La Revancha Del Tango

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

New album from an group that I missed at the time. Too much of that '97-'02 lounge vibe for me, but I can appreciate some of the songs and their choice of covers.

Easy listening tango adaptations, just on the good side of boring.

Although I enjoyed this very chilled out music, Parisian style I did find it quite repetitive. Similar beat and musical notes throughout. Should it be in on this list though 🤔

As another review put it: top tier phone hold music. Elevator music, ambience, whatever you wanna call it; it was nice in the background for an hour. There were some points that stuck out but honestly couldn’t tell you what songs those points were on.

Not a bad listen.

Listened to this while playing Return to Dark Tower solo. I lost. This wasn't a bad album...but it absolutely should not be included on this list. Replace this with the soundtrack to Waking Life, and you'd have something similar, but with more excitement.

Lovely listen - was a sunny Sunday afternoon though - might not be so apt on a wet November Monday

Kind of fun at first, but it got a bit tiresome after a while.

Excellent chill study music. Primo vibes.

Not my thing

It's not even English!!

Nice!

Not my usual thing. Pretty good.

++: Tríptico, La del Ruso +: Queremos Paz, Época, Santa María (del Buen Ayre), Una Música Brutal, Last Tango in Paris, Vuelvo al Sur +-: Chunga's Revenge, El Capitalismo Foráneo 5,8/10

Yeah, this is ok. I'm not sure what metric I should go by, but this is fine. it's not groundbreaking or anything but it's ok. I don't know if I should say uninspired, because I don't know the history of the album. I'll give it a solid ok—if you couldn't tell.

Nice background music

I don’t know why but it just bores the crap out of me

Just a tad to repetitive to be amazing, but can float away in this.

Didn't bother me in the background. Will never go back to this

French electronica tango? okay sign me up. This was really odd. cool ambient piece though, nice background for like a nice quiet evening at home.

As far as elevator music goes, it's pretty good

Who would have ever imagined accordions and electronica could mix. It mostly worked I think, but it did get a bit samey by the end.

Intressant koncept, kanske det blir lite enformigt men tyckte det var bra

Tango for the 21st century. Dig it.

BANGER

Pretty cool. No need to translate; funked along nicely.

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

Ok background music

Decent background music. Kind of seems like a progenitor of lo-fi in a lot of ways.

it was quite fresh at first, but it never develops on the idea, its very repetitive YNN

Interesing concept for a couple of songs but not a whole album

Okay for background music. 2/5

Tangos are never a bad idea.

Nice tango music.

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

Bit of a bop and a fun listen to

3.5☆/5 07.14.2024

Not bad. The music they play at World Market.

Outstanding

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

Nice idea

Too longgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!

I feel like I've definitely heard of some of this before, on some kind of chill mix playlist. I love this kind of down-tempo vibe, and it's very much in my wheelhouse. In terms of the music and quality, it's consistent throughout, and I enjoyed all of it. In terms of where this sits for me in terms of music and albums in general though? I don't think I would ever specifically think of this band in particular, or remember them... I would save this and come to it occasionally when looking for a particular chill mood. And that's just fine!

Bueno

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

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

“Hey, Gotan Project. Make me a soundtrack for a chilled out party but make it so everyone is reminded of 12 Monkeys.”

A bit long, but quite enjoyable jazzy electronica.

intriguing

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

Very well composed. There's not too much or too little of anything, there are some really cool solos, and the timing is spot on. Some of the music feels quite danceable for tango as well. I can't find any faults or something I'd change as such. However, it doesn't really leave any strong emotional impression, which I personally demand in a 5, so it'll be a 4.

Gear: Hifiman Arya Artwork: auf den zweiten Blick ganz entzückend Mix: Everything in Its Right Place Musik: Café del Mar Ibiza Chillout Mix No. 19425 Wertung: ☕☕☕/5

A bit on the boring side — I don’t think the style suits me. Sorry fellas. :( it would be nice as a background sound in an elevator maybe?

