Prodigy was the only band who scored a big deal out of the whole brouhaha, and since then the buzz has faded away, with techno having crashed into other such subgenres as jungle over the past few years. I admit to not being impressed with the overall groove anymore. However, France has certainly upped the ante lately with Dimitri From Paris and Air, two highly listenable and often entertaining electronic artists who have offered the audiences something different and refreshing away from the usual drum'n'bass and house crank. After four more years, Daft Punk has returned with their sophomore long-player Discovery and for all intents and purposes it's one hell of an album. Featuring Romanthony on robot vocoded lead vocals, the tune is your typical dance tune about dance celebration.
Nothing overly funky nor very satisfying.
Had I stopped right there, Daft Punk would have become another recent group that I would have passed over completely. Thankfully, that was not the case as the rest of the album turned out to be some of the best dance music I've heard in a long time. The group has a real penchant for '70s cheese, and I do mean that in a very good way. Images of disco balls, leisure suits, and multi-colored dance floors filled my head. Yes, Daft Punk can do the '70s quite convincingly without turning it into another transparent bid for hipness like so many other groups have done lately.