What is some music you like?

daydrinking · March 15

Nilsi · March 15

Nilsi · March 15

On 14.3.2025 at 9:16 PM, PurpleTree said:

Such an iconic track. Maybe one of the most important in dance music history. Satisfaction was a rupture - where all the fragmented underground forces of the 90s (jungle, techno, French house, trance, electroclash) were molded into something that could finally crack into the collective consciousness.

Before that, dance music was still local, subcultural. Daft Punk had opened the door, but Satisfaction kicked it wide open. It took French house’s compression, techno’s drive, electroclash’s robotic sleaze, hard house’s pounding simplicity - then stripped them down, streamlined them, made them hit with brutal, mechanical force. The result? Electro-house was born, big-room was inevitable, and EDM as a global capitalist machine was set in motion.

But it wasn’t just the sound - it was the aesthetic repackaging. The video turned electroclash’s ironic sleaze into pure, glossy spectacle: hypersexual, detached, fetishistic without the critique. That same formula - co-opting the avant-garde, stripping it of its danger, refitting it for mass appeal - would define mainstream dance visuals for the next decade and beyond.

By this point EDM had fully mutated into a lifestyle brand - the underground transgression smoothed out into sleek, aspirational excess

Now, look at (and listen to) some of Satisfaction’s direct precursors - where the aesthetics were still raw, avant-garde, and unapologetically radical:

Edited March 15 by Nilsi

Nilsi · March 15

38 minutes ago, Nilsi said:

Such an iconic track. Maybe one of the most important in dance music history. Satisfaction was a rupture - where all the fragmented underground forces of the 90s (jungle, techno, French house, trance, electroclash) were molded into something that could finally crack into the collective consciousness.

Before that, dance music was still local, subcultural. Daft Punk had opened the door, but Satisfaction kicked it wide open. It took French house’s compression, techno’s drive, electroclash’s robotic sleaze, hard house’s pounding simplicity - then stripped them down, streamlined them, made them hit with brutal, mechanical force. The result? Electro-house was born, big-room was inevitable, and EDM as a global capitalist machine was set in motion.

But it wasn’t just the sound - it was the aesthetic repackaging. The video turned electroclash’s ironic sleaze into pure, glossy spectacle: hypersexual, detached, fetishistic without the critique. That same formula - co-opting the avant-garde, stripping it of its danger, refitting it for mass appeal - would define mainstream dance visuals for the next decade and beyond.

By this point EDM had fully mutated into a lifestyle brand - the underground transgression smoothed out into sleek, aspirational excess

Now, look at (and listen to) some of Satisfaction’s direct precursors - where the aesthetics were still raw, avant-garde, and unapologetically radical:

Also, how can we talk about the history of EDM and club music without mentioning Charli?

I think brat is the most important album of the decade so far - both as a tribute to dance music history and as a masterclass in balancing avant-garde edge with mainstream impact. That tightrope walk between underground innovation and pop accessibility isn’t just a subtext of the album - it’s an explicit theme, explored with a precision that only a handful of greats have ever pulled off (Björk comes to mind).

This is an artist with clear creative intent, driven by purpose, passion, and an almost unreal level of artistry. Go girl!