Trip Hop and Latin infused tango music made by a French outfit seems like an absolutely ridiculous concept, yet this works surprisingly well. Although this was an interesting listen and a nice change of pace, I doubt I would ever listen to it again. It really became monotonous after a while.

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

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

Not my vibe

I really enjoyed this!

Wow, never listened to this group or this type of music before. Interesting!

Liked Songs Queremos Paz Época

Non-english, non-instrumental album on this list is a rare for me. This one is just tangoing around with sensual sounds of accordion. 3.5/5.

Ugh. Saw the title and artist and had never heard of it. I hope this isn't another electronica album, I thought. I opened the album on Tidal and looked at the track listing — Hmm, maybe a South American rock band or something? I thought, hopefully. Nope. French electronica. Gahhhhh. I'll admit, it's not the worst electronica album ever (I'll also admit I didn't really listen to this but skipped around through each song because I'm not doing more electronica). It's actually real music, with songs that have progressions and don't just repeat the same loops incessantly. And there are actually some songs with sung lyrics in Spanish. But there's also so much French accordion. And very similar trip-hoppy beats on every song. It all sounds like variations of the same song. 3/5 and that's generous

This was and excessively long (even without the bonus tracks), repetitive movie soundtrack. Many of the tracks sounded like knockoff Sade instrumentals with some electronics and accordion thrown on top. Not even close to deserving a place on this list. 1/5.

has a nice latin feel to it, even though it's french

Cool enough in the background, not sure I'd ever want to listen to it in isolation tho. I wish it was a little bit shorter too. Fav songs: - El Capitalismo Foráneo

4 - This was a nice, chill album. It changed up just enough that I didn't get bored of it. I do think the first half was stronger than the other half, but that's not to say it got bad or anything. Honestly, it might of just been me getting a little tired of the album, since it is about an hour long. It could be a more concise album, but as it is, I still like it.

French electronic artists celebrating Argentinian tango with a Frank Zappa cover mixed in. This is the kind of album that transports you to another place and time. It has a tendency to blend into the background which suits it very well for a trendy bar setting. But unless a lot of background music, it has an interesting style that you can drift in and out of. It's always nice to remember that Gotan Project exist.

Interesting like a soundtrack to a foreign film where I have no idea what’s going on but don’t even think of turning off.

Left-field pick that’s actually pretty damn good! Super groovy electronic beats that stand well on their own, whilst also being helped by well integrated tango elements. Greatly suprised by its quality

Några låtar var tuffare andra mer ingenting

This could be playing in a restaurant or a dinner party….or just anywhere and it would be pleasant and enjoyable. There is nothing offensive about it and I would play it at my dinner party.

Bleh. It was fine. It fits somewhere in music, but not sure how it fits in an all time list.

First listen Saved 0/10

It's fine, but there's nothing to love it for

great

Good but samey.

Really calm and pretty background music. Spanish lyrics set to French cafe music. It’s easy and inoffensive. Good for relaxing or studying.

French electronica / tango / nu jazz! Why this album is in this list is anyone's guess because I'm not sure what to make of this album. The album is pleasant enough, but ultimately boring and doesn't really go anywhere. However, pour yourself a Pastis 51, light a Gauloises, and chill.

This was a great listen. 4.5

Digging it - 3.5 stars

A little too tango and repeating electronic beats - kinda monotonous

Mint

This is the best French music ever made.

Solid eclectic set of Latin rock and trip hop.

At times I felt like I could be on vacation, at others watching a sensual tango in a movie, and then there were some when I felt like I was listening to hold music. The remixes helped, particularly the one with Antipop Consortium, but overall this was not for me.

Elevator music, hotel music, fancy store music, restaurant music, DVD menu music. It's fine for that, but I can't imagine being passionate about this. It's just somewhat decent background music. You don't need to hear this before you die, because you've basically heard it before in hundreds of places. Also, why do people who make this soulless music think the songs need to be 5 minutes long at minimum? For what this is, it's OK and I could see giving it a 2. The problem is I could not give a shit less about what this is. Most electronic music sucks, but subdued electronic music is especially baffling to me.

