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Darkdancer

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This album is a great throw back to the 80's electro-funk sound. Rather than messing with the style, this album is a continuous mix of thumpin' basslines and catchy riffs that sound like the best of the mid 80's. If you are wondering what kind of music must have inspired the sound of this album, consider the appearance of 80's electro-funk diva Shannon (of "Let The Music Play" fame) on the record. She co-wrote her song on the album "Takes A Little Time" and it sounds like it could have been plucked from one of her earlier recordings. Bliss.

I played this CD once for my friend eric and he hated it saying that it sounds like really bad 80s music, well obviously he didn't "get it". That's the whole point to this CD, it's a retro 80s sound that harkens back to a more innocent time of electronic music when it was wasn't called 'electronica' but rather 'techno'.

I got into this CD after seeing the video to '(hey you)what's that sound'. picture a parachute pant, Michael Jackson leather jacket wearing Jacques be-boping his way through the streets of NYC carrying one of those keyboard guitar things followed by a group of 80s fashion disaster clad people (we're talking leg warmers, sweatsuits, terry cloth headbands and that god awful color combination of heather grey and pink)culminating with a breakdance contest and you pretty much get the feeling of this CD.

It's cheese but it's good cheese and much fun to listen to. If nothing else buy this CD for the excellent song 'sometimes'. It's a dead ringer for soft cell and if you didn't know that it was les rhythmes you definitely would think that it was soft cell even down to the male vocalist who sounds remarkably like mark almond (although i don't think it's him).Definitely my favorite track that has been set on 'repeat' on my stereo.

Buy this only if you can look back on 80s music fondly. If you hate the 80s and everything about it, then steer clear of this release.

This is one of my favorite CDs that I've heard in the last year. If you don't end up loving it, you're at least guaranteed to think it's pretty funny.

This is just one of those records you can't really intellectualize. You hear it, you love it or you hate it. It's all about fun fun fun and, for me, took no work at all to enjoy or "get into".

For the late 90's, this was a very bold album to produce. So much pressure is put on electronic artists to sound absolutely new and completely groundbreaking, and this record isn't only tinged with 80's influences-- it often sounds like it was made IN the 80's.

Most of these tracks are wonderful, I only find two to be unlistenable "Soft Machine" and "From: Disco To: Disco". The second to last, "Sometimes" is one of the most-played songs in my apartment.

Get this CD!

Listen up kids! This is the funkiest piece of music to come out of England in the past 6 or 7 years. It grabs you straight from the start, shakes you around and doesn't put you down till the end! The best pieces have to be Disco to Disco and music makes you lose control. HOLD ON, what am I saying, this album is brilliant all the way through. You know its got an 80's feel to it, but its still got that fresh futuristic sound. I love it. I listen to it atleast twice a day, and i've had since may 99! Go see them live, it's a different experience altogether.

Definitely one of the albums of the year. I listen to it non-stop. It's basically very 80s music (synthesiser, keytar and Volkswagen GTI) with a definite 90s house twist. It sounds great especially track 4 "Hypnotize" where you feel that you're back in 1986 and yet it sounds brilliant. Do not hesitate, buy this album, you will not regret it!

Whoa, who time-transported me back to 1986? None other than LRD on this particular album. Honestly, only the last few tracks belie its fundamental origins in late-90s electronic music; the rest is PURE 80s. I must say that it gets you moving, whether you realize it or not your feet will be going all over the place esp. on the first song. Please, skip 2&3, which are real clunkers. But an amusing and catchy nostalgia album all the same.

I really like LRD's remix of Cassius's song Feeling for you and this CD is the same style. It does have eighties style digitized rythm and I think its sneaky for him to pose as a French guy (though maybe thats those badboys at Astralwerks) but its a cool disc. You could definitely do worse. Also, it is consistent. So if you like a song you heard somewhere by him, you'll like the album.

If you're man enough to embrace your love of the 80's and combine it with your (very possibly secret) love of bumpin' house music, then you will absolutely LOVE Darkdancer. This CD is fantastic! I have no idea how I stumbled across it, because no radio station in its right mind would play this stuff, but nonetheless, this CD gets you moving! Money back guarantee right there. Pop this in at a party and watch people start to jam. Either that, or get your ass kicked, but you'll have fun regardless.

What I remember about eighties music was a few good singles here and there with a nice sound but rubbish albums. Darkdancer is like all the good bits of the 80s with better production and done by someone with some musical talent. Although there's some good pop songs on this album, others unfurl subtlely, even majestically. Nostalgia aside, what makes the record good is the music itself. Now that I think of it, there's loads of 80s compilations coming out at the moment. I hope this doesn't mean a full-on revival is on the cards. The charts in the 1980s were poor. That's that. It's not clever to like it now; at least Le Conte or whatever his name is has some skill so I'll let him off. A good albom. Wel dun!

To describe Les Rythmes latest offering Darkdancer as a simple retro step back to the early eighties is a huge mistake. Serious musicians and critics often rubbish this period despite the fact that it produced some of the most memorable pop songs ever recorded. Lu Cont's desire was to pay homage to the melodic electro of this period and adapt it to the modern night clubs of Europe. The key to this albums stunning success is the use of classic analogue keyboards which result in Darkdancer's rich and warm texture. It's incredibly catchy in places and superbly produced and you will be hard pushed to pick a favourate track. Darkdancer is a perfect summer album and it will never fail to get you in the mood for a night out clubbing. 80's diva Shannon makes a welcome return on a track that must have been written with her in mind called Takes a Little Time and it really cries out for a single release. Former 80's teen hero Nik Kershaw also comes out of exile and provides the vocal honours on Sometimes aided by a classic analogue bassline. It's the best thing he has ever done! I was fortunte enough to see Les Rythmes perform live in the dance tent at Reading Festival last summer, and the crowd went absolutely manic to the catchy rifts of Darkdancer. If you own a copy of the Human League's Dare or any of Depeche Mode's Vince Clark singles, you will adore this album!