Reviews (page 5 of 8)
Today it's easy for me to judge. La Revancha del Tango is one of my favorite albums. The Gotan Project opened up the world of Argentine tango to me. The combination with electronic elements is simply great. I don't even have to listen to the album anymore, I know it by heart. But here too, why not? Listening to great music is never a waste of time. 5/5
Yeah it was ok got a bit samey
L agg mess
4/10 It sits in the background and rumbles along in its inoffensive way. It's well produced, but an hour? Oof, it was a bit of a slog. I don't begrudge this album being on the list, assuming it represents a high mark in Euro-electronic reinterpretations of Tango music. I would question how they have managed to take the soul out of something meant to be so raw. It does nothing for me - most of it feels like it could be on a Brittany Ferries infomercial
Immaculate vibes.
Meh.
I dunno about this. 2 Stars
tango ja elektroniikka jes hell yes. miten voi olla että ranska synnyttää niin paljon kiinnostavaa musiikkia.. ja aina mukavaa seksikkäin kieli koskaan sexy most love of lagnguaage espanjan kieli kuulostaa retardiuelta wau heheh mahtavaa! pariisissa pippelit heiluu tahdissa. mietippä tämä mutta tango suomi.. Aavan meren tuolla puolen jossakin on maaaaaa.. Missä onnen kaukorantaan laine liplattaa.... satumaaa--aaaa-aaaa-aa-haaaaaa.. satumaaaaahaaaaa-aaaaa-haaaaamaaaaa.. ja päälle biittiä boots and cats and boots and cats and boots and cats and boots and cats and boots and cats and boots and cats and Chunga's revenge
If the top, this album came out with its best forward. The lo fi hip hop style with Mediterranean vibes was a nice surprise and change of pace from what I expected (this list has is biases on American and British music, but the few international albums thus far have been enjoyable). There wasn’t much depth or variety on this album but I dug the vibe all the way through. I will throw a couple of these songs in my rotation for sure but I don’t know if I will revisit the entirety of this album again, though I am looking forward to digging into Gotan Projects catalog further. 7.5/10 #31/1001
Trip hop beats and tango tunes make a dinner-party or coffee shop album every bit as successful as you would think.
This is a combination I never would have thought of, South American music combined with trip-hop style beats, and it works quite well - especially in that opening track. It's just way, way too long. You can cut some songs down by 3 minutes, it's way better. It's too samey to be an hour long
It wasn't my sort of music, didn't finish album
That's not my taste in music - But ok
good bk music
Waste of a spot on the list. Literally elevator music.
I can understand the esteem, but not really my thing for a full album hang.
Hipster hotel lounge background music. Not bad per se, but not particularly interesting.
Super torn between 2 and 3 here, i love the opener, lyric songs i hate tho cause foreign
Funky
Mario Paint soundtrack, sort of.
Latin Portishead vibes.
Fun, nostalgic, I enjoy the blending of genres but it’s hard to sit through this album from start to finish. It’s also the kind of music I would expect to hear at a club.
This was fun, really good work music. A nice changeup from my usual Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Alexandre Desplat or Thomas Newman.
excuse me this is cool as shit
I kept waiting for the songs to morph into something more but that rarely happened.
Oh, we had fun! Y yo quiero paz, tambien 💃🏾
Fine background music, hilarious to think of this as something someone believes to be of extreme cultural significance
I thought it was good background music. Didn’t feel like the main act of any experience.
having a hard time figuring out why I had to hear this album before I die. whole thing sounds like it could’ve been in goldeneye n64 if the game had a porno level
Ihanaa respectful kolmosta
I'll probably never listen to this again, but it was a fun album for the ride home. Nice grooves.
Unseasoned soup. Glop. Third rate Astrud Gilberto. Why can’t I review a Gilberto album instead? This jello doesn’t belong on any must-hear list.
Respectful of the inspiration but innovative in the approach, so much fun to listen to this fusion album.
It had some good tunes but overall felt at times pretty lengthy and forgettable. Still some nice catchy sunny tunes that will fit in the summer. (2.5/5.0)
Greit nok, men da e liksom sjelden eg sette meg ned i godstolen og tenke at "no hadde da gjort seg med litt tango på popanlegget"
A whole lot of nothing
On hold music, it was relaxing to listen to, but its not something I would seek out to listen on my own.
6/10 Pretty interesting, overstays its welcome for a project of this type, though I still appreciate the interesting blends of Electronic music and Tango omg everyone want me
Album 742 of 1001 Gotan Project - La Revancha Del Tango (2001) Rating : 1.5 / 5 More Electronica background music. Felt like i was on hold after calling some modern, tech-forward company.
