aka my favorite microgenre, late-'90s early-'00s albums on which established pop and/or rock acts dip their toes in e l e c t r o n i c texture
(ultra included bc it feels like it's in conversation with these albums i.e. significantly more continuous and built on top of loops than their previous records) (ray of light included even though madonna had already been conversant with house on "vogue" and most of erotica, ray of light just feels of this moment) (passengers felt more appropriate here than either zooropa or pop but others may disagree) (up is probably the most tenuous inclusion here)
i know there are more of these and i feel bad only including the fraction that came immediately to mind this morning so pls add
Poll Results
Option | Votes |
madonna: ray of light | 10 |
tori amos: from the choirgirl hotel | 9 |
r.e.m.: up | 7 |
smashing pumpkins: adore | 6 |
other (pls specify) | 5 |
depeche mode: ultra | 4 |
passengers: original soundtracks 1 | 3 |
roland orzabal: tomcats screaming outside | 2 |
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 13 November 2017 16:35 (six years ago) link