Various artists

Paris label Ed Banger Records has cornered the market on cool in the last couple of years, in both the young electro and off-the-wall, hip-hop–leaning circles. The buzz thus far has been built on club singles and the hit-making potential of the duo Justice, whose debut album drops soon.

The digital-only comp focuses on the first three years of Banger material. It begins with an electro–meets–trip-hop creation from Mr. Flash, which hammers home the idea that Banger doesn’t have a sound so much as an attitude—and a mischievous one at that. Electro, hip-hop, glitched-out digital editing, naive rapping, unabashed pop and krautrock all make appearances at the party, and surprisingly, there’s no trace of Gallic house.

The closest thing might be Sebastian’s excellent “Dolami,” which cruises along at cosmic disco pace, smelling of fried circuitry. The electro bubblegum, pretend rapping of Uffie’s “Pop the Glock” is a love-it-or-hate-it affair, but gets points for style. On the more legit tip, DJ Mehdi collaborates with Chromeo on a pastiche of old-school hip-hop for “I Am Somebody,” which laments the velvet-rope experience. As if to ensure the hands-on rep of the label, Banger honcho (and Daft Punk manager) Pedro Winter drops a booty bass–derived creation under the alias Busy P. The disc also includes Justice’s wickedly destructive “Waters of Nazareth.”

On the downside, two spazzy, choppy tracks from Krazy Baldhead and a pair from the indieish Vicarious Bliss aren’t too catchy. But if ornery individualism is your bag, Banger’s got you covered.—John Dugan