Veronica Electronica

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During the extra-long recording process of her 1998 magnum opus, Madonna came up with an alter ego drawn from her confirmation name—a character she felt so strongly she nearly named the album after it, though ultimately she decided on <i>Ray of Light</i>. Her entrancing seventh album introduced electronica to the American mainstream and reignited the relevance of the 39-year-old new mother at a time when pop music was trending teenage and perky. It was a pivotal moment for the icon both spiritually and creatively, and she’s often cited the record as her proudest work. Back then, she planned to follow up the original album with a companion disc of harder-hitting remixes, though the project was ultimately sidelined due to <i>Ray of Light</i>’s runaway success. (The boundary-pushing original would become one of the best-selling albums by a woman of all time and earn Madonna three Grammys, including Best Pop Album.) More than two and a half decades later, the project has finally resurfaced with remastered versions of the original remixes and one previously unreleased demo (“Gone Gone Gone”) recorded during the <i>Ray of Light</i> sessions with the producer Rick Nowels. Here the classic album’s slinky singles are pushed even deeper, bringing songs like “Drowned World / Substitute for Love” and “Nothing Really Matters” from the chill-out lounge to the dance floor with pulsing edits from William Orbit, Sasha, BT, Victor Calderone, and the late Peter Rauhofer, aka Club 69.

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