La Revancha Del Tango

Interesting but not my thing.

The songs are blending together at this point and it’s cohesive which is cool but not something I would come back to again, really not my vibe but I like the sounds and the beats. Overall good album but I don’t think I’ll come back to it

Really interesting music and a fascinating record. At least on first listen. Indescribable from a genre standpoint. Think I need to be in the mood for this, but it was really groovy. Usually not into the predominantly instrumental stuff, but I liked this. Not like anything else I’ve ever heard. Debating between a 3 and 4. Feel like the newness of it is tempting me to rate it a 4, but if i listened to it repeatedly, it would probably be a 3.

You know, I expected this to be alright, and I think it's slighty more interesting of a fusion of electronics and tango than I could've ever expected.

I very enjoyable listen

I don’t know this, have heard of them but I wasn’t looking forward to an hour of tango. But this is tango with a modern twist, upfront beats & samples typical of 2001, first impressions I’m relieved. Mostly instrumental but a bit smooth for me, dinner party lounge music. ‘The bandoneón is used a lot in Gotan Project’s songs. This is the classic instrument of tango, and it has a very similar timbre to accordion.’ Yes there is lot of this and if like me you’re not mad on it then it gets a bit much. Yes an hour of that was directionless for my taste.

Solid but somewhat repetitive for me. Also that accordion (?) made me think of overcooked lol so couldn’t take it too serious.

Fav: Last Tango In Paris Least Fav: Chunga’s Revenge Saved by the fact it uses the accordion so well. The idea of ‘too much accordion’ doesn’t exist because it’s factually proven they improve any song

I mean it’s alright

I’m just on a generational run of the most ok albums ever. This is a really unique album blending Electronic and I guess Classical (?) I don’t really know what to call it off the top of my head but you’ll know what I mean when you hear it. It’s a good album but I can’t see myself being so hooked to come back to it.

Nineties wine bar music.

For once a foreign language album I can appreciate. The tightness of the beats and the production elevate above the lyrics. I bailed at the end of the album, rather than continue with all the mixes. The strength of the originals was enough to satisfy me. A decent working soundtrack.

Have heard many of the these tracks before in movies and adverts. A bit like Moby - ubiquitous mood music. I enjoyed it, it's good background music for work.

This is pretty boring. It’s fine for background music, but I can’t really imagine another context.

Very coooool beats was nice to hear the full tracks of some of these, having heard them sampled in other tracks. It sounds very of its time which is no bad thing. 4.3/5.0 Best Song: Época

I'm sure this is someone's cup of tea but it isn't mine. It sounds like songs I would skip on Fifa street. I can appreciate it but it does nothing for me I'm afraid. Best Track: Epoca, because it reminds me of Come dine with me.

OK

je ne savais pas que c'était cet album, mais j'adore

Somebody said DVD menu music. Yep. That's it. It's not bad, it just goes nowhere.

A fascinating album. It has the vibes and style of a Spanish album, but also with that distinctly French, early-2000’s quirkiness. A lovely, almost meditative, at times, collection.

Kaffehausmusik.

Wha…? Oh ok!!

Unfortunately not my thing at all. I’m sure it’s good but it is already a genre I dont vibe with at all and it is not in English which is ok but ultimately makes it harder for me to attach w if musically nothing I like is going on. Cool they did a Zappa cover

This is “cool” music. Like Ezra would love this. I’m not sure I get it, but I appreciate its inventiveness.

When this album appeared in 2001, it hit the zeitgeist with unnerving precision. The crowd that had once spent the late eighties and early nineties in a chemically enhanced blur on the dancefloor had, by then, acquired mortgages, toddlers, and a deep yearning for sophistication. Lounge music — that gentle collision of house beats and tasteful melancholy — was the perfect solution. You could feel worldly and hip again, just without the pills, the sweat, or the 4 a.m. regret. This record became their soundtrack. It replaced Buena Vista Social Club as the go-to background for semi-upscale restaurants where you could just about hear yourself say “we really should do this more often.” For a while, it felt as though every restaurant in Europe owned precisely one CD — and this was it. The idea, to be fair, is ingenious: take danceable beats and drape them in tango. Instant atmosphere. But as actual music, rather than mood lighting, it wilts fast. On headphones it becomes fifty-seven minutes of politely hypnotic repetition — the sort of music that makes you wonder whether you’re supposed to tip the percussionist for persistence alone. And the execution doesn’t help. The bandoneon player sounds permanently on the verge of panic, the percussionist seems intent on starting a small regional conflict, and the singer — who faintly resembles Dani Klein of Vaya Con Dios — manages to drain all the sultriness from the room. There are flashes of what might have been: “Tríptico” almost works, and the cover of Last Tango in Paris finally delivers a sliver of genuine drama. But most of it remains the sonic equivalent of mood lighting — pleasant, repetitive, and ultimately disposable. Still, it’s a perfect time capsule. You can almost picture the scene: the couple out for their long-overdue dinner, the waiter reciting the specials, and this music softly purring in the background — a soundtrack for people who once danced until dawn and now just want to make it to dessert.

I've never listened to this album (38). Nice grooves, but gets repetitive.

meh

3.5/5

4 and a bit ,

it was fine. it was good. I didn't think about it much.

3 stars, it’s pretty good for what it is

all french music that is not daft punk annoys me. this too. i can hear the midi keyboard's accordion preset piercing my ear from the first note of the album and i loathed it. completely. just boring love making music for hipsters who think that the french new wave cinema is greater than the american new wave music scene when you literally have talking heads as a part of the latter. 1/5

Trippy kind of mysterious funk that highlights all sorts of instruments and sounds. Very few lyrics, mostly operatic sounding and non-english. 2/10

Había olvidado que en algún momento me gustó mucho este disco, encontraba el concepto tan innovador, super cachilupi. Yo por la vida jurando que era una banda full argentina, y son un trío donde sólo uno de ellos lo es. Meh? Recuerdo que escuchamos luego otros discos de la banda, y era un poco más de lo mismo. Me gusta pero se puede volver repetitivo muy rápido.

4.5 Stars. What an absolute treasure, I loved this album. Such a pleasant surprise.

I feel like there’s no way to give a review to some albums simply because there isn’t a lot to talk about for some. This one is one of those albums. The only thing I can say about this is one word: neat. It comes, it drones on, and it leaves. I guess electronic tango is… unique, and some bits are nice. But like… c’mon man. What part of this was necessary to do before kicking the bucket? This one actually nearly put me to sleep. There’s only one nice thing I can say about this album: it was neat. Favorite track: Queremos Paz Other hits: Triptico, Una Música Brutal, Last Tango in Paris

not for me

Casou-se a música tango tradicional argentina com música eletrônica do estilo downbeat, repleta de samples à la Portishead. O resultado é no mínimo interessante, e em vários momentos, bem saboroso e convincente. Mas nem sempre O grande defeito do disco é sua duração, longo demais pro que é. Precisa fazer um esforço consciente para manter a atenção no som, se não ele rapidamente se transforma em música de fundo. Me lembra trilha sonora de novela. Mas quando se presta atenção, você ouve algo agradável, prazeroso. Ao menos eu ouvi. Sou suscetível a esta fórmula de combinar instrumentos e arranjos tradicionais com ornamentos modernos, e este grupo empenhou isso até que bem! Porém, não sei se isso justifica a inclusão do disco na lista. Não achei as canções tão memoráveis quanto poderiam ser, e como eu disse, a duração faz com que o álbum seja cansativo de se ouvir na íntegra. Uma pena! Para encerrar a review, eu adorei a capa do disco, mas achei que foram covardes ao falharem em pagar um peitinho. Um mamilo bonito certamente alavancaria a nota em pelo menos meia-estrela. Poxa, os caras são da França! Cadê a perversão sexual? 3.5/5

more tango please

Not my style, but really didn't mind it as background music.

