's newest label jump resulted in what looked like an ideal creation on paper -- two songs produced and co-written by , the techno duo featuring 's collaborator , three more songs worked on with sole surviving / member, keyboardist/orchestrator , and a mini-song cycle, itself, produced by uber-studio wizard . But did it work? Much like , there's a little too much of getting lost in rote synth-disco for comfort at points. But there are enough pluses to outweigh the minuses -- the opening one of the collaborations, is a beautiful start, equal to while the Symphony itself, though perhaps taking itself a bit too seriously as a conceit, has three solid singles to its credit -- a completely over the top (but what else to expect from ?) version of the concluding another sweep of the heartstrings dance ballad, and the surprise U.K. hit single of the bunch, the gentle and (for ) understated another '60s cover given the treatment to good effect. ~ Ned Raggett