Author: VARIOUS ARTISTS

Format: Remixes included

PartNumber: 1878888

Release Date: 09-11-2004

Details: DFA (Death from Above) is American ex-punk musician James Murphy and ex-Mo Wax and UNKLE producer/composer Tim Goldsworthy. DFA compilation #2 is the latest collection of punk-edged funk from The DFA label. And very good it is too – while, as a label sampler, this is a nice selection of tunes by a variety of different people, there’s a clear thread that runs throughout the two unmixed discs of what can only be described as dance music with brains. But don’t let that put you off – we’re not talking coffee-table stuff here. Just that this works as well on headphones as it does on the dancefloor. Highlights include the tremendous opener ‘Casual Friday’ by Black Leotard Front (15 minutes of very sleek, minimalist, arty funk), the melodic synthy breakbeat of the Juan Maclean (ex-Six Finger Satelli