Different

I don’t speak Spanish but the groove was groovin

Not awful, but won’t listen again.

I remember liking it at the time

Didn't land in any way

Alexa play Vivaldi trap remix

This really hit the spot

i liked the fusion of French and Tango! pretty good relaxation album!

Relaxing, cinematic, dramatic. Sexy, romantic! A fun listen and pretty easy to listen to. Whoda thunk a couple French guys could make such great Latin music?

A perfect accompaniment to this evening’s dog walk. Like Spanish LoFi beats to study to. Not much else to say about this album except it was enjoyable and I would definitely jam this again while reading at a coffee shop or fishing on a lake. Oh, and Fuck “Psycho Circus”, KISS’s worst album since everything else they’ve ever done previously to 1998.

That was really boring

I mean, don’t get me wrong it’s pretty nice instrumental hip hop mainly. But top 1001 albums? Nah. Gimme some Apollo Brown if you wanna go down that road.

Love it. Very moody. Sultry.

This is fascinating. I love it - it's absolutely perfect background music to work by. No vocals, excellent vibe. Also the perfect level of pretentiousness for a dinner party. I certainly didn't need to hear it before I die, but I'm just as certainly glad that I did. Influence 1. Hits 1. Quality 4. I really kind of liked it 4. 3

This felt like the Last Tango in Paris.

Interesante supongo, no la clase de música instrumental que escucharía pero no estuvo tan mal.

This is the exact album that seemingly all restaurants in México played between 2001 and 2005, probably later. And for a reason. It's background music, nothing more.

Not unpleasant background music. Zappa cover is cool.

Besst instrumental playlist so far.

Never heard of this, but still disappointed: - 20+ albums in and this is the first one of this century, and - i loved the idea of these styles fusion biut - way too repetitive and - so many tango type instruments that can provide such deep emotions but ybfirtunately sound quite hollow here

Not bad but not for me

Aún no entiendo al tango, no me disgusta pero tampoco me gusta, ciertas partes estuvieron interesantes pero no creo que recuerde algún tema.

I really appreciated this album being on this list - it's the type of music that was interesting and different, and that I would never listen to otherwise. Nothing mind-blowing but thoroughly enjoyable.

An oddly catchy album.

This was excellent from start to finish

Excellent!

Best neotango album.

This is a charming collection of music. I particularly like the Zappa cover, Chunga’s Revenge. I actually heard this once over 20 years ago in a French dormitory. I confirmed it with my sister. Something about it must have stuck in my mind. That being said it might be another 20 years before I play it again.

I actually knew 3-4 songs from this album. It's ok, but kinda samey after a while. 80 minutes is just a little bit too long. The accordion-tango influenced electronic/live instrument hybrid is interesting. 3.5/5

Surprised by how much we recognised from here - some iconic tango beats. Època especially. Very smooth.

The album is a little dry, but isn't without it's charm. I don't really know anything about what makes good production, but this album sounded crispy. I hear a lot of the late 2010 obsession with lofi jazz here. Gotan Project definitely had a part in that era of music history.

marginalt mere interessant end de tidligere elevatormusik albums vi har haft

God baggrundsmusik, ikke særlig essentielt men måske ret repræsentativt for meget vagt-etnisk elektronisk musik i start-00erne.

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No me gusta este disco. No me gusta la propuesta de Gotan Project. Nunca lo hizo. Había escuchado poco este disco (y soy argentino), y solo quise escucharlo otra vez antes de ponerle puntaje. No le pongo una estrella porque no es una porquería (supongo que ningún disco de los 1001 debe serlo), pero le pongo dos, que es lo que le sigue. El tango es lo que está en el corazón, lo que te conmueve, lo que viene de adentro, sea el amor por una mujer, la melancolía de tiempos pasados, el recuerdo de los papás, la nostalgia por lo que nunca llegó, la pasión de lo propio, el miedo de la indiferencia de los semejantes, etc.... siempre viene de adentro. Y escucharlo mezclado con electrónica me parece algo muy desagradable, muy artificial, no me gusta nada. Ni siquiera samples del Che Guevara (un héroe nacional muy olvidado en estas últimas dos décadas) en la primera canción puede salvar el disco. Encima el disco es muy largo (suele pasar con la electrónica). Casi todas las canciones se alargan más de lo necesario y, como no hay arreglos muy interesantes en estas canciones, aparecen samples o voces intentando dar un mensaje para justificar la longitud de las canciones. Esto se ve, por ejemplo, en el cover de Zappa Chunga's Revenge: la canción más o menos se mantiene estable por cinco minutos y, para que la espera no se haga insoportable, aparece una voz que nombra a distintos músicos de tango y después dice "es la venganza del tango". Y no sé, man, para eso no digas nada. Aparte parece más bien la "rendición del tango". Si Pichuco criticaba a Piazzolla diciendo que el Conjunto 9 no era tango, ¿qué hubiera dicho de esto? Al pedo nombrarlo. Las canciones que más valen la pena, o las que son más disfrutables son 1. Tríptico: esta sí parece tener varias ideas. Lamentablemente también es una de las canciones más largas del disco y termina rompiendo un poco las pelotas. Mejor hubiera sido acortarla y haber puesto alguna de estas ideas en otra canción más insípida; 2. Una música brutal. Es una de las canciones más cortas del disco (un +), pero además es un poco más pop y kitsch que el resto. Es un poco como A Fifth of Beethoven, ese single disco de los 70s. Está bien; 3. Las dos canciones hechas por capos del tango: Último tango en París del Gato Barbieri y Vuelvo al Sur de Piazzolla. Escuchen el piano de Último tango en París. Compárenlo con el piano de cualquiera de los temas anteriores. El ÚNICO piano anterior relevante que recuerdo es el del ya mencionado Tríptico. En último tango en Paris en cambio hay un poco de emoción. Eso, sumado a ligeros toques de guitarra muy bien aplicados hace que sea mucho mejor que las canciones anteriores. El tema de Pizzolla es, naturalmente, la mejor canción del disco. Pero no se confundan gente. Escuchen la original que está en la banda de sonida de la película Sur (dirigida por Fernando "Pino" Solanas, otro héroe nacional), publicado en 1988 si no me falla la memoria; 4. La del ruso. Este tema es bastante distinto a los anteriores (Una música brutal también lo era), abandonando el tango y siendo más folklórico. Un acierto en mi opinión. Deberían haber sido The Lorefolk Project (?). Me parece que la electrónica hermana mucho mejor con los bombos que con el tango, como Cerati nos enseñó cuando grabó Sulky (casualmente por la misma época que salió este disco). Si prestaron atención habrán observado que el disco termina mucho mejor que como empezó, siendo las últimas 3 canciones relativamente buenas. No modifica lo que dije al principio de la reseña though: dos estrellas.

