Discovery

Pitchfork 6.4/10 Prog and disco have never openly begged for their own hybrid, but the genres' newborn Frankenbaby is alive, whether we like it or not. Still, this beast, however grotesque, is relatively harmless-- rather than running amok in the village and snapping the necks of civilians, it only wants to "celebrate and dance so free, one more time." Just don't let it sing.

The Needle Drop 10/10 One of the best, if not the best, House and Dance records of all time.

NME 4.5/5 Call it pop. Call it art. Call it retro-cheese neo-fusion with a side order of emperor's new arse. But play this orgasmically great record until your brain implodes with joy. That's what it's there for.

Rolling Stone 3/5 The first five songs are the work of a real band, Daft Punk, whoever the hell they are ... As for the rest, it grows anonymous, and not in the artful way that Daft Punk used to capitalize on.

The Independent 4/5 Disco was always fun, but when you get some mad French types warping it in this way, it becomes positively joyous.

All Music 5/5 Deserting the shrieking acid house hysteria of their early work, the album moves in the same smooth filtered disco circles as the European dance smashes that were co-produced by DP's Thomas Bangalter during the group's long interim.

The Guardian 2/5 Most of Discovery probably sounded like a good idea at the time, but there's not much point in having ideas if they don't work. At worst, Discovery is less a record than a hypothesis. At best - like a lot of other records these days - it just sounds like Daft Punk's first album.

Hot Press 7.5/10 Some of their critics maintain that Daft Punk's music sounds like it was created by machines: if so, Discovery was fashioned by technology with a big heart, a broad grin and a penchant for a fun night on the dancefloor.