Good Times (Kim Dotcom album)

Good Times was recorded at Roundhead Studios in Auckland, New Zealand, and was begun in 2011.[1] Dotcom said that he played the album to American hip hop producer Swizz Beatz, who enjoyed it.[2]

Good Times is an electronic dance music (EDM) album, exploring a variety of subgenres, including trance and drum and bass, and features hip hop influences and synth sounds.[3][4] It contains completely positive themes.[5] Vicki Anderson of The Press compared Dotcom's vocals on the album to those of German electronic music band Kraftwerk.[6]

Good Times was released worldwide by his independent record label Kimpire Music on 20 January 2014.[1] Dotcom performed at Rhythm & Vines on 31 December 2013; the set was filmed, and music videos for "Amazing", "Party Amplifier" and "Change Your Life" have been released.[2][6]

Chris Schulz of The New Zealand Herald called the album "a musical mess" and rated it one star out of five.[3] Gizmodo's Jack Tomlin criticised the album for being overproduced; he wrote that if it is meant by Dotcom to be a satirical take on contemporary EDM, then it is excellent.[4] David Farrier from 3 News described the album as "not as bad as you'd expect".[5]

Good Times entered the New Zealand Albums Chart dated 27 January 2014 at number twenty. The following week it moved up to number seventeen.[7] The week after that, it reached number eight, its peak position.[8]