A surprisingly good album! I had to Google it to make sure they didn’t do the soundtrack for the movie “12 monkeys.” Smooth, down tempo electronic with French infused vibes. Will definitely listen again

i was listening to this on headphones and was like "this isn't right". i moved it to my phone speakers and had a great time with it. it's such a chill album, great vibes, if companies hold music was at this level of quality i'd probably enjoy calling up companies 10 fold. i doubt this'll be something I well, ever return to, but it def had a hold on me hehe.

Not a bad hybrid between Tango and electronic music; it did well. Felt a bit lacklustre apart from the first song, which showed why these genres can work together.

Had quite a few albums like this where they are pleasurable to listen to, but they don't stick in your head or offer anything deeper. Good background music, the second track was instantly recognizable from an advert I think... Wouldn't be in a rush to listen again.

It's fine for background music, nothing else 4.5/10 2 Stars

IF AI took a stab at trying to create Tito Puente as an employee of Radio Shack. Love the latin flavor of this, but at the end of the day it feels more like a "project" that only reminds me of how much I dislike electronica.

Dreamy, like if I was in the richest elevator in Spain or something. Good vibes, like a movie score for a heist on the riviera?

“Epoca” was memorable for its upright meditative beat. “Triptico” was nice for how it makes a point where the pacing of the album picked up a lot - which was much needed. I also liked the bass & drum patterns in “Santa Maria”. It had a great groove pocket. But everything else was so similar that it became hard to remember which song I stopped listening to and which song I started listening to. I really appreciate this project for providing a sound closer to something that actually piqued my interest at first, but it does absolutely nothing with that sound. Firm 2/5, good to put on as background music but not any better than a good ambient, lofi, or house album

Had completely forgotten about these guys, despite owning, and liking, one of their albums (Inspiracion/Esperacion). Anyway, a great listen, and refreshing, given the majority of this list. Soundtrack to a cool, imaginary film I'd definitely see. And who knew the accordion could sound so good?

I’m sure there’s no Soda Stereo or Almendra or Charly Garcia or Los Cadillacs or Invisible on this list but thank god we have some hip downtempo-tango for art school and ivy league students. It does sound super smooth.

Not bad as background music

Cool. 4

Enjoyed this

Y'know, if the randomizer's gonna give my group yet another electronica album (I think our third or fourth this month), then I'm glad it at least had the decency to give us one that isn't **just** another electronica album. No, no: it's also a **tango** album. The first one we've gotten, too, I think. So, hey, that'll provide a different angle to look at this album at than if it was just electronica noodling, right? Eh, a little, but ultimately I'd say it winds up in about the same place most electronica ends up for me. Like, I'll grant it, being a tango album (as well as a little bit of "nu jazz," whatever that is — it's certainly less edgy than nu metal) **does** make it sonically more appealing than if it was straight-up electronica. I like the moods and melodies these songs get across. It's very suave and sensual. Which is surprising for an album with a Frank Zappa cover, but there you go, I guess. Like, the accordion on this thing is just... Great. I'm so used to it being used in Weird Al polkas and that one song from LADY IN THE TRAMP that I forget that it can sound **really nice** when played the right way. Though, all together, at the end of the day, it **does** still reside in the world of electronica, so largely it just winds up being background music to me. Really well played background music, yes, and the kind of wallpaper that provides an excellent mood that'd really enhance the right situations, yes... But still background music. It's not something I'd wanna listen to just to listen to for its own sake, y'know? That being said, actively trying to listen to it... This is where I feel like I hafta shout out David Holmes's LET'S GET KILLED again. After taking the approach of treating it like a film score and trying to imagine the film it underpins, I tried applying that same treatment here... And I tell it, it **does** work. Though not as a film. I can certainly see some scenes of steamy tango, or some scenes of a suave gentleman spy sneaking around a beautiful mountainside villa bathed in these red, pink and orange lights... More so, I ended up imagining a **video game**. One about a gentleman spy who skulks around villas, yeah, but... I'unno, something about this album specifically just evoked "video game" to me. Maybe it's because I think there might be a nighttime level in SONIC UNLEASHED that sounds like this? Y'know, underneath the BLEH DEH DEH DEH BEH DA DEH BLEEEEH battle music. I guess this is the first time I've really understood a fellow group mate of mine who's long engaged with electronica albums in this way. Not a bad way to do it, honestly. So... Yeah. By this framing, I'm all for this album. Not "blown out of the water" kind of enthusiastic or nothing, where I'd shake someone on the street recommending it to them — I mean, I'll tell you one thing: this album didn't need to be **this long**... But, hey, in total, it's good wallpaper. And I'm always up for good wallpaper! And I got to Fantasia up a longplay in my head, too, so that was pretty fun. Once again, I come across an album where I see someone calling it "hold music" and I don't know what they're talking about. (I mean, seriously, do you even know what hold music sounds like? 'Coz it sure as shit ain't this or Miles Davis.) Not bad for a bunch of French guys pretending to be Spanish. So, thank you, Almighty Randomizer, for shakin' it up a little with this slice of electronica. I look forward to being bored as hell by the next one.

Might take two to tango, but that won't be a problem when listening to this record. 4.5 bumped down to 4.

