Q90 - With a little help from machines

Description

You all know my penchant for machine made music. We've done themes in the past where I've had the ability to let loose a little and lean into the electronic sector of my library. Don't worry, this isn't an ambient jungle tournament.
I've always been interested in the intersection of pure electronic music with analog instruments. A band with drums, bass, guitars, and some window dressing to add that missing element, or even just a little flare that would be otherwise missing. Or a pure electronic sound with some mean guitars or even a recorded flute solo.
This tournament is that. I want the intersection of traditional instruments and 1's and 0's. Think about the first artists that used technology to round out their sound. Use songs from periods where electronic was permeating most aspects of pop music. Grab tracks that bent the rules about how music could be made. Here's the essence of the theme: Your assignment is to pick 9 songs that have a mix of both analog instruments and electronic ones. The split doesn't matter. Could be guitar/bass/vocals + a drum machine. Could be an entire electronically produced song with a guitar. Truly doesn't matter.
There are some guidelines here. I don't want to do a ton of vetting so I'm making rules for you, because if I didn't, you'd shit all over this thing.
1. Vocals do not count as an "instrument".
2. Samples count but it's going to depend on how they're used. Little stabs here and there aren't in the spirit of the tourney. To that end, you can only use 3 songs that ONLY use samples as their element. This could be someone like DJ Shadow using all samples or Soul Coughing playing old loony tunes samples. That's not what we're going for, but I'll give you a few. This goes for remixes too.
3. Rhodes Piano's don't count. It's an electric piano. Get over it.
4. Vocals are not "an instrument".
5. Be creative. Look for western music, eastern music, classical, contemporary, whatever you like.
6. Songs from previous tournaments are in play at your own discretion. I can't control how people vote but if you feel a song might have slipped through without much fanfare and it fits this vibe for you, go for it. I'll take it into consideration.
7. One song per artist. We're not having a NIN-off. I won't do it.
8. Seed your tracks. Order your playlist in such a way that your best song is first and your weakest is last. I'M DOING SOMETHING!!!
I think that's it but, if I think of anything else, I'll let you know in discord.
I've left the description field open. If you feel you need to justify a track for some reason, let me know.

Seeding: User seeding
Number of Entries: 64

Winner: J Dawg

Song: Glory Box - Portishead


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