Electronic/Dance archive
Read First Listen: Kevin Saunderson, 'KMS 25th Anniversary Classics'
June 19, 2012 – Listen to a selection of tracks from the techno progenitor's four-disc label retrospective.
Watch The Drop: A Story Of Dancefloor Destiny
June 14, 2012 – The pleasure and peril of live dance music is in hearing great songs that disappear forever.
Listen Squarepusher: Pushing Every Envelope
June 8, 2012 – "Dark Steering" is a fitting soundtrack for life-or-death motorcycle races through neon-lit streets.
Listen Zammuto: Beyond The Books, A Restless Imagination
June 5, 2012 – In "Idiom Wind," the former Books member tells the story of a man who needs to get his hands dirty.
Read First Listen: Hot Chip, 'In Our Heads'
June 3, 2012 – The British electronic quintet's fifth album is a sincere, expansive declaration of romantic love.
Read Hear And Download A New Dan Deacon Song
May 31, 2012 – Hear a new song from the beautifully frenetic electronic artist from his upcoming album America.
Listen In Trance 95: The Old New Wave
May 31, 2012 – "Presidente," as reissued on a "minimal wave" compilation, sounds both dated and futuristic.
Watch Why We Danced All Night (And Day) In Detroit
May 30, 2012 – Host Bob Boilen and NPR Music's Sami Yenigun look back at the 24-7 dance party that was Movement.
Listen The Sound Of America's Best Electronic Music Festival
May 25, 2012 – This weekend, Detroit's Movement festival will feature sounds from across the dance music spectrum.
Listen By This 'Beak And Claw,' A Trio Shall Synthesize
May 23, 2012 – Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux and Serengeti collaborate on a sometimes humorous but mostly beautiful EP.
Read Justin Martin Weds Beauty To Beats
May 18, 2012 – The concept behind the electronic musician's new album is simple: a mix of grace and grime.
Listen Diplo Cranks Out An Unending String Of Hooks
May 18, 2012 – Each element of Diplo's "Express Yourself" lodges itself in your head at the exact same time.
Watch Donna Summer, The Queen Of Disco, Dies At 63
May 17, 2012 – In years following Vietnam, people wanted to dance and Donna Summer provided a soundtrack.
Listen John Talabot: From Sleek Grooves, A Fluid Sound
May 14, 2012 – The tempo of "Destiny" would fall perfectly in sync with the bolt strut of a high-paid runway model.
Read The Mix: Making Time Radio WXPN
May 13, 2012 – Hear a mix of futuristic dancefloor fillers, including music from Four Tet, Grimes and Hot Chip. WXPN