Tag Archives : disco

Here’s an updated clickable list of my favourite record labels that have extensive catalogues on Spotify. I often find that if I like a band, I’ll probably like other bands on the same label: a list of labels like this acts as a simple recommendation service and is a quick and easy way to see what’s new that I might like (click a link, scroll to the bottom of the list for the newest releases). The labels here are split [...]

Using Spotify so much has somehow also increased the number of CDs I buy. Here are a few I’ve bought this month, none of which are available on Spotify.   Glass Candy – “Deep Gems” (Genre: discophonic) A collection of singles, b-sides, and rarities. Glass Candy are one of the best of the new wave of synth-disco bands coming out of the States. Spotify has a few of their tracks (including the superb “Digital [...]

Here’s a one-off special choice selection of my own Spotify playlists. They’re all in the generic genre of electronica, but there’s so many wildly different sub-genres there that I felt at least my favourite seven styles each deserved its own playlist. These can then act as Spotify jump-off points into related tracks and artists, depending on what style you’re in the mood for. Each playlist provides a sampler for [...]