Dfa Records Presents: Compilation 2 / Various Dfa Records Presents: Compilation 2 / Various CD

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 Satellite)'s 'Less Than Human', punk-funk legends Liquid Liquid's percussion free-for-all, 'Bellhead', and the slightly disturbing 'Alabama Sunshine' by music-press darlings the Rapture. Oh, and you also get a mixed CD so you can show off your impeccable taste next time you have a party. DFA. 2004.

1. Casual Friday - Black Leotard Front 2. Sunplus [Dfa Remix] 3. I Robot - the Juan MacLean 4. Alabama Sunshine - the Rapture 5. Rise [Dfa Mix] - Delia Gonzalez ; Gavin Russom, Delia Gonzalez ; Gavin Russom 6. Dance Hall Modulator Dub [Dub] - the Juan MacLean 7. Get Up/Say What - Pixeltan 8. Wasteder - Black Dice 9. Yeah [Pretentious Mix] - LCD Soundsystem 10. Yeah [Crass Version] - LCD Soundsystem 11. Endless Happiness [Eye Remix] - Black Dice 12. Sunplus 13. Beat Connection - LCD Soundsystem 14. Monte - Delia Gonzalez ; Gavin Russom, Delia Gonzalez ; Gavin Russom 15. Bellhead - Liquid Liquid 16. That's the Way I Like It - Pixeltan 17. Sister Saviour [Dfa Dub][Dub] - the Rapture 18. Less Than Human - the Juan MacLean 19. Get Up/Say What - Pixeltan 20. Echoes [Dfa Edit] - the Rapture 21. Bellhead - Liquid Liquid 22. Sunplus [Dfa Remix] 23. Monte - Delia Gonzalez ; Gavin Russom, Delia Gonzalez ; Gavin Russom 24. Give Me Every Little Thing - the Juan MacLean 25. Sister Saviour [Dfa Dub][Dub] - the Rapture 26. Rise - Delia Gonzalez ; Gavin Russom, Delia Gonzalez ; Gavin Russom 27. I Robot - the Juan MacLean 28. Endless Happiness [Eye Remix] - Black Dice 29. On Repeat [Dub][Mix] - LCD Soundsystem 30. Yeah (Crass)/Beat Connection - LCD Soundsystem