Despite the inconvenience of having to turn your bedroom into a warehouse, it reminded me that, despite the circumstances, the power of electronic music will endure.
Throughout the worst of the pandemic, most of my social engagement was through "Zoom raves" - live streamed parties with each person dancing alone from the comfort of their own homes. Lakkis' brilliance is not only in her mastery of the dance floor groove, but the winking personality she imprints on it like a language-free journal. The centerpiece of Lakkis' brief album was good enough to make two of our lists, but its entire runtime is noteworthy tongue-in-cheek, vaguely paranoiac, always bright and novel. Hazel Cills Albums Tammy Lakkis, Notice underground, 2021's best electronic music looks like a complex melting pot of genre and history united by a fevered dedication to setting fire to the barriers and boundaries of what music can be. An A-list popstar turned to dance music for a remixed reinvention, and a veteran vinyl DJ dug in the crates to craft a joyous debut. The best electronic music of this year was often filled with heart-bursting passion, in the outright declarations of love for music-making in the work of Porter Robinson and MoMa Ready, and in the metallic, dizzying beauty of hyperpop's many rising stars. As the world began to open up in 2021, so did some of its dance floors and parties, and electronic artists arrived ready to map these spaces with sounds that pushed and challenged listeners to break free.
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