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Advantages: grounbreaking album with some classic house beats
Disadvantages: maybee out-dated ???

Daft Punk's Homework is a brilliant album and at the time of its release it was one of a kind, the album has a massive 16 tracks with the majority of them being 5 minutes plus. The French duo Thomas Bangalter and Guy Manuel de Homem Christo exercise a great use of classic house beats throughout the album, and combined with the way in which some of the tracks are structured they almost tease the listener before reaching a fantastic climax giving you ...
...to the tracks Rollin' & Scratchin' and Rock' n Roll, (these two are personally my favourite tracks on the album), they start of almost innocently with a nice groove, but once they get going and reach their climax they are really mean sounding tunes. This a good example of Daft Punks amazing control of sound which only gets better by each of their albums. Other tracks to listen out for on the album are Da Funk which was a massive single well known ... Read review

Advantages: Seminal, stirring and seductive
Disadvantages: Has DJ Shadow set the bar too high too early?!

I have found that ususally to get anywhere in Ciao with music reviews you need to produce lengthy summaries of individual tracks. However, it is my intention right from that start to impress upon the readers of this 'piece' that to do so in this particular case would be an exercise in pointlessness! A lengthy preamble, perhaps, but I would say a crucial one. Integral to one's enjoyment of this masterpiece by DJ Shadow is the understanding the album's ...
...of the tracks in isolation. There are no stand out tracks: the whole album IS one stand out track! This seminal work is famously notable for its complete lack of originalioty! Paradoxical? Well, I am being slighty abstruse. For the whole album is a collection of samples cunningly weaved together. It operates like a modern day classical album with a vast array of sound sources producing a myriad of tones, textures and mood. Almost maddening beats ... Read review

Advantages: Making the Indie-Dance Crossover Genre Cool Again.
Disadvantages: Can't Play This Album Using Winamp Because of the Dirge Cd Rom!

...oozes class. The Contino Sessions is the soundtrack to the coolest lounge Bar around. It is mature electronica which would suit those not out for an immediate aural fix. Those who flash 'Tune' placards over their fluorescent heads will be sorely disappointed. Those enamoured with Screamadelica type indie-dance crossovers will be more than satisfied. Death in Vegas are a great addition to an underground music scene that is thankfully beginning to ... Read review

Advantages: Greatest Show On Earth on CD
Disadvantages: Doesnt compare to the actually show

...Daft Punk live on their Alive 2007 tour i wanted to buy this album to remind me of the fantastic time i had. This is such a brilliantly mixed and recorded album. The mixes are amzing especially Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger / Around The World, the crowd makes it sound even better as you can hear the reaction when the mixes start to happen. Another great track is One More Time in which 4 tracks are mixed together to create one mega track. With ... Read review

Advantages: Well produced and distinctive
Disadvantages: Not as striking as Endtroducing

...of his work. The Private Press is a great album but its got a lot to live up to - Endtroducing is a genre defining album that sounded so far ahead of its time when it was released that it was always going to be hard to better it. But thats not was this album is about. It certainly sounds different from his previous work, but its so well produced that this really is a great album if you want to test out your speakers. Not a floor-filler, but definitely ...
...still getting my head round it, and I can tell this is an album thats going to be played regularly. If you were expecting more of the same stuff then this will be a suprise, albeit a worthwhile one. This is an album that I can recommend without hesitation, but don't make this the first DJ Shadow CD you buy. ... Read review