http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=71&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody OnlineElectronica/Danceen720Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:04:23 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=71&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.25049179&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Electropop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:14 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.25049179 art.25049179 Owl City art.25049179 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.25049179&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.25049179&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Of June, Young sang of floating in space in a set that referenced cruise ships, airplanes and nonstop modern motion, sounding at once thrilled with distance and nostalgic for a simpler, stay-at-home lifestyle. He came into his own style with Maybe I'm Dreaming, which found him fleshing out his delicate, catchy sound with acoustic guitars and more intricate songwriting. This is the sound of being young, in love and 110% alive. - Philip Sherburne]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15606322&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Electropop Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:19 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.15606322 art.15606322 3OH!3 art.15606322 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15606322&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15606322&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss 3OH!3's big break came at the Denver stop of 2007's Warped Tour; their strong showing got them booked to play the entire nationwide tour in 2008. The same year, they signed to the Atlantic subsidiary Photo Finish and released their debut album, Want. For all the aggression in their songs, there's a wink and a smile behind the sneer, which makes sense given their punk roots: punks don't take anything too seriously, after all. Not even crunk.

]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4269&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Synth Pop Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:42:45 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4269 art.4269 Depeche Mode art.4269 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4269&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4269&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Music for the Masses and on to the dark extravagance of albums like Violator and Exciter. But an abundance of alternate versions and remixes has produced a messy canon. For many fans, that's half the fun: Depeche Mode's B-sides make for a fascinating alternative history of these alt-rock heroes. - Philip Sherburne]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4054&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Electronica/Dance Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:52 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4054 art.4054 Moby art.4054 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4054&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4054&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Play. A surprise hit, Play delved into highly personal areas in a downtempo vein never before explored in any of his previous releases. A master of such styles as techno, house, trance, ambient and breakbeat to name just a few, Moby is blessed with the ability to strike a sincere, emotive chord with a wide range of dance music devotees. - Melissa Piazza]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.611&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Ambient Dub Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:10 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.611 art.611 Thievery Corporation art.611 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.611&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.611&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14098590&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Electropop Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:52 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.14098590 art.14098590 MGMT art.14098590 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14098590&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14098590&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Oracular Spectacular, a collection of sweeping, electronic Flaming Lips-style noise-pop songs, was released in 2007. Critical and popular accolades for the band reached a high at the CMJ Music Marathon a few weeks after the album's release. A tour alongside Of Montreal and a remix from Justice helped the band continue to merge its twin tendencies towards psychedelic pop and electro. - Philip Sherburne]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.18703767&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Dance Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:50 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.18703767 art.18703767 The Ting Tings art.18703767 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.18703767&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.18703767&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss We Started Nothing, in May 2008, the Ting Tings got a boost of exposure from an iTunes ad featuring the song "Shut Up and Let Me Go." With White providing a feisty bite of snotty shouts and sharp guitar and De Martino offering an inventive mix of chopped beats and quirky effects, the two unite a sound that draws from indie party bands such as Bloc Party and CSS while taking cues from garage rock groups like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Kills. - Stephanie Benson]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5060&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss House Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:27 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5060 art.5060 Daft Punk art.5060 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5060&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5060&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6626436&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Electronica/Dance Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:13:15 -0700 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6626436 art.6626436 M.I.A. art.6626436 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6626436&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6626436&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Arular, was released in 2005. - Sarah Bardeen]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58646&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Trip-Hop Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:54 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.58646 art.58646 Zero 7 art.58646 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58646&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58646&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Simple Things, Zero 7 started making waves with a series of EPs and remixes, including Radiohead's "Climbing Up The Walls" and Lenny Kravitz's "If You Can't Say No." Soul vocalists Mozez, Sia Fuller, and Sophie Barker take their downtempo sound into the mainstream, yet their music shows no inclination to sell out. - Nicholas Baker]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11088921&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Trance Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:45 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.11088921 art.11088921 Basshunter art.11088921 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11088921&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11088921&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Basshunter's first release was 2006's Anna Boten single, a glammy trance stomper notable in part for its Swedish vocals. Later that year he followed up with his debut album, a collection of stab-happy trance ("Strand Tylosand," named after the beach by his family home) and harder, more acidic fare ("I'm Your Bass Creator"). In 2008, with his international profile bolstered by Ultra's re-release of his album, he came out with the singles "Please Don't Go" and "Now You're Gone," both of them lighters-in-the-air trance ballads.