Pretty good
Some cool tunes, good background music for work or chores.
When I was little a couple of these songs were used in washing machine commercials and I unfortunately can't listen to this album without visualizing squeaky clean plates and gleaming pipes. Other than that it's uhhh pleasant sounding and inoffensive. Perfect as retro coffee shop background music. Fave track: Santa Maria
Latin American jazz and tango fused with triphop. This shit slaps.
Rating: 6/10 French electronic music that clearly sounds French.
Pretty chill electronica, not chaotic or noisyike a lot of other stuff from the era. I like the use of different instruments over the qlbum, like I think an accordion in the opening song, Queremos Paz. Unfortunately much of this album blended in for mw and I didn't recall a lot of what I'd heard. But i know I enjoyed it throughout, so 3 stars.
A wonderful mix of jazz, electric, and Latin sounds. It’s pretty long for an album but I find that more acceptable with a jazz album more than other genre. Chunga’s Revenge El Capitalismo Foraeno Tríptico
Incredible album! Simple, yet effective idea, fuse Piazzolla-style Tango Nuevo with late-90's downtempo/trip-hop beats and samples. While some may find the result to be too lounge-y or chill out, I found that deeper listens reveal actually quite a dark and eerie ambience that is not so obvious at first. Strongly recommended. Key tracks: Queremos Paz Época Santa María (Del Buen Ayre) Una Música Brutal Last Tango in Paris
Hotel lobby music. Was a 2 but they did Zappa so it's a 3
These are some looong songs. I can imagine some of them as part of a movie soundtrack. Not my fave, but definitely different to a lot of other stuff I’ve heard.
Really cool
La Revancha Del tango is certainly a really fun album. This album definitely has one of the most unique ideas of all the albums here with it combining French tango music with modern (well, for the time) dance music. And the results paid off as this album managed to be a really good one. This album always knew how to keep itself interesting even if it did rely on the same formula by adding subtle nuances to keep most of the songs feeling different. It also managed to do this without sacrificing listenability as there wasn't a single bad song here even if some songs were better than others. I really did enjoy this one. Best Song: El Capitalismo Foraneo Worst Song: Chunga's Revenge
What I imagine walking around France sounds like.
An upgrade from regular background music.
This was just a brilliant album from a band I had never heard. I think over the course of the weekend I probably played the full album 6 or 7 times.
Of course I don’t understand all of this. But there were moments I totally locked into this. 3/5
Feels like a what they play in the toilets at French Nando’s. Decent vibes but really samey. Fav song- triptico Least fav - vuelvo al sur Specific rating 3.4
Pretty alright for studying music, but wouldn't really listen for any other purpose
Felt like I was on hold and they never picked up the phone. Waiting room music.
Interesting, but has an elevator music feel to it, and not in a good way.
Weather channel music. Not bad for background noise but electronica does nothing for me.
интересная хуйня, будто скушал таблеточку и закусил круассаном
Elevator music.
2.5 - Meh
Liked it more than I remembered
Cool, for the restaurant that I dont have 😅
Pleasant electronic music album with a European tango twist to it. Different than any other electronic album I’ve heard so it was pretty interesting overall. Can imagine this was on in the background of the odd hip dinner party hang. Doubtful I’ll return to it but I did enjoy it enough for sure. 3 stars
Add this to the long list of injustices by the French
Interesting.
This was an album. Not bad
Nothing that really blew me away. Pretty chilled out music that would be good to have on in the background. It's not really something that I would focus on.
Background music
Amazing album front to back
Bland Cafe music, not bad but why would anyone bother is beyond me 2*
Un álbum muy original a la vez que tremendamente monótono. El tango y la electrónica downtempo se fusionan con muy buen gusto, haciendo de este un álbum perfecto para tenerlo de fondo. Pero, habiendo escuchado una canción, te puedes ahorrar el resto. Tres estrellas, más que nada, por ser algo bastante diferente a lo que esta lista me tiene acostumbrado.
latin, jazzy, modern
why does this music exist
It was fine.
