Genre Archive » Electronica

Video Jam of the Day: Vitalic - Your Disco Song

Vitalic’s sound and vision have never lacked wit, but Pascal Arbez may have topped himself with “Your Disco Song.” The clip follows some key moments in the life of a woman who is very, very committed to the mirror ball lifestyle as the track unfurls some of Arbez’s most poppy and driven music yet. You just might want to take a disco ball bubble bath too, after checking this out.

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Gustavo Lamas - “Jovenes”

MañanaA few years ahead of its time, “Jovenes” was one of the year 2000’s most unfairly neglected dance tracks. Released in November on a three-track 12″, its “wind chimes in the Arctic” title-track counterpart was given much more attention, emphasized by the accompanying press blurb and placed on Kompakt’s first Pop Ambient compilation, issued four months later. Most of the label’s best dancefloor material is herded into the CD versions of the annual Total series, but “Jovenes” did not make it onto Total 3, despite being as emotive, shimmering, and expansive — if not as direct or polished — as anything from the Field, who showed up nearly five years later with his own dream-pop/shoegaze-informed productions and instantly became Kompakt’s most indie-friendly artist when he released From Here We Go Sublime.

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Hot Damn Jamz: The Big One Five

Phenomenal Handclap BandSo here we are, at the fifteenth posting of Hot Damn Jamz. You could call it a milestone. Whoever thought we’d make it this long? We laughed along with the good times. We weathered the bad times. We’ve endured so much together. Sigh. It was a different game way back when, in January. Remember when we were just discovering Fever Ray and Spider and the Flies? Boy, how they’ve grown. Whew. Fifteen posts. Fifteen. What’s the traditional gift for a fifteenth anniversary. Silver? Oh right, crystal. I guess for the occasion we could do a list of crystal bands: Antlers, Castles, Stilts…We could even put Crystal Method on there. Nah, why try to get fancy at this point? Let’s just keep pumping out Jamz.

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Good Times, Great Oldies with Dimitri from Paris, the Gentle People & More

There was a time in the mid-to-late 90’s when the resurgent cocktail culture met up with the newly expanding wave of electronica and produced some truly lovely, soothing sounds. There’s something incredibly right about the mashed-up sound of warm and cheesy easy listening exotica spread over the top of cold and slick electronics. Lots of people tried it, and though many failed miserably and managed to capture the worst of both worlds, quite a few succeeded and created some truly wonderful records. Here’s a quick mix of some of our favorites:

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AllMusic’s Favorite Electronic Albums of 2008

QuaristiceAutechre - Quaristice
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diary of an Afro WarriorBenga - Diary of an Afro Warrior
 
 
 
 
 
 
When Horses DieThomas Brinkmann - When Horses Die
 
 
 
 
 
 
SessionsCarl Craig - Sessions
 
 
 
 
 
 
In Ghost ColoursCut Copy - In Ghost Colours
 
 
 
 
 
 
Double Night TimeMorgan Geist - Double Night Time
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feed the AnimalsGirl Talk - Feed the Animals
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colors of the SunHatchback - Colors of the Sun
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hercules and Love AffairHercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fabric 313Robert Hood - Fabric 39
 
 
 
 
 
 
A Cross the UniverseJustice - A Cross the Universe
 
 
 
 
 
 
I Need You to Hold on Why the Sky Is FallingKelley Polar - I Need You to Hold on While the Sky Is Falling
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blood, Looms and BloomsLeila - Blood, Looms and Blooms
 
 
 
 
 
 
Where You Go I Go TooLindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fabric 41Luciano - Fabric 41
 
 
 
 
 
 
ConvivialLuomo - Convivial
 
 
 
 
 
 
OsborneOsborne - Osborne
 
 
 
 
 
 
ThirdPortishead - Third
 
 
 
 
 
 
Silent MovieQuiet Village - Silent Movie
 
 
 
 
 
 
Knowle West BoyTricky - Knowle West Boy