This week, we’re bopping our heads through the last weeks of summer— to the tune of Eurodance! We reflect on the high BPM European dance music that soundtracked the ‘90s and 2000s, from hits like “Barbie Girl” and “I’m Blue” to CGI-characters-turned-chart-toppers like Gummibär and Crazy Frog. We discuss the controversy around Sweden’s supremacy in music production, Eurodance aesthetics as a blueprint for Mass Bushwick, the Euro-exoticism of Albanian pop stars, and more.
Links:
'Why Don't We All Go Bonkers?' – The Rise and Fall of Happy Hardcore
Albanian pop star conspiracy Twitter thread
Green Day’s Anti-Sweden billboard
Flat Pack Pop: Sweden’s Music Miracle – BBC
Why Backstreet Boys 'I Want It That Way' Lyrics Are so Confusing
The Soviet Spy Who Invented the First Major Electronic Instrument – Smithsonian Magazine
Planet of the Bass Official Music Video
Freestyle Disco Dancing Championship
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