I was expecting good stuff from this one. I love tango. I'm afraid so far it's not offering much. Very slik lounge music. Good sound and texture, but not much more. So far track 8 is my favorite. It's ok, but don't see myself going back
I've learned that I generally like French music when it pops up on this list. This album, however, I really don't know what to make of. It doesn't sound particularly inventive from a musical standpoint, since it feels more like they are trying to imitate an earlier style of popular french music. Mixing that with electronica is interesting, I suppose, but it starts to sound very samey after a while. It's pleasant enough, but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to get out of it 3/5
Una fusión que a veces aburre, el tempo reiterativo de la electrónica alberga a ritmo de tango convenientemente adaptado a ese fin. Las lecturas aportan un plus a esta manera de fusión. Prefiero Piazzolla si se quiere oir tango "modernizado", pero creo que no es el intento, no rozan a gran Astor.
More like the got an earache project!!!! Jk it’s not bad but it isn’t very interesting either
I love the overarching Latin theme mixed with jazzy influences and contemporary beats. Would I listen to it again? Probably not. Bottom line is it's good music but nothing I would seek out. I can definitely appreciate it for what it is, though.
Sounded like I was shopping in one of those boutiques downtown that charges $200 for a blouse. But seriously I just can't get down with repetitive music like this. Each track is interesting for the first minute or so. By minute 5 I'm losing my mind. Fav track was Epoca.
I really enjoyed this! The instrumentals were interesting and incorporated a lot of sounds. Not usually huge on electronic music but this was a solid album.
nice ambiant music. listen while working and did the job
Oh no. The "legacy" of this album is that it's included in this list. I was worried! But it wasn't as bad as I expected.
Tango meets electronica. At first I was reminded of the type of world music CDs that you could buy at Starbucks twenty years ago. But it got better overtime. Easy to listen to in the background.
This was inventive, outside my normal listening selection, but I definitely enjoyed it.
Unexpectedly enjoyable.
Electronica meets vaguely “world music.” Interesting samples and overlays. Good as cafe music, to create a vibe — or slower pieces in ecstatic dance, I guess? Creative and interesting enough to earn a 3.
Soundtrack to the speedboat ride from Monaco to Cannes, watching the Côte d'Azur drift past as you head towards the setting sun
Meh
I had not previously heard of the artist or album. This is kind of electronic, almost ambient. It might be pretty good background music actually. That said, this isn't my kind of music or something I see myself seeking out again.
Another background music album that I don't care about or can't relate to. Strange that it's on this list in the first place.
Dit zou ik op kunnen zetten als muziek om in slaap te vallen dus is prima Santa Maria is heel nice
I enjoyed the worldly influence and overall chill atmosphere this soundtrack creates. And maybe its cutting edge for its time. However, I don't really see how this is a must listen before you die. Its okay at best.
I expect I could have really got into this album when I was at university. I already have a few of their tracks in my Deezer account. Having listened to this album I think I'll give it another few goes to see if it clicks.
I'm a solid Xenial. A few years ago, I had a girlfriend who was a youngish Millennial. I used to play downtempo music like this in the background when we were hanging out. She called it 90s coffee shop music, and she did not mean that in a good way. Even though this is an album from 2001, I think it would have certainly fit into that category. I enjoyed it, but it's best for the background, and maybe don't play it for anyone under 40. Three stars.
It’s fine - I can use it as background music, but I would not necessarily put this on freely anytime soon though
was a good easy-listening background music
Pretty decent background music! Though I'm not the kinda guy to appreciate tango music, I did genuinely like this.
An interesting blend of genres that fills a niche interest. It is educational in showing how old genres can be given more appeal. But it remains a situational music with a time and place.
10/10
Spanish Tango electronica? Sign me up! I loved this. I preferred the more upbeat songs but I enjoyed everything.
Pleasant instrumental (if words they were in foreign language and just blended with rest of music).nothing stood out except the artists name.
Loved it
A bit weird to listen without context. Maybe it works better as a background
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would! Not bad background music for work.
I sadly didn’t manage to finish this album. It’s nice and I don’t always need lyrics to stay focus. But here… omg, it was just awful to my ears. At some point, the songs started sounding the exactly same.
A sort of Latino-hippie Chinese Man, but way worse and more boring. Vote 3.5/10
Cool at first but got boring really fast.
Not on the level of Taylor Swift's Evermore, but I really like this album and the general genre of music. So easy to listen to while working, captures a feeling from the early 2000's that feels so accurate of that time. Love it.
Not for me at all.
2.5
Eh
Nope.
If you love lots of accordion this is your album!
Background music but good background music
Not my thing. For the right person, I’m sure this would be cool.
3 stars for the creativity
Alko hyvin mutta lässähti, liian samankaltaista
Just move on
The mix of electronica and tango is definitely novel and interesting. I think it doesn't really do enough to justify it's runtime though and I got a bit bored by the end.
