Electroclash
Electro · 1997 · 120 to 135 BPM · also known as Electro Clash, Nu Synthpop, Tech Pop
New York and Berlin, 1998 to 2003: electro and italo disco replayed with punk arrogance and fashion-world irony, spoken vocals, cold sex appeal, and smeared mascara. Miss Kittin and The Hacker, Fischerspooner, and Peaches turned a shoestring star system into art. The bubble burst quickly, but it permanently rehabilitated italo, EBM, and synth-pop within the contemporary club world.
17 reference tracks
- I-F: Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass (1997)
- Miss Kittin and The Hacker: Frank Sinatra (1998)
- Miss Kittin & The Hacker: 1982 (1998)
- Fischerspooner: Emerge (2001)
- Peaches: Fuck the Pain Away (2000)
- Ladytron: Destroy Everything You Touch (2005)
- Public Service Broadcasting: People, Let's Dance (2021)
- Röyksopp, Beki Mari: This Time, This Place... (2022)
- Röyksopp, Astrid S: Breathe (2022)
- The Dare: Girls (2023)
- The Dare: Perfume (2024)
- Ladytron: Discotraxx
- Ladytron: Playgirl
- Peaches: Boys Wanna Be Her
- Ladytron: Seventeen
- Ladytron: Blue Jeans
- Ladytron: International Dateline
At a glance
- Tempo: 120 to 135 BPM
- First appeared: around 1997
- Machines: Roland TR-808, Synthétiseur monophonique
- The sound: Roland TR-808 et 606, Basses italo, Voix parlées effrontées, Synthés monophoniques
- Labels: Kitty-Yo, Italians Do It Better, International Deejay Gigolo Records, Emperor Norton, Low Spirit Recordings, Dog Triumph
- Key artists: Miss Kittin & The Hacker, Fischerspooner, Peaches, Vitalic (frange), Tiga
Producing Electroclash
Sit between 125 and 135 BPM, Frank Sinatra and 1982 near 130, Emerge a touch slower, on a rigid grid with zero swing, just like the italo and synth-pop it reworks. The attitude is what changes: the feel is pop and almost lazy, with spoken vocals dragging slightly behind the beat, and a four-on-the-floor kick running the whole track, unusually steady for this family. Build it from a bare TR-808 or TR-606, or both mixed together: a short 808 kick, a thin 606 snare, and metallic 606 hats, with a clap on 2 and 4 barely touched by reverb, an 808 cowbell on even bars, and at most a short snare roll before a chorus, the sparseness is deliberate.
The full production course, in French: tempo, drums, bass, sounds, arrangement, mix, plugins and machines, and a step by step start.
Frequently asked
What is Electroclash?
New York and Berlin, 1998 to 2003: electro and italo disco replayed with punk arrogance and fashion-world irony, spoken vocals, cold sex appeal, and smeared mascara. Miss Kittin and The Hacker, Fischerspooner, and Peaches turned a shoestring star system into art. The bubble burst quickly, but it…
What tempo is Electroclash played at?
Between 120 and 135 BPM.
Who are the key Electroclash artists?
Miss Kittin & The Hacker, Fischerspooner, Peaches, Vitalic (frange), Tiga.
In the same family
- Electro Funk
- Electro Hop
- Miami Bass
- Techno Bass
- Freestyle
- Latin Freestyle
- Detroit Electro
- Electro
- Synth-Funk
- Skweee
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