- Philip Sherburne]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65205&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:52 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.65205 art.65205 The Postal Service art.65205 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65205&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.65205&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Give Up in early 2003. - Linda Ryan]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4804&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Hardcore Electronic Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:07:23 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4804 art.4804 The Prodigy art.4804 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4804&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4804&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss The Prodigy Experience (1992), which sold over 1 million copies in the UK alone. By now word was out about their live performances -- an intense combination of Tubeway Army style keyboard-lurking (Liam) and full-on mental moshing (Keith and Leeroy). Clearly Underworld's Karl Hyde must have been paying attention -- it was now possible for an electronic dance act to be exciting live, instead of just po-faced avant-garde. Music For A Jilted Generation (1995) was next -- a hard techno banger of an album that made no concessions to the loved-up house massive. However, it was the release of "Firestarter" from their third opus The Fat Of The Land (1997) that really put them on the mass media map. Fearful that the track and its provocative video were inciting arson, the inevitable tabloid frenzy ensured The Prodigy were a household name by the end of the year. "Breathe" (1995) was even bigger -- the beats so massive that it crossed genre boundaries to be popular with metal fans, rock heads and house fanatics across the country. The time was right to really push their luck, which they did with the release of "Smack My Bitch Up" (1997), a track almost specifically designed to simultaneously fill dance floors and appall the politically correct. It was a huge hit and they were at the top of their game. Time then for some time off, which ended up being seven years, before Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004) was released. This proved to be more of a solo effort from Liam. All three original members were back on board, though, for 2009's Invaders Must Die. - Nicholas Baker]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2117&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Trip-Hop Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:44:28 -0700 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2117 art.2117 Massive Attack art.2117 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2117&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2117&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Blue Lines, was a revelation. At the time of its release in 1992, downtempo electronica and house were the province of Soul To Soul (Keep On Movin') and their dangerously overused but catchy slack-hop beat. Massive Attack, true to their name, came out of nowhere and razed all before them. There was nothing else like it. Credit must be given to producer Nellee Hooper, in some respects the fourth man of the group, since he used his experience producing the first Soul To Soul album to take this new rhythmic style to a different level with the Massive Attack boys, effectively inventing trip-hop in the process. Dubby, soulful and funky, trip-hop became an essential sound for the downtempo cognoscenti. A mini musical revolution had begun, with the likes of Portishead, Beth Orton, the Sneaker Pimps and former Massive Attack member Tricky all starting successful creative careers in the trip-hop world. Sensitive to the cultural zeitgeist of the time in England, the boys briefly changed their name after their debut release to 'Massive' during the first Iraq war. This did not play well in America however, and their first tour here proved a failure. Three years later they came back with Protection, another essential purchase, featuring Everything But The Girl's Tracey Thorn on the stunning opening track. The entire album was then re-mixed by the Mad Professor and released as No Protection. Tracey Thorn's voice was hard to beat, but they managed it with their third release Mezzanine, recruiting the Cocteau Twins' inimitable Elizabeth Fraser, and turning "Teardrop" into the best single the Twins' never released. By the time Massive Attack released their fourth album 100th Window in 2003, it was effectively a solo debut for 3D, since Mushroom and Daddy G had left due to creative differences and family duties respectively. Their most recent work, Danny The Dog, takes them into soundtrack territory, leaving time for frequent remixing requests from anyone with an ear for an elegant and sexy beat. - Nicholas Baker]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57934&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Acid Jazz Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:07:28 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.57934 art.57934 Jamiroquai art.57934 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57934&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57934&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22951128&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Electropop Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:46:45 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.22951128 art.22951128 Passion Pit art.22951128 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22951128&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22951128&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Chunk of Change EP. A full-length, Manners, followed a year later, with Passion Pit making the successful crossover into the world of TV ads (PlayStation) and appearances (in the U.K., anyway).]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3201&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Alternative Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:36 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3201 art.3201 Everything But the Girl art.3201 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3201&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3201&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7360560&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:11 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7360560 art.7360560 Cascada art.7360560 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7360560&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7360560&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1382&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Beats & Breaks Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:07:23 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1382 art.1382 The Crystal Method art.1382 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1382&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1382&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3864&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Art & Progressive Rock Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:06 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3864 art.3864 Brian Eno art.3864 