Electropop
Let's Go Disco
Submitted by dr™ on January 9, 2010 - 10:28pm.Catch the Breeze
Submitted by dr™ on September 5, 2007 - 12:27am.This one has been on repeat on my iPod today: A slice of pure pop bliss that's as welcome as a cool ocean breeze during this past week of beastly, Hel-L.A. summer weather. From some of today's best songwriters, Saint Etienne, here they capture the effervescence of Abba and The Beach Boys and channel it for the luvved-up generation.
Saint Etienne - Lightning Strikes Twice (from 2005's Tales From Turnpike House)
Rise of the Fembots
Submitted by dr™ on August 10, 2006 - 12:09pm.Unfortunately for all male robots like myself, females into electro, or females making electro for that matter, are few and far between. Electro, by and large, is a male-dominated affair. This makes my quest to "make a circuit" with an advanced-level functioning female droid that much more challenging. I'm not entirely sure why this is the case - maybe electro music is more masculine by nature, more cold and sterile versus warm and organic. But fear not, male machine minions! There are a number of fembots on the rise to ameliorate this imbalance.
RS™ presents I <3 the 70's [+ 60's]
Submitted by dr™ on May 30, 2006 - 12:07am.You gotta love cover versions. Sure it might be the lazy way to express one's musical creativity, but it's also a surefire way for a band to get noticed [Case in point: Soft Cell's biggest hit, Tainted Love, was a cover of Gloria Jones' 1964 hit]. The practice continues to this day, with many artists offering up their own interpretations of their influence's work. One of my favorite current acts, Nouvelle Vague, is basically a Bossa Nova/Jazz/Sixties pop cover band of 70s and 80s new wave and punk hits. [By the way, they've got a new album coming out. Go buy it.]
Robots Like to Watch
Submitted by dr™ on March 8, 2006 - 10:25am.Enjoy Youtube.com while you can since certain evil corporate entities are already hard at work trying to shut it down.
Here are a few clips I'm enjoying at the moment:
Gorillaz - Dare [Live in Manchester]
Heaven 17 - Let Me Go
Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf [long lost banned video] - heard about this one for years. Glad to see it has finally been unearthed.
Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl
Vitalic - My Friend Dario
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Submitted by dr™ on January 3, 2006 - 11:21pm.I thought I would take this opportunity to announce my New Year's Resolution. Mind you I've never kept any previous year's resolutions, but I think it's probably best to keep this one, if not for the sake of my sanity then at least for that of my co-workers.
I shall limit my intake of Benny Benassi songs/clones/remixes to no more than one per week.
Robotronica
Submitted by dr™ on December 13, 2005 - 10:02pm.I've always HATED the term electronica, much like I dislike most generic labels (house, techno, downtempo, indie, etc.). I think "mainstream" if I hear a band described in one those terms. To me, the best artists or groups are the ones who can't be so neatly categorized - the ones who have their own sound. Here are a couple electro "tron"icas that most definitely don't sound like anyone else.
