There are so many styles of dance music that I'd have to get a title of something that you enjoy to truly recommend something but I'll give it a shot anyway. With that in mind some of the things I'm going to list I might not personally like but is popular.
Scion-arrange and process Basic Channel tracks-This I DO like very much. Basic Channel were a very influential group/label who pretty much defined "minimal techno". Very sparse arrangements with dub-influenced basslines. Very constant groove from beginning to end. Not your momma's dance music.
Sasha-any number of mix cds-This is a little close to your momma's dance music. A little more beginner-friendly. More orchestrated and will probably have a few vocals here and there. Sasha is a huge dj who makes more in one gig than many of us do in a year. Although I'm not a big fan of this "trance" sound I have heard good things about his newest one titles Involver. I am a fan of one titles Northern Exposure Vol.1.
Fatboy Slim-Better Living Through Chemistry & You've Come A Long Way Baby. Chances are that you've at least heard Rockafella Skank or Praise You from this guy. Fairly commercial dance music of the "big-beat" variety which in layman's terms means that that the drums will usually be sampled "breakbeats" and will not be 4 to the floor type of drum machine derived sounds that make up Sasha type trance. Fun and brainless. Big bass that sounds great very loud.
For all I know you may only know about The Hampster Dance so maybe I'll wait for some input before I type anymore. Does this help? Do you already know of any of this stuff? Are you a total newbie?
Scion-arrange and process Basic Channel tracks-This I DO like very much. Basic Channel were a very influential group/label who pretty much defined "minimal techno". Very sparse arrangements with dub-influenced basslines. Very constant groove from beginning to end. Not your momma's dance music.
Sasha-any number of mix cds-This is a little close to your momma's dance music. A little more beginner-friendly. More orchestrated and will probably have a few vocals here and there. Sasha is a huge dj who makes more in one gig than many of us do in a year. Although I'm not a big fan of this "trance" sound I have heard good things about his newest one titles Involver. I am a fan of one titles Northern Exposure Vol.1.
Fatboy Slim-Better Living Through Chemistry & You've Come A Long Way Baby. Chances are that you've at least heard Rockafella Skank or Praise You from this guy. Fairly commercial dance music of the "big-beat" variety which in layman's terms means that that the drums will usually be sampled "breakbeats" and will not be 4 to the floor type of drum machine derived sounds that make up Sasha type trance. Fun and brainless. Big bass that sounds great very loud.
For all I know you may only know about The Hampster Dance so maybe I'll wait for some input before I type anymore. Does this help? Do you already know of any of this stuff? Are you a total newbie?