Basement Jaxx, Daft Punk, Fatboy Slim, Kosheen and
Avalanches are amongst the nominees up for glory at the 2002 Dancestar World
Music Awards. The event will be held on July 3 in London at the Alexandria Palace and
is sure to feature countless dance luminaries. The Jaxx are up for Album of the
Year for Rooty and Best Video for the creepy-ass “Where’s Your Head At,” where
they will compete against Avalanches and their spectacular cut-and-paste gem
“Frontier Psychiatrist.” Daft Punk will try to bring home the Best House Act
trophy, while, unsurprisingly, Fatboy is eligible for multiple awards, including
those for Best Club DJ, Best Video for “Weapon of Choice” and Best Compilation for
his Brighton Beach offering. Brilliant Bristolian breakbeat trio Kosheen
are also in the mix for multiple awards, including Album of the Year for Resist,
Best Breakthrough Act and Best Breakbeat Act, as well. Also nominated this year are
Zero 7, The Streets (check him out on the upcoming Cornerstone Player
#33) and UK garage troublemakers So Solid Crew.
A partial listing of the Dancestar 2002 nominees:
Topshop/Topman Album Of The Year
Royksopp – Melody AM – Wall Of Sound
Zero 7 – Simple Things - Ultimate Dilemma
Basement Jaxx – Rooty – XL Recordings
Faithless – Outrospective – Cheeky / BMG
Kosheen – Resist – Moksha / BMG
MTV Dance Best Video
Fatboy Slim – ìWeapon Of Choiceî – Skint / Sony
Basement Jaxx – ìWhere’s Your Head Atî – XL Recordings
Avalanches – ìFrontier Psychiatristî – XL Recordings
Timo Maas – ìTo Get Downî – Perfecto
Kylie – ìCan’t Get You Out Of My Headî – Parlophone / EMI
Best Compilation
Fatboy Slim – Brighton Beach – Skint / Sony
Stanton Warriors – Stanton Sessions – XL Recordings
Liquid Todd – Solid State – EMI / Right Stuff
Deep Dish – Moscow – Global Underground
Hed Kandi – Winter Chill – Hed Kandi
The Galaxy Network Best Breakthrough Act
Kosheen – Resist – Moksha / BMG
X-Press 2 – Lazy – Skint / Sony
The Streets – Original Pirate Material – Locked On / 679 / XL Recordings
Zero 7 – Simple Things – Ultimate Dilemma
Green Velvet – La la Land – Credence
Record Of The Year
X-Press 2 – ìLazyî – Skint / Sony
Supermen Lovers – ìStarlightî – Independiente
Roger Sanchez – ìAnother Chanceî – Defected / MOS
Iio – ìRaptureî – Data / MOS
Ian Van Dahl – ìCastles In The Skyî – NuLife / BMG
Best Chart Act voted by viewers of London Today
Kylie – ìCan’t Get You Outta My Head” – Parlophone / EMI
Mis-Teeq – ìOne Night Standî – Telstar / Inferno
Basement Jaxx – ìWhere’s Your Head Atî – XL Recordings
Chemical Brothers – Come With Us/îTestî – Virgin
Moby – ìWe Are All Made Of Starsî – Mute
Best Remix
Faithless – ìWe Come 1î (Wookie remix) – BMG
Missy Elliott – ì4 My Peopleî (Basement Jaxx remix) – East West
Dido – ìThank Youî (Deep Dish remix) – BMG
Depeche Mode – ìI Feel Lovedî (Danny Tenaglia remix) – Mute
Josh One – ìContemplationî (King Britt remix) – Prolifica
Best Club DJ
DJ Tiesto
Danny Tenaglia
John Digweed
Fergie
Roger Sanchez
Paul Oakenfold
Sasha
Fatboy Slim
Paul Van Dyk
Carl Cox
Best Producer
Rollo – Faithless
Sunship – Mis-Teeq
Dave Lee – Jakatta
Felix Da Housecat – Kittenz & Thee Glitz
Timo Maas – Loud
Best Trance Act
Iio – ìRaptureî – Data/MOS
Ian Van Dahl – ìCastles In The Skyî – NuLife / BMG
PPK – ìResurrectionî – Perfecto
Lasgo – ìSomethingî – Positva / EMI
Riva ft Dannii Minogue – ìWho Do You Love Now ffrr / Warnerî –
Best Breakbeat Act
Kosheen – Resist – Moksha / BMG
Ils – The Next Level – Marine Parade
Shy FX – Shake Your Body – Positiva / EMI
FC Kahuna – Glitterball – City Rockers / MOS
Stanton Warriors – Stanton Sessions – XL Recordings
Best House Act voted by the readers of DJ Magazine
X-Press 2 – Lazy – Skint / Sony
Roger Sanchez – Another Chance -Defected /MOS
Groove Armada – Superstyliní – Jive / Zomba
Daft Punk – Discovery – Virgin
Kings Of Tomorrow ft Julie McKnight – Finally – Defected /MOS
Best Garage Act
Mis-Teeq – One Night Stand – Telstar / Inferno
Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This – Relentless
Sticky ft Miss Dynamite – Boo – ffrr / Public Demand /Warner
So Solid Crew – Ride Wit Us – Independiente
The Streets – Original Pirate Material – Locked On / 679 / XL Recordings
Best Label
City Rockers – UK
Cheeky – UK
Relentless – UK
Subliminal – USA
Astralwerks – USA
Bedrock – UK
Kinetic – USA
Skint – UK
Defected – UK
Positiva – UK
