I'm thinking about getting one of these around the new year. Are the electronic music channels on either any good? I can't imagine there is much prog house or solid deep house. May get XM just for Opie and Anthony - I like them better than Stern, but the main motivation is for the electronica. Should I just save my $??????

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Lots of deep house and housey house. And loads of epic trance. Occasionally i'll pick up something i enjoy, an essential mix here and there, but for the most part, i don't listen to the dance stations that much. Deeper Grooves on 80 is laid back groovy house, i dig that. Nothing groundbreaking happening tho.

If i want to listen to dance music, i've got loads of cds, or the dell. I listen to satellite radio for the talk stuff. comedy, news, sports, etc. Killer old school rap stations tho if you're into that.

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sirius is basically the same way. Some good stuff, but don't get it just because you think it's going to be a great way to hear great EDM.

With that said, I love my sirius radio. Regular radio just seems silly by comparison.

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It is very rare that anything good is played on XM. Every once in a while you may get a track off of Airdrawndagger or a Greg Benz track but not too often. If I were you I'd save my money!

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I have XM and love it. The dance music stations are better than anything you'll find on regular radio. They also play the Essential Mixes every Friday evening. Opie and Anthony are funny as hell. I haven't tried Serius so I can't comment.

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I have XM. I really like it. You can hear the EMs not to mention they have Thump Funk on there for all you Breakbeats lovers. XM has a mixture of genres, but it's pretty much dominated by House.

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i will probably go with sirius only because of Howard.

as far as music is concerned, I have a hard enough time just going through all the music offered by MS

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I think everybody can figure out how I feel about this subject.....

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sirius > xm by far

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xm has some pretty good shows...essential mix and avalon coast to coast.

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A friend of mine has XM in his car and home and we always seem to find some good house sets on. The Essential Mixes are always cool, and they play SAW Radio. A couple months ago they played a set that Satoshi spun here in Jacksonville last year. That was cool to hear.

All of that said, I'm going to get Sirius. Howard + Hard Attack (their metal channel :RightOn:...XM cancelled there's) = me getting it. The only real thing I will regret not having is Fox Sports Radio, but I can still catch that on local AM radio. I could just do without all the local crap. :what

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[quote=geoffgulley]I think everybody can figure out how I feel about this subject.....

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That's one of my favorite shows on XM. The People's Mix with D:Fuse.

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XM is the way to go.......

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instead of paying $15/mo on satellite radio, spend $15/mo on CDs and listen to every set in memebr sets & recommendations. you can filter what you listen to, it's something new every time, and if you like it you already have a copy of it. it's been working for me for years

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Pickle really has it where it's at on this one. If anyone can truly keep up with all the great sets that flow through this board everyday. I can only assume that you would have absolutely no life whatsoever.

But there is a ton of good sets on here.

Geoff, very cool to take a photo of when your show was on. I've heard D:Fuse's show is pretty good too. Had a couple friends get a set on his show. Code Blue and DJ Shell.

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Thanks Jeffrey.... that photo was a total lark. I just happened to catch the rebroadcast of the show and was shocked to see my name on the screen so I had to take a picture. Turns out it always happens on the rebroadcast but at the time I had no idea... I've never met Code Blue but Shell and her husband Mike are good friends of mine and I had a chance to hang and catch up with them again in S.F. for D:FUSE's People 3 recording at Mighty this past July. I've done guest mixes for D's show five or six times now and it's by far my favorite radio show to do outside of my sets for Fluid Dynamics here on MS.

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[quote=picklemonkey]instead of paying $15/mo on satellite radio, spend $15/mo on CDs and listen to every set in memebr sets & recommendations. you can filter what you listen to, it's something new every time, and if you like it you already have a copy of it. it's been working for me for years[/quote] [ms] homer IMO

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huh?

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Joke dude

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huh?

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one of my friends has Sirius and loves it. He's not much into searching for sets and finding random artists online yet he's getting exposed to EDM artists that he wouldn't otherwise get to hear. His taste leans toward prog breaks and house (ranges from BBB to Satoshi Tomiie). Plus he gets to listen to some cool 80's channels and of course Howard Stern is on come 2006.

As for XM, I cannot comment as I don't know anyone near me who has it. If I were to choose, I'd rather base it on what other stations it has besides the EDM ones.

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I am an XM subscriber, so cannot comment on Sirius.

As for XM, I typically enjoy listening to "The Move". BPM and The System are cheesy trance/sugar-techno crap.

The Move isn't necessarily dark, dirty progressive like a lot of people around here enjoy (including myself), but it does have a nice collection of house, some prog/tech house, some breaks/stuff and generally an overall good channel.

