La Revancha Del Tango

It's like high quality phone hold music.

I didn't mind this as sort of interesting background music, but it does seem an odd choice for this list. I think you could die without having heard it.

Linen suits, eyes crouched behind smoked glass, a cappuccino on the terrazzo. The evening wears on, out comes the cognac, the fine Bolivian, lithe Polish escorts with cat eyes and cruel mouths. A dance that happens every weekend, every night in this corner of the Old World. All played out to the deadly, sclerotic beat of a music that never knew it was ever alive.

Nice for a little, just (as my main complaint with most of the albums on here), it's pretty dang long. Nice ambient music. Cool concept, as well. Favorite tracks: "Queremos Paz", "Vuelvo Al Sur"

I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. The sounds are so smooth and calming. I'll keep this in my back pocket for studying/relaxing music.

Not a good sign when you’re two thirds of the way through an album and you have to check to see if the album had finished and started replaying from the beginning. Otherwise, a fine record.

I have a weak spot for southamerican music, for trippy beats and for electronic. This fusion totally hooked me from the first minute. I *think* that CD was big in Switzerland, at least I remember that cover art, but never heard of. Thanks to 1001 albums I finally got around listening to it. Will definitively listen to it more, especially for coding / concentration work.

La Revancha del Tango is the debut album by Gotan Project, originally released in 2001. I'm not well versed in electronic music, so I'll keep this review short and sweet. The music is unique enough. They've got a kinda trip-hop vibe going on. There are some cool Latin influences in the guitar playing and I dig the Spanish vocals. They keep it French tho, adding accordion over the songs. They mix the accordion with a delay pedal a lot which adds to a cool psychedelic effect. Overall there wasn't enough variety between the songs for me. A bit too dull.

DVD menu music. It's a no from me.

Lo siento amigos. No puedo con esto. Esos beats downtempo son tan desesperantes, mejor hubieran incluido un disco de, no sé, TANGOOO. Esto es una mierda para vender el género a gringos genéricos.

Something different, always good to see. Fresh and different - jazzy but modern. Great vibes, love finding stuff I've never heard of before. Maybe it's background-y, but very enjoyable. 5*

That was actually pretty cool. Some Tango music mixed with electronica? Yes please! I wouldn’t have thought this record to be this chilled but still refreshing at the same time.

intriguing

I like how they blend electronic music with tango. This made my workday enjoyable.

It's like 70% of the time there's an artist I've never heard of in this book, the album is pretty forgettable. 20% of the time, it's just bad. And 10% of the time it's a cool discovery like the TPAB of electrotango. This was cool. 3.5/5

Different, and not bad, but I think it's kind of odd.

A bit long, but quite enjoyable jazzy electronica.

Why? When should this album be listened to? It makes no sense and sparks no joy.

1.5. This is the kind of music that plays in hotel pools and lobbies when they’re trying to duck song licensing fees and just loop royalty free music. Not a compelling listen whatsoever.

By listening to this, we have deprived an elevator somewhere of its music

I found this to be droning. If you want to hear a good album in this genre try Lovage:Music to Make Love To Your Old Lady By

The first track felt like an intro to something potentially promising. Unfortunately, it wasn't. It's just very basic, boring electronica with some splashes of tango and french cabaret music. I was hoping the Zappa cover would be interesting (I do adore Frank Zappa). But again, it wasn't. I skipped the last three tracks.

Amazing find. Just the kind of album I like. Trip hop and tango, minimal vocals. Incredible.

What a delightful discovery (althought apparently I'd listened to a couple tracks back in 2016). I didn't really know what to expect but I was hooked from the very first moment. Queremos Pax, Chunga's Revenge, Troptico, Una Misca Brutal are just some of my favourites from today but the whole album is a delight.

Big nostalgia bump on this one, played it a lot in the early noughts. Tango meets trip-hop? Entirely my bag! Fave tracks - "Queremos Paz" for kicking things off and setting the mood. Then, maybe, "Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre)" and "La del Ruso". This is more of an album album, though - doesn't make too much sense to talk about individual tracks...

I could listen to these chilled out tunes all day. The first thing I did upon finishing the album was start it straight back up again. A perfect blend of paired down electronica and instruments, with a great French feeling to the whole thing.

This was new to me but I really like this kind of latin-infused stuff.

Love it.

Beautiful album

i was not expecting to be such a fan of this album dang

Fantastic, jam-worthy, underrated album! The beats on here are so unique! I love it!

This is exceptional. It just smooth, but funky. The use of horns and smoky vocals layered over a stellar backbeat is *chef's kiss*. If you like Wax Taylor, RJD2, DJ Shadow, etc. you'll love this!