I’m at a 4.5 that I will bump up to a 5, though not without some level of mild criticism. I suppose I should’ve realized “Gotan” is just “Tango” with its syllables reversed from the second the groove settled on “Queremos Paz”, but regardless, I found myself very pleasantly surprised here. I will say, I’m not sure this is “tango” in the groove & sense I know it as, but perhaps I’m conflating tango music with samba music. Either way, I think the sort of Italian trip-hop vibe this album portrays works really nicely. The accordion is the star of the show here, by far. The melodies it brings & how it perfectly combines with a lot of the instruments (especially the guitar) is a real treat, and having it as the anchor for all of these beats that a rapper could easily flow on provides a unique vibe. I had to check; outside of quoting the original book one time in a review, I’ve never typed the word “accordion” as part of any of the 618 albums we’ve gotten so far. Isn’t that crazy? It’s a solid 58 minutes, but realistically, that’s part of the reason why I’m nearly tempted to bump this down to a 4 – this could’ve easily been trimmed down just a bit. The tracks that need their runtime are obvious, and make the most of their entire time to keep constantly evolving & flow in a way that justifies going 6 or 7 minutes. “Triptico” is a perfect example of a track that earns its 8 minute runtime; possibly my favorite one on the album, or at least tied with “Last Tango in Paris”, which also earns its 6 minutes. A handful of these tracks could’ve been trimmed by at least a minute or two, or at least reworked in a way that keeps them interesting for their full runtimes. A track like “Epoca” is an example; it’s apparently rather famous commercial music, so going from that approach helps the imagination open up in a suave way, but without that context, it’s just a 4:30 loop that falls flat after the energy “Queremos Paz” brings. Some of these are just a bit long or a bit repetitive; “Santa Maria” is catchy, yes, but the percussion loop gives no sense of progression, so the track comes across a little stale unless you’re actively moving around to it. The same applies to the closing track, “Vuelvo al Sur”. “El Capitalismo Foraneo” could’ve been cut around the 4:30 mark, since it captures the sort of “Italian James Bond” mood effectively by that point, and the rest feels like padding. The same “flatness” that might be perceived from “Epoca” applies handily to “La del Ruso”, probably my least favorite track here, though not an outright bad one. Following the groove & the energy of “Last Tango in Paris”, it just feels like a bland 6 minutes. If it were my call, I would’ve closed out on “Last Tango”. Is all of that enough to bump it down to a 4? I’d say no. Since I never really felt THAT affected by this stuff while actually listening & getting into the groove, and since the majority of the tracks caught my ear in a way that hasn’t quite been captured over the past 618 albums, I think I’m fine with keeping this bumped up. The floor is definitely a 3 here; these are far too catchy to not at least get intrigued & entranced by a couple of these. I’m avoiding my video game references as much as possible here, but trust me; the comparisons ARE there. For 2001, even with trip-hop far less in vogue at the time, this manages to kind of reinvent its wheel by adding the tango elements, simultaneously giving both genres a fresh air that meshes far better than I would’ve expected. I like the album, and at worst, it’s great fucking background noise to read or study to. It’s an earned bump to a 5 for my tastes, and a welcome surprise from the list. Did I need to hear it before I die? Maybe not, but I’m glad I did.

Not bad, especially for not speaking Spanish!

If this was in the list of 1001 Albums To Be On Hold With (Your Call Is Important To Us But We Are Experiencing An Unusually High Volume Of Calls) then this would absolutely be number 1. As it stands, this is pleasant and well-delivered but not something I would return to.

Enjoyed this - but best as background music whilst working! The other reviews calling it elevator music are a tad harsh, but I can see where they're coming from. Nonetheless, funky and an enjoyable listen. 7/10

dynamic music pressed into neatly trimmed sheets of downtempo. technically sound and evocative of Argentine cosmopolitanism, but ultimately not very interesting or emotive. it's okay. deserves to be one of the 1001? this one strikes me as a representation of the entire genre of modern tango rather than an album to listen to in its own right. i feel like it was chosen not because it's particularly significant to electrotango, but because the authors felt that everyone should be familiar with the style and this was easily accessible to a British audience. this not only flattens rich musical lineages into a few token picks, but means that what is chosen becomes the face of the style to everyone but the nerds that care enough to look deeper. so tldr: probably not because i don't think this is a particularly significant example of electrotango. but i could be wrong. if i am, fuck.

Gotta say this was a weird choice.

I get it - start a relentless rhythm/beat and then improvise over it. Any one of these songs on its own wouldn't be too bad but they became pretty tedious very quickly as a whole on the album. Those songs with vocals were welcomed. 2.5/5

Latiny jazz. Jazzy Latin. What’s more to say really! It’s smooth and good for a background soundtrack but didn’t stand out much to me across the board. (2.5 stars)

Some albums you just listen to at the right place at the right time. I listened to this as I was working by myself on the office doing some decluttering, and it was perfect smooth background music.

Wow their choices of electronica on this list are 99% the lamest and most boring imagineable. Dreadful wallpaper.

I assume this is a soundtrack to a non-existent movie. But one just popped into my head about a superspy named Jaime Contreras. Jaime is on vacation in Rome when the Mexican government requests he retrieve the priceless Mayan artifact El Calendario del Oro. Jaime tours the Vatican with his love interest Giuseppe. However, Giuseppe dies in a drive by poison dart attack. Jaime must take on the persona of world-renowned Tango dancer Bolo to bring the killers to justice and find the artifact.

I've never sought out French Argentinian tango music before, but I found this enjoyable. It felt a bit like a soundtrack to a French new wave film.

Perfect background music for a French bistro. Nice to listen to but inconsequential.

Man I've heard this album many many times. Very happy to see that it showed up here. This seriously is so nostalgic for me. Reminds me of a very specific time in my life. A time in my life where there were many changes going on. A time where I was trying to learn to be responsible. A time where I was still struggling with addiction. A time where I was trying to get my feet under me again but also a time where things felt like I was becoming a real adult. Anyways, besides all that. This album is fire. I LOVE the beats, the tango, the feel. Love it all. 5 stars.

Music to shop to.

Heerlijk

Okay album. French Jazz I guess. I can imagine this playing in the background while Dr. Fauchard, my dentist, was performing a root canal.

i genuinely didn't think i would enjoy this album as much as i do. it certainly isn't perfect, but there's a huge returnability factor for me, and that's so crucial for any album.

I really enjoyed the laid back chill lofi vibes of this album. Had never heard of them until today but will definitely be checking more of this band’s work out.

jazzy

Liked this more than I anticipated. Lively yet measured, good vibes. Didn’t feel like the sound bites and speech clips add much; it works best when there’s instrumental solos or conventional singing built over the repetitive parts. Fav tracks: ‘La Del Ruso’ and ‘Vuelvo Al Sur’.

Good mood kinda stuff. Would like to listen to on a road trip.

Super chill. Like early Thievery Corporation, but way more French. I dig it.

This is a very sexy album! Great to chill to. A little repetitive, and the tracks are a little too long. But I enjoyed listening to it, because this list has served up some absolute shite for the last couple of weeks!

I enjoyed this - perfect music for getting me focused at work (and then vacuuming the house ha ha!), just the right amount of interest without distracting me! I'm sure one of these tracks was on a 'So frenchy so chic' compilation I had back in the day - feels very late 90s frenchy filmy! Oui Oui Oui! Morceau préféré: Santa Maria

Repetative - too much of a good thing.

This sounds exactly how one would stereotype 21st Century French Music to sound. It's not bad by any means, but does drag on too long. Favorite Track: "Chunga's Revenge".

Really good, immersive sound

It's like so bland. The only reason I give it 2 stars: a) it's not annoying when playing in background b) there's Frank Zappa cover here (althought I'd prefer more Zappa albums in list)

Oh yeah, the Gotan Project. I enjoyed them back when they came out around 2000, and still do. Some beautiful Argentine tango with accordion and other instruments I can’t identify and lovely voices laid on top of electronic beats. It’s a fusion that works best as a soundtrack for cooking, a cafe, dinner party…slightly spicy background music.

