Strobes in Space (Indie Sleaze, Nu Rave & Future Disco 2000-2009)

Picture the scene, The year 2000 has passed and the new millenium is just getting underway - A new scene explodes onto the nation's Indie Dancefloors - some called it Indie Sleaze, Nu Rave, Future Disco or even Electroclash – ‘Strobes in Space’ takes you back to a time when the Indie kids re-discovered the joys of dancing, raving and having fun at Indie clubs. Day-Glo, Light Sticks, Baggy T-Shirts and Hedonism on the Dance Floors - welcome to Strobes in Space!

When the Indie Dance / Nu Rave scene crashed onto the dancefloors and ignited the youth of the time it seemed like uber cool and incredible new bands were appearing from all corners of the globe almost every day. An explosion of creativity and excitement flooded the clubs and airwaves. From the UK you had bands like Bloc Party, Klaxons, Test Icicles, Playgroup, Simian Mobile Disco. Coming out of NYC you had the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fischerspooner. From France you had Phoenix from Versailles and Black Strobe coming out of Paris. DJ / Producer Tiga from Canada, Digitalism from Hamburg Germany, Cut Copy from Melbourne Australia, and from Belgium Soulwax and Goose, and even spreading to South America with CSS coming out of Sao Paolo, Brazil. It really was a global scene.

Two-Piers Records brings you a snapshot of that scene at the time on their latest compilation ‘Strobes in Space’. Spanning across 3 x LPs, 30 tracks and artists. Hopefully it has captured a slice of the excitement and creativity of the time, and this compilation makes you feel joyful, happy and you just want to get Up, Dance and have Fun!

1) New Young Pony Club – Ice Cream

2) Bloc Party – Banquet (Phones Disco Remix)

3) Datarock – Fa-Fa-Fa

4) LCD Soundsystem – Tribulations

5) TokTok & Soffy O – Missy Queen’s Gonna Die

6) Justice v Simian – We are Your Friends

7) Digitalism – Zdarlight

8) Soulwax – NY Excuse

9) Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix Radio Edit)

10) Klaxons – Two Receivers

11) The Rapture – Sister Saviour (DFA Vocal Remix)

12) Goose – Black Gloves

13) Simian Mobile Disco – Hustler

14) Test Icicles – What’s Your Damage (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix)

15) CSS – Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above

CD2

1) We Have Band – Hear It in the Cans

2) Fujiya & Miyagi – Knickerbocker

3) Friendly Fires – Jump In the Pool

4) Playgroup – Make It Happen (Full Length Version) **

5) Tiga – You Gonna Want Me

6) Tom Vek – I Ain’t Saying My Goodbyes

7) Shit Disco – OK

8) Zongamin – Bongo Song

9) Black Strobe – Italian Fireflies

10) Fischerspooner – Emerge

11) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Satan Said Dance

12) Phoenix – 1901

13) The Killers – Mr Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont’s Thin White Duke Radio Remix)

14) Cut Copy – Going Nowhere

15) !!! – Me and Guiliani Down by the School Yard – A True Story

** Exclusive Version to CD Format