Perhaps the most surprisingly entertaining moment of tonight’s 2015 Grammys pre-telecast involved Gloria Gaynor and one Richard D. James, otherwise known as Aphex Twin.
Tasked with presenting the trophy for ‘Best Dance Album’, Gaynor opened the envelope to find Syro slotted inside. As the orchestra swelled into life, and the presenter looked around expectantly for the winner, it quickly became clear there’d be no triumphant speech from electronic music’s number one oddball. (What we would’ve given to see that, though.)
This year’s ‘Best Dance Album’ nominees found Syro was in unusually diverse company. In addition to Little Dragon’s Nabuma Rubberband and Robyn & Royksopp’s collaborative Do It Again, the nominees included Deadmau5’s double-album While (1<2) and Mat Zo’s Damage Control.
Both producers swiftly took to Twitter after Aphex Twin’s win to congratulate the trailblazer – with Zo even expressing relief his LP didn’t win. He also took the opportunity to shout out Porter Robinson’s ambitious debut album, Worlds, which didn’t make the list of 2015 nominees. Stay tuned for more coverage from the 2015 Grammys.
[Beatport]