‘Ayam El Disco’ Highlights the Diversity of Egyptian Dance Music
Ayam El Disco celebrates and beautifully frames some of the music that kept people stepping lively in Egypt during the 1970s, 1980s, and even the 1990s.
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Trax Records Bring Four Decades of Dazzling House Music Heat
This Trax Records compilation is essential because it brings underground songs into the limelight of streaming services for new audiences.
Vanessa Daou’s Galactic Dance Gem, ‘Plutonium Glow’
The retro-electro feel of Vanessa Daou’s 1998 ‘Plutonium Glow’ is influenced by ‘90s rave culture, which pushes Daou’s usual bedroom listeners onto the dance floor.
UnZipped: Vanessa Daou and Erica Jong on the Making of the Electronica Classic ‘Zipless’
Celebrating Zipless's nearly 25 years of existence with a new vinyl reissue, Vanessa Daou and Erica Jong continue to take listeners on a personal and intimate journey through the passionate exploits of this landmark work.
‘For Discos Only’ Is the Rare Archival Release You Can Truly Boogie To
With For Discos Only, Craft Recordings have created a multi-disc mirrorball extravangza that simply cannot be beat in terms of groovy fun.
Guitarist Robert Poss (ex-Band of Susans) Returns With ‘Frozen Flowers Curse the Day’ (album stream + interview)
Drones, dance pieces and more comprise latest album from the tirelessly imaginative, experimental musician Robert Poss.
Joe Goddard: Electric Lines
Hot Chip's Joe Goddard takes a solo turn with Electric Lines.
Pet Shop Boys: SUPER
Thirty years since "West End Girls" launched their career, Pet Shop Boys are back with a thrilling new album produced by Stuart Price, SUPER.
Ellie Goulding: Delirium
Captivating, danceable synthpop that Goulding is hoping will take her to the upper echelons of pop stardom.
They’re Finally Listening: An Interview with RP Boo, the Inventor of Footwork
The legendary RP Boo discusses the development of footwork, his contributions, the influence of the late DJ Rashad, and his new album, Fingers, Banks Pads & Shoe Prints.
The Best Dance Singles of 2014
Like a gluttonous monarch with a taste for domination, electronic dance music continued to saturate the airwaves and feast upon the U.S. charts in 2014.
Anne: Pulling Chain
These songs are dull, forgettable, and mostly interchangeable.