5/10 Ok doke 5-22-2024

Molto ascoltabile

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

Nice change of pace.... great beats

Nice to work to, but when the work stops, the stop button is pushed.

I am moving to Argentina on the force of this album alone.

....

Dull beats and dull instrumentals make Dave a not very happy boy.

Fine background music. I got a bit tired of it by Last Tango in Paris.

One of "Best of figure skating" albums

nice chill funky music 4/5 oh yeah the violin!!!

Tango Argentino - Mein Lieblingstanz kombiniert mit modernen Arrangements und tollen Songs. „Santa Maria“ und „Vuelvo al sur“ ragen aus dem Reigen der durchweg guten Songs heraus. Ein kleiner Rum, ein rotes Hemd .. und mitten rein in die Milonga 😊 💃.

Dear Gotan Project, This is just a courtesy note to advise that your album 'La Revancha del Tango' has reached the threshold of accordion content to be authorised as Cliche. Best regards The World Bureau of National Musical Stereotypes

This is some really fun tango infused electronica. Really enjoying the vibe of this overall. This french/euro trip-hop stuff is great to just kind of chill out to or work, which is generally how I've been enjoying this project

A much needed reinvention of Tango in a fusion attempt to transmit its essence to new generations. Beautiful idea and better execution.

Cool mix of electronic and tango, and love the dark synths. Reminds me of some early Gorillaz production (ie Latin Simone) (3.5/5)

I didn’t think I recognised anything from today’s album at all glance, but I was wrong. I don’t know where, but I’ve definitely heard Época before and it’s a banger. Everything else on here is pretty in line with that too. There are minimal vocals, with the music saying everything it needs to with its melodies. This was a nice album today.

Right up one's alley, this is quite thoughtfully conceived and brilliantly executed. As heady and stylish as the Argentinian people themselves. Speaking as neither a tango purist nor expert (though one has been a practitioner more than once and remains an unabashed enthusiast), it can be said that this seems the right way to modernize / recontextualize / make hipper and more relatable a genre that is misperceived as being old-fashioned, besides being criminally underrated.

Not for me, lift or on hold music. Favourite song: Couldnt pick a song I would like to hear again Least favourite: I could pick all of them but I thought Triptyco was very bad. Album artwork: nothing to report here

En el año del revival garagero con Is this it de los Strokes y White blood cells de los White Stripes como punta de lanza, así como otros discos estupendos: el album verde de Weezer, Rock action, Origin of symmetry, Rings around the world, Morning view, Gold, The Invisible Band... (otros discos notabes también fueron Love and theft, Hallelujah! de La Buena Vida o el segundo de Manu Chao) la electrónica seguía a pleno rendimiento ya fuera por vía experimental (Amnesiac), estética (Discovery, Vespertine, los debuts de Gorillaz, Zero 7) o simplemente lúdica (Fever de Kilye...) Con Tourist de St Germain lanzado el año anterior, ese mismo año publican Madredeus el sugerente Movimento (en 2002 fusionarán su estilo con la electrónica en, precisamente, Electronico). En este panorama, editaron Gotan Project su excelente debut, todo un ejemplo de combinación entre tradición y modernidad. Queremos paz es una gloriosa apertura hasta llegar a Tríptico, la mejor del lote, aunque la más conocida sea Last tango in Paris de Gato Barbieri. También contiene interesantes reinterpretaciones de Frank Zappa (Chunga’s revenge) y Piazzolla (Vuelvo al Sur). Lejos de ser una moda pasajera, este disco se disfruta hoy como el primer día.

Do you want electronic music that has an accordion playing French music? If yes, listen. If no, then don't.

I was ready to give this 1 star based on the album cover alone but turns out this is pretty fun spanish music for all occasions!

Neat idea. But doesn't go beyond that. A little long and good for the background but nothing more than that.

While this picks up a bit in the middle with something interesting, it's gimmicky with repetitive saminess. Not terrible, but I've absolutely no desire to listen again.