76/100. One of those rare genre hybrids that sounds like it shouldn’t work, yet somehow does. Gotan Project blends tango with electronic downtempo and trip-hop sensibilities, crafting a record that feels both rooted in history and strangely futuristic.

Some of it sounds like the music you would hear in a heist movie set in southern France but I did like it.

I knew nothing about this and went in completely blind. I really enjoyed this. It feels like a soundtrack to a bank heist movie.

This was a nice surprise, I really wasn’t sure what to expect but as the first track settled it became clear this was something good. As soon as the second track, *Época*, began, it was a “oh I know this” moment. I reckon it’s a track most people know without knowing they know it - you know? It must have been on a TV advert or something. It’s followed by a *Frank Zappa* cover, *Chunga’s Revenge*, which is great. Gotan Project are French and there’s some Gallic touches often through the form of an accordion on this Latino themed album, hence the tango, which could be described as downtempo electronic, jazz, and at times there are flashes of trip hop. My only criticism is that I’m not sure it justifies its 1 hour runtime and the second half of the album fades to background music, although the whole album makes for good background vibe.

Good work from home album. I feel like you can find this music anywhere though

Pretty solid background music.. if such a thing even exists. I’m not sure it really needs to be on a list. The cover of Zappa’s Chunga’s Revenge is interesting, I’m not sure I actually like it, but I’ll give them credit for taking it on.

I like the rhythm and the music but overall a pretty forgettable experience.

Just faded into the back ground for me.

I forgot this was on

Meh, I don't really understand what this is doing here.

5/10

Very interesting album. Definitely not something I’d have ever come across on my own.

Do people listen to this while they just, go about their daily lives? Who would have bought this on CD?

3.4 1x

I liked the Zappa cover. Pity they learned nothing from it. Another hipster pretending to be inclusive but actually trying to show their special uniqueness. PAH. 1 star.

Black pudding is very black today mother. Aye, even the white bits are black.

Tasteful wallpaper for sophisticated dinner parties. I don't mean that in a good way.

Most of the songs felt like background music, but the sound overall is pretty good

I found this album enjoyable even though I didn't particularly love it. It was nice to get something a little different than the long streak of Anglo/American rock and folk records that've come up for the last couple weeks. Instead, I got to hear a fairly modern jazzy French record. Even though it was more mellow than my normal preference, I wouldn't call the music bland. That said, it was a little boring. It was also pretty long, both in song length and album runtime. I found it be more suitable as background music rather than something to focus my attention on. It worked well in that function. Despite its negative aspects, I had a positive listening experience with this one. I don't view it as a "great" album, and, while I'm not sure it is something I needed to hear before I die, I did find it pleasant and rate it as solidly good. Overall: 3.2/5

Not sure who wronged the tango in the first place and really don't care.

Funky and interesting. Good voice, too.

Very different - felt almost like classical music - really enjoyed

Interesting but not for me

Great stuff

2.7

Weird one. Artificial sounding, background music. Definitely sounds like an album where the artist is "____ project". Didn't hate it, just confused. 3/5

This was really good music. Instrumental with a nice beat, excellent melodies, and lots of variety.

Good guitar work. That’s all.

Music for ads, a bit dull. 2.4

I enjoyed myself, 4.45 stars

I dug the vibe of this. Its low key groove was enjoyable, despite it not being a style I do not seek out. I'm not sure that I'll seek it out again, but I'm intrigued enough to do so, or add it to a Pandora station to see if it catches my attention when mixed in with one of my low key stations.

is ok

I enjoyed this.

Listen to half of it, has an anxious to the music but I didn’t hate it, I think I would need to listen to more from that artist

Electronic + Tango. Chill vibes. Good music for a hot summer day while you smoke a joint.

kinda funny. Interesting at the least so I can respect that Will I listen to again: 0%

Another day, another album of mostly instrumentals in a language I am too ignorant to understand. I still wonder why it is the electronica/techno/instrumental albums have to be so dang long? I am not saying these artists have to be the Ramones and sing 2-minute songs, but does every track have to be 5+minutes? I am trying to determine why La Revancha Del Tango needs to be in this book. What am I listening to that is so notable that I shall not pass from this mortal coil prior to listening to all 10 tracks and 58 minutes(!) of this album? After two listens, I'm afraid I still not sufficiently answer that question.

This simply violates my ethos for what an album is and represents. The only reason dance music was released on albums was because it was the only way to release music to the public for a long time. But there's no narrative arc, no emotional grounding, no connection between tracks...it's just music to dance to in the club. Which is fine, and the music here isn't inherently bad...it's just not an album, or at least not an album that helps to write the history of music, to me

So boring. Added 1 star for anyone who wants to tango.

This shouldn't work. Putting together two different styles like this: tango and dub. And yet... it surpisingly does work. Very well, actually. And they cover a Zappa tune, of all pieces? Oh yeah, I'm in. I liked a lot of tracks here, they had a sultriness to it. I actually liked the instrumentals more than the vocal pieces. But even those were pretty good. I did not like the percussion of "La del ruso," and the vocals in "El capitalismo foreano." But even quibbling, this was really good. Will definitely have to look into this act more. Top tracks: "Queremos paz," "Chunga's Revenge," "Last Tango In Paris"

It felt like Everything But the Girl meets tango. I guess not bad but also not my thing. And I found myself reaching for the skip button towards the end of the album so...

Eh, fine as background music. Some moments caught my attention and it wasn't a bad listen, but a whole album of tango (even if using more modern styles) is not really something I need to return to. Tracks that caught my attention: Una Música Brutal, La del Ruso.

this was a pretty cool listen, enjoyed a lot of the instrumental elements and the songs with vocals were dead cool aswell, what i imagine dancing the tango at warehouse project would feel like the female vocals gave a real oldschool jazz vibe, like mid 60s astrud gilberto to be specific (anything remotely close to stan getz samba gets my cock hard) great album to pull out for your spanish friend during his first trip on mushrooms, will definetly listen again 3.4/5 FTW

I think I might just hate jazz in all its forms including ambient hold music

So This is the first time I've heard this and not understanding the lingo I can only judge it on the vibe it gave me. Nice sound, obviously latin but I felt that the accordion gave it a French feel (I also got melancholy dystopian "12 Monkey Vibes" throughout). There is an unresolved energy about the tracks giving a feeling that something is building. If I owned it I would play it a lot while I'm busy with work, but I don't.

This album has great music. Feels like it’s our of an ocean’s movie. However, it’s not something that I would want to listen to on purpose. 6/10.

FOARTE BUN 9/10

meh. there must be some background lore as to why this is a must listen but whatevs

really cool find, enjoyed this

It’s good background music.

J - 3/5 Best Track - "Epoca" F - DNL

beetje een spaanse gramatik achtige sound, erg lekker tijdens het tikken van mailtjes.

Was not expecting that much accordion, which is really the only thing interesting about it. Very repetitive. Would I listen to it again: No

It’s alright. Kinda boring though which is sad cause you’d think tango should be more interesting.