Amazing project! At the time it was released, it sounded like nothing else

Electrotango works a lot better than what I expected. I feel if you're not used to the album it will come along as very elevator music-ish, but for me it felt like a great spin to already a very underrated genre

YES! J’avais jamais écouté cet album de leur formation, mais Lunatico est un grand classique dans ma famille. On retrouve plusieurs similarités musicales entre les deux. Personnellement, je préfère Lunatico, mais leur son me rejoint tellement que La Revancha mérite un gros 5

Great latino music with a lot of soul

Dig it

Love this!!

uma delícia

relaxing and stylish never heard anything like it. I've really been trying to get into music with no lyrics lately too and this is a perfect medium

love it

Dreamy beats over Spanish revolution. More, please.

downtempo lazy saturday music appropriated by groundforce reveals but no less good as the dust has settled

Exquisito, mucho sabor de tango con toques eclécticos y ambientales. De lo mejor el cover de Frank Zappa de "Chunga's revenge".

Absolutely loved this slow vibe!

At first glance, it could be mistaken for a obscure electronic album made by a Latin American outfit based on the album cover and title. Once one goes deeper into the album, one could be surprised to learn that, while this is a obscure electronic album, it was actually made by French musicians. Apart from that information, and the fact that there is a Zappa song cover and a cover of the title track to one of the more infamous films of the 1970s, there is very little to be gleaned from this collection. Which is probably for the best because any more info could potentially sully whatever hard earned vibe this album has going. More eyes and ears have to be set upon this, regardless of the intentional (?) misnomer.

Fun! a little too much for a work day but I can't fault a 5 star album, too bad they were one and done.

9/10 really really loved this but I wish I had more to say about it

So good

I really enjoy this album for it being relaxing but also not boring. There is also a distinct flavor to the sound of it overall, which is different from what I usually listen to and a pleasant change.

Tango un tanto electrónico con melodías muy suaves y muy agradable de escuchar. Todo un descubrimiento

This was really good. Nice to listen to while working, but that doesn't mean that it's shallow. It is more of 4.5, but I will give it 5 to remember it later.

that cover ohmygod ohmygod WHY didn’t I listen to this when it was generated? I thought it sounded unique, listened to a piece, enjoyed it, BUT DIDN’T LISTEN TO THE ALBUM. I think this is as close as the list will get to art music. Excluding Indian classical music. About that, why is it on here when ANY sort of Western art isn’t?! I’m unaware what any of the lyrics mean, but as I always say, I view lyrics as less important than music, a perspective influenced by my love for classical music. This is a prime example of fantastic music with sparse lyricism (I think they’re mainly sampled). Like the antithesis to hip-hop: technical proficiency! Everybody here is complaining about ‘hold music’. Instrumental music isn’t immediately bad purely because it’s instrumental. The music isn’t insanely repetitive either; the pieces flow and move. How many albums can you name with a more unique feel? Electronic beats mixed with tango rhythm is a fabulous concept, especially for someone who enjoys all kinds of dance music — a unique ‘mix’ (pun intended). Throw in the fact it’s French (the band — I’m aware the lyrics are not) and a front cover with a man’s sternocleidomastoids and right collarbone (mmmmm)… Favourite pieces: ALL OF THEM I CAN’T CHOOSE (but probably ‘Época’)

I've had Gotan Project's cover of Whatever Lola Wants in my collection for a while. It's great to hear more. This was a wonderful hour of me doing the tango in my mind.

Chill, groovy, French electronic. Big fan.

Great low, relaxing key background music. Really like the vocals in other languages

Discazo. En su época lo machaqué en el CD del auto. Me siguen gustando casi todas las canciones. En especial Vuelvo al sur, El capitalismo foráneo, Una música brutal, Santa María o Queremos paz. Imprescindible. En la edición aniversario está Diciembre 2001 que es otro bombazo de canción.

A wonderful album. A real treasure.

"Época" and "Santa Maria" are staples of my beloved 13-year-old Pandora channel, my having given them big thumbs up in the past, and even having downloaded "Época" years ago before I was on the streaming. I loved listening to this whole album. Not a surprise, as I love me some tango, and I love me this neotango electronica.

I just love it, I find this fusion of styles very interesting and very well done. This project in particular is very, very good... but I also like Bajofondo and a few others who explore the same path! 5 stars, “porque me encanta!”

I haven’t even been able to get through the entire album yet today, but I am ready to give my rating. The album so far is great and I have full faith that the few tracks I have remaining as my bedtime lullaby will not disappoint.

This album is slick. Hard to believe it's over 20 years old. It takes me to the bar at Hotel Costes and I’m sure Triptico was on one of CDs that bar’s DJ Stéphane Pompougnac released. I could listen to this stuff all night long.

