Excursions Vol.4: Mixed By Felix Da Housecat

Da Housecat's distinctive remix style demonstrates all the hallmarks of the revival sound: synth-heavy minimal house, poised at the midpoint between the robotic funk of Giorgio Moroder and the immediate disco fever of Daft Punk. And while Excursions collars everything from the jackhammer techno of Jeff Mills to the prancing camp of Zoot Woman to the austere Krautpop of Ladytron into one 73-minute mix, it's testament to Felix Da Housecat's skill as a DJ that this compilation never steps beyond its own elegantly defined boundaries. Suave, slick, seductive: as a document of the new wave of synthpop, Felix Da Housecat: Excursions is hard to fault. --Louis Pattison