When The 2000s Clashed Machine Music For A New Millennium 5-Disc CD

When The 2000s Clashed Machine Music For A New Millenium is the story of how, 25 years ago, a new form of electronic music known as electroclash reignited a tired clubland and gave the indie scene and mainstream pop a shot in the arm in the process.Over 5 discs it spotlights the backtobasics electronic beats that heralded in a new generation of exciting and innovative new artists, such as Hot Chip, Peaches, LCD Soundystem, and Ladytron. It also shows how the sound and attitude of electroclash plugged into the decades cuttingedge indie bands, Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, MGMT, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, and became intrinsic to the way chart pop would sound in the first decade of the 2000s Kylie, Goldfrapp, Mason Vs. Princess Superstar. The box also shows how the scenes underground DIY ethos evolved and inspired the next generation of electronic outriders Simian Mobile Disco, Kid Cudi, Justice Vs. Simian.When The 2000s Clashed brings together a dazzling, diverse selection of artists, producers and remixers from right across the 2000s zeitgeist from The Chemical Brothers to Khia, from Daft Punk to M.I.A, from Soulwax to The Go Team and many points inbetween. For good measure, theres also an entire disc of the original post punk and electronic sounds, including Kraftwerk, New Order, Fad Gadget and Cabaret Voltaire, all of whom had played such a big influence on the electroclash sound.When The 2000s Clashed was compiled and sequenced for Demon Edsel by Jonny Slut, founder of Londons electroclash clubbing citadel Nag Nag Nag. Established in 2002, in a small Soho venue called Ghetto, Nag quickly became THE hottest club, first in London and then in the whole world. A glorious mess and hedonists hotspot, a night at Nag Nag Nag if you could get in saw the capitals club kids, students and creatives rub up alongside names from the fashion and music worlds Bjrk, Pet Shop Boys, Kate Moss, Boy George, Alexander McQueen, and Pam Hogg were among the regulars. Madonna visited, so did John Peel, Yoko Ono asked to perform and did, Throbbing Gristles Chris and Cosey DJd, so did Marc Almond, and Too Many DJs. Justin Timberlake was refused entry too many bodyguards even Cilla Black was spotted getting down to Khias filthy My Neck, My Back. Jonny shares these reminisces and many more in the collections sleevenotes.Named after the 1979 Cabaret Voltaire classic, Nag, Nag, Nag became the first place for British clubbers to hear the seemingly endless flow of thrilling new tunes coming from every direction during that decade of dance. Many of them are included on this collection. Also available as a 3LP highlights set.