Music Editor and resident electro fanatic Avery Spofford counts down her top 10 electronic songs of the moment. From techno to mash-ups, every song on this list is sure to fill the floor and keep the crowd dancing.

1. "Fun Punch (Starters DJs Re-edit)" - Bag Raiders

This song has been consistently at the top of my pregame playlist since I downloaded it last semester. Although it has been deemed "too techno" by some of my more musically conservative friends, I think it's a pretty serious banger.

2. "Around The World/Harder Better Faster Stronger" - Daft Punk
Classic. You can't make a top 10 of electronic songs without at least one by Daft Punk. The warm-up intro to this song is the best part, and always draws a crowd to the dance floor in kinetic anticipation.

3. "I'm Onto Something (That's What She Said)" - Super Mash Brothers
Since being turned onto the Super Mash Brothers by a friend last semester, the duo has all but eclipsed Girl Talk as my mashup artist of choice. Their entire album is available for free download online, and much like with Girl Talk's tracks, this song is just a bite of a larger body of equally killer work.

4. "I'll Be Lovin U Long Time (Designer Drugs Remix)" - Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey: not good. Designer Drugs: VERY good. Good enough even to mask Mariah's syrupy warblings and turn her slow-paced "Ill Be Lovin U" into an orgiastic techno feast. Check out Designer Drugs' other tracks, as well - they never go wrong.

5. "We Are From Venice/Lollipop" - The Bloody Beetroots vs. Lil' Wayne

This was my go-to song when Lil' Wayne was in his heyday this summer/fall. The song is a bit slow to heat up, but definitely beats out the original "Lollipop" in danceability.

6. "Cream Your Friends (Justice vs. Wu-Tang Clan)" - Starters DJs
Starters DJs are a Chicago duo whose mashups and remixes have completely taken over my iTunes. "Cream Your Friends" is a gem - there's something about hearing the words "Cash Rules Everything Around Me, C.R.E.A.M." laid over Justice's "We Are Your Friends" that touches my black little money-grubbing, electro-obsessed soul.

7. "Pogo (Shinichi Osawa Remix)" - Digitalism
I'm running out of descriptors. Much like the other songs on this list, "Pogo" is upbeat to the point of freneticism, kind of twitchy and not for the faint of heart (or ears).

8. "Love In This Club (MSTRKRFT Remix)" - Usher
I never thought I'd see the day that both Usher and Mariah Carey would make a top 10 list of mine. The musical graces of MSTRKRFT, however, have made this a possibility. MSTRKRFT are hugely popular with good reason - they manage to take even the most mundane R&B song and turn it into a club banger. I don't own the original song, but I've heard it on the radio, and I promise this is better.

9. "Ce Jeu (Cool Kids Can't Die Remix)" - Yelle
The original "Ce Jeu" itself is quickly growing into a cult favorite dance song, and it won't be long until Yelle is being blasted throughout frat row. This remix, however, adds a little electro edge to the dance-poppy song with a four-on-the-floor beat and a lovely hum of synthesizer.

10. "California (Big Nasty Remix)" - 2pac
Another song for which the original artist deserves praise. "California" in its original incarnation is a great song to jam any time other than for a dance party - its lazy, hazy tempo and vibe need an update for the floor. The Big Nasty remix provides just that, chopping up the song and adding in a big nasty synth background.

Honorable Mentions: "Sleepyhead" by Passion Pit, "The Sound of San Francisco" by Global Deejays, "Heartbreaker (Kris Menace Remix)" by Metronomy, "Got Your Money (Gingy Remix)" by O.D.B. and about 15 remixes of MGMT's "Electric Feel."

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