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Madonna Releases Veronica Electronica, Her Long-Delayed Ray of Light Remix Album

The newly released collection unearths rare club edits alongside two unreleased tracks, reasserting her visionary role in electronica.

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A pioneering figure: Madonna on stage last year

Overview

  • Originally conceived as a Ray of Light companion in 1998, Veronica Electronica was shelved until now and features remixes by DJs including Sasha, BT and Victor Calderone.
  • The collection includes two previously unreleased tracks: the demo Gone Gone Gone and a techno-driven remix of Skin by Peter Rauhofer and Victor Calderone.
  • Critics highlight Sasha’s trance epic on Drowned World/Substitute for Love and Fabien’s minimal drum’n’bass Good God mix of The Power of Good-Bye for their emotional depth.
  • Some remixes, such as Club 69’s version of Nothing Really Matters, draw criticism for feeling perfunctory and disconnected from Madonna’s original vocals.
  • The release coincides with a stalled biopic in development and an upcoming studio album that has been in the works since 2021.