I gave DFA Comp #2 to my brother and he dug it, asking for more. Strangely enough, I never did check out the (comparatively small-scope) first volume.
This is actually a pretty excellent document of the basic facets of the stunningly-short-lived, largely-DFA-fueled dancepunk scene, structured No New York-style as a couple of songs by each of 4 bands. Specifically:
- The Juan Maclean: the Daft-Punk, ravey side of the scene
- The Rapture: The shrieking, neon-disco side of the scene
- LCD Soundsystem: The music nerd, clearly most promising and successful side, perfectly merging culture, beats, electronics, shouting and sly glances. The only band to really transcend and outlast the genre (unless you count Liars, who outlasted it by foresaking it)
- Black Dice: noise/art band that really has nothing to do with dancepunk at all, but that seems strangely at home here: breaking up the pacing and providing a nice thematic link back to No New York via their near-unlistenable noisefucked approach.
It's actually an excellent listen, with two 4-song halves, each featuring one song by each band, each starting with a Juan Maclean raveup, wielding a top 10 ever dancepunk track in the 3-slot (House of Jealous Lovers, Losing my Edge), ending with a Black Dice expectation-challenger / soul-tester. And if you're not familiar with the scene, say if you haven't ever heard either of those two aforementioned tracks, I can't think of a better place to start 4/5
You might like this if: you're looking to find out what "dancepunk" was. You like throbbing beats, manic energy, and just a touch of arty obnoxiousness slashed over top
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