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3864&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3864&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Another Green World all the way to the pure ambient explorations of his Music For Films series. As a producer, his name is synonymous with the best work of U2, Talking Heads and David Bowie. He remains a valued presence in 20th and 21st century popular music, concentrating as much on theory and technology as he does on making music. - Jon Pruett]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7071039&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Synth Pop Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:52 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7071039 art.7071039 Shiny Toy Guns art.7071039 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7071039&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7071039&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss We Are Pilots, initially released on Stormwest International. Perhaps the landing gear wasn't working, because later that year Shiny Toy Guns re-recorded the album, this time for SideCho Records. But listeners along for the ride didn't unbuckle their seatbelts until 2006, when the band once again redid the album for its major-label debut on Universal. Though it only climbed to No. 90 on the Billboard 200, the album earned them a Grammy nomination for Best Electronic/Dance Album and landed three songs -- including "Le Disko," a sassy blast of punk-spirited electro -- in the upper quarter of Billboard's Modern Rock charts. - Philip Sherburne]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23194&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Laptronica Sat, 3 Oct 2009 10:44:44 -0700 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.23194 art.23194 Girl Talk art.23194 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23194&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23194&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Night Ripper, an album-length mash-up of approximately 160 different songs. - Garrett Kamps]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6829&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Downtempo Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:05 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6829 art.6829 Air art.6829 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6829&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6829&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Moon Safari is awash in strings, vocoders, analog synths, fluttering electro pulses and soulful backbeats. Everything from the rare groove of "La Femme D'Argent" to the Euro-pop of "Kelly, Watch the Stars!" is vaguely familiar, but never so successfully arranged until this point. Live, they are prone to wearing white jumpsuits while strategically placed fans blow wind through their hair, and there is no shortage of body-popping electro-funk. In the end, you are left with perfect road trip music -- assuming you're driving to the moon. - Jon Pruett]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17740&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Leftfield/IDM Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:39:29 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.17740 art.17740 Aphex Twin art.17740 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17740&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17740&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15748356&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Electropop Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:55 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.15748356 art.15748356 Santigold art.15748356 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15748356&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.15748356&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Santogold, which reflects influences like Bad Brains, Tina Turner, Devo, the Smiths, Cocteau Twins and many more, is a stunning display of hipster pastiche -- it's ear candy loaded with brain food of a subversive flavor. - Angela Bruno]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55741&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Downtempo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:39:08 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.55741 art.55741 Royksopp art.55741 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55741&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55741&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss
Torbjorn and Svein met at the age of 12, and began their musical career performing Kraftwerk covers for friends. Naming themselves Aedena Cycle, they started creating their own ambient sounds reflecting their love for King Crimson, Brian Eno and the Orb -- influences that would continue to show as their production capabilities matured. Briefly joining Those Norwegians, Torbjorn sharpened his house sensibilities, and then the two friends formed Royksopp, releasing "So Easy" and signed soon thereafter by Wall of Sound. Their debut album, Melody AM, was a slow-burner that generated huge word of mouth and massive sales until even your postman could be heard whistling "Poor Leno" and "Eple." The music was a curious combination of electronica, downtempo, folk and pop -- catchy melodies and fun, uplifting beats that were especially needed in the overly po-faced prog house days at the beginning of the millennium. Global tours followed, accompanied by a number of award-winning and highly creative videos. Remixing requests started to come in, and soon it was possible to detect a specific Royksopp sound: the warmth of a good melody combined with a sparse clinical and washy Arctic rhythmic backdrop. Clearly not wanting to be pigeonholed, their next release, 2005's The Understanding, had a different feel and employed new vocalists (even using their own on some tracks), but their love of prog rock, especially the Alan Parsons Project, could still be clearly detected on tracks like "Alpha Male." - Nicholas Baker]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58977&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Downtempo Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:38 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.58977 art.58977 SiA art.58977 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58977&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.58977&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Healing Is Difficult, was championed by critics -- the lead single, "Taken For Granted," even made the U.K. Top 10 -- but sales were relatively poor. The record did, however, bring Sia to the attention of London studio assistants Henry Bins and Sam Hardaker, who invited her to record vocals for two tracks on a CD they were making in their spare time. The resulting recordings -- "Destiny" and "In The Waiting Line," on Zero 7's world-conquering Simple Things (2001) -- are two of downtempo's high water marks. After touring with Zero 7 (a process she credits with broadening her musical horizons), Sia stepped back from the scene to regroup. Her back-to-basics LP, Colour the Small One (2006), features "Breathe Me," a song used to powerful effect in the closing scene of the finale of TV series Six Feet Under, as well as "The Bully," a song cowritten with Beck. Sia's next major release came in early 2008 with Some People Have Real Problems. - Neil