This is perhaps my top non-English album thus far in the project. Some very solid jams on this. I don't think I'll return to it, but it was still a very enjoyable listen.

Really monotone. Nothing interesting happened during whole album. Tried it as a background music for studying, but still didn’t like it.

Meh

Enjoyed this one a lot. Sounds like music from movies. Is French Latin music a thing?? I dig it. 3.25

Yeah not really a fan

I enjoy this, but don’t think I’ll be listening again because I feel like I got it. Nothing more I could really get from this album. It’s good, but simple. Maybe they’re able to expand, but did not on this project which leaves it feeling like a base coat with VERY minimal details. Nothing I didn’t like, but not enough here to like. 3/5

love this latino heat

Liked this a lot

Not. For. Me.

Favorite track: Época

Well crafted, just not my thing.

Refreshing mix of styles

Sexy phone operator music.

Good for background

No lo termine, muy repetitivo, redundante

I like it. I don't love it. It's good for what it is, and I did like a fair bit of this genre back in the day. But it seems like if you've heard one of these albums you've heard them all. If you like the sound, that's great, but there's not much of interest going on musically, and lyrically, well it's in French. Probably an excellent example of the style, but this would be background music for me, and even then I probably wouldn't bother.

A bit boring, not my cup of tea at all

I liked this better than I thought I would. It's very well engineered.

a pleasant change to the previous music, I spent the day listening to this album and some great related tango

Honestly not bad. Enjoyed this Spanish album

Very interesting, deserves a second listen. Good use of string instruments throughout to give the tango feel and a strange mix between jazz and electronic. 3.5

pretty cool ambientish chill vibes. would've felt better with a ~30 minute runtime as opposed to nearly an hour though 4/5

Not my thing

Not great

No va.

Thoughts before listening: No idea what this is. I'm assuming some sort of techno/EDM record. Being from 2001 I might have some connection to the sound having heard it at a club or something, but this was never really my scene. Review: This is pleasant enough although not my style. More ambient background music than the more hard dance I was expecting. I enjoyed listening to this while working, but I'm not adding any of this to my playlist. 3-stars

4/5. Chill beats to study/focus to basically. I enjoy it but it definitely serves the purpose of background music. No doubt well made but not something I'm playing often unless I need to have chill good background music. Still overall a great track listing. There are also some more groovy active listening songs. Best songs: Triptico, Last Tango in Paris

fine, boring.

Not my style, very European sounding though.

Big Fenton vibes

Very fun and energetic songs, excellent dance music. Unfortunately I do feel that the songs all sound the same and run together with their longer lengths, which makes it not ad enjoyable to sit and listen to

Nice ambient music but not something I want to listen to a full album for. A lot of the songs sounds like they’ve been featured in movie soundtracks!

Meh

Boring, less than the bossanova albums in the list but still. Apparentely very popular online because every 5 minutes new commercial on Youtube, making it even more annoying, 2 stars is enough for this.

Nice background music

Not my choice

pretty funky tunes

Erikoinen valinta. Chilliä instrumentaalista elektronista tangoa. Aika siistiä enkä oo tainnur koskaan tälläistä kuulla. Parhaat: Kaikki aika tasapainoisen hyviä

That was pretty good, although sometimes repetitive, but what do you expect from electronic music. The mix with the Hispanic instrumentation was phenomenal

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

The kind of shit that plays in the background of those obviously fake prank videos you find on Youtube with a title like "Funny Compilation #87 | Funniest Pranks 2014 😂". My brain keeps filling in a laughtrack and sped up clips of people looking confused while I listen to this. I feel like I'm in a straitjacket in a white padded cell.

Really enjoyed the first half of this album. The back half drops off, but was still okay.

A pleasant surprise

This is going to completely mess up my algorithm now that it’s going to play on repeat throughout the day

It’s good. Really good. But it also really feels like background music

Made me want to dance a little. Seems like very good tango music!

Rock solid dinner tónlist fyrir hipstera og töffara.

