electro has become a major force. On DFA's version of "Dance," producers Tim Goldsworthy and James Murphy descend into a colorful faux-horns versus faux-strings jam in a lengthy house-y reworking. Adrian Sherwood and Mark Stewart's mix of "Struggle" is a more chaotic, dub-influenced work, recalling mid-period Public Image Limited. Not a bad reference, considering Radio 4 are named for a PIL tune. But
Electrify does more than pay homage to cult heroes; it solidifies the band as part of new school, disco-punk sound.
JOHN DUGAN
(September 9, 2003)
Should it matter that "Dance to the Underground" is basically the same song as the Rapture's "House of Jealous Lovers"? When both songs exude so much energy and punk/funk power, it doesn't matter at all. The DFA's pulsating, strobe-lit, bare-bones house remix is a killer.