Alan Braxe And Friends* - The Upper Cuts

Label:

Vulture Music, Play It Again Sam [PIAS], Different

Catalog#:

VULT 010, 451.1041.028, DIFB 1041 CD

Format:

CD, Compilation

Country:

Europe

Released:

Jun 2005

Genre:

Electronic, Hip Hop

Style:

House, Electro, Hip Hop

Tracklist

1	Alan Braxe & Fred Falke -	Most Wanted	6:34
		Producer - Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Written By [Sample] - Geoff Bastow Written-By - Quême* , Falke*
2	Paradise, The -	In Love With You	4:14
		Producer - Alan Braxe , Romuald Written-By - Quême* , Louverjon*
3	Stardust -	Music Sounds Better With You	6:46
		Producer - Thomas Bangalter Written By [Sample] - Dominic King , Frank Musker Written-By - Quême* , Cohen* , Bangalter*
4	Alan Braxe & Fred Falke -	Intro	4:54
		Producer - Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Written By [Sample] - Aaron Zigman , Jerry Knight Written-By - Quême* , Falke*
5	Shakedown -	At Night (Alan Braxe Remix)	6:32
		Producer - Seb K , Mandrax* Remix - Alan Braxe Vocals - Terra Deva Written-By - Mandrax* , Deva*
6	Alan Braxe & Fred Falke -	Love Lost	5:52
		Producer - Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Written-By - Quême* , Falke*
7	Alan Braxe & Fred Falke -	Palladium	6:13
		Producer - Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Written-By - Quême* , Falke*
8	Alan Braxe & Fred Falke -	Arena	3:35
		Producer - Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Written-By - Quême* , Falke*
9	Alan Braxe & Fred Falke -	Rubicon	6:16
		Producer - Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Written By [Sample] - A. Flashman , A.W. Hutt , G.J. St. Regis , G.M. Challen , J.J. Peters , M.A. St. Regis , R.E. Adams Written-By - Quême* , Falke*
10	Alan Braxe & Fred Falke -	Penthouse Serenade	4:04
		Producer - Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Written-By - Quême* , Falke*
11	Rec -	Link 'n' Rings	4:10
		Producer - Alan Braxe Written-By - Quême* , Behar , Ben Othman , Hopkins
12	Alan Braxe -	Vertigo	7:02
		Producer - Alan Braxe Written-By - Quême*

Credits

Artwork By [Graphic] - Bertrand Lagros De Langeron , Xavier Dulong De Rosnay (Death Squad)

Notes

Track 1: Contains a sample of "Don't Stop" performed by K.I.D.
Track 3: Contains a sample of "Fate" performed by Chaka Khan.
Track 4: Contains a sample of "Get in the Groove" performed by Wee Papa Girl Rappers, who previously sampled "Crush On You" performed by The Jets.
Track 9: Contains samples of "Rhythm Man" performed by St. Regis.

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Review by Dec 12, 2005 (edited over 3 years ago)

The only interessting thing of this record is to have a kind of discography from Alan Braxe, the tracks are very good alone, but hearing them one after the other don't give anything really strong. I think tracks like "Intro" or "Music Sounds Better With You" have taken a dimension so important separately that it make impossible putting them one after the other whithout doing something strange, a kind of clash.

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Rated 4/5

Review by ledjfab Sep 28, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

"The Upper Cuts" will probably be one of my favourite House records of 2005. This compilation gathers most of the tracks Alan Braxe worked on in the past years, including Stardust's "Music Sounds Better With You". Most of the time, you will find yourself projected back in the 1980's with interesting Electro samples. "Rubicon", for example, includes replayed elements of "Rhythm Man" performed by St. Regis, and originally featured in the movie "The Karate Kid". "Most Wanted" will please any New Wave nostalgic. "Arena" samples various sounds from live concerts (including cheerful crowds). "Intro" could still ravage any dancefloor today. The only song I don't like is "Link 'n' Rings" by Rec, an unconvincing vocal Hip Hop attempt. In all, "The Upper Cuts" is certainly a must have if you like French touch flavoured records.