It's not uncommon for techno producers to try and spice up an album with a bit of pop. The full-length format demands a bit more versatility then a 12" after all, and so a few plucked guitar chords are added here and there and some vocals strewn on top. More often then not, the results fail to convince.

Not so with 'Yes Is More', the debut album by French producer Dantom Eeprom. Pop is neither an afterthought nor an ideology here - the album's 12 tracks are rock songs, techno tracks or electronica experiments, without ever feeling contrived or inconsistent.

The album's first track, 'Thanks For Nothing' confidently sets the tone - new-wavish, almost rockabilly-like in mood and instrumentation. 'Give Me Pain', the albums single, follows this up with an even broader scope: an accordion prelude meets Jamie Lidell-like vocals, bleepy synth lines and a Motown-style breakdown. Further highlights are the minimalist, gender-bending collaboration with Chloé, 'The Feminine Man', as well as the Sister Sledge hit 'Lost In Music', performed together with Au Revoir Simone singer Erika Forster.

There are a few moments when the album's 'anything goes' approach threatens to miss its mark, as with the synth-driven power ballad 'Vivid Love', but at most times Eeprom masters his stylistic universality with aplomb - no small feat for an album this ambitious.