Search - Les Rythmes Digitales :: Darkdancer

Nu-Disco to the max!

APB | Ann Arbor, MI | 10/24/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"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."

More than just a fun 80s throwback

Steward Willons | Illinois | 07/15/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Jacques Lu Cont (aka Les Rhythmes Digitales) predates the electroclash movement, but gets lumped in Fischerspooner and Felix da Housecat just the same. Regardless of your opinions of electroclash, JLC was always obsessed with recapturing that special 80s sound and "Darkdancer" is his masterpiece. It's the sort of album that you can't really repeat or it would be cliche, but on its own, it's special. JLC revisits the 80s with a non-self-concious abandon. It's not a "wink wink - look how clever I am" effort - not at all. One of the reasons 80s throwbacks can be so tedious is that they're constantly reminding us that it's okay for them to be cheesy because they're being *intentionally* cheesy. JLC has no such pretensions. He's simply happy to make fun music in his favorite style.



There are a lot of great tracks here and only a few forgettable numbers. It's happy, carefree, and fun. If you grew up in the 80s and you still secretly jam out to the classics, you'll enjoy Darkdancer a lot."