The weather channel used to just give you the local forecast on loop like every 10 minutes and this is what I recall the music sounding like.
Very nice. Loved the rhythm, track and listening to lyrics and the language other than English. Was it French?
Boring
3.5 Really cool but a little sleepy for me
Mellow as hell, i liked it. I almost forgot i had it on, while i was working it just became the soundtrack for my morning
Weirdly listenable
generational bangers
Vibey maar niet helemaal mijn ding
not gonna lie - i was not expecting this album to be this good. the combination of laid back hip hop/pop grooves from the drums with the basslines and the accordion solos really does it for me. Fantastic album.
Fun, but nothing showstopping.
Tango (featuring accordion and violin) with some vocal tracks and some instrumental tracks, but with a trip-hop / electronica beat. Cool marriage of the genres. Época Chunga's Revenge Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre)
Pleasant throughout but also not very captivating
This is totally elevator music but I loved it.
Cool jazzy beats with some interesting covers.
3-star sounds with +1 star for being something I’d never find on my own.
Pretty boring and not a lot of excitement
Boring but not awful which is saying something considering some of the other albums I’ve reviewed
Weer heel wat anders. Lekker hoor. 3,5/5
Nah bruh
not bad, nice tango rhythm
The music is unique enough. They've got a 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, 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
A well produced and good mix of instrumental. Long and not dynamic enough for my taste. Not worth a relisten, but not bad.
Had no idea I liked tango music like this- great to work to. Highlights include: “Queremos Paz” “Chunga’s Revenge” “El Capitalismo Foráneo” “Last Tango in Paris” and “Vuelvo al Sur”
Smooth, easy listen while getting some work done. 4/5
6/10
Not for me
Absolute banger, this was the album that put tango music on the map for me back in the day (as well as helping me get into downtempo while it was at it). Queremos Paz, Época, Santa Maria (del Buen Aire), Una Música Brutal, and El Capitalismo Foráneo are all very much 5 star songs for me, have them on lots of playlists and listen to them regularly. The rest might drag it down to a 4.5 overall, still very much worth the round up IMHO.
Tango-infused French Electronica. It's so pleasant to the ear I wonder if it means I've gotten old? Bores me after a while, I guess I'm still young enough!
Massively recognisable songs from an album and band I've never heard of
ok , listenable
Inoffensive.
Constantly catchy and interesting, kept me hooked and grooving start to finish
Overall: 5/10 This is the kind of music I picture being played in the background of a Bond film where he spends most of the runtime seducing ladies across South America. Cool concept to mix Dub and Tango music, it's just not something I see myself coming back to. Good music for studying or relaxing. Fav Song: Tríptico Least Fav Song: Una Música Brutal
Interessante Musik. Mag ich.
first listen this is really a cool blend of traditional and modern
The millenial easy listening/cocktail barsound craze with ethno-touch. kitch-dopehead Zeitgeist of that time. I don’t know why I hate this so much…
definitely a lot less 'electronic' sounding than most electronic music i've ever heard and an interesting spin on the formula that is very tango-forward. that being said, i was a bit bored out of my mind with the repetitive nature of most of these tracks, even with the added bonus of jazz improvisation over it. just not my thing, really.
I appreciate it as an instrumental but forgettable sound, ultimately.
I like the accordion in this album a lot. The album has a funky Latin vibe which is so good. Great underrated album on the list.
Boring world music.
This is quite the bore.
I enjoyed it. Something I usually wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to, but I definitely feel there is a time and a place where I will revisit this. El Capitalismo Foràneo is going onto several playlists in my regular rotation.
now this.... this was really cool.
Good background music. Mix of EDM and tango. Odd combination. It kind of works, but it’s not very exciting. Did I need to hear this? No. Did I mind hearing this? No. Favorite song: la del Ruso
I have no idea why, but I really enjoyed this. I think it largely just being an instrumental album meant I could apply my own context.. which meant most of the time whilst I was listening, I was the protagonist in a quirky Parisian spy flick, street fighting with sharpened baguettes and dodging mini croissants some nasty moustachioed baddie was hurling at me like shurikens. This album is hands down the best example of alternative french jazz spy electronica I think I've ever listened to.. the only issue was the length of some of the music. Many of the songs didn't need to be 5/6 minutes plus.. without lyrical accompaniments they didn't develop enough to not feel a bit stale by the end, and it made the imaginary fight scenes in my head absolutely exhausting.
