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Hamburg duo Digitalism first received recognition via their 2005 reworking of the White Stripes' Seven Nation Army, a remix that exemplified the pair's raison d'etre by merging dance and rock music. For their second album, Jens Moelle and Ismail T�fek�i haven't deviated too far from the template, bolting gargantuan synth riffs on to Daft Punkesque filtered bass, while Moelle's blank vocals mean the album never has to worry itself with things such as emotion. For the most part it works a treat: Blitz and Reeperbahn seem ready-made festival favourites, all cascading synth figures and pile-driving beats, while the rush of the pogoing Antibiotics is a thing to behold. There's also the Strokes-go-electronic blast of Forrest Gump, which, appropriately, was co-written by Julian Casablancas (though Moelle can't quite pull off Casablancas's bored drawl on the chorus). The only real fault with I Love You, Dude (apart from the title) is that it becomes too familiar over the course of a whole album. Slim down the 10 tracks, though, and you've got the perfect party EP.
Nikki Cox Carla Gugino Ana Hickmann Mischa Barton Jamie Lynn Sigler
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