Jason Forrest has put out a new album under his DJ Donna Summer alias (well, previously it was just Donna Summer) on his Cock Rock Disco label. The new album is titled Panther Tracks. While not as full of pop-sensibility as Shamelessly Exciting, Panther Tracks still contains all the infectious dance-floor cut-ups and glitchiness that Forrest and Cock Rock Disco are known for.

This might prove to be one of the most infectious albums of the year. I'd definitely recommend it to fans of Girl Talk and Dan Deacon.

DJ Donna Summer- Panther Tracks (CROCK018)

I know you know your electronic music JGlass, but this doesn't sound like something I'd like really. I'm more into ambient or laid-back stuff generally, though I do like dance albums now and then (Justice and Out Hud come to mind).

This is not at all ambient, althouh if that's what you're looking for I'd highly recommend grabbing Ellen Allien's new release when it comes out, SOOL. I actually reviewed the album this past weekend on my blog.

If you're familiar with Allien (obviously, you must be after Orchestra of Bubbles) then think of it as a stripped-down Orchestra of Bubbles; an even more intimate look at minimal techno through the lense of ambient music.

Great stuff.

I'd also recommend Cursillistas The Wasp Stings the Last Bitter Flavor for some great folky ambient stuff. Also, I did a review of the new Christopher Bissonnette album, In Between Words. Not only do I adore it, but so does TMT !

But this album is definitely worth a shot if you enjoy any dance albums. While you might be better off checking out Shamelessly Exciting, in which Jason Forrest uses samples of many great pop songs (much better than Girl Talk, imo).

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Wiki says:
Some of the more conspicuous samples of other artists to be found in Forrest's work include ones from Laurie Anderson, The Who, Supertramp, Steely Dan, Joe Jackson, Elton John, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Pat Benatar.

I'm pretty sure the Sex Pistols get sampled on Shamelessly Exciting, too... all put to a fun, dancey vibe (but not too over the top). I feel Jason Forrest is much better with subtleties than Gregg Gillis is.. but I don't think Gillis is going for subtlety.

What I'm trying to get at is that this is much less sample-heavy than Girl Talk or Shamelessly Exciting, so instead of being a mash-up album it's more of a breakcore album. I'm trying to figure out a way to describe it (Kid606, Venetian Snares, and DJ Scotch Egg all make breakcore which sounds completely different): it's not the happy hardcore of DJ Scotch Egg (who I've been lucky enough to see and- through his broken english- talk to). if you're looking to check out breakcore then this is a great place to start.

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