Opening track reminded me of Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys theme. Would have preferred live drums rather than drum machine, which is something I thought throughout. Still sounded very full and atmospheric. I know Epoca from what I feel like is a thousand adverts. Listening in its entirety was truly magnificent. Frank Zappa covers…never thought I'd hear one on this list. Not bad either. Triptico is again familiar. Who knows why? Maybe it's from Parrappa The Rapper (it's not). Santa Maria was rousing, assertive, I learnt how to Tango during its nearly six minute soirée. Una Musica Brutal reminded me of the Mamushca from Addams Family, and also of Vic and Bob's remake of Randall and Hopkirk. That's not meant as a diss, top marks! El Capitalismo Foraneo had me thinking of Groove Armada and Morcheba and stuff in that vein. Last Tango In Paris was ok. I massaged some Herbal Essences into my scalp while this was playing, and then remembered I wasn't in the bath and/or shower. The next ones were fine. I'd ejaculated by this point so didn't make any more notes. By and large this album took me by surprise, from behind, and bought me flowers and a slap up dinner.
Really strange one this. Listened to it in a couple of goes due to time constraints. And it's a great album ...... for a couple of tracks, then it all gets a bit samey. Still I can't help feeling it's worth more than a 2, so 3 it is.
I really enjoyed that and massively didn’t expect to! I listened whilst driving and my pre-conception was that I could rattle through it by listening to a bit, then skipping forward, and get to the next album on the list as I’m a couple behind. But, I didn’t skip anything. Although tempted at times on some of the very long tracks. Found it hypnotic and interesting. Female vocalist was cool. If I hadn’t have been driving, I might just have grabbed a rose to hold between my teeth and sweep my Doris off her feet. Thank God for the A420 from Swindon to Oxford. It saved her from potentially the worst hour of her life.
Name me a good French artist.... go on then... Plastic B... Daft P.... Vanessa P... Jean M..... nope. Air! Yes! How about Metal Urban? Yes! Maybe the Gonad Project? Nope. It was a bit tedious wasn't it?
Good lo-fi tunes, I actually don't hate it ⭐⭐⭐
Tango. Mal was anderes.
Another cracking little album. I think it's been one of the more 'unique' albums on here. I've lost count of the number of albums in the more popular genres (rock, country, rap, soul, jazz etc), but this one comfortably sits alone as I don't think I've heard anything else like it yet and I'm just past 300 albums in.
Some recognisable songs and clear grounding of a modern take on Tango. Really enjoyed it actually, perfect music for the background to energise me while working so a bit more situational music but good nonetheless.
Very cool music, even though it falls more into the "ambient" category than perhaps I would like. Favorite track: "Tríptico"
A bizarre entry into electronica that has moments of bliss but lacked the staying power.
Interesting - yes Should anyone need to listen to this before they die - no
Really cool vibe and production. Possibly a taaaad too similar across a whole record, but I dig it. Favourite tracks: Queremos Paz, Época (swear this is off some advert), Chunga's Revenge.
Interesting style, very unique. Some of the tracks could have been a minute or two shorter.
Liked parts of this album. Seemed to have a lot of dub influence mixed with Latin music. I think I even heard a melodica in there. It does taper off in the second half and become more electronic focused. A little too long as well. 3/5 Might listen again
Great accordion and generally interesting sound but half way through I got soo bored
Pretty good!
Elektronische salsa, tango of wat dan ook. Ik kan vol vertrouwen uitspreken dat ik hier nul affiniteit mee heb, en dat was dan ook te merken tijdens de luisterbeurt. Ik vind het altijd vervelend dat mensen stijlen waar ze niet of nauwelijks ervaring mee hebben afdoen als 'liftmuziek' of 'loungemuziek', terwijl er vaak echt wel wat meer in zit. Toch ga ik mij er ook schuldig aan maken. Het voelde als één lange mixtape die je zou horen in een zomerse beach club, met nul variëteit wat je doet laten denken dat het om een album gaat. Ik vond de trip hop achtige songs wel echt groovy, en instrumenten laten een koude winterdag toch een beetje opfleuren, maar echt ondersteboven kan ik van deze 'lukewarm' downtempo-muziek niet geraken. 6/10
Ik houd niet zo van tango. In dit elektronische jasje is het wel geinig. Maar het is niet veel meer dan relaxte ambient muziek voor op een terrasje met een spritz of sour. En als ik naar buiten kijk is zo'n situatie heel veel weg. 4,5/10 Highlights: -
Meh. Not interesting. Felt like I was in a boring European spy film that was trying too hard to be sexy. It was not sexy.
