Picture the scene, The year 2000 has passed and the new millenium is just getting underway – A new scene explodes onto the nation’s Indie Dancefloors – some called it Indie Sleaze, Nu Rave, Future Disco or even Electroclash – ‘Strobes in Space’ takes you back to a time when the Indie kids re-discovered the joys of dancing, raving and having fun at Indie clubs. Day-Glo, Light Sticks, Baggy T-Shirts and Hedonism on the Dance Floors – welcome to Strobes in Space!
When the Indie Dance / Nu Rave scene crashed onto the dancefloors and ignited the youth of the time it seemed like uber cool and incredible new bands were appearing from all corners of the globe almost every day. An explosion of creativity and excitement flooded the clubs and airwaves. From the UK you had bands like Bloc Party, Klaxons, Test Icicles, Playgroup, Simian Mobile Disco. Coming out of NYC you had the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fischerspooner. From France you had Phoenix from Versailles and Black Strobe coming out of Paris. DJ / Producer Tiga from Canada, Digitalism from Hamburg Germany, Cut Copy from Melbourne Australia, and from Belgium Soulwax and Goose, and even spreading to South America with CSS coming out of Sao Paolo, Brazil. It really was a global scene.
Two-Piers Records brings you a snapshot of that scene at the time on their latest compilation ‘Strobes in Space’. Spanning across 3 x LPs, 30 tracks and artists. Hopefully it has captured a slice of the excitement and creativity of the time, and this compilation makes you feel joyful, happy and you just want to get Up, Dance and have Fun!
VINYL TRACKLISTA1) New Young Pony Club – Ice CreamA2) Bloc Party – Banquet (Phones Disco Remix)A3) Datarock – Fa-Fa-FaA4) LCD Soundsystem – TribulationsA5) TokTok & Soffy O – Missy Queen’s Gonna DieB1) Justice v Simian – We are Your FriendsB2) Digitalism – ZdarlightB3) Soulwax – NY ExcuseB4) Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix Radio Edit)B5) Klaxons – Two ReceiversC1) The Rapture – Sister Saviour (DFA Vocal Remix)C2) Goose – Black GlovesC3) Simian Mobile Disco – HustlerC4) Test Icicles – What’s Your Damage (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix)C5) CSS – Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From AboveC6) We Have Band – Hear It in the CansD1) Fujiya & Miyagi – KnickerbockerD2) Friendly Fires – Jump In the PoolD3) Playgroup – Make It HappenD4) Tiga – You Gonna Want MeD5) Tom Vek – I Ain’t Saying My GoodbyesD6) Shit Disco – OK
BONUS VINYL – LIMITED EDITION DELUXEE1) Zongamin – Bongo SongE2) Black Strobe – Italian FirefliesE3) Fischerspooner – EmergeE4) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Satan Said Dance
F1) Phoenix – 1901F2) The Killers – Mr Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont’s Thin White Duke Radio Remix)F3) Cut Copy – Going NowhereF4) !!! – Me and Guiliani Down by the School Yard – A True Story
