I've always been a big fan of synthrock and electro-pop, but I never could picture myself liking Daft Punk. "One More Time", the French two-man crew's first single from their sophomore album (Discovery) was catchy and fun, but the thought of listening to an entire album of stuff like that gagged me. I took them to be akin to Pigface in that what they do isn't really what can be defined as music; little more than noise arranged in an intriguing way, occasionally accompanied by vocals. I saw it as an abstraction. But after buying the album, I haven't been able to put it down.

Much like Gary Numan's latest album (Exile), Discover is a concept album; all of the songs retain some sense of sameness about them that makes them all seem to belong on the same album. The instrumental-heavy album blends of house, funk, rock, and new wave into something that sounds like the soundtrack to a futuristic videogame, cutting-edge and retro at the same time. The vocals on most of them song sound more like just another instrument, from the robotic voice-commands of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" to the up-tempo, imploring ballad "Digital Love". The music itself changes pace constantly, and always seems to have deliberate drum beats and synth pads in the background and crazy, in-your-face stabs and samples leading the way.

On top of that, the CD comes with a Daft Club card with a set of numbers that lets you access daftclub.com, where you can download live songs, unreleased b-sides, and independant remixes.

I absolutely reccomend this song; it's refreshing to know that there's dance music out there that isn't the same old boring Techno drum and bass crap that has become so popular as of late. Give it a listen.