Album lore

Roland Cristal’s 2020, issued by iM Electronica in July of the eponymous year, assembles eleven tracks that dwell within the French tekno and happytek spheres. The record’s palette is marked by a buoyant energy, evident in pieces like “Junga,” which blends bright synth stabs with pulsating rhythms, conjuring the spirited ethos of happy hardcore while steering clear of its more frenetic extremes. Cristal’s approach favors dancefloor propulsion enlivened by melodic flourishes, as on “Saxophone 3D” and “La Techno bleue,” where synthetic textures coalesce with a distinctly European electronic sensibility.The album’s sequence flows through a series of moods, from the playful “Oh Là Là Ok La Fête” to the subtly percussive “Verduré.” With over 5,000 Last.fm listeners attesting to its resonance, 2020 stands as a snapshot of contemporary French electronic production, grounded in a lineage that values both rhythm and melody. Cristal’s work here is a testament to the enduring appeal of tekno’s joyous pulse, captured with clarity and a deft hand on iM Electronica’s imprint.

Album lore

Roland Cristal’s 2020, issued by iM Electronica in July of the eponymous year, assembles eleven tracks that dwell within the French tekno and happytek spheres. The record’s palette is marked by a buoyant energy, evident in pieces like “Junga,” which blends bright synth stabs with pulsating rhythms, conjuring the spirited ethos of happy hardcore while steering clear of its more frenetic extremes. Cristal’s approach favors dancefloor propulsion enlivened by melodic flourishes, as on “Saxophone 3D” and “La Techno bleue,” where synthetic textures coalesce with a distinctly European electronic sensibility.The album’s sequence flows through a series of moods, from the playful “Oh Là Là Ok La Fête” to the subtly percussive “Verduré.” With over 5,000 Last.fm listeners attesting to its resonance, 2020 stands as a snapshot of contemporary French electronic production, grounded in a lineage that values both rhythm and melody. Cristal’s work here is a testament to the enduring appeal of tekno’s joyous pulse, captured with clarity and a deft hand on iM Electronica’s imprint.