Less glossy and less hooky than its predecessor, it's also, uh, less good. The sun-soaked excuberance is subdued in favor of a rougher, more electro-house-y edge. This works at some points (it's hard not to respect the audacity of the Stooges-sampling Doggystyle), doesn't at others (those garish, butt-ugly synths that become more prominent in the second half), but overall the joyousness is sorely missed - to put it bluntly these trax aren't as catchy. The contributions from Le Knight Club are ... read more
It's not as good as Waves I, but it's still a solid collection of tracks that work well as background music as well as party music. Waves I and II are two halves of the same experience; the whole is better than the sum of its parts, either as vinyl or two compilation CDs.