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Featuring two French psychologists-turned-mixologists who first emerged on the dance scene with the disco-house LP Installation Sonore, Jean-Phillipe and Patou's Music Kills Me features a more rambunctious, guitar-fueled sound, but one that still turns the beat on full blast. Opening impressively with the pumping "Le Rock Summer," which neatly juxtaposes rock chords with classy disco strings, the album grows repetitious as it plays out, occasionally falling off the deep end with the stuck-in-a-time-warp "Dead Flowers" and the ugly downtempo vocal track "Resurrection d'une Guitar Hero." The disc is ultimately saved by its deep and subtle grooves, which tracks like "It's Time to Go Now," "Lost Love," and "No, We're Not Experienced" memorably use to their advantage. There's nothing overly original or inspiring here, but it does have an odd streak of charm. --Paul Sullivan