Darkdancer

Darkdancer
Darkdancer
Studio album by Les Rythmes Digitales
Released	24 May 1999
Studio	Quad Studios, New York City
Genre	Synth-pop; Europop; post-disco; electronica;
Length	53:43
Label	Wall of Sound
Producer	Jacques Lu Cont
Les Rythmes Digitales chronology
Singles from Darkdancer
	"Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)"; Released: 21 July 1997; "Music Makes You Lose Control"; Released: 13 April 1998; "(Hey You) What's That Sound?"; Released: 5 October 1998; "Sometimes"; Released: 26 July 1999;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Q	^[4]
Resident Advisor	3.5/5^[5]

Darkdancer is the second studio album by Les Rythmes Digitales, released in 1999. It peaked at number 53 on the UK Albums Chart.^[6] In 2005, it was re-released with an additional disc that included remixes, unreleased tracks, and music videos.^[7]

Critical reception

In a 2005 review of the album's re-release, Paul Sullivan of BBC called it "ahead of its time" and credited it for launching much of the electro-pop vogue of the 2000s.^[7]

In 2015, Thump placed it at number 97 on the "99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time" list.^[8]

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[2]

Track listing

Original edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dreamin'"	3:33
2.	"Music Makes You Lose Control"	3:46
3.	"Soft Machine" (featuring Thomas Ribeiro)	3:36
4.	"Hypnotise"	4:52
5.	"(Hey You) What's That Sound?"	4:12
6.	"Take a Little Time" (featuring Shannon)	3:29
7.	"From: Disco to: Disco"	3:51
8.	"Brothers"	4:08
9.	"Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)"	3:30
10.	"About Funk"	5:42
11.	"Sometimes" (featuring Nik Kershaw)	4:57
12.	"Damaged People" (featuring Thomas Ribeiro)	6:39

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"MDC Vendredi"	6:38

US / Canadian edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dreamin'"	3:33
2.	"Music Makes You Lose Control"	3:46
3.	"Soft Machine" (featuring Thomas Ribeiro)	3:36
4.	"Hypnotise"	4:52
5.	"(Hey You) What's That Sound?"	4:12
6.	"Take a Little Time" (featuring Shannon)	3:29
7.	"From: Disco to: Disco"	3:51
8.	"Brothers"	4:08
9.	"MDC Vendredi"	6:38
10.	"Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)"	3:30
11.	"About Funk"	5:42
12.	"Sometimes" (featuring Nik Kershaw)	4:57
13.	"Damaged People" (featuring Thomas Ribeiro)	6:39

2005 reissue edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat) (Club Mix)"	6:28
2.	"Music Makes You Lose Control (LRD Remix)"	5:56
3.	"Steps Ahead"	5:13
4.	"(Hey You) What's That Sound? (LRD Remix)"	4:28
5.	"Energy"	4:18
6.	"Sometimes (Junior Sanchez Remix)"	7:18
7.	"Nancy Jamaica"	5:57
8.	"Jacques Your Body (Cassius Remix Edit)"	5:53

2005 reissue edition bonus disc (video)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"(Hey You) What's That Sound?"	3:43
2.	"Sometimes"	5:01

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	53

References

^ ^a ^b Paoletta, Michael (23 October 1999). "Reviews & Previews: Spotlight (Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer)". Billboard. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. ... this wickedly smart 13-track set, which effortlessly straddles the fence of British synth-pop, circa the Human League's "Dare," and contemporary French-driven funky breakdowns a la Daft Punk — two musical styles steeped in the post-disco/electro scene of New York in the early '80s.
^ ^a ^b ^c Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
^ Bush, John. "Darkdancer - Les Rythmes Digitales". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ Aston, Martin. "Review: Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer". Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd: 122.
^ Y, Robbie (26 October 2005). "Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Les Rythmes Digitales". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Sullivan, Paul (2005). "Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer - Review". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ "The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time". Thump. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

External links

Darkdancer at Discogs (list of releases)

[billboard-1] Paoletta, Michael (23 October 1999). "Reviews & Previews: Spotlight (Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer)". Billboard. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. ... this wickedly smart 13-track set, which effortlessly straddles the fence of British synth-pop, circa the Human League's "Dare," and contemporary French-driven funky breakdowns a la Daft Punk — two musical styles steeped in the post-disco/electro scene of New York in the early '80s.

[Dimery_2020-2] Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.

[3] Bush, John. "Darkdancer - Les Rythmes Digitales". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[Q_Review-4] Aston, Martin. "Review: Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer". Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd: 122.

[5] Y, Robbie (26 October 2005). "Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[officialcharts-6] "Les Rythmes Digitales". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[bbc-7] Sullivan, Paul (2005). "Les Rythmes Digitales - Darkdancer - Review". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[8] "The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time". Thump. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

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