By Gregg Shapiro

Contributing writer

David Guetta is this year’s Mark Ronson. He’s the kind of producer/remixer with whom all the stars (and wannabes) want to work. His “One Love” (Astralwerks/Gum Prod) features a mind-blowing array of artists including Kid Cudi, Akon, Kelly Rowland, Estelle, Black Eyed Peas and out artist Chris Willis (heard on two tracks, “Getting’ Over” and “Sound of Letting Go”). As with many multi-artist disc, it’s a hit or miss proposition, but when he hits as he does with “One Love” (Estelle), “When Love Takes Over” (Rowland), “Memories” (Kid Cudi) and “Gettin’ Over” and “The Sound of Letting Go” (Willis), you know it.

For years I’ve been hoping for more artist discs by DJs and they have become more common. Tiësto (playing the Congress Theater, 2135 N. Milwaukee, at 8 p.m. on October 31) is one of the DJs leading the pack in that department and his latest artist disc is the fittingly titled multi-hued “Kaleidoscope” (Ultra/Musical Freedom). Guetta isn’t the only one to tap into the GLBT talent pool for acts to appear on his disc. Tiësto utilizes the artistry of Bloc Party’s out front man Kele Okereke on “It’s Not The Things You Say,” queer twin sisters Tegan & Sara can be heard on “Feel It In My Bones” and Sigur Ros’s Jónsi supplies the haunting vocals on the title track. The rest of the guest artists, including Nelly Furtado, Priscilla Ahn, Cary Brothers, Calvin Harris and Emily Haines, among others, aren’t too shabby either.

The aforementioned Calvin Harris showed us what he was made of with his 2007 disc “I Created Disco.” “Ready For The Weekend” (Columbia/Fly Eye), his new one, doesn’t disappoint. The first four songs alone—“The Rain,” “Stars Come Out,” “You Used To Hold Me” and the title tune, are first rate dance tracks. And there’s plenty more where that came from on “I’m Not Alone,” “Flashback,” “Limits,” and “Yeah Yeah Yeah La La La.”

There’s no reason to feel guilty listening or dancing to Sally Shapiro’s “My Guilty Pleasure” (Paper Bag). If you loved the 2007 domestic edition of her “Disco Romance” debut (and the subsequent remix discs) then you are sure to find something to like here among these the ‘80s-influenced selections. Standout cuts include “Swimming Through The Blue Lagoon,” “Looking At The Stars,” “Love In July,” “Moonlight Dance,” and “Save Your Love.”

An ‘80s influence can be detected on “Ocean Eyes” (Universal) by Owl City (a.k.a. Adam Young, who apparently owes “everything” to Jesus Christ). Sparkly and giddy, Young’s songs bubble over like a frothy electro beverage that quenches your thirst for beats and blips, but still leaves you parched. It could be the lyrics—Young likes his wordplay (see “with fronds like these, who needs anemones” in “The Bird and the Worm”) and he likes to keep it clean. Still it’s hard to resist shaking your ass, I mean butt, to “Cave In,” “Umbrella Beach,” “Tidal Wave” and “Hello Seattle,” among others.

When Felix Da Housecat sings “we all wanna be Prince” in the song of the same name on his new disc “He Was King” (Nettwerk), I thought, “Well, in spite of the Purple One’s uneven output of late, it sure beats being Michael Jackson.” But a number of the songs don’t sound like they come from the Twin Cities—they sound like they come from cities on the other side of the Atlantic. Just listen (and move) to “Plastik Fantastik,” “Do We Move Your World” and the title cut to see if you agree.

Electroclash goddess Peaches (performing Nov. 20 at 10 p.m. at Metro, 3730 N. Clark) sounds like she was grown on a tree in the same orchard as Felix. She even visits similar Euro influenced territory on her new disc “I Feel Cream” (XL), on a track such as “Lose You.” But she mostly mines a house and hip-hop influenced vein on the remainder of the album.

New discs by Simian Mobile Disco and Peter Bjorn and John (performing Nov. 12 at 9 p.m. at Metro, 3730 N. Clark) illustrate the challenges of following up a well-received album. Easily one of the most infectious dance singles of 2006, “Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn and John and the album from which it was drawn (“Writer’s Block”) set the bar high for the Swedish trio. “Living Thing” (Almost Gold/Star Time) may not have anything as irresistible as “Young Folks,” but that doesn’t mean that it’s a total loss. Whistles have been replaced by handclaps on the hip-shaking “It Don’t Move Me” and the foot stomping “Nothing To Worry About.” The zig-zagging beats on the title track, “The Feeling,” “I Want You!” and “Lay It Down,” seem to dare you just to keep the pace.

Brilliant dance numbers such as “It’s The Beat” and “Hustler” helped make “Attack Decay Sustain Release,” the 2007 album by Simian Mobile Disco (playing Metro, 3730 N. Clark, at 9 p.m. on Nov. 4), an unforgettable experience. Does “Temporary Pleasure” (Wichita) live up to expectations? It sure comes close on “Audacity of Huge,” “Off The Map,” “Turn Up The Dial” and “Pinball.”

The six-song EP “To Swift Mars” (Polyvinyl) by Cale Parks has an otherworldly chill-out vibe that could be just what the DJ ordered following a night of hardcore dancing. Although “One At A Time” requires more than just sitting there.