Mjög töff tónlist sem var mjög gaman að kynnast.

Interesting enough for a 3.

For the first run it seems like background-music but it is better than that. It has a nice groove and is instrumentally very good. A mixture between traditonal elements, jazz and club music.

Natuurwinkelmuziek

LOVED this album!!

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

A really good album. Sexy, sultry, a beatiful melange of classic spanish arrangements and modern electronic dance rhythms and production. I really enjoyed this album which had me up and dancing on multiple occasions all the while looking the fool. A great discovery 4 stars

Its so of its time and was so played out I cant quite get into it.

Pretty cool random album. Some good dj songs

I'm confused by this album and its origins in so many ways. It's not terrible just weird and draining to listen to top to bottom.

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

Groovy instrumental stuff, a few familiar tracks surprisingly. I'd give this a 3.5 if I could.

Electronic jazz sounds cool in theory. The execution leaves a lot to be desired.

Dreamy beats over Spanish revolution. More, please.

the instrumentals wow??? so dancey and chill i loved this 3.5/5

3/10 There is just nothing here. Did not need to here this before I die. Actually, Ive already forgotten it.

Really calm and pretty background music. Spanish lyrics set to French cafe music. It’s easy and inoffensive. Good for relaxing or studying.

Album invecchiato male. Adatto solo come sottofondo nei centri massaggi o nei servizi di moda in tv

This was fun. The mix of Tango and some EDM-style beat sounds worse than it actually was. I guess it will do perfectly as work music.

Latina funk, wasn't bad at all, decent summer background music

Innocuous enough lounge music. Saved it for future listening. Is its inclusion on the 1001 list just due to representing the genre?

Great but didn’t move

Why ....?

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

High quality elevator music

good while working

Great work music! I don't think it had any vocals, more of a latin EDM style I would say.

Default ringtone collection from the first Android smartphone your mom bought you in 2008

Hey naaahh, aso ich chan mit so Tango Musik echt nüt afange und für die Tango Musik woni kenne (aso eh fasch nüt) gfallt mer da irgendwie au nid. 2/5

Boooooahhhhh laaaaangwiiilig NEEEEEXT

I han ghört es git e cumbia version, drum mues ich das no nolose. Finds mega chillig. Es passiert halt nöd immer mega viel, aber es passiert eigentlich immer gnueg. Schöne cleane ton durs album dure. Ufgnons accordeon findi uu schwierig, aber do gfallts mir.

Ich ha leider nöd ganz aktiv zueglost. Ha immer gfunde es isch sehr nice, voll de vibe gsi bim laminiere. Es isch mer aber nöd würkli en track im chopf bliebe ussert santa maria. Bin bitz zwüsched me 3 und me vieri aber i has etz nomol glost und es isch scho no cool, vor allem d drums drum 4i

Go-tan / tan-go Queremos paz hallou che guevara red (luca und mattia erinnerts eu a öppis? Arranca por la derecha…?) Okaaaaay wiiter electro-tango bi época. Gaht recht los. Ihm seit tango. Omg es git alles au no als cumbia version in “la revancha en cumbia” vo 2011?! Tríptico meh jazz aspekt, klavier hard Santa maría und una música brutal sehr geil

ok frenchie album schomol guet. tango + electro riese idee. erste song drums geil. handorgle sehr tasty. Època hani glaub schomol ghört uf jede fall ischs sehr geil. seeeehr geil. Chungas revenge, da seg en Frank Zappa tune. i kenn nö. aber d drums sind immerno hammer. und de mood passt gad so zu mim morge pendle mood und fühls hert. Tríprico macht sochli de schnuufige type beat i find geil. und s klaviersolo goht jo mol duuuuumm. Santa Maria isch recht geil mit de string stabs und so. irgendwie hitteds gad de spot. es mag für tango liebhaber:inne bitz blasphemie sii was die schwizer jnd frenchies mit ihrere musig mached, aber ich finds e glungni mischig. d drums sind immerno siiiick. el capitalismo foraneo au no nice, weeeer spielt drums fuuuck.

weiss nöd aber das album isch so smoith zum lose. de bass wo gentle umedu-du-duut und de allgemeini vibe hani sehrsehr gern. freu mich, das alvum s erst mal im früehlig z lose und denn wird no villvill besser. eifach ufem balkon höckle, d musig gnüsse, lese, und 4 zigis abeschlotte WAS WETTMER MEH

Very impressed. Am going to revisit this.

