This Is Electroclash

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B000089CK0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #368,505 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Discotraxx

2. Detroit Style

3. Fashion

4. Treat Me Better

5. We Are Rock [the Faint Mix]

6. Lady Shave

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Happy Hour

2. You're My Disco [New Romantic Mix]

3. Asymmetric

4. Tainted Love

5. Let Me Go [Rob Playford Mix]

6. Don't Let the Rain Come Down

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Non-Stop Mix

2. Non-Stop Mix [Cont.]

3. Non-Stop Mix [Cont.]

4. Non-Stop Mix [Cont.]

5. Non-Stop Mix [Cont.]

6. Non-Stop Mix [Cont.]

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is NOT ELECTRO, but ELECTROCLASH..., November 18, 2004

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J. Lovelace "terminaloptic" (NY, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: This Is Electroclash (Audio CD)

Just to clear up things, this compilation is not an ELECTRO compilation. This is an ELECTROCLASH compilation, and yes there is a difference... a HUGE difference. ELECTRO is that dirty analog sound with vocoders and the famed 808. Stuff by Soul Sonic Force, Kraftwerk, Advent. Simple, direct, and classic sounding. It's very distinct. ELECTROCLASH is a new movement which combines the old skool electro sound with new wave, punk, synthpop, and other assorted beats. The sound is more danceable, more 4/4 beat driven, and alot more 'fun'. I love ELECTRO, but I find many tracks are not dancefloor friendly. They sound great because they use alot of high and low frequencies, but not much good on the dancefloor (with the exception of some tracks). Electroclash answers the call of making ELECTRO dance friendly, but they had to merge other genres to get it dancefloor friendly, and what they came up with was electroCLASH. Hope this clears things up. If your looking for ELECTRO then DO NOT BUY THIS! Instead take a look at the STREET JAMS ELECTRIC FUNK series for that classic ELECTRO sound or ELECTRO BREAKDANCE series. Both have good selections, and many classics.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but a bit cliche., March 14, 2003

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Nolan Ellis (Texas City, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Is Electroclash (Audio CD)

Okay, this cd was a must buy for me, because I'm an electroclash junkie. It's a decent collection, but it has some no-namers and some over played tunes. Felix da Housecat is awesome, but who wants to hear Madame Hollywood AGAIN? Also, it has Soft Cell, which was a good addition I think. Some good remixes of Information Society and Gary Numan, but overall a mediocre compilation. The 3rd cd is a mix cd of tracks from the other 2 cds. But...it's on Clepoatra Records. Alot of their other compilations end up being "indusrial" or industrial-dance trash. This is their best set, but not the best in the genre. I only reccomend this to hardcore fans or beginners not wanting to waste their money.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this is electrocash, May 8, 2003

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"harroway" - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Is Electroclash (Audio CD)

this is really one of the better electro compilations doing the rounds, although the hype seems to be over before it ever really started. of course there are songs you might already have heard on other compilations such as ladytron, but the majority is relatively unknown material. that's not to say it's crap...the cover version of sabrina's 'boys' is hilariously funny with it's distorted vocals, heavy guitar riffs and dance beats. class!
it's also cool that this compilation features some original and remixes of 80's classics to make it clear that the electro sound is not really new but was being made some 20 years ago already.
all in all, a very interesting compilation if you like electronic dance music or wish you could be in 1982 forever.
enjoy!