Album Review: Giorgio Moroder - Deja Vu

Since 1969 Giorgio Moroder has been rocking discotheque dancefloors, moving from full fat electro cheese to those revered collaborations with Pete Bellote and Donna Summer that saw him harness the full force of his amazing Moog modular systems to spectacular effect.

It’s easy to be in complete awe of Moroder’s illustrious and seminal career as we put the needle to his first album in 30 years, as it’s not exactly clear what Déjà Vu will deliver. Taking his cue from the recent Giorgio By Moroder collaboration with the Daft Punk robots, Moroder seems to align with their more disco moments but moves in more mainstream pop directions. More instrumental cuts like 74 Is The New 24 and La Disco offer an irresistible spin across electro disco dancefloors.

Capturing disco divas like Kylie and Sia at their absolute best, Moroder creates true 21st century electro pop anthems that offer a rush of feel-good sensations. He even works wonders around Kelis’ vocals on Back And Forth in ways that leave us wishing he’d produce her next album. On occasion cuts like Tempted and I Do This For You drift into undeniable mainstream pop cheese. Tom’s Diner, featuring Britney Spears, feels like an odd choice to transform into electro pop but strangely it works on its own terms. Amusingly, Wildstar sounds as though it contains a Flashdance sample. Moroder and all the guest vocalists featured succeed in providing an irresistible hour of all the disco sparkle and glitter imaginable.