I listened to this multiple times today. Headphones and car stereo. I liked this. Driving through the countryside, autumn leaves falling. This had autumnal vibes.

Muito lindo. Me faz pensar no sul do mundo como um centro de cultura único. O tango, a milonga e seus demais ritmos são patrimônios de rico valor para o povo argentino bem como uruguaio e por que não sul brasileiro? Gotan deu um jeito de contar as origens com um tom de futuro. Sempre parece uma boa ideia, mas nem sempre dá certo. Mas nesse caso felizmente deu. :)

Really liked them! Great album to cook to

Latin with strings, mostly instrumental. Really good!

Helt konge

Perfect album to chill out to for an hour on my flight

¿Hueles eso? Huele a... ¡Huele a pepino! ¡Madre de dios, qué pepino de álbum!

First time I heard this lounge mix of tango at an argentinian restaurant it blew my mind. Find its a genius way to revive a local music culture genere and remaking it for speak easy and to find a new market with younger generations. I think its amazing and all songs flow perfectly not missong a beat makong this an exceptional well produced and arranged album. Songs may not work individually but as an album this is gold.

Oh man what a great blast from the college past! I remember when every fucking coffee shop and cool dude bar or restaurant around played this on repeat, and it still as great as ever!

Was absolutely thrilled to get an album by a French group during the 2024 Paris Olympics. Not sure what the odds are of that but since this list seems to be heavy on the USA and UK artists I suspect low! As far as the actual album, I absolutely loved it. This is definitely my kind of thing. I like electro swing a lot and this is kind of like its tango cousin. A great fusion of electronica with tango music, and what I think is singing in French. It's something that can easily go on in the background and float in and out of and just kind of chill out to. I think for some people background music is kind of an insult but for me, when it's GOOD background music it can really help me focus or set the stage to relax. To me this is GOOD background music. I am pretty certain I have heard some of these tracks in movies before as well. If not, it's certainly cinematic enough for it. For me, I love it enough for it to be a 5 star!

BANGER

Outstanding

I liked that album. It was good background music.

No ubicaba a Gotan Project, pero gran disco ambiental (?). Creo que logra muy bien su fusión de sonidos del tango con más géneros y se vuelve algo muy experimentalón. Lo disfruté mucho y creo que, de cierta forma, se siente su vibra noventera (aunque ya fuera un disco del nuevo milenio). "Queremos paz", "Chunga's Revenge" y "Una música brutal", mis favs. "Vuelvo al sur" tiene una que otra letra padre y como en realidad me gustó todo, aprecio igual sus "cortes" instrumentales, jaja. 10/10

Bop

I've had this album on HEAVY rotation for the last 20 years. I'm absolutely tickled that it made the list. Hey, one fewer scottish new wave post punk boy album!

Beautiful latin music

Good for the zone

Valeu demais para conhecer e querer escutar mais. Versões de tango bem desenvolvidas.

A revolución in its own time for traditional tango with an updated beat.

Não conhecia! Achei interessante incrível e já estou a procura em formato físico!

Wooow super nice Argentinian vibes

LOVED this album!!

I wish all projects were Gotan. The sexy parts of tango with a dash of future, hip-hop, and theater.

Great Neo Tango music! Meanwhile the album is a milestone!

This is a great album. lovely Mediterranean /South American/ambient vibe.

In de basis een dansplaat (tango), maar voor mij vooral een heerlijke luisterplaat. Prachtige combinatie van klassieke instrumenten en opzet (tango) en de moderne mogelijkheden en opzet (beats). Het zit ontzettend goed in elkaar. Lekker ongeforceerd. Meerdere lagen neerzetten als een eenvoudig geheel. Dat is een prestatie.

Stunning

Surprisingly great! And I only say surprisingly because this was completely foreign to me in every definition of the word. 5 stars!

8/10. Was not expecting to like this since Wikipedia listed one of the genres as Electronica, but was pleasantly surprised. It is both pleasant to listen to, and interesting.

Interesting instruments. Sounds middle eastern, jazzy and electronic at the same time. Has some Indian themes as well. Definitely worth another listen.

Mood: both hip generic back drop music for a trendy restaurant and boppy, zone out and dance club hits. At risk of trying too hard this would be fun to throw on at a party to jam to.

Very funky and cool album, I kept thinking it was hispanic, but a few tracks starting showing those French roots of the accordion that I picture with films like Ratatouille. Listened while I was on a walk which was nice too. Very enjoyable album.

Easy listening, last few songs aren't great as a different style

Fantastic, groovy, a little clangy at times, reminds me of the "Frantic" soundtrack, a bit of north African trance with the tango.

Never heard this, I think I love it a little?

It's an aight album, nothing special, has some good tunes. 4/5

Nice and chill, would play again