In this world of ten-to-a-penny compilations it's good to find a name you can trust. Hed Kandi havebeen vying for our coin for several years now with a brand that is the epitome of cool while still offering value for money and quality rolled into one. Even with packaging to rival the likes of Naked Music on the trendy stakes, their trump card is still the very basis on which the compilation album was original built: full-length unmixed versions. Quite simply:less-is-most-definitely-more.

Twisted Disco, as the title suggests, shows a slightly darker side to Hed Kandi than usually witnessed on their mirrorball glitzy collections. Yet amongst the 22-tracks there's more than enough peak time appeal (witness recent releases from Dirty Vegas, Bob Sinclar and Who Da Funk), and a fair helping of the cooler side of the genre (X-Press 2, Chamonix and Andrea Doria to name but three).

Pitched somewhere between darker dancefloors and try-it-you-might-like-it accessibility, Twisted Disco is best summed up in comparison to one of its standout tracks, "The Sound Of Violence" by Cassius a peaktime dancer with dense layers of tech-house beats, Balearic ambience and roughed-up funk. Which sounds equally at home pounding-out across a blackened dance floor at 3am, or from the comfort of your softer, more accomodating furniture.

Therefore whilst CD1 does hold darker beats such as X-Press 2's "Call That Love", DJ Gregory's "Tropical Soundclash", and Stonebridge's remix of "Monkey" by Therese, it's also peppered with the uplifting energy of ATFC's "Transparent" and the Italian disco pressure of Bini & Martini's current buzz track, "Say Yes".

CD2 begins with the ethereal and highly memorable "Days Go By" from Grammy winners Dirty Vegas (go on boys!) an irresistible blend of techno-smart keyboards in juxtaposition to that taut pop hook. Progressing through burbling basslines that are complimented by simple-yet-effective vocal hooks on tracks by Sandy Rivera ("Changes"), Andrea Doria with the hit-in-waiting "Bucci Bag" and Syntax.

With a couple of exclusives thrown in for good measure (including Pure Orange's melodramatic Numan-esque "Feel Alive" and a re-edit of Eddie Amador's "Psycho X Girlfriend"), there's more than enough incentives for the occasional record buyer and the obsessive alike.