A sleek and intelligent
dance
record,
Zdar
and
Boombass
' debut is an intriguing update of classic '80s
garage
disco
in the same fashion that
Daft Punk
rewired Chicago
acid house
for 1997's
Homework
. Most of the best tracks here, including
"La Mouche"
"Foxxy,"
weave snippets of diva vocals and flexible basslines into up-front productions with a focus on tight rhythm programming. Unfortunately, too many tracks on
1999
suffer from what can be an unhappy medium -- casual pacing for a club tune but rather formulaic production values to make for solid living-room listening. Aside from the single
"Cassius 1999,"
the
hip-hop
punch of
"Mister Eveready"
is another highlight. ~ John Bush