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it is not my kind of music at all :D
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I spent a while trying to figure out when this album really started, until I eventually found out that it doesn't really start at all. I guess I don't really like Tango. Tango here mixes with the more conventional dance music like oil and water do. There was some great percussion throughout but it was ruined by the rest of the musical choices here. It's a load of scraps of what could be songs, I really struggle to think who this album was made for.
Bo-ring!
This is background music.
Glorified elevator music. Like, what.
I used to really enjoy listening to tango. Sure, the music is very unique, and the instrumentation isn't for everyone. I thought Astor Piazzolla was truly fantastic. "La Revancha del Tango" by the Gothan Project is just a tired imitation. I don't know if anyone would even want to dance to it, or if they'd just fall asleep standing up. I still think "Tango Nuevo" is great—to listen to, to watch the dancers, and as film music. What the Gothan Project has done with it is completely unnecessary.
😒 This album is in the Epstein files
I listened to it while working and it didn't bother me that much. But I can't fathom trying to really listen one hour and fourteen minutes of tango, honestly. Sorry.
not into it
Meh
“La Revancha Del Tango” can't quite decide whether it wants to offer the dance music that gives it its name or more relaxed electro beats. Ultimately, it fails to do either really well, and the result is simply inconsequential. This sets it apart from the similar attempts by Astor Piazzolla, which I “had the pleasure” of listening to a few days ago—I didn't like those either, but at least they were exciting and inspiring. Two of the songs are part of film soundtracks, and in fact, the Gotan Project's compositions are best imagined as background music for blurry camera shots through Paris at night. But I have no idea who needs an album's worth of “horizontal elevator music.”
The Gotan Project is how Len Houmous now refers to his 4th marriage. Mostly due to the amount of time he had to spend on sun beds with her. The quantity of crisp n dry ye had to buy was outrageous. He briefly became a sales rep to get a larger discount. 1.2 8/10 Last Tango In Paris
Not for me
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.
Nineties wine bar music.
not for me
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.
Do people listen to this while they just, go about their daily lives? Who would have bought this on CD?
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.
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
Was not expecting that much accordion, which is really the only thing interesting about it. Very repetitive. Would I listen to it again: No
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.
sonoramente agradable. siempre me parece un embole el tango electronico, hay unas cosas sampleables que están ok. no voy a bancar.
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.
DNF. Don't know why this album was included on this list. 1/5
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.
I still fail to see the point of albums where the music is solely intended to be danced to
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.
Mario Paint soundtrack, sort of.
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
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.
A whole lot of nothing
Elevator music.
Add this to the long list of injustices by the French
why does this music exist
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.
Not for me at all.
Eh
Nope.
Not my thing. For the right person, I’m sure this would be cool.
Just move on
Nah bruh
Not for me
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…
Boring world music.
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?
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
French lift music
What even is this? I did not enjoy.
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.
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...
No
Ho fatto fatica a sentirlo quasi tutto. Ottimi gli spunti pubblicitari ma anche no.
Not my thing
It's not even English!!
I don’t know why but it just bores the crap out of me
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.
First listen Saved 0/10
This is the best French music ever made.
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.
Dull beats and dull instrumentals make Dave a not very happy boy.
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
Yeah not really a fan
A bit boring, not my cup of tea at all
Not great
No va.
Not my choice
3/10 There is just nothing here. Did not need to here this before I die. Actually, Ive already forgotten it.
Default ringtone collection from the first Android smartphone your mom bought you in 2008
No couldn’t finish this it’s really not for me tbh 1/5
Gross, dude.
Repetitive and boring. Quickly turns to background/ambient music.
Monotonous - repeatative beat.
Not my thing
Meh
No thanks.
Not really vibing with it. Has the feel of a corny 90s heist movie soundtrack
This type of Starbucks coffeehouse "electronic" jazz music is just not my thing. I started it and tried but ended up just skipping through because I find it extremely boring. Nothing against the musicians, I'm sure they're great at what they do but I'm just not interested. Standout Tracks: N/A
repetitive good for background music, otherwise, nah
So these guys went down to Argos and bought a Botempi home organ and pulled their granddads accordian out of the attic and thought they'd make a frap album.... and here it is!
Hideous. I love jazz and electronic music - there is no love and passion in the way this man makes music. He's just churning something out.
I'm not good at the tango
Dull but I didn't get a great chance to listen so it may be unfair.
The fairly bland adventures of a man with an accordion and a man with a laptop. Leave it in the hotel lobby lads.
Another fucking awful instrumental album
Unfortunately many of the selections sound the same.
the accordion is the main instrument on the album 1.5
It's harmless stuff, but not very interesting to me. I'm not a big accordion fan, too, so that didn't help the cause.
Thought it might have potential, but, no.
This was fine tango music, but why is this one of the albums that I should listen to before I die?
It's hard to describe what it is that makes me love and hate this music in equal parts. I loved two songs on this... but it really doesn't matter which ones they were because they all sound roughly the same. Dramatic. Spain. Paris. Cafés. Theatre. That accordion-thing and some strings. The music is interesting, there's a lot going on here but this album fills me with anxiety after about 10 mins. of listening. I'm not sure what it is, but the first two mins. were very enjoyable. The balance of the album had me looking for a bridge to jump off of. In summary, I would rather listen to "Closing Time" by Semisonic on a loop than turn on this album one more time.
I liked Epoca to some extent. The rest wasn't that great.
La revancha de.... no se quién pero esto suena a la peor clase de "mezcla innovadora" de inicios de los 00's que hay. Ese smooth jazz lounge chill con tango uuuh que innovador... No, no son Astor Piazzolla (quien guste vaya a escuchar Libertango mejor si les interesa qué se puede hacer interesante con el ritmo). Música casi para irme al bar de oxígeno y ordenar de la carta de 25 tipos de martinis. Mezclar por mezclar, ni suena bien el tango ni la parte electrónica aporta nada interesante. Es el primer disco que reconozco me salte un par de canciones que iban a 2/3 o 3/4 de acabar y simplemente ya no aguantaba.
really great elevator music
Only made it half way. Not for me.
No
Did not understand this at all. Not listenable through and through. My first big miss with this service.
not my thing
Don’t know why elevator music from 2001 made this list.
I just wasn't in the mood for tango
This is really not my jam. There was a song with this incredibly loud and piercing bell for some reason. No good para me.
Dull
Electronica-tango, rytmisk, fransk/spansk, soundtrackagtigt
Very bad escalator music