Versatile France At Juno Download

Review: There aren't many producers out there who have something in common with the Pope, well Chateau Flight does.. He's from Vatican. The similarities most definitely stop there though. 'Kounka' is a trippy journey through afro-acid, psychedelic, and progressive. It sounds like a musical experiment at a toxic energy plant with the most crazy of fills, effects, and bizarre noises of electronica. This is one to save for the early hours to really twist up your crowds, or simply for inspiration and those messed up after parties. Loose yourself, open up your minds and dive on into this weird and wonderful world.

Review: The new I:Cube album is a rapid-fire collection of tracks woven together (there's a clue in that title you know) which takes the manner of a live set. The idea is essentially to bring the dance music album back to its raison d'etre, the dancefloor. To keep things interesting, the tracks are whipped through with a wonderful irreverence, as cheeky radio interludes and impulsive switch-ups keep things from staying too formulaic. Rather than some vision of a smooth, linear DJ set, this album instead takes the stance of creating pleasure through disorientation. Mr Chaix is a master of alluring grooves, and he uses that gift to really mess with your head when he changes tack, as between the edgy bleeps of "Y.O.U.R.O.C.K." and the light-hearted disco stomper "Get The Fever". Those surprise moves keep you engaged through all 23 tracks of this joyous beast. Chaix's lack of pretension is one of his greatest strengths; the I:Cube way is a direct and satisfying one. At no point is it cheesy or hackneyed, but it never tries to be too clever for its own good. With a live feel to match that immediacy, the "M" Megamix is a triumphant statement of what a dance music album should feel like. It might not be a comprehensive answer, but it certainly puts paid to all those "collection of singles" efforts out there.