Great tracks! As an album, it might be a little boring or repetitive depending on mood—as a background album, it's great. If you need to get down and dance, it's solid. If you need something to sample it's perfect. If you want to sit in a quiet room with headphones on and study the way the tracks are built, then you have more of an attention span than I do.

Meh. This felt creative in a jazzy way, but jazz has never totally worked for me. This is probably good. 2.4

This would be a 4 star if it were half as long. The entire album is one idea, one sound, one very specific style. It's too monotonous after two tracks.

Its library music for and advertising company. I am now certain that Dimery had not heard 1001 albums when he wrote this book.

Good background music

did i need to listen to this before i died? probably not. but was it cool and vibey? certainly. idk, i liked it!

i'm not really sure what this album is supposed to be or who it's for. it's not bad, just kinda... out there and baffling. if i want french electronica from the turn of the millennium, daft punk is right there. if i want south american bangers, there are tons of options on this list from elis regina to joão and bebel gilberto. i’m just not sure when i’m gonna reach for the gotan project and their “neotango” genre. but at least it's something different. favorites: queremos paz, época, santa maría (del buen ayre)

Giving crud cafe background vibes. Not a fan I'm afraid. Next please!!

My word this is dull. Shuffling beats, disinterested singing. Melodies that never start. Dreadful plodding and quite frankly annoying.

not my thing

It was fine background music.

Pleasant surprise!

Although it's hard to rank highly an ambience-type of album, this is definitely one of the better ones in this collection, with a nice European touch of accordions blended with electronic-oriented music. I'm pretty sure I haven't really heard anything from Gotan Project, or this album in particular, so it was fun to hear these tracks for the first time; I particularly enjoyed "Epoca", "Triptico" and "El capitalismo foraneo", as well as the video and music for "Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre)" (although I was also struck at how similar this track sounds to their excellent remixed version of "Whatever Lola wants" on the 2003 album "Verve: Remixed 2"). I'm a bit confused by the fact that Gotan Project is listed as a France-based band, as everything seems to be in Spanish, but maybe that's just a Euro-thing? And I suppose also due to their focus on Argentinian tango as the driving force (and why they're named the tango-anagrammed "Gotan").

enjoyed this album but not sure I'd listen again.

I’ve been obsessed with the song Mi Confesion by Gotan Project (from the next album) and because I’m an idiot it never occurred to me to listen to any of their other songs/albums. Soooooo glad this project is here to tap me on the shoulder and point me in the right direction. But I’m surprised to learn this is a French band - I had assumed they were from Argentina.

This is pleasant enough as background music. It sounds like it could just play on a loop in a boutique clothing store in the early 00s. Honestly, I'm not sure how this is on the list, but it was... indeed a thing I listened to once, and will likely never again.

Cool background music

eh its fine. Seems like background tracks for parts of a James Bond movie. The spansih behind it is nice, not much else though.

Boring background music. The beats are so basic on this it’s ridiculous. The Spanish (?) is nice but that’s all it’s got going for it plus it’s waaaaay too long

A ver, no me ha molado mucho la verdad. Todo el álbum es instrumental y de vez en cuando hablan un poco, y la verdad es que 1 hora de solo instrumental me ha cansado bastante. Hay algunas que no estaban tan mal a mi gusto, aunque si que la gran mayoría se hacían repetitivas y demasiado largas. No es algo que volvería a escuchar.

mysterious

wow this felt long. obviously super cool to have a zappa cover in your album but man i was sick of this like 15 minutes in. just nothing that cool going on ever

Fun listen but nothing special for me

Dig it.

Vibes were nice, but nothing really stood out to me.

What absolute dribble. Its as if you asked AI to write music for a dimly lit smokey room in France and not to offend anyone with real music. Even the album cover is bland.

Super cool album to play games to or whateva

7/10

sonoramente agradable. siempre me parece un embole el tango electronico, hay unas cosas sampleables que están ok. no voy a bancar.

Wow this is really impressive stuff. I love it when bands do this, blending completely random genres that feel like they shouldn't work, but then pull it off anyway. This album is so hard to pin down making it beautifully unpredictable and easily one of the most unique projects I have heard so far.

Dang, this is what I'm doing the list for.

This shit is awesome. I love how they mix traditional and electronic sounds

Good stuff

A very nice jazz album. Nice alto voice though much singing in the album. Rich arrangement and very diverse instruments. Fun chord progression. It has all elements that I often like. There’re some moment that I wish it could give me more than just a jazzy vibe. Plus this album lasts a bit too long. Man needs a climax to finish off. Still gratifying. I enjoyed it a lot.

Groovy ass album. Epoca and La Del Russo have me Goldeneye pause music vibes and I was digging it.

honestly, this album really grew on me as it went on. not sure if i would necessarily jump back into it, but i think this would be a beautiful background music section for a dinner party. you could really stunk on folks by pulling this up

I have never wanted to be sitting at a rooftop bar watching a sunset falling into the ocean with an Aperol Spritz in my hand more. Jazzier than I expected and I was digging it.

A great background album. Really unique jazz sound. Glad it's on the list.

ai bien aimé !!! ça devait être vachement en avance pour son temps. je sais pas si j'y retournerai souvent, mais très bonne découverte !

Very unique sounding electronic music. After some time it did start getting tiring, with it just repeating the same couple of bars for 6 minutes straight with little change.

Tämähän oli mainiota rytmi/konemusaa tangomeiningillä.

This is like that Royksopp album from a couple weeks ago. It squarely hits a number of my own pleasure points - trip-hop, dub, international sounds, somewhat sparse instrumental beats - and therefore I really enjoyed it. But I just don’t think I’d put it on a must-listen list. Like I would want to know that someone is into this kind of thing before I recommend it to them. Otherwise I get why some hear it as boring, bland, phone hold, elevator music kinda stuff. It’s definitely NOT that — but some just have no patience for minimal instrumental beats. Anyway. Greatly enjoyed. Recommend. But not on my “must-listen” list.

Its 2004. You walk into an express to buy jeans and a going out top. This album is playing. You go to the Starbucks to get a cappuccino. This album is playing. You got to a borders to buy Harry Potter for your nerdy niece and left behind for your prepper grandpa. This album is playing. Spiritually this album is just what commerce sounded like 20 to 25 years ago. This 3 stars is really 2.75.

Soigne et intéressant, mais un peu froid à mon avis

Surprised- Loved it! Discovered a new genre

As a non-musician, my scoring rubric is based almost entirely on the mood an album creates. This one created a very positive mood, and quite possibly loosened my hips a little as well.

Okay background music, but I felt I should be watching some avant garde art house film about the streets of Paris after dark.

This is fun music. I could totally see myself playing this in the background at a party or listening while at work.

This album tries to mix traditional tango instrumentation with modern production techniques such as dub effects and sampling but doesn't end up accomplishing much of anything.