West]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23168&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Bossa Nova Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:42:51 -0700 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.23168 art.23168 Bebel Gilberto art.23168 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23168&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.23168&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4123&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Post-Modern Pop Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:39 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4123 art.4123 Bjork art.4123 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4123&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4123&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Debut, in 1993, she has created a symbiosis between academic music and pop, her hands holding a score by Karlheinz Stockhausen while her feet dance to the faceless sounds of rave culture. Masterfully, her music never flies out into obscurity or stoops to obviousness. Working with innovative producers and remixers, such as Nellee Hooper, Howie B., Mark Bell, Matmos and, most recently, Timbaland, she has been able to consistently change strategies, keeping her sound contemporary, gently nudging at the edges of the mainstream. While she takes these adventurous turns through her career, her versatile voice is unmistakable. She displays wide emotional range from the contained rage of "Army of Me" to the explosive joy of "It's Oh So Quiet" to the ethereal bliss of "All Is Full of Love." While her music is always challenging, her fine art and screen side-projects are equally thought-provoking. For the Palme D'Or-winning Lars Von Trier film Dancer In the Dark, she won a Best Actress award for her leading role at Cannes in 2000. She would later collaborate with long-time boyfriend and fine art star Matthew Barney on the eerie and indulgent film Drawing Restraint 9. - Marc Kate]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5732&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Big Beat Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:57 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5732 art.5732 Fatboy Slim art.5732 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5732&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5732&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss and the airwaves, Brighton Big Beat icon Fatboy Slim (aka Norman Cook) developed his mastery of popular music during his role as bassist in the quirky guitar-pop band the Housemartins, as a top-flight DJ in Beats International and as a player in the Acid House trio Pizzaman. This pop culture scholar turned industry heavy-hitter is one of the most influential acts in dance music today. - Nicholas Baker]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39810&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Baroque Pop Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:41:58 -0700 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.39810 art.39810 Goldfrapp art.39810 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39810&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39810&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5782&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss New Age Electronic Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:54:56 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5782 art.5782 Delerium art.5782 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5782&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5782&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Plastic Compilation, Delerium's ambient-pop mixes shed all industrial elements in favor of radio-friendly club rhythms laced with dark, esoteric flavors. The silky vocal stylings of such female guest artists as Sarah McLachlan, Camille Henderson, Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance, Kristy Thirsk of the Rose Chronicles and Single Gun Theory's Jacqui Hunt lift up Delerium's mysterious blend of haunting melodies and tribal percussion. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43356&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Trance Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:50 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.43356 art.43356 Armin Van Buuren art.43356 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43356&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43356&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss
Love it or hate it, "Blue Fear" is classic Euro trance -- lush layering of chords with a seductive bassline and big euphoric breakdowns. Van Buuren is quick to differentiate his style from the more clichéd end of the trance spectrum: "Trance for me as a genre refers to the old Oakenfold sound, the warm melodic driving music, not the euphoric cheese with vocals, predictable breaks and drum rolls -- I was playing trance before it became diluted and commercialized, before it became a dirty word," he explains at www.arminvanbuuren.com. Keen to promote his version of the genre, Van Buuren plays all over the world and has a weekly radio show, "A State of Trance," on ID&T in Holland. Regularly nominated as one of the most popular DJs in the world, he is usually to be found sharing the top three slots with Paul Van Dyk and Tiesto. His debut album, 76, was nominated for a Dancestar Award in 2004, in the Best New Artist Album category, and he is currently working on a second release for 2005. "It's not love for music, it's a passion, and it goes beyond liking, and beyond a hobby, it's about a way of living. Music is essential for my life," he says. - Nicholas Baker]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12313694&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Trance Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:46 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.12313694 art.12313694 Tiesto art.12313694 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12313694&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12313694&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5015428&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Dance Pop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:15 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5015428 art.5015428 David Guetta art.5015428 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5015428&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5015428&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Guetta's career as a producer began in 1992, when he released "Up and Away" with the Chicago vocalist Robert Owens, but it wasn't until seven years later that he returned with "Just a Little More Love," a catchy tribal-house cut. The following year, his debut album proved that its title cut was no fluke: full of hooks and vocals, the record augmented charging house beats with touches of gospel and electro and even a jubilant remix of David Bowie's "Heroes." In 2004 Guetta returned with Guetta Blaster, featuring club hits like Depeche Mode-flavored "The World Is Mine" and "Love Don't Let Me Go Walking Away," his smash collaboration with U.K. festival favorites the Egg; it also includes a rare downtempo remix from Paul Oakenfold. In 2009 he set his eyes firmly on the pop charts with One Love, featuring guest vocals from Ne-Yo, Kid Cudi and Will.I.Am.

