More than half of the fourteen tracks here carry a strong whiff of saccharine, with even stellar artists such as Luomo (Finland's Vladislav Delay) and Data 80 (Sweden's Håkan Lidbo) sounding as insipid as Daft Punk's frommage-filled "Discovery." That said, the best cuts are extremely good. Swayzak's "Husky Bitch" is a lean, mean sex machine of tech-house righteousness; Metro Area's ideal copy of '80s electro is a sparse party jam with a menacing undertone; Mathias Schaffhäuser cranks out an Autobahn-cruising anthem; and Akufen's awesome "Deck the House" gets reworked by British prankster Herbert, who adds more refraction to an already discombobulated stormer. With less cheese clogging its intestines, Digital Disco could've been the MENSA member's party album of choice.
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