Word: electronica
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...artist selected beforehand—the CEB had a lot more control.”And, given this context, the CEB and the HCC believe that they’ve really succeeded this time. McFadden explains that Ratatat, a New York City duo that mixes rock and electronica to create catchy, driven and lyric-less songs, was an especially fortunate catch. They were not originally labeled as available, but after persistent communication directly between the CEB and their manager, Ratatat finally agreed to come. However, Harvard is a diverse place with high expectations, and no artist choice will ever satisfy...
...Molina’s music began to garner international attention with her second album, fittingly titled “Segundo,” which was released in the U.S. in 2003. “Segundo” represented the singer’s foray into the world of electronica, and the response was overwhelmingly positive; Entertainment Weekly named it Best World Music Album of 2003. On Thursday, the artist performed songs mostly from her two latest albums, “Tres Cosas” and “Son,” released in the U.S. on UK-based label...
...tracks, or sound collages, on Retrochine blend movie music with lashings of trip-hop, electronica and funk. Some use movie samples as their starting point: "Riding at the Speed of Sound" jazzes up the pathos-imbued vocals of 1960s starlet Carrie Ku Mei with rock riffs and a break-beat exuberance worthy of Basement Jaxx. Others are simply inspired by the movies, like the cheeky "(21st Century) Char Siu Bao," which features present-day siren Gloria Tang singing in Mandarin to the tune of "Mambo Italiano...
Ever wondered what it might be like to ride a bullet train through 18th century Vienna? Neither have we. But it's a close approximation of how you might approach the work of 29-year-old musician Midori Hirano. The Kyoto-born classical pianist turned electronica artist, now based in Berlin, dances the divide between electronic and acoustic sound, creating lush, layered chamber music out of piano, strings, digital samples and vocals in songs that hark back to the past while hinting, irresistibly, toward the future...
...vocals in “This Is Your Life.” Producer Stuart Price—whose résumé includes work with Madonna and Seal—attempts to mix this hodgepodge of new sound into something resembling genius. Yet Price, coveted for his work in electronica remixing and producing, is only somewhat successful in this task. Certain songs on this album, such as “Joy Ride” and “The World We Live In,” incorporate such a circus variety of sound that they become more overwhelming than enjoyable...