You may know Joakim from his 2007 album Monsters & Silly Songs, a fusion of disco, post-punk and pop that became something of an instant cult classic.
You may know him for his remixes of artists such as Cut Copy, Simian Mobile Disco, Annie, Röyksopp, Alter Ego and Poni Hoax. You may know him from his years behind the scenes at Tigersushi, the iconic Parisian label at the crossroads between post-punk, dance music and avant-garde. But whatever you think you know about Joakim, prepare to be very surprised by this, his third studio album Milky Ways.
Over the course of a tidy 51 minutes, Joakim and his band mates fold together bits of psychedelia, old-school computer music, exotica, electro-pop, new wave, Krautrock and much more into an expansive, remarkably coherent album that refuses to be reduced to a single genre. This is no pastiche: these are proper songs, and the whole album follows the kind of overall arc that’s rare in a contemporary longplayer.
“Spiders” is the first single off the album, with six delirious minutes of Italo arpeggios, fluid vocal harmonies, acid-house snares and an extended Afro-pop breakdown that perfectly sum up the record’s madcap, magpie spirit.
To listen to more music, check out Joakim’s page on MySpace. You can buy his new album on 
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JOAKIM – HEARTBREAK SAMBA (Electro/Disco – France)
April 1, 2011 at 4:54 pm (UTC 1)
[...] artist/producer Joakim (born Joakim Bouazziz) is multi talented musician, composer and remixer. He has released three [...]
GRAND POPO FOOTBALL CLUB – VENOM IN THE GRASS (Indie/Electro – France)
June 18, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC 1)
[...] and it clearly shows that GPFC are back in good form. The track has been remixed by the likes of Joakim, Krunk and Don Marciano. Check out Joakim’s vocal remix just [...]
U R MY DISCO // vol.5
August 23, 2011 at 11:08 am (UTC 1)
[...] 13 Holy Ghost! – I Will Come Come Back 14 Tahiti 80 – Unpredictable (Flairs Remix) 15 Joakim – Spiders 16 Ted & Francis – Erlend 17 Peaches – Lose You (Yuksek & [...]
JOAKIM – FOREVER YOUNG (Electro/NuDisco – France)
August 27, 2011 at 10:34 pm (UTC 1)
[...] has been a long time in the making, but in the 2nd half of 2011 Joakim will release his 4th studio album on Tigersushi Records. Following the critical success of his [...]
U R MY DISCO // vol.7
November 28, 2011 at 2:10 pm (UTC 1)
[...] Remedy (Feat. Miike Snow) 08 Delphic – Doubt (Cryptonites Remix) 09 Friendly Fires – On Board (Joakim Remix) 10 Tim & Jean – Come Around 11 80kidz – This Is My Shit 12 Astro – Hongo Atomic [...]