- Philip Sherburne]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4017&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Big Beat Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:53 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4017 art.4017 The Chemical Brothers art.4017 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4017&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4017&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss anything goes playlists they had experienced at clubs on the island. This blend of hip-hop, rare house, classic rock and just about anything else provided it worked became known as Balearic (named after the group of Mediterranean islands that include Ibiza). Tom and Ed loved the Balearic blending of genres and started their own similar night at local Manchester club, Naked Under Leather, in 1991. As this extra-curricular diversion grew in popularity, they took the name The Dust Brothers in tribute to the U.S. production team responsible for the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique, and started to produce their own music. Their first effort, "Song To The Siren" immediately put them on the map. Darren Emerson, Andy Weatherall and Lionrock's Justin Robertson all took notice and they soon found themselves in-residence in London as a production and remixing duo. It was here that they began their now-legendary Heavenly Social Sunday night parties -- a regular hedonistic gathering that has become over time a touchstone of electronica history credibility with more people claiming to have been than there were nights available. As their notoriety grew, the "real" Dust Brothers sent in the lawyers, so a name change to The Chemical Brothers was required and a graceful departure was fashioned in the title of their debut album Exit Planet Dust (1995). By now they were approaching Underworld levels of fame and critical appreciation, so it was no surprise when Oasis's Noel Gallagher agreed to sing on their Beatle-y "Setting Sun" release, again cementing their popularity in both the rock and dance camps, something that was underscored by their opening gig for Oasis at the Knebworth music festival, a pre-cursor to several headlining global tours. Dig Your Own Hole (1997) followed, with the inescapable hit "Block Rockin' Beats," after which there was the excellent Surrender (1999) ("The Sunshine Underground" being a standout track) and Come With Us (2002). The inevitable career review Singles 93-03 (2003) started tongues wagging about a creative block, but the beats kept rockin' with 2005's Push The Button and 2007's We Are The Night. - Nicholas Baker]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60469&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss House Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:46 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.60469 art.60469 Kaskade art.60469 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60469&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60469&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss It's You, It's Me in 2003. The title track proved popular with the Lazy Dog club founders (Ben Watt and Jay Hannan), and repeated spins at their Sunday Socials led to Ryan making a name for himself as a deep house DJ. More credibility followed, with Roger Sanchez picking up two tracks for his Release Yourself 2003 mix, and Jay Hannan launching his Society Heights label with Raddon's "In This Life" (2003) release. His latest effort In The Moment (2004) offers more soulful laid-back deep house for the mellow faithful. - Nicholas Baker]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6799&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Downtempo Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:40 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6799 art.6799 Morcheeba art.6799 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6799&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6799&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Big Calm, Morcheeba made the wise move to turn the spotlight towards the sultry whisperings of singer Sky Edwards and the exceptional guitar of Ross Godfrey. The resulting funk-fueled fire of 2000's Fragments Of Freedom may not have been a huge success, but it paved the way for the group's more cohesive 2002 effort, Charango. 2005's The Antidote relies on a sound that is more orchestrated pop than synthetic dance music. - Jon Pruett]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.794&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Trip-Hop Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:36 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.794 art.794 Portishead art.794 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.794&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.794&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5343&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Alternative Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:41:12 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5343 art.5343 Beth Orton art.5343 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5343&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5343&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Trailer Park served as a languid survey course covering both old and new. The album's success relied as heavily on Orton's beautiful vocal style -- a smoldering haze of soulful passion and exasperated sighs -- as her excellent, grief-stricken lyrics. By her second album, Central Reservation, Orton exchanged the danceable beats for a purer folk sound, with equally hypnotic results. - Kali Holloway]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5278368&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Leftfield/IDM Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:27:00 -0700 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5278368 art.5278368 Ratatat art.5278368 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5278368&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5278368&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Classics, was mostly recorded in upstate New York and substantially broadened their style. Ask 'em and Ratatat will try to convince you that small is the new big. - Jonathan Zwickel]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3935&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Trance Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:04:56 -0700 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3935 art.3935 Paul Oakenfold art.3935 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3935&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3935&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57205&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Trip-Hop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:15 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.57205 art.57205 Frou Frou art.57205 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57205&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57205&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Details, is a gem of expansive electronic pop. The duo got a big boost when its song "Let Go" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2004 film Garden State. - Sarah Bardeen]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60133&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Trip-Hop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:12 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.60133 art.60133 Gotan Project art.60133 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60133&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.60133&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss get it. - Sarah Bardeen]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14935319&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Downtempo Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:24 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.14935319 art.14935319 Federico Aubele art.14935319 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14935319&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.14935319&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Gran Hotel Buenos Aires dropped to critical acclaim in 2004, and the single "Postales" became an underground favorite; hipsters around the world chilled out to his aural postcard from the land of gauchos and tangueros. Despite his electronica flirtation, Aubele's never abandoned his acoustic roots. He doesn't use MIDI technology and plays guitar and other live instruments on almost every track he produces. In 2007 he released the eagerly awaited follow-up, Panamericana, which saw him working with singer Natalia Clavier. - Sarah Bardeen]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68488&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Trance Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:43:18 -0700 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.68488 art.68488 ATB art.68488 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68488&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68488&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3209&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss New Romantic Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:49:11 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3209 art.3209 The Human League art.3209 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3209&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3209&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41574&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Acid Jazz Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:10 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.41574 art.41574 Koop art.41574 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41574&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41574&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Sons Of Koop. In 2002, their second album, Waltz For Koop, catapulted them into the forefront of the "nu-jazz" scene. The group subsequently released Koop Islands in 2007, an album that transported its listeners back to the dinner jazz sound of the 1930s and '40s. - Jamie Sanchez]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36778&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:06 -0800 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.36778 art.36778 Madlib art.36778 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36778&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36778&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Soundpieces: Da Antidote in 1999. Madlib's rickety lo-fi productions were looser and funkier variations on the jazzy hip-hop pioneered by his NYC producers, but it wasn't until The Unseen dropped in 2000 that Madlib's M.O. became apparent. Released under the Quasimoto moniker, The Unseen was a concept album based on a helium-voiced hedonist who enjoyed "astro traveling." It was equal parts Prince Paul, Sun Ra and Cheech Marin, and remains among the most inventive hip-hop albums ever made. Madlib would continue to follow his weird muse unbridled by either commercial interest or fan expectations. In the past eight years, he recorded numerous jazz albums under different aliases, collaborated with J Dilla on Champion Sound, recorded a broken-beat album under the moniker DJ Rels, reworked both the Blue Note and Trojan catalogs, linked up with MF Doom for Madvillainy and recorded two widely acclaimed instrumental hip-hop albums. Madlib continues to push boundaries. - Sam Chennault]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7251387&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Electropop Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:59:18 -0700 Top Electronica/Dance Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7251387 art.7251387 YACHT art.7251387 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7251387&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7251387&variant=data&rws=%2Felectronica-dance%2Fartist-chart.rss Super Warren MMIV, was a collection of blippy instrumentals that suggested a kind of computer-aided needlepoint, bristling with nubby LEDs and analog synths as soft as cashmere. After Mega, which contorted the material into a more tangled shape, Claire L. Evans came on board and steered Yacht into deeper, fresher waters where acoustic instruments and sung melodies intermingled with electronic dazzle. After touring with LCD Soundsystem, the band signed to DFA and released 2009's See Mystery Lights, their most fully realized effort yet, fusing quirky sound design with crack songwriting and offering Hot Chip some stiff competition for the 21st century electro-pop throne. - Philip Sherburne]]>