1999 studio album by Les Rythmes Digitales
Darkdancer |
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Studio album by Les Rythmes Digitales |
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Released | 24 May 1999 (1999-05-24) |
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Studio | Quad Studios, New York City |
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Genre | |
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Length | 53:43 |
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Label | Wall of Sound |
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Producer | Jacques Lu Cont |
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Les Rythmes Digitales chronology |
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Libération (1996) | Darkdancer (1999) | | |
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Singles from Darkdancer |
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- "Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)"
Released: 21 July 1997 - "Music Makes You Lose Control"
Released: 13 April 1998 - "(Hey You) What's That Sound?"
Released: 5 October 1998 - "Sometimes"
Released: 26 July 1999 |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [3] |
Q | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [4] |
Resident Advisor | 3.5/5[5] |
Darkdancer is the second studio album by Les Rythmes Digitales, released in 1999. It peaked at number 53 on the UK Albums Chart.[6] In 2005, it was re-released with an additional disc that included remixes, unreleased tracks, and music videos.[7]
Critical reception
In a 2005 review of the album's re-release, Paul Sullivan of BBC called it "ahead of its time" and credited it for launching much of the electro-pop vogue of the 2000s.[7]
In 2015, Thump placed it at number 97 on the "99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time" list.[8]
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[2]
Track listing
Original editionNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dreamin'" | 3:33 |
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2. | "Music Makes You Lose Control" | 3:46 |
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3. | "Soft Machine" (featuring Thomas Ribeiro) | 3:36 |
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4. | "Hypnotise" | 4:52 |
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5. | "(Hey You) What's That Sound?" | 4:12 |
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6. | "Take a Little Time" (featuring Shannon) | 3:29 |
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7. | "From: Disco to: Disco" | 3:51 |
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8. | "Brothers" | 4:08 |
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9. | "Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)" | 3:30 |
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10. | "About Funk" | 5:42 |
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11. | "Sometimes" (featuring Nik Kershaw) | 4:57 |
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12. | "Damaged People" (featuring Thomas Ribeiro) | 6:39 |
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Japanese edition bonus trackNo. | Title | Length |
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13. | "MDC Vendredi" | 6:38 |
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US / Canadian editionNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dreamin'" | 3:33 |
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2. | "Music Makes You Lose Control" | 3:46 |
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3. | "Soft Machine" (featuring Thomas Ribeiro) | 3:36 |
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4. | "Hypnotise" | 4:52 |
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5. | "(Hey You) What's That Sound?" | 4:12 |
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6. | "Take a Little Time" (featuring Shannon) | 3:29 |
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7. | "From: Disco to: Disco" | 3:51 |
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8. | "Brothers" | 4:08 |
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9. | "MDC Vendredi" | 6:38 |
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10. | "Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)" | 3:30 |
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11. | "About Funk" | 5:42 |
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12. | "Sometimes" (featuring Nik Kershaw) | 4:57 |
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13. | "Damaged People" (featuring Thomas Ribeiro) | 6:39 |
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2005 reissue edition bonus discNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat) (Club Mix)" | 6:28 |
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2. | "Music Makes You Lose Control (LRD Remix)" | 5:56 |
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3. | "Steps Ahead" | 5:13 |
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4. | "(Hey You) What's That Sound? (LRD Remix)" | 4:28 |
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5. | "Energy" | 4:18 |
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6. | "Sometimes (Junior Sanchez Remix)" | 7:18 |
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7. | "Nancy Jamaica" | 5:57 |
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8. | "Jacques Your Body (Cassius Remix Edit)" | 5:53 |
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2005 reissue edition bonus disc (video)No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "(Hey You) What's That Sound?" | 3:43 |
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2. | "Sometimes" | 5:01 |
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Charts
Chart | Peak position |
UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 53 |
References
- ^ a b Paoletta, Michael (23 October 1999). "Reviews & Previews: Spotlight (Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer)". Billboard: 30. ISSN 0006-2510.
... this wickedly smart 13-track set, which effortlessly straddles the fence of British synth-pop, circa the Human League's "Dare," and contemporary French-driven funky breakdowns a la Daft Punk — two musical styles steeped in the post-disco/electro scene of New York in the early '80s.
- ^ a b c Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
- ^ Bush, John. "Darkdancer - Les Rythmes Digitales". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Aston, Martin. "Review: Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer". Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd: 122.
- ^ Y, Robbie (26 October 2005). "Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Les Rythmes Digitales". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b Sullivan, Paul (2005). "Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer - Review". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time". Thump. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
External links
- Darkdancer at Discogs (list of releases)
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