Party Monster – The Weeknd
Like headlights going across smoke, the synths gently sneak in. Released in 2016 on Starboy, Party Monster slowly sets its scene
Björk – Born of ice and sound
Her first visit to a Reykjavík studio was when she was eleven. Her voice already combined sharpness with something wild and unfettered
Phoenix Festival 1996 – The Prodigy
Under the July sunshine, the 1996 Phoenix Festival blazed hotly and vividly, but The Prodigy really set the field on fire.
Digital Love – Daft Punk
Released as the third single from Discovery in 2001, Digital Love is the instant. Wide open to the stars,
Dare – Human League
Dare, an album released by The Human League in the fall of 1981, went beyond simply expanding the possibilities of pop
To Be Honest – Christine And The Queens
To Be Honest that comes not as a blast but as a gentle, graceful descent. Feeling less like a pop song
Never Let Me Down Again – Depeche Mode
Beginning with a rumble, like an engine restarting in the dark. Then comes the mechanical but somehow alluring chugging synth line, drawing the listener into movement before the first word is sung.
What if Daft Punk had never worn their robot helmets?
Fame, funk, and the french touch unmasked
Smalltown Boy – Bronski Beat
It starts with a synth line that sounds like sadness turned digital. Smalltown Boy, which came out in 1984, is not shouting.