Déjà Vu
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RCA / Label
Giorgio Moroder, Frank Lio, Patrick Jordan-Patrikios, Donald Fact, Raney Shockne, +19 more... / Writer
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70
Moroder is perfectly capable of crafting delicious dance beats sans tricks or gimmicks. Deja-Vu is at its best when it sounds like a victory lap, not a labored attempt to keep up.
10y
67
That contemporary approach to Déjà Vu’s sound keeps the album from being as fun as it should be.
10y
65
Overall ... the record's a welcome return from one of dance music's innovators.
10y
60
The Bee Gees made disco; Moroder made dee-sko danse muziq.
7y
60
For every decent chorus, there is a moment where Moroder falls victim to his own vast influence, and the likes of "Don’t Let Go" and "Tempted" feel like generic chart pop you’ve heard before – probably not the kind of deja vu he was after.
10y
60
Disco's Wizard of Oz shows he's still got some of his old magic.
10y
60
The huge and busy production makes the album feel less effortless than his early work, and more calculated.
10y
60
Where Moroder’s studio magic, revealed in his productions of Summer, Blondie and David Bowie, was notable for its imaginative and forward thinking rhythms and use of new electronic studio technology, he sounds here like a parody, an artist falling under his own influence.
10y
60
Tacking Big Pop Names onto every song for the sake of it ... just makes Déjà Vu sound disjointed and more like a Pure Disco compilation than a cohesive album.
10y
60
Despite its unevenness, at its best Déjà-Vu is an entertaining return from a dance music legend looking to translate his style into something that isn't overly familiar.
10y
60
Regardless of the overall quality, it’s nearly impossible to resist the urge to dance. And in that, Déjà Vu succeeds.
10y
50
After a few repeated plays you may find the odd track or two that stand out from the rest, but there’s little you’ll love to love here.
10y
50
The music may bear his knob-twiddler-behind-the-curtain imprimatur, but the pose he strikes rips a page right out of the Calvin Harris/David Guetta/Steve Aoki playbook.
10y
40
Moroder has traded the slow-burning sublimities in his early work with Donna Summer for big, instantly gratifying pop to greater effect in the past ... but here, the aggressive push into overblown choruses drowns the warmth and personality of his production work.
10y
40
Déjà Vu may well remind you of something you’ve heard before, but worse. Better just forget it.
6y
40
Déjà Vu could have been Moroder’s own Random Access Memories, which had guest vocalists all pulling together to create a masterpiece. Instead, it’s just a bit random.
7y
40
The Italian producer attempts an EDM makeover ... but the result is weak and overfamiliar.
8y
40
A comeback album that seems bent on proving Moroder can keep up with his protégés.
6y
40
It’s probably wise to forget this release and time travel to his old catalogue, where he abode by his own set of rules.
9y
40
There's simply not enough of Moroder: he feels surprisingly absent, like he has almost nothing to prove. And, while that is true to a certain extent, a comeback for an artist of this stature deserves something more than what's on offer here.
10y
36
The album is an undercooked attempt at pop and EDM crossover that feels like the result of one too many major label board meetings. Moroder's name feels more like a brand sponsorship than anything else.
10y
35
Déjà Vu is an album that never needed to happen and never should have happened.
10y
33
Déjà Vu sounds like the radio or the first Spotify playlist that pops up on your home screen at 9 p.m. on a Saturday.
10y
25
Déjà Vu boasts a pantheon of pop goddesses, but Moroder only gives them bland boutique hotel electronic music to work with.
10y
20
Anything vaguely interesting would have sufficed. It’s just a shame that a master’s return is attached to one of the year’s most rancid collections of brain-dead pap.
6y
10
This album a sad coda to an otherwise impressive career. But while Moroder is hardly blameless, it’s clear he’s just tried to recreate what’s most popular right now: EDM.
9y
While he's trying to catch up with the latest, dancing trends, it seems that he has taken the wrong turn.
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Track List
| 1 | 4 U with Love 2:36 | 30 |
| 2 | Déjà Vu 3:20 feat. Sia | 59 |
| 3 | Diamonds 3:31 feat. Charli xcx | 87 |
| 4 | Don't Let Go 4:29 feat. Mikky Ekko | 29 |
| 5 | Right Here, Right Now 3:30 feat. Kylie Minogue | 71 |
| 6 | Tempted 3:21 feat. Matthew Koma | 30 |
| 7 | 74 Is the New 24 4:02 | 31 |
| 8 | Tom's Diner 3:32 feat. Britney Spears | 76 |
| 9 | Wildstar 3:47 feat. Foxes | 55 |
| 10 | Back and Forth 3:04 feat. Kelis | 33 |
| 11 | I Do This for You 3:23 feat. Marlene | 35 |
| 12 | La Disco 3:33 | 33 |
Total Length: 42 minutes
