Thanks to the efforts of a handful of headstrong producers and zealous collectors, Scandinavia has gained a reputation for releasing some of the primest nu-disco on the planet. From the spiralling celestial odysseys of Lindstrom to the emo-swoon of Sally Shapiro's NRG-pop or Dolle Jolle's fractal Balaeric saunters, they've got the boogie on lockdown. It would take a musicologist to explain the addictive impact of the trademarked Scandinavian chord change, but it is possible to trace their varied and tangled roots back to the mediterranean fusions of Daniele Baldelli's Cosmic style as much as the classic throb of Giorgio Moroder's Munich sound, sharing a passion for avant garde European electronics mixed with more exotic African rhythms, obscure prog pop and classic disco funk. This 14 Track selection gives an outsiders overview, scanning Paavoharju's precious gem 'Kevätrumpu', Mungolian Jetset's psyche-disco refinement and the Europhoria of Johan Agebjørn's 'Mega Man II'. To celebrate the new year, feel free to release the disco viking inside you...