Sinner appearing on six of the album’s eight lush tracks. “Wto record statement released with the album, “I wanted to finally fulfill what had been a vision of mine since the begin-Weather,” said Hansen in a hen setting out
ning: to incorporate the most organic instrument of all, the human voice.” Through this collaboration, Hansen presents a collection of music that plays more like a series of songs rather than the pure electronic arrangements
of his previous music, and is some of his most resonant work to date. This is Tycho’s second Grammy nomination.BEST DANCE RECORDING
“Linked”BONOBOSimon Green, producer; Simon Green, mixerThe independent dance music scene is finally getting Grammy attention with
nominated acts like Bonobo, the musi-cal moniker of British producer Simon Green. This year, Bonobo receives his third nomination for “Linked,” a soft, insistent soundscape that’s often heard on the dancefloor, but would work just
as well soundtracking a dinner party. Wpublic consciousness on the power of its size, bombast and pop leanings, Bonobo’s work — “Linked,” especially hile most electronic music enters
— rejects the top 40 and bends instead toward nuance and subtlety.“Got to Keep On”THE CHEMICAL BROTHERSThe Chemical Brothers, producers; Steve
Dub Jones and Tom Rowlands, mixersFor three decades, Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons defined the sound of U.K.-bred electronic music, and earned 14 Grammy nominations in the process. This year, the duo is recognized for
the lead single on its April LP, Geographydisco-influenced heater with percus-sive depth and a bassline that picks up where Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” left off six years ago. This is smart, immersive. “Got to Keep On” is a Nodance music that’s at once serious business — and seriously fun.“Piece of Your Heart”MEDUZA FeatSimone Giani, Luca De Gregorio and Mat-uring Goodboys
tia Vitale, producers; Simone Giani, Luca De Gregorio and Mattia Vitale, mixersItalian trio Mmystery in the dance world, with only one member of the group ever featured in press photos. The act eduza is a bit of a
also seemed to come out of nowhere in February with its single “Piece of Your Heart,” which became one of the most Shazamed songs in Europe’s club capital, Ibiza. Wtrio Goodboys, “Piece of Your Heart” ith British vocal
hits a sweet spot, combining the style and mood of the underground house scene with melodies that give it a more populist sensibility.“Underwater”
RÜFÜS DU SOLJason Evigan and Rüfüs Du Sol, produc-ers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixerThere were a fistful of standout singles on Rüfüs du Sol’s 2019 LP, it was “Underwater” that best cap-Solace, but
tured both the Australian trio’s dually ethereal and hefty sound, and the grand potential of the live electronic genre in and of itself. As leaders of that scene, Rüfüs du Sol has had a massive year, selling out major venues acrossNorth America, and creating a fan base of both dance world hardcores and more casual music fans. Receiving two nominations this year (for this single and its parent album), the group is get-ting the acknowledgment it deserves,
as the act fuses rock-band swagger with an electronic approach.“Midnight Hour”SKRILLEX & BOYS NOIZE Featuring Ty Dolla $ignBoys Noize and Skrillex, producers; Skrillex, mixerIn the eight years he has been collect-
ing Grammy nominations and wins, Sonny Mawards has come courtesy of a head-spinning range of styles — from his dubstep origins to his future-pop work with Diplo and Justin Bieber as Jack Ü, oore’s involvement with the
to this year’s nom for “MHour.” MBoys Noize and rapper-singer Ty Dolla $ign, both frequent Skrillex collabo-rators, the song is ostensibly an R&B breakup jam that takes a hard right ade with German producer idnight
into Skrillex country through a chorus wrought from skittering polyrhythms, squiggly acid synth and a pitched-up vocal sample that sounds nearly alien. Skrillex’s involvement in the Gram-mys tends to reflect exactly where the
genre is at any given moment, and this time around, it seems like he’s just having loads of fun with his friends.Dance
Bonobo at the 2018 Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary. Flume at the Tempodrom in Berlin on Oct. 29.
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