No couldn’t finish this it’s really not for me tbh 1/5

3.1/5 Best Track: Queremos Paz

Pretty much repetitive

Background music.

Kuulostaa kuin sama biisi jatkuisi läpi levyn mutta ei ihan kuitenkaan. Tässä tapauksessa ei haittaa. Tykkään kovasti! Dramatiikasta, naislaulajan äänestä. Ehkä auttaa, että oon tanssinut näitä - ja mihin muuhun nää ois tarkoitettukaan. Miks ranskalaiset osaa tällaset konseptilevyt mut ei mitään muuta.

Tässä on pari hersyvää sinkkua, erityisesti Queremos paz, jonka riffi on oikeastaan nerokas. Mutta koska tyylikkään äänimaailman luominen ei ole popmusiikin ainoa funktio, kiinnostus itse levyyn lopahtaa ennemmin tai myöhemmin.

Really liked this…would be nice if my Spanish was better and I could understand what they’re saying, but I still liked it a lot

Okay I'll never come back to this, but I gotta give it cudos for being an inspiration for the Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Soundtrack.

This was interesting. Mostly instrumental, French. I liked the way the drums sound. Probably not something I would go back to.

Absolutely loved this slow vibe!

Jazz fusion with latin undertones. Works about as well as cold nuclear fusion: despite its promise, nobody's been able to make it work. I feel like a lot of my time was wasten listening and waiting for something different that just never came.

Unmemorable electronic music. Stand-out: Last Tango in Paris Score correction (misclick): Wild Gift - X (3*)

It was an easy listen.

Nicht schlecht, aber auch nicht mehr als Hintergrundmusik für ein Café.

Liked this one. Energetic and fun to listen to.

Lite smooth att ha i bakgrunden. Påminde en del om Guacamelee, nice på sitt sätt

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

Relaxing chill music. 2/5

Pretty chill instrumental stuff

A beautiful ambient mesh of tango with a flair of mixed samples and beats.

3.75

Non so cosa sia ma mi piace. è più un album strumentale, non me l'aspettavo ma è una bella sorpresa, mi piace quello che hanno fatto in questo album. Ci sono diversi suoni. Bell'album per studiare/concentrarsi

I actually did enjoy this, but it went on too long and I don’t think it’s much more than interesting background music.

Gross, dude.

Electronic music with a tango tinge…performed by French guys with a ton of Spanish influence. That odd mix of things all come together and form an album that I thought was super interesting if not really for me. That said fans of beeps and boops will dig this electric tango.

Finnish dishwater tablets did an advert with a song that was pretty catchy and chill....yeah that but a whole album of it. Despite that, it's not bad it veers on dull at times but I can see it being great background music at like a refined dinner with people who use too many knifes and forks

Couldn't decide if I'd heard a few of these tracks on car adverts or if they just generally sounded like car advert music. Would have made acceptable background music I think but I listened to it on the train and it was a bit dull and aimless. Inoffensive but not sure I can point to any part that stood out or interested me.

Thrilling - I have a lot of time for this music, and I knew a couple already. Seen plenty an Argentine Tango on Strictly to some of these tunes. Gotan = Tango.

This was fine as background music while I was working but as soon as I paid any attention to it I was extremely bored.

Nothing to dislike here really, nice and chilled background music that plods along. Good to have on while working but wouldn't choose to listen otherwise 2.5

very smooth, very chic. the romantic strings and the passionate accordion hits compliment the beats greatly. greatly classy instrumental flips all throughout, mixing the beauty and grace of the spanish tango with uber-hip electronic sounds and drums makes for a nice album i'd say. certain tracks almost have a housey vibe to them.

