M83 have announced a new album, DSVII. The sequel to 2007’s ambient album, Digital Shades Vol. 1, the new LP will be released on September 20th via Mute Records.
There can only be one Chillout and Lounge Compilation Series being the market leader and it certainly is the Café Del Mar series! There have since been many imitators, but only one true Café Del Mar. No other album will reaffirm further this very simple statement than Volume 20 Includes exclusive tracks from Nightmares on Wax, Goldfrapp, Thievery Corporation, Rae & Christian, Penguin Café, Moby, M83, Morcheeba, Boards of Canada.
There can only be one Chillout and Lounge Compilation Series being the market leader and it certainly is the Café Del Mar series! There have since been many imitators, but only one true Café Del Mar. No other album will reaffirm further this very simple statement than Volume 20 Includes exclusive tracks from Nightmares on Wax, Goldfrapp, Thievery Corporation, Rae & Christian, Penguin Café, Moby, M83, Morcheeba, Boards of Canada.
Mojo's bespoke Man Machine collection underlines Ralf's points perfectly, spanning three decades and showcasing the genre's evolution.
The pioneering sounds of Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream and Jean Michel Jarre sit alongside the second-gen electronic adventurers Ultravox, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and The Orb, while the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Fujiya & Miyagi, Four Tet, Audion and M83 are among those who continue to push the genre forward.
Welcome, then, to a revolution in sound, and a compilation that proves just how far things have progressed since Autobahn's release was met with the critical, quizzical side-swipe of "It's good, but is it rock?"