 49 Percent (Ewan Pearson Glass Half Full Remix) 6:05 Röyksopp
37. New York City Boy [The Almighty Definitive Mix] 6:32 Pet Shop Boys
38. I Feel Love (12” Version) 8:17 Donna Summer
39. New York City 3:03 They Might Be Giants
40. Shiver (Plump DJs Mix) 3:53 Lee Coombs
41. Slave To The Rhythm 4:21 Grace Jones
42. Looking for the Perfect Beat (12” Vocal Version) 6:58 Afrika Bambaataa
43. Music Matters (Axwell Remix) 8:31 Faithless

A (VERY) BRIEF GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL GENRES AND TERMS
REFERENCED IN “B.P.M.”
Although genre labelling is incredibly subjective, these are some basic terms that may help to understand the various dominant styles of electronic/dance music out there today.

AMBIENT/CHILLOUT
Environmental electronic music, usually without traditional song structures, using synthesizers, acoustic instruments and natural sound samples to make long, soothing/psychedelic soundscapes.

BEATMIXING
The speeding up or slowing down of two records to make them play at the same tempo. DJs beatmix to blend different songs together to make a continuous flow of music in dance clubs.

BREAKBEAT
Mostly instrumental drum-driven electronic music with heavily edited hip-hop/70’s funk influenced rhythms and propulsive electronic basslines.

DISCO
Mid to late 70’s dance music, a mix of black R&B styles with lush, orchestral elements and funk inspired rhythms. As synthesizers and drum machines became more common, disco incorporated them as well.

DRUM AND BASS
Originally termed “jungle”, drum and bass refers to the UK music style which fuses speedy breakbeats with various instrumental styles, including ambient soundscapes, rap/hip-hop and vocal samples.

ELECTRO/ELECTRO-FUNK
Style from the early 80’s that married the funk/hip-hop styles of the New York music scene with mechanical European synthesizer music to create a hybrid that continues to influence dance music around the world.

HOUSE
Originated in the mid-80’s, house music was named from the updated disco and R&B records being played at the Warehouse, a popular Chicago dance club. Emulates “disco diva” style dance music.

INDUSTRIAL
Electronic music (mostly dance-oriented) that incorporates metallic sounds, distorted samples and (sometimes) heavy metal musical elements to produce a hard, rhythmic aggressive musical style.

MICRO-HOUSE/INDIETRONIC
Very minimal electronic music, made with older analog synthesizer sounds and sparse, filtered, funky beats, updated emulation of 80’s electronic music with more current technology.

SYNTHPOP/TECHNOPOP
Blanket term for early to mid 80’s music made with newly affordable synthesizers, samplers and drum machines of the times. Used “pop” music song structures and lyrical forms.

TECHNO
Predominantly instrumental electronic music that originated in Detroit, and spread around the world from there. “Techno” tends to be a blanket term for most dance-oriented electronic music.

TRANCE/PROGRESSIVE
Lush, orchestral/symphonic techno dance music, sometimes with soaring vocals, geared for continuous beat-mixed club play. Dominant musical style in most international dance clubs.