The vocals on some of this sounds like an animated villain I think this is just not for me

Great album with lots of interesting, highly varied tango tracks

Lively tango album. Not sure I got it.

Repetitive and boring. Quickly turns to background/ambient music.

an enjoyable listen, pulsating latin rhythms, mostly instrumentals. Maybe doesn't quite sustain interest over the entire album. Probably a 3.5 stars but am feeling generous

It’s nice background music if you’re doing jobs around the house. Fine musicians and good rhythms.

A genre described as ‘Tango’ wouldn’t be my go-to, but I really liked this album. Great musicianship and layers of sound. Pretty decent!

It's nice to "put on" but listened to about 1/3 of it & can't call it striking or essential (not enough to be "tango's revenge!). PS. Yet again, this ain't jazz, which was the project I requested.

Eh, as background music goes I don’t mind this. It was a more than adequate soundtrack to walking round Melbourne on a sunny day. I just struggle to understand how it’s a must-hear. 2.5

So, so

I love when people experiment with combing genres. It was a cool mix between trip hop and tango, nice to have in the background but i don't know if i will listen to it again. But i wouldn't mind it being played.

Previous Familiarity: None! Trip-Hop Tango. Sounds interesting right?!?! Well...yes it is interesting, on the surface, but really, it lacks soul. The dark mysterious aesthetic perfected by Portishead and Massive Attack is attempted here, with little success. Hell, there's even a Tricky soundalike that lends vocals to the 3rd track "Chunga's Revenge" and it just feels like a cheap ripoff. In fact this whole album feels like a cheap ripoff. I don't know shit about tango, other than its sex appeal. And, there is sexiness to be found in some of these grooves, but the out-of-place accordion-like jaunt of the bandoneon kinda gives me an uncomfortable visual: one of a sexy couple swaying and grinding on dimly lit dancefloor. However, in the corner lurks a creepy mustachioed old man pulling on his squeezebox with a coy smirk on his face when one of the dancers dips down low so he can get a show. Still interested? Neither am I.

Tango with chill beats, relax or ignite the desire to dance tango

This was just ok for me. It's good for what it is but I would never choose this to listen to.

Pleasant

They were having a lot of fun! This was entirely too long!

This was really good. I’m Not sure it’s a five. But I know I’ll listen again and it broadened my taste. Great mixture of flamenco w European styles.

Started out very strong with a great soundscape but did nothing interesting with it. Over stayed its welcome immensely.

Pretty groovy, but nothing stellar.

decent background working music but pretty repetitive

The auditory experience of French indie cinema of the time. Not intended as a dunk, frankly I prefer it this way. Good to put on for a vibe, but not the most enjoyable album experience. Clocking in at 1 1/2 hours, I don’t really know that it was meant to be. Good for what it is.

Very fun, very dancy, very engaging and not something I would have sought out for myself. Will keep this album on deck!!

It's an instrumental album

Monotonous - repeatative beat.

well that was fun

Iberian accordion music over rock-beat vamps. Not objectionable. The improvisations are pretty good. Low key vibes. Better than I expected

Great background music, had it on a loop for half the day. Will definitely listen to this again.

Fine to listen to in the background. Slightly too long for my liking. Época Sounds like it should be the intro for French detective show. Odd album, won't listen again.

Not my thing

Interesting idea for a genre but a pretty dull execution. First track was alright but rapidly went downhill. Found myself a minute or two in before getting bored and skipping. Probably ok background music, but nothing more.

Starts off really promisingly but starts to feel quite samey really quickly

interesting, experimental. kinda trippy. but weird that they are french?

an album of songs that will inevitably be chopped up for rap beats, and be better for it

Varies between very exciting elevator music and the wii shop music if they sold dancing shoes in Latin america, I don't know who this is for

Great background noise. Listened while I was coding and it was easy to get in the zone. Not sure I'd ever listen to this outside of that context though because I think I'd get a bit bored. A lot of the songs feel repetitive. I haven't been paying close attention but I feel like I keep noticing some repetition between the songs.

