Dancing in Darkness: EBM, Black Synth & Dark Beats From The 80s is a highly regarded compilation, that compiles influential Electronic Body Music (EBM), industrial, and dark synth-pop from the 1980s. It features key underground, European-focused artists like Nitzer Ebb, Borghesia, and The Neon Judgment, serving as a comprehensive, remastered collection of influential "machine" music. The album captures the "dark, proto-techno, industrial" sound of the 80s, emphasizing, cold, minimalist rhythms and powerful, dance-oriented tracks. It acts as a retrospective of the underground scene, featuring tracks that changed contemporary music in terms of ideology and aesthetics. The compilation is often described as a crucial look at the roots of EBM, focusing on the dark beats and synth sounds that bridged industrial and electronic dance music.
Electronic Body Music, abbreviated as E.B.M., is a term whose origin stems from the Belgian group Front 242. It was chosen to describe the powerful, cold and minimalist electronic rhythms that defined the structures of this new musical genre. The movement quickly garnered followers in the underground scene during the 1980s and early 1990s, especially in Europe, before breaking into the rest of the world. This comprehensive set is a compilation featuring artists like Nitzer Erb, Borghesia and The Neon Judgment - groups that changed contemporary music and unleashed the era of machines.
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1. Throbbing Gristle – Dead On Arrival
2. DAF – Der Musolini
3. Cabaret Voltaire – Walls Of Jericho
4. Polyphonic Size – Zas
5. The Neon Judgement – Chinese Black
6. Da Davo – Sex Head
7. Borghesia – No Hope, No Fear
8. Chris & Cosey – Exotika
9. Click Click – Headfuck"
10. Front 242 – Body To Body" (1988 mix)
11. The Cassandra Complex – One Millionth Happy Customer" (EBM mix)
12. The Weathermen – Poison" (Lethal mix)
13. Nitzer Ebb – Control I'm Here" (Strategic dancefloor Initiative mix)
14. Meat Beat Manifesto – Radio Babylon
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