I realise that the perfect time to listen to this is while sitting in a pompous cinema lobby, as I sit in a pompous cinemas lobby listening to this.
This was a bit sleepy
Background music for me
Brilliant balance of simplicity and complexity. Just really enjoyed vibing to this album
Didn't listen to all of it but enjoyed what I did.
CD
It is yet another electronica album, but the tango flourishes make it a bit more interesting than some of the others.
Absolutely unique. It is like the perfect mixing of Buena Vista and Moby. People who write that this is like phone music please buy a normal headset and amplifier.
Never heard of this, but was really decent background music. Nothing I would turn to though. 3/5
very different. liked the first few songs (about the first 2 or 4 songs) but then everything else started to sound the same so that's why i'm rating it a low number...
Swishy combination of trip hop/instrumental hip hop DJ production techniques and tango rhythms and some jazzy piano. Kind of a novelty, but it works well. Good for working and zoning out or for playing in the atrium of your neo-art deco hotel lounge.
i like it!!!!!!! reading about this album led me into a wikipedia rabbit hole about different rioplatense dialects and jargon which was fun too. LISTENING (to cool music) and LEARNING (about argentinian slang).
Very cool and slick. Added it to the list of albums to put on when I’m milling about my house like a sim (complimentary).
I keep failing to see whats influential about music that sounds so obviously derivative. Maybe i am just too old for this.
1. paz - 1 2. epoca - 1 3. chunga - 1 4. triptico - 0 5. maria - 0 6. brutal - 0 7. foraneo - 1 8. tango - 1 9. ruzo - 1 10. zur - 1
It's like slightly more interesting elevator music.
French lift music
Una buena idea bien ejecutada que la verdad que es bastante divertida. ¿Oiría otro álbum igual? Seguramente no, pero porque creo que con este ya está la idea lo suficientemente explorada.
Solid background music.
Pretty fun
not bad
Love it.
The whole album feels like what a vampire would play if they opened a gastropub.
A modern update of the classic South American/European tango as filtered through modern electronic production techniques. Interesting, from a technical point of view but loses its emotional impact the longer the album goes on. My favorite track: "Triptico"
This feels like the kind of music Weird Al Yankovic fucks to. Meaning it's not terrible, just not for me.
Interesting out of the gate. This one flirts a boundary of downtempo and (vaguely) trip-hop with a distinctly traditional European flair brought about by the accordion sound. Not hating this by any means, but I will be curious to see how they plan to keep things from going stale across 58 minutes. Epoca retains the classical lean as well with some string flourishes and sultry vocals. I knew Chunga's Revenge sounded familiar -- didn't expect to find a Zappa cover in here... Shit bangs though in its own right. Last Tango in Paris has a bell click that reminds me of elevator or hold music. Fine song otherwise, but I can't shake the connection. After a listen and a half, this stands in at a low-to-solid 4 for me. Basically this is electro-jazz that borders on cheesy, but ultimately makes for an enjoyable listen. The songs were varied and pulled in instrumental layers I wouldn't have expected (strings, accordion, etc.). End result is something that I feel like I could put on anytime for a decent time.
I expected this to be a rather homogenous dance album which would have been fine, but I was pleasantly surprised by the electronic twang that this album has. The variety was unexpected as well. Reminded me a lot of Gramatik; that coffee shop electronica.
Some cool ass Electronica Tango with a surprise Frank Zappa cover thrown in there. We have been on a roll with some worldly music recently. This dragged on a bit long with the repetitive music but each song was pretty unique and was great for having on in the background
Sounds like a melodica in Epoca and I'm here for it. This has some bomb ass trip-hopness to it I am grooooovin. Kinda gives me Thievery Corporation vibes. Could see this album being played in a hip restaurant or something. Easy listening and enjoyable. Low 4.
Not for me honestly. I found this really grating and repetitive. I like tango and I can like some of the trip hop aspects of it... it just becomes pretty tedious after a while. The singing and speaking is what I found most obnoxious.
Latin, Tango, soft, 2001 -> 3
Ballroom electronica. Kinda fun.
Allright but got boring
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 liked this. It's got interesting rhythms and is a bit hypnotic. I'm having a hard time giving it a four, though, as it's sort of aural wallpaper.
I was expecting some Buddha-Bar level inoffensive lounge music but this is slightly more interesting than that. Not by much, but sometimes the tango elements blend well with the electronic music background.
Maybe the best dumb electro-ish album on this list. Still pretty dull.