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

Soundtrack music & maybe even intended that way from the beginning. For 2001, this might have been somewhat original? I won't judge the group for the excitement this might have had losing its context. I will judge the list for including it. Even with the earliest edition of the book in 2005, this was not an album you need to listen to. music: fell asleep with the TV on. (⌐-_-)

Boy a lot of this is so cool and creative, shame the whole thing is set to Default Chill 90s Hip Hop Beat. That sound is pervasive on this list!

Really liked them! Great album to cook to

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

While what is here of the instrumentation is great, it's too little too often to fully get into. More instrumental layering would do wonders. The 3 remix tracks at the end feel super out of place.

Pretty cool stuff. Not inherently enough of my thing to give it the extra half star bump here, but it's solid nonetheless. 3.5/5

Instrumental.

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

I'm never quite sure how to rate albums that are well-made, well-executed, but just not for me. I enjoyed my listen on this one just fine, but I can't see myself revisiting it. Maybe for the instrumental playlist I have for work? Some of these tracks were groovy, even danceable. Other tracks made me feel like I was sitting in the waiting room for my therapy appointment. I can't in good conscience give this anything lower than a three.

songs blended into each other a bit and felt a bit repetitive at times, would make for a beautiful movie soundtrack. enjoyed having in the background while working.

lovely. weird, but lovely

Meh

A good album, I like instrumental songs and and album of mostly instrumental songs was a nice change of pace. I enjoyed Santa Maria the most.

Tango and electronica sounds collide into a smooth mixture of sounds that wouldn't be uncommon for an upscale lounge or professional dance studio. It's accessible, and ahead of its time for being released in 2001. Today, it feels like the world has caught up to the album; turning this into another chill-hop tracklist.

This was a fun surprise. Had no familiarity with it, but this was a cool blend of retro music with electronic beats.

groovy

4/5. I really liked the experimentation put within it aswell as the solos.

Electronica und Tango fusionieren hier zu einem Fußwipper-Album, dass man gut nebenher hören kann. Ein paar extrem bekannte Tracks drauf. 2,5

2.9 per track. Pretty good actually but for background music. Not sure I'd ever put this on to actually listen to.

3,5. kaffihús, notalegt. tangórafræna.

Didn't even get an actual tattoo for the cover? Sometimes I doubt your committment to Gotan Project.

Probs 3.5 really

Almost 4 stars. Quite interesting.

Very good sound. Quirky

Kind of nice elevator music.

Nice elevator music for listening to in the background while I study

Bij deze band heb ik altijd hetzelfde voor, het idee klinkt beter dan de uitvoering.

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

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

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

This was a smooth, sophisticated background track for my workday. The music makes its presence known without being overly intrusive. Nice!

Helt ok. Bitvis lite mycket dragspel, men ingenting wow. Spanskt är bevisligen inte lika intressant som franskt.

Good. See /albums80 for more info

almost really good. just veers a bit too close to 'do you wanna buy a dog' territory.

Jade Goody

Foreign language music isn't for me but this one had some good music. I wouldn't listen to it again but it wasn't too bad.

One rainy dinner evening at a tropical resort, complete with a reddish-brown hue that hits well with light alcohol and a bunch of expensive dishes... oh, and that was the first time I have seen an arapaima gigas. That fish was crazy huge, slowly vibing in the pond next to that restaurant. That evening, I couldn't forget hearing something like this. Tropical, Latin, and quite catchy. It's as if the atmosphere was set by it. And that's what this album reminds me: the way Latin music's unique beats humanize electronica is exquisite.

It took me a minute to figure out what I was seeing on the album cover which is very fitting for this album's mood. One could argue La Revancha Del Tango is just detailed background music, but I think this has a lot of depth and is a throughly enjoyable listen blending a lot of different styles of music together which never feels boring or mundane. Maybe this is the type of Trip Hop I can get behind.

Harmless, not offensive.