Montreal-born spoken-word poet and electronic artist Marie Davidson was one of the most interesting figures in electronic music in 2016. Also a member of the DFA-signed cold-wave pair Essaie Pas, Davidson’s third solo album, Adieux Au Dancefloor, an exploration of the wildly conflicting emotions engendered by immersion in club culture, was greeted with blanket praise, and made a multitude of end-of-year best-of lists. The record was released by Cititrax, a new-music sub-label of Veronica Vasicka’s Minimal Wave imprint, which specialises in unearthing and re-releasing lost cold-wave and synth-wave gems. Here, Davidson, who brings her unmissable live show to Glasgow’s Flying Duck on Friday, January 13, and London's The Waiting Room the following evening, picks her five favourite tracks from the Minimal Wave/Cititrax archives. 
 

Tzusing – King Of System

Cititrax or not, Tzusing is one of my favorite techno artists, his tracks are equally perfect for the dancefloor or for a workout


An-i – Save Us

Great guy, great producer, great DJ – you can’t really ask for more. My favourite set of his was when he played records b2b with Phuong Dan at (Berlin’s) Club Renate for an Arma 17 party


Medio Mutante – Another Land

Before I knew about Minimal Wave, I knew about Medio Mutante. Jose and Mariana are two of the most badass producers in the world


Silent Servant – Speed and Violence

I’m a longtime fan of Silent Servant. I love his productions, especially his strings sounds


Tomo Akikawabaya – Rebirth

Definitely my favourite Minimal Wave/Cititrax piece of music. I wish this could be playing loud everywhere when I walk alone


Marie Davidson plays live, with support from The Modern Institute, Sue Zuki, Mr TC and DM, at The Flying Duck in Glasgow on Friday, January 13. A Spotify playlist of her selections for this piece can be found here