The latest music from dance divas Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears vear off into electronica territory, but they never rise to the level of work that Madonna has been putting out for years. Madonna is one of the few pop artists that regularly crank out albums – completely thought out listening experiences, instead of just… Read More Madonna – Ray of Light
This massive book is biblical in proportion, but unfortunately does not qualify as the bible for electronic music fans. This guide to electronica is nearly 700 pages long, and it manages to cover a great deal of territory. The emphasis is one reviews, and the guide manages to fit in about 600 pages of music… Read More All Music Guide to Electronica
BT hits a home run with ESCM, a near-perfect collection of trance and dance tunes that showcase his technical chops and musical vision. ESCM is a varied collection of electronica music that includes straight trance numbers, dance electronica, and a cut that’s a little bit industrial. It’s a strong album overall, and while the trance… Read More BT-ESCM
The Propellerheads establish their loop-based retro electronica sound with Decksanddrumsandrockandroll. The album name sums up the sound of this album. It is full of loops, samples, and drum machines, but also manages to rock on many cuts. Decksanddrumsandrockandroll has a spy theme. The cut, “History Repeating”, sung by Shirley Bassey, sounds like it could be… Read More Propellerheads – Decks and drums and rock and roll
BT tests the faith of his fans with his album Emotional Technology. The artfulness of his production technique is great as ever. BR has been very innovative in his use of computers to edit audio, single-handedly inventing a style of rhythmic audio manipulation that has spawned many imitators. He uses his tricks throughout Emotional Technology,… Read More BT – Emotional Technology