I often hear musicians say that they have drawn a lot of influence from the Gotan Project. (not) This album felt like shopping for clothes I can't afford.
i was not expecting to be such a fan of this album dang
Very different from most mainstream music at least in the US and UK. Intricate rhythm and creative melodies make this a great listen. The vocalist is exceptional even though I can’t understand the lyrics.
Another surprise: a jazzy album that I liked!
Latin jazz/hip hop beats combination. Cool combo. It surprisingly had a good variety of different sounds throughout the songs. Cool stuff overall, but not quite my thing. Standouts: Queremos Paz, Epoca, Santa Maria, and Vuelvo Al Sur
Nice background music, but don't know why it is on this list.
Sounds like music that would be playing in a luxury hotel's lobby. I guess the fusion of tango and electronic is cool? Low three.
nice trip hop tango album??? super cool music but a bit repetitive and not really my genre tbh. but it’s cool and nice.
big 2
Too long but some good songs.
Enjoyable background music
An interesting Argentinian Salsa electronic vibe. It wasn't 100% my style but the instrumentation was wonderful. Standouts: Triptico and Queremos Paz.
This has a great feel throughout and really easy to get lost in on headphones. Totally makes sense to be on the list and I'll revisit.
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.
Beautiful album
smooth, nice background music
What even is this? I did not enjoy.
When I saw this pop up, I really didn’t know what it was. I saw the Spanish name of the album, then the description said a French group, and I was like wait what!?! It turned out to be a pretty good and interesting album. It’s basically electronic latin jazz, and it works well. I found myself really getting into the album and enjoying the ways they incorporated the different styles together. The only issue is the album is almost 1 ½ hours long, so when I got to the remix tracks I decided that was enough and ended it there. Still a really cool album worth checking out
I've loved this album for a long time, it's just a little bit unique and a little bit special. Very chilled but quite upbeat.
A pleasant enough listen. I’ll never queue it up - but it would be great atmosphere/background music for a restaurant or a social gathering.
I like tango; I like some electronica but a lot more selectively. This is a fairly well executed mashup. Is it worth a 4? I wasn't sure about that until I heard the train horn in El Capitalismo Foráneo. Train horns in electronica tango is innovative.
Some international baby making music.
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...
Just not my bag.
8.2
I was in with a lot of Modern Languages students in the early 2000s and I remember this album getting heavy airplay during parties etc. It was decent enough background music and as another reviewer has said, it's a bit like good hold music. A nice nostalgic listen, but not much more than that.
Cool European hotel lobby music
Actually a pretty nice album. I had a very low expectation for this and so I was pleasantly surprised. Pretty mid still, but nice tango-ey vibes, definitely a great listen if you just leave it in the background.
Reminded me of soundtrack music. Not very compelling for me. I can respect the composition and some of the variance and creativity beat wise, but I’m good.
After a while all these trip hop albums start to blend together as forgettably long mush. This at least had a Latin flavor to it. Still not my thing, not as bad as others.
It's basically the Ocean's 12 soundtrack
Really glad I listened to this. Not my thing, but I loved the first song and appreciate the genre fusion experimentation
Nice ambient Latin electronica? Cool. Will listen again.
Stylish and sets a mood - but I don't hear what sets it apart from the atmospheric sea of electronic chill-out world music of the late 90s /early 2000s (think Buddha Bar and Cafe del Mar compilations).
This had a really nice groove to it that was fun to work with having it on in the background.
Like yesterday's Primal Scream album, this was a great listen. The tango + electronica combination really works. I will definitely listen to this one again. 4 stars.
A very unique album
I didn't do anything to tango, why does it want revenge? First track, I hate the dated and easy loungecore backing beats, did someone just press 'demo' on the synthesiser. I love the tango but this just drains the life out of everything. Ah, I recognise Epoca. Fair enough. Still dated, but decent. I mellowed on the production after a bit. La Musica Brutale is also good. Ends strong on the last two proper tracks (before the fairly generic chill-house remixes). Vuelva Al Sur a good moody evening track. A decent, if not especially essential listen.
Good background working music. No complaints, but nothing stood out.