Something I'd never heard of, and I loved it. Great vibes. Got a big smile from the Zappa cover. It veers a little into that Y2K-era dance thumping in some spots. But overall it was a great listen. It's at the same time modern dance electronica and vintage French new wave and smoky jazz club. I want it on vinyl. It could turn into a 5/5 after some time to sink in.

certainly unique, elevator music vibes... overall i did not hate my listening experience, at times it was even enjoyable Fav tracks: Epoca - creeping ballroom tango with dancing instrumental on top of swaying strings Santa Maria - energetic (comparatively) with a driving bass line and nice percussion

8.5/10

Really enjoyed this French Riviera in the 1950s vibe!

When I saw the cover I was expecting a misogynistic hip hop album. This isn't that at all, but I'm not sure it's whole lot better. Really adding an exotic touch to elevator music.

Love the mix of tango and electronica

It’s like French house music. it’s actually like an enjoyable house music type of beat

Really cool album

Excellent vibes

Best Song: Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre). Nice and groovy. Worst Song: La Del Ruso. A bit too jazzy for my taste. Overall: Very chill, relaxed album. Nice for having on in the background or while working, but also not so special that I'll come back to it often.

I will most definitely be putting on this electronic tango album as background music whenever I need to impress some intellectual guests.

I ultimately like my tango less electronic and my electronica less tango-y.

It’s like battle block theatre background music It actually might be lol

I like the fiddle and it has some neat parts. Just drags at times and get somewhat repetitive. It has some jazzy influence when aren't always my favorite but its not bad.

This is the best accordion jazz-rock I've ever heard. This is the ONLY accordion jazz-rock I've ever heard. It's Jazzanova. And it turns out, that's not an accordion. "It's a bandoneon, a type of accordion central to tango, played by Nini Flores. A complex and unwieldy breed of accordion whose sound is crisper and less wheezy than a standard accordion." I like the blend of acoustic instruments with electric beats. It has a cool grooving energy. Interesting that Chunga's Revenge is a Zappa song. My only criticism is that it gets a little samesy. They definitely have a vibe and they don't stray from it but I would classify this as a pretty cool jazz find.

What a delightful surprise! Gotan Project is chill in a late 90’s alternative/electronica way, even though it was released in 2001. I smell jazz, and downtempo, and rock grooves. Some of these songs could casually show up on Somafm’s Groove Salad radio station and I would say “Nice!”. Not once did it get annoying.

This had a really unique sound, and the bandoneon is new to me. Interesting that it's common in tango music. There are definitely tango undertones throughout, with electronic and jazzy inspiration too. The blend of instruments and beats works so well to my ears. Favorites were Triptico and Santa Maria (the beats on the latter were so fun). This album is definitely a VIBE, and not like anything I've heard before.

Listened in the truck via YouTube music. Not sure why this is on this list. It’s mood music for accordion lovers. Like Eastern European Thievery Corporation. Not horrible, just not something that would interest me again unless I was throwing a Greek themed dinner party and wanted a chill vibe.

Solid instrumental jams. None particularly stand out as hit tracks, but some stand out for being slightly odder than the rest. Heavy use of instruments like accordion, mouth organ(?), and some distinctive light-texture percussion definitely give this group a unique sound. Where the music falls flat is in its compositions. Structurally, the songs are pretty weak and tough to sing along to or cover (as another band). Each track bounces from idea to idea without ever really settling, which makes for a frustrating listen. There's a reason why ABAB song structures do better than ABCD on the charts. In general, there isn't a "head" or riff/hook that is returned to or developed in any of these pieces, which also separates it from the jazz genre. I guess I'm not really sure what Gotan Project is going for here. In Época, we witness an accordion being used for the first of many times throughout the album. It's also a good example of my earlier point about song structure. There's some instrumental, then two verses, then a completely different instrumental (idea-wise). Wacky, and also difficult to jibe with. Chunga's revenge, a Frank Zappa cover, still has one of the best song titles I've ever heard, and is coupled with some odd yet endearing vocalising. I was able to tell people nearby that I was listening to a song called Chunga's revenge (and certainly gained some coolness points in the process). Tríptico is a solid track but feels a little weaker than the rest because of its over-reliance on that guitar riff and corresponding synth backing. Santa Maria has a fresh and well-produced sound. The percussion is some of the best here. And the light interaction between different instrument melodies is fun. Vuelvo Al Sur has the most vocals of any track – and props to the singer, because she's great. 3/5 Key tracks: Chunga's revenge, Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre), Vuelvo Al Sur

DNF. Don't know why this album was included on this list. 1/5

Again, I find this project’s commitment to Latin-inspired music funny and a little confusing. But I ain’t complaining. Pretty cool little album. Feels a bit of its time, but I would have loved it when it came out and would have annoyed the hell out of my college roommate with it.

Este álbum literal son tangos mezclados con electrónica, una forma muy buena de hacer que se siga escuchando el tango de una forma mas moderna, lo unico ‘malo’ que tengo para decir es que puede parecer un poco música de fondo o ambiente

Good. This album was one of my go tos in the latter part of that decade. Pretty good album.

This album is a perfect example of why im going through this list. Never in a thousand years would i have listened to it. Its not my style, none of my friends would be listening to it, and no algorithm would recommend it. Absolutely amazing album

good

Definitely not my vibe. Sounded like something I’d hear in a dance class

Seems good as far as Tango goes. Probably not something I’d choose to listen to, though.

Lovely mellow, jazzy, mostly instrumental stuff. The vibes are great and it's nice background music that's not too distracting, but it's also not something I'd necessarily reach for when I'm looking for something to listen to.

This makes me feel like I’m getting a haircut at a salon with minimalist decor and an aromatherapy diffuser. Why does that album cover look so crappy? That “tattoo” looks like WordArt.

It was fine? Pleasant even. It's a neat mix of dance beats, french music, tango and electronica? It was nice while it was on, but I have no memory of any track. It really blurred together into a pleasant blob. At one point I was worried that the album had started over again, but i was on the last song. It was a surprisingly long album of music that sort of sounded all the same. I didn't hate it? It has elevator Muzak energy. But elevated Muzak... so elevator music*? I dunno. 2.5 maybe? I forget.

Looks like a soundtrack for a boring novela

A combination of electronica and Latin sounds brings this album to a relaxing experience, loved the feeling throughout and how it can be listened without feeling like it drags. Will listen to it more times, to understand it more. Recommended!

Always cool to get something I've never heard of. This is like electronic loungey tango music. It sounds pretentious and it is. It sounds like something that would play in a swanky European hotel, like Hotel Costes or something. And there's a cover of the Last Tango In Paris theme. I liked it, honestly. The late '90s and early 2000s were so fucking weird! I wish I liked it more because unfortunately it really does sound like hotel music, but I do appreciate the novelty of it. After nonstop Kinks and Willie Nelson and Pink Floyd and ZZ Top it was nice to get something actually different for once.

This was a hidden gem for me that I really enjoyed. A mix of jazz and electronics that wasn’t affected or boring or self indulgent

Slightly annoying but was an interesting project at the time

This is the 129th album I’m rating. I have no idea what this is but I'm always interested in French music so this'll be interesting. Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Not Adding to my Playlist - Queremos Paz, Época, Chunga's Revenge, Tríptico, Santa María (del Buen Ayre), Una Música Brutal, El Capitalismo Foráneo, Last Tango in Paris, La del Ruso, and Vuelvo al Sur. Queremos Paz - This is not French. All in all I liked 0/10 songs. This is nothing like I expected, and it just truly awful. I guess I hate tango.

