{"id":2361,"date":"2014-11-04T16:40:39","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T16:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=2361"},"modified":"2014-11-04T16:41:37","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T16:41:37","slug":"5-dance-albums-you-should-check-out-even-if-you-dont-like-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/11\/04\/5-dance-albums-you-should-check-out-even-if-you-dont-like-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Dance Albums You Should Check Out (Even If You Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Like Dance)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Calvin Harris released his latest collection of upbeat house this week and it\u2019s almost guaranteed to be a smash. You\u2019ll be hearing songs from it from now until eternity everywhere you go.<\/p>\n<p>Dance isn&#8217;t all just catchy one-off floorfillers, though. There have been quite a few geniunely brilliant dance albums over the years, 5 of which we&#8217;ve collected for you in this post. Enjoy (and make sure you&#8217;ve got a decent-sized space to have a boogie in).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Richard D. James Album &#8211; Aphex Twin<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MdZs5PVcwBs\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Aphex Twin is the go-to dance artist for people who don\u2019t really like dance music that much. His intelligent mix of ambient tracks and glitchy breakbeats came to a triumphant high on the <i>Richard D. James <\/i>album. Even the most ardent of dance music haters would have to admit that <i>Boy\/Girl Song<\/i> is a pretty incredible tune.<\/p>\n<p>The only real problem with the album is the cover. Specifically, it\u2019s terrifying. We love the music, but we don\u2019t love the nightmares that cover has given us over the years (although they\u2019re nothing compared to the nightmares Aphex\u2019s <i>Windowlicker <\/i>video gave us&#8230;).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Cross &#8211; Justice<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VKzWLUQizz8\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Along with baguettes, fine wine and cheese, France has quite a pedigree for producing electro-duos. Case in point: Justice. Although they\u2019ve never quite hit the heights of Daft Punk, this album is a lovely combination of cheesy electro, funk and banging beats.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Justice claim they sampled over 400 albums on <i>Cross<\/i>, although only 3 songs receive official credit. The rest are so miniscule that you\u2019ll struggle to pick any of them out.<\/p>\n<p><i>D.A.N.C.E <\/i>(and it\u2019s kids-choir-hook) is the big hit off this one, although you should give <i>Genesis<\/i>, <i>Waters of Nazareth <\/i>and <i>Phantom <\/i>a spin too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Untrue &#8211; Burial<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8k_f2QK77ew\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Calling <i>Untrue <\/i>a dance album is a bit like calling Drake\u2019s <i>Take Care<\/i> a party album. While it has it\u2019s catchy moments, this collection of dubstep tunes is downbeat and slow-paced; it\u2019s more \u201d\u02dcthe goths from <i>South Park<\/i> dancing\u2019 than \u201d\u02dcarms in the air at a rave\u2019.\u00a0 <i>Archangel<\/i> is the standout, although the whole album deserves a listen. Just make sure you\u2019ve got someone to give you a cuddle afterwards.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Discovery &#8211; Daft Punk<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OnsnZvR4X68\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Well, we just had to include this, didn\u2019t we? <i>Discovery<\/i> has been so influential on the world of pop that not including it in a list of essential dance albums would practically be a crime.<\/p>\n<p><i>Discovery<\/i> marked Daft Punk\u2019s departure from house to a more funk-influenced sound, with <i>One More Time, Harder Better Faster Stronger <\/i>and <i>Digital Love<\/i> lighting up charts around the world (pun fully intended).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Dig Your Own Hole &#8211; The Chemical Brothers<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iTxOKsyZ0Lw\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you really, really don\u2019t like dance music, then you might like <i>Dig Your Own Hole<\/i>. While it shares the beats and blips of its contemporaries, <i>Dig Your Own Hole<\/i> draws quite heavily from rock music too; Noel Gallagher even crops up for a guest appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Go on, give <i>Block Rockin\u2019 Beats <\/i>a whirl and try not to get carried away.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>What dance music albums would you recommend for beginners? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019ve got <a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/start-selling\/basket-media\/\">any albums you want to sell, get an instant price<\/a> for them with musicMagpie now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calvin Harris released his latest collection of upbeat house this week and it\u2019s almost guaranteed to be a smash. You\u2019ll be hearing songs from it from now until eternity everywhere you go. Dance isn&#8217;t all just catchy one-off floorfillers, though. There have been quite a few geniunely brilliant dance albums &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2364,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361\/revisions\/2364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}