I have XM for more reasons than just the Move, so if you are wanting satellite just to get a dance station, I am not sure either XM or Sirius will make you happy. You'd be better off buying an mp3 player and surviving off the plethora of mixes available around the net.

I listen to music on my computer and iRiver, so I don't listen to XM all the time - but, I like SAW Recordings show, Tom Stephen, Essential Mix (lagged a week I think), Exhale on Sunday mornings (10 hours of pure blissful downtempo/lounge grooves). I've also seen random live mixes on from Sasha, Desyn Marseillo, Tom Mangan, and others. I think they are typically portions of a show but I am not sure which show features those.

Overall, a good station.

I'd go XM, I haven't heard anything overly compelling about Sirius to make me switch.

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haha - forgot I posted this.

Thanks for the recs people. think I'll smaple both stations (if I can do that) and see which has the better overall package of stuff.

Nothing beats this site and the net for EDM though - agreed.

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Beatport just got a show on XM. Playing all the hot new releases and special mix sets.

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XM over sirius. we have XM at my house, and friends have sirius. deffo XM. opie and anthony ARE UNBELEIVEABLE. so much more original than fuckhead stern with the the same jokes from 1989.

PS is that david gilmore in your avatar?

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Does Tom Stephan have an XM show??? I must know about it.

I recently got XM delivered into my direct tv service and I'm kinda digging it. There's an 80's channel and I really dig the move. The first night i had it i listened to part of the balance show and when i woke up, i listened to part of the defmix show. They got some cool shit on there.

Geoff let me know if and when they might ever rebroadcast the show again of yours.

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Tuesday - 9:00 PM ET

[B]Encore Presentations:[/B] Tuesday - 9:00 AM ET Saturday - 10:00 AM ET

Radio Chumbo

Superchumbo features an eclectic mix of resounding tribal house and funky beats that define the Superchumbo sound. These New York-born UK resident records the Superchumbo Show from studios in London, where he drops exclusive tracks, mixes and guest interviews with DJs like Deep Dish, Steve Lawler and Victor Calderone during this two-hour show. [B]Host:[/B] Tom Stephan

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Thursday - 11:00 AM ET

[B]Encore Presentations:[/B] Monday - 2:00 AM ET Saturday - 3:00 AM ET

Saw Radio

Two of the world's most respected and forward thinking Dj's in the world join them as they travel the globe and record their sets to broadcast here, exclusive to [I]The Move[/I]. [B]Host:[/B] Satoshi Tomiie & Hector Romero

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Tuesday - 2:00 AM ET

[B]Encore Presentations:[/B] Saturday - 5:00 AM ET

Sex On Wax

Returning on a weekly basis, containing 2 hours of 16B's own madness, sessions with national and international guests, interviews, live mixes, showcasing his work, live sets abroad and cutting edge new music ranging from all genres of dance. [B]Host:[/B] Omid 16B

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Thursday - 3:00 PM ET

[B]Encore Presentations:[/B] Thursday - 2:00 AM ET

Shine Radio with Max Graham

Max's sound is indefinable. Very few DJs can transition from one genre to another with a fluid sense of what the dance floor wants, yet Max effortlessly fuses music styles such as house, progressive, techno and trance to create one great night of dance music. During this ride you are sure to hear some of Max's own productions; his original tracks and remixes have graced compilations of the biggest DJs in the world and 2005 is set to be his most prolific year to date.

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I have a good feeling i'm going to start getting some sweet sets from XM radio.

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Saturday - 10:00 PM ET

[B]Encore Presentations:[/B] Friday - 2:00 AM ET Friday - 3:00 PM ET

The Essential Mix

The show is a prestigious platform for the biggest names in dance music each week with guest DJ's like Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Sasha, Sander Kleinenberg, Paul Van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold plus many others as well as special broadcast from U.K's largest clubs, the show regularly brought to you from around the world, from Singapore to South Africa and Ibiza to Australia. [B]Host:[/B] Pete Tong

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Yeah, XM is it when it comes to house...between the 3 stations there's always something good on

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Yeah I really can't wait until 10pM tonight to find out whos on the essential set this week.

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A State Of Trance is broadcasted on XM now....

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Saturday I had a blast listening to the essential mix. Two hours of M.A.N.D.Y and it was great. I got the last hour of it recorded and will hopefully be listening to it soon.

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That's one of the things I want satellite radio for; recording some of the shows on it.

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Are these guys really that good?? I haven't heard so much about a radio show since........Stern.