The current offering is KDE.
Not my favorite, but comparable to LXDE in its offerings.
The developer has put out LXDE and other desktops in the past.
Took me a few hours to get used to the fiddleware differences.

Compiz my least favorite element. 0.8.4.3 is available via synaptic.

Quality of the distro is exceptional, and the developer stays tuned to the forum for complaints.

I am attracted to 'mylivecd' , a menu choice to provide an iso of your current LiveUSB.
That's cutting edge enough for me.