Darkdancer

Darkdancer
Studio album by
Les Rythmes Digitales
Released24 May 1999 (1999-05-24)
StudiosQuad Studios, New York City
Genres
Length53:43
LabelWall of Sound
ProducerJacques Lu Cont
Les Rythmes Digitales chronology
Libération
(1996)		 Darkdancer
(1999)
Singles from Darkdancer
  1. "Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)"
    Released: 21 July 1997
  2. "Music Makes You Lose Control"
    Released: 13 April 1998
  3. "(Hey You) What's That Sound?"
    Released: 5 October 1998
  4. "Sometimes"
    Released: 26 July 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
QStarStarStar
Resident Advisor3.5/5

Darkdancer is the second studio album by Les Rythmes Digitales, released in 1999. It peaked at number 53 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2005, it was re-released with an additional disc that included remixes, unreleased tracks, and music videos.

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.

In 2015, Thump placed it at number 97 on the "99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time" list.

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dreamin'"3:33
2."Music Makes You Lose Control"3:46
3."Soft Machine" (featuring Thomas Ribeiro)3:36
4."Hypnotise"4:52
5."(Hey You) What's That Sound?"4:12
6."Take a Little Time" (featuring Shannon)3:29
7."From: Disco to: Disco"3:51
8."Brothers"4:08
9."Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)"3:30
10."About Funk"5:42
11."Sometimes" (featuring Nik Kershaw)4:57
12."Damaged People" (featuring Thomas Ribeiro)6:39

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) 53

References

  1. 1 2 Paoletta, Michael (23 October 1999). "Reviews & Previews: Spotlight (Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer)". Billboard. p. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. ↑ Bush, John. "Darkdancer - Les Rythmes Digitales". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Aston, Martin. "Review: Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer". Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd: 122.
  5. ↑ Y, Robbie (26 October 2005). "Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Les Rythmes Digitales". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  7. 1 2 Sullivan, Paul (2005). "Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer - Review". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time". Thump. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2018.