Just who is Danton Eeprom? A man possessing a fine name, that is for certain. Despite having released a smattering of original music, and creating remixes for artists like Little Boots and Au Revoir Simone this Frenchman in London has largely escaped untarnished by the TLOBF brush. That is until a copy of his debut long player, entitled Yes Is More, landed squarely on our desks.After a few plays, it becomes clear to the listener that Danton is a man of many facets, an avant-garde artist more suited to the overindulgent 80's than the recession-choked new millennium. 'Thanks For Nothing' possesses a new romantic sensibility, and enough quirkiness to make Peter Gabriel lean back in his segeway and smile, before gliding off to crack back on with all that world music he does nowadays. 'Vivid Love' is a power ballad from MIDI keyboard hell (but all the better for it) and 'Confessions Of An English Opium Eater' makes a slight diversion to the early 90's with a French-infused house belter, weighing in at over ten minutes and still managing to hold attention from start to finish. If there was ever a soundtrack to a drunken night in shoreditch, this would be it. This isn't to say that Mr Eeprom cannot hold his own against the current generation of trend-setter musicians populating the charts. 'Give Me Pain' is a wonky anthem that would give Metronomy a run for their money, and tracks like 'Tight' and 'Unmistakably You' have the potential to kick recent high-roller Deadmau5 into touch. Oddly, album closer 'What's A Balloon But A Bag Of Air' sounds scarily similar to the type of music Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly would have written in his heyday. With many influences, it's handy that Danton has the ability to match the ambition.Despite all this leftfield presentation though, the true oddities hidden in this album are two specific tracks hiding away in the final cut. These are the cover of 'Lost In Music' and 'The Feminine Man', which sound like a horrible karaoke evening and an adaptation of Serge Gainsbourg's 'J'taime...Moi non plus' by registered sex offenders respectively. Both tracks are pretty cringe worthy, and definitely don't deserve to be on an album of otherwise solid and admirable quality.So, if you are prepared to overlook a couple of slack choices, in Yes is More you will find a selection of songs just as capable of filling dancefloors as they are relaxing a weary pair of ears after a long day at work. Dark, subtle and eclectic, Danton Eeprom is a smooth operator, and a hugely talented chap to boot.