Today I realised that gotan is tango backwards

Well I didn’t know that I didn’t like tango until now. It’s interesting I guess but then they keep getting the damn awful accordion out. I’m also unimpressed at the track that had me keep on pausing it to see what my dog was barking about. Only to discover she wasn’t barking at all. Not funny or clever.

# Album Name: La Revancha Del Tango # Artist: Gotan Project # Rating: # Comments: Honestly, not my thing for 60 mins. Way too long for this style of elevator music. Theres a couple of decent tracks - epoca, Santa Maria. I would have given this a 3 because its just OK. But due to the length its getting a 2. Just way too long man. # Top Tunes: Epoca # Would I listen to it again? No

Actually, this was pretty chill. Not as jazzy, not as world, just good working music.

This might be the worst album cover of the 1000, but the music was better than my very low expectations. Decent background music, some of these tracks could be used to make some pretty cool hip hop beats.

2.9 I was listening to this in the background while at work. It was great background music for me but it would probably stay just that.

Really enjoyed this album, was unexpected for this list, but variety is great!

Fun and different. It would make good background music.

Interesting background music Standout songs: Triptico Last Tango in Paris

Tres francais. Interesting and familiar with pieces I was familiar with from pop culture but not one I'd sit down to again.

This is OK but it wears a bit thin. It's not atmospheric enough to be great background music, and doesn't really have the grooves and melodies to be something I actively nod along with. Not bad but it's an album that just... happens

I have the faintest memories of encountering this album, or at least Gotan, sometime in my early 20s maybe, when I would still hang out with folks who didn’t all have a shared musical vocabulary. Or to put it more specifically: with people who weren’t Music Fans. I occasionally envy these folks or at least whatever image I have constructed of them. It’s me and art museums: sure, I like some paintings, even love a few, but I could only pick out a Degas from a Manet or an early Picasso sketch from a Dali if I really tried and it’d probably be a coin toss. A life where you maybe have a few playlists saved or in the old days, a CD wallet with 12 out of 20 slots filled, largely going unlistened. La Revancha del Tango surely makes up a healthy minority of these collections.

I still fail to see the point of albums where the music is solely intended to be danced to

I guess it was fine, made for decent background music at first but it felt a little repetitive to me. I admit the language barrier keeps me from really being able to speak to the lyrics but even sonically it just didn’t do much for me.

What is the criteria for selecting these albums?! I swear a quarter of them were just what was cheapest in a Tower Records sale bin. If you like accordion and laid back lofi beats, this is your album. Otherwise skip it.

This is all pretty decent music. First impression was that it all sounded like "James Bond Background Music" - Slightly jazzy, modern, a little exotic.

This was fine to listen to. Didn't really grab my attention.

I’m not generally an electronica fan and so there are definitely things about this album that I don’t like. There are parts that feel too repetitive or boring for me, but I do really like the way they’ve incorporated tango music and the accordion. When there are vocals I think the singer’s voice is really nice to listen to. It’s a fun mixing of genres that isn’t necessarily for me, but was nice to experience. I could maybe see myself putting it on in the background in the future. Fav song: Una música brutal Least fav: La del ruso

To be clear, this is very much not my thing. That being said it was good! Not great, and I doubt I'll listen to it again but it was a cool song with a great fusion. Glad it made the list. 6/10

Primo brano strumentale gasicchia. Epoca: mid,non brutto ma abbastanza ripetitivo. Chunga’s revenge: boh,che caz Triptico : altra strumentale che gasicchia Santa Maria : carina,tra le strumentali la più pallosa però Una musica brutal: non malissimo,però neanche benissimo. Carina(?) Capitalismo Foraneo: boh… Praticamente una strumentale con “EL CAPITALISMO FORANEO” Du palle Marx/10 Last tango in Paris: strumentale mid La del ruso: idee sprecate,potevano farci Un brano molto più bello . Non che sia brutto Vuelvo al Sur: non brutta,però troppo lunga.. Album con suoni e strumentali belle,però come sottofondo ok. Alcune idee belle ma se fossero più corti e un po’ più dinamici i brani sarebbe anche bello come ascolto attivo. Però no. Voto finale 2,5

I don't know the Spanish word for "boring" but I bet the members of Gotan Project do.

3 - cool, feels parisian

Fun listen. I like seeing different music on this list.

Excellent background music. That's not an insult. Good background music is an art form.

Eh easy play through, not for me.

A bizarre mix of dance, break and tango, used to create a quite brilliant Frank Zappa cover, among some other, less brilliant tracks. On the strength of the fact that it blew my mind a little bit, and left me feeling a bit like I'd had an outer body experience, it gets a good mark.

So refined it’s boring. Sounds like it was made to be sampled or as a background to porn, depending upon which movement you’re forced upon. 1.5 for not loathing it.

Cruise vibes but gets a bit samey after a while.

Excelente álbum. Creo que ya haberlo escuchado hace años. La combinación de los beats cancheros de batería, los efectos electrónicos y lo solemne y nostálgico del tango son una combinación exquisita. Las adiciones vocales que usan en algunos de los tracks también son muy buenas, se saben escabullir bien en el estilo que se propusieron lograr.

So french

Enjoyed this album, great atmospheric music.

Less offensive than lots of other electronica. I still feel like I fell asleep and woke up to the DVD menu repeating forever. This isn’t something I’d listen to and analyze and it doesn’t make me feel anything other than anxious for it to end.

Standout songs: Chunga’s revenge Tango is not for me, only reason I have a standout song is because its a funny name

great restaurant music

I won't be saving this, and it's unlikely I'll revisit, but I really didn't have a bad time with this, if i was able to give a 2.5 I would, but based on my criteria of 3's being albums I've saved, I think this will have to be a harsh 2.

Enjoyed this, but it kinda faded into the background after a while. A lot of songs that wouldn't sound out of place in a cafe on the continent, circa 2005. I like the fusion of genres, some of the songs are a bit dated though. I remember hearing a lot of music like this around the turn of the millennium. Kind reminds me of the Ministry of Sound chill mixes too.

It took a few songs to get into it, but really worth it. Might be a fifth star when ive listened more to it.

This was decent - I found it somewhat forgettable at parts but consistently pleasant and never disliked it

2 - repetitive electronica although the second to last song was pretty interesting

What a fun album! I happen to be playing "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" which really makes the French bits slap a bit harder. Fun instrumentals and vocal work, in a very interesting fusion of music! I intend on diving into more of their works and giving this album another listen through. 'Una música brutal' was my favorite from this album, though a lot of these were just excellent!

This sounds like something I would hear at a cocktail party (which I would never go to) or in a trendy jazzy restaurant (which I would never go to) so not for me (not for me).