The track we’ll be opening our next DJ set with
Noah’s Dark: Inward
Isi: Inward is a great opener – it’s actually by Soulwax under one of their many pseudonyms. It’s reminiscent of The Social Network soundtrack and a bit of new wave band Grauzone.
The track we always play to rescue a dancefloor
Vitalic: Fanfares
Jence: For some reason, people always go crazy when we play this. It’s a drums-only track that really marches through. Maybe because it’s so bossy. You don’t want to mess with this on the floor, you simply obey.
The track we wish we’d signed to our label
Oliver Onions: Galaxy Express 999 (Instrumental)
Isi: The band is a project by the Italian Hans Zimmers, M&G Orchestra, who’ve scored a tonne of movies since the 1970s. This is proper fast Italo space-disco.
The track that got us out of bed this morning
Snakefinger: The Model
Isi: Coming from Germany, people ask us about Kraftwerk all the time. Although they’ve not been a direct influence, they paved the way for everything electronic, so they’re in all of us somehow. We like this cover for its weirdness. Imagine starting your morning with this.
The track we wish we’d never played
Star Wash: Strong Like A Lion
Jence: We grew up with 1990s Euro Dance, and Star Wash was one of those projects that released two singles and maybe an album, before disappearing. Everything was much faster in the 90s, but there was good music! We did drop Strong Like A Lion at Dour Festival many years ago, very excitedly, but the reactions were more “meh”…
The best track by our favourite new artist
Not Waving ft Marie Davidson: Where Are We
Jence: We really like Davidson’s work for its rawness and honesty. Since we started Digitalism, there has always been an affinity for electroclash and leftfield electronica. This reminds us of our favourite elements of the genre and probably why we started making music in the first place.
The track we’d play at sunset in Ibiza
Casco presents BWH: Stop
We think of beachside Ibiza as a perfect spot for some good sundowner Italo Disco tunes that are about to get the party started, not the day ending! This one is a re-edit of a 1983 classic. You know, Martinis and white outfits.
The ideal festival track
Thomas Bangalter & DJ Falcon: Together
Jence: Among other records in this series on Roulé, Together changed how we thought about dance music. This track is an eternal coda and the melody on it is actually played by a juicy bassline. A lot of music that we make starts with loops or doesn’t have a beginning nor an end. It’s spinning in perpetuity. No script or story, it’s just there. Beautiful.
Digitalism’s new EP 5KY11GHT is out on 24 November