Ended up liking the whole thing more than I thought. Very easy to work to. Rating: 4.2
This is another great example of an album I had no knowledge of, that I believe fully earns its spot on this list. I don’t care how people feel about this kind of music. It appeals to me in a very particular way. Fair warning, if you are looking for something that is really going to engage you through your whole listen, maybe pass on this one. I’ve often found electronic music, and things adjacent to said genre, to be really great for background music. Like studying and stuff. I know for a fact I’m not alone in this either. Lofi hip-hop isn’t electronic, but those 24/7 live streams exist for a reason. And this album definitely falls into that category of music. Someone described it as high quality phone hold music and I love that comparison. They aren’t even far off either. The production and elements being pieced together actually sound really good. I love the use of real live instrumentation, like the keyboards, double bass and violin. Plus another great thing about electronic and downtempo music is how infinitely versatile and unique it can be. When combined with other things, the possibilities are basically endless. For some reason, I’ve been getting more and more familiar with tango music recently through the list. And this is categorized as electrotango, which obviously combines the two genres. And the Latin feel of this, plus the mild World music inspiration gives this a totally different vibe. Queremos Paz is a fantastic way to start. My biggest issue is the length. This is nearly an hour long, and by the half way most of what it is has to say has been said. It gets pretty stale towards the end. But there are a few highlights spread through out. Rating: 6/10
Really cool album... But the next one sounded exactly the same.
Wasn’t bad to listen to while I was doing other stuff, but when I wasn’t it was pretty boring. High 2.
some of the songs ran a bit long for my liking but I really enjoy the sound.
4/10 - I do not really remember it. It was alright. The songs all flowed together and I do not plan on returning to it.
Fine I guess. A little annoying while I was trying to work though
This would make a great liveshow. Regarding the album... Usable as background music for a hangout or something. Not sure how I feel about this (I don't like the accordion or whatever that is). Anyway, it's an interesting fusion. I can't give this a three, sorry.
It could almost come off as a bit too wilfully hip but it deftly skirts that. Genuinely engaging. Some dubby parallels with the likes of Sabres of Paradise. I think it feels authentically true to its cultural source material, while modernising that in a credible way. It's a nuanced and well executed production. Definitely not 'stick a house beat under some samples and collect the advertising money'. Still sounds fresh 23 years later.
Amazing project! At the time it was released, it sounded like nothing else
This is the kind of repetitive, impossibly hip music that I hear in pretentious clothing stores or trendy cocktail bars. Not for me, but ok for background music I guess.
It's fine, could be setbreak music. Are they pioneers in the use if accordion in electronic music? It's certainly possible
A surprisingly fresh and dynamic entry point into tango music for the modern listener not familiar with the genre. I appreciate this group and this album for helping to broaden my musical tastes all those years back when it came out. 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Not bad, but not really my kind of music. I recognised Época from some TV ads. I like that they covered Zappa, but the original Chunga's Revenge instantly transports you in a way that's difficult for another band to reproduce.
Favorite Track: Una Música Brutal
International musicians playing the bare minimum to make an album. It's bad when the remixes at the end are more creative than the actual songs...
Had been wondering if this list was entirely Anglo (having forgotten about Ravi Shankar) when this turns up in Spanish by a French band. Unfortunately I found it really boring.
obviously i have v little familiarity with any of the genres this is mashing up, but just on its own it strikes me as super cool...i think the secret weapon is the trip hop influence, which allows a great variety of subtle atmospheric touches that rly unify the smoky, sultry, nocturnal atmosphere on here. i cant say this authoritatively obviously, but this feels pretty forward thinking, as opposed to a bunch of pastiches. very funny inclusion: a cover of the title track from Chunga's Revenge of frank zappa's infamous flo and eddie era
No
Pretty forgettable. I like how it's tango and somehow always has a French accent even when instrumental. 6/10 Pretty sure this was on repeat in every hipster coffee shop for 20 years
Que copado! Que barbaro! Totally bueno onda! One is fully down with nuevo tango and 21st-century updates of a hugely underappreciated genre. Larga vida al tango! And gracias Gotan for helping to make it so.
I really love this tango inspired album, sometimes a bit more jazzy, sometimes almost trip-hop (think Portishead). Sensual cover too. One of those albums I can listen to, or have it as background. It never gets in the way but isn't dull at all either. I saw them live 20 years (?) ago and it was really good.
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.
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.
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!
Good album to have playing in the background. Very chill
La Revancha del Tango is cool music to play in the background of your wine party but it doesn't leave a lasting impression.
Favourite song - Last tango in Paris
Pretty but I don't go crazy for instrumental albums.
Music is good but the execution is cringe.
cool sounds
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!
Ho fatto fatica a sentirlo quasi tutto. Ottimi gli spunti pubblicitari ma anche no.
Not my favorite
7.7/10.
Interesting and different... top 1000 album... not sure.. nice background music.