Max HeyraudHere’s a comprehensive look at this year’s electronic music wins at the Grammys, where experimental sounds shone brightest on the night.
FKA twigs has won the Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Album with EUSEXUA, beating out fellow nominees PinkPantheress, Fred again.., RÜFÜS DU SOL and Skrillex at this year’s awards ceremony.
EUSEXUA, which was released in January of last year, was Twigs’ eagerly anticipated comeback after 2019’s MAGDALENE. The record is largely focused on broken rhythms, cold synth lines, and physical, body-centred themes, merging experimental pop and contemporary dance music.
Elsewhere, French producer Gesaffelstein was honoured for his remix of Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra”, adding another high-profile accolade to a year that also saw the release of his debut live album, Enter The Gamma.
Although it wasn’t exactly a dancefloor release, “Golden” from the popular movie KPop Demon Hunters became the first K-Pop song to win a Grammy, highlighting the Academy’s increasingly global and genre-fluid perspective.
Tame Impala won Best Dance/Electronic Recording for “End of Summer,” a synth-driven standout from their latest album Deadbeat. The track marks a clear break from Kevin Parker’s earlier indie-leaning work, instead drawing directly from bush doof culture, Australia’s local rave scene and 1970s Turkish psychedelia.
